GRAND FORKS, N.D. – North Dakota will visit both Brookings and Boston for track meets this weekend.

The Fighting Hawks will see action at the SDSU Indoor Classic this Friday and Saturday. The opening day of competition in Brookings will begin with both field events and action on the track starting at 4 p.m. Day two of the SDSU Indoor Classic will begin with running events at 11:30 a.m. and field events at Noon. Live results of both days of competition will be provided by Dakota Timing. Select events will be streamed on the Summit League Network.

Select members of the NoDak distance squad will travel to Boston for the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The first distance event each day will begin at 8 a.m. (CT), with the final distance competition expect to end around 9 p.m. (CT). Live results from both days of action at Boston University will be available at Lancer Timing. Portions of the meet will also be live streamed on FloTrack and available with the purchase of a subscription.

National Poll
After dropping to No. 73 last week, the North Dakota women climbed 21 spots back to No. 52 in the national poll. The ranking ties where the Fighting Hawks started the year and ties their best ranking since joining Division I.

Kenna Curry is No. 4 nationally in the weight throw after her toss of 75-0 1/2 (22.87m) at the East Coast Invitational in Virginia last Friday. Tiffanie Magnusson is No. 32 in the country in the pentathlon with 3,922 points scored at the Dakota Alumni Classic.

Ranked in the Midwest Region
In the latest USTFCCCA rankings that came out on Tuesday, the North Dakota women held steady at No. 12 and the Fighting Hawk men climbed three spots to No. 26.

On the women's side, five Fighting Hawks rank in the top-25 in events 22 times, highlighted by six individuals ranking in the top-10 of the region. Jadyn Keeler leads the Hawks with the No. 1 time in the 5,000 meters and is also No. 6 in the 3,000 meters. Kenna Curry has the No. 2 weight throw mark regionally. Tiffanie Magnusson (pentathlon), Jerzie Finstad (400 meters) and Naja Weiler (5,000 meters) rank No. 7, No. 8 and No. 10, respectively, in their events.

Ethan Thomas is the top Hawk in the region on the men's side and is No. 12 in the shot put. Shane Zierden ranks No. 13 in the triple jump, while James Weninger rounds out the Fighting Hawk men in the top-25 of the region and is No. 21 in the high jump.

North Dakota Performs Well in USTFCCCA #EventSquad Rankings
In the most recent USTFCCCA #EventSquad Rankings, the Fighting Hawks have four groups ranked highly. The ranking system uses the best qualifying marks from a team's top-four ranked athletes in an event.

• #5 Pentathlon
• #7 Women's Weight Throw
• #16 Women's 5,000m
• #20 Women's Shot Put

Last Time Out
North Dakota divided up for a pair of meets last weekend and competed at both the East Coast Invitational in Virginia and the Bison Open in Fargo. As a unit, the Fighting Hawks set two new program records, placed 19 times and recorded six improvements on the UND top-10 lists. The meets were highlighted by Kenna Curry and Ethan Thomas breaking records.

On Friday in Virginia, Curry won the weight throw and shattered the school record with a toss of 75-0 1/2 (22.87m). Her throw broke the previous record mark of 72-1 3/4 (21.99m), set by Molli Detloff at the 2019 Summit League Indoor Championships. Curry's throw currently ranks No. 4 in the NCAA.

Along with the school record, Curry's record-breaking throw also destroyed both the Virginia Beach Sports Center facility record and the East Coast Invitational meet record. The previous facility record was held by Gudrun Hallgrimsdottir with a toss of 69-9 1/2 (21.27m) at the 2024 Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships. The meet record before Curry's throw was 58-5 (17.81m), set by Arieana Parker of Norfolk State in 2022.

Thomas broke his own program record in the shot put and placed sixth at the East Coast Invitational with a throw of 60-6 3/4 (18.46m). He bettered his previous record of 59-6 1/4 (18.14m), which he set at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet in Brookings two weeks ago. Thomas now ties for No. 43 in the NCAA in the shot put.

Summit League Accolades
Kwik Star Peak Newcomer of the Month
- Ethan Thomas – Men's Field (December)

Kwik Star Peak Performer of the Week
- Jadyn Keeler – Women's Track (Dec. 10, Jan. 28)
- Kenna Curry – Women's Field (Dec. 10, Dec. 17, Jan. 28, Feb. 4, Feb. 11)
- Ethan Thomas – Men's Field (Dec. 17, Jan. 28, Feb. 11)

Fight 'em Hawks!
The Fighting Hawks have already achieved 51 new top-10 indoor marks in program history this season, including nine new program records:
* Jerzie Finstad – 600m (No. 1 – 1:32.81)
* Jerzie Finstad – 800m (No. 1 – 2:10.16)
* Jadyn Keeler – Mile (No. 1 – 4:44.03)
* Ethan Kimmel – 1,000m (No. 1 – 2:27.72)
* Jadyn Keeler – 3,000m (No. 1 – 9:17.58)
* Jadyn Keeler – 5,000m (No. 1 – 15:57.19)
* Kenna Curry – Shot Put (No. 1 – 51-8 1/4, 15.75m)
* Ethan Thomas – Shot Put (No. 1 – 60-6 3/4, 18.46m)
* Kenna Curry – Weight Throw (No. 1 – 75-0 1/2, 22.87m)
* Tiffanie Magnusson – Pentathlon (No. 2 – 3,922 points)
* Nadia Evans – 60m (No. 2 – 7.63)
* Marta Marksa – 60m Hurdles (No. 2 – 8.63)
* Porsha Miles – 300m (No. 2 – 40.30)
* Jerzie Finstad – 400m (No. 2 – 54.76)
* Jiri Ceska – Mile (No. 2 – 4:07.05)
* Matej Hrebacka – 3,000m (No. 2 – 8:13.56)
* Shane Zierden – Triple Jump (No. 2 – 48-9, 14.86m)
* Nadia Evans – 200m (No. 3 – 24.15)
* Maverick Kneefe – 300m (No. 3 – 35.48)
* Marta Marksa – 300m (No. 3 – 40.39)
* Jory Vasek – 400m (No. 3 – 48.56)
* Matej Hrebacka – Mile (No. 3 – 4:08.13)
* Naja Weiler – 5,000m (No. 3 – 16:37.34)
* Sawyer Nelson – Triple Jump (No. 3 – 46-6, 14.17m)
* Porsha Miles – 60m (No. 3t – 7.71)
* Jerzie Finstad – 60m (No. 3t – 7.71)
* Jerzie Finstad – 200m (No. 4 – 24.51)
* Kimberly Hitchen – 300m (No. 4 – 40.64)
* Jiri Ceska – 800m (No. 4 – 1:51.27)
* Eliana Malnourie – Mile (No. 4 – 4:50.50)
* Aleksa Milanovic – 1,000m (No. 4 – 2:27.99)
 * Eve Goldstein – Shot Put (No. 4 – 48-7 3/4, 14.83m)
* Emily Ash – Pole Vault (No. 4t – 12-5 1/2, 3.80m)
* Eucabeth Kivikangas – Pentathlon (No. 5 – 3,579 points)
* P.K. Moore – 300m (No. 5 – 35.51)
* James Weninger – High Jump (No. 5 – 6-8 3/4, 2.05m)
* Ethan Thomas – Weight Throw (No. 5 – 60-2 1/2, 18.35m)
* Henry Nelson – 300m (No. 6 – 35.55)
* Tanner Schiller – 600m (No. 6 – 1:22.48)
* Kimberly Hitchen – 4x400m Relay (No. 6 – 3:50.23)
* Nadia Evans – 4x400m Relay (No. 6 – 3:50.23)
* Porsha Miles – 4x400m Relay (No. 6 – 3:50.23)
* Jerzie Finstad – 4x400m Relay (No. 6 – 3:50.23)
* Ian Busche – 3,000m (No. 6 – 8:20.72)
* Tiffanie Magnusson – 60m Hurdles (No. 8 – 8.93)
* Eve Goldstein – Weight Throw (No. 8 - 59-9 3/4, 18.23m)
* Shane Zierden – Long Jump (No. 8t – 22-11 3/4, 7.00m)
* Eve Goldstein – Weight Throw (No. 8t – 59-9 3/4, 18.23m)
* Julia Matthews - Weight Throw (No. 8t – 59-9 3/4, 18.23m)
* Justina Esangbedo – Pentathlon (No. 9 – 3,406 points)
* Marta Marksa – Long Jump (No. 9 – 18-5, 5.61m)
* Trenton Hanseder – Triple Jump (No. 9 – 44-6, 13.56m)
* Maverick Kneefe – 400m (No. 10 – 49.56)
* Tiffanie Magnusson – High Jump (No. 10 – 5-6 1/2, 1.69m)

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