SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – North Dakota's track and field team earned 22 spots on the All-Summit League Team, with 17 student-athletes making the list, the league office announced Tuesday. The 17 Fighting Hawks earned all-conference nods by finishing in the top three of their respective events at the Summit League Indoor Championships last weekend.
Jadyn Keeler headlined the all-conference team for North Dakota, earning the triple crown at the championships. She was a three-time All-Summit League performer at the meet and a gold medalist in the mile, 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters.
Keeler, named the Track Championship M.V.P. at the end of the meet, won the title in the 3,000 meters by over nine seconds with a time of 9:21.78. She opened Saturday by winning the mile with a time of 4:45.90. She completed the triple crown towards the end of the meet, capturing the title in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:20.88. With her 5,000-meter time, she shattered the Summit League Indoor Championships record time of 16:25.16, set by Jennie Baragar-Petrash of North Dakota State in 2021.
Kenna Curry, who earned the title of Field Championship M.V.P. at the conclusion of the meet, earned a pair of All-Summit League accolades. On Friday, she successfully defended her title from 2024 as the Summit League Champion, winning the weight throw with a toss of 70-6 1/4 (21.49m). On Saturday, she was victorious in the shot put with a toss of 50-3 1/2 (15.33m).
Tiffanie Magnusson captured gold and won the pentathlon with 3,794 points on Friday. It marked her third consecutive season earning All-Summit League status in the pentathlon, after finishing as the runner-up in 2023 and 2024. She recorded a personal-best time of 8.75 in the 60-meter hurdles and moved up to No. 7 in UND history in the event with that time. She also had the top clearance in the pentathlon high jump with a height of 5-4 1/2 (1.64m). After that point, she led the rest of the way of the pentathlon.
Brooklyn Brouse, projected to finish ninth in the 800 meters and miss finals, won the gold medal on Saturday with a PR time of 2:10.65 and moved up to No. 4 on the UND top-10 list with that time.
Matej Hrebacka became a two-time All-Summit League performer last weekend. On Saturday, he was the silver medalist in the 5,000 meters and posted the second-fastest time in program history with a personal-best time of 14:09.77. On Friday, he picked up his first all-conference honor and got the bronze medal in the 3,000 meters in a time of 8:12.12.
Malene Kollberg gained the silver medal in the pentathlon and had a runner-up finish on Friday with 3,732 points. She was the 2023 and 2024 Summit League Pentathlon Champion and earned All-Summit League honors in the event for the third-straight year. Kollberg led all pentathletes in the 60-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 8.64, which ties her for the No. 3 time in the event in school history. She also recorded the top mark in the pentathlon long jump with a leap of 19-4 1/4 (5.90m), which put her just 25 points behind Magnusson heading into the final pentathlon event.
Jerzie Finstad was the silver medalist in the 400 meters and broke the school record in the process with a time of 54.11. She broke the record of Lucy Steinmeyer, who set it at 54.46 at the 2021 Summit League Indoor Championships.
Shane Zierden, projected to take 10th in the long jump coming into the meet, earned the silver medal with a PR leap of 23-7 1/4 (7.19m). His mark moved him up to No. 4 in the long jump in UND history.
Ethan Thomas earned the first medal of his career on Saturday and earned the silver in the shot put with a toss of 60-11 1/4 (18.57m). He broke his own program record with the throw and improved his previous record of 60-6 3/4 (18.46m), which he set at the East Coast Invitational at the beginning of February.
Eliana Malnourie gained the silver medal in the 3,000 meters and was the runner-up in a personal-best time of 9:31.49 on Friday. She also improved her No. 3 time in school history with the PR.
Jiri Ceska was the silver medalist in the 800 meters with a time of 1:51.30.
Jory Vasek earned the bronze in the 400 meters with a time of 47.80. He bettered his own school record time of 47.81, which he set at the SDSU Indoor Classic this February.
Towards the end of the meet, Vasek earned his second all-conference honor of the meet, while
Maverick Kneefe,
Henry Nelson and
P.K. Moore picked up their first All-Summit League accolade as part of UND's 4x400-meter relay team. The relay squad all earned bronze medals with a time of 3:16.03; a time which now ranks No. 2 on the UND top-10 list.
Eucabeth Kivikangas was the bronze medalist in the pentathlon with a personal-best total of 3,683 points. With her PR, Kivikangas improved her No. 5 mark on the UND top-10 list. She had the top throw of the pentathlon shot put with a mark of 40-7 1/2 (12.83m). Kivikangas ended the pentathlon with a gutsy performance in the 800 meters and posted a PR time of 2:27.23, while out-running Magnusson (2:27.84) and Kollberg (2:30.83) to secure the third-place finish.
Eve Goldstein helped get the scoring started for the Fighting Hawks on Saturday and was the bronze medalist in the shot put for the second consecutive season. She earned the bronze with a toss of 46-9 1/2 (14.26m).
Fighting Hawks on the 2024-25 Indoor All-Summit League Team
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Jadyn Keeler (mile, 3,000m, 5,000m)
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Kenna Curry (weight throw, shot put)
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Tiffanie Magnusson (pentathlon)
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Brooklyn Brouse (800m)
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Matej Hrebacka (3,000m, 5,000m)
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Malene Kollberg (pentathlon)
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Jerzie Finstad (400m)
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Shane Zierden (long jump)
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Ethan Thomas (shot put)
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Eliana Malnourie (3,000m)
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Jiri Ceska (800m)
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Jory Vasek (400m, 4x400m relay)
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Maverick Kneefe (4x400m relay)
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Henry Nelson (4x400m relay)
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P.K. Moore (4x400m relay)
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Eucabeth Kivikangas (pentathlon)
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Eve Goldstein (shot put)