GRAND FORKS, N.D. – North Dakota track and field will resume its indoor season on the road, as the Fighting Hawks prep to take on the Bison Team Cup in Fargo, N.D.
 
Field events are set to start at 1 p.m. with track events following at 3 p.m. Live results from the meet will be provided by Hero's Timing.  
 
Last Time Out
North Dakota closed out 2025 by earning three individual crowns at the Dakota Alumni Classic on Thursday. The Fighting Hawks also posted 15 top-three finishes and added 10 improvements to the UND top-10 lists.

Early in the meet, Marta Marksa was victorious in the pentathlon with 3,650 points. Her point total now ranks No. 6 in school history. Marksa had the top marks in both the pentathlon 60-meter hurdles (8.73) and the 800 meters (2:22.95). She also had the second-best leap in the long jump (17-11, 5.46m).

Kajsa Cabanas Andersson was impressive in her first showing as a Fighting Hawk and earned 3,410 points in the pentathlon, which currently sits No. 10 in school history. Her pentathlon was highlighted by winning the shot put with a toss of 45-7 (13.89m) and that throw now ranks No. 10 in program history.
 
The women's throwers set the tone early in the weight throw, earning a 1-2-3 sweep of the medals. Julia Matthews gained the crown with a toss of 60-3 (18.36m). Kaylynn Red Tomahawk was the runner-up with a personal-best mark of 59-2 1/4 (18.04m) and Cailey Moton earned a third-place finish with a PR throw of 58-5 3/4 (17.82m).

Carter Byron earned the first title of the meet in the men's weight throw with a personal-best launch of 58-2 1/2 (17.74m). That throw currently sits No. 7 on the UND top-10 list.
 
Summit League Accolades
Peak Performer of the Week
- Jadyn Keeler – Women's Track (Dec. 9)
 
Fight 'em Hawks!
The Fighting Hawks have already achieved 13 new top-10 indoor marks in program history this season, including two school records:
* Louis-Lys Fanucchi – 5,000m (No. 1 – 13:58.81)
* Jadyn Keeler – 5,000m (No. 1 – 15:14.76)
* Matej Hrebacka – 5,000m (No. 2 – 14:00.86)
* Anya Williams – Triple Jump (No. 2 – 39-3 1/4, 11.97m)
* Aleksa Milanovic – 3,000m (No. 4 – 8:18.00)
* Ethan Adams – 5,000m (No. 5t – 14:30.04)
* Kimberly Hitchen – 400m (No. 6 – 56.42)
* Marta Marksa – Pentathlon (No. 6 – 3650)
* Ava Phrakonkham – 60m – (No. 6 – 7.76)
* Carter Byron – Weight Throw (No. 7 – 58-2 1/2, 17.74m)
* Frida Giersdorff – 5,000m (No. 7 – 16:53.30)
* Gabriella Ruggeri – 600m (No. 7 – 1:36.26)
* Sawyer Timmer – 400m (No. 8 – 57.37)
* Gabrielle Wahl – 5,000m (No. 8 – 17:02.75)
* Julia Matthews – Weight Throw (No. 8 – 60-7 3/4, 18.48m)
* Carson Kunz – High Jump (No. 8 – 6-7, 2.01m)
* Darby Griffin – 600m (No. 8 – 1:22.54)
* Cruz Megazzini – 200m (No. 9t – 22.35)
* Tyler Thoreson – Shot Put (No. 9 – 54-6 1/2, 16.62m)
* Kajsa Cabanas Andersson – Pentathlon (No. 10 – 3410)
* Kajsa Cabanas Andersson – Shot Put (No. 10 – 45-7, 13.89m)
* Marta Marksa – 400m (No. 10 – 57.66)
* Till Woldrich – 800m (No. 10 – 1:53.63)
 
Preseason Rankings and Athletes to Watch
In the Preseason Summit League Coaches' Poll released on December 3, the North Dakota women were selected second with two first-place votes, while the Fighting Hawk men were picked fourth. The same release named Jadyn Keeler, Matej Hrebacka, Shane Zierden and Julia Matthews as Athletes to Watch in this Summit League this season.
 
On Tap
North Dakota will make a return trip to Brookings, S.D. for the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational on Saturday, January 24.
 
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