GRAND FORKS, N.D. – North Dakota track and field will make its indoor season home debut with this weekend's UND Open inside the Frederick "Fritz" D. Pollard Jr. Athletic Center on Friday and Saturday.
 
Friday's action begins at 3 p.m. with the multi-events before resuming with multis at 9 a.m. and running events at 1 p.m. Live results will be provided by Hero's Timing.
 
Last Time Out
A broken school record and multiple top-five performances highlighted North Dakota track and field's performance at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational hosted by South Dakota State University.  
 
The biggest headline of the day for the Fighting Hawks came during the men's 3000-meter run, where Louis-Lys Fanucchi clocked a time of 7:58.50 to claim first place in the event. His new personal best now sits atop the UND record books, as he shattered the previous school record of 8:03.05.
 
In the same event, Ethan Adams (sixth, 8:19.68) also took sixth in UND history while Jonas Weschle (seventh, 8:21.50, PR) now sits 10^th all-time.  
 
Other event-winning performances include Ilaria Villa, who won the exhibition discus throw with her mark of 157-8 (48.06m). Haidyn Skeen (130-00, 39.63m) came fourth and Cailey Moton (126-11, 38.69m) was fifth in the same event.
 
Julia Matthews also collected an individual crown when she won the women's shot put after a throw of 44-6 1/4 (13.57m).
 
Cruz Megazzini ran a personal best of 49.34 in the men's 400-meter dash to lead a group of Hawks and claim eighth-best in UND history. Josh Neil (49.42, fifth place, ninth all-time at UND), Wyatt Grueneich and Ryan Lange all also ran new PRs.
 
Summit League Accolades
Peak Performer of the Week
- Louis-Lys Fanucchi – Men's Track (Jan. 27)
- Jadyn Keeler – Women's Track (Dec. 9)
 
Fight 'em Hawks!
The Fighting Hawks have already achieved a plethora of new top-10 indoor marks in program history this season, including three chart-topping school records:
* Louis-Lys Fanucchi – 5,000m (No. 1 – 13:58.81)
* Jadyn Keeler – 5,000m (No. 1 – 15:14.76)
* Louis-Lys Fanucchi – 3,000m (No. 1 – 7:58.80)
 
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
Next on the schedule for the North Dakota track and field squad is the Bison Open on Friday, February 6 and Saturday, February 7 in Fargo.
 
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