GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The Fighting Hawks on the North Dakota track and field teams will make a short trip south to Fargo for the weekend's Bison Open on Friday and Saturday inside the Shelly Ellig Indoor Track and Field Facility.  
 
Friday's action begins at 11:30 a.m. with action in the multi events while Saturday will resume at 11 a.m. with the remaining multi events. Live results for the weekend meet will be provided by Hero's Timing.
 
Last Time Out
It was a day adorned with new UND Top 10 entries—including new school records—and top-three finishes as the North Dakota track and field team wrapped up competition at its home-opening UND Open meet on Saturday.
 
The major headlines of the day came from the men's and women's mile run, which saw back-to-back shattered school records.
 
Jadyn Keeler struck first, adding to her already sparkling 2025-26 campaign another record-breaking time. She won the women's mile with a 4:39.06 clocking to rewrite her own history, take first overall in the event and break the facility record.
 
She led an onslaught of top-finishing Fighting Hawks as UND claimed five of the top 10 placings, including the top four. Olivia Correale ran a PR of 4:49.61 for second place and fourth in UND history as Katherine Rogers (4:53.11) took third with the sixth-best time in school history. Frida Giersdorff was fourth with her PR time of 5:46.29 and Elle Sondag came sixth in 4:59.33 for a new personal best.
 
The record breaking continued on the men's half of the event as Louis-Lys Fanucchi added to his hot streak with a near sub-4 mile time of 4:00.02. His clocking breaks the previous school record by over six seconds, won him the event and broke the meet and facility record.
 
Ethan Adams followed close behind in the same event, taking fifth place with his PR of 4:06.94, which sits third in the UND record books. Aleksa Milanovic also joined the history books with his PR time of 4:09.13 for seventh all-time and a ninth-place finish while Ian Busche took 10^th in 4:09.25 for eighth all-time.
 
A trio of Hawks clocked new personal bests in the men's 400-meter dash, led by Josh Neil's fifth-place time of 49.04, which now sits fifth all-time. Cruz Megazzini came sixth in 49.14 for a new PR and the seventh-fastest time in program history while Ryan Lange ran a PR of 51.49.
 
The women's 800-meter run saw Gabriella Ruggeri finish second overall with a clocking of 2:10.85—a PR that now sits fifth all-time—while Correale took third in 2:11.45 for a new personal best and the seventh-fastest time in program history.
 
Fanucchi collected his second crown of the day in the men's 800-meter run after running a 1:51.53 to move into fifth in UND history.
 
Ava Phrakonkham ran a 25.19 in the women's 200-meter dash for an eighth-place finish and the 10^th best time in school history as Nadia Evans took runner-up in 24.66 seconds.
 
Julia Matthews continues to make UND history, this time in the women's weight throw. She finished second in the event with her PR mark of 65-4 (19.91m) that now sits fourth all-time. Matthews would also go on to win the shot put with her personal best of 47-4 1/4 (14.43m) that now sits fifth in school history.
 
Summit League Accolades
Peak Performer of the Week
- Jadyn Keeler – Women's Track (Feb. 3)
- Louis-Lys Fanucchi – Men's Track (Feb. 3)
- 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 five 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)
* Louis-Lys Fanucchi – Mile Run (No. 1 – 4:00.02)
* Jadyn Keeler – Mile Run (No. 1 – 4:39.06)
 
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 track and field will split between the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston, Mass., and the SDSU Indoor Classic in Brookings, S.D., for competition next week on Friday, February 13 and Saturday, February 14.
 
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