GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Outdoor competition resumes for North Dakota track and field out on the west coast as the Fighting Hawks are set to compete in three different meets this weekend in California.
 
The Mike Fanelli Track Classic is set to begin at 6:30 a.m. CT on Friday, April 3 before resuming again at 6:30 a.m. CT on Saturday, April 4. Stanford will host the Stanford Invitational on both Friday and Saturday with 7:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. CT start times, respectively, as the Triton Invitational begins at 7 a.m. CT each day.
 
Last Time Out
North Dakota track and field closed the opening weekend of outdoor competition in convincing fashion, collecting 29 top-five finishes, including five individual crowns, out at the PLNU Sean Lion Invite on Saturday.
 
It all began with results from Friday night's women's hammer throw being posted, naming Kaylynn Red Tomahawk runner-up of the event with her mark of 177-8 (54.15m).
 
Ava Phrakonkham raced to victory in the women's 100-meter dash, clocking an 11.94 for the top finish and the fourth-best time in school history. Gretchen Raney finished close behind in third place with her time of 12.12 that tied for seventh all-time.
 
Nearby, Marta Marksa raced her way to the top of the podium in the women's 100-meter hurdles with her speedy time of 13.83 to take the event crown. Marksa also added in another crown in the women's 400-meter hurdles, crossing the finish line first in 1:00.52.
 
In the women's 200-meter dash, Phrakonkham collected another UND Top-10 finish with her time of 24.94 to take second place and sit ninth in school history.
 
UND's track domination continued in the women's 800-meter run, where Brooklyn Brouse won the event with her time of 2:12.27 and Gabriella Ruggeri ran a 2:13.61 for third place.
 
All three competing Fighting Hawks placed in the top four of the men's 1500-meter run, featuring Till Woldrich as champion in 3:55.96 and Henrik Lindstrot as runner-up in 3:57.24. In the women's half of the event, Ruggeri clocked a 4:40.54 to take third place in her event debut.
 
In the men's high jump, Sawyer Nelson finished as runner-up with his mark of 6-4 3/4 (1.95m), which now sits ninth in the UND record books. Anya Williams also claimed second place in the women's portion of the event with her personal-best mark of 5-7 (1.70m) that ties for eighth all-time.
 
That same women's pair collected a pair of top-five finishes in the long jump, with Tiffanie Magnusson taking home the runner-up placing after her leap of 18-7 (5.66m).
 
Williams went on to leap her way into third place of the women's triple jump finals with her personal-best mark of 39-1 (11.91m) that now sits fourth in school history.
 
Emily Ash claimed runner-up in the women's pole vault with her mark of 12-0 1/2 (3.67m) while two Fighting Hawks also qualified for the women's finals, with Matthews (46-4 1/4, 14/13m, eighth all-time) taking second.
 
The team of Cruz Megazzini, Dash Ohlsen, Max Roller and Neil clocked a 41.61 to take third place overall in the men's 4x100-meter relay and now sit fifth all-time at UND. Meanwhile, the women's squad of Phrakonkham, Salou, Raney and Williams teamed up to take second place in a time of 47.43, which now sits fourth in UND history.
 
In the women's 4x400-meter relay, Ruggeri, Brouse, Phippen and Raney clocked a time of 3:52.38 to finish as runners-up.
 
On Tap
The outdoor season continues for North Dakota track and field with another meet out west at the Bryan Clay Multis while also heading to the NDSU Spring Classic down in Fargo.
 
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