GRAND FORKS, N.D. – North Dakota track and field will be represented by nine Fighting Hawks at this week's NCAA West Preliminary Round held in Fayetteville, Ark. The school-record-tying number of UND qualifiers earned a total of 10 bids to the post-season meet after ranking in the top 48 in the region in their respective events.
 
Louis-Lys Fanucchi, Frida Giersdorff, Shewaye Johnson, Jadyn Keeler, Julia Matthews, Cailey Moton, Naja Weiler, Anya Williams and Shane Zierden are set to take on the four-day meet that all kicks off on Wednesday.
 
Competition begins for North Dakota on Wednesday as Zierden takes on the men's long jump at 1:45 p.m., an adjusted time due to predicted weather. Thursday follows with the pair of Matthews and Moton in the women's hammer throw—beginning at 9:30 a.m.—before a trio of Hawks take on the 10,000-meter run at 9:10 p.m. Friday's lone event for UND comes in the form of the men's 3000-meter steeplechase where Fanucchi will take the track. The weekend will then come to a close on Saturday with a trio of events as Williams competes in the 2 p.m. high jump, Giersdorff takes on the 5:40 p.m. 3000-meter steeplechase and Keeler runs the 8:10 p.m. 5000-meter run.
 
Live results will be provided by Flash Results will live video will be available on ESPN+.
 
REGIONAL RUNDOWN (listed by regional seed)
4. Jadyn Keeler – 10,000-meter run – 31:56.03
10. Jadyn Keeler – 5000-meter run – 15:26.98
13. Frida Giersdorff – 3000-meter steeplechase – 10:06.17
24. Louis-Lys Fanucchi – 3000-meter steeplechase – 8:42.15
29. Shane Zierden – long jump – 25-2 (7.67m)
40. Cailey Moton – hammer throw – 194-5 (59.27m)
41. Shewaye Johnson – 10,000-meter run – 33:44.70
43. Julia Matthews – hammer throw – 191-2 (58.27m)
43. Anya Williams – high jump – 5-9 1/4 (1.76m)
48. Naja Weiler – 10,000-meter run – 33:51.36
 
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Wednesday
Men's Long Jump (First Round) – 1:45 p.m. – Shane Zierden
 
Thursday
Women's Hammer Throw (First Round) – 9:30 a.m. – Julia Matthews and Cailey Moton
Women's 10,000-meter Run (Semifinals) – 9:10 p.m. – Jadyn Keeler, Shewaye Johnson and Naja Weiler
 
Friday
Men's 3000-meter Steeplechase (Quarterfinals) – 5:40 p.m. – Louis-Lys Fanucchi
 
Saturday
Women's High Jump (Semifinals) – 2 p.m. – Anya Williams
Women's 3000-meter Steeplechase – 5:40 p.m. – Frida Giersdorff
Women's 5000-meter Run – 8:10 p.m. – Jadyn Keeler
 
ALL-SUMMIT HONORS & AWARDS
North Dakota track and field head coach Jim Vahrenkamp was named the Women's Outdoor Coach of the Year as 16 Fighting Hawks earned All-Summit League honors across the men's and women's squads, league officials announced on Tuesday afternoon.
 
Vahrenkamp collected his first career Women's Coach of the Year honor after leading the Fighting Hawks to a second-place finish at the conference championships with 196 points. It marked the best finish at the Summit League Outdoor meet in program history for North Dakota as UND swept the Track and Field MVP honors for a second year in a row. The women garnered six first-place finishes and eclipsed 13 All-League honorees over the course of the three-day meet.
 
The individual conference honors for UND came as 16 athletes finished in the top-three in an event category at the league championship meet, totaling 22 All-Summit recognitions between the men's and women's teams.  
 
North Dakota (16)
Brooklyn Brouse (800-meter run)
Olivia Correale (1500-meter run)
Justina Esangbedo (Discus Throw)
Louis-Lys Fanucchi (1500-meter run, 3000-meter steeplechase)
Frida Giersdorff (3000-meter steeplechase)
Shewaye Johnson (5000-meter run, 10,000-meter run)
Marie-Louise Jorgensen (10,000-meter run)
Jadyn Keeler (1500-meter run, 3000-meter steeplechase, 5000-meter run, 10,000-meter run)
Eucabeth Kivikangas (Heptathlon)
Tiffanie Magnusson (Long Jump)
Marta Marksa (Long Jump)
Julia Matthews (Hammer)
Josh Neil (400-meter Hurdles)
Ilaria Villa (Discus Throw)
Anya Williams (High Jump)
Shane Zierden (Long Jump, Triple Jump)
 
Most Outstanding Male Performer of the Championship - Zach McGlynn
Most Outstanding Female Performer of the Championship - Paige Renschler
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year -Jim Vahrenkamp
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year - Stevie Keller
 
FIGHT 'EM HAWKS!
The Fighting Hawks have already achieved a plethora of new top-10 outdoor marks in program history this season, including ___ chart-topping school records:
*Olivia Correale – Mile Run (No. 1 – 4:47.47)
*Louis-Lys Fanucchi – 1500-meters (No. 1 – 3:39.14)
*Louis-Lys Fanucchi – Mile Run (No. 1 – 4:07.75)
*Louis-Lys Fanucchi – 5000-meters (No. 1 – 13:47.01)
*Jadyn Keeler – 1500-meters (No. 1 – 4:19.41)
*Jadyn Keeler – 3000-meter Steeplechase (No. 1 – 10:00.45)
*Jadyn Keeler – 5000-meters (No. 1 – 15:26.98)
*Jadyn Keeler – 10,000-meters (No. 1 – 31:56.03)
*Josh Neil – 400-meter hurdles (No. 1 – 52.27)
*Anya Williams – High Jump (No. 1 – 5-9 1/4)
*Anya Williams – Triple Jump (No. 1 – 40-11 1/2)
*Shane Zierden – Long Jump (No. 1 – 25-2)
*A. Salou, A. Phrakonkham, G. Raney, T. Magnusson – 4x100-meter Relay (No. 1 – 46.95)
*Brooklyn Brouse – 800-meters (No. 2 – 2:07.44)
*Olivia Correale – 1500-meters (No. 2 – 4:20.94)
*Louis-Lys Fanucchi – 3000-meter Steeplechase (No. 2 – 8:42.15)
*Frida Giersdorff – 3000-meter Steeplechase (No. 2 – 10:06.17)
*Tiffanie Magnusson – Long Jump (No. 2 – 20-1)
*Katherine Rogers – Mile Run (No. 2 – 4:52.51)
*Shewaye Johnson – 5000-meters (No. 3 – 16:08.64)
*Shewaye Johnson – 10,000-meters (No. 3 – 33:44.70)
*Marie-Louise Jorgensen – Mile Run (No. 3 – 4:56.93)
*Henrik Lindstrot – 3000-meter Steeplechase (No. 3 – 8:49.08)
*Ava Phrakonkham – 100-meter (No. 3 – 11.88)
*D. Ohlsen, M. Roller, J. Neil, C. Megazzini – 4x100-meter Relay (No. 3 – 41.42)
*Frida Giersdorff – Mile Run (No. 4 – 4:57.59)
*Frida Giersdorff – 5000-meters (No. 4 – 16:18.60)
*Eucabeth Kivikangas – Heptathlon (No. 4 – 5085 points)
*Henrik Lindstrot – Mile Run (No. 4 – 4:10.97)
*Ava Phrakonkham – 200-meters (No. 4 – 24.48)
*Naja Weiler – 10,000-meters (No. 4 – 33:51.36)
*Olivia Correale – 800-meters (No. 5 – 2:10.09)
*Wyatt Genelin – High Jump (No. 5 – 6-9 1/2)
*Marie-Louise Jorgensen – 5000-meters (No. 5 – 16:23.55)
*Marie-Louise Jorgensen – 10,000-meters (No. 5 – 34:53.59)
*Eucabeth Kivikangas – 110-meter Hurdles (No. 5 – 14.15)
*Cailey Moton – Hammer Throw (No. 5 – 194-5)
*Gretchen Raney – 100-meters (No. 5 – 11.98)
*Marta Marksa – Long Jump (No. 5 – 19-6 1/4)
*A. Phrakonkham, A. Salou, G. Raney, A. Williams – 4x100-meter Relay (No. 5 – 47.43)
*Ethan Adams – 5000-meters (No. 6 – 14:32.27)
*Carter Byron – Hammer Throw (No. 6 – 180-6)
*Jerzie Horner – Pole Vault (No. 6 – 11-11 3/4)
*Marta Marksa – Heptathlon (No. 6 – 5057 points)
*Julia Matthews – Hammer Throw (No. 6 – 191-2)
*Josh Neil – 200-meters (No. 6 – 21.56)
*Katherine Rogers – 5000-meters (No. 6 – 16:31.92)
*Gabriella Ruggeri – (No. 6 – 2:10.60)
*Alimath Salou – 100-meters (No. 6 – 12.02)
*Ilaria Villa – Discus Throw (No. 6 – 165-6)
*Till Woldrich – 800-meters (No. 6 – 1:50.48)
*Ryan Lange – 110-meter hurdles (No. 7 – 14.55)
*Julia Matthews – Shot Put (No. 8 – 46-4 1/4)
*Gretchen Raney – 200-meter (No. 8 – 24.74)
*Katherine Rogers – 1500-meters (No. 8 – 4:28.07)
*Katherine Rogers – 3000-meter Steeplechase (No. 8 – 11:16.31)
*Katherine Rogers – 10,000-meters (No. 8 – 35:32.96)
*Tyler Thoreson – Shot Put (No. 8 – 55-5)
*Naja Weiler – 5000-meters (No. 8 – 16:37.18)
*Ethan Adams – 10,000-meters (No. 9 – 31:19.28)
*Olivia Correale – 5000-meters (No. 9 – 16:45.26)
*Frida Giersdorff – 1500-meters (No. 9 – 4:28.46)
*Ethan Kimmel – 3000-meter Steeplechase (No. 9 – 9:29.60)
*Eucabeth Kivikangas – Long Jump (No. 9 – 18-10)
*Ryan Lange – 400-meter hurdle (No. 9 – 54.02)
*Dash Ohlsen – 200-meters (No. 9 – 21.74)
*Alimath Salou – 200-meters (No. 9 – 24.76)
*M. Marksa, G. Ruggeri, G. Raney, B. Brouse – 4x400-meter Relay (No. 9 – 3:51.74)
*Emma Briggs – Pole Vault (No. 10 – 11-8)
*Justina Esangbedo – Discus Throw (No. 10 – 154-1)
*Marie-Louise Jorgensen – 1500-meters (No. 10 – 4:30.31)
*Sawyer Nelson – High Jump (No. 10 – 6-4 3/4)
*Haidyn Skeen – Shot Put (No. 10 – 45-11 3/4)
*Jonas Weschle – 3000-meter Steeplechase (No. 10 – 9:29.89)
 
On Tap
The top 12 finishers in each event at the NCAA West Preliminary Round will each advance to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships held in Eugene, Ore. from June 10-13.
 
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