GRAND FORKS, N.D. – North Dakota track and field's own Louis-Lys Fanucchi and Jadyn Keeler will hit the track one last time this season as they take on the NCAA Outdoor Championships this week in Eugene, Ore. Action is set to last from Wednesday to Saturday out west.  
 
It all starts on Wednesday for the Fighting Hawks as Fanucchi takes on the 3000-meter steeplechase at approximately 7:38 p.m. central time. Should he finish in the top five of his heat or have one of the two next best times, he will compete in the event finals on Friday evening at 7:24 p.m. central time. Keeler will take on a pair of distance races in the form of the 10,000-meter run on Thursday (9:56 p.m. CT) and the 5000-meter run on Saturday (8:55 p.m. CT), which each serving as event finals.
 
The three total bids for North Dakota come after a stand-out showing at the NCAA West Preliminary Round from May 27-30 in Fayetteville, Ark.
 
Keeler first struck gold for the Fighting Hawks on day two of the meet, clocking a 32:11.14 in the women's 10,000-meter run to secure her first bid. She finished third overall in the field, which marked an improvement from her initial No. 4 spot entering the regional meet. The senior then followed that up with a school-record-breaking time of 15:26.87 in the 5000-meter run to punch ticket No. 2 alongside her fifth-place finish—marking yet another initial ranking improvement as she sat 10^th entering the event.
 
As for Fanucchi, the Frenchman made headlines on day three of the meet off his school-record showing in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Crossing the finish line in 8:33.56 to finish third in his heat marked a new personal best and the fastest time in North Dakota program history. It also helped him clinch the automatic bid to the national championships as a top-three heat-finisher before finishing seventh overall.
 
Live results will be provided by Flash Results while live video will be available on the ESPN family of networks.
 
Student-athletes who finish in the top-24 of their respective events at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships will secure All-America status with the top eight finishers earning First Team All-America status. Second Team All-America accolades honor the student-athletes that finish between ninth and 16^th place while any finishers from 17^th to 24^th will claim honorable mention recognitions.
 
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Wednesday
Men's 3000-meter Steeplechase (Semifinal) – 7:38 p.m. CT – Louis-Lys Fanucchi
 
Thursday
Women's 10,000-meter Run (Final) – 9:56 p.m. CT – Jadyn Keeler
 
Friday
Men's 3000-meter Steeplechase (Final) – 7:24 p.m. CT – Louis-Lys Fanucchi
 
Saturday
Women's 5000-meter Run (Final) – 8:55 p.m. CT – 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 14 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 – 3000-meter Steeplechase (No. 1 – 8:33.56)
*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 – 15:26.87)
*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)
 
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