And Women Lead Conference Meet, Hawks stack eight medals on the first day

Brookings, SD – At the end of the opening day of the Summit League Indoor Championships on Friday, the women in North Dakota currently led the team race with 66 points through the first five events achieved, while the Nodak men with 24 points took fourth place.

Tiffanie Magnusson (Pentathlon), Kenna Curry (Weight throw) and Jadyn Keeler (3,000 meters) All caught gold for the Fighting Hawks on the first day. And broke a few school records, achieved eight improvements in the UND-TOP 10 list and had eight medalists at the meeting.

North Dakotas Pentathletes helped North Dakota to start strongly at the Summit League Indoor Championships and complete a 1-2-3-Sweep on the podium. It was the fourth season in a row in which the Summit League Pentathlon Champion was a fighting falcon.

After Magnusson finished second in the last two seasons in the last two seasons, he won gold and won the pentathlon on Friday with 3,794 points. It is her third season in a row in which the all-Summit league status in pentathlon is deserved. Magnusson recorded a personal best of 8.75 in the 60-meter hurdles and rose to 7th in history in history. She also had the top release in the high jump of Pentathlon with a height of 5-4 1/2 (1.64 m). Then she led the rest of the competition.

Malene Kollberg earned a silver medal in pentathlon and had a second place with 3,732 points. Kollberg, the Pentathlon champion from 2023 and 2024 Summit League, received awards for the All-Summit League with her destination for the third year in a row. Kollberg led all pentachets in the 60-meter hurdles with a PR period of 8.64, which she connects for the No. 3 time in the event in and history. Kollberg also recorded the top brand in the long jump Pentathlon with a jump of 19-4 1/4 (5.90 m), which she only put 25 points behind Magnusson in the last event of pentathlon.

Eucabeth Kivikangas Received the bronze medal and the All-Summit League trials in pentathlon with a personal best point of a total of 3,683 points. With its PR, Kivikangas improved their number 5 on the UND TOP 10 list. She had the upper throw of the Pentathlon shot with a brand of 40-7 1/2 (12.83 m). Kivikangas had a courageous performance in the pentathlon 800 meters and achieved a PR time of 2: 27.23, while he had surpassed Magnusson (2: 27.84) and Kollberg (2: 30.83) to secure their third place.

Kenna CurryThe 2024 Summit League Champion in the weight throw of women successfully defended their crown and won gold with a throw of 70-6 1/4 (21.49 m). Her goal added a total of 10 more points to the and team and earned her all-Summit league status.

Jadyn KeelerCurrently won in 17th place in the 3,000 meters of women in 17th place, won the gold medal and received the award of the All-Summit League with a time of 9: 21.78.

Eliana Malnourie also ran in the 3,000 meters of women and was the runner -up with a personal best of 9: 31.49. The silver medalist also improved their No. 3 in school history with PR and received the status of the All-Summit League.

Shane ZierdenI was expected to use the 10th place in the long jump in the meeting and earned the silver medal and the all-Summit League award with a personal best valley of 23-7 1/4 (7.19 m). His PR moved him in 4th place in the long jump in school history.

Matej hrebacka For the first time of his career, the honors of the All-Summit League was picked up and was third with a time of 8: 12.12 in the 3,000 meters of men. He scored a daily high of six points for and men on the route.

Magnusson and Kollberg, previously shown in the pentathlon, combined nine points for the Fighting Hawks in the long jump of women. Magnusson was fourth with a jump of 18-10 1/2 (5.75 m), while Kollberg took fifth place with a brand of 18-9 3/4 (5.73 m).

Ethan Thomas And Lucas Schweigert Both scored points in the men's weight throw. Thomas scored the first four points for the Nodak men and finished fifth with a throw of 59-3 (18.06 m). Schweigert was eight and added a point with a personal existence of 55-9 3/4 (17.01 m).

Julia MatthewsWith Curry, who previously participated in the weight throw of women, took a point for the fighting Hawk women and took eighth place with a brand of 57-2 1/4 (17.43 m).

In the last event of the day on the route, North Dakotas Herren -StanzMedley relay from Medlay -Kader from North Dakota Ethan KimmelPresent Josh NeilPresent Aleksa Milanovic And Cian Nagle Fourth placed and broken the school record with a time of 10: 03.60. They broke the school record time of 10: 03.97, which was determined by Zach Long, Max Baker, Matt Russell and Luke Labatte At the indoor championships of the Summit League 2021.

The DMR team of Elle SondagPresent Kimberly HitchenPresent Morgan Hinzse And Olivia Krafty scored the last four points of the day for the women and took fifth place with a time of 12: 17.13. This time is now no. 10 in school history.

The most impressive performance of the preliminary round came with the 60-meter hurdles of women, where Marta Marksa Automatically qualified for the final and broke the school record with a personal best of 8.48. She broke the record of Erin Brown, who set it to 8.51 at the Indoor Championships of the Summit League 2020. Marksa came to the day and was connected to Brown for the record.

Kollberg scored a time of 8.80 in the 60-meter hurdles and earned the last place in qualifying.

Both Jiri Ceska And Brooklyn Brouse Automatically qualified for the 800-meter final in your respective sections. Ceska had the fastest time of preparations on the men's side and automatically qualified with a time of 1: 52.08. Brouse won her heat in 2: 12.58 to automatically qualify for the women's final.

In the 400-meter drives both Jory Vasek And Jerzie Finstad Qualified for the final. Vasek won his heat in 47.85, while Finstad scored the second fastest time in the women's prelims and qualified 54.85.

Nadia Evans Was the last Hawk to qualify for a final and took the last qualification place in the 200-meter runs with a time of 24.66.

North Dakota will complete his stay at the Summit League Indoor Championships on Saturday. The field events are scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m., followed by actions on the route at 1 p.m. Live results will continue to be provided by Dakota Timing. Parts of the meeting are also streamed in the Summit League network.

Summit League Indoor Championships | Day 1 notes
* The women in North Dakota lead all teams through five events achieved with 66 points. With 49 points, the state of North Dakota is the team for the next close.
* The fought HAWK men are currently sitting with 24 points the fourth to five events achieved. The state of South Dakota has first place with 50.5 points.
* Tiffanie Magnusson (Pentathlon), Kenna Curry (Weight throw) and Jadyn Keeler (3,000 meters) earned gold medals at their respective events.
* Malene Kollberg (Pentathlon), Eliana Malnourie (3,000 meters) and Shane Zierden (Long jump) were the silver medalists for the fighting falcons.
* Eucabeth Kivikangas (Pentathlon) and Matej hrebacka (3,000 meters) were the bronze medalists for and on the first day.
* And distance medley relay squad from and spacecraft from Ethan KimmelPresent Josh NeilPresent Aleksa Milanovic And Cian Nagle broke the school record with a time of 10: 03.60. They broke the school record time of 10: 03.97, which was determined by Zach Long, Max Baker, Matt Russell and Luke Labatte At the indoor championships of the Summit League 2021.
* Marta Marksa broke the program record in the preliminary round of women's 60-meter hurdles. She automatically qualified for the final and broke the record with a PR period of 8.48. She broke the record of Erin Brown, who set it to 8.51 at the Indoor Championships of the Summit League 2020. Marksa came to the day and was connected to Brown for the record.