Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University track and field teams will head to the NDSU Bison Open this Friday and Saturday in Fargo. Competition opens at 3 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday from the Shelly Ellig Indoor Track and Field Facility.
 
QUICK HITS ON THE WOLVES

• Northern tallied 33 top-5 finished from the DWU Alumni Open last weekend
• In addition, NSU recorded nine event victories between the men and women
• Kealy Hill won the pole vault with a personal record, clearing 3.77m
• Madison Barnes won the 400m dash, crossing the line at 58.88, and the 200m dash with a time of 26.19
• Jennifer Clark and Gracelynn Miller took home the top two spots in the 600m run, with times of 1:49.70 and 1:56.88
• Megan Mooberry went on to win the 3000m run with a time of 11:20.07
• Tanner Berg yet again broke his own school record with a 21.50m toss in the weight throw, which was also a meet record and currently the top throw in the nation
• Bryce Malsam won the 60m hurdles with a personal record time of 8.34
• Isaiha Fletcher added an event win in the 400m dash, crossing the line at 49.70
• Devin Sheridan added a back-to-back win for the Wolves taking the 600m run with a time of 1:23.49

 
A SEASON AGO

• Northern competed in the multi events and pole vault from the NDSU Bison Open a season ago
• TJ Hochstetler placed fourth in the heptathlon, while Bryce Malsam and Kelson Brewer took ninth and tenth overall
• Kealy Hill notched a personal best in the pole vault, breaking the indoor school record with a mark of 3.58m

 
CURRENT NATIONAL PROVISIONAL & QUALIFYING MARKS

• Kealy Hill ranks 23rd nationally in the pole vault with a 3.76m mark at the Jamestown dual
• Jordan Menken ranks 24th in the nation in the shot put with a 14.11m throw versus Jamestown
• Bryce Malsam ranks 27th in the nation in the high jump clearing 2.04m at the Dakota Classic
• Tanner Berg leads the nation with an automatic qualifying mark in the weight throw, recording a 21.50m school record toss at the DWU Alumni Open

 
SCHOOL RECORD WATCH

• Tanner Berg re-broke his own weight throw record at the DWU Alumni Open, with a 21.50m throw; the toss was also a meet record and is the top mark in NCAA Division II
• Isaiha Fletcher broke the 200m record by .03 seconds crossing the finish line at 22.08 at the SDSU Division II Invite