Burnsville, Minn. – The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference released the 2024-25 Indoor Track and Field Preseason Coaches' Polls today. The Northern State men were picked fourth with 69 points, while the women were selected seventh with 105 points. Athletes to watch this season for the Wolves included Nathan Alto, Eli Radtke, Summer Carlson, and Bekah Walz. Northern kicks off their 2024-25 slate this Saturday at the UMary Mike Thorson Open. Details for the opener are outlined below.

THE MEET AT A GLANCE

Saturday, December 7 at Mike Thorson Open
Location: Bismarck, N.D
Field Events: 11 a.m.
Running Events: 12 p.m.
 

FAN INFORMATION & GAME COVERAGE

Live Results: sidearmstats.com/mary/track/
Meet Information: goumary.com/documents/2024/12/4/Meet_Information_-_Mike_Thorson_Open.docx
 
Between the 2023-24 indoor and outdoor seasons, the Wolves tallied four conference champions (men's heptathlon, men's pole vault, men's javelin, and women's hammer throw), 11 all-conference performances, and ten school records. In addition, Northern placed third (men) and sixth (women) at the NSIC Indoor Championships and third (men) and seventh (women) at the NSIC Outdoor Championships. The men's placings were the highest for the program in over 15 years.
 

DINGMAN'S THOUGHTS HEADING INTO 2024-25

• On the men's team: "We are coming off a great indoor/outdoor season for the men's team. We return many key veterans to the squad and added more depth across the board. The men are hungry to compete this indoor season.
• On the women's team: "We are a young squad with some key veteran upperclassmen returning this indoor season. We look to be strong in the vault, sprints, multi, and distance crew. We are hoping to build off of a great fall training season and improve our placing amongst team rankings."
• On Nathan Alto: "Nathan is coming off a great cross-country season, where he earned All-Conference accolades at the NSIC Championships. He was a triple threat last indoor season and we will look for him to cover our distance events. We are excited to see him get on the track this indoor season."
• On Eli Radtke: "Eli is coming off a great outdoor season where he placed All-Conference in the Pole Vault. He will be a double threat in both the multi and the vault this season. He has had a great fall season for training and we are excited to see how many points he can score this indoor season!"
• On Summer Carlson: "Summer is coming off her first ever cross-country season and is in the best shape of her life. We look for her to be a threat in the mid-distance events. She is excited for the indoor season, and we can't wait to see how she performs."
• On Bekah Walz: "Bekah is coming off a great freshmen year in the vault. She was able to score both at the indoor and outdoor championships. She has showed great promise in fall training sessions and is ready to hit some big heights."