Northern State University Athletics

2024-25: Competed in 16 meets for the Wolves… Recorded personal bests of 26.99 in the 200m, 41.21 in the 300m, 1:35.86 in the 600m, and 57.18 in the 400m… Won the 4x400m at the Mike Thorson Open, the 4x400m and 400m at the SD Mines Dual, the 400m and 200m at the Jamestown Dual, the 600m at the NSIC Indoor Championship, the 4x100m and 400m at the Red Raider Open, and the 4x100m at the Mount Marty Twilight… Notched 24 top-10 finishes on the year… Won the 600m at the NSIC Indoor Championship… Scored team points by taking fourth in the 4x400m at the NSIC Indoor Championship… Scored team points by taking sixth in the 4x400m, seventh in the 4x100m, and eighth in the 400m at the NSIC Outdoor Championship…

Prep: Anna Skachenko is a sprinter out of Underwood High School. She was a 6-year letterwinner for the Comets under the direction of head coach Renee Fransen. Skachenko is a member of a successful string of relay teams. She won a pair of 4x400m relay championships in 2021 and 2023, and finished fourth in 2022, and eighth in 2024. Her 4x800 relay team also placed fifth at the ND State meet this past spring.  UHS won the North Dakota Class B State Championship in 2023. She is the daughter of Mike and Brianne Skachenko.