VALLEY CITY, ND – Valley City State University has two track and field athletes headed Marion, Ind. to compete at the 2025 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championship from May 21-23.

VCSU’s senior Kendra Odegard is set to compete in the javelin on Wednesday, May 21 at 5:30 p.m. CT.

Odegard nationally qualified with the ‘B’ standard in the Javelin at the Marauders Open on Saturday, March 22 with a 42.10-meter throw. She has now nationally qualified in the javelin in each of her four years at VCSU. Entering nationals Odegard ranks ninth in the nation in the javelin.

Viking sophomore Olivia Backus is set to compete in the high jump on Friday, May 23 at 1:00 p.m. CT.

Backus qualified at the NSAA conference championships after hitting the ‘B’ standard successfully clearing 1.66-meters. She ranks T22 in nation in the high jump. This marks Backus’s first trip to nationals.

There will be live results and a live stream provided by the NAIA to cover the National Championships.