{"id":298302,"date":"2026-03-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=298302"},"modified":"2026-03-17T12:39:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:39:05","slug":"und-track-field-tallies-top-5-finishes-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=298302","title":{"rendered":"UND Track & Field Tallies Top 5 Finishes in California"},"content":{"rendered":"
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San Diego CA (UND) – North Dakota track and field closed the opening weekend of outdoor competition in convincing fashion, collecting 29 top-five finishes, including five individual crowns, out at the PLNU Sean Lion Invite on Saturday.

It all began with results from Friday night’s women’s hammer throw being posted, naming\u00a0Kaylynn Red Tomahawk<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0runner-up of the event with her mark of 177-8 (54.15m).\u00a0Cailey Moton<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0(169-6, 51.68m) followed in fourth and\u00a0Julia Matthews<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0(165-8, 50.50m) took fifth.

Ava Phrakonkham<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0raced to victory in the women’s 100-meter dash, clocking an 11.94 for the top finish and the fourth-best time in school history.\u00a0Gretchen Raney<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0finished close behind in third place with her time of 12.12 that tied for seventh all-time.

A clocking of 14.68 was good enough for fifth-place and the ninth-best mark in school history as\u00a0Ryan Lange<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0made his event debut in the men’s 110-meter hurdles. Nearby,\u00a0Marta Marksa<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0raced her way to the top of the podium in the women’s 100-meter hurdles with her speedy time of 13.83 to take the event crown. Marksa also added in another crown in the women’s 400-meter hurdles, crossing the finish line first in 1:00.52.

In the women’s 200-meter dash, Phrakonkham collected another UND Top-10 finish with her time of 24.94 to take second place and sit ninth in school history.

UND’s track domination continued in the women’s 800-meter run, where\u00a0Brooklyn Brouse<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0won the event with her time of 2:12.27.\u00a0Gabriella Ruggeri<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0ran a 2:13.61 for third place and\u00a0Mya Phippen<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0rounded out the top-five with her clocking of 2:16.22 for fifth place.

All three competing Fighting Hawks placed in the top four of the men’s 1500-meter run, featuring\u00a0Till Woldrich<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0as champion in 3:55.96.\u00a0Henrik Lindstrot<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0took runner-up in 3:57.24 as\u00a0Darby Griffin<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0ran a 4:02.50 for fourth place. In the women’s half of the event, Ruggeri clocked a 4:40.54 to take third place in her event debut.

In the men’s high jump,\u00a0Sawyer Nelson<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0finished as runner-up with his mark of 6-4 3\/4 (1.95m), which now sits ninth in the UND record books.\u00a0Anya Williams<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0also claimed second place in the women’s portion of the event with her personal-best mark of 5-7 (1.70m) that ties for eighth all-time.\u00a0Tiffanie Magnusson<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0joined her in the top-five with her height of 5-3 (1.60m).

That same women’s pair collected a pair of top-five finishes in the long jump, with Magnusson taking home the runner-up placing after her leap of 18-7 (5.66m) while Williams (18-5 1\/4, 5.62m, PR) finished fourth.\u00a0Shane Zierden<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0and Nelson finished back-to-back in the men’s event finals, taking seventh (21-0, 6.40m) and eighth (20-9, 6.34m, PR), respectively.

Williams went on to leap her way into third place of the women’s triple jump finals with her personal-best mark of 39-1 (11.91m) that now sits fourth in school history.

Emily Ash<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0claimed runner-up in the women’s pole vault with her mark of 12-0 1\/2 (3.67m) while\u00a0Carter Byron<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0qualified for the men’s javelin throw finals and finished eighth overall with his mark of 167-6 (51.07m).

In the men’s shot put, two UND athletes qualified for the event finals, led by\u00a0Tyler Thoreson<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0(53-7 1\/2, 16.34m) in fourth place and\u00a0Boaz Raderschadt<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0(50-4, 15.34m) in ninth place. Two Fighting Hawks also qualified for the women’s finals, with Matthews (46-4 1\/4, 14\/13m, eighth all-time) taking second and\u00a0Haidyn Skeen<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0(43-5 1\/4, 13.24m) finishing ninth.

All three Fighting Hawks made the finals of the women’s discus throw, led by Skeen’s fourth-place finish (143-2, 43.65m, PR). Moton (135-6, 41.31m) came fifth and\u00a0Ilaria Villa<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0(131-0, 39.93m) was sixth.

The team of\u00a0Cruz Megazzini<\/a><\/dfn>,\u00a0Dash Ohlsen<\/a><\/dfn>, Max Roller and Neil clocked a 41.61 to take third place overall in the men’s 4×100-meter relay and now sit fifth all-time at UND. Meanwhile, the women’s squad of Phrakonkham, Salou, Raney and Williams teamed up to take second place in a time of 47.43, which now sits fourth in UND history.

In the women’s 4×400-meter relay, Ruggeri, Brouse, Phippen and Raney clocked a time of 3:52.38 to finish as runners-up.

Competition resumes tomorrow at the PLNU Sea Lion Invitational at 11 a.m. on the field and 1:30 p.m. on the track out in California.

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