MACOMB, Ill. — Both North Dakota State men's and women's track and field athletes claimed individual titles in the second day of the Summit League Championships, which conclude Friday.
Redshirt freshman Brandon Lewis (24-1) and junior Ben Klimpke (23-10) finished 3rd and 4th in the Summit League long jump.
Tony Ukkelberg took 7th at 23-1, and Kelle'Mon Hinton was 8th at 23-0. pic.twitter.com/SJhriHdfVr
The Bison men are in first place with 150 points. Tony Ukkelberg posted a personal best in the 110-meter hurdles en route to winning the decathlon with 7,155 points. Payton Otterdahl won the shot put at 65 feet, 10 1/2 inches.
The first-place Bison women have tallied 144 points. Akealy Moton took the shot put title with a throw of 56-10 1/4, ranking her fifth in the nation this season.
The Bison women swept the top FIVE places in the shot put with Akealy Moton, Bailey Retzlaff (52-11), Maggie Schwarzkopf (48-9), Kelsey Laufenberg (48-3), and Tasha Willing (46-10). Rachel Bring finished 8th at 45-2. pic.twitter.com/wceSwdsRZQ
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Amanda Levin won the heptathlon with 5,441 points.
BIG-TIME performance by the Bison ladies in the long jump, finishing 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th at the Summit League Championships!
2. Bailey DeMar, 19-08.00 (5.99m)
3. Amanda Levin, 18-10.75 (5.76m)
4. Michaela Baker, 18-10.50 (5.75m)
5. Jodi Lipp, 18-10.00 (5.74m) pic.twitter.com/lDFRorZ2ub
