FARGO, N.D. – Senior Whitney Carlson and redshirt freshman Antoinette Goodman each won two events to lead the North Dakota State women's track and field team at the Bison Classic on Saturday, Jan. 15.
Carlson won the 60 meter hurdles in 8.77 seconds and also claimed the long jump title with a mark of 19 feet 10 ¾ inches.
Goodman tied her personal best en route to winning the 60 meters, posting a time of 7.74. She just outreached teammate Jennifer Nagberi in the 60 meters as Nagberi was second in 7.76. In the 200 meters, Goodman took first with a time of 25.28.
Senior Amy Jo Thorne led a 1-2-3 Bison finish in the 800 meters. She clocked in at 2:17.81, while sophomore Faith Kruchowski was second in 2:19.56 and redshirt freshman Hannah McAllister was third in 2:20.12.
Senior Brittany Schanandore won the 1,000 meters in 2:55.78, which ranks fourth all-time at NDSU and fellow senior Christine Bruins was just behind her to finish second in 2:56.88, which is sixth all-time.
Freshman Katie Dockter won the triple jump for her first meet title as a Bison. Dockter's mark was 37-0 ¼ in the preliminaries, but she improved dramatically in the finals to finish first with a mark of 37-7 ¼.
Sophomore Toni Tollefson claimed the high jump title with a leap of 5-7. The Bison also won the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:57.80.
In the pole vault, junior Leslie Brost finished second after clearing 12-11 ½. Amy Marquardt and Caitlin Mack both cleared 11-5 ¾. Mack tied her personal best from the Holiday Invitational earlier this season.
NDSU will next compete in the Jack Johnson Classic hosted by the University of Minnesota on Jan. 21 and 22. It will be the first of two road meets before the team returns to Fargo for the Bison Open Feb. 4-5.
