2003-2004 North Dakota State University Cross Country/Track ...

North Dakota State will host the North Central Conference OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS in May for
the second straight year. The Bison will travel to Minnesota State-Mankato for the indoor conference meet in late February.
2003-2004 North Dakota State University
Cross Country/Track & Field Schedules
Cross Country
Date Meet Location Result
Sept. 19 Ron Pynn Invite Grand Forks, ND 1st of 11
Sept. 27 Roy Griak Invite St. Paul, MN 3rd of 43
Oct. 4 Wayne State Open Wayne, NE 1st of 5
Oct. 18 NCC CHAMPIONSHIPS FARGO 2nd of 7
Oct. 24 Jackrabbit Open Brookings, SD No scoring
Nov. 8 NCAA-II North Central Regional Wayne, NE 3rd of 20
Nov. 22 NCAA-II Championships Raleigh, NC 8th of 24
Indoor
Date Meet Location Time
Jan. 17 MSU Alumni Open Mankato, MN 11:00 am
Jan. 24 Super 8 Open Bemidji, MN 10:00 am
Jan. 24 Minnesota Gold Country Classic Minneapolis, MN 10:00 am
Jan. 31 Husky Open St. Cloud, MN 12:00 pm
Feb. 7 BISON OPEN FARGO 3:30 pm
Feb. 14 Adidas Classic Lincoln, NE 10:00 am
Feb. 19 BISON CLASSIC FARGO 5:00 pm
Feb. 27 NCC Championships Mankato, MN 11:00 am
Feb. 28 NCC Championships Mankato, MN 11:00 am
Mar. 12 NCAA-II Championships Boston, MA 12:00 pm
Mar. 13 NCAA-II Championships Boston, MA 10:00 am
Outdoor
Date Meet Location Time
Mar. 20 Hurricane Invite Coral Gables, FL 11:00 am
Mar. 31 Texas Relays Decathlon Austin, TX 10:00 am
Apr. 1 Texas Relays Decathlon Austin, TX 10:00 am
Apr. 3 Northwest Invite Maryville, MO 10:00 am
Apr. 8 Marauder Open Bismarck, ND TBA
Apr. 10 Division II Challenge Emporia, KS 10:00 am
Apr. 16 Kansas Relays Lawrence, KS 8:00 am
Apr. 17 Kansas Relays Lawrence, KS 8:00 am
Apr. 23 Simpson Twilight Open Indianola, IA 4:00 pm
Apr. 23 Drake Relays Des Moines, IA 8:00 am
Apr. 24 Drake Relays Des Moines, IA 8:00 am
Apr. 26 NCC DECATHLON FARGO 12:00 pm
Apr. 27 NCC DECATHLON FARGO 12:00 pm
Apr. 30 Howard Wood Dakota Relays Sioux Falls, SD 3:00 pm
May 1 Howard Wood Dakota Relays Sioux Falls, SD 8:00 am
May 1 Ron Masanz Invite Moorhead, MN 11:00 am
May 7 NCC CHAMPIONSHIPS FARGO 1:00 pm
May 8 NCC CHAMPIONSHIPS FARGO 1:00 pm
May 15 National Qualifier TBA TBA
May 27 NCAA-II Championships Walnut, CA 11:00 am
May 28 NCAA-II Championships Walnut, CA 10:00 am
May 29 NCAA-II Championships Walnut, CA 2:00 pm
All starting times local and tentative.
Credits: This guide is published by the North Dakota State University sports information office, George A.
Ellis, editor, and Ryan Perreault, graduate assistant. Photography by Bob Nelson. Cover design by George Ellis.
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CONTENTS
Academic All-NCC ......................................... 28
All-Americans
Indoor ....................................................... 21
Outdoor .................................................... 26
Assistant Coaches ....................................... 7-8
Athletic Director ............................................. 5
Campus Profile ................................................ 4
Conference History ....................................27-28
Head Coach Don Larson .............................. 6-7
Indoor Results/History ............................. 18-21
Bison NCC Indoor Champions ................. 20
NDSU Indoor Records.............................. 19
News Outlets .................................................. 2
Outdoor Results/History .......................... 22-26
Bison NCC Outdoor Champions ........... 24-25
NDSU Outdoor Records ........................... 23
Outlook ........................................................... 9
Postgraduate Scholarship
Recipients from the NCAA ...................... 26
President ......................................................... 3
Press Information ............................................ 2
Qualifying Standards
Indoor ....................................................... 21
Outdoor .................................................... 23
Quick Facts ..................................................... 2
Roster.............................................................. 8
Schedule ......................................................... 1
Sports Information Director ............................ 5
Track Athlete Profiles ............................... 10-17
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North Dakota State’s old OUTDOOR TRACK FACILITY played host to the NCAA Division II outdoor
championships in 1977. The new Schlanser Track at the Ellig Sports Complex was completed in 1997 at a cost of $2.3 million.
NDSU Quick Facts
LOCATION: Fargo, North
Dakota 58105 (90,599)
FOUNDED: 1890
ENROLLMENT: 11,623
PRESIDENT: Dr. Joseph A.
Chapman
NATIONAL AFFILIATION:
NCAA Division II
CONFERENCE: North Central
Intercollegiate Athletic (NCC)
DEFENDING CONFERENCE
INDOOR CHAMPION: North
Dakota State University
DEFENDING CONFERENCE
OUTDOOR CHAMPION:
North Dakota State University
COLORS: Yellow and Green
NICKNAME: Bison, Thundering
Herd
INDOOR FACILITY: Bison
Sports Arena (2,200)
OUTDOOR FACILITY: Ellig
Sports Complex Schlanser Track
(3,500)
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Gene
Taylor
FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE:
Dr. Tim Sellnow
HEAD COACH: Don Larson (24
years, 34 NCC titles—13 indoor,
20 outdoor, 1 cross country)
MEN’S TRACK OFFICE:
701-231-7793
SPORTS INFORMATON
OFFICE: 701-231-8331
WORLD WIDE WEB:
www.GoBison.com
Memo To Press/Radio/TV
This book is designed to supply
you with the basic information
needed as you follow the
Bison through the current season.
Photographs, features, or additional
data will be sent upon request. Let
us know your needs.
All requests for press materials
or workspace should be sent to
George Ellis, Men’s SID, PO Box
5034, University Station, North
Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
58105. Such requests should be
made one week prior to the event.
Photographers may receive
credentials from the sports
information office. The pass issued
will be good for the infield and press
box areas. Photographers must
have a pass to be admitted to the
stadium.
Absolutely No One Will Be
Admitted Without Proper
Credentials.
Scoring summaries will be
furnished throughout all home
meets as events become complete.
Major News Outlets
PRINT
Fargo Forum
(Kevin Schnepf, Sports Editor)
(Jeff Kolpack, Beat Writer)
(Mike McFeely, Columnist)
Fargo, ND
701-241-5546
FAX: 701-241-5487
Bismarck Tribune
(Lou Babiarz, Sports Editor)
Bismarck, ND
701-223-2500
FAX: 701-224-1412
Grand Forks Herald
(Kevin Fee, Sports Editor)
(Wayne Nelson, Sports Writer)
Grand Forks, ND
701-780-1100
FAX: 701-795-4603
Jamestown Sun
(Scott Throlson, Sports Editor)
Jamestown, ND
701-252-3120
FAX: 701-251-2873
The Spectrum
(Dave Nilles, Sports Editor)
NDSU Memorial Union
Fargo, ND
701-231-8929
FAX: 701-241-0402
TELEVISION
WDAY-TV (ABC)
(Stacey Anderson, Sports
Director)
(Steve Hallstrom, Sports
Anchor)
Fargo, ND
701-241-5332
FAX: 701-241-5358
KXJB-TV (CBS)
(Rich Lodewyk, Sports Director)
Fargo, ND
701-282-0444
FAX: 701-282-2680
KVLY-TV (NBC)
(Scott Peters, Sports Director)
Fargo, ND
701-237-5211
FAX: 701-237-5396
KVRR-TV (FOX)
(Jeremy Jorgenson, Sports
Director)
Fargo, ND
701-277-1515
FAX: 701-277-9656
RADIO
WDAY-AM
(Scott Miller, Sports Director &
Bison Play-by-Play voice)
Fargo, ND
701-237-6500
FAX: 701-241-5373
KFGO-AM/FM &
KVOX-AM (The Fan)
(Derek Hanson, Sports Director)
Fargo, ND
701-237-5346
FAX: 701-235-4042
Dakota Sports Network
(Steve Carlson, Sports Director)
Fargo, ND
701-237-5000
FAX: 701-280-0861
KLTA-FM
(Sports Director)
Fargo, ND
701-237-4500
FAX: 701-235-9082
WIRE SERVICE
Associated Press
(Dave Kolpack, Sports Editor)
Fargo, ND
701-235-1908
FAX: 701-235-3647
Associated Press
(Phyllis Mensing, Sports
Director)
Bismarck, ND
701-223-8450
1-800-472-2186
FAX: 701-224-0158
Bison Sports Hotline
701-231-8930
Call for up-to-the-minute
reports on Bison sports
24 hours a day.
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The Bison staff and athletes will be available for INTERVIEWS upon request after a short cooling-off period. Interviews
can be arranged by contacting the sports information staff at the meet.
Dr. Joseph Chapman, NDSU President
DR. JOSEPH A. CHAPMAN is in his
fifth year as the 13th president of
North Dakota State University.
Named to the post in June 1999, Chapman is
noted for his ability
to coordinate
collaborative efforts
and his commitment
to enhance and
integrate research
programs.
Before coming to
NDSU, Chapman
served as senior vice
president and
provost at Montana
State University,
Bozeman, where he also served as a professor
of biology. Prior to his tenure at Montana
State, he was dean of the College of Natural
Resources at Utah State University from 1983
to 1996. He spent 14 years (1969-83) at the
University of Maryland, College Park,
advancing to head the Appalachian
Environmental Laboratory.
A native of Oregon, Chapman earned his
bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and
doctorate from Oregon State University.
“Bison athletics are a significant part of
this vibrant and growing university,” Chapman
said. “While providing an important link to
alumni and our many fans in the community
and across the region, Bison teams are a highprofile
example of NDSU’s commitment to
excellence in all areas of our land-grant mission
of education, research and service.
“We are all proud of the many
championships earned by our NDSU squads
through the years, but I am most pleased with
the quality of our individual NDSU studentathletes.
They are first-rate people, with
outstanding grade-point averages, high
graduation rates and a distinguished level of
community service,” said Chapman.
Active in a number of organizations in the
Fargo-Moorhead area, Chapman is a member of
the boards of directors of US Bank, Fargo/Cass
County Economic Development Corp., NDSU
Alumni Association and the NDSU
Research and Technology Park. He also is a
trustee of the NDSU Development Foundation.
Chapman is a fellow of the Explorer’s
Club and the Institute of Biology, London. He
is a member of the Wildlife Society, American
Society of Mammalogists and American
Philatelic Society. He also is an honorary
member of the Species Survival Commission,
which has headquarters in Switzerland. In
2000, Chapman was invited to join the Cosmos
Club, a private social club founded in 1878 in
Washington, DC, that is dedicated to science,
literature and art.
His vita lists 11 books and
editorships, eight
monographs, 31 book
chapters and symposia
proceedings, 67 journal
publications and more than
100 reports and popular
articles.
Chapman and his wife,
Gale, have two daughters,
Valerie and Jennifer.
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Dr. Tim Sellnow, communication professor, is the FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE from
North Dakota State to the North Central Conference and the NCAA. Sellnow was appointed to the position in the
summer of 2003. His phone number is (701) 231-7632.
This Is North Dakota State University
For more than 100 years, North Dakota
State University has been a key player in
North Dakota’s development.
It is proudly described as an “economic,
educational, and cultural engine.” As the
state’s first land-grant university, it has a
strong heritage of providing instruction,
research and public service to North Dakota,
the region, the nation, and the international
community.
With humble beginnings, NDSU was
established on March 8, 1890, in a wheat field
northwest of Fargo. Five faculty members
were on hand as the first class of 30 students
attended a winter agricultural course. The
construction of Old Main was completed in
1892.
Now, the university educates more than
11,500 students and has more than 500 faculty
and academic staff. Instruction is offered in 97
bachelor’s degree programs, 52 master’s degree
programs, and 37 doctoral and professional
programs through nine academic units –
Agriculture; Arts, Humanities and Social
Sciences; Business Administration; Engineering
and Architecture; Human Development and
Education; Pharmacy; Science and Mathematics;
University Studies; and the Graduate
School.
The school’s educational opportunities
attract students from across the nation and
around the world. During the fall 2002
semester, students came to NDSU from all 53
North Dakota counties, 40 states and 58
foreign countries.
NDSU has more than 90 buildings on its
47 square block main campus, which are valued
at approximately $200 million. The university
maintains almost 18,500 acres off campus for
agricultural research, where important work
that has profound and lasting impact on the
state’s major industry is conducted.
The NDSU Extension Service conducts an
ambitious continuing education program, which
involves some 50,000 North Dakotans
annually.
Since its earliest days, NDSU has stood
for quality education, research and service.
That’s a statement to which its more than
69,000 living alumni will attest.
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NDSU has had 10 ATHLETIC DIRECTORS since 1940. That illustrious list includes C.C. Finegan, O.O.
Churchill, Glenn Hill, Les Luymus, Darrell Mudra, Dick Koppenhaver, Ron Erhardt, Ade Sponberg, Bob Entzion, and now
Gene Taylor.
Roll of NDSU
Sports Information Directors
Your Host at NDSU Director of
Athletics
In his 36th year in the profession,
GEORGE ELLIS handles the men’s sports
information position at North Dakota State
University.
The 58-year-old Ellis is in his 30th year as
the director of that
busy position at
North Dakota State.
He began his career
as an SID in 1968,
serving five years at
Morningside College
in Sioux City, Iowa,
and one year at the
University of
Northern Iowa,
before coming to
Fargo in the summer of 1974.
The sports information office at NDSU
has earned 133 national awards under the
direction of Ellis, including 55 “Best in the
Nation” awards during the past 29 years by the
College Sports Information Directors of
America (CoSIDA). In addition, Ellis won
seven national awards while at Morningside
and Northern Iowa.
Ellis is an active member of CoSIDA
where he serves on various committees and has
served one three-year term on the Board of
Directors as a College Division representative.
The Bison sports information director was
named to the CoSIDA Hall of Fame in the
summer of 1988 and was named the Warren
Berg Award Recipient in the summer of 1990
for outstanding service in the field of sports
information.
Ellis was the director of the North Central
Conference information bureau for 25 years
until ending that relationship after the 1997-98
year. He wrote and edited an award-winning
publication on the history of the NCC and was
inducted into the NCC Hall of Fame in May of
1998.
Named the baseball coach at NDSU in the
summer of 1979, he guided his five Bison teams
(1980-84) to a then school-record 62 wins and
a major step back up the road to respectability
before turning over the reins after the 1984
season. He served several years on the NCAA
regional baseball advisory committee while
NDSU’s head coach and retired in 1994 as an
umpire for American Legion, high school and
amateur baseball after 33 years.
A graduate of East High School in Sioux
City, Ellis graduated from Morningside in 1971
where he was a varsity wrestler and an NCC
Here is a list of all the sports
information directors to serve North
Dakota State University over the years:
Tom Goodale, 1962-65 (3 seasons)
John Beatty, 1965-67 (2 seasons)
Del Johnson, 1967-74 (7 seasons)
George Ellis, 1974-current (in his 30th
season)
Beatty Johnson
Bison Program Awards
If you get an opportunity to attend
North Dakota State University football
and basketball games, you will have a
chance to read the award-winning Bison
game program.
Both were judged the “Best in the
Nation” in 1989-90 by the College
Sports Information Directors of America
(CoSIDA) organization.
NDSU sports information director
George A. Ellis edits and publishes the
football program series that has been
“Best in the Nation” nine times since
1978 (1978-81-82-85-86-87-88-89-93).
The basketball program has earned
the top honor nine times since 1980
(1980-82-85-86-87-88-89-90-2003).
placewinner in 1965. Ellis was inducted into
the Morningside Athletic Hall of Fame in the
fall of 1994. He was also a news and sports
reporter for the Sioux City Journal and the
sports editor for the Alliance (NE) Daily
Times-Herald.
Ellis and his wife, Linda, who types playby-play
accounts of Bison football games, have
a son, Joshua, a daughter, Nicole, and two
granddaughters, Anika and Jasmine.
When he came to North Dakota State
University in the summer of 2001,
GENE TAYLOR inherited a
department surrounded
by a
whirlwind of
questions.
In his first year
as the director of
athletics at North
Dakota State, Taylor
was asked to
spearhead a comprehensive
study and
evaluation of the
Bison athletic department.
One year after NDSU’s push for men’s
and women’s ice hockey failed to gain
community support, the Arizona native made a
different, more daunting recommendation.
Taylor, with roughly a year’s worth of
research in his pocket, gave NDSU President
Joseph Chapman the thumbs-up to promote
NDSU’s 16 intercollegiate teams to Division I
status.
Beginning with the 2004-05 season,
NDSU will be a full-fledged Division I program
faced with building dollars and talent to
continue the winning tradition NDSU has
owned for so long at the Division II level.
Taylor himself knows how to work from
the bottom up. A student assistant to the
associate athletic director in his undergraduate
days at Arizona State University, Taylor came
to NDSU after a 15-year stint at Navy (1986-
2001) as an administrative assistant, assistant
ticket manager, ticket manager, assistant
athletic director for tickets and operations, and
associate athletic director.
A 1980 graduate in business management
from Arizona State, he received his master’s
degree in sports administration in 1985 from St.
Thomas University in Florida.
Taylor worked in the ticket office at
Southern Methodist University in 1985-86
directly before joining the Naval Academy and
was in the private restaurant business before
that for five years.
His tenure at Navy included serving as the
commissioner of the five-team Collegiate Sprint
Football League that includes Army, Navy,
Penn, Princeton and Cornell.
Taylor and his wife, Cathy, are the
parents of a daughter, Casey, and a son, Jared.
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Don Larson is one of the MOST SUCCESSFUL track & field coaches in North Dakota State and North Central
Conference history, winning 33 North Central Conference championships--13 indoor and 20 outdoor.
Head Coach Don Larson
No track & field coach in the history
of the North Central Conference
has been as successful and
dynamic as North Dakota State University
veteran DON LARSON.
Larson is in his 25th season as the
head men’s track & field coach at North
Dakota State
University.
During his 24year
reign over
the program, the
Bison have
captured 33 total
North Central
Conference titles
including a
North Central
Conferencerecord
string of 13 consecutive outdoor
titles (1987-1999) and 19 of the last 21
outdoor crowns. He has also coached a
total of 178 NCAA Division II All-America
performances including four individual
competitors who have won 10 national
championships headed by seven-time
NCAA Division II national champion
and 1991 Drake Relays 10,000 meter
champion Doug Hanson.
Larson’s indoor track & field
success includes 13 NCC titles and
six runner-up finishes. NDSU has
participated in all 17 NCAA
Division II national indoor meets,
finishing fourth once, fifth twice,
sixth once and seventh once.
NDSU’s outdoor squad has
been even more successful,
capturing the NCC crown 20 times.
In his reign, the Bison have placed
no worse than third. North Dakota
State has had success at the Division
II national meet as well. NDSU has
finished in the top 10 five times
including a sixth-place finish in 1991,
its best at the national meet.
The head cross country coach,
he has coached nine cross country
athletes to 13 NCAA Division II
All-America awards.
The North Central Conference
was nothing new to the coach when
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he took over the Bison in 1979. While
competing for conference rival South
Dakota State University (1971-76), Larson
captured two All-America awards and
seven NCC championships in track & field.
He set three league records and still holds
a share of the retired 600-yard indoor mark
of 1:11.90 set in 1975. Larson captured his
All-America honors in the 400-meter
intermediate hurdles in 1972 (6th) and 1975
(4th).
The 50-year-old Larson, a native of
Madison, SD, holds a bachelor’s degree in
physical education from South Dakota
State and a master’s degree in physical
education from Minnesota State
University-Moorhead. He coached at
Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, prior
to joining the Bison.
Larson, a 38-time Coach of the Year at
various levels, was the 1998 recipient of
South Dakota State’s Ralph Ginn Award
for Coaching Excellence and is a member of
the Howard Wood Dakota Relays Hall of
Fame.
Larson Quick Facts
Age: 50
Born: June 11, 1953
Hometown: Madison, SD
Family: He and his wife, Desire’e, have
two daughters, Kelsey (13) and Kira
(8).
Education: Bachelor’s degree in
physical education from South
Dakota State, 1976; master’s degree
in physical education from Minnesota
State-Moorhead, 1984.
Coaching Experience: Head men’s
track coach at Concordia College
(MN), one year (1977); Head men’s
and women’s cross country coach at
Concordia, three years (1976-78);
Assistant men’s and women’s track
coach at Concordia College, two
years (1978-79); Head men’s track
and cross country coach at North
Dakota State, 23 years (1980-current).
Awards:
� NCC Coach of the Year
Indoor—1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986,
1996, 2000, 2001, 2003
Outdoor—1980, 1983, 1984, 1985,
1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995,
1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003
� Regional Coach of the Year
Indoor—1996, 1999, 2003
Outdoor—1991, 1997, 2002, 2003
� National Coach of the Year
Indoor—1996, 2000, 2003
Outdoor—1997, 1998, 2001, 2003
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The 65-man BISON ROSTER includes 30 athletes from North Dakota, 26 from Minnesota, three from Wisconsin, and
one from South Dakota, Colorado, Mississippi, Oregon, Alaska, and the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The Track & Field Staff
Desire’e
Larson
High Jump
Year at NDSU: 19th
Previous Coaching
Experience: Assistant
women’s coach, Minnesota
State-Moorhead, 1985-1987; Head
women’s coach, Angelo State (TX), 1981-
1984; Assistant men’s and women’s coach,
North Texas, 1979-1981.
Athletic Career: Four-time All-American at
Michigan State.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in physical
education, Michigan State, 1979; Master’s
degree in sports psychology, North Texas,
1982.
Family: Married to head coach Don Larson
with two daughters, Kelsey (13) and Kira (8).
The Larson File
Indoor
Year NCC NCAA
1980 1st —
1981 5th —
1982 4th —
1983 1st —
1984 1st —
1985 1st 7th
1986 1st No Meet
1987 2nd 18th
1988 2nd 7th
1989 2nd 4th
1990 1st 5th
1991 6th —
1992 4th —
1993 1st 20th (t)
1994 1st 5th
1995 1st 12th (t)
1996 1st 7th (t)
1997 2nd 11th (t)
1998 2nd 8th
1999 2nd 6th
2000 1st 7th
2001 1st 18th (t)
2002 2nd 10th (t)
2003 1st 13th
13 titles
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Ryun
Godfrey
Middle & Long
Distances
Women’s Head
Coach
Year at NDSU: 7th
Previous Coaching Experience: Assistant
coach, Watertown (SD) High School, 1996-98;
Graduate assistant, North Dakota State, 1999.
Athletic Career: Mid-distance runner for the
Bison (1992-1996) and North Central Conference
placewinner in the 1,500-meter run.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in physical
education, North Dakota State, 1996.
Outdoor
Year NCC NCAA
1980 1st 13th
1981 3rd —
1982 3rd 48th
1983 1st 14th
1984 1st 10th
1985 1st 14th
1986 2nd 39th
1987 1st 22nd
1988 1st 8th
1989 1st 7th
1990 1st 15th
1991 1st 6th
1992 1st 44th
1993 1st 16th
1994 1st 24th
1995 1st 7th (t)
1996 1st 20th (t)
1997 1st 20th
1998 1st 11th
1999 1st 17th (t)
2000 2nd 15th
2001 1st 16th
2002 1st 34th
2003 1st 8th
20 titles
Stevie
Keller
Multi-Events,
Javelin, Pole Vault
Year at NDSU: 4th
Previous Coaching
Experience: Graduate
assistant, North Dakota State, 2000-02.
Athletic Career: North Central Conference
pentathlon champion (1997) and All-America
in the decathlon (1995) at North Dakota State;
All-America in the decathlon (1999) at
Montana State; Member of the U.S. Junior
National Team (1995); Provisional qualifier for
the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials in the decathlon
(7,673 points).
Education: Bachelor’s degree in health
enhancement, Montana State, 1999.
Brent
Parmer
Long & Triple
Jumps
Year at NDSU: 5th
Previous Coaching
Experience: Graduate
assistant, Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1996-97;
Assistant men’s and women’s coach at
Concordia College (MN), 1997.
Athletic Career: Nine-time North Central
Conference champion and an All-America
jumper and sprinter in the mid-1990s for
NDSU.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in corporate/
community fitness, NDSU, 1996; Master’s
degree in exercise science, Wisconsin-La
Crosse, 1997.
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The CLASS BREAKDOWN of the Bison indoor squad this year includes 11 seniors, 17 juniors, 12 sophomores and
24 freshmen. That will change to 10 seniors, 15 juniors, 15 sophomores and 25 freshmen outdoors.
Eric Butery
Throws
Year at NDSU: 2nd
Previous Coaching Experience: Assistant
coach, Missouri Southern State, 2001-2002.
Athletic Career: All-conference in the Mid-
America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
at Missouri Southern State in the discus,
hammer and weight throws.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in physical education, Missouri
Southern State, 2001.
Lyle Hokanson
Equipment Manager/
Meet Announcer
2004 North Dakota State Roster
Year
Name Events In/Out Hometown
Andrew Aakre Multi Sr./Jr. Stephen, MN
Ben Aakre Multi Fr. Hawley, MN
Mason Anderson Sprints So. Apple Valley, MN
Adam Asfeld Distance Fr. Wadena, MN
Chad Bergan Distance Fr. Valley City, ND
Tim Blaufuss Throws Fr. Fargo, ND
Allen Burrell Sprints Jr. Aurora, CO
John Christensen Throws Jr. Mercer, ND
Darren Clabo Throws So. Brainerd, MN
Ben Clooten Throws Fr. Fairbanks, AK
Reid Conlon Throws Fr. Dickinson, ND
Jedd Danielson Mid-Dist. Jr./So. New London, MN
James Delmedico Throws So. White Bear Lake, MN
Jared Essler Sprints Jr. Minot, ND
James Finch Jumps Fr. Brooklyn Park, MN
Terrance Fleming Sprints Jr. Carrollton, MS
James Fries Jumps Fr. Gackle, ND
Matthew
Gordon-Jackson Jumps Jr. Minneapolis, MN
Phil Gustafson Sprints So. Stanley, ND
Chris Hagan Distance Jr. Jamestown, ND
Kevin Haglund Jumps Fr. Fridley, MN
Tony Halland Pole Vault Jr. Glyndon, MN
Brad Hartsoch Jumps Fr. Fargo, ND
Brandon Heebink Distance Fr. Coon Rapids, MN
Kyle Herman Multi Sr. Bismarck, ND
Darik Hoff Distance Sr. Bismarck, ND
Jake Januszewski Distance So./Fr. Perham, MN
Marques Johnson Sprints Jr. Milwaukee, WI
Ross Kramer Throws Jr. Wishek, ND
Kris Langlie Mid-Distance Fr. Rochester, MN
Justin LeBlanc Sprints/Jumps So. Bismarck, ND
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Bob Resdal
Meet Volunteer
Jim Kramer
Director of Athletic
Performance
Brad Nordstrom
Assistant Strength
Coach
Tim Byers
Javelin
Year at NDSU: 1st
Previous Coaching Experience: Head track &
field coach and assistant cross country coach,
Simpson College (IA), 2001-2003; Assistant track
& field and cross country coach, Wartburg College
(IA), 1999-2001, Park College (MO), 1996-1997,
1998-1999; Graduate assistant, Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1997-1998.
Athletic Career: Letterman in the track & field program at Park College.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in sports medicine, Park College, 1997;
Master’s degree in exercise science, Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1998.
Scott Woken
Director of Sports
Medicine
Valerie Plote
Athletic Training
Graduate Assistant
Jake Fish
Student Athletic
Trainer
Sara Koppelman
Student Athletic
Trainer
Ben Lee Hurdles Sr. Fargo, ND
Ryan Lesnau Jumps Jr./So. Alexandria, MN
Greg Liebl Distance Fr. Montevideo, MN
Paul Lindquist Sprints/Hurdles Fr. Fargo, ND
Rob Mamula Throws Jr. West Linn, OR
Andrew Mauch Javelin So. Hankinson, ND
Eric Miller Sprints Fr. Greenfield, WI
Andy Moen Distance —/Sr. Morris, MN
Pat Morgan Throws Sr. Dilworth, MN
Cory Olson Distance Fr. Brainerd, MN
Dan Otis Pole Vault Jr. Devils Lake, ND
Chad Oukrop Javelin Jr. Dickinson, ND
Scott Palmer Sprints Fr. Chanhassen, MN
Eric Palmquist Distance Fr. Warroad, MN
Chris Perleberg Distance Sr. Jamestown, ND
Donte Pettis Jumps So. Milwaukee, WI
Mark Popp Distance Fr. Bowman, ND
Dan Reginek Pole Vault Sr. Sauk Rapids, MN
Jake Ridl Sprints/MD Sr. Dickinson, ND
Nick Rogers Distance Fr. Grand Forks, ND
Nathan Schmidt Multi Sr. Redwood Falls, MN
Tony Schwan Sprints Fr. Aberdeen, SD
Jay Shook Sprints Fr. Fargo, ND
Jared Slinde Mid-Dist. So. Velva, ND
Darin Spitzer Sprints So. Wilton, ND
Dylan Spitzer Sprints Jr./So. Wilton, ND
Marc Steckler Pole Vault Sr./Jr. Fargo, ND
Matt Stockert Jumps Sr. Dickinson, ND
Peter Stuart Hurdles/Sprints Jr. Blaine, MN
Paul Suckstorff Sprints/Hurdles Fr. Glenwood, MN
Matthew Thunder Jumps So. Buffalo Point, MB
Reece Vega Sprints/MD So. St. Charles, MN
Tyler Woitzel Sprints Fr. Gardner, ND
Terrance Wolbaum Sprints/MD Jr./So. Bismarck, ND
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NDSU RETURNS 20 of its 29 individual placewinners from last year’s North Central Conference outdoor meet. The
Bison used 47 individual place finishes and two relay titles to set a school and league outdoor record for team points with 306 1/2.
Strong, Balanced Bison Ready For Last Run At NCC Titles
Expect more of the same from North
Dakota State in men’s track & field this
year. Depth, talent, balance and
experience--it’s all there again.
The Bison have been nothing less than
excellent in past years, winning 20 outdoor and
13 indoor North Central Conference championships
under the direction of Don Larson.
In his 25th year as the NDSU coach,
Larson will be guiding the Bison through the
school’s final year of Division II and NCC
competition.
North Dakota State is set to go out with a
bang. The Bison return 20 of 29 individual
placewinners from last year’s NCC outdoor
title-winning squad that posted a league record
for team points.
Two of the best multi-event athletes in the
country highlight this year’s squad.
Combined with balance in the running
events and a young crew in the field events
capable of scoring points, the Bison are not
only a force in the North Central Conference,
but a team capable of qualifying several athletes
for NCAA championships.
MULTI-EVENTS: Defending NCAA
decathlon champion Nathan Schmidt
(Redwood Falls, MN) highlights a strong trio
of returners. Schmidt is the odds-on favorite to
become the first four-time North Central
Conference decathlon champion. He has been
the league runner-up in the pentathlon twice in
his career.
Andrew Aakre (Stephen, MN) was
runner-up in the NCC decathlon last year and
placed third in the country. Aakre is the Bison
Sports Arena pentathlon points record holder.
Kyle Herman (Bismarck, ND) gave the
Bison a strong third punch last year after
transferring from Northern Iowa. Herman was
sixth in the NCC decathlon and ninth in the
NCAA last year. He was third in the conference
pentathlon.
DISTANCES: The Bison have talent
from 800 to 5,000 meters including a pair of
cross country All-Americans in Darik Hoff
(Bismarck, ND) and Chris Perleberg
(Jamestown, ND).
Hoff is back from a redshirt year and will
run anywhere from 800 to 5,000 while
specializing in the longer treks. Perleberg will
run 3,000 and beyond and be the favorite in the
steeplechase when the outdoor season arrives.
Seven-time All-American Andy Moen
(Morris, MN) will try to close out his career in
style. In his sixth year with NDSU, Moen will
be eligible only in the outdoor season, but the
Bison will take that. Moen should be a
standout at 800 meters and see a lot of relay
action. He has been part of two championship
3,200-meter units at the Drake Relays and five
North Central Conference championship
relays.
The Bison will get good support from
returners Jake Januszewski (Perham, MN),
Chris Hagan (Jamestown, ND) and Jedd
Danielson (New London, MN). Januszewski
was close to an All-America finish at the 2003
national cross country meet.
And, it appears NDSU has a strong
freshman class that could make waves.
Chad Bergan (Valley City, ND), Greg
Liebl (Montevideo, MN) and Eric Palmquist
(Warroad, MN) will look to contribute in their
first year with the Herd. Bergan won two state
cross country titles in high school and was
North Dakota’s “Mr. Cross Country” in 2002.
Liebl won a state title in Minnesota and was a
four-time placer.
SPRINTS/HURDLES: Without doubt,
North Dakota State’s success begins in the
sprints. The one-two punch of juniors Allen
Burrell (Aurora, CO) and Marques Johnson
(Milwaukee, WI) should put the Bison at the
top of the conference and among the best in the
nation in the short sprints. The duo flipflopped
double championship performances at
last year’s NCC meets (Johnson winning the
60 and 200 indoors and Burrell the 100 and 200
outdoors).
Jared Essler (Minot, ND) will handle the
duties at 200 and 400 meters and be an integral
part of the relay units along with Academic
All-American mid-distance performer
Terrance Wolbaum (Bismarck, ND). Look
for the emergence of Reece Vega (St. Charles,
MN) in this area as well. Vega ran strong as a
true freshman and is capable of helping the
Bison to the national meet in the relays.
Peter Stuart (Blaine, MN) will be the ace
hurdler in his third year. A five-time conference
placewinner, Stuart can do it at any
distance indoors or outdoors. Depth in this
department is the question.
Five-time NCC placewinner Ben Lee
(Fargo, ND) is back from a redshirt year.
Aakre will probably help out on the short track
indoors, and Schmidt will be a contributor in
the outdoor hurdles, where he has been a
conference placewinner three times in the 110
and 400-meter hurdles.
JUMPS: North Dakota State returns
three-time NCC placewinner Ryan Lesnau
(Garfield, MN) in the high jump, but then there
is some uncertainty.
Johnson has placed in the NCC indoor
long jump for two consecutive years in addition
to his sprinting duties, and he will be counted
on for more time in the sand pit again this year.
Junior Matt Stockert (Dickinson, ND)
may become the top triple jumper early on
with the absence of defending outdoor league
champion Matthew Gordon-Jackson
(Minneapolis, MN), who is recovering from a
leg injury and will not be back in time for the
indoor season. Stockert can tickle the 45-foot
mark and that may be good enough for points
in conference action.
Much of Aakre’s talent lies in the triple
jump, and he will contribute greatly in that
area. Schmidt can take on double duty in the
long jump and high jump.
The return of two-time NCC placer
Donte Pettis (Milwaukee, WI) in the high
jump will be crucial, but that may be a while.
Pettis walked on to the Bison men’s basketball
team and may not be back until March.
POLE VAULT: The top job in the vault
will be up for grabs between Academic All-
American Marc Steckler (Fargo, ND) and
Herman.
Steckler has neared 16-5 in his career and
is a five-time league placewinner with the pole.
Herman has concentrated on the vault outside
of his multi-event duties and is one of the best
the Bison have to offer.
Dan Otis (Devils Lake, ND) is next in
line. Otis has surpassed the 16-foot mark and
is showing signs of climbing further.
THROWS: Pat Morgan (Dilworth,
MN) is the most successful returner here with
five placefinishes in the North Central
Conference. He will throw the weight and shot
all year and mix in the hammer throw outdoors.
John Christensen (Mercer, ND) and
Ross Kramer (Wishek, ND) are ready to move
into the spotlight after two years of prep work.
Both will throw the weight, shot, disc and
hammer.
Darren Clabo (Brainerd, MN), Reid
Conlon (Dickinson, ND) and walk-on Rob
Mamula (West Linn, OR) give the Herd
outstanding depth in the throws.
The lineup of North Dakota throwers
continues with defending NCC javelin
champion Chad Oukrop (Dickinson, ND) and
Andrew Mauch (Hankinson, ND).
Freshman Ben Clooten (Fairbanks, AK)
may challenge for action in his rookie year.
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North Dakota State assistant coach BRENT PARMER, at right, captured nine individual North
Central Conference championships as a Bison athlete, placing in either the indoor or outdoor championships 27
times over his career that ended in 1995.
Multi Events
ANDREW AAKRE, Sr./Jr., Stephen, MN...Fifteen-time North
Central Conference placewinner including eight placefinishes last year...
Three-time All-American--once in the decathlon and twice on the 1,600meter
relay team...Ranked 33rd in the United States in the decathlon by
Track & Field News in October 2003...Will compete as a senior indoors and
as a junior outdoors...2003 (Junior/Sophomore): Earned two All-
America honors...Won an NCC title and was runner-up three times...
Indoor--All-America in the 1,600 relay as the lead man for the Bison unit
that placed third in the NCAA with a 3:12.96 clocking...Won the NCC
triple jump...Second in the NCC 400 meters with a career-best 49.17...Set
the Bison Sports Arena pentathlon record with a 3,824 score...Outdoor--
Third in the national decathlon...Won three events to finish second in the
NCC decathlon with an automatic national qualifying score of 7,308 that
was 33rd best in the United States the entire year...Also league runner-up in
the 400 meters and triple jump...Moonlighted in the 1,600 relay, running
the lead leg of two school record-breaking units back-to-back weekends at
the Kansas Relays and Drake Relays...2002 (Sophomore/Redshirt):
Competed only during the indoor season...Indoor--Placed in three NCC
events and was a member of the champion 1,600-meter relay team...
Finished third in the league in the 400 and was fourth in the 60-meter
hurdles and triple jump...Member of the 1,600 relay team that finished fifth
in the nation with a 3:14.81 clocking...Outdoor--Sat out the season as a
redshirt...2001 (Freshman): Placed in the NCC both seasons...Indoor--
Finished fourth in the pentathlon, third in the triple jump and competed in
the 55-meter high hurdles...Outdoor--Placed sixth in the triple jump, eighth
in the 110-meter high hurdles and competed in the 400-meter hurdles...
Placed 11th in the NCAA decathlon...Honors: Named to the Academic
At-Large All-North Central Conference team in 2002 with a 4.00
cumulative GPA...High School: Four-time letterman in track at Stephen-
Argyle Central High...Minnesota Class A state champion in the 110-meter
high hurdles and triple jump as a senior...Set the state record for the triple
jump with a mark of 44-5...MVP as a senior and co-MVP as a sophomore...
Also active in basketball, football, band and choir...Personal: Majoring in
civil engineering...Born 6-15-1981...Son of Leif and Cheryl Aakre of
Stephen... Family includes brothers Nathan, Brent and Erik...His cousin,
Ben, joined the Bison this year in the multi-events.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2002 400m Indoor :49.32 3rd ----
2003 400m Indoor :49.17 2nd ----
2003 400m Outdoor :48.96 2nd ----
2001 55mhh Indoor :08.23 ---- ----
2002 60mh Indoor :08.38 4th ----
2003 60mh Indoor :08.39p ---- ----
2001 110mh Outdoor :15.20 8th ----
2003 110mh Outdoor :14.91 6th ----
2001 400mh Outdoor :55.31p ---- ----
2001 TJ Indoor 48-10 3rd ----
2002 TJ Indoor 47-0 4th ----
2003 TJ Indoor 47-5 1/2 1st ----
2001 TJ Outdoor 46-9 1/2 6th ----
2003 TJ Outdoor 47-6 1/2 2nd ----
2003 Shot Outdoor 45-5 1/4 13th ----
A. Aakre
2003 Discus Outdoor 140-7 6th ----
2001 Pent. Indoor 3,427 4th ----
2003 Pent. Indoor 3,824 ---- ----
2001 Decath. Outdoor 6,589 3rd 11th
2003 Decath. Outdoor 7,308 2nd 3rd
KYLE HERMAN, Sr., Bismarck, ND...Gives the Bison multi crew
outstanding depth as another balanced performer...Transferred from
Division I Northern Iowa, where he was a two-time runner-up in the
Missouri Valley Conference decathlon...Four-time placewinner in the North
Central Conference his first Bison year...2003 (Junior): Competed almost
exclusively in the multi-events but spent extra time in the vault...Indoor--
Finished third in the NCC pentathlon and tied for fourth in the pole
vault...Outdoor--Sixth in the conference and ninth in the NCAA
decathlon...Placed seventh in the NCC vault and also competed in the
javelin...2002 (Sophomore): Competed in the pole vault and the
decathlon at Northern Iowa, finishing second in the Missouri Valley
Conference decathlon with 6,815 points...2001 (Freshman): Competed in
the pole vault and the decathlon at Northern Iowa...Finished second in the
Missouri Valley Conference decathlon with 6,318 points...Placed ninth in
the Drake Relays decathlon...High School: Gold medalist in the AAU
Junior Olympics decathlon in 1999...Prepped at Century High in
Bismarck...Three-time state pole vault champion...North Dakota pole vault
record holder...110-meter hurdles state champion as a senior...North
Dakota Athlete of the Year for boys track in 2000...Earned four letters in
track and three in football...Presidential Academic Award winner...Graduated
with honors...Personal: Majoring in business administration...Born 8-24-
1981...Son of Jeff and Kelli Herman of Bismarck.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2003 PV Indoor 15-5 1/2 4th ----
2003 PV Outdoor 15-4 1/2 7th ----
2003 Javelin Outdoor 162-11 12th ----
2003 Pent. Indoor 3,479 3rd ----
2003 Decath. Outdoor 6,810 6th 9th
NATHAN SCHMIDT,
Sr., Redwood Falls, MN...
Defending NCAA decathlon
champion and 22-time North
Central Conference placefinisher
who could become the league’s
first four-time decathlon
champ...All-America twice in
the decathlon with his national
title last year and a runner-up
finish as a freshman...Four-time
NCC champ and one of only
three athletes to win three NCC
decathlons...Ranked 20th in the United States in the decathlon October
2003 by Track & Field News...2003 (Junior): Nine-time league
placewinner overall... Indoor--Placed in four NCC events, setting the NDSU
pentathlon record with a score of 3,847 at the conference meet...Outdoor--
His winning decathlon score of 7,513 at the NCC championship was a
short-lived NDSU Schlanser Track record and 20th best among United
States men all year...Placed in the top five in 8 of 10 events at the NCAA
decathlon en route to the title...Finished sixth in the Texas Relays
B. Aakre Anderson Asfeld Bergan Blaufuss Burrell Christensen Clabo
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NDSU’s DOUG HANSON, at left, was a 13-time All-American, including seven NCAA national
championships. He was a three-time 10,000 meter outdoor champion and two-time 5,000 meter indoor
champion, and he added two national cross country championships. Hanson was a three-time outdoor
and two-time indoor NCC champion.
decathlon with a score of 7,230... 2002 (Sophomore): Placed in six
conference events including five outdoors, winning the decathlon championship
for the second straight year...Indoor--Placed seventh in the NCC
pentathlon...Outdoor--Had a spectacular campaign, winning the NCC
decathlon and finishing second in both the long jump and 400-meter hurdles
while placing third in the 110-meter hurdles and the high jump to account
for 38 points in NDSU’s run for the league outdoor title...Qualified for the
NCAA decathlon and was the leader after the first day before falling in the
hurdles and not running the 1,500 meters...2001 (Freshman): Won two
NCC championships, both outdoors...Indoor--Placed twice in the NCC
including second in the pentathlon and sixth in the high jump...Outdoor--
NCC champion in the 400-meter hurdles and the decathlon, third in the
high jump, fifth in the 110-meter high hurdles and sixth in the long
jump...Finished second in the NCAA decathlon and competed in the 400meter
hurdles at nationals... Honors: North Central Conference Most
Outstanding Male Athlete in 2003 when he won his third straight decathlon
title...High School: Four-time letterman in track and football at Redwood
Valley High...Also lettered in baseball twice...Team captain and MVP...Won
eight conference titles including the 400 meters, 300 hurdles, long jump,
high jump and triple jump, and as a member of the 400, 800 and the 1,600meter
relay teams... Set school records in the 300 hurdles, high jump, long
jump and on the 800 and 1,600-meter relay squads...Personal: Majoring in
mass communication...Born 8-13-1981...Son of Mary Dewalfe and Darold
Schmidt of Redwood Falls...Family includes one sister.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2003 60mh Indoor :08.28 4th ----
2001 110mh Outdoor :15.06 5th ----
2002 110mh Outdoor :14.57 3rd ----
2003 110mh Outdoor :14.35 2nd ----
2001 400mh Outdoor :53.24 1st ----
2002 400mh Outdoor :53.16 2nd ----
2003 400mh Outdoor :52.54 3rd ----
2001 HJ Indoor 6-7 6th ----
2003 HJ Indoor 6-7 5th ----
2001 HJ Outdoor 6-6 3rd ----
2002 HJ Outdoor 6-4 3/4 3rd ----
2003 HJ Outdoor 6-7 4th
2001 LJ Indoor 22-2 14th ----
2003 LJ Indoor 23-7 1/2 5th ----
2001 LJ Outdoor 23-1 3/4 6th ----
2002 LJ Outdoor 23-5 3/4 2nd ----
2003 LJ Outdoor 23-11 2nd ----
2001 Pent. Indoor 3,574 2nd ----
2002 Pent. Indoor 3,611 7th ----
2003 Pent. Indoor 3,847 2nd ----
2001 Decath. Outdoor 6,941 1st 2nd
2002 Decath. Outdoor 7,119 1st 12th
2003 Decath. Outdoor 7,513 1st 1st
Other Key Returners and Newcomers:
Ben Aakre
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Distances
JEDD DANIELSON, Jr./So., New London, MN...Three-time
North Central Conference placer...Middle distance specialist who runs from
600 to 1,000 meters regularly...Also has experience in the 1,600 and 3,200
relays...2003 (Sophomore/Freshman): Made an impressive showing at
the NCC indoor meet...Indoor--Placed second in the league at 1,000 meters,
shaving almost six seconds off his preliminary time to do so...Ran the
second leg of the third-place 3,200 relay team that clocked a 7:52.16...
Outdoor--Ran the 800 and 1,500 but did not see significant action...2002
(Freshman/Redshirt): Only competed indoors...Indoor--Finished fifth in
the North Central Conference 1,000 meters...Also competed in the 3,200
and distance medley relays...Outdoor--Sat out the season as a redshirt...
College Cross Country: Ran three meets in 2003 as a freshman for the
Bison...Placed 45th in the NCC with a time of 27:41.75...High School:
Prepped at New London-Spicer High where he was team MVP while running
the 400, 800, 1600, and relays...Also competed in basketball...Personal:
Majoring in math education...Born 10-9-1982...Son of Gary and Lynnette
Danielson of New London...Family includes four other brothers, three older
and one younger.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2002 1,000m Indoor 2:31.30 5th ----
2003 1,000m Indoor 2:30.75 2nd ----
CHRIS HAGAN, Jr., Jamestown, ND...Solid distance runner who
filled the gap at 3,000 meters in his first year with the Bison after
transferring from NAIA Jamestown (ND) College...2003 (Sophomore):
Competed indoors and outdoors at 3,000 meters...Indoor--Ran the 3,000
meters three times and the mile once...Outdoor--Ran the 3,000-meter
steeplechase three times...2002 (Freshman): Competed at Jamestown
College...2001 (Redshirt): Sat out the season at Jamestown...College
Cross Country: Placed sixth in 2003 and 32nd in 2002 at the North
Central Conference meet for the Bison...Also ran at Jamestown College for
one season...High School: Prepped at Jamestown High where he ran cross
country and track...Also competed in football, basketball and baseball for
the Blue Jays... Personal: Majoring in landscape architecture...Born 5-6-
1982...Son of Terry Hagan of Fargo and Donna Hagan of
Jamestown...Family includes three older brothers.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2003 3,000m Indoor 9:04.75 ---- ----
2003 Steeple Outdoor 9:51.25 ---- ----
DARIK HOFF, Sr., Bismarck, ND...Returning from a redshirt
year...Since his last varsity action, he’s become a two-time NCAA cross
country All-American...Ten-time North Central Conference placewinner in
track who can run effectively anywhere from 800 to 5,000 meters and
competes on the 3,200-meter and distance medley relay squads...2003
(Redshirt): Sat out the year as a redshirt...2002 (Junior): Covered the
800 meters to the 5,000 meters, placing four times in the NCC...Indoor--
Placed sixth in the mile and second in the 3,000 meters in the
conference...Outdoor--Sixth in the NCC at 1,500 meters and runner-up in
the league at 5,000 meters...Starred at the Drake Relays, running the final
Clooten Conlon Danielson Delmedico Essler Finch Fleming
Fries Gordon-Jackson
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Five Bison won NCC INDOOR TITLES at the 2003 meet, including Justen Lockhart (long
jump), Andrew Aakre (triple jump), Justin Camperud (weight) and Mike Vojtisek (500). Marques Johnson, at right,
won the 60 and 200.
leg of the runner-up distance
medley relay (9:59.42) and
leading off the title-winning
3,200 relay (7:29.90)...2001
(Sophomore): Indoor--Placed
fourth in the mile and eighth in the
3,000-meter run at the NCC
championships...Part of the NCC
champion 3,200-meter relay squad...
Outdoor--NCC runner-up in the 1,500
meters...2000 (Freshman): NCC
placer indoors and outdoors...Indoor--
Finished fourth in the league in the
1,000-meter run...Outdoor--Finished
sixth in the 1,500 meters and competed
in the 5,000 meters in the NCC
championships...College Cross
Country: Two-time All-American for
the Herd...Finished 34th in 2002 and
31st in 2003 at the national meet...Top
NDSU placer at every meet those
seasons...Set the North Central
Conference record at 8,000 meters
(24:40.92) when he won the league title
in 2002...Six-time NCC Athlete of the
Week in his career and the league’s
Outstanding Male Athlete in 2002...High School: Prepped at Century
High School in Bismarck...State champion at 800 meters...Team captain in
track, cross country and hockey...Third in the state in cross country...
Personal: Majoring in political science...Born 8-31-1980...Son of Dave
and Michele Hoff of Bismarck...Family includes one older brother.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2000 800m Outdoor 1:54.79 ---- ----
2000 1,000m Indoor 2:32.24 4th ----
2000 1,500m Outdoor 4:01.25 6th ----
2001 1,500m Outdoor 3:55.05 2nd ----
2002 1,500m Outdoor 3:54.41 6th ----
2001 Mile Indoor 4:19.45 4th ----
2002 Mile Indoor 4:15.61 6th ----
2001 3,000m Indoor 8:57.93 8th ----
2002 3,000m Indoor 8:42.17 2nd ----
2000 5,000m Outdoor 15:51.80 ---- ----
2001 5,000m Outdoor 16:03.96 ---- ----
2002 5,000m Outdoor 15:15.59 2nd ----
JAKE JANUSZEWSKI, So./Fr., Perham, MN...Breakout
distance runner who flirted with All-America honors on the cross country
course in the fall of 2003...Could be a threat in the steeplechase and other
distance events for the Bison...2003 (Freshman/Hardship): Only
competed indoors...Indoor--Ran the mile and 3,000 meters...Outdoor--
Sidelined with an injury...Granted a medical hardship to return as a freshman
in 2004...College Cross Country: Placed 47th in Division II as a
sophomore in 2003 with a time of 32:54.9 at the national meet... Showed
significant improvement from his rookie year to that national stage...High
School: Graduate of Perham High, where he earned four varsity letters in
track and one in basketball...Three-time conference cross country
Gustafson
Hagan
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champion and two-time league champ in both the mile and two-mile...Set
Perham’s school record in the mile (4:30) and two-mile (9:41)...Captain
and MVP of the track squad his last three years...Personal: Majoring in
human performance and fitness...Born 11-29-1983...Son of Jan and Jill
Januszewski of Perham...Has two younger sisters.
ANDY MOEN, Sr., Morris, MN...Competing only outdoors after
exhausting his indoor eligibility after the 2002 campaign and sitting out the
2003 outdoor season due to injury...Seven-time All-American for the Herd
at 800 meters indoors and in the relays...A three-time North Central
Conference champion...Seven-time conference placewinner and a member
of five championship NCC relay teams...He is a solid threat for both
conference and national honors again outdoors...2003 (Hardship):
Available for outdoor duty but missed the season due to injury...2002
(Senior/Junior): Competed indoors and outdoors, earning one conference
championship, one runner-up finish and two All-America awards...Indoor--
Won his second straight NCC championship in the 800 meters and finished
second in the NCAA 800...Member of two NCC championship relay teams
in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters...The 1,600-meter relay team finished fifth
in the nation for All-America status...Outdoor--Finished second in the NCC
800 meters and qualified for the NCAAs...Member of the All-America and
NCC champion 1,600 relay team that finished fourth in the nation...
Finished second at the Drake Relays in the distance medley relay and his
3,200 relay team won the Drake Relays (7:29.90) with him running the
anchor leg...2001 (Junior/Sophomore): Indoor--NCC champion in the
800 meters...Took sixth in Division II...Part of the NCC champion 3,200
relay squad...Outdoor--Part of the conference champion 1,600 relay
team...NCC runner-up in the 800 meters and sixth in Division II...Part of
the 3,200 relay that won the Drake Relays...2000 (Sophomore/Freshman):
Indoor--NCC runner-up in the 800 and fourth-place finisher at the
NCAA nationals with a career-best 1:51.06...Outdoor--NCC champion at
800 meters with a 1:51.09 clocking... 1999 Season (Freshman/
Redshirt): Indoor--Had a strong freshman indoor campaign, finishing
third in the NCC at 1,000 meters...Outdoor--Sat out the season as a
redshirt...College Cross Country: Four-year letterman for the Bison
from 1999 to 2002...Placed 18th in the NCC in 2000 and 2001...High
School: Prepped at Morris Area High where he was the Minnesota state
prep champion at 800 meters and was a two-time conference champ at that
distance...His team won a state championship... Team captain and MVP in
cross country, and captain of the track squad... Also competed in
swimming...Personal: Majoring in electrical engineering...Born 10-29-
1979...Son of Richard and Kathy Moen of Morris...Kathy was active in
basketball and track at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN...Oldest of
three children including a sister, Becky, who played basketball at the
University of North Dakota.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
1999 800m Indoor 1:55.80 ---- ----
2000 800m Indoor 1:51.06 2nd 4th
2001 800m Indoor 1:52.09 1st 6th
2002 800m Indoor 1:51.09 1st 2nd
2000 800m Outdoor 1:51.09 1st ----
2001 800m Outdoor 1:50.56 2nd 8th
2002 800m Outdoor 1:50.09 2nd ----
1999 1,000m Indoor 2:31.53 3rd ----
Haglund Halland Hartsoch Heebink Herman Hoff Januszewski
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Justen Lockhart, at left, was one of NDSU’s five INDOOR ALL-AMERICANS in 2003
with a 4th-place long jump finish. The others were Jared Essler, Luke Mosey, Terrance Wolbaum and
Andrew Aakre, who finished 3rd in the 1,600 relay.
CHRIS PERLEBERG, Sr., Jamestown, ND...Emerged as the
feature distance runner, especially in the steeplechase, in his first year with
the Herd after transferring from NAIA Jamestown (ND) College...2003
(Junior): Three-time North Central Conference placewinner...Indoor--
Conference runner-up at 5,000 meters...Outdoor--Sixth in the NCC
steeplechase and fifth in the 5,000 meters...2002 (Sophomore): NAIA
national qualifier in the steeplechase, where he finished ninth...2001
(Freshman): Competed for Jamestown College...College Cross
Country: All-American for the Bison in 2003 with a 32nd-place showing
at the NCAA meet, where he clocked in at 32:24.50...Placed seventh in the
NCC with a time of 25:17.07...Finished 18th at the 2002 conference meet
for the Bison...All-America in 2001 for Jamestown and All-Dakota Athletic
Conference for the Jimmies in 2000 with a ninth-place 26:18 clocking...
High School: Prepped at Jamestown High, where he competed in
distances from 800 meters to two miles...Won the conference title in the
two-mile event and was part of the Blue Jay program that won three
straight North Dakota cross country state championships...Personal:
Majoring in biological sciences with a minor in chemistry...Born 1-26-
1982...Son of Bruce and Joan Perleberg of Jamestown...Youngest of four
children.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2003 5,000m Indoor 15:14.66 2nd ----
2003 5,000m Outdoor 15:30.34 5th ----
2003 Steeple Outdoor 9:25.28 6th ----
Other Key Returners and Newcomers:
Adam Asfeld Chad Bergan Brandon Heebink
Jake Januszewski Kris Langlie Greg Liebl
Cory Olson Eric Palmquist Mark Popp
Nick Rogers Jared Slinde
Sprints/Hurdles
ALLEN BURRELL, Jr., Aurora, CO...Made an immediate impact
in the North Central Conference for the Bison after his transfer from
Nebraska-Kearney...Gives the Bison the best 1-2 sprinter’s punch in the
league and maybe the nation...Two-time career All-American in the sprints
and a major contributor as the anchorman in the short relays...2003
(Sophomore): Five-time conference placewinner and an NCAA qualifier
in four events...Indoor--NCC runner-up in the 60 and 200 meters...Qualified
for the NCAA meet in the 60 but did not make the finals...Outdoor--Won
conference titles in the 100 and 200 meters and anchored the NCC
champion 400 relay unit that clocked a 40.95 to qualify for the NCAAs...
All-America in the 100 meters with an eighth-place showing...National
qualifier in the 200 but did not make the finals...2002 (Freshman): Ran
track and played football at Nebraska-Kearney where he finished sixth in
the nation in the outdoor 200 meters...Indoor--Captured the Rocky
Mountain Athletic Conference title in the 200 meters (:21.98) and was
second in the 60 meters (:06.82)...Outdoor--Finished second in both the
100 meters (:10.52) and 200 meters (:21.29) in the RMAC...Claimed his
All-America status with a sixth-place finish in the 200 meters (:21.25)...
High School: Prepped at Overland High in Aurora, where he ran track and
The The Strength Strength of of the the Herd Herd is is the the Bison
Bison
played football...All-conference in the
100 meters and all-state in the 400 and 800-meter
relays...Played wide receiver in football, making 45 catches for
850 yards in his career...College Football: Plays wide receiver
for the Bison...Led the 2003 team in receiving with 570 yards by air, an
average of 51.8 yards per game, and four touchdowns...Also the leading
kickoff and punt returner...Played as a true freshman at Nebraska-Kearney
where he set a school record for catches by a freshman (36)...Played six
games as a sophomore at UNK before transferring at semester break to
NDSU for track...Personal: Majoring in criminal justice...Born 2-6-
1982...Son of Mary Burrell of Aurora.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2003 60m Indoor :06.82 2nd ----
2003 100m Outdoor :10.39 1st 8th
2003 200m Indoor :21.69 2nd ----
2003 200m Outdoor :21.08 1st ----
JARED ESSLER, Jr., Minot, ND...Returning three-time All-
American sprinter as a member of the 1,600-meter relay team that finished
second and third in the nation in 2003...Will continue to compete in the
200 and 400 meters for the Bison while focusing on the relay teams...2003
(Sophomore): All-America twice by relay and seven-time placewinner in
the North Central Conference including three championship relay units...
Indoor--Placed third in the NCC 400 meters and eighth in the 200 meters...
Ran the third leg of the league championship 1,600 relay that clocked in at
3:16.86 and went on to a third-place national finish with a 3:12.96...
Outdoor--Placed fourth in the 200 meters and followed with a win in the
400 meters...Part of the NCC champion 400 and 1,600 relays that ran
times of :40.95 and 3:16.78, respectively...Anchored the school recordbreaking
1,600 relay two weekends in a row, running a 3:10.73 at the
Kansas Relays and a 3:09.25 at the Drake Relays...Anchored the national
runner-up 1,600 relay that posted a 3:09.80...2002 (Redshirt/Freshman):
Only competed in the outdoor season...Indoor--Sat out the season as a
redshirt...Outdoor--Ran the 200 and 400 in the North Central Conference
championships, finishing eighth in the 400...Member of the Bison relay
teams including the 1,600-meter squad that clocked a 3:12.63 time to finish
fourth in the nation at the NCAAs...His 800-meter relay team finished fifth
at the Drake Relays...2001 (Freshman/Redshirt): Competed only during
the indoor season...Indoor--Finished third in the NCC in the 400-meter
dash...Part of the NCC runner-up 1,600-meter relay squad...Outdoor--Sat
out the season as a redshirt...College Football: Plays free safety for the
Bison...Started all 10 games in 2002, leading the team with 73 tackles and
40 solo stops...Intercepted one pass and recovered one fumble...Played in all
10 games in 2001, charting 32 tackles and one interception that he returned
for a 73-yard touchdown...Honors: Named to the All-North Central
Conference second team defense in football in 2003...Academic All-NCC
and second team Academic All-District VII in football in 2003...Academic
All-NCC track & field/cross country in 2003...Academic All-District VII
third team in 2002...High School: Four-time letterman in track at Bishop
Ryan High in Minot...Won 10 state track titles including four individual
titles as a senior (100m, 200m, 400m and the 300-meter hurdles)...Set a
Johnson Kramer Langlie LeBlanc Lee Lesnau Liebl Lindquist Mamula
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Six Bison won NCC OUTDOOR TITLES in 2003, including John Christensen (hammer), Chad
Oukrop (javelin), Matthew Gordon-Jackson (triple jump), Jared Essler (400) and Nate Schmidt (decathlon). Allen
Burrell, at right, won the 100 and 200.
pair of state records and four school records...2000 Gatorade
North Dakota Male Track Athlete of the Year and Class B Male
Track Athlete of the Year...Personal: Majoring in social science
and physical education...Born 1-3-1982...Son of Dennis and Kae
Essler of Minot...Family includes a younger sister Jocelyn, who is a
sprinter for the Bison women.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2003 200m Indoor :22.11 8th ----
2002 200m Outdoor :22.22 18th ----
2003 200m Outdoor :21.91 4th ----
2001 400m Indoor :49.80 3rd ----
2003 400m Indoor :49.01 3rd ----
2002 400m Outdoor :47.69 8th ----
2003 400m Outdoor :47.94 1st ----
MARQUES JOHNSON, Jr., Milwaukee, WI...Exploded onto
the Bison track scene with a flair rarely seen...Captured three NCC indoor
crowns as a true freshman and four more as a sophomore, earning All-
America honors both years in the 1,600 relay...One of the premier sprinters
in the North Central Conference with the stiffest competition coming from
his own camp...2003 (Sophomore): Won two individual and two relay
titles for the Bison and was All-America once outdoors...Indoor--NCC
champion in the 60 and 200 meters while adding a fourth-place finish in the
long jump...Anchored the league champion 1,600 relay that clocked in at
3:16.86...Advanced to the NCAAs in the 60 meters but did not escape the
prelims...Outdoor--NCC runner-up in the 100 and 200 meters...Ran the
second leg of the 400 relay that won the league (:40.95) and the 1,600 relay
that was second in the nation (3:09.80)...Part of the school record-setting
1,600 relay at the Drake Relays (3:09.25)...2002 (Freshman): A force for
the Bison both indoors and outdoors as a true freshman...Indoor--Won NCC
titles in both the 60 and 200 meters, and added a fifth-place finish in the
league long jump...Anchored the NCC champion 1,600-meter relay team
that went on to finish fifth in the NCAA nationals with a season-best time
of 3:14.81, earning All-America honors...Outdoor--Finished third in the
North Central Conference in the 200 meters...Qualified for the NCAA
nationals in both the 100 and 200 but did not get out of the prelims in
either event...College Football: Leading receiver for NDSU as a freshman
in 2002, catching 37 passes for 749 yards, 20.2 yards per catch and five
TDs...Averaged 8.1 yards per catch as a sophomore, making 19 catches for
154 yards...Also returns punts and kickoffs for the Herd, averaging 18.8
yards per kickoff return in his two-year career...Honors: The 2002 North
Central Conference Most Outstanding Male Athlete in track & field when
he won two indoor titles, placed in a third event, and anchored a winning
relay...High School: Prepped at Milwaukee Vincent High where he won
state championships in the 200 and 400 meters and was a seven-time City
Conference champion...Won the 200 meters at the National Youth Indoor
Championships in 2001 with a time of :22.61...Sixth in the 1999 National
Junior Olympics in the 200 meters...Two-time 55-meter indoor state
champion where he had the third fastest time in the nation...Set school
records 55, 100, 200 and 400 meters as a senior and was part of state
record-setting 400 and 800 relay teams...Gatorade and Wisconsin Track
Coaches Athlete of the Year...Two-time all-conference football player and
honorable mention all-area as a senior...Personal: Majoring in physical
education... Born 6-21-1983...Son of Jerome and Jacquline Johnson of
Milwaukee.
Mauch Miller
14/Bison Track & Field
Moen
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2002 60m Indoor :06.78 1st 9th
2003 60m Indoor :06.79 1st ----
2002 100m Outdoor :10.44 ---- ----
2003 100m Outdoor :10.53 2nd ----
2002 200m Indoor :21.63 1st ----
2003 200m Indoor :21.44 1st ----
2002 200m Outdoor :21.42 3rd ----
2003 200m Outdoor :21.35 2nd ----
2002 LJ Indoor 22-9 3/4 5th ----
2003 LJ Indoor 23-3 1/4 4th ----
PETER STUART, Jr.,
Blaine, MN...Strong hurdler who
will mix into the long sprints and
relays for the Bison...All-America
a year ago in the outdoor 400meter
hurdles...2003 (Sophomore):
Achieved his first All-
America performance and placed
four times in the North Central
Conference including one relay
championship...Indoor--Placed
sixth in the league at 500 meters
but did not advance out of the
conference prelims in the his main
event, the 60-meter hurdles...
Outdoor--Conference runner-up in
the 400 hurdles and fourth-place
finisher in the 110 hurdles...Ran the lead leg of the NCC champion 1,600
relay that clocked in at 3:16.78...2002 (Freshman): Competed in the long
sprints indoors but had his best success outdoors where he won a conference
championship...Indoor--Competed in the 400 and 500-meter dashes but did
not see action in the NCC championships...Outdoor--NCC champion in the
400-meter hurdles and finished fifth in the league in the 110 hurdles...
Qualified for the NCAA nationals in the 400 hurdles but did not advance out
of the prelims...High School: Prepped at Blaine High where he ran the
110 and 300 hurdles... Four-time team MVP and team captain as a senior...
Holds school records in both hurdle events...Also competed in basketball
where he was a two-time all-conference performer and a two-time MVP...
Personal: Majoring in business...Born 5-20-1983...Son of Tom and Susan
Stuart of Blaine...Has one brother and three sisters, all older.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2003 500m Indoor 1:05.50 6th ----
2003 60mh Indoor :08.50 ---- ----
2002 110mh Outdoor :14.88 5th ----
2003 110mh Outdoor :14.51 4th ----
2002 400mh Outdoor :52.36 1st ----
2003 400mh Outdoor :52.36 2nd 7th
REECE VEGA, So., St. Charles, MN...Up-and-coming star of the
sprinting corps who can run from 400 to 800 meters regularly, including the
relays...Traveled as a true freshman to the NCAA meet as an alternate for
the All-America 1,600 relay team...2003 (Freshman): Saw significant
action both seasons of his rookie year...Indoor--North Central Conference
runner-up in the 500-meter dash...Outdoor--Finished third in the league at
Morgan Olson Otis Oukrop Palmer Palmquist
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One of NDSU’s nine OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICANS in 2003 was NCAA decathlon
champion Nate Schmidt, at left. Others were Andrew Aakre (3rd, decathlon); Peter Stuart (7th, 400h);
Tom Heilman (6th, vault); Allen Burrell (8th, 100); and the quartet of Marques Johnson, Luke Mosey,
Terrance Wolbaum and Jared Essler, which finished 2nd in the 1,600 relay.
400 meters...Ran the third leg of the sixth-place 3,200 relay at the Drake
Relays that clocked in at 7:36.71...High School: Had a record-breaking
prep career at St. Charles High, running from 100 to 800 meters plus
several relays...Clocked school records at 100 meters (:11.37), 200 meters
(:22.64), 400 meters (:48.44) and 800 meters (:1:58.6), and was part of
three school-record relay units...Set a conference record in the 400 meters
(:49.5)...Captured team MVP honors his final three years...Two-time allconference
performer on the cross country course...Personal: Majoring in
business...Born 7-20-1983...Son of Tom and Pam Vega of St. Charles...
Family includes a younger sister...Has a cousin, Reggie Stevens, who played
quarterback on the Winona State University football team.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2003 400m Outdoor :48.06 3rd ----
2003 500m Indoor 1:04.59 2nd ----
TERRANCE WOLBAUM, Jr./So., Bismarck, ND... Outstanding
sprinter who is a three-time individual placewinner in the North Central
Conference, and a two-time conference champion and three-time All-
American in the relays...Will be a strong factor for the Bison in the long
sprints and continues to be a key relay runner...2003 (Sophomore/
Freshman): Two-time All-American
and NCC placewinner...Indoor--Helped
the Bison to a national third-place
finish in the 1,600 relay (3:12.96) and a
third-place NCC showing in the 3,200
relay (7:52.16)...Placed fourth in the
500 meters...Outdoor--Ran the third leg
of NDSU’s national runner-up 1,600
relay unit (3:09.80) and placed seventh
in the league at 800 meters...2002
(Freshman/Redshirt): Competed
only in the indoor season...Indoor--
Finished third at the North Central
Conference indoor championships in
the 500 meters with a 1:04.63
clocking...Ran the second leg on the
NCC champion 1,600-meter relay team
that turned in a 3:16.70 clocking and
ran the leadoff leg on that same unit
that went 3:14.81 for fifth in the
nation...Outdoor--Sat out the season as
a redshirt...High School: Prepped at
Bismarck High where he ran the 200
through 800 meters and relay teams...
Set the school record in the 400
(:48.24) and was part of the 1,600meter
relay team that set a state record...Also competed in soccer and
basketball...First team all-state in soccer...Honors: Third team Academic
All-America in 2003...Personal: Majoring in zoology with a minor in
Spanish...Born 9-6-1982...Son of Thomas and Dorleen Wolbaum of
Bismarck...Family includes an older brother and a younger sister.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2002 500m Indoor 1:04.63 3rd ----
2003 500m Indoor 1:04.32 4th ----
2003 800m Outdoor 1:54.07 7th ----
Other Key Returners and Newcomers:
Mason Anderson Terrance Fleming
Phil Gustafson Justin LeBlanc
Ben Lee Paul Lindquist
Eric Miller Scott Palmer Jake Ridl
Tony Schwan Jay Shook Darin Spitzer
Dylan Spitzer Paul Suckstorff Tyler Woitzel
Jumps
MATTHEW GORDON-JACKSON, Jr., Minneapolis,
MN...Good triple jumper who can also contribute in the long jump...Will be
rebounding from a leg injury to defend his North Central Conference
outdoor triple jump crown...2003 (Hardship/Sophomore): Won an NCC
title in his first year with the Bison...Indoor--Participated in one meet
before taking a medical hardship season with an injury...Outdoor--Won the
conference triple jump championship and was third in the long jump...
Junior College: Played wide receiver on the football team at North
Dakota State College of Science in 2001 and 2002...Also participated in
track & field for one season there...High School: Prepped at Champlin
(MN) Park High where he was a state long jump champion...Posted a career
best 24-2 during his time there...Won a conference title in the long jump
and was part of two conference champion relay teams...Personal:
Majoring in psychology... Born 5-19-1982...Son of Barbara Jackson of
Brooklyn Center, MN...Has an older sister and a younger brother.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2003 LJ Outdoor 23-6 3/4 3rd ----
2003 TJ Outdoor 47-6 1/2 1st ----
RYAN LESNAU, Jr./So., Garfield, MN...Dominating high jumper
who won five of six Division II meets indoors last year and placed high in
the North Central Conference for the second and third times in his career...
Still looking for a conference title and All-America honors...2003
(Sophomore/Freshman): Competed strictly in the high jump, winning
seven meets over the course of the year...Indoor--Won five straight meets
before placing third at the NCC championships...Outdoor--Won two meets
and was the league runner-up...Qualifed for the NCAA championships but
placed 10th, missing All-America accolades...2002 (Freshman/Redshirt):
Finished second indoors in the NCC high jump and qualified for the NCAA
nationals...Indoor--Cleared 6-10 3/4 to finish second in the NCC championships
but finished ninth in the NCAA nationals...Outdoor--Sat out the
season as a redshirt...High School: Prepped at Jefferson High in Alexandria,
MN, where he cleared 6-10 indoors and 6-9 outdoors in the high
jump...Team captain and MVP...Also competed in basketball...Personal:
Majoring in computer science with a minor in English...Born 7-9-1983...
Son of Richard and Lynn Lesnau of Garfield...Family includes an older
brother and a younger sister.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2002 HJ Indoor 6-11 1/4 2nd 9th
2003 HJ Indoor 6-10 1/4 3rd ----
2003 HJ Outdoor 6-10 1/2 2nd 10th
Perleberg Pettis Popp Reginek Ridl Rogers Schmidt Schwan Shook
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MATT STOCKERT, Jr., Dickinson, ND...Will
contribute in the triple jump and perhaps the long jump for the
Bison...Has plenty of meet experience but is still looking for his
first conference championship action...2003 (Junior): Competed
almost exclusively in the triple jump both seasons...Indoor--Traveled a
career best 44-9 1/2 in the triple for fifth place at the Bison Open...Also
posted a career-best 20-7 3/4 in his only long jump of the year at that
meet...Outdoor--Placed in three meets in the triple jump...2002 (Sophomore):
Saw action in the triple and long jumps both seasons...Best mark in
the triple was a 43-11 1/2 for fifth at the indoor Bison Classic...2001
(Freshman): Competed unattached at two indoor meets...High School:
Prepped at Dickinson High where he competed in the triple and long
jumps...Career best in the triple was a 41-10 and in the long jump was an
even 20 feet...Part of a state championship team in 1999...Was also active
in the math club and science club... Personal: Majoring in electrical
engineering...Born 8-24-1982...Son of Duane and Sandy Stockert of
Dickinson...Has two brothers and a sister, all younger.
Other Key Returners and Newcomers:
Andrew Aakre James Finch James Fries
Kevin Haglund Brad Hartsoch Marques Johnson
Donte Pettis Nathan Schmidt Matt Thunder
Pole Vault
MARC STECKLER, Sr./Jr.,
Fargo, ND...The veteran vaulter of the
staff, he will be a contender for the
North Central Conference title both
indoors and outdoors...Has one All-
America award and one conference title
under his belt...Six-time NCC
placewinner in his career...2003
(Junior/Sophomore): Competed
strictly in the pole vault, placing
indoors and outdoors in the NCC and
qualifying for the NCAAs...Indoor--
Cleared 15-5 1/2 to tie for fourth place
in the conference...Outdoor--Cleared a
career best 16-4 3/4 for fifth place at
the Kansas Relays...Took third in the
NCC and qualified for nationals where
he tied for ninth...2002 (Sophomore/
Freshman): Placed indoors and
outdoors in the NCC pole vault and
qualified for the NCAAs in both
seasons...Indoor--Finished fourth in the
NCC championships and 10th at the
NCAA nationals...Won the Bison
Classic with a season-best 15-9 1/4 vault...Outdoor--Won the NCC title with
a career-best vault of 16-1 1/4 and finished eighth in the NCC javelin throw
to help the Bison win the league championship...Earned All-America honors
Slinde Darin Spitzer
16/Bison Track & Field
The Bison won 13 STRAIGHT North Central Conference outdoor track & field championships from 1987 to 1999, the
longest streak in NCC history.
Dylan Spitzer
with an eighth-place national finish in the pole vault (15-10)...2001
(Freshman/Redshirt): Only competed indoors...Indoor--Placed eighth in
the NCC pole vault... Outdoor--Sat out the season as a redshirt...Honors:
First team Academic All-America and Academic All-NCC in 2003...Also
picked up Academic All-District honors en route to the national
award...Personal: Majoring in mechanical engineering...Born 11-31-
1981...Son of Chuck and Jeanie Steckler of Fargo...Family includes two
sisters.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2001 PV Indoor 15-0 8th ----
2002 PV Indoor 15-9 1/4 4th 10th
2003 PV Indoor 15-10 4th ----
2002 PV Outdoor 16-1 1/4 1st 8th
2003 PV Outdoor 16-4 3/4 3rd 9th
2002 Javelin Outdoor 159-1 8th ----
DAN OTIS, Jr., Devils Lake, ND...Talented up-and-coming athlete
who will be counted on to make an impact for the Herd in the vault...2003
(Sophomore): Placed in the North Central Conference in his first year
with the Bison...Indoor--Appeared at three meets but did not enter the
league championships...Outdoor--Cleared a career-high 16-1 in his first
outing and went on to tie for eighth in the NCC...High School: Competed
in the vault and 400 meters for four seasons at Devils Lake High...Won a
conference title as a senior in 1999, clearing 14-3 to set a school record...
Also lettered twice in basketball...Personal: Majoring in business...Born 8-
27-1980...Son of Scott and Janet Otis of Devils Lake...Has two younger
brothers.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2003 PV Outdoor 16-1 8th ----
Other Key Returners and Newcomers:
Tony Halland Kyle Herman Dan Reginek
Throws
JOHN CHRISTENSEN, Jr., Mercer, ND...Competes in the 35pound
weight throw, shot put, discus throw and hammer throw...Should be a
contender for points in the North Central Conference in all events...
Defending hammer champion outdoors...2003 (Sophomore): Placed in
three of the five NCC championship events he entered...Indoor--Conference
runner-up in the weight throw and eighth in the shot put...Outdoor--
Won the league title in the hammer throw and competed in the discus throw
and shot put...2002 (Freshman): Indoor--Competed in the weight throw
and shot put...Outdoor--Competed in the hammer and discus throws in the
NCC championships, placing fifth with the hammer...2001 (Redshirt): Sat
out the year as a redshirt in the Bison program...High School: Prepped at
Turtle Lake-Mercer High, where he won conference titles in the shot put
and discus...Won region championships in both those events...Track MVP
as both a junior and senior...Also played football and basketball...First team
all-state in football as a linebacker and all-district in basketball...Personal:
Majoring in electrical engineering...Born 9-18-1981...Family includes two
older brothers...Son of Steve and Bev Christensen of Mercer.
Steckler Stockert Stuart Suckstorff Thunder Vega
The The Strength Strength of of the the Bison Bison is is the the Herd
Herd

When Nate Schmidt won his third North Central Conference DECATHLON in 2003, it was the 12th
time in 17 years that a Bison athlete had won the event. That group included Tom Leutz, at left, who
competed in the 1984 Olympic Trials in the decathlon. Leutz was the first ever North Dakota collegiate
athlete to compete in the Olympic track trials. He was inducted to the Bison Hall of Fame in 2002.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2002 35#wt Indoor 46-1 1/2 ---- ----
2003 35#wt Indoor 54-6 2nd ----
2002 Shot Put Indoor 42-4 1/4 ---- ----
2003 Shot Put Indoor 45-10 3/4 8th ----
2003 Shot Put Outdoor 43-7 1/4 11th ----
2002 Discus Outdoor 152-11 ---- ----
2003 Discus Outdoor 138-2 15th ----
2002 Hammer Outdoor 147-11 5th ----
2003 Hammer Outdoor 163-10 1st ----
ROSS KRAMER, Jr., Wishek, ND...Will throw the 35-pound
weight and shot indoors and the discus and hammer outdoors...Four-time
North Central Conference placewinner
including twice in the discus...2003
(Sophomore): Made three placefinishes
in the conference... Indoor--
Eighth in the conference weight
throw...Also threw the shot but did not
place...Outdoor--Placed third in the
discus throw and sixth in the hammer
throw at the NCC meet...2002
(Freshman): Indoor--Competed in
the weight throw and shot put...
Outdoor--Finished fourth in the NCC in
the discus throw...Recorded a seasonbest
discus throw of 149-1 in the Bison
Open...2001 (Redshirt): Sat out the
year as a redshirt in the Bison
program...High School: Prepped at
Wishek High, where he was the state
champion in the discus as a junior with
a toss of 173-4...Team MVP as a
senior...Also competed in basketball...
Personal: Majoring in management
information systems and business
administration with a minor in
computer science...Born 5-28-1981... Son of Clyde and Cindy Kramer of
Wishek...Family includes an older brother and a younger sister.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2003 35#wt Indoor 47-4 1/2 8th ----
2003 Shot Put Indoor 40-2 1/4 ---- ----
2002 Discus Outdoor 149-1 4th ----
2003 Discus Outdoor 149-9 3rd ----
2003 Hammer Outdoor 149-9 6th ----
PAT MORGAN, Sr., Dilworth, MN...Five-time North Central
Conference placewinner in the weights...Makes his best finishes with the
shot and hammer...2003 (Junior): Two-time NCC placer competing
primarily in the shot, weight and hammer...Indoor--Placed fourth in the
league in the weight throw and ninth in the shot put...Outdoor--Finished
third in the NCC hammer throw and 10th in the shot put...Tossed the discus
at two meets... 2002 (Sophomore): Placed in the NCC both indoors and
outdoors... Indoor--Finished sixth in the NCC weight throw and had a
career-best toss of 50-5 in the Bison Classic...Outdoor--Competed in the
Woitzel Wolbaum
The The Strength Strength of of the the Herd Herd is is the the Bison
Bison
hammer throw and shot put in the outdoor NCC championships,
finishing sixth in the hammer...2001 (Freshman): Indoor--
Competed exclusively in the weight throw...Outdoor--Placed
fourth at the NCC championships in the hammer and also competed
in the shot put...High School: Threw the shot for Dilworth-
Glyndon-Felton High and also played football...Captained the Rebels’ grid
team as a senior...Personal: Majoring in physical education with a health
minor...Born 7-11-1980...Works as an usher at Bison home basketball
games...Son of Richard and Virginia Morgan of Dilworth...Family includes
an older sister and a younger sister.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2002 35#wt Indoor 50-5 6th ----
2003 35#wt Indoor 51-9 3/4 4th ----
2003 Shot Put Indoor 46-6 9th ----
2001 Shot Put Outdoor 44-8 1/2 12th ----
2002 Shot Put Outdoor 44-0 1/4 15th ----
2003 Shot Put Outdoor 47-0 10th ----
2001 Hammer Outdoor 150-5 4th ----
2002 Hammer Outdoor 146-8 6th ----
2003 Hammer Outdoor 164-3 3rd ----
CHAD OUKROP, Jr., Dickinson, ND...All-around athlete who
showed great ability throwing the javelin his first year with the Bison after
transferring from the University of Mary, where he qualified for the NAIA
nationals as a freshman...2003 (Sophomore): North Central Conference
javelin throw champion with a mark of 195-8...The first Bison javelin
champ since 2000 when his brother, Brock, won it for the Herd...Appeared
in only four meets but made an improvement of more than 11 feet from his
first to last outing...2002 (Freshman): Competed for the University of
Mary in Bismarck, ND...Qualified for the NAIA nationals with a javelin toss
of more than 190 feet...High School: Prepped at Dickinson High, where
he competed in the javelin throw and all of the jumping events...Three-time
state champion his senior year, winning the high jump (6-4), triple jump
(46-4 3/4), and javelin (212-8)...The javelin mark set a state and school
record, and the triple jump mark was a school best...Also was third that year
in the long jump (21-8)...MVP of his basketball and track squads during the
senior year...Played four years on the court, earning a varsity letter his
senior year when he averaged 15 points per game and was selected allconference
and all-academic...Also active in Close-Up, a government
experience program... Personal: Majoring in zoology...Born 1-3-1983...
Son of Allen and Mary Oukrop of Dickinson...Family includes a younger
sister, Alison, and two older brothers, Brock and Derek...Brock was the
North Central Conference javelin champ in 2000 while at NDSU.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2003 Javelin Outdoor 196-3 1st ----
Other Key Returners and Newcomers:
Tim Blaufuss Darren Clabo Ben Clooten
Reid Conlon James Delmedico Rob Mamula
Andrew Mauch
Bison Track & Field/17

North Dakota State’s fourth-place finish at the 1989 NCAA DIVISION II indoor national championships remains the
best national indoor finish in school history.
Indoor Results, Records & Review
2003 Meet Results
AT MINNESOTA OPEN
Minneapolis, MN................................................................ No scoring
NDSU titles (1)--Jared Essler, 400m, :49.01
AT MINNESOTA CLASSIC
Minneapolis, MN................................................................ No scoring
NDSU titles (1)--Marques Johnson, 60m, :06.83
AT SUPER 8 OPEN
Bemidji, MN ........................................................................ No scoring
NDSU titles (2)--Andrew Aakre, 600m, 1:21.20; Ryan Lesnau, HJ, 6-6
AT HUSKY OPEN
St. Cloud, MN ...................................................................... No scoring
NDSU titles (10)--Allen Burrell, 60m, :07.05; Marques Johnson,
200m, :22.15, 400m, :49.20; Terrance Wolbaum, 500m, 1:04.32;
Jason Alt, 1000m, 2:31.39; Chris Hagan, 3000m, 9:07.45; Relay
1600m (Burrell, Luke Mosey, Mike Vojtisek, Peter Stuart), 3:20.62;
Relay 3200m (Wolbaum, Reece Vega, Alt, Jedd Danielson), 8:00.58;
Ryan Lesnau, HJ, 6-8 3/4; Justin Camperud, WT, 56-1 1/4
NDSU PENTATHLON
Fargo, ND .............................................................................. No scoring
1. Andrew Aakre, NDSU, 3824; 2. Nathan Schmidt, NDSU, 3797
BISON OPEN
Fargo, ND .............................................................................. No scoring
NDSU titles (7)--Marques Johnson, 55m, :06.30, 200m, :21.86; Reece
Vega, 500m, 1:05.50; Chris Perleberg, 5000m, 15:21.83; Relay 1600m
(Andrew Aakre, Johnson, Jared Essler, Luke Mosey), 3:16.99; Ryan
Lesnau, HJ, 6-7 1/2; Justen Lockhart, LJ, 24-0 3/4
NDSU OPEN
Fargo, ND .............................................................................. No scoring
NDSU titles (6)--Marques Johnson, 55m, :06.36; Mike Vojtisek,
400m, :49.64; Relay 1600m (Nathan Schmidt, Jared Essler, Terrance
Wolbaum, Peter Stuart), 3:18.12; Relay 3200m (Jake Ridl, Vojtisek,
Jedd Danielson, Jason Alt), 8:00.71; Ryan Lesnau, HJ, 6-8 1/4; Andrew
Aakre, TJ, 47-5 1/2
BISON CLASSIC
Fargo, ND .............................................................................. No scoring
NDSU titles (8)--Marques Johnson, 200m, :21.92; Andrew Aakre,
400m, :49.18; Terrance Wolbaum, 500m, 1:04.54; Jedd Danielson,
800m, 1:55.51; Nathan Schmidt, 55h, :07.73; Relay 1600m (Mike
Vojtisek, Luke Mosey, Wolbaum, Jared Essler), 3:17.31; Ryan Lesnau,
HJ, 6-10 1/4; Aaron Walker, TJ, 45-7
AT NCC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Vermillion, SD .......................................................................... 1st of 7
Team scores and NDSU placers on Page 21
AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Boston, MA ............................................................................ 13th of 38
NDSU (2 placers, 5 All-Americans, 11 points)--Justen Lockhart, LJ,
4th (5pts), 23-8 1/4; Relay 1600m (Andrew Aakre, Jared Essler,
Terrance Wolbaum, Luke Mosey), 3rd (6pts), 3:12.96
18/Bison Track & Field
Pettis
Johnson
Perleberg
Top Bison Performances in 2003
60-METER DASH
Marques Johnson (55m) ............................. :06.78
200-METER DASH
Marques Johnson ......................................... :21.44
400-METER DASH
Jared Essler ................................................... :49.01
500-METER DASH
Terrance Wolbaum .................................... 1:04.32
600-METER DASH
Terrance Wolbaum .................................... 1:20.22
800-METER RUN
Terrance Wolbaum .................................... 1:54.48
1,000-METER RUN
Jason Alt ..................................................... 2:30.72
1-MILE RUN
Chris Perleberg ...........................................4:21.36
3,000-METER RUN
Chris Perleberg ...........................................9:00.05
5,000-METER RUN
Chris Perleberg ........................................ 15:14.66
60-METER HURDLES
Andrew Aakre (55m) .................................. :08.22
1,600-METER RELAY
Aakre, Essler, Wolbaum, Mosey .............3:12.96
3,200-METER RELAY
Vojtisek, Danielson, Wolbaum, Alt ......... 7:52.16
HIGH JUMP
Ryan Lesnau ............................................. 6-10 1/4
POLE VAULT
Marc Steckler ................................................ 15-10
LONG JUMP
Justen Lockhart ....................................... 24-6 1/2
TRIPLE JUMP
Andrew Aakre .......................................... 47-5 1/2
SHOT PUT
Justin Camperud ....................................... 50-7 1/2
35# WEIGHT THROW
Justin Camperud .............................................. 57-9
PENTATHLON
Nathan Schmidt ............................................ 3,847
Wolbaum
The The Strength Strength of of the the Bison Bison is is the the Herd
Herd

North Dakota State’s BISON SPORTS ARENA was the site of the first two NCAA Division II national indoor
meets (in 1985 and 1987). The championships returned in 1994 for the third and final time.
NDSU Indoor Records Bison Sports Arena Records
CURRENT EVENTS
Event Record Name, Year
55-Meter Dash :06.11 Mike Eckroth, 1989
60-Meter Dash :06.45 Stacy Robinson, 1983
200-Meter Dash :21.44 Marques Johnson, 2003
300-Meter Dash :34.30 John Bodine, 1986
400-Meter Dash :47.65 Jason Breitzman, 1997
500-Meter Dash 1:02.82 Aaron Dewald, 2000
600-Meter Dash 1:20.09 Aaron Dewald, 2001
800-Meter Run 1:50.21 Heith Janke, 1998
1,000-Meter Run 2:26.62 Rob Carney, 1982
1-Mile Run 4:04.30 Mike Bollmann, 1978
3,000-Meter Run 8:18.94 Doug Hanson, 1990
5,000-Meter Run 14:22.24 Paul LeBlanc, 1985
55-Meter Hurdles :07.20 Tyrone Lewis, 1989
60-Meter Hurdles :07.80 Tom Skaar, 1980
800-Meter Relay 1:29.10 Mike Eckroth, Jerry Boschee,
Rob Stevson, Jim Thompson,
1990
1,600-Meter Relay 3:12.70 Nathan Harms, Heith Janke,
Matt Ness, Jason Breitzman,
1997
3,200-Meter Relay 7:40.61 Greg Smock, Jason Alt, Andy
Moen, Aaron Klingbeil,
2002
High Jump 7-0 1/4 Brian Antoine, 1999
Pole Vault 17-4 1/2 Ryan McGlynn, 1996
Long Jump 25-0 1/2 Brent Parmer, 1995
Triple Jump 51-0 1/2 Pete Wodrich, 1988
Shot Put 55-1 3/4 Todd Levos, 1993
35# Weight Throw 58-6 3/4 Kevin Martin, 1998
Pentathlon 3,847 Nathan Schmidt, 2003
RETIRED EVENTS
Event Record Name, Year
60-Yard Dash :06.20 Ralph Wirtz, 1971
220-Yard Dash :22.36 Kevin Donnalley, 1979
300-Yard Dash :31.30 Doug Sorvik, 1972
440-Yard Dash :49.40 Mike Gesell, 1971
600-Yard Dash 1:12.5 Mike Slack, 1973
880-Yard Run 1:53.64 Kent Swank, 1979
1,000-Yard Run 2:12.00 Dave Kampa, 1972
1,500-Meter Run 3:49.02 Curt Bacon, 1979
2-Mile Run 8:41.00 Mike Slack, 1972
3-Mile Run 13:44.40 Roger Schwegel, 1974
2-Mile SC 9:53.50 Warren Eide, 1976
60-Yard Hurdles :07.02 Ralph Wirtz, 1971
60-Yard Int. Hurdles :07.00 Ralph Wirtz, 1971
60-Meter Int. Hurdles :07.70 Tom Skaar, 1980
220-Yd. Int. Hurdles :26.80 Jeff Anderson, 1974
440-Yard Relay :43.20 Bob Shook, Keary Krause,
Doug Sorvik, Brian Ulich,
1974
880-Yard Relay 1:30.30 Kevin Donnalley, Tom Skaar, Phil Kraemer, Jeff Kellerman,
1978
1-Mile Relay 3:21.03 Kevin Donnalley, Tom Skaar, Jeff Kellerman, Shane
Hodenfield, 1979
Medley Relay 4:37.20 Phil Kraemer, Jed Krieg, Robert Blakley, Rich Paal, 1980
The The Strength Strength of of the the Herd Herd is is the the Bison
Bison
Skaar
McGlynn
Parmer
Slack
CURRENT EVENTS
Event Record Name, School, Year
55-Meter Dash :06.06 Frederick Johnson, Hampton, 1985
60-Meter Dash :06.45 Stacy Robinson, NDSU, 1983
200-Meter Dash :21.75 Stacy Robinson, NDSU, 1984
300-Meter Dash :34.30 John Bodine, NDSU, 1986
400-Meter Dash :47.20 Lenval Laird, NY Tech, 1994
500-Meter Dash 1:02.12 Jeff Gross, Augustana, 1983
600-Meter Dash 1:20.87 Joe Vortherms, MSU-Mankato, 1982
800-Meter Run 1:49.39 Savieri Ngidhi, Ab. Christian, 1994
1,000-Meter Run 2:27.41 John Shurb, NDSU, 1990
1-Mile Run
3,000-Meter Run
3:59.70
8:18.94
Mike Slack, Unattached, 1974
Doug Hanson, NDSU, 1990 Robinson
5,000-Meter Run 14:09.66 Charles Cherniyot, Mt. St. Mary’s, 1987
55-Meter Hurdles :07.15 Brian Amos, Abilene Christian, 1994
60-Meter Hurdles :07.82 Steph Weiand, NDSU, 1983
60-Meter Int. Hurdles :07.70 Tom Skaar, NDSU, 1980
800-Meter Relay 1:30.30 NDSU (Kevin Donnalley, Tom Skaar, Phil Kraemer, Jeff
Kellerman), 1978
1,600-Meter Relay 3:11.55 SE Missouri St. (Dave Jackson, Earl Nichols, Carl Bell,
Kevin Lyons), 1985
3,200-Meter Relay 7:47.57 NDSU (Wade Folkse, Chris Dew, Darin Eisinger, Heith
Janke), 1996
High Jump 7-1 1/4 Greg Olson, MN State-Mankato, 1974
Pole Vault 17-4 1/2 Mike Edwards, Abilene Christian, 1994
Long Jump 26 1 3/4 Michael Francis, St. Augustine’s, 1994
Triple Jump 51-4 1/4 Stan Oporski, Cal State-LA, 1987
Keith Presberry, SE Missouri State, 1985
Shot Put 63-3 1/2 Bruce Pirnie, Galaxy Track Club, 1975
35# Weight Throw 61-0 1/4 Chris Nulle, MN State-Moorhead, 2003
Pentathlon 3,824 Andrew Aakre, NDSU, 2003
RETIRED EVENTS
Event Record Name, School, Year
60-Yard Dash :06.1 Bob Bennett, Dakota State, 1975
220-Yard Dash :22.36 Kevin Donnalley, NDSU, 1979
300-Yard Dash :30.7 Dale Kusnierek, Unattached, 1977
440-Yard Dash :49.2 Greg Lewis, Minnesota, 1974
600-Yard Dash 1:11.9 Don Larson, South Dakota State, 1975
Roger Landwehr, MN State-Mankato, 1974
880-Yard Run 1:53.07 Tom Whities, Augustana, 1979
1,000-Yard Run 2:10.7 Dennis Schultz, Northern Iowa, 1974
1,500-Meter Run 3:49.02 Curt Bacon, NDSU, 1979
2-Mile Run 8:41.0 Mike Slack, NDSU, 1972
3-Mile Run 13:48.1 Roger Schwegel, NDSU, 1975
60-Yd. Int. Hurdles :07.0 Ralph Wirtz, NDSU, several times
60-Yd. Hurdles :07.2 Ralph Wirtz, NDSU, 1971
Louis Clark, Dickinson State, 1971
Stan Druckery, Unattached, 1971
220-Yd. Int. Hurdles :26.7 Dave Grinaker, Concordia-Moorhead, 1971
2-Mile SC 9:39.5 Warren Eide, NDSU, 1976
440-Yard Relay :43.2 NDSU (Bob Shook, Keary Krause, Doug Sorvik, Brian
Ulich), 1974
880-Yard Relay 1:30.3 NDSU (Kevin Donnalley, Tom Skaar, Phil Kraemer, Jeff
Kellerman), 1978
1-Mile Relay 3:21.03 NDSU (Kevin Donnalley, Tom Skaar, Jeff Kellerman, Shane
Hodenfield), 1979
2-Mile Relay 7:40.6 MN State-Moorhead (Dwight Carlson, Phil Solum, Linc
Woodbury, John Tieman), 1976
Bison Track & Field/19

North Dakota State University Individual Indoor NCC Champions
High Jump
1967 Rod Landblom 6-3 1/4
1972 John Morken 6-6
1973 John Bennett 6-6
1975 John Bennett 6-9
1976 Craig Shepard 6-8
1987 Alan Begg 6-10 1/4
1989 Dave Trosen 6-9 1/2
1993 Charles Pokladnik 6-8 1/2
1994 Charles Pokladnik 6-9
1995 Charles Pokladnik 7-0
1999 Brian Antoine 6-10
2000 Brian Antoine 6-10 3/4
2001 Brian Antoine 6-10 3/4
Long Jump
1970 Ralph Wirtz 23-8
1971 Ralph Wirtz 24-11
1973 Boyd Junge 23-3 1/2
1984 John Bodine 24-2 1/2
1985 John Bodine 23-11 3/4
1986 John Bodine 23-10 1/4
1988 Pete Wodrich 23-3 1/4
1993 Brent Parmer 24-11
1994 Brent Parmer 24-9 3/4
1995 Brent Parmer 25-0 1/2
2001 Rob Renschler 23-4 1/2
2002 Justen Lockhart 24-4 1/4
2003 Justen Lockhart 24-6 1/2
Triple Jump
1971 Ralph Wirtz 48-4
1982 Vernon Taplin 48-10 1/4
1983 Vernon Taplin 48-6 1/2
1984 Bamson Fadipe 48-11 1/2
1985 Vernon Taplin 50-3 1/2
1988 Pete Wodrich 51-0 1/2
1996 Lee Schmidgall 48-1 3/4
2003 Andrew Aakre 47-5 1/4
Shot Put
1971 Mike Evenson 50-4 1/2
1992 Dave Marion 53-1 3/4
1993 Todd Levos 54-6
1994 Joe Toth 55-1 3/4
35# Weight Throw
2003 Justin Camperud 54-6 1/2
Pole Vault
1965 Lowell Lindermann 14-2
1967 Mike James 14-1
1968 Mike James 14-7 1/4
1973 Rich Hofstrand 15-0
1974 Layne Johnson 15-3
1975 Layne Johnson 16-4 1/4
1977 Doug Osland 15-0
1979 Custer Huseby 15-0
1980 Custer Huseby 14-7 1/2
1994 Ryan McGlynn 16-3
1995 Ryan McGlynn 16-8 3/4
1996 Ryan McGlynn 16-7
1998 Khoun
Thammalangsy 15-9
2002 Tom Heilman 15-9
20/Bison Track & Field
North Dakota State has won more titles in the POLE VAULT than any other event in NCC indoor track & field competi-
tion. The Bison have claimed 14 crowns in the pole vault in the three-plus decades of the indoor championships.
60-Meter Dash
1979 Robert Blakley :07.01
1980 Robert Blakley :06.80
1981 Robert Blakley :06.90
2002 Marques Johnson :06.78
2003 Marques Johnson :06.79
55-Meter Dash (Retired)
1983 Stacy Robinson :06.39
1984 Stacy Robinson :06.39
1990 Robert Stevson :06.46
2001 Anthony Garnett :06.43
200-Meter Dash
1979 Kevin Donnalley :22.36
1980 Robert Blakley :22.21
1993 Brent Parmer :22.06
1999 Anthony Garnett :21.74
2000 Anthony Garnett :21.60h
2002 Marques Johnson :21.63
2003 Marques Johnson :21.44
300-Yard Dash (Retired)
1972 Doug Sorvik :31.30
300-Meter Dash (Retired)
1986 John Bodine :34.51
440-Yard Dash (Retired)
1965 Bruce Airheart :49.60
400-Meter Dash
1998 Jason Breitzman :48.32
1999 Jason Breitzman :48.83
2000 Luke Mosey :48.73
500-Meter Dash
1989 Tim Birkland 1:06.40
1997 Jason Breitzman 1:04.08
1999 Aaron Dewald 1:04.07
2000 Aaron Dewald 1:02.82
2001 Aaron Dewald 1:03.79
2003 Mike Vojtisek 1:04.58
600-Yard Dash (Retired)
1965 Brian MacLaren 1:15.20
1967 Brian MacLaren 1:13.10
1972 Kim Beron 1:13.00
600-Meter Dash (Retired)
1980 Scott Wilkinsin 1:22.54
800-Meter Run
2001 Andy Moen 1:52.54
2002 Andy Moen 1:51.63
880-Yard Run (Retired)
1967 Brian MacLaren 1:57.80
1971 Mike Slack 1:58.60
1972 Mike Slack 1:54.10
1,000-Yard Run (Retired)
1972 Dave Kampa 2:13.60
1,000-Meter Run
1979 Rick Paal 2:28.67
1982 Mike Elshaw 2:27.68
1989 John Shurb 2:28.25
1996 Chris Dew 2:30.05
1997 Dane Larson 2:29.68
1998 Dane Larson 2:30.39
1999 Sam Renneberg 2:30.07
2000 Dane Larson 2:30.03
2001 Greg Smock 2:30.32
2002 Greg Smock 2:30.93
Mile Run
1971 Mike Slack 4:16.70
1972 Randy Lussenden 4:10.40
1976 Mike Bollmann 4:12.40
1977 Mike Bollmann 4:14.92
1978 Mike Bollmann 4:11.20
1996 Heith Janke 4:14.53
1997 Heith Janke 4:14.38
1,500-Meter Run (Retired)
1979 Curt Bacon 3:49.02
1983 Robert Carney 3:51.76
1989 John Shurb 3:49.83
2-Mile Run (Retired)
1971 Mike Slack 9:23.30
1972 Mike Slack 9:11.60
1976 Warren Eide 8:57.00
1977 Curt Bacon 9:12.90
1978 Mike Bollmann 9:00.10
5,000-Meter Run
1988 Rolf Schmidt 14:42.90
1989 Doug Hanson 14:39.90
1990 Doug Hanson 14:31.94
1995 Jesse Westrup 14:53.00
1996 Jesse Westrup 15:06.73
60-Yard Low Hurdles (Retired)
1970 Ralph Wirtz :06.90
60-Yard Int. Hurdles (Retired)
1971 Ralph Wirtz :07.10
60-Yard High Hurdles (Retired)
1970 Ralph Wirtz :07.50
1971 Ralph Wirtz :07.40
1977 Larry Radditz :07.52
60-Meter High Hurdles
1979 Tom Skaar :08.24
1980 Tom Skaar :08.21
55-Meter High Hurdles (Retired)
1985 Steph Weiand :07.59
1990 Tyrone Lewis :07.59
1998 Luke Pfeifer :07.63
1999 Luke Pfeifer :07.56
2000 Luke Pfeifer :07.49
2001 Ben Lee :07.59
1-Mile Relay (Retired)
1965 Brian MacLaren, Ron
Evenson, Dave
McDowell, Bruce
Airheart, 3:27.70
1979 Kevin Donnalley, Tom
Skaar, Jeff Kellerman,
Shane Hodenfield,
3:21.08
1,600-Meter Relay
1986 Jason Crocker, John
Bodine, James Molstre,
Greg Reierson, 3:20.25
1997 Andy Nelson, Scott Frueh,
Nathan Harms, Jason
Breitzman, 3:20.27
1998 Aaron Dewald, Chris
Wilmes, Heith Janke,
Jason Breitzman,
3:20.25
1999 Aaron Dewald, PatIrgens,
Anthony Garnett, Jason
Breitzman, 3:17.50
2000 Luke Mosey, Ony Maianu,
Anthony Garnett, Aaron
Dewald, 3:17.46
2002 Andrew Aakre, Terrance
Wolbaum, Andy Moen,
Marques Johnson,
3:16.70
2003 Andrew Aakre, Luke
Mosey, Jared Essler,
Marques Johnson,
3:20.84
3,200-Meter Relay
1994 Jon Hoag, Adam Ericsson,
Darin Eisinger, A.J.
Whitebull, 7:48.41
1996 Wade Folske, Chris
Dew, Cory Helm,
Heith Janke, 7:48.22
RALPH WIRTZ--
His seven career
indoor titles in
three events (long
jump, triple jump
& 60 hurdles) is
tied for the
second most by an
individual in
NCC history.
John Bodine,
four titles
Brent Parmer,
four titles
Mike Bollmann,
four titles
1997 Jon Lingor, Dane Larson,
Greg Wirth, Heith
Janke, 7:51.15
1998 Jon Lingor, Todd Potter,
Greg Wirth, Heith
Janke, 7:22.33
2000 Andy Moen, Greg Smock,
Dane Larson, Joe
Smith, 7:56.35
2001 Greg Smock, Darik Hoff,
Aaron Klingbeil, Andy
Moen, 7:52.06
2002 Greg Smock, Andy Moen,
Jason Alt, Aaron
Klingbeil, 7:40.61
Pentathlon
1993 Arden Beachy 3,608
1996 Ryan McGlynn 3,686
1997 Stevie Keller 3,690
1998 Nick Schauer 3,596
1999 Nick Schauer 3,706
2000 Craig Fredrickson 3,765
2002 Nick Schauer 3,642
Robert Blakley,
four titles
The The Strength Strength of of the the Bison Bison is is the the Herd
Herd

NDSU’s FIRST individual NATIONAL CHAMPION was Curt Bacon, at left, the 1979
outdoor steeplechase winner and a 1998 Bison Hall of Fame inductee. Bacon, Doug Hanson, Ryan McGlynn
and Heith Janke combined for nine individual indoor and outdoor titles—Hanson five, Bacon two, and McGlynn
and Janke one each. Hanson added two national XC titles for a total of seven crowns in his career.
NCC Indoor Championships In Review
2003 North Central Conference Indoor Championships
Vermillion, SD
1. North Dakota State 234
2. South Dakota 193.5
3. Minn. St.-Mankato 106.5
4. South Dakota State 94
5. North Dakota 44
6. Augustana 39
7. St. Cloud State 25
Bison Placewinners
60-METER DASH
1. Marques Johnson ................................ :06.79
2. Allen Burrell ....................................... :06.82
200-METER DASH
1. Marques Johnson ................................ :21.44
2. Allen Burrell ....................................... :21.69
8. Jared Essler .......................................... :22.21
400-METER DASH
2. Andrew Aakre ..................................... :49.17
3. Jared Essler .......................................... :49.24
4. Luke Mosey ........................................ :49.44
500-METER DASH
1. Mike Vojtisek ................................... 1:04.58
2. Reece Vega ........................................ 1:04.78
4. Terrance Wolbaum .......................... 1:04.96
6. Peter Stuart ....................................... 1:05.50
800-METER RUN
5. Jason Alt ........................................... 1:54.78
1,000-METER RUN
2. Jedd Danielson .................................. 2:30.75
5,000-METER RUN
2. Chris Perleberg ............................... 15:14.66
60-METER HURDLES
4. Nathan Schmidt .................................. :08.29
1,600-METER RELAY
1. Aakre, Mosey,
Essler, Johnson ................................. 3:20.84
3,200-METER RELAY
3. Vojtisek, Danielson,
Wolbaum, Alt ................................... 7:52.16
Event Automatic Provisional
55-Meter Dash :06.25 :06.42
60-Meter Dash :06.73 :06.90
400-Meter Dash (flat) :48.00 :49.40
800-Meter Run (flat) 1:51.30 1:54.30
1-Mile Run (flat) 4:08.30 4:14.80
5,000-Meter Run (flat) 14:17.20 14:55.20
55-Meter Hurdles :07.40 :07.68
60-Meter Hurdles :07.93 :08.21
1,600-Meter Relay (flat) 3:14.10 3:19.10
1-Mile Relay (flat) 3:15.30 3:20.30
The The Strength Strength of of the the Herd Herd is is the the Bison
Bison
HIGH JUMP
3. Ryan Lesnau .............................................6-9
5. Nathan Schmidt ........................................6-7
7. Donte Pettis .............................................6-5
POLE VAULT
2. Mark McElvaney ............................15-9 1/4
4. Kyle Herman ...................................15-5 1/2
Marc Steckler ..................................15-5 1/2
LONG JUMP
1. Justen Lockhart ...............................24-6 1/2
4. Marques Johnson ................................. 22-11
5. Nathan Schmidt ...............................22-7 3/4
TRIPLE JUMP
1. Andrew Aakre ..................................47-5 1/4
2. Aaron Walker ..................................47-1 3/4
SHOT PUT
3. Justin Camperud ..............................49-8 1/2
8. John Christensen .......................... 45-10 3/4
35# WEIGHT THROW
1. Justin Camperud ..............................54-6 1/2
2. John Christensen ................................... 54-6
4. Pat Morgan ......................................51-9 3/4
8. Ross Kramer ....................................44-9 1/2
PENTATHLON
2. Nathan Schmidt ................................... 3,847
3. Kyle Herman ....................................... 3,479
2004 NCAA Division II Indoor Championship
Qualifying Standards
Event Automatic Provisional
High Jump 7-1 6-8 1/4
Pole Vault 16-8 3/4 15-5 1/2
Long Jump 25-0 23-5 1/2
Triple Jump 51-6 1/4 47-0 1/4
Shot Put 58-0 1/4 52-0
35# Weight Throw 62-0 1/4 54-6
Bison Indoor
All-Americans
1985 John Bodine LJ 2nd
Steph Weiand 55 HH 3rd
Vernon Taplin TJ 5th
Tom Deis HJ 5th
John Zimmerman 5,000 6th
1987 Pete Wodrich TJ 3rd
John Shurb 1,500 7th
1988 Doug Hanson 5,000 2nd
Pete Wodrich TJ 3rd
Rolf Schmidt 5,000 5th
1989 DOUG HANSON 5,000 1st
John Shurb 1,500 3rd
Dave Trosen HJ 4th
Robert Stevson HJ 5th
Kevin Stobbe TJ 5th
Todd Acheson HJ 6th
1990 DOUG HANSON 5,000 1st
Dave Marion Shot Put 3rd
John Shurb 1,500 3rd
Mike Eckroth 55 4th
1992 Dave Marion Shot Put 6th
Peter Brehm 1,500 5th
1993 Charles Pokladnik HJ 3rd
Brent Parmer LJ 8th
1994 Charles Pokladnik HJ 3rd
Brent Parmer LJ 3rd
Ryan McGlynn PV 4th
John Bauer HJ 5th
Todd Levos Shot Put 6th
Joe Toth Shot Put 7th
1995 Ryan McGlynn PV 2nd
Brent Parmer LJ 6th
1996 RYAN McGLYNN PV 1st
Landusky Hertz Shot Put 4th
1997 Jason Brietzman 400 3rd
Heith Janke 800 5th
1998 Brian Antoine HJ 7th
Jason Breitzman 400 5th
1,600 Relay 5th
Aaron Dewald 1,600 Relay 5th
Heith Janke 800 3rd
1,600 Relay 5th
Chris Wilmes 1,600 Relay 5th
1999 Brian Antoine HJ 3rd
Aaron Dewald 1,600 Relay 3rd
Anthony Garnett 1,600 Relay 3rd
Pat Irgens 1,600 Relay 3rd
Jason Breitzman 1,600 Relay 3rd
400 6th
Luke Pfeifer 55 Hurdles 7th
Justen Lockhart LJ 8th
2000 Brian Antoine HJ 3rd
Aaron Dewald 400 4th
Andy Moen 800 4th
Luke Pfeifer 55 Hurdles 6th
2001 Brian Antoine HJ 5th
Andy Moen 800 6th
Robert Renschler TJ 8th
2002 Andy Moen 800 2nd
1,600 Relay 5th
Andrew Aakre 1,600 Relay 5th
Marques Johnson 1,600 Relay 5th
Terrance Wolbaum 1,600 Relay 5th
Aaron Klingbeil 800 6th
Brandon Schaible TJ 8th
2003 Andrew Aakre 1,600 Relay 3rd
Jared Essler 1,600 Relay 3rd
Luke Mosey 1,600 Relay 3rd
Terrance Wolbaum 1,600 Relay 3rd
Justen Lockhart LJ 4th
Bison Track & Field/21

North Dakota State’s BISON SPORTS ARENA features a six-lane, 200-meter, rough Tartan track with straight-
aways on both the east and west sides for indoor competition. Long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put, and weight
throw competitions are held on the infield.
Outdoor Results, Records & Review
2003 Meet Results
AT HURRICANE INVITE
Coral Gables, FL ............................................................. No scoring
NDSU titles (4)--Allen Burrell, 200m, :21.54; Relay 1600m (Jared
Essler, Andrew Aakre, Terrance Wolbaum, Luke Mosey), 3:13.00;
Justen Lockhart, LJ, 23-8 3/4; Aakre, TJ, 45-8 1/2
AT TEXAS RELAYS DECATHLON
Austin, TX .......................................................................... No scoring
1. Maurice Smith, Auburn, 7925; 6. Nathan Schmidt, NDSU, 7230
AT NORTHWEST INVITE
Maryville, MO .................................................................... 2nd of 16
NDSU titles (7 titles, 24 placers, 147 points)--Jared Essler, 400m,
:47.94; Peter Stuart, 110h, :15.59, 400h, :53.74; Relay 400m (Tony
Schwan, Burrell, Essler, Justen Lockhart), 41.41; Relay 1600m
(Stuart, Vega, Vojtisek, Anderson), 3:19.46; Tom Heilman, PV, 15-
3; Matt Fischer, Javelin, 178-5
AT DIVISION II CHALLENGE
Emporia, KS ........................................................................... 1st of 20
NDSU titles (1 title, 16 placers, 99 points)--Nathan Schmidt, 400h,
:52.54
AT ST. THOMAS INVITE
St. Paul, MN ...................................................................... No scoring
No NDSU champions
AT MARAUDER OPEN
Bismarck, ND ......................................................................... 3rd of 7
NDSU titles (3 titles, 22 placers, 106.5 points)--Mike Vojtisek,
800m, 1:57.54; Ryan Lesnau, HJ, 6-8; Dan Otis, PV, 16-1
AT KANSAS RELAYS
Lawrence, KS ................................................................... No scoring
No NDSU champions
AT COBBER TWILIGHT
Moorhead, MN ...................................................................... 1st of 10
NDSU titles (10 titles, 41 placers, 256.5 points)--Marques Johnson,
100m, :10.91; Allen Burrell, 200m, :21.39; Reece Vega, 400m,
:48.06; Peter Stuart, 400h, :53.24; Phil Keller, 5000m, 15:37.49;
Relay 400m (Pat Irgens, Burrell, Johnson, Nathan Schmidt), :41.46;
Matthew Gordon-Jackson, LJ, 23-4 1/2; Aaron Walker, TJ, 45-10;
Ryan Lesnau, HJ, 6-6; Mark McElvaney, PV, 16-0
AT DRAKE RELAYS
Des Moines, IA ................................................................. No scoring
No NDSU champions
AT SIMPSON TWILIGHT OPEN
Indianola, IA .................................................................... No scoring
NDSU titles (2)--Aaron Walker, TJ, 47-1; Chad Oukrop, Javelin,
184-0 1/2
NDSU INVITE
Fargo, ND ........................................................................... No scoring
NDSU titles (8)--Allen Burrell, 100m, :10.75, 200m, :21.56; Mark
Stoltman, 3000m, 9:35.69; Relay 400m (Tony Schwan, Mason
Anderson, Josh Gunderson, Dylan Spitzer), :42.79; Relay 1600m
(Spitzer, Gunderson, Phil Gustafson, Anderson), 3:22.52; Mark
McElvaney, PV, 15-9 1/4; Aaron Walker, TJ, 44-11 3/4; Ross
Kramer, Discus, 148-6
AT NORTH DAKOTA INVITE
Grand Forks, ND ............................................................. No scoring
NDSU titles (2)--Tom Heilman, PV, 16-3 1/2; Chad Oukrop, Javelin,
196-3
AT RON MASANZ INVITE
Moorhead, MN ................................................................. No scoring
NDSU titles (8)--Jared Essler, 400m, :49.02; Brian Kuhnau, 5000m,
17:30.25; Peter Stuart, 400h, :54.57; Chris Perleberg, SC, 9:41.07;
Relay 400m (Marques Johnson, Essler, Luke Mosey, Allen Burrell),
:41.98; Relay 1600m (Dylan Spitzer, Terrance Wolbaum, Mason
Anderson, Reece Vega), 3:21.41; Marc Steckler, PV, 15-6; Justen
Lockhart, LJ, 23-8
22/Bison Track & Field
Burrell
Essler
Top Bison Performances in 2003
100-METER DASH
Allen Burrell ............................................... :10.39
200-METER DASH
Allen Burrell ............................................... :21.08
400-METER DASH
Jared Essler ................................................. :47.94
800-METER RUN
Terrance Wolbaum .................................. 1:54.07
1,500-METER RUN
Jason Alt ................................................... 4:09.80
3,000-METER RUN
Mark Stoltman ......................................... 9:35.69
5,000-METER RUN
Phil Keller .............................................. 15:37.49
110-METER HURDLES
Nathan Schmidt ......................................... :14.35
400-METER HURDLES
Peter Stuart ................................................ :52.36
3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE
Chris Perleberg ......................................... 9:25.28
400-METER RELAY
Essler, Johnson, Mosey, Burrell ............... :40.71
800-METER RELAY
Schmidt, Mosey, Burrell, Johnson ......... 1:25.84
1,600-METER RELAY
Aakre, Johnson, Mosey, Essler .............. 3:09.25
3,200-METER RELAY
Wolbaum, Danielson, Vega, Alt ............. 7:36.71
2-MILE RELAY
Wolbaum, Danielson, Ridl, Alt .............. 7:48.76
SPRINT MEDLEY
Burrell, Ridl, Johnson, Alt ...................... 3:27.75
DISTANCE MEDLEY
Alt, Stuart, Vega, Perleberg .................. 10:10.39
HIGH JUMP
Ryan Lesnau ............................................ 6-10 1/2
POLE VAULT
Marc Steckler .......................................... 16-4 3/4
LONG JUMP
Nathan Schmidt .......................................... 23-11
TRIPLE JUMP
Matthew Gordon-Jackson ......................47-6 1/2
SHOT PUT
Justin Camperud ............................................ 51-3
DISCUS THROW
Ross Kramer ................................................ 149-9
HAMMER THROW
Justin Camperud ........................................ 169-11
JAVELIN THROW
Matt Fischer .............................................. 205-10
DECATHLON
Nathan Schmidt .......................................... 7,513
NCC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Fargo, ND .................................................................................. 1st of 8
Team scores and NDSU placers on Page 25.
AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Edwardsville, IL ................................................................... 8th of 50
NDSU (1 title, 6 placers, 9 All-Americans, 29 points)--Nathan
Schmidt, decathlon, 1st (10pts), 7326; Andrew Aakre, decathlon, 3rd
(6pts), 7127; Allen Burrell, 100m, 8th (1pt), :10.81; Peter Stuart,
400h, 7th (2pts), :52.54; Relay 1600m (Luke Mosey, Marques
Johnson, Terrance Wolbaum, Jared Essler), 2nd (8pts), 3:09.80; Tom
Heilman, PV, T6th (2pts), 16-2 3/4
The The Strength Strength of of the the Bison Bison is is the the Herd
Herd

Seven-time All-American JASON BREITZMAN, at left, is the only athlete in North
Central Conference history to anchor four straight outdoor 1,600-meter relay championships.
NDSU Outdoor Records Schlanser Track Records
CURRENT EVENTS
Event Record Name, Year
100-Meter Dash :10.29 Mike Eckroth, 1990
200-Meter Dash :20.23 John Bodine, 1986
400-Meter Dash :47.08 Jason Breitzman, 1997
800-Meter Run 1:48.51 Heith Janke, 1998
1,500-Meter Run 3:42.85 Mike Bollmann, 1979
5,000-Meter Run 14:12.19 Doug Hanson, 1991
10,000-Meter Run 29:33.70 John Zimmerman, 1985
110-Meter Hurdles :14.00 Luke Pfeifer, 2000
400-Meter Hurdles :51.69 Nathan Harms, 1998
3,000-Meter SC 8:56.80 Curt Bacon, 1980
400-Meter Relay :40.00 Gerald Forest, Stacy
Robinson, John
Bodine, Steph Weiand,
1984
800-Meter Relay 1:25.44 Anthony Garnett, Aaron
Dewald, Brian Unruh,
Pat Irgens, 2001
Breitzman
1,600-Meter Relay 3:09.25 Andrew Aakre, Marques Johnson, Luke Mosey, Jared
Essler, 2003
6,200-Meter Relay 16:48.00 Curt Bacon, Scott Hoaby, Nick Gervino, Jed Krieg, 1980
Sprint Medley 3:24.38 Jason Crocker, Jerry Boschee, Kraig Klefsaas, Todd
Ericksrud, 1987
Distance Medley 9:43.65 Mike Bollmann, Kevin Donnalley, Rick Paul, Curt Bacon,
1979
High Jump 7-0 1/4 Charles Pokladnik, 1993
Brian Antoine, 2001
Pole Vault 17-2 3/4 Ryan McGlynn, 1995
Long Jump 25-11 John Bodine, 1986
Triple Jump 51-6 Pete Wodrich, 1988
Shot Put 55-9 1/2 Justin Camperud, 2000
Discus Throw 175-9 Mike Stratton, 1985
Hammer Throw 182-4 John Gallagher, 1995
Javelin (New Std) 225-4 Tate Tobkin, 1999
Decathlon 7,637 Tom Leutz, 1984
RETIRED EVENTS
Event Record Name, Year
100-Yard Dash :09.70 Delbert Moore, 1954
Ron Evenson, 1965
Dave Lokken, 1966
220-Yard Dash :20.90 Bruce Airheat, 1964
440-Yard Dash :47.40 Mike Gessell, 1971
Bodine
880-Yard run 1:50.10 Brian MacLaren, 1966
1-Mile Run 4:07.70 Dave Kampa, 1975
2-Mile Run 9:12.40 Randy Lussenden, 1969
3-Mile Run 13:33.50 Mike Slack, 1971
6-Mile Run 28:33.80 Roger Schwegel, 1975
120-Yard Hurdles :14.00 Ralph Wirtz, 1971
440-Yard Hurdles :53.00 Jeff Anderson, 1977
440-Yard Relay :41.50 Doug Weisgram, Mike Gessell, Doug Sorvik, Ralph Wirtz,
1971
880-Yard Relay 1:27.48 Robert Blakley, Kevin Donnalley, Doug Black, Tom Skaar,
1979
1-Mile Relay 3:18.00 Ron Evenson, Dave McDowell, Brian MacLaren, Bruce
Airheart, 1965
2-Mile Relay 7:40.60 Kim Beron, Mike Slack, Dave Kampa, Randy Lussenden,
1971
4-Mile Relay 16:53.90 Curt Bacon, Rick Paal, Scott Hoaby, Jed Krieg, 1980
Javelin (Old Std) 249-0 Russ Docken, 1976
The The Strength Strength of of the the Herd Herd is is the the Bison
Bison
CURRENT EVENTS
Event Record Name, School, Year
100-Meter Dash :10.46 Noah Stiles, Northern Colorado, 1999
200-Meter Dash :21.07 Ryan Scott, MN State-Mankato, 1997
400-Meter Dash :47.34 Jason Breitzman, NDSU, 1999
800-Meter Run 1:52.34 Andrew Neugebauer, South Dakota, 1999
1,500-Meter Run 3:52.86 Ossie Mdziniso, Augustana, 1997
5,000-Meter Run 14:27.50 Mark McKeown, South Dakota State, 1997
10,000-Meter Run 30:30.10 Jesse Westrup, NDSU, 1997
110-Meter Hurdles :14.18 Luke Pfeifer, NDSU, 1999
400-Meter Hurdles :52.56 Jamie Kunstleben, St. Cloud State, 1997
3,000-Meter SC 9:15.17 Nick Hirsch, St. Cloud State, 2003
400-Meter Relay :40.68 NDSU (Luke Mosey, Bryan Unruh, Anthony Garnett, Pat
Irgens), 2001
1,600-Meter Relay 3:13.83 NDSU (Aaron Dewald, Sam Renneberg, Anthony Garnett,
Jason Breitzman), 1999
High Jump 7-0 Mark Sondreal, North Dakota, 1999
Pole Vault 17-0 Miles Derek, Unattached, 1997
Long Jump 24-1 Malachi Ewbank, Northern Colorado, 1997
Manuel Williams, South Dakota, 1999
Triple Jump 52-1 Steve Gordon, South Dakota, 1997
Shot Put 56-10 John DeLay, South Dakota State, 1997
Discus Throw 173-6 Nolan Wolkow, South Dakota State, 1999
Hammer Throw 215-5 A.G. Kruger, Morningside, 2001
Javelin (New Std) 225-4 Tate Tobkin, NDSU, 1999
Decathlon 7,729 Travis Geopfert, Unattached, 2003
Leutz
2004 NCAA Division II Outdoor
Championship Qualifying Standards
Event Automatic Provisional
100-Meter Dash :10.30 :10.70
200-Meter Dash :20.65 :21.55
400-Meter Dash :46.50 :48.00
800-Meter Run 1:49.40 1:53.00
1,500-Meter Run 3:47.00 3:54.00
1-Mile Run 4:05.16
5,000-Meter Run 14:00.00 14:50.00
10,000-Meter Run 29:20.00 31:20.00
110-Meter Hurdles :13.90 :14.75
400-Meter Hurdles :51.70 :53.55
3,000-Meter SC 9:00.00 9:25.00
400-Meter Relay :40.00 :41.25
1,600-Meter Relay 3:09.00 3:14.00
High Jump 7-1 6-9 3/4
Pole Vault 17-0 15-9
Long Jump 25-4 23-8
Triple Jump 51-0 48-0
Shot Put 60-0 1/4 52-6
Discus Throw 180-0 161-0
Hammer Throw 200-0 172-0
Javelin Throw 218-0 193-0
Decathlon 7,000 6,400
Bison Track & Field/23

JOHN BODINE is one of two athletes in North Central Conference outdoor history to sweep two
events four straight years. Bodine’s titles came in the long jump and 200 meters from 1983 to 1986. In addition,
Bodine ran on the Bison 400 relay team that swept four straight titles, and he is the only NCC athlete to win
crowns in three different events over four consecutive seasons.
North Dakota State University Individual NCC Outdoor Champions
Triple Jump
1971 Ralph Wirtz 48-5
1983 Bampson Fadipe 49-5 3/4
1984 Vernon Taplin 50-0 1/4
1985 Vernon Taplin 50-8 1/2
1987 Pete Wodrich 50-6 3/4
1988 Pete Wodrich 51-2 1/4
1994 Brent Parmer 48-2 1/4
1995 Brent Parmer 48-0 1/2
1996 Lee Griffin 47-9 1/2
1999 Brandon Schaible 49-7 1/4
2002 Rob Renschler 50-1 3/4
2003 Matthew
Gordon-Jackson 47-6 1/2
Long Jump
1949 Dave Torson 20-4
1956 Dale Wallentine 21-7 1/2
1970 Ralph Wirtz 24-0 1/2
1971 Ralph Wirtz 24-3 1/2
1983 John Bodine 24-0 1/2
1984 John Bodine 25-2 1/2
1985 John Bodine 23-9 1/2
1986 John Bodine 24-10
1988 Pete Wodrich 24-10 1/2
1992 Brent Parmer 24-7
1993 Brent Parmer 25-5 1/2
1995 Brent Parmer 25-3 1/2
Shot Put
1990 Dave Marion 54-8
1992 Dave Marion 54-5 1/4
1994 Todd Levos 55-8
High Jump
1931 Schwartz 5-11 7/8
1933 Stricker 5-10
1938 Olson 5-11
1939 Olson 5-11 1/2
1959 Larry Dodge 5-8
1972 John Morken 6-4
1976 Craig Shepard 6-9 1/2
1989 Dave Trosen 6-10 3/4
1993 Charles Pokladnik 7-0 1/4
1994 Charles Pokladnik 6-10 1/2
2000 Brian Antoine 6-9
2001 Brian Antoine 6-8
Hammer Throw
2003 John Christensen 163-10
Pole Vault
1923 Martin 11-8 1/2
1929 Blakeley 11-11 1/2
1930 Blakeley 12-2 1/2
1934 Arneson 12-0
1939 Larry Tanberg 11-9
1940 Brown 11-9
1952 Jack Lees 11-9 1/2
Charles Gronberg 11-9 1/2
1965 Lowell Linderman 14-5
1967 Wade Hopkins 14-0
1978 Custer Huseby 14-6
1990 Arden Beachy 15-2
1995 Ryan McGlynn 16-2
2002 Marc Steckler 16-1 1/4
Javelin Throw
1936 Westgate 200-11
1939 Sheard 180-7
1967 Ron Waggoner 196-9 3/4
1969 Ron Waggoner 198-3
1972 Duane Erickson 180-4
1973 Jeff Burgess 202-3
1975 Jeff Burgess 233-0
24/Bison Track & Field
1976 Russ Docken 249-0
1977 Russ Docken 212-3
1979 Russ Docken 226-5
1981 Mark Swanson 229-7
1982 Mark Swanson 221-1 1/2
1984 Todd Murdock 218-3
1985 Todd Murdock 219-4
1986 Tim Haag 201-2
1987 Tim Haag 199-4
1988 Tim Haag 188-0
1989 Todd Johnson 207-9
1990 Todd Johnson 207-4
1991 Todd Johnson 211-8
1992 Todd Johnson 207-7
1993 Chad Bickett 209-3
1994 David Myles 204-9
1995 Paul Gilbert 199-6
1996 Stevie Keller 187-3
1997 Tate Tobkin 194-2
1998 Tate Tobkin 205-7
1999 Tate Tobkin 225-4
2000 Brock Oukrop 205-11
2003 Chad Oukrop 195-8
Discus Throw
1939 Tanberg 122-9 1/2
1947 Jerry Mulready 138-2
1990 Dave Marion 158-3
1991 Todd Levos 160-1
1994 John Gallagher 160-10
Decathlon
1983 Tom Leutz 7,314
1984 Tom Leutz 7,256
1985 Tom Leutz 6,436
1987 Brian Crouse 6,719
1990 Arden Beachy 6,718
1993 Arden Beachy 6,755
1995 Ryan McGlynn 7,374
1999 Craig Fredrickson 6,537
2000 Craig Fredrickson 6,761
2001 Nathan Schmidt 6,949
2002 Nathan Schmidt 7,119
2003 Nathan Schmidt 7,513
100-Yard Dash (Retired)
1929 Ole Sand :10.10
1930 Ole Sand :09.90
1935 Fritz Hanson :10.00
1954 Delbert Moore :09.90
100-Meter Dash
1979 Robert Blakley :10.83
1980 Robert Blakley :10.50
1981 Robert Blakley :11.02
1983 Stacy Robinson :10.66
1984 Stacy Robinson :10.49
1990 Mike Eckroth :10.78
1991 Mike Eckroth :10.78
2001 Anthony Garnett :10.66
2003 Allen Burrell :10.40
220-Yard Dash (Retired)
1929 Ole Sand :22.70
1930 Ole Sand :22.20
1935 Fritz Hanson :22.10
1954 Delbert Moore :21.20
1964 Bruce Airheart :21.30
200-Meter Dash
1983 John Bodine :21.29
1984 John Bodine :20.94
1985 John Bodine :20.60
1986 John Bodine :21.88
1990 Mike Eckroth :21.50
2003 Allen Burrell :21.08
400-Meter Dash
1998 Jason Breitzman :47.23
1999 Jason Breitzman :47.34
2001 Luke Mosey :47.86
2003 Jared Essler :48.65
440-Yard Dash (Retired)
1938 Berman :49.50
1939 Berman :50.70
1964 Bruce Airheart :47.40
1965 Bruce Airheart :49.10
1966 Brian MacLaren :48.90
800-Meter Run
2000 Andy Moen 1:52.34
880-Yard Run (Retired)
1966 Brian MacLaren 1:53.6
1967 Brian MacLaren 1:52.8
1972 Kim Beron 1:57.0
1-Mile Run (Retired)
1961 Oddvar Helgesen 4:18.6
1962 Oddvar Helgesen 4:18.5
1967 Brian MacLaren 4:16.7
1971 Mike Slack 4:17.2
1972 Mike Slack 4:17.2
1,500-Meter Run
1977 Mike Bollmann 3:49.30
1978 Mike Bollmann 3:55.89
1979 Mike Bollmann 3:49.73
1982 Rob Carney 3:57.54
1988 John Shurb 3:51.63
1998 Heith Janke 3:50.84
2-Mile Run (Retired)
1925 Day 10:48.0
1960 Oddvar Helgesen 9:35.6
1961 Oddvar Helgesen 9:39.3
1962 Oddvar Helgesen 9:43.8
1963 Chuck Offerdahl 9:45.2
1964 Chuck Offerdahl 9:31.8
1971 Randy Lussenden 14:17.6
5,000-Meter Run
1976 Warren Eide 15:04.40
1977 Mike Bollmann 15:00.00
1978 Mike Bollmann 14:49.64
1988 Doug Hanson 14:45.50
1991 Doug Hanson 14:34.74
1997 Jesse Westrup 14:55.94
2001 Chris Raabe 15:03.52
3-Mile Run (Retried)
1971 Randy Lussenden 14:17.6
1972 Mike Slack 14:45.4
1975 Roger Schwegel 13:54.8
6-Mile Run (Retired)
1971 Mike Slack 32:04.0
1972 Mike Slack 30:02.4
1973 Mark Buzby 29:28.9
10,000-Meter Run
1976 Warren Eide 31:00.20
1983 Tom Stambaugh 29:55.50
1985 John Zimmerman 30:37.20
1987 Rolf Schmidt 30:16.60
1988 Rolf Schmidt 31:05.10
1991 Doug Hanson 31:43.19
1995 Jesse Westrup 31:20.00
1997 Jesse Westrup 30:30.10
120-Yard High Hurdles (Retired)
1970 Ralph Wirtz :14.50
1971 Ralph Wirtz :14.20
110-Meter High Hurdles
1980 Tom Skaar :14.46
1985 Steph Weiand :14.20
1990 Tyrone Lewis :14.70
1997 Luke Pfeifer :14.47
1998 Luke Pfeifer :14.37
1999 Luke Pfeifer :14.18
2000 Luke Pfeifer :14.00
200-Yard Low Hurdles (Retired)
1930 Ole Sand :24.60
1954 Dale Wallentine :24.90
1955 Dale Wallentine :25.00
400-Meter Hurdles
1977 Jeff Anderson :53.00
1985 Steph Weiand :53.53
1986 Steph Weiand :54.50
1987 Paul Lean :52.78
2001 Nathan Schmidt :53.24
2002 Peter Stuart :52.36
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
1976 Warren Eide 9:19.20
1979 Curt Bacon 9:03.11
1980 Curt Bacon 8:56.80
440-Yard Relay (Retired)
1965 Lokken, Airheart,
MacLaren, Evenson :42.70
400-Meter Relay
1980 Greg Gavitt, Robert Blakley,
Kevin Donnalley, Tom Skaar
:41.73
1981 Greg Meske, Robert Blakley,
Kevin Donnalley, Jeff Conley
:42.04
1983 Gerald Forest, John Bodine,
Stacy Robinson, Jeff Jensen
:41.55
1984 Gerald Forest, John Bodine,
Stacy Robinson, Steph Weiand
:41.00
1985 James Molstre, John Bodine
Steph Weiand, Nathan Cooper
:42:45
1986 Jason Crocker, John Bodine,
Steph Weiand, Tyrone Braxton
:41.44
1989 Robert Stevson, Mike Eckroth,
Jerry Boschee, Tyrone Lewis
:41.16
1990 Jim Thompson, Mike Eckroth,
Jerry Boschee, Kenton Cargill
:41.01
1992 Marc Paul, Brent Parmer,
Shane Wendel, Cal Carlson
:41.45
1993 Marc Paul, Brent Parmer,
Shane Wendel, Cal Carlson
:40.77
1995 Matt Ness, Brent Parmer,
Jeremy Harms, Tim Jacobsen
:41.36
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Herd

1996 Nathan Harms, Matt Ness,
Tim Jacobsen, Jeremy Harms
:41.68
2001 Luke Mosey, Bryan Unruh,
Anthony Garnett, Pat Irgens
:40.68
2002 Bryan Unruh, Marques Johnson,
Jake Ridl, Ethan Opdahl
:41.91
2003 Jared Essler, Marques Johnson,
Luke Mosey, Allen Burrell
:40.95
1,600-Meter Relay
1980 Kevin Donnalley, Scott
Wilkinsin, Phil Kraemer,
Tom Skaar
3:17.19
1996 Jeremy Harms, Matt Ness,
Tim Jacobsen, Jason Breitzman
3:15.40
1997 Nathan Harms, Heith Janke,
Matt Ness, Jason Breitzman
3:15.69
1998 Aaron Dewald, Chris Wilmes,
Heith Janke, Jason Breitzman
3:12.10
1999 Aaron Dewald, Sam Renneberg,
Anthony Garnett, Jason Breitzman
3:13.83
2000 Luke Mosey, Ony Maianu,
Anthony Garnett, Aaron Dewald
3:16.99
2001 Ony Maianu, Luke Mosey,
Aaron Klingbeil, Andy Moen
3:15.07
2002 Jake Ridl, Aaron Klingbeil,
Andy Moen, Marques Johnson
3:14.33
2003 Peter Stuart, Terrance Wolbaum,
Jared Essler, Luke Mosey
3:16.78
1-Mile Relay (Retired)
1965 Lokeken, Airheart,
MacLaren, Evenson
North Dakota State has DOMINATED THE JAVELIN competition in the North
Central Conference including the performances by four-time champion Todd Johnson, at left, from 1989
to 1992. Beginning in 1984, the Bison won 17 straight individual javelin crowns until being dethroned
in 2001. NDSU has captured 28 of the last 37 javelin titles.
3:24.00
WARREN EIDE--The 1976
NCC champion in three
events--the steeplechase, the
5,000 meters, and the 10,000
meters. He went on to a
second-place national finish
in the 10,000 meters.
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Bison
NCC Outdoor Championships In Review
2003 North Central Conference Outdoor Championships
Vermillion, SD 1. North Dakota State 306.5
2. South Dakota 110
3. Northern Colorado 94
4. Minn. St.-Mankato 90.25
5. St. Cloud State 77.75
6. South Dakota State 76
7. North Dakota 41.75
8. Augustana 21.75
Bison Placewinners
100-METER DASH
1. Allen Burrell ....................................... :10.40
2. Marques Johnson ................................ :10.53
4. Pat Irgens ............................................ :10.79
200-METER DASH
1. Allen Burrell ....................................... :21.08
2. Marques Johnson ................................ :21.35
3. Pat Irgens ............................................ :21.73
4. Jared Essler .......................................... :21.91
400-METER DASH
1. Jared Essler .......................................... :48.65
2. Andrew Aakre ..................................... :48.96
3. Reece Vega .......................................... :49.58
4. Luke Mosey ........................................ :49.61
800-METER RUN
7. Terrance Wolbaum .......................... 1:56.55
5,000-METER RUN
5. Chris Perleberg ............................... 15:30.34
110-METER HURDLES
2. Nathan Schmidt .................................. :14.35
4. Peter Stuart ......................................... :14.51
6. Andrew Aakre ..................................... :14.91
400-METER HURDLES
2. Peter Stuart ......................................... :54.16
3. Nathan Schmidt .................................. :54.30
3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE
6. Chris Perleberg ................................. 9:30.38
400-METER RELAY
1. Essler, Johnson
Mosey, Burrell .................................... :40.95
1,600-METER RELAY
1. Stuart, Wolbaum
Essler, Mosey ................................... 3:16.78
HIGH JUMP
2. Ryan Lesnau ....................................6-10 1/2
4. Donte Pettis ...................................... 6-6 1/2
Nathan Schmidt ................................. 6-6 1/2
POLE VAULT
3. Marc Steckler ............................... 15-10 1/2
4. Tom Heilman ............................... 15-10 1/2
6. Mark McElvaney ......................... 15-10 1/2
7. Kyle Herman ................................... 15-4 1/2
T8. Dan Otis ........................................15-4 1/2
LONG JUMP
2. Nathan Schmidt ...............................23-8 3/4
3. Matthew
Gordon-Jackson ...............................23-6 3/4
4. Justen Lockhart ...............................23-0 1/2
TRIPLE JUMP
1. Matthew
Gordon-Jackson ...............................47-6 1/2
2. Andrew Aakre ..................................47-6 1/2
3. John Bauer ....................................... 47-2 1/4
4. Aaron Walker ..................................47-1 1/2
SHOT PUT
2. Justin Camperud .................................... 51-3
DISCUS THROW
3. Ross Kramer ...................................... 142-10
6. Andrew Aakre ...................................... 136-2
HAMMER THROW
1. John Christensen ............................... 163-10
2. Justin Camperud .................................. 160-0
3. Pat Morgan ........................................ 154-10
6. Ross Kramer ........................................ 147-3
JAVELIN THROW
1. Chad Oukrop ........................................ 195-8
3. Andrew Mauch ..................................... 176-8
5. Matt Fischer ........................................ 168-7
DECATHLON
1. Nathan Schmidt ................................... 7,513
2. Andrew Aakre ...................................... 7,308
6. Kyle Herman ....................................... 6,592
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Bison Outdoor All-Americans
1964 Charles Offerdahl 3,000 SC 4th
Bruce Airheart 440 6th
1965 Lowell Lindermann PV 3rd
1966 Brian MacLaren 880 3rd
1969 Ralph Wirtz 120 HH 4th
1970 Ralph Wirtz Long Jump 3rd
1971 Mike Slack 3-Mile 2nd
Dave Kampa Mile 3rd
Mike Gessell 440 6th
1972 Mike Slack 10,000 3rd
1973 Dave Bruner Javelin 5th
1974 Roger Schwegel 6-Mile 2nd
1975 Jeff Burgess Javelin 4th
Roger Schwegel 6-Mile 5th
1976 Warren Eide 10,000 2nd
Jeff Burgess Javelin 4th
1977 Mike Bollmann 1,500 2nd
Jeff Anderson 400 IH 5th
1978 Mike Bollmann 1,500 2nd
1979 CURT BACON 3,000 SC 1st
Mike Bollmann 1,500 3rd
1980 CURT BACON 3,000 SC 1st
Mark Swanson Javelin 4th
1983 Tom Stambaugh 10,000 3rd
Stacy Robinson 400 Relay 6th
Gerald Forest 400 Relay 6th
John Bodine 400 Relay 6th
Jeff Jensen 400 Relay 6th
1984 Tom Leutz Decathlon 4th
John Bodine 400 Relay 5th
200 6th
Gerald Forest 400 Relay 5th
Stacy Robinson 400 Relay 5th
Steph Weiand 400 Relay 5th
1985 John Zimmerman 10,000 2nd
John Bodine LJ 3rd
Tom Leutz Decathlon 7th
1986 John Bodine LJ 3rd
1987 Pete Wodrich TJ 2nd
Rolf Schmidt 10,000 7th
1988 DOUG HANSON 10,000 1st
5,000 2nd
John Shurb 1,500 4th
Jim Thompson 400 Relay 6th
Mike Eckroth 400 Relay 6th
Jerry Boschee 400 Relay 6th
Robert Stevson 400 Relay 6th
1989 DOUG HANSON 10,000 1st
5,000 4th
Jim Thompson 400 Relay 2nd
Mike Eckroth 400 Relay 2nd
Jerry Boschee 400 Relay 2nd
Robert Stevson 400 Relay 2nd
Duane Johnson 3,000 SC 4th
Chad Bickett Javelin 8th
1990 Dave Marion Shot Put 3rd
Arden Beachy Decathlon 4th
Mark Thompson 800 4th
Mike Eckroth 200 6th
Todd Johnson Javelin 8th
1991 DOUG HANSON 10,000 1st
5,000 2nd
Mike Eckroth 200 3rd
Todd Johnson Javelin 7th
David Myles Javelin 8th
1992 Arden Beachy Decathlon 7th
Dave Marion Shot Put 7th
1993 Chad Bickett Javelin 3rd
Arden Beachy Decathlon 4th
Marc Paul 400 Relay 7th
Shane Wendel 400 Relay 7th
Cal Carlson 400 Relay 7th
Brent Parmer 400 Relay 7th
LJ 7th
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NDSU is one of the elite schools in the country in producing NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
winners. Twenty-eight Bison have earned scholarships since the program was initiated in the 1960s. That ranks NDSU among
the top 30 in the nation—all divisions—and second among Division II schools. Five of those 28 have come from the men’s
track program.
1994 Charles Pokladnik HJ 3rd
Ryan McGlynn Decathlon 7th
PV 7th
Brent Parmer LJ 8th
1995 Ryan McGlynn Decathlon 2nd
PV 2nd
Brent Parmer LJ 3rd
John Gallagher Discus 5th
Jesse Westrup 10,000 7th
Stevie Keller Decathlon 8th
1996 Ryan McGlynn PV 4th
Decathlon 5th
Landusky Hertz Discus 8th
Jeremy Harms 1,600 Relay 5th
Matt Ness 1,600 Relay 5th
Tim Jacobsen 1,600 Relay 5th
Jason Breitzman 1,600 Relay 5th
1997 Jason Breitzman 400 4th
Jesse Westrup 10,000 4th
1998 HEITH JANKE 800 1st
Nathan Harms 400 Hurdles 3rd
Luke Pfeifer 110 Hurdles 7th
Jason Breitzman 400 8th
Tate Tobkin Javelin 3rd
1999 Tate Tobkin Javelin 4th
Justen Lockhart LJ 5th
Jason Breitzman 400 7th
1,600 Relay 7th
Aaron Dewald 1,600 Relay 7th
Anthony Garnett 1,600 Relay 7th
Pat Irgens 1,600 Relay 7th
2000 Luke Pfeifer 110 Hurdles 3rd
Tate Tobkin Javelin 6th
Anthony Garnett 200 6th
1,600 Relay 8th
Justen Lockhart LJ 7th
Craig Fredrickson Decathlon 8th
Luke Mosey 1,600 Relay 8th
Aaron Dewald 1,600 Relay 8th
Ony Maianu 1,600 Relay 8th
2001 Nathan Schmidt Decathlon 2nd
Brian Antoine HJ 4th
Anthony Garnett 200 7th
400 Relay 5th
Bryan Unruh 400 Relay 5th
Luke Mosey 400 Relay 5th
Pat Irgens 400 Relay 5th
Andy Moen 800 8th
2002 Jared Essler 1,600 Relay 4th
Marques Johnson 1,600 Relay 4th
Aaron Klingbeil 1,600 Relay 4th
800 8th
Andy Moen 1,600 Relay 8th
Marc Steckler PV 8th
2003 NATE SCHMIDT Decathlon 1st
Jared Essler 1,600 Relay 2nd
Marques Johnson 1,600 Relay 2nd
Luke Mosey 1,600 Relay 2nd
Terrance Wolbaum 1,600 Relay 2nd
Andrew Aakre Decathlon 3rd
Tom Heilman PV 6th
Peter Stuart 400 Hurdles 7th
Allen Burrell 100 8th
NCAA Postgraduate Scholars
Five former North Dakota State University track athletes have
received NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships to further their
educations. The financial grant is based on outstanding contribution
on the athletic field and academic excellence in the
classroom. Sprinter John Bodine (1983-86), distance ace Doug
Hanson (1987-91), decathlete Arden Beachy (1990-93), pole
vaulter/decathlete Ryan McGlynn (1992-96), and distance runner
Heith Janke (1995-99) were those recipients.
Bodine
Hanson
HEITH JANKE--
National
champion at 800
meters in 1998,
and NDSU’s fifth
Postgraduate
Scholarship
winner.
CURT BACON--Two-time
national steeplechase champ.
McGlynn Beachy
Janke
DOUG HANSON--Seven-time
national champion. He won the
10,000 meters three times
outdoors and added a pair of
indoor 5,000 meter titles and
two cross country crowns.
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Herd

Representatives of colleges and
universities in North Dakota,
South Dakota, Iowa,
Nebraska, and Minnesota met in the
late Fall of 1921 in Chicago to
consider the formation of what was
to become the North Central
Intercollegiate Athletic conference.
There were representatives
from nine institutions at the
meetings: North Dakota Agricultural
College (now North Dakota
State
University),
North Dakota
University,
State
University of
South
Dakota, South Dakota State
College, Morningside College, Des
Moines Municipal University,
Nebraska Wesleyan University,
College of St. Thomas at St. Paul,
and Creighton University.
Shortly after the conference
began, it met with some rough going
as four charter members withdrew.
Des Moines Municipal was first,
dropping out after the 1926 season.
Nebraska Wesleyan severed
relationships after the season of '27.
In 1928, St. Thomas and Creighton
also withdrew. It was not until 1935
when Omaha University was allowed
to join the conference. In 1936,
Iowa State Teachers College (now
the University of Northern Iowa)
was admitted and in 1941 Augustana
College of Sioux Falls was allowed to
become a member of the conference.
Omaha withdrew from the
conference in February of 1943,
leaving the conference membership
as it stood until 1968--Morningside,
Northern Iowa, North Dakota State,
North Dakota, Augustana, South
Dakota State, and South Dakota.
At the fall meeting in 1968,
Mankato State College (now
Minnesota State University-
Mankato) was admitted to the NCC.
The University of Nebraska-Omaha
(formerly Omaha U.) was readmitted
in the spring of 1976.
Mankato State was dropped from
the conference at the end of the
Spring in 1977 and Northern Iowa
left the league in the Spring of
1978.
The University of Northern
Colorado became the eighth
member of the NCC in January of
1979. Mankato State and St. Cloud
NDSU’s LUKE PFEIFER, at right, won three NCC indoor titles (1998-2000) in the 55-meter
hurdles and four consecutive outdoor titles (1997-2000) in the 110-meter hurdles. Pfeifer was also a fourtime
NCAA Division II All-American and set the school record in the 110-meter hurdles (:14.00) in 2000.
The North Central Conference
State were admitted in 1981 to bring
the membership of the NCC to 10.
The league contracted to nine
teams in 2002-03 when
Morningside left after 80 years as a
member. Northern Colorado moved
up to Division I after the 2002-03
season to drop the league to eight
teams. NDSU and SDSU will move
up to Division I in 2004-05, but
Minnesota-Duluth will move in to
put the NCC at seven members.
Despite its state
of flux, year-in and
year-out the North
Central Conference
is one of the
toughest NCAA
Division II leagues in
America. The league has been
represented in a postseason bowl
game every year since the NCAA
opened college division football
bowl contests except 1971 and
1974. North Dakota State has
captured the national football crown
five times since 1983 and eight
times since 1965. Northern
Colorado won back-to-back titles in
1996 and 1997, and North Dakota
claimed the 2001 national grid
crown.
South Dakota, South Dakota
State and North Dakota have won
national championships or placed
among the top four in basketball
and have been perennial powers.
North Dakota State (1988,
1998, 2000, 2001) and Nebraska-
Omaha (1991) have won national
wrestling titles and the league
constantly has five or six teams
ranked among the top 15 in the
nation.
The league has produced many
All-Americans and national
champions in track, cross country,
baseball and swimming.
The NCC is strong in women’s
programs. North Dakota State has
won five NCAA basketball
championships and UND has won
two over the last 11 years, and
South Dakota State won the 2003
title.
NDSU and UN-Omaha have
won national softball titles and the
NDSU track team won the 2002
indoor national crown and has been
a national power the last four years.
The Eight Members of the NCC
School Enrolled Location Population
Augustana College 1,900 Sioux Falls, SD 124,000
Minn. State Univ.-Mankato 13,300 Mankato, MN 32,500
Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha 14,500 Omaha, NE 390,000
Univ. of North Dakota 12,500 Grand Forks, ND 49,500
North Dakota State Univ. 11,600 Fargo, ND 90,600
St. Cloud State Univ. 15,900 St. Cloud, MN 59,100
Univ. of South Dakota 8,700 Vermillion, SD 9,800
South Dakota State Univ. 10,000 Brookings, SD 18,500
NCC Outdoor Team Champions
1922 USD
1923 USD
1924 Des Moines
1925 USD
1926 USD
1927 SDSU
1928 SDSU
1929 SDSU
1930 SDSU
1931 USD
1932 SDSU
1933 UND
1934 UND
1935 UNI
1936 UNI
1937 UND
1938 UND
1939 UNI
1940 UNI
1941 UNI
1942 Augustana
1943-46 No
Meets
1947 SDSU
1948 SDSU
1949 UNI
1950 SDSU
1951 UNI
1952 SDSU
1953 SDSU
1954 SDSU
1955 SDSU
1956 UNI
1957 Canceled
1958 SDSU
1959 SDSU
1960 SDSU
1961 USD
1962 UNI
1963 USD
1964 UNI
1965 USD
1966 USD
1967 UNI
1968 UNI
1969 UNI
1970 MSU
1971 NDSU
1972 NDSU
1973 UNI
1974 UNI
1975 SDSU
1976 SDSU
1977 MSU
1978 UNI
1979 SDSU
1980 NDSU
1981 SDSU
1982 UNC
1983 NDSU
1984 NDSU
1985 NDSU
1986 SDSU
NCC Indoor Team Champions
1965 UNI
1966 No Meet
1967 UNI
1968 UNI
1969 UNI
1970 MSU
1971 NDSU
1972 NDSU
1973 UNI
1974 SDSU
1975 SDSU
1976 MSU
1977 MSU
1978 UNI
1979 NDSU
1980 NDSU
1981 SDSU
1982 UNC
1983 NDSU
1984 NDSU
1985 NDSU
1986 NDSU
1987 MSU
1988 MSU
1989 MSU
1990 NDSU
1991 SDSU
1992 USD
1993 NDSU
1994 NDSU
1987 NDSU
1988 NDSU
1989 NDSU
1990 NDSU
1991 NDSU
1992 NDSU
1993 NDSU
1994 NDSU
1995 NDSU
1996 NDSU
1997 NDSU
1998 NDSU
1999 NDSU
2000 USD
2001 NDSU
2002 NDSU
2003 NDSU
1995 NDSU
1996 NDSU
1997 USD
1998 USD
1999 USD
2000 NDSU
2001 NDSU
2002 USD
2003 NDSU
The The Strength Strength of of the the Herd Herd is is the the Bison Bison
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Bison Academic All-North
Central Conference Selections
2003 Jared Essler
Marc Steckler
2002 Andrew Aakre
Jason Alt
Brandon Schaible
Nick Schauer
Greg Smock
2001 Ben Lee
Greg Smock
1999 Heith Janke
Nick Schauer
1998 Greg Wirth
1997 Jesse Westrup
1996 Ryan McGlynn
1995 Ryan McGlynn
1994 Todd Levos
1993 Arden Beachy
Shane Wendel
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Only four current members of the North Central Conference have ever won a TEAM INDOOR CROWN and
North Dakota State leads the pack with 16. NDSU also leads in outdoor NCC championships with 22.
The Championship Breakdown
INDOOR Won Shared Total Last Title
North Dakota State 16 0 16 2003
Minnesota State-Mankato 6 0 6 1989
*Northern Iowa 6 0 6 1978
South Dakota 5 0 5 2002
South Dakota State 4 0 4 1991
*Northern Colorado 1 0 1 1982
Augustana College 0 0 0 ----
*Morningside College 0 0 0 ----
#Nebraska-Omaha 0 0 0 ----
North Dakota 0 0 0 ----
St. Cloud State 0 0 0 ----
OUTDOOR Won Shared Total Last Title
North Dakota State 22 0 22 2003
South Dakota State 20 0 20 1986
*Northern Iowa 16 0 16 1978
South Dakota 10 0 10 2000
North Dakota 4 0 4 1938
Minnesota State-Mankato 2 0 2 1977
*Northern Colorado 1 0 1 1982
Augustana College 1 0 1 1943
*Des Moines 1 0 1 1924
*Morningside College 0 0 0 ----
#Nebraska-Omaha 0 0 0 ----
St. Cloud State 0 0 0 ----
*No Longer a Member of the NCC
#No Longer Competes In Track
1992 Arden Beachy
Cal Carlson
1991 Doug Hanson
1990 Doug Hanson
1989 Doug Hanson
Dave Trosen
1988 Doug Hanson
Keith Repko
Rolf Schmidt
Pete Wodrich
1987 Rolf Schmidt
Pete Wodrich
1986 John Bodine
1985 John Bodine
Todd Murdock
1984 John Bodine
Todd Murdock
Nick Gervino
Bison NCC Record Holders
INDOOR
Event Record Name, Year
60-Meter Dash :06.78 Marques Johnson, 2002
500-Meter Dash 1:02.82 Aaron Dewald, 2000
1,000-Meter Run 2:27.68 Mike Elshaw, 1982
1,600-Meter Relay 3:16.70 Andrew Aakre, Terrance Wolbaum, Andy
Moen, Marques Johnson, 2002
3,200-Meter Relay 7:40.61 Greg Smock, Jason Alt, Andy Moen,
Aaron Klingbeil, 2002
Pentathlon 3,765 Craig Fredrickson, 2000
Retired Events Record Name, Year
300-Yard Dash :31.3 Doug Sorvik, 1972
880-Yard Run 1:54.1 Mike Slack, 1972
OUTDOOR
Event Record Name, Year
200-Meter Dash :20.6 John Bodine, 1985
110-Meter Hurdles :14.00 Luke Pfeifer, 2000
3,000-Meter SC 8:56.80 Curt Bacon, 1980
400-Meter Relay :40.68 Luke Mosey, Bryan Unruh, Anthony
Garnett, Pat Irgens, 2001
1,600-Meter Relay 3:12.10 Aaron Dewald, Chris Wilmes, Heith
Janke, Jason Breitzman, 1998
Javelin (New Std) 225-4 Tate Tobkin, 1999
Decathlon 7,513 Nate Schmidt, 2003
Retired Events Record Name, Year
Javelin (Old Std) 249-0 Russ Docken, 1976
220-Yard Dash :21.10 Delbert Moore, 1954
440-Yard Dash :47.40 Bruce Airheart, 1964
880-Yard Run 1:52.8 Brian MacLaren, 1967
2-Mile Run 9:31.8 Chuck Offerdahl, 1964
Oddvar Helgesen won five league
distance titles in the early 1960s
and was third in the nation in cross
country in 1961.
The foursome (clockwise, top
left) of Luke Mosey, Bryan
Unruh, Pat Irgens and
Anthony Garnett won the
2001 outdoor 400-meter NCC
championship with a recordsetting
time of 40.68 seconds.
The The Strength Strength of of the the Bison Bison is is the the Herd
Herd

North Dakota State University has a 93 percent rate of EMPLOYMENT FOR GRADUATES, according
to the 2003 Annual Employment Report released by the NDSU Career Center. Approximately 1,300 students were surveyed
upon graduation in 2002-2003. Almost 950 said they were employed and more than 250 were attending graduate school.
North Dakota State University
North Dakota State
University is on the
move—transforming
and emerging as a leader
among its land-grant peers.
Accepting President
Joseph A. Chapman’s challenge
to rise to the next level,
departments across campus are
working
diligently to
enhance and
further
develop
NDSU’s
reputation for
strong
academic and
research
programs.
Progress
is evident at
nearly every
turn. As
Chapman said
in his 2002
State of the
University Address, “These
are truly exciting times for
scholarship and research at
this institution. The opportunities
that lie before us will help
to create a future that will
benefit our students, the
public, businesses, our faculty
and staff.”
With more than 11,100
students as of fall 2002, NDSU
has seen a 14 percent enrollment
growth since 1999. Being
recognized as a vibrant,
innovative campus has allowed
NDSU to recruit from among
the nation’s best and brightest
students.
New academic opportunities
abound. Since January
2000, the university has
initiated 19 doctoral programs,
The The Strength Strength of of the the the Herd Herd is is the the the Bison
Bison
bringing the total number of
doctorates offered to 37.
NDSU has doubled its
research and development
expenditures, rising to 128th
among the nation’s institutions
of higher learning, according to
National Science Foundation
rankings. The university’s
research portfolio has reached
more than $80 million in
expenditures; and the campus
is expected to soon attain a
$100 million annual research
budget, a truly significant
milestone.
The physical appearance
of the campus is rapidly
changing, with no fewer than
six major construction projects
nearing competion. The $3.2
million Minard Hall addition,
which is primarily a classroom
building, and the innovative $8
million Living/Learning Center
residence hall project were
scheduled to be ready for fall
classes. The Residence Dining
Center has undergone a $1.18
million remodeling effort. The
400-stall horse barn for the
NDSU Equine Science Center
was scheduled to be completed
in July.
In addition, construction
on the Center for Nanoscale
Science and Engineering in the
NDSU Research and Technology
Park is scheduled to be
finished in January 2004. The
structure
will contain
cleanrooms
and stateof-the-art
synthesis
and
characterization
equipment,
and provide
space for
more than
125 researchers
and support
staff.
The
NDSU Downtown campus
project also has started, and is
scheduled for occupancy in fall
2004. The former Northern
School Supply building will be
renovated to house facilities
for the visual arts and architecture
and landscape architecture
departments. It will include
studios, classrooms, a wood
shop, computer laboratory,
gallery, an outdoor sculpture
area and offices for the Tri-
College University.
This comes on the heels of
other recent construction
projects such as the Wellness
Center, Ehly Hall and the
Animal Nutrition and Physiology
Center.
And the near future holds
plans for a College of Business
Administration building and
renovation of the Bison Sports
Arena.
More than 110 years of
service
The state’s first land-grant
university began as North
Dakota Agricultural College on
March 8, 1890. The first class
of 30 students was welcomed
by a five-member faculty as
they took a winter agricultural
course. Old Main, the campus’
landmark building, was
completed in 1892.
Renamed in 1960 as North
Dakota State University of
Agriculture and Applied
Science, the institution
educates students for a
multitude of career opportunities.
The university is comprised
of nine educational
units—the College of Science
and Mathematics; College of
Engineering and Architecture;
College of Agriculture, Food
Systems and Natural Resources;
College of Human
Development and Education;
College of Business Administration;
College of Pharmacy;
College of Arts, Humanities
and Social Sciences; College of
University Studies; and the
Graduate School.
The number of program
offerings continues to grow.
As of June 2003, NDSU offered
97 undergraduate degrees, 52
master’s degrees, 37 doctoral
programs, one specialist degree
and seven certificate programs.
With 593 full-time professors,
assistant professors,
associate professors and
instructors, the student-tofaculty
ratio at North Dakota
State is 18-to-1.

Students work closely
with NDSU’s chemists,
engineers,
architects, musicians,
pharmacists, writers and other
respected faculty who frequently
are on the leading edge
of research in their chosen
areas. About 85 percent of the
full-time faculty have the
highest degrees in their fields.
Noted for its collaborations
with the private sector,
NDSU plays a key role in North
Dakota’s economic climate.
The university is an active
partner, as researchers work
closely with firms to improve
productivity and profitability.
The NDSU Extension
Service is dedicated to
outreach efforts that meet the
needs of state residents. It
conducts a rigorous education
program in agriculture, human
development and nutrition,
youth and community development
through its county, area
and state staff.
The talented Bison athletic
teams also set lofty standards.
Now in the process of moving
to NCAA Division I, the
student-athletes compete in
first-class facilities—the
Fargodome, Newman Outdoor
Field, Ellig Sports Complex and
the Bison Sports Arena.
Fargo: A great place to
live, work and study
The home of NDSU, Fargo
is a bustling metropolitan area
that is often listed as one of the
best places to live in the
country. Named an All-
America City by the National
Civic League in 2000, Fargo-
Moorhead is the largest
community between Minneapolis
and Seattle. More than
170,000 people make their home
in Cass and Clay Counties.
A new report says NDSU students contributed 59,211 hours of COMMUNITY SERVICE and academic service-
learning during the 2001 fall semester. According to the report, nearly 10,000 community service hours were contributed through
residence halls, student clubs and organizations, Greek Life and NDSU Make a Difference Day. In addition, the organizations raised
$20,802 and 200 pounds of canned goods for charity.
Employment Review
magazine included Fargo-
Moorhead in its 2003 list of the
“Top 20 Best Places to Live
and Work in America.” The
May 2003 issue of Forbes
magazine rated the community
as the fifth-best place in the
country for business and
careers.
Business Week
magazine included
Fargo-Moorhead in its
“Dazzling Dozen” of
small cities where the
local economies are
doing well despite a
national slowdown.
The Ladies Home
Journal ranked Fargo
eighth in its “Best Cities for
Women-2000.” In addition,
each year from 1997-2002, the
Morgan Quinto Press ranked
North Dakota as the safest
state in its annual crime survey.
Noted for its shopping
centers and abundance of
restaurants, Fargo-Moorhead
also offers outstanding
concerts, entertainment,
activities and museums.
An energetic student
body
The NDSU student body
is a talented, dedicated and
enthusiastic blend of interna-
tional and ethnic backgrounds.
During fall 2002, undergraduate
and graduate students came
from all 53 North Dakota
counties, 40 other states and 58
foreign countries.
NDSU students find it is
easy to make friends and get
involved with campus life.
They can participate
in more than 200
student organizations
to develop
personal and social
relationships, explore
new ideas, learn
about people from
around the world
and augment their
coursework. The
groups focus on
academics, special interests,
service, performing and visual
arts, religion and recreation.
There also are intercultural
groups, honor societies,
fraternities and sororities.
NDSU by the numbers
In fall 2002, there were
4,414 full-time and part-time
NDSU employees statewide.
The NDSU main campus
includes 92 buildings on nearly
47 square blocks or 258
landscaped acres, 4.62 miles of
streets and more than 15 miles
of sidewalks. In all, NDSU is
located on 22,053 acres of
North Dakota land.
This includes the main
Agricultural Experiment Station
at Fargo and eight research
centers, of which four are joint
research-extension service
centers.
Across the state, there are
266 Agricultural Experiment
Station buildings and storage
facilities, and 18,488 acres
dedicated to agricultural
research.
A campus
committed to the future
NDSU’s faculty, staff and
students have accepted
President Chapman’s
challenge to advance
to the next level in all
areas of campus life.
Advances have
come and are coming
on many fronts, and
the people of NDSU
look optimistically to
the challenges and
opportunities of the
future.
“We daily engage
in the process of
expanding humanity’s body of
knowledge.
And we help individuals
build better lives on a foundation
of truth,” Chapman said in
his 2002 State of the University
Address.
“This is a remarkable point
in the history of North Dakota
State University.”
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The university maintains 18,488 acres off campus for AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH. The Agricultural
Experiment Station is in Fargo and eight research centers, four of which are joint research-extension service centers, are located
across the state. The NDSU Extension Service conducts an ambitious continuing education program, which involves some
50,000 North Dakotans annually.
North Dakota “Quality Life in the Heartland”
Discover the spirit of North Dakota
and unlock the fascinating stories
from the past.
The glow of the breathtaking Northern
Lights shines brightly on the paths taken by
historical legends George Armstrong Custer,
Theodore Roosevelt, Sitting Bull, Meriwether
Lewis, William Clark, Sakakawea and John
Jacob Astor, along with the state's contemporary
heroes, Lawrence Welk, Peggy Lee,
Roger Maris, Phil Jackson, Virgil Hill, Rick
Helling and Darin Erstad.
From the settlers of the past to the
farmers of the present, agriculture always has
been and will continue to be the strength of
North Dakota. The state is home to some of
the richest soil in the world.
North Dakota has been labeled “the
bread basket of the world,” and it ranks as a
top producer, nationwide, of barley, durum
spring wheat, all dry edible beans, oats and
sunflowers.
Lignite coal is used to generate over 90
percent of the state’s electric power. Today,
North Dakota holds 80 percent of all lignite
resources in the United States.
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Quality of life in the heartland continues to improve.
Morgan Quitno Press has ranked North Dakota the
safest state in the nation each year from 1997 to 2002
in its annual crime survey.
In addition, the 2000 State Policy Reports ranked North
Dakota No. 1 in the educated population component and
fourth in the prudent government component.
There’s a little bit of something for everyone, as North Dakota is home to a
variety of ethnic cultures, including Scandinavian, Ukrainian, Germans,
Germans from Russia, and Native American.
North Dakota’s 15 state parks and recreation areas offer exciting opportunities,
while preserving the state’s natural and historic heritage. Hike in the Badlands as
Roosevelt once did before he became our nation’s 26th president, canoe the mighty
Missouri River along Lewis and Clark’s trail as they did almost two centuries ago.
Or catch record-breaking walleye on Lake Sakakawea.
North Dakota’s invigorating winter days, plentiful snowfall and varied terrain
have made it a winter playground. Activities such as snowmobiling, downhill and
cross-country skiing, ice fishing, sledding and skating are favorite pastimes.

Fargo-Moorhead was named an ALL-AMERICAN CITY by the National Civic League in 2000. Employment Review
magazine included Fargo-Moorhead in its 2003 list of the “Top 20 Best Places to Live and Work in America.” Business Week magazine
included Fargo-Moorhead in its “Dazzling Dozen” of small cities where the local economies are doing well despite a national slowdown.
The Ladies Home Journal ranked Fargo eighth in its “Best Cities for Women, 2000.”
Fargo “Jewel of the Northern Plains”
Alternately flooded by vast prehis
toric seas and scraped flat by
immense glaciers, this region
eventually became America’s bread basket
and the center of high-tech, 20th-century
agribusiness.
Less than 10,000 years ago, the area
that is now Fargo-Moorhead was 200 feet
below the surface of Lake Agassiz, a huge
inland sea formed at the edge of the ice
age. Over centuries the waters receded,
leaving 6 feet of rich, black soil that today
makes the Red River Valley one of the
world's most fertile farmlands, with Fargo
and Moorhead at its center.
The Red River of the North separates
the two cities and serves as the border
between North Dakota and Minnesota.
The city of Fargo was named for one of the
owners of the Wells-Fargo Express
Company, William G. Fargo. The city of
Moorhead was named after William G.
Moorhead, an executive of the Northern
Pacific Railway.
In fact, the Northern Pacific
Railway had a profound impact on
both the economy and population of
the area.
Originally settled by Scandinavian
and European immigrants, Fargo and
Moorhead became boom towns with
the arrival of the NP in 1871.
Under the Homestead Act, settlers
were given 160 acres in exchange for
living on the land and farming part of it
for at least five years. Suddenly,
Fargo-Moorhead became a mecca for
hopeful refugees from the overcrowded
East.
The railroad brought a constant
stream of settlers seeking a new life on
America’s newest frontier.
Fargo-Moorhead is the largest
community between Minneapolis and
Seattle. About 176,000 people make
their home in Cass and Clay Counties.
There seems to be no end in sight to
the persistent prosperity and growth of the
twin cities on the Red.
While agriculture is still prominent in
the local economy, Fargo-Moorhead has
also become an important focal point for
other professions, including government,
education, medicine, retailing and manufacturing.
The sprit of the early pioneers remains
a treasured part of Fargo’s proud heritage.
Building continues on our colorful past
toward a very promising future.
Source: F-M Visitors and Convention
Bureau
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North Dakota State has an outstanding record of SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM and the community in
addition to its great tradition of success in athletics. The student-athlete at NDSU is a student first, and is required to be in constant
pursuit of his or her degree. Tutors are available on campus and at special athlete-only study sessions. Plus, a spacious study
lounge with Internet-ready computers was recently added to the Bison Sports Arena.
Student-Athlete Services “Personal Touch”
The North Dakota State
University intercolle
giate athletic programs
strive to provide personalized
services for all studentathletes.
There has been a commitment
made by the administrators,
coaches and staff at
NDSU to ensure that the needs
of the student-athlete come
first.
Academic
Enhancement
Academic excellence is
emphasized at NDSU. The
university has produced a
Rhodes Scholar and 28 NCAA
Postgraduate Scholarship
winners.
In addition, three Bison
women were recipients of the
Honda Broderick Division II
Athlete of the Year award,
including Kasey Morlock who
received the NCAA Top Eight
Award for 1997-98.
Eight Bison athletes have
been named recipients of the
North Central Conference’s
Stan Marshall award, honoring
the top female and male
student-athletes.
Fifteen female and 13 male
student-athletes have been
recognized as GTE Academic
All-Americans, as selected by
members of CoSIDA (College
Sports Information Directors of
America).
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Tutorial
Services
On-campus tutorial
services are available to offer
one-on-one and group
counseling sessions at a time
appropriate for the athlete. In
addition, incoming studentathletes
are required to attend
the athletic department’s
learning assembly and have
that tool available
throughout their careers.
NDSU closely
monitors its studentathletes’
progress to
ensure compliance with
NCAA and institutional
academic guidelines.
Sports
Medicine
The athletic training staff
utilizes training rooms in both
the Bison Sports Arena and the
Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse.
All training areas are equipped
with complete
therapeutic
modalities and
rehabilitative
apparatus. A
number of
talented and
skilled Fargo-
Moorhead
medical specialists
assist in the
diagnosis and
treatment of the
Bison studentathletes.
Strength
Training
An outstanding strength
and conditioning facility is on
hand in the Bison Sports
Arena. Jim Kramer and a fulltime
assistant direct a yearround
training program.
A 9,000-square-foot
weight room equipped with
state-of-the-art equipment and
a 6,000-square-foot conditioning
area gives NDSU one of the
biggest and best facilities of its
kind in college athletics.
Media
Program
The Bison student-athlete
is exposed to a wide variety of
media, including print, electronic,
and video outlets.
The Sports Information
Office regularly assists the
student-athlete with media
requests and offers helpful
advice and training, as NDSU
athletes occasionally are
guests on television or radio
programs.

NDSU’s facilities are among the top in the nation. New and revamped ARENAS AND FIELDS costing in excess of
$57 million have been installed in the last 11 years. Plans are underway for renovations to the Bison Sports Arena, where NDSU hosts
its home indoor track & field meets.
Facilities “World-Class Arenas Spotlight Top-Flight Programs”
Basketball is held at the Bison Sports
Arena where NDSU has led the nation
numerous times in men’s and women’s
basketball attendance.
The Bison have three full grass practice fields for football
(above) adjacent to the Bison Sports Arena. The Bison
also use the artificial turf of Dacotah Field (at right).
The Ellig Sports Complex has
been the site of numerous North
Central Conference and NCAA
championships.
Schlanser Track (at left) is home
to the Bison track & field teams
and the women’s soccer team,
and the NDSU softball team plays
on one of the complex’s four
diamonds (below).
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The Bison have continually been among the TOP DRAWS IN THE NATION in Division II football, men’s
and women’s basketball, and volleyball. The women’s basketball program has led the nation in attendance 11 times in the past 14
years, while the men’s team has paced the nation four times in school history. Football has led the nation in attendance four
times in the past 15 seasons. Volleyball is a regular in the top five for Division II and ranks high among all NCAA schools.
The Bison play baseball
at Newman Outdoor
Field, a $5.5 million oncampus
facility with
seating for 5,000 fans.
The NDSU wrestling team holds meets in
the Bison Sports Arena where numerous
NCAA national championships have been
held and the Bison have drawn as many as
6,500 fans for a dual with Iowa.
The Fargodome -- The 18,700-seat indoor home
to North Dakota State University football
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NDSU’s weight training facility
(above) is among the best in the
country. The Bentson Bunker
Fieldhouse (below) is home to Bison
volleyball.

Choosing The Bison “Reasons From A to Z”
Academics have a
high priority in the
Bison athletic
program. Between
85 and 90 percent of
the Bison athletes
that complete their
careers graduate,
one of the best
academic records in
the country.
NDSU competes in
the North Central
Conference, widely
acclaimed as the premier league
in NCAA Division II.
Excellence can be found on
the field, court, and diamond.
The Bison have won 20 team
national championships, and
numerous individual national
championships including team
crowns in football, cross
country, wrestling, softball,
women’s indoor track & field,
and women’s basketball.
“These Fans ... I love them.”
Annually, the Bison athletic
teams rank among the national
leaders in attendance.
Fans, parents and the media
can pick up the phone and call
the Bison Hotlines for men’s
results (701-231-8930) and
women’s results (701-231-8997).
Innovative ideas are a
trademark for the Bison athletic
program. NDSU seeks to stay
WHY THE BISON? The challenge is to maintain and build upon the excellence of intercollegiate athletics at North
Dakota State University. The student-athlete readily assumes and accepts these challenges. The coaches are dedicated not only to
assisting the student-athlete in achieving athletic potential, but to helping the student-athlete become a well-rounded, fully educated
individual who has achieved many personal goals.
on the cutting edge and set the
standard for Division II
athletics.
Lights, camera, action. The
Bison benefit from television
coverage from affiliates of the
four major networks, along with
expanded exposure on Fox
Sports Net and ESPN.
Read about the Bison in the Newspaper. The Fargo
Forum, the state’s major daily newspaper, provides
extensive coverage on the Bison, while other stories
appear in regional and national publications.
Student-athletes can have a broad range of college
experiences by becoming involved in a variety of campus
Organizations and clubs.
Tune in the Radio, and often Bison
athletics is the topic of conversation on
Fargo-Moorhead’s 14 AM and FM
stations. WDAY (970-AM) is the
flagship station for the Bison.
The Team Makers is a group of
dedicated individuals that provides
money for scholarships, making NDSU
the most endowed program in Division II.
Student-athletes Volunteer their time to take part in a
number of community service and civic projects in and
around Fargo-Moorhead.
Follow the Bison on the World Wide Web at
www.GoBison.com. You’ll find rosters, schedules, results,
statistics, pictures and more.
Zone ... as in the “Thunder Zone.” Why do they call it
thunder? Because the crowd noise can be deafening when
the march is on.
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