Bison Begin Outdoor Season at Miami, Wake Forest - North Dakota State University

Hurricane Invitational and to Winston-Salem, N.C., Wake Forest Invitational. Both meets are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Mar. 21-22. BISON CONCLUDE INDOOR: The Bison concluded their indoor season with a trip to the Alex Wilson Invitational in Notre Dame, Ind., Mar. 7-8. For the third time during the indoor season, junior Laura Hermanson established the school record in the 800-meter run by placing third in a time of 2:06.34.

Hermanson broke Kinsey Coles’s record of 2:07.54 by running 2:07.41 at the Iowa State Classic Feb. 16 and later running 2:06.99 at the U.S. Indoor Track & Field Championships as she placed eighth in Boston Feb. 22.

Redshirt freshman Christine Bruins also cut more than three seconds from her 800m school freshman record by running a time of 2:09.02 to place 10th. Bruins initially set the mark at 2:12.34 at the Iowa State Classic. Also at the Alex Wilson Invitational: Brittany Gigstead placed 10th in the 800m with a personal best time of 2:10.34 while Whitney Carlson competed in a trio of events that included placing third in the long jump (19-2), fourth in the 200m dash (24.82) and competed in the 60m hurdles (8.65).

SUMMIT LEAGUE CHAMPS: NDSU claimed the team title in The Summit League Championships Feb. 29-Mar. 1 in Sterling, Ill. The time in the mile moves Hermanson into fifth on NDSU’s all-time indoor list. The Bison shook off a bit on a slow start on the meet’s first day. NDSU found itself in third place behind both South Dakota State and Oral Roberts after Friday’s competition.

Along with the men’s track and field also claiming the league title, it marks the first Summit League championships in school history.. NDSU spent the past three seasons competing in the Division I independent championships and claimed conference titles the past two years.. NDSU’s women have claimed 15 North Central Conference indoor titles in the ranks of Division II..

The Bison women won the 2002 indoor national championship in Division II.. The women’s indoor roster featured just one senior in distance runner Veronica Nagel for the 2008 season and has just two seniors for outdoor competition in middle-distance runner Cody Halsey and Nagel. BISON HONORED: For their efforts, Hermanson and ninth-year head coach Ryun Godfrey were honored as athlete and coach of the year, respectively, by The Summit League.

Hermanson ran legs on both winning relays at the championships for NDSU to claim a total of four event titles.. Five times during the 2008 indoor season Hermanson was given athlete of the week honors by the league office.. She twice established the school record in the 800m run by running a time of 2:07.41 Feb. 16 at the Iowa State Classic and later running 2:06.99 at the U.S. 22 in Boston..

Hermanson claimed a total of six individual event victories during the indoor season. The Bison also had a total of 13 athletes garner all-league honors by The Summit League. COACHING STAFF: Ryun Godfrey will lead the Bison women’s team for the ninth straight season.

Stevie Keller, a 2004 Olympic Trials qualifier in the decathlon, returns for his eighth year with the program. Keller will work with the pole vault, javelin and the multi-events. A four-time All-American from Michigan State, Desire'e Larson will focus on the high jumpers. Brent Parmer will assist with the long and triple jumps, while Robby Beyer will spend time with the throwers.

Women's Weekly Track Release 3-20-08 Women's Basketball North Dakota State caught fire and shot 77.8 percent from the field in the first half and then rolled to a 93-64 win over Centenary College on Monday. It was the final game for NDSU head coach Amy Ruley Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Amy Ruley will move from the sidelines as head coach at North Dakota State University into an associate athletic director for development position in the NDSU athletic department.

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