Bison Women’s Track & Field Sending 11 Entries to NCAA West Prelims

FARGO (NDSU Athletics/KVRR) – The North Dakota State women’s track & field team will send 11 entries to the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, scheduled for May 22-25 in Fayetteville, Ark. A total of nine Bison women will compete, with seniors Kendra Kelley and Bailee Dierks qualified in a pair of events.

The NCAA announced the top 48 declared entries in all individual events and the top 24 relay teams in each region on Thursday. The top 12 finishers in each event at the Preliminary Rounds will advance to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., on June 5-8.

Senior Lexi Maples will be the top-ranked Bison entering next week’s meet at No. 11 in the West for the hammer throw. Kelley, Dierks, Salmata Korgho, Nell Graham and Alex Seagris are all repeat qualifiers from last season.

NDSU Women’s Qualifiers (in order of event rank)

11. Lexi Maples (hammer throw)

17. Arienne Birch (high jump)

20. Nell Graham (400m dash)

22. Kendra Kelley 200m dash)

23. Salmata Korgho (100m hurdles)

35. Makenna Vollmer (long jump)

37. Kendra Kelley (100m dash)

40. Bailee Dierks (400m hurdles)

43. Bailee Dierks (100m hurdles)

43. Alex Seagris (javelin)

47. Allie Niska (400m dash)