Courtesy: USATFEUGENE, Ore. (KVRR) – North Dakota State may soon have another alumnus heading to Tokyo. Stanley, North Dakota native and Cheney Middle School Physical Education teacher Riley Dolezal placed third at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the javelin with a throw of 252 feet 10 inches. His performance missed the Olympic standard of 278 feet 10 inches. He will…
AUSTIN, Texas — On Wednesday, competition opens up for the NCAA Track and Field Championships. North Dakota State has 11 entries in the national meet, two of which come from redshirt freshman Akealy Moton. Moton is set to compete in both the shot put and the javelin, which is a rare feat. It’s so rare, in fact, that the two…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — North Dakota State earned three berths in Nationals for NCAA Track and Field. The top 12 in every event move on. Freshman Akealy Moton was ranked 24th in the women’s javelin entering competition, but she threw a personal best 50.56 meters to take sixth. Teammate Kari Wolfe just missed out with a 17th-place finish. In the women’s…
FARGO, N.D. — There is no doubt that Akealy Moton has always been an athlete. The question was never if she’d play sports in college, but which sport was right her. “I always grew up with basketball, just cause of my parents – not just because of them, I also loved basketball too at the time,” Moton said. “But figuring out…
FARGO, N.D. — NDSU track and field collects Summit League titles like trees collect rings; Ever year another one gets added. The Bison women have won 11 outdoor titles in a row, while the men have won the last nine. Much of that success comes from the throwing events where as a team, the Bison, nationally, have the top-ranked group of…
FARGO, N.D. — After helping coach the North Dakota State men’s and women’s track and field teams to Summit League Titles, throws coach Justin St. Clair is the KVRR Coach of the Week. Categories: College, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines Tags: discus, hammer throw, Javelin, Justin St. Clair, NDSU, NDSU Track and Field, North Dakota State, Summit League, THROWING,…
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — Former North Dakota State men’s basketball standout Dexter Werner is not quite finished representing the Bison. He joined the NDSU men’s track & field team this week, and will focus on throwing the javelin for the seven-time defending Summit League outdoor champions. Werner was the North Dakota Class A state runner-up in the javelin for…
