Recap courtesy of Ben Becker
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (2/21/25)---Make it 5-for-5. In all five of the meets the Cobbers have competed in 2025, there has been at least one school record.
The Cobbers made another trip up I-29 to UND to compete in the last meet before the MIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships and finished third at the UND Tune-Up meet.
The meet, was once again, highlighted by yet another record performance by the sprint hurdle queen –
Jenna Kalevik.
Kalevik broke her own 60-meter hurdle record for the third time in the month of February. Kalevik became the first Cobber in history to go under 9.0 seconds in the 60h. She ran a time of 8.98 in the prelims on her way to the record. Kalevik came back and took seventh overall in the finals. Kalevik ranks first in the MIAC by over a quarter of a second in the event. That time also puts her in the top 30 in Division III this year.
Kyla Nygaard had another outstanding performance, this time in the 400. Nygaard took first place by just under 3.0 seconds with a personal best time of 57.08 (57.84c) That time ranks fourth in the MIAC this year and second on the all-time Cobber list.
Joining Nygaard in a Top 2 performance in the 400 was
Emma Warner with a time of 59.98 (1:00.78) That time ranks 14th in the MIAC this year and 11th overall on the Concordia all-time list.
Another event winner was
Meg Shercliffe in the 600. She ran a season's best time of 1:42.23 (1:43.48c) that time ranks 17th in the MIAC this year.
Emily Rengo and
Andie Sandman ran the fifth and sixth fastest time in the MIAC this year in the 200 meters. Rengo took fourth with a season's best time of 25.50 (25.90c) and Sandman ran a personal best time of 25.83 (26.23c)
Sandman had a seventh-place performance in the 60-meter dash as well. She ran a time of 7.96 and is currently ranked sixth in the MIAC this year.
The Cobbers had a pair of milers came away with Top 10 performances. Senior
Drew Frolek ran a personal best time of 5:16.54 (5:19.68c) and first-year athlete
Kelyn Henry-Perlich ran a personal best time of 5:18.45 (5:21.61c). Those times rank 12th and 17th in the MIAC this year.
Senior
Airial Johnson rounded out the track events with a personal best time in the 3000. Johnson took fourth with a time of 11:13.05 (11:18.84c)
Brynley Coleman helped set the tone in the field events for the Cobbers. Coleman took seventh in the pole vault with a personal best vault of 10-08.75. That height ranks fifth in the MIAC this year and is third on the all-time Cobber list.
Kalevik added to her track record with a season-best jump in the long jump. Kalevik's leap of 16-07.25 took ninth in the meet and now ranks eighth in the MIAC this year. First-year Cobber
Blanche Dennis took sixth in the triple jump with a jump 31-10.75. That ranks 12th in the MIAC this year.
The Cobbers had a pair of throwers post Top 10 throws in the MIAC this year.
Miranda Travis and
Chloe Mueffelmann both threw for personal bests. Travis took ninth with a throw of 39-09.25 and Mueffelmann took 12th with a toss of 37-04.00. Those throws rank fifth and ninth in the MIAC this year.
Rounding out the meet for the Cobbers was the 4x400 relay. The team of Rengo, Shercliffe, Warner and Nygaard ran the teams fastest time this year and took first, running 4:00.85 (4:04.06c) That time currently ranks second in the MIAC.
The Cobbers will compete in the MIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships next week at St. John's University. The pentathlon starts on Thursday, Feb. 27 with track and field events starting on Friday, Feb. 28 at 4:00 p.m.
COBBER NOTABLES:
UND Tune Up Indoor
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
February 21, 2025
SCHOOL RECORD:
60 Hurdles – Jenna Kalevik – 8.98 (prelims)
COBBER ALL-TIME LIST:
200 – Emily Rengo – 25.90c (25.50) – All-Time #2
200 – Andie Sandman – 26.23c (25.83) – All-Time #4
400 - Kyla Nygaard – 57.84c (57.08) – All-Time #2
400 – Emma Warner – 60.78c (59.98) – All-Time #13
Mile – Kelyn Henry-Perlich – 5:21.61c (5:18.45) – All-Time #12
60 Hurdles – Jenna Kalevik – 8.98 (prelims) - All-Time #1
60 Hurdles – Haley Wolsky – 9.84 (prelims) – All-Time #16 tie
4x400 Relay – Emily Rengo, Emma Warner, Meg Shercliffe, Kyla Nygaard – 4:04.06c (4:00.85) – All-Time #9
Pole Vault – Brynley Coleman – 10-8.75 (3.27m) – All-Time #3
Shot Put – Miranda Travis – 39-9.25 (12.12m) – All-Time #19
PERSONAL RECORDS:
60- Ellie Machayya, Kaia Emter (tie)
200- Emily Rengo, Andie Sandman, Ellie Machayya
400- Kyla Nygaard, Emma Warner
800- Addie Dahl
Mile- Kelyn Henry-Perlich, Londyn Ames, Maggie Brown
3000- Airial Johnson
60 Hurdles- Jenna Kalevik (prelims), Haley Wolsky
Long Jump- Jenna Kalevik, Taylor Christenson
Triple Jump- Blanche Dennis
High Jump- Blanche Dennis, Taylor Christenson
Pole Vault- Brynley Coleman
Shot Put- Miranda Travis
Weight Throw- Alaina Voss
