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Grand Forks’ Urlacher, Frank to compete at NCAA Nationals – Grand Forks Herald
GRAND FORKS — A pair of Grand Forks natives will compete at this week’s NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., from Wednesday to Saturday.
Grand Forks Central graduate Jak Urlacher will compete in the pole vault for the University of Minnesota.
Grand Forks Red River graduate Shelby Frank will compete in the discus and hammer throw for Texas Tech. She transferred to Texas Tech after spending the start of her career with the Gophers.
Urlacher will compete in the pole vault at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday. Specific events can be streamed on ESPN3.
Urlacher finished second at the Big Ten Outdoor meet and ranks 12th in the NCAA West Region.
Frank heads to the national meet ranked second in the NCAA West Region in both the discus and the hammer.
A year ago, Frank finished seventh in the hammer throw and fourth in the discus.
Frank is a five-time All-American.
The women’s hammer throw will take place Thursday at 3:30 p.m., while the women’s discus is set for 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
