UMD will Host the NSIC Track and Field Championships Thursday Through Saturday in Malosky Stadium

This weekend the University of Minnesota Duluth track and field teams will compete in the 2025 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Outdoor Conference Championships. The best part? All the action, from Thursday May 8, through Saturday May 10, will take place right here on the University of Minnesota Duluth’s campus at Malosky Stadium. 

UMD will play host to all schools within the NSIC, which is a total of 14 programs for the women, and 11 for the men. 

Decathlon and Heptathlon events will kick off on Thursday, but the first event of the meet for a Bulldog student athlete will be the men’s hammer throw Friday morning at 11:00 a.m.

“We have 60 student athletes that have qualified for this conference meet and we are excited because we believe each and every one of them can have an impact,” said head coach Karly Brautigam. “I think we have as well rounded a team as we’ve had at the conference level and with it being at home, I know the energy is incredibly high!” 

Brautigam is especially excited about both the men’s and women’s 4x100m and 4x400m relays. This is the first time since she has taken over the program that all Bulldog relays are ranked top-four in the NSIC.

Leading the charge in the women’s 800m event group with the ninth-best average times among all NCAA Division II programs, Savannah Schley will be looking to put a bow on her succesfull outdoor season so far. The senior has been a consistent All-Conference performer over the past four seasons, and is currently second in the NSIC and 25th nationally.

In the women’s triple jump, sophomore Erin Steinman and freshman Alyssah Larson are expected to have strong showings. Both women placed in the indoor conference championship a few months ago. 

Junior Jackson Weston is also an athlete that Brautigam expects will have a great weekend. He is seeded fourth in shot put and ninth in the hammer throw. 

Distance coach Brette Jensen is looking forward to graduate student Shae Hostager’s race in the women’s 10k. She is currently ranked third in the NSIC and 22nd nationally in the event. Shae recently broke the school record in the 10k at the Drake relay, and is also seeded top 10 in the NSIC 5k. 

Additionally, Jensen is excited for reigning 5k indoor conference champion fifth year Jack Van Kempen. He will race in both the men’s steeplechase (ranked third), as well as the 5k, in which he is also ranked in the top 10 in the conference. In the 5k, Van Kempen is currently the school record holder, and also holds the second all-time spot at UMD in the steeplechase. 

Coming off a runner-up all-conference finish in the men’s 3k at the indoor conference championships, fellow fifth year Owen Dickenson is also expected to show up big this weekend. He is currently ranked fourth in the 1500m and fifth in the 800m in the NSIC. 

Follow along with the events of the weekend here.