SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –  The 2022 Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be hosted Thursday through Saturday at the ONEOK Sports Complex in Tulsa, Okla. This is the second time in league history that the Golden Eagles have hosted the outdoor championships, the first being in 2018.
 
The first day of the championships will begin at 9 a.m. CT with the women’s 10,000-meter. The multi-events will begin at 10 a.m. CT on the first day while the field events start at 2 p.m. CT.
 
Need to know
Date: Thursday, May 12 – Saturday, May 14
Start times: 8 a.m. CT Thursday, 10 a.m. CT Friday, 11 a.m. CT Saturday
Location: ONEOK Sports Complex,
Host: Oral Roberts University
Online championship merchandise: here
Live Results: here
Live Stream: here
Ticket Prices: Free Admission
 
80's Promotions
The Summit League turns 40 during the 2021-22 academic year and in honor of the ruby anniversary, the league has a handful of promotions going on during the championship with opportunities for fans to win 80's themed prize packs. More information can be found at https://thesummitleague.org/news/2021/9/24/general-championship-celebrations.aspx.
 
Where to look
For anything and everything regarding The Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships, visit the official championship website at https://thesummitleague.org/tournaments/?id=216.
 
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Men's Front Runners

• North Dakota State is looking to earn its 12^th straight Summit League Outdoor Championship title.
• The Jackrabbits were picked to take the title in the league preseason poll by one point over South Dakota and two points ahead of North Dakota State.
• The Coyotes are coming into the championship ranked No. 12 in the Midwest according to the USTFCCCA regional rankings while the Bison and the Jackrabbits rank 16^th and 17^th, respectively.
• Eleven men come into the weekend looking to defend their 2021 outdoor league crowns: North Dakota State’s Josh Samyn (1,500m), Brandon Lewis (long jump) and Benji Phillips (javelin), Oral Roberts’ Joshua Tabla (triple jump), South Dakota’s Demar Francis (400m), Hugo Morvan (110m hurdles), Jessie Sullivan (Discus) and Eerik Haamer (pole vault), South Dakota State’s Joseph Minor-Williams (10,000m) and Reid Pierzinski (400m hurdles) and Western Illinois’ Ackeen Colley (800m).
• Ten student-athletes rank in the top 50 nationally in their respective events heading into the championship: NDSU’s Trevor Otterdahl (No. 23 - shot put, No. 30 – hammer), Kristoffer Thomsen (No. 26 – shot put) and Kaden Pastian (No. 35 – discus), USD’s Eerik Haamer (No. 11 – pole vault), Marshall Faurot (No. 23 – pole vault), Tre Young (No. 27 – pole vault) and Jessie Sullivan (No. 49 – discus), SDSU’s Reid Pierzinski (No. 35 – 400m hurdles) and Trent Francom (No. 30 – pole vault) and WIU’s Ackeen Colley (No. 44 – 800m).

Last Five Men’s Champions
2017: North Dakota State
2018: North Dakota State
2019: North Dakota State
2020: None due to COVID-19
2021: North Dakota State
 
Women's Front Runners

• The Bison are seeking their 14^th-consecutive team title and look to extend their league record.
• South Dakota was picked as the preseason favorites for the outdoor title by a margin of three points over North Dakota State.
• The Coyotes are entering the championship ranked No. 6 in the Midwest according to the USTFCCCA regional rankings.
• Ten women return and look to repeat as championships in their respective events: North Dakota State’s Jodi Lipp (triple jump), Amanda Anderson (discus) and Kari Wolfe (javelin), South Dakota’s Sara Reifenrath (200m, 400m), Holly Gerberding (400m hurdles), Carly Haring (high jump) and Gen Hiratta (pole vault) and South Dakota State’s Oksana Johnson (800m), Leah Hansen (5,000m, 10,000m) and Annie Wendt (long jump).
• Fourteen student-athletes enter the championship weekend ranked in the top 50 nationally in their individual events: UND’s Natalie Mohring (No. 44 – discus) and Elise Ulseth (No. 9 – heptathlon, No. 32 – javelin), NDSU’s Kelby Anderson (No. 43 – 5000m), Amanda Anderson (No. 7 – discus), Amy Phillips (No. 12 – hammer) and Kari Wolfe (No. 17 – javelin), ORU’s Gabrielle Gibson (No. 38 – 100m hurdles) and Shalom Olotu (No. 40 – long jump) and USD’s Danii Anglin (No. 30 – high jump), Carly Haring (No. 39 – high jump), Marleen Mulla (No. 8 – pole vault), Jaidyn Garrett (No. 27 – pole vault) and Lydia Knapp (No. 47 – discus, No. 39 - hammer).

Last Five Women’s Champions
2017: North Dakota State
2018: North Dakota State/South Dakota
2019: North Dakota State
2020: None due to COVID-19
2021: North Dakota State