SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – North Dakota opens the outdoor season with a weekly award sweep as four Fighting Hawks take home the season-opening TicketSmarter Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Peak Performers of the Week, League officials announced Tuesday. Aleksa Milanovic and Trenton Hanseder claimed the weekly honors for the men while Jadyn Keeler and Eucabeth Kivikangas secured them on the women’s side.
 
At the Ben Brown Invitational, Milanovic won the 1,500m crown with a time of 3:51.33. Later in the day, he competed in the 800m where he crossed the finish line in 1:53.37 good for fifth place. Milanovic closed out the invitational running a leg of the 4x400m relay that took 12^th with a time of 3:32.21.
 
Hanseder moved up to No. 8 in UND history in the triple jump. The senior jumped a career-best 44-07.5 (13.60m) to take 12^th overall. He also competed in the long jump where he took 14^th with a jump of 22-00.75 (6.72m).
 
Keeler was the first Fighting Hawks to walk away with a title at the Ben Brown Invitational. She took the 3,000m steeplechase crown with a personal best and meet record time of 10:42.85.
 
Redshirt freshman Kivikangas had a pair of career-best performances at the invitational. She captured the first javelin title of her career with a personal-best toss of 123-7 (37.66m). She also clocked a career-best time of 15.63 in the 100m hurdles.
 
Alongside Kivikangas’ career-best performances, she finished 10^th in the shot put with a toss of 42-11.5 (13.09m) and 21^st in the long jump with a jump of 16-09.25 (5.11m).
 
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MEN’S TRACK PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Aleksa Milanovic, North Dakota
So | Distance | Cuprija, Serbia

• Collected his first career weekly award
• Won the 1,500m in a time of 3:51.33
• Took fifth overall in the 800m with a time of 1:53.37

MEN’S FIELD PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Trenton Hanseder, North Dakota
Sr | Multis | Winneconne, Wis.

• Earned his first career weekly honor
• Moved up to No. 8 in UND history in the triple jump with a career-best jump of 44-07.5 (13.60m)
• Took 12^th in the triple jump and 14^th in the long jump (22-00.75; 6.72m)

WOMEN’S TRACK PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Jadyn Keeler, North Dakota
So | Distance | Barrie, Ontario Canada

• Collected her first career outdoor weekly honor
• Won the 3,000m steeple chase in a personal-best time of 10:42.85
• Winning time broke the Ben Brown Invitational meet record

WOMEN’S FIELD PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Eucabeth Kivikangas, North Dakota
RFr | Multis | Alajarvi, Finland

• Garnered her first career weekly accolade
• Won the javelin with a career-best toss of 123-7 (37.66m)
• Clocked a career-best time of 15.63 in the 100m hurdles

2024 Outdoor Track & Field Peak Performers of the Week
March 12
MT: Aleksa Milanovic, North Dakota
MF: Trenton Hanseder, North Dakota
WT: Jadyn Keeler, North Dakota
WF: Eucabeth Kivikangas. North Dakota