SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – North Dakota, North Dakota State and St. Thomas receive a nod in the latest TicketSmarter Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Peak Performer of the Week honors, League officials unveiled Tuesday. The Tommies’ Jack Rosner and the Bison’s Paul Olson collected the weekly honors on the men’s side while UST’s Alexis Pratt and the Fighting Hawks’ Kenna Curry garnered the accolades for the women.
 
At the Victor Lopez Classic, Rosner won the 110-meter hurdles with a career-best time of 14.21 seconds. His winning time broke the St. Thomas program record, besting the previous record by 21 seconds. Rosner also finished sixth overall in the 400m hurdles after crossing the finish line in 54.47.
 
At the Aztec Invitational, Olson scored a personal-best 6,847 points in the decathlon good for second place. En route to his personal-best point total, Olson achieved personal-best performances in six of the 10 events. His runner-up point total ranks No. 5 in the NCAA this season.
 
Pratt racked up a handful of top-10 finishes for the Tommies at the Victor Lopez Classic. Individually she took fifth in the 100m with a time of 12.17 and ninth overall in the 200m (24.58). Pratt also ran a leg of the 4x100m relay that took third with a UST record finish of 46.51. She also was a member of the 4x400m relay that took third in a time of 3:48.20.
 
Curry earned a pair of top-10 finishes at the Ole Miss Classic. She tossed a personal best mark of 207-2 (63.14m) in the hammer throw earning herself a sixth-place overall finish. Her lifetime best moved her up to No. 2 in UND history and surpassed the minimum mark for the Olympic trials (206-8; 63.00m).
 
She capped off her performance at the Ole Miss Classic with an eighth-place finish in the shot put. She tossed a mark of 49-9 (15.16m) to earn her top-10 finish.
 
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MEN’S TRACK PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Jack Rosner, St. Thomas
Jr | Multis | De Pere, Wis.

• Collected his first career weekly award
• Won the 110m hurdles with a career-best and UST record time of 14.21
• Finished sixth overall in the 400m hurdles with a finish of 54.47

MEN’S FIELD PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Paul Olson, North Dakota State
So | Multis | Oxbow, N.D.

• Earned his first career weekly honor
• Scored a personal-best point total of 6,847 in the decathlon
• Ranks No. 5 in the NCAA so far this season

WOMEN’S TRACK PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Alexis Pratt, St. Thomas
So | Sprints | North St. Paul, Minn.

• Collected the first weekly award of her career
• Captured four top-10 finishes
• Part of the 4x100m relay that broke the UST record

WOMEN’S FIELD PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Kenna Curry, North Dakota
Jr | Throws | Elk Point, S.D.

• Garnered her first career outdoor weekly accolade and third overall
• Tossed a personal-best mark of 207-2 (63.14m) in the hammer throw for sixth place
• Lifetime best moved her up to No. 1 in UND history and meets Olympic trial requirements

Also nominated: Hailey Shimon (St. Thomas)
 
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
 
March 19
MT: Khamarly Holmes, North Dakota State
MF: Jarod White, North Dakota State
WT: Kendra Kelley, North Dakota State
WF: Arienne Birch, North Dakota State
 
March 26
MT: Jack Rosner, St. Thomas
MF: Paul Olson, North Dakota State
WT: Alexis Pratt, St. Thomas
WF: Kenna Curry, North Dakota