SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Summit League officials released the 2024 Outdoor Track and Field Most Outstanding Performers of the Championship and the 120 All-Summit League team recipients Wednesday. North Dakota State’s Nell Graham earned the Most Outstanding Performer of the Championship for the women while North Dakota’s Luke Labatte secured the award on the men’s side. For Graham, the 2024 Summit League Indoor Track and Field Most Outstanding Performer, this marks back-to-back outdoor honors and a first career honor for Labatte.
 
The defending heptathlon champion Graham capture her gold medal with a career-best point total of 5,265 points. En route to the top spot on the podium, Graham secured top-three finishes in four of the seven events. On the opening day of the championships, she was the top finisher in the 200 meter after clocking a career-best time of 23.92 seconds and took third in the high jump (5-04.25; 1.63m). On the second day, she was runner-up in the javelin with a toss of 120-08 (37.22m) and the second in the 800m with a time of 2:23.38.
 
During the final day of competition, Graham earned a silver medal in the 400m (53.10) and a bronze medal in the 200m (23.94). She also ran a leg of the 4x400m relay team that finished second on the podium with a time of 3:43.48. Because of her performances throughout the championships, she collected 26 points for the Bison.
 
Labatte earned his way onto the podium twice during the championships. On the second day of competition, he earned back-to-back men’s 3,000m steeplechase titles. The UND senior captured his gold medal after crossing the finish line in a time of 8:50.89. On the last day, he took third overall in the 5,000m finishing the race in a time of 14:29.10.
 
The Most Outstanding Performer of the Championship is determined by a vote of the participating head coaches and is based upon the student-athletes’ performance during the Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships.
 
To receive the All-Summit League accolade a student-athlete must finish in the top three in an event category at the league championship meet.

2024 #SummitOTF Women's All-League Team (57)
Kansas City (2)
Jaleesa McWashington (triple jump) 
McKenzie Pearson (triple jump)

North Dakota (7)
Kenna Curry (shot put, hammer))
Justina Esangbedo (triple jump)
Frida Giersdorff (3000m steeplechase)
Jadyn Keeler (3000m steeplechase)
Malene Kollberg (heptathlon)
Yonca Kutluk (1500m, 5000m, 10000m)
Tiffanie Magnusson (long jump, heptathlon)

North Dakota State (17)
Reagan Baesler (1500m, 5000m)
Arienne Birch (high jump)
Brita Birkeland (800m, 4x400m relay)
Kaci Cooper (4x400m relay)
Bailee Dierks (400m hurdles)
Nell Graham (200m, 400m. 4x400m relay, heptathlon)
Ilise Jennings (100m)
Salmata Korgho (100m hurdles)
Anika Larson (100m)
Lexi Maples (hammer)
Alexandra Niska (400m)
Angel Pratt (4x400m relay)
Riley Quinn (shot put)
Alexis Roehl (3000m steeplechase)
Alexandra Seagris (javelin)
Merrideth Spiers (discus)
Makenna Vollmer (long jump)
 
St. Thomas (5)
Cassia Cady (4x100m relay)
Alexis Pratt (4x100m relay)
Rebecca Randleman (4x100m relay)
Anna Swanson (javelin)
Taynian Walgrave (4x100m relay)
 
South Dakota (13)
Eliza Aitken (pole vault)
Danii Anglin (high jump)
Ella Byers (1,500m)
Kenzie Campbell (hammer)
Meredith Clark (shot put, discus)
Jaidyn Garrett (pole vault)
Gen Hirata (pole vault)
Madison Jochum (4x400m relay)
Erin Kinney (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay)
Maddie Olson (high jump)
Jacy Pulse (400m hurdles, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay)
Sara Reifenrath (200m, 400m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay)
Averi Schmeichel (100m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay)
 
South Dakota State (13)
Claire Beckman (800m)
Jessica Boekelheide (4x400m relay)
Jaiden Boomsma (4x100m relay, long jump)
Brielle Dixon (100m hurdles, 4x100m relay)
Leah Hisken (5000m, 10000m)
Erika Kuntz (4x400m relay)
Jessica Lutmer (10000m)
Maggie Madsen (4x100m relay, 4x400m relay)
Nora Peterson (javelin)
Savannah Risseeuw (4x100m relay)
Emily Rystrom (4x400m relay)
Grace Waage (800m)
Mildred Young (discus)

2024 #SummitOTF Men's All-League Team (63)
Kansas City (6)
Tory Lanham (200m, 4x100m relay)
Abdelrahim Mahgoub (800m)
Junior Powell (100m, 4x100m relay)
Logan Pratt (4x100m relay)
Mason Roger (4x100m relay)
Arvesta Schine (400m)

North Dakota (4)
Justice Dick (800m)
Luke Labatte (5000m, 3000m steeplechase)
Jesse Middendorf (800m)
James Weninger (high jump)

North Dakota State (13)
Jake Arason (3000m steeplechase)
Logan Arason (javelin)
Cullen Curl (4x400m relay)
Carter Elde (400m hurdles, 4x400m relay)
Michael Haugo (long jump)
Khamarly Holmes (400m hurdles, 4x400m relay)
Isaac Huntington (4x400m relay)
Brock Johnsen (110m hurdles)
Matt Kraft (javelin)
Cameron Landis (shot put, discus)
Ethan Moe (1500m)
Paul Olson (decathlon)
Sam Roller (javelin)
 
Oral Roberts (2)
Abraham Chelangam (1500m, 5000m, 10000m)
Henry Falls (400m hurdles)
 
St. Thomas (8)
Calvin Bream (4x400m relay)
Thomas Dundon (4x400m relay)
Cameron Heppner (4x400m relay)
Isaiah Hopf (triple jump)
John Morrison (4x400m relay)
Mitchell Piehl (200m)
Nate Raddatz (decathlon)
Jack Rosner (110m hurdles, decathlon)

South Dakota (15)
Spencer Buley (pole vault)
Mark Daley (4x100m relay)
Marshall Faurot (pole vault)
Mikael Grace (110m hurdles)
Tristan Gray (shot put, hammer)
Jaden Guthmiller (100m, 4x100m relay)
Ethan Heitman (high jump)
Ardell Inlay (4x100m relay)
Joe Lynch (high jump)
Tommy Nikkel (400m, 4x100m relay)
Bennett Schwenn (long jump)
Mason Sindelar (1500m)
Carsen Staehr (long jump, triple jump)
Quincy Warren (hammer)
Tre Young (pole vault)

South Dakota State (15)
Josh Becker (3000m steeplechase)
Sam Castle (4x400m relay)
Ethan Fischer (discus)
Caiden Fredrick (shot put, discus)
Thailan Hallman (4x400m relay)
Tristen Hanna (triple jump)
Evan Henderson (4x100m relay)
Will Lohr (10000m)
Carson Noecker (5000m, 10000m)
Kudra Nzibariza (4x400m relay)
Drew Olson (4x100m relay)
James Pierce (400m, 4x400m relay)
Carter Toews (4x100m relay)
Hunter Wallster (hammer)
Jake Werner (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay)