SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –  North Dakota State swept the first Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Kwik Star Peak Performer of the Week accolades, League officials released Tuesday. Brooks Turner and Zack Ramos took home the honors on the men’s side while Anika Larson and Arienne Birch secured them on the women’s side.

Turner clocked a career best in the 110-meter hurdles at the UTSA Invitational with a time of 13.94 seconds. The Bison redshirt-freshman sits second all time on the North Dakota State school record book. Turner  sits first in the Summit League with that time and is 18^th in the NCAA this season. 

Ramos finished second at the UTSA Invitational in the shot-put with a toss of 58-2” to kick off his outdoor season. The Bison senior followed that with a fifth-place finish in the discus with a toss of 165-5”. The Caldwell, Idaho native leads the Summit League in both of these events and is tied for 37^th in the NCAA in shot put.

Larson crossed the finish line in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.80 seconds at the UTSA Invitational.  The Bison sophomore placed seventh in the event while improving her personal record by .13 seconds and improving her national ranking to a tie for 49^th. The Cambridge, Minn. native placed fifth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.76.

Birch won the high jump for the Bison with a leap of 6-01.25” at the UTSA Invitational. The Bison sophomore broke the North Dakota State school record of 5-11.5” that has stood since 2010. The Mississauga, Ontario native ranks second in the NCAA this outdoor season and is now a top 20 performer in Canadian history.

MEN’S TRACK PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Brooks Turner, North Dakota State
R-Fr | Hurdles/Jumps | Bismarck, N.D.

• Collected his first career weekly award
• Finished second at the UTSA Invitational in the 110-meter hurdles with a league leading time of 13.94
• Ranks 18^th in the NCAA this season

Also nominated: Nahshon Houston (Kansas City).

MEN’S FIELD PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Zack Ramos, North Dakota State
Sr | Throws |Caldwell, Idaho

• Earned his first outdoor weekly award of the season
• Placed second in the shot-put competition at the UTSA Invitational with a toss of 58-2” (17.73m)
• Ranks 37^th in the NCAA this season

Also nominated: Nahshon Houston (Kansas City).

WOMEN’S TRACK PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Anika Larson, North Dakota State
So | Sprints | Cambridge, Minn.

• Collected her first indoor weekly honor of the season
• Finished seventh in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.80
• Ranks 49^th in the NCAA this season

Also nominated: Naomi Eyanagho (Kansas City)
 
WOMEN’S FIELD PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Arienne Birch, North Dakota State
So.| Jumps | Mississauga, Ontario

• Garnered her first outdoor weekly accolade of the season
• Won the high jump competition at the UTSA Invitational with a leap of 6-01.25” (1.86m)
• Ranks second nationally and first in the Summit League

Also nominated: Naomi Eyanagho (Kansas City)
 
2025 Outdoor Track & Field Peak Performers of the Week
March 25
MT: Brooks Turner, North Dakota State
MF: Zack Ramos, North Dakota State
WT: Anika Larson North Dakota State
WF: Arienne Birch, North Dakota State
 
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