May 14, 2024

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) held its outdoor track & field conference meet on May 9-10 at The Dan Beacom Track Complex, hosted by Dakota State (S.D.).  Dakota State (S.D.) earned their fifth consecutive men’s outdoor track & field team title.

The postseason awards included NSAA Field and Track Athletes-of-the-Meet, NSAA Most Valuable Athlete, and Coach-of-the-Year.  Those awards were announced at the conclusion of the conference meet on May 10.

Wade Baker of Waldorf (Iowa) was selected as the North Star Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Most Valuable Athlete.  Treshawn Roberts of Dakota State (S.D.) collected the NSAA Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete-of-the-Meet.  Jalen Anderson of Viterbo (Wis.) earned the NSAA Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete-of-the-Meet.

Anthony Drealan of DaSU received the NSAA Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Coach-of-the-Year award for the fifth straight year.

Four North Star Athletic Association conference meet records were set during the two-day outdoor track & field meet.

Athletes earning All-Conference recognition must be in the top three individually and two relay teams.  The complete list of the NSAA Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference is listed below:

Men’s
NSAA Outdoor Field Athlete-of-the-Meet:  Treshawn Roberts – Dakota State (S.D.)
NSAA Outdoor Track Athlete-of-the-Meet:  Jalen Anderson – Viterbo (Wis.)
NSAA Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Most Valuable Athlete:  Wade Baker – Waldorf (Iowa)
Coach of the Year:  Anthony Drealan – Dakota State (S.D.)

Champions of Character:
Bellevue (Neb.) – Collin Kotz
Dakota State (S.D.) – Caleb Roberts
Dickinson State (N.D.) – Nick Paige
Valley City State (N.D.) – Mason Brehmer
Viterbo (Wis.) – Ben Olson
Waldorf (Iowa) – Robay Birri

10,000-Meter Run
Taylor Myers – Dakota State (S.D.) – 3rd straight year conference title
Harrison Greathouse – Dakota State (S.D.)
Will Flowers – Dickinson State (N.D.)

4 x 800-Meter Relay
Roger Oliete Tejedor, Tyler Nicke, Evan Slominski, Curtis Johnson – Dakota State (S.D.)
Fynn Krenz, Hudson Atkinson, Griffin Obrigewitch, Caleb Sarsland – Dickinson State (N.D.)
 
3000-Meter Steeplechase
Collin Kotz – Bellevue (Neb.)
Saba Khvichava – Bellevue (Neb.)
Dalton Brouwer – Dakota State (S.D.)

4 x 100-Meter Relay
Jalen Anderson, Nathan Schlough, Brandon Ferguson, Dominic Marken – Viterbo (Wis.)
Robert Beal, Jorge Olivo Cabrera, Robay Birri, Xzayvier Horton – Waldorf (Iowa)

1500-Meter Run
Cody Farland – Dakota State (S.D.) – 3rd straight year conference title
Richard Marcoux – Bellevue (Neb.)
Connor Birdsong – Viterbo (Wis.)

110-Meter Hurdles
Jalen Anderson – Viterbo (Wis.) – 3rd straight year conference title
Treshawn Roberts – Dakota State (S.D.)
Jorge Olivo Cabrera – Waldorf (Iowa)

400-Meter Dash
Nolan Slominski – Dakota State (S.D.)
Xzayvier Horton – Waldorf (Iowa)
Avin Smith – Viterbo (Wis.)

100-Meter Dash
Jalen Anderson – Viterbo (Wis.)
Mustafa Taylor – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Xzayvier Horton – Waldorf (Iowa)

800-Meter Run
Nolan Slominski – Dakota State (S.D.)
Hudson Atkinson – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Evan Armstrong – Dakota State (S.D.)

400-Meter Hurdles
Jorge Olivo Cabrera – Waldorf (Iowa)
Clay Kummer – Valley City State (N.D.)
Avin Smith – Viterbo (Wis.)

200-Meter Dash
Jalen Anderson – Viterbo (Wis.)
Mustafa Taylor – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Lukas Bennett – Dakota State (S.D.)

5000-Meter Run
Connor Birdsong – Viterbo (Wis.)
Caleb Sarsland – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Taylor Myers – Dakota State (S.D.)

4 x 400-Meter Relay
Evan Armstrong, Evan Slominski, Curtis Johnson, Nolan Slominski – Dakota State (S.D.)
Nick Paige, Hayden Lockie, Carl Askins, Fynn Krenz – Dickinson State (N.D.)

Pole Vault
Brayden Bradway – Viterbo (Wis.)
Adrien Calderon – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Treshawn Roberts – Dakota State (S.D.)

Javelin
Gabe Holderby – Viterbo (Wis.) – 2nd straight year conference title
Avin Smith – Viterbo (Wis.)
Treshawn Roberts – Dakota State (S.D.)

Hammer Throw
Wade Baker – Waldorf (Iowa)
Corbin Harris – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Dylan Dahlgren – Dickinson State (N.D.)

Triple Jump
Nathan Ingalls – Dakota State (S.D.)
Cameron Champagnie – Valley City State (N.D.)
CJ Stinson – Dickinson State (N.D.)
   
NSAA Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Conference Meet Records Broken (old record in parenthesis)
100-meter dash:  Jalen Anderson – Viterbo (Wis.) – 10.41 seconds (Cain Boschee – Dickinson State – 10.46 seconds – 2019)
Pole Vault:  Brayden Bradway – Viterbo (Wis.) – 4.40 meters – 14 feet, 5.25 inches (Jeremy Evenson – Dickinson State – 4.35 meters – 14 feet, 3.25 inches)
Shot Put:  Wade Baker – Waldorf (Iowa) – 17.03 meters – 55 feet, 10.5 inches (Zachary Co – Valley City State – 16.53 meters – 54 feet, 7.25 inches – 2021)
Decathlon:  Treshawn Roberts – Dakota State (S.D.) – 6,611 points (Cleet Wrzesinski – Dickinson State – 6,478 points – 2021)