May 13, 2025

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) held their final championship event of the conference era on May 8-9 in the outdoor track & field meet at Badlands Activity Center and Roger Huffman Field (at Biesiot Activities Center), hosted by Dickinson State (N.D.).  The host-team Dickinson State ended Dakota State’s (S.D.) streak of five consecutive team titles after scoring 305 points. 

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 9.

Chantz Minear of Dakota State was selected as the North Star Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Most Valuable Athlete.  Kohbe Smith of Dickinson State and Dawson Sedivec of Jamestown (N.D.) shared the NSAA Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete-of-the-Meet.  Lukas Bennett of Dakota State claimed the NSAA Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete-of-the-Meet.

Shayne Wittkopp of DiSU received the NSAA Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Coach-of-the-Year honor.

Six 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
Co-NSAA Outdoor Field Athlete-of-the-Meet:  Kohbe Smith – Dickinson State (N.D.); Dawson Sedivec – Jamestown (N.D.)
NSAA Outdoor Track Athlete-of-the-Meet:  Lukas Bennett – Dakota State (S.D.)
NSAA Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Most Valuable Athlete:  Chantz Minear – Dakota State (S.D.)
Coach of the Year:  Shayne Wittkopp – Dickinson State (N.D.)

Champions of Character:
Bellevue (Neb.) – Robbie Siford
Dakota State (S.D.) – Zachary Haugen
Dickinson State (N.D.) – Garin Opdahl
Jamestown (N.D.) – Ashton Judge
Valley City State (N.D.) – Cody Frounfelter

10,000-Meter Run
Alvin Keter – Bellevue (Neb.)
Caleb Sayler – Dakota State (S.D.)
Caleb Sarsland – Dickinson State (N.D.)

4 x 800-Meter Relay
Evan Armstrong, Yohannes Kassa, Logan Recoy, Curtis Johnson – Dakota State (S.D.)
Luis Casallas, Ronald Kipyegon, Richard Marcoux, Xavier Mallow – Bellevue (Neb.)
 
3000-Meter Steeplechase
Cole Campbell – Jamestown (N.D.)
Lane Henrichs – Dakota State (S.D.)
Blake Schmiedt – Dakota State (S.D.)

4 x 100-Meter Relay
Christian Bowden, Kohbe Smith, Maximus Kadrmas, Jackson Whicker – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Conner Knatterud, Xander Rath, Cael Church, Avery Ligon – Jamestown (N.D.)

1500-Meter Run
Hudson Atkinson – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Evan Armstrong – Dakota State (S.D.)
Curtis Johnson – Dakota State (S.D.)

110-Meter Hurdles
Chantz Minear – Dakota State (S.D.)
Tayshaun Robinson – Valley City State (N.D.)
Aaron Van Hemert – Dakota State (S.D.)

400-Meter Dash
Jordan Mount – Valley City State (N.D.)
Lukas Bennett – Dakota State (S.D.)
Chantz Minear – Dakota State (S.D.)

100-Meter Dash
Lukas Bennett – Dakota State (S.D.)
Christian Bowden – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Kohbe Smith – Dickinson State (N.D.)

800-Meter Run
Nolan Slominski – Dakota State (S.D.) – 2^nd straight year conference title
Ronald Kipyegon – Bellevue (Neb.)
Mohamed Muse – Dakota State (S.D.)

400-Meter Hurdles
Chantz Minear – Dakota State (S.D.)
Maximus Kadrmas – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Aaron Van Hemert – Dakota State (S.D.)

200-Meter Dash
Kohbe Smith – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Lukas Bennett – Dakota State (S.D.)
Christian Bowden – Dickinson State (N.D.)

5000-Meter Run
Alvin Keter – Bellevue (Neb.)
Caleb Sayler – Dakota State (S.D.)
Jose Lara – Bellevue (Neb.)

4 x 400-Meter Relay
Lukas Bennett, Ben Witt, Mohamed Muse, Nolan Slominski – Dakota State (S.D.)
Luis Casallas, Ronald Kipyegon, Xavier Mallow, Richard Marcoux – Bellevue (Neb.)

Pole Vault
Adrien Calderon – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Jeremy Harms – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Holden Will – Dickinson State (N.D.)

Javelin
Porter Kreider – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Vaughn Miller – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Xander Sheehan – Dakota State (S.D.)

Hammer Throw
Dawson Sedivec – Jamestown (N.D.)
Dylan Dahlgren – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Corbin Harris – Dickinson State (N.D.)

Triple Jump
Kohbe Smith – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Cameron Champagnie – Valley City State (N.D.)
Ethan Schiller – Dickinson State (N.D.)