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Levin, Rodin and ‘North Dakota grit’ spark Bison men to Summit track title
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FARGO — The story just keeps getting better and better for North Dakota State sprinters Jacob Levin and Jacob Rodin. Same first name, unheralded out of high school in North Dakota but champions and then some on Saturday afternoon.
Levin, from West Fargo, was a double-event winner and Rodin smashed a 36-year-old record at the Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships to lead the Bison to the team title. NDSU accumulated 239 points to outdistance South Dakota State by 33½ points.
“Definitely a long two days but it was worth it,” said Levin, the meet’s MVP.
It was the first meet of significance at NDSU’s new Terrence Dahl and Donna Beres Track Complex, which held up perfectly in a light rain throughout the afternoon. It didn’t dampen NDSU’s spirits — The Bison’s 10th overall title displaced SDSU as the defending champion.
“The guys showed up, we knew it was going to be a battle,” said Bison head coach Stevie Keller. “From the get-go, we had a lot of things go our way.”
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Perhaps fittingly, the Bison put the finishing stamp on the title with a victory in the 1,600-meter relay, the last event of the day, with four runners from North Dakota high schools that included Levin, Rodin, Cullen Curl from Bismarck and Josh Knutson from Des Lacs-Burlington.
“North Dakota grit is a real thing,” Rodin said.
Said Levin: “All four of us from North Dakota competing for NDSU, it doesn’t get any better than that.”
Rodin, from Kenmare, perhaps put the Jackrabbits in the rear view mirror with a stirring performance in the 800. He not only broke the conference record, he shattered it by almost two seconds with a time of 1:47.58.
“I just wanted to go out and compete and get some points for the team,” Rodin said. “It just so happened the record went down with it.”
Not only that, the old mark set by Jim Maton of former member Eastern Illinois stood since 1987. It was the second longest-standing conference record behind a 1985 record in the 10K until Rodin ran the race of his life.
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“I felt good and it’s nice to be able to compete on your own track,” Rodin said. “And to do it in front of a group of fans who love Bison nation gives you a little more energy on the homestretch.”
The Bison men had a 107-72 advantage on South Dakota State heading into Saturday. The Jackrabbits closed the gap early in the afternoon with a 1-2 finish in the 1,500 meters, pulling to within four points of NDSU and the race was on.
“We had a couple of things not go our way, but I’m looking around and the Bison are showing up,” said senior thrower Trevor Otterdahl. “Big things are happening and the energy is rolling now.”
Levin provided one energetic answer. His personal-best 46.61 seconds in the 400 led a 1-2-5 NDSU finish and was the third-best all-time in Bison history.
“Just trusting in my training,” Levin said.
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He followed that with a win in the 200, holding his own down the homestretch.
“What can you say, I mean, a walkon kid that decided to come back for a fifth year,” Keller said. “It’s amazing what these kids are able to do.”
Otterdahl turned in an amazing moment. He won the discus on his last throw to finish the weekend with three individual titles including the hammer throw and shot put.
“It was all or nothing, I don’t practice the discus much, I focus on shot and hammer so I tend to be more inconsistent,” Otterdahl said. “But there is no better place and better time to do it than at home and on the sixth throw.”
Otterdahl scratched on his two previous attempts in the discus finals, but let fly a toss of 174 feet, 8 inches that was followed by a group celebration on the track infield. That tied Ethan Fischer of SDSU but Otterdahl got the title by tiebreaker.
“To have my teammates right there screaming, it couldn’t have been any better,” Otterdahl said.
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Team totals
North Dakota State 239, South Dakota State 205.5, South Dakota 159.5, St. Thomas 57, Western Illinois 53, North Dakota 50, Kansas City 29, Oral Roberts 26.
Individual results
100: 1, Kautz, USD, 10.40. 2, White, NDSU, 10.48. 3, Daley, USD, 10.49.
200: 1, Levin, NDSU, 20.93. 2, Daley, USD, 21.02. 3, Douville, UST, 21.24.
400: 1, Levin, NDSU, 46.61. 2, Curl, NDSU, 47.73. 3, Ringer, UST, 47.89.
800: 1, Rodin, NDSU, 1:47.58 (record, old record 1:49.51 Jim Maton, WIU, 1987). 2, Middendorf, UND, 1:49.05. 3, Olson, USD, 1:49.57.
1,500: 1, Olson, SDSU, 3:47.48. 2, Breuckman, SDSU, 3:47.86. 3, Milanovic, UND, 3:48.93.
5,000: 1, Minor-Williams, SDSU, 14:21.01 (record, old record 14:24.31 by Joshua Yeager, SDSU, 2021). 2, Larson, SDSU, 14:25.40. 3, Johnson, NDSU, 14:30.07.
400 relay: 1, USD, 39,94 (record, old record 44.99, SDSU, 2022). 2, KC, 40.82. 3, SDSU, 41:01.
1,600 relay: 1, NDSU, 3:10.80. 2, SDSU, 3:13.76. 3, UST, 3:13.89.
110 hurdles: 1, Morvan, USD, 13.79. 2, Lear, SDSU, 14.09. 3, Johnsen, NDSU, 14.56.
400 hurdles: 1, Pierzinski, SDSU, 51.55. 2, Knutson, NDSU, 52.24. 3, Falls, ORU, 53.27.
Triple jump: 1, Owere, KC, 49-3. 2, Belluz, WIU, 47-6½. 3, Keefer, SDSU, 46-4.
Discus: 1, Otterdahl, NDSU, 174-8. 2, Fischer, SDSU, 174-8. Coker, USD, 164-3.
Pole vault: 1, Faurot, USD, 18-0½. 2, Haamer, USD, 17-2¼. 3, White, NDSU, 16-10¼.
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Huskers add top recruit in North Dakota to 2025 class
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Matt Rhule and the Nebraska football staff got commitment No. 17 in the 2025 class on Sunday, adding four-star defensive lineman Kade Pietrzak.
The highly sought-after recruit from West Fargo, North Dakota, is the No. 1 recruit in his state and chose Nebraska over Oklahoma, Kansas State and Wisconsin.
Pietrzak checks in at 6-foot-5, 240 pounds and has been on Rhule’s radar since he was hired at Nebraska.
He will join two other defensive linemen in the class of 2025: Omaha North’s Tyson Terry and Malcolm Simpson from Texas.
Pietrzak is the second-highest rated recruit for Nebraska in this year’s class so far behind Simpson.
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North Dakota Superintendent Helping Schools Develop AI Guidelines
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North Dakota School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler announced new state guidance on artificial intelligence (AI) designed to assist local schools in developing their own AI policies and to help teachers and administrators work more efficiently.
A group of educators from North Dakota schools, the NDDPI, the Department of Career and Technical Education, and state information technology agencies created this guidance, which is available on the Department of Public Instruction’s website.
Baesler emphasized that implementing AI, like any instructional tool, requires careful planning and alignment with educational priorities, goals, and values.
She stressed that humans should always control AI usage and review its output for errors, following a Human-Technology-Human process. “We must emphasize keeping the main thing the main thing, and that is to prepare our young learners for their next challenges and goals,” Baesler said.
Steve Snow and Kelsie Seiler from the NDDPI Office of School Approval and Opportunity highlighted that the guidance was drawn from various state education agencies and technology websites, such as Code.org and TeachAI.org, with the process taking about eight months.
“We had a team that looked at guidance from other states, and we pulled pieces from different places and actually built guidance tailored for North Dakota students,” Snow said.
Seiler explained that AI excels at data analysis, predictive analytics, and automating repetitive tasks but lacks emotional intelligence, interdisciplinary research, and problem-solving abilities.
Snow added that AI can help teachers design lesson plans aligned with North Dakota’s academic content standards quickly and adjust them for students who need more support. AI can also simplify the development of personalized learning plans for students.
“You have so many resources (teachers) can use that are going to make your life so much easier,” Snow said. “I want the teachers, administration, and staff to get comfortable with using (AI), so they’re a little more comfortable when they talk to kids about it.”
Seiler noted that the NDDPI guidance is not a “how-to” manual for using AI but offers general suggestions on developing local policies to leverage AI effectively.
“Our guidance is meant to provide some tools to the school administration and say, ‘Here are some things to think about when you implement your own AI guidance,’” Snow said.
“For instance, do you have the infrastructure to support (AI)? Do you have a professional development plan so your teachers can understand it? Do you have governance in place that says what AI can and can’t be used for?”
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The most deadly time to drive is between Memorial Day and Labor Day
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NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET) — The hundred-day span between Memorial Day and Labor Day is marked as the most deadly period on the road here in North Dakota.
According to the North Dakota Department of Transportation’s 2022 crash summary report, fatal crashes are twice as likely during this time.
That’s why North Dakota leaders are urging drivers to not fall into a “false sense of security” during the bright and cheery days of summer.
According to Travel and Leisure, North Dakota has been marked as the state with the most reckless drivers.
There’s a range of reasons for this from drunk driving to speeding. But another reason is that when the snow clears, North Dakota drivers are eager to get out more and drive faster than they would in the snow, according to the North Dakota Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Division director.
And because North Dakota has some of the lowest citation fees in the nation, ranging from $5 to $100, the Highway Patrol’s safety and education officer says that drivers aren’t given enough deterrents to drive safely.
However, with growing concerns about safety, there could be talk of increasing citation amounts in coming legislative sessions.
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