Nolan Hovland was oh, so close.

Day two of the 2018 NCAA Division I Track and Field West Preliminary is in the books and three North Dakota freshmen throwers are coming home with their first taste of NCAA regional experience.

Nine Fighting Hawks will compete this week at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field West Preliminary in Sacramento.

The University of North Dakota will send a school-record nine student-athletes to the 2017-18 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field West Preliminary Round in Sacramento May 24-26.

North Dakota had a Big Sky Conference-leading four teams receive NCAA Public Recognition Awards for their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR) on Wednesday.

On the final day of its final Big Sky Conference Championship, the University of North Dakota track and field team made it one to remember.