BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The North Park track and field teams took advantage of the abundance of competition at the ONU Holiday Invite this past weekend, turning in six Top-10 All-Time Performances. 

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History was made in the women's pole vault as freshman Julia Klein broke a 15-year-old school record with a jump of 10' 2.75" (3.12m). The previous school record was set by Katherine Penton back in 2007. Julia's vault helped her finish third place in the meet while grabbing a national ranking of 28.

Senior Clark Fremouw had a standout day with his biggest marks coming in the shot put and weight throw, finishing first and third, respectively, in the events. Clark's throws in the shot-put places him 4^th all-time in school history and ranks him as 14th in the nation.

Sophomore Jereme Ombogo had a quality outing as he finished in 2^nd place in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.91. His time currently has him ranked 5^th in the nation.  

Freshman Olav Gissinger made his presence known as he finished in 2^nd place for the pole vault with a jump of 14' 3.25" (4.35m). His jump in the pole vault places him 3^rd all-time in school history and has him currently ranked 19^th in the nation. 

Other top-eight finishes for the Vikings came from a group of freshmen. Thea Ring finished in 8^th place in the 200 meters with a time of 26.94. Thea time has her ranked 34^th in the nation as well as placed her 4^th all-time in school history. Maria Bugge also finished in 8^th place in the weight throw with a throw of 39' 10.75" (12.16m). Maria mark places her 8^th all-time in school history. Rikard Hedin finished in 7^th place in the shot put with a throw of 40' 7" (12.37m). 

Top 10 NPU Performance List 

• Julia Klein is now the new school record holder in the Pole Vault 
• Olav Gissinger is now 3^rd all-time in NPU history in the Pole Vault 
• Clark Fremouw is now 4^th all-time in NPU history in the Shot Put 
• Thea Ring is now 4^th all-time in NPU history in the 200 meters 
  • 5^th all-time in NPU history in the 60 meters 
• Maria Bugge is now 8^th all-time in NPU history in the Weight Throw 

Personal Records 

• Clark Fremouw – Shot Put – 14.68m

What's Next?

Next up for the Vikings will be in 2023 as the team will travel north to Carthage College on January 14 for the Firebird First opener.