ST. PAUL, Minn. – Tierra Doss and Mary Goodwin opened the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championships in style by placing in the top-three to earn All-NSIC honors on Friday. The Bemidji State University Women's Track and Field team began the championships competing in nine events at Sea Foam Stadium in St. Paul, Minn.

Doss was second in the NSIC coming in and finished in second-place on Friday in the shot put. Doss hit a distance of 46-1.25 to collect her All-NSIC accolade.

Goodwin was second in the NSIC coming in and placed third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Goodwin posted a time of 11:01.47 to collect her All-NSIC accolade.

In addition to Doss competing in the shot put, Mikenna Pattrin reached a new personal-best mark of 37-11.50 to come in 21^st. Alyssa Hill added a new PR of 37-5.00 to place 22^nd.

In addition to Goodwin competing in the steeplechase, Maggie McCarthy came in 18^th with a time of 12:22.82. Nadia Vaughn placed 19^th with a time of 12:54.74. Callie Ressler hit a new PR time of 13:04.40 to come in 23^rd.

Lexi Erickson qualified for the finals in the 1,500-meter. Erickson posted a time of 4:44.10 to finish 12^th and qualify for the final on Saturday. Goodwin hit a time of 4:57.80 to come in 15^th. Carol Miller was just a few spots back in 17^th coming in with a time of 5:02.68.

Erickson also competed in the 800-meter prelims, coming in 17^th with a time of 2:19.20.

Natalie Fultz and Lily Johnson both competed in the 400-meter hurdles prelims. Fultz posted a time of 1:04.73 to come in 10^th and just miss advancing to the finals. Johnson crossed at 1:09.30 to place 16^th.

Abby Syverson recorded a new PR time in the 400-meter prelim coming in at 59.45 to place 14^th.

Pattrin and Alexis Gehrig each competed in the hammer. Pattrin came in 15^th with a throw of 145-8. Gehrig reached a new PR distance of 136-4 to place 24^th.

Fultz cleared 4-10.25 in the high jump to place 22^nd.

Olivia Olson and Anastasia Klein each entered in the pole vault. It was a new season-high mark for Olson when she cleared 10-6.25 to place 11^th. Klein also cleared 10-6.25 to come in 14^th.

Bemidji State will continue the NSIC Championships tomorrow (Saturday) beginning at 11 a.m. Live video will be available here and live results will be available here.

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Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey membership in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).