VIRGINIA BEACH, Va./FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota thrower Kenna Curry made headlines and took down three weight throw records in Virginia on Friday, while the Fighting Hawks competed in a pair of meets and placed six times.

Friday evening in Virginia, Curry won the weight throw at the East Coast Invitational and shattered the school record with a toss of 75-0 1/2 (22.87m). Her throw broke the previous record mark of 72-1 3/4 (21.99m), set by Molli Detloff at the 2019 Summit League Indoor Championships. Curry's throw currently ranks No. 3 in the NCAA.

Along with the school record, Curry's record-breaking throw also destroyed both the Virginia Beach Sports Center facility record and the East Coast Invitational meet record. The previous facility record was held by Gudrun Hallgrimsdottir with a toss of 69-9 1/2 (21.27m) at the 2024 Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships. The meet record before Curry's throw was 58-5 (17.81m), set by Arieana Parker of Norfolk State in 2022.

Julia Matthews also placed in the weight throw and took fifth with a distance of 58-1 (17.71m).

On the track in Virginia, Jerzie Finstad had the best performance for the Fighting Hawks and finished third in the 400 meters with a time of 55.64.

The Fighting Hawks also placed three times in Fargo at the Bison Open.

Malene Kollberg was the runner-up in the pentathlon with 3,829 points. She recorded the top finish in the long jump with a leap of 18-11 1/4 (5.77m) and was second in both the 800 meters (2:28.61) and high jump (5-5, 1.65m).

Eucabeth Kivikangas also competed in the pentathlon and was fourth with 3,513 points. She won the shot put with a throw of 39-4 1/2 (12.00m) and was third in the 800 meters with a time of 2:31.25. She also recorded a PR in the high jump with a clearance of 5-2 1/2 (1.59m).

Emily Ash placed fourth in the pole vault with a height of 12-1 1/2 (3.70m).

North Dakota will resume action at both the East Coast Invitational and Bison Open on Saturday. Live results for both meets can be found on FightingHawks.com.