Dahlgren nets historic triple; Fields anchors Wildcats to GNAC lead; Kuperman throws to new heights

Aside from his three All-American honors, Dylan Dahlgren had one of the most successful meets of his career at the Al Bortke Classic in Bismarck, N.D.

The Dickinson State senior from Soldotna won the hammer throw in a program-record 198 feet, 2 inches. He also won the shot put and placed runner-up in the discus, setting personal bests and earning national qualifiers in all three events — the first male DSU thrower to do so in 20 years.

Dahlgren unleashed a monstrous third-round throw in the hammer, adding 18 inches to his two-week-old personal best.

The mark ranks fifth in the NAIA this season and improves his No. 2 spot on the Alaska all-time list, behind only Arizona State and Bartlett High alum Jordan Clarke.

Alaska Men’s All-Time Hammer Throw

1. Jordan Clarke, 217-1 (4/13)
2. Dylan Dahlgren, 198-2 (4/26)
3. Ben Zarlengo, 187-6 (5/19)
4. Ryan Shelton, 174-4 (4/10)
5. Ryan Sheldon, 172-7 (4/21)
6. Galen Brantley III, 163-8 (5/25)
7. Cort Sandefur, 163-5 (3/26)
8. Gabe Holland, 153-4 (5/11)
9. Dane Walker, 150-3 (3/13)
10. Cody Nye, 147-8 (4/24)

Source: Alaska Sports Report

Dahlgren kept the momentum going in the shot put, throwing 55-0 in the fifth round and improving his lifetime best by over 18 inches. His mark ranks sixth in the NAIA this season and improved his No. 4 on the Alaska all-time list.

The senior rounded out his monumental competition in the discus, throwing 167-2 to finish runner-up, while improving by a colossal 14 feet. Dahlgren’s mark catapulted him to No. 12 in the NAIA this season and third on the Alaska all-time list, trailing Clarke (186-8) and Palmer’s Jeremiah Richards (174-2), who threw collegiately for Benedictine (Kan.).

By securing the NAIA standards, Dahlgren becomes the first male thrower at Dickinson State to qualify in all three events since Ross Walker in 2006.

Also joining Dahlgren in the winner’s circle was teammate Adarra Hagelund of Soldotna and U-Mary’s Mark DeArmond of Wasilla.

Hagelund, a senior, won the high jump with a clearance of 5-8.75, securing her 32nd collegiate victory to remain undefeated this calendar year in her signature event.

The reigning indoor and outdoor national champion is currently tied for first in the NAIA this season with Rosemond Owusu of Lindsey Wilson.

A former SoHi standout, Hagelund also set lifetime bests in both the long jump (17-10.25) and 100 hurdles (16.63).

DeArmond, a sophomore, blasted to a pair of lifetime bests, winning the 200 in a sizzling 21.20 and placing runner-up in the 100 in 10.44. While both times were wind-aided, both move into the top-2 in Alaska history, regardless of conditions.

DeArmond won the 200 by the slimmest of margins — 0.006 to be exact — to go 1-2 with teammate Dawson Hawkinson.

The sensational sophomore sliced nearly half a second off his lifetime best to tie Fairbanks’ Eliyah Dominique on the all-conditions list, who also ran a wind-aided 21.20 while at Lane Community College last spring.

Alaska Men’s All-Time 200m (all-conditions)

1. Eliyah Dominique, 21.20 (5/25)
2. Mark DeArmond, 21.20 (4/26)
3. Munya Maraire, 21.41 (5/02)
4. David Registe, 21.44 (4/11)
5. Rafael Robinson, 21.5 (1984)
6. Darrion Gray, 21.52 (5/18)
7. James Kenfield, 21.6 (1997)
8. Tyler Rohde, 21.63 (5/17)
9. Blake Arnold, 21.71 (4/08)
10. James Connally, 21.71 (5/23)

Source: Alaska Sports Report

DeArmond’s performance came 50 minutes after placing runner-up in the 100, with a lifetime best 10.44. Behind winner Daniel Oduse (10.28) of Bismarck State, DeArmond led the Marauders in sweeping the next eight spots and going sub-11.

Though the 100 also exceeded the allowable wind limit, DeArmond inched closer to the top all-conditions mark recorded by an Alaskan of 10.4, set by Anchorage’s Rafael Robinson at Abilene Christian in 1984.

It is important to note that former UAA standout Joshua Caleb of Nigeria is the fastest athlete to represent Alaska, running wind-legal times of 10.24 and 20.50, in addition to a wind-aided 10.11 in the 100 last spring.

At the Central Washington Wildcat Invitational, Fairbanks’ Layla Fields was instrumental for CWU.

The freshman anchored the winning 4×100 relay that clocked a GNAC-leading 46.02 with teammates Donna Marie Harris, Zoe Gonzales and Elise Hopper.

The time ranks 19th in Division II this season and fourth in GNAC history, as the Wildcats now own three of the top-4 spots all-time, including the conference record (44.76) set last spring.

Fields, a former West Valley standout, also sprinted to a lifetime-best 12.38 in the 100 and clocked 26.12 in the 200. Both races were wind-aided.

Puget Sound’s Emily Moore, a Chugiak High grad, also competed in Ellensburg, placing runner-up in the 1,500 in a personal-best 4:53.94 to lop nearly one minute off her previous best set in 2025.

Moore has stepped into a whole new realm for the Loggers this spring, reeling off personal bests in the 10,000 (38:54.92), 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:22.12) and 5,000 (18:56.04), thus far, this outdoor season. She won her debut steeplechase and now ranks No. 4 in UPS history.

At the CGA Invitational, Liam Kuperman threw to new heights in New London, Conn.

The Coast Guard Academy senior placed third in the javelin (167-10) and eighth in the hammer throw (136-6), setting personal bests in both events. A former Chugiak High athlete, Kuperman’s mark in the javelin moves him into second all-time in Alaska history.

The senior has quietly flown under the radar.

Kuperman, who attended Chugiak High until his sophomore year, finished out his prep career at Alameda High (Calif.) before signing with the Coast Guard Academy. Originally competing in the distance events, it wasn’t until his senior year as a prep that he dabbled in the throws.

Now in his final outdoor season for the Bears, Kuperman is leaving his mark as the latest CGA star with Alaskan ties, joining Petersburg’s Ben Zarlengo, who still holds three program records — weight throw, discus and hammer throw.

He also trails only Two Rivers’ Riley Knott (171-5) on the Alaska all-time list, among known performers.

Alaska Men’s All-Time Javelin

1. Riley Knott, 171-5 (4/23)
2. Liam Kuperman, 167-10 (4/26)
3. Julian Cumps, 164-0 (5/24)
4. Sean Christian, 162-9 (5/94)
5. Anders Larsen, 161-11 (4/26)
6. Leyton Nield, 159-11 (3/26)
7. Terrel Johnson, 152-0 (5/23)
8. Jonah Coats, 148-2 (4/21)
9. Daniel Remington, 145-5 (5/18)
10. Galen Brantley III, 136-1 (4/22)

Source: Alaska Sports Report

Other notable outdoor track and field performances from Alaskans:

• Anchorage’s Brady Burrough (South) sped to a personal-best 3:50.46 in the 1,500 at the High Desert Dental Maverick Invitational. The Fort Lewis senior currently ranks 24th in Division II this season, while his mark converts to 3:45.94 at sea level.
• North Pole’s Lia Castillo was brilliant at the Crimson Tide Invitational. The UAB junior ran to a lifetime best of 2:10.01 in the 800.
• Fairbanks’ Essence Slate (Lathrop) won the 400 at The Trojan Relays in 55.70. The Mount Olive junior also leaped to 17-2 in the long jump.
• Homer’s Seamus McDonough placed fourth in the 5,000 at the Tufts Spring Stampede. The Bowdoin junior clocked 14:54.70.
• Sitka’s Tawny Smith cruised to a lifetime best in the 800 at the Whitworth 2nd Jeffrahn Classic. The Gonzaga senior clocked 2:17.84, shaving five seconds off her previous best.
• Anchorage’s Elizabeth Page (South) sped to 2:17.31 in the 800 to place third at the Bill Butler Invitational. The Swarthmore sophomore ran 4:41.58 in the 1,500 at the Sam Howell Invitational.
• Craig’s Rogan Hanson set a personal best in the 5,000 at the Crimson Tide Invitational. The North Alabama sophomore ran 15:28.42, lopping 58 seconds off his previous best.