North Dakota State University-Main Campus Women's Cross Country

Dennis Newell enters his fifth season at North Dakota State University as the Head Cross Country and Assistant Track & Field Coach for middle distance and lo...

Stevie Keller enters his 26th season at North Dakota State and his sixth season as NDSU's director of track & field and cross country in 2026. He was promoted to oversee all four programs -- women's track & field, men's track & field, women's cross country, and men's cross country -- following the retirement of Hall of Fame men's coach Don Larson in the summer of 2020. Keller has been with the Bison for more than two decades, coaching school records in 28 different events between men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track & field, with events ranging from the 60m to 1000m, 4x400m relay, hurdles, long jump, pole vault, javelin, pentathlon, heptathlon and decathlon. In the Division I era, Keller has coached 15 athletes to 27 All-America honors. Under Keller's guidance, the Bison women have won 19 Summit League team titles, and the Bison men have claimed seven team conference championships. Keller has been named the Summit League Coach of the Year 25 times -- eight indoor and 11 outdoor on the women’s side, and two indoor and four outdoor on the men's side. Keller spent six seasons as the head women’s track & field and cross country coach at NDSU from 2014-20, winning all 11 Summit League team championships in that timeframe and directing the Bison women to national recognition. He also directed the Bison men's long sprinters during that time. In 2023-24, Keller coached Nell Graham to school records in the 300m (37.63), 400m (53.09) and 600m (1:29.91) indoors, and the 400m (52.5