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2017 Men’s Roster
Alexander Auch Freshman
Isaiah Barlow Sophomore
Kyle Burdick Junior
Chase Cayo Sophomore
Evan Fick Freshman
Connor Haaland Sophomore
Sam Ivanecky Junior
Antonio Judson-Redelk Freshman
Ayub Kassim Junior
Chandler Klawitter Sophomore
Cal Lawton Junior
Micah Mather Sophomore
Ray Munsterman Freshman
Lukas Nelson Sophomore
Gabriel Peters Freshman
Daniel Radtke Junior
Michael Schwinghamer Freshman
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Sebastian Sowada Senior
Jacob Wilts Freshman
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Table of Contents General Information ........................................................................... 4 Media Directory .................................................................................. 5 Summit League Directory .................................................................. 5 Roster List ............................................................................................. 6 Men’s Season Preview ......................................................................... 7 Men’s Biographies ................................................................................ 8 2016 Men’s Perfromance List ........................................................... 14 Women’s Season Preview .................................................................. 18 Women’s Biographies ........................................................................ 19 2016 Women’s Performance List ..................................................... 27 Coaching Staff .................................................................................... 31 Strength & Conditioning .................................................................. 32 Administration .................................................................................. 34 Blake Henderson: (319) 334-0289 - Blake.Henderson@sdstate.edu
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Sports Medicince ............................................................................... 37 About the SDSU Classic ................................................................... 38 The Summit League ........................................................................... 40 The Summit League Records ........................................................... 42 The Summit League Championship History ................................. 43 NCAA Midwest Regional History .................................................. 46 Men’s Awards & Honors ................................................................... 49 Men’s Academic Awards ................................................................... 50 Women’s Awards & Honors ............................................................. 52 Women’s Academic Awards ............................................................. 53 Hall of Fame ....................................................................................... 56 About South Dakota State University ............................................. 60 Jackrabbit Facilities ........................................................................... 62 Page 3
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General Information Quick Facts
Quick Cross Country History
Location: Brookings, S.D. Founded: 1881 Enrollment: 12,613 (Fall) Affiltiation: NCAA Division I Conference (Year Joined): The Summit League (2007) Nickname: Jackrabbits Colors: Yellow & Blue Facility: Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex Year Opened (Capacity): Fall 2014 (1,000) University President: Dr. Barry H. Dunn Director of Athletics: Justin Sell
Men: All-Americans (Division I): Six Summit League Championships: Four NCAA DI Independent Regional Championships: One NCAA DII Championships: Five All-Americans (Division II): 78 North Central Conference Championships: 29 NAIA Championships: One 2016 Men’s Season: 2017 Summit League Preseason Poll: 2016 Summit League Finish: First Top Returners: Kyle Burdick, Chase Cayo, Ayub Kassim Women: All-Americans (Division I): None Summit League Championships: One NCAA DI Independent Regional Championships: One NCAA DII Championships: One All-Americans (Division II): 41 North Central Conference Championships: Nine AIAW National Championships: One 2016 Women’s Season: 2017 Summit League Presason Poll: 2016 Summit League Finish: Third Top Returners: Emiy Berzonsky, Emily Donnay, Rachel King, Halie Mechels
Athletic Communications
Director: Jason Hove Office: (605) 688-4623 Cell: (605) 695-1827 Email: Jason.Hove@sdstate.edu Cross Country Contact: Blake Henderson Office: (605) 688-4623 Cell: (319) 334-0289 Email: Blake.Henderson@sdstate.edu Athletic Website: GoJacks.com Athletic Twitter/Instagram: @GoJacksSDSU Athletics Facebook: /GoJacksSDSU Cross Country Twitter/Instagram: @GoJacksTFXC Cross Country Facebook: /GoJacksTFXC Athletic Office: Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center Box 2820 2017 SDSU Cross Country Media Guide Credits Brookings, S.D. 57007-1497 The 2017 South Dakota State cross country media guide is a copyright production of the South Dakota State University Sports Information Office, 2820 Coaching Staff HPER Center, Brookings, S.D. 57007-1497. Head Coach: Rod DeHaven Alma Mater: South Dakota State, ‘89 The publication was written, designed and edited by Season with SDSU: 14th sports information graduate assistant Blake HenderOffice: (605) 688-5994 son with assistance from assistant athletic director Email: Rod.DeHaven@sdstate.edu Jason Hove, assistant directors Michele Schmidt and Graduate Assistant Coach: Emily Paull Andrew Sogn, graduate assistant Whitney Truax and Alma Mater: Aurora (Ill.), ‘16 sports information intern Caleb Christiansen. Season with SDSU: Second Front and back cover by SDSU University Marketing Office: (605) 688-5625 and Communications. Photos credited to Dave Eggen, Email: Emily.Paull@sdstate.edu Inertia Sports; Alegra of Brookings; Emily Weber, SDSU University Marketing and Communications. © South Dakota State University, Sports Information Page 4
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Name
Outlet
Email TELEVISION
Mark Ovenden, Zach Borg ........... Travis Fossing ................................. Erik Thorstenson ........................... Tom Nieman .................................. David Brown .................................. Brad Newitt ....................................
KDLT-TV (Sioux Falls) .................. KELO-TV (Sioux Falls) ................. KSFY-TV (Sioux Falls) ................... MidcoSN .......................................... MidcoSN .......................................... MidcoSN ..........................................
sports@kdlt.com ......................................... tfossing@keloland.com .............................. erik.thorstenson@ksfy.com ....................... Tom.Nieman@midco.com ......................... David.Brown@midco.com ......................... Brad.Newitt@live.com ................................
605-361-5555 605-336-1100 605-336-1300 605-274-2916 605-274-3017 605-940-5367
Tyler Merriam ................................ Brad Peterson ................................. Scotty Kwas ..................................... Steve Imming ................................. Jerry Oster ...................................... Dellas Cole ..................................... Craig Mattick ................................. John Gaskins .................................. Jeff Harkness ..................................
Jackrabbit Sports Network ............. Jackrabbit Sports Network ............. Jackrabbit Sports Network ............. WNAX Radio .................................. WNAX Radio .................................. Brookings Radio ............................. KWSN Radio (Sioux Falls) ............ KWSN Radio (Sioux Falls) ............ ESPN 99.1 (Sioux Falls) .................
Tyler.Merriam@sdstate.edu ....................... Brpeterson2@unwsp.edu ........................... ttocsprod@gmail.com ................................ imming@wnax.com .................................... joster@wnax.com ........................................ Dellas.Cole@alphamediausa.com ............. Craig.Mattick@mwcradio.com ................. John.Gaskins@mwcradio.com .................. Jeff@espn991.com .......................................
605-280-7892 605-651-0198 605-690-0650 800-843-0089 800-843-0089 605-692-1430 605-336-1230 605-336-1230 605-330-7232
RADIO
Phone
Matt Zimmer .................................. Sioux Falls Argus Leader ............... mzimmer@argusleader.com ...................... 605-321-3454 .......................................................... Sioux Falls Argus Leader ............... argus-sports@argusleader.com Troy Maroney/Sean Welsh ........... Brookings Register ......................... sports@brookingsregister.com .................. 605-692-6271
Statistics: The South Dakota State Sports Information Office keeps official statistics and distributes final statistics to teams and members of the media within 15 minutes after the conclusion of a meet. On the Web: The latest Jackrabbit news and updates can be viewed at GoJacks.com, the official site of South Dakota State University athletics. Statistics and a meet recap will be posted within an hour following the conclusion of a meet. Interview Policy: Outside of meets, interviews with South Dakota State University student-athletes must be arranged 24 hours in advance Monday through Thursday by contacting the SDSU sports information office. Please do not contact the student-athlete directly without prior approval. Phone numbers of SDSU student-athletes will not be released. Media members should understand that all return calls will be made collect or via a toll-free number, unless the student-athlete does the interview from the sports information office. Student-athletes will not be available for interviews prior the day of a meet, but will be available for post-meet interviews 10 minutes after the conclusion of contests by contacting a member of the sports information staff or coaching staff.
The Summit League Directory SDSU Sports Information
Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center SDSU Box 2820 Brookings, S.D. 57007 gojacks.com Jason Hove, Assistant AD ......................... (BSE) ........................................ jason.hove@sdstate.edu ..... Office: (605) 688-4623 | Cell: (605) 695-1827 Michele Schmidt, Assistant Director ................. ................................................... (VB, WBB, GLF) ............................. michele.schmidt@sdstate.edu ..... Office: (605) 688-4932 | Cell: (605) 695-0704 Andrew Sogn, Assistant Director ....................... ................................................ (WSOC, MBB, SB) .................................... andrew.sogn@sdstate.edu ..... Office: (605) 688-4822 | Cell: (605) 310-6498 Blake Henderson, GA ......................... (XC, TF) .............................. blake.henderson@sdstate.edu ..... Office: (605) 688-4932 | Cell: (319) 334-0289 Whitney Truax, GA .......................... (SD, TEN) .................................. whitney.truax@sdstate.edu ..... Office: (605) 688-4932 | Cell: (817) 584-7758 Tyler Merriam ......................................... (Video) .................................. tyler.merriam@sdstate.edu ..... Office: (605) 688-4804 | Cell: (605) 280-7892
The Summit League
340 W. Butterfield Road Suite 3D Elmhurst, Ill. 60126 thesummitleague.org David Brauer, Asst. Commissioner ................... ................................................... (XC, MBB, TEN) ............................. brauer@thesummitleague.org ... Office: (630) 333-1842 | Cell: (815) 786-4634 Greg Mette, Director ....... (MSOC, WBB, BSE) ............................... mette@thesummitleague.org ..... Office: (630) 333-1848 | Cell: (217) 821-3928 Brian Campbell, Assistant ......... (VB, GLF, TF) ....................................... @thesummitleague.org ......................................... Phone: (630) 516-0661 Caleigh Ryan, Assistant ......... (WSOC, SD, SB) ....................................... @thesummitleague.org ......................................... Phone: (630) 516-0661
Fort Wayne Media Services 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. Fort Wayne, Ind. 46805-1499 gomastodons.com
Derrick Sloboda, Assistant AD .......................... ............................................. (XC, MBB, BSE, TF) ................................... derrick.sloboda@ipfw.edu ... Office: (260) 481-0729 | Cell: (708) 567-7874 Brian Alden, Assistant Director ......................... ............................................. (VB, WBB, GLF, SB) ................................................. aldenbs@ipfw.edu ... Office: (260) 481-6646 | Cell: (859) 468-8963 Aaron Johnson, GA .............................. (WSOC) ...................................... aaron.johnson@ipfw.edu ... Office: (260) 481-0713 | Cell: (260) 901-1950 Brent Childers, Athletics Video Coordinator .... ....................................... brent.childers@ipfw.edu
NDSU Athletic Communications NDSU Dept. 1200 PO Box 6050 Fargo, N.D. 58108-6050 gobison.com
Jeff Schwartz, Senior Assoc. Director ................ .................................................................. (VB, SB) ........................................ jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu ... Office: (701) 231-8332 | Cell: (701) 793-0538 Ryan Perreault, Assistant AD/Director ............. ..................................... ryan.perreault@ndsu.edu ... Office: (701) 231-8331 | Cell: (701) 793-0521 Wes Offerman, Assistant Director ...................... ...................................................... (XC, MBB, TF) ...................................... wes.offerman@ndsu.edu ... Office: (701) 231-8047 | Cell: (701) 446-7788 Ryan Anderson, Assistant ................................... .................................... (WSOC, WBB, GLF, BSE) ................................. ryan.k.anderson@ndsu.edu ... Office: (701) 231-5591 | Cell: (701) 412-6788 Ryan Nelson, Multi-Media Coordinator ........... .................................................................... (Video) ...................................... ryan.nelson.4@ndsu.edu ... Office: (701) 231-8548 | Cell: (701) 238-6061 Rich Grossman, Multi-Media GA ............................... richard.grossman@ndsu.edu ... Office: (701) 231-8548 | Cell: (218) 841-1330
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Omaha Athletic Communications Sapp Fieldhouse 6001 Dodge Street Omaha, Neb. 68182 gomavs.com
Dave Ahlers, Assistant AD ........ (XC, GLF, TF) ............................................. dahlers@omavs.com ... Office: (402) 554-3387 | Cell: (402) 332-8329 Bonnie Ryan, Assoc. Director ............................. ............................... (VB, MBB, SD, WTEN, BSE) ................................................ bryan@omavs.com .. Office: (402)-554-3267 | Cell: (402) 679-2912 Shad Beam, Asst. Director ................................... .......................... (MSOC, WSOC, WBB, MTEN) ............................................... sbeam@omavs.com ... Office: (402) 554-2140 | Cell: (402) 306-1150 Nick Burkhardt ....................................... (Video) .................................. nburkhardt@unomaha.edu
USD Sports Information Department of Athletics 206 DakotaDome 414 E. Clark Street Vermillion, S.D. 57069 goyotes.com
Bryan Boettcher, Director .......................... (SB) .................................... bryan.boettcher@usd.edu .. Office: (605) 658-5544 | Cell: (563-260-4316) Britni Waller, Assistant Director ........................ ........................................ (XC, WSOC, WBB, TF) .......................................... britni.waller@usd.edu .... Office: (605) 658-5545 | Cell (402) 617-4494 Ryan Hilgemann, Assistant Director ................. ........................................................... (MBB, GLF) ...................... ryan.hilgemann@coyotes.usd.edu ... Office: (605) 658-5546 | Cell: (605) 380-7672 Aubrie Laufenberg, GA ............ (VB, SD, TEN) ................. Aubrie.Laufenberg@coyotes.usd.edu Office: (605) 658-5544 | Cell: (701) 446-6443 Oral Roberts Athletic Media Relations ... Chase Christiansen ................................ (Video) Oral Roberts University ................................ chase.christiansen@usd.edu 7777 S. Lewis Ave. .......................................... Office: (605) 677-5922 Tulsa, Okla. 74147 oruathletics.com
Blake Freeland, Associate AD .............. (Video) .......................................... (XC, GLF, MBB, OTF) ................................................ bfreeland@oru.edu ... Office: (918) 495-7181 | Cell: (918) 892-1975 Scott Slarks, Director ................ (VB, ITF, BSE) ..................................................... sslarks@oru.edu ... Office: (918) 495-6646 | Cell: (507) 475-1829 Jarrett Hardwick, Assistant ................................. .............................. (WBB, MSOC, WSOC, TEN) ............................................... jhardwick@oru.edu ... Office: (918) 495-7094 | Cell: (918) 344-2881
WIU Athletics Media Services 1 University Circle 213 Western Hall Macomb, Ill. 61455 goleathernecks.com Office: (309) 298-1133
Patrick Osterman, Assistant AD ............. (BSE) .................................................................... (Video) .......................................... pr-osterman@wiu.edu ............................................. Cell: (309) 255-5642 Zack Kirby, GA . (MSOC, WSOC, WBB, OTF) .................................................. za-kirby@wiu.edu ............................................. Cell: (615) 300-5854 Aury St. Germain, GA ............................... (VB) ...................................... AE-StGermain@wiu.edu ............................................. Cell: (828) 674-8982 Scott Kornberg, Program Assistant .. (XC, SD) ............................... scott24kornberg@gmail.com ............................................. Cell: (908) 507-7048
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2017 Rosters Men’s Roster Name Auch, Alexander Barlow, Isaiah Burdick, Kyle Cayo, Chase Fick, Evan Haaland, Connor Ivanecky, Sam Judson-Red Elk, Antonio Kassim, Ayub Klawitter, Chandler Lawton, Cal Mather, Micah Munsterman, Ray Nelson, Lukas Peters, Gabriel Radtke, Daniel Schwinghamer, Michael Sowada, Sebastian Wilts, Jacob
Year Fr. So. Jr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr.
Hometown Harrisburg, Minn. Hutchinson, Minn. Rapid City, S.D. St. Michael, Minn. Garretson, S.D. Rapid City, S.D. Farmington, Minn. Rochester, Minn. Eden Prairie, Minn. Hutchinson, Minn. Eden Prairie, Minn. St. Paul, Minn. Brookings, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D. Worthing, S.D. Aurora, Minn. Mora, Minn. Little Falls, Minn. St. Michael, Minn.
Previous School Harrisburg H.S. St. Cloud State Stevens H.S. St. Michael-Albertville H.S. Garretson, S.D. Stevens H.S. Rosemount H.S. Contury H.S. Eden Prairie H.S. Hutchinson H.S. Eden Prairie H.S. Highland Park H.S. Brookings H.S. Roosevelt H.S. S.F. Lincoln H.S. Mesabi East H.S. Mora H.S. St. Cloud State Monicello H.S.
2016 Notable Finish (Location) All-State (High School - Class AA) 26:29.5 (SDSU Classic 8k) 31:06.0 (NCAA Midwest 10k) 31:21.9 (NCAA Midwest 10k) -27:11.7 (SDSU Classic 8k) -All-State (High School -Class AA) 30:55.6 (NCAA Midwest 10k) 28:44.6 (Roy Griak Invitational 8k) 27:19.6 (SDSU Classic 8k) 32:15.7 (NCAA Midwest 10k) -27:17.1 (Summit League 8k) State Champ (High Shcool - Class AA) -All-State (High School - Class A) ---
Year Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. So.
Hometown Lennox, S.D. Lincoln, Neb. Beresford, S.D. Ankeny, Iowa Kimball, Minn. Kimball, Minn. Rapid City, S.D. Rapid City, S.D. St. Cloud, Minn. Monticello, Minn. Cottage Grove, Minn. Brookings, S.D. St. Michael, Minn. Mitchell, S.D. Lennox, S.D. South Range, Wis. Mayville, N.D. Pierre, S.D. Burnsville, Minn. Rapid City, S.D. Monticello, Minn. Elkton, S.D. Yankton, S.D.
Previous School Lennox H.S. Southwest H.S. Beresford H.S. Des Moines Christian H.S. Kimball H.S. Kimball H.S. Stevens H.S. Stevens H.S. Cathedral H.S. Monticello H.S. East Ridge H.S. Brookings H.S. St. Michael-Albertville H.S. Mitchell H.S. Lennox H.S. Northwestern H.S. May-Port H.S. T.F. Riggs H.S. Prior Lake H.S. Stevens H.S. Monticello H.S. SW Minnesota State Yankton H.S.
2016 Notable Finish (Location) -21:45.8 (NCAA Midwest 6k) 21:34.2 (SDSU Classic 6k) --20:48.0 (NCAA Midwest 6k) 22:36.7 (NCAA Midwest 6k) 19:59.0 (SDSU Classic 5k) 19:56.6 (SDSU Classic 5k) 24:21.5 (Bradley Inviational 6k) --20:49.2 (NCAA Midwest 6k) -22:05.1 (NCAA Midwest 6k) 23:34.6 (Summit League 6k) All-State (High School - Class B) 24:41.7 (Summit League 6k) 19:27.4 (SDSU Classic 5k) 23:03.0 (NCAA Midwest 6k) 20:42.1 (SDSU Classic 5k) -25:33.2 (Oz Memorial 6k)
Women’s Roster Name Bainbridge, Maisey Berzonsky, Emily Bickett, Shelby Covey, Oksana Donnay, Anna Donnay, Emily Dykstra, Kendra Dykstra, Renae Eickhoff, Rachel Fasen, Anna Gramer, Sandra Gray, Madison King, Rachel Krause, Mary Mechels, Halie Nelson, Emma Peterson, Cailee Propst, Rachel Schell, Mackenzie Schweiss, Jamie Steele, Krista Stoltenburg, Heidi Woods, Savannah
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RETURNERS Burdick, Kyle (Jr.) Ivanecky, Sam (Jr.) Kassim, Ayub (Jr.) Lawton, Cal (Jr.) Radtke, Daniel (Jr.) Sowada, Sebastian (Sr.)
Barlow, Isaiah (So.) Cayo, Chase (So.) Haaland, Connor (So.) Klawitter, Chandler (So.) Mather, Micah (So.) Nelson, Lukas (So.) Munsterman, Ray (R-Fr.)
NEWCOMERS Auch, Alexander (Harrisburg, Minn.)
Peters, Gabriel (Worthing, S.D.)
Fick, Evan (Garretson, S.D.)
Schwinghamer, Michael (Mora, Minn.)
Judson-Redelk, Antonio (Rochester, Minn.)
Wilts, Jacob (St. Michael, Minn.)
SUCCESS ON REPEAT
The South Dakota State men’s cross country team expects to be right back in contention for winning its sixth Summit League Championship since joining the league in 2007, and 36th overall. Repeating success is an expectation as a Jackrabbit, after winning the league titles in back-to-back years on two occasions with a chance to do it again in 2017. It’s possible for the team to repeat because it has the reigning Summit League men’s cross country Coach of the Year, head coach Rod DeHaven, and three runners who placed in the top 10 in last year’s Summit League Championship. However, it may not be as easy without 2016 all-American Joel Reichow, who graduated last year. He finished 20th in the NCAA Championships and earned Summit League Athlete of the Year. Juniors Kyle Burdick and Ayub Kassim, along with sophomore Chase Cayo look to fill Reichow’s and the other five seniors’ leadership to maintain the prestige of SDSU cross country. Along with the headliners, the Jackrabbits will have five other sophomores who contributed last season and six newcomers.
MAN ON THE SPOT Kyle Burdick | Junior | Career bests: 25:05.2 8k, 31:06.0 10k
Burdick will be the highlighted runner on the squad this year. The 2017 Summit League Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year will look to improve upon his first-team all-league performance last year. He finished 38th in the NCAA Midwest Regionals and sixth in the Summit League Championship.
KEY RUNNERS Ayub Kassim | Junior | Career bests: 25:24.2 8k, 30:55.6 10k
The 2016 first-team All-Summit League selection placed 26th at NCAA Midwest Regional and third in The Summit League Championship.
Chase Cayo | Sophomore | Career bests: 25:19.6 8k, 31:21.9 10k The 2016 second-team All-Summit League selection placed 52nd at NCAA Midwest Regional and ninth in The Summit League Championship.
DEPARTURES
Micah Mather | Sophomore | Career bests: 26:40.3 8k, 32:15.7 10k Named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll. Finished 25th in The Summit League Championship,
Lukas Nelson | Sophomore | Career bests: 26:40.4 8k Capra, Trevor (No Cross Country Eligibility) Janssen, Eric (Graduated) Reichow, Joel (Graduated) Sage, Brendan (Graduated) Sanchez, Alejandro (Graduated)
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Named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll. Placed 32nd in The Summit League Championship.
THE BOTTOM LINE
There’s no team in the Summit League carrying more positive vibes than the Jacks. They have the league’s reigning Coach of the Year and three experienced runners coming back along with six returners and six newcomers. However, the key factor will be how the team responds to losing six student-athletes, including the two-time all-American Joel Reichow. The Jacks will have to rely on their top runners as the backbone of the team, while the other runners provide consistency in order to have a successful season.
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2017 Men’s Biographies BURDICK, Kyle JR.
IVANECKY, Samuel JR.
Rapid City, S.D. Stevens H.S. Natural Resources Law Enforcement 2016
Competed in five events ... placed 38th in the 10k at the NCAA Midwest Region Championships (11/11), finishing in 31:06.0 ... posted a 25:41.3 in the 8k at The Summit League Championships (10/29), placing sixth ... finished 20th in the 4 mile run at the Oz Memorial (9/9), posting a 20:43.3 ... ran a career-best 25:05.2 8k at the Wisconsin Invitational (10/14), placing 107th.
2015
Farmington, Minn. Rosemount H.S. Computer Science 2016
Did not compete ... a member of the indoor/outdoor track & field team.
2015 Did not compete ... a member of the indoor/outdoor track & field team.
Before SDSU
Competed in seven races as a redshirt freshman, scoring in three … finished 18th in the 6k at the Bison Open (9/4) … clocked season-best 6k time of 19:41.5 at the Oz Memorial (9/11) finishing 16th overall … recorded a season-best 8k time at the Wisconsin Invitational (10/16), placing in 25:27.7 … finished in 32:24.8 in the 10k at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/14) placing 112th.
Four-time all-state honoree (800m, 4x400m, 4x800m) … 2014 and 2015 individual 800m conference champion … three-year state qualifier (2013-2015) … twoyear all-conference (2014, 2015) ... four-time state qualifier in cross country … three-time all-conference selection and three-time academic all-state selection in cross country … three-year team conference champions and three-year team section champions … a member of the National Honor Society and honor roll.
2014
Awards
Summit League Academic Honor Roll ............................................................ (‘16S*, ‘17S)
Redshirted ... did not compete.
*Denotes Distinguished Scholar
Before SDSU
Placed at the state meet 10 times ... served as team captain as a junior and track and field captain as a senior.
Awards
All-American ......................................................................................... (OTF 2017 2nd Team) Summit League Athlete of the Year .................................................... (OTF (Track) 2017) Summit League Championship MVP ............................................................... (OTF 2017) All-Summit League ................ (XC 2016 1st-Team, ITF 2016, 2017, OTF 2016, 2017) USTFCCA NCAA Dvision I All-Academic ....................................................... (TF 2016-17) Academic All-Summit League Team .............................................. (ITF 2017, OTF 2017) Summit League Commissioners List of Academic Excellence ....................................... ............................................................................................................(‘15XC, ‘16TF, ‘16XC, ‘17TF) Summit League Academic Honor Roll ......................................... (‘15F, ‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) *Denotes Distinguished Scholar
Seasonal Performance So. (‘16) Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Sept. 24 Sept. 9
Meet (Distance) NCAA Midwest (10K) Summit League (8K) Wisconsin Invitational (8K) Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles)
SDSU/Overall 3rd/38th 4th/6th 2nd/107th 4th/96th 4th/16th
Fr. (‘15) Nov. 14 Oct. 31 Oct. 16 Oct. 3 Sept. 26 Sept. 11 Sept. 4
Meet (Distance) NCAA Midwest (10K) Summit League (8K) Wisconsin Invitational (8K) SDSU Classic (8K) Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (6K)
SDSU/Overall Time 7th/112th 32:24.8 8th/25th 26:37.3 214th/5th 25:27.7 6th/13th 26:10.5 5th/130th 27:12.4 7th/16th 19:41.5 5th/18th 19:43.3
Time 31:06.0 25:41.2 25:05.2 26:29.4 20:43.3
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KASSIM, Ayub JR.
LAWTON, Cal JR.
Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie H.S. Biology
Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie H.S. Electronics Egineering Technology 2016
2016
Competed in four events ... ran a career-best 30:55.6 in the 10k at the NCAA Midwest Championships (11/11), placing 26th ... posted a career-best 25:24.2 in the 8k at The Summit League Championships (10/29), finishing third.
Competed in the SDSU Classic (10/1), running 27:19.7 in the 8k and placing 13th.
2015
Competed in four races as a redshirt freshman … ran a season-best 8k at the SDSU Classic (10/3), finishing in 28th (27:00.88) … ran a 19:51.8 and finished 20th overall in the 6k at the Bison Open (9/4) … finished 123rd in the 8k (27:04.7) and the fourth jackrabbit finisher at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/26).
Ran a 10k season-best 31:34.2 at the NCAA Regional (11/14), finishing fourth for the Jackrabbits and 63rd overall … placed seventh overall at the SDSU Classic (10/3), with a season-best 25:50.42 in the 8k … finished 14th overall at the Oz Memorial (9/11) in 19:38.5.
2014
Redshirted ... ran unattached at the SDSU Classic (10/4), placing 40th (27:32.29).
Before SDSU
Member of championship 4x800m relay and set a school record (7:47.61) … 2013 all-conference honoree … placed third at the 2013section in the 800m and third with the 4x800m relay team in 2012.
Awards
All-Summit League ......................................... (XC 2016 1st Team, ITF 2015, OTF 2016) Summit League Watch List ..................................................................................... (XC 2017)
Seasonal Performance So. (‘16)
Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 1
Fr. (‘15) Nov. 14 Oct. 31 Oct. 16 Oct. 3 Sept. 11
R-Fr. (‘14) Oct. 4
Meet (Distance)
NCAA Midwest (10K) Summit League (8K) SDSU Classic (8K)
Meet (Distance)
NCAA Midwest (10K) Summit League (8K) Wisconsin Invitational (8K) SDSU Classic (8K) Oz Memorial (6K)
Meet (Distance) SDSU Classic (8K)
SDSU/Overall 2nd/26th 2nd/3rd 2nd/2nd
SDSU/Overall 4th/63rd 7th/23rd 6th/233rd 4th/7th 6th/14th
SDSU/Overall Unattached
Time
30:55.6 25:24.1 25:35.2
Time
31:34.2 26:21.2 25:54.9 25:50.4 19:38.5
Time
27:32.2
2015
2014
Redshirted ... ran unattached at the Roy Griak Invite (9/27), placing 60th with a time in 27:39.8 ... ran unattached at the SDSU Classic (10/4), running a 26:56.96 to place 27th.
Before SDSU
Lettered four times each in cross country and track ... captain of the cross country and track teams senior year ... holds school records in the 800m (1:52.5) and as a member of the 4x800m relay (7:47.61) ... went to state championships three times in both cross country and track ... won the 4x800m relay as a senior, and was second in the open 800m and 4x400m relay ... won the 4x800m relay and finished in seventh in the 800m as a junior ... placed third in the 4x800m relay and fifth in the 4x400m as a sophomore at the 2012 state championships ... captured the Rotary Club Golden Eagle award senior year and the Excel Award junior year ... sister, Laura Lawton, competed for the Jackrabbits cross country and track & field teams from 2011-15.
Awards
All-Summit League ........................................... (ITF 2015, 2016, 2017, OTF 2016, 2017) Summit League Commissioner’s List of Excellence ................................ (‘16XC, ‘17TF) Summit League Academic Honor Roll .................................................. (‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) *Denotes Distinguished Scholar
Seasonal Performance So. (‘16)
Oct. 1
Fr. (‘15)
Oct. 3 Sept. 26 Sept. 11 Sept. 4
R-Fr. (‘14) Oct. 4 Sept. 27
Meet (Distance) SDSU Classic (8K)
SDSU/Overall Time 9th/13th
27:19.6
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall
Time
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall
Time
SDSU Classic (8K) Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (6K) SDSU Classic (8K) Roy Griak Invitational (8K)
13th/28th 4th/123rd 9th/21st 6th/20th
Unattached Unattached
27:00.8 27:04.7 19:55.0 19:51.8 26:56.9 27:39.8
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SOWADA, Sebastian SR.
Aurora, Minn. Mesabi East H.S. Mathematics 2016
Little Fall, Minn. St. Cloud State Mathematics/Statistics 2016
Did not compete ... a member of the indoor/outdoor track & field team.
Redshirted ... did not compete.
2015
Before SDSU
Redshirted … did not compete.
2015 (St. Cloud State)
Before SDSU
Cross country all-conference from 2010-2014 … all-section from 2011-2014 … all-state in 2014 … 2011 team section champions, conference champions, and runner-up at Milaca Mega Meet … track and field all-conference in 2011 for 3,200m, 2012 for 4x800m relay and 3,200m, 2013 for 800m and 4x800m relay, 2014 for 800m, 4x800m relay, and 4x400m relay, and 2015 for 1,600m, 800m, and 4x400m relay … placed ninth in 800m at the 2015 Hamline Elite meet … member of first-place 4x800m relay team at 2012 sections … won the 800m, and finished runner-up in the 4x400m and 4x800m at the 2014 sections … first in the 1,600m and 800m and was a member of the first-place 4x400m relay at the 2015 sections… was a State Knowledge Bowl qualifier.
Finished 56th at the NSIC Championships (28:17.5) … posted a personal-best 8k time at the Bob Waxlax Invitational, finishing in 26:28.2 to claim 15th … competed at the NCAA Central Regional (10k), finishing in 113th (33:30.38).
2014 ( St. Cloud State)
Competed in four meets … finished 11th at the Bob Waxlax Invitational (8k), with a season-best time of 27:05.0 … recorded a 27:22.99 at the NSIC Championship meet to place 58th.
High School
Earned three letters in cross country, two letters in track and field and three letters in basketball ... helped lead cross country team to a conference title and earned all-conference honors during senior season ... two-time all-area selection in cross country, and once in track ... all-conference track and field performer in the 1,600m, 800m and 4x400m relay ... qualified for the MSHSL state meet in the 4x800m relay ... helped set school record in the 4x800m relay ... also earned all-conference honors in basketball, and was named the team’s offensive MVP ... played in conference basketball all-star game ... helped team win conference title ... made the honor roll all four years and was a member of the national honor society for two years.
Awards
Summit League Academic Honor Roll ........................................................................ (‘17S)
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BARLOW, Isaiah SO.
CAYO, Chase SO.
Hutchinson, Minn. St. Cloud State Sports Managment/Sociology
St. Michael, Minn. St. Michael-Albertville H.S. History
2016
Competed in three events ... ran 26:29.6 in the 8k at the SDSU Classic (10/1), placing seventh ... posted 19:49.0 in the 6k at the Bison Open (9/2), finishing 10th.
Before SDSU 2015 (St. Cloud State University)
Redshirted ... did not compete.
2014 (University of Minnesota)
Redshirted … competed unattached in the 6k at the Oz Memorial, finishing 38th in 21:18.6 … ran unattached in the Griak Invitational, finishing 231st in 28:11.5 … placed eighth at the 2014 Fall Finale, finishing in 26:51.0.
High School
Won six Wright County Conference titles between cross country and track … a two-time Wright County Conference cross country champion, winning in 2012 and 2013 … won the conference crown in the 1,600m in 2013 and 2014 and picked up conference titles in the 800m in 2013 and the 3,200m in 2014 … recorded four top-10 finishes in state competitions, highlighted by a third-place finish at the MSHSL Class AA cross country meet in 2013 as a senior … a three-time all-state selection and an eight-time all-conference pick … holds Hutchinson High School records for the indoor 1,600m and 3,200m and outdoor 5,000m and 3,200m … earned a total nine athletic letters, four in cross country, five in track.
Awards Summit League Academic Honor Roll .............................................................. (‘16F, ‘17S)
Seasonal Performance Oct. 1 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Before SDSU
Two-time all-state and top-10 finisher in the Minnesota Class AA State cross country meet … four-time all-conference in the Mississippi 8 Conference … two-time conference champion in the Mississippi 8 Conference … member of the 2013 and 2014 conference champion St. Michael-Albertville teams … two-time section 5AA champion, and a member of 2014 Section Champion St. Michael-Albertville team … three-time Minnesota state participant … member of the 2014 St. Michael-Albertville team placing fourth at Class AA State meet… named third team All-Midwest Region at the 2014 Footlocker Midwest Regional championship meet … two-time captain for St. Michael-Albertville … freshman year voted rookie of the year… sophomore year voted most improved… junior and senior year voted hardest worker and team MVP… school record holder in the 5K… A and B Honor Roll honors at St. Michael-Albertville … Social Studies Department Award recipient senior year.
Awards
All-Summit League ............................................................................... (XC 2016 2nd Team) Summit League Commissioners List of Academic Excellence ............ (‘16XC, ‘17TF) Summit League Academic Honor Roll .................................................. (‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) *Denotes Distinguished Scholar
Meet (Distance)
SDSU Classic (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles) NDSU Bison Open (6K)
SDSU/Overall Time 7th/7th 9th/37th 4th/10th
Isaiah Barlow Blake Henderson: (319) 334-0289 - Blake.Henderson@sdstate.edu
Competed in seven events ... posted a career-best 31:21.9 in the 10k at the NCAA Midwest Championships (11/11), placing 52nd ... ran the 6k in 19:29.6 at the Bison Open (9/2), finishing fourth ... finished 26th (21:09.8) in the 4 mile at the Oz Memorial (9/9) ... placed 132nd with a career-best 25:19.6 in the 8k at Wisconsin Invitational (10/14).
2015
Attended St. Cloud State University ... did not compete.
Fr. (‘16)
2016
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Seasonal Performance R-Fr. (‘16)
Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance)
NCAA Midwest (10K) Summit League (8K) Wisconsin Invitational (8K) SDSU Classic (8K) Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles) NDSU Bison Open (6K)
SDSU/Overall Time 5th/52nd 5th/9th 3rd/132nd 5th/5th 5th/116th 6th/26th 3rd/3rd
31:21.9 25:49.5 25:19.6 26:04.1 26:44.4 21:09.8 19:29.6
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2017 Men’s Biographies HAALAND, Connor SO.
MATHER, Micah SO.
Rapid City, S.D. Stevens H.S. Spanish, French, & Global Studies 2016
Competed in five events ... ran a career-best 20:46.5 in the 6k at the Bison Open (9/2), placing 25th ... posted 22:12.0 in the 4 mile at the Oz Memorial (9/9), finishing 40th ... ran three 8k races, posting career-best 27:11.8 at the SDSU Classic (10/1), finishing 11th.
2015
Redshirted ... did not compete.
Before SDSU
All-state in track and field in 2013 and 2014, and all-state in cross country in 2014 … member of the state-champion 4x800m relay in 2014 … voted teams “Top Cross Country Newcomer” in 2012 … voted Most Dedicated track and field athlete in 2014 and 2015 … cross country team captain in 2013, and track and field team captain in 2015.
Awards
Summit League Commissioners List of Academic Excellence ............ (‘16XC, ‘17TF) Summit League Academic Honor Roll .................................................. (‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) *Denotes Distinguished Scholar
Seasonal Performance R-Fr. (‘16) Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance)
Wisconsin Invitational (8K) SDSU Classic (8K) Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles) NDSU Bison Open (6K)
SDSU/Overall Unattached 8th/11th 9th/252nd 11th/40th 8th/25th
St. Paul, Minn. Highland Park H.S. Physics 2016
Competed in five events ... ran 32:15.7 in the 10k at the NCAA Midwest Region Championships (11/11), placing 98th ... registered a season-best 26:40.4 in the 8k at The Summit League Championships (10/29), finishing 25th.
Before SDSU
Runner-up finishes at the Minnesota Class AA state cross country meet and the Nike Heartland Regional Championships in 2015 … finished 24th at the 2015 Nike Cross Country Nationals … recorded a top-5k time of 15:03.0 ... personal-best time of 4:24 in the 1,600m … personal-best time of 9:30 in the 3,200m.
Awards
Summit League Academic Honor Roll .............................................................. (‘16F, ‘17S)
Seasonal Performance Fr. (‘16)
Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Time
NCAA Midwest (10K) Summit League (8K) Wisconsin Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles) NDSU Bison Open (6K)
SDSU/Overall 7th/98th 7th/25th Unattached 5th/18th 2nd/2nd
Time
32:15.7 26:40.3 27:12.1 20:47.8 19:22.0
NELSON, Lukas SO.
28:43.8 27:11.7 28:59.3 22:12.0 20:46.5
Sioux Falls, S.D. Roosevelt H.S. Biology
KLAWITTER, Chandler SO.
Hutchinson, Minn. Hutchinson H.S. Geography
Meet (Distance)
2016
Competed in five events ... ran 32:15.7 in the 10k at the NCAA Midwest Region Championships (11/11), placing 98th ... registered a season-best 26:40.4 in the 8k at The Summit League Championships (10/29), finishing 25th.
2015 Redshirted ... did not compete.
2016
Competed in three events ... ran 28:44.6 in the 8k at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/24), finishing 248th ... posted 21:59.2 in the 4 mile at the Oz Memorial (9/9), placing 39th ... recorded 19:53.4 in the 6k at the Bison Open (9/2), finishing 13th.
2015
Redshirted ... did not compete. Three-time all-conference perfromer in cross country … qualified for the 2014 state championship, finishing fifth ... three-time Hamline Elite meet participant … earned all-conference honors in track in 2013 and 2014 … qualified for the state championships as a member of 4x800m relay team in 2013 and 2014.
Awards
Summit League Commissioners List of Academic Excellence ............ (‘16XC, ‘17TF) Summit League Academic Honor Roll .................................................. (‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) *Denotes Distinguished Scholar
Seasonal Performance Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance)
Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles) NDSU Bison Open (6K)
All-State in cross country and track … fourth in 3,200m and first in the 4x800m relay … cross country team runner-up … state champions in track … Roosevelt High School Most Improved in track … 2015 Roosevelt Rider Award in cross country … member of the National Honor Society … academic all-state in cross country.
Awards
Before SDSU
Fr. (‘16)
Before SDSU
SDSU/Overall 8th/248th 10th/39th 5th/12th
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Summit League Academic Honor Roll .........................................................................(‘16S)
Seasonal Performance Fr. (‘16)
Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance)
Summit League (8K) Wisconsin Invitational (8K) SDSU Classic (8K) Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles) NDSU Bison Open (6K)
SDSU/Overall 8th/32nd 6th/195th 6th/6th 6th/214th 8th/36th 6th/14th
Time
27:17.1 27:30.8 26:19.2 27:50.1 21:36.3 20:00.0
Time
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MUNSTERMAN, Ray R-FR.
PETERS, Gabriel FR.
Brookings, S.D. Brookings H.S. Mechanical Engineering 2016: Redshirted ... did not compete.
Before SDSU Four-time state cross country runner .... finished sixth in 2015 with a personal best 16:26.6 ... competed in the NXN Heartland Regional, finishing fifth (16:29.5).
Worthing, S.D. Lincoln H.S. Mechanical Engineering Before SDSU
Four-time all-American ... two-time state champion in the 1,600m (2016-17), 3,200m (2016-17), and in cross country (2015-16) ... state champion as a part of the 2017 medley relay team ... named South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016 Argus Leader Cross Country Runner of the Year ... set personal-bests in the 1,600m (4:16), 3,200m (9:15), and 5,000m (15:28) ... four-time scholar athlete and a member of the National Honor Society.
AUCH, Alexander FR.
SCHWINGHAMER, Michael FR.
Harrisburg, Minn. Harrisburg H.S. Mechanical Engineering Before SDSU
Competed on the cross country and track and field teams while earning two all-state and three all-conference awards ... ran a personal-best 16:09 in the 5k during senior year ... competed in the state track and field his junior and senior years ... ran the 3,200m, 4x800m, 1,600m in 2016 and 3,200m and 4x800m in 2017 at state ... graduated with honors and earned academic all-state in cross country, track and field, volleyball, and basketball.
FICK, Evan FR.
Mora, Minn. Mora H.S. Biochemistry Before SDSU
A member of the three-time state cross country champions in 2014, 2015, and 2016 ... finished 31st, runner-up, and seventh, respectively ... set the school record for fastest 5k (16:04) ... competed in the state 4x800m relay, finishing as runner-ups in 2015 and state champions in 2016 ... placed fifth in the 3,200m in 2015 at state ... a part of the team that owns the school record for the 4x800m relay ... all-conference selection for cross country (2013-2016) and track and field (2016-17) ... also earned all-conference honors in nordic skiiing (2014-17) ... academic all-state in cross country and track and field.
Garretson, S.D. Garretson H.S. Mechanical Engineering Before SDSU Seven-time placewinnner in the South Dakota state track and field meet ... three-time top 10 finisher at the South Dakota class A state cross country meet ... two-time Big East Conference cross country champions (2014, 2015) ... earned all-state in cross country in 2015 ... school record holder in the 3,200m ... honor roll and National Honor Society member from 2013-16 ... academic all-state in 2015 and class valedictorian.
WILTS, Jacob FR.
St. Michael, Minn. Monticello H.S. Animal Science & Political Science Before SDSU
Three-time cross country all-conference selection ... a member of the 4x800m relay team that won conference ... two-time cross country captain ... helped team win maroon division at the Roy Griak Invitational in 2012 ... graduated as valedictorian.
JUDSON-RED ELK, Antonio FR.
Rochester, Minn. Contury H.S. Mathematics
Before SDSU Two-time state qualifier in cross country (2015-16) ... three-time state qualifier in track and field in the 3,200m (2016-17) and 1,600m (2017) ... placed 17th at state in cross country and won the Nike Open Regionals in 2016 ... set personal-bests in the 5k (15:43), 1,600m (4:22) and 3,200m (9:22). Blake Henderson: (319) 334-0289 - Blake.Henderson@sdstate.edu
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2016 Performance List Men’s Team Results Date Nov. 19 Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) NCAA Championship (10K) NCAA Midwest (10K) Summit League (8K) Wisconsin Invitational (8K) SDSU Classic (8K) Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles) NDSU Bison Open (6K)
Location Terre Haute, Ind. Iowa City, Iowa Macomb, Ill. Verona, Wis. Brookings, S.D. Falcon Heights, Minn. Arden Hills, Minn. Fargo, N.D.
Finish (out of/dual) - Points -- 6th (26) - 154 points 1st (7) - 25 points 23rd (30) - 555 points 1st (2) - 15 points 13th (29) - 380 points 3rd (4) - 63 points 1st (3) - 60 points
Top SDSU Runner (out of) 20. Joel Reichow 30:11.5 (251) 3. Joel Reichow, 30:21.8 (194) 2. Joel Reichow, 25:19.1 (57) 26. Joel Reichow, 24:24.4 (207) 1. Joel Reichow, 25:31.2 (18) 35. Joel Reichow, 25:49.9 (263) 3. Joel Reichow, 19:54.5 (44) 1. Brendan Sage, 19:19.6 (30)
Men’s Individual Results BARLOW, Isaiah (R-Fr.) Date Oct. 1 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) SDSU Classic (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles) NDSU Bison Open (6K)
JANSSEN, Eric (Sr.) SDSU/Overall Time 7th/7th 26:29.5 9th/37th 21:44.7 4th/10th 19:49.0
Date Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9
SDSU/Overall 3rd/38th 4th/6th 2nd/107th 4th/96th 4th/16th
KASSIM, Ayub (So.)
BURDICK, Kyle (So.) Date Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Sept. 24 Sept. 9
Meet (Distance) NCAA Midwest (10K) Summit League (8K) Wisconsin Invitational (8K) Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles)
Time 31:06.0 25:41.2 25:05.2 26:29.4 20:43.3
CAPRA, Trevor (Sr.) Date Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9
Meet (Distance) NCAA Midwest (10K) Summit League (8K) Wisconsin Invitational (8K) SDSU Classic (8K) Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles)
Meet (Distance) NCAA Midwest (10K) Summit League (8K) Wisconsin Invitational (8K) SDSU Classic (8K) Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles) NDSU Bison Open (6K)
Meet (Distance) NCAA Midwest (10K) Summit League (8K) SDSU Classic (8K)
SDSU/Overall 9th/51st Unattached 10th/14th 10th/253rd 12th/41st
Time 29:25.5 27:35.7 27:29.6 29:00.2 22:35.8
SDSU/Overall 2nd/26th 2nd/3rd 2nd/2nd
Time 30:55.6 25:24.1 25:35.2
SDSU/Overall 8th/248th 10th/39th 5th/12th
Time 28:44.6 21:59.2 19:53.4
SDSU/Overall 9th/13th
Time 27:19.6
SDSU/Overall 7th/98th 7th/25th Unattached 5th/18th 2nd/2nd
Time 32:15.7 26:40.3 27:12.1 20:47.8 19:22.0
KLAWITTER, Chandler (R-Fr.) SDSU/Overall 4th/39th 3rd/5th 4th/134th 4th/4th 2nd/66th 3rd/4th
Time 31:06.4 25:32.4 25:20.1 25:57.4 26:11.1 20:37.2
CAYO, Chase (R-Fr.) Date Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Date Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 1
Meet (Distance) Summit League (8K) Wisconsin Invitational (8K) SDSU Classic (8K) Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles)
SDSU/Overall 5th/52nd 5th/9th 3rd/132nd 5th/5th 5th/116th 6th/26th 3rd/3rd
Time 31:21.9 25:49.5 25:19.6 26:04.1 26:44.4 21:09.8 19:29.6
SDSU/Overall Unattached 8th/11th 9th/252nd 11th/40th 8th/25th
Time 28:43.8 27:11.7 28:59.3 22:12.0 20:46.5
Date Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles) NDSU Bison Open (6K)
LAWTON, Cal (So.) Date Oct. 1
Meet (Distance) SDSU Classic (8K)
MATHER, Micah (Fr.) Date Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) NCAA Midwest (10K) Summit League (8K) Wisconsin Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles) NDSU Bison Open (6K)
HAALAND, Connor (R-Fr.) Date Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) Wisconsin Invitational (8K) SDSU Classic (8K) Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles) NDSU Bison Open (6K)
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Men’s Individual Results NELSON, Lukas (R-Fr.) Date Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) Summit League (8K) Wisconsin Invitational (8K) SDSU Classic (8K) Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles) NDSU Bison Open (6K)
SAGE, Brendan (Sr.) SDSU/Overall 8th/32nd 6th/195th 6th/6th 6th/214th 8th/36th 6th/14th
Time 27:17.1 27:30.8 26:19.2 27:50.1 21:36.3 20:00.0
REICHOW, Joel (Sr.) Date Nov. 19 Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9
Meet (Distance) NCAA Championship (10K) NCAA Midwest (10K) Summit League (8K) Wisconsin Invitational (8K) SDSU Classic (8K) Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles)
SDSU/Overall Time 1st/20th 30:11.5 1st/3rd 30:21.8 1st/2nd 25:19.1 1st/26th 24:24.4 1st/1st 25:31.2 1st/35th 25:49.9 1st/3rd 19:54.5
Date Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) NCAA Midwest (10K) Summit League (8K) Wisconsin Invitational (8K) SDSU Classic (8K) Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles) NDSU Bison Open (6K)
SDSU/Overall 6th/61st 6th/10th 5th/156th 3rd/3rd 3rd/89th 2nd/12th 1st/1st
Time 31:33.1 25:58.3 25:33.4 25:44.2 26:25.4 20:29.4 19:19.6
SANCHEZ, Alenjandro (Sr.) Date Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) Roy Griak Invitational (8K) Oz Memorial (4 Miles) NDSU Bison Open (6K)
SDSU/Overall Time 7th/235th 28:21.7 9th/37th 21:44.7 7th/21st 20:28.7
Men’s Event Results NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships (10K) Team Results (Rank) Team Standings (Pts) 1. (#1) Northern Arizona (125) 2. (#3) Stanford (158) 3. (#5) Syracuse (164) 4. (#11) Mississippi (196) 5. (#6) Arkansas (206) 6. (#2) Colorado (223) 7. (#4) BYU (247) 8. (#12) Wisconsin (256) 9. (#13) Oregon (282) 10. (#7) Iona (319)
Nov. 19, 2016 - Terre Haute, Indiana Top 10 Finishers Name Team Time 1. Patrick Tiernan 2. Justyn Knight 3. Edward Cheserek 4. Futsum Zienasellassie 5. Grant Fischer 6. MJ Erb 7. Morgan McDonald 8. Edwin Kibichiy 9. Nicolas Montanez 10. Scott Carpenter
Villanova Syracuse Oregon Northern Arizona Stanford Mississippi Wisconsin Louisville BYU Georgetown
29:22.0 29:27.3 29:48.0 29:49.8 29:57.9 29:58.5 29:59.2 29:59.5 30:02.3 30:03.0
SDSU Finishers Name Time
20. Joel Reichow
30:11.5
NCAA Division I Midwest Regional Cross Country Championships (10K) Team Results (Rank) Team Standings (Pts) 1. (#9) Oklahoma State (64) 2. (#23) Tulsa (89) 3. Illinois (113) 4. (#13) Iowa State (120) 5. Bradley (135) 6. South Dakota State (154)* 7. Minnesota (205) 8. Kansas (233) 9. Oklahoma (283) 10. Missouri (333)
Nov. 11, 2016 - Iowa City, Iowa Top 10 Finishers Name Team Time
1. Luke Traynor 2. Joshua Thompson 3. Joel Reichow 4. Hassan Abdi 5. Dylan Lafond 6. Dylan Blankenbaker 7. Reed Fischer 8. Thomas Pollard 9. Michael Ward 10. Benjamin Preisner
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Tulsa Oklahoma State South Dakota State Oklahoma State Illinois Oklahoma Drake Iowa State Bradley Tulsa
30:18.5 30:18.8 30:21.8 30:23.5 30:27.3 30:27.3 30:29.8 30:29.8 30:33.7 30:35.0
SDSU Finishers Name Time
3. Joel Reichow 26. Ayub Kassim 38. Kyle Burdick 39. Trevor Capra 52. Chase Cayo 61. Brendan Sage 98. Micah Mather
30:21.8 30:55.6 31:06.0 31:06.4 31:21.9 31:33.1 32:15.7
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2016 Performance List Men’s Event Results Summit League Championships (8K) Team Results (Rank) Team Standings (Pts)
Oct. 29, 2016 - Macomb, Illinois Top 10 Finishers Name Team Time
1. South Dakota State (25) 2. IUPUI (33) 3. North Dakota State (74) 4. South Dakota (131) 5. Fort Wayne (138) 6. Western Illinois (176) 7. Oral Roberts (196)
1. Robert Murphy 2. Joel Reichow 3. Ayub Kassim 4. Damon Pruett 5. Trevor Capra 6. Kyle Burdick 7. Abiel Mogos 8. Dakota Bubbs 9. Chase Cayo 10. Brendan Sage
Team Results (Rank) Team Standings (Pts)
Oct. 14, 2016 - Verona, Wisconsin Top 10 Finishers Name Team Time
IUPUI South Dakota State South Dakota State IUPUI South Dakota State South Dakota State IUPUI IUPUI South Dakota State South Dakota State
25:11.7 25:19.1 25:24.1 25:27.6 25:32.4 25:41.2 25:47.9 25:48.0 25:49.5 25:58.3
SDSU Finishers Name Time
2. Joel Reichow 3. Ayub Kassim 5. Trevor Capra 6. Kyle Burdick 9. Chase Cayo 10. Brendan Sage 25. Micah Mather 32. Lukas Nelson 51. Eric Janssen
25:19.1 25:24.1 25:32.4 25:41.2 25:49.5 25:58.3 26:40.3 27:17.1 29:28.5
Wisconsin Invitational (8K)
1. (#1) Northern Arizona (78) 2. (#11) Stanford (118) 3. (#3) BYU (144) 4. (#2) Syracuse (167) 5. (#8) Iona (240) 6. (#27) UCLA (246) 7. (#7) Portland (257) 8. (#14) Iowa State (260) 9. Washington State (283) 10. (#21) Colorado State (298) 23. South Dakota State (555)*
1. Justyn Knight 2. Futsum Zienasellassie 3. Morgan McDonald 4. Grant Fischer 5. George Parsons 6. Sean McGorty 7. Kieran Clements 8. Matthew Baxter 9. Nicolas Montanez 10. Ferdinand Edman
Syracuse Northern Arizona Wisconsin Stanford North Carolina State Stanford Iona Northern Arizona BYU UCLA
23:53.1 23:55.1 23:55.4 23:55.5 23:56.5 23:58.9 24:01.3 24:02.5 24:02.8 24:03.3
SDSU Finishers Name Time
26. Joel Reichow 107. Kyle Burdick 132. Chase Cayo 134. Trevor Capra 156. Brendan Sage 195. Lukas Nelson Una. Micah Mather Una. Eric Janssen Una. Connor Haaland
24:24.4 25:05.2 25:19.6 25:20.1 25:33.4 27:30.8 27:12.1 27:35.7 28:43.8
*NOTES: Defeated nationally-ranked (#15) Eastern Kentucky and (#29) Illinois
SDSU Classic (8K)
Team Results (Rank) Team Standings (Pts) 1. South Dakota State (15) 2. North Dakota (50)
Oct. 1, 2016 - Brookings, South Dakota Top 10 Finishers Name Team Time
1. Joel Recihow 2. Ayub Kassim 3. Brendan Sage 4. Trevor Capra 5. Chase Cayo 6. Lukas Nelson 7. Isaiah Barlow 8. Scott Kvidera 9. Drew Campbell 10. Connor Danielson
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25:31.2 25:35.2 25:44.2 25:57.4 26:04.1 26:19.2 26:29.5 26:37.8 26:43.4 27:04.9
SDSU Finishers Name Time
1. Joel Reichow 2. Ayub Kassim 3. Brendan Sage 4. Trevor Capra 5. Chase Cayo 6. Lukas Nelson 7. Isaiah Barlow 11. Connor Haaland 13. Cal Lawton 14. Eric Janssen
25:31.2 25:35.2 25:44.2 25:57.4 26:04.1 26:19.2 26:29.5 27:11.7 27:19.6 27:29.6
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Men’s Event Results Roy Griak Invitational (8K)
Team Results (Rank) Team Standings (Pts) 1. (#19) Portland (69) 2. Iowa State (97) 3. (#14) Boise State (112) 4. (#29) Michigan (158) 5. (#30) Michigan State (163) 6. UCLA (169) 7. (#24) Colorado State (180) 8. (#26) Southern Utah (225) 9. Minnesota (259) 10. Illinois (288) 13. South Dakota State (380)*
Sept. 24, 2016 - Falcon Heights, Minnesota Top 10 Finishers Name Team Time 1. Jerrell Mock 2. Matt Welch 3. Aaron Baumgarten 4. Ryan Robinson 5. Jeff Thies 6. Obsa Ali 7. Yusuke Uchikoshi 8. Ferdinand Edman 9. Kasey Knevelbaard 10. Aidan Reed
Colorado State Minnesota Michigan Mihigan State Portland Minnesota Boise State UCLA Southern Utah Southern Utah
25:06.4 25:07.7 25:10.5 25:13.9 25:14.7 25:16.5 25:18.5 25:20.5 25:23.3 25:25.7
SDSU Finishers Name Time
35. Joel Reichow 66. Trevor Capra 89. Brendan Sage 96. Kyle Burdick 116. Chase Cayo 214. Lukas Nelson 235. Alejandro Sanchez 248. Chandler Klawitter 252. Connor Haaland 253. Eric Janssen
25:49.9 26:11.1 26:25.4 26:29.4 26:44.4 27:50.1 28:21.7 28:44.6 28:59.3 29:00.2
*NOTES: Defeated nationally-ranked (#19) Oklahoma and (#22) Furman
Oz Memorial (4 Mile)
Team Results (Rank) Team Standings (Pts)
Sept. 9, 2016 - Arden Hills, Minnesota Top 10 Finishers Name Team Time
Team Results (Rank) Team Standings (Pts)
Sept. 2, 2016 - Fargo, North Dakota Top 10 Finishers Name Team Time
1. Wisconsin (25) 1. Morgan McDonald Wisconsin 19:53.5 2. Minnesota (51) 2. Malachy Schrobilgen Wisconsin 19:53.9 3. South Dakota State (63) 3. Joel Reichow South Dakota State 19:54.5 4. Drake (100) 4. Reed Fischer Drake 20:01.4 5. Matt Welsch Minnesota 20:06.4 6. Joe Hardy Wisconsin 20:12.7 7. Olin Hacker Wisconsin 20:18.0 8. Charlie Lawrence Minnesota 20:19.7 9. Zach Snider Wisconsin 20:20.3 10. Connor Olson Minnesota 20:22.2
SDSU Finishers Name Time
3. Joel Reichow 12. Brendan Sage 14. Trevor Capra 16. Kyle Burdick 18. Micah Mather 26. Chase Cayo 34. Isaiah Barlow 36. Lukas Nelson 37. Alejandro Sanchez 39. Chandler Klawitter 40. Connor Haaland 41. Eric Janssen
19:54.5 20:29.4 20:37.2 20:43.3 20:47.8 21:09.8 21:28.1 21:36.3 21:44.7 21:59.2 22:12.0 22:35.8
NDSU Bison Open (6K)
1. South Dakota State (44) 2. North Dakota State (45) 3. North Dakota (79)
1. Brendan Sage 2. Micah Mather 3. Evan Kottsick 4. Chase Cayo 5. Camron Roehl 6. Brant Gilbertson 7. Elliott Stone 8. Cataldo Didonna 9. Derek Warner 10. Isaiah Barlow
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19:19.6 19:22.0 19:27.7 19:29.6 19:33.4 19:36.5 19:38.9 19:39.9 19:41.0 19:49.0
SDSU Finishers Name Time
1. Brendan Sage 2. Micah Mather 4. Chase Cayo 10. Isaiah Barlow 12. Chandler Klawitter 14. Lukas Nelson 21. Alejandro Sanchez 25. Connor Haaland
19:19.6 19:22.0 19:29.6 19:49.0 19:53.4 20:00.0 20:28.7 20:46.5
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2017 Women’s Season Preview
RETURNERS Mechels, Halie (Sr.) Berzonsky, Emily (Jr.) Bickett, Shelby (Jr.) Donnay, Donnay (Jr.) Dykstra, Renae (Jr.) Eickhoff, Rachel (Jr.) Gramer, Sandra (Jr.) King, Rachel (Jr.) Propst, Rachel (Jr.)
Schell, Mackenzie (Jr.) Dykstra, Kendra (So.) Fasen, Anna (So.) Nelson, Emma (So.) Schweiss, Jamie (So.) Steele, Krista (So.) Woods, Savannah (So.) Covey, Oksana (R-Fr.)
NEWCOMERS Bainbridge, Maisey (Lennox, S.D.) Donnay, Anna (Kimball, Minn.)
Krause, Mary (Mitchell, S.D.) Peterson, Cailee (Mayville, N.D.) Stoltenburg, Heidi (Elkton, S.D., SW Minnesota St.)
Gray, Madison (Brookings, S.D.)
DEPARTURES
EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGH
The expectations are high for the South Dakota State women’s cross country team. High because the Jackrabbits return The Summit League Athlete of the Year, the League’s Championship MVP and three first-team all-league picks to their starting lineup. Juniors Emily Donnay and Rachel King picked up their awards last year, but the duo’s focus, along with the other three returning juniors and five sophomores who competed last year, is to win the program’s first league title since 2008. The team has always been close to accomplishing the feat, finishing in the top three every year since 2012 and only 12 points out of first place last year. “One of the goals was to have two all-region performers,” said head coach Rod DeHaven. “Obviously, we barely missed that, but I think Emily and Rachel took the next step. Not just today, but all year long. Now they realize what it takes and how good they can really be.” Donnay and King had high aspirations last season and they will be looking to earn those awards while running in the NCAA Championships. They can become the first women SDSU runners to compete in the NCAA Division I Championships.
WOMAN ON THE SPOT Emily Donnay | Junior | Career bests: 20:48.0 6k
Donnay will be the highlighted runner on the squad this year. The 2016 Summit League Athlete of the Year improved on her 2015 second-team All-Summit League selection in her freshman year when she was named first-team last year. She placed 23rd overall in the NCAA Midwest race, earning all-region honors. She won the 2016 Summit League Championships.
KEY RUNNERS Rachel King | Junior | Career bests: 20:49.2 6k
The 2016 first-team All-Summit League selection, and Summit League Athlete of the Week, placed second at The Summit League Championships and was 26th at NCAA Midwest Regional, just short of earning all-region.
Emily Berzonsky | Junior | Career bests: 21:45.8 6k
The 2016 first-team All-Summit League, placed seventh in The Summit League Championships and 86th at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
Halie Mechels | Senior | Career bests: 22:03.1 6k Grossenburg, Jenna (Graduated) Shady, Marisa (Graduated)
The 2016 Academic All-Summit League, placed 16th in The Summit League Championships, and 112th at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
Jamie Schweiss | Sophomore | Career bests: 22:55.0 6k
Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll. Placed 32nd at the Summit League Championships and 185th at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
THE BOTTOM LINE
The Jacks return 16 runners from last year, including four Jackrabbits who placed in the top 20 at The Summit League Championships. Donnay, the reigning Summit League Champion and league MVP, leads the charge this season with King and others providing consistent scoring. If all the pieces fall into place will this be the year the Jacks finally win that elusive Summit League title?
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MECHELS, Halie SR.
BERZONSKY, Emily JR.
Lennox, S.D. Lennox H.S. Biochemistry
Lincoln, Neb. Southwest H.S. Exercise Science
2016
Competed in five meets … posted a season-best 22:05.1 in the 6k at the NCAA Midwest Championships (11/11), placing 112th … finished 16th (22:38.4) in the 6k at The Summit League Championships (10/29).
2015
Competed in seven races ... posted 21:45.8 in the 6k at the NCAA Midwest Championships (11/11), finishing 86th ... ran a career-best 21:54.2 and placed seventh in the 6k at The Summit League Championships (10/29) ... finished third (18:33.4) in the 5k at the SDSU Classic (10/1).
Finished 14th overall at The Summit League Championships (11/14) … top-five Jackrabbit finisher in six of seven meets … ran a 6k personal-best at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/21), in 22:03.1 and finishing 93rd overall … finished 43rd overall (22:04.1) in the 6k at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (10/16) … placed 12th overall in the 4k at the NDSU Classic (9/4), finishing in 15:07.2.
2015
2014
Three-time all-state in cross country (2010-12) … team captain in 2011 and 2012 and voted team MVP 2010-12 … finished 32nd in 2009, 15th in 2010, 11th in 2011, eighth in 2012 at the state cross country meet … Southwest high school cross country team captain in 2014 … 2014 Class A District A-4 champion … 2013 and 2014 Class A super state … 2013 Class A Team state champion member … 2013 and 2014 NCAA Class A State top-10 cross country finishes … holds school and conference record in the 4K … holds 5K record for NCAA State Cross Country Championship … graduated in top-10 percent of class and earned Scholar Athlete award from 2009-15 … National Honor Society member and an AP Scholar … academic all-state in journalism … Honor Roll student each semester.
Placed 46th (21:46.54) at the Bison Open (8/29) ... ran a 25:44.5 to finish 56th at the Oz Memorial (9/5) ... ran a 26:06.5 in the 6k at the Roy Griak Invite (9/27) ... finished 62nd at the SDSU Classic (10/4) in 20:20.92 ... placed fifth in the open division at the Bradley Pink Classic (10/17) with a time of 23:35.6.
Before SDSU
Served as co-captain of cross country and track and field teams as a senior ... four-time recipient of Hurdler of the Year Award ... qualified for 2013 state cross country meet ... runner-up in the 2014 region meet in the 800m ... competed at 2011 state meet in the high jump, placing fourth ... ran the 100m hurdles at 2012 state meet ... competed in the 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles and the high jump at 2013 state meet ... placed fourth in the high jump, fifth in the 800m and sixth in the 100m hurdles at 2014 state meet ... also competed in the 300m hurdles at 2014 state meet.
Awards All-Summit League ............................................................................... (XC 2015 2nd Team) USTFCCCA NCAA Dvision I All-Academic ....................................................... (T&F 2016) Academic All-Summit League Team ............................ (XC 2016, ITF 2016, OTF 2016) Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence ...................................... ........................................................................................................... (‘15XC, ‘16TF, ‘16XC, ‘17TF) Summit League Academic Honor Roll ............... (‘14F*, ‘15S*, ‘15F*, ‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) *Denotes Distinguished Scholar
Seasonal Performance Jr. (‘16) Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Sept. 24 Sept. 9
Meet (Distance)
NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K) Bradley Classic (6K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K)
SDSU/Overall 4th/112th 4th/16th 4th/87th 4th/200th 3rd/22nd
Time
22:05.1 22:38.4 22:24.9 24:27.5 23:54.0
So. (‘15)
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall
Time
Fr. (‘14)
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall
Time
Nov. 21 Nov. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 3 Sept. 26 Sept. 11 Sept. 4 Oct. 17 Oct. 4 Sept. 27 Sept. 5 Aug. 29
NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K) Wisconsin Invitational (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K) Bradley Pink Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (5K)
4th/93rd 5th/26th 3rd/43rd 6th/11th 4th/119th 5th/26th 3rd/12th
Unattached 13th/62nd 11th/329th 13th/56th 11th/46th
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22:03.1 22:49.0 22:04.1 18:25.1 23:42.3 23:23.7 15:07.2
Ran a personal-best 6k in 22:27.6 during the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/21), placing 127th … 15th overall in the 5k at the SDSU Classic (10/3) in18:57.40 … placed 16th at the Bison Open (9/4), finishing the 4k in 15:19.1.
Before SDSU
Awards
All-Summit League ................................................................................. (XC 2016 1st-Team) Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence ........... (‘16XC, ‘17TF) Summit League Academic Honor Roll .................................................. (‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) *Denotes Distinguished Scholar
Seasonal Performance So. (‘16) Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Fr. (‘15) Nov. 21 Nov. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 3 Sept. 26 Sept. 11 Sept. 4
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall Time
NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K) Bradley Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K) NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K) Wisconsin Invitational (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
3rd/86th 3rd/7th 3rd/43rd 3rd/3rd 3rd/158th 6th/34th 1st/6th
6th/127th 36th/20th 8th/70th 8th/15th 5th158th 7th/34th 4th/16th
Time
21:45.8 21:54.2 21:50.8 18:33.3 24:00.9 24:45.0 15:05.3 22:27.6 23:02.3 23:05.0 18:57.4 24:14.0 23:56.9 15:19.1
23:35.6 20:20.9 26:06.5 25:44.5 21:46.5
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DONNAY, Emily JR.
Beresford, S.D. Beresford H.S. Public Health
Kimball, Minn. Kimball H.S. Athletic Training
2016
Competed in the SDSU Classic (10/1) unattached, running 21:34.2 in the 5k.
2015
Ran unattached in the SDSU Classic (10/3), finishing in 23:39.27.
Before SDSU
Qualified for the state cross country meet in 2011 and 2015 ... member of state-qualifying 4x800-meter relay team in 2010, 2011 and 2012 ... lettered six times in track, five times in cross country and four times in basketball.
Seasonal Performance So. (‘16)
Oct. 1
Fr. (‘15) Oct. 3
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall Time
SDSU Classic (5K) SDSU Classic (5K)
Unattached Unattached
Time
21:34.2 23:39.2
2016
Competed in six races … ran a career-best 20:48 in the 6k at the NCAA Midwest Championships (11/11), placing 23rd … placed second with a career-best 17:52.6 in the 5k at the SDSU Classic (10/01) … won the (21:05.9) the 6k at The Summit League Championships (10/29).
2015
Scored in six of seven meets … placed ninth overall at The Summit League Championships (11/14) … finished the season with a personal-best 6k of 21:58.8 at the NCAA Regionals (11/21), finishing 85th overall … fourth overall in the 4k at the Bison Open (9/4), finishing in 14:15.5 … finished in 18:16.48 in the 5k at the SDSU Classic (10/3) to place ninth.
Before SDSU
Two-time all-state performer in cross country ... won every race senior season ... won cross country Class A state individual title in 2014 with a personal-best 14:27.5 ... two-time Central Minnesota Conference meet individual champion (2013 and 2014) ... won the 1,600m run at the 2014 Class 4A state championships ... named the St. Cloud Times all-area Runner of the Year in 2014 ... St. Cloud times all-area selection in 2013 ... named Metro Sports Commision All Star Trophy athlete of the week once in 2014.
Awards
Summit League Athlete of the Year ..................................................................... (XC 2016) All-Summit League . (XC 2015 2nd Team, 2016 1st Team, ITF 2016, 2017, OTF 2017) Summit League Championship MVP .................................................................. (XC 2016) Summit League Watch List ..................................................................................... (XC 2017) Summit League Athlete of the Week ........................................ (XC 9/27/16, 10/18/16) Summit League Academic Honor Roll ........................................... (‘15F, ‘16S, ‘16F, ‘17S)
Seasonal Performance So. (‘16)
Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9
Fr. (‘15) Nov. 21 Nov. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 3 Sept. 26 Sept. 11 Sept. 4
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall Time
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall Time
NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K) Bradley Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K) Wisconsin Invitational (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
1st/23rd 1st/1st 1st/5th 2nd/2nd 1st/66th 2nd/9th
3rd/85th 3rd/9th 7th/66th 4th/9th 3rd/98th 3rd/13th 1st/4th
20:48.0 21:05.9 20:59.9 17:52.5 23:01.2 22:48.9 21:58.8 22:16.7 22:51.3 18:16.4 22:51.3 22:16.7 14:15.5
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DYKSTRA, Renae JR.
EICKHOFF, Rachel JR.
Rapid City, S.D. Stevens H.S. Consumer Affairs
St. Cloud, Minn. Cathedral H.S. Consunmer Affairs
2016
Competed in two races ... ran a 15:56.2 in the 4k at the Bison Open (9/2), finishing 25th ... posted 19:59.1 in the 5k at the SDSU Classic (10/1), placing 16th.
2015
2016
Competed unattached in the SDSU Classic (10/1), running 19:56.6 in the 5k.
2015
Redshirted ... competed in two races, the SDSU Classic (10/3) and the Mount Marty Invitational (10/24) ... ran a season-best 5k 20:02.8 at the Mount Marty Invitational.
Competed in six races … ran a personal-best 6k at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (10/16), in 24:51.1 … competed unattached in the 6k at the Mount Marty Invitational (10/24), finishing with a season-best 20:15.4 … placed 39th (16:30.1) in the 4k at the Bison Open (9/4).
2014
Before SDSU
Placed 16th at the Bison Open (8/29) in 20:02.94 ... finished 39th at the Oz Memorial (9/5) in 24:39.7 ... ran a 26:04.5 in the 6k at the Roy Griak Invite (9/27) ... placed sixth in the open division at the Bradley Pink Classic (10/17), in 23:38.6.
Before SDSU
Lettered three years in cross country and four years in track ... captained track team senior year ... 2014 state champion in the 4x800m relay and 2013 state champion in the medley relay ... appears on school’s top-10 lists in sprint medley (1), 4x800m relay (2), 800m run (4) and 1,600m run (9) ... named 2014 all-state and academic team all-state ... team’s 2013 Most Improved ... team’s 2013 Sledgehammer award winner ... three-time Iron Raider ... named to the 2013 all-state academic team ... 2012 all-state team .... named 2013 Outstanding Female Athlete at school ... Team’s 2012 Most Valuable Runner ... team’s 2011 Most Improved Runner ... graduated magna cum laude and was on the National Honor Society Honor Roll.
Awards
All-Summit League ................................................................................................... (ITF 2016) Summit League Commissioners List of Academic Excellence ... (‘16TF, ‘16XC, ‘17TF) Summit League Honor Roll ................................................ (‘14F*, ‘15S*, ‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) *Denotes Distinguished Scholar
Seasonal Performance So. (‘16)
Oct. 1 Sept. 2
Rs. (‘15) Oct. 24 Oct. 3
Fr. (‘14)
Oct. 17 Sept. 27 Sept. 5 Aug. 29
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall Time
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall Time Unattached Unattached
20:02.8 20:26.4
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall
Time
SDSU Classic (5K) NDSU Bison Open (4K) Mount Marty Invite (5K) SDSU Classic (5K)
Bradley Pink Classic (6K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (5K)
10th/16th 9th/25th
Unattached 10th/325th 8th/39th 2nd/16th
Cross country team captain in 2014-15 season… nordic skiing captain from 2013-15… earned eight all-state honors and16 varsity letters … participated in 11 state events … ran for the 2012 cross country state champion team … was the executive student senate secretary … was a student ambassador and a member of the Optimist Club … Executive National Honors Society secretary.
Awards
Summit League Commissioner’s Excellence List .................................................. (‘17TF) Summit League Academic Honor Roll .................................................. (‘15F, ‘16S*, ‘17S) *Denotes Distinguished Scholar
Seasonal Performance So. (‘16)
Oct. 1
Fr. (‘15) Oct. 24 Oct. 16 Oct. 3 Sept. 26 Sept. 11 Sept. 4
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall q Time
SDSU Classic (5K)
Mount Marty Invite (5K) Wisconsin Invitational (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
Unattached Unattached 12th/77th 14th/45th 8th/236th 13th/77th 8th/39th
Time
19:56.6 20:15.4 24:51.1 20:19.6 27:19.3 25:50.7 16:30.1
19:59.0 15:56.2
23:38.6 26:04.5 24:39.7 20:02.9
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KING, Rachel JR.
Cottage Grove, Minn. East Ridge H.S. Human Development & Family Studies 2016
2016
Competed in six races … ran a career-best 20:49.2 in the 6k at the NCAA Midwest Championships (11/11), placing 26th … finished second (21:12.8) in the 6k at The Summit League Championships (10/29).
Did not compete ... a member of the indoor/outdoor track & field team.
2015
Did not compete ... a member of the indoor/outdoor track & field team.
2015
2014
Finished 27th (20:24.85) at the Bison Open (8/29) ... ran a 24:51.4 to place 44th at the Oz Memorial (9/5) ... placed 80th (21:05.63) at the SDSU Classic (10/4) ... finished 28th in the open division at the Bradley Pink Classic (10/17) with a time of 24:35.9.
Before SDSU
Garnered cross country all-conference accolades as junior and senior, and was an all-conference honorable mention sophomore season … won the cross country conference championship all four years of high school … won section championship as a freshman, sophomore and senior and was runner-up as a junior … placed eighth as a freshman, sixth as a sophomore, fifth as a junior and second as a senior at the state cross country meet … placed fifth as a junior and second as a senior at cross country regionals … ran at Nike Cross Country Nationals as a senior and placed 19th ... earned all-state honors in track as sophomore and senior ... won the 4x400m relay state championship as senior ... named to track all-conference team as sophomore, junior and senior … lettered four years in track and five years in cross country.
Awards
All-Summit League ....................................................... (ITF 2015, 2016, OTF 2015, 2016) Summit League Commissioners List of Academic Excellence ............. (‘16TF, ‘17TF) Summit League Academic Honor Roll ........................................ (‘14F, ‘15S, ‘16S*, ‘17S) *Denotes Distinguished Scholar
Seasonal Performance Fr. (‘14) Oct. 17 Oct. 4 Sept. 5 Aug. 29
St. Michael, Minn. St. Michael-Albertville H.S. Health Education
Meet (Distance)
Bradley Pink Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (5K)
SDSU/Overall Unattached 15th/67th 10th/44th 6th/27th
Time
24:36.0 21:05.7 24:51.4 20:24.9
Competed in six meets, and was a top-two Jackrabbit finisher five times … ran a season-best 6k at The Summit League Championships (11/14), finishing sixth overall to earn Newcomer of the Championship … competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/21), finishing second for the Jackrabbits (83rd overall) in 21:57.6 … placed seventh overall and finished in 18:10.31 at the SDSU Classic (10/3) … fifth place finish (14:19.4) in the 4k at the Bison Open (9/4).
Before SDSU
Earned 11 varsity letters (cross country, hockey, and track)… claimed 13 all-conference titles … earned 10 section champion titles… made 12 state meet/ tournament appearances … nine all-state titles and captain in cross country, track, and hockey for five seasons … two-time Minneapolis Star Tribune Athlete of the Week … voted St. Michael-Albertville’s first Student-Athlete of the Year … holds six school records in indoor and outdoor track and cross country … holds conference record for 1,600m run and 3,200m run … holds section record for 1,600m run … part of five team conference championships and three team section championships … two-time track team section champions … two track team state places … four-time academic letterwinner … student of the trimester … member of the National Honor Society … graduated with honors.
Awards
Summit League Newcomer of the Championship ......................................... (XC 2015) Summit League Athlete of the Year ...................................................... (ITF (Track) 2017) All-Summit League .. (XC 2015 1st-Team, 2016 1st-Team, ITF 2016, OTF 2014, 2016) Summit League Watch List ..................................................................................... (XC 2016) Summit League Athlete of the Week .......................................... (XC 9/15/15, 9/13/16) Academic All-Summit League Team ................................................................... (ITF 2017) Summit League Commissioners List of Academic Excellence ............ (‘16XC, ‘17TF) Summit League Academic Honor Roll ....................................... (‘15F*, ‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) *Denotes Distinguished Scholar
Seasonal Performance So. (‘16)
Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9
Fr. (‘15) Nov. 21 Nov. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 3 Sept. 11 Sept. 4
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall Time 2nd/26th 2nd/2nd 2nd/8th 1st/1st 2nd/154th 1st/8th
20:49.2 21:12.8 21:03.0 17:50.6 23:58.2 22:46.7
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall
Time
NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K) Bradley Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K) Wisconsin Invitational (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
2nd/83rd 2nd/6th 5th/61st 2nd/7th 1st/9th 2nd/5th
21:57.6 21:56.2 22:38.5 18:10.3 22:44.3 14:19.4
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PROPST, Rachel JR.
SCHELL, Mackenzie JR.
Pierre, S.D. T.F. Riggs H.S. Pre-Pharmacy
Burnsville, Minn. Prior Lake H.S. Advertising
2016
Competed in five events ... ran a season-best 24:41.7 in the 6k at the Summit League Championships (10/29), finishing 52nd ... posted 19:34.2 in the 5k at the SDSU Classic (10/1), placing 12th.
2015
Competed in six races … ran a season-best 6k at The Summit League Championships (11/14), finishing in 23:33.8 … finished 25th overall at the Bison Open (9/4), finishing the 4k in 15:40.7 … ran a 24:08.4 and finished 75th at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (10/16).
Before SDSU
All-state in cross country from 2011-2014… Eastern South Dakota Conference cross country all-conference selection from 2010-14 … cross country team captain sophomore and junior years … track individual state champion in 1,600m and 3,200m freshman year … school-record holder in the 1,600m and 3,200m … top 10 in the 800m sophomore year… member of the National Honor Society … Student Senate… Future Business Leaders of America state officer … received National Merit Letter of Commendation … member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Awards
Summit League Commissioners List of Academic Excellence ............ (‘16XC, ‘17TF) Summit League Academic Honor Roll ....................................... (‘15F*, ‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) *Denotes Distinguished Scholar
Seasonal Performance So. (‘16)
Oct. 29 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Fr. (‘15) Nov. 14 Oct. 24 Oct. 16 Oct. 3 Sept. 11 Sept. 4
Meet (Distance)
Summit League (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
Meet (Distance)
Summit League (6K) Mount Marty Invite (5K) Wisconsin Invitational (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
2016 Competed unattached in the SDSU Classic (10/1) ... ran the 5k in 19:27.4.
2015
Posted a season-best 6k finish at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (10/16), finishing in 24:00.5 … finished 37th in the 5k at the SDSU Classic (10/3) in 19:56.53 … ran a 15:30.9 at the Bison Open (9/4), placing 21st.
2014
Placed 21st at the Bison Open (8/29) in 20:18.54 ... finished 59th at the Oz Memorial (9/5) in 25:57.2 ... ran a 20:26.64 to place 65th at the SDSU Classic (10/4)... finished third in the open division at the Bradley Pink Classic (10/17) in 23:29.0 ... placed 27th (23:34.1) at The Summit League Championships (11/1).
Before SDSU
Ran at state cross country meet four times and helped team to a second-place finish in 2009 ... three-time all-conference honoree and six-time letterwinner in cross country ... voted a team captain as a senior ... earned all-state and all-academic honors six times ... was a five-year letterwinner in track … ran at state track and field meet twice, placing fifth in the 4x800 relay in 2011 and second in 2012 ... earned all-state in track twice and all-conference three times ... owns third-best times in school history for 3,200-meters and 1,600-meters.
Awards
Summit League Commissioners List of Academic Excellence .... (‘15XC, ‘16TF, ‘17TF) Summit League Academic Honor Roll ............................. (‘14F, ‘15S*, ‘15F*, ‘16S, ‘17S) *Denotes Distinguished Scholar
SDSU/Overall 9th/52nd 7th/12th 6th/282nd 4th/30th 5th/17th
SDSU/Overall 7th/189th Unattached 11th/75th 13th/40th 12th/51st 6th/25th
Time
24:41.7 19:34.1 25:22.6 24:34.0 15:29.2
Time
23:33.8 19:15.3 24:08.4 20:11.0 25:25.2 15:33.8
Seasonal Performance Rs. (‘16) Oct. 1
Oct. 24 Oct. 16 Oct. 3 Sept. 11 Sept. 4 Nov. 1 Oct. 17 Oct. 4 Sept. 5 Aug. 29
SDSU/Overall
Time
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall
Time
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall Time
SDSU Classic (5K)
So. (‘15)
Fr. (‘14)
Meet (Distance) Mount Marty Invite (5K) Wisconsin Invitational (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K) Summit League (6K) Bradley Pink Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (5K)
Unattached
Unattached 10th/73rd 11th/37th 11th/50th 5th/21st 9th/27th Unattached 14th/65th 14th/59th 5th/21st
19:27.4
18:53.5 24:00.5 19:56.5 25:10.7 15:30.9 23:34.1 23:29.0 20:26.6 25:57.2 20:18.5
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NELSON, Emma SO.
Rapid City, S.D. Stevens H.S. Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy
South Range, Wis. Northwestern H.S. Animal Science/Pre-Vet
2016
2016
Before SDSU
Before SDSU
Competed in seven races ... ran a career-best 22:36.7 in the 6k at the NCAA Midwest Championships (11/11), finishing 155th ... placed 30th (23:17.5) in the 6k at the Summit League Championships (10/29). Earned all-state honors three times in cross country and twice in track ... lettered five times in cross country and four times in track … won the medley relay and 4x800-meter relay at the 2014 state track meet … captured back-to-back state championships in the 4x800m relay in 2014 and 2015 … ran the eighth-fastest mile time in South Dakota history (4:58.27), finishing second in the mile at the 2016 state meet … owns the school record in the 1,600m (4:58.27) … earned cross country all-academic honors in 2016 … named to the honor roll and was a member of National Honor Society .
Awards
Summit League Academic Honor Roll .............................................................. (‘16F, ‘17S)
Seasonal Performance Fr. (‘16) Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance)
NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K Bradley Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
SDSU/Overall 5th/155th 5th/30th 7th/162nd 4th/5th 10th/323rd 8th/39th 2nd/10th
Time
22:36.7 23:17.5 23:26.5 19:02.5 26:39.0 25:15.9 15:19.1
Competed in seven events … posted a career-best 23:34.6 in the 6k at The Summit League Championships (10/29) … placed 223rd (24:07.8) in the 6k at the NCAA Midwest Championships (11/11). Posted a personal-best 20:03 in the 5k enroute to all-state honors as a senior … won the 2015 conference cross country meet and was runner-up in 2013 and 2014 … qualified for the Wisconsin Class D2 state cross country meet four times and the team won the conference championship all four years … finished second at the 2016 sectional track and field meet in the 1,600m, with a personal-best 5:17.71 … member of the 4x800m relay team that set a school record 9:51.26 at the 2013 state track and field meet … earned cross country academic all-state 2012-15 … National Honor Society from 2014-16 … made high honor roll all four years, and graduated in the top 10 percent of the class.
Awards
Summit League Academic Honor Roll .............................................................. (‘16F, ‘17S)
Seasonal Performance Fr. (‘16) Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance)
7th/35th 8th/223rd 8th/14th 8th/298th 11th/45th 6th/21st
Time
23:34.6 24:09.5 19:45.0 25:51.2 25:36.9 15:47.3
Rapid City, S.D. Stevens H.S. Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy
Monticello, Minn. Monticello H.S Mechanical/Biomedical Engineering 2016
2016
Competed in five races ... ran a career-best 25:36.8 in the 6k at the Oz Memorial (9/9), finishing 44th ... posted a 20:10.3 in the 5k at the SDSU Classic (10/1), placing 18th.
Before SDSU
Three-time all-conference in cross country and two-time in track and field … lettered four times in cross country, three times in track and field, and twice in weightlifting … ran a personal-best 5k at the 2015 state sections, finishing in 19:24.0 … ran the second leg for the relay team that broke a long-standing school record in the 4x800m relay at the 2014 state track meet … set a 4x800m relay school record in 2015 at the state meet, finishing in 9:20.82 for fourth place … set 800m personal-best (2:24.71) at the 2016 sections … earned academic all-state track and field in 2014, 2015 and 2016 and cross country in 2015 … named academic all-conference all four years in cross and track and field.
Competed in seven events ... ran a personal-best 22:55.0 in the 6k at the Bradley Classic (10/14) ... finished 185th in the 6k (23:03.0) at the NCAA Midwest Championships (11/11) ... placed 32nd in the 6k (23:27.7) at The Summit League Championships (10/29) ... ran a personal-best 19:09.9 in the 5k at the SDSU Classic (10/1), finishing seventh.
Before SDSU
Earned all-state honors four times each in cross country and track … all-state honoree in track in the 800m, 1,600m and 3,200m … runner-up at the 2014 Class AA state cross country meet … ran a personal-best 5k in 18:39.58 at the 2015 Nike Heartland Preview, finishing fourth … personal-best times in 800m (2:15.75), 1,600m (5:08.89) and 3,200m (11:26.52).
Awards
Summit League Academic Honor Roll .............................................................. (‘16F, ‘17S)
Awards
Summit League Academic Honor Roll .............................................................. (‘16F, ‘17S)
Seasonal Performance Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
SDSU/Overall
SCHWEISS, Jamie SO.
FASEN, Anna SO.
Fr. (‘16)
Summit League (6K) Bradley Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
Meet (Distance)
Bradley Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
SDSU/Overall 9th/228th 11th/18th 9th/314th 10th/44th 7th/22nd
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Time
24:21.5 20:10.2 26:10.8 25:36.8 15:47.4
Seasonal Performance Fr. (‘16) Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance)
NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K) Bradley Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
SDSU/Overall 6th/185th 6th/32nd 6th/133rd 5th/7th 7th/284th 5th/31st 3rd/12th
Time
23:03.0 23:27.7 22:55.0 19:09.9 25:29.7 24:36.9 15:23.1
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STEELE, Krista SO.
COVEY, Oksana R-FR.
Monticello, Minn. Monticello H.S Pre-Nursing
Ankeny, Iowa Des Moines Christian H.S. Exercise Science
2016
Competed in the SDSU Classic (10/1) unattached ... ran 20:42.1 in the 5k.
2015
Competed in two races … finished 38th (20:10.0) in the 5k at the SDSU Classic (10/3).
2016 Redshirted ... did not compete.
Before SDSU
Summit League Commissioners List of Academic Excellence ......................... (‘17TF) Summit League Academic Honor Roll .................................................... (‘15F, ‘16S, ‘17S)
Four-year all-conference selection and all-district district in track … 15-time state qualifier and four-time state champion … first-team all-state track and field in 2013 and 2016, and second-team all-state honors for cross country in 2016 … three-time all-conference and all-district in cross country … ran a personal-best 5K (19:47.3) at the 2015 state cross country meet to finish 12th … owns school records in the 400m dash (57.09), 800m run (2:12.62), 4x400m relay (4:01.44), sprint medley (1:52.49), and distance medley (4:10.43) … won in the 400m dash (57.16), 800m (2:12.62), and ran the final leg (800m) for the first place distance medley team (4:10.43) at the 2016 state track and field meet … member of the first-place 4x400m relay team at the 2014 state track and field meet ... named to the Des Moines Register All-Iowa track and field team in the middle distance … academic all-conference 2013-16 in track and field, and 2014-16 in cross country … made high honor roll 2013-16 … National Honor Society 2014-16.
Seasonal Performance
Awards
Before SDSU
Three-year member of the cross country team … state team runner-up in 2010 … state team champions in 2011 … 2011 Heartland Nike Regional Team champions and Nike Nationals Team champions … cross country all-conference honorable mention 2010-13 … all-conference 2009-13… conference team champions in 2014 … state 4x800m relay participant as a junior … finished fifth at the state meet in the 4x800m relay as a senior … 2010-15 all-conference in either 4x800m relay, 800m run and/or 4x400m relay … received the Female Athlete of the Year award as a senior … member of the National Honor Society.
Awards
Rs. (‘16)
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall
Fr. (‘15)
Meet (Distance)
SDSU/Overall Time
Oct. 1
Oct. 3 Sept. 26
SDSU Classic (5K)
SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K)
Unattached 12th/38th 7th/234th
Time
20:42.1
All-Summit League .................................................................................... (ITF 2017, OTF 2017) Summit League Acadeic Honor Roll .................................................................................. (‘17S)
STOLTENBURG, Heidi SO.
20:10.0 26:47.8
Elkton, S.D. SW Minnesota State Animal Science
WOODS, Savannah SO.
Yankton, S.D. Yankton H.S. Ag Business
Before SDSU 2017 (SW Minnesota State)
2016
Redshirted ... competed in four events unattached ... ran a personal-best 25:33.2 in the 6k at the Oz Memorial (9/9), placing 43rd ... posted a season-best 19:17.0 in the 5k at the SDSU Classic (10/1), finishing 10th.
Before SDSU
Two-time cross country all-American (2012, 2015) … four-time all-conference in cross country, and three-time all-state selection … won the individual title at the state cross country meet in 2012, and was runner-up in 2015 … won back-to-back track state titles in the 3,200m (2015, 2016) … finished sixth in the 1,600m at the state track meet in 2015 … named the 2016 Argus Leader Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year … honored with the Yankton Press and Dakotan Female Athlete of the Year award … earned six varsity letters in cross country and five in track and field.
Redshirted … did not compete in cross country ... competed in the 400m and the 800m during the track and field season ... ran a season-best 1:04.18 in the 400m at the Howard Wood Classic (5/5-6) ... competed in the 800m, running a season-best 2:31.03 also at the Howard Wood Classic.
High School
Earned academic all-state … named team’s fastest female award four times … placed 33rd in state cross country meet in 2015 … finished top 21 in 2011 and 2013 … member of state Class B 4x100m relay team whiched finished sixth … member of state Class B 4x200m relay team that placed fourth in state … all-conference in volleyball … team captain in both volleyball and basketball.
Seasonal Performance Fr. (‘16) Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance)
SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
SDSU/Overall 6th/10th 11th/327th 9th/43rd 8th/23rd
Time
19:16.9 26:48.3 25:33.2 15:51.6
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2017 Women’s Biographies BAINBRIDGE, Maisey FR.
PETERSON, Cailee FR.
Mayville, N.D. May-Port H.S. Health Science
Lennox, S.D. Lennox H.S. Spanish
Before SDSU Before SDSU
Competed in the South Dakota state cross country meet from 2012-16, finishing a career-best sixth place in 2012 ... four-time participant in two-mile at the state track and field meet, placing a career-best sixth in 2014 and 2016 ... earned Most Valuable Athlete in cross country six years in a row, dating to seventh grade ... set a personal-best 11:41 in the two-mile ... three-time academic all-state.
DONNAY, Anna FR.
Earned all-state recognition all four years on the cross country and track and field teams ... regional champion in 2014 and 2015 while a state champion in 2014 in cross country ... regional track champion and eventually won state in 3,200m in 2017 with a personal-best 11:14 ... won the 1,600m in the state championship in 2017 with a personal-best 5:08 ... competed in six events at the state meet (3200m, 1600m, 800m, 4x800m, 4x400m, 4x200m) ... holds the school record in the 1,600m and 3,200m at May-Port ... two-year member of the National Honor Society ... earned academic honor roll and scholar-athlete all four years.
Kimball, Minn. Kimball H.S. Dairy Science
Before SDSU Three-time all-state honoree in cross country (2014-16) ... placed a personal-best third place in the 2014 Minnesota class A state competition ... conference and sectional cross country champion in 2015-16 ... won the 3,200m three straight year (2015-17) in the conference and sectionals ... earned three all-state honors in the 3,200, placing a personal-best fourth in 2015 ... competed in the 1,600m at the state track and field meet in 2016-17 ... team captain for three years (XC 2015-16, TF 2017) ... selected as MVP four times (XC 2015-16, TF 2016-17) ... member of the National Honor Society (2016-17), honor roll (2013-17), and student government (2015-17) ... sister of fellow distance runner, Emily Donnay.
GRAY, Madison FR.
Brookings, S.D. Brookings H.S. Psychology Before SDSU
Part of the medley team which won state in 2013 and in 2017 ... won state in the 800m as a freshman ... earned Most Inspirational Athlete in 2014 and 2017 ... awrded the MVP Athlete in 2015 and earned the White Letter Award in 2017 ... 2014-17 academic award recipient.
KRAUSE, Mary FR.
Mitchell, S.D. Mitchell H.S. Electrical Engineering Before SDSU
Named team captain during the 2016-17 season in cross country and track and field ... earned National Guard Warrior of the Month in 2016 ... two-time high school cross country MVP (2016-17) and named most inspirational in 2017 ... a member of the National Honor Society in 2017.
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Women’s Team Results Date Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K) Bradley Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
Location Iowa City, Iowa Macomb, Ill. Peoria, Ill. Brookings, S.D. Falcon Heights, Minn. Arden Hills, Minn. Fargo, N.D.
Finish (out of/dual) - Points 13th (33) - 402 points 3rd (8) - 55 points 9th (31) - 268 points 1st (2) - 18 points 28th (36) - 728 points 3rd (4) - 71 points 2nd (3) - 72 points
Top SDSU Runner (out of) 23. Emily Donnay, 20:48.0 (235) 1. Emily Donnay, 21:05.9 (68) 5. Emily Donnay, 20:59.9 (267) 1. Rachel King, 17:50.6 (26) 66. Emily Donnay, 23:02 (335) 8. Rachel King, 22:46.7 (51) 6. Emily Berzonsky, 15:05.3 (34)
Women’s Individual Results BERZONSKY, Emily (SO.) Date Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K) Bradley Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
EICKHOFF, Rachel (SO.) SDSU/Overall 3rd/86th 3rd/7th 3rd/43rd 3rd/3rd 3rd/158th 6th/34th 1st/6th
Time 21:45.8 21:54.2 21:50.8 18:33.3 24:00.9 24:45.0 15:05.3
BICKETT, Shelby (SO.) Date Oct. 1
Meet (Distance) SDSU Classic (5K)
SDSU/Overall Time Unattached 21:34.2
DONNAY, Emily (SO.) Date Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9
Meet (Distance) NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K) Bradley Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K)
SDSU/Overall 1st/23rd 1st/1st 1st/5th 2nd/2nd 1st/66th 2nd/9th
Time 20:48.0 21:05.9 20:59.9 17:52.5 23:01.2 22:48.9
DYKSTRA, Kendra (FR.) Date Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K Bradley Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
SDSU/Overall 5th/155th 5th/30th 7th/162nd 4th/5th 10th/323rd 8th/39th 2nd/10th
Time 22:36.7 23:17.5 23:26.5 19:02.5 26:39.0 25:15.9 15:19.1
DYKSTRA, Renae (SO.) Date Oct. 1 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) SDSU Classic (5K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
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SDSU/Overall Time Unattached 19:56.6
FASEN, Anna (FR.) Date Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) Bradley Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
SDSU/Overall 9th/228th 11th/18th 9th/314th 10th/44th 7th/22nd
Time 24:21.5 20:10.2 26:10.8 25:36.8 15:47.4
SDSU/Overall 8th/47th 5th/125th 9th/15th 5th/237th 7th/38th 4th/13th
Time 24:05.2 22:48.9 19:53.2 24:49.4 25:06.1 15:24.1
SDSU/Overall 2nd/26th 2nd/2nd 2nd/8th 1st/1st 2nd/154th 1st/8th
Time 20:49.2 21:12.8 21:03.0 17:50.6 23:58.2 22:46.7
SDSU/Overall 12th/23rd
Time 21:11.1
GROSSENBURG, Jenna (SR.) Date Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) Summit League (6K) Bradley Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
KING, Rachel (SO.) Date Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9
Meet (Distance) NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K) Bradley Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K)
KOPFMANN, Shyanne (R-FR.) Date Oct. 1
Meet (Distance) SDSU Classic (5K)
SDSU/Overall Time 10th/16th 19:59.0 9th/25th 15:56.2
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2016 Performance List Women’s Individual Results MECHELS, Halie (JR.) Date Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Sept. 24 Sept. 9
Meet (Distance) NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K) Bradley Classic (6K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K)
SCHELL, Mackenzie (JR.) SDSU/Overall 4th/112th 4th/16th 4th/87th 4th/200th 3rd/22nd
Time 22:05.1 22:38.4 22:24.9 24:27.5 23:54.0
SDSU/Overall 7th/223rd 7th/35th 8th/223rd 8th/14th 8th/298th 11th/45th 6th/21st
Time 24:07.8 23:34.6 24:09.5 19:45.0 25:51.2 25:36.9 15:47.3
SDSU/Overall 9th/52nd 7th/12th 6th/282nd 4th/30th 5th/17th
Time 24:41.7 19:34.1 25:22.6 24:34.0 15:29.2
NELSON, Emma (FR.) Date Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K) Bradley Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
PROPST, Rachel (SO.) Date Oct. 29 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) Summit League (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
Date Oct. 1
Meet (Distance) SDSU Classic (5K)
SDSU/Overall Unattached
Time 19:27.4
SDSU/Overall 6th/185th 6th/32nd 6th/133rd 5th/7th 7th/284th 5th/31st 3rd/12th
Time 23:03.0 23:27.7 22:55.0 19:09.9 25:29.7 24:36.9 15:23.1
SDSU/Overall Unattached
Time 20:42.1
SDSU/Overall 6th/10th 11th/327th 9th/43rd 8th/23rd
Time 19:16.9 26:48.3 25:33.2 15:51.6
SCHWEISS, Jamie (FR.) Date Nov. 11 Oct. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) NCAA Midwest (6K) Summit League (6K) Bradley Classic (6K) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
STEELE, Krista (RS.) Date Oct. 1
Meet (Distance) SDSU Classic (5K)
WOODS, Savannah (FR.) Date Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 2
Meet (Distance) SDSU Classic (5K) Roy Griak Invitational (6K) Oz Memorial (6K) NDSU Bison Open (4K)
Women’s Event Results NCAA Division I Midwest Regional Cross Country Championships (6K) Team Results (Rank) Team Standings (Pts) 1. Missouri (83) 2. (#17) Oklahoma State (89) 3. (#12) Iowa State (90) 4. (#26) Minnesota (131) 5. Kansas (154) 6. Tulsa (190) 7. Oklahoma (228) 8. Northwestern (264) 9. Northern Illinois (267) 10. Northern Iowa (333) 13. South Dakota State (396)*
Nov. 11, 2016 - Iowa City, Iowa Top 10 Finishers Name Team Time
1. Karissa Schweizer 2. Sharon Lokedi 3. Hope Schmelzle 4. Aubrey Roberts 5. Jamie Kempfer 6. Kaela Edwards 7. Madeline Strandemo 8. Perez Rotich 9. Megan Hasz 10. Anne Frisbie
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Missouri Kansas Northern Illinois Northwestern Missouri Oklahoma State Minnesota Iowa State Minnesota Iowa State
19:54.4 20:00.7 20:16.9 20:17.1 20:17.9 20:23.0 20:23.7 20:24.6 20:27.7 20:28.7
SDSU Finishers Name Time
23. Emily Donnay 26. Rachel King 86. Emily Berzonsky 112. Halie Mechels 155. Kendra Dykstra 185. Jamie Schweiss 223. Emma Nelson
20:48.0 20:49.2 21:45.8 22:05.1 22:36.7 23:03.0 24:07.8
*NOTES: Best finish In the NCAA Midwest Regionals
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Women’s Event Results Summit League Championships (6K) Team Results (Rank) Team Standings (Pts)
Oct. 29, 2016 - Macomb, Illinois Top 10 Finishers Name Team Time
1. South Dakota (43) 2. North Dakota State (48) 3. South Dakota State (55) 4. IUPUI (101) 5. Fort Wayne (149) 6. Omaha (163) 7. Oral Roberts 8. Western Illinois (223)
1. Emily Donnay 2. Rachel King 3. Julia Noah 4. Erin Wetzstein 5. Zoey Johnson 6. Brittany Brownotter 7. Emily Berzonsky 8. Emma Kusch Dahle 9. Megan Billington 10. Melina Kuerschner
South Dakota State South Dakota State South Dakota South Dakota IUPUI North Dakota State South Dakota State North Dakota State South Dakota North Dakota State
21:05.9 21:12.7 21:30.4 21:46.0 21:49.3 21:53.4 21:54.1 22:00.9 22:01.7 22:07.9
Team Results (Rank) Team Standings (Pts)
Oct. 14, 2016 - Peoria, Illinois Top 10 Finishers Name Team Time
SDSU Finishers Name Time
1. Emily Donnay 2. Rachel King 7. Rachel Berzonsky 16. Halie Mechels 30. Kendra Dykstra 32. Jamie Schweiss 35. Emma Nelson 47. Jenna Grossenburg 52. Rachel Propst
21:05.9 21:12.8 21:54.2 22:38.4 23:17.5 23:27.7 23:34.6 24:05.2 24:41.7
Bradley Classic (6K)
1. (#2) Colorado (54) 2. Northern Illinois (108) 3. Northern Iowa (159) 4. Bradley (199) 5. South Dakota (210) 6. Indiana (233) 7. Dayton (248) 8. Southeast Missouri State (249) 9. South Dakota State (268) 10. Illinois (279)
1. Taylor Tuttle 2. Hope Schmelzle 3. Kelsey Hildreth 4. Cayla Seligman 5. Emily Donnay 6. Taylor Vernot 7. Eryn Blakely 8. Rachel King 9. Jannika John 10. Corinne Cominator
Colorado Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Colorado South Dakota State Dayton Colorado South Dakota State Lamar Indiana
20:38.9 20:51.9 20:54.1 20:56.5 20:59.9 21:00.7 21:01.5 21:03.0 21:06.4 21:09.6
Team Results (Rank) Team Standings (Pts)
Oct. 1, 2016 - Brookings, South Dakota Top 10 Finishers Name Team Time
SDSU Finishers Name Time
5. Emily Donnay 8. Rachel King 43. Emily Berzonsky 87. Halie Mechels 125. Jenna Grossenburg 133. Jamie Schweiss 162. Kendra Dykstra 223. Emma Nelson 228. Anna Fasen
20:59.9 21:03.0 21:50.8 22:24.9 22:48.9 22:55.0 23:26.5 24:09.5 24:21.5
SDSU Classic (5K)
1. South Dakota State (18) 1. Rachel King South Dakota State 17:50.6 2. North Dakota (38) 2. Emily Donnay South Dakota State 17:52.5 3. Emily Berzonsky South Dakota State 18:33.3 4. Alyssa Anderson North Dakota 18:53.1 5. Kendra Dykstra South Dakota State 19:02.5 6. Hannah Oscarson North Dakota 19:07.9 7. Jamie Schweiss South Dakota State 19:09.9 8. Erica Eades North Dakota 19:10.9 9. Madison Overby North Dakota 19:16.5 10. Savannah Woods South Dakota State 19:16.9
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1. Rachel King 2. Emily Donnay 3. Emily Berzonsky 5. Kendra Dykstra 7. Jamie Schweiss 10. Savannah Woods 12. Rachel Propst 14. Emma Nelson 15. Jenna Grossenburg 16. Renae Dykstra 18. Anna Fasen 23. Syanne Kopfmann Una. Mackenzie Schell Una. Rachel Eickhoff Una. Krista Steele Una. Shelby Bickett
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2016 Performance List Women’s Event Results Roy Griak Invitational (6K)
Team Results (Rank) Team Standings (Pts)
Sept. 24, 2016 - Falcon Heights, Minnesota Top 10 Finishers Name Team Time
1. (#30) Portland (74) 1. Brenna Peloquin Boise State 20:49.5 2. (#9) Michigan State (127) 2. Erin Finn Michigan 21:01.0 3. (#13) Penn State (147) 3. Lauren LaRocco Portland 21:29.1 4. (#6) Boise State (155) 4. Claire Green Arizona 21:51.5 5. (#10) Michigan (155) 5. Anne Luijten Portland 21:56.5 6. (#20) San Francisco (169) 6. Parkes Kendrick Portland 21:56.7 7. UCLA (209) 7. Sarah Reiter Eastern Washington 22:01.3 8. (#29) Mississippi State (225) 8. Charlotte Taylor San Francisco 22:02.2 9. (#25) Minnesota (262) 9. Jillian Hunsberger Penn State 22:05.8 10. Ohio State (280) 10. Perez Rotich Iowa State 22:07.2 28. South Dakota State (728)
SDSU Finishers Name Time
66. Emily Donnay 154. Rachel King 158. Emily Berzonsky 200. Hale Mechels 237. Jenna Grossenburg 282. Rachel Propst 284. Jamie Schweiss 298. Emma Nelson 314. Anna Fasen 323. Kendra Dykstra 327. Savannah Woods
23.01.2 23:58.2 24:00.9 24:27.5 24:49.4 25:22.6 25:29.7 25:51.2 26:10.8 26:39.0 26:48.3
Oz Memorial (6K)
Team Results (Rank) Team Standings (Pts)
Sept. 9, 2016 - Arden Hills, Minnesota Top 10 Finishers Name Team Time
1. (#26) Minnesota (25) 1. Shaelyn Sorensen Wisconsin 22:19.1 2. Wisconsin (38) 2. Madeline Strandemo Minnesota 22:26.1 3. South Dakota State (71) 3. Megan Hasz Minnesota 22:32.7 4. Drake (105) 4. Bailey Ness Minnesota 22:34.8 5. Amy Davis Wisconsin 22:35.1 6. Bethany Hasz Minnesota 22:37.5 7. Michelle Lee Wisconsin 22:39.1 8. Rachel King South Dakota State 22:46.7 9. Emily Donnay South Dakota State 22:48.9 10. Danielle Anderson Minnesota 22:52.4
SDSU Finishers Name Time
8. Rachel King 9. Emily Donnay 22. Halie Mechels 30. Rachel Propst 31. Jamie Schweiss 34. Emily Berzonsky 38. Jenna Grossenburg 39. Kendra Dykstra 43. Savannah Woods 44. Anna Fasen 45. Emma Nelson
22:46.7 22:48.9 23:54.0 24:34.0 24:36.9 24:45.0 25:06.1 25:15.9 25:33.2 25:36.8 25:36.9
NDSU Bison Open (4K)
Team Results (Rank) Team Standings (Pts) 1. North Dakota State (30) 2. South Dakota State (72) 3. North Dakota (73)
Sept. 2, 2016 - Fargo, North Dakota Top 10 Finishers Name Team Time
1. Brittany Brownotter 2. Taylor Janssen 3. Kayla Huhnerkoch 4. Jenny Guibert 5. Annika Rotvold 6. Emily Berzonsky 7. Hannah Oscarson 8. Madison Overby 9. Emma Kusch Dahle 10. Kendra Dykstra
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North Dakota State North Dakota State North Dakota State North Dakota State North Dakota State South Dakota State North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota State South Dakota State
14:38.5 14:46.7 14:51.9 15:02.4 15:03.1 15:05.3 15:08.1 15:08.5 15:12.4 15:19.1
SDSU Finishers Name Time
6. Emily Berzonsky 10. Kendra Dykstra 12. Jamie Schweiss 13. Jenna Grossenburg 17. Rachel Propst 21. Emma Nelson 22. Anna Fasen 23. Savannah Woods 25. Renae Dykstra
15:05.3 15:19.1 15:23.1 15:24.1 15:29.2 15:47.3 15:47.4 15:51.6 15:56.2
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DeHAVEN, Rod
Head Coach: Cross Country/Track & Field 14th Season South Dakota State University ‘89 Entering his 14th season leading the cross country program, Rod DeHaven has steered the Jackrabbits toward success on the course and in the classroom. During his tenure, the men’s and women’s teams have combined to capture six league championships in cross country. The men’s claimed five Summit League league titles under DeHaven and has finished either first or second in the league each year since 2012. Overall, the men’s program has won 36 league championships, dating to 1924. The women’s team won The Summit League crown in 2008, which was its 10th title in program history and first under DeHaven.
team among all NCAA Division I institutions for its work academically, including a tie for fourth place in 2008. During his four years of cross country competition at SDSU, DeHaven claimed four North Central Conference individual championships and four top-10 finishes at the NCAA Division II national meet. With DeHaven leading the pack, SDSU captured four conference team championships and the 1985 NCAA Division II National Championship. The most decorated runner in SDSU history, he won a combined 19 individual North Central Conference titles in cross country and track and field and earned all-America honors 15 times in distance running.
DeHaven has coached six individual Summit League champions, the latest Emily Donnay, who won The Summit League title in 2016 and was named the league’s athlete of the year. In 2016, Joel Reichow was named all-American for the second consecutive year, becoming the second SDSU cross country student-athlete to win multiple all-American honors and the first to complete the feat in back-to-back years. In 2015, Reichow and Trent Lusignan both earned all-American honors, becoming the first teammates to do so in a single season in school history. Reichow, the league’s 2016 athlete of the year, finished 20th-place at the 2016 NCAA Cross Country Championships, becoming the school’s second Division I cross country all-American since 1973.
Following his collegiate career, DeHaven continued to compete on the national and international scene. In 1994, he debuted in marathon competition, posting a time of 2:14:48 at the Twin Cities Marathon. The following year DeHaven established his personal bests at 5,000 (13:40) and 10,000-meters (28:06), finishing fourth at the U.S. Championships at 10,000-meters.
DeHaven has coached 36 student-athletes to earn All-Summit League cross country honors 65 times since the Jackrabbits joined The Summit League in 2007.
DeHaven was inducted into the Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
He represented the United States in the marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Illness slowed DeHaven to a 69th-place finish at the Sydney Olympic Games, but he came back in 2001 to finish sixth in the Boston Marathon (2:12:41) and sixth at the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon (2:11:40).
SDSU student-athletes have also succeeded academically under DeHaven. In 2005, Brad Lowery was awarded the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for his achievements as a physics major. In 2007, Becka Mansheim was awarded a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for her work as a nursing major. Stacy Huss became the latest Jackrabbit to earn that same distinction in 2009. During the past five years, every men’s and women’s cross country and track and field team have earned recognition as an all-academic team from the United States Track and Field Coaches Association. The women’s cross country team has routinely ranked by the USTFCCCA as a top-10
PAULL, Emily
Graduate Assistant 2nd Season Aurora (Ill.) ‘16 Emily Paull is in her second year after joining the cross country and track and field programs as a graduate assistant coach in August 2016.
Overall, she graduated from Aurora University with 13 school records and 13 Northern Athletic Conference records.
Prior to accepting the graduate assistant role with SDSU, Paull competed in both cross country and track and field at Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois. She helped lead the team to three consecutive indoor conference championships and back-to-back outdoor and cross country conference championships before graduating in May 2016.
Paull majored in health science and minored in coaching and physiology at Aurora, graduating as a five-time USTFCCCA Academic All-American and CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-American. She also was an assistant coach under head coach Ryan Chapman at Aurora during her final semester. She assisted in the recruiting process and coached mainly distance events.
Paull, a two-time all-American in the steeplechase, earned Northern Athletics Conference Track Athlete of the Meet and Runner of the Year in cross country multiple times. Blake Henderson: (319) 334-0289 - Blake.Henderson@sdstate.edu
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Strength & Conditioning The South Dakota State strength and conditioning department strives to enhance the athletic development of our 500+ student-athletes. We strive to accomplish this goal through the integration of performance variables that meet the demands of each individual sport. These performance variables include mobility, strength, flexibility, power, linear and lateral speed; as well as developing the necessary energy systems to compete at the highest level. Through the enhancement of these performance variables we hope to decrease the incident of injury and ensure the durability of our student-athletes.
SDSU Strength and Conditioning Staff (L to R): Nate Moe (Assistant AD-Strength and Conditioning), Sean O’Connor (Graduate Strength and Conditioning Coach), André McIntyre (Graduate Strength and Conditioning Coach), Adam Parsons (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach), Eric Adolph (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach) and Samantha Modrick (Graduate Strength and Conditioning Coach).
The SDSU strength and conditioning staff accomplishes these goals through the use of the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center Weight Room and Frost Arena Student-Athlete Weight Room. Both of these facilities include a variety of training equipment ranging from Olympic lifting platforms and power racks to stability balls and cable machines. The convenience that the two student-athlete weight rooms provide ensures that we are able to accommodate all 21 sports. In addition, the two student-athlete weight rooms, allow us to provide the best training environment for each individual sport and athlete.
(Left) Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center Weight Room: Over 4,500 square feet, featuring in-floor Olympic platforms and flooring by Infinity Flooring, power racks and adjustable benches by Power Lift, and Iron Grip Dumbbells. (Right) Frost Arena Student-Athlete Weight Room: Over 4,800 square feet, featuring seven Olympic platforms and six power racks. In addition, the facility is equipped with dumbbells ranging from 5 - 120 pounds and five adjustable benches.
MOE, Nathan
Assistant Athletic Director: Strength and Conditioning 11th Year Minnesota State, Moorhead; ‘97 Nathan Moe has directed the strength and conditioning program at South Dakota State University since August 2005. In the spring of 2012, the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association honored Moe as a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach during its annual conference in Orlando, Fla. He was one of 15 strength and conditioning coaches honored at a ceremony and is one of about 125 coaches nationally to receive the certification, which requires a minimum of 12 years experience as a full-time strength and conditioning coach on the collegiate or professional level. At SDSU, Moe has implemented the Iron Jacks program, which recognizes Jackrabbit student-athletes from all 21 varsity sports who achieve a set of high standards for specific exercises in their respective sports. Moe joined the Jackrabbit coaching staff after heading the strength and conditioning program at Eastern Illinois University for three years. Page 32
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Previously, he was the assistant coach for strength and conditioning at Rice University in Houston, Texas, where he worked with the football strength program, while being directly responsible for men’s and women’s track, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s swimming, women’s soccer and men’s golf. From 1997 through spring of 1999, Moe was a graduate assistant in the strength and conditioning program at the University of Texas. He has also worked in private business in the physical fitness profession in both Austin, Texas, and Fargo, N.D. A Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Moe is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, USA Weightlifting and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. Moe is a 1997 graduate of Moorhead State University (Minn.), where he was an all-conference linebacker for the 1995 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference champions. Blake Henderson: (319) 334-0289 - Blake.Henderson@sdstate.edu
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Cross Country and Track & Field Strength and Conitioning Records
Power Clean
Back Squat
Bench Press
Vlastuin, Jared 150kg. (330lbs.) Sept. 2011
Halverson, Adam 227.5kg. (500.5lbs) Nov. 2014
Milner, Zach 152kg. (335lbs.) Dec. 2007
Garner, Brittany 95kg. (208.5lbs.) Oct. 2009
Mack, Monique 125kg. (275lbs.) Nov. 2016
Fritz, Gina 77.5kg. (169.5lbs.) Nov. 2014
Benson, Austin 150kg. (330.5lbs.) Sept. 2014
Haushild, Austin 236kg. (520lbs.) Mar. 2017
Bender, Colton 180kg. (396lbs.) Nov. 2016
Vertical Jump Incline Bench Press 1-Step Vertical Jump
Men’s Track
Halverson, Adam 39.5 in. Dec. 2013
Women’s Track
Olson, Kali 30 in. Nov. 2012
Men’s Throw
Bender, Colton 34.5 in. Nov. 2016
Men’s Throw
Garner, Brooke Garner, Brooke Garner, Brooke 102.5kg. (225.5lbs.) Johnson, McKenzie 106.5kg. (235lbs.) - 147.5kg. (325lbs.) Oct. 2009 Dec. 2009 | Dec. 2013
NSCA All-American Honors Wirth, Zach ................... Garner, Brittany ........... Jasinski, Ben ................. Leischner, Luke ............ Schaefer, Ryan ............. Fritz, Gina ....................... Wirth, Mary ................... Bednar, Joseph ............ Foltz, Lori ....................... Johnson, McKenize .... Carper, Carly ................. Koosman, Zach ............ Zanini, Sylvia ................
2007-08 2009-10 2009-10 2012-13 2014-15 2014-15 2014-15 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2016-17 2016-17 2016-17
The All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year Award program recognizes those collegiate and high school athletes, whose athletic accomplishments, in the opinion of their strength coach, reflect their dedication to strength training and conditioning. These athletes are also recognized for their academic and personal accomplishments and their integrity as student-athletes.
Athletes of the Year Garner, Brittany ........... Bredeson, Michael ...... Zanini, Sylvia ................ Dolezal, Savannah ......
The Strength and Conditioning Athletes of the Year award is presented annually, by the strength and conditioning staff, to one male and one female athlete that consistently demonstrated hard work, dedication and a positive attitude in the area of strength training and conditioning to improve themselves and their team.
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Zanini, Silvia 25 in. Sept. 2014
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Burns, Sean 125kg. (275lbs) Dec. 2009
Seymour, Blair 10’1” Sept. 2014
Garner, Brooke 90kg. (198lbs.) Oct. 2010
Zanini, Silvia 7’8.5” Sept. 2014
Athletes of the Month 2006-07 Milner, Zach .......................... Mar. Wirth, Zach .......................... Nov. Larson, Ashley ...................... Dec.
2010-11 Vlastuin, Jared ..................... Nov.
2007-08 Mack, Jennifer ...................... Apr. Garner, Brittany ................. Sept. Janinski, Ben ......................... Oct. Wollman, Heather .............. Oct. Milner, Zach ......................... Nov.
2013-14 Fritz, Gina ............................... Mar.
2008-09 Jasinski, Ben .......................... Jan. Wollman, Heather ............. Nov. Ackman, Sara ....................... Dec. 2009-10 Brinkmann, Jacob ............... Apr. Garner, Brooke ................... Sept. Bredeson, Michael .............. Oct. Jasinki, Ben .......................... Nov.
2011-12 Krogstad, Lisa ....................... Oct.
2014-15 Schaefer, Ryan ..................... Oct. Carper, Carly ........................ Nov. Husman, Marc ...................... Dec. 2015-16 Zanini, Silvia ....................... Sept. Foltz, Lori ............................... Oct. Bendar, Joseph ................... Nov. Johnson, McKenzie ............. Jan. 2016-17 Dolezal, Savannah .............. Oct. Haushild, Austin .................. Mar.
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Administration DUNN, Dr. Barry H.
President Second Year South Dakota State University ‘75 Barry H. Dunn was named the 20th president of South Dakota State University in April 2016, the fourth alumnus chosen to lead the institution. He assumed office May 23, 2016. Dunn launched a number of key initiatives in his first year. At the top of the list was Strategic Planning, 2023, the university’s next strategic plan process that launched in January 2017 with an implementation goal of July 1, 2018. It includes a collaborative and extensive process, reaching out to all corners of South Dakota and renewing the values of the 1862 land-grant mission that founded South Dakota State University. Dunn also developed and began the Wokini Initiative, an effort that will offer programming and support to enrolled members of the state’s nine tribal nations interested in gaining access to educational and advancement opportunities at South Dakota State University. Wokini will also enhance research and outreach collaborations and programs with tribes, tribal colleges and other tribal organizations in the state. Dunn’s time at SDSU dates to the mid 1970s when he received a bachelor’s degree in biology at SDSU and subsequently completed two graduate degrees in animal science—a master’s in 1977 and a Ph.D. in 2000. He became the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council endowed dean of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences in 2010. He also served as director of SDSU Extension and as a professor of animal science. As dean, Dunn led a college with some 550 faculty and staff, 2,800 graduate and undergraduate students, and a $78 million annual budget, including more than $20 million in grant and contract awards, fundraising and development. He shaped the academic and strategic direction of eight departments, spanning 18 degree programs, one regional research and outreach center, six research field stations and 14,500 acres of Agricultural Experiment Station research land.
Dr. Barry H. Dunn Family Barry and Jane Dunn with sons Michael and Tom (Back L-R). As Extension director, Dunn administered and set the vision for five program areas across two colleges and nine departments, as well as eight regional extension centers with a $12 million annual budget. He led a team of approximately 150 faculty and staff members and 3,500 adult volunteers. Prior to that, Dunn spent six years at Texas A&M University-Kingsville from 2004 to 2010, as executive director of the King Ranch Institute for Range Management. He first worked in Brookings as an Extension livestock specialist and as an assistant professor in SDSU’s Department of Animal and Range Science from 1997 to 2004. From 1979 to 1996, Dunn was a successful rancher, managing his family’s cattle ranch in Mission, South Dakota. In 2015, he was appointed to the South Dakota Habitat Conservation Fund by Gov.Dennis Daugaard, and to the Governor’s Pheasant Work Group, 2014. He served as an ex-officio member of the Ag Advisory Board for the First Dakota National Bank, Yankton South Dakota, from 2011 to 2016, and was a member of the Board of Directors for Padlock Ranch, Dayton, Wyoming from 2009 to 2017. Dunn has a rich academic background, was a successful rancher and farm operator and is a published author and researcher. He is a nationally recognized expert in beef production and ranching systems, and is a member of several professional organizations, including the Society for Range Management, the American Society of Animal Science, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. He has a deep historical and cultural knowledge of South Dakota and South Dakota State University, and strong, statewide relationships with industry influencers and stakeholders, including government officials, business leaders, university administration, faculty and staff. Dunn and his wife, Jane, maintain her family’s original homestead north of Brookings where they raised their two sons.
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SELL, Justin
Athletics Director Ninth Year Bowling Green (Ohio) ‘91 Justin Sell, who was honored as a recipient of the 2014-15 Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year Award, has moved Jackrabbit Athletics forward in a number of areas of its Division I pursuits since being introduced as the 12th director of athletics at South Dakota State University on May 7, 2009.
In January of 2011, Sell announced a partnership with Learfield Sports, signing a 10-year deal worth $13 million for SDSU Athletics. Learfield Sports directs all aspects of the partnership, including managing and selling multimedia and sponsorship rights.
At South Dakota State, Sell oversees the Jackrabbits’ 21-sport Division I varsity athletics program. Under his leadership, Jackrabbit Athletics has continually made strides in athletic competition, in the classroom, in fundraising and in reconnecting with alumni.
Additionally, Sell directed the implementation of the Letterwinners Club, which provides opportunities for Jackrabbit Athletics to reconnect and stay connected with former student-athletes, while supporting current student-athletes at SDSU.
Athletically, the Jackrabbits have claimed 29 regular and postseason league championships in seven different sports since 2009-10. That broad-based success has led SDSU to claim The Summit League Commissioner’s Cup all-sports trophy five times (2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16), along with winning both the Summit League’s Dr. William Steinbrecher Men’s All-Sports Award and Dr. Helen Smiley Women’s All-Sports Award during both the 201314 and 2014-15 seasons. SDSU also claimed the Steinbrecher award during the 2012-13, 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons, and was the recipient of the league’s Sportsmanship Award, an award voted upon by its peers, during the 2010-11 season.
Sell also has implemented other aggressive marketing and fundraising initiatives which have resulted in record average attendance for football during both the 2009 and 2016 seasons, as well as the highest number of donors and dollars donated to the Jackrabbit Club. Ticket sales totaled more than $1 million for the first time during the 2011-12 season, and has steadily grown to more than $4 million. In addition, the Jackrabbit Athletic Scholarship Auction raised a record $1 million in April 2017. On the facilities front, Sell has overseen dramatic upgrades and expansion of competition and practice venues through development and implementation of the 2025 SDSU Athletic Facilities Master Plan. The Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center was completed in 2010, and Sell spearheaded efforts to add permanent seating and a press box at Erv Huether Field, as well as other recent improvements to the home of Jackrabbit baseball. More recently, construction of the $32 million Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex was completed in the fall of 2014. The facility, which serves as a competition venue for indoor track and field and as a practice facility for football and a number of other outdoor sports, contains one of only a handful of 300-meter indoor tracks in the country, as well as expanded facilities for sports medicine and strength and conditioning. In addition, construction of the $65 million Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, which serves as the home of Jackrabbit football, was completed in the fall of 2016. In the fall 2014, Sell was appointed by the NCAA Board of Directors to represent The Summit League and Missouri Valley Football Conference on the newly formed Division I Council. He currently chairs both the Division I Transfer Working Group and the Student-Athlete Experience Committee. Born in Salem, Oregon, and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Sell came to South Dakota State from the University of Northern Iowa, where he worked in various roles, both at the university and in the community for 10 years. He also worked at Villanova University, Syracuse University, Ohio State University and Bowling Green State University. Sell gained further experience working in the private sector for various sports teams and events.
Justin Sell In the classroom, SDSU student-athletes regularly post a GPA of 3.2-or-higher in more than 70 different majors, which led SDSU to winning The Summit League’s Institutional Academic Achievement Award for the 2009-10 and 2012-13 academic years, and the Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic Award in all eight years in the league (2008-15). Blake Henderson: (319) 334-0289 - Blake.Henderson@sdstate.edu
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In the Brookings community, where Sell lives with his wife, Jennie, and their four children: Abbie, Zach, Josh and Eric, he has served as vice president of the Brookings Chamber of Commerce and Brookings Friends of Baseball, and is a member of the Brookings Health System Board of Trustees. Sell earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from Bowling Green State University (Ohio) in 1991 and completed a master’s degree in physical education/sport administration at The Ohio State University in 1992.
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Administration & Support Staff
Andersen, Dave Development Account Executive
Anderson, Sonja Equipment Manager
Anello, Rachael Equipment/ Facilities
Beer, Kristen Equipment Manager
Bigelow, Tom Facilities
Bono, Niki Senior Claims Clerk
Brown, Scott Senior Associate AD Development
Busho, Brody Assistant AD Facilities & Operations
Case, Carly Academic Advisor
Day, Blake Associate AD Development
Drietz, Jeff Facilities & Operations Manager
Eisenbaum, Jeff Assistant AD Ticket Sales & Operations
Ellis, Dave Assistant AD Budget
Foley, Sharon Accounting Assistant
Froseth, Maggan Tickets Account Executive
Hansen, Justin Broadcast Services Assistant
Henderson, Blake Sports Information Graduate Assistant
Heylens, Kathy Sr. Associate AD Compliance/SWA
Holland, Matt Broadcast Services
Sr. Associate AD Facilities & Operations
Holm, Jeff
Hove, Jason Assistant AD Sports Information
Lichty, Bruce Facilities
Loban, Tammy Assistant AD Administration
Maher, Matt Sr. Associate AD Administration
Merriam, Tyler Associate ADMedia
Dr. Reid, Rich Faculty Representative
Schmidt, Michele Assistant Sports Information Director
Schneider, Sara Coordinator Athletic Development
Schreiber, Natasha Compliance Assistant
Sell, Jennie Assistant ADAcademic
Assistant Director Ticket Sales & Service
Smalley, Sean
Sogn, Andrew Assistant Sports Information Director
Treiber, Jonathan Director of Athletic Marketing
Truax, Whitney Sports Information Graduate Assistant
Vos, Zach Jackrabbit Sports Properties
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Wallrich, Susan Marketing Graduate Assistant
Williams, Christi Associate AD Operations
Williams, Dalton Ticket Office Graduate Assistant
Wright, Matt Jackrabbit Sports Properties
Sports Medicine
Heinze, Ben Assistant AD Sports Medicine
Penning, Brett Associate Athletic Trainer
Dahl, Woody Assistant Athletic Trainer
Strunk, Loran Assistant Athletic Trainer
Tosney, Calli Assistant Athletic Trainer
Cheney, Andrew GA Athletic Trainer
Court-Menendez, Nicole GA Athletic Trainer
Fehringer, Zach GA Athletic Trainer
Finke, Alyssa GA Athletic Trainer
Hancock, Makenna GA Athletic Trainer
Kroeger, Leah GA Athletic Trainer
Melstrom, Adam GA Athletic Trainer
Sanders, Kelsey GA Athletic Trainer
Dr. Aamlid, Brian Team Physician
Dr. Hungerford, Chad Team Chiropractor
Dr. Kurtenbach, Chad Team Physician
Dr. Valentine, Verle Team Physician
Dr. Warren, Merritt Team Physician
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About the SDSU Classic South Dakota State University cross country has hosted a meet each year since 2005. The meet takes place at Edgebrook Golf Course in Brookings, S.D., where the 2015 Summit League Cross Country Championships were hosted. In the 2017 season, the SDSU Classic is September 29. The men’s course is eight kilometers, and the women’s course is five kilometers.
Men’s Results
Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Team Champion South Dakota State MSU-Mankato MSU-Mankato Nebraska South Dakota State South Dakota State Nebraska South Dakota State South Dakota State North Dakota State South Dakota State South Dakota State
Runner Up Minn. St.-Mankato Nebraska South Dakota State MSU-Mankato/NDSU Nebraska-Kearney Nebraska-Kearney South Dakota State MSU-Mankato Northern Iowa South Dakota State North Dakota North Dakota State
Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Team Champion Runner Up Minnesota Nebraska Minnesota Nebraska Minnesota SDSU Alumni Minnesota Nebraska Minnesota Kansas State Minnesota Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Nebraska Minnesota South Dakota State Minnesota South Dakota State Minnesota South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota State South Dakota State North Dakota
Individual Champion Brad Lowery (SDSU, 24:51.4) Greg Liebel (NDSU, 24:31.9) James Krajsa (MSU-M 25:05.0) Brad Lowery (SDSU Alumni, 24:47.0) James Krajsa (MSU-M, 25:32.3) Anthony Bongard (SDSU, 24:46.1) Trevor Vidlak (Nebraska, 24:46.7) Trent Lusignan (SDSU, 24:59.13) Trent Lusignan (SDSU, 24:54.20) Brendan Sage (SDSU, 25:23.95) Joel Reichow (SDSU, 25:34.3) Joel Reichow (SDSU, 25:26.4)
Women’s Results
Individual Champion Annie Shadle (Reebok, 17:12.1) Emily Brown (Minnesota, 17:08.7) Jamie Cheever (Minnesota, 17:20.0) Lara Crofford (Nebraska, 17:31.0) Beverly Ramos (Kansas St., 17:11.5) Morgan Place (Minn. Duluth, 17:08.5) Stephanie Price (Minnesota, 17:19.1) Molly Kayfes (Minnesota, 17:15.82) Molly Kayfes (Minnesota, 17:29.01) Becca Dyson (Minnesota, 17:32.90) Amber Eickhorn (USD, 17:24.8) Rachel King (SDSU, 17:50.6)
Top-10 Men’s Times
Name 1 Greg Liebel 2 Anthony Bongard 3 Trevor Vidlak 4 Brad Lowery 5 Michael Krsnak 6 Trent Lusignan 7 Kevin Born 8 Tanner Fruit 9 James Krajsa 10 Tony Turgen
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Affiliation North Dakota State South Dakota State Nebraska SDSU Alumni Unattached South Dakota State Iowa State Nebraska-Kearney MSU-Mankato South Dakota
Year Time 2006 24:31.9 2010 24:46.1 2011 24:46.7 2008 24:47.0 2011 24:48.5 2013 24:54.2 2006 24:56.2 2010 24:56.4 2007 25:05.0 2005 25:07.4
Top-10 Women’s Times
Name Affiliation Morgan Place Minnesota Duluth Emily Brown Minnesota Beverly Ramos Kansas State Annie Shadle Reebok Molly Kayfes Minnesota Nikki Swenson Minnesota Ladia Albertson-Junkas Minnesota Stephanie Price Minnesota Jamie Cheever Minnesota Missa Varpness Minnesota
Year Time 2010 17:06.5 2006 17:08.7 2010 17:11.5 2005 17:12.1 2012 17:15.8 2010 17:16.5 2006 17:18.5 2011 17:19.1 2007 17:20.0 2010 17:20.4
South Dakota State Best: Becka Mansheim, 2006 (17:29.80)
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Team Results (Rank) Team Standings (Pts) 1. South Dakota State (15) 2. North Dakota (50)
Team Results (Rank) Team Standings (Pts)
2016 Men’s Results (8K) Name
Top 10 Finishers Team
1. Joel Recihow 2. Ayub Kassim 3. Brendan Sage 4. Trevor Capra 5. Chase Cayo 6. Lukas Nelson 7. Isaiah Barlow 8. Scott Kvidera 9. Drew Campbell 10. Connor Danielson
South Dakota State South Dakota State South Dakota State South Dakota State South Dakota State South Dakota State South Dakota State North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota
Time
25:31.2 25:35.2 25:44.2 25:57.4 26:04.1 26:19.2 26:29.5 26:37.8 26:43.4 27:04.9
2016 Women’s Results (5K) Name
Top 10 Finishers Team
Time
1. South Dakota State (18) 1. Rachel King South Dakota State 17:50.6 2. North Dakota (38) 2. Emily Donnay South Dakota State 17:52.5 3. Emily Berzonsky South Dakota State 18:33.3 4. Alyssa Anderson North Dakota 18:53.1 5. Kendra Dykstra South Dakota State 19:02.5 6. Hannah Oscarson North Dakota 19:07.9 7. Jamie Schweiss South Dakota State 19:09.9 8. Erica Eades North Dakota 19:10.9 9. Madison Overby North Dakota 19:16.5 10. Savannah Woods South Dakota State 19:16.9
SDSU Finishers Name Time
1. Joel Reichow 2. Ayub Kassim 3. Brendan Sage 4. Trevor Capra 5. Chase Cayo 6. Lukas Nelson 7. Isaiah Barlow 11. Connor Haaland 13. Cal Lawton 14. Eric Janssen
25:31.2 25:35.2 25:44.2 25:57.4 26:04.1 26:19.2 26:29.5 27:11.7 27:19.6 27:29.6
SDSU Finishers Name Time
1. Rachel King 2. Emily Donnay 3. Emily Berzonsky 5. Kendra Dykstra 7. Jamie Schweiss 10. Savannah Woods 12. Rachel Propst 14. Emma Nelson 15. Jenna Grossenburg 16. Renae Dykstra 18. Anna Fasen 23. Syanne Kopfmann Una. Mackenzie Schell Una. Rachel Eickhoff Una. Krista Steele Una. Shelby Bickett
17:50.6 17:52.5 18:33.3 19:02.5 19:09.9 19:16.9 19:34.1 19:45.0 19:53.2 19:59.0 20:10.2 21:11.1 19:27.4 19:56.6 20:42.1 21:34.2
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Through 35 years of Division I athletics, The COUNTRY Summit League offers 19 SDSU JACKRABBITS CROSS championship sports and has a combined enrollment of nearly 100,000 at
eight institutions, including three located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University, with the University of North Dakota becoming an ofcial member on July 1, 2018. Previously known as the MidContinent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced nine NCAA Champions, and over 100 All-America selections, 80 Academic All-Americans, and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level.
SUMMIT LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP
DENVER Nickname: Location: Enrollment: Founded: Joined League:
Pioneers Denver, Colo. 11,809 1864 2013
FORT WAYNE Nickname: Location: Enrollment: Founded: Joined League:
Mastodons Fort Wayne, Ind. 13,459 1964 2007
NORTH DAKOTA STATE Nickname: Bison Location: Fargo, N.D. Enrollment: 14,432 Founded: 1890 Joined League: 2007
OMAHA Nickname: Location: Enrollment: Founded: Joined League:
ORAL ROBERTS Nickname: Golden Eagles Location: Tulsa, Okla. Enrollment: 3,852 Founded: 1963 Joined League: 1997 / 2014
SOUTH DAKOTA Nickname: Coyotes Location: Vermillion, S.D. Enrollment: 10,061 Founded: 1862 Joined League: 2011
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Nickname: Jackrabbits Location: Brookings, S.D. Enrollment: 12,613 Founded: 1881 Joined League: 2007
WESTERN ILLINOIS Nickname: Fighting Leathernecks Location: Macomb, Ill. Enrollment: 10,373 Founded: 1899 Joined League: 1982 (charter member)
Mavericks Omaha, Neb. 15,627 1908 2011
Each year, approximately 3,000 student-athletes continue to raise the bar and help The Summit League reach exceptional success and development. Within the past six years alone, The Summit League produced a national postseason team tournament championship, an NCAA seminal appearance, and seven NCAA Champions. That level of success also carries into the classroom. In 2015-16, The Summit League ranked rst for NCAA Graduation Success Rate in women’s basketball for the second consecutive season. A total of 15 Summit League squads achieved perfect NCAA Academic Progress Rate scores in the most recently released gures. Those achievements came on the heels of several prestigious individual academic honors awarded to Summit League student-athletes, including: the Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Capital One Academic All-America of the Year. The Summit League also produces the highest quality in competition. In 201617, former Summit League student-athletes competed in the Rio Summer Olympics, National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and Professional Golf Association (PGA).
Within the past decade, The Summit League has … > Won a national team tournament championship, reached an NCAA seminal, and achieved a nal national ranking in eight different sports. > Claimed NCAA Regional Championships in two sports and advanced in ve additional NCAA team championship tournaments. > Had 117 teams receive NCAA Public Recognition Awards (among top 10 percent of Academic Progress Rate (APR) in their sport) since 2010. > Totaled 90 teams with maximum/perfect APR scores in the past ve years. > Crowned nine of the league’s 11 NCAA Champions since 2007 and won seven NCAA national championships and 11 NCAA statistical titles in the past six years.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: >Drake (men’s tennis) >Eastern Illinois (men’s soccer, swimming & diving) >Illinois State (men’s tennis) >Valparaiso (men’s swimming & diving, men’s tennis)
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HISTORY Since its inception in 1982, The Summit League recorded several transcendent moments that resonate on the national stage. While known as the Mid-Continent Conference, the league’s rst two decades produced a pair of appearances in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament’s “Sweet 16” and the Women’s College World Series as well as three individual NCAA Track and Field Champions. Last season, Denver became the rst Summit League team to reach an NCAA Final Four when its men’s soccer team advanced to the College Cup seminal round. The season prior, South Dakota won The Summit League’s rst national postseason team tournament title by claiming the WNIT crown in women’s basketball. Oral Roberts gave The Summit League its initial baseball regional crown and Super Regional appearance in 2006 and three years later, North Dakota State became the league’s rst softball team to achieve the same feat. The 2008-09 season also saw South Dakota State’s women’s basketball team carry a national ranking throughout a majority of the year and cap its season with an NCAA Tournament rst round victory. In 2014, North Dakota State gained the national spotlight with a victory in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Round of 64. In 2014-15, North Dakota State nished in the national Top 25 softball rankings, one of six league teams to achieve a national ranking in their respective sport that year.
Throughout its history, The Summit League has produced 11 NCAA Championships, three Olympic medalists and numerous All-Americans in the sports of track and eld, swimming and diving and cross country. Several professional athletes and draft choices have come directly from The Summit League, including three Major League Baseball rst round picks, a pair of NBA rst round choices, and two WNBA selections. In addition, Summit Leaguers compete in the MLS, and on the PGA and LPGA Tours. Former Summit Leaguer Kevin Duckworth (NBA) was a two-time all-star during his professional career. The Summit League announced the formation of its Hall of Fame during its 35th anniversary season in 2016-17. The inaugural class celebrated eight decorated individuals who combined for 17 league Player or Coach of the Year awards, eight All-America honors, an Olympic Gold medal, and a World Series title.
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100,000 Number of students enrolled at Summit League institutions
Summit League alumni population
5.97 million
600,000
Total population in Summit League metro areas
The Summit League has schools in three of the 60 largest U.S. metro areas, based on population totals from the 2010 census. METRO POPULATIONS Rk. Market 21 Denver, Colo. 55 Tulsa, Okla. 59 Omaha, Neb. 121 Fort Wayne, Ind. 193 Sioux Falls, S.D. 204 Fargo, N.D.
Population 2.54 million 0.94 million 0.87 million 0.42 million 0.23 million 0.21 million
School Denver Oral Roberts Omaha Fort Wayne USD/SDSU NDSU
ADDITIONAL REGIONAL METRO POPULATIONS 134 Quad Cities, Ill./Iowa 0.38 million WIU 135 Peoria, Ill. 0.38 million WIU
> In 2016, Denver men’s soccer became the rst league team to reach an NCAA Final Four in any sport and achieved the highest national ranking (No. 3) of any men’s sport in league history. > South Dakota’s Chris Nilsen became the rst freshman in league history to win a national championship when he claimed the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Pole Vault title. > The Summit League produced 19 All-Americans in 2016-17, including eight rst team honorees, and nine Academic All-America selections, led by a quartet of rst teamers. > Oral Roberts’ Matt Whatley won The Summit League’s rst national individual honor when he was named as the Johnny Bench Award recipient, honoring college baseball’s top catcher. > A total of 15 Summit League teams attained maximum/perfect NCAA Academic Progress Rate scores in the most recently released gures in 2017. Blake Henderson: (319) 334-0289 - Blake.Henderson@sdstate.edu
> Seven Summit League student-athletes, representing ve sports, garnered national Player of the Week recognition in 2016-17.
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Summit League Records Men’s Summit League Championships Records Winning 8k Times Rk. Name, School Time Year 1. Jonah Lagat, Oral Roberts ................................ 23:53.4 ................................................................. 2008 2. Curtis Moore, Southern Utah .......................... 24:16 ..................................................................... 2000 3. Trent Lusignan, South Dakota State ...... 24:29.70 ................................................ 2015 4. Cosmas Ayabei, Kansas City ............................ 24:31 ..................................................................... 2010 5. Tim Warneke, Eastern Illinois .......................... 24:34 ..................................................................... 1982 6. Cameron Levins, Southern Utah ................... 24:34.30 ............................................................... 2011 7. Jody Benson, Southern Utah .......................... 24:37.30 ............................................................... 1999 8. Curtis Moore, Southern Utah .......................... 24:38 ..................................................................... 1998 9. Mark Currell, Southern Utah ........................... 24:47 ..................................................................... 2007 10. Cameron Levins, Southern Utah ................. 24:48 ..................................................................... 2009
Overall Fastest 8k Times Rk. Name, School Time Year 1. Jonah Lagat, Oral Roberts ................................ 23:53.4 ................................................................. 2008 2. Cameron Levins, Southern Utah ................... 24:06.1 ................................................................. 2008 3. Curtis Moore, Southern Utah .......................... 24:16 ..................................................................... 2000 4. Zack Jones, Oakland .......................................... 24:28.3 ................................................................. 2008 5. Zak James, Southern Utah ............................... 24:29 ..................................................................... 2000 6. Trent Lusignan, South Dakota State ...... 24:29.70 ................................................ 2015 7. Cosmas Ayabei, Kansas City ............................ 24:31 ..................................................................... 2010 8. Tim Warneke, Eastern Illinois .......................... 24:34 ..................................................................... 1982 9. Cameron Levins, Southern Utah ................... 24:34.30 ............................................................... 2011 10. Joel Reichow, South Dakota State ....... 24:34.40 ................................................ 2015
Summit League Men at the NCAA Championships Best 10k Finish Rk. Name, School Place (Time) Year 1. Jess Baumgartner, Southern Utah ................ 3rd (30:52.3) ....................................................... 2006 2. Cameron Levins, Southern Utah ................... 4th (29:04.8) ....................................................... 2011 3. Trent Lusignan, South Dakota State ...... 12th (30:18.8)* ..................................... 2013 4. Joel Reichow, South Dakota State ......... 20th (30:11.5) ....................................... 2016 5. Jess Baumgartner, Southern Utah ................ 51st (32:00.3) ..................................................... 2004 6. Jody Benson, Southern Utah .......................... 52nd (31:29.3) ................................................... 1999 7. Pat Joyce, Cleveland State ............................... 53rd (32:10.7) .................................................... 1992 8. Curtis Moore, Southern Utah .......................... 55th (31:21.4) .................................................... 2000 9. Jonah Lagat, Oral Roberts ................................ 55th (30:30.8) .................................................... 2009 10. Cosmas Ayabei, Kansas City ......................... 56th (30:26.3) .................................................... 2011 *10k race was shortened by 110 meters due to course conditions
Overall Fastest Men in The Summit League 10k Times Rk. Name, School Time Year 1. Cameron Levins, Southern Utah ................... 29:04.8 ................................................................ 2010 2. Trent Lusignan, South Dakota State ...... 29:54.1 .................................................. 2015 3. Joel Riechow, South Dakota State ......... 29:56.5 .................................................. 2015 4. Cameron Levins, Southern Utah ................... 30:11.5 ................................................................. 2011 4. Joel Reichow, South Dakota State ......... 30:11.5 .................................................. 2016 6. Corey Frost, Cleveland State ........................... 30:13.0 ................................................................. 1983 7. Trent Lusignan, South Dakota State ...... 30:18.8* ................................................ 2013 8. Joel Reichow, South Dakota State ......... 30:21.8 .................................................. 2016 9. Mubarik Musa, South Dakota ......................... 30:22.4 ................................................................. 2015 10. Cosmas Ayabei, Kansas City ......................... 30:26.3 ................................................................. 2011 *race shortened by 110 meters due to course conditions
8k Times Rk. Name, School Time Year 1. Cameron Levins, Southern Utah ................... 22:58.7 ................................................................. 2011 2. Cameron Levins, Southern Utah ................... 23:48.5 ................................................................. 2009 3. Trent Lusignan, South Dakota State ...... 23:49.65 ................................................ 2013 4. Trent Lusignan, South Dakota State ...... 23:51.0 .................................................. 2015 5. Jonah Lagat, Oral Roberts ................................ 23:53.4 ................................................................. 2008 6. Cameron Levins, Southern Utah ................... 24:06.1 ................................................................. 2008 7. Mark Currell, Southern Utah ........................... 24:07.0 ................................................................. 2007 8. Cosmas Ayabei, Kansas City ............................ 24:08.0 ................................................................. 2012 9. Jonah Lagat, Kansas City .................................. 24:09.13 ............................................................... 2009 10. Mubarik Musa, South Dakota ........................ 24:09.2 ................................................................ 2015
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Women’s Summit League Championships Records Winning 8k Times Rk. Name, School 1. Diana Chelimo, Oral Roberts .......................... 2. Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State ................. 3. Crystina Martinez, Fort Wayne ....................... 4. Emily Donnay, South Dakota State ....... 5. Jamie Smith, Southern Utah ........................... 6. Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State ................ 7. Faithy Kamangila, Oral Roberts ..................... 8. Faithy Kamangila, Oral Roberts ..................... 9. Brecca Wahlund, North Dakota State .......... 10. Kristie Kieffer, Oakland ...................................
Time Year 20:41.54 ............................................................... 2006 20:43.91 ............................................................... 2015 20:54.9 ................................................................. 2008 21:05.9 .................................................. 2016 21:17 ..................................................................... 2010 21:17.4 ................................................................. 2014 21:19 ..................................................................... 2007 21:19.2 ................................................................. 2005 21:24.22 ............................................................... 2013 21:25.22 ............................................................... 2003
Overall Fastest 6k Times Rk. Name, School 1. Diana Chelimo, Oral Roberts .......................... 2. Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State ................. 3. Faithy Kamangila, Oral Roberts ..................... 4. Laura Rolf, Valparaiso ........................................ 5. Crystina Martinez, Fort Wayne ....................... 6. Crystal Martinez, Fort Wayne .......................... 7. Emily Donnay,South Dakota State ........ 8. Amber Eichkorn, South Dakota ..................... 9. Rachel King, South Dakota State .......... 10. Jamie Smith, Southern Utah ........................
Time Year 20:41.54 ............................................................... 2006 20:43.91 ............................................................... 2015 20:44.43 ............................................................... 2006 20:45.35 ............................................................... 2006 20:54.9 ................................................................. 2008 21:04.7 ................................................................. 2008 21:05.9 .................................................. 2016 21:07.43 ............................................................... 2015 21:12.8 .................................................. 2016 21:17 ..................................................................... 2010
Summit League Women at the NCAA Championships Best 6k Finish Rk. Name, School 1. Faithy Kamangila, Oral Roberts ..................... 2. Laura Rolf, Valpariso ........................................... 3. Diana Chelimo, Oral Roberts .......................... 4. Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State .................. 5. Amber Eichkorn, South Dakota ..................... 6. Kristie Kieffer, Oakland ...................................... 7. Sharla Platt, Southern Utah ............................. 8. Crystal Martinez, Fort Wayne ..........................
Place (Time) Year 11th (20:47.5) .................................................... 2004 41st (21:32) ......................................................... 2006 69th (21:51.8) .................................................... 2006 116th (21:18.1) .................................................. 2014 135th (21:27.2) .................................................. 2014 150th (21:33.4) .................................................. 2003 158th (21:59.30) ............................................... 2007 177th (21:48.2) .................................................. 2008
Overall Fastest Women in The Summit League 6k Times Rk. Name, School 1. Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State .................. 2. Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State .................. 3. Amber Eichkorn, South Dakota ..................... 4. Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State .................. 5 . Diana Medina-Mitchell, Southern Utah ..... 6. Faithy Kamangila, Oral Roberts ..................... 7. Amber Eichkorn, South Dakota ..................... 8. Diana Chelimo, Oral Roberts .......................... 9. Faithy Kamangila, Oral Roberts ..................... 10. Erin Teschuk, North Dakota State ...............
Time Year 20:06.8 ................................................................. 2015 20:07.3 ................................................................. 2014 20:11.8 ................................................................. 2015 20:18.4 ................................................................. 2015 20:20.2 ................................................................. 2011 20:30 ..................................................................... 2004 20:30.2 ................................................................. 2014 20:41.54 ............................................................... 2006 20:43.1 ................................................................. 2006 20:43.91 ............................................................... 2015
5k Times Rk. Name, School 1. Patty Murray, Western Illinois ......................... 2. Faithy Kamangila, Oral Roberts ..................... 3. Faithy Kamangila, Oral Roberts ..................... 4. Diana Chelimo, Oral Roberts .......................... 5. Kristie Kieffer, Oakland ...................................... 6. Diana Medina-Mitchell, Southern Utah ...... 7. Amanda Vorthmann, Omaha ......................... 8. Faithy Kamangila, Oral Roberts ..................... 9. Faithy Kamangila, Oral Roberts ..................... 10. Wendy Allen, Southern Utah ........................
Time Year 16:46 ..................................................................... 1986 16:49 ..................................................................... 2004 16:53.4 ................................................................. 2006 16:58.5 ................................................................. 2006 17:03 ..................................................................... 2003 17:10.87 ............................................................... 2011 17:12.38 ............................................................... 2012 17:16 ..................................................................... 2005 17:16 ..................................................................... 2007 17:17.2 ................................................................. 1998
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2007 Summit League Championship (Men) (Macomb, Ill. | 8k | Oct. 27, 2007) School FInish Points 1. Southern Utah ............................................................................. 40 2. Oakland .......................................................................................... 82 3. IUPUI ................................................................................................ 97 4. South Dakota State .................................................. 100 5. Oral Roberts ................................................................................ 129 6. Western Illinois ........................................................................... 146 7. North Dakota State .................................................................. 156 8. Kansas City .................................................................................. 217 9. Fort Wayne .................................................................................. 221 10. Centenary .................................................................................. 272 SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit ....... Kambestad, Marshall (5th, 25:33) .................................................... Van Nurden, Andrew (6th, 25:38) Other SDSU Finishers 26. Klawitter, Josh ...................................................................... 26:32 27. Bienlien, Jared ..................................................................... 26:33 37. Vollmer, Greg ........................................................................ 27:04 40. Bongard, Anthony .............................................................. 27:17 48. Schneller, Jacob .................................................................. 27:55 59. Heiser, Matthew .................................................................. 28:12
2008 Summit League Championship (Men) (Shreveport, La. | 8k | Nov. 1, 2008) School FInish Points 1. Southern Utah ............................................................................. 51 2. Oakland .......................................................................................... 57 3. Oral Roberts ................................................................................ 104 4. North Dakota State .................................................................. 120 5. South Dakota State .................................................. 125 6. IUPUI .............................................................................................. 127 7. Western Illinois ........................................................................... 143 8. Kansas City .................................................................................. 185 9. Fort Wayne .................................................................................. 256 10. Centenary .................................................................................. 287 SDSU Summit League Championship Awards Second-Team All-Summit ..... Krsnak, Michael (10th, 25:14.9) Other SDSU Finishers 24. Roby, Joe ............................................................................. 25:56.2 26. Kambestad, Marshall ...................................................... 26:02.6 27. Anderson, Brad ................................................................. 26:05.6 39. Vlieger, Todd ...................................................................... 26:49.9 42. Schneller, Jacob ............................................................... 26:58.8 45. Albares, Neil ....................................................................... 27:26.7 47. Schmidt, Kyle .................................................................... 27:33.2 49. Beesley, Greg ..................................................................... 27:43.2
2009 Summit League Championship (Men) (Cedar City, Utah | 8k | Oct. 31, 2009) School FInish Points 1. South Dakota State* .................................................. 59 2. Southern Utah ............................................................................. 64 3. Oakland .......................................................................................... 72 4. IUPUI .............................................................................................. 115 5. Oral Roberts ................................................................................ 132 6. North Dakota State .................................................................. 140 7. Western Illinois ........................................................................... 185 8. Kansas City .................................................................................. 189 9. Fort Wayne .................................................................................. 225 10. Centenary .................................................................................. 292 *Highest Summit Legaue champion team score SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit ........... Krsnak, Michael (6th, 25:33.80) Second-Team All-Summit ....... Vollmer, Greg (10th, 26:01.10) ................................................. Bongard, Anthony (11th, 26:01.40) ........................................................... Beesley, Greg (12th, 26:02.00) Coach of the Year ...................................................... DeHaven, Rod
Other SDSU Finishers 20. Ailts, Jared .......................................................................... 26:25.9 21. Kambestad, Marshall ...................................................... 26:26.8 36. Schneller, Jacob ............................................................... 27:23.5 40. Loher, Alex ......................................................................... 27:41.7 46. Schmidt, Kyle .................................................................... 28:22.9
2010 Summit League Championship (Men) (Indianapolis, Ind. | 8k | Oct. 30, 2010) School FInish Points 1. South Dakota State .................................................... 43 2. Oakland .......................................................................................... 58 3. North Dakota State .................................................................... 77 4. IUPUI .............................................................................................. 112 5. Southern Utah ........................................................................... 113 6. Kansas City .................................................................................. 142 7. Western Illinois ........................................................................... 191 8. Oral Roberts ................................................................................ 225 9. Fort Wayne .................................................................................. 260 10. Centenary .................................................................................. 299 SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit .............. Krsnak, Michael (3rd, 24:48.6) ...................................................... Bongard, Anthony (4th, 24:52.2) Second-Team All-Summit .................. Ailts, Jared (9th, 25:16.9) ............................................................. Vollmer, Greg (12th, 25:20.4) Coach of the Year ...................................................... DeHaven, Rod Other SDSU Finishers 15. Kambestad, Marshall ...................................................... 25:34.0 21. Schmidt, Kyle .................................................................... 25:48.2 25. Stenger, Eddie ................................................................... 25:48.2 27. Schneller, Jacob ............................................................... 26:03.4 36. Przybelski, Paul ................................................................. 26:43.6
2011 Summit League Championship (Men) (Tulsa, Okla. | 8k | Oct. 29, 2011) School FInish Points 1. Southern Utah ............................................................................. 48 2. North Dakota State .................................................................... 95 3. South Dakota State .................................................. 100 4. Kansas City .................................................................................. 110 5. South Dakota .............................................................................. 116 6. Oakland ........................................................................................ 129 7. IUPUI .............................................................................................. 137 8. Western Illinois ........................................................................... 221 9. Oral Roberts ................................................................................ 244 10. Fort Wayne ................................................................................ 294 SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit ................ Vollmer, Greg (6th, 25:16.40) Second-Team All-Summit ...... Lusignan, Trent (9th, 25:30.20) ................................................................ Ailts, Jared (12th, 25:44.90) Newcomer of the Championship ..................... Lusignan, Trent Other SDSU Finishers 34. Schmidt, Kyle .................................................................... 26:44.6 39. Mayer, Kenny ..................................................................... 26:55.1 45. Beesley, Greg ..................................................................... 27:15.9 46. Kraft, Drew ......................................................................... 27:19.9 54. Anderson, Brad ................................................................. 27:42.1
2012 Summit League Championship (Men) (Rochester, Mich. | 8k | Oct. 27, 2012) School FInish Points 1. South Dakota State .................................................... 35 2. South Dakota ................................................................................ 62 3. IUPUI .............................................................................................. 104 4. Oakland ........................................................................................ 111 5. Western Illinois ........................................................................... 119 T-6. Kansas City ............................................................................... 128 T-6. North Dakota State ............................................................... 128 8. Fort Wayne .................................................................................. 241
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SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit ............... Krsnak, Michael (1st, 25:06.4) ............................................................ Lusignan, Trent (3rd, 25:16.8) ..................................................................... Ailts, Jared (6th, 25:30.3) Second-Team All-Summit .......... Riechow, Joel (10th, 25:59.7) Athlete of the Year ................................................. Krsnak, Michael Championship MVP .............................................. Krsnak, Michael Coach of the Year ...................................................... DeHaven, Rod Academic All-League .................................................... Kraft, Drew Other SDSU Finishers 15. Lavallee, Phillip ................................................................. 26:26.2 17. Kraft, Drew ......................................................................... 26:34.7 27. Mayer, Kenny ..................................................................... 26:55.7 34. Branick, Connor ................................................................ 27:10.5 50. Thies, Andrew ................................................................... 28:22.6
2013 Summit League Championship (Men) (Fort Wayne, Ind. | 8k | Nov. 2, 2013) School FInish Points 1. South Dakota State* .................................................. 41 2. South Dakota ................................................................................ 42 3. IUPUI ................................................................................................ 51 4. North Dakota State .................................................................... 85 5. Western Illinois ........................................................................... 130 6. Fort Wayne .................................................................................. 181 *Tied for second smallest margin of victory SDSU Postseason Results NCAA Championships (10K) .. Lusignan, Trent (12th, 30:30.8*) * 10K Race was shortened by 110m due to course conditions SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit ............. Lusignan, Trent (1st, 24:49.42) ............................................................. Reichow, Joel (5th, 25:06.23) Second-Team All-Summit ...... Sage, Brendan (10th, 25:23.23) ................................................. Bongard, Anthony (11th, 25:27.70) ............................................................... Kraft, Drew (14th, 25:36.35) Athlete of the Year .................................................. Lusignan, Trent Championship MVP ............................................... Lusignan, Trent Newcomer of the Championship ...................... Sage, Brendan Coach of the Year ...................................................... DeHaven, Rod Other SDSU Finishers 18. Thies, Andrew ................................................................... 25:53.4 27. Karels, Christian ................................................................ 26:20.9 29. Capra, Trevor ..................................................................... 26:32.4 33. Kinsley, Kipp ...................................................................... 26:42.9
2014 Summit League Championship (Men) (Fargo, N.D. | 8k | Nov. 1, 2014) School FInish Points 1. IUPUI ................................................................................................ 38 2. South Dakota State .................................................... 56 3. South Dakota ................................................................................ 63 4. North Dakota State .................................................................... 66 5. Oral Roberts ................................................................................ 157 6. Fort Wayne .................................................................................. 181 7. Western Illinois ........................................................................... 189 SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit ............... Sage, Brendan (2nd, 25:26.7) Second-Team All-Summit .............. Kraft, Drew (10th, 25:56.9) ........................................................ Branick, Connor (11th, 25:57.3) .............................................................. Capra, Trevor (14th, 25:59.5) Academic All-League .......................................... Branick, Connor ............................................................................................... Kraft, Drew Other SDSU Finishers 19. Thies, Andrew ................................................................... 26:19.3 24. VanKeulen, Grant ............................................................. 26:45.8 25. Slaba, Dylan ....................................................................... 26:46.5 26. Jongeling, Duane ............................................................ 26:49.7 27. Pettit, Daniel ...................................................................... 26:52.7
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(Brookings, S.D. | 8k | Oct. 31, 2015) School FInish Points 1. IUPUI ................................................................................................ 35 2. South Dakota State .................................................... 39 3. North Dakota State .................................................................... 80 4. South Dakota ................................................................................ 87 5. Fort Wayne .................................................................................. 158 6. Oral Roberts ................................................................................ 190 7. Western Illinois ........................................................................... 191 SDSU Postseason Results NCAA Championships (10K) .... Lusignan, Trent (24th, 30:15.6) ................................................................. Reichow, Joel (36th, 30:22.8) SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit ............. Lusignan, Trent (1st, 24:29.70) ............................................................ Reichow, Joel (2nd, 24:34.40) .............................................................. Capra, Trevor (3rd, 24:49.57) Athlete of the Year .................................................. Lusignan, Trent Championships MVP ............................................. Lusignan, Trent Academic All-League ............................................... Reichow, Joel Other SDSU Finishers 16. Sage, Brandon ............................................................... 25:41.57 19. Branick, Connor ............................................................. 25:49.50 22. Thies, Andrew ................................................................ 26:09.34 23. Kassim, Ayub .................................................................. 26:21.34 25. Burdick, Kyle .................................................................... 26:37.30 26. Slaba, Dylan ..................................................................... 26:39.41
(Macomb, Ill. | 6k | Oct. 27, 2007) School FInish Points T-1. Fort Wayne ................................................................................. 67 T-1. Southern Utah .......................................................................... 67 3. South Dakota State* .................................................. 68 4. Oral Roberts ................................................................................ 118 5. North Dakota State .................................................................. 119 6. Oakland ........................................................................................ 144 7. Western Illinois ........................................................................... 147 8. IUPUI .............................................................................................. 204 9. Kansas City .................................................................................. 214 10. Centenary.................................................................................. 297 *Smallest Summit League Championship margin of victory SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit ........................ Berry, Caitlin (5th, 22:03) Second-Team All-Summit ............... Steinke, Claire (9th, 22:44) ................................................................... Smith, Emily (14th, 22:52) Other SDSU Finishers 15. Storm, Ashley ....................................................................... 22:54 25. Hanson, Sarah ...................................................................... 23:29 29. Quail, Heidi ........................................................................... 23:37 47. Frolhing, Amanda ................................................................ 24:17 48. Aune, Kelsey .......................................................................... 24:18 49. Davis, Nicole .......................................................................... 24:19
2016 Summit League Championship (Men) (Macomb, Ill. | 8k | Oct. 29, 2016) School FInish Points 1. South Dakota State .................................................... 25 2. IUPUI ................................................................................................ 33 3. North Dakota State .................................................................... 74 4. South Dakota .............................................................................. 131 5. Fort Wayne .................................................................................. 138 6. Western Illinois ........................................................................... 176 7. Oral Roberts ................................................................................ 196 SDSU Postseason Results NCAA Championships (10K) ....... Reichow, Joel (20th, 30:11.5) SDSU Summit League Preseason Awards Watch List ..................................................................... Reichow, Joel SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit ................. Reichow, Joel (2nd, 25:19.2) ................................................................ Kassim, Ayub (3rd, 25:24.2) ................................................................ Capra, Trevor (5th, 25:32.5) ................................................................. Burdick, Kyle (6th, 25:41.3) Second-Team All-Summit ............... Cayo, Chase (9th, 25:49.6) ........................................................... Sage, Brendan (10th, 25:58.4) Athlete of the Year ..................................................... Reichow, Joel Coach of the Year ...................................................... DeHaven, Rod Academic All-League ............................................... Reichow, Joel ........................................................................................ Sage, Brendan Other SDSU Finishers 25. Mather, Micah ................................................................... 26:40.3 32. Nelson, Lukas .................................................................... 27:17.1 51. Janssen, Eric ...................................................................... 29:28.5
2008 Summit League Championship (Women) (Shreveport, La. | 6k | Nov. 1, 2008) School FInish Points 1. South Dakota State .................................................... 60 2. Fort Wayne .................................................................................... 63 3. Southern Utah ............................................................................. 75 4. North Dakota State .................................................................... 80 5. Oakland ........................................................................................ 126 6. Oral Roberts ................................................................................ 177 7. IUPUI .............................................................................................. 182 Western Illinois ............................................................................... 182 9. Kansas City .................................................................................. 225 10. Centenary .................................................................................. 300 SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit................... Storm, Ashley (7th, 21:39.9) Second-Team All-Summit .............. Davis, Nicole (9th, 21:55.0) ............................................................... Steinke, Claire (10th, 22:44) .................................................................. Berry, Caitlin (11th, 22:03) Coach of the Year ...................................................... DeHaven, Rod Other SDSU Finishers 23. Aune, Kelsey ...................................................................... 22:22.3 25. Frohling, Amanda ............................................................ 22:27.8 33. Burke, Danielle ................................................................. 22:54.0 36. Smith, Emily ....................................................................... 22:59.6 49. Garner, Anna ..................................................................... 23:30.4
2009 Summit League Championship (Women) (Cedar City, Utah | 6k | Oct. 31, 2009) School FInish Points 1. Southern Utah ............................................................................. 32 2. North Dakota State .................................................................... 96 3. Oral Roberts ................................................................................ 115 4. Oakland ........................................................................................ 121 5. South Dakota State .................................................. 124 6. IUPUI .............................................................................................. 125 7. Fort Wayne .................................................................................. 159 8. Kansas City .................................................................................. 163 9. Western Illinois ........................................................................... 218 10. Centenary .................................................................................. 309 SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit ............... Storm, Ashley (4th, 22:32.10)
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Other SDSU Finishers 16. Aune, Kelsey ...................................................................... 23:24.3 35. Davis, Nicole ...................................................................... 24:46.4 37. Quail, Heidi ........................................................................ 24:48.6 38. Frohling, Amanda ............................................................ 24:53.1 43. Smith, Emily ....................................................................... 25:18.0 47. Potts, Tera ........................................................................... 25:33.1
2010 Summit League Championship (Women) (Indianapolis, Ind. | 6k | Oct. 30, 2010) School FInish Points 1. Oakland .......................................................................................... 45 2. Southern Utah ............................................................................. 50 3. North Dakota State .................................................................... 80 4. Kansas City .................................................................................. 122 5. IUPUI .............................................................................................. 148 6. South Dakota State .................................................. 159 7. Fort Wayne .................................................................................. 163 8. Oral Roberts ................................................................................ 204 9. Western Illinois ........................................................................... 238 10. Centenary .................................................................................. 311 SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit ................... Hargens, Erin (3rd, 21:24.3) Other SDSU Finishers 36. Clausen (Aune), Kelsey .................................................. 23:09.5 40. Hofer, Mariah ..................................................................... 23:22.0 43. Potts, Tera ........................................................................... 23:25.2 48. Wyffels, Brooke ................................................................. 23:33.4 49. Boote, Katie ....................................................................... 23:35.9 54. Creager, Krista ................................................................... 23:53.5 55. Garner, Anna ..................................................................... 23:56.6 58. McCann, Danielle ............................................................ 24:19.1
2011 Summit League Championship (Women) (Tulsa, Okla. | 6k | Oct. 29, 2011) School FInish Points 1. North Dakota State .................................................................... 64 2. Southern Utah ............................................................................. 73 3. Kansas City .................................................................................... 99 4. South Dakota State .................................................. 116 5. South Dakota .............................................................................. 132 6. Oral Roberts ................................................................................ 133 7. Oakland ........................................................................................ 148 8. IUPUI .............................................................................................. 178 9. Fort Wayne .................................................................................. 197 10. Western Illinois ........................................................................ 271 SDSU Summit League Championship Awards Second-Team All-Summit .... Burke, Danielle (14th, 22:40.67) Other SDSU Finishers 17. Hargen, Erin ....................................................................... 22:51.1 20. Potts, Tera ........................................................................... 24:54.8 31. McCann, Danielle ............................................................ 23:24.4 34. Wolles, Laura ..................................................................... 23:28.5 40. Neubert, Courtney .......................................................... 23:50.3 47. Bauer, Laura ....................................................................... 24:05.4 54. Creager, Laura ................................................................... 24:21.6 57. Boote, Katie ....................................................................... 24:35.3
2012 Summit League Championship (Women) (Rochester, Mich. | 6k | Oct. 27, 2012) School FInish Points 1. North Dakota State .................................................................... 36 2. South Dakota ................................................................................ 59 3. South Dakota State .................................................... 63 4. Oakland ........................................................................................ 117 5. Omaha .......................................................................................... 157 6. Fort Wayne .................................................................................. 164 7. IUPUI .............................................................................................. 176 8. Western Illinois ........................................................................... 196 9. Kansas City .................................................................................. 214
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SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit ................... Hargens, Erin (5th, 22:13.1) Second-Team All-Summit ............ Wolles, Laura(10th, 22:44.6) ................................................................... Potts, Tera (13th, 22:55.7) Other SDSU Finishers 17. Bowers, Cheyanne ........................................................... 23:06.3 18. Neubert, Courtney .......................................................... 23:09.2 20. Lawton, Laura ................................................................... 23:13.9 37. Grossenburg, Jenna ........................................................ 23:52.5 46. Creager, Krista ................................................................... 24:13.9 57. Eibs, Jessica ........................................................................ 24:46.9
SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit .. Anderson, Samantha (5th, 21:56.19) ............................................................... King, Rachel (6th, 21:56.24) Second-Team All-Summit ........ Donnay, Emily (9th, 22:16.17) .................................................. Anderson, Kirsten (12th, 22:44.93) ......................................................... Mechels, Halie (14th, 22:49.08) Newcomer of the Championship ........................... King, Rachel Other SDSU Finishers 20. Berzonsky, Emily ........................................................... 23:02.39 21. Lawton, Laura ................................................................ 23:04.97 31. Shady, Marissa ............................................................... 23:45.61
2013 Summit League Championship (Women)
2016 Summit League Championship (Women)
(Fort Wayne, Ind. | 6k | Nov. 2, 2013) School FInish Points 1. North Dakota State .................................................................... 25 2. South Dakota State .................................................... 47 3. South Dakota ................................................................................ 66 4. IUPUI ................................................................................................ 84 5. Fort Wayne .................................................................................. 123 6. Omaha .......................................................................................... 156 7. Western Illinois ........................................................................... 207 SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit ..... Bowers, Cheyanne (2nd, 21:34.38) ................................................................ Eibs, Jessica (6th, 21:55.41) Second-Team All-Summit ... Neubert, Courtney (12th, 22:23.41) ......................................................... Lawton, Laura (13th, 22:26.28) .............................................. Grossenburg, Jenna (14th, 22:30.93) Academic All-League ..................................... Bowers, Cheyanne
(Macomb, Ill. | 6k | Oct. 29, 2016) School FInish Points 1. South Dakota ................................................................................ 43 2. North Dakota State .................................................................... 48 3. South Dakota State .................................................... 55 4. IUPUI .............................................................................................. 101 5. Fort Wayne .................................................................................. 149 6. Omaha .......................................................................................... 163 7. Oral Roberts ................................................................................ 187 8. Western Illinois ........................................................................... 223 SDSU Summit League Preseason Awards Watch List ........................................................................ King, Rachel SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit ................. Donnay, Emily (1st, 21:05.9) ................................................................. King, Rachel (2nd, 21:12.8) ......................................................... Berzonsky, Emily (7th, 21:54.2) Athlete of the Year .................................................... Donnay, Emily Championship MVP ................................................. Donnay, Emily Other SDSU Finishers 16. Mechels, Halie ................................................................... 22:38.4 30. Dykstra, Kendra ................................................................ 23:17.5 32. Schweiss, Jamie................................................................. 23:27.7 35. Nelson, Emma ................................................................... 23:34.6 47. Grossenburg, Jenna ........................................................ 24:05.2 52. Propst, Rachel ................................................................... 24:41.7
2014 Summit League Championship(Women) (Fargo, N.D. | 6k | Nov. 1, 2014) School FInish Points 1. South Dakota ................................................................................ 29 2. North Dakota State .................................................................... 60 3. South Dakota State .................................................... 63 4. IUPUI ................................................................................................ 95 5. Omaha .......................................................................................... 132 6. Fort Wayne .................................................................................. 159 7. Oral Roberts ................................................................................ 209 Western Illinois ............................................................................... 209 SDSU Summit League Championship Awards First-Team All-Summit ................... Eibs, Jessica (7th, 22:21.12) Second-Team All-Summit .. Bowers, Cheyanne (9th, 22:28.86) ......................................................... Lawton, Laura (14th, 22:46.15) Academic All-League ..................................... Neubert, Courtney Other SDSU Finishers 16. Suhr, Alex ............................................................................ 22:55.6 17. Anderson, Kristen ............................................................ 22:56.3 21. Neubert, Courtney .......................................................... 23:06.7 24. Grossenburg, Jenna ........................................................ 23:25.6 26. Phillips, Abby .................................................................... 23:29.9 27. Schell, MacKenzie ............................................................ 23:34.1
Jackrabbit’s Summit League Preseason Polls Men Year 2017 ....................................... 2016 ....................................... 2015 ....................................... 2014 ....................................... 2013 ....................................... 2012 ....................................... 2011 ....................................... 2010 ....................................... 2009 ....................................... 2008 ....................................... 2007 .......................................
Rank (1st) - Pts. Finish - Pts. 1st (5) - 25 ..................................... TBD 2nd (1) - 30 ............................ 1st - 25 T-1st (3) - 33 ......................... 2nd - 39 1st (4) - 34 ............................ 2nd - 56 1st (5) - 25 .............................. 1st - 41 1st (5) - 46 .............................. 1st - 35 1st (5) - 75 ........................... 3rd - 100 1st (8) - 79 .............................. 1st - 43 5th - 54 .................................... 1st - 59 4th - 55 ................................. 5th - 125 4th - 55 ................................. 4th - 100
Women Year 2017 ....................................... 2016 ....................................... 2015 ....................................... 2014 ....................................... 2013 ....................................... 2012 ....................................... 2011 ....................................... 2010 ....................................... 2009 ....................................... 2008 ....................................... 2007 .......................................
Rank (1st) - Pts. Finish - Pts. 2nd (2) - 33 ................................... TBD 1st (4) - 46 ............................. 3rd - 55 3rd - 40 .................................. 2nd - 46 T-1st (2) - 43 .......................... 3rd - 63 3rd -27 ................................... 2nd - 47 2nd - 53 ................................. 3rd - 63 6th - 43 ................................. 4th - 116 3rd - 56 ................................. 6th - 159 1st (6) - 76 ........................... 5th - 124 3rd (3) - 70 ............................. 1st - 60 5th - 43 ................................... 3rd - 68
2015 Summit League Championship (Women) (Brookings, S.D. | 6k | Oct. 31, 2015) School FInish Points 1. South Dakota ................................................................................ 38 2. South Dakota State .................................................... 46 3. North Dakota State .................................................................... 51 4. IUPUI ................................................................................................ 85 5. Omaha .......................................................................................... 155 6. Fort Wayne .................................................................................. 159 7. Western Illinois ........................................................................... 219 8. Oral Roberts ................................................................................ 228
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NCAA Midwest Regional *Represents best finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional 2008 Midwest Regional (Men) (Stillwater, Okla. | 10k | Nov 15, 2008) School FInish Points 1. Oklahoma State ................................. 42 2. Minnesota ............................................ 51 3. Tulsa ....................................................... 68 4. Iowa State ......................................... 107 5. Missouri ............................................. 168 6. Southern Illinois ............................. 187 7. Iowa .................................................... 189 8. Kansas ................................................ 236 T-9. Illinois ............................................. 270 T-9. Nebraska ........................................ 270 11. Illinois State ................................... 316 12. Southeast Missouri ..................... 364 13. Loyola-Chicago ............................ 391 14. Drake ................................................ 413 15. DePaul ............................................. 421 16. North Dakota State ..................... 425 17. Wichita State ................................. 467 18. South Dakota State .............. 510 19. Illinois Chicago ............................. 538 20. Eastern Illinois ............................... 539 21. Western Illinois ............................. 543 22. Creighton ....................................... 630 23. UMKC ............................................... 645 SDSU Finishers 45. Krsnak, Michael* ................. 32:25.95 109. Albares, Neil* .................... 34:11.85 110. Kambestad, Marshall ...... 34:15.50 111. Vlieger, Todd* .................... 34:17.50 135. Anderson, Brad* ............... 35:00.05 136. Schmidt, Kyle ..................... 35:04.80 137. Schneller, Jake ................... 35:13.85 2009 Midwest Regional (Men) (Springfield, Mo. | 10k | Nov. 14, 2009) School FInish Points 1. Oklahoma State ................................. 50 2. Oklahoma ............................................ 71 3. Iowa State ......................................... 109 4. Minnesota ......................................... 125 5. Southern Illinois ............................. 160 6. Iowa .................................................... 170 7. Tulsa .................................................... 174 8. Nebraska ........................................... 248 9. Kansas ................................................ 252 10. Illinois ............................................... 278 11. Missouri ........................................... 302 12. Illinois State ................................... 333 13. South Dakota State .............. 375 14. Loyola-Chicago ............................ 400 15. Illinois Chicago ............................. 452 16. Wichita State ................................. 469 17. DePaul ............................................. 477 18. North Dakota State ..................... 499 19. Drake ................................................ 504 20. Kansas State .................................. 547 21. Bradley ............................................ 601 22. Southeast Missouri ..................... 607 23. Saint Louis ...................................... 626 24. Eastern Illinois ............................... 632 25. Creighton ....................................... 721
SDSU Finishers 67. Beesley, Greg* ........................ 33:05.1 73. Krsnak, Michael ..................... 33:18.0 82. Kambestad, Marshall ........... 33:30.4 83. Ailts, Jared ............................... 33:32.7 85. Vollmer, Greg .......................... 33:36.0 95. Schneller, Jake* ..................... 33:51.5 2010 Midwest Regional (Men) (Peoria, Ill. | 10k | Nov. 13, 2010) School FInish Points 1. Oklahoma ............................................ 43 2. Oklahoma State ................................. 50 3. Minnesota ......................................... 119 4. Iowa State ......................................... 136 5. Illinois ................................................. 140 6. Tulsa .................................................... 184 7. Iowa .................................................... 215 8. South Dakota State ................ 256 9. Southern Illinois ............................. 266 10. Nebraska ......................................... 297 11. Kansas .............................................. 299 12. Illinois Chicago ............................. 436 13. North Dakota State ..................... 438 14. Loyola-Chicago ............................ 443 15. Southeast Missouri ..................... 445 16. Illinois State ................................... 461 17. Drake ................................................ 473 18. Missouri ........................................... 517 19. Bradley ............................................ 521 20. DePaul ............................................. 553 21. Eastern Illinois ............................... 566 22. Kansas State .................................. 568 23. Saint Louis ...................................... 602 24. Creighton ....................................... 663 SDSU Finishers 16. Krsnak, Michael*# ............... 30:22.70 48. Bongard, Anthony* ............ 31:15.98 63. Vollmer, Greg ........................ 31:38.85 68. Kambestad, Marshall* ....... 31:46.91 73. Stenger, Eddie* .................... 31:51.12 93. Ailts, Jared ............................. 32:14.24 112. Schmidt, Kyle ..................... 32:46.02 2011 Midwest Regional (Men) (DeKalb, Ill. | 10k | Nov. 12, 2011) School FInish Points 1. Oklahoma State ................................. 42 2. Oklahoma ............................................ 45 3. Tulsa .................................................... 119 4. Minnesota ......................................... 128 5. Illinois ................................................. 156 6. Iowa State ......................................... 182 7. Missouri ............................................. 210 8. Kansas ................................................ 219 9. Iowa .................................................... 275 10. Southern Illinois ........................... 300 11. Loyola-Chicago ............................ 302 12. Drake ................................................ 322 13. UMKC ............................................... 387 14. Nebraska ......................................... 398 15. North Dakota State ..................... 402 16. Eastern Illinois ............................... 435 17. South Dakota State .............. 437 18. Wichita State ................................. 467 19. Bradley ............................................ 542 20. Illinois Chicago ............................. 547 21. Southeast Missouri ..................... 577 22. Kansas State .................................. 629
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#Represents NCAA All-Region 23. DePaul ............................................. 660 24. Saint Louis ...................................... 664 25. Creighton ....................................... 730 SDSU Finishers 61. Vollmer, Greg* ...................... 32:53.31 67. Lusignan, Trent .................... 33:05.75 85. Schmidt, Kyle* ..................... 33:39.68 92. Ailts, Jared ............................. 33:49.40 144. Kraft, Drew .......................... 35:09.76 165. Mattison, Lars* .................. 36:28.51 2012 Midwest Regional (Men) (Springfield, Mo. | 10k | Nov. 9, 2012) School FInish Points T-1. Oklahoma ........................................ 45 T-1. Oklahoma State ............................. 45 3. Tulsa ....................................................... 47 4. Illinois ................................................. 154 5. Missouri ............................................. 173 6. Kansas ................................................ 194 7. Minnesota ......................................... 221 8. Iowa State ......................................... 227 9. Southern Illinois ............................. 248 10. Loyola-Chicago ............................ 326 11. South Dakota State .............. 340 12. South Dakota ................................ 379 13. Iowa .................................................. 392 14. Wichita State ................................. 416 15. UMKC ............................................... 482 16. Drake ................................................ 487 17. Bradley ............................................ 518 18. Eastern Illinois ............................... 530 19. Saint Louis ...................................... 547 20. Western Illinois ............................. 584 21. Kansas State .................................. 587 22. DePaul ............................................. 603 23. Southeast Missouri ..................... 617 24. North Dakota ................................ 631 25. Illinois Chicago ............................. 651 26. North Dakota State ..................... 669 27. Nebraska ......................................... 681 28. SIUE .................................................. 709 29. Creighton ....................................... 864 SDSU Finishers 47. Krsnak, Michael ..................... 31:29.1 50. Lusignan, Trent ...................... 31:32.5 71. Reichow, Joel ......................... 32:10.7 72. Ailts, Jared* ............................. 32:15.7 101. Kraft, Drew ............................ 32:54.1 176. Orlow, Jensen* .................... 35:11.4 185. Mayer, Kenny* ..................... 36:19.1 2013 Midwest Regional (Men) (Ames, Iowa | 10k | Nov. 15, 2013) School FInish Points 1. Oklahoma State ................................. 45 2. Tulsa ....................................................... 57 3. Iowa State ......................................... 113 4. Oklahoma ......................................... 156 5. Kansas ................................................ 157 6. Minnesota ......................................... 157 7. Illinois ................................................. 210 8. Missouri ............................................. 212 9. Nebraska ........................................... 320 10. South Dakota State .............. 328 11. Southern Illinois ........................... 349 12. South Dakota ................................ 353 13. Bradley ............................................ 361 14. Iowa .................................................. 370
15. Illinois State ................................... 399 16. Eastern Illinois ............................... 418 17. Loyola-Chicago ............................ 426 18. Wichita State ................................. 437 19. UMKC ............................................... 476 20. North Dakota State ..................... 478 21. Saint Louis ...................................... 510 22. Southeast Missouri ..................... 663 23. SIUE .................................................. 666 24. North Dakota ................................ 674 25. Kansas State .................................. 732 26. Western Illinois ............................. 733 27. DePaul ............................................. 808 28. Creighton ....................................... 835 29. Oral Roberts .................................. 875 SDSU Finishers 2. Lusignan, Trent*# .................... 30:30.3 57. Bongard, Anthony ................ 31:35.5 58. Reichow, Joel ......................... 31:35.6 90. Sage, Brendan ........................ 32:17.3 127. Capra, Trevor ........................ 32:46.1 141. Thies, Andrew ...................... 33:03.3 156. Karels, Christian* ................ 33:28.1 2014 Midwest Regional (Men) (Peoria, Ill. | 6.2 Miles | Nov. 14, 2014) School FInish Points 1. Oklahoma State ................................. 63 2. Tulsa ....................................................... 77 3. Iowa State ......................................... 110 4. Minnesota ......................................... 128 5. Illinois ................................................. 137 6. Oklahoma ......................................... 148 7. Iowa .................................................... 261 8. Southern Illinois ............................. 281 9. Bradley ............................................... 283 10. Loyola-Chicago ............................ 291 11. Illinois State ................................... 315 12. Drake ................................................ 317 13. Kansas .............................................. 330 14. South Dakota State .............. 387 15. Wichita State ................................. 400 16. North Dakota State ..................... 423 17. Missouri ........................................... 451 18. Saint Louis ...................................... 475 19. South Dakota ................................ 505 20. Nebraska ......................................... 542 21. Eastern Illinois ............................... 542 22. SIUE .................................................. 631 23. UMKC ............................................... 632 24. Illinois Chicago ............................. 668 25. North Dakota ................................ 712 26. Kansas State .................................. 716 27. DePaul ............................................. 764 28. Southeast Missouri ..................... 785 29. Oral Roberts .................................. 833 SDSU Finishers 34. Sage, Brendan* ...................... 30:49.9 66. Capra, Trevor .......................... 31:10.7 84. Branick, Connor* ................... 31:25.0 87. Kraft, Drew* ............................ 31:28.5 124. Thies, Andrew* .................... 32:06.5 141. Pettit, Dan* ........................... 32:23.7 142. VanKeulen, Grant* ............. 32:24.8
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*Represents best finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional 2015 Midwest Regional (Men) (Lawrence, Kan. | 10k | Nov. 13, 2015) School FInish Points 1. Oklahoma State ................................. 59 2. Minnesota ............................................ 95 3. Oklahoma ......................................... 104 4. Tulsa .................................................... 127 5. Iowa State ......................................... 157 6. South Dakota State* .............. 163 7. Kansas ................................................ 168 8. Illinois ................................................. 177 9. Bradley ............................................... 287 10. Wichita State ................................. 319 11. Missouri ........................................... 342 12. Nebraska ......................................... 368 13. Eastern Illinois ............................... 368 14. UMKC ............................................... 371 15. Iowa .................................................. 408 16. SIUE .................................................. 419 17. North Dakota State ..................... 437 18. Illinois State ................................... 454 19. North Dakota ................................ 539 20. Loyola-Chicago ............................ 539 21. Kansas State .................................. 548 22. South Dakota ................................ 557 23. Saint Louis ...................................... 584 24. Drake ................................................ 642 25. DePaul ............................................. 643 26. Creighton ....................................... 710 SDSU Finishers 5. Lusignan, Trent# ...................... 29:54.1 6. Reichow, Joel# .......................... 29:56.5 26. Capra, Trevor* ........................ 30:48.0 63. Kassim, Ayub .......................... 31:34.2 65. Sage, Brendan ........................ 31:36.4 108. Branick, Connor .................. 32:16.4 112. Burdick, Kyle ........................ 32:24.8 2016 Midwest Regional (Men) (Iowa City, Iowa | 10k | Nov. 11, 2016) School FInish Points 1. Oklahoma State ................................. 64 2. Tulsa ....................................................... 89 3. Illinois ................................................. 113 4. Iowa State ......................................... 120 5. Bradley ............................................... 135 6. South Dakota State* .............. 154 7. Minnesota ......................................... 205 8. Kansas ................................................ 233 9. Oklahoma ......................................... 283 10. Missouri ........................................... 333 11. Iowa .................................................. 351 12. Saint Louis ...................................... 365 13. UMKC ............................................... 367 14. Wichita State ................................. 369 15. Nebraska ......................................... 373 16. Eastern Illinois ............................... 423 17. Loyola-Chicago ............................ 453 18. Kansas State .................................. 491 19. North Dakota State ..................... 542 20. Drake ................................................ 551 21. Illinois Chicago ............................. 561 22. SIUE .................................................. 570 23. DePaul ............................................. 662 24. Creighton ....................................... 708 25. North Dakota ................................ 714 26. South Dakota ................................ 727
SDSU Finishers 3. Reichow, Joel*# ........................ 26. Kassim, Ayub* ........................ 38. Burdick, Kyle* ......................... 39. Capra, Trevor .......................... 52. Cayo, Chase* .......................... 61. Sage, Brendan ........................ 98. Mather, Micah* .....................
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#Represents NCAA All-Region 2008 Midwest Regional (Women) (Stillwater, Okla. | 6k | Nov. 15, 2008) School FInish Points 1. Minnesota ............................................ 57 2. Illinois .................................................... 64 3. Nebraska ........................................... 124 4. Iowa .................................................... 126 5. Oklahoma State .............................. 184 6. Kansas State ..................................... 205 7. Kansas ................................................ 253 8. Missouri State .................................. 263 9. Iowa State ......................................... 286 10. Missouri ........................................... 291 11. Wichita State ................................. 313 12. Loyola-Chicago ............................ 345 13. Illinois State ................................... 347 14. Northwestern ................................ 349 15. Southern Illinois ........................... 382 16. South Dakota State .............. 427 17. Northern Iowa .............................. 429 18. North Dakota State ..................... 467 19. Drake ................................................ 479 20. Saint Louis ...................................... 512 21. DePaul ............................................. 600 22. Illinois Chicago ............................. 638 23. Western Illinois ............................. 659 24. Southeast Missouri ..................... 660 25. Bradley ............................................ 668 26. Eastern Illinois ............................... 748 27. Creighton ....................................... 843 SDSU Finishers 59. Berry, Caitlin* ....................... 22:29.05 77. Davis, Nicole* ....................... 22:45.45 79. Storm, Ashley ....................... 22:46.75 116. Steinke, Claire* .................. 23:17.40 120. Aune, Kelsey ....................... 23:17.80 126. Burke, Danielle* ................ 23:22.85 144. Frohling, Amanda ............ 23:42.85 2009 Midwest Regional (Women) (Springfield, Mo. | 6k | Nov. 14, 2009) School FInish Points 1. Minnesota ............................................ 60 2. Illinois .................................................... 86 3. Iowa State ......................................... 106 4. Nebraska ........................................... 147 5. Iowa .................................................... 160 6. Wichita State .................................... 200 7. Missouri ............................................. 202 8. Tulsa .................................................... 220 9. Kansas State ..................................... 222 10. Kansas .............................................. 247 11. Bradley ............................................ 325 12. Missouri State ............................... 330 13. Illinois State ................................... 332 14. Northwestern ................................ 389 15. Oral Roberts .................................. 407 16. Drake ................................................ 433 17. DePaul ............................................. 437 18. South Dakota State .............. 439 19. Loyola-Chicago ............................ 473 20. Creighton ....................................... 583 21. Saint Louis ...................................... 593 22. Illinois Chicago ............................. 639
SDSU Finishers 40. Storm, Ashley* ....................... 21:55.4 67. Aune, Kelsey* ......................... 22:33.8 129. Davis, Nicole ........................ 24:00.4 135. Frohling, Amanda* ............ 24:16.4 136. Potts, Tera .............................. 24:17.2 141. Garner, Anna* ...................... 24:24.6 165. Smith, Emily* ....................... 25:25.0 2010 Midwest Regional (Women) (Peoria, Ill. | 6k | Nov. 13, 2010) School FInish Points 1. Iowa State ............................................ 35 2. Oklahoma State .............................. 105 3. Minnesota ......................................... 118 4. Tulsa .................................................... 133 5. Kansas State ..................................... 154 6. Kansas ................................................ 192 7. Iowa .................................................... 208 8. Nebraska ........................................... 233 9. Illinois ................................................. 236 10. Wichita State ................................. 253 11. Northwestern ................................ 315 12. Missouri ........................................... 321 13. Illinois State ................................... 408 14. Missouri State ............................... 409 15. Saint Louis ...................................... 478 16. Drake ................................................ 493 17. North Dakota State ..................... 495 18. Bradley ............................................ 516 19. Southern Illinois ........................... 522 20. Eastern Illinois ............................... 549 21. DePaul ............................................. 559 22. Loyola-Chicago ............................ 564 23. South Dakota State .............. 647 24. Northern Illinois ........................... 717 25. Oral Roberts .................................. 737 26. Creighton ....................................... 781 27. Southeast Missouri ..................... 814 SDSU Finishers 55. Hargens, Erin* ...................... 21:29.65 140. Potts, Tera ............................ 23:00.02 157. Wyffels, Brooke* ................ 23:25.44 159. Bauer, Laura* ..................... 23:27.18 164. McCann, Danielle ............. 23:39.11 166. Creager, Krista* ................. 23:43.18 169. Boote, Katie* ...................... 23:49.81 2011 Midwest Regional (Women) (DeKalb, Ill. | 6k | Nov. 12, 2011) School FInish Points 1. Iowa State ............................................ 64 2. Oklahoma State .............................. 119 3. Minnesota ......................................... 136 4. Iowa .................................................... 146 5. Northwestern .................................. 204 6. Nebraska ........................................... 215 7. Missouri ............................................. 238 8. Tulsa .................................................... 249 9. Kansas ................................................ 255 10. Oklahoma ....................................... 296 11. Illinois State ................................... 312 12. Wichita State ................................. 315 13. North Dakota State ..................... 355 14. Kansas State .................................. 461 15. Illinois ............................................... 473 16. South Dakota State .............. 475 17. Bradley ............................................ 481 18. Eastern Illinois ............................... 483
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CROSS COUNTRY
NCAA Midwest Regional *Represents best finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional 19. UMKC ............................................... 488 20. Oral Roberts .................................. 509 21. Northern Iowa .............................. 522 22. Saint Louis ...................................... 530 23. Southern Illinois ........................... 552 24. Loyola-Chicago ............................ 581 25. Missouri State ............................... 619 26. Southeast Missouri ..................... 721 27. DePaul ............................................. 737 SDSU Finishers 45. Burke, Danielle* .................. 22:19.76 69. Hargens, Erin ........................ 22:41.33 118. Wolles, Laura ...................... 23:17.46 122. Potts, Tera ............................ 23:21.53 127. McCann, Danielle* ........... 23:26.85 143. Neubert, Courtney ........... 23:52.13 168. Bauer, Laura ....................... 24:42.12 2012 Midwest Regional (Women) (Springfield, Mo. | 6k | Nov. 9, 2012) School FInish Points 1. Iowa State ............................................ 63 2. Oklahoma State ................................. 95 3. Minnesota ............................................ 96 4. Northwestern .................................. 204 5. Tulsa .................................................... 218 6. Iowa .................................................... 220 7. North Dakota State ....................... 232 8. Illinois State ...................................... 278 9. Illinois ................................................. 291 10. Saint Louis ...................................... 292 11. Loyola-Chicago ............................ 310 12. Southern Illinois ........................... 319 13. Kansas .............................................. 367 14. South Dakota ................................ 380 15. South Dakota State .............. 385 16. Missouri ........................................... 389 17. Wichita State ................................. 392 18. Eastern Illinois ............................... 400 19. Kansas State .................................. 451 20. Bradley ............................................ 490 21. Northern Iowa .............................. 550 22. North Dakota ................................ 576 23. Nebraska ......................................... 586 24. Illinois Chicago ............................. 645 25. Drake ................................................ 670 26. Southeast Missouri ..................... 707 27. Northern Illinois ........................... 746 28. DePaul ............................................. 824 29. SIUE .................................................. 829 30. UMKC ............................................... 866 31. Creighton ....................................... 904 SDSU Finishers 60. Hargens, Erin .......................... 22:05.9 67. Potts, Tera* .............................. 22:15.3 78. Neubert, Courtney ............... 22:27.6 88. Wolles, Laura* ........................ 22:37.8 103. Bowers, Cheyanne ............. 22:48.3 147. Anderson, Samantha ........ 23:40.6 148. Grossenburg, Jenna .......... 23:40.9
2013 Midwest Regional (Women) (Ames, Iowa | 6k | Nov. 15, 2013) School FInish Points 1. Iowa State ............................................ 39 2. Minnesota ............................................ 59 3. Oklahoma State .............................. 192 4. Southern Illinois ............................. 217 5. Kansas ................................................ 218 6. Missouri ............................................. 261 7. Bradley ............................................... 265 8. Illinois ................................................. 270 9. Northwestern .................................. 274 10. Loyola-Chicago ............................ 277 11. Illinois State ................................... 286 12. Tulsa ................................................. 309 13. Kansas State .................................. 317 14. Saint Louis ...................................... 415 15. South Dakota State .............. 433 16. Wichita State ................................. 451 17. Drake ................................................ 503 18. North Dakota State ..................... 504 19. UMKC ............................................... 506 20. Nebraska ......................................... 509 21. Iowa .................................................. 512 22. South Dakota ................................ 574 23. Northern Illinois ........................... 593 24. North Dakota ................................ 603 25. Illinois Chicago ............................. 616 26. Southeast Missouri ..................... 637 27. Eastern Illinois ............................... 664 28. SIUE .................................................. 763 29. Creighton ....................................... 778 30. DePaul ............................................. 837 SDSU Finishers 40. Bowers, Cheyanne* .............. 21:27.5 74. Neubert, Courtney* ............. 21:51.2 87. Eibs, Jessica ............................. 21:57.8 109. Suhr, Alex* ............................ 22:13.9 133. Grossenburg, Jenna* ........ 22:34.5 138. Lawton, Laura ...................... 22:36.8 168. Anderson, Samantha ........ 23:13.9 2014 Midwest Regional (Women) (Peoria, Ill. | 3.73 Miles | Nov. 14, 2014) School FInish Points 1. Iowa State ............................................ 66 2. Minnesota ......................................... 125 3. Bradley ............................................... 175 4. Tulsa .................................................... 180 5. Oklahoma State .............................. 191 6. Missouri ............................................. 205 7. South Dakota ................................... 244 8. Kansas State ..................................... 283 9. Oklahoma ......................................... 306 10. Illinois ............................................... 321 11. Northwestern ................................ 367 12. Wichita State ................................. 391 13. Iowa .................................................. 396 14. Kansas .............................................. 469 15. Southern Illinois ........................... 471 16. Illinois State ................................... 488 17. South Dakota State .............. 488 18. North Dakota State ..................... 496 19. Drake ................................................ 510 20. UMKC ............................................... 533 21. Northern Iowa .............................. 535 22. Saint Louis ...................................... 542 23. Northern Illinois ........................... 571
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#Represents NCAA All-Region 24. North Dakota ................................ 573 25. Loyola-Chicago ............................ 593 26. Creighton ....................................... 604 27. Eastern Illinois ............................... 632 28. Southeast Missouri ..................... 657 29. Nebraska ......................................... 711 30. Illinois Chicago ............................. 768 31. DePaul ............................................. 854 32. SIUE ................................................ 1013 SDSU Finishers 65. Bowers, Cheyanne ................ 21:27.4 68. Eibs, Jessica* ........................... 21:28.4 113. Anderson, Kirsten .............. 21:54.5 116. Lawton, Laura* .................... 21:54.8 126. Suhr, Alex .............................. 22:01.2 146. Grossenburg, Jenna .......... 22:17.3 148. Neubert, Courtney ............. 22:19.7 2015 Midwest Regional (Women) (Lawrence, Kan. | 6k | Nov. 13, 2015) School FInish Points 1. Oklahoma State ................................. 51 2. Iowa State ............................................ 98 3. Minnesota ......................................... 125 4. Tulsa .................................................... 151 5. Kansas ................................................ 151 6. Bradley ............................................... 263 7. Oklahoma ......................................... 282 8. Wichita State .................................... 284 9. Loyola-Chicago ............................... 292 10. Illinois ............................................... 310 11. Illinois State ................................... 349 12. Missouri ........................................... 374 13. North Dakota State ..................... 391 14. South Dakota ................................ 393 15. Creighton ....................................... 398 16. Kansas State .................................. 419 17. South Dakota State .............. 441 18. Drake ................................................ 447 19. Iowa .................................................. 465 20. Saint Louis ...................................... 492 21. Eastern Illinois ............................... 501 22. Nebraska ......................................... 610 23. Northwestern ................................ 614 24. Northern Illinois ........................... 639 25. Southeast Missouri ..................... 665 26. UMKC ............................................... 674 27. SIUE .................................................. 753 28. Northern Iowa .............................. 769 29. DePaul ............................................. 783 30. Missouri State ............................... 904 31. North Dakota ................................ 917 32. Omaha ............................................. 934 SDSU Finishers 81. Anderson, Samantha* ......... 21:56.0 83. King, Rachel ............................ 21:57.6 85. Donnay, Emily ........................ 21:58.8 93. Mechels, Halie* ...................... 22:03.1 104. Anderson, Kirsten* ............ 22:11.6 127. Berzonsky, Emily ................. 22:27.6 189. Propst, Rachel* .................... 23:33.8
2016 Midwest Regional (Women) (Iowa City, Iowa | 6k | Nov. 11, 2016) School FInish Points 1. Missouri ................................................ 83 2. Oklahoma State ................................. 89 3. Iowa State ............................................ 90 4. Minnesota ......................................... 131 5. Kansas ................................................ 154 6. Tulsa .................................................... 190 7. Oklahoma ......................................... 228 8. Northwestern .................................. 264 9. Northern Illinois ............................. 267 10. Northern Iowa .............................. 333 11. South Dakota ................................ 347 12. Wichita State ................................. 348 13. South Dakota State* ............ 396 14. Illinois ............................................... 423 15. Bradley ............................................ 428 16. Southeast Missouri ..................... 448 17. Iowa .................................................. 452 18. North Dakota State ..................... 464 19. Nebraska ......................................... 480 20. Eastern Illinois ............................... 489 21. Kansas State .................................. 567 22. Loyola-Chicago ............................ 579 23. Creighton ....................................... 618 24. SIUE .................................................. 644 25. Saint Louis ...................................... 673 26. UMKC ............................................... 736 27. Illinois Chicago ............................. 757  28. Omaha ............................................. 758 29. DePaul ............................................. 767 30. Missouri State ............................... 828 31. North Dakota ................................ 865 32. Drake ................................................ 902 33. Oral Roberts .................................. 939 SDSU Finishers 23. Donnay, Emily*# ................... 20:48.0 26. King, Rachel* .......................... 20:49.2 86. Berzonsky, Emily* ................. 21:45.8 112. Mechels, Halie ..................... 22:05.1 155. Dykstra, Kendra* ................ 22:36.7 185. Schweiss, Jamie* ................ 23:03.0 223. Nelson, Emma* ................... 24:07.8
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CROSS COUNTRY Men’s Awards & Honors
Division II National Titles (6) 1956, 1959, 1973, 1985, 1989, 1996 NCAA Division II All-Americans (79) Pearson, Jack ...................................... 1952 Bishop, Kenton ...................... 1956, 1957 Schlender, Jim .................................... 1956 Broksieck, Don ....................... 1956, 1957 Pierson, Gary .......................... 1957, 1958 Pistulka, Dewey ......... 1957, 1958, 1959 Murphy, Patrick ................................. 1959 Stoddard, James ............................... 1960 Struckman, Dwight ............... 1960 1961 Rust, Richard .......................... 1961, 1962 Morton, Albert ................................... 1964 Busby, Robert ..................................... 1970 Halling, Gregory ................................ 1970 Bentley, Garry ............ 1972, 1973, 1974 Solsvig, Don ........................................ 1972 Underwood, Scott ............................ 1972 Wood, Cyle .............................. 1973, 1974 Hermann, Jeff ..................................... 1974 Bills, Mike ..................... 1976, 1977, 1978 Bills, Mark ................................ 1976, 1978 Brandt, Joel ......................................... 1980 Carlson, Dan ........................... 1982, 1983 Chamberlain, Joe .............................. 1982 DeHaven, Rod . 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Stevens, Todd ............. 1984, 1985, 1986 Wilson, Bob ......................................... 1985 Beyer, Rob ........................................... 1985 Reichel, Randy ....................... 1986, 1988 Morgan, Paul .. 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 Massmann, Jeff ....................... 1985,1986 Trebilcock, Nate ..................... 1988, 1989 Cassen, Craig .............. 1988, 1989, 1990 Powers, Derrick .................................. 1990 Hanson, Harley .................................. 1991 Wettlaufer, Travis .................. 1992, 1993 Danger, Paul ....................................... 1994 Massmann, Jason ..... 1994, 1995, 1996 McKeown, Mark .................... 1996, 1998 Gross, Alan .......................................... 1996 DeMarco, James ................................ 1996 Doe, Kevin ............................... 1999, 2002 Darbyshire, Greg ....... 2001, 2002, 2003 Blau, Andy ........................................... 2001 Lowery, Brad ........................... 2002, 2003 NCAA Division II Coach of the Year (1) Henderson, Tom ................................ 1996 NCC Titles (29) 1924, 1926, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963,1965, 1966, 1967, 1970 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986,1987 1989, 1990, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
NCC Individual Champions (19) Chase, Loren ....................................... 1924 Sorbel, Ruben ............ 1925, 1926, 1927 Bankert, Boyd ..................................... 1928 Pierson, Gary ...................................... 1958 Cosgrove, Lindy ................................. 1966 Bentley, Garry ............ 1972, 1973, 1974 Austen, Doug ..................................... 1979 Brandt, Joel ......................................... 1980 DeHaven, Rod . 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Cassen, Craig ...................................... 1989 McKeown, Mark ................................ 1996 Lowery Brad ....................................... 2003 NAIA Championships (1) 1956 NCAA Division I Top 10 Team Finishes (2) 1953 ................................................ Seventh 1954 ..................................................... Ninth National Individual Champions (3) Broksieck, Don ................................... 1959 Bentley, Garry ........................ 1973, 1974 Top SDSU Finishes at the NCAA Championship 1. Bentley, Garry .................... (8th, 1973) 2. Lusignan, Trent ............... (12th, 2013) 3. Pearson, Jack ................... (14th, 1952) 4. Nash, Russell .................... (16th, 1952) 5. Pearson, Jack ................... (19th, 1954) T-6. Patrick, Arlin ................. (20th, 1953) T-6. Reichow, Joel ............... (20th, 2016) 8. Lusignan, Trent ............... (24th, 2015) 9. Patrick, Arlin ..................... (25th, 1954) 10. Pearson, Jack ................. (28th, 1953) NCAA Division I Top 50 Finishes (14) Nash, Russell . (16th, 1952); (35th; 1953) Pearson, Jack . (14th, 1952); (28th, 1953); ................................................... (19th, 1954) Patrick, Arlin . (20th, 1953); (25th, 1954) Bentley, Garry .(34th, 1972); (8th, 1973); .................................................. (32nd, 1974) Lusignan, Trent . (12th, 2013); (24th, 2015) Reichow, Joel . (36th, 2015); (20th, 2016)
Top SDSU Finishers at the NCAA Midwest Regional 1. Lusignan, Trent ................ (2nd, 2013) 2. Reichow, Joel ..................... (3rd, 2016) 3. Lusignan, Trent ................. (5th, 2015) 4. Reichow, Joel ..................... (6th, 2015) 5. Krsnak, Michael ............... (16th, 2010) 6. Kassim, Ayub ................... (26th, 2016) 7. Brendan Sage .................. (34th, 2014) 8. Burdick, Kyle .................... (38th, 2016) 9. Capra, Trevor .................... (39th, 2016) 10. Krsnak, Michael ............ (46th, 2008) 11. Krsnak, Michael ............ (47th, 2012) 12. Bongard, Anthony ....... (48th, 2010) 13. Lusignan, Trent ............. (50th, 2012) 14. Cayo, Chase ................... (52nd, 2016) 15. Bongard, Anthony ....... (57th, 2013)
Summit League Championship MVP (3) Krsnak, Michael ................................. 2012 Lusignan, Trent ...................... 2013, 2015
NCAA Division I All-Region (5) Krsnak, Michael ................... (16th, 2010) Lusignan, Trent . (2nd, 2013); (5th, 2015) Reichow, Joel .. (6th, 2015); (3rd, 2016)
Summit League Watch List (2) 2016 ...................................... Reichow, Joel 2017 ...................................... Kassim, Ayub
Summit League Titles (5) 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016 Summit League Individual Champions (3) Krsnak, Michael .............. (2012, 25:06.4) Lusignan, Trent ........... (2013, 24:49.42); ........................................... (2015, 24:29.70) First-Team All-Summit League (19) Kambestad, Marshall ....................... 2007 Van Nurden, Andrew ....................... 2007 Krsnak, Michael ......... 2009, 2010, 2012 Bongard, Anthony ............................ 2010 Vollmer, Greg ..................................... 2011 Ailts, Jared ........................................... 2012 Lusignan, Trent .......... 2012, 2013, 2015 Reichow, Joel ............. 2013, 2015, 2016 Sage, Brendan .................................... 2014 Capra, Trevor .......................... 2015, 2016 Burdick, Kyle ....................................... 2016 Kassim, Ayub ...................................... 2016
NCAA Division I Independent Regional Title (1) 2005
Second-Team All-Summit League (17) Krsnak, Michael ................................. 2008 Beesley, Greg ...................................... 2009 Bongard, Anthony ................ 2009, 2013 Vollmer, Greg ......................... 2009, 2010 Ailts, Jared ............................... 2010, 2011 Lusignan, Trent .................................. 2011 Riechow, Joel ..................................... 2012 Kraft, Drew .............................. 2013, 2014 Sage, Brendan ........................ 2013, 2016 Branick, Connor ................................. 2014 Capra, Trevor ...................................... 2014 Cayo, Chase ........................................ 2016
NCAA Division I Independent Regional Champions (1) Lowery, Brad ....................................... 2005
Summit League Athlete of the Year (4) Krsnak, Michael ................................. 2012 Lusignan, Trent ...................... 2013, 2015 Reichow, Joel ..................................... 2016
NCAA Division I All-Americans (6) Pearson, Jack ........................ (14th, 1952) Bentley, Garry ........................ (8th, 1973) Lusignan, Trent . (12th, 2013); (24th, 2015) Reichow, Joel . (36th, 2015); (20th, 2016)
Summit League Newcomer of the Championship (2) Lusignan, Trent .................................. 2011 Sage, Brendan .................................... 2013 Summit League Coach of the Year (5) DeHaven, Rod ........... 2009, 2010, 2012, .................................................... 2013, 2016 Summit League Academic AllLeague (6) Kraft, Drew .............................. 2012, 2014 Branick, Connor ................................. 2014 Reichow, Joel ......................... 2015, 2016 Sage, Brendan .................................... 2016
Summit League Athlete of the Month (3) Krsnak, Michael ............... October 2012 Reichow, Joel ............. September 2013 Lusignan, Trent ........... November 2013 Summit League Athlete of the Week (22) Van Nurden, Andrew (1) ... (10/9/2007) Vollmer, Greg (2) ................. (9/27/2009) ................................................... (9/27/2011) Krsnak, Michael (3) ............. (9/14/2010) ............................ (9/4/2012); (10/2/2012) Bongard, Anthony (2) ....... (9/28/2010); .................................................. (10/5/2010) Lusignan, Trent (6) .............. (9/11/2012) .(10/1/2013); (10/8/2013); (10/22/2013) ....................... (9/15/2015); (10/20/2015) Reichow, Joel (6). (9/3/2013); (9/10/2013) ................................................... (10/6/2015) . (9/13/2016); (9/27/2016); (10/4/2016) Sage, Brendan (2) ................. (9/9/2014); ................................................... (10/7/2014)
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Men’s Academic Awards First line of years represents The Summit League Academic Honor Roll List (i.e. ‘09F represents 2009 Fall semester academic honor roll).
Second line represents The Summit League Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (i.e. ‘13TF represents 2013 track & field Commissioner’s Academic Excellence recipient).
* Denotes that the student-athlete was honored as a distinguished scholar during that specific semester (i.e. ‘09S* represents 2009 academic honor roll and distinguished honor student-athlete). The Summit League stopped recording distiguished scholar-athletes during the 2016-17 season.
‘08/‘09^ and ‘14/‘15^ denotes that The Summit League honored both cross country and track & field teams in one combined team during the academic year.
In order to be selected to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.20 during the 2016-17 academic year and must have used a year of eligibility. 2007 Fall Heiser, Matthew ................................................................ (‘07F, ‘08S) ........................................................................................ (‘07XC, ‘08OTF) Kambestad, Marshall .(‘07F, ‘08S, ‘08F, ‘09S, ‘09F, ‘10S, ‘10F*, ‘11S*) ...................... (‘07XC, ‘08ITF, ‘08/‘09^, ‘09XC, ‘10TF, ‘10XC, ‘11TF) Roby, Joseph ............................................................ (‘07F, ‘08S, ‘08F) ........................................................................... (‘07XC, ‘08ITF, ‘08OTF) Schneller, Jacob. (‘07F, ‘08S, ‘08F, ‘09S, ‘09F*, ‘10S*, ‘10F*, ‘11S*, ‘12S*) .................................... (‘08/‘09^, ‘09XC, ‘10TF, ‘10XC, ‘11TF, ‘12TF) VanNurden, Andrew ................................................................. (‘07F) ........................................................................................ (‘07XC, ‘08OTF) Vlieger, Todd ....................................... (‘07F, ‘08S, ‘08F, ‘09S, ‘09F*) ...................................................................... (‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^) Vollmer, Greg .(‘07F, ‘08S, ‘09S, ‘09F*, ‘10S*, ‘10F*, ‘11S*, ‘11F*, ‘12S*) ....................... (‘08/‘09^, ‘09XC, ‘10TF, ‘10XC, ‘11TF, ‘11XC, ‘12TF) 2008 Spring Anderson, Matt .......................................................................... (‘08S) Beekman, Troy ........................................................ (‘08S, ‘09S, ‘10S) .......................................................... (‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^, ‘10TF) Cammack, Calvin ............................. (‘08S, ‘09S, ‘10S, ‘11S*, ‘12S) .............................................................. (‘08/‘09^, ‘10TF, ‘11TF, ‘12TF) Dump, Ryan ................................................................................. (‘08S) ....................................................................................................... (‘08ITF) Hall, Kelly ....................................................... (‘08S, ‘08F, ‘09F*, ‘10S) .................................................................. (‘09XC, ‘10TF, ‘10XC, ‘11TF) Helder, Camden ..................................................... (‘08S, ‘09S, ‘10S) .......................................................... (‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^, ‘10TF) Jasinski, Benjamin ................................................. (‘08S, ‘09S, ‘11S) ......................................................................... (‘08ITF, ‘08/‘09^, ‘11TF) Jaspers, Justin ............................................................................. (‘08S) ....................................................................................................... (‘08ITF) Johnson, Cameron .......................................................... (‘08S, ‘09S) Priebe, Brandon ............................. (‘08S, ‘09S, ‘10S*, ‘11S, ‘12S*) .............................................................. (‘08/‘09^, ‘10TF, ‘11TF, ‘12TF) Schanaman, Nicholas ............................................................... (‘08S) ...................................................................... (‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^) Schiferl, Tyler ..................................................................... (‘08S, ‘09S) ...................................................................... (‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^) Schroeder, Clinton ........................................................ (‘08S, ‘10S*) ........................................................................................... (‘08ITF, ‘10TF) Sundall, Joshua ................................................................. (‘08S,‘09S) ...................................................................... (‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^) Wirth, Zach .................................................................................. (‘08S) 2008 Fall Anderson, Brad ........................................................ (‘08F, ‘09S, ‘10S) ...................................................... (‘10TF, ‘10XC, ‘11TF, ‘11XC, ‘12TF) Krsnak, Michael .......................................................................... (‘08F) Mattison, Lars ............. (‘08F, ‘09F*, ‘10S*, ‘11S, ‘11F, ‘12S, ‘12F*) ......................................... (‘09XC, ‘10TF, ‘11TF, ‘11XC, ‘12TF, ‘12XC) 2009 Spring Davis, Arran .............................................. (‘09S, ‘10S*, ‘11S*, ‘12S*) ................................................................................ (‘10TF, ‘11TF, ‘12TF) Gibbons, Dustin ............................................................... (‘09S, ‘10S) ............................................................................................ (‘10TF, ‘11TF)
After the 2007-08 season, The Summit League announced indoor and outdoor track & field as one list. Student-athlete named to the Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence must carry a 3.50-or-better cumulative GPA, used a year of eligibility and previously completed one academic year at the nominating institution.
Hanson, Eric ................................................................................. (‘09S) Kyllo, Ronnie ................................................................................ (‘09S) Leischner, Luke .......................................... (‘09S, ‘10S, ‘11S*,‘13S*) ................................................................................ (‘10TF, ‘11TF, ‘13TF) Thielen, Dominic .................................... (‘09S, ‘10S*, ‘11S*, ‘11F*) ................................................................... (‘10TF, ‘11TF, ‘11XC, ‘12TF) Tucker, Cole ....................................................................... (‘09S, ‘10S) ...................................................................................... (‘08/‘09^, ‘10TF) Vlastuin, Jared ................................................................... (‘09S, ‘12S) ........................................................................................................ (‘12TF) 2009 Fall Ailts, Jared ..................... (‘09F*, ‘10S, ‘10F, ‘11S, ‘11F, ‘12S, ‘12F*) ..................................................... (‘10XC, ‘11TF, ‘11XC, ‘12TF, ‘12XC) Schmidt, Kyle ........................................................... (‘09F, ‘10S, ‘10F) Stenger, Eddie .............................................. (‘09F, ‘10F*, ‘11F, ‘12S) 2010 Spring Brinkmann, Jake ..................................................... (‘10S, ‘11S, ‘12S) ............................................................................................ (‘11TF, ‘12TF) Burns, Sean ...................................................................... (‘10S, ‘11S*) Eichacker, Austin ...................................................................... (‘10S*) Hubbs, Chris ................................................................................ (‘10S) 2010 Fall Przybelski, Paul ........................................................................... (‘10F) 2011 Spring Bredeson, Michael ......................................................... (‘11S*, ‘12S) ............................................................................................ (‘11TF, ‘12TF) Curry, Chris ................................................................................... (‘11S) Jorgenson, Ryan ................................................... (‘11S*, ‘12S,‘13S) ............................................................................................ (‘12TF, ‘13TF) Kraft, Drew .... (‘11S*,‘11F*,‘12S*,‘12F*,‘13S*,‘13F*,‘14S*,‘14F*,‘15S*) ........................ (‘11XC, ‘12TF, ‘12XC, ‘13TF, ‘13XC, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^) Lupi, Landon ............................................................................... (‘11S) Priprich, Zach .............................................................................. (‘11S) Schaefer, Ryan ............................................ (‘11S, ‘12S, ‘14S*, ‘15S) .......................................................................... (‘12TF, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^) 2011 Fall Karels, Christian ....................................................... (‘11F, ‘12F, ‘13F) 2012 Spring Bunkers, Evan .............................................................................. (‘12S) Foote, Jared ................................................................................. (‘12S) ........................................................................................................ (‘11TF) Mercil, Bennett ........................................................................... (‘12S) Thies, Andrew .. (‘12S*, ‘12F*, ‘13S*, ‘13F, ‘14S*, ‘14F*, ‘15S*, ‘15F*) ................................... (‘12XC, ‘13TF, ‘13XC, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^, ‘15XC) VanMaanen, Nathan ................................................................. (‘12S) 2012 Fall Branick, Connor ............ (‘12F*, ‘14S*, ‘14F*, ‘15S*, ‘15F*, ‘16S*) ......................................................................... (‘14/‘15^, ‘15XC, ‘16TF) Kinsley, Kipp ................................... (‘12F*, ‘13S*, ‘13F, ‘15S, ‘15F*) ........................................................................ (‘13XC, ‘14/‘15^, ‘15XC) Lavallee, Phillip ................................................................ (‘12F*,‘13S) Slaba, Dylan ........ (‘12F, ‘13S, ‘13F*, ‘14S, ‘14F*, ‘15S, ‘15F, ‘16S) ................................................ (‘13XC, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^, ‘15XC, ‘16TF)
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VanKeulen, Grant .... (‘12F, ‘13S, ‘13F*, ‘14S*, ‘14F, ‘15S, ‘15F, ‘16S) ................................................ (‘13XC, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^, ‘15XC, ‘16TF) 2013 Spring Ary, Jeremiah .......................................................... (‘13S, ‘14S, ‘16S) .......................................................................... (‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^, ‘16TF) Carson, Justin .................................................................... (‘13S, ‘14S) Hajek, Tyler ..................................................................... (‘13S*, ‘14S*) ........................................................................................................ (‘14TF) Hamm, Austin .......................................................... (‘13S, ‘14F, ‘15F) Lusignan, Trent ........................................ (‘13S*, ‘13F*, ‘15F, ‘16S*) .............................................................................. (‘13XC, ‘15XC, ‘16TF) Mack, Cullen ...................................................................... (‘13S, ‘15S) .................................................................................................. (‘14/‘15^) Priebe, Traxton ...................................................... (‘13S, ‘14S, ‘16S*) ........................................................................................................ (‘16TF) Reichow, Joel . (‘13S, ‘13F, ‘14S*, ‘15S*, ‘15F*, ‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) ....................... (‘13XC, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^, ‘15XC, ‘16TF, ‘16XC, ‘17TF) Schaefer, Nathaniel ............................... (‘13S, ‘14S*, ‘15S*, ‘16S*) .......................................................................... (‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^, ‘16TF) Wright, Dominique ................................................................... (‘13S) 2013 Fall Pettit, Dan ......................................... (‘13F, ‘14S*, ‘14F, ‘15S, ‘15F*) .................................................................................................. (‘14/‘15^) Sage, Brendan ............ (‘13F*, ‘14F*, ‘15S, ‘15F, ‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) ................................................ (‘14/‘15^, ‘15XC, ‘16TF, ‘16XC, ‘17TF) 2014 Spring Arnold, Bo .......................................................................... (‘14S, ‘17S) Bednar, Joseph ........................................... (‘14S*, ‘15S, ‘16S, ‘17S) .............................................................. (‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^, ‘16TF, ‘17TF) Berg, Connor ..................................................................... (‘14S, ‘16S) Broadway, Laron .................................................................................... ........................................................................................................ (‘14TF) Halverson, Adam ......................................................... (‘14S*, ‘15S*) ...................................................................................... (‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^) Johnsen, Austin .......................................................................... (‘14S) .................................................................................................. (‘14/‘15^) Kohlhof, Kory ............................................................................... (‘14S) Mayer, Kenny ............................................................................. (‘14S*) Sanderson, Jake ......................................................................... (‘14S) Swenson, Ryan ............................................................... (‘14S*, ‘15S) ...................................................................................... (‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^) Wiemann, Alex ........................................................................... (‘14S) 2014 Fall Janssen, Eric ........................................................ (‘14F*, ‘15F*, ‘16F) .......................................................................................... (‘15XC, ‘16XC) 2015 Spring Ammons, Logan ............................................................... (‘15S, ‘16S) ........................................................................................................ (‘16TF) Bender, Colton .................................................... (‘15S*, ‘16S*, ‘17S) ............................................................................................ (‘16TF, ‘17TF) Branick, Brendan ............................................................ (‘15S*, ‘17S) ........................................................................................................ (‘16TF) Capra, Trevor ....................................................... (‘15S, ‘15F*, ‘16S*) .................................................................................................. (‘14/‘15^)
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Hejna, Jordan (J.J.) ............................................. (‘15S*, ‘16S*, ‘17S) ............................................................................................ (‘16TF, ‘17TF) Husman, Marc ............................................................................. (‘15S) Johnson, Sam .............................................................................. (‘15S) ........................................................................................................ (‘16TF) Schroeder, Zachary ....................................................... (‘15S*, ‘17S) ........................................................................................................ (‘16TF) Wilson, Matt ......................................................... (‘15S*, ‘16S*, ‘17S) ............................................................................................ (‘16TF, ‘17TF) 2015 Fall Burdick, Kyle ................................................. (‘15F, ‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) .................................................................. (‘15XC, ‘16TF, ‘16XC, ‘17TF) 2016 Spring Brockel, Brady ................................................................. (‘16S*, ‘17S) ............................................................................................ (‘16TF, ‘17TF) Cayo, Chase ............................................................ (‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) ........................................................................................... (‘16XC, ‘17TF) Francom, Reagan ....................................................................... (‘16S) Glazier, Chase .................................................................... (‘16S, ‘17S) ........................................................................................................ (‘16TF) Haaland, Connor ................................................... (‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) ........................................................................................... (‘16XC, ‘17TF) Ivanecky, Sam ................................................................. (‘16S*, ‘17S) Klawitter, Chandler .............................................. (‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) ........................................................................................... (‘16XC, ‘17TF) Nelson, Lukas .............................................................................. (‘16S) Sudbeck, Ned .............................................................................. (‘16S) 2016 Fall Barlow, Isaiah ..................................................................... (‘16F, ‘17S) Mather, Micah .................................................................... (‘16F, ‘17S) 2017 Spring Andera, Anthony ....................................................................... (‘17S) Bachmeier, Anthony ................................................................. (‘17S) Bates, Peter .................................................................................. (‘17S) Bates, Thomas ............................................................................. (‘17S) Goehring, Joshua ...................................................................... (‘17S) Lieberg, Jacob ............................................................................. (‘17S) Sowada, Sebastian .................................................................... (‘17S) Zenner, Samuel .......................................................................... (‘17S) ........................................................................................................ (‘17TF) USTFCCA Academic Awards Requirements: Cumulative GPA of 3.25-or-higher on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period. Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale must convert the GPA to a 4.0 scale using the standard conversion method [GPA/Scale x 4.0]. For the cross country season: Must be All-American finisher or top 15 finisher (or top 10%) at an NCAA Division I Cross Country Regional meet. Completed a minimum of one (1) semester or one (1) quarter at the nominating institution. Written nomination of the student-athlete’s coach. For the indoor season: Must have finished the season ranked in the top 96 in any championship individual event, or in the top 48 in any championship relay event, for the most recent indoor season, certifiable by their place on the NCAA Division I descending order lists on TFRRS for Indoor Track and Field.
For the outdoor season: Must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (the Preliminary Championship Competition and/or the Final Championship Competition) or for the multi-events, must have finished the outdoor season ranked in the top 48 in the East or top 48 in the West, certifiable by their place on the NCAA Division I descending order lists on TFRRS for Outdoor Track and Field. USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic Teams 1995-96 Cross Country Individual Honorees ......................... Gross, Alan .................................................................................. Massmann, Jason 1997-98 Outdoor Track & Field Individual Honorees ........ Elder, Justin .................................................................................... Gengerke, Jason 1998-99 Cross Country Individual Honorees ................. Leibfried, Brian USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Teams 2006-07 Cross Country ................................................................................ N/A 2007-08 Cross Country ....................................................................... 3.17 GPA Track & Field ....................................................................... 3.131 GPA 2008-09 Cross Country ..................................................................... 3139 GPA Track & Field ....................................................................... 3.063 GPA 2009-10 Cross Country .................................................................... 3.144 GPA Track & Field ...................................................................... 3.149 GPA Individual Honnorees ......................................... Helder, Camden ............................................................................................ Jasinski, Ben ........................................................................................... Schiferl, Tyler 2010-11 Cross Country .................................................................... 3.174 GPA Track & Field ....................................................................... 3.127 GPA Individual Honnorees ................................................ Jasinski, Ben ....................................................................................... Leischner, Luke 2011-12 Track & Field ....................................................................... 3.065 GPA 2012-13 Cross Country .................................................................... 3.306 GPA Track & Field .......................................................................... 3.04 GPA 2013-14 Cross Country ....................................................................... 3.20 GPA Track & Field .......................................................................... 3.05 GPA 2014-15 Cross Country ......................................................................... 3.49 GP Track & Field .......................................................................... 3.09 GPA 2015-16 Cross Country .................................................................... 3.469 GPA Individual Honorees .................................................. Joel Reichow Track & Field .......................................................................... 3.12 GPA Individual Honorees ............................................... Trent Lusignan ........................................................................................... Joel Reichow 2016-17 Cross Country ....................................................................... 3.34 GPA Individual Honorees .................................................. Joel Reichow Track & Field .......................................................................... 3.18 GPA Individual Honorees ............................................... Bender, Colton ............................................................................................ Burdick, Kyle ........................................................................................... Joel Reichow
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COSIDA Academic All-America To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. Nominated students athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s games at the position listed on the nomination form (where applicable). Athletes who have not participated in at least 50 percent of their team’s contests are not eligible. No student-athlete is eligible until he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. COSIDA Academic All-Americans 2002 Doe, Kevin .......................................................... (2nd Team - TF/XC) 2004 Doe, Kevin .......................................................... (2nd Team - TF/XC) Lowery, Brad ....................................................... (3rd Team - TF/XC) 2005 Lowery, Brad ....................................................... (3rd Team - TF/XC) 2011 Jasinski, Ben ....................................................... (3rd Team - TF/XC) 2012 Davis, Arran ......................................................... (3rd Team - TF/XC) 2015 Haase, Brant ....................................................... (2nd Team - TF/XC) 2016 Branick, Connor ................................................. (3rd Team - TF/XC)
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Women’s Honors & Awards Division II National Titles (2) 1980, 1981 NCAA Division II All-Americans (41) Bocklund, Lori ............................ 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 Gieske, Nancy ......................................... 1980, 1981, 1982 Coyle, Vicki ..................................................................... 1981 Asp, Kristin .................................. 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 Stavrum, Audrey ................................... 1981, 1982, 1983 Sargent, Cindy ................................................... 1981, 1982 Geason, Laura ............................................................... 1981 Hubbard, Jackie ........................................................... 1985 Hubbard, Charlene ...................................................... 1986 Gerlach, Michelle ......................................................... 1988 Aukes, Angela ............................................................... 1989 Young, Christy .................................................... 1989, 1990 Oster, Susie .................................................................... 1989 Johnson, Kiri ............................... 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Hanson, Pam ...................................................... 1990, 1993 Scherr, Nicole ................................................................ 1990 Westby, Ann ........................................... 1991, 1992, 1993 Magnell, Mary ............................................................... 1993 DeSmet, Shawna ......................................................... 1996 Giesen, Heather ............................................................ 1996 Lind, Allison ................................................................... 2000 Kindschi, Jessie ............................................................. 2000 Dauer, Sheena................................................................ 2002 NCC Titles (9) 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996 NCC Runner-Up Finishes (6) 1985, 1987, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2003 NCC Individual Champions (12) Gieske, Nancy ................................................................ 1980 Asp, Kristin .............................................. 1981, 1982, 1983 Hubbard, Charlene ...................................................... 1986 Young, Christy ............................................................... 1989 Johnson, Kiri ........................................... 1990, 1991, 1992 Dauer, Sheena ........................................ 2001, 2002, 2003 NCAA Division I Top 50 Finishes (14) Coyle, Vicki ....................................................... (44th, 1981) NCAA Division I Independent Regional Title (1) 2006 NCAA Division I Independent Regional Champions (2) Manshiem, Becka ............................................. 2005, 2006 Top SDSU Finishers at the NCAA Midwest Regional 1. Donnay, Emily ............................................. (23rd, 2016) 2. King, Rachel ................................................ (26th, 2016) T-3. Storm, Ashley .......................................... (40th, 2009) T-3. Bowers, Cheyanne ................................ (40th, 2013) 5. Burke, Danielle ........................................... (45th, 2011) 6. Hargens, Erin .............................................. (55th, 2010) 7. Berry, Caitlin ................................................ (59th, 2008) 8. Hargens, Erin .............................................. (60th, 2012) T-9. Aune, Kelsey ............................................ (67th, 2009) T-9. Potts, Tera ................................................. (67th, 2012) 11. Hargens, Erin ............................................ (69th, 2011) 12. Neubert, Courtney ................................. (74th, 2013) 13. Davis, Nicole ............................................. (77th, 2008) 14. Neubert, Courtney ................................. (78th, 2012) 15. Storm, Ashley ........................................... (79th, 2008)
NCAA Division I All-Region (1) Donnay, Emily .................................................. (23rd, 2016) Summit League Titles (1) 2008 Summit League Individual Champions (1) Donnay, Emily ............................................ (2016, 21:05.9) First-Team All-Summit League (13) Berry, Caitlin .................................................................. 2007 Storm, Ashley ..................................................... 2008, 2009 Hargens, Erin ...................................................... 2010, 2012 Bowers, Cheyanne ....................................................... 2013 Eibs, Jessica ......................................................... 2013, 2014 Anderson, Samantha .................................................. 2015 King, Rachel ........................................................ 2015, 2016 Berzonsky, Emily .......................................................... 2016 Donnay, Emily ............................................................... 2016 Second-Team All-Summit League (16) Smith, Emily ................................................................... 2007 Steinke, Claire .................................................... 2007, 2008 Berry, Caitlin .................................................................. 2008 Davis, Nicole .................................................................. 2008 Burke, Danielle ............................................................. 2011 Potts, Tera ....................................................................... 2012 Wolles, Laura ................................................................. 2012 Grossenburg, Jenna .................................................... 2013 Lawton, Laura .................................................... 2013, 2014 Neubert, Courtney ...................................................... 2013 Bowers, Cheyanne ....................................................... 2014 Anderson, Kirsten ........................................................ 2015 Donnay, Emily ............................................................... 2015 Mechels, Halie ............................................................... 2015 Summit League Athlete of the Year (1) Donnay, Emily ............................................................... 2016 Summit League Championship MVP (1) Donnay, Emily ............................................................... 2016 Summit League Newcomer of the Championship (1) King, Rachel ................................................................... 2015 Summit League Coach of the Year (1) DeHaven, Rod ............................................................... 2008 Summit League Academic All-League (2) Bowers, Cheyanne ....................................................... 2013 Neubert, Courtney ...................................................... 2014 Summit League Watch List (2) 2016 .................................................................... King, Rachel 2017 ................................................................ Donnay, Emily
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Kristin Asp (‘86)
Becka Manshiem (above) won two NCAA Division I Independent individual championships as a Jackrabbit. SDSU captured four consecutive North Central Conference Cross Country titles from 1988 to 1991 (below).
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First line of years represents The Summit League Academic Honor Roll List (i.e. ‘09F represents 2009 Fall semester academic honor roll).
Second line represents The Summit League Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (i.e. ‘13TF represents 2013 track & field Commissioner’s Academic Excellence recipient).
* Denotes that the student-athlete was honored as a distinguished scholar during that specific semester (i.e. ‘09S* represents 2009 academic honor roll and distinguished honor student-athlete). The Summit League stopped recording distiguished scholar-athletes during the 2016-17 season.
‘08/‘09^ and ‘14/‘15^ denotes that The Summit League honored both cross country and track & field teams in one combined team during the academic year.
In order to be selected to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.20 during the 2016-17 academic year and must have used a year of eligibility. 2007 Fall Altenhofen, Alyssa .................................................................... (‘07F) Berry, Caitlin ............................................................. (‘07F, ‘08S, ‘08F) ......................................................... (‘07XC, ‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^) Clausen (Aune), Kelsey ....(‘07F,‘08S,‘08F,‘09S,‘09F*,‘10F*,‘10S*,‘11S*) ................................................ (‘08/‘09^, ‘09XC, ‘10TF, ‘10XC, ‘11TF) Davis, Nicole .............................. (‘07F, ‘08S, ‘08F, ‘09S, ‘09F, ‘10S*) .................................(‘07XC, ‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^, ‘09XC, ‘10TF) Frohling, Amanda ................. (‘07F, ‘08S, ‘08F, ‘09S, ‘09F*, ‘10S*) ................................ (‘07XC, ‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^, ‘09XC, ‘10TF) Hanson, Sarah ................................................ (‘07F, ‘08S, ‘08F, ‘09S) ......................................................... (‘07XC, ‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^) Hattervig, Shannon ................................................................... (‘07F) ....................................................................................................... (‘07XC) Huss, Stacy ................................................................ (‘07F, ‘08S, ‘09S) ......................................................... (‘07XC, ‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^) Lang, Jennifer .......................................................... (‘07F, ‘08S, ‘08F) Quail, Heidi ................................................... (‘07F, ‘08S, ‘09S, ‘09F*) ............................................ (‘07XC, ‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^, ‘09XC) Smith, Emily .................................................... (‘07F, ‘08S, ‘08F, ‘10S) ......................................................................... (‘08/‘09^, ‘09XC, ‘10TF) Stangler, Anne ............................................................................ (‘07F) ....................................................................................................... (‘07XC) Steinke, Claire ................................................ (‘07F, ‘08S, ‘08F, ‘09S) ......................................................... (‘07XC, ‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^) Storm, Ashley ......................... (‘07F, ‘08S, ‘08F, ‘09S, ‘09F*, ‘10S*) ......................................................................... (‘08/‘09^, ‘09XC, ‘10TF) Strom, JoAnna ....................... (‘07F, ‘08S, ‘08F, ‘09S, ‘09F*, ‘10S*) ............................................... (‘07XC, ‘08ITF, ‘08/‘09^, ‘09XC, ‘10TF) 2008 Spring Ackman, Sara .......................................................... (‘08S, ‘09S, ‘10S) .......................................................... (‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^, ‘10TF) Christion, Cameryn ................................................................... (‘08S) ........................................................................................ (‘08ITF, ‘08OTF) Cota, Andrea ............................................. (‘08S, ‘09S, ‘10S*, ‘11S*) .......................................................................... (‘08/‘09^, ‘10TF, ‘11TF) Fritz, Jill ................................................................................ (‘08S, ‘09S) .................................................................................................. (‘08/‘09^) Garner, Brittany .......................................... (‘08S, ‘09S, ‘10S, ‘11S*) .............................................. (‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^, ‘10TF, ‘11TF) Gilmartin, Caitlin ........................................................................ (‘08S) Hakk, Rachael ........................................................ (‘08S, ‘09S, ‘11S*) .......................................................................... (‘08/‘09^, ‘10TF, ‘11TF) Landmark, Christa ............................................... (‘08S, ‘09S, ‘10S*) .......................................................... (‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^, ‘10TF) Lange, Ashley ........................................................ (‘08S, ‘09S, ‘11S*) .......................................................... (‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^, ‘11TF) Larson, Ashley ......................................................... (‘08S, ‘09S, ‘10S) ...................................................................................... (‘08/‘09^, ‘10TF) Lauseng, Megan .................................................... (‘08S, ‘09S, ‘10S) ...................................................................................... (‘08/‘09^, ‘10TF) Ludvik, Jessica ......... (‘08S, ‘08F, ‘09S, ‘09F*, ‘10S*, ‘10F*, ‘11S*) ................................................ (‘08/‘09^, ‘09XC, ‘10TF, ‘10XC, ‘11TF)
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Student-athlete named to the Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence must carry a 3.50-or-better cumulative GPA, used a year of eligibility and previously completed one academic year at the nominating institution.
Mack, Jennifer ..................................................... (‘08S, ‘10S*, ‘11S*) ............................................................................................ (‘10TF, ‘11TF) Markham, Kimberly ............................................ (‘08S, ‘09S, ‘10S*) .......................................................... (‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^, ‘10TF) Martin, Arielle ................................................................... (‘08S, ‘09S) ................................................................................... (‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^) Mortenson, Kristin ......................................................... (‘08S, ‘10S*) ........................................................................................................ (‘10TF) Rosenbrook, Christi ............................................ (‘08S, ‘09S, ‘10S*) .......................................................... (‘08ITF, ‘08OTF, ‘08/‘09^, ‘10TF) Schuch, Michelle ........................................ (‘08S, ‘09S, ‘10S*, ‘11S) ............................................................. (‘08ITF, ‘08/‘09^, ‘10TF, ‘11TF) Schurr, Laci ................................................................................... (‘08S) ........................................................................................ (‘08ITF, ‘08OTF) Shearer, Lora ............................................................ (‘08S, ‘10S, ‘12S) .......................................................................... (‘08/‘09^, ‘10TF, ‘12TF) Sudbeck, Kira .............................................................................. (‘08S) Wollman, Heather ............................................... (‘08S, ‘09S, ‘11S*) ...................................................................................... (‘08/‘09^, ‘11TF) 2008 Fall Burke, Danielle .................................... (‘08F, ‘09S, ‘09F, ‘10S, ‘11S) ................................................ (‘08/‘09^, ‘09XC, ‘10TF, ‘11TF, ‘11XC) Niewohner, Becca ...................................................................... (‘08F) Stordahl, Hannah ....................................................................... (‘08F) Wyffels, Brooke .................................................................. (‘08F, ‘11F) 2009 Spring Becker, Jessica ................................................................... (‘09S, ‘10S) ........................................................................................................ (‘10TF) Kopfmann, Molly .... (‘09S, ‘09F*, ‘10S*, ‘10F*, ‘11S, ‘11F, ‘12S*) ......................................... (‘09XC, ‘10TF, ‘10XC, ‘11TF, ‘11XC, ‘12TF) Kopfmann, Tamiko .................................................................... (‘09S) Lawton, Keely .............................................................................. (‘09S) McCann, Danielle ... (‘09S, ‘09F*, ‘10S*, ‘10F*, ‘11S*, ‘11F*, ‘12S*) ...................................... (‘09XC, ‘10TF, ‘10XC, ‘11TF, ‘11XC, ‘12TF) 2009 Fall Bauer, Laura ... (‘09F*, ‘10S*, ‘10F*, ‘11S*, ‘11F*, ‘12S*, ‘12F*, ‘13S*) ......................................... (‘10XC, ‘11TF, ‘11XC, ‘12TF, ‘12XC, ‘13TF) Creager, Krista ... (‘09F, ‘10S*, ‘10F*, ‘11S, ‘11F, ‘12S*, ‘12F*, ‘13S*) .............................................. (‘10XC, ‘11TF, ‘11XC, ‘12TF, ‘12XC, ‘13TF) Derby, Jessica .................................................... (‘09F*, ‘10F*, ‘12F*) .......................................................................................... (‘10XC, ‘13XC) McCann, Ann ..................................................... (‘09F*, ‘10F*, ‘11S*) ........................................................................................... (‘10XC, ‘11TF) Oakland, Josie ............... (‘09F*, ‘10F*, ‘11S*, ‘11F*, ‘12S*, ‘13S*) ...................................................... (‘10XC, ‘11TF, ‘11XC, ‘12TF, ‘13TF) Potts, Tera .. (‘09F*, ‘10S*, ‘10F*, ‘11S*, ‘11F*, ‘12S*, ‘12F*, ‘13S*) ......................................................... (‘10XC, ‘11TF, ‘11XC, ‘12TF, ‘13TF) Wolles, Laura ............................................ (‘09F, ‘10S*, ‘11F*, ‘12F*) .......................................................................................... (‘11XC, ‘12XC) 2010 Spring Bren, Megan .................................................. (‘10S, ‘11S, ‘12S, ‘13S) ................................................................................ (‘11TF, ‘12TF, ‘13TF) Fischer, Rebecca ....................... (‘10S*, ‘11S*, ‘12S*, ‘13S*, ‘14S*) .................................................................... (‘11TF, ‘12TF, ‘13TF, ‘14TF)
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Gagliano, Anna ........................................................................... (‘10S) Garner, Brooke ...................................................... (‘10S, ‘12S, ‘13S*) ................................................................................ (‘11TF, ‘12TF, ‘13TF) Ramey, Brandi ............................................................................. (‘10S) Thielen, Lindsey ....................................................................... (‘10S*) Wehde, Barb .................................................................... (‘10S, ‘10F*) .............................................................................. (‘09XC, ‘10TF, ‘10XC) 2010 Fall Anderson, Alison ......................................................... (‘10F*, ‘11S*) ........................................................................................... (‘10XC, ‘11TF) Boote, Katie ............................. (‘10F, ‘11S*, ‘11F, ‘12S, ‘12F, ‘13S*) .................................................................. (‘11XC, ‘12TF, ‘12XC, ‘13TF) Hargens, Erin ................................. (‘10F*, ‘11S*, ‘12S, ‘13S, ‘14S*) .......................................... (‘11TF, ‘11XC, ‘12TF, ‘12XC, ‘13TF, ‘14TF) Hofer, Mariah ................................................................... (‘10F*, ‘11S) 2011 Spring Assmus, Shelby ......................................... (‘11S, ‘12S, ‘13S*, ‘14S*) ................................................................................ (‘12TF, ‘13TF, ‘14TF) Hagberg, Rachel ......................................................................... (‘11S) ............................................................................................ (‘11TF, ‘12TF) Krogstad, Lisa ...................................................... (‘11S, ‘12S*, ‘13S*) ............................................................................................ (‘12TF, ‘13TF) Meyer, Erica ........................... (‘11S, ‘11F, ‘12S*, ‘13S*, ‘13F*, ‘14S) ...................................................... (‘11XC, ‘12TF, ‘13TF, ‘13XC, ‘14TF) Odegaard, Ashley .................................... (‘11S, ‘12S*, ‘13S, ‘15S*) .......................................................................... (‘12TF, ‘13TF, ‘14/‘15^) Olson, Amber ................................................................ (‘11S*, ‘12S*) ........................................................................................................ (‘12TF) Olson, Kali .............................................. (‘11S*, ‘12S*, ‘13S*, ‘14S*) ............................................................................................ (‘13TF, ‘14TF) Wagner, Ashley ....................................... (‘11S, ‘12S*, ‘13S*, ‘14S*) ................................................................................ (‘12TF, ‘13TF, ‘14TF) Wirth, Mary ............................................ (‘11S*, ‘12S*, ‘14S*, ‘15S*) .......................................................................... (‘12TF, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^) 2011 Fall Bolon, Leah ............................................................... (‘11F, ‘12S, ‘13S) ........................................................................................... (‘12XC, ‘13TF) Neubert, Courtney .. (‘11F*,‘12S*,‘12F*,‘13S*,‘13F*,‘14S*,‘14F*,‘15S*) ................................................. (‘12XC, ‘13TF, ‘13XC, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^) Peterson, Brooke .. (‘11F*, ‘12S*, ‘12F*, ‘13S*, ‘13F*, ‘14S*, ‘14F, ‘15S*) ................................................. (‘12XC, ‘13TF, ‘13XC, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^) Sedlmajer, Bobbie ............................................. (‘11F*, ‘12S, ‘12F*) .............................................................................. (‘11XC, ‘12TF, ‘12XC) 2012 Spring Freidel, Katy ................................................................................. (‘12S) Lambert, Meghan ........................................................ (‘12S*, ‘13S*) ........................................................................................................ (‘13TF) Leiferman, Amy .......................... (‘12S*, ‘13S, ‘14S*, ‘15S*, ‘16S*) .............................................................. (‘13TF, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^, ‘16TF) McDonald, Jessica ................................. (‘12S*, ‘13S, ‘14S*, ‘15S*) .......................................................................... (‘13TF, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^) McLaury, Bobbie ..... (‘12F*, ‘12S, ‘13S, ‘13F, ‘14S*, ‘14F*, ‘15S*) ................................................ (‘12XC, ‘13TF, ‘13XC, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^) Neugebauer, Taylor ................................................................... (‘12S)
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Women’s Academic Awards Stephens, Jenna ................................. (‘12S, ‘13S, ‘14S, ‘15S, ‘16S) .............................................................. (‘13TF, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^, ‘16TF) Suhr, Alex ......................................................... (‘12S, ‘14S, ‘14F, ‘15S) .................................................................................................. (‘14/‘15^) Sumption, Trisha .............................................................. (‘12S, ‘14S) Viland, Megan ........................................... (‘12S, ‘13S, ‘14S*, ‘15S*) .............................................................. (‘12TF, ‘13TF, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^) 2012 Fall Anderson, Kirsten ..... (‘12F, ‘13S*, ‘13F, ‘14S, ‘14F*, ‘15S*, ‘15F, ‘16S*) ................................................ (‘13XC, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^, ‘15XC, ‘16TF) Anderson, Samantha ................................... (‘12F, ‘13S, ‘15S, ‘15F) Bowers, Cheyanne ...................... (‘12F, ‘13S*, ‘13F*, ‘14S*, ‘15S*) ......................................................................... (‘13XC, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^) Eibs, Jessica .................................................................................. (‘12F) Grossenburg, Jenna . (‘12F*,‘13S*,‘13F*,‘14S*,‘14F*,‘15S*,‘16S*,‘16F) ................................................. (‘13XC, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^, ‘16TF, ‘16XC) Lawton, Laura .................................... (‘12F, ‘13F*, ‘14S, ‘14F, ‘15S) ......................................................................... (‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^, ‘15XC) Weeder, Andrea ........................................................................ (‘12F*) Wynia, Rochelle .................................... (‘12F*, ‘13S*, ‘13F*, ‘14S*) ........................................................................................... (‘13XC, ‘14TF) 2013 Spring Carlson, Tia ................................................................................. (‘13S*) Foltz, Lori .................................................... (‘13S, ‘14S, ‘15S*, ‘16S*) .......................................................................... (‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^, ‘16TF) Januschka, Kae ................................................................. (‘13S, ‘14S) ............................................................................................ (‘13TF, ‘14TF) Konkol, Karley ........ (‘13S*, ‘13F, ‘14S, ‘14F*, ‘15S*, ‘15F*, ‘16S*) ................................................ (‘13XC, ‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^, ‘15XC, ‘16TF) 2013 Fall Schlaikjer, Brittney .................................................................... (‘13F) Shady, Marisa ............. (‘13F, ‘14S, ‘14F, ‘15S*, ‘15F*, ‘16S*, ‘17S) ............................................................. (‘14/‘15^, ‘15XC, ‘16TF, ‘17TF) Strait, Lindsey ................................................... (‘13F*, ‘14S*, ‘15S*) .................................................................................................. (‘14/‘15^) West, Megan ....................................................................... (‘13F, ‘16S) 2014 Spring Amdahl, Logan ............................................................... (‘14S, ‘15S*) .................................................................................................. (‘14/‘15^) Carper, Carly .................................................. (‘14S, ‘15S, ‘16S, ‘17S) .......................................................................... (‘14/‘15^, ‘16TF, ‘17TF) Ellinger, Erin ................................................................... (‘14S*, ‘16S*) .......................................................................... (‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^, ‘16TF) Hagedorn, Marissia ................................... (‘14S, ‘15S, ‘16S*, ‘17S) .............................................................. (‘14TF, ‘14/‘15^, ‘16TF, ‘17TF) Hubbard, Elizabeth ................................................................. (‘14S*) Johnson, McKenzie ......................................................... (‘14S, ‘16S) Klein, Evelyn ................................ (‘14S*, ‘14F*, ‘15S*, ‘16S*, ‘17S) .......................................................................... (‘14/‘15^, ‘16TF, ‘17TF) Mack, Monique ....................................................... (‘14S, ‘16S, ‘17S) Molitor, Elizabeth ............................................... (‘14S*, ‘15S*, ‘17S) ...................................................................................... (‘14/‘15^, ‘17TF) Ordal, Chrsitie ......................................................................................... ........................................................................................................ (‘13TF) Paulzine, Amy ............................................................................. (‘14S) Schreurs, Cailyn ................................................................ (‘14S, ‘16S) ........................................................................................................ (‘16TF) Trapp, Courtney ..................................................... (‘14S, ‘16S, ‘17S) ...................................................................................... (‘14/‘15^, ‘16TF) Tucker, Nina ................................................................................. (‘14S) Zanini, Silvia ............................................ (‘14S*, ‘15S*, ‘16S*, ‘17S) .......................................................................... (‘14/‘15^, ‘16TF, ‘17TF)
2014 Fall Dykstra, Renae ............................... (‘14F*, ‘15S*, ‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) ............................................................................... (‘16TF, ‘16XC, ‘17TF) Gramer, Sandra ............................................ (‘14F, ‘15S, ‘16S*, ‘17S) ............................................................................................ (‘16TF, ‘17TF) Mechels, Halie .................... (‘14F*, ‘15S*, ‘15F*, ‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) .................................................................. (‘15XC, ‘16TF, ‘16XC, ‘17TF) Schell, MacKenzie ........................... (‘14F, ‘15S*, ‘15F*, ‘16S, ‘17S) ............................................................................... (‘15XC, ‘16TF, ‘17TF) 2015 Spring Lane, Vanessa ........................................................ (‘15S, ‘16S*, ‘17S) ............................................................................................ (‘16TF, ‘17TF) Larson, Whitlee ........................................................................... (‘15S) McDonald, Kala .......................................................................... (‘15S) ...................................................................................... (‘14/‘15^, ‘16TF) Patterson, Jacleen ............................................... (‘15S*, ‘16S, ‘17S) ...................................................................................... (‘14/‘15^, ‘16TF) Schneider, Kamelia ................................................................... (‘15S) Thurow, Kelly ......................................................... (‘15S, ‘16S*, ‘17S) ...................................................................................... (‘14/‘15^, ‘16TF) Vollmer, Kasie ...................................................... (‘15S*, ‘16S*, ‘17S) ...................................................................................... (‘14/‘15^, ‘16TF) 2015 Fall Donnay, Emily ................................................ (‘15F, ‘16S, ‘16F, ‘17S) Eickhoff, Rachel ..................................................... (‘15F, ‘16S*, ‘17S) ........................................................................................................ (‘17TF) King, Rachel ................................................ (‘15F*, ‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) ........................................................................................... (‘16XC, ‘17TF) Propst, Rachel ............................................ (‘15F*, ‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) ........................................................................................... (‘16XC, ‘17TF) Steele, Krista ............................................................. (‘15F, ‘16S, ‘17S) ........................................................................................................ (‘17TF) 2016 Spring Astleford, Rachel ............................................................ (‘16S*, ‘17S) Berzonsky, Emily ................................................... (‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) ........................................................................................... (‘16XC, ‘17TF) Black, Jazzelena .......................................................................... (‘16S) Dolezal, Savannah ........................................................... (‘16S, ‘17S) ........................................................................................................ (‘17TF) Herrick, Courtney ...................................................................... (‘16S) ........................................................................................................ (‘16TF) Johnson, Emma ........................................................................ (‘16S*) ........................................................................................................ (‘17TF) Kopfmann, Shyanne ............................................ (‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S) ........................................................................................... (‘16XC, ‘17TF) Peterson, Sally .......................................................................... (‘16S*) Sudbeck, Abby ........................................................................... (‘16S) Weisbeck, Lexi ................................................................ (‘16S*, ‘17S) ........................................................................................................ (‘17TF) 2016 Fall Dykstra, Kendra ................................................................. (‘16F, ‘17S) Fasen, Anna ........................................................................ (‘16F, ‘17S) Nelson, Emma .................................................................... (‘16F, ‘17S) Schweiss, Jamie ................................................................. (‘16F, ‘17S) 2017 Spring Auen, Alisha ................................................................................. (‘17S) Bohan, Sara .................................................................................. (‘17S) Carlson, Delaney ........................................................................ (‘17S) Covey, Oksana ............................................................................ (‘17S) Cowling, Bailey ........................................................................... (‘17S) Lindley, Ricki ................................................................................ (‘17S) Mottinger, Haley ........................................................................ (‘17S) O’Connor, Jaymie ....................................................................... (‘17S)
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Petersen, Macy ........................................................................... (‘17S) Pistulka, Kristin ........................................................................... (‘17S) Plank, Kathryn ............................................................................ (‘17S) TerWee, Micayla ......................................................................... (‘17S) Thill, Jenny ................................................................................... (‘17S) VandBrake, Peyton .................................................................... (‘17S) ........................................................................................................ (‘17TF) USTFCCA Academic Awards Requirements: Cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period. Institutions utilizing a different GPA scale must convert the GPA to a 4.0 scale using the standard conversion method [GPA/Scale x 4.0]. For the cross country season: Must be All-American finisher or top 15 finisher (or top 10%) at an NCAA Division I Cross Country Regional meet. Completed a minimum of one (1) semester or one (1) quarter at the nominating institution. Written nomination of the student-athlete’s coach. For the indoor season: Must have finished the season ranked in the top 96 in any championship individual event, or in the top 48 in any championship relay event, for the most recent indoor season, certifiable by their place on the NCAA Division I descending order lists on TFRRS for Indoor Track and Field. For the outdoor season: Must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (the Preliminary Championship Competition and/or the Final Championship Competition) or for the multi-events, must have finished the outdoor season ranked in the top 48 in the East or top 48 in the West, certifiable by their place on the NCAA Division I descending order lists on TFRRS for Outdoor Track and Field. USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic Teams 1995-96 Cross Country Individual Honorees ................... Benson, Emily ............................................................................................ Puffer, Missy 1997-98 Outdoor Track & Field Individual Honorees ......... Main, Stacy .................................................................................... Overman, Nancy ............................................................................................... Peters, Lisa ................................................................................ Vander Wal, Londa 1998 -99 Cross Country ....................................................................... 3.39 GPA Individual Honnorees ....................................... DeSmet, Shawna .............................................................................................. Smith, Jody 2001-02 Outdoor Track & Field ........................................................ 3.27 GPA Individual Honnorees ............................................. Hagena, Holly ........................................................................................ Johnson, Janel USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Teams 2005-06 Track & Field ................................................................................... N/A 2006-07 Track & Field ....................................................................... 3.189 GPA Individual Honnorees ...................................... Mansheim, Becka ................................................................................... Schuch, Michelle
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2007-08 Cross Country ....................................................................... 3.72 GPA Track & Field ....................................................................... 3.378 GPA Individual Honnorees .............................................. Ackman, Sara 2008-09 Cross Country ....................................................................... 3.68 GPA Track & Field ....................................................................... 3.411 GPA Individual Honnorees .............................................. Ackman, Sara ................................................................................... Schuch, Michelle 2009-10 Cross Country .................................................................... 3.615 GPA Track & Field ....................................................................... 3.389 GPA Individual Honnorees .............................................. Ackman, Sara ............................................................................................ Davis, Nicole ................................................................................... Schuch, Michelle 2010-11 Cross Country ....................................................................... 3.56 GPA Track & Field ....................................................................... 3.442 GPA Individual Honnorees ............................................ Mack, Jennifer ................................................................................................ Olson, Kali .............................................................................................. Wirth, Mary 2011-12 Track & Field ....................................................................... 3.444 GPA Individual Honnorees ............................................... Shearer, Lora .............................................................................................. Wirth, Mary 2012-13 Cross Country .................................................................... 3.556 GPA Track & Field .......................................................................... 3.31 GPA Individual Honnorees ............................................ Garner, Brooke ................................................................................................ Olson, Kali ................................................................................................. Potts, Tera 2013-14 Cross Country ....................................................................... 3.27 GPA Track & Field .......................................................................... 3.34 GPA Individual Honorees ............................................. Assmus, Shelby ................................................................................................ Olson, Kali .............................................................................................. Wirth, Mary 2014-15 Cross Country ....................................................................... 3.63 GPA Track & Field .......................................................................... 3.34 GPA Individual Honorees ............................................. Leiferman, Amy .............................................................................................. Wirth, Mary 2015-16 Cross Country .................................................................... 3.439 GPA Track & Field .......................................................................... 3.37 GPA Individual Honorees .................................................... King, Rachel ........................................................................................ Mechels, Halie 2016-17 Cross Country ....................................................................... 3.69 GPA Track & Field .......................................................................... 3.48 GPA Individual Honorees ............................................... Covey, Oksana ............................................................................................. King, Rachel .......................................................................................... Lane, Vanessa .......................................................................................... Vollmer, Kasie ............................................................................................ Zanini, Silvia
COSIDA Academic All-America To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. Nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s games at the position listed on the nomination form (where applicable). Athletes who have not participated in at least 50 percent of their team’s contests are not eligible. No student-athlete is eligible until he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. COSIDA Academic All-Americans 1983 Bocklund, Lori ...................................... (1st Team - At-Large (XC)) Sargent, Cindy ..................................... (3rd Team - At-Large (TF)) 1990 Young, Christy .................................... (2nd Team - At-Large (TF)) 1999 Vander Wal, Londe ............................. (3rd Team - At-Large (TF)) 2001 Kindschi, Jessica ................................ (2nd Team - At-Large (TF)) 2006 Evans, Kelly ......................................... (2nd Team - At-Large (TF)) Mansheim, Becka ............................................ (2nd Team - TF/XC) 2007 Mansheim, Becka .............................................. (1st Team - TF/XC) 2010 Frohling, Amanda ............................................ (2nd Team - TF/XC) 2014 Olson, Kali .......................................................... (2nd Team - TF/XC)
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Hall Of Fame COUGHLIN, Charles (Track & Field)
Graduated: 1909, Inducted: 1967
The first inductee to the South Dakota State University Hall of Fame was a 1909 electrical engineering graduate, Charles Coughlin. He starred in football, basketball, track and baseball between 1905 and 1909. Coughlin was honored as an SDSU distinguished alumnus in 1961 and presented an honorary doctor of engineering degree in 1954. Coughlin gave the Coughlin Campanile to SDSU in 1929 and it has become one of the university’s most recognized symbols. Coughlin also helped make possible the building of Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, home of Jackrabbit football. Following his graduation in 1909, Coughlin worked for the telephone company and power plant in Brookings. In 1910, he switched to the Briggs and Stratton Company of Milwaukee before going to Purdue University where he taught mechanical engineering. He was general manager of the Ladish Drop Forge Company in Cudahy, Wis. He returned to Briggs and Stratton Company in 1922, moving through the ranks to become president of the company.
during the 1930s, were honored in 1972. Dick Emmerich lettered three years in track and two each in football and basketball at SDSU. He received his degree at SDSU in 1936 and was commissioned into the U.S. Army. Following a stint on the ROTC staff at SDSU, he served in Belgium during World War II, then served in the Korean Conflict before being assigned to the Pentagon staff in 1951. Jim Emmerich gained his greatest fame as track and cross country coach at SDSU from 1946 to 1960. During those 15 years, Emmerich entered competitors in 13 North Central Conference meets, winning 10 while finishing second the other three years. The 1953 team won the NAIA national championship in track. Then his 1959 cross country team won the NCAA College Division II title.
ABBOTT, Cleve
He also received recognition for his work with the U.S. Olympic teams. He was one of eight trainers to travel with the team to Melbourne, Australia, for the 1956 games, and he was head trainer for the U.S. Pan-America team in Chicago in 1959, then was head trainer for the Summer Olympics in Japan in 1964 and for the U.S. hockey team. He was co-captain of the SDSU football team which won the NCC title in 1939. He was an all-conference and all-America selection in football and also lettered in track and field. Jim Emmerich died in 1993 at the age of 81.
Graduated: 1916, Inducted: 1968
PLIHAL, Joe
(Track & Field)
The second inductee to the Hall of Fame was a 1916 graduate who starred in track, football, baseball and basketball. Cleve Abbott, who graduated from Watertown High School, won 14 varsity letters at South Dakota State. After graduation from South Dakota State, Abbott became one of the most respected coaches and athletic directors in the South. Hired by Booker T. Washington as an agricultural chemist and coach at Tuskegee Institute, he later became director of the Department of Physical Education and Athletics at Tuskegee. Abbott’s college grid teams won numerous championships and his women’s track teams consistently won national AAU titles from 1937 through 1950. Athletes from his women’s teams represented the United States in the London and Helsinki Olympics and the Pan-American games in Buenos Aires and Mexico City. Abbott died in 1955.
ENGLEMAN, Weert (Track & Field)
Graduated: 1930, Inducted: 1970
One of the all-time great athletes in not only SDSU but NCC history, Weert Englemann was a star performer in track, who also performed well in football and basketball. As a sophomore, he scored 19 points in the NCC track meet as he won the discus and low hurdles, placed second in the broad jump and high hurdles, finished third in the javelin and fourth in the shot put. As a junior, he entered six events at the NCC meet and won all of them: high hurdles, low hurdles, discus, shot put, high jump and broad jump. As a senior, he repeated that feat, winning the same six events. Perhaps Englemann’s most notable honors came at the Drake Relays where he won the hop-skip-and-jump as a junior, then won the discus title as a senior. A native of Miller, Englemann graduated from SDSU with a degree in engineering in 1930 and went on to play four seasons for the Green Bay Packers.
EMMERICH, Dick & EMMERICH, Jim
(Cross Country | Track & Field)
Graduated: 1936 | 1940, Inducted: 1972
Rollins “Dick” and Jim Emmerich, brothers from New Ulm, Minn., who distinguished themselves in athletics at SDSU
(Track & Field)
Graduated: 1934, Inducted: 1976
Joe Plihal helped the Jackrabbits to a league track title in 1932, and he won the 220-yard low hurdles and the 440yard dash in 1933. He was also on the winning mile relay team in 1932 and ‘33. After earning his degree in electrical engineering, he began a career in the Army which was preceded by a short stint in professional football. After 30 years in the military, which included duty in World War II and a stint with the NATO command, he retired with the rank of colonel and taught electronics at USD-Springfield until his retirement in 1976.
KELLEY, Frank Graduated: 1927, Inducted: 1976
Kelley earned eight letters as a Jackrabbit in football, basketball and track. In track, he broke two world records in 1925, running the 45-yard low hurdles in 5.8 seconds and the 50-yard high hurdles in 6.2 seconds. He won the NCC 120-yard high hurdles in 1926 and ‘27, and the 220-yard low hurdles in 1925 and ‘27. Following graduation, Kelley joined the world champion New York Giants and played 17-straight games before retiring.
RETZLAFF, Pete (Track & Field)
Palmer “Pete” Retzlaff became the 13th member of the Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame on Hobo Day, October 22, 1977. Retzlaff performed on the SDSU football and track teams for two years, setting 16 SDSU records during the 1951-52 and 1952-53 seasons. He was on the All-North Central Conference football team both seasons, setting SDSU single-season rushing record in 1951 with 1,016
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From there, it was a great success story. “Pistol Pete” or “The Baron” went on to set Eagle receiving records for most passes caught in a season, 66; most passes caught in a career, 452; and most yards receiving in a career, 7,412. He played for the Eagles for 11 seasons and when he retired, his jersey number 44 was also retired. After his retirement as a player, he was hired as vice president and general manager of the Eagles. Retzlaff, whose hometown was Ellendale, N.D., enrolled at South Dakota State College in 1950. During his college career, he was not only an outstanding athlete but was active in many clubs and organizations as well. He was named in “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities”, was a member of Blue Key (senior men’s honorary society) and was vice president of his senior class. The 6-2, 210 pound Retzlaff excelled as a fullback for the Jackrabbits. Ironically, for a guy who did almost everything on the football field at SDSU rushing, scoring, total offense, punting, kickoff returns, punt returns he never caught a pass in his Jackrabbit career. And it was his receiving ability which earned him appearances in five Pro Bowl games. But as good as he was on the football field at State, his accomplishments in track were even more impressive. He was NAIA national champion in both the shot put and discus twice, setting national marks at 50 feet, 8 inches in the shot and 164 feet, 11 inches in the discus in 1953. At the 1953 North Central Conference Championships, Retzlaff scored 34 points, including first in the shot put (50-0), in the discus (162-6 1/2), in the high jump (6-1), and fourth in the javelin.
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Frank Kelley was described as a “veritable lightning bolt” by an opposing sports writer. He was the spark plug who ignited the 1926 Jackrabbits to an unbeaten gridiron season. He was the team’s leading scorer and rusher, and gained nationwide fame for his drop kicks. In games against St. Louis University and Hawaii, his kicks accounted for the winning points. He also presented a threat in passing, and during the 1926 season, he either ran, passed or kicked for all of SDSU’s points in NCC play all from his halfback spot. He was all-conference in 1924 and 1926.
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Following his graduation from SDSU in 1953, Retzlaff had a tryout with the Detroit Lions as a 22nd-round draft pick. But he returned to SDSU to work on the athletic staff before entering the military March 24, 1954. Following his release from the service in 1956, Retzlaff was rehired at SDSU, but that fall returned to Detroit and his contract was sold to the Philadelphia Eagles.
SORBEL, Rube
(Track & Field)
Graduated: 1953, Inducted: 1977
yards. And he set school, NCC and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) records in both the shot put and discus, leading SDSU to a national team title in track in 1953.
Graduated: 1929, Inducted: 1981
Rube Sorbel, one of the early stars of track and cross country at South Dakota State, was inducted as the 17th member of the Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame October 3, 1981. Sorbel lettered four times in track and twice in basketball, and was a two-time individual champion at the North Central Conference cross country meet. Sorbel was also North Central Conference champion in the mile and half-mile in 1926, and repeated those same two titles in 1927.
KELLAR, Eldon (Track & Field)
Graduated: 1950, Inducted: 1984
De Smet native Eldon Kellar, a 1950 graduate of South Dakota State University became the 20th member of the Jackrabbit Hall of Fame in 1984. Kellar, a teacher and coach at Hillsboro, Ore., graduated from De Smet High School in 1944. During his career, the Bulldog six-man football team was undefeated and, in 1943, he played on the De Smet team which went to the state basketball tournament. He was also state champion in the 880 in 1943 before winning the state title in the 440 in 1944, when he was runner-up in the 880. After leaving high school, Kellar spent two years in the Navy and ran track for the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in the spring of 1945. He enrolled at SDSU in 1946, and lettered four years each in football and track. Kellar won
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three-straight North Central Conference championships in the 440 and ran on an unbeaten mile relay team in 1948. He was a two-time winner of the Most Valuable Trackman award at State. After earning his bachelor’s degree at SDSU, Kellar added a master’s degree from the University of Iowa, then became head football and track coach at Madison. In 1953, he became head basketball coach and athletic director at Madison, and in 1954, coached the Bulldogs to the state basketball tournament. Following that season, he moved to Rainier, Ore., where Kellar started as head basketball and track coach, plus assistant football coach. Two years later, he became athletic director and head football coach. Rainier finished third in the 1958 state track meet and second in 1959. After five years at Rainier, Kellar moved to Hillsboro, Ore. In 21 years at Hillsboro High School, Kellar’s track teams won 13 conference titles, 11 district championships and finished third-or-better in the state meet five times. The school once won 51 straight dual meets, lost one, then won 50 more in a row. Kellar then moved to Glencoe High School in Hillsboro in 1980, as head track and cross country coach. His teams there were among the best in the state. Kellar won numerous coaching awards, including Oregon Coach of the Year in cross country in 1978. That same year, he was elected District Cross Country Coach of the Year by the National High School Coaches Association. During the summer of 1984, he coached an all-state track team which toured Hong Kong and Canton, China.
WILLIAMSON, Warren (Track & Field)
Graduated: 1951, Inducted: 1987
Warren Williamson, the first player in South Dakota State University football history to rush for 1,000-or-more yards in a single season, became the 23rd member of the Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame in 1987. Williamson, a Hurley native, served in the United States Army during the closing year of World War II, then enrolled at Kansas State. He transferred to SDSU, where he lettered three times in both football and track. He gained 1,014 yards and was named Most Valuable Player on the unbeaten (9-0-1) SDSU team of 1950. He also set a North Central Conference single-season scoring record (72 points), which stood until 1972. Williamson’s record-setting season included 172 yards on 22 carries with two touchdowns against Augustana, and 164 yards on 20 carries with two touchdowns against Morningside. In the 1950 Hobo Day game, State was tied 21-21 by the University of North Dakota. The Jacks were down 21-7 after three quarters, with Williamson scoring State’s TD in the first quarter. In the fourth quarter, he caught a pass from another Hall of Famer, Herb Bartling, making it 21-14 with 11 minutes left. Then, after UND fumbled, Williamson scored on a six-yard run. UND blocked the first extra point attempt, but was called for being offsides. Then SDSU made the second attempt to tie the game. Williamson scored all three touchdowns and finished the day with 123 yards rushing on 17 carries. He finished the season averaging 7.4 yards per carry. In addition, he was 7-for-14 passing, for 89 yards and three touchdowns; caught three passes for 34 yards and two touchdowns, returned two punts for 13 yards, returned four kickoffs for 70 yards, intercepted one pass with a 23yard return, and punted twice for a 35.5-yard average. After receiving his bachelor’s degree at SDSU in 1951, Williamson added a master’s degree at State in 1954, then earned a director’s degree in recreation from the University of Indiana in 1969. Williamson taught and coached at Clear Lake High School (1951-54) and at Winner High School (1954-56) before joining the SDSU staff as an assistant football coach, head wrestling coach and coordinator of intramurals on June 1, 1956. Williamson was granted full professor status in 1973 and
he also coached the Jackrabbit wrestling team for 16 seasons and led SDSU to national prominence in the sport, finishing in the top 10 of the NCAA College Division eight times. He developed 24 All-Americans at SDSU, including two national champions. His teams had a 134-74-9 record in dual competition including a 35-35-2 mark against University Division (now Division I) teams. In North Central Conference competition, Williamson’s teams won four titles, finished second four other times, and finished lower than third only once. As coordinator of intramural and recreational sports at State, Williamson saw the program grow from six to 35 structured activities. In addition, he assisted in the establishment of the club sports program, which grew to field teams in 11 different activities; and helped develop the Century Fitness Club. Williamson’s leadership was also responsible for the popular free play and open recreation programs at SDSU. Williamson retired from the faculty at SDSU in June of 1987, after serving 31 years. He had been coordinator of intramural and recreational sports since joining the SDSU staff in 1956. Since 1980, he had also been assistant to the director of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Williamson also received the F.O. Butler Faculty Award for Service to Students.
BENTLEY, Garry
(Cross Country | Track & Field) Graduated: 1975, Inducted: 1998
When South Dakota State decided to honor its national champions in the fall of 1998, it simplified the selection of the Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame inductee. Simply, when you talk about national champions at SDSU, Garry Bentley’s name goes to the top of the list. He won five individual titles in cross country and track during his career from 1972-75 and also ran on a national championship cross country team. With those credentials, the native of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and current resident of Bangkok, Thailand, was inducted into the Hall of Fame Sept. 12, 1998. Bentley’s emergence as a distance runner came despite the fact that he never ran in high school, preferring field hockey and table tennis. And it continued after he left SDSU when he represented Australia in international competition in 1977 and 1981. He won the 1981 Australian National Marathon, then retired from all competitive athletics a year later to concentrate on professional opportunities a career which has seen him as a research and development chemist for H.J. Heinz Company in Melbourne; a factory microbiologist/production supervisor for Mayfair Ham and Bacon Company in Bendigo, Victoria; quality assurance manager for Cadbury Confectionery Company in Tasmania; and general manager of the Cadbury Confectionery Company in Jakarta, Indonesia. From 1994-96, he was owner/ manager of a clothing manufacturing company in Hobart, but he moved to Thailand in 1996. Bentley, who graduated from SDSU in 1975 with a degree in human nutrition/food technology, is currently factory manager of the Thai Dairy Industry Company Ltd. in Bangkok, where he lives with his wife, Janice, and two teenage sons. At SDSU, his list of accomplishments was lengthy, including lettering four years in both cross country and track. His list of 15 North Central Conference individual titles included three-straight NCC cross country championships (1972-73-74) . He won NCAA titles in cross country in 1973 and 1974, setting course records both times. He won the NCAA College Division title in the 1500 in 1972, captured the national title in the 3-mile in 1973, then repeated in that event in 1974. He competed in the NCAA University Division (now Division I) cross country meet three times, placing eighth in 1973. He competed in the 3-mile run at the 1974 Division I outdoor track meet, finishing sixth. His name was all over the SDSU record book, showing up in
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eight places indoors and nine spots outdoors. Some of those are still records, retired when track went to metric measurements. In 1975, Bentley won the 6-mile run at Drake, running 27:31.0 in a field which included most of the top American runners at the time Gary Bjorklund, Frank Shorter, Glenn Herald, along with some international stars like Neil Cusack of Ireland and Tony Stannings of Great Britain. In that race, Bentley broke his own SDSU and South Dakota collegiate mark of 29:09.4. His bests also included a 4:03.1 mile and 13:24.4 3-mile time.
FRANK, Larry (Track & Field)
Graduated: 1972, Inducted: 2001
The 41st inductee into the South Dakota State University Athletic Hall of Fame was, in a sense, a specialist. Larry Frank, who competed on the Jackrabbit track team from 1969-72, won seven North Central Conference championships in one event, the pole vault. He also was a national champion in the event, winning the outdoor title in 1970. But Frank could do other things. For one, he was ahead of his time. The decathlon was just starting to gain popularity but was not a North Central Conference event. Still, he left SDSU with a school record 6,871 points set at the 1972 Drake Relays. In addition to the pole vault, Frank’s other bests included: 10.0 seconds in the 100-yard dash, 6-4 in the high jump, 23-feet in the long jump, 45-10 in the triple jump, 14.8 seconds in the high hurdles, 51.0 seconds in the 440 (50.4 in the 400 meters) and 2:06 in the 880. For another, he ran on school-record teams in the 440- and 480-yard shuttle hurdle relays. The 440 team of Robbin Bong, Larry Frank, Rob Wahlstrom and John Fillaus ran 42.3 seconds at the 1971 Drake Relays. It was in the pole vault where Frank was exceptional. He won the NCC indoor title four times, including a conference record 15-9 in 1970, and claimed the outdoor title three times, including a meet record 16-0 1/2 in 1970. More often than not, his closest competitor his first two seasons was a teammate, Rick Moon, who won the only NCC title Frank missed (outdoors, 1969). While Moon left SDSU holding the Jackrabbit outdoor record at 16-1, set in a dual meet with Mankato in 1970, Frank held the North Central Conference outdoor meet record. He set an NCC indoor record at 15-9 as a sophomore. Frank’s NCC outdoor record lasted until 1982 while his indoor record was broken in 1975. Frank won the NCAA College Division outdoor pole vault title in 1970, clearing 16-feet. He was an all-American in the pole vault outdoors three times (sixth in 1969, first in 1970, 3rd in 1971). “I actually tied for second in 1971, but lost a coin flip and ended up with the third-place medal,” he said. He also won the Canadian Indoor Championship. Without a doubt one of the finest pole vaulters South Dakota has ever produced, Frank graduated from Winner High School and in 1968 competed in the National Junior Olympics in Eugene, Oregon. He finished fourth, becoming the first South Dakotan ever to place in the meet. His high school best was 14-4, a state record at the time, and he was the first South Dakotan to clear 16-feet. In addition to competing for the Jackrabbits under the guidance of coaches Aubrey Dooley and Jay Dirksen, Frank was enrolled in Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at SDSU and, in 1972, was the cadet commander of the wing. After graduating from SDSU in 1972, Frank spent four years in the Air Force stationed in Tacoma, Wash., and Honolulu, Hawaii. While in the military, he also completed a master’s degree in systems technology management from the University of Southern California. He left the Air Force in 1976 and joined Ralston-Purina in St. Louis where he started his career in software development.
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HAGEN, Clyde (Track & Field)
Graduated: 1971, Inducted: 2002
South Dakota State University’s 42nd inductee into the Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame will be a throwback to a different era of intercollegiate sports. Webster native Clyde Hagen was one of the last true threesport stars for the Jackrabbits. Playing before freshmen were eligible for varsity competition, Hagen lettered three times each in football, basketball and track. He earned first-team all-North Central Conference as a tight end in football and as a center in basketball. And he won three NCC titles in the shot put in track. After earning freshman letters in all three sports, Hagen’s varsity career at SDSU began in the fall of 1967 when he became a starter on the Jackrabbit football team. He lettered 1967-68-69, led in the team in pass receptions in 1967 and 1968 and earned all-conference in 1969. His career totals of 69 catches for 698 yards and 4 touchdowns included career highs of 30 catches for 304 yards and 2 TDs in 1968. He also played defensive end. In basketball, he was a member of three-straight NCC championship teams, although he was a reserve as a sophomore and junior. As a senior, he had a football injury carry over into the start of the 1970 basketball season. Once he joined the starting lineup in the fourth game, he had a tremendous season, averaging 14.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game for a team which went 13-1 in the NCC. In the 1970 NCAA regional tournament, he had 31 points and 13 rebounds in the title game against Central Missouri and earned all-tournament honors. Then he went to the Elite Eight and had 27 points and 11 rebounds in a 92-89 loss to Tennessee State. In track, he was NCC indoor shot put champion with a meet record 50-foot, 11 1/4-inch toss in 1968. That spring, he won the NCC outdoor title at 52-1. And in 1969, he pushed the NCC indoor record to 53-2, winning his third title. He set a school record of 53-10 at the Corn Palace Relays in 1968. Hagen earned his bachelor’s degree at SDSU in 1971, and was in residence hall management at SDSU until 1974. After running the Watertown Boys Club from 1974-77, he moved to Sioux Falls. Since 1992, Hagen has been employed by Furniture Outlets, USA. He has held various positions and is currently Operations Officer. The company was founded and is owned by former SDSU student Bill Hinks, Sr., and is a top100 furniture retailer with 16 stores in four states. Hagen and his wife, Tracy, have two daughters, Stacy and Alyssa, one stepson, Heath Gran, and three grandchildren. Tracy attended SDSU and lettered in track for the Jacks.
BOCKLUND, Lori
(Cross Country | Track & Field) Graduated: 1983, Inducted: 2007
Former South Dakota State University distance running standout Lori Bocklund was inducted as the 48th member of the Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame during ceremonies at
the 10th Annual Festival of Champions Nov. 11, 2007. A native of Burnsville, Minn., Bocklund excelled both athletically and academically at South Dakota State while competing at a time when women’s sports transitioned from AIAW to NCAA affiliation. Bocklund was a key member of both the 1980 women’s cross country squad that won the final AIAW national championship and the 1981 team which claimed the inaugural NCAA Division II title with a score of 26 points — a record that stands today. “I view this award as a tribute to women’s sports, SDSU’s cross country program, and the team I had the honor to be a part of from 1979 to 1983,” Bocklund said. “That team was an amazing group of young women — as athletes, students, and friends. We were fortunate that the timing of college for us coincided with the impact of Title IX really starting to be felt. We grew up thinking we could do anything and weren’t constrained by stereotypes of what young women should do, what they should study, or how much they should sweat.” Individually, Bocklund earned all-America honors five times. Four of her all-America honors came in cross country as she recorded an eighth-place finish as a freshman, placed fifth as a sophomore, finished ninth as a junior, and then capped her career with a national runner-up finish during her senior season in 1982. Bocklund also earned all-America honors in the 5,000-meter run at the AIAW Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 1981. She made return trips to the national meet in 1982 and 1983. At the conference level, Bocklund claimed a pair of North Central Conference individual titles. She won the 3,000-meter outdoor title in 1981 and added a 3,000-meter indoor title during the 1983 season. She also recorded a third-place individual finish in cross country as a senior and fourth-place effort as a junior, but never placed behind a runner who was not a teammate at a conference meet her last three years. In the classroom, Bocklund majored in electrical engineering and graduated from SDSU in 1983 with a perfect 4.0 GPA. The school’s first female GTE Academic All-American and the first recipient of the Stan Marshall Award as the NCC’s top female student-athlete during the 1982-83 academic year, Bocklund went on to obtain a master’s degree in electrical engineering from George Washington University in 1986. A recognized industry expert in contact centers, Bocklund has worked in the systems engineering and telecommunications fields, as well as serving as a consultant for the past 24 years. At the time of her induction, Bocklund served as president as Strategic Contact, the independent consulting firm she founded.
(Track & Field)
Graduated: 1982, Inducted: 2009
A standout in women’s track and field, Elaine (Kempf ) Zell was inducted into the Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 17, 2009, as part of a class that raised the number of honorees to 51. Zell competed for the Jackrabbits from 1979-82 and rewrote the SDSU record book in a number of events. Competing in the era in which women’s athletics made the transition from AIAW to NCAA competition, Zell was a versatile performer who won eight individual AIAW state titles, claimed four individual North Central Conference titles and ran on numerous championship relay teams. She won four consecutive AIAW state titles in the high jump, while adding back-to-back winning efforts in both the long jump and 400 meters. The Woonsocket native, was selected as the NCC Outstanding Female Athlete at the 1981 conference outdoor cham-
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Perhaps her best performance came earlier that year at the Dan Lennon Invitational in Vermillion, where she won all five events — three individual and two relays — she entered and set records in all five. Zell would go on to be named South Dakota Female College Athlete of the Year by the South Dakota Sportswriters Association after setting state collegiate records in the 400 meters (56.5 seconds), long jump (18 feet, 5 inches) and high jump (5-6). She also qualified for the AIAW National Track and Field Meet in Indianapolis in the long jump and 400 meters. As a senior, Zell was a captain on Jackrabbit teams which captured NCC team titles both indoors and outdoors, sweeping individual titles in the 400 meters.She wrapped up her collegiate career by earning all-America honors with a fifth-place finish in the high jump at the NCAA Division II National Championships in Sacramento, Calif., clearing 5-7.5. Zell also competed in the 400 meters and 4x400-meter relay, helping SDSU to a third-place finish in the team standings.
SCHOFFMAN (ASP), Kristin (Cross Country | Track & Field) Graduated: 1986, Inducted: 2010
Kristin (Asp) Schoffman helped bring Jackrabbit distance running to prominence in the 1980s, earning the distinction of joining the 55-member Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame in the fall of 2010. Schoffman earned all-America honors a combined 10 times between cross country and track and field, including winning an NCAA Division individual national title in the 3,000-meter run at the 1984 outdoor nationals. A native of Lamberton, Minn., Schoffman also earned all-America honors three times in the 5,000 meters outdoors, placing third in 1982, fourth in 1983 and second in 1984, while adding a fifth-place finish in the 3,000-meter run at the 1985 Divison II Indoor Track and Field Championships. The North Central Conference’s all-time record holder in the indoor 3,000-meter run (9:42.46), Schoffman won seven conference track titles in the distance events, including three times in the 3,000 meters outdoors (1982, 1983, 1984), and was a key member of the Jackrabbits’ NCC indoor track and field championship teams in 1982 and 1983. In cross country, Schoffman became the first female runner to win three consecutive North Central Conference individual titles. Her quest for a fourth-straight title came up just short as she finished second in the 1984 championships in Vermillion. She went on to claim all-America four times in cross country, starting with a third-place individual as a freshman in 1981. Schoffman added a sixth-place finish in 1983, along with eighth-place efforts in 1982 and 1984. As a team, SDSU claimed the NCAA Division II championship in 1981 and finished as runner-up a year later. The Jackrabbits also claimed NCC team titles in 1981, 1982 and 1984
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pionships after tallying a meet-high 28 points. She won the 400 meters and long jump, placed second in the high jump and anchored the winning 4x400-meter relay.
A 1986 graduate of SDSU, Schoffman earned a degree in nutrition and food science.
RIGGS (STAVRUM), Audrey (Cross Country | Track & Field) Graduated: 1985, Inducted: 2011
One in a long list of women’s distance running standouts at South Dakota State University, Audrey (Stavrum) Riggs was inducted into the Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame during on-campus ceremonies in the fall of 2011. Riggs holds the distinction of being the first Jackrabbit female student-athlete to win an individual national title. Part of an outstanding group of distance runners, Riggs claimed the 10,000-meter run at the 1982 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships and went on to earn all-America honors five other times in cross country
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and on the track. A native of Eden Prairie, Minn., Riggs was runner-up in the 1,500 meters at the 1985 Division II Indoor Championships and added a fifth-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the 1983 outdoor nationals. Twice she finished fifth individually at the Division II Cross Country Championships (1981, 1982) and earned her third all-America honor with a 17thplace effort in 1983. Riggs also won three North Central Conference individual titles in the 10K (1982, 1983, 1985) and posted three top-five finishes at NCC cross country championship meets. With Riggs in the lineup, Jackrabbit cross country teams claimed three NCC titles (1981, 1982, 1984), as well as the 1981 NCAA Division II national title. SDSU also swept NCC track titles in 1982, winning both the indoor and outdoor championships. A 1985 graduate of SDSU, Riggs was residing in Portland, Ore., at the time of her induction. She worked 20 years for the State of Oregon Department of Human Services, before moving on to the position of regional director for Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest.
TIEFENTHALER, Jeff (Track & Field)
Graduated: 1986, Inducted: 2011
A record-setter on both the football field and the track for South Dakota State, Jeff Tiefenthaler was inducted into the Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame in the fall of 2011. Tiefenthaler rewrote the Jackrabbit record book both on the football field and on the track during the mid-1980s. An Armour native, Tiefenthaler set nine school records and seven North Central Conference receiving records, finishing his football career with 173 receptions for 3,621 yards and 32 touchdowns. A two-time all-American (1985 and 1986) and a finalist for the 1986 Harlon Hill Award as the top player in NCAA Division II football, Tiefenthaler set Division II records with 14 consecutive games with a touchdown reception and 25 career games with a touchdown catch. He later became the first SDSU player selected to play in the Senior Bowl. On the track, Tiefenthaler earned all-America recognition set three indoor individual school records that still stand: 300-meter dash (33.96 seconds); 400-meter dash (47.29) and 500-meter dash (1:02.90). He also ran on the Jackrabbits’ 4x800-meter relay team that still holds the school record with a time of 7:32.82 that was set in 1983. After graduating from South Dakota State in 1986 with a degree in health, physical education and recreation, Tiefenthaler embarked on a teaching and coaching career in Iowa.
BRANDT, Joel
(Cross Country | Track & Field) Graduated: 1981, Inducted: 2012
Brandt continued the Jackrabbits’ excellence in distance running, winning five individual North Central Conference titles and earning all-America honors on two occasions. The Clear Lake native began a string of distance titles by winning the 5,000-meter title at the 1980 NCC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, later earning all-America honors with an 18th-place finish at the NCAA Division II Championships. He claimed the NCC individual cross country title in the fall of 1980, followed by the 5,000-meter title indoors in 1981. In the spring of 1981, Brandt earned Outstanding Performer honors at the NCC Outdoor Track and Field Championships by winning both the 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs. He closed out his collegiate career with a third-place finish in the 5K at the NCAA Division II Championships. In all, Brandt was a member of seven conference championship teams. The Jackrabbits won four cross country team titles (1977-80), two outdoor track and field championships (1979, 1981) and one indoor track and field title (1981).
FORDHAM LIEN, Kim (Track & Field)
Graduated: 1990, Inducted: 2013
Fordham Lien was the premier middle distance runner of her era, winning back-to-back 800-meter national titles indoors and earning NCAA Division II all-America honors seven times in the 800 meters between the indoor and outdoor seasons. After placing third in 1987, Fordham Lien won consecutive indoor 800-meter titles at the 1988 and 1989 NCAA Division II Championships. She also earned all-America honors four times outdoors in the 800, placing fifth in 1987 and 1991, around runner-up finishes in both 1989 and 1990. Her 800-meter times of 2:06.24 (outdoors) and 2:11:37 (indoors) remain school records. An Aberdeen native, Fordham Lien won a total of 11 individual North Central Conference titles from 1987-91, including four outdoor titles in the 800 and three indoors. She also won the 1,500-meter championship twice each indoors and outdoors. Fordham Lien added a pair of 1,600-meter relay titles to her list of accomplishments and was named the Most Valuable Performer at the NCC indoor championships in 1988 and outdoor championships in 1990.
CASSEN, Craig
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(Cross Country | Track & Field) Graduated: 1991, Inducted: 2015
Mettler excelled in distance running for the Jackrabbits, winning four individual North Central Conference titles and earning all-America honors six times between cross country and track and field. A Custer native, Mettler claimed individual conference titles in the 3,000 meters both indoors (1988) and outdoors (1989), while also winning both the 5,000-meter outdoor title and individual cross country championship in 1989 to lead the Jackrabbits to the team title. She was a two-time all-American in cross country, placing 21st in 1989 and 12th in 1990 as SDSU recorded back-to-back third-place finishes at the NCAA Division II Championships. In addition, Mettler was a two-time all-American both indoors and outdoors in track and field. Her indoor all-America honors came in the 3,000-meter run, where she placed fourth in 1988 and sixth in 1989. Outdoors, she placed sixth in the 10,000 meters in 1989 and third in 1991 to close out her collegiate career. Mettler also was honored for her work in the classroom as an NCC Scholar-Athlete and NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient.
GIESKE, Nancy
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(Cross Country | Track & Field)
Craig Cassen’s standout career was highlighted by NCAA Division II national titles in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in both 1989 and 1991. He earned all-America honors seven times, adding a fourth-place finish in the steeplechase in 1988 and posting a pair of all-America performances in both cross country and indoor track and field.
Gieske was part of the Jackrabbits’ powerhouse cross country teams which won back-to-back national titles in 1980 (AIAW) and 1981 (NCAA Division II). During her freshman season in 1980, Gieske won the AIAW region title and later posted a national finish in leading the Jackrabbits to team titles. She later placed seventh individually at the 1981 NCAA Division II Championships and turned in a 14th-place finish in 1982.
Graduated: 1991, Inducted: 2014
The North Central Conference individual cross country champion in 1989, Cassen went on to place third overall at the national meet in leading the Jackrabbits to the NCAA Division II team title. He again earned all-America honors a year later with a 16th-place finish at the cross country national championships. Originally from New Hope, Minnesota, Cassen also claimed back-to-back all-America honors indoors in the 5,000-meter run with respective finishes of eighth and third in 1989 and 1990.
DEHAVEN, Rod
(Cross Country | Track & Field) Graduated: 1989, Inducted: 2014
Rod DeHaven is the most decorated runner in Jackrabbits history, winning 19 individual North Central Conference titles and earning all-America honors 15 times in distance running. The Huron native won four consecutive individual NCC cross country titles from 1984-87 and was a four-time winner in the 1,500-meter run outdoors (1985-87, 89). He added three league outdoor titles in the 5,000 meters (1985-87). Currently the head coach for the Jackrabbits cross country and track and field teams, DeHaven posted four top-10 individual national finishes in cross country to earn All-America honors, highlighted by back-to-back thirdplace finishes in 1986 and 1987. His ninth-place finish in 1985 led the Jackrabbits to the NCAA Division II team title. DeHaven’s lone individual national title came in indoor track at the 1985 NCAA Division II Championships, where he won the 1,500-meter run. He added fourth- and second-place finishes in the event in 1987 and 1989, respectively. He also posted a runner-up finish outdoors in the 1,500 meters in 1985, and was national runner-up in the 800 meters outdoors in 1986 and 5,000 meters in 1989. Following his collegiate career, DeHaven continued to compete on the national and international scene. He represented the United States in the marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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METTLER (YOUNG), Christy
Graduated: 1985, Inducted: 2017
Gieske’s distance-running success extended to the track, where she won five individual North Central Conference titles and posted two more NCAA runner-up finishes. Originally from Mendota Heights, Minnesota, Gieske won consecutive 5,000-meter titles outdoors in 1981 and 1982, and added a 1,500-meter title in 1981. She also won 1,500- and 3,000-meter NCC titles during the 1982 conference season. At the 1982 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Gieske placed second in both the 3,000and 5,000-meter runs.
SOLBERG (JOHNSON), Kiri (Cross Country | Track & Field) Graduated: 1993, Inducted: 2017
Solberg also paced the Jackrabbits on the cross country course and track, earning all-America honors six times and winning four individual conference titles. Three of Solberg’s North Central Conference titles came in cross country. Her first two individual titles, in 1990 and 1991, spurred the Jackrabbits to conference team titles. She recorded her third consecutive NCC individual title in 1992 and capped her collegiate cross country career with her fourth all-America honor and second consecutive 10thplace finish at the national meet later that fall. On the track, the Reeder, North Dakota, native won the NCC 5,000-meter indoor title in 1993 and posted back-to-back sixthplace finishes in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 1992 and 1993. Recognized as one of the top 50 female student-athletes during SDSU’s 50 Years of Women’s Athletics celebration during the 2015-16 school year, Solberg was nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award during the 1993-94 academic year. She also was selected as a recipient of an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and was a GTE Academic All-District honoree.
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South Dakota State University (SDSU) is the state’s largest, most comprehensive university. As South Dakota’s 1862 Morrill Act land-grant university, SDSU had a fall 2016 enrollment of 12,613 students from 49 states and 85 countries. Approximately 55 percent of SDSU students are residents of South Dakota, 37 percent are from other states and 8 percent from other countries. The university provides a rich academic experience in an environment of inclusion and access through inspired, student-centered education, creative activities and research, innovation and engagement. SDSU grants degrees from the colleges of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Education and Human Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering and the Graduate School. The American Association of University Professors categorizes SDSU as a Category 1 or doctoral-level institution. The university has been designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and its Commission on Innovation, Competitiveness and Economic Prosperity is a major resource for the economic development needs of the state. The Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization, which assists the university’s researchers in commercializing intellectual properties and fosters collaborations between the university and industry partners, has generated nearly $16 million in royalties and license fees since being formed. In the 2017 fiscal year alone, there were 45 invention disclosures, seven patent applications, five patents issued and six licenses. Overall, the office has overseen 432 invention disclosures, 141 patent applications, 31 patents issued and 73 licenses. SDSU Extension, with eight Regional Extension Centers across the state, is South Dakota’s source for objective, vetted and relevant new knowledge generated through research. Extension’s online learning portal, iGrow.org, served more than 750,000 users with nearly 1.1 million page views last year.
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STATE UNIVERSITY Legend of the Jackrabbit There are two theories as to how and why the Jackrabbit nickname evolved. The most common belief is that the name “Jackrabbits” came from a story and cartoon sketch that appeared in a Minneapolis newspaper following a 1905 football game between the University of Minnesota and South Dakota State College, as the university was then known. A reporter for the newspaper, knowing of the preponderance of jackrabbits in the Brookings area, was believed to have written that the SDSC team was as quick as jackrabbits. Many people believe that the school adopted the Jackrabbits as its official nickname from that beginning. The other theory about the origin of the nickname is given in The Jackrabbit, SDSU’s yearbook. There is a poem in the 1907 yearbook that puts forth the idea that the yearbook is called The Jackrabbit because a group of juniors wished to immortalize themselves by changing the name of the yearbook. Athletic teams followed suit, adopting the nickname. Prior to the adoption of the Jackrabbit nickname, school athletic teams were known as the Barn Yard Cadets as SDSU was known as South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1907.
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Jackrabbit Facilities The Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex (SJAC) is a multi-purpose indoor competition and training facility located just north of Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. The project, which cost an estimated $32 million, completed construction in the fall of 2014. The facility includes an eight-lane, 300-meter track and 100 yards of soy based synthetic turf, along with space for sports medicine, athletic training, strength and conditioning, physical therapy, hydrotherapy, observation rooms and office facilities. Last season, the facility hosted The Summit League indoor championship meet for the first time on Feb. 24-25.
The SJAC is a ‘world-class’ practice/competition facility for track & field. Its 8-lane | 300 meter track is one of the best track surfaces in the United States. Dedicated areas for field events including pole vault, long jump, triple jump, etc. are another unique feature of the SJAC. With its distinctive Jackrabbit Blue color, the Beynon ESS 1000 Dual Durometer Tuned Synthetic Surface with Hobart Texture will set new standards for Division 1 Athletics. Now that the SJAC is open, there are only five (5) 300 meter indoor track facilities in intercollegiate sports including facilities at Akron, Grand Valley State, Iowa State and Kent State.
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Madison Bainbridge Freshman
Emily Berzonsky Junior
Shelby Bickett Junior
Oksana Covey Redshirt Freshman
Anna Donnay Freshman
Emily Donnay Junior
Kendra Dykstra Sophomore
Renae Dykstra Junior
Rachel Eickhoff Junior
Anna Fasen Sophomore
Sandra Gramer Junior
Madison Gray Freshman
Rachel King Junior
Mary Krause Freshman
Halie Mechels Senior
Emma Nelson Sophomore
Cailee Peterson Freshman
Rachel Propst Junior
Mackenzie Schell Junior
Jamie Schweiss Sophomore
Krista Steele Sophomore
Heidi Stoltenburg Sophomore
Savannah Woods Sophomore
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