Outdoor Season Starts with Big XII Competition

Friday, March 16

Tulsa, Okla.

Fri: 6:30 p.m. | Sat: 10 a.m.

South Dakota State University

Tulsa Duals

3/15/2018 1:18:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Majority of the Jackrabbits will travel to the Tulsa Duals and compete against Big XII schools Oklahoma State and Iowa State and Summit League schools Omaha and Oral Roberts

MEET 1: South Dakota State (Men & Women) at Tulsa Duals (& Emporia State Spring Open)

When	Friday, March 16 *ESU Spring Open (at Emporia State)* Kasie Vollmer: Discus - Following Men at Noon Dakota Leonhard: Javelin - Starting at Noon Tulsa Duals (Tulsa) Pole Vault: W - 6:30 p.m. \| M - Follow Women	Saturday, March 17 Tulsa Duals (Tulsa) Field Events (Jacks competing in): W: 10 a.m. \| M: To Follow Women Track Events: W: 1 p.m. \| M: 1:10 p.m.
Where	*ESU Spring Open (at Emporia State)* Witten Track/Welch Stadium Google Maps \| Emporia, Kan. Tulsa Duals (Tulsa) Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium Google Maps \| Tulsa, Okla.	Tulsa Duals (Tulsa) Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium Google Maps \| Tulsa, Okla.
Live Results	Live Results (Emporia State): Black Squirrel Timing \| Live Results (Tulsa): TRXC Timing \| Live Stream: N/A
Teams Competing	ESU Spring Open Schools Competing: 23 Teams \| 800 Student-Athletes Tulsa Duals Schools Competing (4): Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Omaha, Tulsa
Meet Notes	Emporia State Preview \| Tulsa Preview ESU Spring Open: Schedule \| Results // Tulsa Duals: Schedule \| Heat Sheets SDSU Facility/Meet Records/Records: Men \| Women
Social Media	Twitter \| Facebook \| Instagram \| #GoJacks

UPDATE: ESU SPRING OPEN & TULSA DUALS (DAY 1) RESULTS

South Dakota State kicks off the outdoor campaign this weekend in Tulsa, Okla. at the Tulsa Duals, competing against the likes of Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Tulsa. Summit League foes Oral Roberts and Omaha will also be represented at the meet on Saturday.

Two Jackrabbits are scheduled to compete on Friday at Emporia State Spring Open. Junior Kasie Vollmer (Discus - following the men at noon) and sophomore Dakota Leonhard (Javelin - starting at noon) will compete in Emporia, Kan.

The pole vaulters will be starting the action on Friday evening in Tulsa, at 6:30 p.m. with the women. The men will follow the women, concluding the lone event SDSU will compete in on Friday.

On Saturday, field events that the Jackrabbits will be involved in starts at 10 a.m. (Jacks will not compete in the throwing events at the Tulsa Duals). Track events will begin at 1 p.m., starting with the 2,000m steeplechase.

Emporia State Spring Open Event Schedule
Tulsa Duals Tentative Event Schedule

Jackrabbit Outdoor Outlook
The Jackrabbits come into the 2018 outdoor season being ranked third in The Summit League preseason poll.

The men's team was dubbed as third in the preseason five out of the last six years, with last year being ranked tied for second. In the past seven years, the Jacks have finished where they were preseason polled at.

Junior Kyle Burdick and sophomore Bryant Courter were nominated as SDSU's track and field athletes to watch by The Summit League coaches. Both Burdick and Courter were nominated as the athletes to watch in the indoor track and field preseason poll.

The women's team was deemed third as well in the league's outdoor preseason poll for the fourth consecutive year. The Jacks have finished where they were preseason ranked in four out of the last five years, with the exception in 2014 when the team was polled fourth and finished second.

Juniors Rachel King and Kasie Vollmer were nominated as South Dakota State's athletes to watch by the league's coaches. King was nominated as the 2018 indoor preseason athlete to watch as well.

To see more detailed information about South Dakota State's Athletes to Watch, click here.

South Dakota State Finished Runner-Up, Fourth at Indoor Championships
Looking back just three weekends ago, State stole second-place on the men's side and finished fourth in the women's final standings at The Summit League's Indoor Championships.

The men placed second for the third consecutive year, scoring 163 points (second-most points scored for the men's team in the league indoor championships) and beating South Dakota by half of a point.

The men's team had four student-athletes win five events, and 13 student-athletes earn All-Summit League recognition from 14 events (click here to see more information on the indoor championship results).

Three of the Jackrabbits (Sr. Colton Bender, Jr. Chase Cayo, R-Fr. Noah Huber) were named to the academic all-league team for their performances on the season and in the classroom (click here to see more information on the academic all-league team).

Junior Kyle Burdick was awarded the Most Outstanding Performer at the indoor championships while sophomore Bryant Courter received the Championship Field MVP.

The women's team finished fourth with junior Rachel King winning two events (Mile & 3,000m), earning the Championship Track MVP, and junior Krista Steele winning the 800m race.

The team had a total of 10 student-athletes earn all-league honors in eight events (click here to see more details of the indoor championships).

King was also named to the league's academic all-league team for her performance on the track and in the classroom (click here to see more notes on her academic all-league accolade).

Last Time at Tulsa
The Jackrabbits last competed in the Tulsa Duals during the 2016 outdoor season.

The men won (scoring 132.5 points) the meet out of seven teams competing, including the likes of Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts, and South Dakota.

The women's team recorded second in the duals behind Iowa State, scoring 107 points.

Up Next
The Jackrabbits will split among three meets on March 30, traveling to the SMSU Mustang Open at Marshall, Minn., Stanford Invitational at Palo Alto, Calif., and the San Francisco Distance Carnival at San Francisco, Calif.

However, SDSU will host the Ruth Marske Invitational at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex on March 24 for high school teams. Another high school meet hosted by the Jacks is the Scott Underwood Invitational on April 2.

The Summit League Indoor Athlete of the Year will be announced next Wednesday, March 21, concluding the league's indoor accolades.

Social Media
For more information on the South Dakota State cross country and track and field teams, follow the Jackrabbits on Twitter (@GoJacksTFXC) and Instagram (@GoJacksTFXC), and like us on Facebook (/GoJacksTFXC).

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When	Friday, March 16 *ESU Spring Open (at Emporia State)* Kasie Vollmer: Discus - Following Men at Noon Dakota Leonhard: Javelin - Starting at Noon Tulsa Duals (Tulsa) Pole Vault: W - 6:30 p.m. \| M - Follow Women	Saturday, March 17 Tulsa Duals (Tulsa) Field Events (Jacks competing in): W: 10 a.m. \| M: To Follow Women Track Events: W: 1 p.m. \| M: 1:10 p.m.
Where	*ESU Spring Open (at Emporia State)* Witten Track/Welch Stadium Google Maps \| Emporia, Kan. Tulsa Duals (Tulsa) Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium Google Maps \| Tulsa, Okla.	Tulsa Duals (Tulsa) Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium Google Maps \| Tulsa, Okla.
Live Results	Live Results (Emporia State): Black Squirrel Timing \| Live Results (Tulsa): TRXC Timing \| Live Stream: N/A
Teams Competing	ESU Spring Open Schools Competing: 23 Teams \| 800 Student-Athletes Tulsa Duals Schools Competing (4): Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Omaha, Tulsa
Meet Notes	Emporia State Preview \| Tulsa Preview ESU Spring Open: Schedule \| Results // Tulsa Duals: Schedule \| Heat Sheets SDSU Facility/Meet Records/Records: Men \| Women
Social Media	Twitter \| Facebook \| Instagram \| #GoJacks

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