Completed Event: Women's Track and Field versus NCAA West First Round on May 27, 2026 , , No Team Score
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Women's Track and Field
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South Dakota State University Athletics
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Jacks host pair of meets Friday and Saturday
1/22/2020 10:14:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
After a week off due to weather and poor travel conditions, the South Dakota State track and field program returns to the SJAC for the SDSU Div. II Invitational on Friday and the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational on Saturday. Friday's meet is set to begin at 1:30 p.m., followed by Saturday's meet beginning at 12:30 p.m.
This is the first competition for the Jackrabbits since the SDSU Holiday Invite and Multi on Dec. 6 and 7 where the Jackrabbit men finished second out of 12 in team scoring, while the women finished third out of 12. Individually, 13 Jacks on the men's side found their performances landing them a spot in the program's top 10 list, while the women added five new marks good enough for a place in the top 10 lists.
Friday's SDSU Div. II Invite:
Friday's meet features a field of NCAA Div. II, NAIA and junior college programs, as well as athletes from SDSU.Â
"We'll bring about anywhere between 900 to 1000 athletes into town from various NAIA and NCAA Divi. II and junior college programs throughout the Midwest and give them an opportunity to get in a building that's quite big and get a large meet in in a reasonable amount of time," said Jackrabbits track and field head coach Rod DeHaven. "Typically meets like this would take a lot longer at smaller facilities and the unique size (of the SJAC) allows us to get a lot in and give athletes an opportunity to compete."
2019Â SDSU Div. II Invitational Results
2020 SDSU Div. II Invitational Schedule
2020 SDSUÂ Div. II Invitational Meet Info
Saturday's Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational:Â
About Jim Emmerich
A 1940 South Dakota State graduate, Jim Emmerich was born March, 18 1911 in New Ulm, Minnesota. Emmerich started the cross country program at SDSU in 1947, and coached cross country and track and field at the university from 1946-60. During that time, his track and field teams won 10 North Central Conference titles. Emmerich's 1953 track squad won the NAIA National Championship, marking the first national title in any sport at South Dakota State. Six years later in 1959, his team would go on to win the NCAA College-Division title.
A nationally-known athletic trainer, Emmerich was a trainer for the U.S. team at the 1956 summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and was head trainer for U.S. teams at the 1959 Pan Am Games in Chicago as well as at the 1964 summer Olympics in Tokyo and also served as head trainer for the U.S. Hockey team. In 1963, he traveled with U.S. track teams for dual meets in Russia, Poland, West Germany and England. In 1967, was an administrative assistant for the U.S.'s Pan Am team in Winnipeg and in 1968 was appointed as an administrative official for the Olympics in Mexico City. As an athlete at SDSU, Emmerich was a Little All-American guard in football and helped SDSU to the 1939 North Central Conference title.Â
"Coach Emmerich certainly has a lasting impression not only in the sport track and field but in athletic training as well.," said DeHaven. "He took the program to incredible heights in the 1950s, and that legacy has carried on through the years."
As a part of Saturday's meet, Jackrabbit alumni will have the opportunity to participate in the Phil Lavellee Alumni Mile at 1:35 p.m.and an Alumni 4x300 meter relay at 2:50 p.m..
Participants in the Phil LaVallee Alumni mile are encouraged donate $20 to the Phil LaVallee/Prairie Striders Scholarship. A portion of the donations will also be sent to the Kip Kinsley Memorial Scholarship.Â
At 2:45, children can lace up for the 'Fastest Little Jackrabbit' event and test their endurance against SDSU'S mascot, Jack.Â
Anybody interested in entering into an event can do so by emailing Coach DeHaven at rod.dehaven@sdstate.edu by 12 p.m. on Thursday to get entered.
2019 Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational Results
2020 Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational Schedule
2020 Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational Meet Info
Team buses should park north of the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in the gravel lot. A parking map can be found here.
All information regarding home meets held at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex can be found here.
This is the first competition for the Jackrabbits since the SDSU Holiday Invite and Multi on Dec. 6 and 7 where the Jackrabbit men finished second out of 12 in team scoring, while the women finished third out of 12. Individually, 13 Jacks on the men's side found their performances landing them a spot in the program's top 10 list, while the women added five new marks good enough for a place in the top 10 lists.
Friday's SDSU Div. II Invite:
Friday's meet features a field of NCAA Div. II, NAIA and junior college programs, as well as athletes from SDSU.Â
"We'll bring about anywhere between 900 to 1000 athletes into town from various NAIA and NCAA Divi. II and junior college programs throughout the Midwest and give them an opportunity to get in a building that's quite big and get a large meet in in a reasonable amount of time," said Jackrabbits track and field head coach Rod DeHaven. "Typically meets like this would take a lot longer at smaller facilities and the unique size (of the SJAC) allows us to get a lot in and give athletes an opportunity to compete."
2019Â SDSU Div. II Invitational Results
2020 SDSU Div. II Invitational Schedule
2020 SDSUÂ Div. II Invitational Meet Info
Saturday's Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational:Â
About Jim Emmerich
A 1940 South Dakota State graduate, Jim Emmerich was born March, 18 1911 in New Ulm, Minnesota. Emmerich started the cross country program at SDSU in 1947, and coached cross country and track and field at the university from 1946-60. During that time, his track and field teams won 10 North Central Conference titles. Emmerich's 1953 track squad won the NAIA National Championship, marking the first national title in any sport at South Dakota State. Six years later in 1959, his team would go on to win the NCAA College-Division title.
A nationally-known athletic trainer, Emmerich was a trainer for the U.S. team at the 1956 summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and was head trainer for U.S. teams at the 1959 Pan Am Games in Chicago as well as at the 1964 summer Olympics in Tokyo and also served as head trainer for the U.S. Hockey team. In 1963, he traveled with U.S. track teams for dual meets in Russia, Poland, West Germany and England. In 1967, was an administrative assistant for the U.S.'s Pan Am team in Winnipeg and in 1968 was appointed as an administrative official for the Olympics in Mexico City. As an athlete at SDSU, Emmerich was a Little All-American guard in football and helped SDSU to the 1939 North Central Conference title.Â
"Coach Emmerich certainly has a lasting impression not only in the sport track and field but in athletic training as well.," said DeHaven. "He took the program to incredible heights in the 1950s, and that legacy has carried on through the years."
As a part of Saturday's meet, Jackrabbit alumni will have the opportunity to participate in the Phil Lavellee Alumni Mile at 1:35 p.m.and an Alumni 4x300 meter relay at 2:50 p.m..
Participants in the Phil LaVallee Alumni mile are encouraged donate $20 to the Phil LaVallee/Prairie Striders Scholarship. A portion of the donations will also be sent to the Kip Kinsley Memorial Scholarship.Â
At 2:45, children can lace up for the 'Fastest Little Jackrabbit' event and test their endurance against SDSU'S mascot, Jack.Â
Anybody interested in entering into an event can do so by emailing Coach DeHaven at rod.dehaven@sdstate.edu by 12 p.m. on Thursday to get entered.
2019 Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational Results
2020 Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational Schedule
2020 Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational Meet Info
Team buses should park north of the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in the gravel lot. A parking map can be found here.
All information regarding home meets held at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex can be found here.
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