Completed Event: Women's Cross Country versus NCAA Midwest Regionals on November 14, 2025 , , 10th of 32 -- 319
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FINAL
Women's Cross Country
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South Dakota State University Athletics
JACKRABBITS COLLECT SIX ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS
11/23/2021 2:37:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
Six South Dakota State cross country runners — three women and three men — were named Tuesday to the 2021 Summit League Cross Country Academic All-League teams.
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On the men's team, five Summit League cross country athletes received academic all-league honors, including three Jackrabbits.
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Thomas Breuckman was named to the squad with a 3.93 grade-point average as a mechanical engineering major. The Andover, Minnesota, native is a two-time league academic honoree on top of previously earning first-team league honors at the 2021 Summit League Cross Country Championships.
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Daniel Burkhalter of Prairie City is a first-time recipient of this recognition, earning a 4.0 GPA as a statistics major. A sophomore, Burkhalter earlier took seventh place at the conference meet, placing him with five other Jackrabbits on the men's All-Summit League First team.
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Rounding out the SDSU contingent on the men's academic team was Ben Olson, a mechanical engineering major with a 3.69 GPA. The Coon Rapids, Minnesota, native is now a two-time academic honor recipient. Olson claimed second place at the Summit League championships and earned first-team all-league honors this fall.
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On the women's side, six athletes were recognized league-wide, including three runners from SDSU.
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Anna Donnay received the academic recognition for the third time in her career with a 3.92 GPA. The senior from Kimball, Minnesota, is majoring in dairy production and dairy manufacturing. Donnay took sixth place at the 2021 Summit League Championships and was named to the All-Summit League First Team.
Leah Hansen is a two-time academic all-league honoree, earning her place on this year's squad with a 3.91 GPA as a history major. The Willmar, Minnesota, native repeated as individual champion at the 2021 Summit League Cross Country Championships and later earned all-region recognition at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
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The final Jackrabbit to be honored was Cailee Peterson, a wildlife and fisheries science and ecology major who has compiled a perfect 4.0 GPA. The senior from Mayville, North Dakota, helped contribute to the Jackrabbit success at the conference meet, taking fourth place overall and earning first-team all-league honors.
South Dakota State, coached by Rod DeHaven, claimed Summit League team titles this past fall. It was a record sixth consecutive championship for the Jackrabbit men, with the women's claiming their second title in a row.
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On the men's team, five Summit League cross country athletes received academic all-league honors, including three Jackrabbits.
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Thomas Breuckman was named to the squad with a 3.93 grade-point average as a mechanical engineering major. The Andover, Minnesota, native is a two-time league academic honoree on top of previously earning first-team league honors at the 2021 Summit League Cross Country Championships.
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Daniel Burkhalter of Prairie City is a first-time recipient of this recognition, earning a 4.0 GPA as a statistics major. A sophomore, Burkhalter earlier took seventh place at the conference meet, placing him with five other Jackrabbits on the men's All-Summit League First team.
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Rounding out the SDSU contingent on the men's academic team was Ben Olson, a mechanical engineering major with a 3.69 GPA. The Coon Rapids, Minnesota, native is now a two-time academic honor recipient. Olson claimed second place at the Summit League championships and earned first-team all-league honors this fall.
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On the women's side, six athletes were recognized league-wide, including three runners from SDSU.
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Anna Donnay received the academic recognition for the third time in her career with a 3.92 GPA. The senior from Kimball, Minnesota, is majoring in dairy production and dairy manufacturing. Donnay took sixth place at the 2021 Summit League Championships and was named to the All-Summit League First Team.
Leah Hansen is a two-time academic all-league honoree, earning her place on this year's squad with a 3.91 GPA as a history major. The Willmar, Minnesota, native repeated as individual champion at the 2021 Summit League Cross Country Championships and later earned all-region recognition at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
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The final Jackrabbit to be honored was Cailee Peterson, a wildlife and fisheries science and ecology major who has compiled a perfect 4.0 GPA. The senior from Mayville, North Dakota, helped contribute to the Jackrabbit success at the conference meet, taking fourth place overall and earning first-team all-league honors.
South Dakota State, coached by Rod DeHaven, claimed Summit League team titles this past fall. It was a record sixth consecutive championship for the Jackrabbit men, with the women's claiming their second title in a row.
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