JACKRABBITS TABBED AS SUMMIT LEAGUE FAVORITES

South Dakota State University Men's Cross Country was picked to win the Summit League Conference with a total of 49 points and received seven of the eight first-place votes in a coaches' poll released in an announcement Tuesday by the conference office.

Junior Joseph Minor-Williams was named one of the Summit League's 'Men's Athlete to Watch' on SDSU. Minor-Williams is a former champion of the Summit League Cross Country Championships in 2019 along with leading the Jackrabbits at the 2020 Summit League Championships with his runner-up 8K effort of 25:01.5 aiding the low 22-point championship team total. Junior Thomas Breuckman was the other as he Earned All-League honors for his third-place finish at the 2020 league championships. Also during the 2020 season, Brueckman finished as the Jacks' No. 2 runner in both meets the squad completed.

2021 Summit League Men's Cross Country Preseason Coaches' Poll

Rank	School	Points (1^st)
1.	South Dakota State	49 (7)
2.	North Dakota State	42
3.	South Dakota	35
4.	North Dakota	32 (1)
5.	St. Thomas	23
6.	Kansas City	16
7.	Oral Roberts	15
8.	Western Illinois	12

The Jackrabbits also received attention nationally as they were slated sixth in the Midwest Region in the latest USTFCCCA preseason poll released Monday. SDSU is the lone Summit League representative to be featured in the regional rankings.

For the entire men's preseason overview click HERE.

SDSU is set to start competition at the Augustana Twilight on Sept. 8 with the gun going off at 8 p.m.

-GoJacks.com-

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Recent Results

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Thomas Breuckman

Joseph Minor-Williams

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country versus NCAA Championship on November 22, 2025 , , No Team Score

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country versus NCAA Midwest Regionals on November 14, 2025 , , 10th of 30 -- 252

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at Summit League Championship on November 1, 2025 , , 1st of 7 -- 38

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at Mount Marty Invite on October 23, 2025 , , 4th of 5 -- 94

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at Platte River Rumble on October 17, 2025 , , 2nd of 8 -- 65

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at Pre-Nationals on October 17, 2025 , , 17th of 32 -- 392

South Dakota State University Athletics