JACKS SEEK SIXTH STRAIGHT LEAGUE TITLE

The five-time defending Summit League Champion South Dakota State University Men's Cross Country squad will return 14 of their athletes as six newcomers fill out their new roster as they look ahead to the 2021 campaign. The Jackrabbits are shooting for their sixth straight league crown and their 10th Summit League title.

Welcome Back Jacks: Of the 14 runners coming back, SDSU will welcome back eight all-conference performers from last year's squad. Those runners include (in order of finish at last year's conference championship meet): Joseph Minor-Williams (24:57.50 - second), Tom Breuckman (25:03.70 - third), Ben Olson (25:05.30 - fourth),  Gabe Peters (25:21.30 - sixth), Max Selbach (25:24.10-seventh), Carter Knaus (25:45.40 - 11th), Mason McDonald (25:52.10 - 12th) and Alex Auch (25:56.1 – 13^th). Minor-Williams claimed the 2019 Summit League individual title and was named the conference's men's athlete of the year in the same season.

Newcomers: The fresh faces joining the roster this season are comprised of a two-time cross country state champion from Girard, Kansas, Cormick Logue. Logue won both of his state titles by at least 13 seconds along with a five-kilometer personal best of 15:17 for the Girard High School Trojans.

The second newcomer is Andrew Johnson who competed at Mankato East High School. As a Cougar, Johnson was crowned the 2020 Minnesota State High School League Section 2AA Champion with a time of 16:16.60, 19 seconds clear of the second-place finisher and won the individual conference title earlier in the 2020 cross country season. Johnson participated in the 2019 MSHSL AA Cross Country Meet .

Cody Larson, the Warner native, boasts three state cross country Class 'B' titles to his credit with his 2020 time besting all other classes while breaking 16:00 (15:54.61).

Next, is Ben Anteau who collected all-conference as well as all-state honors while competing at Jamestown High School (Jamestown, N.D.) in 2019 and 2020. During the track season, he ran 9:08 for 3200 meters ranking him sixth fastest all-time in the state of North Dakota.

Jacob Knodle is an incoming freshman hailing from West Fargo, North Dakota. Knodle while at West Fargo-Cheyenne High School matured into a three-time Class 'A' state cross country participant; first as freshman finishing 49th, then an all-state performance crossing the line seventh as a sophomore and then recorded the highest individual finish in school history of third overall to cap off his junior year. During the track season, he ran 9:01 for 3,200 meters, which is the fourthfastest all-time in North Dakota.

Last, Kyle Nordling, a native of Prior Lake, Minnesota, appeared in the MSHSL Class AA State Meet three times with an eventual all-state effort in 2019 taking 26th overall with a time of 16:07.60 for the 5K. During the fall of 2020 he placed 13th in the Twin Cities Running Showcase Meet which was the defacto state championship in Minnesota.

SDSU's Slate: The Jackrabbits' schedule will feature five regular season meets (four road, one home) before the Summit League Championships slotted for Oct. 30 followed by the NCAA Midwest Regional Nov. 12 and the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida Nov. 18. The Jackrabbits will host the SDSU Classic Friday Sept. 10 at Edgebrook Golf Course. In October, they will compete at the nation's top regular season meet the University of Wisconsin's Nuttycombe Invitational on Oct. 15.

Discussion With DeHaven:
"Our expectations are high coming into the season with nine men that earned all-conference accolades on the roster and the addition of a very strong freshman class. The guys are working hard this summer as the team is chasing some big goals this fall. We want to contend for a Summit League title and continue to add to our tradition of excellence. We are also looking forward to battling it out with some of the top teams in the country at the Nuttycombe Invitational at Wisconsin in October. With a good race there, we can carry that momentum on to the Summit League Championships and the NCAA Regional in Iowa City. And like always we want to be at our very best at the end of the season."

SDSU will kick off the year with the Augustana Twilight set for Sept. 3 with a tentative start time of 8 p.m. All times on the schedule are subject to change.

-GoJacks.com-

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Players Mentioned

Andrew Johnson

Carter Knaus

Jacob Knodle

Cody Larson

Cormick Logue

Mason McDonald

Joseph Minor-Williams

Kyle Nordling

Ben Olson

Gabe Peters

Max Selbach

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

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