SDSU TRACKSTERS HOME FOR TWO MEETS

Friday, January 21

Brookings, S.D.

1:30 p.m.

South Dakota State University

D2 Invitational

1/20/2022 4:00:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

South Dakota State Indoor Track and Field Home Meets

When	D2 Invitational Friday, Jan. 22 \| 1:30 p.m. \| Heat Sheets Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational Saturday, Jan. 23 \| 12:30 p.m.
Where	Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex \| Brookings, South Dakota
TV	GoJacks.com/watch (three channels) (subscription)
Results	DakotaTiming.com
Meet Notes	See Below \| The Summit League
Social Media	Twitter \| Instagram

The South Dakota State's men's and women's track and field teams return home to host the SDSU D2 Invitational on Friday and the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational on Saturday at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex.

Competition Friday begins with the women's weight throw and 60-meter hurdle preliminaries at 1:30 p.m. Saturday's competition will start at 12:30 p.m. with the long jump and running events will begin at 1 p.m. with the 60-meter hurdles.

LAST TIME OUT: SDSU men's and women's teams each placed second at the Bison Team Cup on Saturday, Jan. 15 in Fargo, North Dakota, as the Jackrabbits posted 24 top-three finishes. The event was also highlighted by a series of career-best and top-10 showings.

Wendy Van Nes took first in the women's pole vault by clearing 11 feet, 11.75 inches for third best in program history. Savannah Risseeuw won the 60-meter hurdles in a career-best 8.79 seconds, solidifying her spot on the SDSU top-10 list in eighth place.

Matthew Katz finished in second place in the men's pole vault with his jump of 15-09.75, a career best and fourth best in program history. In the weight throw, Dominick Etherington also took second place with a career-best throw of 57-10.50 that placed him in 10th place on the all-time list.

Josh Donahoe took fifth in the 60-meter hurdles, crossing the line in a career-best 8.34 seconds that tied him for 10th best in school history.

NDSU women claimed the Bison Team Cup with 259 points while SDSU took second with 139 points and North Dakota finished with 63 points. The NDSU men also won their respective title with 227 points as SDSU again placed second with 160 points and North Dakota finished with 7 points.

MEN TIED FOR SECOND, WOMEN THIRD IN PRESEASON POLL: The Jackrabbits were picked in a tie for second place in the men's division and third place on the women's side in the preseason indoor track and field poll announced by Summit League officials. North Dakota State is the favorite in both the men's and women's classifications, followed by South Dakota.

Men's Poll
1. North Dakota State - 34 (5)
2. South Dakota - 29 (1)
2. South Dakota State - 29 (1)
4. North Dakota - 19
5. St. Thomas - 14
6. Oral Roberts - 13
7. Western Illinois - 9

Women's Poll
1. North Dakota State - 47 (6)
2. South Dakota - 42 (2)
3. South Dakota State - 38
4. North Dakota - 29
5. St. Thomas - 24
6. Oral Roberts - 23
7. Omaha - 11
8. Western Illinois - 10
Note: First-place votes in parentheses

SDSU returns 13 individual medalists from the championships, including three gold performers. Thomas Breuckman claimed individual gold medals in the mile and 3,000-meter runs, while teammate Joseph Minor-Williams took first in the 5K. Rich-Ann Archer rounded out the top finishes by winning the 60-meter dash title on the women's side.

ATHLETES TO WATCH: Four Jackrabbits — two men and two women — have been named to the Summit League Indoor Preseason Athletes to Watch List.

Thomas Breuckman • Jr | Distance | Andover, Minn.

Competed in multiple distance replays during the 2021 indoor season
Claimed double gold medals at the Summit League Indoor Championships (mile run, 3,000 meters)

Trent Francom • Sr. | Pole Vault | Huron

Broke the school pole vault record twice and achieved a new PR of 18-00.50 during the season.
Placed third at the indoor championships
Earned a trip to the NCAA Championships, where he finished 10^th

Leah Hansen • So. | Distance | Willmar, Minn.

Won double silver medals at the league indoor championships in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters
Both times at the championships currently rank second fastest all-time in SDSU history in their respective events

Annie Wendt • So. | Jumps | Rochester, Minn.

Tied personal best in long jump with a leap of 19-02.00 at league championships for the silver medal
Currently sits eighth on the SDSU triple jump record list at 38-03.50

A LOOK AHEAD: The Jackrabbits are scheduled to resume action Jan. 29 at the Adidas Classic in Lincoln, Nebraska.

-GoJacks.com-