ADIDAS CLASSIC NEXT FOR JACKRABBITS

Saturday, January 29

Lincoln, Neb.

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South Dakota State University

Adidas Classic

Photo by: SDSU Sports Information

1/28/2022 2:29:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

South Dakota State at Adidas Classic

When	Friday-Saturday, Jan. 28-29 Friday: 11:30 a.m. (multi-events); 5 p.m. (field events, running prelims) Saturday: 10:30 a.m. (multi-events); 1:30 p.m. (field events, running finals)
Where	Devaney Sports Center \| Lincoln, Nebraska
TV	H uskers.com (multiple channels)
Results	DeltaTiming.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 travel to Lincoln, Nebraska for the two-day Adidas Classic at the Devaney Center Indoor Track on Jan. 28 and 29.

Competition Friday begins with the multi events at 11:30 a.m., followed by field events and preliminaries of a few running events at 5 p.m. Saturday's action starts at 10:30 a.m. SDSU will face Nebraska, Northern Arizona, South Dakota, Texas State and Wichita State in the meet.

LAST TIME OUT: SDSU men placed second and the women took third at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational on Jan. 22 in the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex.

In the final tally, SDSU men finished in second with 138.5 points behind North Dakota State's 161.5 points. The SDSU women placed in third with 121.5 points as North Dakota State took second with 141 points and South Dakota earned first with 198.5 points.

Leah Hansen took first in the women's mile run with a career-best time of 4:55.10 that also placed her eighth all-time in program history.

Brielle Dixon and Savannah Risseeuw finished in back-to-back placings, taking second and third, respectively, in the 60-meter hurdle finals as Collette Wolfe finished as runner-up in the 60-meter dash with a blazing time of 7.67 seconds.

Laura Bogue finished in second in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:40.17. Jessica Christoffer also took second in the 800-meter run in 2:15.68 as Tori Glazier ran in for third with her time of 2:16.21.

Cailee Peterson was crowned champion in the 3,000-meter run, crossing the line in a career-best 9:48.19, the eighth best time in school history.

The women's 4x400-meter squad of Lizzy Gillingham, Oksana Johnson, Emily Rystrom and Cerrington Jones took third with a time of 3:54.54.

On the men's side, the Jackrabbits dominated the 3,000-meter run, claiming the top six spots. Ben Olson took first in 8:12.32, Daniel Burkhalter claimed second in 8:15.20 and Gabe Peters sped in for third in 8:12.10. Tom Breuckman earned fourth in 8:12.32, Joseph Minor-Williams took fifth with a time of 8:23.67 and Josh Becker took sixth in 8:25.15.

Reid Pierzinski was crowned champion in the 400-meter dash with a career-best time of 47.38 seconds.

Josh Donahoe took third in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.37 seconds and Jared Wipf finished as runner-up in the 60-meter dash in 6.84 seconds.

Trent Francom, a returning NCAA qualifier, was crowned champion in the pole vault after clearing 17-10.75 to lead the Jackrabbits in the field events.

In jumps, Daniel Clarke finished as runner-up in the long jump with his leap of 23-11.00, and Tre Manning's jump of 23-09.25 placed him third.

FRANCOM HONORED: South Dakota State's Trent Francom was named as TicketSmarter Summit League Men's Field Athlete of the Week, league officials announced Tuesday.

A senior from Huron, Francom won the pole vault at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational on Jan. 22 in the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex, clearing a league-leading height of 17 feet, 10.5 inches (5.45 meters). His winning height ties him for eighth-best in the NCAA this season.

This was Francom's first career indoor athlete of the week accolade.

REGIONAL RANKINGS: The first Division I indoor track and field rankings of the season determined by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association were announced earlier this week with the Jackrabbit men checking in at No. 14 in the Midwest Region and the SDSU women holding the 20^th spot.

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 Wednesday. 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 make their second trip to Fargo, North Dakota, this season, competing in the Bison Open on Saturday, Feb. 5.

-GoJacks.com-