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South Dakota State University Athletics
OLSON NAMED INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
3/25/2022 3:12:00 PM | Men's Track and Field
SIOUX FALLS – South Dakota State's Ben Olson was named the 2021-2022 Summit League Indoor Track Athlete of the Year and Coach Rod DeHaven was tabbed as the Men's Indoor Coach of the Year, league officials announced Friday.
Olson's honor comes after a stunning performance at the Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships in February, where he was named the Track MVP for earning three medals over the weekend.
DeHaven also earned his third Men's Summit League Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year accolade after leading the Jackrabbits to their second league indoor title in four years.
The individuals were selected for the honors as voted on by the league's head coaches. The voting was based on the student-athletes' respective performances throughout the 2021-22 indoor season.
Ben Olson, South Dakota State
Sophomore | Coon Rapids, Minn.
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Olson's honor comes after a stunning performance at the Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships in February, where he was named the Track MVP for earning three medals over the weekend.
DeHaven also earned his third Men's Summit League Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year accolade after leading the Jackrabbits to their second league indoor title in four years.
The individuals were selected for the honors as voted on by the league's head coaches. The voting was based on the student-athletes' respective performances throughout the 2021-22 indoor season.
Ben Olson, South Dakota State
Sophomore | Coon Rapids, Minn.
- Named this year's Summit League Men's Track Championship MVP after totaling 28 points throughout the championship
- Dominated the 3,000-meter run at the league championship, clocking a new meet-record time of 8:09.82 to take gold
- Won the mile at the league championships by clocking a time of 4:07.22
- Took runner-up honors in the 5,000-meter run at the league championships behind teammate Joseph Minor-Williams (14:12.33)
- His second-place time in the 5,000 meters (14:12.41) was below the previous meet record of 14:21.45, set by SDSU's Kyle Burdick in 2019
- Won the mile event at the SDSU Indoor Classic with a personal-best time of 4:06.07
- Took the 3,000-meter event title at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational with a personal-best time of 8:04.17
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