JACKS KICK OFF SEASON AT AUGIE TWILIGHT

MEET 1: South Dakota State at Augustana Twilight

When	Friday, Sept. 2 \| Women's Race at 8:30 p.m. \| Men's Race at 9 p.m.
Where	Yankton Trails Park \| Sioux Falls, South Dakota
TV	None
Results	http://results.dakotatiming.com.
Meet Notes	Meet Information Page
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BROOKINGS, SD – The South Dakota State University men's and women's cross country teams will open up the 2022 season on Friday at the Augustana Twilight Meet in Yankton Trails Park.

The women's 5k is slated to start at 8:30 p.m. while the men's four mile race begins at 9 p.m.

31 collegiate programs are expected to compete at the meet, including five Division I teams. In addition to SDSU, others competing will be regional foes Nebraska, Creighton, Omaha and South Dakota.

REGIONAL RANKINGS: The preseason Division I cross country rankings deterred by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association were announced earlier this week with the Jackrabbit men sitting in 5^th place in the Midwest Region as the SDSU women placed 13^th.

SDSU MEN AND WOMEN PICKED FIRST IN PRESEASON POLL: SDSU swept the 2022 preseason coaches' rankings for the cross country season following a 2021 campaign that saw the Jackrabbit women win the team title for the second straight time and the men win for a sixth straight time.

2022 SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY PRESEASON POLL

South Dakota State (7) – 49
North Dakota State – 37
St. Thomas – 36
North Dakota (1) – 33
South Dakota – 30
Kansas City – 15
Western Illinois – 13
Oral Roberts – 11

2022 SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY PRESEASON POLL

South Dakota State (8) – 64
North Dakota State (1) – 56
South Dakota – 47
North Dakota – 42
St. Thomas – 40
Kansas City – 25
Omaha – 20
Western Illinois – 17
Oral Roberts – 13

ATHLETES TO WATCH: Three Jackrabbits – two men and one woman – were recognized as Summit League Athletes to Watch

Joseph Minor-Williams, South Dakota State
Sr. | Minneapolis, Minn.

Garnered All-League first team honors with a sixth-place finish at the League championships, clocking an 8K time of 24:58.28
Took 41^st overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional after clocking a 10K personal-best time of 31:28.5 to help the Jacks to an eighth-place team finish

Ben Olson, South Dakota State
Sr. | Coon Rapids, Minn.

Earned All-League first team accolades after finishing runner-up behind teammate Gabe Peters at the 2021 League championships
Clocked a personal-best 8K time of 24:38.3 at the League championships
Finished 37^th overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional in the 10K with a time of 31:22.2

Leah Hansen, South Dakota State
Jr. | Willmar, Minn.

Repeated as the League's individual champion leading the Jackrabbits to their second women's title in a row
Won the League championships in a 6K time of 21:03.78
Helped the Jacks to a 13^th place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional after finishing 21^stoverall with a 6K time of 21:15.67

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