Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country at Griak Invitational on September 19, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
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10:00 a.m.
Men's Cross Country
at Griak Invitational
South Dakota State University Athletics
Friday, November 10
Stillwater, OK
11 a.m.
South Dakota State University
at
NCAA Midwest Regionals
Photo by: SDSU Sports Information
JACKRABBITS SET FOR NCAA REGIONALS
11/9/2023 2:45:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
| MEET 8: South Dakota State at NCAA Midwest Regionals |
| When | Friday, Nov. 10 | Women @ 10:30 a.m. | Men @ 11:30 a.m. | |
| Where | Greiner Family OSU Cross Country Course | Stillwater, OK | |
| TV | Live Video | |
| Results | PTTiming.com | |
| Meet Notes | NCAA Regional Information | |
| Social Media | Twitter | #LastPlay | |
BROOKINGS, SD – The South Dakota State cross country teams head to Stillwater, Oklahoma to compete for a chance at championship qualification at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Friday.
Action at the Greiner Family OSU Cross Country Course will begin at 10:30 a.m. with the women's 6k and will continue at 11:30 a.m. with the men's 10k race. An awards ceremony will follow at 12:15 p.m.
32 scoring women's teams and 28 scoring men's teams will be in action at the regional, featuring familiar competition from the conference and other meets previous meets.
31 teams qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships with the top two teams from each of the nine regions (18 total) earning automatic bids. The remaining 13 spots are at-large selections made by the NCAA Committee. 38 individual qualifications are also available for the top four runners in each region not from a qualifying team. Two additional athletes are then chosen from the remaining national pool.
2022 REGIONAL RECAP:
WOMEN
The South Dakota State women's cross country team posted a 10th-place finish in the team standings and Leah Hansen recorded a top-20 individual placing during competition Friday at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
A junior from Willmar, Minnesota, Hansen covered the 6,000-meter Gans Creek Cross Country Course in 20 minutes, 40 seconds to finish 19th out of 230 runners. She was running 12th through the 2,000-meter checkpoint and stayed in the second pack of competitors for the remainder of the race.
Olivia Howell of Illinois was the race winner in 20:02.9.
Caitlin Bright led a late surge that propelled the Jackrabbits into the top finish by a Summit League team as she moved up 19 spots over the final 1,000 meters to place 73rd overall in 21:32.7. Mya Kizer (88th, 21:40.1) and Nicole Greyer (94th, 21.43.2) also posted top-100 finishes for SDSU.
Kayla Christopherson completed the scoring runs for the Jackrabbits, placing 113th in 21:53.6. Rounding out the SDSU contingent were Emma Ecker (125th, 22:02.2) and Claire Beckman (131st, 22:09.6).
The Jackrabbits entered the meet ranked 15th in the Midwest Region. Their 10th-place showing is the highest at an NCAA Division I regional in program history.
Oklahoma State and Northwestern earned automatic bids to next week's NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Oklahoma State finished first with 58 points, followed by Northwestern with 88. Bradley took third with 99 points.
MEN
Led by top-25 individual finishes by Ben Olson and Joseph Minor-Williams, the South Dakota State men's cross country team recorded a sixth-place finish in the team standings Friday at the NCAA Division I Midwest Regional.
Olson broke the 30-minute mark on the 10,000-meter Gans Creek Cross Country Course, clocking in at 29 minutes, 59.7 seconds. Minor-Williams followed slightly behind in 24th place with a time of 30:08.2. Both Jackrabbit runners remained in the lead pack throughout the race and held spots in the top five at the 6,000-meter mark.
Daniel Burkhalter made a push in the back half of the race to finish just outside the top 25, posting a 27th-place time of 30:09.7. Thomas Breuckman (62nd, 30:43.7) and Max Selbach (73rd, 30:56.4) completed the Jackrabbits' scoring runs.
Closing out the SDSU effort were Mason McDonald (78th, 30:59.8) and Lucas Caminiti (88th, 31:07.6).
Oklahoma State's Isai Rodriguez overtook leader Ryan Martins of Loyola (Ill.) in the final 250 meters to post a winning time of 29:40.1. OSU and Tulsa tied for the team title with 49 points to earn automatic bids to next week's NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, with Tulsa earning the top spot on a tiebreaker by having three of its five scoring runners place ahead of the Cowboys. Iowa State was third with 73 points, while the Jackrabbits tallied 204 points for their sixth-place finish, which ranked as the highest by a Summit League squad.
LAST TIME OUT:
WOMEN
Leah (Hansen) Hisken finished as runner-up in the women's 6k race to lead South Dakota State to a second place team finish at the Summit League Cross Country Championships on Friday at Edgebrook Golf Course.
Hisken ran a 21:06.8 for second place in her final cross country championship as a Jackrabbit while Jessica Lutmer took ninth in 21:24.5 and Mya Kizer finished 10th with a 21:28.8.
Claire Beckman was next for the Jackrabbits as she clocked a 21:54.1 for 14th place and Caitlin Bright rounded out the scoring runners in 20th place with a time of 22:11.8.
Nicole Greyer clocked a 22:21.7 for 23rd place, Grace Waage finished 27th in 22:32.3 and Emma Gonzalez ran a 22:35.6 to take 29th place. Emma Ecker claimed 35th place in 22:56.0 and Sierra Watterud crossed the finish line in 23:10.7 for 43rd.
Hisken received All-League First Team honors and Lutmer, Kizer and Beckman were recognized on the All-League Second Team.
South Dakota won the women's title with 50 points as the Jackrabbits finished second with 55 points. North Dakota State came third with 69 points, North Dakota finished fourth with 78 points and St. Thomas scored 122 points for fifth. Omaha (160 points), Kansas City (195 points) and Oral Roberts (212 points) rounded out the scoring runners.
MEN
The South Dakota State men's cross country team won their record-extending eighth straight Summit League crown while also capturing multiple individual accolades at the league championships on Friday at Edgebrook Golf Course.
Leading the way for SDSU was freshman Carson Noecker, who claimed the individual crown, Championship MVP and Newcomer of the Championship awards.
According to the league, he is the only male student-athlete to be crowned Championship MVP and Newcomer of the Championship at the same league meet since the creation of the awards. He is also the third consecutive Jackrabbit to win the MVP honor.
Noecker clocked a 24:17.2 to take the top spot in the 8k, finishing more than 20 seconds ahead of the rest of the field. Josh Becker was next for the Jacks as he ran a 24:51.3 for fifth place, followed directly by Daniel Burkhalter in sixth with a 24:53.1.
Christian Noble claimed 16th place with a time of 25:15.4 and Cody Larson rounded out the scoring runners with a 25:23.3 for 18th place.
Jackson Dutcher ran a 25:29.7 for 20th, Will Lohr came 26th in 25:44.0 and Luke Johnson took 38th in a personal best 26:09.1. Mason McDonald (54th, 27:27.6) and Andrew Moeller (58th, 28:17.2) rounded out the competing Jackrabbits.
Noecker, Becker and Burkhalter all received All-League First Team honors. Burkhalter was also recognized as the Men's Scholar of the Championship.
South Dakota State finished with 46 points, tying with North Dakota State, but was ultimately crowned champion in accordance with NCAA tiebreaker guidelines. North Dakota finished third with 66 points, St. Thomas came fourth with 71 points and South Dakota scored 150 points for fifth. Oral Roberts (177 points) was sixth and Kansas City (187 points) was seventh.
REGIONAL RANKINGS: The Week Five Division I cross country rankings decided by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association were announced Oct. 30th with the Jackrabbit men dropping one spot to 9th in the Midwest region while the women maintained 9th.
SDSU MEN PICKED FIRST, WOMEN SECOND IN PRESEASON POLL: The SDSU men were chosen to continue their streak of Summit League championship titles while the women were picked second following a 2022 season that saw a record seventh-straight title for the men and second place finish for the women.
2023 SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY PRESEASON POLL
1. South Dakota State (4) - 34
2. North Dakota State (3) - 33
3. North Dakota - 25
T-4. South Dakota - 19
T-4. St. Thomas - 19
6. Oral Roberts - 9
7. Kansas City - 8
2023 SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY PRESEASON POLL
1. North Dakota State (3) - 45
2. South Dakota State (4) - 42
3. North Dakota (1) - 38
4. South Dakota - 29
5. St. Thomas - 22
6. Omaha - 21
7. Kansas City - 17
8. Oral Roberts - 10
ATHLETES TO WATCH: Four Jackrabbits –two men and two women—were recognized as Summit League Preseason Athletes to Watch.
Josh Becker, South Dakota State
Jr. | Osseo, Wis.
- Captured sixth at the 2022 League Championships, good for first team All-League honors
- Clocked an 8K time of 24:36.6 at the Weiss-Crockett Invitational
- Finished third at the Augustana Twilight with a four-mile time of 19:19.8
Sr. | Prairie City, S.D.
- Took second place at the Augustana Twilight with a four-mile time of 19:18.4
- Clocked a season-best 8K time of 24:27.5 at the Weiss-Crockett Invitational
- Earned first team All-League honors at the 2022 League Championships with a fifth-place finish
- Placed 27th at the NCAA Midwest Regional running the 10K in a personal-best time of 30:09.7
Sr. | Willmar, Minn.
- First athlete to take home three consecutive Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year honors (2020, 2021, 2022)
- Earned her third consecutive League individual title and Championship MVP honor while helping the Jacks to a runner-up finish in the team standings at the 2022 League Championships
- Placed 19th at the 2022 NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 20:40.0
- Top-20 finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional helped pace the Jacks to 10th place in the team standings, the highest finish for an SDSU team in the Division I era
Jr. | Hammond, Wis.
- Earned second team All-League honors with an 11th-place finish at the 2022 League Championships
- Had a season-best 6K race at the Bradley Pink Classic with a time of 21:21.4
- Finished second at the SDSU Classic in a time of 18:22.7 and ran a season-best 5K at the Augustana Twilight (18:15.1)
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