JACKS PREPPED FOR FINAL MEETS BEFORE CHAMPIONSHIPS

2/16/2023 5:25:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

WEEK 7: South Dakota State at UA, UNL, UM, SDSU

When	ARKANSAS QUALIFIER Friday, Feb. 17 \| 60-meter hurdle prelims @ 2:25 p.m. NEBRASKA TUNE-UP Friday, Feb. 17 \| M Mile @ 2:05 p.m. \| W Mile @ 2:30 p.m. \| M 800-meter run @ 3:55 p.m. SNOWSHOE OPEN Friday, Feb. 17 \| M 3000-meter run @ 6:35 p.m. SDSU LAST CHANCE Saturday, Feb. 18 \| Title IX Ceremony @ 1 p.m. \| Field/Running Events @ 1:30 p.m.
Where	Randal Tyson Track Center \| Fayetteville, AR Bob Devaney Sports Center \| Lincoln, NE University Fieldhouse \| Minneapolis, MN Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex \| Brookings, SD
TV	Nebraska Tune-Up \| Jackrabbit All-Access (3 channels)
Results	Arkansas \| Nebraska \| Minnesota \| SDSU
Meet Notes	Arkansas \| Nebraska \| Minnesota \| SDSU
Social Media	Twitter \| Facebook

BROOKINGS, SD – The South Dakota State track and field teams will compete in their final meets this Friday and Saturday before the Summit League Indoor Championships next weekend.

On Friday, Pierre Lear will compete at the Arkansas Qualifier in Fayetteville, AR. The 60-meter hurdle prelims are scheduled to begin at 2:25 p.m. with finals set for 4:25 p.m.

Three athletes will be competing at the Nebraska Tune-Up in the Lincoln, NE on Friday afternoon. Caitlin Bright and Will Lohr will each compete in the mile, starting at 2:05 p.m., while Andrew Moeller will compete at 3:55 p.m. in the 800-meter run.

Kyle Nordling will represent SDSU at the University of Minnesota's Snowshoe Open in the men's 3000-meter run at approximately 6:35 p.m.

Brookings will host the SDSU Last Chance Meet on Saturday at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex, which serves as a chance for Jackrabbits to improve their marks before the conference meet and earn a spot on the championship roster.

The SDSU Title IX Ceremony is first on the schedule at 1 p.m. while collegiate action will begin at 1:30 p.m. with both field and running events.

The SDSU First Chance Youth Meet will also held on Saturday, beginning at 10:15 a.m. with the 60-meter dash prelims.

LAST TIME OUT: South Dakota State track and field took first place overall in both men's and women's competition of the SDSU Indoor Classic at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex following several individual event wins and PRs.

Cerington Jones was a headliner of the meet as she broke yet another indoor school record, this time in the 400-meter dash. She clocked a personal best 54.63 for a second place finish in the event and now has the second fastest mark in the Summit League this season.

In the same event, Lauren Van Dyke jumped to third on the SDSU all-time list with her time of 55.85 for a fourth place finish and a new PR. Hannah Whitbread and Erika Kuntz each finished within the top 15 in 11^th (57.44) and 14^th (57.78, PR), respectively. Emily Rystrom (58.76), Jessica Boekelheide (59.74) and Paige Kuchel (1:03.73) all earned personal bests.

SDSU went 1-2 in the 800-meter run as Claire Beckman won the race in 3:12.58 and Tori Glazier took second in 2:14.15. Harley Fischer (fifth, 2:15.01, PR), Nina Dawson (16^th, 2:18.43, PR), Laura Bogue (17^th, 2:18.49, PR), and Hannah Spoden (23^rd, 2:19.48, PR) rounded out the Jackrabbit finishers.

Grace Waage earned runner-up in the women's mile with her personal best time of 5:52.16, now the sixth best mark for the event in school history while Beckman took fifth in 4:55.35 for a new PR and the 10^th fastest time on record.

Nicole Greyer claimed eighth in 4:58.01 for a PR, Emma Ecker was 13^th in a personal best 5:02.17 and Kayla Christopherson clocked a 5:06.83 for 18^th place and a new personal best. Also running new personal bests were Hannah Nelson (5:28.85) and Abby Deutsch (5:29.01).

Brielle Dixon won the 60-meter hurdle finals with a time of 8.55 while Savannah Risseeuw took fifth place in 8.82. Rich-Ann Archer then won the 60-meter dash in a quick 7.53 seconds while Jaiden Boomsma finished third with a 7.61.

Archer then took seventh place overall out of 104 athletes in the 200-meter dash, clocking a 24.75, as Ashtyn Bertram finished in 15^th with a time of 25.43. Brielle Ruen (26.94) ad Elaina Rice (27.69) each earned personal bests.

Taylor Jochum won the women's high jump with her personal best mark of 5-05.00. Layne Kirkendoll tied for second with a 5-03.00 and Hadley Carlson tied for sixth with a personal best height of 5-03.00. Robyn Dayton also earned a PR with a 4-09.25.

Boomsma qualified for the long jump finals and then won the event with her mark of 19-03.50 while Annie Wendt took seventh place in the triple jump finals with a 36-05.50.

Catylynn Duff represented SDSU in the women's weight throw finals and took sixth place with her mark of 57-05.75.

Faith Leiseth finished in third of the shot put finals with a throw of 50-09.50. Earlier in the event, Paige Haakenson earned a PR with a mark of 41-06.50.

Kuntz, Jones, Whitbread and Van Dyke teamed up to win the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:45.48, now the second fastest mark in SDSU history. The relay team of Rystrom, Boekelheide, Glazier and Fischer ran a 3:58.78 for ninth.

SDSU finished with 149.5 points for first place out of 21 teams. Northern Iowa took second with 111.6 points and North Dakota State was third with 68.5 points.

On the men's side of competition, Jared Wipf took fifth in the 60-meter dash finals in 6.85 and Evan Henderson finished seventh in 6.88.

Wipf also took eighth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.86 for a personal best, followed by Henderson in 17th place with a 22.19. Kudra Nzibariza (22.39), Andrew Law (23.39) and Caden Plasier (23.42) all also earned personal bests.

Reid Pierzinski took runner-up in the 400-meter dash, clocking a 47.42, as Thailan Hallman placed fourth in 47.77 for a new PR and the fourth fastest mark in school history. Reggie Slaba (49.20, PR) was 14^th, Jeremiah Donahoe (50.23, PR) came 23^rd and Joey Anders (51.38) finished 38^th.

Andrew Moeller clocked a personal best 1:53.67 for 13^th place in the 800-meter run while Eli Salisbury (1:56.74) took 23^rd and Tyler O'Neill (2:04.51) finished 48^th.

Carter Knaus was runner-up in the men's mile, clocking a 4:10.17 for second place. Will Lohr finished in 11^th with a personal best time of 4:12.05 and Salisbury claimed 21^st in 4:14.90. Kyle Nordling (4:22.03) and Tyler O'Neill (4:35.00) also earned PRs.

Matthew Katz was runner-up of the pole vault with his personal best mark of 16-07.00, now second on the SDSU all-time list. Jaden Peters finished fourth with a personal best 16-01.00 (fifth all-time) and Ryan Karajanis cleared 15-01.75 for seventh.

Connor Powers tied for fourth place in the high jump with a clearance of 6-05.25 while Ryan Benson represented SDSU in the men's long jump finals and placed fifth with his mark of 21-05.50.

Tristin finished as runner-up in the men's triple jump with a mark of 46-09.00 while Sam Rohlfs claimed eighth with a 43-01.75.

Dominick Etherington won the shot put with his throw of 58-04.00 while Wyatt Seagren claimed third with a mark of 52-10.00.

Hunter Wallster took second place in the weight throw with a mark of 62-01.75 while Calob Jones claimed seventh with a personal best throw of 60-10.50 that is now eighth on the SDSU all-time list. Etherington was eighth with a 60-01.25 and Ethan Fischer finished 14^th with a throw of 56-06.50.

The SDSU men finished with 107.5 points through 19 scored events for first place out of 31 teams. Iowa Central CC came second with 80 points while South Dakota took third with 64 points.

ETHERINGTON HONORED BY SUMMIT: Dominick Etherington was selected as the TicketSmarter Summit League Men's Field Peak Performer of the week, league officials announced Feb. 7.

Etherington won the shot put at the USD Alumni Meet with a personal best throw of 60-03.75, which places him in second on the all-time list for SDSU and in first of the Summit League standings. He also took second with a career best mark of 61-09.00 in the weight throw that now puts him seventh on the school record list and third on the league performance list this season.

Etherington is the latest Jackrabbit to earn the weekly accolade this season, joining two-time honoree Pierre Lear (Dec. 6 and Dec. 13) and Reid Pierzinski (Jan. 30)

REGIONAL RANKINGS: The third Division I 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 jumped one spot to 18^th and the women jumped five spots to 18^th

MEN PICKED FIRST, WOMEN THIRD IN PRESEASON POLL: The Jackrabbit men were picked to win the Summit League again this year while the women were placed third in the preseason indoor track and field poll announced by Summit League officials Wednesday.

MEN'S POLL
1. South Dakota State – 45 (4)
T2. North Dakota State – 42 (3)
T2. South Dakota – 42 (1)
4. North Dakota – 24
5. Oral Roberts – 24
6. St. Thomas – 23
7. Kansas City – 13
8. Western Illinois – 10

WOMEN'S POLL
1. North Dakota State – 61 (5)
2. South Dakota – 60 (4)
3. South Dakota State – 49
4. North Dakota – 41
5. Oral Roberts – 34
6. St. Thomas – 31
7. Kansas City – 20
8. Omaha – 19
9. Western Illinois – 9

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

Rich-Ann Archer, South Dakota State
Jr | Sprints | Kingston, Jamacia

Competed in six meets during the 2022 season picking up victories in four of the six
Won the League 60m title in an SDSU school record time of 7.32
Dropped a second school record by over a half second to place runner-up in the 200m (23.93) at the League championships

Faith Leiseth, South Dakota State
Sr | Throws | Hayti, S.D.

Took second in the shot put at the League championships with a personal-best throw of 50-7.5 (15.43m)
Runner-up finishing mark at the League championships ranks her second all-time at SDSU in the indoor shot put
Threw a new school record in the discus of 152-7 (46.51m) at the SDSU Holiday Open & Multi

Tre Manning, South Dakota State
Sr | Jumps | Grandview, Mo.

Finished second in the long jump (23-7.25; 7.19m) and fourth in the triple jump (47-3.5; 14.41m) at the League championships
Took second in the long jump at the SDSU Last Chance Meet with a season-best mark of 24-4.25 (7.42m)
Placed second in the long jump at the Bison Team Cup with a mark of 22-9 (6.93m)

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

Named the 2022 Summit League Indoor Men's Track Championship MVP after totaling 28 points throughout the championship
At the League championships, dominated the 3,000m with a meet-record time of 8:09.82 to take gold
Took first in the mile (4:07.22) and second in the 5,000m (14:12.41) at the League championships

A LOOK AHEAD: SDSU will head to Vermillion for the 2023 Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships on Feb. 24 and 25.

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