SDSU CONTINUES LOADED WEEK OF MEETS

Wednesday, April 26

Yankton, SD

South Dakota State University

Mt. Marty Twilight

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

4/25/2023 9:30:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

WEEK 6: South Dakota State at MMU, UM, SC, DU

When/Where	MMU TWILIGHT \| Williams Fields \| Yankton, SD Wednesday, April 26 \| Field Events @ 11 a.m. \| Track Events @ 4 p.m. RUNNING ON HOPE INVITATIONAL \| University of Minnesota Track and Field Stadium \| Minneapolis, MN Wednesday, April 26 \| Field Events @ 11 a.m. \| Track Events @ 3 p.m. KIP JANVRIN OPEN \| Bill Buxton Stadium \| Indianola, IA Thursday, April 27 \| Field and Track Events @ 1 p.m. Friday, April 28 \| Field Events @ 10 a.m. \| Track Events @ 11 a.m. DRAKE RELAYS \| Drake University Stadium \| Des Moines, IA Thursday, April 27 \| Field Events @ 2:30 p.m. \| Track Events @ 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 28 \| Field and Track Events @ 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 29 \| Track Events @ 8 a.m. \| Field Events @ 10 a.m.
TV	None
Results	MMU Twilight \| Running on Hope \| Kip Janvrin \| Drake Relays
Schedule/Program	MMU Twilight \| Running on Hope \| Kip Janvrin \| Drake Relays
Social Media	Twitter \| Facebook

BROOKINGS, SD – The South Dakota State track and field teams will head out for four different meets from April 26 to 29 as they continue their busy outdoor season schedule.

On Wednesday, the Jackrabbits will split between meets in Yankton and Minneapolis. The MMU Twilight will begin at 11 a.m. on the field and 4 p.m. on the track while the Running on Hope Invitational is set to start at 11 a.m. with field events and 3 p.m. for running events.

SDSU will then turn to competition at the Kip Janvrin Open at Simpson College, where opening day kicks off at 1 p.m. on Thursday and Friday is set to begin at 10 a.m. with field events and 11 a.m. for track events.

Finally in Iowa, the Drake Relays will kick off for SDSU on Thursday with field events at 2:30 p.m. and a distance carnival beginning at 4:30 p.m. Friday action starts at 8:30 a.m. for both track and field events while Saturday continues at 8 a.m. on the track and 10 a.m. on the field.

LAST TIME OUT: Multiple top five finishes and new entries to the all-time top 10 list at SDSU highlighted The Monday Meet for South Dakota State track and field at the Lillibridge Track Complex on April 24.

Reggie Slaba was first to jump into SDSU history has he clocked a 48.26 in the men's 400-meter dash for a second place finish in the event and the eighth fastest time on record.

Connor Powers then took fourth place overall in the high jump after clearing a personal best 6-08.50, which is now the seventh best mark in school history.

Jenna Johnson won the 400-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 1:02.11 that now sits fourth on the SDSU all-time list. Laura Bogue and Abby Hughes also clocked PRs in the event with times of 1:04.03 and 1:05.34, respectively.

As for other top five finishes, Greta Johnson cleared a height of 10-09.50 in the pole vault for fourth place.

Faith Leiseth represented SDSU in the finals of the discus and took fifth place overall with her mark of 153-00.75 as Catylynn Duff made the finals of the hammer throw and took eighth with a 162-10.50.

Leiseth and Duff each then made the finals of the shot put with Amanda Pettersson and Meghan Hettinga. Leiseth won the event (47-00.25), Pettersson came sixth (41-09.75), Hettinga was seventh (40-11.50) and Duff finished ninth (40-01.50).

Nora Peterson won the javelin with her mark of 131-02.00 as Paige Haakenson threw a 104-03.25 for third place and Taylor Haring took fifth with a personal best 99-09.25.

In the long jump, Annie Wendt (fourth, 17-08.00), Layne Kirkendoll (fifth, 17-05.50) and Shae Campbell (ninth, 16-06.00) all made the finals.

Camryn Brinkman took third in the triple jump with her mark of 35-08.75 and Emma Smith finished fifth with a 34-07.00. Sydney Mouw took sixth with a distance of 34-05.00 and Shae Campbell came seventh with a 34-03.00.

Madison Kizer cleared 5-05.00 for third place in the high jump while Taylor Jochum finished fourth with a 5-01.00 and Hadley Carlson came fifth with a 5-01.00.

Lizzy Gillingham led the way in the 100-meter dash, running a personal best 12.49 for fifth place. Elaina Rice was eighth with a 13.07 for a PR and Cora Shull took ninth with a personal best 13.12.

Savannah Risseeuw claimed second place in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.54 seconds while Brielle Dixon took fourth in 14.89 and Gillingham finished seventh with a personal best 16.35.

Jessica Boekelheide clocked a 26.47 in the 200-meter dash to take third place as Shull ran a 27.40 for fourth and Rice finished eighth in 27.72 seconds.

Boekelheide then claimed runner-up in the 400-meter dash in a personal best 59.31 seconds while Emily Rystrom finished fourth in 1:00.75.

Three Jackrabbits placed in the top five of the 1500-meter run, led by Sierra Watterud in second place with a personal best time of 4:54.91. Abby Deutsch ran a 5:01.57 for fourth place and a PR while Emma Gonzalez took fifth in 5:02.70.

On the men's side of competition, Ethan Fischer won the men's discus throw with his mark of 169-04.00.

Hunter Wallster earned the title of runner-up in the hammer throw with his mark of 191-10.75 as Calob Jones finished in fifth with a 169-04.75.

Matthew Katz and Jaden Peters finished back-to-back in the pole vault after taking second (15-10.50) and third place (15-10.50), respectively.

Sam Rohlfs won the long jump with his personal best-tying mark of 22-00.25. He then claimed runner-up in the triple jump with his mark of 44-06.25 while Max Keefer finished third with a personal best distance of 44-05.25.

Ty Kadlec took third in the 100-meter dash with a clocking of 11.16 as Caden Plasier ran a personal best 11.20 for fourth place. Andrew Law also earned a PR in 11.46 seconds.

In the men's 110-meter hurdles, Ryan Benson clocked a 15.29 for fifth place while Law took ninth place with a 15.98.

Kudra Nzibariza came fourth in the 200-meter dash after clocking a 22.65 as Kadlec finished fifth in 22.73 and Plasier took eight with a 23.13.

Jeremiah Donahoe finished in fourth place of the 400-meter hurdles with his personal best time of 57.21.

Andrew Moeller ran a 1:55.95 for second place in the 800-meter run as Tyler O'Neill took eighth place with a personal best time of 2:02.76.

Nathan Notgrass finished as runner-up in the 1500-meter run with his new personal best time of 3:58.12.

REGIONAL RANKINGS: The fifth 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 Jackrabbits men maintaining their spot in 13^th place and the women staying in 22^nd in the Midwest Region.

SDSU MEN AND WOMEN PICKED THIRD IN PRESEASON POLL: The South Dakota State men's and women's track and field teams were each selected to finish third in the Summit League for the incoming outdoor season.

2023 SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD PRESEASON POLL

1. South Dakota – 46 (4)
2. North Dakota State – 42 (3)
3. South Dakota State – 41 (1)
T4. North Dakota – 26
T4. St. Thomas – 26
6. Kansas City – 17
7. Western Illinois – 16
8. Oral Roberts – 10

2023 SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD PRESEASON POLL

1. South Dakota – 63 (7)
2. North Dakota State – 58 (2)
3. South Dakota State – 50
4. North Dakota – 43
5. Kansas City – 32
6. St. Thomas – 37
7. Omaha – 22
8. Western Illinois – 15
9. Oral Roberts – 14

The Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships are set for May 11-13 in Fargo, North Dakota.

ATHLETES TO WATCH: Four Jackrabbits—two men and two women—were recognized as Summit League Athletes to Watch.

Dominick Etherington, South Dakota State
Sr | Throws | Algona, Iowa

Placed 11^th in the hammer throw at the 2022 League outdoor championships with a career-best throw of 179-7 (54.75m)
Finished seventh in the shot put at the League outdoor championships with a mark of 57-06.25 (17.53m)
Finished in the top five of the shot put in four meets last season

Reid Pierzinski, South Dakota State
Sr | Sprints/Hurdles | Nisswa, Minn.

Defended his 400m hurdle crown at the 2022 League outdoor championships with a time of 50.91, breaking the previous record (51.27) set back in 1990
Ran a leg of the 4x100m relay that took second at the League outdoor championships with a time of 40.57
Was a member of the 4x400m relay squad that took fifth at the League outdoor championships with a time of 3:21.55

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

Took gold at the 2022 League outdoor championships in the 5,000m (16:54.60) and the 10,000m (35:37.00)
Clocked a career-best 5,000m time of 16:16.46 at the Bryan Clay Invitational
Won the 10,000m at the Drake Relays in a time of 34:49.31

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

Took fourth at the 2022 League outdoor meet in the shot put with a toss of 47-3 (14.40m)
Finished fourth at the League outdoor championships in the discus with a mark of 152-9 (46.57m)
Threw a school record distance of 174-1 (53.07m) in the discus at the South Dakota Challenge

A LOOK AHEAD: SDSU will head to meets at North Dakota State, South Dakota and University of Minnesota Mankato in the final week of competition before the Summit League Championships.

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