JACKRABBITS HEAD SOUTH FOR EARLY BIRD

Friday, April 7

Vermillion, SD

South Dakota State University

USD Early Bird

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

4/6/2023 3:05:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

WEEK 3: South Dakota State at USD

When/Where	USD Early Bird \| Lillibridge Track Complex \| Vermillion, SD Friday, April 7 \| Multi Events @ 1 p.m. \| Field Events @ 1:30 p.m. \| Running Events @ 1:45 p.m. Saturday, April 8 \| Field Events @ 9:30 a.m. \| Multi Events @ 10 a.m. \| Running Events @ 11:45 a.m.
TV	USD Live Stream
Results	DakotaTiming.com
Schedule/Program	Schedule/Heat Sheets
Social Media	Twitter \| Facebook

BROOKINGS, SD – South Dakota State track and field will travel south to Vermillion for the USD Early Bird meet on Friday and Saturday at the Lillibridge Track Complex.

Competition on Friday starts with the multi events at 1 p.m. with the field events beginning at 1:30 p.m. and distance carnival at 1:45 p.m. Saturday resumes at 9:30 a.m. with action on the field while multi events continue at 10 a.m. and the remaining track events kick off at 11:45 a.m.

Nearly 30 teams will be in competition at the events, including several conferences foes like Omaha and North Dakota State.

LAST TIME OUT: The South Dakota State University track and field teams wrapped up a big weekend of meets on the road in Nebraska, Texas and California that featured many new personal bests and top 10 additions.

BOBCAT INVITATIONAL

Competition in Texas was highlighted by the final two races on the track for SDSU—the men's and women's 4x400-meter relays.

Jenna Johnson, Lauren Van Dyke, Hannah Whitbread and Cerington Jones broke the school record after running a 3:43.80 to win the event and now sit atop the SDSU history books.

The men's squad of Reggie Slaba, Reid Pierzinski, Thailan Hallman and Manny Phoulom-Smith then teamed up to clock a 3:11.47 for the second fastest time in school history.

Savannah Risseeuw clocked a 14.26 in the women's 100-meter hurdles for fourth in her heat and 16^th overall in the event as Rich-Ann Archer tied for seventh place in the 100-meter dash, running an 11.89

Jones led SDSU in the 400-meter dash after taking 14^th place in 55.00 seconds for a new outdoor personal best. Johnson ran a 56.04 for 21^st and a new PR while Van Dyke finished 36^th in 56.87 seconds. Whitbread (39^th, 57.30) and Erika Kuntz (40^th, 57.38, outdoor PR) rounded out the Jackrabbit competitors.

Madison Kizer finished sixth in the high jump with her outdoor personal best mark of 5-07.25, which is now ninth in school history. Taylor Jochum (5-05.25) and Layne Kirkendoll (5-03.50) also cleared outdoor personal bests.

Catylynn Duff took 31^st in the hammer throw with her mark of 160-09.00 while Faith Leiseth threw a 48-01.25 for 11^th place in section A of the shot put, just short of her outdoor personal best.

In other men's competition, Pierre Lear ran a 14.01 in the 110-meter hurdles for a second place overall finish in the event.

Hallman ran a personal best 48.50 in the 400-meter dash for third in his section (23^rd overall) while Slaba clocked a 49.08 for a PR and fifth in his heat (28^th overall).

Tristin Hanna finished 14^th in the triple jump with a mark of 45-03.75.

Dominick Etherington threw a 146-00.00 in the hammer throw for a 39^th place finish. He also took eighth in section A of the shot put with a 56-06.25 as Wyatt Seagren finished 24^th with a 51-11.50.

CENTRAL NEBRASKA CHALLENGE

Annie Wendt won the women's triple jump with a distance of 36-07.75 as Camryn Brinkman took fifth place with a 35-03.75. Sydney Mouw was eighth with a 34-03.00 and Emma Smith jumped a 32-05.50 for 13^th place.

Jordan Stoddard won the long jump with her leap of 17-11.50 for an outdoor PR while Lizzy Gillingham took fourth place with a personal best-tying mark of 17-04.75.

Robyn Dayton also recorded a new outdoor PR of 15-06.75.

Ashtyn Bertram finished eighth overall in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.53 as Cora Shull took 27^th place with a personal best 13.07 seconds.

Bertram also ran a 25.57 in the 200-meter dash for fourth place overall while Shull took 24^th in 27.09 seconds.

Gillingham took fifth in the 100-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 15.45 and Dayton clocked an 18.57 for 24^th and a new PR.

In the women's 400-meter hurdles, Abby Hughes took sixth place after clocking a personal best 1:08.80 in the event.

Emily Rystrom clocked an overall personal best time of 58.72 in the 400-meter dash for sixth place.

Laura Bogue finished in fifth place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:18.63 for a new outdoor personal best, followed just behind by Emma Ecker (seventh, 2:19.34, outdoor PR) and Nina Dawson (10^th, 2:23.66, outdoor PR).

Kadense Dooley ran a personal best 4:55.69 in the 1500-meter run for 10^th place as Malorie Schmoll took 24^th in 5:02.15.

Jared Wipf won the 100-meter dash after running a blazing 10.50 for a new personal best and fifth fastest time in school history. Ty Kadlec took 14^th in 11.05 seconds for a PR and Caden Plasier was 20^th in a personal best 11.23.

All eight runners in the men's 200-meter dash ran personal bests, led by Wipf's second place finish in 21.56 seconds. Kudra Nzibariza was fifth in 21.99, Kadlec came 14^th in 22.39 and Plasier finished 21^st with a 22.83.

Andrew Law (24^th, 22.90), Jeremiah Donahoe (27^th, 23.00), Joey Anders (32^nd, 23.21) and AJ Josephson (33^rd, 23.39) rounded out the finishers.

Nzibariza was the first SDSU finisher in the 400-meter dash, taking seventh place in a personal best 49.78 seconds. Donahoe ran an outdoor PR of 51.15 for 13^th place, Anders came 14^th in 51.21 seconds and Josephson finished 20^th with a 52.23.

Ryan Benson ran a personal best 15.10 in the 110-meter hurdles for third place overall while Law took 14^th place in 16.04 seconds.

Benson also ran a personal best 55.92 in the 400m hurdles for a fifth place overall finish and jumped a 21-06.25 for a PR and an 11^th place finish in the long jump as Aiden Giffin took 14^th with a 21-01.50.

Finally for SDSU, Max Keefer jumped a personal best 45-03.00 in the triple jump to finish in fifth place.

MIKE FANELLI TRACK CLASSIC

In San Francisco, Tori Glazier kicked things off for SDSU by clocking a 2:12.29 in the 800-meter run for fifth place in her heat (sixth overall) while Grace Waage ran a personal best 2:13.42 for second in her heat (15^th overall).

Tom Breuckman took second place overall in the 800-meter run with a personal best time of 1:50.80 that is now eighth in school history.

REGIONAL RANKINGS: The second 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 jumping six spots to 13^th place and the women jumped seven spots to 16^th.

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 hit the road for several meets in California and Iowa from April 13 to 15.

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