JACKS SET FOR FINAL REGULAR SEASON MEETS

WEEK 6: South Dakota State at MNSU, NDSU, USD

When/Where	MAVERICK OPEN #1 \| Minnesota State Outdoor Track and Field Complex \| Mankato, MN Wednesday, May 3 \| Field Events @ 1 p.m. \| Track Events @ 4 p.m. NDSU TUNE-UP \| Terry and Donna Dahl Track and Field Facility \| Fargo, ND Friday, May 5 \| Field Events @ Noon \| Track Events @ 2 p.m. USD TUNE-UP \| Lillibridge Track Complex \| Vermillion, SD Friday, May 5 \| Field Events @ 2:30 p.m. \| Track Events @ 3 p.m.
TV	None
Results	Maverick Open \| NDSU Tune-Up \| USD Tune-Up
Schedule/Program	Maverick Open \| NDSU Tune-Up \| USD Tune-Up
Social Media	Twitter \| Facebook

BROOKINGS, SD – The South Dakota State track and field teams will head to multiple different meets and look to set final marks in the last week of competition before the conference championships next weekend.

Action will start on Wednesday at the Maverick Open #1 in Mankato, MN with field events at 1 p.m. and track events at 4 p.m.

Friday will feature two different meets for the Jacks at North Dakota State and South Dakota. The NDSU Tune-Up starts on the field at noon with track events at 2 p.m. while the USD Tune-Up kicks off at 2:30 p.m. on the field and 3 p.m. on the track.

LAST TIME OUT: Three Jackrabbit throwers represented SDSU in three different events on Saturday as the final day of competition at the Drake Relays concluded.

Hunter Wallster qualified for the finals of the men's hammer throw and finished in fourth place with a personal best mark of 202-02.00, which is now second on the SDSU top 10 list.

In the finals of the women's javelin, Nora Peterson took seventh place with her throw of 135-11.00.

Catylynn Duff then claimed 14^th place overall in the hammer throw with a mark of 161-10.00.

HIGH-RANKING PERFORMANCES: Eight Jackrabbits sit atop the Summit League standings in their respective events

Men
Jared Wipf (100-meter dash, 10.50)
Tom Breuckman (1500-meter run, 3:47.98)
Joseph Minor-Williams (5k, 13:51.50) (10k, 28:43.31)
Pierre Lear (110-meter hurdles, 13.75)
Reid Pierzinski (400-meter hurdles, 50.81)
Tre Manning (long jump, 24-01.75)

Women
Cerington Jones (400-meter dash, 53.91)
Leah Hansen (5k, 16:26.67) (10k, 34:14.80)

REGIONAL RANKINGS: The sixth 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 falling one spot to 14^th place and the women dropping one to 23^rd 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: The Jackrabbits will head north to Fargo for the Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Terrence Dahl and Donna Beres Track Complex from May 11 to 13.

-GoJacks.com-

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