Upcoming Event: Women's Cross Country versus SDSU Classic on October 3, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
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6:00 p.m.
Women's Cross Country
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Saturday, October 19
Verona, Wis.
1:20 p.m.
South Dakota State University
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Wisconsin Pre Nationals
JACKS WILL FINISH REGULAR SEASON IN WISCONSIN
10/18/2024 10:34:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
SDSU Splits Up Between Pre-Nationals and Drews/Neubauer Invite
| PRE-NATIONALS HOSTED BY WISCONSIN |
| When | October 19th Women's Race: 12:40 p.m. Men's Race: 1:20 p.m. |
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| Where | Verona, Wis. | Zimmer Championship Course | |
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BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State splits up as half the team attends the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals meet in Verona, Wis., while the other half heads to La Crosse, Wis. for the Jim Drews Invitational on Saturday morning.
HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN
"Both teams are excited to toe the line this weekend in Wisconsin. Pre-Nationals will offer tremendous competition and a great environment for our student athletes to test themselves against several regionally ranked teams. It will also present an opportunity to compete against some of the teams we saw at the Griak Invitational, which will provide us with an additional goalpost before the championship portion of our schedule begins."
WISCONSIN PRE-NATIONALS
Information | Course
The Wisconsin Pre-Nationals meet will be hosted on the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course. Along with hosting Wisconsin's home meets, the Zimmer Championship Course has hosted several post-season events including the 2018 NCAA Cross Country Championship, the 2010 Big Ten Championship, and six NCAA Great Lakes Regionals. This year, Wisconsin will host the NCAA Cross Country Champsionship on the Zimmer Championship Course, giving the Jacks a chance to run the course beforehand, should they qualify for the championship meet.
The Pre-Nationals meet will host six different races: Men's and Women's "A" Race, Men's and Women's Open Race, and the Men's and Women's "B" Race. South Dakota State will run in the Men's and Women's "B" Race. The Women's "B" Race will start at 12:40 p.m., followed by the men at 1:20 p.m.
ATHLETES TO WATCH
Carson Noecker will be one to watch at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals meet. Last time out, Noecker set a course record for the Edgebrook 8K course with a time of 24:11.3. The SDSU course record for the Zimmer Championship course is currently held by Trent Lusignan, who set the record in 2015 with a time of 23:52.7.
Noecker has run two 8K's so far this season and has yet to break past 24 minutes, however, the sophomore's current personal record is 37 seconds faster than Lusignan's course record. Noecker set his personal record last season at the Arturo Barrios Invite. The sophomore ran with top-teams such as Indiana, Tulane, and Texas A&M to post a time of 23:15.7. This weekend, the Jacks will run with Power Four competitors from Illinois State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue, and more, setting Noecker up well to post a new PR.
On the women's side, Meghan Ford will be the athlete to watch. Last time out, Ford finished in the top-five at the SDSU Classic with a new personal record of 21:22.2. Rachel King currently holds the Jackrabbit course record for the Zimmer Championship Course. King set her record in 2018 with a time of 20:55.9. In order to set a new record, Ford will have to run almost 30 seconds faster than her current PR. Like Noecker, Ford will be among top athletes from Power Four teams, giving her the opportunity to pace herself for a new PR.
| DREWS/NEUBAUER INVITE HOSTED BY WISCONSIN LA CROSSE |
| When | October 19th Women's Race: 11:00 a.m. Men's Race: 11:45 a.m. |
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| Where | La Crosse, Wis. | Maple Grove Venues | |
| Live Results | www.PTtiming.com/ | |
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WISCONSIN LA CROSSE
Information | 8K Map | 6K Map
The University of Wisconsin La Crosse meet will be held at Maple Grove Venues. The women's Tori Neubauer Invitational 6K will run first at 11:00 a.m., followed shortly by the men's Jim Drews Invitational 8K at 11:45 a.m.
ATHLETES TO WATCH
Luke Johnson will be the athlete to watch at the Jim Drews Invitational. Johnson was the sixth Jackrabbit to cross the line at the SDSU Classic, clocking a time of 25:25.47 for a new personal record. The SDSU course record currently stands at 24:12.6, set by Brad Lowery in 2005.
Emma Gonzalez and Nicole Swanson will both be athletes to watch for the Tori Neubauer Invitational. Gonzalez and Swanson finished together with times of 23:02.37 and 23:02.87, respectively. The SDSU Course record currently stands at 21:28.1 and was set by Becka Mansheim in 2006.
LAST TIME OUT
The Jacks hosted their annual SDSU Classic two weeks ago. For the second year in a row, Noecker won the meet, leading South Dakota State to a first-place team finish. Along with taking gold, Noecker bested the course record he had previously set at the Summit League Championships last year as he crossed the line at 24:11.28, six seconds quicker than his previous course record.
The next four Jackrabbits finished within 10 seconds of each other to round out the scoring five. Ben Anteau took fourth with a time of 24:54.44. Jackson Dutcher finished hot on Anteau's tail in fifth, crossing the line at 24:56.78. Will Lohr took sixth with a time of 25:00.74. Cody Larson clocked a time of 25:03.47 to finish seventh.
Meghan Ford led the women to a second-place team finish, placing fourth overall with a 6K time of 21:22.19. Grace Waage, Kayla Christopherson, Jenna Soine, and Mya Kizer all finished together to round out the scoring five. Waage made her season debut at the SDSU Classic, finishing 11th with a time of 21:57.04. Christopherson took 12th, clocking a time of 21:58.98, while Soine finished less than a second later with a time of 21:59.28 to take 13th. Kizer crossed the line at 22:05.93 to place 15th overall.
REGIONAL RANKINGS
USTFCCCA posted its regional rankings last Monday. The men's team ranked eighth, while the women took 15th.
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