JACKS COMPLETE GRIAK INVITATIONAL

Friday, September 20

Falcon Heights, Minn.

10:00 a.m.

South Dakota State University

Griak Invitational

Photo by: SDSU Sports Information

9/20/2024 6:18:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

MEN TAKE EIGHTH WHILE WOMEN FINISH 11TH

By: Becca Ball

FALCON HEIGHTS, MINN. — South Dakota State men's cross country team took eighth, while the women's team finished 11th of 17 teams at the 38th annual Roy Griak Invitational Friday morning.

Men's Results | Women's Results

HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN

"Griak treated us the way it always does. We're definitely not leaving here satisfied. There were some positive performances, people who performed well under tough conditions. It's good we got Carson through a race and I think he'll only progress from here. Collectively, I think the men are disappointed and the women know there's an opportunity to do something special today and just came up a little bit short of what they had hoped to do. But we're confident that we can grow from this and get better over the next month to six weeks as we head towards championship season.

MEN'S TEAM

Carson Noecker led the Jackrabbits, finishing ninth overall, first in the Summit League, with an 8K time of 25:16.1. Josh Becker secured a top-20 finish, crossing the line 15 seconds after Noecker at 25:31.1.

Brandon Kampsen crossed the line third for the Jacks at 25:48.9, securing 37th place. Cody Larson took 63rd, clocking a time of 26:13.5. Will Lohr rounded out the scoring five in 68th with a time of 26:20.9.

Dale Johnson finished sixth for the Jackrabbits, clocking a time of 26:43.1 to place in the top 100 out of 200 participants. Jackson Dutcher placed 111th with a time of 26:54.9. Nathan Notgrass finished hot on Dutcher's tail, clocking a time of 26:58.5 to take 117th. Luke Johnson took 129th, finishing with a time of 27:09.9. Cashton Johnson placed 141st with a time of 27:26.9. Cormick Louge rounded out the top-10 Jacks with a time of 27:50.0 to place 160th.

Also competing for South Dakota State were Tyler O'Neill (28:02.5) and Will Harder (29:16.5).

Four Jackrabbit men ran unattached at the Griak Invitational. Freshman Eli Hall finished three seconds behind Lohr in 69th with a time of 26:23.3. Joe Dustin clocked a time of 28:24.3, Aiden Johnson crossed the line at 28:38.5, and Ty Brouwer finished with a time of 29:06.5.

WOMEN'S TEAM

Jessica Lutmer led the Jacks in the women's 6K race, taking 43rd with a time of 22:46.2. Ashlyn Hillyard finished five seconds later at 22:51.4 to place in the top 50.

Courtney Stadter, Jenna Soine, and Kayla Christopherson finished within a few seconds of each other to round out the scoring five. Stadter crossed the line with a time of 23:01.8 to take 62nd, Soine finished a few seconds later in 65th with a time of 23:06.9, and Christopherson clocked a time of 23:08.7 to take 68th.

Mya Kizer placed 77th with a time of 23:20.9. Emma Ecker finished with a time of 23:41.6 to take 101st. Nicole Swanson secured 118th with a time of 23:57.9. Nina Dawson crossed the line at 24:02.2 to place 124th. Claire Beckman finished a few seconds later in 128th with a time of 24:06.0. Kadense Dooley rounded out the top-10 Jackrabbits with a time of 24:50.5 to finish 155th.

Also running for SDSU were Lindsey Rotz (24:53.7), Emma Gonzalez (25:01.1), Hannah Spoden (25:54.1), Abby Deutsch (26:11.4), and Hannah Neusch (26:23.8).

UP NEXT

The Jacks host the SDSU Classic at the Edgebrook Golf Course in Brookings, S.D. on Friday, Oct. 4 at 5:00 p.m.