11 JACKS WIN EVENTS AT ALUMNI MEET

Saturday, January 25

Brookings, S.D.

12:00 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

1/25/2025 9:51:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

By: BECCA BALL

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Twelve Jackrabbits make their mark in South Dakota State's top ten all-time list at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet Saturday evening.

RESULTS

HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN

"I think it was a really good day. We had a ton of positives across all event areas, whether its veterans or young people that did some exceptional things. The one thing that I know is that we still have a lot of room for growth in terms of where our program can be at four, or five weeks from now. Obviously, that's the most important thing of the year, but great day. It was awesome to have all the alumni come back, it was a really good environment and I'm proud of the way the Jackrabbits competed."

THE MEN'S TEAM

The field athletes showed up and showed out at the Jim Emmerich Alumni meet. At the long jump, Rylan McDonnell took gold with a leap of 22-03.50 (6.79m), while Brett Fraker finished fourth with a mark of 21-04.75 (6.52m). Fraker went on to win the triple jump with a personal record of 44-00.00 (13.41m).

Brooks Holen and Grayson Ring took first and second, respectively, in the high jump. Holen jumped a second-best mark of 6-04.75 (1.95m). Over in pole vault, Ryan Karajanis took gold with a mark of 15-05.00 (4.70m).

The throwers had a wonderful performance in weight throw as three Jackrabbits found their mark in the top five. Hunter Wallster won the event with a throw of 65-07.00 (19.99m), his second-best mark. Caiden Fredrick finished runner-up with a new personal record to move up the SDSU top ten all-time list. Fredrick threw a mark of 64-09.25 (19.74m), the fifth-best throw in program history.

The sprinters had an excellent outing as well as three Jackrabbits finished in the top five of the 60-meter dash. Jared Wipf captured gold with a time of 6.74, just 0.03 off from his personal record. Carter Toews cruised in behind Wipf in second place at 6.76, beating his personal best from last weekend. Toews's time advanced him from the ninth-fastest time in program history to the fourth-fastest behind Jake Werner and Wipf.

Evan Henderson and Hudson Schroeder competed in the 60 meters as well, finishing in fifth and sixth, respectively. Henderson clocked a time of 6.91, while Schroeder crossed the line at 6.95.

Later in the meet, Wipf, Toews, Henderson, and Schroeder dominated in the 200-meter dash as the four Jackrabbits finished in the top five. Toews won the race with a personal record of 21.49, the second-fastest 200-meter time in the league so far this season. Wipf placed runner-up with his second-best time of 21.83. Schroeder captured bronze with a time of 21.93, and Henderson crossed the line at 22.36 to finish in the top five.

James Pierce was back in action this weekend in the 400-meter race. Pierce clocked the third-fastest time in the league at 48.42 to finish runner-up.

Sam Castle clocked a personal record in the 800-meter race to finish fourth in the field. Castle crossed the line at 1:51.85, the eighth-fastest time in program history.

The distance crew competed for the first time this season in the mile and 3K race. Jackson Dutcher secured silver in the mile with a time of 4:08.24, the second-fastest time in the league so far this season. Nathan Notgrass competed in the mile as well. The senior finished fourth overall with a time of 4:14.36.

Carson Noecker opened his season with a personal record in the 3000-meter race. Noecker crossed the line at 8:16.47 to finish runner-up.

The men's 4x400-meter team had a stellar run to close out the meet. Reggie Slaba, Castle, Colton Manock, and Gunnar Gunderson captured silver with a combined time of 3:16.91, the fastest time in the league so far this year.

THE WOMEN'S TEAM

Brielle Dixon kicked things off for the women's team as she won the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.48. Ellie Harris and Maggie Madsen competed as well, finishing sixth and seventh, respectively, with a pair of personal records. Harris finished at 7.78, while Madsen crossed the line at 7.80.

Jaiden Boomsma won the 60-meter race with a time of 7.66, before finishing runner-up in long jump with a mark of 18-07.25 (5.67m).

Jenna Johnson placed in the top five with a new personal record in the 400-meter race. Johnson clocked a time of 56.67, the ninth-fastest 400-meter time in program history.

Over at high jump, Madison Kizer secured gold with a jump of 5-07.00 (1.70m). Cadence Nuttbrock competed in the high jump alongside Kizer. Nuttbrock secured her second-best mark at 5-03.00 (1.60m) to finish fourth.

Mildred Young made her mark in the record books in the weight throw event. Young's throw of 59-00.75 (18.00m) was the seventh-furthest in program history, and earned her a fourth-place finish.

The women's distance team rewrote SDSU's top-10 list in the 1000-meter race and the 3K. Lindsey Rotz continues to impress as the freshman won the 1000-meter race with a time of 2:55.36. Rotz's incredible performance landed her the third-fastest time in program history. Claire Beckman finished not long after Rotz to place runner-up. Beckman's time of 2:56.59 placed her fourth in SDSU's top 10 all-time list. Hannah Spoden crossed the line in fourth with a time of 2:57.89. Spoden's time was the sixth-fastest in program history.

The distance team continued to make its mark on the top ten all-time list in the 3000-meter race. Grace Waage finished fourth with a time of 9:42.39, the seventh-fastest time in program history. Jessica Lutmer captured a top-five finish in her first outing of the season. Lutmer crossed the line at 9:45.11 to take the ninth-fastest time in program history. Courtney Stadter cruised in behind Lutmer in sixth. Stadter clocked a time of 9:49.34 to take tenth on the top 10 all-time list in her first track meet as a Jackrabbit.

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