SDSU SPLITS UP BETWEEN TWO MEETS

Friday, February 7

Yankton, SD

12:00 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Mount Marty Last Chance

2/6/2025 12:24:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

JACKS TO COMPETE AT MOUNT MARTY LAST CHANCE AND ISU CLASSIC

By: Becca Ball

MOUNT MARTY LAST CHANCE | ISU CLASSIC

When	February 7th Start Time: 12:00 p.m. February 8th Start Time: 10:00 a.m.
Where	Ruth Donohoe Fieldhouse, Yankton, S.D. \| Lied Recreation Center, Ames, Iowa
Live Results	dakotatiming.com \| pttiming.com
Social Media	X \| Instagram

BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State splits up this weekend as half of the team heads to Yankton, S.D. to compete in the Mount Marty Last Chance meet on Friday afternoon, while the other half tests itself against Power Four competition at the ISU Classic on Saturday morning.

HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN

"It will be nice to travel this weekend and see some different competitions. I think our groups are looking forward to the opportunity to challenge themselves. It is also the time of the season when the intensity ramps up towards the league championships at the end of the month."

MOUNT MARTY LAST CHANCE MEET
Schedule | Information

The Mount Marty Last Chance meet will be held on Friday, Feb. 7, starting with throws at noon, with the running events beginning at 1:00 p.m. The meet will be live streamed free on YouTube with live results on DakotaTiming.com.

IOWA STATE CLASSIC
Schedule | Information

The Iowa State Classic will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, with live results will be on pttiming.com. The ISU Classic will not be live streamed.

ATHLETES TO WATCH

Sam Castle will be an athlete to pay attention to at the ISU Classic this weekend as the sophomore has made the SDSU all-time top 10 list in back-to-back meets. At the Jim Emmerich Alumni meet, Castle clocked the third-fastest 800-meter time in the Summit League this season at 1:51.85. Castle's 800-meter time led to him becoming the seventh-fastest performer in program history. One week later, the sophomore made the top 10 list again, this time in the 600-meter race. Castle finished with a time of 1:20.04 to become the third-fastest 600-meter performer in program history.

Brielle Dixon is slated to compete in the 60-meter hurdles at ISU on Saturday. Dixon currently holds the school record for the 60-hurdles at 8.30. At the Jim Emmerich Alumni, Dixon finished first in the 60-hurdles with a time of 8.48. A week later, the senior tied her second-best 60-hurdle time of 8.31 to win the event. Dixon's time of 8.31 is currently the fastest 60-hurdle time in the conference. Last year, Dixon placed second in the 60-hurdles with her program record at the Indoor Summit League Championships. Later in the outdoor season, Dixon earned a spot at the NCAA West First Round in the 100-meter hurdles, where she finished 36th.

Jaden Peters is back in action this weekend at the Mount Marty Last Chance meet. Last time Peters competed was at the USD Alumni Meet where the junior finished in the top-five with a mark of 16-1.75 (4.92m).

Madison Kizer will also be competing at the Mount Marty Last Chance meet. Kizer has finished in the top-three in high jump in every meet she has competed in thus far this season. Last time Kizer competed was at the Jim Emmerich Alumni meet where she took first with a leap of 5-7.00 (1.70m). Kizer's performance at the SDSU Holiday Open is currently the fourth-best mark in the league. The senior jumped 5-8.00 (1.73m) to finish first. Last year, Kizer finished third at the Summit League Indoor Championships, before making the NCAA West First Round, where she finished 43rd with a mark of 5-5.25 (1.66m).

LAST TIME OUT

Last time out, the Jackrabbits welcomed nearly 1,000 student-athletes at the SDSU Open. The hurdlers kicked off day one with an outstanding performance in the 300-hurdles race. Jenna Johnson posted a program record of 43.74 to take gold. Jeremiah Donahoe won the 300-hurdles as well with a personal record time of 38.66 to become the program's second-fastest 300-hurdle performer.

On day two, the distance girls showed up and showed out as Grace Waage clocked a new 1000-meter program record of 2:50.30 to win gold, while Kayla Christopherson finished third at 2:54.72, becoming the fourth-fastest 1000-meter performer in program history.

The men's team dominated in the mile race as the top three finishers were Jackrabbits. Carson Noecker led the way with a 4:10.77 finish, a new personal record. Cashton Johnson and Dale Johnson cruised in behind Noecker, crossing the line at 4:13.36 and 4:18.43, respectively.

For the sprinters, Dixon won the 60-meter hurdles with her second-best time of 8.31, just 0.01 second away from her personal record. Later in the night, Dixon and Jaiden Boomsma finished first and second, respectively, in the 60-meter dash. Dixon once again posted a second-best time of 7.56, while Boomsma clocked a time of 7.64.

Boomsma also represented the Jacks in the long jump. The senior leaped 19-02.50 (5.85m) to win the event.

Over in high jump, Grayson Ring leaped over 6-06.75 (2.00m) to win the event, while Brooks Holen finished at 6-04.75 (1.95m) to place runner-up. Ryan Benson also competed in the high jump, posting a top-five finish with a mark of 6-02.75 (1.90m).

Castle posted another top-10 program performance, this time in the 600-meter race. Castle finished third with a time of 1:20.04 to become the third-best 600-meter performer in SDSU history.

The men's 4x400m relay put on a show to end the night. Reggie Slaba, Castle, Kudra Nzibariza, and Thailan Hallman finished runner-up with a time of 3:14.56, the third-fastest 4x400m run in program history.

RANKINGS

USTFCCCA released its second week of conference and regional rankings on Tuesday. The Jackrabbit men stayed put in their rankings at third in the Summit League and 16th in the Midwest region. The women held steady in their conference ranking of fourth, but moved down one to 23rd in the region.

-GoJacks.com-