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Wednesday, April 23
Yankton, S.D.
South Dakota State University
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Mount Marty Twilight
JACKS PREP FOR DRAKE RELAYS
4/22/2025 2:21:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State kicks off the week at Mount Marty Wednesday afternoon before traveling to Iowa to compete in the historic Drake Relays and the Kip Javrin invite at Simpson College this weekend.
MOUNT MARTY
The Jackrabbits will kick off the week at the Mount Marty Twilight on Wednesday afternoon. The meet will be held on Williams Field and begin with field events at 11:00 a.m., with running events to follow at 4:00 p.m.
DRAKE RELAYS
The Drake Relays will be celebrating its 115th year of competition this weekend. The meet will be held in Drake Stadium at the infamous blue oval track. The Jackrabbits will begin competition at Drake on Thursday.
KIP JAVRIN INVITE
Along with competing at the Drake Relays, several athletes will head 30 minutes south to Simpson College for the Kip Javrin Invite, named after Simpson decathlon athlete, Kip Javrin. Javrin graduated from Simpson in 1988 before going on to finish fourth at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in both 1998 and 1999, and placed third in the 2000 Olympic Trials.
The Kip Javrin Invite will be held in Buxton Stadium in Indianola, Iowa, beginning Thursday afternoon.
ATHLETES TO WATCH
James Pierce will be one to watch this season as the sophomore was the Summit League Outdoor Track and Field 400-meter champion in his first year of collegiate competition. Pierce also clutched gold in the 400-meter during the conference championship this past indoor season and assisted the men's 4X400-meter relay team to a new program record.
Cody Larson has been making waves this season. Last season, the junior made his way to the NCAA West First Round in the 3000-meter steeplechase, where he finished 33rd at 9:12.07. This year, Larson clocked the 10th-fastest time in the nation at 8:30.96, breaking a nearly 35-year-old program record by 13 seconds. Larson also clocked the 33rd-fastest time in the nation in the 5000-meter race at 13:34.46.
Hunter Wallster will be returning this year as the former hammer throw champion of last year's outdoor conference championship. This past indoor track season, the senior clutched gold in the weight throw with a personal record of 68-00.05 (20.74m) and will undoubtedly be interesting to watch in his final run as a Jackrabbit.
Caiden Fredrick saw an outstanding start to the outdoor season. The sophomore dominated the discus throw at the USD Challenge with a mark of 187-00 (57.00m) to win the event and set a new South Dakota State program record. Fredrick's mark of 57.00m is currently the 38th-best mark in the nation.
Brielle Dixon will be one to keep an eye on this year as the senior enters the outdoor season as a former all-league finisher in the 100-hurdles and an NCAA West First Round qualifier. Along with her successful run last season, Dixon turned heads throughout this past indoor season as she steadily improved her 60-hurdle time, resulting in an 8.16 60-hurdle personal record, a top-25 time in the nation. Dixon clocked her record at the Summit League.
RANKINGS
USTFCCCA released its conference and regional rankings on Tuesday. The men's Jackrabbit squad advanced to first in the Summit League, and stayed put at 10th in the Midwest. The women's team moved up to second in the conference and held steady at 16th in the region.
MOUNT MARTY
The Jackrabbits will kick off the week at the Mount Marty Twilight on Wednesday afternoon. The meet will be held on Williams Field and begin with field events at 11:00 a.m., with running events to follow at 4:00 p.m.
DRAKE RELAYS
The Drake Relays will be celebrating its 115th year of competition this weekend. The meet will be held in Drake Stadium at the infamous blue oval track. The Jackrabbits will begin competition at Drake on Thursday.
KIP JAVRIN INVITE
Along with competing at the Drake Relays, several athletes will head 30 minutes south to Simpson College for the Kip Javrin Invite, named after Simpson decathlon athlete, Kip Javrin. Javrin graduated from Simpson in 1988 before going on to finish fourth at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in both 1998 and 1999, and placed third in the 2000 Olympic Trials.
The Kip Javrin Invite will be held in Buxton Stadium in Indianola, Iowa, beginning Thursday afternoon.
ATHLETES TO WATCH
James Pierce will be one to watch this season as the sophomore was the Summit League Outdoor Track and Field 400-meter champion in his first year of collegiate competition. Pierce also clutched gold in the 400-meter during the conference championship this past indoor season and assisted the men's 4X400-meter relay team to a new program record.
Cody Larson has been making waves this season. Last season, the junior made his way to the NCAA West First Round in the 3000-meter steeplechase, where he finished 33rd at 9:12.07. This year, Larson clocked the 10th-fastest time in the nation at 8:30.96, breaking a nearly 35-year-old program record by 13 seconds. Larson also clocked the 33rd-fastest time in the nation in the 5000-meter race at 13:34.46.
Hunter Wallster will be returning this year as the former hammer throw champion of last year's outdoor conference championship. This past indoor track season, the senior clutched gold in the weight throw with a personal record of 68-00.05 (20.74m) and will undoubtedly be interesting to watch in his final run as a Jackrabbit.
Caiden Fredrick saw an outstanding start to the outdoor season. The sophomore dominated the discus throw at the USD Challenge with a mark of 187-00 (57.00m) to win the event and set a new South Dakota State program record. Fredrick's mark of 57.00m is currently the 38th-best mark in the nation.
Brielle Dixon will be one to keep an eye on this year as the senior enters the outdoor season as a former all-league finisher in the 100-hurdles and an NCAA West First Round qualifier. Along with her successful run last season, Dixon turned heads throughout this past indoor season as she steadily improved her 60-hurdle time, resulting in an 8.16 60-hurdle personal record, a top-25 time in the nation. Dixon clocked her record at the Summit League.
RANKINGS
USTFCCCA released its conference and regional rankings on Tuesday. The men's Jackrabbit squad advanced to first in the Summit League, and stayed put at 10th in the Midwest. The women's team moved up to second in the conference and held steady at 16th in the region.
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