HARRIS BREAKS 24 SECONDS TO TAKE THE 200M RECORD

Wednesday, April 8

South Dakota State University

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A female track athlete in a black uniform races down the backside of the track after taking the baton from her teammate, who is seen in the background slowing her strides.

4/10/2026 9:17:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

By: Becca Ball

DES MOINES, IOWA — Ellie Harris bests the South Dakota State 200-meter program record by 0.01 seconds at the Jim Duncan Invitational, hosted by Drake University on Friday afternoon.

HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN
"There are many positives to take out of today's meet. Conditions weren't optimal, but we had a lot of folks figure out a way to get it done. Amazing performances from Ellie in the 200-meters and Lucas in the 400. We will need to keep building as the weather and schedule gets more consistent!

JIM DUNCAN INVITATIONAL
Harris clocked a time of 23.81 to break Carly Carper's decade-old record of 23.82. The sophomore is now the second Jackrabbit in program history to run under 24 seconds in an outdoor 200-meter race.

Lucas Flemmer earned a gold medal in the 400-meter with a time of 47.19 to become the third-fastest performer in SDSU history.

The women's 4X400-meter relay team rounded out the night with a silver-medal run to become the second-fastest performers in program history. Story Rasby, Jenna Johnson, Reese Luze and Erika Kuntz posted a time of 3:43.49, only three second shy of Johnson and Kuntz's program record run last season.

Griffin Fischer earned a spot on the SDSU top 10 list as the eighth-fastest 200-meter performer in program history with a time of 21.23 to finish in the top five of the event.

Silja Gunderson, Harris, Grace Erick and Sian O'Sullivan competed in the women's 4X100-meter relay race. The squad posted a time of 46.21 to win the event.

Other notable performances on the track came from Hannah Spoden and Cael Woods. Spoden won the 1500-meter race with a time of 4:32.79, while Woods claimed bronze in the 400-meter hurdles at 53.96.

In field events, Ty Nelson, Kincade Lehman and Wyatt Melcher swept the triple jump podium. Nelson landed at 47-10.50 (14.59m), Lehman leaped 46-09.00 (14.25m), and Melcher hit a mark of 46-04.25 (14.13m).

Jaden Peters won the pole vault competition after clearing 15-07.00 (4.75m).

Brooks Holen and Hadley Carlson both finished runner-up in their respective high jump competitions. Holen cleared 6-06.75 (2.00m), while Carlson jumped 5-03.00 (1.60m).

Rylan McDonnell claimed silver in the long jump competition with a leap of 23-02.00 (7.06m).

UW-PLATTEVILLE INVITATIONAL
Seven Jackrabbits competed in the 5000-meter competition at the UW-Platteville Invitational on Friday evening. Jared Lutmer won his heat with a time of 14:38.17, placing sixth overall. Luke Johnson clocked a time of 15:17.64 to finish 27th in heat eight.

Nicole Swanson had the quickest time on the women's side, finishing at 17:25.43 to place 13th in her heat. Kadense Dooley ran alongside Swanson, crossing the line at 17:50.36 for 24th.

Annie Robinson, Annika Larson and Greta Peters all competed in heat five of the women's 5000-meter race. Robinson crossed the line at 17:41.63 to finish eighth in her section, Larson placed 12th with a time of 17:43.84 and Peters clocked 17:56.33 for 18th.

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Earlier this week, the throwers squad took a trip down to Vermillion for the USD Snooze Button meet.

Three Jackrabbits finished in the top 10 in the women's hammer throw competition. Josie Curry finished runner-up with a mark of 174-11 (53.31m), Lydia Hill took eighth with a throw of 149-11 (45.69m), and Kirsten Kilker rounded out the top 10 with a mark of 147-05 (44.93m). On the men's side, Ryan Hackbart took bronze with a throw of 183-11 (56.06m).

Piper Eby claimed third in discus with a throw of 148-03 (45.19m). Hill and Addy Engel competed as well, finishing sixth and seventh, respectively. Hill threw 141-02 (43.03m), while Engel posted a mark of 139-11 (42.66m). On the men's side, Ethan Fischer took fourth with a mark of 163-00 (49.69m), TJ Christensen claimed sixth with a throw of 157-10 (48.12m) and Hackbart finished eighth after throwing 157-10 (48.12m).

Engel also threw in the shot put competition, where she took bronze with a mark of 43-02.25 (13.16m).

Harley Johnson and Sloan Young took fourth and fifth, respectively, in the javelin throw. Johnson hit a mark of 117-03 (35.75m), while Young threw 116-00 (35.37m).

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