Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country at Griak Invitational on September 19, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
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10:00 a.m.
Men's Cross Country
at Griak Invitational
South Dakota State University Athletics
2018 Men's Cross Country Roster
Burdick, Kyle
Kyle Burdick
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rapid City, S.D.
- High School:
- Rapid City Stevens H.S.
- Major:
- Natural Resource Law Enforcement
Bio
CAREER RESULTS
PERSONAL-BEST MARKS: (updated after 2018 TF)
800M IN: 1:54.88 (2016 - FR, SDSU Tune Up - 2/19)
800M OUT: 1:51.23 (2018 - JR, Howard Wood - 5/4-5)
1,500M OUT: 3:42.52 (2017 - SO, Bryan Clay - 4/13-14)
MILE IN: 4:04.89 (2018 - JR, SDSU Classic - 2/9-10)
3,000M IN: 8:07.26 (2018 - JR, SDSU Classic - 2/9-10)
5,000M IN: 14:29.62 (2018 - JR, Summit League - 2/23-24)
5,000M OUT: 14:00.84 (2017 - SO, Drake Relays - 4/26-29)
10,000M OUT: 30:12.61 (2017 - SO, Summit League - 5/11-13)
3,000S OUT: 9:59.48 (2016 - FR, Howard Wood - 5/5-6)
4x800M OUT: 7:34.94 (2016 - FR, Drake Relays - 4/27-30)
DMR OUT: 9:55.12 (2018 - JR, Drake Relays - 4/25-28)
CROSS COUNTRY
6k XC: 19:41.5 (2015 - FR, Oz Memorial - 9/11)
4-Mile XC: 19:55.7 (2017 - JR, Oz Memorial - 9/8)
8k XC: 24:20.8 (2017 - JR, Pre-National - 10/14)
10k XC: 29:35.7 (2017 - JR, NCAA Midwest - 11/10)
HONORS & AWARDS:
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I All-American (OTFÂ 2017 2nd-Team)
NCAA Division I All-Region (XCÂ 2017)
Summit League Athlete of the Year (OTF (Track) 2017)
Summit League Championship MVP (OTFÂ 2017, 2018)
Summit League Most Outstanding Performer (ITF 2018)
All-Summit League (XC 2016 1st-Team, 2017 1st-Team, ITF 2016, 2017, 2018, OTF 2016, 2017, 2018)
Summit League Athlete of the Week (XCÂ 9/12/17, 10/3/17)
Summit League Athlete to Watch (XC 2018, ITF 2018, OTF 2018)
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I All-Academic (XC 2017, TF 2017, 2018)
Academic All-Summit League Team (ITF 2017, OTF 2017, 2018)
Summit League Commissioners List of Academic Excellence (‘15XC, ‘16TF, ‘16XC, ‘17TF, '17XC, '18TF)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (‘15F, ‘16S*, ‘16F, ‘17S, '17F, '18S)
*Denotes Distinguished ScholarÂ
2017-18:
OUTDOOR: Competed in nine events during the 2018 campaign ... now has six marks on the school's top 10 (IN: Mile (3rd, 2018), 3,000m (2nd, 2018), 5,000m (9th, 2018), OUT: 800m (T-8th, 2017), 1,500m (3rd, 2017), 5,000m (3rd, 2017)) ... placed 18th (3:46.66) in the quarterfinals of the 1,500m and wasn’t able to finish the 5,000m in his second consecutive NCAA West Regionals (for both 1,500m & 5,000m) ... ran in three events (800m, 1,500m, 10,000m) at The Summit League Championships (5/10-12), winning the 1,500m (3:48.55), finishing second in the 10,000m (30:59.26), and third in the 800m (1:55.13) ... won his second consecutive Track Championship MVP for scoring 24 points for the team ... earned his third all-league recognition out of three years for outdoor ... was his second career time running the 10,000m, both times at the championships, and his sixth career attempt in the 800m, fifth time outdoors and first time at the championships ... has the league's best 800m (PR at Howard Wood, 1:51.23, ranked seventh on the school's top 10) and 1,500m mark, second-best 5,000m mark, and third-best 10,000m mark (SDSU has 1-3 places) ... he has won (Jackrabbits' second-ever win in the event and their first win since 2005 - Lowery) the Drake Relays (4/25-28) 1,500m (3:46.22) and has competed once in the 5,000m and distance medley relay ... his season-best mark in the 5,000m is from the Stanford Invite (3/30-31) where he finished runner-up in the second-fastest section (14:05.14) ... notched his third career attempt in distance medley race at the Drake Relays, finishing sixth (9:55.12) ... had the team’s best 800m mark (ranked first in the league, 195th in the NCAA), best 1,500m (best in the league, 84th in the NCAA), best 5,000m (second in the league, 109th in the NCAA), third-best 10,000m (third in the league, 262nd in the NCAA), and the best DMR mark on the season performance list.
INDOOR: Competed in six events throughout the season ... competed in three events at The Summit League Championship (2/23-24) - mile, 3,000m, and 5,000m - winning both the mile (4:08.29) and 3,000m (8:18.06) and finishing behind teammate Chase Cayo in the 5,000m (14:29.62) ... from his performance, he scored 28 points for the team and earned Most Outstanding Championship Performer and his third all-league recognition in three years ... he recorded his personal-best mark in the 5,000m, which was ninth on the school's top 10 list ... posted PR's in the mile (4:04.89) and the 3,000m (8:07.26) at the SDSU Classic (2/9-10), winning both events ... his mile mark was third on the school's all-time list and second in the 3,000m ... had the team’s best mile mark (best in the league, 98th in the NCAA), best 3,000m mark (best in the league, 100th in the NCAA), second-best 5,000m (second in the league - behind teammate Cayo, 79th in the NCAA) on the season performance list.
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six events ... competed at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/10), placing 16th overall, best on the team (29:35.7) ... the time ranks as the Jackrabbits fastest time at the Midwest Regionals as he earned NCAA All-Region honors ... finished second (24:47.2) in The Summit League Championships (10/28), beating his 2016 time by 54 seconds and placing him fourth on the Jackrabbit all-time fastest league race ... with his performance, he earned first-team All-Summit honors and placed fourth on The Summit League’s 2017 season performance list ... finished 81st (24:20.8) in the Pre-National Invite (10/14) among numerous ranked teams ... the time is his career-best time as a Jackrabbit and ranks as the second fastest time in the 2017 league performance list ... led the team in SDSU Classic (9/29) 8k of the season, winning the race with his personal-best time of 25:13.30 at the meet and posting the 10th fastest time in the league ... he now has the fastest time at the Classic among active Jacks and earned his second Summit League Athlete of the Week honor ... finished 22nd (25:53.2) in his third appearance at the Roy Griak (9/23) ... the time was his new best at the Griak ... won (19:55.7) his first race of the 2017 campaign at the Oz Memorial (9/8) ... his time is his personal-best at the event and his fastest four-mile race ... earned his first career Summit League Athlete of the Week honor for the performance at the Oz Memorial.
2016-17:
OUTDOOR:Â Competed in 13 events, including the 1,500m in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... ran a 14:50.14 in the 5,000m at the NCAA Preliminary Round (5/25-27), placing 29th ... posted a 3:48.15 at the NCAA Preliminary Round in the 1,500m, finishing seventh and qualifying for the NCAA Championships ... placed 13th at the NCAA Championships (6/7-10) in 1,500m (3:43.78) ... won the 10,000m at The Summit League Championships (5/11-13) by running a career-best 30:12.61 ... won the 800m (career-best 1:51.65) at the USD/SDSU Dual (4/8) ... placed 21st (career-best 3:42.52) in the 1,500m at the Bryan Clay Invite (4/13-14) ... won the 5,000m, posting a career-best 14:00.84 at the Drake Relays (4/26-29) ... competed in the distance medley relay at the Drake Relays.
INDOOR:Â Competed in seven events ... raced in three events at The Summit League Championships (2/24-25) including the mile run (4:16.90), 3,000m (career-best 8:09.92), and 5,000m (season-best 14:45.76) ... ran a career-best 4:08.12 mile run at the Husker Invitational (2/3-4), placing second.
CROSS COUNTRY:Â Competed in five events ... placed 38th in the 10k at the NCAA Midwest Region Championships (11/11), finishing in 31:06.0 ... posted a 25:41.3 in the 8k at The Summit League Championships (10/29), placing sixth ... finished 20th in the 4 mile run at the Oz Memorial (9/9), posting a 20:43.3 ... ran a career-best 25:05.2 8k at the Wisconsin Invitational (10/14), placing 107th.
2015-16:
OUTDOOR: Finished the 1,500-meter run in 3:55.75 at The Summit League Outdoor Championships, placing second and earning All-Summit League honors ... won the 1,500-meter run at both the Arkansas Spring Invitational (3:54.16) and the Husker Spring Invitational (3:57.79) ... ran a season-best 1,500-meters (3:50.83) at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... placed fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays, finishing in 9:59.48 ... ran a season-best 1:55.87 in the 800-meters at the Kip Janvrin Open, placing 11th.
INDOOR:Â Placed third in the mile (4:13.44)Â at The Summit League Indoor Championship to earn All-Summit League honors ... ran a season-best mile at the SDSU Indoor Classic, finishing in 4:14.14 for fourth place ... finished the 800-meters in 1:54.88Â to place second at the SDSU Tune Up.
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in seven races as a redshirt freshman, scoring in three … finished 18th in the 6k at the Bison Open (9/4) … clocked season-best 6k time of 19:41.5 at the Oz Memorial (9/11) finishing 16th overall … recorded a season-best 8k time at the Wisconsin Invitational (10/16), placing in 25:27.7 … finished in 32:24.8 in the 10k at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/14) placing 112th.
2014-15:
OUTDOOR:Â Redshirted ... did not compete
INDOOR:Â Redshirted ... did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY:Â Redshirted ... did not compete.
BEFOREÂ SDSU:Â Placed at state meet 10 times ... served as team captain as a junior and track and field captain as a senior.
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