Completed Event: Men's Track and Field at NCAA Championships on June 11, 2025 , , No Team Score
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FINAL
Men's Track and Field
(No Team Score)
at NCAA Championships
South Dakota State University Athletics
2018 Men's Track and Field Roster
Sowada, Sebastian
Sebastian Sowada
- Hometown:
- Little Falls, Minn.
- Prev School:
- St. Cloud State
- Indoor:
- Jr.
- Position:
- Distance
- Outdoor:
- Sr.
- Major:
- Mathematics / Statistics
- Class:
- Junior
Bio
CAREER RESULTS
PERSONAL-BEST MARKS: (updated after 2018 TF)
800M IN: 1:57.03 (2018 - JR, SDSU Last Chance - 2/16)
800M OUT: 1:58.96 (2018 - JR, SMSU Mustang - 3/31-4/1)
1,000M IN: 2:35.83U (2017 - RS, SDSU Holiday - 12/2-3)
1,500M OUT: 2018 (2018 - JR, Bryan Clay - 4/18-20)
MILE IN: 4:16.52 (2018 - JR, SDSU Classic - 2/9-10)
3,000M IN: 9:19.56U (2017 - RS, Dakota Realty - 2/4)
DMR IN: 10:13.15 (2018 - JR, Summit League - 2/23-24)
CROSS COUNTRY
6k XC: 19:25.2 (2017 - JR, Bison Open - 9/1)
4-Mile XC: 21:29.8 (2017 - RFR, Oz Memorial - 9/8)
8K XC: 26:52.90 (2017 - JR, Summit League - 10/28)
HONORS & AWARDS:
All-Summit League (ITF 2018)
Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence ('17XC, '18TF)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (‘17S, '17F, '18S)
2017-18:
OUTDOOR: Competed in five events ... finished eighth in the finals of the 800m (2:01.41) and 11th in the 1,500m (4:05.58) at The Summit League Championships (5/10-12) ... secured a spot in the finals of the league championship 800m by placing sixth in the prelims (2:00.28) - even though he had the league’s 27th-best mark on the season ... added a PR in the 1,500m at the Bryan Clay Invite (4/18-20), finishing 200th in the PM section (3:55.87) - trimming 2.19 seconds from his 2017 best ... had the team’s 10th-best 800m (27th in the league) and second-best 1,500m mark (ninth) on the season performance list.
INDOOR: Competed in eight events - all but one event before the league championships was a mile attempt ... finished sixth in the mile (4:18.54) and runner-up as the fourth leg of the distance medley team (10:13.15) at The Summit League Championships (2/23-24) ... attempted the 5,000m in the league championships but did not finish ... recorded a PR in the 800m - his lone attempt in the event at SDSU, finishing runner-up (1:57.03) at the SDSU Last Chance (2/16) ... at the SDSU Classic (2/9-10), reset his 2017 PR in the mile, placing ninth (4:16.52) ... had the team’s sixth-best mark in the 800m (14th in the league), second-best mile (seventh), and best DMR mark (second) on the season performance list.
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six events in his first year on the Jackrabbit cross country team ... finished eighth on the team, 32nd overall (27:09.37) at The Summit League Championships (10/28) ... ran a career-best 8k at the SDSU Classic (9/29), finishing 11th on the team, 21st overall (26:52.90) ... ran his first four-mile and 6k race as a Jackrabbit at the Oz Memorial (9/8) and NDSU Open (9/1) ... finished seventh on the team, 24th overall (21:29.8) in the four-mile race ... placed second on the team, third overall (19:25.2) in the 6k at the beginning of the season.
2016-17:
OUTDOOR: Competed in five events ... ran a career-best 3:58.06 in the 1,500m at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays (5/5-6), finishing seventh ... posted a career-best 1:58.96 in the 800m at the SMSU Mustang Open (3/31-4/1), placing fourth.
INDOOR: Redshirted ... competed in five events unattached ... ran a season-best 4:17.53 mile at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invite (1/21), placing sixth ... posted 9:19.56 in the 3,000m at the Dakota Realty Alumni Track & Field Meet (2/4), finishing fourth ... recorded 2:35.83 in the 1,000m at the SDSU Holiday Open and Multi (12/2-3), completing second.
CROSS COUNTRY: Redshirted ... did not compete.
BEFORE SDSU:
2015-16 (St. Cloud State):
CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 56th at the NSIC Championships (28:17.5) … posted a personal-best 8k time at the Bob Waxlax Invitational, finishing in 26:28.2 to claim 15th … competed at the NCAA Central Regional (10k), finishing in 113th (33:30.38).
2014-15 (St. Cloud State):
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in four meets … finished 11th at the Bob Waxlax Invitational (8k), with a season-best time of 27:05.0 … recorded a 27:22.99 at the NSIC Championship meet to place 58th.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in cross country, two letters in track and field and three letters in basketball ... helped lead cross country team to a conference title and earned all-conference honors during senior season ... two-time all-area selection in cross country, and once in track ... all-conference track and field performer in the 1,600m, 800m and 4x400m relay ... qualified for the MSHSL state meet in the 4x800m relay ... helped set school record in the 4x800m relay ... also earned all-conference honors in basketball, and was named the team’s offensive MVP ... played in conference basketball all-star game ... helped team win conference title ... made the honor roll all four years and was a member of the national honor society for two years.
Cross Country Weekly Update (09.09.2025)
Tuesday, September 09
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Wednesday, September 03
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