Completed Event: Women's Track and Field at NCAA West First Round on May 28, 2025 , , No Team Score
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FINAL
Women's Track and Field
(No Team Score)
at NCAA West First Round
South Dakota State University Athletics
2019 Women's Track and Field Roster
Berzonsky, Emily
Emily Berzonsky
- Hometown:
- Lincoln, Neb.
- Prev School:
- Southwest H.S.
- Indoor:
- Sr.
- Position:
- Distance
- Outdoor:
- Sr.
- Major:
- Health Education
- Class:
- Senior
Bio
CAREER RESULTS
PERSONAL-BEST MARKS: (updated after 2018 TF)
1,000M IN: 3:14.09 (2016 - FR, Bison Classic - 1/16)
MILE IN: 5:12.41 (2018 - JR, SDSU Last Chance - 2/16)
3,000M IN: 10:01.02 (2017 - SO, Husker Invite - 2/3-4)
3,000M OUT: 10:10.53 (2017 - SO, Arkansas Invite, 3/24-25)
5,000M IN: 17:42.87 (2017 - SO, Summit League - 2/24-25)
5,000M OUT: 17:23.12 (2017 - SO, Bryan Clay - 4/13-14)
10,000M OUT: 36:49.16 (2017 - SO, Drake Relays - 4/26-29)
CROSS COUNTRY
4K XC: 15:05.3 (2016 - SO, Bison Open - 9/2)
5K XC: 18:33.3 (2016 - SO, SDSU Classic - 10/1)
6K XC: 21:13.4 (2017 - JR, NCAA Midwest Regional - 11/10)
HONORS & AWARDS:
All-Summit League (XC 2016 1st-Team, 2017 2nd-Team)
Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (‘16XC, ‘17TF, '17XC, '18TF)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (’16S*, ‘16F, ’17S, '17F, '18S)
*Denotes Distinguished Scholar
2017-18:
OUTDOOR: Competed in five events, three 5,000m and two 10,000m attempts ... ran in the 5,000m and 10,000m at The Summit League Championships (5/10-12), finishing seventh in the 10,000m (38:37.75) and 13th in the 5,000m (18:47.08) ... added a season-best mark in the 10,000m at the Drake Relays (4/25-28), finishing 18th (38:32.58) just 1:43.42 minutes off her PR set in the 2017 Drake Relays (4/26-29) ... notched a season-best in the 5,000m at her first meet of the season, the ORU Invite (3/31), finishing runner-up (17:55.57) and 32.45 seconds off of her PR set at the 2017 Bryan Clay Invite (4/13-14) ... had the team’s fourth-best mark on the season performance list in the 5,000m (17th in the league) and second-best mark in the 10,000m (eighth in the league).
INDOOR: Competed in five events ... did not finish the 5,000m race at The Summit League Championships (2/23-24) ... recorded a PR in the mile (5:12.41, third place) at the SDSU Last Chance (2/16), beating her previous-best mark by 8.39 seconds (2016 Bison Classic, 5:20.80) ... added a season-best mark out of two attempts in the 3,000m at the Husker Invite (2/2-3), finishing 17th (10:27.13) ... notched her only mark in the 5,000m at the SDSU Classic (2/9-10), placing 21st (18:14.07) ... had the team’s eighth-best mark in the mile on the season performance list (ranked 27th in the league), the fourth-best mark in the 3,000m (22nd) and third-best in the 5,000m (16th).
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six events ... recorded second on the team, 48th overall (21:13.4) at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/10) ... it was her best 6k finish of her career and the performance ranked third in Jackrabbit history at the regionals ... finished third on the team and 14th overall (22:01.68), finishing with her season-best time to earn second-team All-Summit League honors ... it was her third time competing in the league championships, second consecutive year earning all-league honors ... placed second on the team, 200th overall (22:10.1) in the Pre-National Invite (10/14) ... recorded third among the Jackrabbits and fifth overall in the SDSU Classic (9/29) ... at the Roy Griak (9/23), she topped her 2016 time by 27.7 seconds by placing second for the Jacks and 83rd overall (23:33.2) ... that time is now her personal-best at the Griak ... at her first meet of the season in the Oz Memorial (9/8), she placed fourth on the team, 20th overall (23:35.0) ... improved upon her freshman time by 21.9 seconds, making it her new personal-best at the Oz Memorial ... improved her 6k performance every time she competed throughout the season.
2016-17:
OUTDOOR: Competed in seven events ... ran a career-best 17:23.12 in the 5,000m at the Bryan Clay Invite (4/13-14), finishing eighth ... posted a career-best 36:49.16 in the 10,000m at the Drake Relays (4/26-29), placing 18th ... recorded 37:35.87 in the 10,000m at The Summit League Championships (5/11-13), finishing fifth ... placed sixth (17:53.76) in the 5,000m at The Summit League Championships.
INDOOR: Competed in five events ... ran a career-best 10:01.02 in the 3,000m at the Husker Invitational (2/3-4), placing eighth ... posted a season-best 17:42.87 at The Summit League Championships (2/24-25), finishing 10th ... recorded 10:11.72 in the 3,000m at The Summit League Championships, finishing 11th.
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in seven races ... posted 21:45.8 in the 6k at the NCAA Midwest Championships (11/11), finishing 86th... placed seventh (career-best 21:45.8) in the 6k at The Summit League Championships (10/29) ... finished third (18:33.4) in the 5k at the SDSU Classic (10/1).
2015-16:
OUTDOOR: Posted the fastest 10,000-meter run (38:17.41) on the season for the Jackrabbits at The Summit League Championships … placed second in the 3,000-meters with a time of 10:38.35 at the Nebraska Invitational … ran a personal-best 5,000-meters with a time of 18:09.31 at the Kip Janvrin Open.
INDOOR: Placed second in the 3,000-meter run at the SDSU Tune Up, posting a time of 10:44.89 … ran a season-best mile (5:20.80) at the Bison Classic … season-best 5,000-meter run time of 18:36.83 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran a personal-best 6k in 22:27.6 during the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/21), placing 127th … 15th overall in the 5k at the SDSU Classic (10/3) in 18:57.40 … placed 16th at the Bison Open (9/4), finishing the 4k in 15:19.1.
BEFORE SDSU: Three-time all-state in cross country (2010-12) … team captain in 2011 and 2012 and voted team MVP 2010-12 … finished 32nd in 2009, 15th in 2010, 11th in 2011, eighth in 2012 at the state cross country meet … Southwest high school cross country team captain in 2014 … 2014 Class A District A-4 champion … 2013 and 2014 Class A super state … 2013 Class A Team state champion member … 2013 and 2014 NCAA Class A State top-10 cross country finishes … holds school and conference record in the 4K … holds 5K record for NCAA State Cross Country Championship … graduated in top-10 percent of class and earned Scholar Athlete award from 2009-15 … National Honor Society member and an AP Scholar … academic all-state in journalism … Honor Roll student each semester.
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