Completed Event: Men's Track and Field at NCAA Championships on June 11, 2025 , , No Team Score
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Men's Track and Field
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at NCAA Championships
South Dakota State University Athletics
2020-21 Men's Track and Field Roster
Wessels, Nick
Nick Wessels
- Hometown:
- Urbandale, Iowa
- Prev School:
- Waukee H.S.
- Indoor:
- Sr.
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Outdoor:
- Sr.
- Class:
- Senior
Bio
CAREER RESULTS
2020-21:
OUTDOOR: Appeared in eight meets participating exclusively in the 110 meter hurdles...took home a medal after finishing fourth at the Summit League Outdoor Championships with a personal best time of 14.44...also picked up a victory at the ORU Invite dashing at 14.69.
INDOOR: Competed in seven meets participating all in the 60 meter hurdles...named all-conference after receiving the bronze at the Summit League Indoor Championships with a time of 8.19...the season best time came at the SDSU Last Chance where he dashed out to a 8.15, good enough for fourth.
2019-20:
OUTDOOR: Season canceled
INDOOR: Competed in seven events all in the 60m hurdles… won the event while picking up a PR of 8.02 at the SDSU Indoor Classic. Finished second at the Summit League Championships, running 8.10… won the event at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet with a 8.09 clocking… took first at the Jack Johnson Classic with a time of 8.10… finished third at the Jim Emmerich Invitational with a 8.16 and started the season off with a win and 8,09 showing at the SDSU Holiday Invite and Multi.
2018-19:
OUTDOOR: Competed in 10 events… won bronze and grabbed a PR of 14.60 in the 110m hurdles at the Summit League Championships… took home a PR and fourth place finish with his 56.99 showing in the 400m hurdles at the Nebraska Invitational… opened the season with a third palace finish of 14.69 at the Oral Roberts Invitational.
INDOOR: Competed in seven events in the 60m hurdles… took silver in the Summit League Championships 60m hurdles with a time of 8.19… took second at the SDSU Classic, running an 8.21… won the event at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet in a time of 8.29… opened the season with a second place finish of 8.30 at the SDSU Holiday Invite and Multi.
2017-18:
OUTDOOR: Competed in 12 events ... finished fourth in the finals of the 110m hurdles (14.80w) and 10th in the prelims of the 400m hurdles (57.86) at The Summit League Championships (5/10-12) ... added PR’s in both events at the league championships - just 0.09 seconds from the school’s top 10 in the 110H ... reset his 2017 PR in the first meet of the season, trimming off 0.08 seconds at the ORU Invite (3/31) - fourth place (15.30) ... reset his PR twice more before the league championship run ... ran his first career 200m at the Bryan Clay Invite (4/18-20), finishing 84th (22.97) ... also posted his first career 4x400m relay mark as the second leg of the seventh-place USD Invite (4/11) team (3:30.14) ... had the team’s 10th-best 200m (29th in the league), best 110H (sixth), third-best 400H (16th), and seventh-best 4x400m attempt on the season performance list.
INDOOR: Competed in seven 60m hurdle events ... finished sixth in the finals of the event (8.46) at his first indoor Summit League Championships (2/23-24) ... posted his PR of 8.24 in the finals of the SDSU Classic (2/9-10) to be tied for fifth all-time on the school’s top 10 ... reset his PR four times throughout the year, trimming off 0.27 seconds from his 2017 best ... had the team’s best mark (third in the league) on the season performance list.
2016-17:
OUTDOOR: Competed in 11 events ... ran a career-best 15.38 in the 110m hurdles at the Lyle Hokanson Classic (4/21-22), placing sixth ... posted a career-best 57.97 in the 400m hurdles at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays (5/5-6), finishing sixth ... competed in the 100m at the Lyle Hokanson Classic.
INDOOR: Redshirted ... competed in four events unattached ... recorded a season-best 8.51 in the 60m hurdles at the SDSU Last Chance (2/17), finishing fourth ... competed in the 400m at the SDSU DII Invite (1/20).
Before SDSU: Won back-to-back state titles in the 4x110m shuttle hurdles at the 4A Iowa state championships (2015 and 2016) ... finished runner up in the 110m hurdles (14.83) at the 2015 Iowa state championship meet ... earned elite all-state honors in 2015 and 2016 in the shuttle hurdle relay ... two-time state qualifier in the 400m hurdles, with a personal-best time of 55.18 ... team won 4A state track and field championships in 2014 and 2015 ... qualified and competed at the USA Track & Field Junior Olympics in 2015 after winning the 400m hurdles and 110m hurdles at regionals ... earned five varsity letters (three in track and field and two in basketball) ... received the all-academic award in 2015-16.
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