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South Dakota State University Athletics
Hall of Fame — Mary (Wirth) Jorgenson
TRACK AND FIELD
Lettered: 2011-15
Inducted: 2024
Mary Wirth excelled in the high jump, earning a pair of All-America honors to go along with five Summit League titles.
A Sioux Falls native, Wirth was an all- Summit League performer all four seasons she competed — both indoors and outdoors. She claimed three Summit League titles outdoors (2011, 2012, 2014) and two during the indoor season (2012, 2015).
Wirth earned All-America honors for the first time at the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, bringing home second-team honors following a 12th-place finish in Eugene, Oregon. Another second-team All-America honor came the following winter with a 15th-place finish at the 2015 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
For her career, Wirth won the high jump title in 26 collegiate meets. She continues to hold school records both indoors (6 feet) and outdoors (5 feet, 10.75 inches).
Wirth was further honored as the recipient of an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Photo Gallery
Induction Introduction and Speech
Lettered: 2011-15
Inducted: 2024
Mary Wirth excelled in the high jump, earning a pair of All-America honors to go along with five Summit League titles.
A Sioux Falls native, Wirth was an all- Summit League performer all four seasons she competed — both indoors and outdoors. She claimed three Summit League titles outdoors (2011, 2012, 2014) and two during the indoor season (2012, 2015).
Wirth earned All-America honors for the first time at the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, bringing home second-team honors following a 12th-place finish in Eugene, Oregon. Another second-team All-America honor came the following winter with a 15th-place finish at the 2015 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
For her career, Wirth won the high jump title in 26 collegiate meets. She continues to hold school records both indoors (6 feet) and outdoors (5 feet, 10.75 inches).
Wirth was further honored as the recipient of an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Photo Gallery
Induction Introduction and Speech