Upcoming Event: Women's Cross Country at Augustana Twilight on September 5, 2025 at 8:30 p.m.
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8:30 p.m.
Women's Cross Country
at Augustana Twilight
South Dakota State University Athletics
2023 Women's Cross Country Roster
Neusch, Hannah
Hannah Neusch
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fairmont, Minn.
- High School:
- Fairmont H.S.
- Pronunciation:
- Jr.
Bio
CAREER RESULTS:
(Cross Country PBs)
5k - 19:51.4
6k - 24:15.0
2024-25:
OUTDOOR:
INDOOR:
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets... PRed in the Augustana Twilight with a 5K time of 19:51.4 (9/6)... Finished 63rd at the SDSU Classic with a time of 25:09.3 (10/4)... Rounded out the season with a 6K time of 25:10.1 at the Drews/Neubauer Invitational (10/19).
2023-24:
OUTDOORS: Competed in four meets... Took 20th in the 1500m with a time of 5:16.73 at the USD Challenge (4/13)... PRed in the 5000m with a time of 19:22.53 at the Gary Wilson Invitational (4/24)... Clocked a 1500m time of 5:23.56 at the St. Thomas Joe Sweeney Invitational (5/1).
INDOORS: Opened the season with a 3000m PR of 11:03.49 at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet (1/20)... Finished seventh in the 3000m with a time of 11:14.33 at the NAIA Preview (1/27)... Took eighth in the 3000m with a time of 11:14.27 at the SDSU Last Chance Meet (2/16).
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets... Finished the Augustana Twilight 5k with a time of 20:49.9 (9/1)... Clocked a 5k time of 21:17.6 at the SDSU Classic (9/8)... Finished the Griak Invitational 6k with a time of 26:17.5 (9/22)... Ran a 6k PR of 24:15.0 at the Briar Cliff Invite (10/7)... Finished the season with a 6k time of 24:48.1 at the Platte River Rumble (10/13).
2022-23:
OUTDOOR: Did not compete
INDOOR: Did not compete
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets…Her best 5,000 meter performance came at the Briar Cliff Invitational in a time of 19:51.5…Her best 6,000 meter race occurred at the Bradley Pink Invitational where she ran a time of 24:30.0.
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2021-22:
OUTDOOR: She ran a season best 5,000 meters at the Minnesota State Open with a time of 19:41.62…Her best 1500 meters came at the USD Early Bird with a mark of 5:15.28.
INDOOR: She ran season bests at the SDSU Classic…5:34.96 for the mile and 11:13.26 for the 3,000 meters. Â
CROSS COUNTRY: She competed in four meets in her freshman campaign…Her best 5,000 meter performance came at the Briar Cliff Invitational in a time of 20:24.4…Her best 6,000 meter race occurred at the Bradley Pink Invitational where she ran a time of 25:02.7.
BEFORE SDSU:
PRs
Cross Country 5K:Â 21:06
3200m: 12:39
1600m:Â 5:47
 800m: 2:32
While at Fairmont High School, as a freshman, Neusch helped the Cardinals in 2017 win their section meet and go o put together a fifth place team finish at the MSHSL A Cross Country meet...the 2017 team was once ranked as high as 15th in the nation by some polls...Neusch was also a state participant in 2019 as well as the make-shift 2020 (TCRC Meet) due to the Covid-19 pandemic...a part of the winning varsity squad at the Milaca Mega Meet in 2017 as the sixth Cardinal finisher...named one of the team captain's for three seasons (2018, 2019, 2020)...one the track & field side, Neusch was a component of a pair of sixth-place efforts at the 2018 & 2021 MSHSL True Team State Meets...Both in 2018 & 2021 Neusch's teams also won Big South Conference as well as the sub-section meets...the 2018 squad came home with the section title whereas the 2021 team still came away with an impressive second place in the section meet...When Neusch is not competing she prefers to play with her dog Montana, go on family bike rides to stay active, lift at the gym, lifeguard at the pool and hang out with family and friends.
(Cross Country PBs)
5k - 19:51.4
6k - 24:15.0
2024-25:
OUTDOOR:
INDOOR:
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets... PRed in the Augustana Twilight with a 5K time of 19:51.4 (9/6)... Finished 63rd at the SDSU Classic with a time of 25:09.3 (10/4)... Rounded out the season with a 6K time of 25:10.1 at the Drews/Neubauer Invitational (10/19).
2023-24:
OUTDOORS: Competed in four meets... Took 20th in the 1500m with a time of 5:16.73 at the USD Challenge (4/13)... PRed in the 5000m with a time of 19:22.53 at the Gary Wilson Invitational (4/24)... Clocked a 1500m time of 5:23.56 at the St. Thomas Joe Sweeney Invitational (5/1).
INDOORS: Opened the season with a 3000m PR of 11:03.49 at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet (1/20)... Finished seventh in the 3000m with a time of 11:14.33 at the NAIA Preview (1/27)... Took eighth in the 3000m with a time of 11:14.27 at the SDSU Last Chance Meet (2/16).
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets... Finished the Augustana Twilight 5k with a time of 20:49.9 (9/1)... Clocked a 5k time of 21:17.6 at the SDSU Classic (9/8)... Finished the Griak Invitational 6k with a time of 26:17.5 (9/22)... Ran a 6k PR of 24:15.0 at the Briar Cliff Invite (10/7)... Finished the season with a 6k time of 24:48.1 at the Platte River Rumble (10/13).
2022-23:
OUTDOOR: Did not compete
INDOOR: Did not compete
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets…Her best 5,000 meter performance came at the Briar Cliff Invitational in a time of 19:51.5…Her best 6,000 meter race occurred at the Bradley Pink Invitational where she ran a time of 24:30.0.
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2021-22:
OUTDOOR: She ran a season best 5,000 meters at the Minnesota State Open with a time of 19:41.62…Her best 1500 meters came at the USD Early Bird with a mark of 5:15.28.
INDOOR: She ran season bests at the SDSU Classic…5:34.96 for the mile and 11:13.26 for the 3,000 meters. Â
CROSS COUNTRY: She competed in four meets in her freshman campaign…Her best 5,000 meter performance came at the Briar Cliff Invitational in a time of 20:24.4…Her best 6,000 meter race occurred at the Bradley Pink Invitational where she ran a time of 25:02.7.
BEFORE SDSU:
PRs
Cross Country 5K:Â 21:06
3200m: 12:39
1600m:Â 5:47
 800m: 2:32
While at Fairmont High School, as a freshman, Neusch helped the Cardinals in 2017 win their section meet and go o put together a fifth place team finish at the MSHSL A Cross Country meet...the 2017 team was once ranked as high as 15th in the nation by some polls...Neusch was also a state participant in 2019 as well as the make-shift 2020 (TCRC Meet) due to the Covid-19 pandemic...a part of the winning varsity squad at the Milaca Mega Meet in 2017 as the sixth Cardinal finisher...named one of the team captain's for three seasons (2018, 2019, 2020)...one the track & field side, Neusch was a component of a pair of sixth-place efforts at the 2018 & 2021 MSHSL True Team State Meets...Both in 2018 & 2021 Neusch's teams also won Big South Conference as well as the sub-section meets...the 2018 squad came home with the section title whereas the 2021 team still came away with an impressive second place in the section meet...When Neusch is not competing she prefers to play with her dog Montana, go on family bike rides to stay active, lift at the gym, lifeguard at the pool and hang out with family and friends.
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