Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country at Griak Invitational on September 19, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
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10:00 a.m.
Men's Cross Country
at Griak Invitational
South Dakota State University Athletics
2019 Men's Cross Country Roster
Wilts, Jacob
Jacob Wilts
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- St. Michael, Minn.
- High School:
- Monticello H.S.
Bio
CAREER RESULTS
Honors:
- Summit League Academic Honor Roll 2017, 2018, 2019
- Summit League Commissioners list of Academic Excellence 2017, 2018, 2019
2020-2021:Â
CROSS COUNTRY:Â Did not compete.
2019-20:Â
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in 4 events during the season. He ran 26:56.3 at the Briar Cliff Invitational for a season best for 8,000 meters.
2018-19
CROSS COUNTRY:Â Opened the season with a personal best of 6k of 20:30.7 at the Bison Open. Followed that up with a 27:58 clocking for 8,000 meters at the Greeno/Dirksen Invite (9/15) and 27:21.1 at the Roy Griak Invitational, which was personal best on that course.
2017-18:
OUTDOOR: Competed in three events ... recorded his first outdoor mark in the 5,000m at the USD Invite (4/11), finishing 10th (16:31.93) ... ran his first 10,000m at the Red Raider Open (4/20-21), placing sixth (33:24.47) ... trimmed his 5,000m PR at the Howard Wood (5/4-5), posting 19th (16:14.07) ... had the team’s 12th-best mark in the 5,000m (29th in the league) and sixth-best 10,000m (11th) on the season performance list.
INDOOR: Competed in two 3,000m events ... added a PR in his first indoor meet, at the Bison Classic (1/13), finishing 13th (9:29.79) in the 3,000m ... had the team’s 13th-best 3,000m mark (27th in the league) on the season performance list.Â
CROSS COUNTRY:Â Competed in six events in his first year as a Jackrabbit ... finished ninth for Jacks, 33rd overall (27:10.74) at The Summit League Championships (10/28) ... ran his best 8k of the season at the Ron Pynn Open (10/14), finishing second for the Jacks, 19th overall (25:29.3) ... placed 13th for the team, 46th overall (21:58.8) in the four-mile race at the Oz Memorial (9/8) ... had a time of 20:56.3, recording eighth on the team, 26th overall at the first race of the season in the NDSU Open (9/1).
BEFOREÂ SDSU: Three-time cross country all-conference selection ... a member of the 4x800m relay team that won conference ... two-time cross country captain ... helped team win maroon division at the Roy Griak Invitational in 2012 ... graduated as valedictorian.
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