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
2021 Women's Cross Country Roster
Peterson, Cailee
Cailee Peterson
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mayville, N.D.
- High School:
- May-Port CG H.S.
- Pronunciation:
- Sr.
Bio
2020-21:
OUTDOOR: Appeared in three meets participating in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters...earned a medal for a fifth overall finish in the 1,500 meters at the Summit League Outdoor Championships clocking in at 4:32.08...recorded a personal best time in the 1,500 meters earlier at the Joe Walker Invitational finding the line in 4:28.46...the 1,500 meter time bumps Peterson up to sixth all-time on the top ten SDSU performance list...added a new personal best as well in the 5,000 meters (17:22.86) at the Blue Oval Invitational good enough to secure third place.
INDOOR:Â Competed in four meets participating in the mile, 3,000 meters and distance medley relay...awarded silver at the Summit League Indoor Championships as she anchored the Jackrabbit's distance medley relay as the 1600 meter leg with a combined time of 12:04.75...the distance medley relay time stands as eighth fastest in school history...also came home with an individual bronze in the mile at the indoor championships with a new personal best time of 4:54.34...the mile time slots Peterson sixth all-time currently in the SDSU record books...improved her previous personal best in the 3,000 meters by nearly 20 seconds with a new mark of 10.26.21 coming at the SDSU Jim Emmerich Invite.
CROSS COUNTRY: Kicked in as fourth overall at the Summit League Championships to help the Jackrabbits keep their eventual 22-point team score low with a 6K personal best time of 22:14.10.
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2019-20:
OUTDOOR: Season Canceled
INDOOR: Redshirted
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five events… finished 19th at the Summit League Championships where she logged a 6000 PR of 22:19.8… grabbed a 5000 PR at the SDSU XC classic where she finished fifth with a 18:47.5.
2018-19:Â
OUTDOOR: Competed in nine events… clocked a PR of 4:43.84 in the 1500 at the Phil Esten Challenge… marked a PR of 17:56.68 in the 5000m at the Kip Janvrin Open
INDOOR: Competed in eight events… clocked a personal best mile time of 5:05.04 at the SDSU Indoor Classic… recorded a 3000m PR of 10:46.85 at the UND-SDSU dual… took gold as a member of the DMR finishing with a 12:06.73.
CROSS COUNTRY: Redshirted
2017-18:
OUTDOOR: Redshirted
INDOOR: Competed in one event, taking eighth at the Thundering Herd Classic in the mile.
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six events… ended the year on a season-best 22:21.9 mark at Midwest Regionals.
BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-state recognition all four years on the cross country and track and field teams ... regional champion in 2014 and 2015 while a state champion in 2014 in cross country ... regional track champion and eventually won state in 3,200m in 2017 with a personal-best 11:14 ... won the 1,600m in the state championship in 2017 with a personal-best 5:08 ... competed in six events at the state meet (3200m, 1600m, 800m, 4x800m, 4x400m, 4x200m) ... holds the school record in the 1,600m and 3,200m at May-Port ... two-year member of the National Honor Society ... earned academic honor roll and scholar-athlete all four years.
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