Upcoming Event: Women's Cross Country versus SDSU Classic on October 3, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
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6:00 p.m.
Women's Cross Country
vs SDSU Classic
South Dakota State University Athletics
2023 Women's Cross Country Roster
Waage, Grace
Grace Waage
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
- High School:
- O'Gorman H.S.
- Pronunciation:
- Jr.
Bio
CAREER RESULTS:
(Cross Country PBs)
5k - 18:42.4
6k - 21:22.3
2024-25:
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in four meets... Opened the season at the SDSU Classic, posting a time of 21:57.1 to place 11th. (10/4)... Took 15th with a time of 21:38.5 at the Summit League Championship (11/2)... Rounded out her senior season with a new 6K personal record of 21:22.3 to place 85th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/15).
2023-24:
OUTDOOR: Finished seventh in the 1500m with a time of 4:32.50 at the Stanford Invitational (3/29)... Won the 800m with a time of 2:15.23 at the USD Early Bird (4/5)... PRed in the 800m preliminaries with a time of 2:10.27 before taking bronze in the finals with a time of 2:11.22 at the Summit League Outdoor Championships (5/11).
INDOOR: Placed runner-up in the mile with a time of 4:52.78 at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet (1/20)... Was runner-up in the mile again at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 4:53.05 (2/3)... Won the mile with a PR of 4:50.75 and took bronze in the 800m 2:12.68 at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2/10)... Finished fifth in the mile with a time of 4:53.94 at the Summit League Indoor Championships (2/23).
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets... Finished 29th with a 5k time of 18:43.2 at the Augustana Twilight Meet (9/1)... Ran a 5k PR of 18:42.4 to take 20th at the SDSU Classic (9/8)... PRed in the 6k with a time of 21:29.3 at the Arturo Barrios Invite (10/13)... Finished 27th with a 6k time of 22:32.2 at the Summit League Cross Country Championships (10/28)... Clocked a 6k time of 22:55.1 at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/10).
2022-23:
OUTDOOR: Had a successful outdoor campaign capped off by a sixth place finished in the 1500 and a personal best 5000 time of 17:48.88 at conference championship…ran a PR of 4:30.66 in the 1500 at Drake Relays…clocked a 2:12.29 in the 800 for a personal best at Bryan Clay
INDOOR: Ran a leg on the DMR squad who took second in 11:49.61 at conference championship and took sixth in the mile…ran a personal best mile time of 4:52.16 at the SDSU Indoor Classic for second place…also took second in the mile at Bison Team Cup and ISU Classic
CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 41st at Summit League XC Championships with a personal best 6k time of 22:19.8...finished ninth at the SDSU Classic with a personal best 5k time of 19:11.5
2021-22:
OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets...ran 400m PR of 1:02.46 at Kip Janvrin Open in California...ran outdoor 800m PR of 2:17.90 at USD Twilight for 10th place...won the 4x400m relay at Minnesota State Open and finished fifth in the 800m...ran first 1500m at USD Early Bird
INDOOR: Competed in six meets...made Jackrabbit debut on the track in the mile at Bison Team Cup with a 5:16.68 for ninth place...clocked a 600m PR of 1:39.46 for sixth place at SDSU D2 Invite...ran season best/personal best 800m time of 2:17.39 at SDSU Last Chance for second place...finished fifth in the 4x400m relay in all three appearances
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five meets...clocked a season best/personal best 5k time of 20:20.2 at Briar Cliff Charger XC Invite...season best/personal best 6k time of 24:40.6 at Bradley Pink Class
BEFORE SDSU:
PRs
800m: 2:22
400m: 1:01
Waage closed out the scoring for her 2019 cross country championship team in a time of 20:20.72...member of the 2021 state track meet championship team...named two-time all conference in track & field (2018, 2021)...in 2020 Waage kicked off the 4x800 meter relay team that took home gold at the state meet as well as the 2019 4x400 relay meter championship squad...aided a runner-up finish for the 2019 sprint medley relay that participated in state and added a fifth-place showing in the sprint medley relay as the anchor to close out 2021.
(Cross Country PBs)
5k - 18:42.4
6k - 21:22.3
2024-25:
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in four meets... Opened the season at the SDSU Classic, posting a time of 21:57.1 to place 11th. (10/4)... Took 15th with a time of 21:38.5 at the Summit League Championship (11/2)... Rounded out her senior season with a new 6K personal record of 21:22.3 to place 85th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/15).
2023-24:
OUTDOOR: Finished seventh in the 1500m with a time of 4:32.50 at the Stanford Invitational (3/29)... Won the 800m with a time of 2:15.23 at the USD Early Bird (4/5)... PRed in the 800m preliminaries with a time of 2:10.27 before taking bronze in the finals with a time of 2:11.22 at the Summit League Outdoor Championships (5/11).
INDOOR: Placed runner-up in the mile with a time of 4:52.78 at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet (1/20)... Was runner-up in the mile again at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 4:53.05 (2/3)... Won the mile with a PR of 4:50.75 and took bronze in the 800m 2:12.68 at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2/10)... Finished fifth in the mile with a time of 4:53.94 at the Summit League Indoor Championships (2/23).
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets... Finished 29th with a 5k time of 18:43.2 at the Augustana Twilight Meet (9/1)... Ran a 5k PR of 18:42.4 to take 20th at the SDSU Classic (9/8)... PRed in the 6k with a time of 21:29.3 at the Arturo Barrios Invite (10/13)... Finished 27th with a 6k time of 22:32.2 at the Summit League Cross Country Championships (10/28)... Clocked a 6k time of 22:55.1 at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/10).
2022-23:
OUTDOOR: Had a successful outdoor campaign capped off by a sixth place finished in the 1500 and a personal best 5000 time of 17:48.88 at conference championship…ran a PR of 4:30.66 in the 1500 at Drake Relays…clocked a 2:12.29 in the 800 for a personal best at Bryan Clay
INDOOR: Ran a leg on the DMR squad who took second in 11:49.61 at conference championship and took sixth in the mile…ran a personal best mile time of 4:52.16 at the SDSU Indoor Classic for second place…also took second in the mile at Bison Team Cup and ISU Classic
CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 41st at Summit League XC Championships with a personal best 6k time of 22:19.8...finished ninth at the SDSU Classic with a personal best 5k time of 19:11.5
2021-22:
OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets...ran 400m PR of 1:02.46 at Kip Janvrin Open in California...ran outdoor 800m PR of 2:17.90 at USD Twilight for 10th place...won the 4x400m relay at Minnesota State Open and finished fifth in the 800m...ran first 1500m at USD Early Bird
INDOOR: Competed in six meets...made Jackrabbit debut on the track in the mile at Bison Team Cup with a 5:16.68 for ninth place...clocked a 600m PR of 1:39.46 for sixth place at SDSU D2 Invite...ran season best/personal best 800m time of 2:17.39 at SDSU Last Chance for second place...finished fifth in the 4x400m relay in all three appearances
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five meets...clocked a season best/personal best 5k time of 20:20.2 at Briar Cliff Charger XC Invite...season best/personal best 6k time of 24:40.6 at Bradley Pink Class
BEFORE SDSU:
PRs
800m: 2:22
400m: 1:01
Waage closed out the scoring for her 2019 cross country championship team in a time of 20:20.72...member of the 2021 state track meet championship team...named two-time all conference in track & field (2018, 2021)...in 2020 Waage kicked off the 4x800 meter relay team that took home gold at the state meet as well as the 2019 4x400 relay meter championship squad...aided a runner-up finish for the 2019 sprint medley relay that participated in state and added a fifth-place showing in the sprint medley relay as the anchor to close out 2021.
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