INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — South Dakota State had 26 Jackrabbits take All-Summit League honors, as announced by the conference on May 21. Ten Jackrabbits will travel to College Station, Texas, this …
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — South Dakota State had 26 Jackrabbits take All-Summit League honors, as announced by the conference on May 21. Ten Jackrabbits will travel to College Station, Texas, this week for the NCAA West First Round.
On the men’s side, Cody Larson, Grayson Ring, Pierre Lear, Caiden Fredrick, Ethan Fischer and Caymen Gebheim earn a spot at the West First Round.
Larson is the only Jackrabbit to qualify for two events in the regional round. Larson currently holds the sixth-fastest 3000-meter steeplechase time in the western region, and the 12th-best in the nation at 8:30.96. The junior also qualified in the 5000-meter race, but Larson will only compete in the steeplechase due to scheduling conflicts.
Ring will make his way to the NCAA Regionals for the first time in his collegiate career. Ring spent a couple of years at the DIII level before getting recruited to SDSU this year. Ring stunned in his first year competing at the DI level as he tied the Jackrabbit high jump record of 7-01.00 (2.16m) at the USD Twilight to earn a spot at the NCAA West First Round. Ring’s record is currently tied for 17th-best in the region.
Lear will head back to College Station for one last time. The senior qualified in the 110-hurdles after posting a time of 13.57 at the conference championship. Lear’s time is currently tied for the 21st-fastest in the region.
Fredrick, Fischer and Gebheim all qualified for the regional round in the discus competition. Fredrick currently holds the Jackrabbit program record with a mark of 187-00 (57.00m), which is the 31st-best mark in the region. Ethan Fischer threw the 36th-best mark at 186-03 (56.78m) to earn a spot at College Station. Cayman Gebheim ended the season on the cusp of qualification with a throw of 183-02 (55.82m), the 49th-best mark in the West Region. The freshman will cap his first collegiate season at College Station, nonetheless, due to scratches in the event.
On the women’s side, Jessica Lutmer, Courtney Stadter, Brielle Dixon, and Madison Kizer have earned bids to the NCAA West First Round.
Both Lutmer and Stadter will compete in the 10,000-meter race. Lutmer qualified off of her time of 34:00.53, which she clocked at the Stanford Invitational. Lutmer’s time is currently the 46th-best time in the region. Stadter clocked her qualifying time at the Stanford Invitational as well. The freshman posted the 50th-fastest time in the region at 34:12.94. She will reach regionals through scratches in the event, for an outstanding way to cap her first collegiate season.
Dixon will make her way back to College Station in hopes of rounding out her senior season with a bid to Eugene. The senior earned her spot at the Summit League Championship with a time of 13.44, the 38th-fastest time in the region.
Kizer is the only female field athlete to earn a spot at the NCAA West First Round. Kizer earns her spot with the SDSU program record jump of 5-10.75 (1.80m), which is the 23rd-best jump in the region. This will be the second time the senior competes at College Station.
The Summit League released the Outdoor Track and Field All-Summit League list on May 21. Twenty-six Jackrabbits made the list, 16 on the men’s side and 10 on the women’s.
