South Dakota State
xc NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL guide
Jackrabbit Sports Information
XC Contact: Jen Dobias
2820 HPER Center
Phone: (856) 261-5620 Brookings, SD 57007-1497
E-mail: [email protected]
Jackrabbits Running for Spot at NCAA Championships
GENERAL INFORMATION
CROSS COUNTRY HISTORY
Location..........................................................Brookings, S.D.
Founded/Enrollment.........................................1881 (12,557)
Affiliation........................................................NCAA Division I
Nickname.............................................................. Jackrabbits
Colors.............................................................Yellow and Blue
Conference...............................................The Summit League
President................................................ Dr. David L. Chicoine
Director of Athletics..................................................Justin Sell
Web....................................................................GoJacks.com
Athletics Twitter...............................................@GoJacksSDSU
XC Twitter........................................................@GoJacksTFXC
Men:
NAIA Champions............................................................ 1956
NCAA Division II Championships........... 1959, ‘73, ‘86, ‘89, ‘96
NCAA College or Division II Top-10 Finishes........................ 40
North Central Conference Championships............................. 29
NCAA Division I Independent Championships................... 2005
All-Americans (Division II).................................................. 78
All-Americans (Division I)............................................... Three
Summit League Championships.................. 2009, ‘10, ‘12, ‘13
All-Summit League Performers............................................ 26
NCAA Qualifiers (Division I).................1 (Trent Lusignan, 2013)
TEAM INFORMATION
Men
2014 Summit League Preseason Poll................................First
2014 Summit League Finish........................................ Second
Women:
2014 Summit League Preseason Poll.............First (co-favorite)
2014 Summit League Finish............................................Third
Women:
AIAW National Championships........................................ 1980
NCAA Division II Championships..................................... 1981
NCAA Division II Top-10 Finishes......................................... 12
North Central Championships........................................... Nine
NCAA Division I Independent Championships .................. 2006
All-Americans (Division II) ................................................ 41
Summit League Championships...................................... 2008
All-Summit League Performers............................................ 21
NCAA Qualifiers (Division I)..............................................None
SCHEDULE
Date
ALL-SUMMIT LEAGUE
Meet
Location
Time/Result
First Team
Aug. 29
Bison Open
Rose Creek Golf Course (Fargo, N.D.) M 2/4, W 4/5
Sept. 5
Oz Memorial
Les Bolstad Golf Course (Falcon Heights, Minn.)
M 4/4, W 3/5
Brendan Sage* Jessica Eibs
Sept. 27
Roy Griak Invitational
Oct. 4
Les Bolstad Golf Course (Falcon Heights, Minn.) M 26/31, W 30/35
SDSU Classic
Edgebrook Golf Course (Brookings, S.D.)
M 2/9, W 3/9
Bradley Pink Classic
Newman Golf Course (Peoria, Ill.)
M 4/26, W 9/30
Nov. 1
Summit League Championships*
Rose Creek Golf Course (Fargo, N.D.)
M 2/7, W 3/8
Nov. 14
NCAA Midwest Regional
Newman Golf Course (Peoria, Ill.)
1 p.m.
Nov. 22
NCAA Championships
LaVern Gibson Course (Terre Haute, Ind.)
11 a.m.
Oct. 17 * Summit League meet; All times Central; Dates/times subject to change
2nd
7th
Second Team
Cheyanne Bowers
Drew Kraft
Connor Branick
Trevor Capra
Laura Lawton
9th
10th
11th
14th
14th
* Summit League Men’s Cross Country Athlete of
the Week (9/2/14, 9/30/14)
JACKRABBIT NOTES
South Dakota State travels to Peoria, Ill. to compete at the NCAA Midwest Regional Friday
at 1 p.m. The Jackrabbits will look to send a runner to the NCAA Championships for the
second-straight year.
The Last Time Out
The Jackrabbits ran at the Summit League Championship Nov. 1 in Fargo, N.D. The men
took second, bolstered by Brendan Sage’s second-place finish, while the women claimed
third, being narrowly edged out by host North Dakota State for second by three points.
Sage Soaring
Brendan Sage
Sage has been the top South Dakota State finisher in every meet this season. A two-time
Summit League Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week, the sophomore ran to top-five
finishes in five meets this season and recorded his first collegiate win at the SDSU Classic
Oct. 4. At the Summit League championship, Sage claimed all-Summit League first team
honors after placing second with a time of 25:26.7. His second-place finish is the best by
a Jackrabbit sophomore.
Kraft and Capra Cruising
Drew Kraft and Trevor Capra each earned all-Summit League second team honors by finishing 10th (25:56.9) and 14th (25:59.5) respectively at the championship meet. Capra
made an all-Summit League team for the first time in his career while Kraft’s 10th-place
finish was his best performance at the championship meet.
Jessica Eibs
Branick Blazing
Connor Branick only ran at four of South Dakota State’s six meets this season, but each
time he was among the top four Jackrabbits to cross the line. Competing in his first Summit League Championship since 2012, the redshirt sophomore took home second team
honors by placing 11th with a time of 25:57.3, less than a second behind Kraft.
Eibs Igniting
Jessica Eibs became only the second Jackrabbit to capture all-Summit League first team
honors in back-to-back years, joining Ashley Storm, who accomplished the feat in 2008
and 2009. Eibs placed seventh at the championship meet with a time of 22:22.1. Last
year, she claimed sixth with a time of 21:55.4.
Juniors Leading the Charge
On the women’s side, juniors have led the way throughout the season. Five of the seven
runners making the trip to Peoria come from the class of 2016. At the Oz Memorial and
Roy Griak Invitational, the first five Jackrabbits to cross the line were juniors. At the SDSU
Classic and Bradley Pink Classic, five of the top six SDSU finishers were juniors.
At the Summit League Championship, the three Jackrabbits who earned all-Summit
League honors were juniors: Eibs, Cheyanne Bowers and Laura Lawton. Bowers and Lawton made the second team after placing ninth (22:28.8) and 14th (22:46.1) respectively.
Kirsten Anderson (22:56.3) was the fifth South Dakota State runner to cross the line.
The 2013 NCAA Midwest Regional
Trent Lusignan became the first Jackrabbit to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships by placing second with a personal-best 10k time of 30:30.3. As a team, the men
placed 10th out of 29 teams, with Anthony Bongard (57th, 33:03.3), Joel Reichow (58th,
33:28.1) and Sage (88th, 32:17.3) rounding out the Jackrabbit top four.
The women’s team took 15th out of 30 teams. Bowers tied Storm for the highest finish by
a Jackrabbit at the regional meet, claiming 40th with a personal-best 6k time of 21:27.5.
Courtney Neubert (72nd, 21:51.2), Eibs (85th, 21:57.8) and Alex Suhr (107th, 22:13.9)
completed the South Dakota State top four.
Drew Kraft
TRAVEL ROSTER
MEN
Name
Connor Branick
Trevor Capra
Drew Kraft
Daniel Pettit Brendan Sage
Andrew Thies Grant VanKeulen Year RS So.
So.
Sr.
So.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Hometown
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Rosemount, Minn.
Wessington Springs, S.D.
Hanover, Minn.
Saint Michael, Minn.
Arlington, Minn.
Marshall, Minn.
Year Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr. Sr.
Hometown
Prior Lake, Minn.
St. James, Minn.
Henderson, Minn.
Yankton, S.D.
Eden Prairie, Minn.
Aberdeen, S.D.
Rapid City, S.D.
WOMEN
Name
Kirsten Anderson
Cheyanne Bowers
Jessica Eibs
Jenna Grossenburg
Laura Lawton
Courtney Neubert
Alex Suhr AT THE NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL
2013
Host School (Location).................................................................Iowa State (Ames, Iowa)
Men’s Team Place:............................................................................. 10th of 29 (328pts)
Top Finisher................................................................ *Trent Lusignan (Jr.) 2nd (30:30.3)
Women’s Team Place......................................................................... 15th of 30 (433pts)
Top Finisher........................................................ Cheyanne Bowers (So.) 40th (21:27.43)
2012
Host School (Location)......................................................Missouri State (Springfield, Mo.)
Men’s Team Place:............................................................................. 11th of 29 (340pts)
Top Finisher.............................................................Michael Krsnak (Sr.) 47th (31:29.04)
Women’s Team Place......................................................................... 15th of 31 (385pts)
Top Finisher................................................................ Erin Hargens (Sr.) 59th (22:05.82)
2011
Host School (Location)..........................................................Northern Illinois (DeKalb, Ill.)
Men’s Team Place.............................................................................. 17th of 25 (440pts)
Top Finisher................................................................... Greg Vollmer (Sr.) 61st (32:53.3)
Women’s Team Place......................................................................... 16th of 28 (475pts)
Top Finisher................................................................Danielle Burke (Sr.) 45th (22:19.7)
2010
Host School (Location)....................................................................... Bradley (Peoria, Ill.)
Men’s Team Place................................................................................ 8th of 24 (256pts)
Top Finisher............................................................ *Michael Krsnak (Jr.) 16th (30:22.70)
Women’s Team Place......................................................................... 23rd of 27 (647pts)
Top Finisher............................................................... Erin Hargens (So.) 55th (21:29.65)
2009
Host School (Location)......................................................Missouri State (Springfield, Mo.)
Men's Team Place.............................................................................. 13th of 25 (375pts)
Top Finisher................................................................. Greg Beesley (So.) 67th (33:05.1)
Women's Team Place......................................................................... 18th of 22 (439pts)
Top Finisher.................................................................. Ashley Storm (Sr.) 40th (21:55.1)
2008
Host School (Location)...................................................Oklahoma State (Stillwater, Okla).
Men’s Team Place.............................................................................. 18th of 23 (510pts)
Top Finisher............................................................... Michael Krsnak (Fr.) 46th (32:36.0)
Women’s Team Place......................................................................... 16th of 27 (427pts)
Top Finisher...................................................................Caitlin Berry (Sr.) 59th (22:29.1)
*Named to All-Midwest Region Team
In 2013, Trent Lusignan became the first Jackrabbit to qualify
for the NCAA cross country championships in the Division I era.
He went on to capture second-team All-American honors with a
12th place finish, timing in at 30:18.8.
2014 RESULTS
Bison Open
Men's Team
Fargo, N.D.
Aug. 29
6000 meters
2nd of 4: Dual Meet
Oz Memorial
Roy Griak Invite
Falcon Heights, Minn. Falcon Heights, Minn.
Sept. 5
Sept. 27
6000 meters
8000 meters
4th out of 4: 60 pts
26th out of 31: 641 pts
SDSU Classic
Bradley Pink Classic
Brookings, S.D.
Oct. 4
8000 meters
2nd out of 9: 48 pts
Peoria, Ill.
Oct. 17
8000 meters
4th of 26: 164 pts
Summit League
Championships
Fargo, N.D.
Nov. 1
8000 meters
2nd out of 7: 56 pts
Connor Branick
19:40.53* (9, 3)
dnc
dnc
26:13.69 (15, 4)
25:47.0* (57, 4)
25:57.3 (11, 3)
Kyle Burdick
Trevor Capra
Wilson Hacker
Austin Hamm
Eric Janssen
Duane Jongeling
Ayub Kassim
Kipp Kinsley
Drew Kraft
Cal Lawton
Trent Lusignan
Daniel Pettit
Joel Reichow
Brendan Sage
Dylan Slaba
Andrew Thies
Grant VanKeulen
Average Time
dnc
19:26.78* (6, 2)
dnc
20:44.29 (32, 9)
21:06.69 (37, 10)
20:14.93* (24, 6)
dnc
dnc
dnc
dnc
dnc
19:56.52* (16, 4)
dnc
19:08.79 (2, 1)
20:17.09 (26, 7)
20:08.59 (21, 5)
20:34.89* (28, 8)
19:40.25
dnc
19:35.8 (12, 3)
dnc
20:37.9 (29, 8)
20:48.1* (31, 10)
20:17.2 (25, 7)
dnc
dnc
19:15.2* (6, 2)
dnc
dnc
20:05.1 (21, 5)
dnc
19:06.5* (3, 1)
20:12.7* (24, 6)
20:02.7 (20, 4)
20:38.6 (30, 9)
19:37
dnc
26:52.9 (134, 3)
dnc
29:24.0 (261, 8)
29:09.8 (260, 7)
28:04.2 (222, 6)
dnc
dnc
26.33.5 (108, 2)
dnc
dnc
27:09.5 (160, 4)
dnc
26:29.0 (100, 1)
27:51.6 (210, 5)
dnf
dnc
27:00
dnc
26:07.93 (12, 3)
dnc
27:04.32 (31, 9)
27:32.43 (41, 11)
26:57.00 (28, 8)
27:32.29 (40, una)
dnc
25:36.92 (8, 2)
26:56.96 (27, una)
dnc
26:50.32 (24, 6)
25:31.01 (4, una)
25:23.95 (1, 1)
27:16.68 (34, 10)
26:40.69 (20, 5)
26:50.46 (25, 7)
26:00.64
dnc
25:26.6* (34, 3)
dnc
26:41.2 (143, 10)
27:00.4* (161, 11)
25:57.9* (70, 6)
dnc
dnc
24:56.6* (7, 2)
dnc
dnc
25:55.5* (67, 5)
dnc
24:50.9* (4, 1)
26:21.0 (113, 9)
26:00.9 (79, 7)
26:06.0 (88, 8)
25:23.3
dnc
25:59.5 (14, 4)
dnc
dnc
dnc
26:49.7 (26, 8)
dnc
dnc
25:56.9 (10, 2)
dnc
dnc
26:52.7 (27, 9)
dnc
25:26.7 (2, 1)
26:46.5 (25, 7)
26:19.3 (19, 5)
26:45.8 (24, 6)
25:55.9
5000 meters
4th of 5: Dual Meet
6000 meters
3rd out of 5: 62 pts
6000 meters
30th out of 35: 730 pts
5000 meters
3rd out of 9: 92 pts
6000 meters
9th of 30: 263 pts
6000 meters
3rd out of 8: 63 pts
dnc
19:19.62 (7, 1)
dnc
20:02.94* (16, 2)
dnc
20:24.85* (27, 6)
dnc
dnc
dnc
20:53.39 (35, 8)
dnc
21:28.68* (41, 9)
dnc
21:36.92 (43, 10)
21:46.54 (46, 11)
dnc
20:04.83 (18, 3)
20:04.94 (19, 4)
20:18.54* (21, 5)
20:33.11 (32, 7)
dnc
dnc
dnc
22:34.33 (52, 12)
dnc
19:58.18
24:05.1 (27, 5)
23:42.9 (16, 3)
22:43.3 (4, 1)
24:39.7 (39, 8)
23:30.0 (12, 2)
24:51.4 (44, 10)
24:16.5 (32, 7)
dnc
dnc
27:06.3 (65, 16)
24:01.4 (23, 4)
dnc
dnc
25:09.1 (48, 11)
25:44.5 (56, 13)
dnc
dnc
24:40.6 (40, 9)
25:57.2 (59, 14)
25:23.2 (51, 12)
dnc
dnc
24:12.5 (30, 6)
26:54.2 (64, 15)
dnc
23:37
23:43.9 (163, 2)
23:51.6 (179, 3)
22:38.4 (69, 1)
26:04.5 (325, 10)
dnf
dnc
24:30.1 (234, 5)
dnc
dnc
26:12.7 (334, 13)
24:11.3 (203, 4)
dnc
dnc
26:11.9 (330, 12)
26:06.5 (329, 11)
dnf
25:40.2 (317, 9)
24:57.9 (282, 7)
dnf
25:25.6 (308, 8)
dnc
dnc
24:34.1 (245, 6)
dnf
dnc
23:47
19:09.65 (27, 4)
18:57.94 (23, 2)
18:15.78 (9, 1)
dnc
19:15.31 (29, 6)
21:05.63 (80, 15)
19:11.48 (28, 5)
22:04.13* (90, 17)
dnc
20:07.08* (57, 11)
dnc
dnc
dnc
19:38.21 (42, 9)
20:20.92* (62, 13)
20:02.84 (54, 10)
20:19.83 (61, 12)
19:31.76* (41, 8)
20:26.64 (65, 14)
19:23.27* (37, 7)
dnc
dnc
19:05.71 (25, 3)
21:11.05* (81, 16)
19:17.40 (31, una)
18:56.12
22:50.9 (94, 7)
dnc
21:48.5 (20, 1)
23:38.6* (6, 3 (open))
22:00.8 (27, 2)
24:35.9* (28, 5 (open))
22:50.2 (93, 6)
27:11.7* (76, 7 (open))
dnc
24:26.5 (26, 4 (open))
22:37.5 (75, 4)
dnc
dnc
23:30.1* (175, 10)
23:35.6* (5, 2 (open))
22:44.3 (87, 5)
23:48.8* (206, 11)
22:53.7* (99, 8)
23:29.0* (3, 1 (open))
23:14.7 (146, 9)
dnc
dnc
22:29.1 (62, 3)
26:03.4* (57, 6 (open))
dnc
22:20.0
22:56.3 (17, 5)
dnc
22:28.8 (9, 2)
dnc
22:21.1 (7, 1)
dnc
23:25.6 (24, 7)
dnc
dnc
dnc
22:46.1 (14, 3)
dnc
dnc
dnc
dnc
23:06.7 (21, 6)
dnc
23:29.9 (26, 8)
23:34.1 (27, 9)
dnc
dnc
dnc
22:55.6 (16, 4)
dnc
dnc
22:41.6
Women's Team
Kirsten Anderson
Samantha Anderson
Cheyanne Bowers
Renae Dykstra
Jessica Eibs
Sandra Gramer
Jenna Grossenburg
Evelyn Klein
Melissa Knobloch
Karley Konkol
Laura Lawton
Whitlee Larson
Jessica Leat
Bobbie McLaury
Halie Mechels
Courtney Neubert
Brooke Peterson
Abby Phillips
Mackenzie Schell
Marisa Shady
Alexandera Snyder
Lindsey Strait
Alex Suhr
Taylor Walters
Megan West
Average Time
dnc = did not compete
dnf = did not finish
una = unnattached
* personal best at distance
Saint John's
Fall Finale
Collegeville, Minn.
Nov. 7
8000 meters
6000 meters
PERSONAL BESTS
MEN
Connor Branick
Kyle Burdick
Trevor Capra
Wilson Hacker
Austin Hamm
Eric Janssen
Duane Jongeling
Ayub Kassim
Kipp Kinsley
Drew Kraft
Cal Lawton
Trent Lusignan
Daniel Pettit
Joel Reichow
Brendan Sage
Dylan Slaba
Andrew Thies
Grant VanKeulen
WOMEN
Kirsten Anderson
Samantha Anderson
Cheyanne Bowers
Renae Dykstra
Jessica Eibs
Sandra Gramer
Jenna Grossenburg
Evelyn Klein
Melissa Knobloch
Karley Konkol
Laura Lawton
Whitlee Larson
Jessica Leat
Bobbie McLaury
Halie Mechels
Courtney Neubert
Brooke Peterson
Abby Phillips
Mackenzie Schell
Marisa Shady
Alexandera Snyder
Lindsey Strait
Alex Suhr
Taylor Walters
Megan West
6k
19:40.53*
---------
19:26.78*
20:25.4
20:37.80
20:48.1*
20:14.93*
---------
20:29.2
19:15.2*
---------
19:01.28
19:56.52*
19:19.5
19:06.5*
20:12.7*
20:02.00
20:34.89*
8k
25:47.0*
---------
25:26.6*
26:04.9
26:03.00
27:00.4*
25:57.9*
---------
26:41.00
24:56.6*
---------
23:49.65
25:55.5*
25:02.30
24:50.9*
26:09.5
25:34.65
26:03.00
10k
33:23.7
---------
32:46.1
---------
33:59.0
---------
---------
---------
35:52.1
32:32.6
---------
30:30.3
---------
31:35.5
32:17.3
33:30.6
32:54.7
34:47.4
Griak 8k
---------
---------
26:51.7
27:35.2
28:01.8
29:09.8*
27:52.5
---------
26:44.9
25:48.2
---------
24:47.8
27:09.5*
25:29.7
25:54.2
27:07.5
26:21.1
27:55.7
SDSU Classic 8k
26:13.69*
--------26:07.93*
27:04.1
26:58.61
27:32.43*
26:57.00*
--------26:41.5
25:36.92*
--------24:54.2
26:50.32*
25:23.7
25:23.95*
26:48.27
26:16.5
26:50.46*
4k
5k
6k
Griak 6k
SDSU Classic 5k
15:32.43
19:09.00
22:22.4
23:40.40
19:09.65*
15:24.24
18:26.00
22:35.8
23:26.45
18:57.94*
---------
18:15.6
21:27.5
22:38.4*
18:15.6
--------- 20:02.94*23:38.6* 26:04.5*--------15:27.72
18:42.2
21:42.6
23:51.50
18:42.2
---------
20:24.85*
24:35.9*
---------
21:05.63*
15:28.26
19:08.8
22:20.1
23:51.00
19:08.8
---------
22:04.13*
27:11.7*
---------
22:04.13*
18:47.66
20:23.34
25:50.07
---------
20:23.34
16:18.47
20:07.08*
23:39.1
25:24.10
20:07.08*
16:04.70
18:48.42
22:15.0
23:42.80
18:48.42
---------21:28.68*------------------ -----------------
---------
---------
---------
--------17:29.82
19:14.64
23:30.1*
23:55.05
19:16.3
---------
20:20.92*
23:35.6*
26:06.5*
20:20.92*
15:16.66
18:40.4
21:50.7
23:00.55
18:40.4
15:39.36
19:18.00
23:48.8*
25:40.2*
19:56.8
--------- 19:31.76*22:53.7* 24:57.9*19:31.76*
--------- 20:18.54*23.29.0* ---------20:26.64*
--------- 19:23.27*22:23.1 24:07.65
19:23.27*
---------
--------- ------------------ -----------------19:19.2 22:32.1 ---------
19:30.0
15:52.54
19:05.1
22:04.2
23:14.30
19:05.1
--------- 21:11.05*26:03.4* ---------21:11.05*
16:19.67
19:01.2
22:37.3
24:01.60
19:23.0
As of Summit League Championships (11/1/14)
* Personal best set during 2014 season