Last weekend, the Summit League track and field championship was held in Brookings, with the men’s team winning it all and the women’s team coming home fourth.

“It all worked out and it’s very surreal in terms of even believing it actually happened,” said head coach Rod DeHaven. 

Men

​Cody Larson put on a show in the 5000-meter. On his route to winning gold, he also set an SDSU school record with a time of 13:55.99, which is also a Summit League Championship record.

​Three other SDSU runners competed in the 5000-meter with Carson Noecker finishing third, Eli Hall fourth and Cashton Johnson rounding out the group in fifth. 

​Two Jackrabbits topped the board in the 400-meter, with James Pierce taking the top spot with a time of 47.23, which is the second fastest time in school history. Collecting silver was senior Thailan Hallman, with a time of 47.65. 

​Peirce and Hallman teamed up with Sam Castle and Lucas Flemmer for the 4×400 and won the event with a time of 3:12.55

​In the 60-meter, Jared Wipf came away with a gold medal after tying his program record time of 6.71.

​The 200-meter also marked more success for the Jacks, with Carter Toews finishing second with a time of 21.37, his personal best.

​Caiden Frederick notched a third place in shot put with a mark of 55-07.75. Frederick’s third-place performance, along with his performance the previous day, earned him the Men’s Field Championship MVP.

​Sam Castle had more success after a gold in 4×400; he also finished third in the 800-meter.

​After all was said and done, SDSU finished with a final team score of 164.5, second place was NDSU with a score of 148.5 and third was USD with 130.

​“Little things just kept rolling our way a little bit and then it came down to the 200, 5000 and 4×400… Carter [Toews] stepped up with a runner-up finish in the 200 and the 5k guys really did well,” said DeHaven. “Obviously, Cody [Larsen] had a big weekend. Carson [Noecker], who struggled on Friday night not scoring in the 3k, comes back and gets third and gets some other places there which were critically important. Then our 4×400, those 400 guys were great and then got it done at the end of the meet.”

Women

​Brielle Dixon once again got a gold medal in the 60-hurdles with a time of 8.16, the 23rd fastest time in the nation while also setting a new record time for a Summit League Championship meet.

​Madison Kizer secured a silver medal in the high jump with a mark of 1.77m, her personal best and second-best mark in SDSU history.

​In the mile, Grace Waage finished second with a time of 4:47.43. Lindsey Rotz also secured a silver medal running the 800-meter with a time of 2:10.77.

​The Jackrabbits put two runners on the podium in the 5000-meter with Jessica Lutmer finishing second and Courtney Stadter finishing third. Lutmer crossed the line with a time of 16:31.07, followed by Stadter’s time of 16:33.40.

​NDSU won the team championship with a final score of 188.5, followed by UND who scored 151, USD, with 126 and in fourth the Jacks who tallied 121 points.

​Outdoor track and field will start March 27, when SDSU competes in the WashU Distance Carnival in St. Louis, Missouri.