Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country at Summit League Championship on November 1, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
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11:00 a.m.
Men's Cross Country
at Summit League Championship
South Dakota State University Athletics
Friday, September 6
Sioux Falls, S.D.
South Dakota State University
at
Augustana Twilight
JACKS TO COMPETE AT AUGUSTANA TWILIGHT
9/5/2024 10:30:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
| COYOTE CLASSIC HOSTED BY SOUTH DAKOTA |
| When | September 5th Women's Race: 8:30 p.m. Men's Race: 9:00 p.m. |
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| Where | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Yankton Park Trail | |
| Live Results | DakotaTiming.com | |
| Social Media | X | Instagram | |
BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State looks to debut its cross country team at the Augustana Twilight in Sioux Falls, S.D. Friday evening.
Head Coach Rod DeHaven
"We are looking forward to getting the vast majority of both teams on the starting line. Although we competed last weekend this will feel more like the opening competition. With the opening race comes a ton of energy and I'm sure our student-athletes are looking forward to the opportunity to test themselves down in Sioux Falls on Friday evening."
The Meet
Meet Information | Course Map
The Augustana Twilight, one of the largest races in the region, takes place at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls, S.D. this Friday. The meet hosts both high school and college cross country teams with six total races taking place throughout the evening. The college women's 5K is slated to start at 8:30 p.m., while the college men's four-mile will start around 9:00 p.m.
Athletes to Watch
Last season, Leah Hisken led the Jacks to a second-place finish at the Augustana Twilight. Now graduated, Hisken left a big leadership position that Jessica Lutmer and Mya Kizer are poised to take over. Last year at the Augustana Twilight, Kizer finished behind Hisken in 13th place with a time of 18:17.33. Lutmer made her collegiate debut at the Augustana Twilight last season, rounding out the scoring five with a 19th-place finish in 18:31.37. Throughout the season, Lutmer made her way up the scoring five, eventually competing with Kizer for the second spot behind Hisken as both finished back-to-back at the 2023 Summit League Championship Meet in ninth and 10th, respectively.
Like Lutmer, Carson Noecker debuted his collegiate season at the Augustana Twilight last season, where he claimed first place with a time of 18:55.99, an SDSU team record for the four-mile Yankton Trail Park course. Josh Becker will also be a runner to watch as he finished fourth last year with a personal best of 19:14.90.
Last Time Out
SDSU last competed at the Coyote Classic to open the season. Emma Gonzalez was the first Jackrabbit to cross the line of the women's 5K race. Gonzalez finished in sixth place with a time of 18:53.86. Nina Dawson finished not far behind in seventh, clocking a time of 18:56.89. Brandon Kampsen made his season debut on the men's side with a first-place finish in the 6K race. Kampsen crossed the line at 18:26.36. Luke Johnson was next across the line in fourth with a time of 18:43.66.
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