Upcoming Event: Men's Track and Field at ISU Classic on February 6, 2026
/
Men's Track and Field
at ISU Classic
South Dakota State University Athletics
Saturday, January 24
Brookings, S.D.
1:30 p.m.
South Dakota State University
vs
Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet
SDSU HONORS EMMERICH WITH ALUMNI MEET
1/23/2026 11:11:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
| JIM EMMERICH ALUMNI MEET | |
| When | Saturday, January 24, 2026 1:30 p.m. CT |
| Where | SJAC | Brookings, S.D. |
| Live Results | DakotaTiming.com |
| Social Media | X | Instagram |
BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State hosts the Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet on Saturday afternoon as the first home meet of 2026.
HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN
"The Emmerich meet is always a highlight each indoor season. It is great to welcome back alumni and their families and get the indoor season really rolling. By scoring this year's meet and having only schools from the Summit League it should heighten the excitement."
THE MEET
The Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet will begin at 1:30 p.m. with long jump and 60-meter hurdles on Saturday, January 24. The meet will feature three special events in conjunction with it's collegiate competitions.
The Phil LaValle Alumni Mile honors former Jackrabbit track and field student-athlete Phil LaValle, who tragically lost his life in a car-pedestrian accident while training for his sophomore season during the summer of 2013. The Alumni Mile will be the first special event of the day, slated to start at 2:15 p.m.
The Fastest Little Jackrabbit is the second special event of the night, and is a stellar opportunity to burn off your little one's energy during the meet and to face off with SDSU mascot Jack the Jackrabbit. If you would like your little jackrabbit to compete, be sure to be at the start line by 3:10 p.m.
The Alumni 4x300-meter relay is the final alumni event of the evening, slated to start at 3:35 p.m. Jackrabbit alumni will form teams of four to race each other in a 4x300-meter relay competition to see which former student-athletes still have their speed.
ATHLETES TO WATCH
Cody Larson is the athlete to keep an eye on this meet. Last time out, Larson broke the SDSU program record in the 5000-meter with a time of 13:48.65. Larson's record is currently the 50th-best time in the country, according to TFRRS. Larson will be competing in the 3000-meter compeititon, slated to start at 4:35 p.m.
Chloe Raw is the freshman to watch as she earned a first-place finish in the 60-meter dash last time out. Raw's time of 7.47 earned her third on the SDSU Top 10 All-Time list, just shy of former Jackrabbit Brielle Dixon's time of 7.45. Raw also claimed a third-place finish in the 200-meter competition, finishing at 24.16 to become the second-best performer in program history, underneath school record-holder Rich-Ann Archer's time of 23.93. Raw will compete in both the 60-meter dash and the 200-meter competition.
JIM EMMERICH
The Jim Emmerich Alumni meet is named after the highly influential former SDSU track and field head coach Jim Emmerich. From 1937 to 1940, Emmerich played for the Jackrabbits as a dual-sport athlete in track and field and football, eventually graduating and joining the coaching staff for a couple years. In 1942, Emmerich was assigned by the U.S. Army to serve as ROTC instructor, track coach, assistant football coach and trainer at Shattuck School in Faribault, Minn, before moving to Pasadena, Calif, to serve as a physical recondition instructor at the Pasadena Army Service Forces Hospital.
Following his discharge in 1946, Emmerich returned to SDSU as the head track and field coach and trainer. Emmerich was highly successful as head coach, leading the Jackrabbits to 10 North Central Conference titles. In 1947, Emmerich restarted the Jackrabbit cross country team, after a brief break from 1933 through 1946 due to the Great Depression and World War II. During his time coaching corss country, Emmerich's team never lost a North Central Conference Championship during his 15-years as head coach. Alongside his conference titles, Emmerich also coached the 1953 track team to take the NAIA title, becoming the first SDSU team to capture a national championship. Three years later, the cross country team claimed the NAIA crown, and later won the NCAA DI Championship in 1959.
Outside of SDSU, Emmerich was selected by the United States Olympic Committee to serve as a trainer at the 1956 Olympics in Australia. Three years later, Emmerich served as the head trainer of the Pan-American Games in Chicago, opening up the opportunity for him to later serve as the head trainer for the U.S. Olympic team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
-GoJacks.com-
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Women's Track and Field
/ Men's Track and Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track and FieldTrack & Field Weekly Update (01.27.2026)
Tuesday, January 27
Track & Field Weekly Update (01.20.2026)
Tuesday, January 20
Track & Field Weekly Update (01.13.2026)
Tuesday, January 13
Track & Field Weekly Update (12.09.2025)
Tuesday, December 09