Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country at NCAA Championship on November 21, 2026
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Men's Cross Country
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Friday, November 13
Ames, Iowa
11:00 a.m.
South Dakota State University
at
NCAA Midwest Regionals
11/12/2026 2:39:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
| NCAA MIDWEST REGIONALS | HOSTED BY: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY |
| When | Friday, November 13, 2026 Women's Race: 11:00 a.m. Men's Race: 12:00 p.m. |
| Where | Iowa State Cross Country Course | Ames, Iowa |
| Stream | ESPN+ |
| Live Results | PrimeTime Timing |
| Social Media | X | Instagram |
BROOKINGS, SD – The South Dakota State cross country teams travel to Ames, Iowa, for the NCAA Midwest Regional, hosted by Iowa State University on Friday.
HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN
"We're excited about the opportunity. We pride ourselves in being our best at the end of the season. We want to get after it and see if we can be one of the top eight teams in a competitive region and go in with the attitude of having nothing to lose."
ASSISTANT COACH ALEX MUNTERFERING
"We talked a lot about the history of how our team has been able to stay focused through the long season and finish at our best at the NCAA regional. We're going to focus on what we have to do to be able to have our best race of the season."
NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL MEET
SDSU enters Friday's regional meet following an 11th consecutive Summit League title for the men, and the women taking fourth. Each team placed 10th at last year's NCAA Midwest Regional.
The men will look to finish inside the top 10 of the 35-team field for the ninth time in 10 years. South Dakota State took 10th at last year's regional meet in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Their best finish came in 2019 at Oklahoma State, where the team placed fourth overall. The Midwest regional was last held in Ames in 2017, as the Jackrabbit men finished in 13th.
The women team took 10th at regionals last year, led by a 13th place finish from Meghan Ford. South Dakota State placed 15th at the 2017 NCAA Midwest Regional in Ames.
ATHLETES TO WATCH
Eli Hall and Jackson Dutcher are athletes to watch for the South Dakota State men. Hall paced the men at the Summit League Championship on October 31, finishing in fourth to receive first team all-Summit League honors. Jackson Dutcher earned first team all-league honors for his sixth-place finish in St. Paul.
Cashton Johnson is another name to keep an eye on. He was the third Jackrabbit to be named to the first team all-league squad. Johnson placed 40th at last year's NCAA Midwest Regional in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Faith Wiese was the lone member of the Jackrabbit women's team to earn All-League honors, receiving second-team recognition as South Dakota State placed fourth at the Summit League Championships.
Kelsey Schmidt will look for another strong performance after an impressive showing at the Summit League Championship, finishing 21st.
REGIONAL RANKINGS
Following their 11th consecutive Summit League title, the Jackrabbit men were ranked inside the top 10 of the Midwest regional rankings, while the women are in 17th.
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