SDSU COMPETES AT MID-WEEK MEET BEFORE TRAVELING TO DRAKE RELAYS

Wednesday, April 22

Minneapolis, Minn.

9:45 a.m.

South Dakota State University

Gary Wilson Invitational

A male track athlete in a black uniform spins in the throwers pit with a discus in his hand.

Photo by: Becca Ball | South Dakota State

SDSU COMPETES AT MID-WEEK MEET BEFORE TRAVELING TO DRAKE RELAYS

4/21/2026 9:40:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

By: Becca Ball

	GARY WILSON INVITATIONAL
When	Wednesday, April 22, 2026 2:00 p.m.
Where	Track Stadium \| Minneapolis, Minn.
Live Results	WayzataResults.com
	DRAKE RELAYS
When	Friday, April 24, 2026 9:00 a.m.
Where	Drake Stadium \| Des Moines, iowa
Live Results	PrimeTiming.com
	KIP JANVRIN OPEN
When	Friday, April 24, 2026 11:00 a.m.
Where	Roger Harring Stadium \| La Crosse, Wis.
Live Results	BlackSquirrelTiming.com
Social Media	X \| Instagram

BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State heads to Minnesota for a mid-week meet, before traveling to Iowa to compete in the Drake Relays and Kip Janvrin Open on Friday and Saturday.

GARY WILSON INVITATIONAL
SDSU will head to Minneapolis to compete at the Gary Wilson Invitational, hosted by the University of Minnesota, on Wednesday afternoon. The meet is slated to begin at 9:45 a.m. with the 5000-meter race; however, the Jackrabbits will not begin competition until 2:00 p.m., with Ryan Benson in the 110-meter hurdles.

Ellie Harris will be the Jackrabbit to watch on the women's side. Harris has had a phenomenal season thus far as the sophomore claimed the 200-meter program record with a time of 23.81, becoming the second student-athlete in program history to run under 24 seconds in the outdoor 200-meter race. Harris will be competing in the 200-meter dash, scheduled for 6:45 p.m.

Ty Nelson has had a solid collegiate outdoor debut as the freshman is currently the sixth-best triple jumper in program history. Nelson posted a mark of 49-05.00 (15.06m) to win the competition at the Phil Esten Challenge in La Crosse, Wis., last week. Nelson will be competing in the triple jump at Minnesota, which is slated to start at 5:00 p.m.

DRAKE RELAYS
The Jackrabbits are scheduled to compete at the 116th Drake Relays this weekend in Des Moines, Iowa. SDSU will compete in a handful of individual events and several relays from Friday to Saturday.

Ethan Fischer will be one of the individuals to watch at the Drake Relays. The senior will compete in the discus throw at 1:45 p.m. on Friday. Last time out, Fischer won the discus competition at the Phil Esten Challenge with a mark of 176-04.00 (53.74m).

For relays, the women's 4X100-meter relay is primed for a solid performance at Drake. The squad, consisting of Silja Gunderson, Chloe Raw, Ellie Harris and Sian O'Sullivan, is scheduled to race on Friday at 9:20 a.m. Last time out, the Jackrabbits clutched the SDSU program record with a run of 45.54 to win the event.

KIP JANVRIN OPEN
Alongside the Drake Relays, the Jacks will also be competing 30 minutes south of Des Moines at the Kip Janvrin Open, hosted by Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.

Joe Dustin is slated to race in the 800-meter competition on Friday afternoon. Last time out, Dustin clocked a personal record time of 1:51.22 to finish 41st at the Bryan Clay Invitational, one of the largest collegiate meets in the country.

On the women's side, Jenna Johnson is scheduled to race in the 400-meter hurdles after Dustin's race on Friday afternoon. Johnson competed at the Bryan Clay Invitational last weekend as well, where she clocked a time of 1:02.24 to finish 21st in the 400-meter hurdles.

-GoJacks.com-