Completed Event: Men's Track and Field versus NCAA West First Round on May 27, 2026 , , No Team Score
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FINAL
Men's Track and Field
(No Team Score)
vs NCAA West First Round
South Dakota State University Athletics
2025-26 Men's Track and Field Roster
Brandon Kampsen
- Hometown:
- Sauk Centre, Min.
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
Awards and Accolades:
- Summit League Outdoor Track & Field Champion — 800m (2026)
- Summit League Indoor Track & Field All-League Team – 800m (2026) | Mile (2024, 2026)
- Summit League Outdoor Track & Field All-League Team — 4x400m (2026)
- NCAA West First Round Qualifier — 800m (2026)
- Outdoor Track and Field Program Record Holder — 800m, DMR
- Indoor Track and Field Program Record Holder — 800m
CAREER RESULTS:
(Indoor PBs)
Mile - 4:01.58
800m - 1:49.11
(Outdoor PBs)
1500m - 3:46.00
800m - 1:47.90
2025-26:
OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets... Broke the 800m program record with a time of 1:47.90 to finish third at the Cyclone Twilight (5/8)... Won the 800m with a time of 1:49.80 and assisted the 4x400m team to a third-place finish with a time of 3:14.44 at the Summit League Outdoor Championship (5/16)... Debuted at West First Round in the 800m, finishing with a time of 1:50.84 to place 46th (5/27).
INDOOR: Competed in five meets... PRed in the mile with a time of 4:01.58 to finish runner-up at the UND Open (1/31)... Won the 800m with a time of 1:49.48 at the SDSU Classic (2/14)... Finished runner-up in both the 800m and mile with times of 1:49.11 and 4:06.04, respectively, at the Summit League Indoor Championship (2/28).
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets... Placed 26th with an 8K time of 26:05.9 at the Roy Griak (9/19)... Posted an 8K personal record of 24:47.0 to finish 26th at the Summit League Cross Country Championships (11/1)... Followed up with a 10K PR of 32:53.9 to take 94th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/14).
2024-25:
OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets... Opened the season with a top-five finish in the 1500m with a time of 3:46.26 at the Stanford Invitational (4/5)... Assisted the DMR team in its historic first-place finish at the Drake Relays with a time of 9:37.05 to topple the 50-year old program record by 10 seconds (4/18)... PRed in the 800m with a time of 1:48.91 to finish fourth at the Cyclone Twilight (5/9)... Placed 11th in the 800m at 1:53.13 at the Summit League Outdoor Championships (5/15).
INDOOR: Redshirted... Competed unattached in the mile at the Iowa State Classic and the SDSU Indoor Classic... Finished ninth at the ISU Classic with a time of 4:07.83 (2/8)... Took 17th with a time of 4:14.64 at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2/14).
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets... Won the Coyote Invite 6K with a time of 18:26.4 (8/30)... Finished 37th at the Roy Griak Invitational with an 8K time of 25:48.9 (9/20)... Took 18th at the Summit League Championships with an 8K personal record of 25:07.6 (11/2).
2023-24:
OUTDOOR: Finished 8th in the 800 meters in the Summit League Championships, also finished 10th in the 1500 meters. He ran a season bests in the 1500 meters (3:46.00) and 800 meters (1:50.40) at the Bryan Clay Invite. Both marks landed him on the SDSU All-time top 10 lists. Finished 3rd in the 800 meters at the Gary Fanelli Distance Classic with a time of 1:50.82.
INDOOR: Earned all-conference honors in the mile run at the Summit League Championships. He also placed 6th in the 800 meters. He ran a season best in the mile to win the SDSU Classic in 4:06.19. His season best in the 800 meters came at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 1:51.82. Also ran a leg on the 4x800 meter relay team that ran 7:42.16, which is second best in school history, at the SDSU D2/NAIA meet.
CROSS COUNTRY: Redshirted Ran 25:48 at the St. John’s Fall Finale to finish 2nd competing unattached.
BEFORE SDSU: 2022 Class A State XC Champion…2022 Section and Conference first place individual finisher…two-time All-State and three-time All-Conference XC selection…2023 State Class A 800 and 1600 champion…2023 Section and Conference first place individual finisher…two-time True Team qualifier…two-time All-State and three-time All-Conference honoree
- Summit League Outdoor Track & Field Champion — 800m (2026)
- Summit League Indoor Track & Field All-League Team – 800m (2026) | Mile (2024, 2026)
- Summit League Outdoor Track & Field All-League Team — 4x400m (2026)
- NCAA West First Round Qualifier — 800m (2026)
- Outdoor Track and Field Program Record Holder — 800m, DMR
- Indoor Track and Field Program Record Holder — 800m
CAREER RESULTS:
(Indoor PBs)
Mile - 4:01.58
800m - 1:49.11
(Outdoor PBs)
1500m - 3:46.00
800m - 1:47.90
2025-26:
OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets... Broke the 800m program record with a time of 1:47.90 to finish third at the Cyclone Twilight (5/8)... Won the 800m with a time of 1:49.80 and assisted the 4x400m team to a third-place finish with a time of 3:14.44 at the Summit League Outdoor Championship (5/16)... Debuted at West First Round in the 800m, finishing with a time of 1:50.84 to place 46th (5/27).
INDOOR: Competed in five meets... PRed in the mile with a time of 4:01.58 to finish runner-up at the UND Open (1/31)... Won the 800m with a time of 1:49.48 at the SDSU Classic (2/14)... Finished runner-up in both the 800m and mile with times of 1:49.11 and 4:06.04, respectively, at the Summit League Indoor Championship (2/28).
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets... Placed 26th with an 8K time of 26:05.9 at the Roy Griak (9/19)... Posted an 8K personal record of 24:47.0 to finish 26th at the Summit League Cross Country Championships (11/1)... Followed up with a 10K PR of 32:53.9 to take 94th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/14).
2024-25:
OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets... Opened the season with a top-five finish in the 1500m with a time of 3:46.26 at the Stanford Invitational (4/5)... Assisted the DMR team in its historic first-place finish at the Drake Relays with a time of 9:37.05 to topple the 50-year old program record by 10 seconds (4/18)... PRed in the 800m with a time of 1:48.91 to finish fourth at the Cyclone Twilight (5/9)... Placed 11th in the 800m at 1:53.13 at the Summit League Outdoor Championships (5/15).
INDOOR: Redshirted... Competed unattached in the mile at the Iowa State Classic and the SDSU Indoor Classic... Finished ninth at the ISU Classic with a time of 4:07.83 (2/8)... Took 17th with a time of 4:14.64 at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2/14).
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets... Won the Coyote Invite 6K with a time of 18:26.4 (8/30)... Finished 37th at the Roy Griak Invitational with an 8K time of 25:48.9 (9/20)... Took 18th at the Summit League Championships with an 8K personal record of 25:07.6 (11/2).
2023-24:
OUTDOOR: Finished 8th in the 800 meters in the Summit League Championships, also finished 10th in the 1500 meters. He ran a season bests in the 1500 meters (3:46.00) and 800 meters (1:50.40) at the Bryan Clay Invite. Both marks landed him on the SDSU All-time top 10 lists. Finished 3rd in the 800 meters at the Gary Fanelli Distance Classic with a time of 1:50.82.
INDOOR: Earned all-conference honors in the mile run at the Summit League Championships. He also placed 6th in the 800 meters. He ran a season best in the mile to win the SDSU Classic in 4:06.19. His season best in the 800 meters came at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 1:51.82. Also ran a leg on the 4x800 meter relay team that ran 7:42.16, which is second best in school history, at the SDSU D2/NAIA meet.
CROSS COUNTRY: Redshirted Ran 25:48 at the St. John’s Fall Finale to finish 2nd competing unattached.
BEFORE SDSU: 2022 Class A State XC Champion…2022 Section and Conference first place individual finisher…two-time All-State and three-time All-Conference XC selection…2023 State Class A 800 and 1600 champion…2023 Section and Conference first place individual finisher…two-time True Team qualifier…two-time All-State and three-time All-Conference honoree
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