VERMILLION, S.D.—South Dakota director of track and field and cross country Lucky Huber is pleased to announce the additions of Ella Byers, Carly Haring, Jennilee Hoyer, Madison Jochum, Dylan Kautz, Lydia Knapp, Haley Miller, Madi Muma, Will Stupalsky, Clayton Whitehead, and Hannah Young to the program for 2019-20.
 
Ella Byers | Distance | Chamberlain, S.D. | Chamberlain High School
 
A two-time South Dakota Class A Cross Country champion, Ella Byers captured her first title as a freshman in 2015 and followed it up with a second title last fall as a senior. She was named the 2015-16 South Dakota Gatorade Runner of the Year following her freshman campaign. Byers is a two-time All-American and has placed in seven events at the South Dakota Class A Track and Field Championships during her career. A member of the National Honor Society, Byers plans to major in biology at South Dakota.
 
Carly Haring | High Jump | Mitchell, S.D. | Mitchell High School
 
A three-time South Dakota state champion in the high jump, Carly Haring enters her senior season with a personal best of 5-8. The height ranks in the top-10 on the state's all-time leaderboard. Haring was named the Mitchell Daily Republic's Most Valuable Athlete and the KORN Elite 8 Athlete of the Year. Haring was also a letterwinner on the Kernels' volleyball and basketball teams. She holds Mitchell's volleyball record for career blocks and was honorable mention all-Eastern South Dakota conference on the volleyball court. Haring is an honor roll student, National Honor Society member, and plans to study medical biology at South Dakota.
 
Jennilee Hoyer | Middle Distance | Colman, S.D. | Chester Area High School
 
A native of Colman, South Dakota, Jennilee Hoyer is a three-time participant at the South Dakota Track and Field Championships. Hoyer has regularly anchored the Flyers' medley relay at the state meet and ran the half-mile leg of the relay's region championship in 2018. Hoyer also played basketball and volleyball at Chester Area High School, while participating in choir, band, FFA and the National Honor Society. She plans to major in kinesiology and sport management at South Dakota.
 
Madison Jochum | Middle Distance | Salix, Iowa | Bishop Heelan Catholic High School
 
A two-time MVP of South Dakota's Dan Lennon Invitational, Jochum finished runner-up in the 400 meters the past two seasons at the Iowa Track and Field Championships. She clocked a personal best of 56.50 seconds at the 2018 meet. She added a third-place finish in the 800 meters with a personal best of 2:17.26. Jochum was a member of Bishop Heelan's third-place distance medley relay and 11th-place sprint medley relay. Jochum is an eight-time Iowa state medalist on the track, while also qualifying for three Iowa Cross Country Championships. She holds Bishop Heelan Catholic High School records for the 400 meters, 800 meters and the sprint medley relay. A member of the National Honor Society, Jochum plans to major in kinesiology and sport management at South Dakota.
 
Dylan Kautz| Sprints | Norfolk, Neb. | Norfolk Catholic High School
 
Hailing from Norfolk, Nebraska, Dylan Kautz is a three-time Nebraska state champion in the 100 and 200 meters. He holds personal bests of 10.65 for 100 meters and 21.63 for 200 meters. Kautz is also a three-time all-state runningback for the Knights' football team. He completed his career as the all-time career rusher in the state of Nebraska. An academic all-state honoree, Kautz plans to major in business at South Dakota.
 
Lydia Knapp | Throws | Linden, Iowa | Panorama High School
 
A native of Linden, Iowa, Lydia Knapp is a three-time participant at the Iowa Track and Field Championships. She also qualified for the 2018 Drake Relays in the discus. Knapp is a two-time all-West Central Conference softball player for the Panthers as well.
 
Haley Miller | Distance | Hugo, Minn. | White Bear Lake High School
 
A seven-time letterwinner at White Bear Lake High School, Haley Miller qualified for the Minnesota Cross Country Championships in both 2017 and 2018 with the Bears. She was honorable mention all-Suburban East Conference on the cross country course twice. Miller is a three-time academic letterwinner who plans to major in kinesiology and sport management at South Dakota.
 
Madi Muma | Distance | Lincoln, Neb. | Lincoln East High School
 
A two-time medalist at the Nebraska Cross Country Championships, Madi Muma helped Lincoln East capture the program's second-ever state championship title last fall. The Spartans also posted a pair of runner-up finishes at the state meet during her high school career. On the track, Muma broke Nebraska's Class A 800-meter record with a personal best of 2:13.22 in 2017. She went on to win Nebraska's all-class gold for a second-straight year as a junior. Muma was also a member of the Spartan's record-setting 4x800-meter relay team, which won in 2018 with a time of 9:12.70. She enters her senior season with five state medals on the track. Muma holds personal bests of 5:02.48 for 1,600 meters and 18:13 for 5,000 meters on the cross country course. She received the Andrea Kabourek Courage Award in February of 2018. An honor roll student, Muma compiled academic all-Heartland Conference honors and academic all-state honors for both cross country and track. Muma plans to major in either medical biology or kinesiology and sport management at South Dakota.
 
Will Stupalsky | Multis | Raleigh, N.C. | Fork Union Military Academy
 
Hailing from Raleigh, North Carolina, Will Stupalsky is a three-time national qualifier for the New Balance Nationals. Stupalsky is also an all-state honoree at the Fort Union Military Academy. He holds personal bests of 46-7 in the triple jump, 15-0 in the pole vault, 147-0 in the javelin, 22-0 in the long jump and 6-4 in the high jump. Stupalsky played football and baseball for the Blue Devils. He plans to major in business at South Dakota with an emphasis in marketing.
 
Clayton Whitehead | Distance | Carthage, Mo. | Carthage Senior High School
 
A two-time all-state honoree on the cross country course, Clayton Whitehead finished runner-up in 15:44 at the 2018 Missouri Class 4 Championships. He clocked a personal best of 15:11 for 5,000 meters earlier during the cross country season. On the track, he posted a personal best of 9:27 for the 3,200 meters with a seventh-place finish at the Missouri state meet during his junior year. He also holds a personal best of 4:25 in the 1,600 meters. Whitehead helped Carthage High School capture a Missouri Class 4 title in 2018. Whitehead plans to enroll in the business program at South Dakota.
 
Hannah Young | Sprints | Rapid City, S.D. | Rapid City Central High School
 
A native of Rapid City, South Dakota, Hannah Young won the 200 meters in 24.80 seconds at the 2018 South Dakota Class AA Track and Field Championships. She ran a personal best of 24.74 seconds in the preliminaries of the meet. Young also finished runner-up in the 100 meters with a season best of 12.17 seconds. She is an eight-time individual South Dakota state medalist, while also running on Rapid City Central's championship 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter relays in 2015. She holds personal bests of 12.05 seconds for 100 meters and 58.55 for 400 meters. Young also played basketball and soccer for the Cobblers. Young plans to major in elementary education at South Dakota.
 
This group joins the 16 student-athletes that were added in November. All 27 will enroll at and be eligible to compete for South Dakota in the fall of 2019.