South Dakota track and field opened the 2026 outdoor slate with athletes at the Wildcat Classic in Wayne, Neb. and the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C. Friday and Saturday.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
• Friday night in Raleigh, Geneva Timmerman ran the second fastest 10k in school history, running 34:47.01 to place 34^th at the Raleigh Relays hosted by North Carolina State.
• Lillian Allison made her outdoor debut this weekend and won the discus with a 160-1 mark. That distance ranks eighth on the USD Outdoor Top 10.
• Delaney Smith led the group of throwers at Wayne State Friday with a runner-up finish in the weight throw, recording a season-opening 190-1 (57.94m).
• Drew Beason ran in the 5000-meters at the Raleigh Relays, running 17:14.43.
• Kali Ringstmeyer's outdoor debut in the 200-meters resulted in a first place finish with a time of 24.69.
• Bre Dunn had a strong Saturday, winning the 400-meter hurdles in 1:03.73 and placing third in the long jump at 17-8 ¾ (5.40m).
• South Dakota's women's 4x100 relay squad of Jacie Rexilius, Kenya Harris, Jordyn Larsen, and Kali Ringstmeyer set a meet record with a 46.64 time.
 
WILDCAT CLASSIC RESULTS.
South Dakota claimed seven event titles at the Wildcat Classic and totaled 43 top 10 finishes.
 
Men's 100-meters
7. Braxton Smith 10.79
10. Reece Snow 10.89
 
Women's 100-meters
2. Claudia Werner 12.13
3. Jordyn Larsen 12.16
8. Jennifer Heilman 12.51
 
Women's 100m Hurdles
2. Kenya Harris 14.71
6. Aubrey O'Hare 15.07
8. Eva Hartzell 15.21
 
Men's 110m Hurdles
2. Aidan Hedderman 14.39
3. Xander Provance 14.62
 
Men's 200-meters
2. Braxton Smith 21.75
 
Women's 200-meters
1. Kali Ringstmeyer 24.69
4. Jacie Rexilius 25.17
6. Claudia Werner 25.24
10. Jennifer Heilman 25.83
 
Men's 400-meters
8. Caden Denker 52.76
 
Women's 400-meters
2. Emma Marshall 1:00.25
4. Julia Eggert 1:02.53
 
Women's 400m Hurdles
1. Bre Dunn 1:03.73
2. Hadley Cheatum 1:04.50
4. Brandy Pulse 1:05.13
5. Anna Hoffman 1:05.91
 
Men's 1500-meters
1. Levi Hill 4:07.21
2. Trevor Thomsen 4:07.29
5. Riley Ruhaak 4:10.07
6. Charlie Larson 4:12.15
 
Women's 1500-meters
5. Ella Perras 5:01.09
 
Men's discus
14. Abe Gunnare 136-7 (41.63m)
 
Women's discus
1. Lillian Allison 160-1 (48.79m)**
8. Delaney Smith 138-4 (42.16m)
 
Women's hammer throw
2. Delaney Smith 190-1 (57.94m)
 
Men's high jump
1. Landon Olson 6-7 ½ (2.02m)
 
Women's high jump
8. Terina Blascyk 4-10 ½ (1.49m)
 
Men's long jump
2. Bennett Schwenn 24-1 (7.34m)
8. Carsen Staehr 21-3 ½ (6.49m)
9. Aidan Hedderman 20-10 ½ (6.36m)
 
Women's long jump
3. Bre Dunn 17-8 ¾ (5.40m)
9. Eva Hartzell 16-4 ½ (4.99m)
 
Women's shot put
4. Delaney Smith 42-9 ½ (13.04m)
8. Lillian Allison 40-8 ¼ (12.40m)
 
Women's triple jump
1. Kenya Harris 39-8 (12.09m)
 
Men's 4x100 relay
2. Damiano/Janzen/Snow/Grace 42.14
 
Women's 4x100 relay
1. Heilman/Werner/Christoffer/Larsen 46.64
 
** Personal Record
*** School Record
 
RALEIGH RELAYS RESULTS.
Two Coyotes ran at the Raleigh Relays.
 
Women's 5000-meters
119. Drew Beason 17:14.43**
 
Women's 10,000-meters
34. Geneva Timmerman 34:47.01**
 
** Personal Record
*** School Record
 
TOP 10 UPDATES
A total of Coyotes set new South Dakota Outdoor Top 10 marks this weekend.
 
Women's 10,000-meters: Geneva Timmerman (2^nd: 34:47.01)
Women's discus: Lillian Allison (8^th: 160-1)
 
w: wind aided reading between 2.0-4.0 m/s. Readings over 4.0 m/s are not included on the USD Outdoor Top 10 lists.
 
UP NEXT
South Dakota has their first of three home meets on the outdoor schedule set for Friday and Saturday at the Lillibridge Track Complex in Vermillion.
   
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