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Track and Field

2024-25 Track and Field Roster

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Gen Hirata

Sara Reifenrath

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hartington, Neb.
  • Highschool Cedar Catholic HS
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

Career Awards & Honors 
  • Honorable Mention all-American (2025: 400-meters)
  • NCAA First Round Qualifier (2025, 2024, 2022, 2021)
  • Indoor School Record Holder in the 200-meters (2022: 23.52), 400-meters (2024: 52.95), 4x400 relay (2024: 3:34.54)
  • Outdoor School Record Holder in the 200-meters (2025: 23.12w), 400-meters (2025: 51.91), 4x400 relay (2024: 3:33.15), 4x100 relay (2022: 44.99), 4x200 relay (2022: 1:35.94), sprint medley (2024: 3:51.54)
  • Summit League Champion Indoor (2025: 400-meters, 4x400 relay; 2024: 4x400 relay; 2022: 200-meters, 400-meters, and 4x400 relay; 2021: 200-meters, 400-meters, 4x400 relay)
  • Summit League Champion Outdoor (2025: 200-meters, 400-meters, 4x400 relay; 2024: 200-meters, 400-meters, 4x100 relay, and 4x400 relay; 2022: 200-meters, 400-meters, 4x100 relay, 4x400 relay; 2021: 200-meters, 400-meters, 4x400 relay)
  • All-Summit League Indoor (2024: 400-meters, 200-meters)
  • All-Summit League Outdoor (2021: 4x100 relay)
  • Summit League Women's Track and Field Outdoor Championship Track MVP (2023-24)
  • Indoor Summit League Most Outstanding Performer of the Championship (2021-22) 
  • Outdoor Summit League Most Outstanding Performer (2020-21)
  • Indoor Summit League Newcomer of the Championships (2020-21)
  • Outdoor Summit League Newcomer of the Championships (2020-21)
  • South Dakota Rookie of the Year (2020-21)
  • Summit League Indoor Track Athlete of the Year (2021-22) 
  • Summit League Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year (2021-22) 
  • Summit League Track Athlete of the Week (4/29/25, 2/4/25, 2/13/24, 2/1/22, 2/15/22, 12/7/21, 1/19/21, 2/16/21, 2/23/21, 5/11/21, 3/11/21)
  • Summit League Honor Roll (2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21)
  • Summit League Commissioner's List (2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22) 
  • Academic All-Summit League Indoor (2024-25, 2023-24, 2021-22) 
  • Academic All-Summit League Outdoor (2024-25, 2023-24, 2021-22)
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic Indoor (2024-25, 2023-24, 2021-22, 2020-21) 
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic Outdoor (2024-25, 2023-24, 2021-22, 2020-21)
 
Career Bests

2024-25
Indoor Track & Field
Summit League Champion in the 400-meters and in the 4x400 relay… ran 52.95 in the 400… ran a 7.73 personal best in the 60-meters at the Mark Colligan Memorial… also won the 400-meter at the Mark Colligan in 54.6… won the 400-meters the following week at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational in 54.35… took fourth in the 200-meters in 24.01 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational… named Summit League Peak Performer of the week following her strong week at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational… seven top-10 finishes during the season.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Honorable Mention all-American in the 400-meters… placed 20th at the NCAA Championships in the 400-meters at 52.72… Summit League Champion in the 200, 400, and 4x400 and was third in the 4x100… set Summit League meet record and school record in the 200 in the prelims at 23.12… won the 200 at the 23.4 seconds and the 400 at 52.97 seconds… anchored the winning and meet record 4x400 in 3:38.43… NCAA West First Round qualifier in the 200 and 400… set the school record in the 400 at 51.91 to advance to the NCAA Championships… ran a personal best in the 100-meters at the USD Twilight with a clocking of 11.67… Drake Relays champion in the 400-meters at 53.63 seconds… named Summit League Peak Performer of the Week following her performance at the Drake Relays… swept the 200, 400 at the USD Tune Up by clocking 23.77 and 52.86 respectively… opened the season with a winning 23.47 in the 200 at the South Dakota Challenge… nine top-10’s.

2023-24
Indoor Track & Field
Summit League Champion in the 4x400 relay (3:41.71)...all-Summit League in the 400 (54.19) and 200 (24.02)...set the indoor school record in the 400-meters with a time of 52.95 seconds at the Tyson Invitational...ran the anchor leg of the school record 4x400 relay (3:34.54) at the Tyson Invitational...won the 200 (24.01) and 400 (54.09) at the USD Alumni Meet...Won the 600 with a personal best 1:31.97 at the SDSU Holiday Open...totaled seven event victories over the season...recorded 12 top 10 finishes.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Summit League Women's Track & Field Championship Track MVP...Summit League Champion in the 200 (23.3), 400 (52.81), 4x100 (44.54), and 4x400 (3:40.68)...broke the school record in the 400 at the NCAA West First Round, running a time of 52.55...also ran the anchor of the school record 4x100 relay team (44.13) at the NCAA West First Round...competed in the NCAA West First Round in the 4x400 relay...ran the second leg of the school record 4x400 (3:33.15) to place second at the Drake Relays and ran the anchor of the 4x200 (1:34.24) to win the event at the Drake Relays...totaled 11 event victories and 17 top 10 finishes.

2022-23
Indoor Track & Field
Raced at three meets prior to a season-ending injury … won the 600 meters at the Jack Johnson Classic in 1:34.23 … also won the 600 meters at the South Dakota Kickoff … took first in all four races she competed in … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Redshirted due to injury.

2021-22
Indoor Track & Field
Summit League Track Athlete of the Year … Summit League Most Outstanding Performer of the Championship … Summit League Champion in the 200 meters, 400 meters and 4x400-meter relay … won the 200 meters in a Summit League Championship meet record of 23.52 seconds … the time is also a South Dakota school record and state of South Dakota collegiate record … victorious in the 400 meters in 53.70 seconds … anchored the winning 4x400 relay that clocked 3:42.90 to break the Summit League Championships meet record, the South Dakota school record and the state of South Dakota collegiate record … three-time Summit League Track Athlete of the Week during the season … posted a time of 23.77 seconds to win the 200 meters at the Nebraska Adidas Classic and was named the Summit League Track Athlete of the Week (2/1) … clocked 23.84 seconds in the 200 meters and anchored the winning 4x400 relay at the Ichabod Mid-Week Classic to earn Summit League Track Athlete of the Week (2/15) … anchored the winning 4x400 relay and finished runner-up in the 400 meters at the SDSU Holiday Open en route to being named the Summit League Track Athlete of the Week (12/7) … tallied 12 top-10 finishes during the season … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … named USTFCCCA All-Academic.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Summit League Track Athlete of the Year … Summit League Champion in the 200 meters, 400 meters, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay … qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the 200 meters and 4x100-meter relay … broke the Summit League Championships meet record in the 200 meters twice during the weekend, clocking 23.20 seconds in the final … the time also broke South Dakota’s program record in the 200 meters and the state of South Dakota collegiate record … South Dakota’s 4x100 relay combined for a winning time of 44.99 at the Summit meet to break the program record … won the 400 meters in 53.66 seconds and the 4x400 relay in 3:43.65 at the Summit League Championships … member of the South Dakota school record breaking 4x200-meter relay with a combined clocking of 1:35.94 at the Drake Relays … victorious in the 400 meters at the Beach Invitational in 54.40 seconds … won the 200 meters and finished runner-up in the 100 meters at the South Dakota Challenge … moved to ninth on the Coyote Top 10 in the 100 meters with a clocking of 11.80 seconds at the USD Twilight … moved to second on the Coyote Top 10 as a member of South Dakota’s 4x400-meter relay with a clocking of 3:41.16 at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … notched 24 top-10 finishes during the spring … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … named USTFCCCA All-Academic … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2020-21
Indoor Track & Field
Summit League Newcomer of the Championships … Summit League Champion in the 200 meters, 400 meters and 4x400-meter relay … recorded indoor bests of 53.55 seconds in the 400 meters and 23.73 seconds in the 200 meters at the Summit meet … both times are South Dakota school records … the women’s 4x400-meter relay clocked 3:46.46 to take gold at the league meet … that time ranks sixth in USD program history … set state of South Dakota collegiate records for 200 meters and 400 meters … swept the 400 meters and 4x400-meter relay at the USD Invitational en route to being named the Summit League Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 19 … clocked 54.33 seconds to win the 400 meters at the Division I Challenge and anchored the winning 4x400-meter relay ... named Summit League Track Athlete of the Week on Feb. 16 after the DI Challenge … clocked 24.38 seconds in the 200 meters to win at the SDSU Last Chance meet en route to being named Summit League Track Athlete of the Week on Feb. 23 …  swept the 200, 400 and 4x400 relay at the Dakota Realty Invitational … clocked 24.07 seconds to win the 200 meters at the Dakota Quad Classic … swept the 200 and 4x400 relay at the SDSU Holiday Invitational … named a Summit League Athlete to Watch in the preseason … a three-time Summit League Athlete of the Week during the season … tallied 16 top-10 finishes during the indoor season, winning 15 of those 16 races … won every 200 or 400 meter final she was entered in during the winter … named USTFCCCA All-Academic.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Summit League Most Outstanding Performer … Summit League Newcomer of the Championships … South Dakota Rookie of the Year … Summit League Champion in the 200 meters, 400 meters and 4x400-meter relay … earned all-Summit League honors in the 4x100-meter relay … broke South Dakota’s school records in both the 400 meters and 200 meters as a true freshman … qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in both the 200 and 400 meters … captured the 400 meters at the Summit meet in 53.27 seconds for a Lillibridge Track Complex record … clocked a personal best 23.39 seconds to win the 200 meters at the league meet and set both a school and Lillibridge Track Complex record … the women’s 4x400-meter relay combined for a time of 3:42.05 at the Summit meet, setting a Lillibridge Track Complex record and clocking the second-fastest time in USD program history … anchored the Coyotes’ third-place 4x100-meter relay at the league meet to a time of 46.04 seconds, the third-fastest time in USD program history … crossed the finish line in 53.22 seconds in second place at the Drake Relays to set South Dakota’s school record in the 400 meters … owns the state of South Dakota collegiate records for 200 meters and 400 meters … swept the 200 meters, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay at the South Dakota Tune-Up en route to being named the Summit League Track Athlete of the Week on May 11 … took gold in the 200 meters at the USD Twilight in 24.28 seconds … also won the 200 meters at the Sioux City Relays and the USD Early Bird … captured the 400 meters at the South Dakota Challenge in 54.71 seconds … clocked 53.70 seconds for seventh in the 400 meters and anchored USD’s seventh-place 4x400 relay at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … named the Summit League Track Athlete of the Week on March 30 following the Texas Relays … two-time Summit Athlete of the Week outdoors … won 12 races and tallied 20 top-10 finishes during the season … named USTFCCCA All-Academic … made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
A four-time Nebraska state champion for Cedar Catholic High School ... clocked the fastest time among all four classes at the state meet in the 200 meters in back-to-back years (2018, 2019) ... finished in 24.66 seconds as a junior for a new personal best ... her senior track and field season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... swept the Nebraska Class C titles in the sprints as a junior, taking the gold in the 100 meters and 400 meters in addition to the 200 ... swept the same three events at the 2019 Norfolk Classic to earn the outstanding performer award at the meet ... also owns personal bests of 12.18 seconds for 100 meters and 56.83 for 400 meters ... ran cross country in the fall for the Trojans ... an honor roll student ... earned academic all-state honors in track and field.

Personal
Daughter of Bruce Reifenrath and the late Sue Reifenrath ... computer science major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

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  • 2021-22Sophomore

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  • 2022-23Junior

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  • 2023-24Junior

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  • 2024-25Senior

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