University of South Dakota Athletics

Career Bests

2014
Competed only during indoor season ... won the 400 at the USD Twilight ... placed third in the 400 at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet ... finished seventh in the 600 at the Holiday Inn Invitational...named to the Summit League honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2013
Helped the 4x400 relay team place fourth at the Sioux City Relays...placed fifth in the 400 at the Duals...placed 10th in the 800 at the Arkansas Spring Invitational...was member of distance medley relay team that placed 12th at the Kansas Relays...redshirted indoor season due to injury...named to the Summit League's Academic Honor Roll with Distinguished Scholar Status...made Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2012
Earned two All-Summit League honors...part of 4x400 relay team that won title at outdoor conference championships at 3:19.10...part of distance medley relay team that finished second at indoor conference meet (9:59.91)...ran personal-best of 49.76 in 400 meters at Kansas Relays...also ran personal-best of 1:55.63 in 800 meters at Nebraska Invitational...named to Academic All-Summit League team, earning Distinguished Scholar status.

Prep
Four-time state qualifier in the 200 and 400...part of the school record-tying medley relay...placed seventh place in the 400 as a senior, and was part o the fifth-place medley relay...has a personal best of 22.8 in the 200 and 50.3 in the 400...named academic all-state for football, basketball and track.

Personal
Son of Steve and Mary Sternhagen...is in the Pre-Med program and is majoring in Biology with a minor in Mathematics and Physics.