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Track and Field

2017-18 Track and Field Roster

Mike Byrnes
Mike Byrnes
Aaron C Packard/USD
Dave Eggen/Inertia

Erin Wetzstein

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Hudson HS
  • Hometown Hudson, Wis.

Biography

Career Bests

2017-18
Cross Country
Led South Dakota to its fourth-straight Summit League Championship … garnered all-Summit League second team honors in ninth place with a time of 21:34.96 … finished 84th at the NCAA Midwest Reginal in 21:34.47 … USD took fifth at the NCAA Midwest Regional, the highest finish by the Coyotes since the move to NCAA Division I … finished in the Coyotes’ top-seven at all six meets during the season, scoring in three of them … placed fourth at the Augustana Twilight and fifth at the Woody Greeno Invitational to lift the Coyotes to a pair of team titles … also took 30th at the Bradley Pink Classic in 21:42.5 as USD took home another title … named to the Academic All-Summit League team for the second-straight year … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the 5,000 meters with a third-place finish in 17:04.13 … also placed eighth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:50.83 at the Summit League Championships … moved to 10th in program history for 3,000 meters with the time … placed third at the Tyson Invitational in the 5,000 meters with a personal best time of 16:53.35 … ranks fifth in USD program history for the 5,000 meters with the time … finished in third place of the mile at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet with a season best of 5:09.41 … clocked 9:58.86 for third place in the 3,000 meters at the Hawkeye Invitational … took fourth in the 5,000 meters at the Jack Johnson Classic with a time of 17:11.84 … tallied seven top-10 finishes during the season.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the 10,000 meters with a time of 36:45.15 for third place … also placed eighth in the 5,000 meters in 17:56.14 at the Summit League Championships … clocked a personal best of 35:13.04 in the 10,000 meters for 14th place in her heat of the Mt. SAC Relays … the time ranks sixth in USD program history in the 10,000 meters … placed third in the 5,000 meters at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays with a time of 17:24.34 … posted a season best of 17:21.01 for 5,000 meters at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … also finished third in the 5,000 meters at the South Dakota Invitational … placed fifth in the 10,000 meters at the Drake Relays in 36:23.00 … recorded six top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2016-17
Cross Country
Guided the Coyotes to the program’s third consecutive Summit League Championship title … earned first-team all-Summit League honors with a fourth place finish at the championships with a 21:46 clocking … posted a personal best 21:31.8 for 6,000 meters at the NCAA Midwest Regional to take 64th … second Coyote across the line at the regional meet as the team finished 11th …. also clocked 21:41.2 for 30th place at the Bradley Classic … initially posted a 30-second improvement at Iowa’s NCAA Regional Preview with a time of 21:47.0 for sixth place … tabbed Summit League Athlete of the Week on Oct. 4 following that performance … placed third at the season opening Augustana Twilight and took 13th at the Woody Greeno Invitational … had three top-10 finishes during the fall … named to the Academic All-Summit League team … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

Indoor Track & Field
Placed eighth in the 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships in a personal best of 17:26.45 … also took 12th in the 3,000 meters with a personal best of 10:12.56 at the Summit League Championships … placed third in the 5,000 meters at the Jack Johnson Classic in 17:36.63 … took third in the 3,000 meters at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … clocked a season best 5:09.57 for the mile at the Hawkeye Invitational ... took fourth in the 3,000 meters at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational in 10:14.01 … tallied seven top-10 finishes during the season.

Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the 10,000 meters with runner-up performance of 36:10.47 … placed sixth in the 10,000 meters at the Drake Relays with a personal best of 35:27.40 that moved her to sixth on USD’s all-time charts … notched a season best of 4:48.61 in the 1,500 meters at the Sioux City Relays … finished 10th in the collegiate section of the 10,000 meters at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays … took third in the 5,000 meters at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in 17:42.72 … recorded seven individual top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2015-16
Cross Country
Helped South Dakota defend its Summit League title … was the Coyotes’ eighth runner at the Summit League Championships, taking 26th in 23:23.7 … finished among South Dakota’s top seven at five meets during the year and scored in two … ran a season-best 22:12.1 for 109th place at the Bradley Pink Classic … placed 11th at the NDSU Bison Open with a 4,000-meter time of 15:05.0 … finished 137th at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 22:36.1 … made the Summit League honor roll, earning distinguished scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

Indoor Track & Field
Took 12th in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships … recorded a season best 17:47.24 for 5,000 meters at the SDSU Indoor Classic … finished 10th in the 3,000 meters at the Jim Emmerich Invitational in a season best 10:18.12.
 
Outdoor Track & Field

Placed fourth in the 10,000 meters and ninth in the 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships … clocked a season best 37:13.24 for 10,000 meters at the Summit meet … placed third in the 5,000 meters with a season best of 17:53.57 at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays … recorded a best 1,500-meter time of 4:57.47 at the USD Twilight … made the Summit League honor roll, earning distinguished scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2014-15
Cross Country
Helped the Coyotes capture their first-ever Summit League Championship team title...placed 39th at the meet with a time of 24:16 for 6,000 meters...ran a season-best time of 23:12 for 6,000 meters at the Bradley Classic...placed 30th at the Bison Invitational in a time of 20:28 for 5,000 meters...named to the Summit League's Distinguished Scholar list and made the Summit League honor roll.

Indoor Track & Field
Took eighth in the mile at the USD Twilight with a time of 5:43.90 … ran a season best 11:18.06 for 3,000 meters at the SDSU Indoor Classic.

Outdoor Track & Field
Finished ninth in the 10,000 meters and 16th in the 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships … recorded a season best 38:19.66 for 10,000 meters at the league meet … finished runner-up in the 5,000 meters with a season best 18:38.14 at the Mt. Marty Twilight … also finished runner-up in the 5,000 meters at the Wildcat Classic … ran a season best 10:55.21 for 3,000 meters to place 10th at the Husker Spring Invitational ... named to the Summit League honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status.

Prep
Earned first-team All-Big Rivers Conference honors in cross country as a senior after earning second-team honors for three years in a row...also first-team All-Big Rivers Conference for track in 2012, 2013 and 2014...qualified for the Wisconsin state meet four times in cross country and twice in track...earned eight letters for the Raiders between cross country and track...academic all-state for cross country all four years.

Personal
Daughter of Doug and Diane Wetzstein ... older sister, Katie, competed for the Coyotes as well ... biology and sustainability double major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

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  • 2015-16Sophomore

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  • 2016-17Junior

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  • 2017-18Senior

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