Career Honors & Awards
- Summit League Commissioner’s List (2025-26, 2024-25)
- Summit League Honor Roll (2025-26, 2024-25, 2023-24)
Career Bests
2025-26
Cross Country
Ran a 6k personal best of 21:27.8 at the Summit League Championships to place 23
rd … ran 22:57.7 at the Midwest Region Championships … ran a 5k best of 18:06.8 at the Platte River Rumble … took seventh in the Briar Cliff Invite with a time of 21:52.4 … had three top 25 finishes.
Indoor Track & Field
Competed in two meets … ran a 3000-meter personal best of 10:04.66 to win the SDSU Holiday Open … also competed in the SDSU Indoor Classic 3000-meters, clocking 10:36.38.
Outdoor Track & Field
Did not compete.
2024-25
Cross Country
Competed at the Summit League Championships, running a time of 23:31.8 on the 6k course... Ran personal bests for a 5k distance (18:58.4) at the Coyote Invite and for a 6k distance (22:35.1) at the Gans Creek Classic... placed third at the Mount Marty Invite with a 6k time of 22:52.7 and took eighth at the Coyote Invite.
Indoor Track & Field
Competed in one meet, running a 3,000-meter time of 10:46.34 for second place at the USD Alumni.
Outdoor Track & Field
Competed in five meets during the season… clocked a best of 11:29.0 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the USD Twilight to place third… ran a best of 4:57.39 in the 1,500 at the Mount Marty Twilight… placed second in the 3,000-meter steeple at the South Dakota Challenge and USD Tune Up meets.
2023-24
Cross Country
Placed fifth at the Lancer Cross Country Invitational running 24:36.7...ran a 5k best 20:12.4 at the Augustana Twilight.
Indoor Track & Field
Competed in three events…placed sixth in the 1,000-meters, running 3:09.15 for a season’s best at the USD Alumni Meet…ran season’s bests in the 800 (2:24.07) and the mile (5:23.12) at the SDSU Indoor Classic.
Outdoor Track & Field
Did not compete.
Prep
A three-sport athlete who participates in cross country, track and field, and basketball for Lakota Tech High School ... a four-time state qualifier in cross country along with track and field ... helped Tatanka advance to the 2022 state basketball tournament ... owns personal bests of 5:26 in the mile and 19:21 in the 5K for cross country ... National Honors Society member and Academic All-State honoree for cross country.
Personal
Daughter of Jesse and April Byerley ... kinesiology and sport management major.
