University of South Dakota Athletics

NIL Opportunities: Charlie Babcock

Career Bests

2022-23
Cross Country
Placed 32nd at the Summit League Championships with a season-best time of 24:30.5 for 8,000 meters … one of two athletes to finish in USD’s scoring five at all six meets … crossed the finish line in 165th place at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10,000-meter time of 32:17.7 … finished 22nd at the Platte River Rumble in 24:59.6 … took 55th at the Augustana Twilight … voted 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
Member of the Coyotes’ Summit League Championship title-winning team … placed third in the 3,000 meters at the Nebraska Tune-Up with a personal best time of 8:29.57 … moved to 10th in South Dakota program history in the 3,000 meters (8:29.57) … took fifth in the mile at the USD Alumni Meet with a season-best clocking of 4:25.95 … tallied a pair of top-10 finishes.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed seventh in the 10,000 meters at the Summit League Championships in 31:54.28 … recorded a personal best of 30:50.31 for the 10,000 meters at the Drake Relays, placing 11th in the field … moved to 10th in South Dakota program history in the 10,000 meters (30:50.31) … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2021-22
Cross Country
Earned all-Summit League second team honors … placed 13th at the Summit League Championships with a clocking of 25:30.38 for 8,000 meters … one of two athletes to finish in the Coyotes’ scoring five at all seven meets during the season … the Coyotes’ top finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional in 80th place … completed the 10,000-meter regional course in 32:13.86, more than a minute faster than two years ago at the 2019 NCAA Regionals … was the second Coyote across the finish line at the first six meets of the year … posted a season-best time of 24:58.9 for 8,000 meters at Nebraska’s Woody Greeno Invitational and finished 12th in the race … finished runner-up overall at the Briar Cliff Invitational in 25:08.05 … took 18th at the Augustana Twilight … voted 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 sixth as a member of the distance medley relay at the Summit League Championships … also finished 13th in the 5,000 meters at the league meet with a season-best time of 14:54.84 … won the 5,000 meters at the USD Alumni Meet … crossed the finish line in first in the 3,000 meters at the Hawkeye Invitational … posted a season-best time of 8:31.98 for 3,000 meters at Nebraska’s Adidas Classic … tallied five top-10 finishes during the season.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed eighth in the 10,000 meters at the Summit League Championships … also finished ninth in the 5,000 meters at the league meet … clocked a season-best time of 30:57.34 for 10,000 meters at Wichita State’s KT Woodman Classic and finished sixth in the race … moved to 10th on the Coyote Top 10 in the 10,000 meters with that clocking of 30:57.34 … won the 5,000 meters at the Wildcat Invitational in 14:58.47 … also captured the 5,000 meters at the South Dakota Challenge … posted a season-best 5,000-meter time of 14:49.96 at the USD Early Bird … notched seven top-10 finishes during the spring … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2020-21
Cross Country
Fall cross country season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Indoor Track & Field
Finished 10th in the 5,000 meters at the Summit League Championships with a time of 15:01.56 … won the 3,000 meters at the SDSU Last Chance meet with a season-best time of 8:44.66 … clocked a season-best time of 14:54.17 for the 5,000 meters at the Division I Challenge … finished runner-up in the 3,000 meters at the SDSU Holiday Invitational and the Dakota Realty meet … tallied seven top-10 finishes during the season.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed 11th in the 10,000 meters at the Summit League Championships … recorded a personal best time of 31:03.25 for 10,000 meters with a fourth-place finish at the Sioux City Relays … clocked a season-best time of 14:46.33 for 5,000 meters at the Drake Relays … finished third in the 5,000 meters at the South Dakota Challenge … notched four top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2019-20
Cross Country
Finished 22nd at the Summit League Championships with a time of 26:14.1 … competed at six of seven meets for the Coyotes … scored for USD in four meets and finished in the top-seven for all six races … posted a season-best 8,000-meter time of 25:43.3 at the Bradley Pink Classic to finish in 72nd place … was the third Coyote across the finish line at the NCAA Midwest Regional, finishing 134th with a 10,000-meter time of 33:39.0 … placed 30th at the NDSU Bison Open … clocked 26:37.5 at Nebraska’s Woody Greeno Invitational … made the Summit League honor roll.

Indoor Track & Field
Took third in the 3,000-meters at the Nebraska Tune-Up with a season-best clocking of 8:44.03 … took 10th in the same event at the Adidas Classic … notched a season-best 5,000-meter time of 15:24.13 at the Iowa State Classic … clocked a 4:34.89 mile at the Jim Emmerich Invitational … tallied a pair of top-10 finishes and five top-20 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Season cancelled by NCAA and The Summit League due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Prep
Holds Forest Lake Area High School's record for 3,200 meters with a clocking of 9:25 ... was the sectional champion in cross country as a senior ... captured the 3,200 meters at both the Suburban East conference and section meets as a junior ... holds a personal best of 15:47 for 5,000 meters on the cross country course ... also participates in Nordic skiing and was a state finalist at the American Legion Oratorical contest.

Personal
Son of Marvin and Lori Babcock ... graduated with a bachelor's in medical biology ... working on master's of psychology.