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Track and Field

2019-20 Track and Field Roster

Aaron C Packard/USD

Cortney Bickley

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brandon, S.D.
  • Highschool Brandon Valley HS
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

Career Bests

2019-20
Indoor Track & Field
Competed at one meet during the season … took 14th in the 60 meters at the SDSU Holiday Invitational in 8.23 seconds … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Season cancelled by NCAA and The Summit League due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19
Indoor Track & Field
Clocked a season-best of 1:00.67 for 400 meters at the SDSU Indoor Classic … posted a season-best of 26.68 seconds to take fourth at the Dakota Realty Alumni meet … also took fourth in the 400 meters at the Dakota Realty Alumni meet.

Outdoor Track & Field
Competed at four meets during the outdoor season … posted a personal best of 12.84 seconds with a third-place finish in the 100 meters at the USD Twilight … also finished runner-up in the 200 meters at the USD Twilight in 26.17 seconds … clocked a season-best 26.14 seconds for 200 meters at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays … placed ninth in the 400 meters in 1:00.92 at the Red Raider Open … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2017-18
Indoor Track & Field
Posted a season best of 1:00.79 for the 400 meters at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational … placed sixth the 400 meters in 1:01.10 and eighth in the 200 meters in 27.03 at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … clocked 1:00.92 for 400 meters at the SDSU Classic … competed on the Coyotes’ 4x400-meter relay throughout the season … recorded six top-10 finishes during the season.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Won the 400 meters at the USD Twilight with a clocking of 1:01.26 … clocked a personal-best 400 meter time of 1:00.22 at the South Dakota Invitational … took seventh in the 400 meters in 1:01.03 and ninth in the 200 meters in 26.88 seconds at the Red Raider Open … tallied five 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
Indoor Track & Field
Tallied three top-10 finishes during the season … notched a season best of 1:00.23 for 400 meters at the SDSU Classic … finished fifth in the 400 meters at the USD Last Chance Meet, seventh in the 400 meters at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet and 10th in the 400 meters at the Hawkeye Invitational ... clocked a season best of 27.36 to take 12th at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet.

Outdoor Track & Field
Posted six top-10 finishes during the season … recorded a season best of 26.71 seconds for 200 meters to place fifth at the USD vs. SDSU Dual … also tallied a wind-aided mark of 26.55 seconds in the 200 meters at the USD Twilight … notched a season best 1:00.22 for 400 meters at the Sioux City Relays … helped the 4x400-meter relay finish runner-up at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in 3:52.88 … made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
Helped Brandon Valley High School finish runner-up at the 2015 South Dakota Class AA Championships ... ran a leg of the winning 4x400-meter relay, a leg of the runner-up 4x200-meter relay, and placed third in the 400-meter dash ... also ran legs of the championship 4x400 relay, runner-up 4x200 relay, and took fourth in the 400 dash at the 2014 meet ... teamed with fellow Lynx to break program records in the 4x400 relay, 4x200 relay, and medley relay ... holds personal bests of 57.9 seconds for 400 meters and 26.6 for 200 meters ... also played basketball and softball ... softball team was the NAFA National Softball Champions in 2015 and individually earned individual all-state honors in 2013 and 2014 ... National Honor Society member.

Personal
Daughter of Bart and Holly Bickley ... business administration major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017-18Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Junior

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  • 2019-20Senior

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