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Track and Field

2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Ethan Baessler

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Blair, Nebraska
  • Highschool Blair HS
  • Major Kinesiology & Sport Management

Biography

Career Honors & Awards
• Summit League Outdoor Champion (2025: 100-meters, 4x100)
Coyote Indoor Top 10
• T-2nd in the 60-meters (6.73 seconds)
Coyote Outdoor Top 10
• 5th in the 100-meters (10.33w seconds)
• 7th in the 4x100 (40.38 seconds)

Career Bests

2024-25
Indoor Track & Field
Ran a personal best 6.73 seconds to win the USD Alumni Meet... took gold in the 60 four times: USD Alumni, Mark Colligan Memorial (6.82), DeLoss Dodds Invitiational (6.75), SDSU Last Chance (6.75)... ran a season's best 22.48 in the 200-meters at the Mark Colligan Memorial... competed at the Summit League Championships in the 60-meters... totaled six top 10 finishes during the season.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Claimed two championships at the Summit League Championships… won the 100-meters with a personal best 10.33-second clocking… helped win the 4x100 in 40.38 seconds… also placed sixth in the 200-meters (21.59) and clocked a personal best 21.26 in the prelims… placed second or better in every 4x100 the squad finished during the season… took second in the 100 at the USD Tune Up in 10.51 seconds… placed fifth or better in every race but one during the season.

Prep
A four-time state medalist sprinter for Blair High School, he took home the Nebraska Class B titles in the 100 meters and 200 meters as a junior...owns the Nebraska Class B state record for the 100 meters with a clocking of 10.53 seconds...also owns school records in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 4x100-meter relay, and 4x400-meter relay...played football, basketball and baseball for the Bears in addition to running track and field.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Sprints