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Track and Field

2015-16 Track and Field Roster

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Katie Wetzstein

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

Biography

Career Bests

2015-16
Cross Country
Earned second-team all-league honors finishing eighth at the Summit League Championship in 21:59.6 … helped the Coyotes to back-to-back Summit League titles … also finished runner-up at the NDSU Bison Open and SDSU Classic … led the Coyotes with 15th-place finish and program Les Bolstad Course-best time of 21:56.6 at the Roy Griak Invitational … was the Coyotes’ second runner at four other meets during the year … clocked season-best time of 21:10.3 at the Bradley Pink Classic … finished 49th at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 21:31.0 … named to the Academic All-Summit League team … made the Summit League honor roll, earning distinguished scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit honors with a pair of runner-up finishes in the mile and 3,000 meters at the Summit League Championships … also finished fifth in the 800 meters and ninth in the 5,000 meters … broke her own school record with a 4:48.80 clocking at the Iowa State Classic … won the Nebraska Tune-Up 800 meters in 2:11.47 … time moved her to fourth in program history in the 800 meters …  took third in the 5,000 meters at the Jack Johnson Classic with a time of 17:37.64 … victorious in the mile and the 3,000 meters at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … posted 12 top-10 finishes during the season … earned a spot on the Academic All-Summit League team.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Finished runner-up in the 1,500 meters for all-Summit honors at the Summit League Championships … also took fourth in the 5,000 meters and fifth in the 800 meters … qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries and finished 14th in the 1,500 meters in 4:21.18 … set the school record of 4:20.89 in the 1,500 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays … won the unseeded section of the 800 meters at the Drake Relays in a career best 2:08.94 and moved to second in program history … took fourth in the 1,500 meters at both the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays and the Drake Relays … posted 11 top-10 times during the season … earned a spot on the Academic All-Summit League team … 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
Earned first-team all-Summit League honors after her third-place finish in 21:48 at the Summit League Championships...her finish helped the Coyotes to their first-ever Summit League Championship team title...recorded top-five finishes at five different meets...ran a season-best time of 20:59 at the NCAA Midwest Regional when she finished 32nd...placed third at the Augustana Twilight with a three-mile time of 16:03...named to the Summit League's Distinguished Scholar list and made the Summit League honor roll...also named to the Academic All-Summit League team.

Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the one mile run … scored 16 points at the Summit League Championships by placing third in the mile with a school record 4:50.85 and added fourth-place finishes in the 800 and 3,000 meters … posted the fastest preliminary time and a season best mark of 2:12.66 for 800 meters at the league meet … won the mile at the Holiday Inn Invitational, SDSU Jim Emmerich Invitational and Dakota Realty Alumni meet … also won the 3,000 meters at the SDSU Jim Emmerich Invitational and anchored the winning distance medley relay at the Holiday Inn Invitational … ranks first in the mile (4:50.85), first in the 4xMile relay (19:24.12), third in the distance medley relay (11:44.40), fifth in the 800 meters (2:12.66) and fifth in the 5,000 meters (17:08.25) in school history … named Academic All-Summit League.

Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the 800 and 1,500 meters … clocked a career best 2:10.64 to finish runner-up in the 800 meters and placed third in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:25.52 at the Summit League Championships … broke the school record in the 1,500 by running 4:22.62 to win the Long Beach Invitational … the time qualified her for the NCAA West Preliminaries … also won the 1,500 meters at the Bobcat Invitational and Dakota Duals … took third in the 1,500 at the Texas Relays … also ran a career best 17:07.88 in the 5,000 to place third at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays … ran a leg of the school record 4x1,600-meter relay that finished fourth in 19:24.12 at the Drake Relays … ranks first in the 1,500 meters (4:22.62), fourth in the 800 meters (2:10.64) and fifth in the 5,000 meters (17:07.88) in school history … named Academic All-Summit League ... named to the Summit League honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status … named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2013-14
Cross Country
One of Coyote’s five scorers at every meet…earned second-team All-Summit League honors after an eighth-place finish…won the Tim Young Invitational with a time of 18:03 (5k)…ran a season-best time of 21:28 (6k) at the NCAA Regional…finished third at the Bison Open in 14:51 (4k)…named to the Summit League’s Distinguished Scholar list.

Track & Field
Earned all-league honors and academic all-league honors for both indoor and outdoor seasons ... At the Summit League Outdoor Championships, placed second in the 1,500, fourth in the 5,000 and fifth in the 800 ... finished second in the 5,000 and third in both the mile and 3,000 at the Summit League Indoor Championships ... ranked second on the league outdoor performance list in the 1,500 meters (4:27.63) ... was third on the league indoor performance list in the mile (4:50.01), 3,000 (9:40.70) and 5,000 (17:12.99) ... during the outdoor season, won the 1,500 at three meets (Nebraska Invitational, USD Snowbird and Sioux City Relays) ... placed second in the 800 at the Sioux City Relays ... during the indoor season, won the 800 and the mile at the USD Twilight ... placed third in the 1,000 and helped DMR to fifth-place finish at the Holiday Inn Invitational ... placed fourth in the mile at the Jack Johnson Classic...named to the Summit League honor roll, earning Distinguished Scholar status ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2012-13
Cross Country
Earned second-team all-conference honor at the Summit League Conference championships after finishing 12th in 22:54…had a season-best finish of 2nd place at the Creighton/UNO Double Dual…ran a career-best time of 22:25 (6k) at the Woody Greeno Invitational…finished 4th at the Tim Young Invitational in a time of 18:36 (5k)…named to the Summit League’s Distinguished Scholar’s list.

Track & Field
Had strong freshman season with All-Summit League honors and a new school record...member of the 4x1600-meter relay team at Drake Relays that set USD's record time of 20:26.57...finished second in the distance medley and fourth in the mile at the Summit League Indoor Championships...had season-best times in both the mile (4:56.53) and 3,000 (10:04.93) at the Iowa State Classic...placed second in the 3,000 and ran a season-best 1500 (4:39.45) at Kansas Relays...was fourth in the 1500 and 5,000 at the Duals...was fourth in the 1,500 at the Sioux City Relays...named to Summit League Academic Honor Roll with Distinguished Scholar status...named to Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

Prep
Strong distance competitor in both cross country and track...finished ninth at Wisconsin State Cross Country Meet and earned all-state honors...also placed in 1,600 and 3,200 at Wisconsin State Track Meet...section and conference champion in cross country...four-time all-conference selection in cross country...earned all-conference honors in 1,600 and 800 meters during track career...has best time of 5:00.03 in 1,600 meters and 10:57.05 in the 3,200...named academic all-state in cross country for both 2010 and 2011...coached by Don Krupa and Jamison Holum.

Personal
Daughter of Doug and Diane Wetzstein...medical biology major with a minor in interdisciplinary science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

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  • 2013-14Sophomore

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  • 2014-15Junior

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  • 2015-16Senior

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