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Track and Field

2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Bailey Zubke, USD Athletics
Bailey Zubke, USD Athletics
Kiah Pieters
Aaron Mercado

Mikael Grace

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Custer, S.D.
  • Highschool Custer HS
  • Major Criminal Justice

Biography

Career Honors & Awards 
• Summit League Champion Outdoor (2024: 110m hurdles; 2025: 110m hurdles)
• All-Summit League Indoor (2024: 60m hurdles)
• NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (2024, 2025)
School Records
• 110-meter hurdles (13.50w)
Coyote Indoor Top 10
• 6th in the 60-meter hurdles (8.02)
Coyote Outdoor Top 10
• 8th on the Coyote Outdoor Top 10 in the SMR (3:23.86)
 
Career Bests

2024-25
Indoor Track & Field
Competed in one meet… placed fifth in the 60-meter hurdles at the SDSU Holiday Open with a best of 8.02 seconds… ran on the 4x400 and placed third with a time of 3:21.9.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Summit League Champion in the 110-meter hurdles with a meet, school, and Lillibridge Track facility record of 13.50 seconds (wind-aided)… ran a 13.75 in the NCAA West First Round to make the quarterfinals… took sixth at the conference meet in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 54.39… ran a personal best 54.04 in the 400 hurdles to place second at the USD Tune Up… ran in three events at the Drake Relays, including a sixth place in the 110 hurdles at 14.37 and fifth place in the sprint medley at 3:23.86… took second at the Beach Invite in the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.00.

2023-24
Indoor Track & Field
Received all-Summit League honors in the 60-meter hurdles...finished third at the Summit League Championships with a time of 8.03 in the event, good for fifth in USD history...ran a personal best 7.16 in the 60-meters the week prior at the Nebraska Tune-Up...ran a personal best 22.77 seconds in the 200-meters at the Mark Colligan Memorial...took second place in the 60h at the USD Alumni in 8.37 seconds...finished the season with eight top-10's.

Outdoor Track & Field
Summit League Champion in the 110-meter hurdles in 13.9 seconds, a new personal best...moved into fifth in USD history in the event with his title winning time...placed seventh in the 400-meter hurdles in 55.61 at the Summit League Championship...ran 14.13 in the 110h at the NCAA West First Round...set a new personal best in the 400h in 55.2 seconds at the Bobcat Invitational & Multi...took seventh in the 110h at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in 14.15...totaled 12 top 10 finishes during the season.

2022-23
Indoor Track & Field
Finished ninth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Summit League Championships in 8.53 seconds … member of the Coyotes’ Summit League Championship title-winning team … recorded a personal best time of 8.45 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles at the SDSU Holiday Open … clocked a season-best of 22.95 seconds for 200 meters at the SDSU Indoor Classic … took third in the 60 hurdles at the USD Alumni Meet … notched five top-10 finishes during the season.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Summit League Championships in 15.07 seconds … clocked a personal best time of 14.99 seconds in the 110 hurdles at the USD Tune-Up, taking second place in the race … recorded a personal best of 58.07 seconds for the 400-meter hurdles at the Aztec Invitational … took third in the 110 hurdles at The Monday Meet … tallied three top-10 finishes during the spring.

Prep
Finished runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2021 South Dakota State Championships in 15.38 seconds ... also anchored the Wildcats' 4x200-meter relay to fifth place ... owns personal bests of 15.36 seconds in the 110 hurdles and 41.95 seconds in the 300 hurdles ... participated in football, basketball and wrestling at Custer High School ... an honor roll student.

Personal
Son of Michael and Heather Grace ... criminal justice major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Hurdles
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Hurdles
  • 2024-25Junior

    Hurdles
  • 2025-26Senior

    Hurdles