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Third place finishes for the Men and Women at the 2015 Summit League Championships. Link to results is below. NDSU won both divisions and USD was second in both divisions. Here's the real positive: we've already starting closing the gap and the SJAC was only opened this year. That's going to not only be a great recruiting tool, but finally the athletes have a great practice facility. Good things are happening!
SDSU's men won the 4 x 400 -- in the Summit League, you could depend on the winner of that event to be NDSU, USD or ORU. The Jacks men have arrived and the Jackrabbit women have made a strong announcement. The men won in 3:12.28, crossing the line ahead of NDSU's 3:12.53 and ORU's 3:13.95. That's an exciting race! SDSU's women finished third to NDSU (1) and USD (2).
A good track team has to have a stable of runners who are competitive at 400 meters (7 or 8 would be nice). You have to have sprinters who run the 400 well, your 800-meter specialists have to be able to drop down and blaze a 400. Great milers can usually run very good 400s (e.g. when Jim Ryun had the world record in the mile, he also ran on the Kansas mile relay team). A good track team runs the 4 x 400 very well. SDSU's men winning the Summit League 4 x 400 and the women's 3rd place finish in the 4 x 400 are the signs you look for in how strong the teams are getting.
I'm aware of some of the recruits SDSU is picking up in track and field. It's not going out on a limb to say that in a couple of years, you'll likely see Summit League titles in track & field. And that in an environment in which NDSU and USD will continue to be very strong teams with Oral Roberts being very competitive in many events.
SUMMIT LEAGUE RESULTS: http://www.adkinstrak.com/meets/2015...Championships/
SDSU's men won the 4 x 400 -- in the Summit League, you could depend on the winner of that event to be NDSU, USD or ORU. The Jacks men have arrived and the Jackrabbit women have made a strong announcement. The men won in 3:12.28, crossing the line ahead of NDSU's 3:12.53 and ORU's 3:13.95. That's an exciting race! SDSU's women finished third to NDSU (1) and USD (2).
A good track team has to have a stable of runners who are competitive at 400 meters (7 or 8 would be nice). You have to have sprinters who run the 400 well, your 800-meter specialists have to be able to drop down and blaze a 400. Great milers can usually run very good 400s (e.g. when Jim Ryun had the world record in the mile, he also ran on the Kansas mile relay team). A good track team runs the 4 x 400 very well. SDSU's men winning the Summit League 4 x 400 and the women's 3rd place finish in the 4 x 400 are the signs you look for in how strong the teams are getting.
I'm aware of some of the recruits SDSU is picking up in track and field. It's not going out on a limb to say that in a couple of years, you'll likely see Summit League titles in track & field. And that in an environment in which NDSU and USD will continue to be very strong teams with Oral Roberts being very competitive in many events.
SUMMIT LEAGUE RESULTS: http://www.adkinstrak.com/meets/2015...Championships/
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