ABERDEEN — Northern State University Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Lynne Dingman announced 35 additions to the men’s and women’s track and field and cross country teams for the 2024-25 academic year.
Here are the newcomers:
Jackson Anderson, Rapid City
Anderson is a sprinter out of Rapid City Stevens High School. He competed for the Raiders and head coach Paul Hendry at SHS. Anderson holds personal bests of 11.22 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 19-1 in the long jump. He is the son of Wade and Ashley Anderson.
Jeffery Boschee, Woonsocket
Boschee is a jumper out of Woonsocket High School. He was a 4-year starter for the Blackhawks under the direction of head coach Emily Henriksen. Boschee holds a personal best of 6-7.25 in the high jump. He won the South Dakota State Championship in the high jump in 2022, 2023 and 2024. He is the son of Arin and Tricia Boschee.
Luke Campbell, Viborg
Campbell is a sprinter/hurdler out of Viborg Hurley High School. He was a 4-year letterwinner and team captain for the Cougars under the direction of head coach Bill Hansen. Campbell holds personal bests of 14.88 in the 110m hurdles and 39.80 in the 300m hurdles. He is the back-to-back 2023 and 2024 South Dakota state B champion in both the 110 and 300 hurdles. In addition, Campbell earned team MVP honors and scored the most points in a single season for the Cougars. He is the son of Donnie and Jena Campbell.
Jett Carlson, Aberdeen
Carlson is a javelin thrower out of Aberdeen Central High School. He owns the school record in the javelin with a personal best of 160-0. He placed fourth in Class AA at the South Dakota State Track meet this past spring. He is the son of Kim and Cindy Carlson and also a member of the Northern State football program
Kayden Cronin, Gettysburg
Cronin is a jumper out of Gettysburg High School. She was a five-year letterwinner for Potter County under the direction of head coach Jamie Cronin. Cronin holds a personal best of 34-4 in the triple jump, placing eighth at the South Dakota State Track Meet in 2024. In addition, she placed fourth in the sprint medley relay in 2024 and third in the sprint medley relay in 2022. She is the daughter of Kelli and Brandon Nagel.
Liz Dunham, Broomfield (Colo.)
Dunham is a pole vaulter out of Broomfield High School. She was a four-year letterwinner for the Eagles under the direction of head coach Justin Hazzard. Dunham jumped a personal best 11-4 at the Colorado State meet. She is a two-time all-state honoree and the daughter of Heather and Ron Dunham.
Gracen Hansen, Timber Lake
Hansen is a jumper-hurdler out of Timber Lake High School. He was a four-year letterwinner and team captain for the Panthers under the direction of head coach Ryan Gimbel. Hansen holds personal bests of 40.53 in the 300 hurdles and placed third at the South Dakota State meet. He anchored his team to a third-place finish in the 1,600 relay at the state meet. He also holds a personal best of 40-6 in the triple jump. He is the son of Lyndsey Ducheneaux.
Macoya Hansen, Oakes (N.D.)
Hansen is a javelin thrower out of Oakes High School. She was a four-year letterwinner for the Tornados. Hansen holds a javelin person best of 130’3”.
Abby Hasart, Huron
Hasart is a distance runner out of James Valley Christian and Dakota Wesleyan. She was a six-year letterwinner for the Vikings. Hasart holds personal bests of 19:52.00 in the 5k, 12:20.00 in the 2-mile, 5:36.00 in the 1-mile, and 2:30.00 in the 800. She was a three-time individual champion and ran on six 281 Conference team champions in coss country, also becoming a five-time all-state honoree in cross country.
In addition, Hasart placed fifth at the South Dakota State Track and Field meet in the 2-mile. With the Tigers, Hasart tallied personal bests of 23:16.00 in the 6k, 19:35.00 in the 5k, 11:45.00 in the 3000, 5:38.00 in the mile, and 19:16.00 in the 5000m. She holds the DWU school record in the 6k and ranks top-10 in the 5k and outdoor 5000. She is the daughter of Mike and Rhonda Hasart.
Bailen Hayford, Rapid City
Hayford is a distance runner out of Rapid City Central High School. He is a seven-time letterwinner for the Cobblers in cross country and track and field. Hayford placed 22nd at the South Dakota State Class AA Cross Country Meet and tallied a personal record 16:24.00 in his final prep cross country season. On the track, he helped his team to a seventh0place finish in the Class AA 3,200 relay.
Justin Jacobson, Pelican Rapids (Minn.)
Justin Jacobson is a thrower out of Pelican Rapids Secondary. He was a 2-year letterwinner for the Vikings under the direction of head coach Cody Shaffer. Jacobson holds personal bests of 50-9 in the shot put and 170-8 in the discus. He won the conference and section shot put and discus championships in 2024 and placed third (discus) at the Minnesota State High School meet. He is the son of Candice Petersen.
Payton Kemnitz, Wolsey
Kemnitz is a middle-distance runner out of Wolsey-Wessington High School. She was a 5-year letterwinner for the Warbirds under the direction of head coach Lindy Uttecht. Kemnitz holds personal bests of 2:28.00 in the 800 and 5:35.00 in the 1600. She is the WWHS school record holder in the 800 and 1,600 and also ran on school-record 1,600, medley and 3,200 relay teams. The Warbirds won the 281 Conference championship in each of her five seasons and tallied a region championship in 2022. She is the daughter of NSU graduates Joel and Shauna Kemnitz.
Abby Kolousek, Wessington Springs
Kolousek is a distance runner out of Wessington Springs High School. She was a thee-year letterwinner and team captain for the Spartans under the direction of head coaches Becky Krueger and Drew Kraft. Kolousek holds a personal best of 6:00 in the mile. She was a three-time state qualifier in the 3,200 relay and a two-time state qualifier in cross country. She is the daughter of Scott and Amber Kolousek.
Sam Kreins, Reno (Nev.)
Kreins is a thrower out of Damonte Ranch High School and Minot (N.D.) State University. As a prep, he was a four-year letterwinner, region shot put champion and third place state finisher in the shot put. Competing for Minot State, Kreins qualified for three Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Indoor and three outdoor championships. This spring, he placed seventh in the shot put. Kreins holds personal bests of 16.18 meters in the shot put, 51.69 in the hammer, 39.87 in the javelin, 15.71 in the weight throwand 39.13 in the discus. He is the son of Robert and Wendy Kreins.
Maggie Kruger, Milbank
Kruger is a pole vaulter out of Milbank High School. She was a three-year letterwinner for Bulldogs under the direction of head coach Eric Townsend and pole vault coach John Trevett. Kruger holds a personal best of 10-1. She is a three-time state qualifier placing as high as seventh in Class A in 2023 and 2024. In addition, Kruger won the Region 1A Championship in the spring of 2023. She is the daughter of David and Nancy Kruger.
Grace Kuch, Aberdeen
Kuch is a thrower out of Aberdeen Central High School. She was a four-year letterwinner for the Golden Eagles under the direction of head coaches Jim Appl and Jill Hermansen. Kuch holds personal bests of 121-0 in the javelin and 120-10 in the discus. She was the Athlete of the Meet at the 2023 Eastern South Dakota Conference meet. She is the daughter of Jim and Becky Kuch.
Martin LaGrande, Rapid City
LaGrande is a sprinter out of Stevens High School. He was a member of the Raider program under the direction of head coach Paul Hendry and sprints coach Jeff Fierro. LaGrande holds personal bests of 23.48 in the 200 dash and 51.6 in the 400 dash. He qualified for the 2023 and 2024 South Dakota State meet and Stevens took third as a team in 2023. He is the son of Stephanie and Cecil LaGrande.
Rayvelle Leak, Kansas City (Kan.)
Leak is a sprinter out of Wichita East High School. He was a four-year letterwinner and team captain for the Pilots under the direction of head coach Ene Apkan. Leak holds personal bests of 10.71 in the 100 and 21.90 in the 200. He was a two-time all-city and all-state selection and state runner-up. As a senior, Leak ranked in the top-8 in the 100 and 200 and was a member of the top-ranked 400 relay team. His 400 relay squad broke the school record and tied the Kansas state record in the spring of 2024. He is the son of Tameca and Lavelle Leak and also is a member of the Northern State football program.
Talan Lunders, Rapid City
Talan Lunders is a multi-events athlete out of Rapid City Stevens High School. He was a three-year letterwinner for the Raiders under the direction of head coach Paul Hendry. Lunders qualified for state competition in the 300 hurdles (eighth), pole vault (sixth) and 1,600 relay (eighth). He is the son of Amy Lunders.
Geoffrey Mannino, Venables (France)
Mannino is a sprinter out of Venables, France with two years of eligibility. He holds personal bests of 7.39 in the 60, 22.39 in the 200 and 51.44 in the 400. Mannino competed in the French U18 Indoor Championship in the 800 relay.
Romanew Maugest, Rouen (France)
Maugest is a pole vaulter with two years of eligibility from Rouen, France. She holds a person best of 4.15 meters in the pole vault. Maugest placed third at the French U23 Indoor Championships in 2022 and was a member of the French Team Championship and Vice Team Championship in 2019 and 2021.
Peyton Mausbach, Sioux Falls
Mausbach is a sprinter out of O’Gorman High School. He was a letterwinner for the Knights under the direction of head coach Alex Butterfield. Mausbach holds personal bests of 10.96 in the 100 and 22.46 in the 200. In 2023, his 800 and sprint medley relay teams placed second at the South Dakota State Class A meet to help lead the Knights to a state title. This past spring, he finished third in the 200 and ran on relay teams that took third (400) and fifth (800) at the state mee. He is the son of Paul and Angela Mausbach.
Rachel Miklos, Custer
Miklos is a sprinter out of Custer High School. She was a four-year letterwinner and four-time state qualifier for the Wildcats under the direction of head coach Karen Karim. She has been a part of many successful relays at Custer, including 1,600 relay teams that took second in 2022, seventh in 2023 and sixth in 2024. She is the daughter of Amy and Tom Miklos.
Brooke Mushatt, Sauk Rapids (Minn.)
Mushatt is a thrower out of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. She was a three-year letterwinner and team captain for the Storm under the direction of head coach Loren Finlayson and throws coach Aaron Karasch. Mushatt holds personal bests of 131-1 inthe discus, 35-10 in the shot put. She is a three-time all-conference selection and two-time academic all-state honoree. In addition, Mushatt is the 2023 AA Discus state champion and state record holder in the event. She also holds the Sauk Rapids-Rice school record in the discus and won the Section 5AA title in the event. She is the daughter of Brett and Aime Mushatt.
Kali Norton, Ellendale (N.D.)
Norton is a sprinter out of Ellendale High School. She was a six-year letterwinner for the Cardinals under the direction of head coach Lana Norton. Norton holds personal bests of 26.62 in the 200 and 1:00.31 in the 400. She was a three-time state qualifier and eight-time region placer. In addition, Norton holds the EHS school records in the indoor 200 and 400 and outdoor 400. She is the daughter of Jason and Lana Norton.
Emaleigh Olesiak, Cromwell (Minn.)
Olesiak is a distance runner out of Cromwell-Wright High School. She was a 10-time letterwinner in cross country and track and field for the Cardinals under the direction of head coaches Pete Koenig and Dave Foster. Olesiak holds personal bests of 19:33.00 in the 5k, 11:37.00 in the 3200, and 5:19.00 in the 1600. She is a two-time conference champion and three-time state participant. Olesiak holds the conference meet record in the 5k (19:56.00) and earned all-state accolades in 2023. She is the daughter of Justin and Tonya Olesiak.
Jessup Pederson, Dupree
Pederson is a middle distance runner out of Dupree High School. He was a five-year letterwinner for the Tigers under the direction of head coach Jessie Longbrake. Pederson holds personal bests of 2:02.00 in the 800, 4:36.00 in the 1600 and 17:02.00 in the 5k (cross country). He is a five-time state qualifier; three years for track and field and two for cross country. In addition, Pederson holds the DHS school records in the 400 dash and 3,200 relay. He was a Little Moreau Conference Champion in the spring of 2022. He is the son of Bret and Cindy Pederson.
Greyson Schuetzle, Pierre
Schuetzle is a sprinter/hurdler out of T.F. Riggs High School. He was a 4-year letterwinner for the Governors under the direction of head coach Aaron Schone. Schuetzle holds personal bests of 15.33 in the 110m hurdles placing fifth at the state meet, 41.31 in the 300m hurdles, and 6.28m in the long jump. He is the son of Gina and Scott Schuetzle.
Kibert Brian Selim, Kericho (Kenya)
Kibet Brian Selim – Distance, Kericho, Kenya / Soliat HS
Selim is a distance runner out of Kenya. He holds personal bests of 24:37.25 in the 8000, 14:18.09 in the 5000, 8:23.11 in the 3000 and 30:23.00 in the 10k. In 2024, he competed at the Chepsaita Great Cross Country in the 8k with a time of 24:38.21 and the Eldoret City Half Marathon with a time of 1:03.14. He is the son of Robert Kipkoech and Edna Selim.
Anna Skachenko, Coleharbor (N.D.)
Skachenko is a sprinter out of Underwood High School. She was a six-year letterwinner for the Comets under the direction of head coach Renee Fransen. Skachenko is a member of a successful string of relay teams. She won a pair of 1600 relay championships in 2021 and 2023, and finished fourth in 2022 and eighth in 2024. Her 3,200 relay team also placed fifth at the North Dakota State meet this past spring, helping her school secure the state B championship. She is the daughter of Mike and Brianne Skachenko.
Rainee Snyder, Philip
Snyder is a pole vaulter out of Haakon High School. She was a three-year letterwinner for the Soctties under the direction of head coach Scott Pinney. Snyder holds a personal best of 10-0 in the pole vault, finishing as high as eighth at the state meet. She is the daughter of Edward Snyder.
Zachary Terrio, Luverne (Minn.)
Terrio is a middle-distance runner out of Luverne High School. He was a three-year letterwinner for the Cardinal under the direction of head coach Peter Janiszeski. Terrio holds personal bests 52.73 in the 400. He is three-time state meet qualifier in the relays, placing second in the 400 (2022) and eighth in the 1,600 (2023). He also was a state meet qualifier in cross country. He is the son of Kirk and Tena Terrio.
David VanVeen, Aberdeen
VanVeen is a distance runner out of Aberdeen Central High School under the direction of head coach Greg Murley. He holds personal bests of 16:27.00 in the 5k, 4:21:00 in the 1600 and 9:29.00 in the 3200. This past spring he placed sixth in the 3200 and anchored the fourth-place medley relay in the state Class AA meet. He is son of NSU TF/CC alum Jeremy VanVeen and Kelly VanVeen.
Christian Wells, Aberdeen
Wells is a distance runner out of Aberdeen Central High School. He was a four-year letterwinner for the Golden Eagles under the direction of head coach Greg Murley. Wells holds personal bests of 4:40.00 in the 1600, 10:12.00 in the 3200 and 16:52.00 in the 5000. He qualified multiple years for the state track and cross country meets, even placing in the state Class AA cross country meet. He is the son of Craig and Michelle Wells.
Lincoln Woodring, Athol
Woodring is a middle distance runner out of Northwestern Area High School. He was a four-year letterwinner for the Wildcats under the direction of coaches Kris Boekelheide, Derek Boekelheide and Wade Rozell. Woodring holds personal bests of 1:57.47 in the 800 and 4:34.76 in the 1600, He won the 2024 South Dakota State B Championship in the 800 and took fourth in the 1600. In addition, his medley relay team took third. He is a three-time all-state recipient in cross country. He is the son of Jared and Roxanne Woodring.
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This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: New Northern State track and field & cross country recuits include four Aberdeen Central grads
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