BROOKINGS, S.D. — Cody Larson will represent South Dakota State at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships meet in Eugene, Ore. on Wednesday evening.
HEAD COACH ROD DEHAVEN
“Cody Larson has had an amazing year, spanning the cross country, indoor and outdoor track seasons. Now it culminates at the NCAA championships in Eugene. Getting to compete at the national meet is a holy grail for track and field athletes, and for a young man from Warner, S.D. to ascend to this stage is tremendous. He will have a very challenging semi-final race on Wednesday, but I know that he is looking forward to the challenge.”
THE MEET
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Larson will compete in the 3000-meter steeplechase semifinal on Wednesday, June 11, at 4:38 p.m. (PDT) / 6:38 p.m. (CT). The top five athletes of each heat will advance to the finals, along with the next two athletes with the fastest times, leaving 12 spots in the final steeplechase competition on Friday evening.
CODY LARSON
Larson has seen a phenomenal outdoor season as the junior has etched his name on three different Jackrabbit records. Larson opened the season with a program record in the 5000-meter race. He finished the race at 13:34.46 at the Stanford Invitational to best the program record of 13:42.82, previously set by Josh Yeager in 2021. Next, Larson clocked his 3000-meter steeplechase qualifying time of 8:30.96 to finish seventh at the Bryan Clay Invite. Larson’s time crushed Jackrabbit legend Craig Cassen’s 34-year old record of 8:43.02. Lastly, Larson, alongside Brandon Kampsen, James Pierce and Sam Castle, broke the 50-year-old SDSU distance medley relay record of 9:47.4. The team won the DMR with a time of 9:37.05 at the Drake Relays.
In the post season, Larson won the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Summit League Outdoor Track Championships with a time of 8:58.57, and took runner-up in the 5000-meter at 14:11.30. The junior qualified for the NCAA West First Round in both events, but only competed in the steeplechase due to scheduling. Larson crossed the line at 8:39.60 to finish second in his heat and advance to Nationals held in Eugene, Ore.
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