Real Recruiting Standards · 2026-27 cycle
What it actually takes to run at South Dakota State
NCAA Division I · Summit · SD
Every mark below belongs to someone South Dakota State actually signed for 2025-26 — including 1 international signee — 26 athletes in the class. Not an estimate. The real bar.
South Dakota State is a 10,177-student public campus in Brookings, SD and competes in the Summit. David St. John leads a staff of 5 covering 1 event group.
Median = the middle signee’s PR. Range = fastest to slowest mark they signed. 1500m/Mile and 3000m marks are shown as 1600m/3200m equivalents. Aggregated from verified meet results.
Inside the South Dakota State program
- Division
- NCAA Division I
- Conference
- Summit
- Campus
- Brookings, SD
- Enrollment
- 10,177 students
- T&F operating budget
- $571K men · $887K women
Public institution
Program expense, not scholarship aid
Men's standards
American signees only — marks verified from US high-school meet results.
+5 more events with real signee standards — 200m, 110m Hurdles, 400m, High Jump, Discus
Full access unlocks every event in South Dakota State’s class — names, marks, program budgets, and how to reach the coaching staff.
Unlock the full standards →Women's standards
Home-grown signees: marks pulled from verified American high-school meets.
+9 more events with real signee standards — 400m, 100m, 800m, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Discus, Shot Put, 100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles
Full access unlocks every event in South Dakota State’s class — names, marks, program budgets, and how to reach the coaching staff.
Unlock the full standards →Who recruits for South Dakota State
Pulled directly from the program’s athletics staff directory. Event groups coached here: distance and cross country.
- David St. JohnAssociate Head Coach
- Eric HanenbergerAssociate Head Coach
- Rod DeHavenBargmann Endowed Head Coach for Track & Field/Cross CountryDistance
- Alex MunteferingAssistant Coach
- Tyler LippertAssistant Coach
Verified contact details for every South Dakota State coach are in the member database.
Every mark South Dakota State signed — the whole 2025-26 class
26 athletes, and the high-school mark each one was signed on. Not a published standard, not an estimate, not a sample — every signing, every event. Names, hometowns and the coach who recruited each athlete are the member view.
Signed out of: SD · IA · MN
Signed out of: SD · IA · NE · AR · WI · MN
+ 1 international signee in this class — their marks are in the International view of the tables above, kept separate so the American numbers above stay readable as US high-school marks.
Members see who each of these 26 athletes is, where they came from, and the coach who recruited their event — see the named class
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These numbers move every recruiting cycle — they’re last class’s signing marks, not a fixed bar. Programs also weigh progression, event needs, academics and open roster spots, so a mark in range starts a conversation; it doesn’t guarantee one.
South Dakota permits high school NIL for high school athletes. See the South Dakota NIL rules →
More Summit recruiting standards
Real signee marks for the programs South Dakota State recruits against.
D1 standards for the events South Dakota State signs
What the whole division signed in each event, not just this program.
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