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NXN Qualifiers List: S.F. Lincoln Boys are going to NXN! Nov 30, 2014

Fields set for the 2014 NXN Championships 18 boys and girls teams automatically qualify for NXN by placing in the top two at an NXN region or the CIF meet power merge. An additional four boys and girls teams were selected by a committee vote Saturday night. (via FloTrack)

Freeman's Schmidt Signs With USD Nov 21, 2014

Once Brennan Schmidt focused on track, his high school athletic career found a second gear and he developed into a Division I recruit. (via Yankton Press & Dakotan)

Hunter Paulsen Headed To South Dakota Nov 21, 2014

Three months ago, Hunter Paulsen had no serious thoughts about running cross country in college. (via Yankton Press & Dakotan)

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South Dakota @ NCAA's: Riley Coates Q&A MileSplit South Dakota Staff Nov 20, 2014

MileSplit South Dakota Q&A with former Rapid City Stevens distance runner and current Air Force Falcon standout, Riley Coates.

Coates individually qualified for the 2014 NCAA Cross Country Championships by clocking a 30:30.93 to grab the fourth automatic individual qualifying spot at the Mountain Regional Cross Country Championships last Friday.

A senior, this will be Coates’ second appearance at the NCAA National Meet. 

Coyote women seventh, men 19th at NCAA Regionals Nov 15, 2014

PEORIA, Ill.--Behind junior Amber Eichkorn's individual 10th-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet on Friday, the South Dakota women outperformed their 10th-place ranking to finish seventh, the team's highest since their 14th-place finish in 2012. The Coyote men finished 19th. (via www.goyotes.com)