South Dakota Cross Country Competes at Bradley Pink Classic Friday
- The University of South Dakota cross country teams travel to Peoria, Illinois, to compete in the Bradley Pink Classic at Newman Golf Course, concluding their 2026 regular season...
- South Dakota's autumn campaign has brought several milestone performances, anchored by Geneva Timmerman and Isaac Ochoa.
- Competition at Newman Golf Course begins Friday afternoon with open races before the invitational events.
The University of South Dakota cross country teams travel to Peoria, Illinois, to compete in the Bradley Pink Classic at Newman Golf Course, concluding their 2026 regular season race schedule, goyotes.com reported. The Coyotes enter the meet following a three-week break brought on by the cancellation of the SDSU Classic. Friday’s competition marks their first appearance since their record-setting performances at the Gans Creek Classic on Sept. 25.
Coyotes Chase Records at Newman Golf Course
South Dakota’s autumn campaign has brought several milestone performances, anchored by Geneva Timmerman and Isaac Ochoa. Timmerman opened her season by winning the Summit League Peak Performer of the Week honor at the Augustana Twilight. She followed that performance at the Gans Creek Classic by clocking the second-fastest women’s 6k time in program history. Ochoa earned USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week honors for his Augustana Twilight run and later set a school record in the 8k at the Gans Creek Classic, recording the second-fastest time in Summit League history to secure a Summit League Peak Performer award.
Peoria Schedule and Course History
Competition at Newman Golf Course begins Friday afternoon with open races before the invitational events. The Men’s 8k White (Open) race starts at Noon, followed by the Women’s 6k White (Open) race. The Red (Invite) races are set for 1:30 p.m. (men’s) and 2:15 p.m. (women’s), according to goyotes.com. Live results and video coverage will be provided for the meet.
The program has been a regular competitor at the Bradley Pink Classic over the last 10-plus years. Amber Eichkorn established the women’s 6k USD record at the Newman Golf Course at 20:11.8 during the 2015 meet. Madison Brouwer added the fourth-fastest 6k on the course in school history by clocking 20:46.73 at an NCAA Midwest Regional in 2024. On the men’s side, Isaac Ochoa finished 12th in a time of 24:24.5 at last year’s Pink Classic, standing as the second-fastest 8k on the course by a USD runner behind Mubarik Musa’s 24:09.2 time from 2015.