September 25, 2026
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Two Dakota State (S.D.) women's runners produced their career best 6K times Friday morning in the NCAA Division II meet, the Augustana (S.D.) Invitational at Yankton Trail Park. The Trojans ran a 6K racecourse for the first time this season, where they had five runners making their marks in the Dakota State women's 6K Top 30 school record times.
Over 250 runners from numerous NCAA Division II schools and local NAIA schools competed in the race. NCAA Division II's No. 18 ranked Rogers State (Okla.) won the team title after scoring 81 points.
DSU finished 14
th place after scoring 402 points, defeating NCAA Division II Sioux Falls who scored 425 points.
Valerija Curikova highlighted the Trojans, establishing a new 6K school record time. She finished 33
rd with a time of 21 minutes, 48.4 seconds, breaking her previous school record time of 21:57.9 set in the Briar Cliff Invitational in North Sioux City, S.D., in 2023. She currently owns No. 1, No. 2, No. 4, and No. 6 best DSU women's 6K times in school history.
Anna Schneider also produced her career best time of 23 minutes, 28.0 seconds DSU. Her time is the 11
th fastest time in school history.
Kierra Miller followed up with a time of 23 minutes, 44.6 seconds, the 16
th fastest 6K time in school history.
Jewel Gannon finished with a time of 24 minutes, .3 seconds for the Trojans (19
th fastest in school history). Tayla Vincent clocked a time of 24 minutes, 56.5 seconds (29
th fastest in school history.
Erin Harms rounded out the Trojans with a time of 26 minutes, 1.9 seconds.
Dakota State individual results
Up next
Dakota State heads to Sioux Center, Iowa, for the second time this season on Saturday, Oct. 10. The Trojans run in the Dordt (Iowa) Holiday Inn Express Classic with the women's race starting at 10 a.m.
