The Dakota State Trojans track and field program represents

Dakota State University Dakota State University (DSU) is a public university in Madison, South Dakota, United States. The school was founded in 1881 as a normal school, or teacher training school. Education is still the university's heritage mission, but a signatur ...

in the sport of

track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

. The program includes separate men's and women's teams, both of which compete in the

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) established in 1940, is a college athletics association for higher education, colleges and universities in North America. Most colleges and universities in the NAIA offer athletic schola ...

(NAIA) as a member of the

North Star Athletic Association The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) was a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) that began play in the 2013–14 school year. The conference disbanded with six full member ...

(NSAA). The Trojans host their home outdoor meets at the Dan Beacom Track Complex, which is located in

Madison, South Dakota Madison is a city and the county seat of Lake County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 6,191 at the 2020 census. It is home to Dakota State University. Geography Madison is located in the center of Lake County in southeastern So ...

. Their current head coach is Alex Glover.

History

Conference affiliation *

South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference The South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) was an NAIA-associated collegiate athletic conference that ceased operations following the 1999–2000 academic school year when it merged with the North Dakota College Athletic Conference to form ...

(1921–2000) *

Dakota Athletic Conference The Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) was a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). As the name implies, member teams were located in the states of North Dakota and South Dakota. T ...

(2000–2011) * NAIA independent (2011–2013) *

(2013–2025) *

Frontier Conference The Frontier Conference is a List of college athletic conferences in the United States, college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference was founded in 1934. Member institut ...

(2025–)

Conference championships

SDIC championships * Men's Indoor Track and Field: 1996, 1997, 1998 * Women's Indoor Track and Field: 1997 * Men's Outdoor Track and Field: 1996, 1997 * Women's Outdoor Track and Field: 1982, 1984, 1995, 1996, 1997 NSAA championships * Men's Indoor Track and Field: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 * Men's Outdoor Track and Field: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

History

Conference championships

Coaches

Current coaching staff

See also

References

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