RAPID CITY, S.D. --- South Dakota Mines track and field head coach Steve Johnson is pleased to announce the hiring of Gillian Urycki as the new track and field assistant coach for the 2020-21 season.
 
Urycki was a four-time letter winner competing in the high jump, long jump and heptathlon at NCAA Div. I University of Iowa.
 
During her time at as a Hawkeye, Urycki ranks sixth all-time in the high jump with a leap of 5-feet9 ¼-inches. She earned Big 10 All-Conference honors and qualified for the 2018 NCAA Outdoor National Championships.
 
"We are very excited for coach Urycki to be joining our program," said Johnson. "She came highly recommended and will bring a lot of versatility to our coaching staff. She's going to be a great fit for us."
 
A product of a self-described "track family", her parents coached high school track in Illinois and her brother also competed in track collegiately at Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri State. Coach Urycki comes to Rapid City with her dog Murphy.