2017 NCAA West Complete Results | Saturday Results

AUSTIN, Texas–South Dakota senior Danielle Waldner became the third Coyote in three days to punch a ticket to the NCAA Championships on Saturday at the 2017 NCAA West Preliminary at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
 
Waldner placed herself in qualifying position from her initial throw, improving with each successive toss to a distance of 55 feet, 3 inches, on her third and final attempt. A four-time qualifier to the NCAA West Preliminaries, Waldner advances to the NCAA Championships for the first time in her career. She is also the first Coyote to qualify in the shot put.

The Redfield, S.D., native initially broke the South Dakota program record in the shot put as a freshman and has improved that initial mark by nearly seven feet in four years. She launched a personal best 56-11 ½ to break the Summit League Championship record two weeks ago. Her mark ranks ninth in the NCAA entering the championships.
 
Senior Tyler Frank tied for 21st in the high jump with a clearance of 6-10 ¾. Frank missed three attempts at tying his personal best height of 7-0 ½. Freshman Zack Anderson took 35th in the field with a make over 6-8 ¾.
 
Sophomore Ben Hammer sent the discus a personal best 174-7 for 30th place. The mark was an inch past his previous record. Hammer's final throw was beyond the 180-foot sector, but the mark was recorded as a foul due to his foot stepping outside the ring.
 
The NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at Historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., are slated for June 7-10. The Coyotes qualified three athletes to the meet with Chris Nilsen competing on June 7 in the men's pole vault while Waldner and Emily Grove compete June 8 in the women's shot put and women's pole vault, respectively.