SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—South Dakota senior thrower Ethan Fenchel has been named the Summit League Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week for the period ended Feb. 17.
 
Hailing from Hull, Iowa, Fenchel earns the honor for the first time of his career. He also picks up South Dakota's sixth weekly award of the season, becoming the fourth different Coyote to do so.
 
Fenchel launched the weight throw 68 feet, 11 ¾ inches, at the Nebraska Tune-Up to break his own USD program record. He is the only Coyote in history to throw the weight past 65 feet and continues to extend his school record.
 
The senior moved to 19th in the nation with his throw on Friday, while the mark also ranks second in the Summit League this season.
 
Fenchel and the Coyotes compete at the Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend. Action takes place on Friday and Saturday inside the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in Brookings, South Dakota.