SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—Four Coyotes from the South Dakota men's and women's track and field teams were named to their respective Academic All-Summit League teams announced Wednesday by the league office.
The honorees include junior
Zack Anderson, senior
Lara Boman, junior
Helen Falda and senior
Eldon Warner.
Anderson, a native of Parker, South Dakota, earns Academic All-Summit League honors for the indoor season for the second-straight season. He cleared a personal best 7 feet, 3 ¾ inches, in the high jump at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet this season to set a new USD program record and qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships. Anderson broke a six-year-old Summit League Championships record with a jump of 7-2 ¼. He also earned All-America honors at the NCAA meet with a 13th-place finish. Anderson carries a 3.65 grade-point average as a physical education major.
A CoSIDA Academic All-American last year, Boman earns her first indoor Academic All-Summit League award. Boman, a native of Edina, Minnesota, broke the Summit League Championships record in the weight throw with a two-foot personal best of 72 feet, 6 ½ inches. She improved her own school record this season by nine feet from her top mark a year ago. Boman, qualifying for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the weight throw, brought home her first career All-America award last weekend with a 15th-place finish. Boman graduated with her bachelor's degree in physics in May of 2018. She currently boasts a 4.00 grade-point average while working towards her master's in kinesiology and sport management.
Warner, hailing from Council Bluffs, Iowa, garners Academic All-Summit League for the fifth time and second-straight year during the indoor season. The 2018 Summit cross country champion scored 16 points at the Summit League Championship meet. He earned all-league honors in both the 3,000 meters and the one mile run, placing second and third, respectively. Warner boasts a 3.76 grade-point average as a music major.
Falda, hailing from Torino, Italy, garners Academic All-Summit League honors for the first time of her career. Falda cleared an indoor best of 14-2 at the Jack Johnson Classic this season to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships. She went on to earn her fourth career All-America award, finishing in a tie for 10th place after jumping 13-7 ¾. Falda carries a 3.69 grade-point average as a Spanish major.
These four honors bring South Dakota's totals to 20 women's accolades 16 men's accolades during the indoor season. In all, the Coyotes have combined for 87 Academic All-Summit League awards across the three seasons of cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field.
To be eligible for the Academic All-Summit League team, a student-athlete must carry a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) above 3.30, have completed at least one full academic year at the nominating institution and have participated in 50 percent of the team's competitions. The men's and women's indoor track and field teams are made up of the 10 student-athletes receiving the most votes with all ties standing.
2019 SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE TEAM
| Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Ryan Enerson* |
North Dakota St. |
Sr. |
Grand Forks, N.D. |
3.88 |
Biological Sciences |
| Eldon Warner* |
South Dakota |
Sr. |
Council Bluffs, Iowa |
3.76 |
Music |
| Kyle Burdick* |
South Dakota St. |
Sr. |
Rapid City, S.D. |
4.00 |
Natural Resource Law Enforcement |
| Elliot Stone* |
North Dakota St. |
Jr. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Sam Zenner |
South Dakota St. |
Jr. |
Eagan, Minn. |
3.66 |
Operations Management |
| Alex Bartholomay |
North Dakota St. |
So. |
Bowman, N.D. |
3.85 |
Accounting |
| Zack Anderson* |
South Dakota |
Jr. |
Parker, S.D. |
3.65 |
Physical Education |
| JT Butler |
North Dakota St. |
Sr. |
Montgomery, Minn. |
3.91 |
Physical Education |
| Wyatt Gatrost |
South Dakota St. |
Jr. |
Center Point, Iowa |
3.56 |
Sociology |
| Trevor Otterdahl |
North Dakota St. |
So. |
Rosemount, Minn. |
3.93 |
Mathematics |
*Previous Academic All-League honoree
2019 SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE TEAM
| Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Rachel King* |
South Dakota St. |
Sr. |
St. Michael, Minn. |
3.87 |
Health Education |
| Sasha Wells |
Oral Roberts |
So. |
Nassau, Bahamas |
4.00 |
History |
| Kelby Anderson |
North Dakota St. |
So. |
Bismarck, N.D. |
3.84 |
Nursing |
| Kyley Foster |
North Dakota |
Sr. |
Detroit Lakes, Minn. |
3.91 |
Commercial Aviation |
| Lara Boman |
South Dakota |
Sr. |
Edina, Minn. |
4.00 |
Physics/Master's Degree |
| Rachel Propst |
South Dakota St. |
Sr. |
Pierre, S.D. |
4.00 |
Pharmacy |
| Helen Falda |
South Dakota |
Jr. |
Torino, Italy |
3.69 |
Spanish |
| Emma Rafuse |
Purdue Fort Wayne |
Sr. |
Greenville, Wis. |
3.92 |
Communication & Psychology |
| Bo Brasseur |
Western Illinois |
Jr. |
Heurbeek, Belgium |
3.9 |
Dietetics |
| Kelsey Laufenberg |
North Dakota St. |
Sr. |
Alice, N.D. |
3.96 |
Psychology |
| Stephanie Ahrens* |
Omaha |
Sr. |
Lincoln, Neb. |
3.67 |
Architectural Engineering |
| Annika Rotvold* |
North Dakota St. |
Sr. |
Hillsboro, N.D. |
3.97 |
Biological Sciences |
| Bailey Retzlaff |
North Dakota St. |
Sr. |
Carrington, N.D. |
3.64 |
Agricultural Education |
| Shelby Gunnells |
North Dakota St. |
Jr. |
Solon, Iowa |
4.00 |
Geology |
*Previous Academic All-League honoree
