SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—South Dakota senior Chris Nilsen and freshman Brithton Senior have been named the Summit League men's track and field athletes of the week for the period ended Feb. 2.
 
Nilsen picks up the weekly award for the second time this season, extending his Summit record to 23 weekly awards. Nilsen vaulted an NCAA-leading height of 19 feet, ¾ inch, on Saturday at the Adidas Classic. The height breaks his own indoor school record and the Bob Devaney Sports Center facility record. Nilsen has vaulted past 19 feet a total of 12 times in his career. He's also a member of the nation's top-ranked pole vault squad this season.
 
Senior earns the weekly award for the first time of his career. He won the 60-meter hurdles at the Adidas Classic in a blistering 7.79 seconds. Senior improved his own mark by three-hundredths of a second from a week prior. His time is tied for 17th in the NCAA this season and sits .02 off South Dakota's school record in the event.
 
This marks the third Summit weekly award for field events this season, while Senior is the first Coyote to earn the award on the track this season.
 
The Coyotes host the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet this weekend at the Mildred J. Hillenbrand Memorial Track inside the DakotaDome. The meet is tentatively scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday.