IOWA CITY, Iowa—South Dakota freshmen Marleen Mülla and Eerik Haamer vaulted into the top-10 of the national rankings with pole vault event titles at the Hawkeye Invitational held Saturday at the University of Iowa's Indoor Track Facility. The Coyote women captured five of USD's six event titles at the Hawkeye Invitational.
 
Mülla cleared a personal best of 14-1 ¾ (4.31m) to win the women's pole vault competition. The height ranks seventh in the nation this season and ranks fifth all-time in USD indoor history. She led a Coyote squad to a sweep of the top-five spots in the field. Second-year freshman Cassidy Mooneyhan vaulted a personal best of 13-5 ¼ (4.10m) for runner-up, while second-year freshman Jaidyn Garrett, third-year sophomore Gen Hirata and fifth-year junior Landon Kemp tied for third place without any misses up to 12-5 ½ (3.80m).
 
Haamer moved to 10th in the nation with a winning height of 17-6 ½ (5.35m). The height broke the Hawkeye Invitational meet record. Third-year sophomore Marshall Faurot and second-year freshman Tre Young took third and fourth, respectively, in the men's field. Faurot vaulted 17-0 ¾ (5.20m) and Young cleared 16-0 ¾ (4.90m).
 
Third-year sophomore Brithton Senior faced tough competition in the elite 60-meter hurdle race. He clocked 7.81 seconds for the 10th-fastest time in the NCAA this season. He was fifth in the race, finishing as the second collegian behind Iowa's Grant Conway. The race was his season opener and first competition since March of last year.
 
Freshman Danii Anglin cleared 5-8 ¾ (1.75m) to win the women's high jump. It tied her height from the season opener at South Dakota State last month.
 
Second-year freshman Erin Kinney closed at the tape to win the 60 meters in 7.58 seconds. The clocking was just one-hundredth of a second off her personal best. She also finished eighth in the 200 meters with a time of 25.07 seconds.
 
At a longer distance, second-year freshman Abrielle Jirele won the mile in 4:56.76 to open her indoor season. The time is a second shy of her personal best.
 
Fifth-year senior Holly Gerberding added a title the long jump with a mark of 19-0 ½ (5.80m).
 
Freshman Anna Robinson finished runner-up in the 200 meters in 24.74 seconds.
 
Robinson anchored the women's 4x400-meter relay to a third-place finish in 3:49.62. She was joined on the carry by fellow freshman Moe Bridgen, Gerberding and third-year sophomore Madison Jochum.
 
Third-year sophomore Meredith Clark placed third in the shot put with a distance of 48-11 ¾ (14.93m).
 
Fifth-year senior Alli Wroblewski clocked 2:18.83 for fourth in the 800 meters.
 
Second-year freshman Jacob Jenkins added a fourth-place finish in the triple jump, leaping 48-0 ½ (14.64m).
 
In the unseeded 3,000-meter races, third-year sophomore Charlie Babcock was the first across the line in the men's race with a time of 8:36.48. Second-year freshman Renee Thompson finished runner-up in the women's race with a time of 10:41.58 and third-year sophomore Haley Miller took fourth.
 
South Dakota returns to action next Saturday at the Jim Emmerich Invitational in Brookings, S.D.