BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota men's and women's track and field came away with nine victories on the opening day of the South Dakota State Holiday Invite held Friday inside the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex.
 
The Coyote women captured five individual events as well as the 4x400-meter relay on the opening day while the men's team won three individual races. Two school records were established and three new marks inside the Coyote top 10 charts also came out of the season opening indoor track and field meet.
 
Danii Anglin, a sophomore, leaped her way to a school record in the high jump with a clearance of 6-1.25 to win the competition. Anglin, who had a previous personal best in college of 5-10.75 from last spring, cleared the height on her second attempt, just like she had done with a 6-0 clearance.
 
Erin Kinney, a third-year sophomore, won the 60-meter dash and in the process lowered her school record to 7.39 seconds, while also setting the meet record.
 
Jacy Pulse, Marleen Mülla and Lauren Meyer were also individual winners for the Coyotes while the foursome of Caelyn Valandra-Prue, Pulse, Sara Reifenrath and Anna Robinson won the 4x400 in 3:47.18, the 10^th fastest indoor 4x4 time in school history.
 
Pulse, a third-year sophomore, won the 200 in 24.98, matching her collegiate best clocking.
 
Mulla, a sophomore, led a 1-5 finish in the pole vault with a winning effort of 13-11.75 while Meyer, a third-year sophomore, won the triple jump with a best of 38-10.25, a new collegiate indoor best, and good for 10^th all-time.
 
On the men's side, Dylan Kautz, Mark Daley and Marshall Faurot came away with individual victories on day one.
 
Kautz, a fourth-year junior, sped to a 6.85 clocking to win the 60-meter dash while Daley, a freshman, clocked 21.78 to win the 200 and move into the Coyote Top 10 all-time charts at tied for eighth. Faurot, a fourth-year junior, won the men's pole vault with a clearance of 16-8.75 on his first attempt.
 
Runner-up performances on the women's side came from Cassidy Mooneyhan in the pole vault (12-11.5), Lydia Knapp in the weight throw (58-8.5), Sammy Niel in the 60-dash (7.80), Averi Schmeichel in the 60 hurdles (8.68), Hannah Young in the 400 (59.68), Madison Jochum in the 800 (2:21.60) and Valandra-Prue in the 200 (25.27).
 
The men's team received runner-up finishes from Jayden Green in the triple jump (45-9.25), Landon Olson in the high jump (6-10.75) and Ken-Mark Minkovski in the 60-dash (6.88).
 
Kenzie Campbell was the third Coyote to move into the top 10 all-time charts when she posted a throw of 57-7.75 in the women's weight throw competition. That mark is 10^th all-time in school indoor history.
 
The second day on Saturday has a limited amount of events as the men finish up the Heptathlon and both and men and women compete in the discus throw, which begins at 11 a.m. with the women and the men to follow.