The Meet

South Dakota track and field travels to Wichita, Kansas, for the K.T. Woodman Classic hosted by Wichita State from Wednesday through Saturday. Multi-event competitions take place Wednesday and Thursday, with open competition scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
 

The Coyotes

South Dakota rolls into the third week of the outdoor season already. After starting the season in Texas and a warm spring day for the USD Early Bird on Saturday, the Coyotes have benefited from good weather early on in this season's slate. The Coyotes have tallied 21 updates to the Coyote Top 10 through the first two weekends of the outdoor season, including the women's 4x100-meter school record. Freshman Marleen Mülla and fourth-year junior Jessie Sullivan claimed the TicketSmarter Summit Field Athlete of the Week honors following the home meet with a pair of league-leading marks. Mülla ranks sixth nationally in the pole vault (14-5 ½), while Sullivan has the 29th-best mark nationally in the discus (186-1).
 

The League Leaders

South Dakota leads the Summit League in 10 different events this outdoor season.
 
Women's 100m: Erin Kinney, 11.83 seconds
Men's 110m Hurdles: Brithton Senior, 14.23 seconds
Women's 400m Hurdles: Moe Bridgen, 1:00.48
Women's 3,000m Steeplechase: Helen Gould, 10:55.71
Women's 4x100m Relay: Erin Kinnney, Jacy Pulse, Anna Robinson, Sara Reifenrath, 45.85 seconds
Women's 4x400m Relay: Anna Robinson, Moe Bridgen, Jacy Pulse, Sara Reifenrath, 3:41.16
Women's High Jump: Danii Anglin, 5-10 (1.78m)
Men's Pole Vault: Marshall Faurot and Eerik Haamer, 17-6 ½ (5.35m)
Women's Pole Vault: Marleen Mülla, 14-5 ½ (4.41m)
Men's Discus: Jessie Sullivan, 186-1 (56.71m)
 

The Competition

South Dakota will be joined in the field by host Wichita State, Northern Iowa, Omaha, Creighton, Allen CC, Benedictine (Kan.), Bethel, Butler CC, Central Oklahoma, Cloud County CC, Colby CC, Colorado College, Cowley College, CSU-Pueblo, Emporia State, Fort Hays State, Fort Scott CC, Friends, Garden City CC, Hutchinson CC, Indian Hills CC, Iowa Western CC, Kansas Wesleyan, Langston, Lindenwood, McPherson, Missouri Western, Nebraska-Kearney, Oklahoma Baptist, Oklahoma Christian, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Wesleyan, Pratt CC, Southern Nazarene, St. Mary (Kan.), Tabor, Washburn.
 

One Last Thing

This will be South Dakota's first time competing at the K.T. Woodman Classic. USD was scheduled to compete at the meet in 2020, but the outdoor season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.