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Track and Field Britni Smith, USD Sports Information

Coyotes capture six events at K.T. Woodman Classic

WICHITA, Kan.—South Dakota captured six event titles Saturday at Cessna Stadium on the final day of the K.T. Woodman Classic.
 
Sophomore Eerik Haamer moved to seventh in the nation in the men's pole vault with a winning jump of 18-0 ½ (5.50m). Sophomore Tre Young placed third in 17-0 ¾ (5.20m), third-year sophomore Marshall Faurot took fourth and freshman Spencer Buley was eighth.
 
Third-year sophomore Lydia Knapp became the second Coyote woman to launch the hammer past 200 feet on Saturday. She was victorious in the hammer throw with a personal best of 203-3 (61.95m) for the second-best mark in USD history. It also ranks 31st in the nation this spring. Classmate Meredith Clark and freshman Kenzie Campbell were third and fourth in the competition, respectively, with a pair of personal best throws. Clark moved to seventh in USD history with her mark of 176-11 (53.93m). Campbell posted a mark of 171-1 (52.15m). The Coyotes racked up five spots in the top-10 of the event with freshman Delaney Smith taking eighth and fourth-year sophomore Kasey Jensen finishing ninth.
 
Following last week's collegiate best performance, freshman Moe Bridgen clocked a flat minute in the 400-meter hurdles for the second-straight week. She won the event in 1:00.97. Sophomore Jacy Pulse finished runner-up in 1:02.13. Fifth-year senior Holly Gerberding and freshman Averi Schmeichel took fifth and sixth, respectively.
 
Bridgen led off the Coyotes' winning 4x400-meter relay, which recorded a time of 3:43.10 to cap off the night. Bridgen was joined on the relay by sophomore Sara Reifenrath, Pulse, and freshman Anna Robinson.
 
Freshman Danii Anglin captured first place in the high jump with a clearance of 5-9 ¼ (1.76m). Third-year sophomore Carly Haring took fourth place.
 
Sophomore Cassidy Mooneyhan was victorious in the pole vault with a clearance of 13-4 ¼ (4.07m). Fourth-year junior Deidra Marrison cleared 13-0 ¼ (3.97m) for third place in the field. Sophomore Jaidyn Garrett and fifth-year junior Landon Kemp finished seventh and eighth, respectively.
 
Knapp was also the top collegian in the discus, albeit finishing runner-up overall with a throw of 153-2 (46.70m). Fourth-year junior Josephine Starner was fourth and Clark was eighth.
 
Clark added a personal best throw in the shot put, placing second with a toss of 47-10 (14.58m). The mark moves her to sixth in USD program history. Starner took third in 46-0 (14.02m), Jensen was eighth and Knapp was 10th.
 
Fourth-year junior Jessie Sullivan added a trio of third-place finishes in the men's throws. He launched the discus 179-9 (54.78m), the hammer 199-10 (60.90m) and the shot put 55-5 ½ (16.90m). Freshman Tristan Gray took fourth in the shot put with an outdoor-best mark of 54-11 ½ (16.75m), which ranks eighth in USD history. Fifth-year senior Matt Slagus was fourth in the hammer and eighth in the discus, while fourth-year junior Kaden Elder took 10th in the hammer.
 
Reifenrath was the third collegian in a pair of open sprinting events. She took third overall in the 200 meters with a wind-legal time of 24.17 seconds. She was also the third collegian, fourth overall, in the 400 meters with a time of 55.67 seconds. Robinson took fourth in the 200 meters in 24.31 seconds, which moves her to seventh in USD program history.
 
Schmeichel clocked a wind-aided 14.09 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles to lead a pack of Coyotes in that event. She was fourth, Bridgen took fifth, third-year sophomore Kylie Larson was seventh and Gerberding was 10th.
 
Third-year sophomore Hugo Morvan notched a wind-aided 14.32 seconds for fourth place in the men's 110 hurdles. Young added a 10th-place finish in the hurdles to his pole vault performance.
 
Following yesterday's 1,500-meter races, four Coyotes placed in the top-10 of the Saturday 800-meter races. Sophomore Abrielle Jirele finished fifth, third-year sophomore Ella Byers sixth, and third-year sophomore Helen Gould ninth. Freshman Mason Sindelar was fifth on the men's side.
 
Fourth-year junior Jack Durst and third-year sophomore Ethan Heitman took fifth and sixth, respectively, in the men's high jump competition after clearing 6-6 (1.98m).
 
Sophomore Erin Kinney clocked 11.65 seconds for sixth place in the 100 meters. It was a wind-aided (+5.8) mark, otherwise the time would have moved her to third in USD history. Third-year sophomore Dylan Kautz clocked 10.39 seconds in the men's 100 meters.
 
Redshirt-freshman Lauren Meyer finished seventh in the long jump and freshman Jayden Green took eighth in the triple jump.
 
The Coyotes return to action in California next week split amongst a handful of meets in the Los Angeles area.
 
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Ella Byers

Ella Byers

Distance
Sophomore
Sophomore
Meredith Clark

Meredith Clark

Throws
Sophomore
Sophomore
Jack Durst

Jack Durst

Jumps
Junior
Junior
Kaden Elder

Kaden Elder

Throws
Junior
Junior
Marshall Faurot

Marshall Faurot

Jumps
Sophomore
Sophomore
Jaidyn Garrett

Jaidyn Garrett

Pole Vault
Freshman
Freshman
Holly Gerberding

Holly Gerberding

Hurdles/Multis
Fifth Year
Senior
Helen Gould

Helen Gould

Distance
Sophomore
Sophomore
Eerik Haamer

Eerik Haamer

Pole Vault
Sophomore
Freshman
Carly Haring

Carly Haring

Jumps
Sophomore
Sophomore
Ethan Heitman

Ethan Heitman

Jumps
Sophomore
Redshirt Freshman
Kasey Jensen

Kasey Jensen

Throws
Sophomore
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ella Byers

Ella Byers

Sophomore
Sophomore
Distance
Meredith Clark

Meredith Clark

Sophomore
Sophomore
Throws
Jack Durst

Jack Durst

Junior
Junior
Jumps
Kaden Elder

Kaden Elder

Junior
Junior
Throws
Marshall Faurot

Marshall Faurot

Sophomore
Sophomore
Jumps
Jaidyn Garrett

Jaidyn Garrett

Freshman
Freshman
Pole Vault
Holly Gerberding

Holly Gerberding

Fifth Year
Senior
Hurdles/Multis
Helen Gould

Helen Gould

Sophomore
Sophomore
Distance
Eerik Haamer

Eerik Haamer

Sophomore
Freshman
Pole Vault
Carly Haring

Carly Haring

Sophomore
Sophomore
Jumps
Ethan Heitman

Ethan Heitman

Sophomore
Redshirt Freshman
Jumps
Kasey Jensen

Kasey Jensen

Sophomore
Sophomore
Throws