VERMILLION, S.D.—South Dakota director of track and field/cross country Lucky Huber is pleased to announce the addition of Sammy Neil, Isaiah J. Richards, Alexus Sindelar and Reese Young-Oestmann to the track and field program.
 
Sammy Neil | Jumps/Sprints | St. Andrew, Jamaica | Excelsior HS | Criminal Justice
 
A transfer from the University of Mary, Sammy Neil joins the Coyotes with three seasons of eligibility remaining. Neil was an All-American long jumper last season, placing seventh at the NCAA Division II Championships with a leap of 19-8 ¼ (6.00m). She garnered USTFCCCA all-region honors for the Mauraders. As a prep athlete, she held personal bests of 18-8 ½ (5.70m) in the long jump and 12.04 seconds for 100 meters. Neil plans to major in criminal justice at South Dakota.
 
Isaiah J. Richards | Sprints | Beresford, S.D. | Beresford HS | Business
 
A sprinter from Beresford, South Dakota, Isaiah J. Richards was a three-time placewinner at the South Dakota Track & Field Championships. He qualified for the state meet in four different relays for Beresford High School as a junior. Richards also played football, basketball and baseball for the Watchdogs. He graduated with Beresford's single-game record for receiving yards along with the second-most yards in a single season. He earned all-state honors in 2021 and all-Big East Conference honors in back-to-back years as a junior and senior. He also was a member of Beresford's three-straight state titles from 2018 to 2020. Richards plans to major in business at South Dakota.
 
Alexus Sindelar | Distance | Pierce, Neb. | Pierce HS | Kinesiology & Sport Management
 
A state champion cross country runner from Pierce, Nebraska, Alexus Sindelar won four-straight medals at the Nebraska Cross Country Championships from 2018-21. She captured the state title as a junior to go along with a bronze from her freshman season. The younger sister of current Coyote cross country runner Mason Sindelar, she owns personal bests of 5:21.44 for 1,600 meters, 11:47.21 for 3,200 meters and 19:18 for 5,000 meters on the cross country course. She owns Pierce's school record for the 1,600 meters and ranks third all-time for 3,200 meters. Sindelar brought home three medals from the 2022 Nebraska Track & Field Championships, finishing runner-up in the 1,600 meters, third in the 4x800-meter relay and fifth in the 3,200 meters. Off the track, she also participated in basketball and dance. She also garnered academic all-state honors three times a piece in cross country and track & field. An honor roll student and member of the National Honor Society, Sindelar plans to major in kinesiology and sport management at USD.
 
Reese Young-Oestmann | Distance | Omaha, Neb. | Westside HS
 
A distance runner out of Omaha, Nebraska, Reese Young-Oestmann medaled at the 2021 Nebraska Cross Country Championships her senior season with a 15th-place finish. She was a four-time qualifier for the state cross country meet and a three-time state qualifier for track and field. Oestmann ran a leg of Westside's runner-up 4x800-meter relay at the 2022 Nebraska Track & Field Championships. She punched her ticket to the state track meet all three years in the 3,200 meters and twice in the 1,600 meters. She owns personal bests of 5:19 for 1,600 meters, 11:22 for 3,200 meters and 19:23 for 5,000 meters on the cross country course. She garnered academic all-state and academic all-Metro Conference honors.