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Hawkeye Invitational track and field meet at the University of Iowa Recreation Building on Jan. 15, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Darren Miller)
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Track and Field Jason Cowley, USD Sports Information

Jirele breaks school mile record; Pulse sets two meet records

SEATTLE, Wash. – A school record run plus a pair of meet records highlighted South Dakota track and field efforts in three meets across three states on Saturday.
 
For the second straight day, third-year sophomore Abrielle Jirele broke a school record at the Husky Classic in Seattle, Washington, while classmate Jacy Pulse set two meet records during the SDSU Indoor held at Sanford Jackrabbit Complex.
 
Jirele shaved seven seconds off her previous personal best and clocked 4:44.47 in the mile while teammate Ella Byers also clocked seven seconds faster than her previous personal best in the very same race, clocking 4:46.05, a time that was also under the school record 4:48.80 set by Katie Wetzstein in 2016.
 
Pulse, meanwhile, set meet records in the 200 and 400 while winning both races in Brookings, clocking 24.19 and 54.52, respectively. Her 24.19 clocking is a personal best and moved her up to third all-time.
 
Ethan Heitman, a sophomore, also came away with a win from the SDSU Indoor, clearing a season best 6-9.25 (2.06m).
 
The Coyotes added six more personal bests from the SDSU Indoor in Brookings on Saturday paced by runner-up finishes from Brandon Vander Sluis, Mark Daley and Averi Schmeichel.
 
Vander Sluis, a freshman, tossed the shot put 53-3.75 (16.25m) while classmate Daley sped to a 21.58 clocking in the 200, good for seventh all-time. Schmeichel posted a personal best 8.60 in the 60-meter hurdle prelims.
 
Anna Robinson clocked a personal best 55.25 in the 400 and finished third while
 
Dylan Kautz also posted a runner-up performance, with his season best 6.76 in the 60-meter dash.
 
Sammy Neil, who placed seventh in the 60-meter dash, clocked a personal best 7.71 seconds in the prelims and is now 10th all-time.
 
Ardell Inlay was right behind Daley in the 200 timed in a personal best 21.63 for third while Kautz was fourth in 21.66. Inlay's time good for eighth on the all-time chart.
 
Kenzie Campbell was third in the weight throw with a toss of 61-9 (18.82m), Hugo Morvan placed third in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.10 and Matayah Yellowmule was third in the triple jump at 37-5.75.
 
Action in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the Tyson Invitational saw personal bests recorded by Madison Jochum and Spencer Buley.
 
Jochum clocked 2:11.03 in the women's 800 and is now fifth all-time while Buley improved his personal best in the pole vault to 16-9.5 (5.12m).
 
Buley finished third while school record holder in the women's high jump Danii Anglin was fifth in a talented field, clearing 5-10.5 (1.79m).
 
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Danii Anglin

Danii Anglin

Jumps
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Sophomore
Spencer Buley

Spencer Buley

Pole Vault
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Sophomore
Ella Byers

Ella Byers

Distance
Junior
Junior
Kenzie Campbell

Kenzie Campbell

Throws
Sophomore
Sophomore
Ethan Heitman

Ethan Heitman

Jumps
Junior
Sophomore
Ardell Inlay

Ardell Inlay

Sprints
Junior
Junior
Abrielle Jirele

Abrielle Jirele

Distance
Junior
Sophomore
Madison Jochum

Madison Jochum

Middle Distance
Junior
Junior
Dylan Kautz

Dylan Kautz

Sprints
Junior
Junior
Hugo Morvan

Hugo Morvan

Hurdles
Junior
Junior
Jacy Pulse

Jacy Pulse

Hurdles
Junior
Sophomore
Anna Robinson

Anna Robinson

Sprints
Sophomore
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Danii Anglin

Danii Anglin

Sophomore
Sophomore
Jumps
Spencer Buley

Spencer Buley

Sophomore
Sophomore
Pole Vault
Ella Byers

Ella Byers

Junior
Junior
Distance
Kenzie Campbell

Kenzie Campbell

Sophomore
Sophomore
Throws
Ethan Heitman

Ethan Heitman

Junior
Sophomore
Jumps
Ardell Inlay

Ardell Inlay

Junior
Junior
Sprints
Abrielle Jirele

Abrielle Jirele

Junior
Sophomore
Distance
Madison Jochum

Madison Jochum

Junior
Junior
Middle Distance
Dylan Kautz

Dylan Kautz

Junior
Junior
Sprints
Hugo Morvan

Hugo Morvan

Junior
Junior
Hurdles
Jacy Pulse

Jacy Pulse

Junior
Sophomore
Hurdles
Anna Robinson

Anna Robinson

Sophomore
Sophomore
Sprints