The Meet

South Dakota track and field has qualified four athletes for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships held March 10-11 at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Live coverage of the championship meet will be streamed on ESPN+ starting at 10:30 a.m. Friday and 12:30 p.m. Saturday. The broadcast will be re-aired twice on ESPNU, first at 5 p.m. Sunday and then at 6 p.m. Monday.
 

The Coyotes

Three pole vaulters and a high jumper make up the contingent of athletes South Dakota is sending to nationals. The Coyotes' four qualifiers are the only athletes in the Summit League to advance.
 
This marks the first time South Dakota is sending three women's pole vaulters to the NCAA Division I Championships. Sophomore Marleen Mülla enters with the nation-leading height of 14-11 (4.55m). She qualifies for her second-straight NCAA indoor meet. Mülla garnered a pair of All-America honors in the indoor and outdoor pole vault as a true freshman. Gen Hirata, a fourth-year junior, sits ninth in the field with a mark of 14-4 (4.37m). She's also a two-time All-American in the pole vault, earning both honors during the 2021 season. Cassidy Mooneyhan, a third-year sophomore, makes her debut at a national championship meet. She has the field's 15th-best mark at 14-2 (4.32m).
 
Joining the vaulters is sophomore Danii Anglin in the women's high jump. She sits 12th in the field with a personal best mark of 6-1 ¼ (1.86m) earlier this season. This marks her first indoor national meet, albeit she garnered second-team All-America at NCAAs last spring during the outdoor slate.
 

The Schedule

Friday, March 10
3 p.m. Women's Pole Vault – Marleen Mülla, Gen Hirata, Cassidy Mooneyhan (ESPN+ stream)
 
Saturday, March 11
2 p.m. Women's High Jump – Danii Anglin (ESPN+ stream)
 
All times listed are Central.
 

The Competition

South Dakota will compete against the nation's best. To qualify for this meet, athletes must have a mark that ranks in the top-16 nationally of their respective event at the conclusion of the regular season.
 

One Last Thing

All-America honors will be doled out to competitors this weekend. To garner first-team status, an athlete must finish in the top eight. Places nine through 16 garner second-team status.