The Meet

South Dakota travels to the 2023 Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships held May 11-13 at the Terrence Dahl and Donna Beres Track Complex in Fargo, North Dakota.

The Coyotes

South Dakota was picked as the preseason favorites for both the men's and women's titles. The Coyote women, ranked 32nd nationally by the U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association, enter the weekend on the hunt for the fourth-straight championship after sweeping last year's indoor and outdoor championships and picking up another title indoors this year. USD swept the men's and women's indoor Summit titles, a program first, back in February inside the DakotaDome. If the Coyotes were to go 4-for-4 on the year, they would join North Dakota State and Southern Utah as the only schools to accomplish such a feat in Summit League history.
 

The League Leaders

A Coyote leads the Summit League in 12 events entering the championship meet.
 
Men's 100m: Dylan Kautz, 10.44 seconds
Women's 100m: Erin Kinney, 11.28 seconds
Women's 400m Hurdles: Jacy Pulse, 56.79 seconds
Women's 3,000m Steeplechase: Helen Gould, 10:45.44
Men's 4x100m Relay: Ardell Inlay, Ken-Mark Minkovski, Mark Daley, Dylan Kautz, 40.17 seconds
Women's 4x100m Relay: Sammy Neil, Jacy Pulse, Anna Robinson, Erin Kinney, 44.63 seconds
Women's High Jump: Danii Anglin, 5-11 ½ (1.82m)
Men's Pole Vault: Marshall Faurot, 17-7 ¼ (5.37m)
Women's Pole Vault: Marleen Mülla, 14-8 ¾ (4.49m)
Women's Shot Put: Meredith Clark, 52-0 (15.85m)
Women's Discus: Meredith Clark, 169-9 (51.51m)
Women's Hammer Throw: Lydia Knapp, 206-4 (62.90m)

The Defending Champions

Men's 100m: Dylan Kautz, 10.50 seconds
Women's 400m Hurdles: Jacy Pulse, 59.58 seconds
Women's 3,000m Steeplechase: Helen Gould, 10:45.11
Men's 4x100m Relay: 40.02 seconds
Women's 4x100m Relay: 44.99 seconds
Women's 4x400m Relay: 3:43.65
Men's High Jump: Jack Durst, 6-9 ¾
Women's High Jump: Danii Anglin, 5-10 ½
Women's Pole Vault: Jaidyn Garrett, 13-3 ¾
 

Up Next

Select Coyotes will continue on in the postseason with the NCAA West Preliminary set for May 24-27 in Sacramento, California. To qualify, an athlete must conclude this weekend ranked in the top-48 of their respective event in the West region.