NEW ORLEANS—South Dakota's track and field programs were recognized by the U.S. Track and Field & Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). In addition, 23 Coyotes were recognized as USTFCCCA All-Academic individuals.
The USD women's track and field team boasts a 3.63 cumulative team grade-point average, which is 28th nationally. This marks the 11th consecutive year that USD's posted a GPA in the top-30 on the women's side. The Coyote men's track and field team carries a 3.33 cumulative team GPA.
Both teams have earned USTFCCCA All-Academic recognition every year since 2011. To be recognized as a USTFCCCA All-Academic team, a program must carry a combined cumulative grade-point average above 3.00.
Twenty-three Coyotes, 15 and eight men also earned USTFCCCA All-Academic individual honors on the track, a prestigious award requiring a student-athlete to carry a cumulative GPA above 3.25 and meet stringent athletic standards. Student-athletes must either compete at any round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships or be ranked nationally in the top-96 of an individual event during the indoor season. Multi-event athletes must rank in the top-48 of their region for the outdoor season.
USTFCCCA All-Academic Individuals
Kenzie Campbell, Pre-Nursing, weight throw (i)
Meredith Clark, Finance, shot put (i), hammer throw (o), shot put (o), discus (o)
Alayna Falak, Accounting, pole vault (i)
Jaidyn Garrett, Kinesiology & Sport Management, pole vault (i), pole vault (o)
Carly Haring, Medical Biology, high jump (i)
Gen Hirata, Media & Journalism, pole vault (i), pole vault (o)
Landon Kemp, Sport Marketing & Media, pole vault (i)
Erin Kinney, Kinesiology & Sport Management, 60 meters (i), 200 meters (i), 100 meters (o), 200 meters (o), 4x100m relay (o)
Lydia Knapp, Medical Biology, weight throw (i), hammer throw (o), discus (o)
Deidra Marrison, Health Sciences, pole vault (i), pole vault (o)
Cassidy Mooneyhan, Psychology, pole vault (i), pole vault (o)
Marleen Mülla, Art, pole vault (i), pole vault (o)
Jacy Pulse, Nursing, 400 meters (i), 400-meter hurdles (o), 4x100m relay (o)
Anna Robinson, Pre-Nursing, 4x100m relay (o)
Delaney Smith, Kinesiology & Sport Management, weight throw (i)
Spencer Buley, Sport Marketing & Media, pole vault (i)
Marshall Faurot, Kinesiology & Sport Management, pole vault (i), pole vault (o)
Eerik Haamer, Neuroscience, pole vault (i), pole vault (o)
Dylan Kautz, Accounting, 60 meters (i)
Wyatt Lubarski, Business Administration, heptathlon (i)
Joe Lynch, Accounting, high jump (i), high jump (o)
Hugo Morvan, Computer Science, 60-meter hurdles (i), 110-meter hurdles (o)
Landon Olson, Pre-Business, high jump (i), high jump (o)
