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Erin Kinney competes in the 60-meters
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PREVIEW: Coyotes take on Tyson Invitational, SDSU Classic this weekend

02.13.2025

The South Dakota Track and Field is splitting up this week, sending athletes down to the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. and up to the SDSU Classic in Brookings.
 
TYSON INVITATIONAL INFO
The Coyotes are heading to the Tyson Invitational Friday and Saturday. Action starts 1 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Randal Tyson Track Complex in Fayetteville.
 
Live timing is available on flashresults.com. Live stream is available through SEC Network Plus, starting at 4 p.m. Friday and Noon Saturday.
 
SDSU CLASSIC INFO
South Dakota is also traveling to the SDSU Classic Friday and Saturday in Brookings. Action begins at 4 p.m. Friday afternoon and Noon on Saturday.
 
Live results is provided by Dakota Timing. Fans can also watch live on the Summit League Network powered by Midco Sports Plus.
 
SUMMIT LEAGUE PEAK PERFORMERS
The Coyotes have compiled eight Summit League weekly honors so far this winter. The full list of Coyote honorees this season by week:
 
Dec. 10
Men's Field: Landon Olson
 
Jan. 21
Men's Field: Landon Olson
Women's Track: Erin Kinney
Women's Field: Cassidy Mooneyhan
 
Jan. 28
Co-Women's Field: Anna Willis
 
Feb. 4
Men's Track: Caleb Rivera
Men's Field: Spencer Buley
Women's Track: Sara Reifenrath
 
CONFERENCE LEADERS
With two weeks until the Summit League Indoor Championships, these are the Coyotes with Top 3 results in the conference this season:
 
Men's:
Caleb Rivera, mile, 4:03.01, 1st
Eerik Haamer, pole vault, 17-7 ¼ (5.37m), 1st
Landon Olson, high jump, 7-2 ½ (2.20m), 1st
Mason Sindelar, 800-meters, 1:49.34, 1st
Joe Lynch, high jump, 6-10 ¾ (2.10m), 2nd
Mason Sindelar, mile, 4:03.07, 2nd
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-5 ¾ (5.33m), 2nd
Townsend Barton, heptathlon, 4,849 points, 2nd
Brandon Vander Sluis, shot put, 56-9 ¼, 3rd
Ethan Baessler, 60-meters, 6.73s, 3rd
Jaden Damiano, 60-meter hurdles, 7.91, 3rd
4x400-relay, 3:18.89, 3rd
 
Women's:
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 14-6 ¾, 1st  
Danii Anglin, high jump, 5-8 ½, t-1st
Erin Kinney, 60-meters, 7.27s, 1st
Erin Kinney, 200-meters, 23.89s, 1st
Maddie Olson, high jump, 5-8 ½, t-1st
Sara Reifenrath, 400-meters, 54.35, 1st
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-6 ¼, 2nd  
Sara Reifenrath, 200-meters, 24.01, 2nd
4x400-relay, 3:44.86, 2nd
Lydia Knapp, weight throw, 65-5 ½, 3rd  
 
NCAA LEADERS
At the end of the regular season, athletes who rank inside the top 16 nationally qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships, held in Virginia Beach, Va. On March 14-15. Here are the Coyotes who rank inside the Top 25 in their respective events this season:
 
Landon Olson, high jump, 7-2 ½, 2.20m, No. 9
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 14-6 ¾, 4.44m, No. 12
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-6 ¼, 4.43m, No. 13
Erin Kinney, 60-meters, 7.27s, No. 20
 
COYOTE TOP 10
The following Coyotes have either improved their standing or entered the all-time top-10 at South Dakota this winter:
 
Men's:
Caleb Rivera, mile, 4:03.01, 1st
Mason Sindelar, 800-meters, 1:49.34, 1st
Ethan Baessler, 60-meters, 6.73s, t-2nd
Landon Olson, high jump, 7-2 ½, 2nd
Mason Sindelar, mile, 4:03.07, 2nd
Caleb Rivera, 3,000-meters, 8:15.42, 3rd
Jaden Damiano, 60-hurdles, 7.91s, 4th
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-5 ¾, 5th
Isaac Ochoa, 3,000-meters, 8:22.66, 6th
Brandon Vander Sluis, shot put, 56-9 ¼, 7th
Isaac Ochoa, mile, 4:09.93, 9th
 
Women's:
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 14-6 ¾, 3rd
Sophie Amin, 60-hurdles, 8.52, 3rd
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-6 ¼, 4th
Engelland/Schmeichel/Stodden/Reifenrath, 4x400 relay, 3:44.86
Matayah YellowMule, long jump, 19-2 ½, t-6th
Schmeichel/Reifenrath/Stodden/Davis, 4x400 relay, 3:46.34, t-7th
Matayah YellowMule, triple jump, 39-3 ¼,t-9th
Delaney Smith, shot put, 47-6 ¼, 10th
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS
In week two of the USTFCCCA Rankings, the Coyote men climb one spot to rank No. 11 in the Midwest Region and rank third in the Summit League.
 
The Coyote women rank higher than any Summit League team in the Midwest Rankings, coming in 11th this week. In the conference ratings, South Dakota sits third in the Summit League.
 
In the event rankings, the South Dakota women sit fourth in the pole vault while the Coyote men rank seventh in the NCAA in the same event.
 
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