LINCOLN, Neb. – The Coyotes are headed back to Lincoln for a second time in three weekends as they take on the field at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational Friday and Saturday.
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HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Live results of the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational can be found on Delta Timing's website. Competition starts Friday with combined events at 11:30 a.m., followed by field events at 3 p.m. and running events at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, combined events begin at 10 a.m., followed by running events at 11 a.m. and field events at noon.
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Live video is available on Nebraska's website, huskers.com.
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SUMMIT LEAGUE PEAK PERFORMERS
Three Coyotes earned Kwik Star Summit League Peak Performer honors this week:
Caleb Rivera (Men's Track),
Spencer Buley (Men's Field), and
Sara Reifenrath (Women's Track).
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Rivera set the school record in the mile and placed second in the 1,000-meters last weekend. Buley set a new personal best in the pole vault (17-5 ¾) which places him fifth in the Coyote record books and second in the conference this winter. Reifenrath won the 400-meters, took fifth in the 200-meters, and ran on the 4x400 relay team that tied for seventh in Coyote history.
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The full list of Coyote honorees this season:
Dec. 10
Men's Field:
Landon Olson
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Jan. 21
Men's Field:
Landon Olson
Women's Track:
Erin Kinney
Women's Field:
Cassidy Mooneyhan
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Jan. 28
Co-Women's Field:
Anna Willis
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Feb. 4
Men's Track:
Caleb Rivera
Men's Field:
Spencer Buley
Women's Track:
Sara Reifenrath
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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:
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Landon Olson, high jump, 7-2 ½, 2.20m, No. 5
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 14-6 ¾, 4.44m, No. 10
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-4 ¾, 4.39m, No. 15
Erin Kinney, 60-meters, 7.27s, No. 19
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COYOTE TOP 10
The following Coyotes have either improved their standing or entered the all-time top-10 at South Dakota this winter:
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Men's:
Caleb Rivera, mile, 4:03.01, 1
st
Ethan Baessler, 60-meters, 6.73s, t-2
nd
Landon Olson, high jump, 7-2 ½, 2
nd
Mason Sindelar, mile, 4:03.07, 2
nd
Jaden Damiano, 60-hurdles, 7.91s, 4
th
Mason Sindelar, 800-meters, 1:51.25, 5
th
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-5 ¾, 5
th
Isaac Ochoa, 3,000-meters, 8:22.66, 6
th
Brandon Vander Sluis, shot put, 56-7 ½, 7
th
Isaac Ochoa, mile, 4:09.93, 9
th
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Women's:
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 14-6 ¾, 3
rd
Sophie Amin, 60-hurdles, 8.52, 3
rd
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-4 ½, 5
th
Matayah YellowMule, long jump, 19-2 ½, t-6
th
Schmeichel/Reifenrath/Stodden/Davis, 4x400 relay, 3:46.34, t-7
th
Matayah YellowMule, triple jump, 39-3 ¼,t-9
th
Delaney Smith, shot put, 47-6 ¼, 10
th
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NATIONAL RANKINGS
In week two of the USTFCCCA Rankings, the Coyote men are the top ranked Summit League program in the conference ratings index, and rank No. 12 in the Midwest Region. The Coyotes passed North Dakota State for the top spot this week.
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The Coyote women rank higher than any Summit League team in the Midwest Rankings, coming in 10
th this week. In the conference ratings, South Dakota is up one spot to second.
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In the event rankings, the South Dakota women sit third in the pole vault behind Virginia Tech and Kansas. The Coyote men rank sixth in the NCAA in the pole vault event.