VERMILLION, S.D. – The first weekend of outdoor season for the South Dakota Track & Field program is set to get started Thursday, as the Coyotes compete at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays and the Bobcat Invitational in Austin and San Marcos, Texas this weekend.
 
ABOUT THE MEETS
The Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays run Wednesday, March 26, through Saturday, March 29 in Austin. The Coyotes don't start their weekend until Thursday. Live stats are available online and live streams will be available on the SEC Network+ Friday and Saturday.
 
The Bobcat Invitational is scheduled for Thursday through Saturday in San Marcos. Live stats are available online.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The last time a Coyote competed was at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Eerik Haamer placed ninth to earn second team all-America honors in the pole vault competition.
 
SUMMIT LEAGUE PEAK PERFORMERS
While the Coyotes haven't competed during the outdoor season yet, they earned 10 indoor Kwik Star Summit League Peak Performer of the week honors this year. 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
 
Feb. 18
Men's Field: Eerik Haamer
 
Feb. 25
Men's Field: Eerik Haamer
 
COYOTE TOP 10
While the indoor season has concluded, the Coyotes saw strong performances from a number of athletes. 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, 1^st
Mason Sindelar, 800-meters, 1:49.34, 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
Townsend Barton, heptathlon, 5,171, 3^rd
Jaden Damiano, 60-hurdles, 7.81s, 3^rd
Caleb Rivera, 3,000-meters, 8:11.16, 3^rd
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-5 ¾, 5^th
Atwood/Denker/Janzen/Kifle (DMR), 10:02.05, 5^th
Isaac Ochoa, 3,000-meters, 8:21.99, 7^th
Brandon Vander Sluis, shot put, 56-9 ¼, 7^th
Jaden Guthmiller, 60-meters, 6.81s, 8^th
Isaac Ochoa, mile, 4:09.93, 9^th
 
Women's:
Averi Schmeichel, 60-hurdles, 8.28s, 1^st 
Berkeley Engelland, 800-meters, 2:09.40, 2^nd
Schmeichel/Engelland/Thomas/Reifenrath (4x400), 3:40.46, 2^nd
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 14-6 ¾, 3^rd
Sophie Amin, 60-hurdles, 8.5s, 3^rd
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-6 ¼, 4^th
Matayah YellowMule, long jump, 19-2 ¾, 6^th
Fenske/Schmeichel/Pagel/Ecoffey (DMR), 11:54.18, 7^th
Jade Ecoffey, mile run, 4:52.56, 8^th
Matayah YellowMule, triple jump, 39-3 ¼,t-9^th
Delaney Smith, shot put, 47-6 ¼, 10^th