The South Dakota track and field program leaves the Midwest for the final time before postseason competition this weekend as they partake in the Pacific Coast Invitational, the Bryan Clay Invitational, the Beach Invitational, and the Mt. SAC Relays.
 
MEET INFO
The Coyotes will bounce around Southern California this weekend competing in four meets over three days. Thursday, the Coyotes will be split between the Bryan Clay Invitational in Asuza and the Pacific Coast Invitational in Long Beach. The Coyotes will be at the Bryan Clay again on Friday, but will also have athletes at the Beach Invitational and the Mt. SAC Relays. Before heading back to Vermillion Saturday, the Coyotes will be at the Mt. SAC Relays and the Beach Invitational.
 
All meet schedules and live results links can be found on the track and field schedule page.
 
SUMMIT LEAGUE PEAK PERFORMERS
The Coyotes have compiled five Summit League weekly honors this spring, including three of the five athletes to earn honors this week.
 
The full list of Coyote honorees this season by week:
 
April 1
Women's Field: Lydia Knapp
Women's Track: Averi Schmeichel
 
April 15
Women's Field: Marleen Mülla
Women's Track: Averi Schmeichel
Co-Men's Field: Joe Lynch
 
CONFERENCE LEADERS
The Coyotes play host to the Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships this May. After USD's second weekend of the outdoor season, these are the Coyotes who are competing this weekend with Top 5 results in the conference this season:
 
Men's:
Joe Lynch, high jump, 7-0 ½, 1^st
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-6 ½, t-1^st   
Tre Young, pole vault, 17-6 ½, t-1^st  
4x100-relay, 41.03, 1^st
Landon Olson, high jump, 6-11 ½, 2^nd
Quincy Warren, hammer throw, 196-3, 2^nd
Tommy Nikkel, 400-meters, 48.27, 2^nd
4x400-relay, 3:18.61, 2^nd
Jaden Damiano, 400-meter hurdles, 54.1s, 3^rd  
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-4 ½, 3^rd   
Bennett Schwenn, long jump, 24-3, 4^th
Carsen Staehr, triple jump, 48-4 ¾, 4^th
Mason Sindelar, 800-meters, 1:52.16, 4^th  
Tommy Nikkel, 200-meters, 21.25w, 4^th
Wyatt Pruce, hammer throw, 179-4, 4^th
Dylan Curtis, pole vault, 16-6 ¾, 5^th
Jaden Damiano, 110-meter hurdles, 14.15w, 5^th
 
Women's:
Averi Schmeichel, 400-hurdles, 58.93, 1^st
Lydia Knapp, discus, 172-2, 1^st
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 14-11 ½, 1^st
4x400-relay, 3:47.19, 1^st
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-4, 2^nd
Averi Schmeichel, 100-hurdles, 13.73, 2^nd
Lydia Knapp, hammer throw, 214-1, 2^nd
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 13-11 ¾, 3^rd   
Maddie Olson, high jump, 5-8, 3^rd  
Danii Anglin, high jump, 5-7, 4^th
Delaney Smith, shot put, 45-9, 4^th
Gen Hirata, pole vault, 13-9 ¾, 4^th
Alexus Sindelar, 3,000-steeplechase, 11:08.25, 5^th
Bre Dunn, heptathlon, 4,445 points, 5^th
 
NCAA LEADERS
As the outdoor season gets underway, the race to make the NCAA West First Rounds begins for the Coyotes. The top 48 accepted entries from both regions will attend the NCAA First Rounds.
 
The Coyotes led the Summit League with 21 entries a season ago. Here are the list of Coyotes that currently stand inside the cutline:
 
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-4, 4.37m, No. 10
Averi Schmeichel, 400 hurdles, 58.93s, No. 26
Averi Schmeichel, 100 hurdles, 13.73s, No. 48
Bennett Schwenn, long jump, 24-3, 7.39m, No. 39
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 13-11 ¾, 4.26m, No. 17
Dylan Curtis, pole vault, 16-6 ¾, No. 45
Gen Hirata, pole vault 13-9 ¾, 4.21m, No. 21
Joe Lynch, high jump, 7-0 ½, 2.15m, No. 12
Landon Olson, high jump, 6-11 ½, 2.12m, No. 17
Lydia Knapp, hammer throw, 214-1, 65.26m, No. 10
Lydia Knapp, discus, 172-2, 52.48m, No. 30
Maddie Olson, high jump, 5-8, 1.73m, No. 45
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 14-11 ½, 4.56m, No. 3
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 5.35m, No. 13
Tre Young, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 5.35m, No. 13
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-4 ½, 5.30m, No. 20
 
Nationally speaking, a handful of Coyotes fall inside the top 50 in their respective events:
 
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-4, 4.37m, No. 14
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 13-9 ¼, 4.20m, No. 29
Gen Hirata, pole vault 13-9 ¼, 4.20m, No. 36
Joe Lynch, high jump, 7-0 ½, 2.15m, No. 20
Landon Olson, high jump, 6-11 ½, 2.12m, No. 32
Lydia Knapp, hammer throw, 214-1, 65.26, No. 16
Lydia Knapp, discus, 172-2, 52.48m, No. 48
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 14-11 ½, 4.56m, No. 3
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 5.35m, No. 22
Tre Young, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 5.35m, No. 22
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-4 ½, 5.30m, No. 30
 
COYOTE TOP 10
The following Coyotes have either improved their standing or entered the all-time top-10 at South Dakota this spring:
 
Men's:
Sindelar/Nikkel/Hensley/Rivera, DMR, 9:46.63, 1^st
Caleb Rivera, 1,500-meters, 3:47.59, 3^rd
Jaden Damiano, 110 hurdles, 14.15w, 6^th
Quincy Warren, hammer throw, 196-3, 6^th
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-6 ½, t-6^th
Tre Young, pole vault, 17-6 ½, t-6^th
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-4 ½, t-9^th
Landon Olsom, high jump. 6-11 ½, 9^th
Natnael Kifle, 5,000-meters, 14:38.00, 10^th
Thomas Nikkel, 200-meters, 21.25w, 10^th
 
Women's:
Lydia Knapp, hammer throw, 214-1, 1^st
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 14-11 ½, 2^nd
Averi Schmeichel, 400 hurdles, 58.93, 3^rd
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-4, 6^th
Maddie Olson, high jump, 5-8, t-5^th
Ecoffey/Stodden/Thomas/Fenske, DMR, 12:01.96, 6^th
Alexus Sindelar, 3,000 steeplechase, 11:08.25, 9^th
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 13-11 ¾, 9^th
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS
In the third week of the USTFCCCA Outdoor Rankings, the Coyote women's pole vault squad ranks first in the nation with their top four vaulters all ranked inside the top 40 in the country. The men's pole vault squad ranks sixth after their third week of competition.
 
In other top events for the Coyotes, the women rank 19^th in the steeplechase and 23^rd in the 400-meter hurdles.
 
The Coyote men jumped up to No. 12 in the Midwest Rankings, and the women rank No. 13 in the region. In the conference rankings the Coyote men are third and the women are fourth at the third rating checkpoint of the season.