South Dakota track and field is set to compete in a pair of regional meets this week, sending athletes to the Mount Marty Twilight in Yankton, S.D. Wednesday evening and to the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa Thursday through Saturday.
 
MEET INFO
The Mount Marty Twilight is scheduled to start with field events at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Track events get rolling at 4 p.m. in Yankton. All of the results can be found on Dakota Timing.
 
The Drake Relays get underway Wednesday, but the Coyotes won't hit the blue oval until Thursday. Action will run through Saturday. A majority of the weekend's action can be watched on Runnerspace.com with two-hours of coverage on CBS Sports Network Saturday afternoon. Live results will also be available here.
 
SUMMIT LEAGUE PEAK PERFORMERS
The Coyotes have compiled six Summit League weekly honors this spring.
 
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
 
April 22
Men's Field: Tre Young
 
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
Tre Young, pole vault, 17-9, 1^st  
Caleb Rivera, 1,500-meters, 3:43.65, 2^nd
Landon Olson, high jump, 6-11 ½, t-2^nd
Mason Sindelar, 800-meters, 1:49.60, 2^nd
Quincy Warren, hammer throw, 196-3, 2^nd
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 2^nd    
4x100-relay, 41.03, 2^nd
Jaden Damiano, 110-meter hurdles, 13.97, 3^rd
Jaden Damiano, 400-meter hurdles, 54.00, 3^rd  
Thomas Nikkel, 400-meters, 48.27, 3^rd
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-4 ½, 3^rd   
4x400-relay, 3:18.61, 3^rd
Bennett Schwenn, long jump, 24-3, 4^th
Mikael Grace, 110-meter hurdles, 14.00, 4^th
Thomas Nikkel, 200-meters, 21.25w, 4^th
Tristan Gray, shot put, 54-1 ¾, 4^th
Wyatt Pruce, hammer throw, 179-4, 4^th
Beau Karst, pole vault, 16-8 ¼, t-5^th
Carsen Staehr, triple jump, 48-4 ¾, 5^th
Jaden Guthmiller, 100-meters, 10.60, 5^th
Mason Sindelar, 1,500-meters, 3:45.05, 5^th  
 
Women's:
Averi Schmeichel, 100-hurdles, 13.43w, 1^st
Averi Schmeichel, 400-hurdles, 58.10, 1^st
Lydia Knapp, discus, 180-0, 1^st
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 14-11 ½, 1^st
Sara Reifenrath, 400-meters, 53.49, 1^st
4x400-relay, 3:41.74, 1^st
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-9, 2^nd
Danii Anglin, high jump, 5-9 ¾, 2^nd  
Lydia Knapp, hammer throw, 215-4, 2^nd
Sydney Stodden, 800-meters, 2:10.22, 2^nd
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 13-11 ¾, 3^rd   
Alexus Sindelar, 3,000-steeplechase, 10:48.03, 4^th
Berkeley Engelland, 800-meters, 2:10.44, 4^th
Delaney Smith, shot put, 45-9, 4^th
Gen Hirata, pole vault, 13-9 ¾, 4^th
Maddie Olson, high jump, 5-8, 4^th
Sara Reifenrath, 200-meters, 24.17, 4^th
Bre Dunn, heptathlon, 4,445 points, 5^th
Mariah Fenske, 3,000-steeplechase, 10:53.28, 5^th
 
NCAA LEADERS
As the outdoor season nears the midpoint, the race to make the NCAA West First Rounds continues 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, 14-9, 4.50m, No. 4
Averi Schmeichel, 400 hurdles, 58.10s, No. 19
Averi Schmeichel, 100 hurdles, 13.43s, No. 26
Beau Karst, pole vault, 16-8 ¼, 5.09m, No. 46
Bennett Schwenn, long jump, 24-3, 7.39m, No. 48
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 13-11 ¾, 4.26m, No. 21
Danii Anglin, high jump, 5-9 ¾, 1.77m, No. 30
Eliza Aitken, pole vault, 13-3 ½, 4.05m, No. 48
Gen Hirata, pole vault, 13-9 ¾, 4.21m, No. 23
Jaden Damiano, 110-meter hurdles, 13.97s, No. 46
Joe Lynch, high jump, 7-0 ½, 2.15m, No. 15
Landon Olson, high jump, 6-11 ½, 2.12m, No. 22
Lydia Knapp, hammer throw, 215-4, 65.63m, No. 11
Lydia Knapp, discus, 180-0, 54.86m, No. 17
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 14-11 ½, 4.56m, No. 3
Sara Reifenrath, 400-meters, 53.49s, No. 36
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 5.35m, No. 17
Tre Young, pole vault, 17-9, 5.41m, No. 10
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-4 ½, 5.30m, No. 22
 
Nationally speaking, a handful of Coyotes fall inside the top 50 in their respective events:
 
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-9, 4.50m, No. 4
Averi Schmeichel, 400-meter hurdles, 58.10, No. 40
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 13-9 ¼, 4.20m, No. 33
Danii Anglin, high jump, 5-9 ¾, 1.77m, No. 46
Gen Hirata, pole vault 13-9 ¼, 4.20m, No. 38
Joe Lynch, high jump, 7-0 ½, 2.15m, No. 24
Landon Olson, high jump, 6-11 ½, 2.12m, No. 40
Lydia Knapp, hammer throw, 215-4, 65.63, No. 16
Lydia Knapp, discus, 180-0, 54.86m, No. 30
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 14-11 ½, 4.56m, No. 3
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 5.35m, No. 27
Tre Young, pole vault, 17-9, 5.41m, No. 17
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-4 ½, 5.30m, No. 34
 
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, 3:43.65, 2^nd  
Mason Sindelar, 800-meters, 1:49.60, 3^rd
Mason Sindelar, 1,500-meters, 3:45.05, 3^rd
Tre Young, pole vault, 17-9, 5^th
Jaden Damiano, 110 hurdles, 13.97, 6^th
Quincy Warren, hammer throw, 196-3, 6^th
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-6 ½, t-7^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
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-4 ½, t-10^th
 
Women's:
Lydia Knapp, hammer throw, 215-4, 1^st
Lydia Knapp, discus, 180-0, 1^st
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 14-11 ½, 2^nd
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-9, 3^rd
Averi Schmeichel, 400 hurdles, 58.93, 3^rd
Alexus Sindelar, 3,000 steeplechase, 10:48.03, 5^th
Maddie Olson, high jump, 5-8, t-5^th
Schmeichel/Valandra/Stodden/Reifenrath, 4x400 relay, 3:41.74, 5^th
Ecoffey/Stodden/Thomas/Fenske, DMR, 12:01.96, 6^th
Abrielle Jirele, 5,000-meters, 16:56.31, 7^th
Sydney Stodden, 800-meters, 2:10.22, 7^th
Mariah Fenske, 3,000 steeplechase, 10:53.28, 8^th
Berkeley Engelland, 800-meters, 2:10.44, 9^th
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 13-11 ¾, 9^th
Geneva Timmerman, 5,000-meters, 17:06.15, 9^th
Jade Ecoffey, 3,000 steeplechase, 10:56.66, 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 fourth week of competition.
 
In other top events for the Coyotes, the women rank 18^th in the steeplechase and 23^rd in the 400-meter hurdles.
 
The South Dakota women jumped to No. 11 in the Midwest Rankings this week, becoming the top ranked Summit League team in the region. The Coyote men are No. 14 in the Midwest Rankings. In the conference rankings the Coyote men are third and the women are fourth at the fourth rating checkpoint of the season.