VERMILLION, S.D. – The Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships are set to return to the Lillibridge Track Complex in Vermillion this week, starting Thursday afternoon.
 
MEET INFO
The Summit League Championships will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday with the combined events (women's heptathlon, men's decathlon), along with select field and track events. Friday's action gets underway with the combined events at Noon, with individual events beginning at 2 p.m. Field events get rolling Saturday at 11 a.m., with track events starting at 1 p.m.
 
Results from the weekend's action can be found on Dakota Timing. Live streams will be available on the Summit League Network. Full Summit League Championship info can be found on the Summit League's Championship website.
 
SUMMIT LEAGUE PEAK PERFORMERS
The Coyotes have also compiled 10 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
 
April 29
Women's Track: Sara Reifenrath
 
May 6
Women's Track: Averi Schmeichel
Men's Track: Mason Sindelar
Men's Field: Tre Young
The Coyotes also earned two monthly honors this season.
 
April
Female Newcomer: Anna Willis
Male Newcomer: Caleb Rivera
 
CONFERENCE LEADERS
As the Summit League Championships arrive, these are the Coyotes with Top 5 results in the conference this season:
 
Men's:
Caleb Rivera, 1,500-meters, 3:42.31, 1^st
Mason Sindelar, 800-meters, 1:48.56, 1^st    
Tre Young, pole vault, 17-10 ½, 1^st  
Jaden Guthmiller, 100-meters, 10.47, 2^nd  
Joe Lynch, high jump, 7-0 ½, 2^nd  
Quincy Warren, hammer throw, 196-3, 2^nd
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 2^nd
4x100-relay, 40.44, 2^nd  
4x400-relay, 3:14.59, 2^nd
Carsen Staehr, triple jump, 49-1 ¾, 3^rd 
Landon Olson, high jump, 6-11 ½, 3^rd
Mason Sindelar, 1,500-meters, 3:44.21, 3^rd
Tristan Gray, shot put, 54-6-3, 3^rd   
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-4 ½, 3^rd  
Beau Karst, pole vault, 17-0 ¾, 4^th
Ethan Baessler, 100-meters, 10.51, 4^th   
Jaden Damiano, 400-meter hurdles, 53.94, 4^th  
Thomas Nikkel, 400-meters, 47.92, 4^th
Bennett schwenn, long jump, 24-3, 5^th
Caleb Rivera, 800-meters, 1:49.96, 5^th
Jaden Damiano, 110-meter hurdles, 13.82, 5^th
Mikael Grace, 400-meter hurdles, 54.04, 5^th
Thomas Nikkel, 200-meters, 21.25, 5^th
Wyatt Pruce, hammer throw, 179-4, 5^th
 
Women's:
Averi Schmeichel, 100m hurdles, 13.43, 1^st 
Averi Schmeichel, 400m hurdles, 57.98, 1^st
Lydia Knapp, discus, 180-0, 1^st
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 14-11 ½, 1^st
Sara Reifenrath, 400-meters, 52.86, 1^st
4x400-relay, 3:41.74, 1^st
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-9, 2^nd
Lydia Knapp, hammer throw, 215-4, 2^nd
Sara Reifenrath, 100-meters, 11.67, 2^nd
Berkeley Engelland, 800-meters, 2:08.65, 3^rd  
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 14-0, 3^rd  
Danii Anglin, high jump, 5-9 ¾, 3^rd
Gen Hirata, pole vault, 14-0, 3^rd  
Sara Reifenrath, 200-meters, 23.77, 3^rd
Alexus Sindelar, 3,000-steeplechase, 10:48.03, 4^th 
Delaney Smith, shot put, 45-9, 4^th
Maddie Olson, high jump, 5-8 ½, 4^th 
Matayah YellowMule, triple jump, 40-2 ¾, 4^th
4x100 relay, 46.11, 4^th
Delaney Smith, hammer throw, 188-3, 5^th
Mariah Fenske, 3,000-steeplechase, 10:53.28, 5^th
 
NCAA LEADERS
With the conference championships here, the race to make the NCAA West First Rounds is nearing the finishline 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. 8
Averi Schmeichel, 400 hurdles, 57.98, No. 23
Averi Schmeichel, 100-meter hurdles, 13.43, No. 32
Beau Karst, pole vault, 17-0 ¾, 5.20m, No. 38
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 14-0, 4.27m, No. 26
Danii Anglin, high jump, 5-9 ¾, 1.77m, No. 43
Gen Hirata, pole vault 14-0, 4.27m, No. 26
Jaden Damiano, 110-meter hurdles, 13.82, No. 46
Joe Lynch, high jump, 7-0 ½, 2.15m, No. 20
Landon Olson, high jump, 6-11 ½, 2.12m, No. 27
Lydia Knapp, hammer throw, 215-4, 65.63m, No. 14
Lydia Knapp, discus, 180-0, 54.86m, No. 21
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 14-11 ½, 4.56m, No. 5
Mason Sindelar, 800-meters, 1:48.56, No. 47
Sara Reifenrath, 400-meters, 52.86, No. 31
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 5.35m, No. 20
Tre Young, pole vault, 17-10 ½, 5.45m, No. 12
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-4 ½, 5.30m, No. 24
 
Nationally speaking, a handful of Coyotes fall inside the top 50 in their respective events:
 
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-9, 4.50m, No. 8
Averi Schmeichel, 400 hurdles, 57.98, No. 46
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 14-0, 4.27m, No. 42
Gen Hirata, pole vault 14-0, 4.27m, No. 42
Joe Lynch, high jump, 7-0 ½, 2.15m, No. 34
Lydia Knapp, hammer throw, 215-4, 65.63m, No. 20
Lydia Knapp, discus, 180-0, 54.86m, No. 36
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 14-11 ½, 4.56m, No. 5
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 5.35m, No. 34
Tre Young, pole vault, 17-9, 5.41m, No. 19
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-4 ½, 5.30m, No. 40
 
 
COYOTE TOP 10
The following Coyotes have either improved their standing or entered the all-time outdoor top-10 at South Dakota this spring:
 
Men's:
Caleb Rivera, 1,500-meters, 3:42.31, 1^st
Mason Sindelar, 800-meters, 1:48.56, 1^st  
Sindelar/Janzen/Hensley/Rivera, DMR, 9:37.21, 1^st
Mason Sindelar, 1,500-meters, 3:45.05, 3^rd
Jaden Damiano, 110 hurdles, 13.82, t-4^th
Caleb Rivera, 800-meters, 1:49.96, 5^th
Tre Young, pole vault, 17-10 ½, 5^th
Mikael Grace, 110 hurdles, 13.87, 6^th
Quincy Warren, hammer throw, 196-3, 6^th
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-6 ½, t-7^th
Damiano/Nikkel/Baessler/Guthmiller, 4x100, 40.44, 7^th
Natnael Kifle, 5,000-meters, 14:30.19, 8^th
Guthmiller/Grace/Nikkel/Atwood, SMR, 3:23.86, 8^th
Landon Olson, high jump, 6-11 ½, 9^th
Tommy Hensley, 800-meters, 1:50.87, 9^th
Thomas Nikkel, 200-meters, 21.25w, 10^th
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-4 ½, t-10^th
 
Women's:
Lydia Knapp, discus, 180-0, 1^st
Lydia Knapp, hammer throw, 215-4, 1^st
Ecoffey/Engelland/Stodden/Jirele, DMR, 11:40.66, 1^st
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 14-11 ½, 2^nd
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-9, 3^rd
Averi Schmeichel, 400 hurdles, 57.98, 3^rd
Berkeley Engelland, 800-meters, 2:08.65, 4^th  
Alexus Sindelar, 3,000 steeplechase, 10:48.03, 5^th 
Delaney Smith, hammer throw, 188-3, 5^th
Maddie Olson, high jump, 5-8 ½, 5^th
Schmeichel/Valandra/Stodden/Reifenrath, 4x400, 3:41.74, 5^th
Sara Reifenrath, 100-meters, 11.67, 6^th
Brouwer/Timmerman/Sindelar/Fenske, 4x1,600, 20:25.64, 6^th
Geneva Timmerman, 5,000-meters, 16:54.07, 7^th
Amin/Schmeichel/Valandra/ Reifenrath, 4x100, 46.11, 7^th
Abrielle Jirele, 5,000-meters, 16:56.31, 8^th
Mariah Fenske, 3,000 steeplechase, 10:53. 28, 8^th
Matayah YellowMule, triple jump, 40-2 ¾, 8^th
Sydney Stodden, 800-meters, 2:10.22, 8^th
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 14-0, 9^th
Jade Ecoffey, 3,000 steeplechase, 10:56.21, 9^th
Sydney Stodden, 400-meters, 55.53, 10^th
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS
In the fifth week of the USTFCCCA Outdoor Rankings, the Coyote women's pole vault squad ranks second in the nation with their top four vaulters all ranked inside the top 50 in the country. The men's pole vault squad ranks sixth.
 
In other top events for the Coyotes, the women rank 21^st in the 400-meter hurdles, 22^nd in the steeplechase, and 25^th in the high jump.
 
South Dakota women come into the Summit League Championships ranked No. 11 in the Midwest Rankings, the top Summit League team in the region. The Coyote men remain at No. 14 in the Midwest Rankings. In the Summit League ratings, the Coyote women rank second and the men third.