COLLEGE STATION, Texas – South Dakota track and field's 19 individuals, totaling 22 entries, are ready to take on the NCAA West First Rounds in College Station, Texas running Wednesday through Saturday.
 
MEET INFO
The NCAA West First Rounds take the top 48 accepted entries in individual events and the top 24 relays from the region. The top 12 finishers in individual events from the West First Round will head to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon in June.
 
The men's events run Wednesday and Friday at the home of Texas A&M, with the women's events competing Thursday and Saturday. Action will be available to watch on ESPN+ starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Live results can be found on Flash Results.
 
WHO MADE IT?
South Dakota is sending 19 athletes to the NCAA West First Rounds, highlighted by nine pole vaulters. This is the eighth-straight meet South Dakota has qualified 19 or more entries to the NCAA West. The Coyotes account for 22 of the Summit League's 59 entries into the West First Rounds. Here's who is competing in College Station this weekend, with their seed time and ranking entering this week's competition:
 
Men (9 entries)
Beau Karst, pole vault, 17-4 ½, 5.30m, 32^nd
Jaden Damiano, 110-meter hurdles, 13.66, 36^th
Joe Lynch, high jump, 7-0 ½, 2.15m, 20^th
Landon Olson, high jump, 6-11 ½, 2.12m, 31^st
Mason Sindelar, 800-meters, 1:48.56, 44^th
Mikael Grace, 110-meter hurdles, 13.50, 16^th
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-8 ½, 5.40m, 21^st
Tre Young, pole vault, 18-0 ½, 5.50m, 11^th
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-4 ½, 5.30m, 34^th
 
Women (13)
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-10, 4.52m, 6^th
Averi Schmeichel, 400-meter hurdles, 57.88, 24^th
Averi Schmeichel, 100-meter hurdles, 13.38, 30^th
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 14-4, 4.37m, 19^th
Danii Anglin, high jump, 5-9 ¾, 1.77m, 44^th
Delaney Smith, hammer, 191-5, 58.34m, 39^th
Eliza Aitken, pole vault, 13-10, 4.22m, 33^rd
Gen Hirata, pole vault, 14-4, 4.37m, 18^th
Lydia Knapp, hammer, 215-4, 65.63m, 15^th
Lydia Knapp, discus, 180-0, 54.86m, 22^nd
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 15-0, 4.57m, 4^th
Sara Reifenrath, 200-meters, 23.12, 23^rd
Sara Reifenrath, 400-meters, 52.86, 30^th
 
COYOTE SCHEDULE
The Coyotes' schedule for the weekend is as follows. Quarterfinal races take the top 24 competitors from the first rounds ran Wednesday or Thursday:
 
Wednesday
5:30 p.m.: Men's Pole Vault Semifinal (Buley, Karst, Stewart, Young)
6 p.m.: Men's 110-Meter Hurdles First Round (Damiano, Grace)
7:50 p.m.: Men's 800-Meters First Round (Sindelar)
 
Thursday
10 a.m.: Women's Hammer Throw First Round (Knapp, Smith)
5:30 p.m.: Women's Pole Vault Semifinal (Aitken, Hirata, Mooneyhan, Mülla, Willis)
6 p.m.: Women's 100-Meter Hurdles First Round (Schmeichel)
7:25 p.m.: Women's 400-Meters First Round (Reifenrath)
8:20 p.m.: Women's 400-Meter Hurdles First Round (Schmeichel)
8:45 p.m.: Women's 200-Meters First Round (Reifenrath)
 
Friday
3:30 p.m.: Men's High Jump Semifinal (Lynch, Olson)
6:15 p.m.: Men's 110-Meter Hurdles Quarterfinal* (Damiano, Grace)
7:05 p.m.: Men's 800-Meters Quarterfinal* (Sindelar)
 
Saturday
1 p.m.: Women's Discus First Round (Knapp)
3:30 p.m.: Women's High Jump Semifinal (Anglin)
6:15 p.m.: Women's 100-Meter Hurdles Quarterfinal* (Schmeichel)
6:50 p.m.: Women's 400-Meters Quarterfinal* (Reifenrath)
7:25 p.m.: Women's 400-Meter Hurdles Quarterfinal* (Schmeichel)
7:50 p.m.: Women's 200-Meters Quarterfinal* (Reifenrath)