VERMILLION, S.D. – Mason Sindelar set the indoor 800-meter school record earlier this year, but he out-shined that performance with a new school and facility record in the 800-meters Saturday at the Lillibridge Track Complex.
 
Sindelar, a redshirt-junior from Pierce, Neb., ran 1:48.56 in the 800 Saturday to win the event and move into the Summit League lead in the event. The previous record was held by Andrew Neugebauer, who ran 1:48.85 in 2001. He also broke the Lillibridge Track Complex record of 1:49.12, previously held by North Dakota State runner Jacob Rodin set in 2022. Sindelar new leads the Summit League and sits at No. 35 in the NCAA West Region.
 
Sindelar's running mate Caleb Rivera also had a personal best in the 800-meters, running 1:49.96 to place third. Tommy Hensley was not far behind the top two Coyotes, running 1:50.87 to place fifth. Rivera is the fifth Coyote to run under 1:50.0 in the 800, and Hensley is now ninth in Coyote history in the event.
 
Alyssa Gerth started action Saturday morning in the women's 10,000-meters. Gerth ran 37:39.94, a personal best in the event. Berkeley Engelland ran a personal best 2:08.65 to win the 800-meters Saturday. Ellie Thomas came in third with a time of 2:11.02. Engelland now ranks fourth on the Coyote Top 10.
 
Distance runners were not the only ones to take advantage of the sunny, calm day in Vermillion. Mikael Grace and Jaden Damiano ran 13.88 and 13.92 respectively to place first and third in the 110-meter hurdles. Both times are non-wind aided personal bests that rank fifth and sixth in USD history.
 
USD also took first and third in the women's 100-meter hurdles, with Averi Schmeichel running 13.74 to win and Sophie Amin 14.17 for third. In the men's 100-meters, Ethan Baessler ran 10.51 and Jaden Guthmiller 10.62 to place second and third.
 
Sara Reifenrath completed the sweep of the 200- and 400-meters Saturday, running 23.77 in the 200 and a season's best 52.86 in the 400. Reifenrath now ranks 53^rd in the NCAA and 23^rd in the West Region in the 400.
 
Tommy Nikkel took second in the men's 200-meters with a time of 21.47 and fourth in the 400 at 47.92. South Dakota also had a season's best in the men's 4x100 relays, clocking a time of 40.44. That time sits seventh on the USD Top 10 list. The women's 4x100 took third in 46.32. The men's 4x400 relay took the top spot in a time of 3:15.0 and the women's 4x400 won their race in 3:48.9.
 
The men's pole vault competition highlighted a strong day in the field for the Coyotes. Tre Young set a new personal best at 17-10 ½ (5.45m) to win the event. Young leads the Summit League, ranks No. 10 in the NCAA West and No. 17 in all of Division I. He is fifth on the USD top 10 list. Eerik Haamer, competing unattached, and Wyatt Stewart cleared 17-0 ¾ (5.20m) to round out the top three.
 
Delaney Smith highlighted women's field events with an 188-2 (57.37m) in the hammer throw to set a new personal best and win the event. Kenzie Gray, competing unattached, took third at 186-3 (56.77m).
 
Matayah YellowMule set a personal best in the triple jump, placing third with a jump of 40-2 ¾ (12.26m), climbing to eighth on the USD Top 10 list. Bennett Schwenn took second in the long jump with a mark of 24-1 ¾ (7.36m), with Landon Olson placing fifth at 22-11 ¾ (7.00m). Carsen Staehr took second in the men's triple jump at 48-9 (14.86m).
 
The Coyotes have one last meet prior to the Summit League Championships, competing at the USD Twilight Friday, May 9 at the Lillibridge Track Complex.