VERMILLION, S.D. – In the final week before the Summit League Championships, South Dakota is set to compete in the USD Twilight and the Cyclone Twilight this weekend.
 
MEET INFO
The USD Twilight is set to begin at 2:30 p.m. Friday with the women's pole vault, men's javelin throw, and the men's and women's long jump competitions. On the track, things get rolling with the women's 4x100 at 3 p.m.
 
All the results for the USD Twilight can be found on Dakota Timing. There will also be a live stream available on the Summit League Network.
 
A few South Dakota athletes are headed to Ames, Iowa for the Cyclone Twilight. Field events begin at 3 p.m. and track events at 6 p.m. Live results are available on Primetime Timing.
 
SUMMIT LEAGUE PEAK PERFORMERS
Two Coyotes earned Kwik Star Summit League Peak Newcomer of the Month for the month of April. Anna Willis, in her first outdoor season at the collegiate level, set the bar high, clearing 14-9 in the women's pole vault to win the competition at the Mt. SAC Relays, the highest clearance for a freshman in the NCAA this spring. She was the top collegiate finisher at the Drake Relays and ranks No. 2 in the Summit League and No. 8 in the NCAA this spring.
 
On the men's side, Caleb Rivera joined the Coyotes as a grad transfer, and has been putting his name all over the Coyote Top 10 lists this spring. Rivera has ran 3:43.65 in the 1,500-meters (No. 2 in USD history), and was a part of the School Record distance medley relay that ran 9:37.21 at the Drake Relays. Sindelar won the Drake Relays 1,500-meters. His 1,500-meter time ranks No. 2 in the Summit League this spring.
 
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
 
CONFERENCE LEADERS
The Coyotes play host to the Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships this May. These are the Coyotes with Top 5 results in the conference this season:
 
Men's:
Jaden Damiano, 110-meter hurdles, 13.75w*, 1^st
Joe Lynch, high jump, 7-0 ½, 1^st
Mason Sindelar, 800-meters, 1:48.56, 1^st    
Tre Young, pole vault, 17-10 ½, 1^st  
4x100-relay, 40.44, 1^st  
Caleb Rivera, 1,500-meters, 3:43.65, 2^nd
Landon Olson, high jump, 6-11 ½, 2^nd
Quincy Warren, hammer throw, 196-3, 2^nd
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 2^nd
4x400-relay, 3:14.59, 2^nd
Carsen Staehr, triple jump, 49-1 ¾, 3^rd 
Mason Sindelar, 1,500-meters, 3:44.21, 3^rd
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-4 ½, 3^rd  
Caleb Rivera, 800-meters, 1:49.96, 4^th
Jaden Damiano, 400-meter hurdles, 53.94, 4^th  
Jaden Guthmiller, 100-meters, 10.47, 4^th
Tommy Nikkel, 400-meters, 47.92, 4^th
Ethan Baessler, 100-meters, 10.49, 5^th  
Beau Karst, pole vault, 16-8 ¼, 5^th
Mikael Grace, 110-meter hurdles, 13.88, 5^th
Mikael Grace, 400-meter hurdles, 54.04, 5^th
Tristan Gray, shot put, 54-1 ¾, 5^th  
Wyatt Pruce, hammer throw, 179-4, 5^th
 
Women's:
Averi Schmeichel, 100m hurdles, 13.38w*, 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, 200-meters, 23.47w*, 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
Berkeley Engelland, 800-meters, 2:08.65, 3^rd  
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 13-11 ¾, 3^rd  
Danii Anglin, high jump, 5-9 ¾, 3^rd
Delaney Smith, hammer throw, 188-3, 3^rd
Alexus Sindelar, 3,000-steeplechase, 10:48.03, 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 
Matayah YellowMule, triple jump, 40-2 ¾, 4^th
4x100 relay, 46.11, 4^th
Mariah Fenske, 3,000-steeplechase, 10:53.28, 5^th
 
w*- Wind reading over 4.0 m/s, not eligible for Coyote Top 10 or NCAA qualifying.
 
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, 14-9, 4.50m, No. 8
Averi Schmeichel, 400 hurdles, 57.98, No. 22
Averi Schmeichel, 100 hurdles, 13.43, No. 31
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 13-11 ¾, 4.26m, No. 25
Danii Anglin, high jump, 5-9 ¾, 1.77m, No. 42
Delaney Smith, hammer throw, 188-3, 57.37m, No. 47
Gen Hirata, pole vault 13-9 ¾, 4.21m, No. 29
Joe Lynch, high jump, 7-0 ½, 2.15m, No. 19
Landon Olson, high jump, 6-11 ½, 2.12m, No. 24
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. 41
Mikael Grace, 110-meter hurdles, 13.88, No. 46
Sara Reifenrath, 400-meters, 52.86, No. 29
Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 5.35m, No. 19
Tre Young, pole vault, 17-10 ½, 5.45m, No. 11
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-4 ½, 5.30m, No. 23
 
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. 45
Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 13-11 ¾, 4.26m, No. 42
Gen Hirata, pole vault 13-9 ¼, 4.20m, No. 48
Joe Lynch, high jump, 7-0 ½, 2.15m, No. 31
Landon Olson, high jump, 6-11 ½, 2.12m, No. 49
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. 32
Tre Young, pole vault, 17-9, 5.41m, No. 18
 
 
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:
Mason Sindelar, 800-meters, 1:48.56, 1^st  
Sindelar/Janzen/Hensley/Rivera, DMR, 9:37.21, 1^st
Caleb Rivera, 1,500-meters, 3:43.65, 2^nd
Mason Sindelar, 1,500-meters, 3:45.05, 3^rd
Caleb Rivera, 800-meters, 1:49.96, 5^th
Mikael Grace, 110 hurdles, 13.88, 5^th
Tre Young, pole vault, 17-10 ½, 5^th
Jaden Damiano, 110 hurdles, 13.92, 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 Olsom, 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, t-5^th
Schmeichel/Valandra/Stodden/Reifenrath, 4x400, 3:41.74, 5^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, 13-11 ¾, 9^th
Jade Ecoffey, 3,000 steeplechase, 10:56.21, 9^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 23^rd in the steeplechase.
 
South Dakota women crack the top 10 in the Midwest rankings, coming in at No. 10, the top Summit League team in the region. The Coyote men remain at No. 13 in the Midwest Rankings. In the Summit League ratings, both South Dakota squads sit in third.