South Dakota track and field is sending athletes to two meets this weekend, the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. and the SDSU Classic in Brookings, S.D. Friday and Saturday.
 
MEET INFORMATION
For the Tyson Invitational Friday and Saturday, South Dakota will have a handful athletes competing against some of the premier athletes in the country. The meet is being streamed on SEC Network Plus and live results are provided by Flash Timing. A final meet schedule will be announced prior to competition Friday.
 
South Dakota will also send athletes up Interstate 29 to Brookings for the SDSU Classic Friday and Saturday. Action begins at 3 p.m. Friday and at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Live streams will be available on the Summit League Network powered by Midco Sports Plus. Live Results are provided by Dakota Timing.
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS
The third national, regional, and position group rankings of the season were released Tuesday, with the South Dakota women ranking climbing eight spots to 31^st in the third national ranking of the season. The Coyote men climbed one spot to No. 75. Both Coyote squads are the top nationally ranked team in the Summit League.
 
The Coyote men have entered the top 10 in the Midwest Regional Rankings, now at No. 9. USD is the top ranked Summit League school in the region. South Dakota's women are now 11^th in the Midwest, jumping NDSU to be the top ranked Summit League school in the region.
 
In the event squad rankings, South Dakota's both South Dakota has five event groups inside the Top 25 in the NCAA, highlighted by the pole vault squads who are 2^nd (women) and 7^th (men) respectively.
 
The Coyote men's shot put squad ranks 12^th in the NCAA. The men's 60 hurdles are 25^th in the country. USD's women's triple jumpers are 17^th.
 
South Dakota is the top ranked Summit League school in five events: women's pole vault (2^nd), men's pole vault (7^th), women's triple jump (17^th), women's 800m (31^st), women's 3000m (67^th).
 
NCAA LEADERS
The NCAA Indoor Championships will be held in Fayetteville, Arkansas on March 13-14. The Top 16 in every event qualify for the championships. Here are the Coyotes who are in the top 50 of their events in the NCAA so far this season.
 
Men's
Distance Medley Relay (Sindelar, Atwood, Hensley, Ochoa), 9:47.64, 12^th
Landon Olson, high jump, 7-1, 2.16m, 21^st
Brandon Vander Sluis, shot put, 60-10 ½, 18.55m, 28^th
Caelan Harland, pole vault, 17-7, 5.36m, 34^th
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 5.35m, 35^th
Tristan Gray, shot put, 59-2 ¾, 18.05m, 45^th 
 
Women's
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 14-11, 4.55m, 3^rd
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-8 ¼, 4.48m, 7^th
Delaney Smith, weight throw, 68-4 ½, 20.84m, 21^st
Distance Medley Relay (Chaney, Engelland, Thomas, Sindelar), 11:33.59, 32^nd
 
SUMMIT LEAGUE PEAK PERFORMERS
Three Coyotes received Summit League weekly honors this week. Landon Olson cleared 7-1 in the high jump to claim the men's field honor, Berkeley Engelland ran the top 800-meter time in the Summit League this season at 2:08.12 for the women's track honor, and Anna Willis cleared 14-8 ¼ in the pole vault for her second women's field honor this season.
 
After three honors this week, South Dakota has earned six weekly honors this season. The full list of Coyote honorees this season by week:

January 20
Women's Field: Marleen Mülla
 
January 27
Women's Field: Anna Willis
 
February 3
Women's Field: Marleen Mülla

Feb. 10
Men's Field: Landon Olson
Women's Track: Berkeley Engelland
Women's Field: Anna Willis
 
CONFERENCE LEADERS
The Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships are a month away, scheduled for February 27 and 28 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Here are the Coyotes who ran inside the top five in their events in the Summit League so far this season.
 
Men's
60-meters:
2. Ethan Baessler 6.70
 
800-meters:
3. Mason Sindelar 1:50.09
 
60-meter hurdles:
1. Mikael Grace 7.86
2. Jaden Damiano 7.87
 
High Jump:
2. Landon Olson 7-1 (2.16m)
 
Pole Vault:
1. Caelan Harland 17-7 (5.36m)
2. Wyatt Stewart 17-6 ½ (5.35m)
t-5. Beau Karst 16-6 ¾ (5.05m)
t-5. Dylan Curtis 16-6 ¾ (5.05m)
 
Long Jump:
t-2. Bennett Schwenn 23-6 ¼ (7.17m)
 
Triple Jump:
4. Carsen Staehr 48-2 (14.68m)
5. Andrew Cartier 47-10 (14.58m)
 
Shot Put:
1. Brandon Vander Sluis 60-10 ½ (18.55m)
2. Tristan Gray 59-2 ¾ (18.05m) 
 
Heptathlon
3. Townsend Barton 5190 points
 
Women's
60-meters:
5. Kali Ringstmeyer 7.53
 
800-meters:
1. Berkeley Engelland 2:08.12
2. Calia Chaney 2:08.96
 
Mile:
2. Geneva Timmerman 4:48.78
3. Calia Chaney 4:49.51
 
3000-meters:
1. Geneva Timmerman 9:23.76
2. Drew Beason 9:43.18
 
60-meter hurdles:
4. Sophie Amin 8.58
 
High Jump:
1. Maddie Olson 5-9 ¾ (1.77m)
 
Pole Vault:
1. Marleen Mülla 14-11 (4.55m)
2. Anna Willis 14-8 ¼ (4.48m)
3. Rylie Hansen 13-4 ½ (4.08m)
 
Long Jump:
1. Matayah YellowMule 19-8 (5.99m)
5. Rylie Hansen 19-1 ¼ (5.82m)
 
Triple Jump:
3. Kenya Harris 39-4 (11.99m)
 
Weight Throw:
1. Delaney Smith 68-4 ½ (20.84m)
 
COYOTE TOP 10
The following Coyotes have either improved their standing or entered the all-time indoor top 10 at South Dakota this winter.
 
Men's
Sindelar/Atwood/Hensley/Ochoa, Distance Medley Relay, 9:47.64, 1^st
Ethan Baessler, 60-meters, 6.70, 2^nd
Townsend Barton, heptathlon, 5190 points, 3^rd
Brandon Vander Sluis, shot put, 60-10 ½, 3^rd
Tristan Gray, shot put, 59-2 ¾, 5^th
Caelan Harland, pole vault, 17-7, 5^th
Mikael Grace, 60m hurdles, 7.86, 5^th
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 6^th
Andrew Atwood, 800-meters, 1:51.71, 7^th
Isaac Ochoa, 3000-meters, 8:20.22, 7^th
Natnael Kifle, 3000-meters, 8:22.14, 8^th
 
Women's
Geneva Timmerman, 3,000-meters, 9:23.76, 1^st
Chaney/Engelland/Thomas/Sindelar, Distance Medley Relay, 11:33.59, 1^st
Berkeley Engelland, 800-meters, 2:08.12, 2^nd
Delaney Smith, weight throw, 68-4 ½, 2^nd
Kali Ringstmeyer, 60-meters, 7.53, 2^nd
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-8 ¼, 3^rd
Calia Chaney, 800-meters, 2:08.96, 3^rd
Geneva Timmerman, mile, 4:48.78, 3^rd
Maddie Olson, high jump, 5-9 ¾, 4^th
Matayah YellowMule, long jump, 19-8, 4^th
Calia Chaney, mile, 4:49.51, 5^th
Alexus Sindelar, mile, 4:51.94, 6^th
Kenya Harris, 60m hurdles, 8.72, 6^th
Drew Beason, 3,000-meters, 9:43.18, 8^th
Ellie Thomas, 800-meters, 2:11.46, 8^th
Kenya Harris, triple jump, 39-4, 8^th
Berkeley Engelland, 400-meters, 56.14, 9^th
Rylie Hansen, long jump, 19-1 ¼, 9^th
Jacie Rexilius, 60-meters, 7.69, 10^th
   
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