South Dakota track and field is sending athletes to two meets Friday, with a majority of athletes competing at the Nebraska Tune-Up in Lincoln, while a handful of runners will head to Brookings for the SDSU Last Chance.
 
MEET INFORMATION
The Nebraska Tune-Up starts at 12:25 p.m. with the hurdle races in the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The weight throw competition is the first field event, scheduled for 1:45 p.m.. The final event is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. Friday. Live results can be found on PrimeTime Timing. Live streams are provided on Huskers.com.
 
The SDSU Last Chance meet was a late addition to the USD schedule, and starts at 3:30 p.m. in field events and 4 p.m. on the track. Dakota Timing will provide live results. Live Streams will be available on the Summit League Network powered by Midco Sports Plus.
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS
South Dakota women's track and field has entered the Top 25, ranking 23^rd in the latest national rankings. The Coyote men are 79^th in the national rankings this week. The Coyote women are the top ranked Summit League team, and the Coyote men are the second ranked Summit League team in the national rankings.
 
Both the Coyote men and women rank inside the top 10 in the Midwest Region, with the men standing ninth and the women 10^th in the latest regional rankings. Both squads are the lone Summit League squads to be in the top 10 in the region.
 
In the event squad rankings, South Dakota's both South Dakota has five event groups inside the Top 30 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 13^th in the NCAA. The men's 60 hurdles are 30^th in the country. USD's women's triple jumpers are 16^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 (16^th), women's 800m (46^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, 13^th
Landon Olson, high jump, 7-1, 2.16m, 25^th
Brandon Vander Sluis, shot put, 60-10 ½, 18.55m, 29^th
Caelan Harland, pole vault, 17-7, 5.36m, 35^th
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 5.35m, 36^th   
 
Women's
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 15-1, 4.60m, 2^nd  
Anna Willis, pole vault, 15-1, 4.60m, 2^nd  
Delaney Smith, weight throw, 68-4 ½, 20.84m, 25^th  
Distance Medley Relay (Chaney, Engelland, Thomas, Sindelar), 11:33.59, 47^th  
 
SUMMIT LEAGUE PEAK PERFORMERS
For the second straight week and third in the last four, Anna Willis has earned Summit League Peak Performer honors. Her now school record 15-1 in the pole vault to win the Tyson Invitational is the top height in the Summit League and second in the NCAA.
 
South Dakota has earned seven weekly honors this season, three by Willis. 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
 
Feb. 17
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
 
400-meters:
3. Evan Janzen 48.12
t-5. Braxton Smith 48.47
 
800-meters:
1. Mason Sindelar 1:48.62
4. Tommy Hensley 1:51.34
 
3,000-meters:
5. Isaac Ochoa 8:13.19
 
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-4. Beau Karst 17-0 ¾ (5.20m)
 
Long Jump:
t-2. Bennett Schwenn 23-6 ¼ (7.17m)
 
Triple Jump:
5. Carsen Staehr 48-2 (14.68m)
 
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 7.50
 
800-meters:
1. Berkeley Engelland 2:08.12
2. Calia Chaney 2:08.96
 
Mile:
2. Geneva Timmerman 4:47.54
3. Calia Chaney 4:49.51
 
3000-meters:
2. Geneva Timmerman 9:23.76
 
60-meter hurdles:
3. Sophie Amin 8.51
 
High Jump:
1. Maddie Olson 5-9 ¾ (1.77m)
 
Pole Vault:
1. Marleen Mülla 15-1 (4.60m)
2. Anna Willis 15-1 (4.60m)
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:
1. Matayah YellowMule 40-9 ¾ (12.44m)
3. Kenya Harris 39-11 ¼ (12.17m)
 
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
Mason Sindelar, 800-meters, 1:48.62
Sindelar/Atwood/Hensley/Ochoa, Distance Medley Relay, 9:47.64, 1^st
Ethan Baessler, 60-meters, 6.70, 2^nd
Brandon Vander Sluis, shot put, 60-10 ½, 3^rd
Townsend Barton, heptathlon, 5190 points, 3^rd
Isaac Ochoa, mile, 4:06.18, 4^th
Isaac Ochoa, 3000-meters, 8:13.19, 4^th
Mikael Grace, 60m hurdles, 7.86, 5^th
Tristan Gray, shot put, 59-2 ¾, 5^th
Caelan Harland, pole vault, 17-7, 5^th
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 6^th
Evan Janzen, 400-meters, 48.12, 7^th
Tommy Hensley, 800-meters, 1:51.34, 7^th
Andrew Atwood, 800-meters, 1:51.71, 8^th
Natnael Kifle, 3000-meters, 8:22.14, 8^th
Braxton Smith, 400-meters, 48.47, 10^th
 
Women's
Geneva Timmerman, 3,000-meters, 9:23.76, 1^st
Anna Willis, pole vault, 15-1, t-1^st
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 15-1, t-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, 7.50, 2^nd
Calia Chaney, 800-meters, 2:08.96, 3^rd
Geneva Timmerman, mile, 4:47.54, 3^rd
Matayah YellowMule, triple jump, 40-9 ¾, 3^rd
Matayah YellowMule, long jump, 19-8, 4^th
Maddie Olson, high jump, 5-9 ¾, 4^th
Calia Chaney, mile, 4:49.51, 5^th
Drew Beason, mile, 4:51.44, 6^th
Kenya Harris, 60m hurdles, 8.72, 6^th
Kenya Harris, triple jump, 39-11 ¼, 7^th
Alexus Sindelar, mile, 4:51.94, 7^th
Drew Beason, 3,000-meters, 9:43.09, 8^th
Ellie Thomas, 800-meters, 2:11.46, 8^th
Berkeley Engelland, 400-meters, 56.14, 9^th
Kali Ringstmeyer, 200-meters, 24.65, t-9^th
Rylie Hansen, long jump, 19-1 ¼, 9^th
Jacie Rexilius, 60-meters, 7.69, 10^th
   
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