GRAND FORKS, N.D. – South Dakota track and field set two meet records and won four events on the first day of the Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships in Grand Forks, N.D. Friday. One school record was also broken.

TOP PERFORMERS
• Alexus Sindelar was named the Women's Indoor Track and Field Scholar of the Championship Friday morning.
• Rylie Hansen had a standout day in the women's long jump, taking over the lead with a personal best 19-11 (6.07m) on her final jump to win the event. She is now 3^rd in USD indoor history in the event.
• South Dakota's first meet record of the day came in the 800-meter prelims as Ellie Thomas ran 2:07.93 to move into second in USD indoor history.
• Thomas was one of six Yotes to advance to the women's and men's 800-meter finals. On the women's side, Thomas (1. 2:07.93), Calia Chaney (2. 2:09.03), and Berkeley Engelland (4. 2:11.17) each advanced. For the men, Andrew Atwood (2. 1:51.84), Mason Sindelar (3. 1:51.98), and Tommy Hensley (8. 1:52.66) moved on.
• South Dakota's second meet record came in the distance medley relay for the men, the final event on the track Friday. The team of Tommy Hensley, Braxton Smith, Andrew Atwood, and Natnael Kifle ran a 9:53.49 to set the meet record and take gold.
• The women's DMR team of Jade Ecoffey, Claudia Werner, Berkeley Engelland, and Alexus Sindelar broke the school record in the event and placed second at the meet. Their time of 11:32.90 beat out the time set earlier this season by over half a second.
• South Dakota's first event champion was Delaney Smith in the women's weight throw, taking the crown with a toss of 65-4 ¾ (19.93m).
• The Coyote men got their first event win in the pole vault, with freshman Caelan Harland taking the top spot on the podium in 17-3 ½ (5.27m). Teammate Dylan Curtis cleared the same bar to place fourth in the event, but the PR for Curtis moves him to ninth on the USD indoor top 10. USD totaled 22 points in the pole vault.
• In multis, Bre Dunn's personal best of 3573 points placed her fifth in the pentathlon Friday, and places her 6^th on the USD indoor top 10 in the event.
• South Dakota's four combined event wins on day one lead the way for most event wins by one school at this year's championships so far.

TEAM STANDINGS
Both sides have five of 17 events tallied for team scores.

Men's
1. North Dakota State 61 points
2. South Dakota State 47
3. South Dakota 43
4. North Dakota 16
5. Oral Roberts 14
6. St. Thomas 8
7. Kansas City 3

Women's
1. North Dakota 58
2. North Dakota State 36
3. South Dakota 35
4. St. Thomas 31
5. South Dakota State 25
6. Kansas City 4
7. Omaha 3
8. Oral Roberts 2

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
South Dakota claimed four gold medals on the opening day of the Summit League Championships. USD also had 14 qualifications to Saturday's finals.
 
Men's 60-meter prelims
1. Ethan Baessler 6.77
 
Women's 60-meter prelims
4. Kali Ringstmeyer 7.52
17. Jacie Rexilius 7.72
 
Men's 60-meter hurdle prelims
1. Jaden Damiano 7.83
3. Mikael Grace 7.95
 
Women's 60-meter hurdle prelims
2. Sophie Amin 8.57
9. Kenya Harris 8.86
11. Brei Christoffer 8.96
13. Maya Tedder 9.01
14. Bre Dunn 9.07
 
Men's 200-meter prelims
9. Ethan Baessler 21.87
11. Evan Janzen 21.95
16. Mikael Grace 22.33
 
Women's 200-meter prelims
7. Kali Ringstmeyer 24.48**
18. Jacie Rexilius 25.33
 
Men's 400-meter prelims
2. Evan Janzen 48.16
3. Braxton Smith 48.39**
19. Jett Tingelhoff 52.19
 
Women's 400-meter prelims
15. Avery Winter 57.13
 
Men's 800-meter prelims
2. Andrew Atwood 1:51.84
3. Mason Sindelar 1:51.98
8. Tommy Hensley 1:52.66
 
Women's 800-meter prelims
1. Ellie Thomas 2:07.93**
2. Calia Chaney 2:09.03
4. Berkeley Engelland 2:11.17
 
Men's 3000-meters
3. Isaac Ochoa 8:19.95
 
Women's 3000-meters
7. Geneva Timmerman 9:37.89
8. Drew Beason 9:41.35
 
Men's long jump
5. Bennett Schwenn 23-7 ¼ (7.19m)
13. Carsen Staehr 22-7 ¼ (6.89m)
 
Women's long jump
1. Rylie Hansen 19-11 (6.07m)**
11. Kenya Harris 18-2 ½ (5.55m)**
12. Mae Siegel 18-1 (5.51m)
 
Men's pole vault
1. Caelan Harland 17-3 ½ (5.27m)
4. Dylan Curtis 17-3 ½ (5.27m)**
5. Beau Karst 16-9 ½ (5.12m)
6. Wyatt Stewart 16-9 ½ (5.12m)
9. Dutch Neuweiler 15-9 ¾ (4.82m)
9. Owen Spartz 15-9 ¾ (4.82m)
 
Men's weight throw
8. Quincy Warren 58-4 ¾ (17.80m)**
9. Tristan Gray 57-8 ½ (17.59m)
 
Women's weight throw
1. Delaney Smith 65-4 ¾ (19.93m)
 
Men's Distance Medley Relay
1. Hensley/Smith/Atwood/Kifle 9:53.49
 
Women's Distance Medley Relay
2. Ecoffey/Werner/Engelland/Sindelar 11:32.90***
 
Heptathlon (through 4 events)
3. Aidan Hedderman 2844 points
6. Townsend Barton 2684 points
 
Heptathlon 60-meters
4. Aidan Hedderman 7.16**
8. Townsend Barton 7.31
 
Heptathlon high jump
4. Aidan Hedderman 6-2 (1.88m)**
6. Townsend Barton. 6-0 ¾ (1.85m)
 
Heptathlon long jump
3. Aidan Hedderman 22-6 ¼ (6.86m)
4. Townsend Barton 21-4 (6.50m)
 
Heptathlon shot put
6. Townsend Barton 35-10 ¾ (10.94m)
7. Aidan Hedderman 35-10 (10.92m)
 
Pentathlon
5. Bre Dunn 3573 points**
12. Aubrey O'Hare 3279 points
 
Pentathlon 60m hurdles
6. Bre Dunn 9.04
7. Aubrey O'Hare 9.07
 
Pentathlon 800-meters
4. Bre Dunn 2:23.51**
6. Aubrey O'Hare 2:28.40**
 
Pentathlon high jump
7. Bre Dunn 5-2 ¼ (1.58m)
12. Aubrey O'Hare 4-11 ¾ (1.52m)
 
Pentathlon long jump
7. Bre Dunn 17-4 (5.28m)**
12. Aubrey O'Hare 15-8 ¼ (4.78m)
 
Pentathlon shot put
5. Bre Dunn 33-7 ½ (10.25m)
8. Aubrey O'Hare 32-8 ½ (9.97m)
 
** Personal Record
*** School Record

TOP 10 UPDATES
A total of seven Coyotes set new South Dakota Indoor Top 10 marks on Friday.
 
Women's Distance Medley Relay: Ecoffey/Werner/Engelland/Sindelar (1^st: 11:32.90)
Women's 800-meters: Ellie Thomas (2^nd: 2:07.93)
Women's Long Jump: Rylie Hansen (t-3^rd: 19-11)
Women's Pentathlon: Bre Dunn (6^th: 3573 points)
Women's 200-meters: Kali Ringstmeyer (8^th: 24.48)
Men's Pole Vault: Dylan Curtis (9^th: 17-3 ½)
Men's 400-meters: Braxton Smith (10^th: 48.39)

UP NEXT
South Dakota wraps up the Summit League Indoor Championships Saturday in Grand Forks. The men's heptathlon resumes at 9:30 a.m. and the remaining individual events resume at 11:30 a.m.
   
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