LINCOLN, Neb. – South Dakota track and field is headed to Lincoln Friday for the 50^th annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational Friday and Saturday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln.
 
MEET INFORMATION
Action Friday and Saturday begins with combined events, USD will not have competitors in those events. The first Coyotes to compete in this weekend's meet are the women's pole vaulters at 11 a.m. Friday. Individual track events begin with the 5,000-meters at 2 p.m. with action estimated to wrap up by 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Saturday, the Coyotes will have their first events be at 11 a.m. with the men's high jump and men's 200-meters. Action should conclude by approximately 3 p.m. Saturday.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Live results of the meet is being provided by Prime Time Timing. Nebraska will also have live streams available on its website, Huskers.com.
 
SUMMIT LEAGUE PEAK PERFORMER
Marleen Mülla earned her second Kwik Star Summit League Peak Performer honor of the season this week after a stellar showing at the Dr. Rich McGuire Invite at Missouri last weekend. Mülla cleared 14-11 (4.55m) in the pole vault, tying her school record and moving into third in the NCAA this season.
 
Mülla's honor is the third for a Coyote 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
 
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:
Brandon Vander Sluis, shot put, 59-9, 18.21m, 1^st
Caelan Harland, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 5.35m, t-1^st
Jaden Damiano, 60-meter hurdles, 7.87, 1^st
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 5.35m, t-1^st
Bennett Schwenn, long jump, 23-6 ¼, 7.17m, t-2^nd  
Ethan Baessler, 60-meters, 6.72, 2^nd
Landon Olson, high jump, 6-10 ¾, 2.10m, 2^nd
Townsend Barton, heptathlon, 5190 points, 2^nd
Tristan Gray, shot put, 59-2 ¾, 18.05m, 2^nd  
Carsen Staehr, triple jump, 48-2, 14.68m, 3^rd
Mikael Grace, 60-meter hurdles, 7.97, 3^rd
Andrew Atwood, 800-meters, 1:51.71, 4^th
Evan Janzen, 400-meters, 48.84, 4^th
Andrew Cartier, triple jump, 47-10, 14.58m, 5^th
Beau Karst, pole vault, 16-6 ¾, 5.05m, t-5^th
Dylan Curtis, pole vault, 16-6 ¾, 5.05m, t-5^th
Joe Lynch, high jump, 6-9 ¾, 2.08m, 5^th  
Mason Sindelar, 800-meters, 1:52.20, 5^th
 
Women's
Berkeley Engelland, 800-meters, 2:09.88, 1^st
Delaney Smith, weight throw, 67-1 ¼, 20.45m, 1^st 
Geneva Timmerman, 3,000-meters, 9:23.76, 1^st
Maddie Olson, high jump, 5-9 ¾, 1.77m, 1^st
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 14-11, 4.55m, 1^st
Matayah YellowMule, long jump, 19-8, 5.99m, 1^st  
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-1 ¼, 4.30m, 2^nd
Drew Beason, 3,000-meters, 9:43.18, 2^nd
Ellie Thomas, 800-meters, 2:11.46, 5^th
Calia Chaney, mile, 4:49.51, 2^nd
Kenya Harris, triple jump, 39-4, 11.99m, 3^rd
Rylie Hansen, pole vault, 13-1 ½, 4.00m, 3^rd
Alexus Sindelar, mile, 4:51.94, 4^th
Sophie Amin, 60-meter hurdles, 8.58, 4^th
Rylie Hansen, long jump, 19-1 ¼, 5.82m, 5^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
Caelan Harland, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 5.35m, 27^th
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-6 ½, 5.35m, 27^th
Brandon Vander Sluis, shot put, 59-9, 18.21m, 36^th
Tristan Gray, shot put, 59-2 ¾, 18.05m, 42^nd
 
Women's
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 14-11, 4.55m, 3^rd
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-1 ¼, 4.30m, 16^th
Delaney Smith, weight throw, 67-1 ¼, 20.45m, 24^th
Distance Medley Relay (Chaney, Engelland, Thomas, Sindelar), 11:33.59, 30^th  
 
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, 6.72, 2^nd
Townsend Barton, heptathlon, 5190 points, 3^rd
Brandon Vander Sluis, shot put, 59-9, 4^th
Tristan Gray, shot put, 59-2 ¾, 5^th
Caelan Harland, pole vault, 17-6 ½, t-5^th
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-6 ½, t-5^th
Mikael Grace, 60m hurdles, 7.97, 6^th
Andrew Atwood, 800-meters, 1:51.71, 7^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
Delaney Smith, weight throw, 67-1 ¼, 3^rd
Calia Chaney, mile, 4:49.51, 4^th
Maddie Olson, high jump, 5-9 ¾, 4^th
Matayah YellowMule, long jump, 19-8, 4^th
Alexus Sindelar, mile, 4:51.94, 5^th
Kali Ringstmeyer, 60-meters, 7.58, 5^th
Geneva Timmerman, 3,000-meters, 9:41.88, 6^th
Ellie Thomas, 800-meters, 2:11.46, 7^th
Drew Beason, 3,000-meters, 9:43.18, 8^th
Kenya Harris, triple jump, 39-4, 8^th
Rylie Hansen, long jump, 19-1 ¼, 9^th
Sophia Amin, 60-meters, 7.70m t-10^th
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS
The second national, regional, and position group rankings of the season were released Tuesday, with the South Dakota women ranking climbing 16 spots to 39^th in the second national ranking of the season. The Coyote men climbed into the top 100 at No. 76. USD's women are the top ranked Summit League school in the national rankings and the men are the second ranked conference school.
 
The Coyote men are up one spot in the Midwest rankings, climbing one spot and are now the top Summit League school in the region. The Coyote women are also up one spot in the region, now 12^th.
 
In the event squad rankings, South Dakota's both South Dakota's men and women have two event groups inside the Top 25 in the NCAA, highlighted by the pole vault squads who are 3^rd (women) and 7^th (men) respectively.
 
South Dakota men's pole vault ranks seventh in the NCAA so far this season. The Coyote men's shot put squad ranks 11^th in the NCAA. USD's women's pole vault squad is 3^rd in the NCAA this season. The triple jumpers are 15^th.
   
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