The South Dakota track and field program is making the trek out west this week, competing in four meets in the Long Beach, California area.
 
SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK
South Dakota is splitting up to compete at four meets over three days in California. Here where to find the Coyotes this week:

Starting Thursday, a group of Coyote distance runners will compete at the Bryan Clay Invitational hosted by Azusa Pacific, starting at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, or Noon Central. Action will conclude late Thursday evening, around 7 p.m. Pacific or 9 p.m. Central.
 
The second meet the Coyotes have competitors at Thursday is the Pacific Coast Invitational at Long Beach State. The track events start at 11:15 a.m. Pacific Time (1:15 p.m. Central). In the field events, the men's hammer throw is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Pacific (10 a.m. Central).
 
A few Coyotes are again scheduled to be at the Bryan Clay Friday, starting around Noon Pacific Time. Action in the 5000-meters is scheduled to run until approximately Midnight on the West Coast, or 2 a.m. Central.

South Dakota has athletes scheduled to compete at the Mt. SAC Relays Friday as well. The action gets started around 11 a.m. Pacific and the last events the Coyotes are scheduled for should begin shortly before 6 p.m. Pacific Time.
 
South Dakota is scheduled to have runners in the 1,500-meters Saturday at the Bryan Clay. There are open sections that begin at 8:20 a.m. Pacific and the evening session of 1,500-meters doesn't begin until 5 p.m. Pacific Time.
 
South Dakota's athletes at Saturday's Mt. SAC Relays starts at 1:30 p.m. and concludes shortly after 5 p.m. Pacific.
 
Long Beach State hosts a second meet this weekend, hosting the Beach Invitational Friday and Saturday. The preliminary schedule starts with field events at 9 a.m. Friday and track events at 8:15 a.m. Friday. Saturday starts with both track and field events at 10 a.m.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Live results for the Bryan Clay, Pacific Coast, and Beach Invitationals can be found on Finished Results. Record Timing will provide live results for the Mt. SAC Relays.
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS
The USFTCCCA weekly event squad rankings for the third checkpoint of the season has South Dakota with three men's event groups and two women's event groups in the top 50.
 
The men's pole vault squad is fourth in the NCAA. Men's discus is 27^th and the shot put is 41^st. The Coyote women are 11^th in the NCAA and the 400-meter hurdles is 20^th.
 
NATIONAL LEADERS
Here are the Coyotes who rank inside the top 50 in their events.
 
Men's
Caelan Harland, pole vault, 17-9 ¼, 5.42m, 21^st  
Brandon Vander Sluis, shot put, 60-6 ¾, 18.46m, 29^th   
Jaden Damiano, 110m hurdles, 13.86, 41^st
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-2 ¾, 5.25m, 44^th
Beau Karst, pole vault, 17-1 ½, 5.22m, 50^th  
 
Women's
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 13-10, 4.22m, 23^rd
Anna Willis, pole vault, 13-9 ¾, 4.21m, 25^th
Delaney Smith, hammer throw, 196-2, 59.79m, 48^th  
 
NCAA WEST LEADERS
The NCAA Outdoor Championships will be held in Eugene, Oregon, but to qualify, the Coyotes need to advance through the NCAA West First and Second Rounds that will be hosted in Fayetteville, Ark. at the end of May. Here are the Coyotes inside the top 48 in the West Region, which is the qualifying line.

Men's
Caelan Harland, pole vault, 17-9 ¼, 5.42m, 9^th
Brandon Vander Sluis, shot put, 60-6 ¾, 18.46m, 14^th  
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-2 ¾, 5.25m, 19^th
Jaden Damiano, 110m hurdles, 13.86, 20^th
Beau Karst, pole vault, 17-1 ½, 5.22m, 22^nd
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-1, 5.21m, 24^th
Mikael Grace, 110m hurdles, 13.94, 29^th
Dutch Neuweiler, pole vault, 16-10 ¾, 5.15m, 43^rd
 
Women's
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 13-10, 4.22m, 13^th
Anna Willis, pole vault, 13-9 ¾, 4.21m, 14^th
Delaney Smith, hammer throw, 196-2, 59.79m, 24^th
Geneva Timmerman, 10,000-meters, 34:47.01, 43^rd
Maddie Olson, high jump, 5-7 ¾, 48^th
 
CONFERENCE LEADERS
The Summit League Outdoor Championships are scheduled for Fargo, North Dakota May 14-16. Here are the Coyotes in the top five of their events so far this season.
 
Men's leaders
110m hurdles: Jaden Damiano (1^st: 13.86)
Pole Vault: Caelan Harland (1^st: 17-9 ¼)
Shot Put: Brandon Vander Sluis (1^st: 60-6 ¾)
110m hurdles: Mikael Grace (2^nd: 13.94)
Long Jump: Bennett Schwenn (2^nd: 23-10 ¼)
Hammer: Quincy Warren (2^nd: 190-4)
4x400 relay: Smith, Grace, Wear, Janzen (2^nd: 3:17.46)
400-meters: Evan Janzen (3^rd: 48.05)
800-meters: Mason Sindelar (3^rd: 1:50.26)
Pole Vault: Wyatt Stewart (3^rd: 17-2 ¾)
4x100 relay: Damiano, Janzen, Grace, Baessler (3^rd: 40.97)
Pole Vault: Beau Karst (4^th: 17-1 ½)
Discus: Brandon Vander Sluis (4^th: 170-10)
800-meters: Andrew Atwood (5^th: 1:50.93)
Pole Vault: Dutch Neuweiler (5^th: 16-10 ¾)
High Jump: Landon Olson (5^th: 6-8)
 
Women's leaders
Pole Vault: Marleen Mülla (1^st: 13-10)
Hammer: Delaney Smith (1^st: 196-2)
Pole Vault: Anna Willis (2^nd: 13-9 ¾)
High Jump: Maddie Olson (2^nd: 5-7 ¾)
Discus: Lillian Allison (2^nd: 160-1)
400-meter hurdles: Bre Dunn (3^rd: 1:00.32)
Triple jump: Kenya Harris (3^rd: 39-10 ½)
10,000-meters: Geneva Timmerman (4^th: 34:47.01)
4x100 relay: Rexilius, Harris, Larsen, Ringstmeyer (4^th: 46.64)
4x400 relay: Werner, Cheatum, Pulse, Hoffman (4^th: 3:52.38)
Javelin: Brei Christoffer (5^th: 134-10)
 
COYOTE TOP 10
The following Coyotes have either improved their standing or entered the all-time indoor top 10 at South Dakota this spring.
 
Men's
Shot put: Brandon Vander Sluis (4^th: 60-6 ¾)
Pole vault: Caelan Harland (6^th: 17-9 ¼)
800-meters: Andrew Atwood (10^th: 1:50.96)
Discus: Brandon Vander Sluis (10^th: 170-10)
 
Women's
10,000 meters: Geneva Timmerman (2^nd: 34:47.01)
Women's hammer: Delaney Smith (3^rd: 196-2)
400-meters hurdles: Bre Dunn (7^th: 1:00.32)
Discus: Lillian Allison (8^th: 160-1)
Triple jump: Kenya Harris (9^th: 39-10 ½)
   
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