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Ethan Bassler competes in the 100-meters at the South Dakota Challenge
Bailey Zubke, USD Athletics

Coyotes win 15 events on day two of South Dakota Challenge

05.02.2026

VERMILLION, S.D. ­— The South Dakota track and field program totaled 15 event wins and five USD outdoor top 10 marks Saturday at the South Dakota Challenge at the Lillibridge Track Complex.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
• Bre Dunn took second in the 400-meter hurdles and Avery Winter third, both with personal best times inside the USD top 10 list. Dunn's 59.33 is fourth on the top 10 and second in the Summit League while Winter's 1:00.72 is ninth on the top 10 and fifth in the conference.
• Evan Janzen ran 47.13 in the 400-meters, entering the USD top 10 in seventh and is now second in the Summit League this spring.
• Andrew Atwood took second in 1:50.45 in the 800, moving to eighth on the USD top 10 and fifth in the Summit League.
• Ethan Baessler ran 10.35 in the 100 and 21.27 in the 200, winning both events and jumping into the top five in the Summit League in both events.
 
SOUTH DAKOTA CHALLENGE RESULTS
Here are the Coyotes who placed top 10 at the South Dakota Challenge Saturday:


Men's 100-meters
1. Ethan Baessler 10.35
6. Reece Snow 10.82
9. Tim Bishop 10.95
 
Women's 100-meters
5. Kali Ringstmeyer 12.05
8. Jacie Rexilius 12.29
9. Jennifer Heilman 12.39
 
Women's 100-meter hurdles
1. Maya Tedder 14.20
3. Kenya Harris 14.35
5. Bre Dunn 14.42
6. Brei Christoffer 14.61
10. Anna Hoffman 15.03
 
Men's 110-meter hurdles
1. Jaden Damiano 13.85
2. Mikael Grace 14.13
3. Xander Provance 14.79
4. Aidan Hedderman 15.27
 
Men's 200-meters
1. Ethan Baessler 21.27
2. Evan Janzen 21.36
4. Braxton Smith 21.76
6. Reece Snow 21.85
 
Women's 200-meters
2. Kali Ringstmeyer 24.82
4. Jacie Rexilius 24.90
6. Jordyn Larsen 25.18
7. Claudia Werner 25.21
9. Jennifer Heilman 25.74
 
Men's 400-meters
1. Evan Janzen 47.13
5. Braxton Smith 48.02
 
Women's 400-meters
4. Claudia Werner 56.98
8. Emma Marshall 57.61
9. Olivia Thiele 58.70
 
Men's 400-meter hurdles
2. Jaden Damiano 54.41
5. Townsend Barton (RS) 55.63
 
Women's 400-meter hurdles
2. Bre Dunn 59.33
3. Avery Winter 1:00.72
7. Hadley Cheatum 1:02.47
8. Brandy Pulse 1:03.07
10. Anna Hoffman 1:04.32
 
Men's 800-meters
2. Andrew Atwood 1:50.45
4. Tommy Hensley 1:51.28
 
Women's 800-meters
1. Berkeley Engelland 2:10.62
2. Ellie Thomas 2:10.74
7. Jade Ecoffey 2:13.55
 
Men's 4x100 relay
1. Bishop/Janzen/Tingelhoff/Snow 40.91
4. Damiano/Smith/Baessler/Grace 41.67
 
Women's 4x100 relay
1. Rexilius/Larsen/Harris/Ringstmeyer 46.05
 
Men's high jump
3. Landon Olson 6-6 (1.98m)
 
Women's high jump
1. Maddie Olson 5-7 ¼ (1.71m)
7. Terina Blascyk 4-11 ½ (1.51m)
 
Women's pole vault
1. Marleen Mülla 14-9 ½ (4.51m)
2. Anna Willis 14-9 ½ (4.51m)
3. Eliza Aitken (RS) 13-1 ¾ (4.01m)
5. Ciana Stiefel 12-2 (3.71m)
 
Men's long jump
1. Bennett Schwenn 23-8 ¼ (7.22m)
5. Carsen Staehr 21-10 ¾ (6.67m)
 
Women's long jump
3. Rylie Hansen (RS) 18-7 ¼ (5.67m)
6. Kenya Harris 18-1 (5.51m)
 
Men's triple jump
3. Bennett Schwenn 47-10 (14.58m)
4. Carsen Staehr 47-2 ½ (14.39m)
 
Women's triple jump
2. Mae Siegel 36-11 (11.25m)
6. Sophie Humphrey 35-5 (10.79m)
 
Men's shot put
1. Brandon Vander Sluis 58-4 ½ (17.79m)
2. Tristan Gray 55-8 ½ (16.98m)
3. Tyler Laughlin 55-5 (16.89m)
5. Ian Blowe 51-4 ¼ (15.65m)
 
Women's shot put
1. Delaney Smith 44-3 ¼ (13.49m)
3. Lillian Allison 41-7 ¼ (12.68m)
 
Men's discus
1. Brandon Vander Sluis 166-2 (50.64m)
3. Tyler Laughlin 154-11 (47.23m)
4. Quincy Warren 153-8 (46.83m)
5. Carson Stiff 140-2 (42.73m)
 
Women's discus
1. Lillian Allison 148-7 (45.29m)
3. Delaney Smith 144-6 (44.04m)
 
Men's javelin
4. Townsend Barton (RS) 143-3 (43.67m)
 
Women's javelin
2. Brei Christoffer 123-7 (37.66m)
 
COYOTE TOP 10 UPDATES
South Dakota has two new top 10 results after Friday's competition.

Women's 400-meter hurdles: Bre Dunn (4th: 59.33)
Men's 400-meters: Evan Janzen (7th: 47.13)
Men's 800-meters: Andrew Atwood (8th: 1:50.45)
Women's 400-meter hurdles: Avery Winter (9th: 1:00.72)
Men's shot put: Tyler Laughlin (10th: 55-5)

 

 
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