FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – South Dakota Track and Field has 12 student-athletes in Fayetteville, Arkansas for the NCAA West First and Second Rounds, hosted at Arkansas' John McDonnell Field.
 
COYOTES IN ACTION
A total of nine men and three women earned their spots in the field at the West First and Second Rounds, including a total of seven pole vaulters, two throwers, two hurdlers, and one jumper.

For the Coyote men, Caelan Harland, Beau Karst, Wyatt Stewart, Dylan Curtis, and Dutch Neuweiler all qualified for the pole vault competition. Karst and Stewart are making their second West Prelims appearance while it is the first trip for Harland, Curtis, and Neuweiler.
 
Joining the men's pole vault squad are Jaden Damiano (2^nd appearance) and Mikael Grace (3^rd app.) in the 110-meter hurdles, Brandon Vander Sluis (1^st app.) in the shot put, and Landon Olson (3^rd app.) in the high jump.
 
On the women's side, Anna Willis and Marleen Mülla are looking to continue their record-breaking seasons in the pole vault. Both women have broken the indoor school record and currently share the record, while Willis is the outdoor school record holder. The duo placed second and third at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Willis is making her second appearance at the West Prelims, while this is Mülla's fourth and final trip.

Delaney Smith is making her second appearance at the NCAA West First and Second Rounds for the hammer throw this week.
 
The full start lists for the men's and women's competitions have been announced.
 
MEET SCHEDULE
The first Coyotes to compete this week will be Jaden Damiano and Mikael Grace in the men's 110-meter hurdle first rounds at 6 p.m. Wednesday. If they place in the top 24, they advance to the quarterfinals, scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Friday. Also competing Wednesday are the five men's pole vaulters and Brandon Vander Sluis in the shot put. Both events are scheduled for a 7 p.m. start. The top 12 finishers in both the shot put and pole vault will advance to the NCAA Championships in June.
 
All three Coyote women will compete Thursday, looking to punch their tickets to Eugene. Delaney Smith will start the day with the women's hammer at 9:30 a.m., then the Coyotes will have Willis and Mülla on the pole vault runway starting at 7 p.m.
 
The final competitor of the week for USD is Landon Olson in the men's high jump, which is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start Friday.

The full schedule of events can be found here. All times are subject to change.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Flash Results is providing the official and live results for this week's first and second rounds in but Fayetteville (West) and Lexington, Ky. (East).
 
ESPN+ will have live streams each day, beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
 
NCAA WEST LEADERS
Here are where the Coyotes who qualified for the NCAA West First Rounds rank in the region in their event.

Men's
Caelan Harland, pole vault, 18-2 ¾, 5.56m, 6^th
Beau Karst, pole vault, 17-11, 5.46m, 13^th
Brandon Vander Sluis, shot put, 62-1 ¼, 18.93m, 15^th  
Jaden Damiano, 110m hurdles, 13.63, 21^st
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-7, 5.36m, 24^th
Mikael Grace, 110m hurdles, 13.70, 27^th
Dylan Curtis, pole vault, 17-3, 5.26m, 30^th 
Dutch Neuweiler, pole vault, 17-2 ¼, 5.24m, 35^th
Landon Olson, high jump, 6-11 ½, 2.12m, 37^th 
 
Women's
Anna Willis, pole vault, 15-2 ¼, 4.63m, 2^nd 
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 15-0 ¼, 4.58m, 4^th
Delaney Smith, hammer throw, 202-1, 61.61m, 24^th     
 
NATIONAL LEADERS
Here are the Coyotes who rank inside the top 50 in their events at the national level.
 
Men's
Caelan Harland, pole vault, 18-2 ¾, 5.56m, 15^th   
Brandon Vander Sluis, shot put, 62-1 ¼, 18.93m, 27^th  
Beau Karst, pole vault, 17-11, 5.46m, 28^th
Jaden Damiano, 110m hurdles, 13.63, 38^th
Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-7, 5.36m, 43^th
Mikael Grace, 110m hurdles, 13.70, 48^th
 
Women's
Anna Willis, pole vault, 15-2 ¼, 4.63m, 2^nd 
Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 15-0 ¼, 4.58m, 5^th
Delaney Smith, hammer throw, 202-1, 61.61m, 49^th     
   
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