EUGENE, Ore. ­— South Dakota track and field had two women's pole vaulters set different program records Thursday at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Anna Willis and Marleen Mülla competed at the NCAA Championships Thursday, and Anna Willis set the new program record to place third in the competition. Meanwhile, Marleen Mülla's 12^th place finish gives her a seventh all-American honor, the most for a Coyote woman in Division I program history.
 
Willis was one of two competitors to have a clean sheet through the first five heights of the competition, not missing a jump until 15-0 ¾ (4.59m). She was able to get over 4.59 meters on a third attempt to get a shot at 15-2 ¾ (4.64m). First on the runway at that height, Willis cleared the school record height on her first attempt to position herself in third place.

Willis took three solid runs at 15-4 ½ (4.69m) but was unable to clear that height. With Washington's Moll sisters of Amanda and Hana clearing 15-6 ½ (4.74m), Willis earned a third place finish.
 
For Mülla, it was a rocky start, but she was able to clear 14-4 ¾ (4.39m) and place 12^th to earn second team all-American honors. Mülla cleared the opening height on her second attempt and the second bar on her third attempt, but a first attempt clearance at 14-4 ¾ (4.39m) moved her into an all-American position.

For Willis, she is the first Coyote woman at the Division I level to place third or better in both the Indoor and Outdoor National Championship meets in the same season, joining Chris Nilsen as the only Coyotes, man or woman, to do it at the Division I level. She has placed fourth or better in all three of her National Championship competitions.
 
Mülla set her own history on Thursday, earning her seventh all-American honor, the most for a Coyote woman at the Division I level. It ties her with Nilsen for the most Division I all-Americans in school history overall. Mülla graduates with those seven all-American honors and the indoor school record that she shares with Willis.
   
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