University of South Dakota Athletics

Career Awards & Honors

• All-American Indoor (2020-21 Second Team, 2022-23 First Team)
• All-American Outdoor (2020-21 Second Team, 2022-23 First Team, 2023-24 Second Team, 2024-25 First Team)
• Summit League Champion Indoor (2020-21, 2023-24)
• Summit League Champion Outdoor (2020-21, 2022-23, 2023-24)
• All-Summit League Indoor (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
• All-Summit League Outdoor (2020-21, 2022-23)
• Summit League Athlete of the Week (01/19/21, 02/15/22)
• Summit League All-Academic Indoor (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
• Summit League All-Academic Outdoor (2020-21, 2022-23)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
• Summit League Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
• Summit League Commissioner’s List (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)

Career Bests

2024-25
Indoor Track & Field
Competed in two meets unattached… placed fifth at both the SDSU Holiday Open and the USD Alumni.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
NCAA First Team all-American in the pole vault… placed seventh at the NCAA Championships with a clearance of 14-6 ¾… NCAA West First Round Qualifier, clearing 14-6… placed fourth at the Summit League Championships with a clearance of 14-4… cleared 14-0 at the USD Twilight to place third… took fifth at the Drake Relays at 13-7… won the USD Early Bird at 13-9 ¾… placed inside the top 10 in every meet during the season… totaled eight top fives.
 
2023-24
Indoor Track & Field
Summit League Champion in the pole vault with a height of 13-11 (4.24 meters)…recorded a runner-up finish at the Nebraska Tune-Up at 13-4 ½ (4.08)…started the season with back-to-back third place finishes at the Mark Colligan Memorial and USD Alumni Meet.

Outdoor Track & Field
NCAA Second Team all-American in the pole vault… placed 12^th at the NCAA Championships at 14-1 ¼… NCAA West First Round Qualifier… cleared 14-1 ¼ at the West First Round… Summit League Champion in the pole vault with a clearance of 14-1 ¼… Mt. SAC Relays champ in the pole vault at 13-7 ¾… cleared 14-0 to place fifth at the Drake Relays… won back-to-back Summit League Athlete of the Week honors on April 2 and 9… placed fifth or better in every meet until the NCAA Championships.

2022-23
Indoor Track & Field
All-American in the pole vault … garnered all-Summit League honors in the pole vault … vaulted an indoor best of 14-4 (4.37m) at the Summit League Championships to finish runner-up … the height moved her to fourth in South Dakota program history … member of the Coyotes’ Summit League Championship title-winning team … placed eighth at the NCAA Championships in the pole vault with a clearance of 14-3 ¼ (4.35m) … won the pole vault at the Nebraska Tune-Up after clearing 13-11 (4.24m) … jumped 14-0 ½ (4.28m) at the Tyson Invitational … finished runner-up at the South Dakota Kickoff with a height of 13-5 ¼ (4.10m) … finished in the top-10 at all seven meets during the indoor season … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … named USTFCCCA All-Academic.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
All-American in the pole vault … Summit League Field Athlete of the Year … Summit League champion in the pole vault with a vault of 14-3 ¼ (4.35m) … placed third at the NCAA Championships in the pole vault with a height of 14-5 ¼ (4.40m) … cleared a personal best of 14-7 ¼ (4.45m) to win the pole vault at the Mt. SAC Relays … moved to fourth in South Dakota program history with the mark … qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the pole vault … finished the season vaulting past 14 feet at the last four finals … named the Summit League Peak Performer of the Month for May/June for the postseason performances … garnered Summit League Field Athlete of the Week on April 18 following her performance at Mt. SAC … jumped 14-4 ¾ (4.39m) for second at the USD Tune-Up … tallied five top-10 finishes during the season … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … named USTFCCCA All-Academic … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2021-22
Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the pole vault … finished runner-up in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships with a clearance of 13-10 … posted a season-best mark of 14-2 ¾ at the Ichabod Mid-Week Challenge to win the pole vault … named Summit League Field Athlete of the Week (2/15) for the performance … jumped 13-7 ¾ in the pole vault at the Nebraska Tune-Up … tallied eight top-10 finishes during the season … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … named USTFCCCA All-Academic … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Did not compete due to injury.

2020-21
Indoor Track & Field
All-American in the pole vault … Summit League Champion in the pole vault … won the Summit crown with a personal best vault of 14-3 ¼ (4.35m) … placed 10th at the NCAA Championships with a height of 13-11 ¾ (4.26m) to earn second-team All-America honors … moved to fourth in USD program history for the pole vault with her height of 14-3 ¼ … vaulted past 14-feet indoors for the first time at the Dakota Realty Invitational, clearing 14-1 ¼ (4.30m) to win the meet … captured the USD Invitational with a height of 13-8 ½ (4.18m) … garnered Summit League Field Athlete of the Week on Jan. 19 following the USD Invitational … victorious at the SDSU Last Chance meet … captured four meet titles and tallied seven top-10 finishes during the season … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … named USTFCCCA All-Academic.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
All-American in the pole vault … Summit League Champion in the pole vault … tied her season-best of 14-2 (4.32m) at the Summit League Championships to win a jump-off … placed 16th at the NCAA Championships with a clearance of 13-3 ½ (4.05m) for second-team All-America accolades … vaulted an outdoor best of 14-2 (4.32m) the first time at the Sioux City Relays … moved to fourth in USD program history for the height … cleared 14-1 ¾ (4.31m) for fifth at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … won the vault at the USD Early Bird in 14-1 ¼ (4.30m) … vaulted 14-0 (4.27m) at the NCAA West Preliminary and secure a trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships … it was one of five 14-feet vaults during the outdoor season … took first in the pole vault at the South Dakota Tune-Up … finished runner-up at the Drake Relays … won three event titles and tallied eight top-10 finishes in the spring … member of the Coyotes’ nationally second-ranked women’s pole vault squad during the season … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … named USTFCCCA All-Academic … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2019-20
Indoor Track & Field
Placed fourth in the pole vault with a height of 13-2 ½ at the Summit League Championships … vaulted a season best of 13-7 ¾ at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet for fourth place in the pole vault competition … moved to ninth on the Coyote top-10 list for the pole vault with the height of 13-7 ¾ … won the women’s collegiate section of the pole vault at the National Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nevada with a height of 13-5 ¼ … member of the nationally second-ranked pole vault squad by the USTFCCCA … took third in the pole vault at the Adidas Classic with a height of 13-1 ¾ … finished fourth in the pole vault at the Jim Emmerich Invitational with a vault of 13-2 ½ … tallied seven top-10 finishes with one event win during the season … named USTFCCCA All-Academic … made the Summit League honor roll.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Season cancelled by NCAA and The Summit League due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Prep
A five-time Virginia state champion in the pole vault ... holds the Virginia state record in both the indoor and outdoor vault with personal bests of 14-0 outdoors and 13-8 ¼ indoors ... 2019 Texas Relays champion ... also competes for Xtreme Heights Pole Vault club in Richmond with Val Osipenko ... took third at the 2019 New Balance Nationals ... finished runner-up at the 2018 New Balance Outdoor Nationals and placed sixth at the 2018 New Balance Indoor Nationals ... academic letter winner.

Personal
Daughter of Jeff and Michele Hirata ... graduated with degree in media and journalism in May of 2023 ... working towards master's degree in interdisciplinary studies.