University of South Dakota Athletics

Career Honors & Awards 

• Summit League Honor Roll (2022-23)

Career Bests

2023-24
Indoor Track & Field
Competed in the shot put at the SDSU Holiday Open, placing second with a mark of 54-8 (16.66m).
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Redshirted.

2022-23
Football
Redshirted.

Indoor Track & Field
Placed sixth in the shot put at the Summit League Championships in a season-best mark of 54-8 ¾ (16.68m) … member of the Coyotes’ Summit League Championship title-winning team … moved to 10th in South Dakota program history in the shot put (54-8 ¾) with the mark from the Summit meet … took second in the shot put at the SDSU Indoor Classic in 53-3 ¾ (16.25m) … notched four top-10 finishes indoors.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed sixth in the shot put at the Summit League Championships in 55-2 ¼ (16.82m) … launched the shot put a personal best of 55-7 ¾ (16.96m) at the USD Early Bird, taking fifth in the field … moved to ninth in South Dakota program history in the shot put (55-7 ¾) with that throw … finished runner-up in the shot put at the USD Tune-Up … also threw the discus a personal best at the USD Tune-Up, recording a distance of 149-8 (45.62m) … took second in the shot put at The Monday Meet … tallied eight top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll.

Prep
Team captain and all-state lineman for Le Mars ... two-time, first-team all-district honoree and was named District Offensive Lineman of the Year ... multi-sport athlete who competed in basketball, wrestling and track for the Bulldogs ... a state champion discus thrower ... owns the Le Mars school records in both the discus (180-3) and shot put (63-5) ... National Honor Society member.
 
Personal
Son of Ryan and Dyan Vander Sluis … secondary education major.