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Track and Field

2023-24 Track and Field Roster

Wesley Dean
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Aaron Mercado
Molly Sheppard
Rachel Bellwood

Meredith Clark

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Syracuse, Neb.
  • Highschool Syracuse HS
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

Career Bests

2022-23
Indoor Track & Field
Summit League champion in the shot put … captured the Summit’s title in the shot put with a throw of 49-1 (14.96m) … also placed sixth in the weight throw at the Summit League Championships with a personal best mark of 61-8 ¼ (18.80m) … member of the Coyotes’ Summit League Championship title-winning team … launched the shot put a season-best 50-5 ½ (15.38m) to win the USD Alumni Meet … moved to third in South Dakota program history in the shot put (50-5 ½) … also moved to seventh in South Dakota program history in the weight throw (61-8 ¼) … notched 12 top-10 finishes during the season … named USTFCCCA All-Academic.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Summit League Field Championships MVP … garnered all-Summit League honors in the discus, hammer throw and shot put … placed second in the hammer throw with a personal best of 192-4 (58.62m) at the league meet … also finished second in the discus and third in the shot put at the Summit meet to score 22 points … became the first Coyote, male or female, to qualify for three individual events at the NCAA West Preliminary, advancing in the hammer throw, shot put and discus … swept the shot put and discus with new personal bests at the USD Tune-Up, launching the shot put 52-0 (15.85m) and the discus 169-0 (51.51m) … moved to second in South Dakota program history in both the shot put (52-0) and the discus (169-0) … moved to third in South Dakota program history in the hammer throw (192-4) with her mark from the league meet … won the shot put in 50-4 (15.34m) and added top-five finishes in the hammer and discus throws at the USD Early Bird … named Summit League Field Athlete of the Week on April 11 following the Early Bird performance … picked up a Drake Relays flag in the shot put with a throw of 49-3 (15.01m) … tallied 11 top-10 finishes during the season … named USTFCCCA All-Academic … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2021-22
Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the shot put … placed third in the shot put in 48-4 ½ at the Summit League Championships … launched the shot put a season-best of 49-3 at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet, finishing runner-up in the competition … won the shot put at the USD Alumni Meet in 47-7 ¼ and took seventh in the weight throw with a season best of 58-4 ¾ … moved to fourth on the Coyote Top 10 in the shot put with a mark of 49-3 … also moved to ninth on the Coyote Top 10 in the weight throw with a mark of 58-4 ¾ … tallied 11 top-10 finishes during the indoor slate.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the shot put and discus … finished runner-up in the shot put at the Summit League Championships with a throw of 48-1 ¾ … added a third-place finish in the discus with a mark of 158-6 and a fourth-place finish in the hammer throw in 179-1 at the Summit meet … broke the South Dakota school record in the discus throw with a mark of 165-11 at the South Dakota Challenge, but finished the season at second on the Coyote Top 10 in the event … also notched season bests of 48-10 ¼ in the shot put and 183-8 in the hammer throw at the South Dakota Challenge … moved to fourth on the Coyote Top 10 in the shot put with a mark of 48-10 ¼ … moved to fourth on the Coyote Top 10 in the hammer throw with a mark of 183-8 … won the shot put at the USD Twilight … tallied 16 top-10 finishes during the spring … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2020-21
Indoor Track & Field
Recorded a season-best 55-6 ¼ in the hammer throw at the SDSU Holiday Invitational … took third in both the shot put and weight throw at the holiday meet … finished fourth in the weight throw at the USD Invitational with a throw of 53-8 ½ … recorded six top-10 finishes during the season.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed eighth in the shot put at the Summit League Championships with a season-best throw of 46-5 ½ (4.16m) … also recorded a season bests of 146-4 (44.61m) for 10th in the discus throw and 169-4 (51.62m) for 12th in the hammer throw at the league meet … tied for ninth in USD program history with her throw of 46-5 ½ in the shot put … took third in the shot put at the Wildcat Classic with a throw of 44-8 ¼ (13.62m) … finished fourth in the shot put at the USD Twilight … tallied nine top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2019-20
Indoor Track & Field
Placed eighth in the shot put at the Summit League Championships with a  throw of 46-0 ¾ … also took 16th in the weight throw at the Summit meet in 52-1 … launched the shot put a season-best 47-1 ½ at the SDSU Holiday Invitational … moved to ninth on the Coyote top-10 list for the shot put with the 47-1 ½ mark … recorded a season-best throw of 55-1 ½ for sixth place in the weight throw at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … placed third in the shot put at the Nebraska Tune-Up … took fifth in the indoor discus at the SDSU Holiday Invitational with a throw of 140-8 … tallied nine top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Season cancelled by NCAA and The Summit League due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Prep
Captured a Nebraska Class B Championship title in the shot put as a junior ... also finished runner-up in the discus at the 2018 state meet ... holds personal bests of 45-5 in the shot put and 134-2 in the discus ... also played basketball and volleyball for the Rockets ... a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Jim and Mary Clark ... completed bachelor's degree in business finance in May of 2023 ... working towards master's of business administration.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

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  • 2020-21Sophomore

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  • 2021-22Sophomore

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  • 2022-23Junior

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  • 2023-24Senior

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