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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Hartington native Sara Reifenrath will be competing against the best in the country this week.
Reifeinrath is one of the University of South Dakota track and field’s 19 individuals, totaling 22 entries, that will take part in NCAA West First Rounds in College Station, Texas running Wednesday through Saturday.
The NCAA West First Rounds take the top 48 accepted entries in individual events and the top 24 relays from the region. The top 12 finishers in individual events from the West First Round will head to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon in June.
The men’s events run Wednesday and Friday at the home of Texas A&M, with the women’s events competing Thursday and Saturday.
Action will be available to watch on ESPN+ starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Live results can be found on Flash Results.
South Dakota is sending 19 athletes to the NCAA West First Rounds, highlighted by nine pole vaulters.
This is the eighth-straight meet South Dakota has qualified 19 or more entries to the NCAA West. The Coyotes account for 22 of the Summit League’s 59 entries into the West First Rounds.
Here’s a list of who is competing in College Station, with their seed time and ranking entering this week’s competition:
Women (13)
Anna Willis, pole vault, 14-10, 4.52m, 6th Averi Schmeichel, 400-meter hurdles, 57.88, 24th Averi Schmeichel, 100-meter hurdles, 13.38, 30th Cassidy Mooneyhan, pole vault, 14-4, 4.37m, 19th Danii Anglin, high jump, 5-9 ¾, 1.77m, 44th Delaney Smith, hammer, 191-5, 58.34m, 39th Eliza Aitken, pole vault, 13-10, 4.22m, 33rd Gen Hirata, pole vault, 14-4, 4.37m, 18th Lydia Knapp, hammer, 215-4, 65.63m, 15th Lydia Knapp, discus, 180-0, 54.86m, 22nd Marleen Mülla, pole vault, 15-0, 4.57m, 4th Sara Reifenrath, 200-meters, 23.12, 23rd Sara Reifenrath, 400-meters, 52.86, 30th
USD Men (9 entries)
Beau Karst, pole vault, 17-4 ½, 5.30m, 32nd Jaden Damiano, 110-meter hurdles, 13.66, 36th Joe Lynch, high jump, 7-0 ½, 2.15m, 20th Landon Olson, high jump, 6-11 ½, 2.12m, 31st Mason Sindelar, 800-meters, 1:48.56, 44th Mikael Grace, 110-meter hurdles, 13.50, 16th Spencer Buley, pole vault, 17-8 ½, 5.40m, 21st Tre Young, pole vault, 18-0 ½, 5.50m, 11th Wyatt Stewart, pole vault, 17-4 ½, 5.30m, 34th The Coyotes’ schedule for the weekend is as follows. Quarterfinal races take the top 24 competitors from the first rounds ran Wednesday or Thursday.
Thursday
6 p.m.: Women’s 100-Meter Hurdles First Round (Schmeichel) 7:25 p.m.: Women’s 400-Meters First Round (Reifenrath) 8:20 p.m.: Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles First Round (Schmeichel) 8:45 p.m.: Women’s 200-Meters First Round (Reifenrath)
Saturday
6:50 p.m.: Women’s 400-Meters Quarterfinal* (Reifenrath) 7:50 p.m.: Women’s 200-Meters Quarterfinal* (Reifenrath)
