SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The opening weekend of The Summit League indoor track and field season is in the books and featured several personal-bests and nationally-ranked results. South Dakota State's Coby Hilton and North Dakota State's Alex Talley won the men's track and field weekly honors while a pair of Bison, Kelby Anderson and Akealy Moton, took home the accolades on the women's side.
 
Hilton won two events at the dual with South Dakota. He grabbed his first victory of the season after running a personal-best time of 6.83 seconds in the 60-meter dash, moving him to third all-time in the event at SDSU. His new personal-best ranks him fourth in the nation so far this season. Hilton then picked up his second win of the day in the 200-meter dash, clocking a nation-leading time of 21.34.
 
Talley posted a pair of nationally-ranked marks in both throwing events at the Dakota Duals. He swept both events, launching a personal-best mark of 75-01.75 (22.90m) in the weight throw - a launch that would have ranked fourth in the nation last season. He then followed up that performance with a win in the shot put, notching a mark of 63-05.50 (19.34m). His mark in the shot put ranks second in the NCAA this season.
 
Anderson ran the nation's top mile time at the Dakota Duals. She won the event with a time of 4:50.38 (converted to 4:47.54 for the track size), which sits atop the NCAA performance list by 16 seconds.
 
Moton won the shot put with a meet-record launch of 56-09.50 (17.31m), which also leads the nation so far this season. She ranked fourth in the nation in the shot put last season.
 
Coby Hilton, South Dakota State
Sr | Sprints | Marshall, Minn.

• Collected his first career athlete of the week honor
• Ranks fourth in the nation in the 60 after winning the event with a personal-best time of 6.83 at the dual with South Dakota
• Won the 200 with a nation-leading time of 21.34

Also nominated: Josh Knutson (North Dakota State), Brithton Senior (South Dakota)
 
Alex Talley, North Dakota State
Sr | Throws | West Fargo, N.D.

• Earned his second career athlete of the week accolade
• Threw a personal-best mark of 75-01.75 (22.90m) to win the weight throw at the Dakota Duals
• The mark would have ranked fourth in the nation last season
• Won the shot put with a launch of 63-05.50 (19.34m), the second-best mark in the NCAA

Also nominated: Sam Coil (South Dakota State), Jack Durst (South Dakota)

 

Kelby Anderson, North Dakota State
Jr | Distance | Bismarck, N.D.

• Notched her third career athlete of the week award
• Ran the nation's top mile time at the Dakota Duals
• Clocked a time of 4:47.54 which leads the nation by 16 seconds

Also nominated: Jaymie O'Connor (South Dakota State), Sara Reifenrath (South Dakota), Lucy Steinmeyer (North Dakota)
 
Akealy Moton, North Dakota State
Jr | Throws | West Fargo, N.D.

• Earned her fifth career athlete of the week honor
• Won the shot put with a meet-record mark of 56-09.50 (17.31m)
• Her mark leads the nation so far this season

Also nominated: Emily Altenburg (South Dakota State), Carly Haring (South Dakota), Erica Benson (North Dakota)

2020-21 Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
December 8
MT: Coby Hilton, South Dakota State
MF: Alex Talley, North Dakota State
WT: Kelby Anderson, North Dakota State
WF: Akealy Moton, North Dakota State