SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – For the second consecutive week, North Dakota State, South Dakota and South Dakota State were represented in the Summit League TicketSmarter Outdoor Track and Field Peak Performer of the Week honors, League officials released Tuesday.
 
South Dakota State’s Pierre Lear and North Dakota State’s Trevor Otterdahl went back-to-back earning the weekly honors for the men while South Dakota’s Erin Kinney and Meredith Clark claimed the awards for the women.
 
At the USD Early Bird, Lear bested his own 110-meter hurdles record from the week prior after clocking a time of 13.76 in the prelims. He went on to cross the finish line in the exact same time to take first overall in the event. His record-breaking time ranks him at No. 23 nationally in the event.
 
Otterdahl won the shot put and the discus as well as was the top collegian finisher in the hammer throw, second overall, at the USD Early Bird. He won the shot put with a mark of 61-00.75 (18.61m) and the discus with a toss of 179-2 (54.61m). His runner-up finish in the hammer came from a toss of 224-5 (68.41m).
 
Kinney took first in the 100m at the USD Early Bird after clocking a wind-aided 10.98. Her winning time is half a second faster than her wind-legal personal best and would have moved her to second in the nation if the time were wind-legal.
 
She also ran a leg of the winning 4x100m relay squad that broke the facility record in a time of 45.44.
 
Fellow Coyote Clark won the shot put with a personal-best mark of 50-4 (15.34m). Her winning toss puts her atop the League in the event. She also took third in the hammer throw with a launch of 178-1 (54.27m) and fourth in the discus with a mark of 158.7 (48.34m).

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MEN’S TRACK PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Pierre Lear, South Dakota State
Jr | Hurdles | Watertown, S.D.

• Collected back-to-back awards for his second career outdoor weekly honor and his fourth overall
• Bested his previous 110m hurdles record by clocking a 13.76
• Ranks 23^rd in the nation in the event

Also nominated: Beau Brannan (North Dakota State), Ardell Inlay (South Dakota), Thomas Dundon (St. Thomas)

MEN’S FIELD PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Trevor Otterdahl, North Dakota State
Sr | Throws | Rosemount, Minn.

• Earned back-to-back honors for his sixth career outdoor weekly honor and tenth overall
• Won the shot put (61-00.75; 18.61m) and the discus (179-2; 54.61m)
• Was the top collegian finisher and runner-up in the hammer with a toss of 24-5 (68.41m)

Also nominated: Eerik Haamer (South Dakota), Benjamin Owere (Kansas City), Christian Beamer (St. Thomas)
 
WOMEN’S TRACK PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Erin Kinney, South Dakota
Jr | Sprints | Sioux Falls, S.D.

• Collected her second career outdoor weekly honor and seventh overall
• Won the 100m with a wind-aided time of 10.98
• Ran a leg of the winning 4x100m relay team that broke the facility record

Also nominated: Onnica Stansbury (North Dakota State), Ally Ryan (Kansas City)
 
WOMEN’S FIELD PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Meredith Clark, South Dakota
Jr | Throws | Syracuse, Neb.

• Garnered her first career outdoor accolade and first overall
• Won the shot put with a League-leading mark of 50-4 (15.34m)
• Took third in the hammer (178-1; 54.27m) and fourth in the discus (158-7; 48.34m)

Also nominated: Jenna Parent (North Dakota State), Jaleesa McWashington (Kansas City), Olivia Keller (St. Thomas)
 
2022-23 Outdoor Track & Field Peak Performers of the Week
March 21
MT: Jacob Rodin, North Dakota State
MF: Trevor Otterdahl, North Dakota State
WT: Terezia Bolibruch, North Dakota State
WF: Grace Emineth, North Dakota State
 
March 28
MT: Merga Gemeda, South Dakota
MF: Abraham Sargent, Oral Roberts
WT: Erin Kinney, South Dakota
WF: Marleen Mülla, South Dakota
 
April 4
MT: Pierre Lear, South Dakota State
MF: Trevor Otterdahl, North Dakota State
WT: Jacy Pulse, South Dakota
WF: Danii Anglin, South Dakota
 
April 11
MT: Pierre Lear, South Dakota State
MF: Trevor Otterdahl, North Dakota State
WT: Erin Kinney, South Dakota
WF: Meredith Clark, South Dakota