SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The North Dakota State duo of Joshua Kyei-Baffour and Paige Renschler and the South Dakota duo of Caelan Harland and Anna Willis captured the latest Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Kwik Star Peak Performer of the Week accolades, League officials released Tuesday.
Kyei-Baffour turned in the third fastest 110-meter hurdle time in NDSU history to win the event at the Gary Wilson Invitational. The Bison rookie clocked a 13.69 to also take over the top spot on the Summit League outdoor charts.
Harland won the championship division in the pole vault at the Drake Relays with a personal best clearance of 18-02.75” (5.56m). The Coyote freshman was the first student-athlete to eclipse 18-feet at the Drake Relays since 2017.
Rinschler narrowly missed breaking the NDSU school record in the 200-meter dash, missing that by just one hundredth of a second after clocking a 23.20. The Bison sophomore also won the 100-meter dash with a wind-aided time of 11.11 and tops the Summit League charts in both sprints.
Willis earend her second straight outdoor honor and extended the Coyotes’ streak to five straight outdoor field honors for the program. The Coyote sophomore cleared 15-02.25” (4.63m) to win the Drake Relays and post the fourth-highest clearance in the world during the 2026 outdoor season.
She also broke the Drake Relay record on three different occasions before also setting the USD outdoor school record.
MEN’S TRACK PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Joshua Kyei-Baffour
Fr. | Hurdles | Rochester, Minn.
- Earned first outdoor weekly honor of his career
- Won the 110-meter hurdles at the Gary Wilson Invitational with a personal best time of 13.69
- Moved into first place in the Summit League rankings with third fastest time in NDSU history
Also nominated: Stephen Clunis (Kansas City); Evan Janzen (North Dakota); Sibonokuhle Thwala (Oral Roberts); Seth Johnson (St. Thomas).
MEN’S FIELD PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Caelan Harland, South Dakota
Fr. | Pole Vault | Excello, Mo.
- Earned first outdoor weekly honor of his career
- Won the championship division in the pole vault at the Drake Relays, clearing 18-02.75” (5.56m)
- Registered the first 18-foot clearance at the event since 2017 and now ranks first in the Summit League and sixth in the NCAA West Region
Also nominated: Aidan Krause (North Dakota State); Jordan Wenger (Oral Roberts); Shane Zierden (North Dakota); Andrew Eichmann (St. Thomas).
WOMEN’S TRACK PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Paige Renschler, North Dakota State
So. | Sprints | Fargo, N.D.
- Garnered the first weekly honor of her career
- Won the 200-meter dash at Minnesota's Gary Wilson Invitational in 23.20, narrowly missing the NDSU record by one-hundredth of a second
- Captured the title in the 100-meter dash in a wind-aided time of 11.11
- Tops the Summit League charts in both sprinting events
Also nominated: Mariah Belmont (Kansas City); Lilly Smith (Omaha); Deborah Mazzei (Oral Roberts); Geneva Timmerman (South Dakota); Ellie Harris (South Dakota State); Olivia Keller (St. Thomas).
WOMEN’S FIELD PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Anna Willis, South Dakota
So. | Pole Vault | Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Earned her third outdoor weekly honor of the season to go with five career indoor honors
- Broke the South Dakota outdoor record in the pole vault, clearing 15-02.25” (4.63m) at the Drake Relays
- Surpassed the Drake Relays record on three different clearances and now ranks second in the NCAA this season and fourth in the world
Also nominated: Anya Williams (North Dakota); Jenna Schutt (North Dakota State); Destiny Dowling (Oral Roberts); Brooke Wisdom (St. Thomas).
2025-26 Outdoor Track & Field Peak Performers of the Week
Mar. 31
MT: Sam Hebert, St. Thomas
MF: Trever Schirmer, St. Thomas
WT: Olivia Keller, St. Thomas
WF: Delaney Smith, South Dakota
April 7
MT: Tory Lanham, Kansas City
MF: Reece Grosserode, North Dakota State
WT: Jadyn Keeler, North Dakota
WF: Anna Willis, South Dakota
April 14
MT: Tory Lanham, Kansas City
MF: Travis Vander Sluis, South Dakota
WT: Ellie Harris, South Dakota State
WF: Marleen Mülla, South Dakota
April 21
MT: Cody Larson, South Dakota State
MF: Jordan Wenger, Oral Roberts
WT: Jadyn Keeler, North Dakota
WF: Anna Willis, South Dakota
April 28
MT: Joshua Kyei-Baffour, North Dakota State
MF: Caelan Harland, South Dakota
WT: Paige Renschler, North Dakota State
WF: Anna Willis, South Dakota
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