KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Dakota State (S.D.) junior Tysen Grinde from Spring Grove, Minnesota, has been named the NAIA Mens Indoor Field Athlete of the week after a dominant season-opening performance at the Mount Marty Opener on January 10, 2026, in Yankton, South Dakota.

Grinde delivered one of the most impressive all-around showings in the NAIA so far this indoor season by capturing two event titles. He headlined the meet in the high jump, where he cleared 2.08 meters to win the event against a field of six athletes. The mark also carried historic weight for Dakota State because it tied the school record first set in 1985 by Doug Vlasman. Beyond the program significance, the clearance has also risen to the top of the NAIA performance lists as the current number one mark in men's high jump this season.

Grinde followed that with another winning effort in the pole vault, where he cleared 4.20 meters and tied for first place in a field of fourteen. 

His day in Yankton also included the 60-meter hurdles and placed fifth in the prelims at 8.91 seconds before improving to 8.85 seconds in the final. 

The Trojans will next compete at Mount Marty (S.D.) this coming weekend.

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