Coyote defense looking to make strides
The Coyote defense allowed 32.4 points per game and 460.4 yards per game, which ranked eighth and ninth (out of 10) in the Missouri Valley Football Conference last season. The Coyotes defensive coordinator, Travis Johansen, was in his first season leading the USD defense, and the Coyotes anticipate year two will look much better. “I […]
Wellness Center hosting boot camp, open at Phase 2
With the USD Wellness Center moving from Phase 1 to Phase 2 of it’s COVID-19 opening protocols, boot camps and fitness classes are able to return. Dottie Kerkman, Fitness and Special Events Coordinator at the Wellness Center, is one of the trainers running the boot camp fitness program that started this week. Kerkman said that […]
DakotaDome records fall in Dakota Realty Invitational
Two DakotaDome records fell during Saturday’s Dakota Realty Invitational Saturday in Vermillion. Sophomore Brithton Senior and Coyote alum Chris Nilsen broke their coaches DakotaDome records in their respective competitions. Senior broke the 60-meter hurdles record by logging a 7.90 second time. Nilsen vaulted 19-4.25, breaking the record by nearly two inches. Gen Hirata set a […]
Coyote women’s basketball has weekend games canceled
After an Omaha women’s basketball player tested positive for COVID-19, the pair of games scheduled for Friday and Saturday between USD and Omaha were canceled Monday. Omaha had a bye week last week, and the Coyotes defeated Western Illinois in a pair of games in Macomb, Illinois after a bye week the week before. USD […]
Coyote track and field starts strong in home invitational
The Coyote mens and womens track and field won the team competitions of the USD Invitational Saturday inside the DakotaDome. USD hosted South Dakota State, Drake and Omaha in the invitational. The Coyote men tallied 136 points, with South Dakota State (80) and Drake (46) following. On the womens side, USD tallied 188.5 points. SDSU […]
Coyote men going through season of adjustments
Coming home for its first game of the season after a blowout 91-78 win over rival South Dakota State, the Coyote men’s basketball team came out flat-footed in a 75-57 loss to Drake on December 18. Since the loss, The Coyotes, led by third year head coach Todd Lee, have won five straight games by […]
USD athletic facilities plan for busy spring slate
With all fall sports at USD moved to the spring semester, USD’s athletic facilities have a packed spring while still adjusting to the ever changing world of COVID-19. Corey Jenkins, the senior associate athletic director for facilities and operations, has been working with the rest of the athletic department to coordinate plans for the spring […]
USD asks students to move to remote learning
In an email sent to USD staff and faculty, the university is following CDC recommendations and asking students who feel comfortable with remote learning to quarantine and learn remotely for the remainder of the semester. A similar email was sent to students. The email said that they feel confident that the classrooms are safe for […]
2020 Coyote Hall of Fame class announced
Earlier this fall, USD announced their 2020 Coyote Hall of Fame class. Five former Coyotes are being celebrated as a part of the class, as well as the 2005 USD football team. The five athletes being recognized are, Bridget Yoerger, Tyler Cain, Stephanie (Gebhart) Murphy, Zach Weiss and Chris Morton. One member of the 2019 […]
South Dakota High School Football Championship preview
As fall sports across the state of South Dakota come to a close, the South Dakota high school football state championship games will be played in the DakotaDome in Vermillion, Thursday through Saturday. 9AA: Hamlin (11-0) vs. Platte-Geddes (11-0) In a battle of two unbeatens, the second seeded Hamlin Chargers, making their first state championship […]