Coyotes win 14 Events in front of home crowd at South Dakota Challenge
USD took first in 14 events in front of their home crowd at the South Dakota Challenge at the Lillibridge Track Complex in Vermillion on Saturday. Sophomore Macy Heinz led the charge, taking home two titles from the event. Heinz clocked a new personal best in the 800 meters at 2:10.12, while senior Mallory Fine […]
USD club sports extend a slew of activities to students
The University of South Dakota has 16 athletic teams, six men’s teams and ten women’s teams. Cumulatively, student-athletes on campus participate in 11 separate sports: Football, basketball, soccer, softball, track and field, swimming and diving, cross country, tennis, golf, volleyball, and triathlon. However, these are not the only sports Coyotes play. USD is home to […]
Coyotes capture 15 events at Wildcat Classic
The Coyotes won 15 of 35 events at the Wildcat Classic on at Simpson Track in Wayne, Neb. on Saturday. Senior Ben Hammer and junior Habib Jallow both secured two victories over the weekend. Hammer took the shot put with a mark of 60 feet, 1 ¾ in, which places him in ninth place in the […]
USD swim and dive team compete at two national meets
The Coyote swim and dive team competed at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships March 11 and 12, and the CSCAA National Invitational March 14-16. The USD diving team had seven athletes compete at the Zone Diving Championships, held at Jamail Swimming Center in Austin, Texas. Freshman Hudson Wilkerson finished one spot shy of advancing to […]
Three Coyotes set records at Summit League Championships
USD broke three meet records as both the men’s and women’s track teams placed top-three in the Summit League Championships inside the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex over the weekend. USD’s women’s team finished second with a total of 146.5 team points as North Dakota State took first with 214 points. The men’s team took third […]
USD High Jump ranks amongst nation’s best
There are two NCAA teams tied for top high jump squad in the country for the indoor track season, according to ustfccca.org. USD is currently tied with Nebraska for the top high jump team in the nation, led by Junior Zach Anderson and freshman Jack Durst. USD has sported the joint-best men’s high jump squad in […]
Bilington Breaks Record as Coyotes Split Between Two Meets
Senior Megan Billington became the fastest women’s 5,000-meter runner is USD history as the Coyotes split between meets at SDSU and the University of Arkansas over the weekend. Billington finished the race in 16:30.19, beating the previous record from 2015 of 16:31.95 held by Amber Eichkorn. The time is also a 16-second personal best for […]
Men’s high jump highlights Dakota Realty Alumni Meet
In their first home meet of the season, the Coyote track and field team set two new team records at the 2019 Dakota Realty Alumni Meet on Saturday. It was a pair of high jumpers who stole the show as junior Zack Anderson and freshman Jack Durst both broke the 7-2 barrier, which had not […]
Coyotes return from Jack Johnson Classic with two records, eight champions
The Coyote track & field team left the Jack Johnson Classic in Minneapolis on Saturday with two new records and eight champions. Senior Lara Bowman broke her school record for weight throw that she set last week by four feet, launching the weight 70-5. The mark placed her as the top collegiate finisher at the […]
Coyotes take 11 events at Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational
Another record is posted for the Coyotes track & field team, as Senior Lara Boman broke her own throwing record at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational Saturday in Brookings. Boman broke her own weight throw school record with a throw of 67 feet, 2 inches, beating her previous mark by eight inches. “Going into it, […]