Training in it so they can play in it
Coming off a 1-1 weekend series in Kansas City, the Coyote soccer team aims to push through unprecedented challenges during its spring Summit League season. After playing in the snow and sub-freezing temperatures against Kansas City the women walked away with a 3-2 loss and a 5-0 shutout win. The difference in the two games […]
South Dakota volleyball splits weekend with Omaha
USD volleyball split matches over the weekend against the Omaha Mavericks, sweeping Sunday’s match and losing in five sets Monday night. During the first matchup Sunday night the Coyotes defeated the Mavericks in a 3-0 sweep inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC). USD showed a strong defensive display during the home opener winning 25-16, […]
Compromising to succeed: Balancing religion and athletics
At the Division I Challenge in Topeka, Kansas, junior Merga Gemeda won the 5,000 meter race, recording a time of 14:35.20. This personal best performance ranks Gemeda sixth in Coyote history. It also allows Gemeda to be set up with a seed time fast enough to compete at the Indoor Track Summit League Conference Feb. […]
Running beyond a school record
Hailing from Hartington, Nebraska freshman sprinter Sara Reifenrath broke the USD 200 meter school record clocking in at 24.07 at the Dakota Quad Classic in Fargo last weekend. This time set her as 25th in the nation for this season in the 200 meters. Breaking that record was an early season goal for Reiefenrath, but […]
Coyote softball adapts to loss of facility, gears up for season start
The USD softball team has witnessed numerous trials as a program since their last game. 326 days ago the Coyotes were sent home from a tournament in Arizona due to the start of the COVID-19 cancellations and haven’t had a game since. On top of not being able to play games, practice has been filled […]
Leading the Coyotes: Becky Hammon Watchlist, grad school, scoring 1,000 points
Coming off a successful junior year campaign and winning Summit League Tournament MVP, senior center Hannah Sjerven received a nod to the 2021 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Watchlist. Sjerven who is also a full time graduate student studying sports psychology finds new ways to excel in the classroom and on the court […]
USD volleyball ‘excited’ for upcoming season, Slaughter to use her COVID year
The USD women’s volleyball team is slated to begin their first games of the season Jan. 22-23 in the Missouri State Tournament. This will be the first time the Coyotes have played in over a year after finishing runner up to Georgia Tech at the NIVC Tournament in Nov. 2019. The team has used the […]
USD spring semester COVID plans and vaccine rollout
The spring semester is underway, and while classes and professors may change from the fall, one thing hasn’t. The COVID-19 pandemic is still a threat to campus life and classrooms, yet USD is prepared to handle any outbreaks and the upcoming vaccine rollout this spring. As students are welcomed back to campus all staff and […]
Coyote Athletics Spring Slate
Looking ahead to the new year, Coyotes sports teams are gearing up for an unusual spring. All sports will be competing during the second semester after schedule delays and changes due to the pandemic. Basketball The women’s and men’s basketball teams will be the first Yotes to play in the competition since March. The women […]
Uniting international student-athletes on new show ‘Drop a Pin’
Coming to South Dakota from Cairo, Egypt, senior tennis player Habiba Aly connected with other international athletes during her four years as a Coyote. To learn more about the changes and challenges USD international athletes faced, Aly started a show on GoYotes.com, called “Drop a Pin,” to showcase the different life experiences international athletes have […]