November 17th, 2020108 In the USD Student Government Association's last meeting of the semester, the organization passed special appropriations bills for the College Democrats and Orthopedic Special Interest Group. Aaron Mallinger, SGA Director of Finance, reported SGA has only used 12% of their total budget so far this year and attributes that low number...
April 14th, 202054 Chris Nilsen set NCAA records and held world rankings during his time at USD, and for that, he has earned USD student media’s Men’s Athlete of the Year. Nilsen’s most notable accomplishment this season is breaking the NCAA indoor pole vault record by vaulting 19-5 and a half at the Nebraska Tune-Up. The record was the...
April 14th, 2020208 For Ciara Duffy, the end to her junior and senior seasons were less than ideal. An ankle injury in the Summit League Championship left Duffy less than 100% for the NCAA Tournament game against Clemson in 2019 and COVID-19 ended a chance at another run in the NCAA Tournament this season. Duffy’s senior season will be one Coyote fans...
February 11th, 2020825 The Coyote women’s basketball team ranked 16th in the USA Today/Coaches Poll and 21st in the Associated Press Top 25 poll this week, but these student-athletes find time to just be students. Juniors Monica Arens and Claudia Kunzer are nursing majors. Both are hoping to get into the nursing program this month and play vital roles on...
February 3rd, 2020262 For most, juggling athletics with studying medical biology seems like enough work in itself. Dedicating time to writing and performing music albums in addition can be even more challenging. For sophomore swimmer Griffin Wolner, that’s his reality. Two years ago, Wolner took an official visit with the Coyote swim team and...
January 31st, 2020556Moving into Coyote Village at the beginning of summer, the women's basketball team prepared for a summer filled with basketball. However, for freshman forward Alexi Hempe, she faced a summer full of rehab for her torn ACL.
During a basketball game her senior year, Hempe's season came to a halt due to a torn ACL injury.
“My senior...