USD to offer cost of attendance stipends to student-athletes
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USD to offer cost of attendance stipends to student-athletes

Malachi Petersen0

The University of South Dakota Department of Athletics will now cover the full cost of attendance for some student-athletes.

On Friday the department said in a press release that stipends will be available for athletes from all 17 sports beginning with the 2016-2017 season.

In January the NCAA adopted new rules which allow scholarships for athletes to include expenses beyond tuition and fees, including academic-related expenses, transportation and personal incidentals. The values of these benefits will be $4,145 per full scholarship.

“Being a student-athlete at South Dakota is a full-time commitment and as such, it’s important that we support our athletes in any way we can,” said USD athletics director David Herbster in the release.

USD’s announcement comes just days after the University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University announced they would also be offering cost of attendance for athletes. The announcement also makes USD the first college in South Dakota to offer the stipends.

 

 

Malachi Petersen is a graduate student at the University of South Dakota getting his master's degree in public administration. He received his bachelor's degree in May of 2017 from USD, majoring in political science and journalism. Malachi worked at The Volante from August 2013 to January 2017 in various capacities, including as the 2016 editor-in-chief, before leaving the editorial side of the publication to run for Student Government Association to represent the graduate school. He's worked as an intern at the Vermillion Area Chamber & Development Company in Vermillion, SD; the Bemidji Pioneer in Bemidji, MN; Argus Leader Media in Sioux Falls, SD; the San Antonio Express-News in San Antonio, TX, and as a freelance writer for the Sioux Falls Business Journal. His articles have been published by multiple news organizations across the United States, including The Associated Press and USA Today. Malachi is from Lawton, IA.
Website http://www.malachipetersen.com

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