April 2022
Sara Reifenrath: The best accident
Before sophomore Sara Reifenrath was a Summit League champion, she was a volleyball and track athlete. Young Reifenrath was unhappy playing volleyball, but her mother wanted her to play sports which then led her into cross country in seventh grade. “I got out of volleyball by doing cross country, which then led into doing track,” […]
Stella Fairbanks back-to-back Summit League Champion
Sophomore health sciences major Stella Fairbanks had a productive diving season after she was named the Summit League Women’s Diving MVP of the Championships and secured a Summit League Championship for the second year in a row. Fairbanks also ended her second season at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships where she finished No. 32. Fairbanks […]
Coyote softball splits home opening weekend against NDSU
The Coyote softball team got their conference season started over the weekend, taking two of three games against the winner of seven of the last nine Summit League Championships, North Dakota State (NDSU). In the first game of the weekend, NDSU was in the driver’s seat to win the game, but the Coyotes got a […]
The track and field team saw nine first place finishes in four-day span
The track and field team competed in three tournaments from March 23-26. These tournaments began with the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays that took place in Austin, Texas March 23-26. On the first and last day of this tournament, no Coyote saw a top five finish. However, on the second day, freshman Marleen Mulla placed fourth […]
USD track and field conquers individual events in California
USD track and field took home numerous events in California over Easter break. The team competed in a trio of meets, starting with the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate in Long Beach, California. At the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate, the Coyotes won four individual events along with the men’s and women’s 4×100 Meter Relays. Freshman Danii Anglin won […]
New additions are made to the Coyote basketball teams
On April 12, the men’s basketball team announced that Brandon Ubel would be joining Eric Peterson’s coaching staff next season. Ubel hails from Overland Park, Kansas and has spent much of his life on the basketball court. He played collegiate basketball at Nebraska and then continued post-college playing professionally overseas in Belgium and France. During […]
Coyote softball sweep Fighting Hawks in Vermillion
Due to poor weather in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the South Dakota softball team had to move their three-game series to Vermillion April 15-16. The Fighting Hawks came into the series with a 2-7 record after dropping their last three games against Omaha. This had them sitting at the bottom of the Summit League. The […]
Coyotes defeat Omaha, prepare for Summit League Tournament
The Coyotes picked up a 5-2 win over Omaha on Sunday inside the Huether Family Match Pointe in Sioux Falls. This was South Dakota’s senior day where they honored five seniors Habiba Aly, Natka Kmošková, Jana Lazarevic, Anna Marija Bukina and Indy Ampaw. They earned the 3-seed in the upcoming Summit League Tournament. Two of […]
Men’s track produces 25 top 10 finishes
The Coyote men had 25 athletes place within the top 10 in their respective events during the Early Bird track and field competition hosted by USD. In the Men’s 100 Meter Dash, sophomore Dylan Kautz finished second with a time of 10.61. Kautz also placed second in the Men’s 200 Meter Dash (21.45) following sophomore […]
Multiple women athletes break personal records at Early Bird event
On Saturday, USD hosted the Early Bird track and field event, where the women’s team finished in the top 10 in all but two of their events. Sophomore Erin Kinney placed first in the Women’s 100 Meter Dash with a time of 11.75. This time gave Kinney her personal outdoor best as well as making […]