2025

The Coyote men and women competed in the USD Alumni Meet in the DakotaDome on Saturday, Jan. 18. Three athletes climbed the record charts in the meet, while USD earned 12 titles and the alumni added four more. Graduate student Cassidy Mooneyhan went up in women’s pole vault to third in the Coyote Top 10 […]

The Coyotes women’s basketball team faced off against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at home on Jan. 25.  The Jackrabbits led with a 27-10 advantage in the first quarter. South Dakota State shot 50% from the field during this, while the Coyotes only managed to shoot 28.57%.  The Coyotes responded with a 9-0 run to […]

The Coyote Women’s Tennis team competed twice in Sioux Falls last weekend going undefeated against Missouri State Bears and Sioux Falls Cougars. The first match was against the Bears as the Coyotes won 5-2, claiming four singles victories and two doubles victories. Then against the Cougars, USD claimed all six singles matches and three doubles […]

The South Dakota Coyote men’s basketball team defeated The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks 102-93 on Thursday, Jan. 24 at The Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The Coyotes are 3-3 in Summit League conference play and 12-9 on the season. It was another high scoring affair for the Coyotes, as […]

After guiding the University of South Dakota football team to back-to-back playoff appearances, head coach Bob Nielson announced his retirement, closing out a 32-year coaching career. Nielson, who took over the Coyotes in 2016, announced his decision following USD’s deepest postseason run in program history. Nielson wraps up his time in Vermillion as a three-time […]