The Volante’s Athlete of the Year: Grace Larkins
Over four years in Vermillion, Grace Larkins built a resume few athletes at University of South Dakota can match. A relentless competitor and a player who rarely left the floor, Larkins leaves the Coyotes women’s basketball program as one of its most decorated players, and as The Volante’s Athlete of the Year for […]
Registration is Open for USD’s 2025 Sports Camps
The University of South Dakota is hosting a full slate of youth athletic camps this summer, with offerings across a wide range of sports for students from Pre-K through college sophomores. USD’s 2025 summer camp schedule runs from June through July and includes camps for basketball, football, volleyball, soccer and swimming. Many of the camps […]
Transfer Portal Impacts USD Athletics
The University of South Dakota is seeing some major roster changes across athletics as a result of the NCAA transfer portal. Changes like the ones that we have been seeing with the rosters of the university is nothing new to Division 1 sports, it’s just making its way to the FCS and mid-major level. In […]
Chadick, Havlickova Lead Tennis to 10-9 Finish
The South Dakota women’s tennis team closed the books on its season with an 10-9 overall record, and two Coyotes earning first-team All-Summit League honors. Senior Grace Chadick led the team with a 22-5 overall record, including a 15-4 mark in duals and a 5-1 record in conference play. Her 0.815 winning percentage ranks among […]
Track & Field Claims Four Titles
The University of South Dakota track and field teams added more hardware to their collection after breaking three school records and winning four events in a three-meet, three day swing through California. The coyotes opened competition Thursday at the Pacific Coast Invitational, where Lydia Knapp broke two school records. Knapp threw 215 feet, 4 inches […]
Volleyball Competes in Four-Match 2025 Spring Slate
The South Dakota volleyball team opened its 2025 spring season last Saturday in Omaha, Neb. with a series of exhibition matches against Omaha, Creighton and Concordia. These matches marked the beginning of a four-match spring schedule that runs through mid-April. Following the Omaha trip, the Coyotes traveled north to Madison, South Dakota, for an exhibition […]
Transfer Tracker: Next Seasons Basketball Additions
As the offseason begins to take shape, the University of South Dakota’s basketball programs are retooling through the transfer portal. While the women’s team has brought in a quartet of newcomers, the men’s side has added one transfer guard ahead of the 2025-26 season. The women’s team announced the signings of four players in the […]
Women’s Basketball Season Recap
The University of South Dakota Women’s Basketball team wrapped up its 2024-25 season earlier this month with a 70-50 loss to Oral Roberts in the quarterfinal round of the Summit League Tournament. Under first-year head coach Carrie Eighmey, the Coyotes finished the season with an overall record of 11-20 and went 5-11 in Summit League […]
Six Remain: Women’s Basketball Faces Major Roster Turnover
When the University of South Dakota Women’s Basketball team takes the floor next season, fans may find themselves flipping through the program wondering where everyone went. The offseason was nothing short of chaotic. With a new coaching staff at the helm and the transfer portal in full swing, the Coyotes will return just seven players […]
USD Erases 11-Point Deficit to Knock Off Bison in Thriller
With their season on the line, the South Dakota men’s basketball team saved its best for last. With 5:22 to go in the second half and an 11-point deficit, South Dakota was given a 4.6% chance to win according to ESPN analytics. However, the Coyotes stormed back to stun the North Dakota State Bison, 85-84, […]