COLUMN: Freshman guide to USD Dakota Days
Ready or not Dakota Days week is about to start and I, for one, couldn’t be happier. Cheers of “Happy D-Days” as well as the profuse amount of unnecessary t-shirt sales will over take the campus once again. For all new students at the University of South Dakota, Dakota Days, known by most as D-Days, […]
Fifth-year student leads Coyote defense
Five years ago when redshirt middle linebacker Tim Marlette arrived at the University of South Dakota, he was already a proven player in the eyes of most South Dakotans. A three-year, two-way starter for the Sioux Falls Washington Warriors, Marlette led his school into their first state championship appearance in five years. Before he even […]
COLUMN: Division I status brings a new experience to USD sports
I’m not sure if you have heard yet, but the University of South Dakota football team willltake on a Football Bowl Subdivision and Big 10 opponent Northwestern on Saturday. It is an exciting week for not only the team, but for anyone at USD. The Student Government Association is selling a Chicago Game Day package […]
THE RANT:Dear parking at USD
Dear parking at USD, On Monday afternoon I went to the Wellness Center at 3 p.m. to play a game of racquetball with one of my friends, as well as run afterward. My Monday schedule was full of classes and other meetings so the only time it would work for me to exercise on […]
USD student worked with women’s basketball legend
How would you like to be able to practice with one of your all-time favorite coaches in college athletics? One University of South Dakota graduate was able to do just that. First-year graduate student Jared Indahl attended the University of Tennessee after working as a guidance counselor at a high school. Indahl, who grew up […]
Softball team to finish up season
Sitting in the middle of Summit League standings, the University of South Dakota softball team will be looking to close out their first full conference schedule with a record above .500. Currently at 9-9 in the conference USD heads into its final two non-conference match-ups against North Dakota on April 21 and Nebraska-Omaha on April […]
Coyotes sweep Northern Iowa
Sweep was the word that the University of South Dakota club baseball team followed through with after they defeated the University of Northern Iowa in four strait games on March 31 and April 1 this past weekend in Prentis Park. USD took the first game in thrilling fashion as the team came back from a […]
Coyote club baseball in season
Every spring, the baseball diamond in Prentis Park is occupied by a group of South Dakota students who play in competitive league. This group of students is the University of South Dakota club baseball team. Being a club sport team puts all the work of scheduling, practicing and managing onto the student players themselves. Senior […]
USD golf team looks to keep building
While the weather has been friendly for the University of South Dakota men’s golf team, the competition has not been. Coming off only their second tournament of the spring season the golf team took home 16 place in the South Dakota State University Jackrabbit Invitational on March 13 in Primm, Nev. On March 26 the […]
THE RANT: Dear South Dakota weather
Dear South Dakota weather, I know you were very friendly to everyone in the Upper Midwest this year in regards to next to no long freezing morning walks to class. However, the fact of the matter is summer-time weather in mid-March has driven my mind crazy. Last week I enjoyed the high 70s temperatures as […]