Swimming & Diving break records in revenge meet against Omaha
Two broken pool records, victories in 12 of 16 events and a celebratory Charlie Shuffle dance highlighted a 181-117 win in the DakotaDome pool for the South Dakota women’s Swim & Dive team. The Coyotes got off to a fast start as the 400 medley relay team finished in first with a pool record time […]
Break out the brooms! Coyotes sweep Western and Eastern Illinois in swimming and diving
South Dakota traveled to Illinois for a two-day swimming and diving event and left with victories. According to GoYotes, Coyote freshman diver Hudson Wilkerson qualified for NCAA Zone Diving this weekend in the one-meter and three-meter competitions. Wilkerson said that the team faced some challenges in this event. One struggle was recovering from the first […]
Coyotes break records at Hawkeye Invitational
South Dakota’s track and field team competed in the Hawkeye Invitational on Saturday and Sunday. USD’s athletes won five total events and broke two school records. Junior Zach Anderson, who tied South Dakota’s high jump record in December, cleared 7 feet, 3 ¼ inches, good for a new school record, according to GoYotes. The event […]
Coyotes upset Denver to win first Summit League title
USD defeated Denver to win their first Summit League title in school history Sunday night. Denver (27-2, 15-0) hadn’t lost at home since Sept. 16, 2017, until the Coyotes (21-9, 13-3) claimed victory on a kill from senior Hayley Dotseth to end the fifth set. Senior Taylor Wilson tallied a career-high 24 kills and a .511 […]
Coyotes end inaugural Triathlon season with second place finish
South Dakota ended its inaugural triathlon season with a second place finish at the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship at Tempe Town Lake in Tempe, Arizona on Sunday. South Dakota freshmen Leah Drengenberg, Sammy Whitting and Payton Ryz finished in the top 10 as USD fell to three-time national champion Arizona State. Coyote head coach […]
Coyotes win 8 of 10 at Quad-Duals
USD’s swimming and diving team competed in the South Dakota State Quad-Duals at the Midco Aquatic Center in Sioux Falls, SD on Friday and Saturday. The men’s swim team finished the event with a 4-0 record, while the women went 4-2. Both the men and women defeated St. Cloud State and South Dakota State. The […]
Cross country wins team and individual conference titles
South Dakota’s women’s and men’s cross country teams finished in first and third respectively at the Summit League Championships on Saturday at the Miracle Hill Golf Course in Omaha, Neb. The women’s victory marked their fifth consecutive Summit League title. According to GoYotes, this streak is the second longest streak of Summit League titles in […]
Pederson qualifies for NCAA Zones against Iowa State
South Dakota hosted Iowa State at the DakotaDome pool on Friday. Iowa State won the meet 146-97, earning gold in nine out of 13 events according to GoYotes. One of the notable athletes at the event was USD sophomore diver Haley Pederson. Pederson earned first place in the 3-meter dive event, with a score of 299.85. […]
Women’s tennis Concludes Fall season at ITA Regional Tournament
Women’s tennis concluded its fall season at the ITA Regional Tournament at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex with matches from Friday to Monday. Nine Coyotes competed at the event, five in singles and two doubles teams. Sophomore Habiba Aly won both of her qualifier matches. Aly defeated Ana Bjelica of Western Illinois 6-2, 6-0, and […]
Coyotes improve personal bests at Bradley Pink Classic
USD competed in the Bradley Pink Classic on Friday afternoon. No. 15 Iowa State won the women’s event with 54 points, while USD finished with 143 points, one place ahead of Illinois at 147 points. 39 teams participated, including 13 regionally ranked teams. Coyote senior Madeline Huglen led USD with a 13th place finish and […]