Coyote not ready to give up football; declares for NFL draft
With one year of eligibility remaining due to COVID-19, linebacker DeJaun Cooper made the transition from a Hawk to a Coyote. The Maryland native played football for four years at Monmouth University in New Jersey where he graduated with a degree in graphic design. After the NCAA announced that athletes would receive an extra year […]
Men’s basketball finds season interruptions due to COVID-19
Prior to entering Summit League play, the Coyotes finished their non-conference schedule with a winning record of 8-4. Their last four games against Waldorf, Northern Colorado, Northern Arizona, and Bellarmine all took place in the beginning of December and set the men’s basketball team up for their first conference game. During the Waldorf game on […]
USD dance team makes program history competing at Nationals
The USD dance team escaped the winter weather hitting Vermillion and hopped a plane to Orlando, Florida. This trip to the Universal Dance Association (UDA) College Dance Team National Championships was the first time in program history that the USD dance team has competed. In past seasons, the USD dance program hasn’t had enough members […]
New Opportunity Center awaits leadership
The University of South Dakota in accordance with the South Dakota Board of Regents, opened the new Opportunity Center on Jan. 1. This new Opportunity Center will solely be an office space that will work in unison with the Student-Centered Space. The Student-Centered Space replaced the former Center for Diversity and Community adjacent to the […]
Coyote volleyball falls in first round of NCAA tournament
While the cold of winter settled upon the city of Minneapolis, the Coyote women’s volleyball team was warming up to take on the No. 11 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers in the first round of the NCAA tournament. On Dec. 3, a crowd of 4,280 fans piled into the Maturi Pavilion to watch the match-up between […]
Volleyball named Summit League Champions, now to compete in NCAA tournament
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, the USD volleyball team won against in-state rival South Dakota State and regular season champions Omaha, making them Summit League Tournament Champions for the second straight year. During their Thursday match-up against SDSU, the rivalry game lasted five sets. This was the first time since 2012 that the two schools went […]
Both basketball teams add new assistant coach to their staff
Two new Coyotes will find themselves on the sideline this upcoming basketball season. Eddie Hill and Ariel Braker found themselves in the position of men’s and women’s assistant basketball coaches, respectively. Prior to coming to USD Aug. 30, Hill had previous assistant coaching experience. After graduating from Washington State University where he played basketball, he […]
USD basketball back to prove themselves this season
In the next week, both the men’s and women’s basketball teams will begin their seasons at home in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC). First, the men hit the court Thursday to take on Simpson College in an exhibition match, then the women will compete against Oklahoma Tuesday. During the 2020-21 season, in which COVID-19 […]
Two USD triathlon athletes represent the US abroad
Freshman Micah Poellet and junior Maddie Lavin are both USD triathlon athletes who have received honors within the sport. While they are both on a similar athletic path right now, the way in which they got to this point is very different. Poellet began her career as a triathlete when she was very young due […]
Ticket sales back to pre-pandemic numbers
Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic changed many day-to-day operations for USD. Many departments, such as the athletic department, faced new rules and regulations that were put in place to keep everyone involved safe and healthy. Entering the 2021-2022 sports season, fans and students flocked to athletic events again, leading to the game-day atmosphere appearing similar […]