Minnesota Native Back on the Court for the Coyotes
Of the 12 games played since the new year, the Coyotes’ redshirt sophomore center Natalie Mazurek has had seven double-digit scoring games. During the span of 12 games, Mazurek brought her season average up to 7.9 points per game and 4.7 rebounds per game. With a blossom in scoring comes more playing time including her […]
Golf Team Opens Season in Sunshine State
The Coyote men’s and women’s golf teams are getting ready to start the spring season. The men’s team has six competitions in the spring season and have been projected to finish seventh in the Summit League standings led by fifth-year Max Schmidtke: an All Summit Preseason Watch List player. The season will kick off in […]
Pole Vaulters Vault into the National Rankings
The Coyotes track and field team is currently in the middle of their indoor season, yet some players have begun gaining major recognition. The Coyotes have taken three of the last four “Player of the Week” awards in field events for both the men’s and women’s track as well as field teams. Fifth-year senior Marshall […]
Summit League’s 16 Annual Food Fight Challenge
The Summit League is partnering with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committees (SAAC) for the 16 straight year to host the Summit League Food Fight Challenge. The Food Fight is a friendly donation competition between Universities in the Summit League that works to raise money for non-perishable food items. The Coyotes have set a goal of 10,000 […]
New Athletic Director Announced for USD Athletics
USD has finished their months long search for a new athletic director. On December 20, it was announced that Jon Schemmel would serve as USD’s 14th Athletic Director (AD). Schemmel previously worked for USD as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development from 2012-2017. Before returning to Vermillion, Schemmel worked in Madison as the President, […]
Coyote Named Player to Watch in Women’s Tennis
USD tennis player Bea Havlickova has been listed as a Summit League Player to Watch for the Spring 2024 season. Havlickova believes that this distinction is not only a result of last year’s season but also a result of the hard work she put in throughout the offseason. “It means a lot because when I […]
The Brotherly Connection on the Court
Just like in high school, USD’s junior guard Paul Bruns and freshman guard Issac Bruns are playing for the same team. Before the duo arrived at USD, the Summit League already knew the Bruns family name: Paul originally played for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks out of Grand Forks, N.D. during his freshman year of […]
Coyotes Sting Hornets in Second Round of Playoffs
The No. 3 South Dakota Coyotes football team faced off against the Sacramento State Hornets on Saturday in the second round of the FCS Playoffs. On the first three drives of the game, neither team was able to get the offense going as they combined for three punts in the first three drives. On the […]
Ticketing Issues Cause Ruckus Between Fanbases
The Coyotes football team sold out the DakotaDome for the second time this season for their game against North Dakota State in the FCS Playoffs. The first time the Coyotes sold out was in the team’s home game against in-state rival South Dakota State. Voice of USD football John Thayer believes that the sellout is […]
High Championships Wrap Up in Vermillion
Vermillion was host to the 42nd annual state football championship games this past weekend from Nov. 9-11. On Nov. 9 the 9-man football championship games took place with 9B, 9A and 9AA. In the 9B championship game No. 1 Avon Pirates defeated the No. 2 Faulkton Area Trojans 32-30. The Trojans were driving late in […]