Sports
Coyotes Sweep Jackrabbits in Home Meet
South Dakota Coyotes Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams took care of business on Jan. 24 vs South Dakota State in Vermillion. This was the first time that the Jackrabbits and Coyotes had faced off in the new Natatorium. On the men’s side, USD won 200-98 as a team. Sophomore Alex Parinkson won three […]
Transfer Portal Cinema: Premieres 2026
The world of college athletics has seen the changes of the transfer portal, and USD is no different. Heavy hitters are both leaving and incoming for South Dakota, as six former Coyotes go to power four schools and 11 new players come here from the FBS. L.J. Phillips Jr. entered the portal after a […]
Running on His Own: Mason Sindelar
The Coyote Track and Field team opened up the spring season with their annual alumni meet before heading north to Brookings, where they competed in the Jim Emmerick Invitational. Graduate Mason Sindelar didn’t compete at the alumni meet, but did at the SDSU Jim Emmerich Alumni meet. Sindelar, who currently holds the Coyote record […]
Injured Pack Receives Backup
Head Coach Eric Peterson, in his fourth season at USD, has dealt with lots of turmoil. Seven players on the Coyotes Men’s Basketball Men’s Basketball roster have gotten injured this year, and six of them have missed at least seven of the 22 games played this season. The biggest injury came just last week, as […]
Football Moves on to Mercer in FCS Playoffs
The South Dakota Coyotes advance in the FCS playoffs after a 38-17 victory over the Drake Bulldogs. With the game tied at ten all the Coyotes scored four straight touchdowns to put the game out of reach. The Coyotes were led by senior quarterback Aidan Bouman who completed fifteen passes for a total of 261 […]
The Volante’s Athlete of the Week: Kamryn Farris
The lone senior of the USD volleyball team is not only walking away with memories from the past four years, but signing off with post-season honors that mark her notable accomplishments this last season. Kamrym Farris wrapped-up her Coyote career at the Summit League Tournament this last week in Brookings. Following the tournament, Farris was […]
Coyotes’ Fall Sports in Review
As the year 2025 winds down, the fall sports seasons at USD do as well. This fall saw broken records, groundbreaking success and continued advances into the playoffs. The football team continues its season with postseason action, as it sits in the second round of the NCAA FCS playoffs. The Coyotes will travel to Macon, […]
Coyotes Fall to St. Thomas In the Summit League to End Their Season
The USD women’s volleyball team season ended Monday night when the Coyotes fell 3-2 to the St. Thomas Tommies in the Summit League Championship semifinals at First Bank & Trust Arena, coming up short in a back-and-forth match that determined who advanced to Tuesday’s title round. Freshman outside hitter Ava Ball led the Coyotes’ offense […]
Women’s Basketball Goes 1-1 Over Thanksgiving Break After Hot Start
Over Thanksgiving break, the USD women’s basketball team defeated Arkansas–Pine Bluff 73-41 and received its first loss of the season from Wyoming 66-59. On Tuesday, Nov. 25, the Coyotes took on Arkansas–Pine Bluff at home. The game ended in a dominant win for USD, outscoring UAPB 23-8 in the fourth quarter. Five USD players scored […]
Men Claim Title, Women Take Third at Coyote Extravaganza
The South Dakota Coyote swim and dive team was determined to have a great showing on their home grounds, and they did just that with claiming 13 individual wins and one relay win over the weekend. The Coyote Extravaganza was held Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at the Natatorium, where the men finished on top […]