Club Sports
Esports on the rise at USD
It has been two years since the USD Esports arena opened and in that time the team has only gotten bigger. Since the launch of the USD Esports Club in 2018, membership has tripled according to junior social media manager Isaac Entinger. “It’s one of the fastest growing industries…it’s only going to get bigger,” Entinger […]
USD Esports competes for $15,000
This semester, the USD Esports club is once again participating in a Twitter competition for a chance at $15,000. The competition, sponsored by Learfield, the sports marketing company who manages Coyote Sports Properties, centers around the promotion of esports athletes on Twitter. For this contest, USD Esports is following Jackson Crist as he progresses through […]
Esports Club wins social media competition with help from Coyote Crazies
Starting in November, the USD Esports team entered a competition and then received help from the Coyote Crazies to eventually won the first prize of 15,000. Last November they qualified and entered the Madden competition held by Learfield college. USD’s Jack Christianson did the gaming side and got USD qualified for the competition and Derek […]
Three members of USD Rugby team play in All Star Championship
Three members of the USD women’s rugby team were selected to compete as a part of the Prairie State WCRC at the 2020 NSCRO Women’s 7’s All-Star Championships. The Prairie States took home the third-place trophy after two days of competition. The tournament was held at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida Jan. 18 and […]
Welsh rugby coach excited with team
The game of rugby has taken USD women’s coach Bryn Chivers across the globe. He’s coached two different national teams for a total of nine years. But, if you ask him, he likes where he’s at in Vermillion, coaching a team of rugby players new to the game. “I am enjoying coaching a team that […]
USD club sports extend a slew of activities to students
The University of South Dakota has 16 athletic teams, six men’s teams and ten women’s teams. Cumulatively, student-athletes on campus participate in 11 separate sports: Football, basketball, soccer, softball, track and field, swimming and diving, cross country, tennis, golf, volleyball, and triathlon. However, these are not the only sports Coyotes play. USD is home to […]
USD freshman awarded MVP at National Rugby All-Star Tournament
After playing rugby for four months, USD freshman Eden Liebenthal found herself in a situation few players will ever experience. She has been named MVP of the National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) All Star Championship in Tampa, Florida. Bryn Chivers, the NSCRO Commissioner of Women’s Rugby, said in an email interview with the Volante, […]
Archery Club members look forward to world championships in Yankton
Members of the USD Archery Club can often be found at the NFAA Easton Yankton Archery complex. Some of them are practicing for upcoming competitions, others are shooting for the fun of it, but all of them are imagining what it will feel like when the complex hosts the World Archery Indoor Championships this week. The World […]
Intramural sport leagues expected to ‘max out’ this fall
A new intramural sport policy is expected to increase student involvement this year. Last fall, the South Dakota Board of Regents passed a policy which prohibits colleges from charging students for participating in intramural activities. Connor Singhisen, assistant director of Wellness Center intramurals & sport clubs, said he believes this policy will attract more students. […]
TKE fight night cancelled for first time in 10 years
This year, Tau Kappa Epsilon had to cancel its famous TKE Fight Night, an annual fundraising event the fraternity has held every year for a decade. Nick Hoflock, TKE’s president, said the event was canceled as a result of scheduling conflicts. “Every year we go through a guy in town, and I don’t want to put […]