Cross Country
Coyotes Close out Indoor Regular Season at Arkansas and SDSU
The University of South Dakota track and field teams wrapped up the indoor regular season with meets at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and the SDSU Last Chance meet in Brookings, South Dakota. At the Tyson Invitational, Berkeley Engelland ran the second-fastest indoor 800 meters in school history with a time of 2:09.4, placing […]
Cross Country Women Claim Summit League Title for First Time Since 2018
The University of South Dakota cross country teams headed to South Dakota State University for the Summit League Championships on Saturday, Oct. 28. The women’s team was victorious as they finished in first place, while the men’s team finished fifth overall. The Coyote women had four runners finish one after another. Coming in third place […]
Coyote Women’s Cross Country Finish Third at Mount Marty Invitational
Five Coyote women competed in the Mount Marty Invitational held at Fox Run Golf Course in Yankton on Saturday morning. Leading the Coyotes was junior McKenna Herrmann. She placed third individually with a time of 23:53.58. This was her season-best time for the 6,000 meter course. Next for the Coyotes were freshmen Taylor Byerley and […]
Cross Country: The Most Character-Building Sport
All athletic involvement has room to shape a person’s character, but cross country tops the list. When I reflect on my years as a competitive runner, I see someone who’s learned the importance of dedication and patience. Its values have the power to follow me on and off the course, and that’s one of the […]
Abby Ripperda Back for One Final Season
After missing the 2022 indoor track and field season due to a leg injury, graduate student and current cross country runner Abby Ripperda came back to run for one final semester. Ripperda, a native of Sioux Falls, received a medical hardship waiver from the NCAA. The waiver is given to student athletes that missed more […]
South Dakota Athletics Busy During National Signing Day
The Coyotes announced the signing of 46 athletes across multiple USD athletic teams on National Signing Day last week. The men’s basketball team signed three players for their 2023 recruiting class: Isaac Bruns, Jake Brack and Shey Eberwein. Bruns is a 6’4” guard from North Sioux City and plays basketball at Dakota Valley highschool where […]
Back on Roster After Season Ending Injury
Senior distance runner Merga Gemeda ended last cross country season due to a season ending injury. Gemeda said after the injury, his motivation was completely taken away but he is trying to stay focused this season on staying healthy and performing well in conference competitions. Last year, Gemeda was named Summit League Cross Country Runner […]
Coyotes take third, fourth in Summit Cross Country
Five USD cross country runners received conference honors at the Summit League Cross Country Championships in Tulsa, Okla. Saturday. The championships, hosted by Oral Roberts, saw the Coyotes place third in the women’s race and fourth in the men’s race. Junior Abby Ripperda and freshman Abrielle Jirele finished back-to-back in eighth and ninth place respectively. […]
Cross country takes on Summit League Championship
Coming up Saturday, the USD men’s and women’s cross country teams are competing in their first Summit League Championship since 2019. The USD cross country team didn’t compete in the 2020-21 season due to the season being moved to the spring, which is also during the track and field season. This year, the cross country […]
Twilight Meet marks start of first Cross Country season since 2019
The 2021 men’s and women’s USD cross country seasons kicked off Friday, Sept. 3 at the Tenth Annual Augustana Twilight meet at Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls. The competition was the first for the Coyotes in nearly 2 years after the 2020 cross country season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It feels […]