Cross Country
Women’s cross country takes Bison Open
The Coyote women’s cross country team topped the field by 21 points at the NDSU Bison Open at the Rose Creek Golf course on Friday. Junior Abby Ripperda was the first to cross the finish line for the Coyotes as she placed second overall in the competition. She broke the 4,000-meter record for USD, clocking […]
Player of the Pack: Brook Benes
Senior Brook Benes competed on the cross country and track teams before competing in triathlon last fall. Benes is a human resource management major from Lincoln, Neb. Bailey Zubke: What is your favorite part of competing in triathlon? Brook Benes: My favorite part of competing in the triathlon was being able to mentor the freshman […]
Inside a distance runner’s mind: Q&A with Eldon Warner
Running any sort of distance isn’t something that excites the general population. However, senior distance runner, Eldon Warner, has been doing it for years and sat down with The Volante to talk about his mental and physical preparation process. Rachel Newville: How do you prepare when you are getting ready to practice? Eldon Warner: Distance […]
Player of the Pack: Maddie Lavin
Maddie Lavin is a freshman biology major from Vermillion, SD. Lavin competes on the cross country, swim and track teams. Austin Lammers: What is it like going to college in the town you were raised? Maddie Lavin: USD feels a lot different than the Vermillion I grew up in. It’s kind of its own separate […]
Cross country wins team and individual conference titles
South Dakota’s women’s and men’s cross country teams finished in first and third respectively at the Summit League Championships on Saturday at the Miracle Hill Golf Course in Omaha, Neb. The women’s victory marked their fifth consecutive Summit League title. According to GoYotes, this streak is the second longest streak of Summit League titles in […]
Coyotes improve personal bests at Bradley Pink Classic
USD competed in the Bradley Pink Classic on Friday afternoon. No. 15 Iowa State won the women’s event with 54 points, while USD finished with 143 points, one place ahead of Illinois at 147 points. 39 teams participated, including 13 regionally ranked teams. Coyote senior Madeline Huglen led USD with a 13th place finish and […]
Player of the Pack: Jonna Bart
Jonna Bart is a sophomore accounting and mathematics major and runner on the cross country team from Aurora, Neb. Austin Lammers: What do you think about while you run? Or do you just zone out? Jonna Bart: I guess it really depends on what type of run I’m doing. During easy runs, I typically have […]
Cross Country athletes take precautions while running outside
It’s been less than three months since University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts went missing on a run near her home in Brooklyn, Iowa, and less than a month since Iowa State golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena was found dead on a golf course in Ames, Iowa. These incidents, at the forefront of the national news […]
Cross country team breaks records at Roy Griak Invitational
The cross country team broke program records at the 33rd annual Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Saturday. Senior Megan Billington placed 10th at 21:43:80 followed by senior Madeline Huglen at 11th place with 21:44.20, both exceeding the program’s Division-I record of 21:56:00. Overall, the women’s team finished third with 106 points.buy zithromax online […]
Women’s cross country takes second at Woody Greeno Invitational
The women’s cross country team placed second among 21 teams at Nebraska’s Woody Greeno Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday. Defending champions of the invitational the last two years, the Coyotes ran to a 96 point second place finish, one spot behind #12 Michigan at 20 points. Senior Megan Billington was USD’s top finisher, taking […]