Sports
Coyote men runaway late to defeat Oral Roberts
The Coyote men took on Oral Roberts as the second part of a Sandford Coyote Sports Center doubleheader on Saturday. Center Tyler Flack was honored before the game as the only senior on the team playing in the last home game of the season. Coming into the game, Oral Roberts was the only team in […]
Coyote women get blowout win in last home game
The Coyote women (22-5, 11-3 Summit) hosted the Omaha Mavericks (13-14, 6-8 Summit) Saturday for their final home game of the season. Senior center Abigail Fogg and senior forwards Bridget Arens and Kelsey Biltoft were honored during warmups for the senior night matchup. The Coyotes started the scoring early and cruised to a blowout win […]
Chris Nilsen is making history
One track and field athlete is just getting started in a career already full of milestones. In just his first year of competition, freshman pole vaulter Chris Nilsen holds the nation-leading pole vault mark and has already won the Summit League Men’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the week five times. Nilsen set the […]
USD kicker draws attention of NFL scouts
On Oct. 17, 2015, the USD football team upset the Carson Wentz-led North Dakota State University team that had won five straight Football Chamionship Subdivision championships. Kicker Miles Bergner kicked the game-winning field goal that broke the tie as time expired. The kick turned Bergner into a Coyote superstar, earning him a tailgate section named in his […]
Player of the Pack: Mark Collins Jr.
Mark Collins Jr. is a redshirt freshman on the football team and a sport marketing & media major. Dustin VanHunnik: If you could play any other sport besides football, what would it be and why? Mark Collins Jr.: I would say baseball. I grew up playing it since like first or second grade all the way […]
Sports column: Dispelling misconceptions about college athletes
College athletics are always going to be controversial. Disputes regarding the benefits athletes receive and should receive are common, and the overall impact athletics have on a university is debated. Some people believe college athletics is beneficial to the university and society, while others believe athletic programs are purely money-suckers. Opinions of college athletics are […]
USD takes down SDSU in second South Dakota Showdown
It was a tight game in the packed arena Saturday as the Coyotes (18-10, 9-4 Summit) took on the South Dakota State Jackrabbits (12-16, 5-8 Summit) inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The Coyotes started strong, but had their lead cut from 14 to just 1 and even fell behind at one point. USD held […]
Women’s soccer recruiting class brings in nine
USD women’s soccer head coach Mandy Green announced the signing of Danielle Brown, Ellie Eskierka, Kenzie Harte, Sunny Huettner, Alexis Mitchell and Abby Ostrem to National Letters of Intent. Emma Harkleroad, Sophia Morgan and Maddison Sullivan have also committed. The class includes two players from Minnesota and one from South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, […]
Player of the Pack: Brian Woodward
Brian Woodward is a sophomore sport marketing & media major. He plays on USD’s football team. Dustin VanHunnik: Did you watch the Super Bowl? And if so, who were you rooting for? Brain Woodward: Yes, I did watch, and I was pulling for the Patriots. I’m a big Tom Brady fan. DV: Do you think he […]
SGA gives 87 percent of GAF increase to athletics
The Student Government Association passed Senate Resolution 20 Tuesday Night, which allocates 87 percent of new funds raised by the GAF to the athletic department. The controversial resolution needed a majority vote of 13 in favor and received 15. Ten senators voted against the resolution. SGA added rules to discussion to keep the night short, but […]