Sports
Iddings ‘relentless’ on field: MVFC honors defensive end with first award for USD
A win against a ranked opponent is always nice. Winning an award to go with the win is just icing on the cake. That was the case for junior Drew Iddings. The Coyotes defensive end was honored as the Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts in South Dakota’s 28-21 […]
Redshirt athletes spend first year preparing for glory
Most student athletes come to school with visions of game-time glory. However, first-year redshirts have to wait a year for this glory. University of South Dakota football player Tacari Carpenter, a first-year wide receiver from Robbins, Ill., said he never expected to redshirt — not participate in games for the first year. Carpenter is a […]
Impressive weekend gears volleyball up for conference matches
Honors keep coming for the University of South Dakota volleyball team, and this time it’s not just for senior Kendall Kritenbrink, who is adding to her record-breaking career every time she steps on court. After a weekend with two big wins over Creighton and Colorado, senior defensive specialist Riley Haug was named the Summit League’s Defensive Player […]
Athlete Spotlight: Soccer player Rebecca Sparkman
This week’s Athlete Spotlight focuses on Rebecca Sparkman, a junior midfielder for Coyotes soccer. Sparkman is second on the team in both points and goals on the season. She is from Eden Prairie, Minn., and was named to the Summit League Honor Roll in 2013. Nathan Ellenbecker: What’s different between life in Vermillion and Eden Prairie? Rebecca Sparkman: […]
Fantasy football creates friendly competition among students
Managing a football team has its responsibilities, such as choosing who makes the team, selecting which players get to play and which ones do not. And just when the perfect team is built, an injury ruins everything. It’s the responsibilities of the more than 20 million people in America currently playing or who have played fantasy football as […]
Idding named Missouri Valley Defensive Player of the Week
The positives keep rolling in for the Coyote football team. Sunday, a day after the Coyotes beat No. 23 ranked Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 28-21, South Dakota defensive end Drew Iddings was honored as the Missouri Valley Defensive Player of the Week. Iddings, a junior from Rapid City, was the leader of a team that limited […]
Column: nothing but excitement ahead for Coyote sports
University of South Dakota fans have been saying this for a long time: It’s a great day to be a Coyote fan. Now, I don’t want to sound like that overly-cheery parent whose eyes twinkle after every play little Johnny makes in pee-wee baseball, but it’s hard not to enjoy the ride of Coyote sports right […]
USD claims ‘signature win’ over ranked Northern Arizona
The University of South Dakota Coyotes football team got a big win heading into their bye week. In what’s likely head coach Joe Glenn’s biggest win in the DakotaDome to date, the Coyotes knocked off the no. 23 ranked Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 28-21. “I think this was a signature win – one of those that […]
Coyote volleyball bounces back from last season
Coyote volleyball is trying to bounce back with high expectations and a new head coach after last year’s 19-13 record. The team is predicted to do well this season, despite falling short in the semi-finals of the Summit League Tournament against Denver last year. “We’ve started pretty good but we’ve had a couple let downs,” Head Coach Leanne […]
Football: Young secondary breaks doubts of inexperience
Last year the University of South Dakota Coyotes had a stout secondary. Stout enough that halfway through the season, the group was only giving up 117 yards per game through the air — the best not only in the Missouri Valley, but the best in the entire Football Championship Subdivision. That was last year — […]