Sports
Track teams eye repeat of ‘13 success
At the 2013 Summit League Championships, the University of South Dakota men’s track and field team took first place, while the women’s team finished third. Men’s head coach Dave Gottsleben said the goal for his group is to not only repeat the success seen last year, but to also get better. “We’re already a better […]
Softball team prepares for competition
After finishing last season with a winning record, the Coyote women’s softball team is looking to continue to improve this season. The Coyotes will work under head coach Amy Klyse, who is currently in her seventh season with the Coyotes. “Our ultimate goal is to win conference this season,” Klyse said. In the preseason polls, […]
‘Yotes lose late lead against Jackrabbits, SDSU wins 70-68
As an assistant coach, USD men’s basketball interim head coach Joey James saw for the past three years how tough the competition in the Summit League is. As a first year head coach, he can now say he went through the “meat grinder” of that competition. After seeing his team blow a late lead against […]
Bison buck the Coyotes in last seconds of Thursday match
The Summit League-leading North Dakota State Bison may have improved to 6-1 in the Summit Thursday night, but they needed a 5-0 run in the final 33 seconds in order to pull off the 66-63 victory. The University of South Dakota Coyotes were back home in the DakotaDome, where they had only lost one game […]
Social media minor addition coming in fall 2014
“If you build it, they will come” may have worked for Kevin Costner with his corn patch-turned-baseball diamond, but this strategy will not cut it for businesses to reach out to customers on social media. To combat poor social media strategy, a new social media marketing minor will be offered starting in fall 2014 through […]
Concussion protocol transforms
Concussions have been causing quite a stir in the National Football League recently, but University of South Dakota head athletic trainer Bruce Fischbach said USD and other universities around the nation have always been handling concussions cautiously. “Concussions are not new. The way colleges treat concussions is not new,” Fischbach said. “The NFL has changed […]
Team uses ‘good core’ to fuel season
The Coyote women’s tennis team is looking to take the experience it gained from its fall invitational schedule and put it to work this spring. The team, which was predicted to finish fourth in the seven-team Summit League according to the preseason coaches poll released Jan. 15, will kick off its season Jan. 31 at […]
Coyote women aim to raise declining record
Before students at the University of South Dakota campus left Vermillion for winter break, the USD women’s basketball team was sitting right where it wanted to be. The team was holding a 7-5 record and was gaining momentum heading into conference play. Everyone was healthy, and they seemed ready for 2014 to make its way […]
COLUMN: Athletes need to be aware of long-term health
Long term neurological damage and a slew of post-concussion syndromes may be reason enough for athletes at all levels to ease on the side of caution when it comes to in-game concussions, but there is a deeper issue to be considered. Professional athletes, or any athletes on display, have a responsibility much larger than their […]
Swimming, diving teams prepare for conference
The University of South Dakota men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are back in the swing of things, with two wins and two losses each, as their season starts back up from a month-long break. The Coyote women beat Morningside 142-40 Jan. 17 and Western Illinois 208-82 Jan. 18, and suffered losses against South […]