Sports
Q&A: Sarehkhani plays too many video games
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week The Volante sports staff will interview a member of the USD athletic community and ask them off-the-wall questions. Enjoy the hilarity. Kevin Sarehkhani is a sophomore pole vaulter out of Walnut, Cal. This is Sarehkhani’s first season as a Coyote, in 2011 he competed at Mt. San Antonio College Kelly Stewart: […]
Intramural interest
When University of South Dakota freshman Alisha Roesler wants time away from the daily grind of classes and schoolwork, instead of looking to the TV remote or the friendly confines of a pillow, she looks to her softball mitt. Roesler, just like hundreds of her fellow USD students, choose to subdue their urge to take […]
Track teams set for outdoor Dakota Duals
The University of South Dakota track and field season is in full stride and the team is preparing for their Dakota Duals meet this Friday in Yankton. Women’s track head coach Lucky Huber said everyone is excited for the upcoming meet. “The (Dakota) Duals is always really exciting,” Huber said. “Being able to compete outside as […]
Coyotes sweep Northern Iowa
Sweep was the word that the University of South Dakota club baseball team followed through with after they defeated the University of Northern Iowa in four strait games on March 31 and April 1 this past weekend in Prentis Park. USD took the first game in thrilling fashion as the team came back from a […]
Sioux Falls hosts tournament
The Summit League basketball conference tournament has been hosted at the Sioux Falls Arena for the past four years. The arena is contracted to hold the event for at least the next two years. The University of South Dakota men’s and women’s basketball teams will be able to compete in the Summit League tournament for […]
Medical School students host 6th annual 5K event
More than 50 runners and walkers took the streets of Vermillion early Saturday morning to compete in a 5K and support a local charity. Medical student members of the South Dakota State Medical Association and American Medical Association hosted the 6th annual Run for Your Life 5K, with all proceeds given to the Vermillion Food […]
Transition to D-I helps campus
Athletics at a university are a way for students to connect and build school spirit. So when the University of South Dakota decided to make its transition to Division-I athletics, there were some changes that came with it. The Coyote teams are now not only facing more difficult competition, but also closer competition. As a […]
Q&A: Blackburn would get rid of North Dakota
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week The Volante sports staff will interview a member of the USD athletic community and ask them off-the-wall questions. Enjoy the hilarity. Missy Blackburn is a junior pitcher for the University of South Dakota softball team out of Sioux Falls. S.D. During her tenure at USD, Blackburn has pitched 13 complete games […]
Twirling to Success
At a very young age, Brandie Holland, the University of South Dakota’s only performing baton twirler, was introduced to her sport after a little inspiration from her mother. “When I was almost three, my mom took me to a parade and was like, ‘Hey, do you want to do that?’ She used to twirl when […]
Track teams in action Saturday
The University South Dakota men’s and women’s track and field teams will continue their outdoor season at two separate meets this weekend. Select groups of Coyote athletes will be traveling to Fayetteville, Ark. to compete in the Arkansas Spring Invitational, while others will head south to Austin, Tex. to participate in Texas Relays on the […]