Sports
USD athletes look for next level
The University of South Dakota track and field athletes and swimmers have been setting and achieving significant goals this season. The biggest of these goals is the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. Currently, five USD athletes are in the process of gaining eligibility to represent the United State of America in the thirtieth edition […]
Q&A: Krogman has eyes set on Rubio
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. Senior Louie Krogman is a point guard for the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team out of White River, S.D. Austin Ashlock: If you were a type of car, […]
USD men pull off 72-68 upset
Coming off one of their more exciting weeks in recent memory, the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team is looking to finish off their regular season games on a high note. Senior guard Charlie Westbrook said the season has gone by fast. “I can’t believe we are getting to the final few games of […]
Coyote women win in overtime
Winning is becoming more and more of a common theme for the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team. Coming off one of the biggest wins since moving to Division I, USD is looking to extend its 8-game winning streak on Feb. 18 against Indiana-University Purdue-University Indianapolis. On Feb. 13 the Lady Coyotes pulled off […]
USD defeats SDSU 72-68
As the crowd began to flood into the DakotaDome Thursday night, it became apparent that the long lost rivalry between the University of South Dakota and South Dakota State University had resurged on the campus of USD. Not long after tip-off, it was clear the Coyote team the Jackrabbits saw during their last meeting on […]
Q&A: Grove doesn’t enjoy hot wings
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. Emily Grove is a freshman pole-vaulter for the University of South Dakota track and field team out of Pontiac, Ill. Kelly Stewart: Why did you choose USD? Emily Grove: I […]
Coyotes’ Hegge ‘brings everything to the court’
Even before the start of the 2011-2012 USD women’s basketball season, senior forward Amber Hegge was predicted to have a standout year for the Coyotes when she was selected to the Summit League Preseason All-Conference team for USD’s first year in the conference. At the men’s and women’s basketball Media Day on Nov. 3, women’s […]
USD continues winning streak
Lackluster shooting countered by stellar defensive play was all the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team needed to earn a win over the University of Nebraska-Omaha Tuesday night at the DakotaDome. The Coyotes held the Mavericks to just thirteen field goals over the course of the game on their way to a 58-38 victory, […]
Jackrabbits return to the DakotaDome Thursday
Heading into their biggest game of the year, the University of South Dakota’s men’s basketball team will play host to in-state rival South Dakota State University for the first time since losing to them 86-56 on Jan. 12. The contest between the Coyotes (8-14) and Jackrabbits (19-6) will be the first at the DakotaDome since […]
Q&A: Pinkelman has fridge full of milk
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. Chad Pinkelman, a senior jumper from Norfolk, Nebraska, competes in three jumping events for the University of South Dakota men’s track and field program. Pinkelman, a business management major, is […]