Sports
Coyotes Close out Indoor Regular Season at Arkansas and SDSU
The University of South Dakota track and field teams wrapped up the indoor regular season with meets at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and the SDSU Last Chance meet in Brookings, South Dakota. At the Tyson Invitational, Berkeley Engelland ran the second-fastest indoor 800 meters in school history with a time of 2:09.4, placing […]
Track Teams Compete at Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational
The Coyote men’s and women’s track teams traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska for the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Feb. 7 and 8. Junior Mason Sindelar set his second school record this season with a time of 1:49.34 in the 800-meters on Saturday. This record was held for over 25 […]
Coyotes Win on Native American Heritage Day
The women’s basketball team grabbed a 76-66 win over North Dakota on Saturday, Feb. 1. Beyond the action taking place on the court, the game was extra special as fans gathered at the SCSC to celebrate Native American Heritage Day. The event aimed to showcase USD’s Native students and student-athletes, as well as celebrate tribal […]
USD Men’s Basketball Claims a Win in Tulsa
The Coyote men’s basketball team faced Oral Roberts at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, Feb. 8. South Dakota won by just one point with a final score of 75-74 Senior guard Chase Forte led the team in points with 14, while senior guard Paul Bruns contributed 11. Both men led South Dakota […]
Athletics Introduces Additions to 2025 Football Coaching Staff
The coaching staff is set for the 2025 fall football season with several new additions across multiple programs. USD’s Head football coach Travis Johansen announced multiple hires, including Isaiah Walker as a wide receivers coach. Walker joins USD after two seasons at Minnesota, where he served as an offensive graduate assistant before being promoted to […]
Softball Presents Preseason Rankings and Opening Games
The South Dakota Coyote softball team was picked to finish in third place with 21 points by the Summit League Softball Preseason Coaches’ Poll for the 2025 season. Seniors Clara Edwards and Tatum Villotta were chosen as players to watch for USD. Omaha was picked to finish first in the conference with 35 points, and […]
USD Track Teams Host the Alumni Meet
The Coyote men and women competed in the USD Alumni Meet in the DakotaDome on Saturday, Jan. 18. Three athletes climbed the record charts in the meet, while USD earned 12 titles and the alumni added four more. Graduate student Cassidy Mooneyhan went up in women’s pole vault to third in the Coyote Top 10 […]
Coyote Women Fall to In-State Rivals
The Coyotes women’s basketball team faced off against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at home on Jan. 25. The Jackrabbits led with a 27-10 advantage in the first quarter. South Dakota State shot 50% from the field during this, while the Coyotes only managed to shoot 28.57%. The Coyotes responded with a 9-0 run to […]
USD Women’s Tennis Wins First Duals of the Year
The Coyote Women’s Tennis team competed twice in Sioux Falls last weekend going undefeated against Missouri State Bears and Sioux Falls Cougars. The first match was against the Bears as the Coyotes won 5-2, claiming four singles victories and two doubles victories. Then against the Cougars, USD claimed all six singles matches and three doubles […]
Coyote Men’s Basketball Defeats UND
The South Dakota Coyote men’s basketball team defeated The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks 102-93 on Thursday, Jan. 24 at The Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The Coyotes are 3-3 in Summit League conference play and 12-9 on the season. It was another high scoring affair for the Coyotes, as […]