Sports
Coyote Basketball Prepares for Summit League Tournament
Now that March has begun, the sporting world is turning their eyes to college basketball. Before the madness begins in two weeks, The 2025 Summit League tournament at the Denny Sanford Premier Center will decide which teams will represent the conference at the NCAA Tournament. The South Dakota State women’s team enters the tournament as […]
The Volante Athlete of the Week
Mason Sindelar isn’t just running, he’s rewriting the record books. The redshirt junior continues to excel on the track with each meet he competes in. At the Summit League Championships held in Brookings this past weekend, Sindelar broke the meet record in the mile with a time of 4:05.4. “In the entire time of the […]
Unite for USD Generates $290K for Coyote Athletics
The University of South Dakota Athletics Department received strong support during the 2025 Unite for USD campaign, as donors contributed thousands of dollars to various sports programs. Women’s volleyball led all teams with $61,134 raised. The annual fundraiser, which brings together alumni, fans, and community members, generated contributions across multiple sports. Men’s and women’s swimming […]
Track & Field Competes at Indoor Summit League Championships
The South Dakota men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled to Brookings to compete in the Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championship on Feb. 28 and March 1. Lydia Knapp earned the Coyotes’ first medal of the meet, placing third in the weight throw. Teammate Delaney Smith also secured a fourth-place finish in […]
Basketball Senior Day Finishes Out Regular Season
USD held its Senior Day for the Coyote men and women on Saturday, March 1 at the Coyote Sanford Sports Center with the men facing North Dakota State and the women playing Denver. The seniors were recognized prior to the start of their games. The four women honored were seniors Adara Groman, Sophie Haydon, Alexi […]
USD Softball Goes 5-0 On The Weekend
The Coyote softball team extended their win streak to nine games after going undefeated at the Pirate-Spartan Challenge in Hampton, Virginia on Friday, Feb. 28 through Sunday, March 2. USD played a double-header against the Hampton Pirates on Friday and claimed both games with scores of 4-2 and 12-0, respectively. Senior Clara Edwards recorded a […]
Women’s Basketball Drop Three Straight
The South Dakota women’s basketball team faced its in-state rival, South Dakota State, at First Bank & Trust Arena. The Coyotes fell to the Jackrabbits 71-61, but the game marked a milestone for Grace Larkins, who reached 2,000 career points. The Coyotes started strong in the first half but were unable to maintain their lead […]
Coyote Golf Teams Kick off 2025 Spring Season
The USD’s men and women golf teams began their 2025 spring season in Goodyear, Arizona, and Rio Verde, Arizona, respectively. The South Dakota men carded a stroke count of 279 (-9), which was a new low round in the 2024-2025 season. They finished (-10) in the tournament. South Dakota had a total stroke count of […]
USD Softball Extends Their Win Streak in Lion Classic
The USD softball team headed down to Commerce, Texas, to compete in the Lion Classic from Saturday, Feb. 22 to Monday, Feb. 24. The Coyotes performed well by going 4-1 on the weekend. USD faced Prairie View A&M in a double header to start the classic, where they ended 1-1 on the day. The Coyotes […]
Coyotes Take Runner-Up in Summit League Swim & Dive Championships
The University of South Dakota swim and dive teams placed second in both the men’s and women’s divisions at the Summit League Championships in Iowa City, Iowa this weekend. The teams set school records, won multiple events and had several All-Summit League performances over the four-day competition on the University of Iowa campus. The opening […]