Sports
Player of the Pack: Matt Slagus
Matt Slagus is a freshman track and field thrower majoring in sport marketing & media from Moscow, Pennsylvania. Cheyenne Alexis: What do you enjoy about track and field and throwing? Matt Slagus: I feel like some people will look at track and field as a single individual sport, because it’s not like football where you have to […]
Sister athletes reflect on playing for USD
While some athletes find their team relationships like family, several members of the women’s basketball team find that sisterhood to be legitimate. Allison and Monica Arens and Ciara and Caitlin Duffy are sisters on the women’s basketball team who have been playing together for as long as they can remember. Running in the family The Arens family […]
Track & field team looks forward to defending titles
With the addition of one of the biggest recruitment classes to date, the Coyotes look to defend several individual titles and send as many athletes as possible to the NCAA tournaments as they start the indoor track and field season. They kicked the season off in Iowa on Jan. 13 where the team had several top five […]
Streveler reflects on football season, being a Walter Payton finalist
After quarterback Chris Streveler was voted the Missouri Valley Conference’s offensive player of the year and broke the conference’s single-season record for passing yards, he nearly added another accolade to his college career. Streveler was named the runner-up for the Walter Payton Award on Jan. 5 behind Sam Houston State quarterback, Jeremiah Briscoe. The award […]
Ciara Duffy recognized as one of NCAA’s ‘Starting Five’
Sophomore guard Ciara Duffy’s determination on and off the court has earned her national recognition. Earlier this month, Duffy won a Twitter poll recognizing her as one of the NCAA’s Starting Five top women’s basketball players in the nation. Sophomore guard Madison McKeever said Duffy’s versatility makes her a valuable teammate. “She’s a type of player that […]
Coyote basketball teams see loss and win at Denver
At a double-header in Denver Colorado the Coyote basketball teams walked away with a win and a loss. Women’s basketball The women’s team played first at 2 p.m., beating the Denver Pioneers 82-60. The women remain undefeated in the Summit League, and currently sit at a number one ranking. Top scorers for the women’s team […]
Coyote women defeat SDSU Jackrabbits 67-61, rise to no. 1 ranking in Summit League
On Thursday, January 25, the Coyote women’s basketball team traveled to Brookings to play South Dakota State University. The Coyotes defeated the Jackrabbits 67-61 to remain undefeated in the Summit League and defend their number one ranking over the no. 2 Jackrabbits. The Coyote women play at the University of Denver on January 27 at […]
Player of the Pack: Allison Howard
Allison Howard is a sophomore double majoring in political science and communications who plays cross country and track. Ali Boysen: Why did you choose cross country and track? Allison Howard: I think it takes a lot of passion because it takes so much focus. When you run it’s like this all-consuming kind of pain and […]
Thomas hired as new head soccer coach
Change in leadership, better relationships with the players and a powerful coaching style are some goals Michael Thomas has in his new position as the head soccer coach. Thomas was hired as USD’s sixth soccer head coach Dec. 15 following the firing of previous head coach Mandy Green. Playing at Fort Lewis College in Colorado, then […]
Coyotes rise to top of Summit League standings with win over SDSU
The Coyote men’s basketball team defeated state rival South Dakota State University Jackrabbits with a final score of 87-68. Wednesday night the Jackrabbits traveled to Vermillion for the state rival game, which ended with SDSU losing their No. 1 Summit League ranking to the Coyotes. Head coach Craig Smith called the game a “heck of […]