USD Athletic Top Five Moments of 2024-2025

     This past year of USD athletics was filled with shattered records, historic achievements and unforgettable memories that drew the attention of the Vermillion community and Coyote fans. Here are The Volante’s top five moments of this school year that define dedication and commitment to the game.      For the top memorable event […]

5 mins read

Coyote Women Wrap Up Basketball Season at the Summit League

The USD women’s basketball team closed out their 2024-2025 season at the Summit League Championships against Oral Roberts on Thursday, March 6 in Sioux Falls at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. Despite South Dakota’s hard work in this quarter finals matchup, they fell to the Golden Eagles 70-50. Senior Grace Larkins signed off on a […]

1 min read

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 […]

3 mins read

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 […]

2 mins read

Men’s Basketball Eyes Summit League Tournament

The South Dakota men’s basketball team rebounded from a Sunday afternoon loss to South Dakota State with an 85-80 victory over Summit League leader St. Thomas on Thursday night.  In the contest, Chase Forte led the Coyotes with 30 points, but it was senior Max Burchill’s 3-pointer with 32 seconds remaining that proved to be […]

2 mins read

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 […]

2 mins read

Kahn leads Coyotes at Summit League Championships

The Coyotes men’s and women’s Swimming & Diving teams traveled to the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center for the Summit League Championships. Senior Stella Fairbanks finished third in the women’s one-meter dive with a score of 223. South Dakota finished second in the women’s 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:40.56. The team consisted […]

2 mins read

South Dakota Men on Top Again

The men’s and women’s track and field teams made their way up to Fargo to compete in the Indoor Track & Field Summit League Championships. Junior Erin Kinney started by placing first in the women’s 60-meter dash with a time of 7.31. Next was the women’s 200-meter dash where Kinney finished second and following behind […]

3 mins read

Summit League Championships on the Horizon

Swimming & Diving The Swimming & Diving Summit League Championships are set to take place on February 21-24 at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis. At the start of the season, the Denver Pioneers were selected to finish first in both the men’s and women’s competitions for the Preseason Poll. Where Coyotes were […]

5 mins read

Diving Earns League Honors Before His First Meet

Freshman diver Charlie Matthews captured the attention of the Summit League the second he stepped on campus as he was selected the preseason “Diver to Watch” for South Dakota. With the preseason honor, Matthews was the only athlete under a junior classification for the Coyotes to be selected.  Matthews has five individual wins on the […]

2 mins read