Swimming/Diving
Swim and Dive Break 17 School Records in Minneapolis
The USD women and men swim & dive teams finished second and third, respectively, at the Summit League Championships in Minneapolis Feb. 22-25. The Coyote women scored 695.5 points which was only behind the University of Denver’s 1,047 points, while the men put up 546 which was behind Lindenwood University’s 798.5 and Denver’s 902. The […]
Women’s Swim and Dive Win Before Summit League Championships
The Coyote swim and dive team hosted the Coyote Invite at home on Feb. 3 and 4. Day one of the meet, the Coyotes won four events. Two were relays, and two were individual. The Coyotes started the day as a team made of sophomores Christina Spomer, Skyler Leverenz and Emily Kahn, plus fifth year […]
Swim and Dive Split Duels on Senior Day
The South Dakota swim and dive team hosted St. Thomas in a duel on Friday on senior day. The Coyotes women won 11 of the 13 events defeating the Tommies by an overall score of 159-84. The Tommies answered back in the men’s division, winning 7 of the 13 events to win the duel 138.5-90.5. […]
Buhr Wins Four Event in Augustana Invite
The Coyote swim and dive team was in Sioux Falls this past weekend as they competed in the three day Augustana Invitational at the Midco Aquatic Center. There were 12 other schools from the women’s side that were competing; SDSU, Augustana, Minnesota State, University of Sioux Falls, Northern State, University of Mary, Iowa Central Community […]
South Dakota Athletics Busy During National Signing Day
The Coyotes announced the signing of 46 athletes across multiple USD athletic teams on National Signing Day last week. The men’s basketball team signed three players for their 2023 recruiting class: Isaac Bruns, Jake Brack and Shey Eberwein. Bruns is a 6’4” guard from North Sioux City and plays basketball at Dakota Valley highschool where […]
A Child’s Want Turns into Summit League Honors
Sophomore Emily Kahn is making a name for herself in the DakotaDome pool roughly 14 years after she found herself enthralled by her brother’s ability to jump off the diving board. Kahn said her mother still tells the story of her being a 6-year-old little girl wanting so badly to follow in her brother’s footsteps […]
Swim and Dive Score 18 Wins in Coyote Extravaganza
USD swim and dive hosted the Coyote Extravaganza this past Friday and Saturday in Sioux Falls. The Coyotes had 18 first place finishes in the two-day event; 13 from the women and five from the men’s team. Head coach Jason Mahowald also won his 150th career dual meet. The first day of competition began with […]
Swim Team Wins Five Events in Kansas
The South Dakota men’s and women’s swim and dive teams competed in a two-day event against Lindenwood and Kansas this past weekend. The event was held inside the Robinson Natatorium in Lawrence, Kansas. The teams combined for five wins and 24 podium finishes in the double duel. The men’s team won two events on the […]
Stella Fairbanks back-to-back Summit League Champion
Sophomore health sciences major Stella Fairbanks had a productive diving season after she was named the Summit League Women’s Diving MVP of the Championships and secured a Summit League Championship for the second year in a row. Fairbanks also ended her second season at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships where she finished No. 32. Fairbanks […]
Swim and Dive captures seven wins in Summit League Championship
Fargo, North Dakota hosted the Summit League’s Swim and Dive Championships inside of the Hulbert Aquatic Center. The four-day event started Wednesday, Feb. 16 and went through Saturday, Feb. 19. Wednesday Coyote men’s 200-medley relay team consisting of freshmen Adam Fisher and Jack Berdahl along with juniors Aidan Gantenbein and Zachary Kopp, finished in second […]