Swimming/Diving
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 […]
Emily Kahn finds home in the DakotaDome pool
Emily Kahn is a freshman freestyle swimmer at USD and has been breaking records since she committed to the university. Prior to Kahn’s commitment, she was a four event state qualifier in her first three seasons at George Washington High School. During her junior year, she placed second in the 100-meter freestyle and finished fifth […]
Coyotes take on the Midco Aquatic Center in Coyote Invite
This past weekend, the South Dakota Coyotes swim and dive teams traveled to Sioux Falls to compete in the Coyote Invite. The two day event included teams from South Dakota State (SDSU), University of Sioux Falls (USF), University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), Iowa Lakes Lakers (ILCC) and Iowa Central Community College (IC). On day one, […]
Coyote swim breaks pool records in DakotaDome
The South Dakota men’s and women’s swim and dive teams hosted two Summit League competitions inside of the DakotaDome Pool last weekend. The first day of competition was against the Omaha Mavericks on Jan. 21, where both the men’s and women’s teams won with scores of 142.5-98.5 and 155-98, respectively. The men came out winning […]
Coyote swim and dive teams host Senior Weekend
The Coyote men’s and women’s swim and dive teams hosted their Senior Weekend meet Friday and Saturday at the Coyote Extravaganza held at the Midco Aquatic Center in Sioux Falls. On day one, the Coyote men took duals over St. Cloud State and St. Thomas while losing a dual to South Dakota State. On the […]
New opportunities coming at USD Wellness Center
Over 45,000 square feet will be added to the USD Wellness Center over the next two and a half years as the USD swim and dive teams and the Vermillion community will have a new pool by the summer of 2024. “President (Shelia) Gestring has laid out the summer of 2022 (to start construction) to […]