Swimming/Diving
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 […]
Women’s swim and dive drops dual to Iowa State
The Iowa State Cyclone women’s swim and dive team set two DakotaDome Pool records in a 176-64 win over the Coyotes Saturday in Vermillion. Iowa State’s Winter Craig set a pool record in the 200 butterfly, where Craig swam a 2:20.31 to win the event. The other pool record was in the 400 medley relay, […]
The Coyote women swim and dive cruises to season opening win
The USD women’s swim and dive team hosted Minnesota State in their season opener Friday night, and won 13 of 16 events to cruise to a 198-100 win. Three school records were set during competition Friday. Freshman Emily Kahn and Sara Mayer set individual records and both swam on the 200-freestyle relay that set a […]
South Dakota Triathlon finishes four at Regional Qualifier, Joplin gives a season preview
The South Dakota triathlon team competed in the Pleasant Prairie Qualifier over the weekend. Due to a limited squad competing, the team only scored individually and not as a team. Freshman newcomer Micah Poellet finished eighth in a competitive field with a time of 1:02:14.3. The top Coyote scorer was followed by junior Ella Kubas […]
Men’s swimming and diving team make school history
The Coyote men’s swimming and diving team became Summit League Champions for the first time in school history during the Summit League Championships in Fargo, North Dakota April 15-17. With 915.5 points, the men’s team scored the most combined points to become Summit League Champions, while the women’s team scored a total of 663 points, […]
Coyote swim, dive teams look to finish the season strong
The USD Swimming and Diving teams head to Fargo, North Dakota, this week to compete for the Summit League Swim and Dive Championships. The Coyotes will finally get to compete for both a men’s and women’s conference championship following a season that was extended almost two months due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Head Coach […]