Swimming/Diving
Closing the gap: USD swim, dive teams fight for Summit League title
USD’s swimming and diving teams brought home second-place finishes in the 2019 Summit League championship, and will try to fight with Denver for a championship this week. The conference team comprises of 26 athletes from the men’s and women’s teams, and this years’ Coyotes will rely on the freshman and sophomore classes to lead the […]
USD wins 13 events at Jackrabbit Invitational
For the second time in as many weekends, the Coyote swimming and diving team took on SDSU. Following the Coyotes’ head-to-head victory in Brookings, USD won 13 individual events at the Jackrabbit Invitational in Sioux Falls over the weekend. The women’s team won seven events while the men’s team won four. Junior Duncan Johnson and […]
Swimming and Writing
For most, juggling athletics with studying medical biology seems like enough work in itself. Dedicating time to writing and performing music albums in addition can be even more challenging. For sophomore swimmer Griffin Wolner, that’s his reality. Two years ago, Wolner took an official visit with the Coyote swim team and eventually turned it into […]
Charlie Mechling’s ‘open door’ to Occupational Therapy School
Dedicating 20 hours a week to the water is challenging. Surviving four years of college with a 4.0 GPA is no easier feat. Senior health sciences major Charlie Mechling has accomplished both of these all while preparing for the next phase of her life: occupational therapy school. The Colorado native’s ability to balance school and […]
Coyotes host senior day inter-squad meet
Blizzard-like conditions prevented Iowa Central Community College from traveling to Vermillion for USD’s senior day swim and dive meet on Saturday, but USD’s team decided to perform an inter-squad meet in place of the originally scheduled competition. The meet is the only one held in Vermillion this school year and with Iowa Central CC not […]
Fuchs leads Coyotes to only gold in Kansas
Freshman swimmer Cooper Fuchs secured the only individual victory for the Coyotes at the Kansas Tri-Duels in Lawrence, Kansas Friday and Saturday/ Fuchs’ captured his individual medal in the 50 freestyle, finishing with a time of 21.37. He also won the 200 free and 400 free relays, teaming with freshman trio Zachary Kopp, Jake Leichner […]
New diving coach, focuses on the basics
After second place finishes for both the men and women at the Summit League Championship last year, USD’s Swimming and Diving team is looking forward to the start of their season. Over the offseason, the team saw a change in leadership as they welcomed new head diving coach Chris Pape to the pack. Pape completed […]
Smooth as butter: Two-time Diver of the Year Isaac Morris reflects
It is a nearly impossible feat to win an Athlete of the Year award in the Summit League if you only compete for three weeks. However, junior Isaac “Butters” Morris captured the Summit League Diver of the Year after missing most of the season recovering from a torn ACL while rock climbing. “Just over the […]
USD swim and dive team compete at two national meets
The Coyote swim and dive team competed at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships March 11 and 12, and the CSCAA National Invitational March 14-16. The USD diving team had seven athletes compete at the Zone Diving Championships, held at Jamail Swimming Center in Austin, Texas. Freshman Hudson Wilkerson finished one spot shy of advancing to […]
Swimming & Diving season ends with runner-up finish
The South Dakota men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams concluded their seasons as runners-up at the Summit League Championships at the Midco Aquatic Center last Saturday. The women’s second-place finish was the best mark in school history, while the men became the first team to finish as a runner-up in consecutive seasons. Denver’s men […]