Swimming/Diving
Player of the Pack: Maddie Lavin
Maddie Lavin is a freshman biology major from Vermillion, SD. Lavin competes on the cross country, swim and track teams. Austin Lammers: What is it like going to college in the town you were raised? Maddie Lavin: USD feels a lot different than the Vermillion I grew up in. It’s kind of its own separate […]
Coyote swimmers and divers have productive day in Sioux Falls
On Friday and Saturday, the USD swimming and diving teams competed with several other colleges throughout the Midwest at Sioux Falls’ Midco Aquatic Center in the Coyote Invitational. The Coyotes left with a total of fifteen wins. A variety of schools attended the event, including South Dakota State, Sioux Falls University, Omaha, Iowa Central and […]
Swimming and Diving defeats SDSU on Senior Day
The Coyotes hosted South Dakota State on Saturday and claimed final victories in both men’s (163-137) and women’s (213-83) flights. “SDSU has been a ton of fun to compete against since freshman year,” said senior swim captain Chris Pospisil. “It sounds weird but it’s nice to see the competitors looking good because having a big competitive meet is always fun with […]
Swimming & Diving break records in revenge meet against Omaha
Two broken pool records, victories in 12 of 16 events and a celebratory Charlie Shuffle dance highlighted a 181-117 win in the DakotaDome pool for the South Dakota women’s Swim & Dive team. The Coyotes got off to a fast start as the 400 medley relay team finished in first with a pool record time […]
Break out the brooms! Coyotes sweep Western and Eastern Illinois in swimming and diving
South Dakota traveled to Illinois for a two-day swimming and diving event and left with victories. According to GoYotes, Coyote freshman diver Hudson Wilkerson qualified for NCAA Zone Diving this weekend in the one-meter and three-meter competitions. Wilkerson said that the team faced some challenges in this event. One struggle was recovering from the first […]
Coyotes win 8 of 10 at Quad-Duals
USD’s swimming and diving team competed in the South Dakota State Quad-Duals at the Midco Aquatic Center in Sioux Falls, SD on Friday and Saturday. The men’s swim team finished the event with a 4-0 record, while the women went 4-2. Both the men and women defeated St. Cloud State and South Dakota State. The […]
Pederson qualifies for NCAA Zones against Iowa State
South Dakota hosted Iowa State at the DakotaDome pool on Friday. Iowa State won the meet 146-97, earning gold in nine out of 13 events according to GoYotes. One of the notable athletes at the event was USD sophomore diver Haley Pederson. Pederson earned first place in the 3-meter dive event, with a score of 299.85. […]
Coyote women break records in season opener
The women’s swimming and diving team won their first meet of the season against Minnesota State-Mankato at the DakotaDome Friday evening. Breaking five program records, the Coyotes won 14 of the 16 events. Junior Sabrina Sabadeanu, freshman Isabelle Davenport and senior Hannah Gupton competed on the opening 200 meter medley relay with a record-breaking time of […]
Nutrition plays key role in athletics
While USD athletics doesn’t have a nutrition department, they make sure their athletes take care of their bodies. Dietician Elizabeth Kasparek is contracted through the athletics department of sports medicine to come to Vermillion every Wednesday to meet with athletes about their nutrition needs. Kasparek does everything from presentations to one-on-one meetings with athletes. “Mainly […]
Player of the Pack: Isaac Morris
Isaac Morris is a sophomore diver on the swimming and diving team majoring in graphic design. Cheyenne Alexis: Can you talk about your success this season? Isaac Morris: It was a lot of hard work and a lot of fun. CA: How was it making NCAA championships? IM: Zones was a lot of fun, it was really hard. There […]