Track and Field
USD student balances life as multi-sport athlete
While many collegiate athletes spend all year preparing for one season, Coyote freshman Jovane Parkinson gets to prepare for two. Parkinson came to USD to play football, but once arriving realized he could also run track. Coming out of St. Cloud, F.L., Parkinson put together an impressive high school resume. He was twice all-conference for […]
Coyotes take first in four events at Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational
After last week’s dominant performance at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet, the USD men’s and women’s track and field teams headed north to Brookings to compete at the South Dakota State University Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational on Saturday. The Coyotes took first in four events Saturday: two in men’s and two in women’s. Sophomore Gawain […]
Coyotes shine at Dakota Realty Alumni Meet
The University of South Dakota kicked off the indoor track and field season on Saturday in the DakotaDome with the annual Dakota Realty Alumni Meet. USD hosted teams from across the area including Augustana, Wayne State, Colby Community College (KS) and the University of Sioux Falls. The meet was also open to unattached competitors who […]
Graduate student sets sights on qualifying for 2016 Olympic Trials
Megan Glisar has earned many titles throughout her life. A top USA Outdoor National Championship high jump athlete, a USD audiology graduate student and perhaps most important to her, a mom. Now, she’s hoping to add one more title to her list – Olympic athlete. A former Coyote high jumper for the track and field […]
Gymnast-turned-jumper sparks outdoor track & field season
Before Emily Brigham could even fathom the idea of collecting gold medals as a collegiate pole vaulter and jumper, she dedicated her life to a much different sport — gymnastics. “I was a gymnast for a long time, until I heard gymnasts make good jumpers,” Brigham said. “My friends started track & field and […]
On-season, offseason athletes share regimen to compete
Fans cheer for them in the stands. Fellow students see them walking from class to class in any form of weather. But the life of a student athlete is one that suggests rigid structure and fine-tuned scheduling elusive to many people. Here are three athletes at the University of South Dakota who show what their […]
Track coach shares Olympian experiences, knowledge with athletes
It’s not every day an athlete gets to train and be coached by a former Olympian. For University of South Dakota pole vaulters, they do get to experience this every day as they train with their coach Derek Miles. Miles is a three-time Olympic competitor who competed in Athens in 2004, Beijing in 2008 and […]
Outdoor track prepares for remainder of 2015 season
Coming off a strong season last year, the University of South Dakota outdoor track and field team is moving forward by focusing on the small details to achieve success. “We know what we need to do, and we’re really driven,” senior distance runner Taylor Chapman said. “We’ve started to fine tune our training, and we […]
Eichkorn sets big goals, inspires teammates
Just before their last race of the indoor season, Amber Eichkorn turned to her running partner Kelsey Barrett and told her, “If you have to, during the race remind me that I’ve already ran two races and I did great in them.” “Up here she has this big, big goal, and it’s realistic, but she […]
Glisar balances family duties among athlete, student life
For University of South Dakota high jumper Megan Glisar, the titles of All-American and Summit League All-Academic Distinguished Scholar both come well behind her most important title of ‘Mom.’ Glisar is a mother to her four-year-old son and said balancing life between being a mother, an athlete and a student can be quite chaotic, but […]