Track and Field
How the Summit League Cancellation is affecting teams
Summit League Commissioner Tom Douple announced March 13 that spring sports would be canceled for the remainder of the year due to COVID-19. The cancellation includes all non-conference, conference and championship competitions for all Summit League universities. The announcement was made on March 13, when multiple teams were on the road. Coaches informed the teams […]
Coyotes snatch seven titles at Summit League indoor championships
Senior Zack Anderson was crowned the Summit League Field Championship MVP after capturing two of the Coyotes’ seven gold medals at the Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fort Wayne, Indiana over the weekend. Overall, the Coyotes finished second in the women’s team race at 148 points and third in the men’s with […]
From olympic athlete to USD coach
USD throws coach A.G. Kruger joined the USD track and field coaching staff in Aug. 2015. Since then, the Coyote throws team has seen 58 new marks in the top-10 list. Under Kruger, three USD athletes have made it to the NCAA Championships. USD has won seven Summit League titles in the Kruger era. The […]
Ripperda rolls past record in Ames
One program record was broken while another was tied by the Coyotes inside the Lied Center in Ames at the Iowa State Classic over the weekend. Junior Abby Ripperda bested USD alum Megan Billington’s 5,000-meter race, crossing the line in 16 minutes, 26.68 seconds to take ninth place. The time sheds four seconds off Billington’s […]
Coyotes take 18 events at Dakota Realty Alumni Meet
The Coyotes walked away with championships in 18 events at the 2020 Dakota Realty Alumni Meet at the Mildred J. Hillenbrand Memorial Track in the DakotaDome over the weekend. Junior Abby Ripperda earned gold medals in two events and was the only athlete to do so in a Coyote uniform. She crossed the line in […]
Dakota Realty Alumni Track Meet preview
South Dakota’s home indoor track meet will include numerous nationally ranked athletes, in-state rivalries and conference foes. Both the men and women are coming off a tied for a second-place finish in Nebraska’s Adidas Classic, and are looking for a win in the DakotaDome next weekend. The Coyotes are hosting 12 to 15 teams including […]
South Dakota pole vaulters attend National Pole Vault Summit
The South Dakota pole vault squad traveled to Reno, Nevada over the weekend to compete at the National Pole Vault Summit to kick off their season. The group of eight competed in either the elite vault competition or the women’s collegiate competition over the weekend. In collegiate competition, the Coyotes claimed the top-four spots. At […]
Coyote women take gold at SDSU Holiday Open, men take bronze
USD competed in their first indoor track meet of the season at the SDSU Holiday Open inside the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex on Friday and Saturday, with the women placing first and the men taking third. The performance was highlighted by the women’s pole vault team, which swept the top six spots in their event. […]
Nilsen Takes Pole Vault at NCAA Division I Championships
Junior Chris Nilsen went back-to-back by again winning the pole vault at the NCAA Division I Championships in Austin, Texas on Wednesday. Nilsen took the event at 19-1 ½ last year, breaking a 22-year-old NCAA championships record, according to the Argus Leader. This year, he broke his own meet record by clearing 19-6 ¼. Nilsen, […]
USD pole vaulter Chris Nilsen involved in domestic dispute
No charges have been filed after USD junior pole vaulter Chris Nilsen was involved in a “domestic situation” with his wife, Kelly Vogel-Nilsen, on April 7, 2019, according to a report from the Vermillion Police Department. At 1:08 a.m., a neighbor of Nilsen’s called the police after hearing a female yelling “help” from across their […]