Track and Field
Player of the Pack: Brook Benes
Senior Brook Benes competed on the cross country and track teams before competing in triathlon last fall. Benes is a human resource management major from Lincoln, Neb. Bailey Zubke: What is your favorite part of competing in triathlon? Brook Benes: My favorite part of competing in the triathlon was being able to mentor the freshman […]
Three Coyotes set records at Summit League Championships
USD broke three meet records as both the men’s and women’s track teams placed top-three in the Summit League Championships inside the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex over the weekend. USD’s women’s team finished second with a total of 146.5 team points as North Dakota State took first with 214 points. The men’s team took third […]
USD High Jump ranks amongst nation’s best
There are two NCAA teams tied for top high jump squad in the country for the indoor track season, according to ustfccca.org. USD is currently tied with Nebraska for the top high jump team in the nation, led by Junior Zach Anderson and freshman Jack Durst. USD has sported the joint-best men’s high jump squad in […]
Track and Field breaks two school record at Nebraska Tune-up
The Coyote track and field team competed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Feb. 15 for their final meet before the Indoor Summit League Championships next weekend. Two school records were broken during the meet. Senior Ethan Fenchel bested his previous record in the weight throw, which landed at 11 feet and ¾ inches. Fenchel placed […]
Bilington Breaks Record as Coyotes Split Between Two Meets
Senior Megan Billington became the fastest women’s 5,000-meter runner is USD history as the Coyotes split between meets at SDSU and the University of Arkansas over the weekend. Billington finished the race in 16:30.19, beating the previous record from 2015 of 16:31.95 held by Amber Eichkorn. The time is also a 16-second personal best for […]
Inside a distance runner’s mind: Q&A with Eldon Warner
Running any sort of distance isn’t something that excites the general population. However, senior distance runner, Eldon Warner, has been doing it for years and sat down with The Volante to talk about his mental and physical preparation process. Rachel Newville: How do you prepare when you are getting ready to practice? Eldon Warner: Distance […]
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 […]
Men’s high jump highlights Dakota Realty Alumni Meet
In their first home meet of the season, the Coyote track and field team set two new team records at the 2019 Dakota Realty Alumni Meet on Saturday. It was a pair of high jumpers who stole the show as junior Zack Anderson and freshman Jack Durst both broke the 7-2 barrier, which had not […]
Coyotes return from Jack Johnson Classic with two records, eight champions
The Coyote track & field team left the Jack Johnson Classic in Minneapolis on Saturday with two new records and eight champions. Senior Lara Bowman broke her school record for weight throw that she set last week by four feet, launching the weight 70-5. The mark placed her as the top collegiate finisher at the […]
Coyotes take 11 events at Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational
Another record is posted for the Coyotes track & field team, as Senior Lara Boman broke her own throwing record at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational Saturday in Brookings. Boman broke her own weight throw school record with a throw of 67 feet, 2 inches, beating her previous mark by eight inches. “Going into it, […]