Track and Field
Coyotes break records at Hawkeye Invitational
South Dakota’s track and field team competed in the Hawkeye Invitational on Saturday and Sunday. USD’s athletes won five total events and broke two school records. Junior Zach Anderson, who tied South Dakota’s high jump record in December, cleared 7 feet, 3 ¼ inches, good for a new school record, according to GoYotes. The event […]
Player of the Pack: Derrick Sheppard
Derrick Sheppard is a thrower for the track and field team from Fremont, Nebraska, working for a master’s degree in kinesiology and sport management. Derrick transferred to USD from the University of Sioux Falls this year. Austin Lammers: What is your pre-throw ritual? Derrick Sheppard: For shot-put, I like to find the right position in my […]
Pole vaulters garner Summit League honors, compete in NCAA Championships
Two USD pole vaulters have sprung to the top of the program. Sophomores Chris Nilsen and Helen Falda garnered multiple Summit League honors this year, including the Summit League Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Year award. First season success In her first season at USD after transferring from University of Texas Arlington, Falda […]
Throwing a fitting choice for Lara Boman
Junior thrower Lara Boman’s switch from her 16-year soccer career to throwing for track and field has been a successful transition, after making nationals and breaking the USD hammer throw record her first meet of the outdoor season. Starting from scratch Boman played soccer at USD for three years before having to sit out due […]
Sioux City natives return to run in Sioux City Relays
Two Sioux City natives are looking forward to returning to participate in the Sioux City Relays this weekend. Both athletes previously ran at Elwood Olsen Stadium at Morningside College throughout their high school careers. Senior distance runner Lindsay Joyce said it’s like going home for her. “It really is (like coming home) when like we […]
Player of the Pack: Jack Coker
Jack Coker is a freshman in business administration who plays football and throws for track and field. Ali Boysen: Is it difficult playing two sports your first year of college? Jack Coker: So I’ve really had to develop and work on my time management skills… especially in high school it was easy to kinda just do […]
Coyote track and field team dominate in the Dome
USD athletes came away with 19 individual titles on Saturday at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet. South Dakota State and Omaha completed alongside USD in addition to several alumni athletes. Sophomore pole vaulter Ethan Bray cleared 17 feet 11.25 inches on his last jump to take the event. He landed in the pit where his […]
Player of the Pack: Matt Slagus
Matt Slagus is a freshman track and field thrower majoring in sport marketing & media from Moscow, Pennsylvania. Cheyenne Alexis: What do you enjoy about track and field and throwing? Matt Slagus: I feel like some people will look at track and field as a single individual sport, because it’s not like football where you have to […]
Track & field team looks forward to defending titles
With the addition of one of the biggest recruitment classes to date, the Coyotes look to defend several individual titles and send as many athletes as possible to the NCAA tournaments as they start the indoor track and field season. They kicked the season off in Iowa on Jan. 13 where the team had several top five […]
Player of the Pack: Allison Howard
Allison Howard is a sophomore double majoring in political science and communications who plays cross country and track. Ali Boysen: Why did you choose cross country and track? Allison Howard: I think it takes a lot of passion because it takes so much focus. When you run it’s like this all-consuming kind of pain and […]