The first-year class at the University of South Dakota broke records yet again. USD enrolled 1,251 students in its 2012 first-year class, which is an 11 percent increase from last year. The university’s overall enrollment is 10,284 students this year. USD was the only state public university to see an increase in enrollment, up by […]
The University of South Dakota Coyotes football team gave it everything they had against the Illinois State Redbirds but came up just short, losing 34-31. The Coyotes got off to a fast start, after senior running back Marcus Sims followed his blockers and had the speed to get into the end zone on a 52 […]
SISSONVILLE, W.V. (AP) — Sissonville High School has stopped offering a prayer before football games after a national organization told school officials the practice is unconstitutional. Many students and parents don’t agree with the decision. Principal Ron Reedy said about half of the school’s 650 students wore purple on Friday to show their support for the […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week The Volante sports staff will interview a member of the USD athletic community and ask them off-the-wall questions. Enjoy the hilarity. First-year Miles Death is a member of USD men’s golf team from Plymouth, Minn. Death helped the USD men’s team to a third place finish at last week’s Erv Kaiser […]
When the Big Ten accepted Nebraska as a member of the conference in 2010, college football analysts, experts and fans around the country praised the conference for its decision. At the time, the Big Ten held a bowl record of 28-41 since 2000 and went just 6-11 in BCS bowl games. Furthermore, Michigan and Ohio […]
For the first time in school history, the Coyotes women’s cross country team is ranked No. 15 in the Midwest Region Poll. At the Woody Greeno Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., the Coyotes finished second, spurring the jolt into the polls. The men’s team has also had its fair share of success this semester, winning the […]
It is fitting that the University of South Dakota football team’s last non-conference game was against Big Ten opponent Northwestern. In fact, I would go as far to say it was beneficial. Being one of the highest caliber foes the Coyotes would face all season, a chance for victory was seemingly slim. However, there were […]
Redemption is surely on the minds of members of the University of South Dakota women’s soccer team. Five days after the University of South Dakota women’s soccer team suffered their worse defeat of the season, a 7-0 loss to Iowa State, the Coyotes (1-7-2) will walk onto the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis on […]
The University of South Dakota Coyotes are about to enter the meatiest part of their season as they open up conference play in year one in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Coyotes will host Illinois State Sept. 29, and senior running back Marcus Sims says the team is definitely prepared. “Everyone is ready to get […]
Underage referrals and citations for consumption of alcohol have tripled this year at the University of South Dakota compared to 2011, police officials said. According to the University Police Department, as of Sept. 24, 49 arrests and 48 referrals dealing with underage drinking have been documented since Jan. 1, 2012. UPD Lt. Dallas Schnack said that […]
