Athlete of the Year – The Volante

Athlete of the Year: Chris Nilsen

April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 Bailey Zubke0Tagged Athlete of the Year, awards, Brithton Senior, Chris Nilsen, coyotes, NCAA, student athlete, track and field, USd, Zach Anderson

Chris Nilsen set NCAA records and held world rankings during his time at USD, and for that, he has earned USD student media’s Men’s Athlete of the Year. Nilsen’s most notable accomplishment this season is breaking the NCAA indoor pole vault record by vaulting 19-5 and a half at the Nebraska Tune-Up. The record was […]

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Athlete of the Year: Ciara Duffy

April 14, 2020April 16, 2020 Bailey Zubke0Tagged Athlete of the Year, awards, basketball, Ciara Duffy, coyotes, Featured, senior, student athlete, Trending, USd, womens basketball

For Ciara Duffy, the end to her junior and senior seasons were less than ideal. An ankle injury in the Summit League Championship left Duffy less than 100% for the NCAA Tournament game against Clemson in 2019 and COVID-19 ended a chance at another run in the NCAA Tournament this season. Duffy’s senior season will […]

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