Diederich Helps Volleyball Team Start the Season 

Junior outside hitter Evelyn Diederich could not imagine anything other than volleyball. From childhood to her teen years, and now into adulthood, she could not picture any moment of her life without volleyball.   In her senior year of high school, Diederich was named Class 6A Player of the Year and a First-Team All-Stater while […]

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Godfrey’s Last Season on Field, First as Captain

As a freshman, long snapper Dalton Godfrey never thought being a team captain was in the cards for him, but head football coach Bob Nielsen always saw something in Godfrey from day one.  “[Nielsen was] like ‘you’re being a good leader, but I think you could do a little more’ and I just kept doing […]

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Swim and Dive captures seven wins in Summit League Championship

Fargo, North Dakota hosted the Summit League’s Swim and Dive Championships inside of the Hulbert Aquatic Center. The four-day event started Wednesday, Feb. 16 and went through Saturday, Feb. 19. Wednesday Coyote men’s 200-medley relay team consisting of freshmen Adam Fisher and Jack Berdahl along with juniors Aidan Gantenbein and Zachary Kopp, finished in second […]

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Men’s basketball splits home games against North Dakota programs

The Coyotes split last week’s games against the North Dakota teams. In a tightly matched competition against Summit League rivals North Dakota State University (NDSU) on Jan. 27, the men’s team eventually fell to the Bison in overtime, 74-62. They then played University of North Dakota (UND) on Jan. 29, where the Coyotes beat the […]

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Coyotes and Jackrabbits face each other for second time this season

Both USD basketball teams will be taking on in-state rival South Dakota State (SDSU) this week. The women’s team will take on the Jackrabbits in Brookings, while the men compete in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC). In their last meeting on Jan. 8, the women took down the Jackrabbits 65-42. Senior guard Liv Korngable […]

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Coyote not ready to give up football; declares for NFL draft

With one year of eligibility remaining due to COVID-19, linebacker DeJaun Cooper made the transition from a Hawk to a Coyote. The Maryland native played football for four years at Monmouth University in New Jersey where he graduated with a degree in graphic design.  After the NCAA announced that athletes would receive an extra year […]

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Charlie’s cupboard is open and with some new updates coming

As a new semester begins at USD, Charlie’s Cupboard opened up. Charlie’s Cupboard which began back in 2020, is a way to provide students with food outside of their meal plan and for students who stay at USD during Thanksgiving, winter, spring and summer breaks. Charlie’s Cupboard provides non-perishable food and personal hygiene products to […]

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Coyote swim breaks pool records in DakotaDome

The South Dakota men’s and women’s swim and dive teams hosted two Summit League competitions inside of the DakotaDome Pool last weekend. The first day of competition was against the Omaha Mavericks on Jan. 21, where both the men’s and women’s teams won with scores of 142.5-98.5 and 155-98, respectively. The men came out winning […]

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South Dakota women’s basketball continue winter break winning streak

While many students were at home for the holidays, the South Dakota women’s basketball team stayed in Vermillion to compete. Over that time, the team went 10-1 overall and stayed undefeated in the Summit League with a record of 7-0. In their first two Summit League games, the Coyotes went on the road to play […]

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