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USD financial aid assistant finds her way to Olympic Trials
This year’s Olympic Trials will host many former Coyote athletes in the hopes of moving on and securing their spots on the Olympic team. Emily Grove is one of the former USD athletes that will compete in this summer’s Olympic Trials. The Trials will take place in Eugene, Oregon at the end of June. Grove […]
Hard work, leadership drives former walk-on
When Tasos Kamateros decided to leave his home country of Greece to walk-on for the USD men’s basketball team, he knew he would have to work to earn his spot, so he put in the work. “He (USD assistant coach Gameli Ahelegbe) basically made me realize that when I come here, I have to work […]
Coyote women’s basketball pink jersey auction takes place this week
USD’s athletic department is auctioning off five pink jerseys with proceeds going to the Dakota Hospital Foundation this week. The pink jersey auction runs in conjunction with USD’s annual Pink Game which is scheduled for Sunday at noon as the Coyotes take on Oral Roberts in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The Coyotes sport pink […]
USD softball heads to Louisiana, Tanagers’ boys basketball hits the road this week
USD: The men’s basketball team travels to Grand Forks, North Dakota to compete against North Dakota on both Feb. 13 and 14 at 2:30 p.m. The women’s basketball team also travels to Grand Forks, ND to play against North Dakota on Feb. 13 and 14 at 12 p.m. The USD softball team starts their season […]
Coyotes pick up 3rd loss of season against #14 Creighton
The USD volleyball team fell to the #14 Creighton Bluejays in five sets (25-18, 26-24, 20-25, 23-25, 7-15) on Sunday to make the Coyotes’ record 1-3 on the season. The loss follows USD’s five-set win against the Bluejays on Friday night which gave USD its first win against a top-25 team in program history. USD’s […]
Coyotes edge Mavericks with Plitzuweit’s career night
The USD men’s basketball team escaped the SCSC Saturday night with a 97-93 victory over the Omaha Mavericks to get the Coyotes their ninth straight win and eighth straight in the Summit League. USD was led by redshirt-sophomore guard A.J. Plitzuweit who scored a career-high 37 points by going 14-23 from the field and 5-10 […]
Coyotes, Umude ease past Mavericks for 8th straight win
The USD men’s basketball team won its 8th straight game 91-59 against the UNO Mavericks on Friday night in the team’s first home game since Jan. 3. The Coyotes were led by senior forward Stanley Umude who finished with 34 points, five rebounds and two assists. This includes 22 points in the first half. “Stan(ley) […]
USD swim and dive travel to Sioux Falls, Tanagers basketball with a busy schedule
USD: The USD swim and dive team travels to Sioux Falls for the Coyote Quad Duals which take place Jan. 29 and 30. The volleyball team takes on Creighton in Omaha Friday at 7 p.m.. The two teams play again Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC) in Vermillion. The men’s […]
Reaching new heights on the track and in the classroom
In 2014, USD alum Megan Glisar set a school record in the high jump with a mark of 6-0 ¾. That mark is now in jeopardy with sophomore high jumper, Carly Haring, on the brink of matching the school’s record height. Haring opened this season with a 5-10 3/4 jump at the SDSU dual meet […]
DakotaDome records fall in Dakota Realty Invitational
Two DakotaDome records fell during Saturday’s Dakota Realty Invitational Saturday in Vermillion. Sophomore Brithton Senior and Coyote alum Chris Nilsen broke their coaches DakotaDome records in their respective competitions. Senior broke the 60-meter hurdles record by logging a 7.90 second time. Nilsen vaulted 19-4.25, breaking the record by nearly two inches. Gen Hirata set a […]