Erin Kinney
Mogensen and Harms take Athlete of the Year Awards at the 2024 Charlie’s
South Dakota hosted the annual Charlie’s Award Show for Coyote Athletics on April 14, where 28 people were presented with awards. Many athletes, coaches and staff were in attendance as many different student athletes and teams were recognized for their many achievements this year. Sixth-year senior football linebacker Brock Mogensen won […]
South Dakota Men on Top Again
The men’s and women’s track and field teams made their way up to Fargo to compete in the Indoor Track & Field Summit League Championships. Junior Erin Kinney started by placing first in the women’s 60-meter dash with a time of 7.31. Next was the women’s 200-meter dash where Kinney finished second and following behind […]
Summit League Championships on the Horizon
Swimming & Diving The Swimming & Diving Summit League Championships are set to take place on February 21-24 at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis. At the start of the season, the Denver Pioneers were selected to finish first in both the men’s and women’s competitions for the Preseason Poll. Where Coyotes were […]
Gymnast Turned D1 Track Star
Junior Erin Kinney finished out her 2023 indoor track season ranked 22nd nationally in the 60 meter dash, but without a middle school injury, her record breaking season may never have happened. In elementary school, Kinney began her career as a gymnast. However, in seventh grade, her career was halted due to an injury. Kinney […]
Track and Field Hosts Early Bird
The Coyotes hosted their first home outdoor track and field meet of the season. The USD Early Bird meet was held on Friday and Saturday. In the women’s 100-meter dash, Coyotes sophomore Erin Kinney took first place with a time of 10.98, which would have been the second-best time in the nation if it wasn’t […]
Four Track and Field Athletes to Compete at NCAA
On Feb. 25-26, the men’s and women’s track and field teams cemented their first Summit League Championship win since joining the conference. This was the second straight women’s win and the first for the men since 2015. Both teams haven’t won the conference tournament since 2011 when they were previously in the Great West Conference. […]
Kinney and Mülla Set South Dakota Collegiate Records
The Coyotes hosted their annual Alumni Meet, going against four other Division I schools in Wichita State, Omaha, South Dakota State and Creighton. The Coyotes finished the meet with eight individual victories and three relay victories. Sophomore Erin Kinney got the day started by breaking the DakotaDome, the USD and the South Dakota Collegiate record […]
Erin Kinney Breaks DakotaDome Record
The Coyotes track and field team hosted their first indoor meet of the 2023 season in the South Dakota Kickoff. The teams that made their way to Vermillion were Wayne State, Midland and Morningside. USD took the top four spots in the women’s 60 meter dash as sophomore Erin Kinney took the top spot with […]
The women’s track and field team make program history
The women’s track and field team won the Summit League Indoor Track and Field Championships with a total of 200.5 points which were accumulated from 17 events. This was the first time in program history that the women’s team has won a championship. The women’s team had seven first place event finishes during the two-day […]