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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Track and field rack up records in trip across Midwest

South Dakota track and field had a busy week competing in two events on Feb. 11 and 12.  They first traveled to Washburn University in Kansas to compete in the Ichabod Mid-Week Challenge.  In the meet, the Coyotes broke a school record in the 4×400 relay. The four person team of freshmen Moe Bridgen, Jacy […]

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Coyotes place second, third at Indoor Track Summit League Championships

The Coyotes recorded a second and third place finish at the Indoor Track Summit League Championships Saturday and Sunday.  On the women’s side freshman sprinter Sara Reifenrath led the way capturing two individual titles and one relay title. She also broke two school records and was named the league’s Newcomer of the Championship.  Reifenrath brought […]

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Running beyond a school record

Hailing from Hartington, Nebraska freshman sprinter Sara Reifenrath broke the USD 200 meter school record clocking in at 24.07 at the Dakota Quad Classic in Fargo last weekend.  This time set her as 25th in the nation for this season in the 200 meters.  Breaking that record was an early season goal for Reiefenrath, but […]

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