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Coyote Football Runs Past Drake
The USD Coyote football team was in action against the Drake University Bulldogs on Saturday. In a 42-3 winning effort, the team wrapped up nonconference play for the 2024 season with a record of 2-1. The Coyotes started fast, and remained steady throughout the game in the scoring department. On the first play of scrimmage […]
USD Volleyball Goes 3-0 in Home Classic
The Coyote volleyball team hosted the South Dakota Classic at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center Sept. 13-15, where they went 3-0 in the tournament. USD’s first game was on Friday, Sept. 13, against Montana State. The match went to five sets, with Montana State winning the first 28-26 and South Dakota winning 25-19 in the […]
Dakotathon Raises Over $94,000 for Sanford Children’s Miracle Network
On April 20, USD hosted the 27th annual Dakotathon in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center, helping to raise over $94,000.00 for South Dakota’s Children’s Miracle Network hospital, the Sanford Children’s Hospital. The 12-hour long dance marathon event concluded the year-long fundraising season and included multiple activities, including dancing to fun music, […]
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 […]
“Never Forget the Names,” Students March for Missing Indigenous People
On Thursday, February 16, USD students, faculty and staff joined the Native American Law Student Association (NALSA) and the Native American Cultural Center for a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person march. There are 132 missing people listed on South Dakota’s Missing Persons Clearinghouse. 71 of the persons listed are Native American or Alaskan Native. Attendees […]
South Dakota Men’s Basketball Continues to Slide
The Coyote men’s basketball team took on North Dakota on Thursday, Feb. 1 at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center, along with South Dakota State on Sunday, Feb. 4 in Brookings, South Dakota. The first match-up for USD began with tip-off at 7 p.m. The Fighting Hawks scored the first baskets of the night with a […]
Softball Teams Prepare for the 2024 Spring Season
The softball team is getting ready to kick off their 2024 spring season. With a team of 20 girls, exactly half the roster is new, as the team took on five transfer players along with five new freshmen. Another new face to the program is assistant coach Shannon Privovar. Coming from The University of Sioux […]
Summit League’s 16 Annual Food Fight Challenge
The Summit League is partnering with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committees (SAAC) for the 16 straight year to host the Summit League Food Fight Challenge. The Food Fight is a friendly donation competition between Universities in the Summit League that works to raise money for non-perishable food items. The Coyotes have set a goal of 10,000 […]
Senior Forward Tori DePerry’s Coyotes Connection Goes Deeper than Coach Karius
Growing up in a household of basketball players, senior forward on the South Dakota women’s basketball team Tori DePerry had a ball in her hands from a very young age. “I was born into it. My family all played basketball, and my brother played in college,” DePerry said. “I picked up a ball, I think, […]