Sports
New Streaming Service Available for Coyote Fans
South Dakota Athletics and Midco Sports have agreed to a three-year deal, which will allow Midco to stream Coyote athletics on their new streaming service called The Summit League Network. This also means that GoYotes.com will no longer have a free stream for fans to watch. Midco, an internet, TV and home phone services provider […]
Herbster Steps Away from Athletics
On Aug. 14, University of South Dakota Athletic Director (AD) David Herbster announced that he was stepping down from his position and accepting a new position with the community relations team for Sanford Health in Sioux Falls. “For the past 16 years, I have been blessed to work alongside so many outstanding student-athletes, […]
Juhnke Starts New Role with the Coyotes
On Dec. 2, in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Volleyball National Tournament, the South Dakota Coyotes faced off against the No. 23 Houston Cougars. The Coyotes trailied 2-1 in sets and 15-11 in set four, with their season on the line. With back-to-back kills, Elizabeth Juhnke attempted to lead the Coyotes to […]
GoYotes TV Taking USD State-Wide
USD athletics and campus/community events will now be broadcast state-wide on GoYotes TV, a move that senior associate athletic director for external affairs, Joe Thuente, hopes will help to connect the west side of South Dakota to USD. “We’ve had trouble connecting with that side of the state,” Thuente said. “We’re all the way out […]
Editorial: Why are the Seats Always Empty?
College athletics are one of the most distinctive features of school. Sports are a significant portion of USD’s identity and a way to recruit new students. There are many different teams and sporting events that USD students are a part of. There’s football, basketball, golf, track and field, swimming and others. All of these sports […]
Summit League Tournament Preview: Coyote men making adjustments
USD men’s basketball earned the No. 2 seed in the Summit League Tournament after splitting last weekend’s series with North Dakota State. The team is forced to change their lineup after losing starting point guard A.J. Plitzuweit to a knee injury late in Saturday’s game against the Bison. The Coyotes ended the regular season with […]
USD Uniting Students Through Athletics
A diversity and inclusion video is played before every home game emphasizing that all athletes are to feel included while being a part of the USD athletics program. Kelsey Bathke, head of marketing and fan engagement, said in an email interview with The Volante that scripts were created by the NCAA and Summit League for […]
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 […]
Title IX changed women’s sports forever
The New York Times reported that before Title IX was passed in 1972, there were only 310,000 women competing in high school and college sports. By 2012 that number was at 3,373,000. Title IX could be the single biggest landmark in the history of women’s sports. The passing of Title IX has given more women […]