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UNIVERSITY OF DEPARTMENT
SOUTH DAKOTA OF ATHLETICS
Annual Report
TABLE OF CONTENTS Coyotes Moving Forward.............................................. 1 Inspiring Victories.......................................................... 2 Inspiring Moments....................................................... 10 Inspiring Legacies....................................................... 19 Inspiring Vision............................................................ 22 Mission Statement....................................................... 30
The 2013-14 University of South Dakota Athletics Annual Report is published by the USD Athletics Department, David Herbster, Director. The publication was written and edited by Bryan Boettcher, Jarrod Tell and Britni Waller. Design by Britni Waller. Principal photography by Brian Drumm, Nebraska Athletics, Aaron Packard, Tory Stolen, Richard Svaleson and Yankton Press & Dakotan. USD Athletics Department DakotaDome 1101 N. Dakota Street Vermillion, SD 57069 GoYotes.com
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"What an amazing year filled with incredible accomplishments
and achievements both in the field and in the classroom. With construction starting on a new arena, academic building and track and soccer complex, now is the perfect time to stand with the ‘Yotes." - David Herbster
coyotes moving forward It is an exciting time to be a Coyote at the University of South Dakota. We recently broke ground on a $66 million project that will provide our student-athletes a new arena, an outdoor track, a soccer complex, and a Science, Health and Research Lab that will produce future leaders in the field of sports medicine while providing unprecedented care for our athletes. The completion date is ahead of the 2016-17 academic year.
Dakota State for the outdoor title. Brandon Kovash was named the Summit’s Indoor Athlete of the Year. Jeff Mettler was Track MVP at both championships events.
The project commences on the heels of a year that produced outstanding individual and team accomplishments. Most notably, our women’s basketball team won the Summit League Tournament and competed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time and in the team’s second season of eligibility.
Tyler Starr, our AllAmerican linebacker, became the second Coyote in the last three years to be drafted into As the first step in the DakotaDome Renovations, spotlights now light up the outside a Coyote Red at the NFL. Starr was a night. seventh-round pick of the Atlanta Falcons. He was named MVFC Defensive Player of the Year this past fall and finished ninth in the voting for national defensive player of the year.
What a site to see Coach Amy Williams’ squad cut down the nets in Sioux Falls in mid-March. The team viewed the NCAA selection show on the big screens of the newly-renovated Muenster University Center along with fellow students, faculty and staff. The Coyotes went toeto-toe with national-power Stanford at an NCAA tournament game in Ames, Iowa. Four days after our women won the Summit League Basketball Tournament, three track and field athletes combined to score 18 points at the National Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, N.M., good for 10th place in the team standings. Emily Grove and Bethany Firsick placed second and fourth, respectively, in the pole vault. Megan Glisar placed fourth in the high jump. Coach Dave Gottsleben’s men’s squad repeated as Summit League indoor champions and tied four-time defending champion North
Firsick was named Summit League Scholar Athlete of the Year. Volleyball player Kendall Krittenbrink was named Summit League Most Valuable Player. Greysen Hertting was the league’s Diver of the Year. Pitcher Rachel Cue was the league’s Freshman of the Year. Finally, the numbers: 4 All-Americans, 3 Summit League Championship Teams, 11 Individual Summit League Champions, 50 All-Summit League honorees (who combined to earn 70 selections), and 16 Academic AllSummit League selections. It was truly a great year to be a Coyote!
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INSPIRING VICTORIES
BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONS South Dakota’s men’s track and field team, behind track championship MVP Jeff Mettler and Indoor Athlete of the of the Year Brandon Kovash, captured its second consecutive Summit League Indoor Championship. The meet was held Feb. 28-March 1 on the campus of Fort Wayne.
Other USD champions included redshirt freshman Mach Dojiok in the 800, sophomore Teivaskie Lewin in the 60 hurdles, senior Cody Snyder in the shot put and senior Kevin Sarehkhani in the pole vault. Juniors Erik Hill and Lukas Bernard along with sophomore Christian Nielsen and senior Casey Shade teamed to win the 4x400 relay.
Coyotes won nine of the 17 events and had six runner-up finishes as the team compiled 253 points. North Dakota
"This was a really well-rounded
group of guys who had all put in the time and the effort. We knew good things were going to happen.” - David Gottsleben, as told to Mick Garry of the Argus Leader
State placed second with 204 points. No other team reached 100 points.
Snyder broke the league and school shot put record with a top mark of 59 feet, 11 ¾ inches. The toss broke the previous school record of 59-5 and league record of 59-4 Mettler, a senior, earned MVP honors for the second year ¼. Lewin set a new Fieldhouse record while winning the in a row by winning the mile and 3,000-meter run and hurdles in 8.03s. by placing fifth in the 5,000 for 24 points. Fellow senior Kovash swept the sprints, winning the 60 and 200 and Head coach Dave Gottsleben, in his 30th season at the earning 20 points. helm of the Coyotes, earned his second consecutive Summit League Coach of the Year Award. He has been South Dakota took the lead from NDSU for good towards named conference coach of the year 16 times while at the middle of day two and continued to pull away as the USD. meet reached its conclusion. The big blow came in the 200 where USD placed five in the top six and out-scored the Bison 30-3. 2
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men's indoor track & Field Denton Stephens
Senior | Rapid City, S.D.
Connor Fitzsimmons
Sophomore | Yankton, S.D.
Josh Petersen
Sophomore | Rapid City, S.D.
Kyle McKelvey
Junior | Beresford, S.D.
Men’s 3,000 Meters
Metter, Haase, Musa
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the road to the dance South Dakota’s women’s basketball team, under the guidance of second-year head coach Amy Williams, competed in the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament for the first time and in the program’s second season of eligibility. The Coyotes were a 15 seed in one of four regions and went head-to-head with national power Stanford at Hilton Coliseum on the campus of Iowa State University in late March. The venue, located less than four hours from Vermillion, provided a perfect opportunity for family, fans and alumni to watch USD compete in “The Big Dance” for the first time while also thanking the team for a job well done. Nearly 7,000 people attended the event, many wearing Coyote red. Williams’ squad didn’t disappoint them. Her team made four of its first five shots, forced Stanford into a shot clock violation and led 13-12 5 ½ minutes into the game. All-conference guard Nicole Seekamp made her first six shots, scored a team-high 22 points and matched national player of the year candidate (and the WNBA’s number one draft pick) Chiney Ogwumike point for point. The Cardinal ultimately prevailed 81-62 and went on to reach the Final Four for the 12th time. “I thought it was the Coyote way,” Williams would say after the game. “I thought our kids scratched and fought for 40 full minutes. I couldn’t be more proud.” Perhaps one of the best moments of the game came with more than seven minutes to go. USD center Polly Harrington, the team’s lone senior, picked up her fifth foul and left the court for the final time. Coyote fans chanted “Polly, Polly” as she went to the bench. A March to Remember The trip to Ames capped an eventful three weeks for Harrington. Cory Clayton, her boyfriend of four years, surprised her with a wedding proposal on the basketball court at the DakotaDome following the Coyotes’ regular season finale against South Dakota State. Harrington’s teammates and even the coaching staff were in on it. The setup was a video honoring Harrington being shown on the video board as Clayton moved into position.
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women's basketball “It just tops it all off,” said Harrington. “A great experience at USD, being a women’s basketball player. My last home game here and the man of my dreams asked me to marry him, so it was.. I don’t know, it was wonderful.” Nine days later, Harrington was singled out again at midcourt when the public address announcer at Sioux Falls Arena called Harrington to the podium to receive her Summit League Tournament Most Valuable Player Award. It followed the team’s 82-71 win against Denver in the championship game, which awarded USD an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Harrington netted a team-high 16 points in the Summit’s title game, leading six Coyotes who scored in double figures. In three tournament games, Harrington averaged 15 points and six rebounds while making 75 percent of her shots (18-24 FG). She was 3-for-3 from 3-point range and 8-for-9 from the free-throw line. That performance, and many others from her teammates during the three-day run in Sioux Falls, enabled Harrington to reach the NCAA tournament for the second time. She played in the 2011 tournament as a freshman at Louisville. Harrington, who grew up in Kansas City, attended Johnson County Community College as a sophomore before playing her final two seasons in Vermillion.
ball twice to Seekamp, who was well defended. With time winding down, Seekamp passed to Contreras who drilled a long 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds to go. It was USD’s third 3 in the final 90 seconds as the Coyotes ended the game on a 9-0 run. Contreras hit three 3’s in the contest and scored 22 points.
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More than 4,000 fans, almost all of them rooting on the Coyotes, watched South Dakota beat Denver the next day. Contreras scored 10 of her 13 points in four minutes down the stretch in which USD turned a 55-54 deficit into a 71-62 lead with less than five minutes to go. Contreras made six 3’s and averaged 13 points during the tournament.
Polly Harrington
Senior | Kansas City, Mo.
Shot of the Season Much of the above would have been for not without the heroics of Summit League Newcomer of the Year Raeshel Contreras, a junior college transfer from San Francisco. Contreras scored more than 400 points and made a team-high 61 three-pointers in her first year as a Coyote. No shot was bigger than the one she hit at the end of USD’s opening game of the Summit League Tournament. The Coyotes trailed fifth-seeded Western Illinois 94-93 with 18 seconds remaining. USD’s offense worked the
The next day brought the dethroning of top-seeded South Dakota State in the semifinals. The Jackrabbits were unbeaten in five previous Summit League Tournaments, but Harrington made her first seven shots, Seekamp sank 13 free throws and freshman Bridget Arens contributed 12 points off the bench as South Dakota won 72-58 in a game the Coyotes led from start to finish.
Nicole Seekamp
Junior | Renmark, South Australia
A watch party was held in the newly renovated Muenster University Center for the NCAA Tournament Selection Show. A plethora of students, fans and media surrounded the team as the brackets were unveiled and South Dakota’s name appeared on the screen. It was the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2008, when the Coyotes finished 33-2 and reached the championship game of the NCAA Division II Tournament. More to Come The 2013-14 season was filled with many special moments from many special people. It set the bar one notch higher for a program long on high expectations. It put USD back in the national spotlight and allowed the team to perform on the highest stage. It was a fun team to follow and to watch.
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A share of the title
South Dakota erased a 32-point deficit with five events to go to catch North Dakota State and share the Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championship. The meet was held May 15-17 in Fargo. It is the Coyotes’ third outdoor title since 2000 and 12th in program history. USD has placed either first or second in each of its last 20 outdoor conference championship meets. Senior Jeff Mettler was named the men’s track MVP, junior Kyle McKelvey earned field MVP honors, and Dustin Valind was named Newcomer of the Championship. All three played a role in USD’s late surge. The Coyotes made up 15 points in both the discus and 5,000-meter run. McKelvey and Valind placed first and second, respectively, in the throw. Mettler won the run and was one of four Coyotes who finished in the top seven. The result gave USD its first lead of the meet, 252-250, with the 4x400 relay to finish. On the final stretch of the final lap, it was junior Lukas Bernard who passed a South Dakota State runner and secured a second-place finish in the relay behind NDSU. The margin was less than ninth tenths of a second. Coyotes won eight of the 21 events. In addition to the 5,000, Mettler won his fourth conference steeplechase crown in as many years. McKelvey added a win in the shot put. Junior Brant Haase won the 10,000, senior Kyle Ballew won the pole vault, and junior Jeff O’Connell won the long jump. O’Connell teamed with sophomore Teivaskie Lewin, junior Erik Hill and sophomore Christian Nielsen to win the 4x100 relay. Lewin competed in five events at the meet and reached the podium in all five. In addition to the relay, he was second in the 110 hurdles and third in the 100, 200 and long jump. He earned a team-best 28.5 points for the Coyotes. 6 2013-14 ANNUAL REPORT
men's outdoor track & Field Mach Dojiok
Kyle Ballew
RS-Freshman | Omaha, Neb.
Senior | West Hills, Calif.
Brant Haase
Men’s Team Captains
Hill, O’Connell, Stephens, Mettler
Teivaskie Lewin
Sophomore | Montego Bay, Jamaica
Junior | Lemmon, S.D.
Denton Stephens
Senior | Rapid City, S.D.
Men’s Pole Vault
1. Kyle Ballew, 2. Peter Chapman, 3. Preston Perkins
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Kevin Sarehkhani
Hill, Bernard, Nielsen, Shade
Senior | Walnut, Calif. Indoor Pole Vault - 16’4.75”
Indoor 4x400m Relay - 3:20.28
Cody Snyder
Greysen Hertting
Senior | Lake Andes, S.D. Indoor Shot Put - 59’11.75”
Freshman | Appleton, Wis. 1m Dive - 293.00 3m Dive - 270.85
Megan Glisar
Teivaskie Lewin
Senior | Sergeant Bluff, Iowa Indoor High Jump - 5’10.75”
Sophomore | Montego Bay, Jamaica Indoor 60m Hurdles - 8.03
Emily Grove
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Sophomore | Pontiac, Ill. Indoor Pole Vault - 14’1.75”
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Brandon Kovash
Senior | Harrisburg, S.D. Indoor 60m - 6.90 Indoor 200m - 22.20
Mach Dojiok
Freshman | Omaha, Neb. Indoor 800m - 1:55.03
Kyle Ballew
Senior | West Hills, Calif. Outdoor Pole Vault - 16’11.5”
Brant Haase
Junior | Lemmon, S.D. Outdoor 10,000m - 30:46.04
Jeff O’Connell
Danielle Waldner
Freshman | Redfield, S.D. Outdoor Shot Put - 50’6.75”
Junior | Philip, S.D. Outdoor Long Jump - 24’1.5”
O’Connell, Lewin, Hill, Nielsen Outdoor 4x100m Relay - 41.02
Hunter Wilkes
Sophomore | Chandler, Ariz. Outdoor Pole Vault - 13’4.25”
Jeff Mettler
Kyle McKelvey
Junior | Beresford, S.D. Outdoor Shot Put - 63’1.5”
Amber Eichkorn
Sophomore | Wichita, Kan. Outdoor 5,000m - 17:02.42 Outdoor 10,000m - 36:11.67
Senior | Eureka, S.D. Indoor mile - 4:11.03 Indoor 3,000m - 8:19.85 Outdoor Steeplechase - 8:56.95 Outdoor 5,000m - 14:49.48
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reshman Brenna Lervick took home the Coyotes’ first individual gold medal since 2007. Lervick made a 12-foot birdie putt on her 18th hole of the day to win South Dakota State’s Jackrabbit Fall Invitational.
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n honor of 3-year-old Cameron Walter, who is battling lymphoma at the Sanford Castle of Care, and to promote awareness of non-hodgkins lymphoma, the Coyotes ran the game ball approximately 65 miles from the children’s hospital in Sioux Falls to the DakotaDome prior to the football team’s 1 p.m. kickoff against Indiana State. 10
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ophomore quarterback Kevin Earl passed for a careerhigh 370 yards in a comeback against Northern Iowa. The Coyotes rallied from a 28-7 third-quarter deficit, forced overtime with five seconds left in regulation and upset the 13th-ranked Panthers. The win ended an 18-game losing streak, dating back to the program’s win at Minnesota in 2010.
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unior outside hitter Kendall Kritenbrink tallied 15 kills to lead four Coyotes in double-digit kill totals as South Dakota topped South Dakota State in front of a sell-out crowd in the DakotaDome. The match marked the seventh straight win against the Jacks.
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n the lone home meet of the season, sophomore Katie Wetzstein took home an individual victory while the women’s team ran past Nebraska for a team title as well.
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unior defender Lauren Bennett scored a goal in the 66th minute against Western Illinois, ending a six game drought. South Dakota went on to score two more while junior goalkeeper Makenzie Victor made four saves, defeating the Leathernecks 3-0.
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hile most college kids were busy studying or spending time with friends, the Coyote softball team spent their evening at the Vermillion Nursing Home. Spending time with the nursing home residents, visiting and joining them in a game of BINGO was Coyote softball’s way of giving back to the community. Well, one of the many service projects they completed this year. 2013-14 ANNUAL REPORT
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eff Mettler, Mubarik Musa and Brant Haase were named Academic All-Summit League.
Mettler, the league’s most recent ScholarAthlete of the Year, was named Academic All-League for the third straight year. Mettler recorded a season-best 8k time of 25 minutes, 31.61 seconds while finishing 12th at the Summit League Championships earlier this month. The senior has a 4.0 GPA with a major in kinesiology and sports science. Musa, a sophomore, was USD’s top finisher and earned all-league honors while placing second in 24:57.41 at the Summit League Championships. He also earned All-Midwest Region honors after placing 21st in the 10k race in 30:55.80. Musa has a 3.625 GPA as a criminal justice major. Haase also earned first-team all-league honors with a seventh-place finish in 25:14.15 at the league championships. The junior is a 4.0 student as a health science/pre-pharmacy major.
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unior goalkeeper Mackenzie Viktor is one of 12 players selected to the Academic All-Summit League Team. Viktor maintains a 3.96 grade point average while majoring in political science and criminal justice. She started 17 of 18 games this season, posted four shutouts, made 84 saves and had a 1.37 goals against average.
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unior Josh Vander Maten was named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic Team. Vander Maten carries a 3.53 GPA while working on a degree in kinesiology and sports science. The junior started the first four games of the season at quarterback before converting to wide receiver. In 12 games, he threw for 394 yards, ran for 313 yards and had 19 catches for 238 yards. He accounted for seven touchdowns. Vander Maten finished the year as the Coyotes’ third-leading rusher, second-leading passer and fifth-leading receiver.
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unior Colin Krysl swept both butterfly events and earned a third win in the 200-yard individual medley to lead Coyote performers in a dual with South Dakota State.
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o kick off the new year, the softball team traveled to Omaha, Neb., where they joined more than 8,000 individuals who volunteer for ABIDE, a non-profit organization whose mission is to transform the inner city of Omaha one neighborhood at a time.
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he Coyote softball team partnered with SESDAC to Share Your Sole Shoe Drive ore than 300 pairs of gently used play basketball alongside those shoes that were collected in December who need support in realizing were donated to the Native American independence and happiness. Heritage Association (NAHA). The nonprofit organization dedicates itself to helping Native American families in need living on reservations across South Dakota and Wyoming.
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eniors Trevor Gruis, Karim Rowson and Steve Tecker put an exclamation point on their final home game as Coyotes, defeating Western Illinois 64-54. Gruis and Rowson both had big-time plays in the final two minutes of the game, solidifying the victory.
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ophomore Morgan Barnes was named to the Academic All-Summit League. A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Barnes is the only student-athlete on the team to boast a perfect 4.00 grade point average. He is working towards a degree in mathematics. In the pool, Barnes excels in distance events. He placed eighth in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the Summit League Championship Meet in late February and was ninth in the 500-yard freestyle. He was also a member of USD’s 800-yard freestyle relay team, which placed fourth at the championships.
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ll-Americans Emily Grove (2nd, pole vault), Bethany Firsick (4th, pole vault) and Megan Glisar (4th, high jump) led the Coyotes to a 10th place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships. It marked the highest finish by South Dakota since the DI transition.
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04.09.14 Food Fight
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n our third year of participation, South Dakota moved to second place in the annual Summit League food fight. Student-athletes collected 9,913 lbs. of food from fans and community members to be donated to the Vermillion Food Pantry.
unior guard Nicole Seekamp was named to the Summit League’s Academic All-League Team. Seekamp, who is a psychology and coaching major with a 3.79 GPA, was a first-team all-Summit League performer this past season after averaging 15.3 points per game and helping the Coyotes to their first Summit League Tournament title. Seekamp finished fifth in the league in points per game, third in free-throw percentage (88.5), sixth in steals (53) and eighth in assists (105).
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unior Brandon Bos was named to the Summit League Academic All-League Team as voted on by the Faculty Athletic Representatives and Sports Information Directors of the league’s eight member institutions. Bos, who carries a 3.47 grade point average in sports management, led the Coyotes in scoring this season at 11.9 points per game. He shot 38 percent from the three-point line (41 of 108) and was the league’s second-best free-throw shooter at 86 percent (101 of 117).
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ophomore Alex Kline shot a final round of 77 to finish in sixth place of the Summit League Championships. Kline led the Coyotes to a fifth place team finish.
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he Coyotes advanced to the semi-finals after taking down IUPUI 4-0 in the Summit League tournament opener.
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tudent-Athletes from every sport teamed up to put on a fun-filled morning of activities and games for kids on the DakotaDome field.
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05.04.14 Howling Pack Awards
he South Dakota athletic department presented its 2013-14 awards on Sunday at the annual event sponsored by the Howling Pack. The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) organized Sunday’s ceremony, which recognizes Coyote individual and team accomplishments on the field and in the classroom, in addition to community service efforts.
Track athletes Brandon Kovash, from Harrisburg, S.D., and Bethany Firsick from St. Louis, Mo., were named the male and female scholar-athletes of the year, respectively. The scholar-athlete award is reserved for accomplished senior student athletes with a minimum 3.2 grade point average.
This year’s event was divided into three Football defensive linebacker Tyler Starr and award sections: the SAAC awards, the athletic department awards and the team volleyball outside hitter Kendall Kritenbrink awards presented by coaches. earned the Dr. John Van Why (Male Student-Athlete of the Year) and Catie Tobin (Female-Athlete of the Year) awards on Sunday.
Senior Brandon Kovash, Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
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Junior Kendall Kritenbrink, Catie Tobin Female Student-Athlete of the Year
Senior Bethany Firsick, Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
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or the fourth straight year, South Dakota received the NCAA Public Recognition Award after the team recorded a perfect Academic Progress Rating (APR) of 1,000 based on figures from the 2012-13 academic year. The awards are given to teams that rank in the top 10 percent of each sport based on their most recent multi-year APR.
group of 15 student-athletes and advisors from South Dakota’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes went on a weeklong mission trip in Caiman, Haiti. The student-athletes conducted sports camps, worked in their areas of study and provided physical labor to benefit the locals.
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unior Yamini Reddy was named to the Academic All-Summit League Team. Reddy, who has a 3.66 GPA in contemporary media and journalism and business administration, was named to the team for the second straight year. She was 13-7 in singles play this season with nine wins coming in straight sets. She also added nine wins in doubles play.
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unior Janice Baumberger is one of six individuals who have been selected to the Academic All-Summit League Team. Baumberger is a psychology and Spanish major with a 3.87 grade point average. She carded an 81.1 stroke average this season and had a pair of top-10 finishes.
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he Coyote football team joined special olympic athletes and local law enforcement officers in running a short leg of the Torch Run through Vermillion. The annual event raises awareness for Special Olympics as the Flame of Hope is carried across the state to Spearfish for the state summer games. 2013-14 ANNUAL REPORT
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06.06.14 Men’s and Women’s Track and Field
The track and field programs garnered 13 of the Academic All-Summit League team awards for the indoor and outdoor seasons. Indoors, the men and women each had four receive the honor. The men’s team included seniors Brandon Kovash, Jeff Mettler, Kevin Sarehkhani and junior Brant Haase. The women’s side included seniors Bethany Firsick and Megan Glisar and sophomores Emily Grove and Katie Wetzstein. Five Coytes made the outdoor academic teams. Senior Jeff Mettler and juniors Brant Haase and Jeff O’Connell represented the men’s side while sophomores Madison Mills and Katie Wetzstein received recognition on the women’s side. Distance runners Brant Haase, Jeff Mettler and Katie Wetzstein were named to both the indoor and outdoor lists. Haase and Mettler were also on the cross country Academic AllSummit League teams.
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Women’s Track and Field
South Dakota’s NCAA national champion pole vaulter Bethany (Buell) Firsick has been named The Summit League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year in a vote by the league’s faculty athletic representatives and announced Monday. The Award is the most prestigious individual honor given by the league. “What an honor,” said Firsick. “It is the perfect way to cap off what has been such a fun and exciting career at USD.” Firsick, a four-time first-team All-American (twice indoor, twice outdoor), is South Dakota’s first female Scholar-Athlete of the Year honoree and the second Coyote in as many years to earn the distinction. Distance runner Jeff Mettler won the men’s award last summer. Firsick, a native of Fenton, Mo., graduated in May with a 3.97 grade point average as a psychology major. She was the national pole vault champion at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships after tying a championship record height of 14’7.50” (4.45m). It was one of four top-six finishes at a national meet for Firsick, who also placed third, fourth and sixth. Firsick won 25 of her 54 collegiate meets. “Bethany’s athletic success during her career has been due to her focus and ability to become a student of her event,” said USD assistant coach and pole vault coach Derek Miles. “Her success in the classroom reflects that same diligence. “It has been a great pleasure to work with such a dedicated individual and this award confirms what we already knew; which is that she will be successful in all of her future pursuits.” Firsick was named to the Dean’s List every semester and was USD’s Female ScholarAthlete of the Year in 2014. Firsick has also been named a first-team Academic AllAmerican and was the 2013 USTFCCCA Outdoor Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Academic Honor Roll 4.0 CUMULATIVE GPA as of the end of spring 2014 Barnes, Morgan Mainwaring Cichos, Kyle Howard Doom, Jilanne Kay Feldman, Jessica Rose Haase, Brant Riley Hill, Lauren E Jessen, Brittany Ruth Mettler, Jeffrey Howard Petersen, Joshua Thomas Tsakakis, Elena Rose
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3.50-3.99 CUMULATIVE GPA Albus, Chelsea Renee Alitz, Emily Marlene Allen, Isaac Harrison Anderson, Danielle M Arens, Bridget Rose Barrett, Kelsey Lynn Baumberger, Janice L Bennett, Lauren Rhea Bills, Brenna La Rae Bos, Brandon William Bowden, Briquelle Olivia Brankovic, Dragana Brigham, Emily Ann Broders, Christine Jo Brown, Lindsey Christine Cameron, Makena Ryan Chapman, Taylor Michael Clarke, Tansha Tamara Cochran, Katherine Victoria Daly, Allison Marie Dillow, Brittlyn Marie Eichkorn, Amber Ruth Elkin, Michelle Jenny Elshami, Aliya Alexandra Ervin, Molly Amberlie Ewers, Amber Marie Fallesen, Marissa Fenton, Adam Rolph Ferguson, Katie Jo
Cross Country - Women Swimming - Women Cross Country - Men Soccer - Women Basketball - Women Cross Country - Women Golf - Women Soccer - Women Soccer - Women Basketball - Men Track and Field - Women Tennis – Women Track and Field - Women Softball Volleyball Soccer - Women Cross Country - Men Track and Field - Women Softball Softball Soccer - Women Cross Country - Women Tennis - Women Track and Field - Women Track and Field - Women Track and Field - Women Track and Field - Women Swimming - Men Track and Field - Women
Firsick, Bethany Leeann Fitzsimmons, Connor Daniel Frain, Madison Marie Foley, John Patrick Gannon, Jackson David Garrett, CiErra LeAsia Garrett, DeAsia TiErra Gaughenbaugh, Kylie Lynn Glisar, Megan Marie Grasso, Victoria Lynn Grimshaw, Lottie Alexandra Grove, Emily Nicole Haase, Emily Elizabeth Haines, Ali Sue Hancock, Morgan Faye Hancock, Sydney Renee Hastings, Kaitlyn Rose Hertting, Greysen Noel Hill, Erik James Hilson, Megan Elizabeth Hohenthaner, Alex Michael Huseman, Taylor Ryan Jansen, Josee Mae Johnson, Rachel Marie Johnson, Tess A Kaster, Katelyn Elizabeth Keiser, Afton Marie Kirtley, Tayler Nicole Kjelden, Stacie Helene Kovash, Brandon John Kramer, Benjamin Joseph Kroll, Victoria Rae Krzyzanowski, Kaitlyn S Linnenbrink, Brooke Ann Loeffler, Lisa Jo Maslova, Rymma McCloud, Margaret Meyer, Kasha Maree Montileaux, Lindsey Monica Murtha, Marcus G Nichols, Emily Grace Nielson, Stephen Dean Nowlan, Berkley Shay O’Connell, Jeffrey Craig Olson, Summer Marie
Track and Field - Women Track and Field - Men Softball Basketball - Men Football Track and Field - Women Track and Field - Women Golf - Women Track and Field - Women Golf - Women Cross Country - Women Track and Field - Women Track and Field - Women Track and Field - Women Softball Softball Volleyball Swimming - Women Track and Field – Men Cross Country - Women Cross Country - Men Cross Country - Men Cross Country - Women Track and Field - Women Track and Field - Women Cross Country - Women Soccer – Women Swimming - Women Swimming - Women Track and Field - Men Football Volleyball Golf - Women Cross Country – Women Basketball – Women Tennis - Women Basketball – Women Soccer – Women Track and Field - Women Football Softball Cross Country - Men Swimming - Women Track and Field – Men Swimming - Women
Policky, Paige Kathleen Reddy, Dinesh Yamini Resseguie, Graham Richard Sarehkhani, Kevin I Schmidt, Nicole Marie Seekamp, Nicole A Sparkman, Rebecca Lynn Steffen, Kristin Ann Stephens, Denton Glenn Sternhagen, Tyler Jay Stewart, Kelly Elizabeth Svendson, Rachel Marie Szymonski, Elizabeth Ann Thompson, Ashley Autumn Twite, Justine Evelyn Valind, Dustin M Van Roekel, Brandt Norlan Vander Maten, Josh W Viktor, Mackenzie Waldner, Danielle Jade Waller, Britni Morgan Warder, Madison Watson, Brooke Kathleen Weinandt, Rachel Kara Wetzstein, Kaitlyn Anne White, Madeleine Rose Wilkes, Hunter Lynn Wudel, Katelyn R
Softball Tennis - Women Football Track and Field - Men Cross Country - Women Basketball - Women Soccer - Women Cross Country - Women Track and Field - Men Track and Field - Men Basketball – Women Swimming - Women Track and Field - Women Track and Field - Women Track and Field - Women Track and Field - Men Football Football Soccer - Women Track and Field - Women Cross Country - Women Tennis - Women Soccer - Women Track and Field - Women Cross Country - Women Basketball - Women Track and Field - Women Softball
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INSPIRING MOMENTS 3.00-3.49 CUMULATIVE GPA Anderson, Megan Nichole Aschoff, Amber Lynn Barkley, Kayl Kenton Barudzic, Nina Beaugard, Fred Bergner, Miles Packard Bernard, Lukas Michael Bertels, Helena Christie Biltoft, Kelsey Raye Bonicelli, Corbett James Bouma, Trevor Jared Boyd, Lindsey Marie Bryant, Madison Nicole Campbell, Grant Owen Chancellor, Derek Preston Chapman, Peter Eugene Chmielewski, Megan Elizabeth Cooke, Sam Thomas Cue, Rachel Sara Dailey, Katherine Marie Death, Miles Patrick Dennis, Meghan Claire Eberle, Teagan Janine Feyereisen, Emily Fields, Kayla Jane Frederick, Blake Alan Glenn, Sean Morgan Granum, Derek Gerald Harvey, Samantha Ann Haug, Riley Ann Hillier, Ryan Thomas Huschle, Analisa Marie Hoff, Heidi Nicole Holmstrom, Carly Ann Jacobs, Nicholas Jeffrey Janovy, Breanna Kae Jones, Matley Jade Kasperbauer, Casey James Keil, Shelby Lynn Kennedy, Edward Bennett Ketelhut, Kiefer William Kilgore, Khorey Edward Kleiner, Erin Michelle
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Soccer - Women Volleyball Football Tennis - Women Football Football Track and Field – Men Swimming - Women Volleyball Swimming - Men Football Softball Swimming - Women Golf - Men Football Track and Field - Men Swimming - Women Football Softball Swimming - Women Golf - Men Track and Field - Women Soccer - Women Cross Country - Women Softball Swimming - Men Football Football Soccer - Women Volleyball Football Track and Field - Women Basketball - Women Cross Country - Women Football Track and Field - Women Softball Basketball - Men Softball Football Football Football Swimming - Women
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Academic Honor Roll Klug, Alexis Marie Knowles, Jacob Dean Konz, Julie Ann Kott, Ravan L Kritenbrink, Kendall Marie Krysl, Colin Richard Lambert, Taylor John Lervick, Brenna Lickteig, Courtney Ann Maag, Jonathon Matthew, Samuel James Meister, Ali LaRae Mertlik, Colin James Meyer, Nicholas James Miller, Matthew Albert Mills, Madison Rae Milne, Bailey Faye Minogue, Yvon Jessica Moran, Samantha Lea Moreland, Justus Henry Musa, Mubarik Hayani Nelson, Jay Michael Nelson, Katherine Marie Nivala, Taylor Pavlovic, Milica Pfauth, Allison L Pharis, Austin Todd Porter, Kaitlin Ali Poss, Katelynn Marie Potter, Drew Michael Ramsey, Aaron Joseph Rearick, Jordan Ann Reeves, Colleen Marie Roberts, Jordan Daniel Robertson, Eric Andrew Rothering, Zachary Michael Schenck, Delaney Nicole Schofield, Andrew David Schuttinger, Nicolas Kyle Shade, Casey Matthew Shaefer, Jennifer Terese Sheldahl, Hailey Anne Shroyer, McKenzie Ann Shufford, Eric Duchay Sifferath, Karly Ann
Swimming - Women Swimming - Men Softball Track and Field - Women Volleyball Swimming - Men Football Golf - Women Golf - Women Football Golf - Men Track and Field - Women Football Football Football Track and Field - Women Basketball - Women Softball Track and Field - Women Football Cross Country - Men Swimming - Men Track and Field - Women Soccer - Women Tennis - Women Swimming - Women Track and Field - Men Soccer - Women Volleyball Football Football Golf - Women Soccer - Women Football Basketball – Men Track and Field – Men Swimming - Women Football Swimming - Men Track and Field - Men Soccer - Women Golf - Women Swimming - Women Football Track and Field - Women
Smith, Emily J Smith, Marguerite Carol Stavely, Paige Stoicoviciu, Vlad Ovidiu Teslow, Jennifer R Torres, Rebecca Nicole Vaughan, Alyna Vlach-Buller, Miranda Walseth, Natalie Marie Wannamaker, Corey Jane Watson, Tricia Lea Wessel, Douglas John Wilhelm, Tyler Wayne Willer, Kylee Mae Wilson, Schad Dylan Withrow, Hannah Elizabeth Mars Zabel, Anastasia Marie
Basketball – Women Swimming - Women Swimming - Women Basketball - Men Soccer - Women Soccer - Women Golf - Women Swimming - Women Volleyball Swimming - Women Track and Field - Women Football Football Soccer - Women Football Golf – Women Swimming - Women
Atlanta gets a starr Linebacker Tyler Starr was drafted in the seventh round by the Atlanta Falcons Saturday on day three of the NFL Draft. Starr becomes the second Coyote drafted in the last three years. Offensive lineman Tom Compton was taken in the sixth round by the Washington Redskins during the 2012 draft. Starr is the 16th Coyote to be drafted into the NFL.
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Starr was pick No. 255 overall and the ninth player drafted by the Falcons. Starr (Little Rock, Iowa/George-Little Rock HS) was the Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year this past season. He went on to finish ninth in the voting for National Defensive Player of the Year and appeared on numerous All-America teams.
"this is an unreal feeling." - Tyler Starr
“This is an unreal feeling,” said Starr, who spent the day in his hometown of Little Rock, Iowa, with his family. “We waited all day long for this to happen, and when it did we were overwhelmed. My son, Hunter, turns three tomorrow and it was great to celebrate this day with him. I fly to Atlanta soon and I can’t wait to get started.”
Starr led the MVFC in sacks (9.0), tackles for loss (15.0) and forced fumbles (4) this past season. He finished second on the team in tackles with 71. He also had an interception and was credited with four pass breakups. During his three seasons in Vermillion, Starr accumulated 196 tackles, including a program record 27 sacks and 13 forced fumbles.
Bryant signs with St. Louis; O'Neill to Minnesota Former South Dakota football players Jarrid Bryant and Cody O’Neill each reached an agreement with an NFL team. Bryant has agreed to terms to join the St. Louis Rams as a nondrafted free agent. O’Neill accepted an invitation to participate in the Minnesota Vikings’ rookie mini-camp. A native of Corona, Calif., Bryant started all 12 games at cornerback and earned all-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors for the
Coyotes last season. He finished 10th on the team in tackles with 39, including two made behind the line of scrimmage. He had two interceptions and was credited with two pass breakups. O’Neill, who hails from Harvard, Ill., started all 23 games for South Dakota the past two seasons. He played left guard as a junior and moved to center as a senior, where he earned honorable mention honors from the MVFC.
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Remembering two south dakota Greats
beanie cooper
Former South Dakota football coach and athletic director Bernard “Beanie” Cooper passed away on April 20 in Sioux City at the age of 86. Cooper coached Coyote football from 1975-1978, leading the Coyotes to the 1978 North Central Conference title. He was 18-24 in his four years at the helm of the football program. Cooper took the head coaching spot at USD after the departure of Joe Salem in 1974. Cooper also became athletic director for USD during the summer of 1976, holding that position until 1981. He oversaw the Coyotes’ move into the DakotaDome and helped advance women’s athletics at USD, including overseeing the creation of the softball program in 1978.
Jack Doyle
Former University of South Dakota men’s basketball coach and athletic director Jack Doyle passed away September 6 at the age of 80. Doyle joined the USD athletic department in 1971 following 14 seasons in the South Dakota high school ranks. He served as an assistant men’s basketball coach under Bob Mulcahy for two seasons before being named Mulcahy’s successor in 1973. Doyle coached for nine seasons, leading the Coyotes to a 106-119 record. His 106 wins are the fourth-most in program history.
Doyle resigned from his head coaching position in March of 1982 to become USD’s athletic director, a position he served in for 15 years before retiring in 1998. Under Doyle’s leadership, USD won 21 North Central Conference championships in various sports. In addition, he initiated numerous upgrades to the DakotaDome, including an eight-lane, 200-meter track, a new Daktronics custom Cooper graduated from Morningside College with a degree in accounting in 1953. He began coaching football in 1958, coming to USD after successful stops scoreboard and artificial turf for football. at Algona Bishop Garrigan (1958-68) and Sioux City Heelan (1969-74) in Iowa. He also served as athletic director for Heelan during his time there, and finished In May of 1999, Doyle received the NCC Honor Award. He was inducted into the Coyote Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 and into with a high school football record of 92-38-2. the NACDA Hall of Fame in 2006. After leaving USD, Cooper became athletic director at Indiana State in 1981 and During his successful tenure in the high school ranks, Doyle was chairman for the NCAA Division I-AA football committee for much of the compiled a 72-37 record at Lead (1966-71) after coaching Faith 1980s. He retired from athletics in 1990. to a conference championship during his stay there (1957-60). Doyle’s teams at Lead won or shared the Black Hills Conference Cooper is survived by his wife of 63 years, Ruby, as well as seven children, 24 title five times in six seasons. grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. 22 2013-14 ANNUAL REPORT “We lost a great Coyote this weekend in Beanie Cooper,” said USD athletic director David Herbster. “Beanie was part of a transformational time at USD and his legacy will live on here in the players he coached and the lives he touched.”
Firsick's next mission Firsick graduated this year with a degree in psychology and with a near-perfect GPA. Then in June, her and her husband, Zach, headed home to their families in St. Louis to prepare for a 10-month overseas mission that begins in August. They can’t say where they will be traveling to and for good reason. As staff members of Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ), the two will be in a communist country trying to introduce citizens to Jesus Christ. If caught doing so, they will be sent back to the United States. “A closed country in Eastern Asia is about all I can say,” said Firsick. “Zach was there for six weeks two summers ago and he has told me a lot of great stories about it. That same summer, I went to El Salvador for a six-week project on campuses. This time we get to go together.”
once a coyote, always a coyote
Zach, who attended Rockwood Summit High School with Bethany, is a 2013 USD graduate. He spent this past year on staff at Cru, an interdenominational Christian organization that promotes evangelism and discipleship in more than 190 countries around the world. In addition to USD, Zach helps the movement at Western Iowa Tech across the Iowa border in Sioux City.
The University of South Dakota awarded degrees to more than 1,800 candidates between the winter and spring commencement ceremonies. Of those candidates, 57 were student-athletes. Their names are listed below.
Cru was founded in 1951 on the campus of UCLA. It employs more than 25,000 full-time missionaries and has trained 225,000 volunteers around the world. The organization is in more countries than McDonalds.
Mariah Anderson Earv Archambeau Jordan Boots Lindsey Boyd Christine Broders Kim Bulaga
“My faith has always been a part of my life,” Firsick said. “At USD, Cru helped solidify my faith and kept it a focal point. Zach got involved with the group right away and through him, I met people and got involved. I started leading a bible study during my third year on campus.”
Megan Chmielewski
Kyle Cichos Tansha Clarke Erica Denney Jilanne Doom Michelle Elkin Katie Ferguson Bethany Firsick Jarrod Freidel
Stephanie Goddard Trevor Gruis Marc Gubbels Megan Hilson Alex Hohenthaner Breanna Janovy Josee Jansen Jackie Kahnke Afton Keiser Austin Koch Brandon Kovash Cody Linder Kassie Loe Bailey Lupardus Ethan Marquardt
Jeff Mettler Ty Munneke Marc Murtha Steve Nelson Cody O’Neill Paige Policky Karim Rowson Lindsey Sathre Casey Shade Jen Shaefer Kyle Shanker Hailey Sheldahl McKenzie Shroyer Kate Snow Tyler Starr
Kristin Steffen Denton Stephens Britni Waller Natalie Walseth Corey Wannamaker Maddy Warder Tricia Watson Kate Wellensiek Tyler Wilhelm Anthony Williams Gabriel Williams Zach Wilson
The trip signals the end to an outstanding athletic career. Dreams of teaming with her coach, Derek Miles, to compete at the U.S. National Outdoor Championships and perhaps qualifying for an Olympic team may have been washed away by the plethora of injuries, but then again, vaulting is just a small part of who she has become. “I love vaulting and I’m certainly going to miss my teammates,” said Firsick. “I came to USD because of Coach Miles. It’s been fun watching this program grow, cool to be a part of it, and I’m excited to see where they go from here.”
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Pictured are renderings of the new DakotaDome expansion, which will soon be home to the volleyball and basketball programs in addition to the Kinesiology and Sports Science academic department. Shown to the right are the new premium clubhouses for watching football and basketball games.
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the future of coyote athletics A new Sports Performance Enhancement Facility Arena, a Science, Health and Research Lab, and an Outdoor Track and Soccer Complex will soon be coming to the University of South Dakota. The three projects carry an estimated cost of $66 million and a projected completion date ahead of the 2016-17 academic year.
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and volleyball athletic programs. The main competition court will be surrounded by 6,000 spectator seats, which include an integrated club space. Additionally, locker rooms for players, staff, officials and visiting teams are included in the design as are two full-length practice courts. The Science, Health and Research Lab will be a onestory facility which will connect the DakotaDome with the new arena. The Lab will accommodate occupational therapy, physical therapy, kinesiology and sports sciences, and sports medicine programs. The facility will have
collaborative spaces for the various programs as well as state-of-the-art classrooms, laboratory and clinical spaces. It will also house offices for athletic administration, men’s and women’s basketball coaches and volleyball coaches, and will include a 7,500 square feet weight room. The outdoor track will be located directly north of the Wellness Center. The complex will include a nine-lane, NCAA certified outdoor track plus areas for pole vault, long jump, shot put, discus, hammer throw, javelin and triple jump events adjacent to the track running service. Two soccer fields, one competition and one practice, are planned to the east of the track and bleacher seating. The fields will be turf grass with underground landscape irrigation provided. Bleacher seating for 2,000 will allow 1,000 seats for soccer events and 1,000 seats for track events. USD soccer could begin competition at the new complex as early as fall of 2015. The Coyotes will host the 2016 Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships. One of a kind The arena will be one of the premier facilities of its size in the Midwest. By comparison, The Pentagon in Sioux Falls has a capacity of 3,200, and the Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls is expected to hold 12,000. It will also be one of the very few facilities, if not the only one, which will house an arena and an entire sports science department under one roof. “To me, the best part of this process is the opportunity to have synergy
between athletics and health sciences,” said USD athletic director David Herbster. “Not only will our student-athletes receive the best care and a more immediate and thorough rehab, but from an educational perspective, having the classrooms, meeting rooms and faculty all in one area is key to quality hands-on learning and an enhanced educational experience.” The athletic training staff housed in the Lab will be equipped with a hydrotherapy room, hot and cold plunge pools and an area where athletes can run and bike underwater. The Lab will also contain a biomechanics lab and a therapeutic modality area. Join the Clubs Premium seating in the arena will include 60 courtside seats and 180 premium club seats spanning the north side of the court. Owners of those tickets will have exclusive access to the Arena Club – a hospitality suite directly behind the premium seating area which will provide members a place to congregate, socialize and network. The suite will offer food, drink, sitting and lounge areas, and wall-mounted televisions. A similar, yet considerably larger hospitality suite will host the DakotaDome Club, which will be located north of the Arena Club and will overlook the south end zone of the football field. This 3,700 square feet area will be more than six times the size of Coyote Landing and could entertain approximately 400 patrons on game days. A warming kitchen and reception area will service both the Arena Club and DakotaDome Club suites. 2013-14 ANNUAL REPORT
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south dakota selects smith (James) Abbott and of David Herbster aligns with my vision, and the new facility is a symbol and a sign that the best is yet to come.” South Dakota Athletic Director David Herbster commented, “When I laid out the vision for the program and the qualities and characteristics we were seeking, it was a pretty long list. Craig Smith stood out amongst a very strong field of candidates and hit everything we were looking for to take our program to the next level.”
Craig Smith, who helped lead Nebraska to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 16 seasons, has been named the next head men’s basketball coach at the University of South Dakota. Smith will become the 17th head coach in the 106-year history of Coyote men’s basketball. He follows Dave Boots, who spent 25 seasons in Vermillion, and Boots’ long-time assistant Joey James, who served as interim head coach throughout the 2013-14 campaign.
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“I couldn’t be more proud to be the next basketball coach at the University of South Dakota,” said Smith. “USD is a great school. The vision of President
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Smith has successfully rebuilt four different programs in the last 13 seasons. Ten of those seasons were spent as an assistant coach for Tim Miles at North Dakota State (200104), Colorado State (2008-12) and Nebraska (2012-14). He served as head coach at Mayville State the other three seasons (2004-07) where he compiled a record of 72-29 while advancing to three NAIA national tournaments, including a trip to the national championship game in 2007. He was named NAIA National Coach of the Year for those accomplishments. “When I was at North Dakota State, I always remembered driving into Vermillion and walking into the DakotaDome,” said Smith. “I watched guys like Josh Mueller, Turner Trofholz and Tommie King and I recall the crowd, the support and the atmosphere inside the Dome. Coyote
fans were so into the games. I have always been impressed by that.” Nebraska was the fourth school that Smith had worked at with Miles. This past season, the Huskers finished 19-13 overall and 11-7 in the Big Ten. Nebraska was the four seed in the Big Ten Tournament and earned an atlarge bid to the NCAA Tournament. What they are saying about Craig Smith: Tim Miles - Head Coach at Nebraska: “USD has made a terrific hire in Craig Smith. Craig is a man of great integrity and has one of the best basketball minds I have ever been around. I believe in him unconditionally. He will build a strong and lasting program, one that fans and student-athletes will embrace and one that will continue the fine tradition that has been established.” Colton Iverson - Student-Athlete at Colorado State recruited and coached by Craig Smith, later drafted by the Boston Celtics: “Coach Smith is an incredible coach. I have never been coached by anyone in my whole life who was as determined to get the most and best out of me as an individual and the team as a whole. I have never been with a coach like him that works nonstop to make the most of every day. I knew when he recruited me that he was a winner and that I would benefit from Coach Smith. His determination is contagious
and you can see how success follows him everywhere he goes. He is a motivator that will do what it takes to get the best out of each and every player the right way.” Tom Osborne - Retired Athletic Director at Nebraska: “Craig has been the right hand man to Tim Miles through several stops. They have rebuilt programs. I have a great deal of respect for Craig as a coach, recruiter, and person. I wish him and the University of South Dakota well.”
williamson promoted to head coach A native of Hartland, Wis., Williamson graduated from UW-Milwaukee and played for the Panthers from 20042007. During her senior season, she led the nation in triple-doubles, was the Horizon League Player of the Year and earned AVCA All-Region and honorable mention All-America honors. Williamson joined the Coyote coaching staff in 2009 and helped the Coyotes reach the Great West Conference Tournament championship game in 2010 and the Summit League Tournament this past season.
South Dakota named Leanne Williamson the head coach for the Coyote volleyball program in early April. Williamson has served as an assistant coach under Matt Houk for the last five seasons. “I am extremely excited for the opportunity to continue to work with Coyote volleyball and I want to thank (Athletic Director) David Herbster and (Senior Woman Administrator) Jamie Oyen for having the confidence in me to continue the Coyote volleyball tradition,” said Williamson. “We’ve had a lot of success over the last couple of years and I look forward to continue and build upon that success.”
“We could not be more excited to have Leanne Williamson as the next head coach of USD volleyball,” said Oyen, who led the search for the position. “Her experience as a Division I player and her current coaching experience at USD made her a great candidate for this position and throughout this process, Leanne continued to rise to the top.” Over the past six seasons, South Dakota has had an overall record of 97-85, including a 19-13 record this past fall and a 37-18 record at home.
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howling pack: Supporting the Coyotes
our mission
The mission of the Howling Pack is to promote and financially support the University of South Dakota athletic department and all of the individual athletic teams while encouraging the development of the student-athlete. Each year the Howling Pack sponsors events to raise money, generate interest and engage alumni, fans and friends. Gifts by Howling Pack members support scholarships and provide all Coyote student-athletes the necessary resources to be successful academically and athletically. During the 2013-14 season, Howling Pack membership increased to nearly 1,000 members who contributed $518,999.
Completely coyote: Recent Alumni
The Howling Pack has teamed up with the USD Foundation and Alumni Association to bring recent alumni the Completely Coyote program. Through the Completely Coyote Program, new alumni can join the Howling Pack at the White Club level ($100-$299) for a reduced price, as well as become a member of the Alumni Association, and support scholarships at USD. The giving scale to join the program is based on graduation year as found below. By joining the Completely Coyote program, you become part of the University of South Dakota’s tradition of giving. Graduation Year
Total Gift
Gift Designation and Impact
2014 FREE FREE White Club Membership and Alumni
2013 $60/yr or $5/mo
2012 $120/yr or $10/mo
2011
$180/yr or $15/mo
Scholarships are very important to the success of a Division I institution. Donors who pledge $60,000 (or $12,000 per year over five years) have the opportunity to name their scholarship and designate preference for a sport. Since 2007, over $2 million has been raised through Great Expectations.
2010 $240/yr or $20/mo
Association Membership $25 for White Club Membership, $10 for Alumni Association, $25 to the USD Scholars Fund $50 for White Club Membership, $20 for Alumni Association, $50 to the USD Scholars Fund $75 for White Club Membership, $30 for Alumni Association, $75 to the USD Scholars Fund $100 for White Club Membership, $50 for Alumni Association, $90 to the USD Scholars Fund
endowments
The department of athletics generated nearly $738,319 from its 46 endowments in 2013-14. As of June 30, 2014, the value of the total athletic endowment was $3,743,319.
Board of Directors The Howling Pack is overseen by a strong and knowledgeable board of directors that helps increase membership and promotes the mission of the Howling Pack. Board members are comprised of the alumni, business, and/or community leaders from across the state of South Dakota. Scott Fiedler Mutual Medical Benefits (Sioux Falls, S.D.) Jesse Witt Wells Fargo (Sioux Falls, S.D.) Thomas Holland Holland Dental Clinic (Dakota Dunes, S.D.) Ross Wright State’s Attorney’s Office (Sioux Falls, S.D.) David Hultgren Northwest Equipment, Inc. (Spirit Lake, Iowa) Mat Zeman Carey’s Bar (Vermillion, S.D.) Jeremy Kudera Yankton Medical Clinic (Yankton, S.D.) David Zimbeck Citibank (Sioux Falls, S.D.) Jeffrey Nelson HJN Real Estate (Sioux Falls, S.D.) Sheila Prosser PrintSource, Inc. (Vermillion, S.D.) Daniel Radigan Radigan Enterprises, Inc. (Sioux Falls, S.D.) David Herbster Director of Athletics Torrey Sundall Sanford Health (Sioux Falls, S.D.) David Williams Senior Associate AD/External Relations Carla Thomsen Sanford Health (Sioux Falls, S.D.) Jon Schemmel Associate AD/Development
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giving calling all coyotes raises $152,000 Friday, April 4th marked the first ever Calling All Coyotes auction. The event, held at the Sioux Falls Convention Center, raised more than $152,000 which will help support South Dakota student-athletes. The night included silent and live auctions, live music from The Hegg Brothers, drinks, hors d’oeuvres and dinner. An Oregon football trip, a Nantucket Getaway, tickets to the 2015 Masters Golf Tournament and a trip to the 2015 Final Four were a few of the items sold during the auction. More than 500 people attended the event, which included 25 student-athletes and 40 USD coaches and staff members.
“We had two goals heading into the night,” said USD Associate Athletic Director Jon Schemmel. “One was to raise more than $100,000 for studentathlete scholarships. The other was to create an event that people would want to come back to. We accomplished both of those goals.” “The interactions between the attendees and the student-athletes were priceless,” added USD Athletic Director David Herbster. “We also had alumni from around the nation who not only attended the event, but participated in the night through mobile bidding, which was great.”
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budget
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Division I-level coaching, staffing, scholarships, services and travel require a significant investment. USD athletics is committed to being careful stewards of the funds received from fans, corporate sponsors and donors. That support, as well as the funds received from the State of South Dakota and from the University is important to our continued success and integral to our future growth.
total athletic expenses
Other Expenses: $3,596,343
Scholarships: $3,271,355
Scholarship costs
Salaries & Benefits: $3,820,450
total athletic Income External Revenue: $4,017,394
University Support: $5,129,864
While tuition costs at USD remained unchanged from the 2013-14 academic year to the 201415 year, overall scholarship costs will increase by 5.4 percent as shown by the chart below. Contributions to The Howling Pack and The Great Expectations Scholarship Campaign are two ways USD keeps pace with the rise in costs. Generous gifts to these two areas help fund more than 180 student-athlete scholarships. Tuition Fees Housing Board Books
Student Support: $1,540,890
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2013-14 $5,829.60 $3,600.80 $5,488.90 $2,909.00 $800.00 $18,628.30
2014-15 $5829.60 $4,244.80 $5,693.10 $3,106.00 $800.00 $19,673.50
Increase 0.0% 15.20% 3.60% 6.40% 0.0% 5.40%
Cost is based on 14 credit per semester for non-residient student living at Coyote Village.
Coyote Sports Properties/Learfield Sports Founding Partners The University of South Dakota partnered with prominent collegiate sports marketer Learfield Sports to serve as its multimedia rights holder and exclusive athletics marketing partner beginning with the 2011-12 athletic season. Learfield Sports established a locallybased entity known as “Coyote Sports Properties” to handle all related aspects of the multi-year rights partnership that went into effect July 1, 2011, and includes signage and sponsorship at all athletic venues, certain radio and television programming and management of the Coyote Radio Network, as well as corporate hospitality, print sponsorships, event marketing and advertising for GoYotes. com. For nearly 40 years, Learfield Sports has been dedicated to representing collegiate institutions, conferences and associations. 5 Star Communications Ag United Alkota Cleaning Systems Anheuser-Busch Avery Brothers Bank of the West Barnes & Noble at USD Best Western Bierschbach Equipment Brugger Hillard Buffalo Wild Wings Café Brule Carey’s Bar
Corporate Partners
Dakota Realty Elston Manufacturing Farm Credit Services of America Fast Auto Glass First Bank & Trust First Dakota National Bank First Premier Bank / Premier Bankcard Fred Haar / JWT Grand Falls Casino Resort
Leo’s Sports Bar & Grill Little Italy’s Main Street Pub Marina Inn Meridian Title of Clay County Midcontinent Midwest Dairy Association Midwest Ready Mix & Monster Block Herren Schempp Building Supply Northland Ford Hilton Garden Inn - Sioux Falls Nygren’s True Value HJN Team Real Estate Oh My Cupcakes! Center for Academic Engagement Holiday Inn Express Old Lumber Company Bar & Grill Cherry Street Grille Howler’s Pedersen Machine, Inc. Clay-Union Electric HyVee - Vermillion Pizza Hut Coffee Cup Fuel Stop IBEW Local 426 Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 300 Cortrust Bank ISIS Hospitality POET Biorefining - Hudson Culver’s Jimmy John’s Polaris Curry Seed JoDean’s Steakhouse Prairie Inn Dairy Queen Koch Insurance Premier Real Estate Dakota PC Warehouse KSFY Pride Neon Sign Company
Printsource/Equalizer Prostrollo Auto Mall Quality Motors Rasmussen Motors Raziel’s RDL Rooster’s Harley Davidson Sanford Health
State Farm - Richard Sunde State Farm Insurance Subaru of Sioux Falls The Bluffs Golf Course The Roadhouse The USD Foundation The Varsity Tri-State Neighbor Sanford Vermillion Medical Center Tyson Fresh Meats Schoeneman’s Building USD Alumni Association Materials Center USD Beacom School of Business Screening America USD Dental Hygiene SD Corn Utilization Council USD Department of Nursing Sedgwick Publishing USD Graduate School / CDE Skylark Meats USD School of Education Slumberland Furniture Vermillion Chamber of Commerce South Dakota Army National Guard Vermillion Ford South Dakota Beef Industry Vermillion Plain Talk/Broadcaster Council Whimps South Dakota Pork Producers Yankton Press & Dakotan/ Council Missouri Valley Shopper Southeast Technical Institute
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Mission Statement The University of South Dakota is the comprehensive university within the South Dakota System of Higher Education. The University’s mission is to provide graduate and undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences and in professional education; to promote excellence in teaching and learning; to support research, scholarly and creative activities; and to provide service to the State of South Dakota and the region. The University of South Dakota’s Intercollegiate Athletic Department, as an integral part of the University’s educational mission, is committed to cultivate academic and athletic excellence in our student-athletes. The following points serve as a roadmap on this path to excellence. • • • • • •
Academic Integrity and Leadership: Dedication to the principles of academic excellence, the encouragement of degree completion, the development of the whole person, and support in securing a productive place in society for all student-athletes. Athletic Achievement: Dedication to maximum athletic performance. Fiscal Integrity: Development and maintenance of comprehensive fiscal policies and practices to ensure control and accountability throughout the program. Governance: Compliance with Federal, State, University, NCAA, and conference regulations. Personal Development: Encourage all personnel and student-athletes toward personal and professional growth. Quality Support: Dedication to providing the finest staff, facilities, services, and equipment to ensure that all student-athletes have the opportunity to train and compete in a safe and supportive atmosphere.