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The University of South Dakota is the state’s flagship university. We’re the big-time university w with a small-college feel. We’re the home of e extraordinary opportunities. Click through these p pages to learn more about.... The University Vermillion Coyote Athletics
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From accounting to health science, business to art, computer science to education, pre-med to pre-law, there’s a pretty good chance we have just what you’re looking for at the University of South Dakota. Students can choose from over 130 undergraduate programs and 57 graduate programs offered at one of our eight colleges.
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be the best small, public flagship university in the nation built upon a liberal arts foundation. Students and faculty strive toward that through our signature programs Honors, First Year Experience, Undergraduate Research - which enhance the solid education foundation.
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The University of South Dakota’s mission is simple. To
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A record 10,151 students passed through the halls of the University of South Dakota in 2010, including more than 7,200 undergraduates and 2,900 graduates. More than 80 percent of the school’s 419 faculty members have the highest degree in their field, but a 17:1 studentfaculty ratio gives a great education a personal touch. The renowned and driven students make South Dakota the best higher education institution in the state.
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that way. South Dakota is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review and its 2011 “Best Colleges” issue. The University of South Dakota is the only institution from the state named to this year’s prestigious list.
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We aren’t the only ones to feel
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Graduates of South Dakota have traveled the world and accomplished great things. Famous alumni include USA Today founder Al Neuharth (top left), and Tom Brokaw (top right), the long-time host of NBC Nightly News. U.S. Senators Tim Johnson (bottom left) and John Thune (bottom middle) earned degrees at USD, along with President James Abbott.
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acre tree-lined campus, manicured green lawns, sculptures and displays of seasonal flowers create a lush park-like educational setting. All across campus, visitors will notice significant campus improvement projects as South Dakota is investing more than $100 million in projects that have recently been completed or are currently under construction.
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The University’s 274-
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city’s warm and welcoming charm for 150 years. Today, more than 10,000 adventurers, farmers, manufacturers, professionals and scholars call Vermillion home. Downtown restaurants, movie theaters, cafes and specialty shops are all within walking distance of the campus. But if you’re up for a road trip, you can make Sioux Falls or Sioux City in less than an hour, Omaha in about two and Minneapolis in five.
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Residents and visitors to Vermillion have enjoyed the
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Leisure time has a place here, too. Choose your adventure...Kayak on the Missouri River or sail on Lewis & Clark Lake. Bike along the river or hike at Spirit Mound. Golf at The Bluffs or disc golf at Prentis Park. There The are lots of things to do in Vermillion.
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Success for South Dakota student-athletes is measured on the field and in the classroom. The Coyotes have excelled, not only at the conference level, but also on a national scale and as professionals. Below are some outstanding accomplishments: 23 NCAA Championships 774 All-Americans (including 2011 AllAmerican Bethany Buell, top) 46 Academic AllAmericans 87 conference titles 41 NFL players 2 Olympians
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Coyotes have also gone on to achieve great things at the professional level, including two-time Olympian Derek Miles (top), NFL player Stefan Logan (bottom right) and basketball player Josh Mueller (bottom left).
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One of the finest competition and training facilities in the region, the DakotaDome is home to all 17 Coyote teams. The complex serves South Dakota’s 350 student-athletes on a daily basis and is one of the state’s most recognizable man-made landmarks.
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Student-athletes at South Dakota are given support in all areas of their college experience. Coyote staff members trained in academic support, strength training, sports medicine and more work on a oneon-one basis with each student-athlete.
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community, whether it is working on projects in the region through the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), or volunteering to assist those in need, such as flood preparations (bottom, center).
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Coyote student-athletes enjoy giving back to the
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South Dakota passion makes gameday on campus one of the best days in Vermillion. Everyone gets involved from the color guard to the dance squad and cheerleaders to the school band. Even the baton twirler catches the USD spirit.
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A faithful following of fans always support South Dakota student-athletes. Coyote Nation loves its studentathletes and wears the red and white proudly at all home events. Their die-hard enthusiasm help make gameday a memorable experience for everyone involved.
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Now entering its ffourth year of its ttransition to NCAA D Division I, South Dakota ccontinues to achieve ssuccess. In the first three yyears of the transition, tthe Coyotes have won e eight conference titles, iincluding sweeping tthe 2011 Great West IIndoor Track and Field Championships (top C aand bottom). 2010-11 ssaw 88 South Dakota aathletes earn allcconference honors, with ttwo earning player of tthe year honors. This aalso included two coach of the year honors. o
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The 2011-12 season will m mark South Dakota’s first iin the Summit League in aall sports except football. C Coyote swimming and d diving paved the way into tthe league as an associate m member from 2009-11.
Lindsey Boyd - all-conference first team
Mariah Anderson - All-Summit League
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Charlie Westbrook - all-conference first team
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Do you want to be a Coyote?
A world-class education, a great place to live and topnotch sports all combine to make the University of South Dakota the right fit for anyone. Join the Coyotes today and add your talents to the excitment that is South Dakota Athletics. For more information, log on to USDCoyotes.com or USD.edu.
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Reaching For The Summit
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The South Dakota swimming and diving teams have made quite a splash in their first two years of competition in the Summit League: --The South Dakota women have placed third in the team competition for two straight years, while the Coyote men have placed fifth. --Sophomore Elizabeth Hoffman (right) became USD’s first individual Summit League Champion by winning the 200 freestyle in 2010, and followed with individual titles in the 50 freestyle and 200 freestyle in 2011. --In two years, South Dakota has earned a total of 42 All-Summit League honors. A total of 10 athletes recorded 22 All-Summit League honors in 2010, while 11 earned 20 honors in 2011. Diver Chris Hause, left, has earned four All-Summit League honors during the past two years.
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Swimming Success - Competition A look at the success for the South Dakota swimming and diving teams under Coach Jason Mahowald (left): --Jill Smolczyk, pictured right, won the 2008 NCAA II 1-meter diving championship and named the NCAA II Women’s Diver of the Year. --South Dakota swimmers and divers recorded 29 All-American performances (2005-08) and 42 All-Summit League performances (2010 and 2011) --USD women finished 8th at the 2006 NCAA II National Meet, tying the best finish in school history. That finish was the first of three straight top 10 finishes at the national meet for the Coyote women.
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The Coyotes have not only succeeded in competition under Mahowald, but also have thrived in the classroom: --Two South Dakota divers earned postgraduate scholarships in 2008 (Jill Smolczyk and Emilie Kluth, bottom) --47 Coyote swimmers and divers were named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List in 2010 and 2011, while 68 were named Summit League All-Academic. USD’s men’s team earned a Summit League Team Achievement Award in 2010 as well. --USD men and women’s teams named CSCCA Scholar All-American Teams in 2008 and 2009. --Thad Stoddard, above, was named a 2011 Wilma Rudolph Award Winner, which honors athletes who have overcome great personal, academic and emotional odds to achieve academic success while participating in college athletics. Stoddard is the school record holder in the 100-yard backstroke.