Upcoming Event: Men's Swimming and Diving at Coyote Extravaganza on October 30, 2026 at 6 p.m./10 a.m.
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6 p.m./10 a.m.
Men's Swimming and Diving
at Coyote Extravaganza
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Friday, October 30
Vermillion, S.D.
6 p.m./10 a.m.
South Dakota State University
at
Coyote Extravaganza
Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia Sports Media
10/29/2026 2:49:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
| SWIMMING & DIVING: South Dakota State at Coyote Extravaganza |
| When | Friday, Oct. 30 | 6 p.m., Saturday Oct. 31 | 10 a.m. | |
| Where | USD Natatorium | Vermillion, S.D. | |
| Live Results | Live Results | Meet Mobile App | |
| Social Media | Twitter | Instagram | #GoJacks | |
The South Dakota State men's and women's swimming and diving teams are set to compete at the Coyote Extravaganza, hosted by South Dakota, on Friday and Saturday at the USD Natatorium in Vermillion, South Dakota. Friday's session begins at 6 p.m., with Saturday's action starting at 10 a.m. The five-team field also includes St. Cloud State, Augustana, and Northern Iowa.
The Jackrabbits enter the invite-style meet after competing in a series of duals at Omaha last Saturday. The SDSU men fell to the host Mavericks 183-111, while the women dropped duals 231-67 to Nebraska and 184.5-113.5 to Omaha. Both teams swept Augustana the previous weekend, and 29 SDSU men and 38 SDSU women posted season-best times in Omaha. Last year, the SDSU women finished second of five teams at the Coyote Extravaganza.
MEN'S PREVIEW: Senior Cody Vertin won the 200 breaststroke (2:04.94) and 200 IM (1:54.01) at Omaha, and swept the breaststroke events at South Dakota in January. Sophomore Landon Schemel won the 200 butterfly (1:54.6) and owns the team's fastest 200 freestyle this season (1:43.40). Sophomore Zach Heiar took the 100 backstroke (51.63).
Sophomore Colt Frein had three runner-up finishes at Omaha, including a team-best 46.74 in the 100 freestyle. Junior Nik Keuser leads the team in the 50 freestyle (21.26) and posted a season-best 56.97 in the 100 breaststroke at Omaha. Sophomore Luke Watkins was runner-up in the 500 freestyle (4:47.92) and 1,000 freestyle (9:53.43).
WOMEN'S PREVIEW: Sophomore Lucia Lopez won the 100 backstroke (57.32) at Omaha and was second in the 200 backstroke (2:03.92). Junior Isabella Gnewuch was runner-up in the 100 butterfly (57.94). Senior Gigi Hioki, the Summit League Peak Swimmer of the Week after the Augustana duals, posted season bests of 52.66 in the 100 freestyle and 1:53.54 in the 200 freestyle at Omaha.
Freshman Bella Nordaker leads the team in the 50 freestyle (24.24), and she swam on the 400 freestyle relay (3:32.46) and 200 medley relay (1:47.02) that posted team-best times at Omaha.
A LOOK AHEAD: SDSU returns to Vermillion for the USD Invite on Nov. 19-21.
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