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Coyotes Earn Summit Honor

Coyotes Earn Summit Honor

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For the second-straight year, South Dakota received The Summit League’s Institutional Academic Award by placing the highest percentage of list-eligible student-athletes on the Commissioner’s List.

USD placed 105 student-athletes, combining for 124 selections, on the 2018-19 Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence released Tuesday by The Summit League.

In addition, the Coyotes’ women’s cross country, men’s swimming and diving, women’s track and field and volleyball teams received Team Academic Achievement Awards.

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