The University of South Dakota has been honored by its fellow institutions with the 2016-17 Summit League Sportsmanship Award announced this week.

It marks the second consecutive year the Coyotes have earned the prestigious award.

The Summit League Sportsmanship Award is given annually to the institution that is judged by its peers to be the best in the league in living up to the ideals of sportsmanship. Areas for evaluation include student-athlete conduct, staff/administrator conduct, coaches’ conduct and event management.

“It is truly an honor to be recognized by our peers for this award,” said USD Director of Athletics David Herbster. “We take great pride in representing ourselves, our teams and the University of South Dakota with integrity and dignity, and I continue to be impressed with the sportsmanship and class which our student-athletes, coaches and staff exemplify.”

South Dakota joins Fort Wayne, Omaha and South Dakota State as two-time winners of the award. Southern Utah owns the league record with five Sportsmanship Awards.