Athletes and Finals Week

   During the week of finals, students are busy studying and doing whatever they can to pass. Their focus is studying and wanting to be done. What most people or students don't think about is the athletes on campus. They have to do the same thing any other student plus getting ready to for a game. That includes practices, putting in extra time at the gym, and working with their personal trainer to better at their perspective sport. And they have to make time to study as well.
   With finals, comes games and meets. On Saturday, December 13th, the Coyotes Mens Basketball team took on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. Students took study breaks to make the commute to the game. Over 2,000 tickets were sold for the game. The Pentagon by Sanford Health is a 160,000-square-foot facility that includes nine basketball courts (six high school regulation, two professional/college practice courts and the "heritage" court). 
    The game was held in the Heritage court and seated 3,200 guests for the event. The $19 million facility was built late last year. High school through college games and tournaments are held there. 
    The Coyote men ended up coming short at the end of the game, the final score was 75-61. The men held up until the last half. 
   Back to studying for the athletes of USD in hopes of getting the best GPA of the region. The Athletics Board of Control shows that USD athletics hold some of the highest GPA's in the region, beating out SDSU in more than 3 sports. Keep it up Coyote athletics!