Coyote Chatter
Learning Experience
Tom Berg
USD Sports Information Coordinator |
USD Academic Advising Coordinator Dave Lorenz teaches a Monday night class in the fall semester called A&S 100 Orientation Seminar: NCAA Athletes. It is a class for the incoming freshman student-athletes at USD. On Monday, Dec. 7, the class had a chance to be involved in an interesting project to close out the semester.
The students – numbering past 40 – had a chance to sit down with four members in the media in small groups to discuss what the media expects from student-athletes and also had the chance to conduct mock interviews. I gave a brief talk to the USD students before they were separated into smaller groups for each of the individuals.
Media present included Warren Swain, the radio voice of the Coyotes for football and men’s basketball; Mick Garry, veteran Coyote beat writer for the Argus Leader; James Cimburek, the sports editor at the Yankton Press and Dakotan; and Justin Rust, sports editor of the Volante and part-time writer at the Yankton P and D.
Freshman student-athletes are adjusting to a lot of things already – a busy class and practice schedule and being away from home among them. For some athletes, being interviewed by the media – whether print or electronic – is entirely new. This was a great opportunity to not only get to know members of the media but to learn about being interviewed and to actually practice it.
Media Updates
--USD volleyball coach Matt Houk was interviewed for an article in Coaching Management Magazine. The article focused on the impact of social media on the internet on NCAA athletics. The article can be found on the following link: http://www.coachesnetwork.com/#[Application]\\Structure\\Assets\\LiveLayouts\\Featured%20Article%20and%20Video\\Net%20Work
--USD women’s basketball coach Ryun Williams featured in a Q/A with the Argus Leader. http://www.argusleader.com/article/20091209/SPORTS/912090331/0/SPORTS0301/Q-A-with-USD-coach-Ryun-Williams
--USD swimmer Lizz Hoffman was featured in an article in the Argus Leader along with her older sister, Alexandria, who swims at South Dakota State. The two teams match up Thursday (Dec. 10) in a dual. The link to the article: http://www.argusleader.com/article/20091208/SPORTS0202/912080320/1002/sports
--USD men’s basketball player Louie Krogman was featured in an article in the Rapid City Journal: http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/sports/basketball/article_7433c9b8-da20-11de-82d1-001cc4c002e0.html
Former Coyotes
--Former University of South Dakota football star Stefan Logan is on the AFC Pro Bowl special teams ballot.
Coyote fans can vote for Logan at the link: http://www.nfl.com/probowl/ballot. Once on the ballot page, fans can click on the special teams tab and Logan's name is listed under the AFC.
Logan, in his first year with the Pittsburgh Steelers, is having a solid rookie campaign. He is averaging 26.7 yards per kick return through 12 games while also averaging 8.5 yards per punt return.
Logan is USD's all-time leading rusher with 5,958 yards.
--Coyote Hall of Famer and former assistant coach John Hemenway has guided the Dakota Wesleyan men’s basketball team to a solid start in 2009-10. Hemenway, in his fifth season at DWU, was an assistant under Dave Boots for three seasons before taking the DWU job. The Tigers are 8-2 this season and ranked No. 9 in the latest NAIA Division II poll. Hemenway is a 1996 USD graduate and was inducted into the Coyote Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.
About Coyote Chatter
Coyote Chatter is the sports information blog put together by USD sports information coordinator Tom Berg. This will be updated periodically, and also includes the Where Are They Now? Feature. If you have any submissions for updates on former athletes, coaches, etc., for this feature, please email tom.berg@usd.edu. We will also provide short tidbits on other former Coyotes.
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