South Dakota State University's Independent Student-Run Newspaper Since 1885

The Collegian

South Dakota State University's Independent Student-Run Newspaper Since 1885

The Collegian

South Dakota State University's Independent Student-Run Newspaper Since 1885

The Collegian

South Dakota State pitcher Tori Kniesche throws a pitch in a softball game against South Dakota in Brookings on Friday, May 12, 2023

Jacks Will Play for Summit Championship

Brayden Byers, Managing Editor May 12, 2023

The top-seeded South Dakota State softball team will play in the Summit League championship game against the Omaha Mavericks. SDSU (37-16, 17-0) earned the right to take on the Mavericks (31-15, 15-5)...

Softball team closes regular season against USD

Softball team closes regular season against USD

Brayden Byers, Sports Reporter May 5, 2023

The South Dakota State softball team has clinched their third consecutive Summit League regular season title. This doesn’t mean their job is finished.“Yes, we're the number one seed. Yes, we won...

Guard Paige Meyer passes the ball in the Jacks’ 81-58 win over Western Illinois Jan. 28 at Frost Arena. Meyer had 12 points and four assists in the win.

South Dakota Showdown: Jacks face Coyotes in Vermillion

Brayden Byers, Sports Reporter February 7, 2023

After extending their win streak to 13 games, the Jackrabbit women’s basketball team will wrap up their three-game road swing this Saturday against rival USD. South Dakota State also took down North...

Members of the SDSU and USD Lamda Chi Alpha fraternities participate in the yearly football relay from Vermillion to Brookings.

SDSU, USD, Lamda Chi Alpha continues tradition with yearly football relay run

Brynn Lozinski, Reporter October 18, 2022

Rival school fraternities teamed up in time-honored tradition for a  football relay to raise funds for Feeding South Dakota. Lambda Chi Alpha, one of the nine fraternities at SDSU, partnered with the...

South Dakota State running back Isaiah Davis carries the ball in a Missouri Valley Football Conference Game against the USD Coyotes Oct. 8.

Jacks dominate USD in front of sold out crowd

Marshall Minihan, Sports Reporter October 8, 2022

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits beat the University of South Dakota in a 28-3 blowout victory in the second-largest crowd Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium has ever seen. With 19,332 people in attendance,...

Men try to keep perfect Summit mark

Men try to keep perfect Summit mark

Evan Patzwald, Assistant Sports Editor February 8, 2022

Fresh off its rivalry win over South Dakota and its 12th straight win overall over the weekend, the South Dakota State men’s basketball team is looking to close out its Summit League schedule and finish...

Women snap Coyotes win streak, move into first place tie

Women snap Coyotes’ win streak, move into first place tie

Cooper Kanthak, Sports Reporter February 6, 2022

The SDSU women’s basketball team defeated in-state rival, South Dakota Saturday afternoon with a final score of 75-65. The Jackrabbits came into the game on a six-game winning streak, 14-8 overall...

Douglas Wilson drives against Hunter Goodrick in the Jacks 89-79 win Saturday night. Wilson had a season-high 25 points.

Wilson’s 25 leads Jacks to 12th straight win

Evan Patzwald, Assistant Sports Editor February 6, 2022

The SDSU men’s basketball team collected their 12th consecutive win Saturday night in Vermillion with an 89-79 victory over the South Dakota Coyotes. The Jackrabbits (21-4, 12-0) did not attempt a...

Senior Tylee Irwin drives past a defender in a win earlier in the season agasint Western Illinois. Irwin scored 10 points in the Jacks’ 16-point win over the Bison last Saturday. She is averaging 9.3 ppg on the year.

Crucial showdown looms

Evan Patzwald, Assistant Sports Editor February 1, 2022

The South Dakota Showdown Series between USD and SDSU takes place for the second game this season Saturday, this time at Frost Arena. Both teams are dominating the Summit League just past the midway...

Jacks face UND to end regular season

Jacks face UND to end regular season

Skyler Jackson, Sports Editor November 16, 2021

It’s the final game of the regular season for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits as they return home to Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Saturday to take on North Dakota. The No. 12 Jackrabbits (7-3, 4-3...

ISSUES: Sesame Street, loan forgiveness and more

ISSUES: Sesame Street, loan forgiveness and more

Editorial Board November 16, 2021

A lot of stuff happened this week. Really though, there were quite a few topics the Editorial Board had to choose from this week and, well, we’re not always a decisive group. So, instead of choosing...

Jacks quarterback Chris Oladokun in action against North Dakota State Nov. 6. After losing a heartbreaker to USD, the Jacks hope to rebound in their final regular season game against North Dakota.

Jacks lose heartbreaker to USD

Skyler Jackson, Sports Editor (He/Him) November 14, 2021

For the first time in nearly two years, the South Dakota Showdown series returned to the DakotaDome Saturday, with the Jackrabbits losing a heartbreaker to South Dakota on a Hail Mary pass on the final...

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