University of South Dakota Athletics

The 2008 University of South Dakota track and field team sent the Coyote athletic department into their NCAA Division I era with a bang, sweeping the North Central Conference indoor and outdoor titles under head coach Lucky Huber and finished sixth at the NCAA Division II indoor and outdoor championship meets in the Coyotes final season at the NCAA Division II level. The squad was inducted into the Henry Heider Hall of Fame with the Class of 2024.
  
Huber was the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's (USTFCCCA) national coach of the year following the outdoor season.
 
Eight individuals and four relays captured All-America honors during the 2008 season. Emma Erickson, inducted to the Henry Heider Coyote Sports Hall of Fame last fall, captured national titles in the indoor and outdoor 800 meters. Kavan was runner-up in the outdoor 5,000 meters and third place in the indoor 5,000 meters. The indoor distance medley relay was runner-up and the outdoor 4x100-meter relay was third.

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