VERMILLION, S.D. - The South Dakota swimming and diving teams are back in action this weekend with a pair of home duals. The Coyote women will entertain Big 12 Conference foe Iowa State for a 6 p.m. dual on Friday, while both South Dakota teams will play host to Western Illinois for a 1 p.m. dual on Saturday.

Both duals will be held at the DakotaDome pool in Vermillion, S.D.

It is the first action for the Coyote teams since Nov. 15. The men lost duals to North Dakota and St. Cloud State, while the women fell to North Dakota.

Western Illinois is a Summit League foe that the Coyotes will see at the Summit League Championships in February.

Last Time Out Senior Thad Stoddard set two school records and won three events and senior Lizz Hoffman also won three events, but the South Dakota swimming and diving teams fell to North Dakota in a dual Saturday in Vermillion, S.D. The Coyote men lost to UND, 156-137 (also dropped a dual to St. Cloud State, 162-135) and while the women fell, 172-128.

Stoddard (Douglas, Wyo.) won the three events, setting school meter records in two of them. Stoddard won the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:55.55, breaking the previous mark of 1:55.70 set by teammate Terry Rolfe in 2009. Stoddard also won the 100 freestyle with a record-setting time of 52.74, edging the record of 52.79 set by Rolfe in 2009. Stoddard also added a win in the 100 butterfly with a time of 57.56.

Including Stoddard's three wins, the Coyotes finished with six wins on the day. Rolfe (Newcastle, Wyo.) had two of them, taking the victory in the 100 backstroke (59.15) and in the 200 backstroke (2:11.87). Rolfe added a second-place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:10.04.

Senior Dane Van Arkel (Colorado Springs, Colo.) was victorious in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.20. He finished second to Stoddard in the 100 freestyle at 53.88.

Hoffman (Eureka, S.D.) picked up where she left off in 2011-12 with victories in three freestyle events. She won the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:09.42, won the 100 freestyle with a time of 59.57 and the 400 freestyle with a time of 4:34.03. Hoffman also was part of the winning 400 freestyle relay team, which won with a time of 4:04.57. That consisted of freshman Corey Wannamaker (New Berlin, Wis.), junior Kaitlyn Jefferson (Westland, Mich.), freshman Lydia Engberg (Bismarck, N.D.) and Hoffman.

Wannamaker won an event in her Coyote debut as she captured the 50 freestyle with a time of 28.01. Junior Shannon Moceri (South Lyon, Mich.), who missed 2010-11 with injury, made a successful return with a pair of top two finishes. Moceri won the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:17.91, and added a second-place finish in the 200 breaststroke at 2:51.75.

Looking Ahead The Coyote women will play host to Northern Iowa on Nov. 5, and both teams will be on the road Nov. 10-12 in Wisconsin. South Dakota will face Wisconsin-Green Bay in a dual on Nov. 10, and then compete at the annual Border Battle on Nov. 11-12 in Stevens Point, Wis.