VERMILLION, S.D – For the first time in program history, the South Dakota swim and dive program will play host to a pair of Big Ten opponents.
 
The Yotes will take on the University of Minnesota and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in a Friday afternoon meet at the USD Natatorium.
 
The meet will begin at 4:00 p.m. and will be streamed on Midco Sports Plus ($). USD students will earn free admission with their student ID. 
 
LAST TIME OUT
Both teams competed at the Kansas Tri-Dual last weekend in a two-day event in Lawrence, Kan. The men competed against Missouri S&T while the women took on the hosts, Kansas Jayhawks.
 
The men's program dominated to the tune of a 207-140 victory over the Miners while the women fell 241-105 to the Jayhawks.
 
Joaquin Contreras-Fallico highlighted the event, scoring a team-high 22 points in the season-opening victory.
 
THE OPPONENT(S)
Nebraska: The Cornhuskers are off to a great start to begin their 2026-27 campaign. After a season-opening victory against Iowa State, Nebraska swept 13 events en route to a dominant victory over South Dakota State (231-67) and Omaha (220-79) last weekend.
 
Minnesota: The Golden Gophers finished fifth at The Dual Meet Tournament in Atlanta last weekend. 
 
The Gophers tallied first place finishes in 15 out of the 22 total events against the Nittany Lions, with 10 events won on the women's side and five events won on the men's side in a 511-264 victory on the second day of the event.
 
Last season, the South Dakota men's team lost to Minnesota 196-47 while the women's team lost 182-60 to Nebraska and 198-44 to Minnesota.
 
DAY ONE OF YEAR TWO 
After making its debut in the 2025-26 campaign, the new USD Natatorium hosts its first event of its second season of being the home of South Dakota Coyotes Swim and Dive. 
 
Friday night marks the first of five events hosted at The Natatorium and the first of back-to-back weekends of home meets for the Coyotes.
 
Last season, the Yotes went 3-1 in home duals. 
 

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