VERMILLION, S.D. – After stellar performances in a Tri-Dual with Minnesota and Nebraska, South Dakota athletes Emily DiProspero, Maddox Mork and Nick Rounds earned Summit League Peak Performer honors, the league announced Tuesday.
 
DiProspero had a great day in the Coyotes meet in the 1000 free, placing sixth with a 10:31.16, a time that leads all the Summit League.
 
Later in the meet, the Mt. Pleasant, Wis. Native swam a 500 free time of 5:03.90, ranking second in the conference.
 
Mork had a great day off the diving board. His six-dive total of 341.05 was good enough for second place in the field of eight divers. His six-dive score of 302.85 earned the Prior Lake, Minn. native fourth place.
 
Both scores qualified the sophomore to the NCAA Zone Championships.
 
Rounds earned his first victory of the evening in the 50 free with a time of 19.70, a pool record in the second year of the USD Natatorium. In addition to the sprint victory in the 50 free, the West Des Moines, Iowa native broke another pool record with a first-place finish in the 100 free with his time of 43.70.
 
The junior was also a member of the Coyotes 200 Freestyle Relay team that went to the wire with the Golden Gophers with a second-place finish 1:19.98, missing out on first by just .21 seconds. 
 
It is all three of Yotes first honors of the season, and first for the USD swim program in the 2026-27 campaign.
NEXT UP
The Yotes will return to the USD Natatorium in one week for the Coyote Extravaganza. 
 
The meet will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and will continue through Saturday, starting at 9:00 a.m.