University of South Dakota Athletics

Noah Yarian joins the South Dakota swimming and diving coaching staff as a graduate assistant ahead of the 2023-24 season.

Noah comes to South Dakota from the University of Michigan where he was a three-year member of the swimming and diving team. 

At Michigan
• Academic All-Big Ten (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2021)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2020)

Junior (2021-22)
• Ohio State (Jan. 28): Finished 1st in the 100-yard Butterfly (52.09).
• Wisconsin/Minnesota (Jan. 15): Finished 11th in the 100-yard Backstroke (52.12).
• Oakland (Oct. 9): Finished 5th in the 100-yard Backstroke (52.29). 

Sophomore (2020-21)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Michigan State (Jan. 22): Won the 100-yard Backstroke (51.45) and swam the 100-yard Butterfly (52.32).

Freshman (2019-20)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 25-28): Did not qualify.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-29): Did not compete.
• Michigan State (Jan. 31): Finished 6th in the 50-yard Butterfly (23.52) and swam in the 100-yard Freestyle (47.36).
• Indiana (Jan. 11): Swam in the 100-yard Backstroke (50.90) and the 100-yard Butterfly (51.31).
• Minnesota Invite (Dec. 4-7): Finished 28th in the 100-yard Butterfly (49.93), 37th in the 100-yard Backstroke (50.14), 37th in the 200-yard Backstroke (1:50.03) and 53rd in the 50-yard Freestyle (21.15).
• Made collegiate debut vs. Miami, Navy (Sept. 20-21).

Prep
• High School: Carroll
• Finished 2nd in the 100-yard Backstroke and 4th in the 100-yard Butterfly at the 2017-18 IHSAA Boys Swimming/Diving Championships
• Named Carroll High School Swimming MVP
• Holds Carroll High School record in 100-yard Backstroke

Club/International
• Club: Fort Wayne Swim Team

Career Bests

Event    Time    Date
50-yard Freestyle    20.68    2/12/2022
100-yard Freestyle    47.36    1/31/2020
100-yard Backstroke    48.12    2/15/2020
200-yard Backstroke    1:50.03    12/7/2019
100-yard Butterfly    49.00    11/17/2020
200-yard Butterfly    2:24.15    2/13/2022