University of South Dakota Men's Swimming & Diving
University of South Dakota fields a men's swimming & diving team in the The Summit League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, about the median of 28, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $402,096, below the median of $592k — $13,403 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's swimming & diving programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 987, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,861,467 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,506 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 134 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster30 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$402,096 for the year
- Operating expenses$116,315 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$13,403 division median $22,884
- Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,861,467 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,506 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$305,621 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Mahowald head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Anthony Harris | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jill Smolczyk | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school swimming & diving players119,102 2024-25
- Division I roster spots3,828 134 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 31 3.2% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's swimming & diving recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 61%
Men's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $402,096 $13,403 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,861,467
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $305,621
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,432 in-state · $12,942 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of South Dakota
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana University (South Dakota) Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 52 | 26 | $284k | — | 59% | |
| South Dakota State University Division I · The Summit League | 106 | 30 | $287k | 979 | 99% | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League | 116 | 33 | $385k | — | 87% | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 135 | 21 | $58k | — | 84% |
Other men's swimming & diving programs in the The Summit League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Dakota at cap | 30 | $402k | $13,403 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha 3 over cap | 33 | $385k | $11,675 | — | vs | |
| South Dakota State University at cap | 30 | $287k | $9,557 | 979 | vs | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) room for 3 | 27 | $270k | $10,011 | — | vs | |
| University of Southern Indiana 3 over cap | 33 | $242k | $7,334 | — | vs | |
| Eastern Illinois University room for 12 | 18 | $127k | $7,061 | 989 | vs |
Every The Summit League men's swimming & diving program · Men's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked