Women's basketball player Jasmine Mosley and two young fans prepare for the Race for the Cure.

Vermillion, S.D. – Nearly 100 South Dakota student-athletes were on hand to provide assistance at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure last Sunday in Vermillion.

Coyotes from several sports, including cross country, track and field, women’s basketball, softball and football, represented the University of South Dakota by helping with the administration and coordination of the race. In its second year, the five-kilometer race for charity drew more than 2,900 participants to the DakotaDome and was able to raise more than $67,000. Participants and fans, as well as cancer survivors, were honored in a ceremony after the race on the DakotaDome floor.

Former Coyote and current assistant cross country coach Matt Hoyt also won the event, as he traversed the course through Vermillion in 17:05.

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Susan G. Komen fought breast cancer with her heart, body and soul. Throughout her diagnosis, treatments, and endless days in the hospital, she spent her time thinking of ways to make life better for other women battling breast cancer instead of worrying about her own situation. That concern for others continued even as Susan neared the end of her fight. Moved by Susan's compassion for others and committed to making a difference, Nancy G. Brinker promised her sister that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever.

That promise is now Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader of the breast cancer movement, having invested more than $1 billion since inception in 1982. As the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, we're working together to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure®, and generous contributions from our partners, sponsors and fellow supporters, we have become the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.