University of South Dakota Women's Soccer Recruiting

Start with Michael Thomas, the head coach. The women's staff is small, with 2 assistant coaches alongside the head coach, so the head coach almost certainly reads recruiting mail personally. Copy the assistants so the whole staff sees the same message.

As general context, NCAA Division I is the highest level of college soccer. D1 programs may offer athletic scholarships, and most D1 rosters are largely settled a year or more before a recruiting class enrolls. University of South Dakota sits in the middle of its division by Massey rank, which is where well prepared club players who reach out early tend to find real conversations.

University of South Dakota is a mid sized school in a college town with about 5,439 undergraduates. At a mid sized school the women's soccer staff typically works with admissions but does not control it, so have your transcript ready when a coach asks. The acceptance rate is 99 percent, and the middle SAT range is 1125 to 1315, so include your grades and any test scores in the first message.

Inkbound has verified email addresses for 3 of the 3 coaches listed for University of South Dakota women's soccer and drafts the introduction after signup, sent from your own Gmail so replies come back to you. Put your graduation year, club, and position in the subject line so the women's staff can sort your message quickly.

Massey Ratings place University of South Dakota women's soccer at 172 by Massey Ratings (165 of 318 ranked programs in our database) among ranked programs in NCAA Division I women's soccer. That places it ahead of roughly 48 percent of ranked programs in the division, in the middle of the table.

Inkbound labels the program Mid tier. Ranked between the 35th and 70th percentile of Massey rated programs in its division and gender. For a typical recruit that means a realistic target for solid club level players who reach out early and follow up. Staffs in this band are often still building a class into the senior year.

Inkbound's composite strength score for the program is 51 out of 100, where higher means stronger recent results relative to other NCAA Division I women's programs.

The official University of South Dakota women's soccer roster is published by the athletics department and is the source for current players, positions, and hometowns.

Inkbound tracks the coaching staff, division, conference, and rating data for this program. Roster composition and class year needs come from the school, so ask the staff directly about openings in your position.