• SDSU Swimming & Diving Contact Information COACHING STAFF
GENERAL Name of school: City/Zip: Founded: Enrollment: Nickname: School Colors: Athletic Website: Univeristy Website: Affilitation: Conference: Home Facility: President: Alma Mater: Athletics Director: Alma Mater,Year: SWA: Athletic Dept. Phone: Ticket Office Phone:
South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007 February 21, 1881 12,376 (fall 2009) Jackrabbits Yellow and Blue GoJacks.com www.sdstate.edu NCAA Division I The Summit League Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center Pool Dr. David Chicoine South Dakota State, 1969 Justin Sell Bowling Green, 1991 Kathy Heylens (605) 688-5625 (605) 688-5422 or 1-866-GO JACKS
Head Coach: Alma Mater, Year: Office Phone: Best Time to Reach Coach: Assistant Coach: Pool Phone:
Brad Erickson, 34th year South Dakota State, 1974 (605) 688-6527 Mornings Phil Hurley, fifth year (605) 688-4919
TEAM INFORMATION Men’s Team Letterwinners: Lost 4 / Returning 8 / Newcomers 13 2008-09 Dual Record 3-8 Finished 5th at the Summit League Championships Women’s Team Letterwinners: Lost 5 / Returning 12 / Newcomers 13 2008-09 Dual Record 5-3 Finished 3rd at the Summit League Championships
MEDIA INFORMATION Newspaper: Brookings Register Newspaper Contact: Troy Maroney, Sports Editor Address: 312 5th Street Brookings, SD 57006 Telephone: (605) 692-6271 Fax: (605) 692-2979 E-Mail: sports@brookingsregister.com
SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Info. Director: SID office telephone: SID home telephone: E-mail address:
Jason Hove (605) 688-4623 (605) 692-1484 Jason.Hove@sdstate.edu
Assistant SID: Asst SID telephone: E-mail address:
Ryan Sweeter (605) 688-4822 Ryan.Sweeter@sdstate.edu
Student Assistant: E-mail address:
Travis Kriens tlkriens@jacks.sdstate.edu
SID fax: Internet home page:
(605) 688-5999 www.gojacks.com
SID mailing address:
Sports Information Office Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center SDSU Box 2820 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007-1497
Newspaper: Sioux Falls Argus Leader Newspaper Contact: Terry Vandrovec Address: Box 5034 Sioux Falls, SD 57117 Telephone: (605) 331-2323 Fax: (605) 977-3933 E-Mail: tvandrovec@argusleader.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS Coaches ......................................................2 2009-10 Men’s Season Preview ..................3 2009-10 Men’s Roster ................................4 2009-10 Men’s Schedule ............................5 2009-10 Men’s Team ..............................6-13 2009-10 Men’s Season Recap ..............14-17 Men’s All-Time Top 10’s ............................18 2009-10 Women’s Team ......................20-41 The Summit League..............................40-41 About SDSU ........................................42-44
Credits The 2009-10 South Dakota State University Swimming Media Guide was produced by the South Dakota State University Sports Information Service. Photos are credited to Eric Landwehr, SDSU University Relations and Ty Carlson, Sports Information. For more information regarding the Jackrabbit swimming program, contact the sports information office at (605) 688-4623.
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• SDSU Swimming & Diving Coaches •
Brad Erickson Head Coach
South Dakota State University head coach Brad Erickson is entering his 34th season as the head coach of the Jackrabbit men’s and women’s swimming teams. Since being named head swimming coach in 1976, Erickson has coached the Jackrabbit men to a North Central Conference championship in 1979 and the SDSU women to an NCC title in 1981. In the 2000-01 season he was named the North Central Conference Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year after leading SDSU to a fourth-place finish at the conference meet. In the fall of 2002, Erickson was honored with SDSU's Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence, which honors an SDSU alumnus in the field of education and coaching. A 1974 graduate of South Dakota State, Erickson became the first SDSU swimmer to compete in the NCAA Division II Championships, as a junior. The Arlington, S.D., native won three North Central Conference titles, winning the 200-yard breaststroke twice and the 100yard breaststroke once. Erickson has continued to represent SDSU at NCAA swimming championships during his coaching career, serving as a meet official and judge at the Division I women’s and men’s championships since 1982. He also has served as the NCAA Division II Championships coordinator since 1996 and is a past member of the NCAA Swimming Committee. Aside from his duties as swimming coach, Erickson also teaches aquatic courses, recreational sports programming and administration, organization and administration of HPER and various other activity courses. He and his wife, Jennifer, are the parents of two sons: Benji and Blake.
Phil Hurley Assistant Coach Coach Phil Hurley enters his fifth season as Assistant Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving coach at South Dakota State this fall. Hurley is the recruiting coordinator for SDSU, specializes in the distance events and assists Coach Erickson with team practices and events. Hurley says, “I have swam and worked with a lot of great coaches and by being an athlete myself I try to pass along my experiences to the athletes so they can learn from my mistakes and my successes.” Hurley competed collegiately at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., where he served as team captain for three seasons before graduating in 1998. After completing a military commitment in the U.S. Army, Hurley enrolled in graduate school at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., serving as a graduate assistant swimming coach for two seasons while completing a master's degree in exercise, fitness and health promotion. While at George Mason, Hurley also coached several club and youth teams in Northern Virginia. Coach Hurley is the Chair of S.D. Masters Swimming branch and is a member of the U.S. Masters Swimming organization.
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Amie Buoy Diving Coach Amie Buoy is in her first season with the Jackrabbit swimming and diving teams as diving coach. A native of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Buoy graduated from the University of Nebraska in May 2007, with a degree in international studies. She competed on the Huskers' swimming and diving team from 2002 through 2006, earning a trip to the 2005 NCAA Championships, where she earned 18th place in the 3-meter diving competition. She also earned second place on both the 1- and 3-meter boards at the Big 12 Championships in 2005. Prior to competing at Nebraska, she trained with the Edmonton Kinsmen Diving Club and was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team in 1999 and 2002. In 2002, she received 12th place in the 3-meter competition at the Junior World Championships in Aachen, Germany. Buoy is working toward her master’s degree in sports pedagogy at South Dakota State.
• SDSU Men’s Swimming & Diving Season Preview • 2009-10 Preview
Youth will be served in a big way for the 2009-10 South Dakota State men’s swimming and diving team. The Jackrabbits welcome 13 freshmen to a team that has improved its finish each of the last two seasons in The Summit League. One of the strengths of the team, according to head coach Brad Erickson, should be the distance freestyle events. “We have a couple of freshmen in Tyler Smoragiewicz and Kyle Ochsner who are going to challenge some school records,” said Erickson, who is entering his 34th season as head coach and is the longest tenured head coach at SDSU. Senior James Motley, who is ineligble to compete the first semester, also is expected to contribute in the distance events, after setting the school records last season in the 1,650 freestyle, as well as the 200 butterfly during the last day of the Summit League Championships.
The season wraps up in Indianapolis on Feb.18-20 for the Summit League Championships. Erickson sees no reason why the Jacks should be able to improve on their fifth-place finish of last season. “We feel that we have the talent on the men’s side that we can improve a spot or two from last year’s finish.” 2009-10 Men’s Summit League Swimming & Diving Preseason Poll Team Points (1st) 1. Oakland 36 (6) 2. Centenary 28 (1) 3. Eastern Illinois 26 4. South Dakota 19 5. South Dakota State 16 6. Western Illinois 15 7. IUPUI 7
“I think that our butterfly events are also going to be good with the same three guys, plus junior Jason Garder” Erickson said. Garder was part of the school record 200 freestyle relay team last season at the conference championships. The Jacks have potential to be good in the sprints according to Erickson. Returners include junior John Bisson and sophomore Jeremy Yacevich “Sprints are always kind of a tossup, because one- or two-tenths of a second could get you from first to fifth place,” Erickson said. “ We have some potential there.” One area that the Jacks have not had much contribution in the past few years is diving, with some of the men’s diving records dating back nearly 35 years. SDSU went without a diver last season, but that will change with two freshmen: Brad Schoreit and redshirt Caleb Crevier. Schoreit, who has been diving since he was five years old, is a two-time Nebraska state champion and is expected to do very well for SDSU right away. Crevier joined the team last fall and “has really developed” according to Erickson. “We are looking forward to having our divers contribute to the overall picture.” The swimmers and divers will be very familiar with the University of South Dakota by the time the season ends as the Coyotes are an associate member of the Summit League before becoming a fullfledged member in a couple of years. The Jacks will travel to Vermillion on Dec. 10, host a triangular against USD and Saint Louis (Mo.) on Jan. 17 and go to Grand Forks, N.D., to take on North Dakota and USD on Jan. 30. SDSU will host a second dual against Saint Louis on Jan. 17. Other duals on the road will include Wisconsin-Green Bay on Nov. 7 and the annual winter training trip to Florida from Jan 2-9. SDSU will also take part in the Hawkeye Invitational on Nov. 2022 and the Minnesota Challenge on Feb. 5-6.
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• SDSU Men’s Swimming & Diving Roster •
Name
Year
Event(s)
Hometown
Kyle Avocato John Bisson Kyle Catani Jourdan Clark Jason Garder John Goossens James Groskopf Quinn Holden Matthew Josephson Andrew Martin James McLain Ethan McMahon James Motley Kyle Ochsner Mark Sandager Peter Sandager Garret Schrock Tyler Smoragiewicz Greg Thompson Tyler Webb Jon Wendel Ryan Willett Jeremy Yacevich
Sophomore Junior Sophomore Freshman Junior Freshman Freshman Sophomore Senior Junior Freshman Freshman Senior Freshman Junior Sophomore Sophomore Freshman Freshman Freshman Senior Senior Sophomore
Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle, Fly Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Backstroke Freestyle, Fly Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle, Fly Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Backstroke Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle
The Woodlands, Texas Sturgis, S.D. Ballwin, Mo. Fremont, Neb. Omaha,Neb. Forest Lake, Minn. Scottsbluff, Neb. Pierre, S.D. Juneau, Alaska Kingwood, Texas Pierre, S.D. Dent, Minn. Santa Maria, Calif. Jordan, Minn. Scandia, Minn. Scandia, Minn. Bennet, Neb. Rapid City, S.D. Rochester, Minn. Savage, Minn. Juneau, Alaska Cedar Falls, Iowa Dakota City, Neb.
• Roster Breakdown By State •
• Roster Breakdown By Class •
Minnesota (7) John Goossens, Ethan McMahon, Kyle Oshsner, Mark Sandager, Peter Sandager, Greg Thompson and Tyler Webb Nebraska (6) Jourdan Clark, Jason Garder, James Groskopf, Brad Schoreit, Garret Schrock and Jeremy Yacevich South Dakota (6) Caleb Crevier, John Bisson, Quinn Holden, James McLain, Shea Patrick and Tyler Smoragiewicz Alaska (2) Matt Josephson and Jon Wendel Texas (2) Kyle Avocato and Andrew Martin California (1) James Motley Iowa (1) Ryan Willett Missouri (1) Kyle Catani
Seniors (3) Matt Josephson, James Motley, Jon Wendel and Ryan Willett Juniors (4) John Bisson, Jason Garder, Andrew Martin and Mark Sandager Sophomores (6) Kyle Avocato, Kyle Catani, Quinn Holden, Peter Sandager, Garret Schrock, Jeremy Yacevich Freshmen (13) Jourdan Clark, Caleb Crevier, John Goossens, James Groskopf, James McLain, Ethan McMahon, Kyle Oshsner, Shea Patrick, Brad Schoreit, Tyler Smoragiewicz, Greg Thompson and Tyler Webb
• Letter Winners Returning/Lost •
• Newcomers •
(R) Kyle Avocato (R) John Bisson (R) Jason Garder (R) Quinn Holden (L) Chris Holzwarth (R) Matt Josephson (R) Andrew Martin (L) Kyle Milleman (R) James Motley (L) Cade Roberts (R) Mark Sandager (R) Garret Schrock (R) Jon Wendel (R) Ryan Willett
Jourdan Clark Caleb Crevier John Goossens James Groskopf James McLain Ethan McMahon Kyle Oshsner Shea Patrick Brad Schoreit Tyler Smoragiewicz Greg Thompson Tyler Webb
So. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr.
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The Woodlands, Texas Sturgis, S.D. Omaha, Neb Pierre, S.D. Paradise, Calif. Juneau, Alaska Kingwood, Texas Fort Wayne, Ind. Santa, Maria, Calif. Richland, Wash Scandia, Minn. Bennet, Neb. Juneau, Alaska Cedar Falls, Iowa
Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
Fremont, Neb. Elkton, S.D. Forest Lake, Minn. Scottsbluff, Neb. Pierre, S.D. Dent, Minn. Jordan, Minn. Mitchell, S.D. Omaha, Neb. Rapid City, S.D. Rochester, Minn. Burnsville, Minn.
• SDSU Men’s Swimming & Diving Schedule • Date(s) Event/ Opponent Location Oct. 19 Yellow and Blue Intrasquad HPER Center Pool Oct. 16 North Dakota HPER Center Pool Nov. 7 Wisconsin-Green Bay HPER Center Pool Nov. 20-22 Hawkeye Invitational Iowa City, Iowa Dec. 10 South Dakota Vermillion, S.D. Jan. 2-9 Winter Training Trip St. Petersburg, Fla. Jan. 16 South Dakota/Saint Louis (Mo.) HPER Center Pool Jan. 17 Saint Louis (Mo.) HPER Center Pool Jan. 30 North Dakota/South Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. Feb. 5 Minnesota Challenge Minneapolis, Minn. Feb. 6 Minnesota Challenge Minneapolis, Minn. Feb. 18-20 The Summit League Championships Indianapolis, Ind.
Time 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 9am/2 pm TBA 6 p.m. TBA 1 p.m. 10 a.m. 1 p.m. 12 p.m. 6 p.m. All Day
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• SDSU Men’s Swimming & Diving Team • Kyle Avocato So., The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands High School Major: Business 2008-09: Swam the anchor leg for the 200 medley relay team (1:42.66) to finished fourth during the second day of the Wyoming Quadrangular ... anchored the second place 400 medley relay team (3:42.49) and started for the 400 freestyle relay team (3:22.73) that finished third against Western Illinois ... swam for the 2nd place 200 freestyle relay team (1:29.80) in a home meet against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... had a 13th place finish in the 100 breastroke (1:10.19) and anchored the third place 200 freestyle relay team (1:31.69) at the St. John's Invitational ... was a member of the third place 200 freestyle relay team that finished in 1:31.58 during day one at St. Louis ... finished 21st in the 50 freestyle with a time of 22.50 sec during day one at the Summit League Championships ... during day two, he swam the 200 freestyle in 1:48.98 to finish 17th ... on day three, swam the 100 freestyle in 49.89 sec to place 27th Before SDSU: Member of The Woodlands High School swim team... made the district and regional team two years in a row... granted The Woodlands High School swimming scholorship... majoring in business... chose SDSU because of the growing swim program and the Aviation school. Career Bests: - 50 Freestyle: 22.50 sec (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 1) - 100 Freestyle: 49.89 sec (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 3) - 200 Freestyle: 1:48.98 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 2) - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:29.80 (2008 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay)
John Bisson Jr., Sturgis, S.D. Sturgis Brown High School Major: Pharmacy 2008-09: Started for the second place 200 freestyle relay team that finished in 1:40.16, a member of the second place 200 freestyle relay team (1:29.30) and finished fifth in the 50 freestyle in 22.64 sec at the St. John's Invitational ... swam the anchor leg
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for the winning 200 medley relay team (1:40.62) and finished second in the 200 freestyle (1:49.15) during the first day at St. Louis ... on day two, anchored the second place 400 medley relay team that finished in 3:40.72 ... placed 35th in the 100 freestyle with a time of 49.66 sec and finished 28 in the 200 freestyle (1:49.98) on the second day of the Minnesota Challenge ... was a part of the school record 200 freestyle relay team (1:26.23) to finished fourth and individually placed 18th in the 50 freestyle with a time of 22.26 during the first day of the Summit League Championships ... during day two, finished 13th in the prelims of the 200 freestyle (1:47.66) ... on day three, Bisson finished the 100 freestyle in 48.88 sec to place 20th. 2007-08: Won the 50 freestyle against South Dakota (22.89) and finished second in the 100 freestyle (51.14)... started for the second place 400 freestyle relay team at Wisconsin-Milwaukee... anchor for the second place 200 medley relay team at WisconsinGreen Bay (1:41.60) and placed second in the 50 freestyle (22.66)... won the 50 freestyle against Morningside (23.85)... led off for the winning 200 freestyle relay team (1:29.41), part of the second place 400 freestyle relay team (3:22.50) and claimed third at St. Louis in the 200 freestyle (1:52.65)... placed 17th in the 200 freestyle (1:48.06), season best 20th in the 50 freestyle preliminaries (22.23) and season best 21st in the preliminaries in the 100 freestyle (48.44) at The Summit League Championships. Also placed fourth with the 400 freestyle relay team (3:10.54) and fifth with the 200 freestyle relay team (1:27.08). Before SDSU: John is a raw talent who is expected to contribute mostly in the sprint freestyle events this season ... won state club titles in 50 freestyle in 2007 and 100 breaststroke in 2006 ... posted four other top-three finishes at state competition ... played on state-qualifying basketball team at Sturgis Brown High School ... Regents Scholar and member of the National Honor Society who graduated with highest honors ... majoring in pharmacy. School Records: - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:26.23 (2009 at Summit League Championship Day 1)- 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:26.23 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 1) Career Bests: - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:26.23 (2009 at Summit League Championship Day 1)- 50 Freestyle: 22.23 sec (2008 at Summit League Championships) - 100 Freestyle: 48.44 sec (2008 at Summit League Championships) - 200 Freestyle: 1:47.66 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 2) Career Wins: - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:26.23 (2009 at Summit League Championship Day 1)- 50 Freestyle: 22.89 sec (2007 vs. South Dakota) - 50 Freestyle: 23.85 sec (2008 vs. Morningside) - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:29.41 (2008 at St. Louis) - 200 Medley Relay: 1:40.62 (2009 at St. Louis Day 1)
• SDSU Men’s Swimming & Diving Team • Kyle Catani So., Ballwin, Mo. Marquette High School Major: Pharmacy 2008-09: Finished second in the 1650 freestyle (17:20.78) during day two of the Wyoming Quadrangular ... finished second in the 500 freestyle (5:01.36) and second in the 1650 freestyle (17:14.35) against Western Illinois ... swam the anchor leg for the fourth place 200 freestyle relay team (1:31.63) in a home meet against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... had a fourth place finished in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:11.58 at the St. John's Invitational Before SDSU: Member of the Rockford swim club for nine years... eight-time Region 8 sectional qualifier in multiple events (1500/1650 freestyle, 800/1000 freestyle, 450/500 freestyle, 400 IM, 200 Fly, 200 Breast)... Marquette High School varsity boy's swim team for one year... state qualifier (200/500 freestyle)... Marquette High School varsity water polo for two years and reached the Elite Eight in 2007 and the Final Four in 2008... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American... First team All-conference suburban west 2007-08... second team All-district in 2007... All-district honorable mention in 2008... Marquette academic excellence and hornor roll student... took first placed out of over 960 participants in the 2008, 16th annual Alcatraz Sharkfest, a 1.5 mile open water swim... best time in the 1500 freestyle, 17:12... best time in the 1650 freestyle, 16:58... majoring in Pharmacy.
freestyle at 21.86 sec and was a member of the sixth place 400 medley relay team that swam a season best of 3:32.92 ... on day two, finished 14th in the 100 butterfly with a time of 53.88 sec and was a part of the fourth placed 200 medley relay team that swam a season best time of 1:36.26 ... on day three, was a member of the fifth place 400 freestyle relay team that swam a seasonbest time of 3:11.67 2007-08: Part of the 200 medley relay team that won against South Dakota (1:41.49)... placed third in the 200 butterfly at Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2:11.11)... a member of the second place 200 medley relay team at Wisconsin-Green Bay (1:41.60) and he finished fourth in the 50 freestyle (23.43)... won the 100 butterfly (58.53) in a dual against Morningside... season best times by finishing 21st in the preliminaries of the 200 butterfly (2:04.01) and 18th in the 100 butterfly (53.76) at The Summit League Championships Before SDSU: Qualified for state meet four years at Omaha North High Magnet School ... placed seventh place in 100 butterfly and ninth in 50 freestyle at 2007 Nebraska state meet ... school record holder in 100 butterfly ... member of the Nebraska All-State Academic Team in 2007 and All-Metro Academic Team in both 2006 and 2007 ... set at state in 2007 ... National Honor Society member ... also competed for Greater Omaha Aquatics club team ... majoring in civil engineering. School Record: - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:26.23 (2009 at Summit League Championship Day 1) Career Wins: - 200 Medley Relay: 1:41.49 (2007 vs. South Dakota) - 200 Medley Relay: 1:40.62 (2009 at St. Louis Day 1)
Jason Garder Jr., Omaha, Neb. Omaha North High School Major: Civil Engineering 2008-09: Swam for the second place 400 medley relay team that finished in 3:42.49 against Western Illinois ... placed fourth in the 400 freestyle (1:02.55) against South Dakota ... finished second in the 50 freestyle (22.66 sec), placed second in the 100 butterfly (54.29 sec), and started for the third place 200 freestyle relay team (1:31.69) during day one at St. Louis ... on day two, was a part of the second place 400 medley relay team (3:40.72) ... placed 33rd in the 100 freestyle (49.61 sec) and finished 13th in the 100 butterfly (53.31 sec) during day 2 at the Minnesota Challenge ... was a part of the school record setting 200 freestyle relay team that finished fourth with a time of 1:26.23 during the first day of the Summit League Championships, also placed fourth in the 50
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• SDSU Men’s Swimming & Diving Team • Quinn Holden So., Pierre, S.D. T.F. Riggs High School Majors: Athletic Training/Business 2008-09: Finished fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.49) at a meet against Western Illinois ... placed 15th in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:00.31 at the St. John's Invitational ... was a member of the second place 200 freestyle relay team (1:29.30) on day one of the Minnesota Challenge ... had a 50th place finish in the 100 freestyle (51.24 sec) during day two of the Minnesota Challenge ... finished 27th in the 50 freestyle with a time of 22.82 sec during the first day of the Summit League Championships ... had a 13th place finish in the 200 breaststroke on day three finishing in 2:20.01 Before SDSU: Varsity member of the Pierre swim team from 20042008 and the track team from 2006-2008... played football for Pierre in 2007... Post 8 baseball member in 2006... member of two runner up relays at the South Dakota state championships in 2007... member of two third-place teams at the 2008 state championship... state champion in the 100 breaststroke in 2008... earned the Clyde and Roxane Everson Scholorship, SD Opportunities Scholarship, and the Knights of Columbus Scholarship... majoring in Athletic Training/Business
Matt Josephson Jr., Juneau, Alaska Douglas High School Major: Biology 2008-09: Placed fourth in the 100 backstroke (56.26 sec) during day two of the Wyoming Quadrangular ... started for the winning 400 medley relay team (3:38.14) against Western Illinois ... finished second in the 200 IM with a time of 2:04.36 on day one of a meet at St. Louis ... finished second in the 200 backstroke(1:59.65) during day two at St. Louis ... had a fifth place finish in the 200 backstroke of 1:59.16 and anchored the ninth place 400 freestyle relay team (3:20.45) on day two of the Minnesota Challenge ... swam to a 19h place finish in the 200 IM (2:01.91) during day one of the Summit League Championships ... finished 16th in the 100 backstroke with a time of 55.29 sec and placed seventh in the 200 backstroke in 1:57.53 on day three. 2007-08: Started for the 200 medley relay team that placed second against South Dakota (1:42.22) and won the 200 backstroke (2:04.92)... started for the winning 400 medley relay team (3:40.57) at Wisconsin-Milwaukee... started for the second place 200 medley relay team (1:41.60) and placed third in the 500 freestyle (5:05.48) at Wisconsin-Green Bay... finished third in the 100 backstroke (56.55), in the 200 backstroke (2:01.61), was part of the third place 800 freestyle team (7:19.99) and started for the second place 400 medley relay team (4:44.81) at St. Louis... swam to a seventh place finish in the finals of the 100 backstroke (54.96) at The Summit League Championships. 2006-07: Was part of the winning 200 freestyle relay team (1:54.54) and was the runner-up in the 100 backstroke in a dual against Pfeiffer (N.C.) ... placed third in the 100 backstroke (56.74), sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:55.14) and was part of the third-place 400 medley relay (3:43.32) at the IUPUI Quadrangular ... was part of the 400 medley relay team that broke a school record and finished second at the Mid-Continent Championships with a time of 3:300.31 ... also finished 11th in the 200 backstroke 2:00.20 and 14th in the 100 backstroke (55.68) at conference meet. Before SDSU: Earned second-place high-point honors for Glacier Swim Club senior men ... 2006 graduate of Juneau Douglas High School ... Eagle Scout School Record: - 400 Medley Relay: 3:30.31 (2007 at Mid-Continent Championships) Career Wins: - 200 Backstroke: 2:04.92 (2007 vs. South Dakota) - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:54.54 (2007 vs. Pfeiffer (N.C.)) - 400 Medley Relay: 3:40.57 (2007 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee) - 400 Medley Relay: 3:38.14 (2008 vs. Western Illinois)
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• SDSU Men’s Swimming & Diving Team •
(1:30.30) at the St. John's Invitational ... swam to a third place finish in the 800-meter freestyle at South Dakota ... placed third in the Andrew Martin 50 freestyle (:22.78), finished second in the 100 freestyle (:49.82) Jr., Kingwood, Texas and was a member of the third-place 200 freestyle relay team (1:31.58) on day one of a dual against Saint Louis ... on day two Kingwood High School versus. St. Louis, finished second in the 200 freestyle, clocking in at Major: Mechanical 1:48.52 and had a second-place finish of 5:04.00 in the 500 freestyle ... had a season-best time of 22.64 sec. in the 50 freestyle Engineering and anchored the second-place 200 freestyle relay team (1:29.30) on day one of the Minnesota Challenge ... during day two had a 2008-09: Swam the 1000 freestyle in 10:18.48 to finish second 13th place finish (:56.31) in the 100 backstroke ... on the first day during day on at St. Louis ... had a finish of 17th in the 500 of the Summit League Championships, was a member of the schoolfreestyle (4:52.51) on day one of the Minnesota Challenge ... finrecord-setting 200 freestyle relay team that finished fourth with a ished 23rd in the 200 freestyle (1:49.63) and placed 17th in the 100 butterfly (53.96 sec) on day two of the Minnesota Challenge ... time of 1:26.23 ... during day two, finished 11th in the 100 backplaced 10th in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:42.92 on day one stroke with a time of 54.23 sec, anchored the fourth-place 800 freestyle relay team (7:04.58) and anchored the fourth-place 200 of the Summit League Championships ... during day two, Martin medley relay team (1:36.26) ... on day three, swam a team season finished seventh in the preliminaries of the 400 IM with a time of best of :47.57 in the 100 freestyle to place 12th in the preliminar4:14.26 and started for the fourth place 800 freestyle relay team (7:04.58) ... on day three, finished the 200 butterfly in 1:55.85 to ies. 2007-08: Started the season with a second-place finish in the 200 place 10th. freestyle in a home dual against South Dakota (1:50.22)... swam to 2007-08: Anchored the second place 200 medley relay team against South Dakota (1:42.22) and placed second in the 200 but- a finish of third in the 200 freestyle (1:48.50) at the St. John’s Invitational... anchored the second-place 400 medley relay team terfly (2:01.)... finished second at the St. John’s Invitational in the 1000 freestyle (10:14.21), took fourth place in the 200 backstroke against Wisconsin-Milwaukee (3:40.57) and finished second in the (2:03.85), and placed third in the 100 butterfly (53.76)... swam to 200 freestyle (1:48.20)... a member of the 800 freestyle relay team a second place finish in the 500 freestyle (4:54.66), a fourth place at Saint Louis that placed third (7:19.99) ... also swam to a thirdplace finish in the 500 freestyle (5:00.23) and second place in the finish in the 200 IM (2:01.74) and was a part of the second place 200 freestyle (1:48.86)... finished second against Morningside in the 400 freestyle relay team (3:21.94) in a dual against WisconsinMilwaukee... second place in the 1650 freestyle at Wisconsin-Green 200 freestyle (1:59.93)... clocked a season-best time in the 200 Bay (17:09.31) and was part of the third place 200 freestyle relay butterfly at the Minnesota Challenge (2:00.05)... at The Summit League Championships, started for the record-setting 200 freestyle team (1:35.85). relay team (1:27.08), the record-setting 800 freestyle relay team Before SDSU: Andrew was a member of the Texas 5A All-State (7:03.14) and was part of the 200 medley relay team that swam a Team for 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle and 100 butterfly ... part of season best 1:37.24 ... individually, placed 15th in the 500 freestyle 2005 and 2007 Texas 5A state championship teams at Kingwood High School under the guidance of coach Russel Duin ... member of (4:53.31), and finished eighth in the 100 backstroke (55.13). Before SDSU: Made two state appearances at the Minnesota state 2006 National Championship team high school meet, placing 13th in the 100 freestyle and 14th in the 200 freestyle ... earned five varsity letters at Forest Lake High School and was a four-time all-conference honoree ... top times Mark Sandager were :22.43 in the 50 freestyle, :48.70 in the 100 freestyle, Jr., Scandia, Minn. 1:46.50 in the 200 freestyle and :55.40 in the 100 butterfly ... honor roll student and member of the Naitonal Honor Society Forest Lake High School
Major: Agricultural Education
2008-09: Finished third in the 200 freestyle (1:49.81), third in the 100 backstroke in 57.74 sec and was a part off the second place 400 freestyle relay team (3:21.54) against Western Illinois ... won the 100 freestyle in :49.78 and started for the second-place 200 freestyle relay team (1:29.30) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay ... was a part of the winning 400 medley relay team (3:15.35) ... placed third in the 100 backstroke (:57.17), finished third in the 100 freestyle (:49.75) and started for the second-place 200 freestyle relay team
School Records: - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:26.23 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 1) - 800 Freestyle Relay: 7:03.14 (2008 at Summit League Championships) Career Wins: - 100 Freestyle: 49.78 sec (2008 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay) - 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:15.35 (2008 at St. John's Invitational)
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• SDSU Men’s Swimming & Diving Team • Peter Sandager So., Scandia, Minn. Forest Lake High School Major: Nursing 2008-09: Placed 21st in the 100 freestyle (55.28 sec) and was a member of the seventh place 200 freestyle relay team (1:34.77) at the St. John's Invitational ... finished fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:59.82) on day one against St. Louis and sixth in the 100 freestyle (55.90 sec) and day two ... finished 86th in the 50 freestyle (24.41 sec) on day one of the Minnesota Challenge ... on day two, placed 41st in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:58.92 and anchored the 12th place 400 freestyle relay team (3:23.95) ... swam to a 27th place finish in the 500 freestyle (5:12.12) on day one of the Summit League Championships Before SDSU: Six-year member of the Forest Lake swim team... lettered in four straight years and placed 17th at state in the 200 free relay... majoring in nursing
Garret Schrock So., Bennet, Neb. Norris High School Major: Biology 2008-09: Swam to a fourth-place finish in the 100 backstroke clocking in at 59.16 sec against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... finished 19th in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.31 sec at the St. John's Invitational ... finished fourth in the 200 IM (2:08.99) on day one of a dual against St. Louis ... had a 20th-place finish in the 200 backstroke (2:07.65) and placed 23rd in the 100 backstroke (59.12 sec) on day two of the Minnesota Challenge ... placed 18th in the 100 backstroke (57.24 sec) and finished 16th in the 400 IM (4:29.66) on day two of the Summit League Championships. Before SDSU: Member of the Norris high school swim team from 2004-2008... CKST Club Team member from 1996-2004... threetime state medalist at the high school meet... finished fifth and sixth in the 100 backstroke and sixth in the 200 IM... swam a best in the 100 backstroke of 56.52 sec and in the 200 IM of 2:03.69... majoring in Biology
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Jon Wendel Sr., Juneau, Alaska Douglas High School Major: Environmental Science 2008-09: Had a 12th-place finish in the 50 freestyle (23.85 sec) and placed seventh in the 100 freestyle (52.25 sec) on day two of the Wyoming Quadrangular ... won the 100 backstroke in 56.00 sec ans started for the second place 400 medley relay team (3:42.49) in a dual against Western Illinois ... placed third in the 100 backstroke clocking in at 57.44 sec and started for the second place 400 medley relay team (3:34.85) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay ... placed third in the 200 backstroke (2:02.66), swam to a fifth place finish of 5:05.55 in the 500 freestyle, placed fourth in the 100 backstroke (57.40 sec) and started for the second place 200 medley relay team (1:39.11) at the St. John's Invitational ... has a second place finish at South Dakota in the 100 backstroke (1:04.02) ... during day one against St. Louis, started for the winning 200 medley relay team (1:40.62) and finished third in the 100 backstroke in 56.41 sec ... finished fourth in the 50 freestyle in 23.30 sec, finished fourth in the 200 backstroke clocking in at 2:02.24 and started for the second place 400 medley relay team (3:40.72) on day two of a dual against St. Louis ... during day one of the Minnesota Challenge, was a member of the second place 200 freestyle relay team that finished in 1:29.30 ... finished seventh in the 100 backstroke with a time of 55.33 sec and started for the eighth place 200 medley relay team (1:39.40) on day two of the Minnesota Challenge ... on day one of the Summit League Championships, started for the sixth place 400 medley relay team (3:32.92) and finished 20th in the 200 IM (2:02.08) ... on day two, started for the fourth place 200 medley relay team that finished with a season best time of 1:36.26 ... on day three of the Summit League Championships, placed 12th with a season best time of 1:58.11 in the 200 backstroke. Before SDSU: Transfer from the University of Alaska South East, Juneau.. placed fourth in the 100 backstroke at the Alaska state meet... majoring in Environmental Science. Career Wins: - 100 Backstroke: 56.00 sec (2008 vs. Western Illinois) - 200 Medley Relay: 1:40.62 (2009 vs. St. Louis Day 1)
• SDSU Men’s Swimming & Diving Team • Ryan Willett Sr., Cedar Falls, Iowa Cedar Falls Community School Major: Engineering 2008-09: Swam to an eighth-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:50.76) and was a part of the fifth place 400 freestyle relay team (3:18.68) on day one of the Wyoming Quadrangular ... on day two, was a member of the fourth place 200 freestyle relay team that finished in 1:29.30 ... placed fourth in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:51.86 vs. Western Illinois ... finished third in the 200 freestyle (1:48.94) and third in the 500 freestyle (5:01.23) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay ... won the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:00.44 in a dual at South Dakota ... on day on against St. Louis, was a member of the third place 800 freestyle relay team that finished in 7:24.35 ... finished second in the 100 freestyle in 50.40 sec in day two of a dual against St. Louis ... finished 31st in the 500 freestyle in 5:00.23 on day one of the Minnesota Challenge ... during day two. was a part of the 11th place 800 freestyle relay team (7:32.59) and anchored the eighth place 200 medley relay team (1:39.40) ... on day one of the Summit League Championships, finished 17th in the 500 freestyle clocking in at 4:50.62 ... placed 14th in the 200 freestyle (1:47.71) and was a part of the fourth place 200 medley relay team that finished with a season best time of 1:36.26 on day two ... on day three, finished ninth in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:13:06. 2007-08: Had a third place finish against South Dakota in the 1000 freestyle (10:48.98)... finished third in the 500 freestyle (5:05.21) at the St. John’s Invitational... swam to a third place finish at Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the 500 freestyle (5:02.73) and was a part of the second place 400 freestyle relay team (3:21.94)... part of the 200 freestyle relay team that placed third (1:35.85) at Wisconsin-Green Bay... won the 500 freestyle event against Morningside (5:21.89)... placed second in the 1000 freestyle at St. Louis (10:37.79) and anchored the fifth place 400 freestyle relay team (3:22.50)... a member of the 800 freestyle relay team that finished fourth at the Minnesota Challenge... at season ending Summit League Championships, he finished fourth in the finals of the 1650 freestyle (17:18.17), 14th in the finals of the 200 freestyle (1:48.24), 16th in the finals of the 500 freestyle (4:54.12), and was part of the school record 800 freestyle relay team that finished fourth (7:03.14). 2006-07: Placed second in both the 400 freestyle (4:34.46) and the 800 freestyle (9:27.81) in a dual against the University of South Dakota … at the IUPUI Quadrangular Willett placed sixth in three events, the 500 freestyle (5:08.46), the 200 breaststroke (2:27.30), and the 400 medley relay (3:53.56) … was part of the 400 freestyle relay team that placed fourth at the Minnesota Challenge with a time of 3:19.59 … placed 14th in both the 200 freestyle (1:48.37) and the 1,650 freestyle (17:27.05), also placed
20th in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:58.00. Before SDSU: Made four state appearances where he placed second, third, fourth and 11th … was a seven-time all-conference member … was a three-time all-conference high school male and was a one-time all-state member … made one state appearance in cross country … was team captain of swimming, cross country and track … was a two-time MVP … was a member of the National Honor Society and won Student Athlete of the Year School Record: - 800 Freestyle Relay: 7:03.14 (2008 at Summit League Championships) Career Wins: - 500 Freestyle: 5:21.89 (2008 vs. Morningside) - 200 Freestyle: 2:00.44 (2008 at South Dakota)
Jeremy Yacevich So., Dakota City, Neb. South Sioux City High School Major: Business 2008-09: Finished third in the 200 freestyle (1:50.96), placed seventh in the 100 freestyle in 49.78 sec and was a part of the fifth place 400 freestyle relay team (3:18.68) on day one of the Wyoming Quadrangular ... on day two, swam the anchor leg for the fourth place 200 freestyle relay team that finished in 1:29.27 ... won the 50 freestyle with a time of 22.75 sec, swam the anchor leg for the winning 400 medley relay that finished in 3:38.14 and placed second in the 100 freestyle (49.44 sec) in a dual against Western Illinois ... finished second in the 100 freestyle clocking in at 49.79, was a part of the second place 200 freestyle relay team (1:29.80) and swam the anchor leg of the second place 400 medley relay team (3:34.85) in a home dual against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... was a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay team (3:15.35), a part of the second place 200 freestyle relay team (1:30.30) and finished sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:50.75) at the St. John's Invitational ... was a member of the second place 200 freestyle relay team (1:40.16) and swam the anchor leg for the second place 400 medley relay team (3:59.77) at South Dakota. Before SDSU: Went to the state swim meet all during all four years at South Sioux City... 13 1/2 year member of the South Sioux City Dolphins... placed fourth in the 100 freestyle and fifth in the 200 freestyle... graduated in the top 30 of his class.... 22.60 in the 50 freestyle, 49.49 in the 100 freestyle, 1:47.38 in the 200 freestyle and 56.56 in the 100 butterfly... majoring in business Career Wins: - 50 Freestyle: 22.75 sec (2008 vs. Western Illinois) - 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:15.35 (2008 at St. John's Invitational) - 400 Medley Relay: 3:38.14 (2008 vs. Western Illinois)
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• SDSU Men’s Swimming & Diving Newcomers • Caleb Crevier R-Fr., Elkton, S.D. Elkton High School Major: Health Promotion Before SDSU: Caleb is expected to add depth in the diving events for the Jackrabbits this season ... joined the team during the 200809 season but did not compete ... brings a gymnastics background to the diving program ... family has performed throughout North America with basketball ball-handling exhibition
Jourdan Clark Fr., Fremont, Neb. Ralston High School Major: Pre-Physical Therapy Before SDSU: Awarded all-conference honors in 2009 and was a team captain all four years of high school ... qualified for the state meet in mulitple events all four years while being in the finals at the 2009 meet ... at the 2009 state meet, finished 11th in the 200 IM, eighth in the 100 breaststroke, seventh in the 200 medley and was a member of the sixth place 200 freestyle relay team ... qualified for the junior nationals in the triathlon
John Goossens Fr., Forest Lake, Minn. Forest Lake High School Major: Undecided Before SDSU: Named All-Conference three time while lettering in swimming all four years of high school ... captain senior year ... competed at the Minnesota state meet three time with a high finish of 14th
James Groskopf Fr., Scottsbluff, Neb. Scottsbluff High School Major: Mechanical Engineering Before SDSU: State qualifier in the 200 medley relay, 400 freestye and the 100 backstroke as a sophomore and a junior ... two year member of the National Honor Society ... four year GNC GPA academic award winner
Jim McLain Fr., Pierre, S.D. T.F. Riggs High School Major: Geography Before SDSU: Pierre Swim Team Swimmer of the Year during winter 2005-06 ... PST Swimmer Choice award three times from 2006-09 ... as a senior, was the state champion in the 400 individual medley and the 200 breaststroke ... as a freshman in 2006, was the state champion in 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and the 200 backstroke ... part of the second place 400 freestyle and 400 medley relay teams in 2006 and 2009 ... personal best of 1:02.78 in the 100 breaststroke, 2:20.91 in the 200 breaststroke and a time of 2:05.37 n the 200 individual medley ... National Honor Society member, Vice President and and the student senate class treasurer ... awarded the Lee Opheim scholorship, Yellow and Blue scholorship, Erma Fiedler scholorship, Perkins Kiwanis scholorship, and the Robert Disburg Memorial scholorship ... given the Delta Kappa Gamma Book award
Ethan McMahon Fr., Dent, Minn. Perham High School Major: Electrical Engineering Before SDSU: Won the 100 butterfly and placed fourth in the individual medley at the Minnesota state in 2009 ... finished fifth in the 100 butterfly at the 2008 state meet ... team MVP during the 2008-09 season
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• SDSU Men’s Swimming & Diving Newcomers • Kyle Ochsner Fr., Jordan, Minn. Jordan High School Major: Engineering
Tyler Smoragiewicz Fr., Rapid City, S.D. Central High School Major: Biology
Before SDSU: Member of the Prior Lake Lakers and the club team Before SDSU: A member of the Rapid City Racers swim clubs for South Metro Storm in 2008-09 and was a member of Black Line the past 11 years ... finished first in the 200 meter butterfly at the from 2005-08 ... several top-eight placings at state and three state meet ... team captain appearances at Zones ... cumulative 3.80 GPA
Shea Patrick Fr., Mitchell, S.D. Mitchel High School Major: Civil Engineering
Greg Thompson Fr., Rochester, Minn. John Marshall High School Major: Pre-Pharmacy
Before SDSU: A member of the JM Rockets varstiy from 2005-09 ... team co-captain for his senior season ... competed at the state Before SDSU: Member of high school tennis team all four years and played for the golf team his senior year ... appeared at the swim meet in 2009 ... Big Nine all-conference selection in 2008-09 state swimming and tennis tournament all four years since freshman ... Big Nine scholar athlete and a National Honor Society member year ... finished sixth in singles during his senior year at state tennis ... consolation champion in doubles ... many state first through third placings freshman through senior year. ... honor roll member from Tyler Webb his freshman through his senior year
Brad Schoreit Fr., Omaha, Neb. Millard North High School Major: Broadcast Journalism
Fr., Burnsville, Minn. Burnsville High School Major: Civil Engineering
Before SDSU: A member of the Burnsville swim team for the past five years ... a part of the Black Dog swim club for 11 years ... part of the 2007 Minnesota state champions.
Before SDSU: Has been diving since the age of 5 ... a member of the Metro Omaha Diving Team and Nebraska Dive Club ... finished second at state his freshman year, fourth as a sophmore and won state his junior and senior year ... was also the school’s Swimming and Diving MVP all four years of high school and the senior captain as a senior year ... was undefeated his senior year
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• 2008-09 Men’s Season Recap • SDSU 121, South Dakota 92 North Dakota 137, SDSU 77 Wyoming 188, SDSU 33
GILLETTE, Wyo. — The South Dakota State University men’s swimming and diving team opened the season on Oct. 24 by winning one and dropping a pair of duals at the Wyoming Quadrangular. The Jackrabbits posted a 121-92 victory over the University of South Dakota, while also dropping duals to the University of North Dakota, 137-77, and host Wyoming, 188-33. Wyoming also defeated UND and USD to record a sweep of Friday’s action. Individually, freshman Nick Carter turned in a pair of top-five finishes to lead SDSU. The Rogers, Ark., native placed fourth in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1 minute, 56.76 seconds, and also finished fifth in the 200 freestyle, 1:46.69. Also recording fourth-place finishes were Cade Roberts in the 200 breaststroke, 2:14.18; Ryan Willett in the 500 freestyle, 5:06.29, and Kyle Milleman in the 1,000 freestyle, 10:30.92. Andrew Martin added a fifth-place time of 10:44.96 in the 1,000 freestyle. SDSU closed out the meet with a fifth-place finish in the 400 freestyle as the team of Carter, Willett, Jeremy Yacevich and Chris Holzwarth clocked a time of 3:18.68.
SDSU 110, South Dakota 101 North Dakota 139, SDSU 74 Wyoming 112, SDSU 93 GILLETTE, Wyo. — The South Dakota State University men’s swimming and diving team had a repeat performance of their opening night by winning one of three duals Oct. 25 at the Wyoming Quadrangular. The Jackrabbits (2-4) defeated the University of South Dakota for the second day in a row, 110-101. SDSU dropped a dual to the University of North Dakota, 139-74 and lost to host Wyoming, 112-93. Wyoming was victorious against UND and USD to finish to two day quadrangular a perfect 6-0. Freshman Kyle Catani, from Ballwin, Mo., was one of two Jackrabbits to place second as he was the runner up in the 1,650 freestyle in 17 minutes, 20.78 seconds. Nick Carter followed up an impressive college debut with a second-place finish in the 500 freestyle (4:52.18). Carter also finished third in the 400 IM with a time of 4:26.41. James Motley, a junior transfer, finished third behind Catani in the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 18:01.39. In the 200 freestyle, freshman Jeremy Yacevich led the way for SDSU with a third-place finish. The South Sioux City (Neb.) graduate clocked in at 1:50.96. Senior Cade Roberts was the top-finishing Jackrabbit in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:00.30 to place third. Roberts’ time of 23.09 second was good for sixth in the 50 freestyle.
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SDSU 125, Western Illinois 112 AMES, Iowa — The South Dakota State University men’s swimming and diving team defeated Summit League opponent Western Illinois 125-112 in Ames, Iowa, on Nov. 1. The Jackrabbits (3-4) won the first event of the meet, taking the 400-medley relay in 3:38.14. They also captured the second and fourth spots in the relay. Freshman Nick Carter won the first individual event of his career and the first individual event for the Jacks this season as he finished the 200-yard freestyle in 1:45.58. Carter also won the 100 butterfly finishing in 52.03 seconds, only .22 shy of tying the school record. Senior Cade Roberts had two wins as well, placing first in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.77) and the 400 IM (4:22.56). Roberts was followed by teammate Chris Holzwarth, who finished the breaststroke event in 1:02.29. Jeremy Yacevich, a freshman from Dakota City, Neb., edged Paul Kurz of Western Illinois in the 50 freestyle, posting a time of 22.75 seconds, .04 ahead of Kurz. In the 100 freestyle, Yacevich finished second clocking in at 49.44 sec. In the 100 backstroke, junior transfer Jon Wendel finished in 56.00 seconds, good enough for first. Matt Josephson was second in the event, followed by Mark Sandager, who captured third. Freshman Kyle Catani finished second in two distance events with a time of 17:14.35 in the 1,650 freestyle and 5:01.36 in the 500 freestyle.
Wisconsin-Green Bay 145, SDSU 86 BROOKINGS — Despite a new record in the 100 butterfly, the South Dakota State University men’s swimming and diving team dropped a dual meet to Wisconsin-Green Bay, 145-86, at the Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center Pool on Nov. 7. Freshman Nick Carter continued his fast start by winning the 100 butterfly in 51.58 seconds — a new SDSU record. Carter also placed second in the 200 freestyle, finishing in 1:44.32. Carter was followed in the 200 freestyle by teammates Ryan Willett, third, and Mark Sandager, who took fourth. Cade Roberts, a senior from Richland, Wash., won his first 50 freestyle race of the season, finishing in 22.71 seconds. Senior Chris Holzwarth led the entire way en route to a firstplace finish in the 200 individual with a time of 1:58.63. Mark Sandager had the last win for the Jacks on the night by taking first in the 100 freestyle (49.78 seconds) by .01 seconds over teammate Jeremy Yacevich.
South Dakota 161, SDSU 127 VERMILLION, S.D. — Senior Cade Roberts swept the breaststroke events, but the South Dakota State University men’s swimming and diving team dropped a dual to the University of South Dakota, 161-127, on Dec. 13 at the DakotaDome. The Jackrabbits dropped to 3-6 in duals during their final competition before semester break.
• 2008-09 Season Recap •
Roberts, a native of Richland, Wash., won the 100-meter breaststroke in a time of 1 minute, 7.58 seconds, then posted a winning time of 2:29.78 in the 200-meter event. He closed out his day with a runner-up finish in the 400 individual medley, 4:46.59. Four other Jackrabbits won event titles: Kyle Catani in the 800meter freestyle, 8:49.47; Ryan Willett in the 200-meter freestyle, 2:00.44; James Motley in the 200-meter butterfly, 2:13.71, and Nick Carter in the 200-meter backstroke, 2:12.68. Carter also added runner-up finishes in the 50-meter freestyle, 24.55 seconds, and the 100-meter butterfly, 58.71 seconds. Catani was second in the 400 freestyle, 4:16.16.
Tampa Relays TAMPA, Fla. — The South Dakota State University men’s swimming team placed fourth at the Tampa Relays during its Winter Training Trip on Jan 3. Tampa swept the meet with 206 points, followed by Illinois Tech with 86 and Cleveland State with 84. SDSU tallied 56 points. The Jackrabbits’ best finishes were third-place efforts in the 300 breaststroke, where the team of Chirs Holzwarth, Ryan Willett and Quinn Holden combined for a time of 3:16.31, and in the 400 freestyle as Willett, Jason Garder, Holzwarth and Mark Sandager posted a time of 3:26.12.
Saint Louis 139.5, SDSU 58.5 BROOKINGS — Despite a pair of individual victories from Cade Roberts, the South Dakota State University men’s swimming and diving team dropped a 139.5-58.5 dual to the University of Saint Louis (Mo.) on Jan 11 at the Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center Pool. A senior from Richland, Wash., Roberts was the lone Jackrabbit to claim an individual title. His first individual title came in the 50yard freestyle, where he clocked a winning time of 22.79 seconds. Roberts closed his day by winning the 200 breaststroke in 2 minutes, 14.06 seconds. Roberts also swam on the Jackrabbits’ runner-up 400 medley relay, teaming with Jon Wendel, Jason Garder and John Bisson for a time of 3:40.72. Mark Sandager added a pair of second-place finishes, turning in respective times of 1:48.52 and 5:04.00 in the 200 and 500 freestyle events. SLU received three individual victories from Justin Breithaupt, who won the 200 backstroke (1:58.14), 400 individual medley (4:20.23) and 500 freestyle (4:56.17).
Minnesota Challenge Day 1
MINNEAPOLIS — Chris Holzwarth turned in a 13th-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle to pace the South Dakota State University men’s swimming and diving team against tough competition on Saint Louis 169, SDSU 66 Feb. 6 at the Minnesota Challenge. BROOKINGS — The South Dakota State men’s swimming and Holzwarth, a senior from Paradise, Calif., clocked a season-best diving team struggled against Saint Louis University (Mo.), winning time of 4 minutes, 46.62 seconds in the 500 freestyle. only a single relay event in a 169-66 defeat at the HPER Center Other top performances by Jackrabbit individuals included Cade Pool on Jan. 10. Roberts placing 15th in the 200 individual medley, 1:59.37, and Jon Wendel, Cade Roberts, Jason Garder and John Bisson placed Jason Garder finishing 30th out of 96 competitors in the 50 first in the 200 medley relay, squeaking by the Billikens with a time freestyle with a time of 22.22 seconds. of 1 minute, 40.62 seconds — .03 seconds quicker than the runIn the relays, the Jackrabbit 200 freestyle relay team of Roberts, ner-up team. Jon Wendel, Quinn Holden and Mark Sandager opened the meet Individually, Garder had a pair of second-place finishes in the 50 with an 11th-place time of 1:29.30. SDSU closed the meet as the freestyle (22.38 seconds) and the 100 butterfly (54.29 seconds) — quartet of Matt Josephson, John Bisson, Garret Schrock and Ryan both of which were season bests for the sophomore from Omaha, Neb. Willett placed 13th in the 400 medley relay in 3:47.32. Andrew Martin came in second with a time of 10:18.48 in the 1,000 freestyle and Mark Sandager also placed second in the 100 Minnesota Challenge Day 2 freestyle at 49.82 seconds. MINNEAPOLIS — Matt Josephson turned in a fifth-place effort in the 200-yard backstroke, leading the South Dakota State University men’s swimming and diving team on the final day of competition at the Minnesota Challenge on Feb. 7. Josephson, a junior from Juneau, Alaska, posted a time of 1:59.16 en route to his fifth-place finish. Four other Jackrabbits added top-10 finishes: Jon Wendel, seventh in the 100 backstroke, 55.33 seconds; James Motley, eighth in the 200 butterfly, 1:58.08; Chris Holzwarth, ninth in the 100 breaststroke, 1:00.44, and Cade Roberts, 10th in the 100 breaststroke, 1:00.59. Roberts also placed 13th in the 200 breaststroke, 2:12.73, and 15th in the 100 butterfly, 53.48 seconds. SDSU also had two relay teams finish in the top 10. The 200 Jon Wendel started for the first-place 200 medley medley relay team of Wendel, Holzwarth, Jason Garder and Ryan relay team in a home meet vs. Saint Louis. Willett opened the day with an eighth-place time of 1:39.40.
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• 2008-09 Season Recap • The 400 freestyle relay team closed the competition by finishing ninth as the quartet of Roberts, Mark Sandager, Motley and Josephson clocked a time of 3:20.45.
Summit League Championships Day 2
ROCHESTER, Mich. – The South Dakota State men’s swimming and diving team placed fourth in a pair of relays on Feb. 20 and remained in fifth in the team standings after the second day of the three-day Summit League Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships. The 200-yard medley relay team of junior Jon Wendel, senior Cade Roberts, and sophomores Jason Garder and Mark Sandager placed fourth in a time of 1 minute, 36.26 seconds. The 1:36.26 clocking was .03 seconds behind the school record of 1:36.23 set in 2007. The Jacks were also fourth in the 800-meter freestyle relay. The quartet of sophomore Andrew Martin, junior Ryan Willett, senior Chris Holzwarth, and Sandager posted a time of 7:04.58, nearly 20 seconds better than their preliminary time and just over one second off the school-record mark of 7:03.14 set in 2008. Matt Josephson placed fifth in the 200 backstroke at the Martin had the team’s best individual finish of the day, placing Minnesota Challenge. seventh in the 400-meter individual medley final. The Kingwood, Texas, native had a time of 4:14.77. Teammate Garret Schrock, a freshman, was 16th in the event in 4:29.66. Summit League Championships Day 1 Three SDSU swimmers placed in the top 16 in the 100 breastROCHESTER, Mich. — South Dakota State opened the finals of stroke, 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle. the 2009 Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships In the 100 breaststroke, Holzwarth was ninth (:59.94), Roberts with a school record in the 200-yard freestyle relay, but the was 12th (1:00.49) and freshman Quinn Holden was 16th Jackrabbits had a tough time carrying the momentum through the (1:04.56). remainder of the first day of the three-day meet on Feb. 19. In the 100 back, Wendel took ninth (:54.04), Sandager placed The Jackrabbit team of Jason Garder, John Bisson, Mark Sandager 11th (:54.23) and junior Matt Josephson finished 16th (:55.29). and Cade Roberts established a new mark in the 200 freestyle relay In the 200 free, Sandager was 11th (1:45.58), Willett was 14th with a time of 1 minute, 26.23 seconds en route to a fourth-place (1:47.71) and sophomore John Bisson ended up 15th (1:48.67). finish. Garder, the lone Jackrabbit in the 100-meter butterfly final, postRoberts later finished ninth in the 200 individual medley with a ed a 14th-place finish with a time of 53.88 seconds. time of 1:56.51, while Garder placed 14th In the 50 freestyle, Through two days, SDSU amassed 205 team points. 21.86 seconds. James Motley was the lone Jackrabbit individual to swim in an event final Thursday night. A junior from Santa Maria, Calif., Motley finished seventh in a time of 4:42.15. Andrew Martin swam in the consolation final, clocking a 10th-place overall time of 4:42.92. SDSU’s 87 points were good enough for fifth place in the sixteam field on the first day of competition.
Garret Schrock finished 16th in the 400 IM at the Summit League Championships as a freshman. Jason Garder was a part of the 200 freestyle relay team that broke the school record during the first day of the Summit League Championships. 16 Swimming & Diving
• 2008-09 Season Recap •
Summit League Championships Day 3
relay. The quartet came in in a time of 3:11.67. Junior Ryan Willett was the second Jackrabbit to finish in the topROCHESTER, Mich. — James Motley annihilated the school 10 in the 200 breaststroke, placing ninth in a time of 2:13.06. record in the 1,650-yard freestyle as the South Dakota State men Junior Matt Josephson placed seventh in the 200-meter backplaced fifth at the Summit League Men’s Swimming and Diving stroke with a time of 1:57.53, while teammate Jon Wendel, a junior, Championships to close the season on Feb. 21. Motley, a junior from Santa Maria, Calif., took second in the event took 12th in 1:58.11. Sophomore Andrew Martin was 10th in the 200 butterfly after finals with a time of 16 minutes, 11.52 seconds. The clocking was more than 30 seconds better than the previous record of 16:41.90 posting a time of 1:55.85. Sandager added a 15th-place finish in the 100 freestyle, finishing set by Josh Mueller in 2006. with a time of 48.19 seconds. Cade Roberts, the lone senior to compete for the Jacks on The Jacks posted 320 points in finishing fifth in the team standSaturday, wrapped up his career with a pair of top-five finishes. The Richland, Wash., native placed fourth in the 200 breaststroke with a ings, finishing ahead of IUPUI. Oakland won its 10th consecutive title after tallying a meet-record 1,077 team points. time of 2:09.10. He also teamed with sophomores John Bisson, Jason Garder and Mark Sandager to take fifth in the 400 freestyle
• 2008-09 Men’s Swimming and Diving Season Bests • Event 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle 500 Freestyle 1000 Freestyle 1650 Freestyle 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke 100 Buttefly 200 Butterfly 200 Individual Medley 400 Individual Medley 200 Freestyle Relay 400 Freestyle Relay 800 Freestyle Relay 200 Medley Relay 400 Medley Relay
Athlete(s) Chris Holzwarth Mark Sandager Nick Carter James Motley Nick Carter James Motley Jon Wendel Nick Carter Chris Holzwarth Cade Roberts Nick Carter James Motley Cade Roberts Andrew Martin Garder, Bisson, M. Sandager, Roberts Roberts, Bisson, Garder, M. Sandager Martin, Willett, Holzwarth M. Sandager Wendel, Roberts, Garder, M.Sandager Wendel, Roberts, Garder, Holzwarth
Time :21.99 :47.33 1:43.16 4:42.94 10:12.68 17:09.31 :54.25 1:57.24 :59.57 2:11.24 :53.11 1:58.20 1:58.20 4:13.37 1:27.08* 3:10.54 7:03.14* 1:37.24 3:40.57
Location Minnesota Challenge Summit League Champ. Summit League Champ. Summit League Champ. Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wisconsin-Green Bay Summit League Champ. Summit League Champ. Summit League Champ. Summit League Champ. vs. South Dakota Summit League Champ. Summit League Champ. Summit League Champ. Summit League Champ. St. John’s Invitational Summit League Champ. Summit League Champ. Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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• Men’s All-Time Top 10 •
50 Freestyle 1 21.71 2 21.72 3 21.74 4 21.78 5 21.82 6 21.86 7 21.89 8 21.91 9 22.02 10 22.05
Chris Holzwarth Mario Polito Patrick Hanchin Brandon Maydew Nick Carter Jason Garder Chad Thomsen Tim Zobel Jacob Berg Benji Erickson
2009 2006 2000 2006 2008 2009 2007 1992 2005 2002
1,650 Freestyle 1 16:11.52 2 16.41.90 3 16.49.10 4 16.57.44 5 17.07.47 6 17.09.31 7 17.11.89 8 17:14.35 9 17.18.17 10 17.40.82
James Motley Josh Mueller Mike Adelman Steve Olson Cal Collins Andrew Martin Bob Harder Kyle Catani Ryan Willett Kyle Milleman
2009 2006 2001 1992 1983 2007 1978 2008 2008 2008
100 Breaststroke 1 55.76 2 57.99 3 58.53 4 58.65 5 59.31 6 59.57 7 59.94 8 1.01.42 9 1.02.00 10 1.02.06
Chad Thomsen Bo Meredith Cade Roberts Paul Weber Steve Olson Blake Gipson Chris Holzwarth Brandon Maydew Brent Martinson Scott Hadorn
2007 1998 2007 1983 1992 2008 2009 2006 1996 2001
100 Freestyle 1 46.42 2 47.57 3 48.27 4 48.29 4 48.29 6 48.34 7 48.44 8 48.46 9 48.52 10 48.65
Mark Garrigues Mark Sandager John Bisson Benji Erickson Derek Nordtvedt Cade Roberts Don Schmeichel Chris Holzwarth Tim Zobel Erik Nelson
2006 2009 2008 2001 2001 2009 1994 2009 1992 1999
100 Backstroke 1 51.25 2 53.88 3 54.23 4 54.25 5 54.28 6 54.41 7 55.18 8 55.99 9 56.34 10 56.56
Benji Erickson Jon Wendel Mark Sandager Matt Josephson Don Schmeichel Chris Holzwarth Mark Garrigues Scott Werkmeister Justin Manning Chad Taylor
2004 2009 2009 2008 1994 2008 2005 1992 2007 2003
200 Breaststroke 1 2.02.64 2 2.05.67 3 2.07.43 4 2.09.75 5 2.10.94 6 2.11.24 7 2.11.83 8 2:13.06 9 2.18.37 10 2.18.50
Chad Thomsen Bo Meredith Cade Roberts Paul Weber Chris Holzwarth Blake Gipson Steve Olson Ryan Willett Brandon Maydew Bill Heiam
2007 1999 2007 1983 2007 2008 1992 2009 2005 1977
200 Freestyle 1 1.42.49 2 1:44.28 3 1:44.32 4 1.44.40 5 1.45.24 6 1:45.55 7 1.46.58 8 1.46.62 9 1:47.45 10 1:47.66
Mark Garrigues Mark Sandager Nick Carter Derek Nordtvedt Don Schmeichel Andrew Martin Mario Polito Benji Erickson Chris Holzwarth John Bisson
2006 2009 2008 2001 1994 2009 2006 2001 2007 2009
200 Backstroke 1 1.52.66 2 1:56.76 3 1.57.24 4 1:58.11 5 1.59.78 6 1.59.92 7 2.01.24 8 2:02.34 9 2.03.67 10 2.03.85
Benji Erickson Nick Carter Matt Josephson Jon Wendel Mark Garrigues Don Schmeichel Scott Werkmeister Garret Schrock Josh Mueller Andrew Martin
2001 2008 2008 2009 2006 1994 1993 2009 2006 2007
200 Individual Medley 1 1.53.75 Mark Garrigues 2 1.55.86 Bo Meredith 3 1:56.51 Cade Roberts 4 1.56.97 Benji Erickson 5 1.58.63 Chris Holzwarth 6 2.01.74 Andrew Martin 7 2.01.88 Colby Lee 8 2:01.91 Matt Josephson 9 2.02.06 Steve Olson 10 2:02.08 Jon Wendel
2006 1998 2009 2004 2008 2007 2007 2009 1994 2009
500 Freestyle 1 4.41.12 2 4:42.12 3 4.42.66 4 4:42.92 5 4.42.94 6 4.45.34 7 4.47.57 8 4:50.00 9 4:50.62 10 4.51.18
Chris Holzwarth James Motley Derek Nordtvedt Andrew Martin Josh Mueller Steve Olson Mike Adelma Nick Carter Ryan Willett Cal Collins
2007 2009 2001 2009 2008 1993 2001 2008 2009 1983
100 Butterfly 1 51.58 2 51.81 3 52.50 4 52.59 5 52.90 6 53.00 7 53.31 8 53.48 9 53.69 10 53.78
Nick Carter Chad Thomsen Benji Erickson Mark Garrigues Wayne Schafer Brad Reynolds Jason Garder Cade Roberts Bryan Ludens Josh Mueller
2008 2006 2004 2007 2005 1978 2009 2009 1996 2006
400 Individual Medley 1 4.05.91 Mark Garrigues 2 4.09.86 Bo Meredith 3 4.13.37 Josh Mueller 4 4:14.26 Andrew Martin 5 4.15.52 Chris Holzwarth 6 4:22.56 Cade Roberts 7 4.24.01 Steve Olson 8 4.24.22 Benji Erickson 9 4:25.99 Garret Schrock 10 4:26.41 Nick Carter
2006 1998 2008 2009 2006 2008 1993 2003 2009 2008
1,000 Freestyle 1 9:43.95 2 9:45.96 3 10.06.17 4 10.07.00 5 10.07.70 6 10:11.58 7 10.14.21 8 10.15.00 9 10.21.00 10 10.23.92
Nick Carter James Motley Josh Mueller Steve Olson Mike Adelman Kyle Catani Andrew Martin Bob Harder Cal Collins Lloyd Siberz
2008 2009 2006 1992 2003 2008 2007 1978 1980 1982
200 Butterfly 1 1:54.31 2 1.54.80 3 1:55.85 4 1.55.87 5 1.58.20 6 2.01.17 7 2.03.04 8 2.03.65 9 2.04.01 10 2.07.04
James Motley Brad Reynolds Andrew Martin Mark Garrigues Josh Mueller Colby Lee Bryan Ludens Cal Collins Jason Garder Ty Nordtvedt
2009 1979 2009 2007 2008 2007 1995 1983 2008 2005
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• SDSU Swimming & Diving Preview • 2009-10 Preview
Unlike the men, the South Dakota State women’s swimming and diving team has a plethora of experience at its disposal. Nine seniors, along with two juniors, make up a solid foundation that helped the Jacks take home third at the Summit League Championships for the second year in a row and finish with a 5-3 dual record. One key member of that third place finish was Katie Budahl. The University of Minnesota transfer broke the school record in the 100 and 200 breaststroke three separate times during the season. She also won nine individual races, including setting a SDSU and Summit League record in the 200 breaststroke (2:17.55) during the final day of the conference championships, and was a part of four winning medley relay teams. She became the first Jackrabbit woman to win an individual conference title since Diane Kelsey won her third consecutive North Central Conference 1,650 freestyle title in 1985. Senior Emily Tschetter, a Brookings native, will also be a threat in the breaststroke. One swimmer that should contribute right away is Alexandra Hoffman. Hoffman, a junior from Eureka, S.D., sat out last season due to obligations as Miss South Dakota. As a sophomore, Hoffman set five individual school records and finished as runner-up in both the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke events at The Summit League Championships. She also swam on four school-record relays during the 2007-08 season. “I think she enjoyed her time away, but really missed the swimming part of it and is really excited about getting back into it,” said head coach Brad Erickson. “Looking at her so far this fall, she trains so hard and she sets really lofty goals for herself. It won’t take long for her to get back in the swing of things.” Joining Hoffman in the backstroke will be Ellen Sinclair and freshman Lisa Newberger. “The success that those three have had and the work ethic that they bring, I think that the freshmen look up to those three as leaders,” Erickson said. “Plus all of the seniors, because they all have good qualities that make them good leaders as well.” Seniors Christina Gerometta and Kayleigh Boucher will lead the way in the distance free events. Gerometta broke four freestyle records at the Summit League Championships last season and has 12 career wins. Boucher set a career best in the 200 and 1650 freestyle at the same event. With a year more experience, Erickson expects those two to continue to improve. “They have both set high goals for themselves that will be at the top of the conference. We should have good quality as well as depth in those three events (Breast, Back, Distance). Not all contributors will be upperclassmen as the Jacks have a few incoming freshman that have the chance to make an impact right away. One such freshman is a Milbank native. “We have what we feel is an unknown in Kylie Poel,” said Erickson. Poel only swam on summer swim teams, so Erickson is excited to see what she can do in a year-around program.
“In practice, she is amazing us almost everyday.” Anna Howard placed very high in the state meet in Nebraska in freestyle events, but had a set back. Erickson said that the freshman is coming along after being in a car accident that injured her back. “She is still not where she would like to be obviously, but she has the potential to be a very good sprinter for us.” Freshman Alyson Twenge will add depth at the diving position as Erickson is expecting her to step up and do some good things. Sasha Porter, a senior diver from Alaska, got off to a quick start last season as she broke her own school record in 3-meter diving tallying 226.6 points at the season opening triangular against Western Illinois and Iowa State. As a sophomore, Porter broke the school record in the same event that stood for 25 years. Every single Jackrabbit swimming and diving record on the women’s side had fallen in the last two year, but Erickson says that they are not done yet. “It’s amazing that every year the past three or four years we have had between 16 and 20 school records be broken between the men and woman. You just wonder how long that can continue. I think that as we recruit better and better athletes as we get a better reputation, I don’t see why those records can’t continue to fall.” The season begins Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. at the HPER Center Pool with the first of five home duals against North Dakota. The Jacks host Iowa State on Oct. 31st, followed by a triangular against Northern Iowa and Northern Colorado on Nov. 14th. They close out their home schedule by hosting South Dakota and St. Louis on Jan. 16th along with a dual against St. Louis on the 17th. SDSU hits the road beginning on Nov. 7th with back-to-back duals against Wisconsin-Green Bay. The Jacks then travel to Vermillion to take on USD on Dec. 10th followed by a dual vs. Nebraska on Dec. 12th. Other duals on the road will include the annual winter training trip from Jan 2-9 and a triangular in Grand Forks against North Dakota and South Dakota on Jan. 30. SDSU will also take part in the Husker Invitational on Nov. 19-22 and the Minnesota Challenge on Feb. 5-6. 2009-10 Women’s Summit League Swimming & Diving Preseason Poll Team Points (1st) 1. Oakland 36 (6) 2. Western Illinois 30 (1) 3. South Dakota State 21 4. South Dakota 20 5. Centenary 17 6. Eastern Illinois 16 7. IUPUI 7
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• SDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Roster • Name
Year
Event(s)
Hometown
Amber Jae Bienfang Kayleigh Boucher Katie Budahl Liz Devorak Jessica Ferley Christina Gerometta Kaitlyn Hemmingson Ellie Hendricks Alexandra Hoffman Anna Howard Cassie Kozar Shawna (Kennedy) Maurer Lauren McCleaf Melissa Mielke Rachel Musser Lisa Newberger Sara Olenich Kylie Poel Sasha Porter Ellen (Archer) Sinclair Erica Sommer Kali Temperley Breanna Torkelson Emily Tschetter Ashley Twenge Ashley Valdez
Sophomore Senior Senior Freshman Sophomore Senior Sophomore Sophomore Junior Freshman Junior Senior Freshman Freshman Senior Freshman Senior Freshman Senior Senior Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Senior Freshman Sophomore
Multiple Events Multiple Events Breaststroke Freestyle Freestyle Diving Backstroke Multiple Events Distance Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Breaststroke Freestyle Freestyle Breaststroke Freestyle Freestyle
Le Sueur, Minn. Manchester, Conn. Mitchell, S.D. Montevideo, Minn. Rapid City, S.D. Farmington Hills, Mich. Spearfish, S.D. Brookings, S.D. Eureka, S.D. Gretna, Neb. Ladysmith, B.C., Canada The Woodlands, Texas Fairfield, Penn. Brookings, S.D. Overland Park, Kan. Burnsville, Minn. Norfolk, Neb. Milbank, S.D. Soldotna, Alaska Davenport, Iowa Germantown, Wis. Fremont, Neb. Golden Valley, S.D. Brookings, S.D. Excelsior, Minn. Eaton, Colo.
• Roster Breakdown By State •
South Dakota (8) Katie Budahl, Jessica Ferley, Kaitlyn Hemmingson, Ellie Hendricks, Alexandra Hoffman, Melissa Mielke, Kylie Poel, Emily Tschetter Minnesota (5) Amber Jae Bienfang, Liz Devorak, Lisa Newberger, Breanna Torkelson, Alyson Twenge Nebraska (3) Anna Howard, Kali Temperley, Sara Olenich Alaska (1) Sasha Porter Colorado (1) Ashley Valdez Connecticut (1) Kayleigh Boucher Iowa (1) Ellen Sinclair Kansas (1) Rachel Musser Michigan (1) Christinia Gerometta Pennsylvania (1) Lauren McCleaf Texas (1) Shawna Maurer Wisconsin (1) Erica Sommer Canada (1) Cassie Kozar
• Letter Winners Returning/Lost • (R) Ellen Archer (R) Amber Jae Bienfang (R) Kayleigh Boucher (R) Katie Budahl (L) Catie Coursen (R) Jessica Ferley (L) Hannah Ferree (R) Christina Gerometta (R) Kaitlyn Hemmingson (R) Ellie Hendricks (R) Shawna Maurer (R) Casie Kozar (R) Rachel Musser
Sr. So. Jr. Sr.
So. Jr. So, So, Sr. Jr. Sr.
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Davenport, Iowa Le Sueur, Minn. Manchester, Conn. Mitchell, S.D. Soldotna, Alaska Rapid City, S.D. Fairbanks, Alaska Farmington Hills, Minn. Spearfish, S.D. Brookings, S.D. The Woodland, Texas Ladysmith, B.C. Canada Overland Park, Kan.
(R) Sara Olenich (L) Mallory Onisk (R) Sasha Porter (R) Erica Sommer (R) Kali Temperley (R) Breanna Torkelson (R) Emily Tschetter (R) Ashley Valdez
Sr.
Norfolk, Neb Bear, Del. Solkotna, Alaska Germantown, Wis. Fremont, Neb. Golden Valley, S.D. Brookings, S.D. Eaton, Colo.
Sr. So. So. So. Sr. So.
• Roster Breakdown By Class • Seniors (9) Kayleigh Boucher, Katie Budahl, Christina Gerometta, Shawna Maurer, Rachel Musser, Sara Olenich, Shasha Porter, Ellen Sinclair and Emily Tschetter Juniors (2) Alexandra Hoffman and Cassie Kozar Sophomores (8) Amber Jae Bienfang, Jessica Ferley, Kaitlyn Hemmingson, Ellie Hendricks, Erica Sommer, Kali Temperley, Breanna Torkelson, Ashley Valdez Freshmen (7) Liz Devorak, Anna Howard, Lauren McCleaf, Melissa Mielke, Lisa Newberger, Kylie Poel, Alyson Twenge
• Newcomers • Liz Devorak Anna Howard Lauren McCleaf Melissa Mielke Lisa Newberger Kylie Poel Alyson Twenge
Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
Montevideo, Minn. Gretna, Neb. Fairfield, Penn. Brookings, S.D. Burnsville, Minn. Milbank, S.D. Excelsior, Minn.
• SDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Schedule • Date(s) Event/Opponent Location Oct. 9 Yellow and Blue Intrasquad HPER Center Pool Oct. 16 North Dakota HPER Center Pool Oct. 31 Iowa State HPER Center Pool Nov. 7 Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, Wis. Nov. 14 Northern Iowa HPER Center Pool Nov. 14 Northern Colorado HPER Center Pool Nov. 19-22Husker Invitational Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 10 South Dakota Vermillion, S.D. Dec. 12 Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. Jan. 2-9 Winter Training Trip St. Petersburg, Fla. Jan. 16 South Dakota/St. Louis (Mo.) HPER Center Pool Jan. 17 St. Louis (Mo.) HPER Center Pool Jan. 30 North Dakota/South Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. Feb. 5-6 Minnesota Challenge Minneapolis, Minn. Feb. 18-20 The Summit League Championships Indianapolis, Ind.
Time 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 9am/2pm 10 a.m. 2 p.m. TBA 6 p.m. 2 p.m. TBA 1 p.m. 10 a.m. 1 p.m. 12/6 p.m. All Day
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• SDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Team • Amber Jae Bienfang Sr., Le Sueur, Minn. St. Peter H.S. Major: Nursing 2008-09: Swam a season best in the 50 freestyle (:26.28) to finish seventh against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... swam the 50 backstroke in 32.66 seconds to finish 32nd ... a part of the winning 200 freestyle relay team (1:43.84) in a home meet against Nebraska ... during day one in a meet against St. Louis, was a member of the third place 800 freestyle relay team (8:23.43) ... finished fourth in the 100 freestyle clocking in at 27.92 seconds and started for the third place 400 freestyle relay team during day two of a meet at St. Louis Before SDSU: Six year member of the St. Peter High School swim team and made the state meet during her senior year... ranked first in her high school class... National Honor Society member... majoring in nursing Career Win: - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:43.84 (2008 vs, Nebraska) Career Bests: - 50 Backstroke: 32.66 sec (2008 at Iowa State/Northern Iowa) - 50 Freestyle: 26.28 sec. (2008 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay) - 100 Freestyle: 57.92 sec. (2008 at Saint Louis Day 2)
Kayleigh Boucher Sr., Manchester, Conn. Manchester H.S. Major: Interior Design 2008-09: In a triangular against Iowa State and Northern Iowa, a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay team (3:42.46), placed fifth in the 50 backstroke (30.24 sec.), ninth in the 50 butterfly (28.55 sec.), finished 10th in the 50 breaststroke (33.75 sec.), sixth in the 100 IM (1:05.43), placed third with a season best time of 11:20.16 in the 1000 freestyle and had a season best time of 26.21 sec. in the 50 freestyle to finish seventh... swam the 100 freestyle in a season best 56.15 sec. during the final day of the four day Husker Invite ... was the anchor for the winning 200 freestyle relay team (1:43.84) in a home meet against Nebraska ... had a season best of 5:28.50 in the 500 freestyle to finish second and started for the second place 800 freestyle relay team (8:07.93) during day one at St. Louis ... during the first day of the Summit League Championships, had a season best time of 2:12.52 to finish 14th in the 200 IM ... started for the school record 800 freestyle
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relay team (7:50.82) that placed fourth and finished 10th with a season best time of 1:56.45 in the 200 freestyle during day two of the Summit League Championships ... placed eighth in the 1650 freestyle with a career best time of 18:00.71 during day three. 2007-08: Was part of the second place 400 freestyle relay team with a time of 3:47.69 in a dual against Nebraska... won 200 freestyle against Morningside (Iowa) (2:10.21)... set a new school record in the 1000 freestyle (10.59.56) against WisconsinMilwaukee... finished third at Wisconsin-Green Bay in the 1650 freestyle (18:45.76)... lead off for the winning 800 freestyle relay team at the Minnesota Challenge... placed 12th in the 200 freestyle, finished 11th (5.14.11) in the 500 freestyle, broke school record individually in the 1650 freestyle (18:02.32) and as part of the 800 freestyle relay team that finished third (7:46.35) at The Summit League Championships. 2006-07: Broke the school record for the 500 freestyle by finishing 10th with a time of 5:15.52 at the Mid-Continent Championships and was also part of the record breaking 800 freestyle relay that finished sixth with a time of 7:57.97 and the 400 freestyle relay that broke another school record with a time of 3:40.61 finishing sixth … also placed tenth in the 200 backstroke (2:15.74) and 15th in the 200 freestyle (1:59.66) at the MidContinent Championships … was part of the 400 freestyle relay that placed second in a dual against Iowa State with a time of 3:46.38 … part of 400 medley relay team (4:16.23) that placed 11th at the Minnesota Invitational … finished fourth in the 200 freestyle (2:04.67), fifth in the 200 backstroke (2:21.60), and was part of the fifth place 200 medley relay (1:56.69) in dual against Nebraska … 400 freestyle relay team placed second against Wisconsin-Green Bay with a time of 3:43.89 … was part of the fifth-place 200 medley relay (1:58.99) and the third-place 400 freestyle relay (3:50.65), as wellas placing fifth individually in the 200 freestyle (2:03.44) at the IUPUI Quadrangular. Before SDSU: Was a four-year letter winner while at Manchester High under the instruction of Dave Frost … received 20th place in the 100 back in the Connecticut Girls High School Open … was an all-conference member all four years of high school … she was captain of MHS … graduated with honors and was a member of the National Honor Society School Record:: - 800 Freestyle Relay: 7:46.35 (2008 at Summit League Championships Day 2) Career Wins: - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:47.69 (2007 at Nebraska) - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:43.84 (2008 vs. Nebraska) - 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:47.69 (2007 at Nebraska) - 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:42.46 (2008 at Northern Colo./UNI) - 800 Freestyle Relay: 8:00.23 (2008 Minnesota Challenge)
• SDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Team • Katie Budahl Sr., Mitchell, S.D. Mitchell H.S. Major: Educational Administration 2008-09: Broke the school record in the 100 and 200 breaststroke three separate times during the season ... won nine individual races and was a part of four winning medley relay teams ... placed third in the season opening meet in a triangular against Iowa State/Northern Iowa in the 100 breaststroke finishing in 1:06.48 and finished the 100 freestyle in 55.89 sec for fifth place ... won the 100 breaststroke in 1:06.73 and was a part of the winning 400 medley relay team (3:59.08) in a home meet against WisconsinGreen Bay ... in a triangular against Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa, was a member of the winning 400 medley relay team (4:04.85), won the 50 freestyle clocking in at 32.14 sec, won the 100 breaststroke (1:07.92) and the 200 breaststroke (2:27.56) ... placed second in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:23.68 during the last day of the four day Husker Invite ... won the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:22.41 and finished first in the 50 breaststroke (31.20 sec.) in a home meet vs. Nebraska ... started for the winning 300 breaststroke relay team at the Tampa Relays (3:34.07) ... won the 100 breaststroke (1:07.83) during day one at St. Louis and won the 200 breaststroke (2:25.84) while starting for the winning 400 medley relay team (4:05.66)) during day two ... finished the 50 freestyle at the first day of the Minnesota Challenge in 25.70 sec. for 29th place ... had a runner-up finish in the 200 breaststroke during the second day of the Minnesota Challenge (2:18.82) and was the runner-up in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.68) ... a member of the third place school record 400 medley relay team (3:54.40) during the first day of the Summit League Championships ... during day two, was a member of the school record 200 medley relay team that finished fifth (1:49.04) and set a school record with a second place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.25) ... set a SDSU and Summit League record in the 200 breaststroke during the final day of the conference championships with a winning time of 2:17.55. Before SDSU: Transfer from the University of Minnesota, where she swam from 2006-2008 ... competed in the 50 free and the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships during her freshman and sophomore years... earned career-best times in both the 100 and 200 breasts when she finished 20th in the 200 (2:18.82) and 24th in the 100 (1:05.08). ... member of the Mitchell Aquatic Club team... a five-time South Dakota state champion... held 14 state records, including in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke events... the Central Zones champion and the record holder in the same events... a Sectional and Junior National qualifier... the South Dakota swimming senior representative... named the team’s most valuable swimmer in 2004 and 2005 as well as the Mitchell Booster Club’s Hustler of the Year honoree... had a perfect
4.0 GPA all four years in high school and was ranked first in her class of 208 students...majoring in educational administration Career Wins: - 50 Breaststroke: 32.14 sec. (2008 at Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa) - 50 Breaststroke: 31.20 sec. (2008 vs. Nebraska) - 100 Breaststroke: 1:06.73 (2008 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay - 100 Breaststroke: 1:07.92 (2008 at Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa) - 100 Breaststroke: 1:07.83 (2009 at St. Louis Day 1) - 200 Breaststroke: 2:27.56 (2008 at Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa) - 200 Breaststroke: 2:22.41 (2008 vs. Nebraska) - 200 Breaststroke: 2:25.84 (2009 at St. Louis Day 2) - 200 Breaststroke: 2:17.55 (2009 at Summit League Championships) School and Summit League Record - 200 Medley Relay: 1:52.90 (2008 at Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa) - 400 Medley Relay: 3:59.08 (2008 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay) - 400 Medley Relay: 4:04.85 (2008 at Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa) - 400 Medley Relay 4:05.66 (2009 at St. Louis Day 2 School Records: - 100 Breaststroke: 1:04.25 ((2009 at Summit League Championships Day 2) - 200 Breaststroke: 2:17.55 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 3) [Summit League Record] - 200 Medley Relay: 1:49.04 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 2) - 400 Medley Relay: 3:54.40 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 1)
Jessica Ferley So., Rapid City, S.D. Rapid City Central H.S. Major: Health Promotion 2008-09: Was a part of eight winning relay teams, four school record relay teams and had one individual win as a freshman ... started for the first place 400 medley relay (3:59.08) team in a home meet against Wisconsin-Milwaukee ... won the 50 backstroke (28.09 sec.), and was a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay team (3:42.46), the winning 200 medley relay team (1:52.90) and the first place 400 medley relay team in a triangular against Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa ... won the 100 freestyle with a time of 54.48 sec, was a part of the winning 200 freestyle relay team (1:41.65) and started for the winning 200 medley relay team (1:52.00) during day one of a two day meet at St. Louis ... during
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day two at St. Louis, Ferley was a member of the 400 freestyle relay team (3:44.16) that placed first and started for the winning 400 medley relay team (4:05.66) ... set four school records as a part of relay teams at the season ending Summit League Championships; fourth place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:38.29), fourth place in the 400 freestyle (3:33.27), fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:49.04) and a third place finish in the 400 medley relay (3:54.40) Before SDSU: A member of the Rapid City Racers swim team for 14 years... team captain and state champion for 10 years... zone qualifier, medal winner and senior sectional qualifier... regents scholar and magna cum laude... varsity member of her high school track and field team... National Honors Society nominee and officer... state record holder in the 13-14 girls 100 LCM freestyle... majoring in Health Promotion Career Wins - 50 Backstroke: 28.09 sec. (2008 at Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa) - 100 Freestyle: 54.48 sec. (2009 at St. Louis Day 1) - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:41.65 (2009 at St. Louis Day 1) - 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:42.46 (2008 at Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa) - 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:44.16 (2009 at St. Louis Day 2) - 200 Medley Relay: 1:52.90 (2008 at Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa) - 200 Medley Relay: 1:52.00 (2009 at St. Louis Day 1) - 400 Medley Relay: 3:59.08 (2008 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay) - 400 Medley Relay: 4:04.85 (2008 at Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa) - 400 Medley Relay: 4:05.66 (2009 at St. Louis Day 2) School Records: - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:38.29 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 1) - 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:33.37 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 3 - 200 Medley Relay: 1:49.04 (2009 Summit League Championships Day 2) - 400 Medley Relay: 3:54.40 (2009 Summit League Championships Day 1)
Christina Gerometta Sr., Farmington Hills, Mich. Mercy H.S. Major: Pre-Pharmcy 2008-09: Won six individual freestyle races and was a part of four winning relay teams ... finished third in the 500 freestyle (5:18.27) at the season opening triangular against Iowa State/
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Western Illinois ... won the 200 freestyle (1:58.54), placed second in the 500 freestyle (5:16.86) and was a part of the winning 400 medley relay team (3:59.08) in a home meet against WisconsinGreen Bay ... won the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:00.54 and was a member of the 400 medley relay that placed first (4:04.85) in a triangular against Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa ... at a home meet against Nebraska, she was a member of the winning 200 freestyle relay team that clocked in at 1:43.84 and placed third in the 1000 freestyle at 10:59.19 ... during day one of a day two meet at St. Louis, Gerometta won the 500 freestyle in 5:20.48 and the 1000 freestyle in 10:59.19 ... during day two, she won the 500 freestyle again (5:18.92) and was a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay team (3:44.16) ... at the Minnesota Challenge, finished first in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 18:10.51 ... set the school record in the 500 freestyle with a fourth place finish with a preliminary time of 5:06.39 and was the anchor for the record setting third place 400 medley relay team (3:54.40) during day one of the Summit League Championships ... during day two, Gerometta set the SDSU record in the 200 freestyle in the preliminaries with a fifth place finish of 1:54.76 and was a member of the fourth place 800 freestyle team that had a season best time of 7:50.82 ... on day three, she set the 1000 freestyle record (10:44.66) as a part of her record setting performance in the 1650 freestyle sixth place finish (17:51.21) and swam that anchor leg for the school record 400 freestyle relay team (3:33.37) 2007-08: Won the 500 freestyle event against Nebraska (5:25.49)... Fourth place in the 1000 freestyle (11:07.99) against Iowa State... last leg of the ninth place 400 medley relay team at the Husker Invitational( 4:06.79)... second place finish as a member of the 200 freestyle relay team (1:41.85) at Wisconsin-Green Bay... part of second place team in the 400 medley relay at St. Louis (4:09.06... finished 14th in both the 200 freestyle (1:59.87) and in the 100 freestyle (56.30) at the Minnesota Challenge... at The Summit League Championships she was a part of two new school record performances; fourth place in the 400 freestyle relay (3:34.61), the 800 freestyle relay (7:46.35), and had individual finishes of second in the 1650 freestyle event (18:08.77) and eighth (5:11.73) in the 500 freestyle. 2006-07: Placed fifth in the 1,000 freestyle (11:40.73) against Kansas ... finished sixth in the 200 freestyle (2:08.78) and fourth in the 500 freestyle (5:37.30) ... won the 800 freestyle (10:51.40) and was the runner-up in the 100 freestyle (1:10.92) in a dual against Pfeiffer (N.C) ... placed fourth in the 1000 freestyle (11:35.58) and seventh in the 500 freestyle (5:39.80) at the IUPUI Quadrangular ... part of the 200 freestyle relay (1:46.98) that placed 10th, the 400 medley relay (4:27.07) that placed 12th and individually placed 21st in the 500 freestyle (5:36.12) at the Minnesota Challenge ... finished the season by placing 13th in the 1,650 freestyle (19:00.83), 17th in the 500 freestyle (5:24.07) and 18th in the 200 freestyle (2:01.44) at the Mid-Continent Championships. Before SDSU: During state prelimaries, placed 16th in the 200 freestyle and 21st in the 500 freestyle ... coached by Shannon Dunworth at Mercy High School
• SDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Team • Christina Gerometta’s School Records: - 200 Freestyle: 1:54.76 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 2) - 500 Freestyle: 5:06.39 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 1) - 1000 Freestyle: 10:44.60 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 3) - 1650 Freestyle: 17:51.21 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 3) - 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:33.37 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 3) - 800 Freestyle Relay: 7:46.35 (2008 at Summit League Championships Day 2) - 400 Medley Relay: 3:54.40 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 1) Career Wins: - 200 Freestyle: 1:58.54 (2008 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay) - 200 Freestyle: 2:00.54 (2008 at Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa) - 500 Freestyle: 5:25.49 (2007 at Nebraska) - 500 Freestyle: 5:20.48 (2009 at St. Louis Day 1) - 500 Freestyle: 5:18.92 (2009 at St. Louis Day 2) - 1000 Freestyle: 10:59.19 (2009 at St. Louis Day 1) - 1650 Freestyle: 18:10.51 (2009 at Minnesota Challenge Day 2) - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:43.84 (2008 vs. Nebraska) - 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:43.43 (2007 vs. Iowa State) - 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:44.16 (2009 at St. Louis Day 2) - 400 Medley Relay: 3:59.08 (2008 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay) - 400 Medley Relay: 4:04.85 (2008 at Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa)
Kaitlyn Hemmingson So., Spearfish, S.D. Spearfish H.S. Major: Mass Communications 2008-09: On the first day of the season-ending Summit League Championships, Hemmingson placed 30th in the 200 IM with a time of 2:23.27 ... during day two, swam a season best time of 1:10.17 in the preliminaries of the 100 breaststroke for a 13th place finish ... on day three, she finished 11th in the preliminaries with a season best 2:34.20 in the 200 breaststroke. Before SDSU: 12-year member of the Black Hills Gold Swim Team... 13-time state champion since the age of eight and numerous time top three finisher... SD Sports Girl 2005... Scholor Athlete award and Who's Who among Americas high school athletes... member of SD All-star swimming team... All-state soccer second team in 2007 and first team member in 2008... National Honor Roll and National Honor Society member... We the People SD State
Team and National Qualifier... 3.7 GPA in high school with a 27 on the ACT... majoring in Mass Communications. Career Bests: - 100 Breaststroke: 1:10.17 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 2) - 200 Breaststroke: 2:34.20 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 3) - 200 IM: 2:23.27 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 1) - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:44.89 (2009 at Minnesota Challenge Day 1)
Ellie Hendricks So., Brookings, S.D. Major: Pharmacy 2008-09: Started for the fourth place 200 freestyle relay team in a home meet against Wisconsin-Green Bay (1:44.79) ... swam the 100 breaststroke in 1:18.97 to finish 10th and finished the 100 IM in 1:09.52 for a 32nd place finish in a triangular against Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa ... finished 42nd in the 200 breaststroke during day three of the Husker Invite ... started for the second place 200 freestyle relay team (1:47.02) and placed sixth in the 50 breaststroke with a time of 36.51 sec in a home meet against Nebraska ... during day one of the Minnesota Challenge, finished the 50 freestyle in 26.93 sec for 60th place and during day two, a part of the seventh place 400 freestyle relay team (3:46.00), swam anchor for the fifth place 800 freestyle relay team (8:14.89), swam the 100 freestyle in 57.61 sec for a finish of 24th and placed 31st in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:07.12. Before SDSU: Competed with the Brookings Swim Club since 2004 and was co-captain in 2007-08...competed in eight South Dakota State Championship swim meets... earned three academic/athletic letters for swimming from Brookings High School... placed fifth in four events (50 freestyle, 100 and 200 breaststroke, and 1650 freestyle) and placed second in the 100 breaststroke... at the 2008 Short Course State swim meet... member of the fourth place girls 15-19 400 yard freestyle relayteam... participated in the Eastern South Dakota Science and Engineering Fair in 2006-08... runner-up to the Grand Prize winner at the 2007 ESDSEF... scored a 34 on the ACT... graduated high school with a GPA of 4.04... majoring in pharmacy.
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•SDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Team • Alexandra Hoffman Jr., Eureka, S.D. Eureka High School Major: Broadcast Journalism 2008-09: Sat out the season due to obligations as Miss South Dakota ... holds four individual school records and one relay record 2007-08: Won seven individual races and was a part of four winning freestyle relay teams ... in the first meet of the season against Nebraska, Hoffman finished second in the 200 backstroke (2:09.84) and fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:58.79)... won the 100 backstroke (1:00.84), 200 backstroke (2:09.32) and part of winning 400 freestyle team (3:43.43) against Iowa State... won the 200 backstroke at Wisconsin-Milwaukee... won the 100 backstroke (1:00.84) and was part of the second place 200 freestyle relay team (1:41.85) at Wisconsin-Green Bay... won the 200 freestyle event (1:58.82), part of winning 200 freestyle relay team (1:41.07), and second place teams in 400 freestyle relay (3:42.77), 800 freestyle relay (8.00.23) and the 400 medley relay (4:09.06)... at the Minnesota Challenge, she placed second in the 200 backstroke (2:07.25), third in the 100 backstroke (59.61), ninth in the 50 freestyle (25.00) and seventh with a time of 5:21.74 in the 500 freestyle... named Summit League Swimmer of the Week for her efforts at the Minnesota Challenge. at The Summit League Championships she set new individual school records in; 100 backstroke (58.72), 200 backstroke (2:04.49), 50 freestyle (24.07), 100 freestyle (1:54.90), 200 freestyle (1:54.90)... lead swimmer in school record relay events; 200 freestyle relay (1:39.61), 400 freestyle relay (3:34.61), 800 freestyle relay (7:46.35), 400 medley relay (3:57.67)... ended the season holding or sharing the team season high in nine different events, all of which were school records Before SDSU: Transfer from the University of Minnesota ... a South Dakota state champion at the club level ... won individual state titles in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 500 freestyle and 200 IM ... National Honor Society member ... Student Council President School Records: - 50 Freestyle: 24.07 sec (2008 at Summit League Championships Day 1) - 100 Freestyle: 52.82 sec (2008 at Summit League Championships Day 1) - 100 Backstroke: 58.72 sec (2008 at Summit League Championships Day 2) - 200 Backstroke: 2:04.49 (2008 at Summit League Championships Day 3 - 800 Freestyle Relay: 7:46.35 (2008 at Summit League Championships Day 2)
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Career Wins: - 200 Freestyle: 1:58.82 (2008 at St. Louis Day 1) - 100 Backstroke: 59.98 sec. (2007 vs. Iowa State) - 100 Backstroke: 1:00.84 (2007 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee) - 100 Backstroke: 59.98 sec. (2008 at Summit League Championships Day 2) - 200 Backstroke: 2:09.32 (2007 vs. Iowa State) - 200 Backstroke: 2:10.63 (2007 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee) - 200 Backstroke: 2:04.49 (2008 at Summit League Championships Day 3) School Record - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:41.07 (2008 at St. Louis Day 1) - 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:47.69 (2007 at Nebraska) - 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:43.43 (2007 vs. Iowa State) - 800 Freestyle Relay: 8:00.23 (2008 at Minnesota Challenge Day 2)
Shawna Maurer Sr., The Woodlands, Texas Oak Ridge High School Major: Consumer Affairs 2008-09: Finished sixth in the 100 butterfly (1:06.98) in a home meet against Wisconsin-Green Bay for top performance of season 2007-08: Started season at Nebraska by placing second in the 200 IM (2:23.69), fifth in the 1000 freestyle (11:31.11) and fifth in the 200 butterfly 2:20.51... swam to a fifth place finish in the 200 butterfly (2:18.32) and sixth (5:37.14) in the 500 freestyle... at Wisconsin-Milwaukee she finished fourth in the 200 butterfly (2:20.92)... placed third in a meet against Wisconsin-Green Bay in the 500 freestyle (5:36.82) and was part of the second place finishing 20 medley relay team (1:56.94)... had a sixth place finish in the 200 butterfly (2:26.82) at St. Louis... finished the season at The Summit League Championships placing 13th in the 400 IM (4:58.96) 2006-07: Placed second in the 500 freestyle (5:36.88) against Iowa State ... finished fourth in the 200 butterfly (2:18.84) against Nebraska ... in a dual against Pfeiffer (N.C.) placed third in the 200 freestyle (2:30.74) and was the runner-up in the 400 freestyle (5:15.47) ... placed fifth in both the 500 freestyle (5:35.71) and the 400 IM (5:04.45) ... placed 26th in the 200 IM (2:21.70) at the Minnesota Challenge ... finished the season by placing 13th in the 200 butterfly (2:19.54) and 15th in the 400 IM (4:58.69) at the Mid-Continent Championships. Before SDSU: Was a four year letter winner in swimming ... a member of the Texas Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association Allstate team ... was a state qualifier ...a member of the National Honor Society ... Kennedy was part of the Who's Who among High School Scholars ... a member of the Woodlands swim team since 1996 ... competed in the 2004 and 2005 Open Water Nationals.
• SDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Team • Cassie Kozar Jr., Ladysmith, B.C., Canada Ladysmith Secondary School Major: Undeclared 2008-09: Had a second place finish in the 1000 freestyle (11:22.33) and placed third in the 100 backstroke (1:04.08) in a home meet against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... finished 38th in the 50 freestyle in a triangular against Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa ... swam the 200 freestyle in 2:05.46 to finish fifth and had a third place finish in the 200 backstroke (2:14.09) in a home meet against Nebraska ... placed fourth in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 11:20.29 and started for the third place 200 medley relay team (1:58.03) during day one at St. Louis and during day two, she finished second in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:17.79 ... during day two of the Minnesota Challenge, had a season best time of 2:12.21 in the 200 backstroke to finish sixth ... had a season best time of 5:21.81 in the 500 freestyle to finish 15th during day one of the Summit League Championships ... during day two, Kozar finished 16th in the 100 backstroke with a season best time of 1:02.66. 2007-08: Claimed the fourth spot in the 200 freestyle (2:04.78) against Iowa State... member of the 400 freestyle relay team that took third at Wisconsin-Milwaukee (3:56.40)... placed fourth against Wisconsin-Green Bay in the 1650 freestyle (19:04.16)... finished fourth in the 500 freestyle (5:29.75) and third in the 1000 freestyle event (11:08.60) against St. Louis... at the Summit League Championships, she finished fourth in the 1650 freestyle (18:44.68), 10th in the 100 backstroke (1:01.93) and seventh in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:12.02. Before SDSU: Competed 10 years for the Ladysmith/Chemainus Orcas club team ... placed second in 200 backstroke and third in 100 backstroke at British Columbia Provincials and qualified for Western Canadians and Youth Nationals
Rachel Musser Sr., Overland Park, Kan. Major: Pre-Pharmacy 2008-09: A member of six winning relay teams ... anchored the second place 400 medley relay team (4:01.91) in a triangular against Iowa State/Western Illinois ... was a part of the 200 freestyle relay team that finished second with a time of 1:40.82 against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... anchored the winning 200 freestyle (1:41.72), 400 freestyle (3:42.46), and 200 medley (4:05.66)
relay teams in a triangular against Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa while finishing third in the 50 freestyle at 25.68 sec, winning the 100 freestyle in 55.80 sec, finishing second in the 50 butterfly (27.75 sec), eighth in the 50 breaststroke (33.56 sec), placing second in the 200 butterfly in 2:14.89 and finishing third in the 200 IM at 2:15.42 ... swam to a third place finish in the 500 freestyle (5:26.81) at a home meet against Nebraska ... was a member of the winning 200 freestyle relay team (1:41.65) and the second place 800 freestyle relay team (8:07.93) during day one at St. Louis, while also swimming a season best time of 2:13.57 in the 200 IM to finish 15th... SL during day two, Musser was a part of the first place 400 freestyle relay team (3:44.16) and anchored the winning 400 medley relay team (4:05.66) ... during day two, Musser finished 13th in the 100 butterfly with a season best time of 1:00.66 ... on day three, she was 12th in the preliminaries of the 200 butterfly finishing in 2:13.86. 2007-08: Started the season as the anchor of the fourth place finishing 200 medley relay team (1:55.10) at Nebraska... had a second place finish in the 100 freestyle (56.64), third place finish in the 200 freestyle (2:03.67) and part of the winning 400 freestyle relay team (3:34.34) against Iowa State... claimed second in the 100 freestyle (56.43) against Wisconsin-Milwaukee... part of second place 200 freestyle relay team at Wisconsin-Green Bay (1:41.85)... against St. Louis she claim second with a time of 56.56 in the 100 freestyle, third place in the 200 freestyle event against St. Louis (2:03.21), fifth in the 200 butterfly (2:21.15), a winning member of the 200 freestyle relay team (1:41.07), second place 400 freestyle relay team (3:42.77) and part of the 800 freestyle relay team that took second (8:03.24)... finished 18th with a season best time of 25.70 in the 50 freestyle, fifth with another season best in the 100 freestyle (55.08), a part of the 800 freestyle relay team that finished first (8:00.23) at the Minnesota Challenge... anchor for three record setting relay teams at The Summit League Championships; 200 freestyle relay team (1:39.61), 400 freestyle relay team (3:34.61) and the 400 medley relay (3:57.67)... individually, Musser finished 12th in the 200 IM (2:15.15) and finished the 100 butterfly with a season best time of 1:00.72. 2006-07: Opened the season by placing third in the 200 IM (2:16.87), fifth in the 500 freestyle (2:38.46) and fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:55.39) against Kansas ... placed second in the 400 freestyle relay (3:46.38) Iowa State ... finished first in the 100 freestyle (55.94), first in the 200 freestyle (1:59.19) and was the runner-up in the 500 freestyle (5:26.58) in a double dual against Northern Iowa and Northern Colorado ... was part of the ninth place 200 freestyle relay team (1:43.18) at the Minnesota Invitational ... placed third in the 200 medley relay (1:54.17), third in the 100 breaststroke (1:11.98) and fifth in the 100 butterfly (1:02.26) against the University of Nebraska ... against WisconsinGreen Bay placed third in three events, the 200 medley relay (1:53.96), the 50 freestyle (25.38) and the 100 freestyle (54.71) ... finished first in the 50 freestyle (29.43) in a dual against Pfeiffer (N.C.) ... placed second in the 200 medley relay (1:53.97), first in the 50 freestyle (25.49), second in the 100 freestyle (55.00), first
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in the 400 medley relay (4:09.88) and second in the 200 freestyle (2:01.54) at the IUPUI Quadrangular ... was part of five school record breaking performances at the Mid-Continent Championships: the 400 freestyle relay (3:40.61) that placed sixth, the 800 freestyle relay (7:57.97), the fourth place 200 medley relay (1:52.29) and the runner-up 400 medley relay (4:00.77) ... also placed 13th in both the 100 freestyle (54.44) and the 200 IM (2:15.72) at the Mid-Continent Championships ... named to MidContinent Conference all academic team. Before SDSU: Was a member of the Kansas City Blazers and the Sioux City Mariners ... was named most improved swimmer of the year ... named most valuable swimmer ... named most inspirational swimmer ... was home schooled before she came to South Dakota State. Rachel Musser’s Career Wins :- 100 Freestyle: 55.94 sec (2006 vs. Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa) - 100 Freestyle: 55.80 sec (2008 vs. Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa) - 200 Freestyle :1:59.19 (2006 vs. Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa) - 200 IM: 2:20.82 (2008 vs. Morningside) - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:41.07 (2008 at St. Louis Day 1) - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:41.72 (2008 vs. Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa) - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:41.65 (2009 at St. Louis Day 1) - 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:43.43 (2007 vs. Iowa State) - 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:42.46 (2008 vs. Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa) - 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:44.16 (2009 at St. Louis Day 2) - 800 Freestyle Relay: 8:00.23 (2008 at Summit League Championships Day 2) - 200 Medley Relay: 1:52.90 (2008 vs. Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa) - 400 Medley Relay: 4:05.66 (2009 at St. Louis Day 2)
Sara Olenich Sr., Norfolk, Neb. Norfolk Senior High School Major: Pre-Pharmacy 2008-09: Started for the second place 200 freestyle relay team at home against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... won as a member of the 200 freestyle relay team that finished with a time of 1:41.72 and was the runner-up in the 50 freestyle at 25.30 sec in a triangular against Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa ... was a part of the first place 200 freestyle relay team (1:43.84) and finished third in the 50 freestyle in 25.29 sec in a home meet against Nebraska ... was
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a member of two winning relay teams during the first day at St. Louis in the 200 freestyle (1:41.65) and the 200 medley relay (1:52.90)... swam the second leg in the record setting 200 freestyle relay team (1:38.29) during day one of the Summit League Championships and swam the third leg for the school record 400 freestyle relay team (3:33.37) during day three ... also swam the 50 freestyle in 24.70 sec, second best on the team for the season, to finish 13th on day one ... swam a season best time of 53.86 sec in the 100 freestyle for a 11th place finish in the preliminaries during day three. 2007-08:Lead swimmer for the winning 400 freestyle relay team (3:47.69) and anchor for the fifth place 200 medley relay team (1:55.13) against Nebraska... anchor for the winning 200 medley relay team (1:52.69) against Iowa State... part of third place 200 medley relay team against Northern Iowa/Northern Colorado with a time of 1:54.44)... 400 freestyle relay member against WisconsinMilwaukee that finished third (3:50.65)... placed second with a time of 57.33 in the 100 freestyle, fourth in the 100 breaststroke (1:13.91) and anchor for the second place 200 medley relay team (1:56.94) against Wisconsin-Green Bay... in a two day dual against St. Louis, she placed third (26.20) and won in the 50 freestyle (26.51), member of the winning 200 freestyle relay team (1:41.07), second place 200 medley relay team (1:56.79)... won the 50 freestyle against Morningside (Iowa) (27.24)...17th place finish at the Minnesota Challenge in the 100 breaststroke (1:11.82) plus a 22nd place showing in the 100 freestyle (56.79)... 10th place finish in the 50 freestyle (25.05) and 200 breaststroke (2:36.43), part of the record setting 200 medley relay team (1:50.41) and the 200 freestyle relay team (1:39.61) at The Summit League Championships. 2006-07: Placed fourth in the 400 freestyle relay (3:57.48) against Kansas to open the season ... placed 200 freestyle relay (1:43.18) at the Minnesota Invitational ... placed fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:56.69), fourth in the 50 freestyle (26.21) and fifth in the 100 freestyle (1:00.87) against Nebraska ... in a dual against Pfeiffer placed second in the 50 freestyle (30.38) and third in the 100 freestyle (1:14.50) ... placed fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:58.99), fifth in 50 freestyle (26.08), third in the 200 freestyle (1:44.48), fourth in the 400 medley relay (4:18.60) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:55.71) ... placed 12th in the 50 freestyle (25.39) at the Minnesota Challenge ... placed 15th in the 50 freestyle (25.43), 24th in 200 freestyle (2:03.36) and 26th in the 100 freestyle (57.59) at the Mid-Continent Championships ... conference all-academic selection Before SDSU: Placed 13th in the 100 free and 15th in the 50 free at the state meet ... placed first in the 50 free and second in the 100 free at the conference meet ... named most improved swimmer twice ... a two-time letter winner in swimming under head coach Dave Nelson ... was named to the all-academic team ... member of the National Honor Society ... lettered also in cross country and tennis ... finished in the top half at the state meet for No. 1 singles.
• SDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Team • Sara Olenich’s School Records: - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:38.29 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 1) - 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:33.37 (2009 at Summit League Championships Day 3) Career Wins: - 50 Freestyle: 27.24 sec (2008 vs. Morningside) - 50 Freestyle: 26.51 sec (2008 at St. Louis Day 2) - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:41.07 (2008 at St. Louis Day 1) - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:41.72 (2008 vs. Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa) - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:43.84 (2008 vs. Nebraska) - 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:41.65 (2009 at St. Louis Day 1) - 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:47.69 (2007 at Nebraska) - 200 Medley Relay: 1:52.69 (2007 vs. Iowa State) - 200 Medley Relay: 1:52.90 (2009 at St. Louis Day 1)
Sasha Porter Sr., Soldotna, Alaska Soldotna High School Major: Biological Sciences 2008-09: Set a school record in the 3-meter diving event (226.60 points) in a season opening triangular against Iowa State/Western Illinois ... finished third in 3-meter diving in a home meet against Nebraska with a score of 216.22 points and placed fifth in 1-meter diving with 218.03 points ... had a career best score of 223.35 points in 1-meter diving during the second day of the Minnesota Challenge. 2007-08: Started the season off with a win in 3 meter diving (192.90) at Nebraska... broke the 25 year old school record in 1 meter diving by posting a score of 213.78 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee, good for second place. She also turned in a season best score of 213.00 in 3 meter diving for second place... finished second in 1 meter diving at Wisconsin- Green Bay (196.55)... placed second in 3 meter diving (185.80) and second in 1 meter diving (205.90) against St. Louis. 2006-07: Placed first in the 1-meter diving (193.43) and second in the 3-meter diving (163.58) against the University of Nebraska ... placed third in the 3-meter (182.79) and third in the 1-meter diving (199.20) against Northern Iowa and Northern Colorado ... placed second in the 1-meter diving (131.63) and second in the 3-meter diving (159.59) against Iowa State ... placed fourth in both the 1-meter diving (185.18) and the 3-meter diving (196.13) at the IUPUI Quadrangular ... finished the season by placing third in the 3-meter diving (195.05) and sixth in the 1-meter diving (175.65) at the Mid-Continent Championships ... named to Mid-Continent Conference all-academic team. Before SDSU: Was part of the 2003 state swimming and diving
team that placed second under head coaches Sohai Marey and Karen Sherrard ... placed second her junior year and fourth during her senior year in diving ... won three letters in diving ... was team captain during her senior year for diving and soccer ... she was named most valuable for diving her junior and senior year ... holds the record at her high school for six- 223.90 and 11-dive 407.00 scores ... was a member of the Honor Roll. School Record: - 3-Meter Diving (6 Dives): 226.60 points (2008 at Iowa State/Western Illinois) Career Win :- 3-Meter Diving: 192.90 points (2007 at Nebraska) Career Bests: - 1-Meter Diving (6 Dives): 223.35 points (2009 at Minnesota Challenge Day 2) - 3-Meter Diving (6 Dives): 226.60 points (2008 at Iowa State/Western Illinois) School Record
Ellen Sinclair Sr., Davenport, Iowa Davenport Central H.S. Major: Nutrition & Food Science 2008-09: Was a member of the second place 200 freestyle relay team (1:47.02) in a home meet against Nebraska ... finished the 100 backstroke in 1:04.57 to place third and was a part of the third place 200 freestyle relay team (1:46.23) during day one of a dual at St. Louis ... finished 20th in the 100 backstroke (1:02.70) on day two of the Minnesota Challenge ... on day two, placed 11th in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:15.40 ... during day one of the Summit League Championships, she finished 21st in the 50 freestyle (:26.11) ... on day two, finished the 100 backstroke with a season best time of 1:01.70 to place 14th. 2007-08: Was part of the 400 freestyle relay team (3:55.06) the finished second against Nebraska... part of the 200 freestyle relay team (1:43.81) the finished 11th at the Husker Invitational... Finished fourth in the 100 backstroke (1:04.28) in a dual against Wisconsin-Green Bay... placed 18th in the 50 freestyle (26.19) at The Summit League Championships. 2006-07: Finished fourth in both the 100 backstroke (1:05.18) and the 200 backstroke (2:19.15), also was part of the sixth place 200 medley relay team (2:00.72) against Nebraska ... finished first in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:17.37 in a dual against Pfeiffer (N.C.) ... placed fourth in the 200 backstroke (2:20.40), was part of the third place 200 freestyle relay (1:44.48), the fourth place 400 medley relay (4:18.60), and the 400 freestyle relay (3:55.71) at the IUPUI Quadrangular ... part of the 400 medley relay team (4:15.76) that placed seventh, the 200 freestyle relay (1:46.58) that placed eighth, and placed 22nd individually in the
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50 freestyle (26.14) at the Mid-Continent Championships Before SDSU: State qualifier for all four years of high school … received sixth place in the 100 back and 12th in the 200 IM … Archer was a member of the Davenport Metro Swim team … was named MAC-conference athlete of the year in 2005 … she was also an all-conference member for four years and was in the MACconference all-academic class.
Erica Sommer So., Germantown, Wis. Germantown High School Major: Education 2008-09: Started for the sixth place 200 freestyle relay (4:03.75) and also placed sixth with the 400 medley relay team (4:27.35) in a home meet against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... placed 10th in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:30.28 at a triangular against Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa ... finished 54th in the preliminaries of the 200 backstroke at the Husker Invite ... during day one at St. Louis, Sommer was a part of the sixth place 200 freestyle relay team that finished in 1:52.26 ... was a member of the fifth place 400 freestyle relay team (4:03.75) during day two of a two day meet against St. Louis ... anchored the 200 freestyle relay team that placed ninth (1:44.34) during the first day of the Minnesota Challenge. Before SDSU: Four-year member of the Germantown Seahawks Swim Club, two-year Ozuakee swim club member, Menomonee Falls Dolphinetts (synchronized swim team) member for nine years... three-year varsity member of the Germantown high school swim team... Germantown athletic boosters Hawks Eye Award winner... member of the National Honor Society... majoring in education... both parents went to SDSU and were members of the swim team.
Kali Temperley So., Fremont, Neb. Fremont High School Major: Nursing 2008-09: Finished with a season best time of 2:01.47 in the 200 freestyle for a fifth place finish and was a part of the fourth place 200 freestyle relay team (1:44.79) in a home meet against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... anchored the fourth place 400 freestyle relay team (3:49.77) in a triangular against Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa ... started for the fourth place 400 medley relay team (4:07.16) in a home meet against Nebraska ... placed
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second in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:04.56. was a member of the third place 200 freestyle relay team (1:46.23) and swam for the second place 800 freestyle relay team (8:07.93) during day one of a meet at St. Louis ... finished sixth at the Minnesota Challenge in the 500 freestyle on day one with a time of 5:25.14 ... on day two, she finished the 200 backstroke in 12th place (2:15.85 ) ... had a career best time of 5:15.21 to place 12th in the 500 freestyle during day one of the Summit League Championships ... on day two, Temperley finished 12th in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:01.50 and was a member of the fourth place 800 freestyle relay team that swam a season best of 7:50.82 ... finished 14th in the 1650 freestyle (18:43.61) during day three. Before SDSU: School record holder in the 100 Back, 200 and 500 Free, and 200 Medley Relay... state qualifier in the 100 Back , 200 Free and team captain from 2006-2008... All-conference team in 8th and 9th grade... National Honors Society member for two years... academic all-state
Breanna Torkelson So., Golden Valley Minn. Hopkins High School Major: Athletic Training/Physcial Therapy 2008-09: Set the school record in 1-meter diving with a score of 227.15 points for a third place finish at the season opening triangular against Iowa State/Western Illinois ... placed second in 3meter diving wtih 198.27 points in a home meet against Wisconsin-Milwuakee ... finished second in 3-meter diving with 201.22 points during day one at St. Louis ... had a season best score of 220.73 points in 3-meter diving during day two of a meet at St. Louis Before SDSU: Four-time participant at the state meet ...11-dive high score of 393.75... six-dive high score of 247.8... three-time All-conference in diving... two-time All-conference honorable mention... team captain... first team All-state in rugby...received academic honors in every sports played each year... majoring in Athletic Training/Physical Therapy. School Record: - 1-Meter Diving (6 Dives): 227.15 points (2008 at Iowa State/Western Illinois)
• SDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Team • Emily Tschetter Sr., Brookings, S.D. Brookings High School Major: Biology-Pre Dentistry 2008-09: Finished fourth in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:01.49 in a home dual against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... had a second place finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:29.74) in a triangular against Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa ... placed fifth in a home meet against Nebraska in the 200 butterfly (2:17.97), was second in the 200 breaststroke (2:28.74) and was a member of the fourth placed 400 medley relay team that finished with a time of 4:07.16 ... during day two of the Summit League Championships, Tschetter finished sixth in the 100 breaststroke at 1:07.80, eighth in the preliminaries of the 400 IM (4:40.10) and eighth in the final of the 400 IM (4:43.07) ... on day three, placed fifth in the 200 breaststroke in 2:24.09. 2008-09: Placed second in the 100 breaststroke at Nebraska (1:11.66) and third in the 200 breaststroke (2:34.83)... swam to a second place finish against Iowa State in the 200 breaststroke (2:32.90) and was part of the winning 200 medley relay team (1:52.69)... she finished second in the 100 backstroke (1:10.71) at Wisconsin-Green Bay... won the 200 breaststroke (2:29.30) at St. Louis and was a member of the second place 400 medley relay team (4:09.06)... at The Summit League Championships, set a new school record in the 400 IM (4:37.83) and finished with season bests by placing fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.07) and third in the 200 breaststroke (2:25.24). part of two record breaking relay teams in the 200 yard medley (1:50.41) and the 400 medley(3:57.67) 2006-07: Placed fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:58.67), seventh in the 100 breaststroke (1:13.55) and eighth in the 200 IM (2:21.42) against Kansas ... against Iowa State Tschetter finished third in the 200 IM (2:21.05), third in the 200 breaststroke (2:32.54), fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:59.23) and fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:32.54) ... placed third in the 200 breaststroke (2:32.79), third in the 100 breaststroke (1:11.50) and fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:58.07) in a double dual against Northern Iowa and Northern Colorado ... had a runner-up finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:29.35) against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... finished first in the 200 IM (2:43.88) against Pfeiffer (N.C.) ... finished first in the 200 breaststroke (2:29.78), first in the 400 IM (4:47.85), second in the 200 IM (2:17.38) and fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:58.99) at the IUPUI Quadrangular ... had a strong showing at the Minnesota Challenge finishing third in the 200 freestyle relay (1:43.08), second in the 400 medley relay (4:08.30), fourth in the 200 breaststroke (2:29.07), tenth in the 200 IM (2:17.77), 11th in the 400 IM (4:52.34) and 11th in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.05) ... placed second in the 200 breaststroke (2:23.50), fifth in the 400 IM (4:39.84) and fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.46) all which
broke school records at the Mid-Continent Championships ... named to Mid-Continent Conference all academic team. Before SDSU: A member of the Brookings Swim Club from 19932006 ... won state titles in the 100 and 200 fly ... won state titles in the 200 and 400 IM ... a second place finisher at state in the 100 and 200 breast ... was a Speedo sectional qualifier and a Zones qualifier. School Record: - 400 IM: 4:37.83 (2008 at Summit League Championships Day 2) Career Wins: - 200 Breaststroke: 2:29.78 (2007 at IUPUI Quadrangular) - 200 Breaststroke: 2:29.60 (2008 vs. St. Louis Day 1) - 400 IM: 4:47.85 (2007 at IUPUI Quadrangular) - 200 Medley Relay: 1:52.69 (2007 vs. Iowa State)
Ashley Valdez So., Eaton, Colo. Greeley Central High School Major: Pharmacy 2008-09: Ended her freshman season with five career wins and being on two school record setting relay teams ... swam the anchor leg for the second place 200 freestyle relay team (1:40.82) in a home meet against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... started for the winning 200 freestyle relay team (1:41.72), placed second in the 100 freestyle (55.93 sec), swam to a second place finish in the 100 butterfly (1:01.37) , finished third in the 50 backstroke (29.42 sec) and was a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay team (3:42.46) in a triangular against Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa ... won her first career individual event by swimming the 50 butterfly in 26.94 sec in a home meet against Nebraska while also starting for the second place 400 medley relay team (4:00.26) ... during day one at St. Louis, a part of the first place 200 medley relay team that finished with a time 1:52.00 ... on day two, finished second in the 100 freestyle at 57.07 sec and anchored the winning 400 freestyle relay team that finished in 3:44.16 ... finished 25th in the 50 freestyle with a time of 25.58 sec ... started for the fourth place record setting 200 freestyle relay team (1:38.29) during the first day of the Summit League Championships ... during day two, was a member of the record setting 200 medley relay team (1:49.04) that finished fifth, swam the 100 butterfly in 1:00.90 to finish 14th and swam the 100 backstroke in 1:01.83 to place 15th ... on day three, finished 12 in the preliminaries of the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:12.17. Before SDSU: Competed at the state ttournament all four years of high school... member of the club swimming team Eaton Red Waves since 1999... graduated with a 4.08 GPA... majoring in pharmacy
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• SDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Newcomers • Liz Devorak Fr., Montevideo, Minn. Montevideo High School Major: Animal Science Before SDSU: A member of the Montevideo High School varsity swim team for five years ... also competed at varsity level in track for five years and varsity basketball for two years ... placed 18th in the state swim meet as a sophomore in the 2006 ... earned the coaches award in 2006 and 2008 along with being named most dedicated in 2007 ... National Honor Society member
Randi Gresenz Fr., Mound, Minn. Wilmot Union High School Major: Pre-Vet Before SDSU: Member of her high school swimming team from 2005-2008, the Lake Geneva Ducks from 2006-2007 and the Lake Geneva GYST (Geneva Y Swim Team) ... a three-year varsity scholar athlete 2007-2009 ... named most improved during the 2008 season ... majoring in pre-veterinary science
Anna Howard Fr., Gretna, Neb. Millard West High School Major: Animal Science Before SDSU: Competed at the state swim meet all four years ... in 2007 at the state meet, placed second as a part of the 200 freestyle relay ... in 2008 at the state meet, a member of the winning 200 freestyle relay team and finished fourth in the 50 freestyle ... on the varsity track team from 2006-08 ... at the 2009 state meet, a part of the winning 400 freestyle relay team and finished fourth in the 50 freestyle ... on the varsity track team from 200608 ... Trapshooting Club member 2005-2009 ... Club Water Polo state champion in 2007 ... State 4-H horse show from 2005-09
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Lauren McCleaf Fr., Fairfield, Pa. Fairfield High School Major: Agricultural Education Before SDSU: Finished in the top 16 at the state meet from 2006-2008 ... an honor roll member ... majoring in Agricultural Education with a minor in Animal Science
Melissa Mielke Fr., Brookings, S.D. Brookings High School Major: Pre-Medicine Before SDSU: Track-Athletic Scholar Award winner as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Athletic Scholar award winner in swimming and lettered in swimming as a junior and senior ... named Most Improved Athlete in swimming as a junior ... as a senior, named most Inspirational Athlete in swimming ... lettered in volleyball, named an Athletic Scholar award winner and was Academic All-State, named Academic All-State team member ... majoring in Pre-Medicine
Lisa Newberger Fr., Burnsville, Minn. Burnsville High School Major: Nursing Before SDSU: A member of the varsity swim team at Burnsville High School since the eighth grade ... has swam with the Black Dog Swim club for the past 11 years ... two time All-American, four times All-Conference, an Academic All-American and had a fourth place finish at the state meet in the 100 backstroke ... has also played varsity soccer
• SDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Newcomers • Kylie Poel Fr., Milbank, S.D. Milbank High School Major: Park and Rec. Management Before SDSU: Member of the Milbank Area Lions Swim Team (MALST) from 1998-2009 ... qualified for numerous South Dakota Long Coarse State Meets ... swam in every Seasonal State Championship ... member of the Cross Country from 2003-2008 ... qualified to run in the 2007 State Cross Country meet ... was Champion Swimmer for five years ... National Honor Society member and a Student of the Month ... was on the 4.0 Honor Roll for four years and was ranked 1 of 105 in her graduating class. ... majoring in Park and Rec. Management
Alyson Twenge Fr., Excelsior, Minn. Minnetonka High School Major: English Before SDSU: Team captain for her senior season at Minnetonka ... team spirit award winner in 2007 and won the hardest worker award as a senior ... four year member of the varsity swim team ... National Honor Society member ... graduated Cum Laude
• 2008-09 Women’s Swimming and Diving Season Bests • Event 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle 500 Freestyle 1000 Freestyle 1650 Freestyle 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke 100 Buttefly 200 Butterfly 200 Individual Medley 400 Individual Medley 200 Freestyle Relay 400 Freestyle Relay 800 Freestyle Relay 200 Medley Relay 400 Medley Relay 1-Meter Diving 3-Meter Diving
Athlete(s) Mallory Onisk Jessica Ferley Christina Gerometta Christina Gerometta Christina Gerometta Christina Gerometta Jessica Ferley Cassie Kozar Katie Budahl Katie Budahl Mallory Onisk Mallory Onisk Mallory Onisk Emily Tschetter Valdez, Olenich, Ferley, Onsik Onsik, Ferley, Olenich, Gerometta Boucher, Budahl, Temperley, Gerometta Ferley Budahl, Valdez, Onisk Ferley, Budahl, Onisk, Gerometta Breanna Torkelson Sasha Porter
Time :24.49 :53.63 1:54.76* 5:06.39* 10:44.60* 17:51.21* :59.11 2:10.97 1:04.25* 2:17.55* :57.78* 2:05.50* 2:06.62* 4:40.10 1:38.29* 3:33.37* 7:50.82 1:49.04* 3:54.40* 1:37.24* 3:40.57*
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•2008-09 Season Recap •
SDSU 133, Western Illinois 101 Iowa State 187, SDSU 55
AMES, Iowa. – Two diving records fell as the South Dakota State University women's swimming and diving team opened their season defeating Summit League opponent Western Illinois 133-101 and losing to Iowa State 187-55 in Ames, Iowa, on Nov. 1. Freshman Breanna Torkelson broke the school record in 1-meter diving with a score of 227.15 to place third in the event. Tracy Hansen was the previous school record holder with 217.5 points in 1983. Sasha Porter, a junior from Soldotna, Alaska, broke her own school record in 3-meter diving tallying 226.6 points to also finish third. Last season, Porter broke the school record that stood for 25 years with 213 points. Torkelson would have broken the school record if it had not been for Porter as she finished fifth with 217.9 points. The Jacks (1-1) best finish came during the 400-medley relay event that started off the three-team meet. SDSU finished second with a time of 4:01.91. Senior Malloy Onisk came from behind to place second in the 400 IM (4:43.26) and to place third in the 100 butterfly at 59.43 sec. Christina Gerometta, a junior from Farmington Hills, Mich., was the top-placing Jackrabbit in the 500-freestyle finishing third in 5 minutes, 18.27 seconds. Katie Budahl, a junior transfer from Minnesota, finished third in the 100-breaststroke with a time of 1:06.48.
Emily Tschetter took second place in the 100-yard breaststroke in a home meet vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay.
SDSU 472, Northern Colorado 439 SDSU 482, Northern Iowa 339
GREELEY, Colo.— Senior Mallory Onisk won five events as the South Dakota State women’s swimming and diving team swept a triangular against Northern Iowa, 482-339, and against host Northern Colorado, 472-439, on Nov. 15. Onisk won her first individual swim of the meet, taking the 200yard butterfly in 2:13.20. The Bear, Del., native also finished first in the 100 butterfly (59.82 sec), the 50 butterfly (27.20 sec), the 100 individual medley (1:02.91) and the 50 freestyle (25.27 sec). Onisk was also a member of three relay teams that placed first; the 400 medley (4:04.85), the 200 medley (1:52.90) and the 200 freestyle team (1:41.72). The Jacks had four other swimmers finish first, including Minnesota transfer Katie Budahl. The Mitchell native finished the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.92, just in front of teammate Emily Wisconsin-Green Bay 135.5, SDSU 102.5 Tschetter. Budahl would go on to win the 200 breaststroke in BROOKINGS – The South Dakota State University women's swim2:27.56 and the 50 breaststroke in 32.14 sec., with Tschetter placming and diving team dropped its first home-opening meet of the ing second both times. season to Wisconsin-Green Bay, 135.5-102.5, at the Stanley J. Junior Sara Olenich from Norfolk, Neb., won the 50 freestyle for Marshall HPER Center Pool on Nov. 7. SDSU with a time of 25.42 sec. The Jacks won their first event of the season and of the meet as Rachel Musser was the top placing Jackrabbit in the 100 freestyle the team of Jessica Ferley, Christina Gerometta, Mallory Onisk and with a winning time of 55.80 sec, followed by freshman Ashley Katie Budahl came in first with a time of 3 minutes, 59.08 seconds Valdez in second (55.93 sec in the 400-yard medley relay. Jessica Ferley, a freshman from Rapid City, was the final Gerometta, a junior who was the anchor of the winning relay Jackrabbit to win as she finished the 50 backstroke in 28.09 sec. team, was the first of three Jackrabbits from the winning relay The Jacks claimed eight of the top 10 spots in the 50 backstroke. squad to win individual races, taking the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:58.54. Husker Invitational Onisk, a senior from Bear, Del., edged Katelyn Bodin by .04 secLINCOLN, Neb. — Katie Budahl set a school record in the 200onds to take the 100 butterfly in 58.48 seconds. The final winner on the night was Budahl in the 100 breaststroke yard breaststroke, leading the South Dakota State University (1:06.73). The junior transfer from the University of Minnesota was women's swimming and diving team on the final day of competition at the Husker Invitational on Nov. 23. only .25 seconds off the school record that she set last Saturday. Budahl, a junior from Mitchell, finished fourth overall, clocking a Budahl, Rachel Musser and Lynn Wegner took second, third and time of 2:23.02, breaking the mark of 2:23.56 set by teammate fourth respectively in the 200 individual medley. Emily Tschetter in 2007. Tschetter finished 16th in the event, Junior Emily Tschetter from Brookings took second in the 100 2:28.11. breaststroke, finishing in 1:08.42. On Saturday, Budahl posted an eighth-place finish in the 100 Divers Breanna Torkelson and Sasha Porter finished second and third in the 1-meter dive. Torkelson had 199.05 points, .30 points breaststroke with a time of 1:08.25. Tschetter came in 13th with a time of 1:08.49. behind the winner, while Porter earned 197.90 points.
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Mallory Onisk added a pair of notable performances in the butterfly events, placing 13th in the 100, 58.65 seconds, and 16th in the 200, 2:09.77. Budahl and Onisk also made up half of SDSU's 200 medley relay, teaming with Jessica Ferley and Sara Olenich for an 11th-place finish, 1:52.61. In the team standings, the Jackrabbits finished sixth out of nine teams. Rice (Texas) won the meet with 1,200 points, followed by North Texas with 1,079 and Colorado State with 1,067.
Tampa Relays
TAMPA, Fla. — The South Dakota State University women's swimming team won the 300-yard breaststroke relay en route to a runner-up finish at the Tampa Relays during its Winter Training Trip on Jan. 3. The Jackrabbits came in second behind host Tampa in the fourteam field. Tampa tallied 188 points, followed by SDSU with 110. Cleveland State (Ohio) took third with 92 points, with Illinois Tech totaling 18 points. The trio of Katie Budahl, Emily Tschetter and Kaitlyn Hemmingson Nebraska 176, SDSU 119 combined for a time of 3 minutes, 34.07 seconds to win the 300 BROOKINGS — Katie Budahl broke her own school record in the breaststroke relay, which was one of 10 relay events in the meet. 200-yard breaststroke, but the South Dakota State women’s swim- SDSU placed third or better in nine of the 10 events, including secming and diving team dropped the dual meet to Nebraska, 176ond-place finishes in four relays: 300 backstroke, 400 medley, 500 119, at the HPER Center Pool on Dec. 12. SNARF and 400 freestyle. A junior from Mitchell, Budahl finished in 2 minutes, 22.41 seconds, winning the race by more than six seconds faster than her SDSU 141, Saint Louis 100 second-place teammate, Emily Tschetter (2:28.74). Budahl set the BROOKINGS — South Dakota State’s women’s swimming team previous school record of 2:23.02 in her last outing, Nov. 23 at won six individual races, along with two relay wins, to defeat Saint Nebraska. Louis University, 141-100, on Jan 10 at the HPER Center Pool. Budahl also placed first in the 50 breaststroke with a time of Christina Gerometta won two events on the night, with the first 31.20 seconds. Freshman Kaitlyn Hemmingson finished third, clock- coming in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 10 minutes, 59.19 ing in at 32.66 seconds. seconds. She also won the 500 freestyle by more eight seconds, finAshley Valdez, a freshman from Eaton, Colo., claimed victory in ishing in 5:20.48. It was Gerometta’s first victories in the two the 50 butterfly, finishing in 26.94 seconds. The win was the first of events this season. Valdez’s career. Mallory Onisk was a two-time winner, as well, placing first in the Mallory Onisk won her second 100 individual medley race of the 50 freestyle in 24.72 seconds. The senior from Bear, Del., also won season, finishing in 1:00.57. Senior Hannah Ferree, who took secthe 100 butterfly, finishing in 59.30 seconds — her third win in the ond place in 1:07.97 and junior Kayleigh Boucher, whose time of event this season. 1:08.37 was good enough for the third spot, followed Onisk. Onisk was the anchor of the winning 200 medley relay race along The Jacks closed out the meet with a win in the 200 freestyle with Jessica Ferley, Sara Olenich and Ashley Valdez that finished with relay as Sara Olenich, Anger Jae Bienfang, Christina Gerometta and a season best time of 1:52.00. Boucher finished with a time of 1:43.84. Ferley went on to win the 100 freestyle for the first time, clocking in at 54.48 seconds. Junior Katie Budahl won her third 100 breaststroke event of the season with a time of 1:07.83. Freshman Lynn Wegner placed second at 1:11.04 In the final event of the night, the Jacks took the top spot in the 200 freestyle relay. The team of Ferley, Rachel Musser, Olenich and Onisk finished at 1:41.65.
SDSU 111, Saint Louis 94 BROOKINGS — The South Dakota State University women’s swimming and diving team completed a weekend sweep of Saint Louis University (Mo.), recording a 111-94 dual victory Sunday morning at the Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center Pool. The Jackrabbits, who ended the dual season with a 5-3 record, received a pair of individual victories from Mallory Onisk. A senior from Bear, Del., Onisk won the 400-yard individual medley in a Kayleigh Boucher placed third in the 100 IM and swam the time of 4 minutes, 46.87 seconds, then later claimed the 200 butanchor leg as a member of the winning 200 freestyle relay terfly in 2:14.18. Onisk also swam the butterfly leg on the team in a home meet vs. Nebraska. Jackrabbits’ 400 medley relay, which opened the meet by winning
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the event as she teamed with Jessica Ferley, Katie Budahl and Rachel Musser for a time of 4:05.66. Ferley and Musser also were a part of SDSU’s winning 400 freestyle relay, along with Christina Gerometta and Ashley Valdez, which clocked a time of 3:44.16. Budahl and Gerometta also were individual winners for the Jackrabbits. Budahl continued her dominance in the 200 breaststroke, winning the event by more than 11 seconds with her time of 2:25.84. Gerometta’s victory came in the 500 freestyle, where she turned in a winning time of 5:18.92. She added a runner-up finish in the 200 freestyle, 2:01.29. For Saint Louis, Jordan Hagar swept the sprints, winning the 50 freestyle in 25.54 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 56.19 seconds.
Cassie Kozar and Ellie Hendricks placed sixth in 4:13.22.
Minnesota Challenge Day 2
MINNEAPOLIS — Christina Gerometta and Mallory Onisk were event winners and Katie Budahl set a pair of school records with runner-up finishes Saturday as the South Dakota State University women’s swimming and diving team wrapped up competition at the Minnesota Challenge on Feb. 7. Gerometta, a junior from Farmington Hills, Mich., won the 1,650yard freestyle in a time of 18 minutes, 10.51 seconds, while teammate Kayleigh Boucher came in second with a time of 18:29.30. A senior from Bear, Del., Onisk claimed the 200 butterfly in Saturday’s evening session, clocking a winning time of 2:07.16 to lead a Jackrabbit sweep of the top three spots. Freshman Lynn Wegner was second in 2:15.49, while Rachel Musser took third in 2:15.60. Onisk also placed eighth in the 100 butterfly with a time of 58.80 seconds. Budahl, a Mitchell native who transferred from Minnesota, marked her return to the Twin Cities with a pair of school records in the breaststroke events. She placed second in the 100 breaststroke in the afternoon with a time of 1:05.68, then clocked a record time of 2:18.82 in the 200 breaststroke during the evening session. Her time in the 200 breaststroke was nearly three-and-a-half seconds faster than her previous school record. The Jackrabbits put together a strong showing in the 200 backstroke with five swimmers placing among the top 12 in the even. Freshman Jessica Ferley led the contingent with a fifth-place time of 2:12.02, followed by Cassie Kozar in sixth at 2:12.21 and Ashley Valdez in seventh with a time of 2:12.44. Ellen Archer and Kali Christina Gerometta was victorious in the 500 freestyle Temperley posted respective and 11th- and 12th-place times of and placed second in the 200 freestyle vs. St. Louis. 2:15.40 and 2:15.85. SDSU also received strong performances in the diving events. Minnesota Challenge Day 1 Junior Sasha Porter placed third in the 1-meter competition with a MINNEAPOLIS — Mallory Onisk and Jessica Ferley posted top-10 score of 223.35 and added an eighth-place score of 199.75 in the times in the 50-yard freestyle Friday night, leading the South 3-meter event. Breanna Torkelson finished sixth in both events with Dakota State University women’s swimming and diving team in the scores of 212.75 in the 1-meter competition and 212.85 in 3opening session of the Minnesota Challenge on Feb. 6. meter competition. Onisk, a senior from Bear, Del., turned in a third-place time of 24.49 seconds, while Ferley, a freshman from Rapid City, clocked a ninth-place time of 25.00 seconds. Sara Olenich added a 14th place finish out of 106 competitors in the event with a time of 25.29 seconds. Three other Jackrabbits placed in the top 10 individually. Freshmen Kali Temperley and Lynn Wegner finished sixth and seventh in the 500 freestyle with respective times of 5 minutes, 25.98 seconds and 5:32.88. Rachel Musser added a 10th-place showing in the 200 individual medley, 2:16.59. SDSU also placed three relay teams in the top 10 of their respective events. The Jackrabbit 200 freestyle relay team of Kayleigh Boucher, Katie Budahl, Ferley and Erica Sommer opened competition by placing ninth in 1:44.34. In the 400 medley relay, two Mallory Onisk won the 200 butterfly title on the final day Jackrabbit teams placed in the top six out of 20 teams. The quartet of the Minnesota Challenge. of Temperley, Olenich, Wegner and Ashley Valdez came in fourth with a time of 4:09.66, while the squad of Ellen Archer, Emily Tschetter,
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Summit League Championships Day 1
that set a season best time of 7:50.82. The fourth and final record on the night to fall was in the 100 ROCHESTER, Mich. — The South Dakota State University breaststroke, where Katie Budahl broke her own school record women’s swimming and diving team set school records in four of twice. The University of Minnesota transfer swam a 1:05.13 in the the five events contested during the opening day of competition at preliminaries and a 1:04.25 to finish second in the finals. It is the the Summit League Championships on Feb. 19. Senior Mallory Onisk had a hand in three of the records. The Bear, fourth time this season that Budahl has broken the school record in the event. Del., native eclipsed her own standard in the 200-yard individual Freshman Jessica Ferley was the top placing Jackrabbit in the 100 medley in Thursday night’s finals, clocking a runner-up time of 2 backstroke in 59.11 seconds. minutes, 6.62 seconds – more than two seconds faster than the SDSU moved into third place in the team standings with one day mark she previously set at the league championships in 2006. Three of competition to go. other Jackrabbits swam in the consolation final: Katie Budahl, 11th, 2:09.91; Kayleigh Boucher, 14th, 2:12.52, and Rachel Musser, Summit League Championships Day 3 15th, 2:13.57. ROCHESTER, Mich. — For the third consecutive day, the South Onisk also was a part of a pair of record-setting relays. She swam the anchor leg on the Jackrabbits’ 200 freestyle relay, teaming with Dakota State women’s swimming and diving team broke four school records at the season ending Summit League Championships, highAshley Valdez, Sara Olenich and Jessica Ferley for a fourth-place time of 1:38.29 in the first event of the evening session. The previ- lighted by an individual championship by Katie Budahl. A junior from Mitchell, Budahl broke her own school record in the ous record of 1:39.61 was set at last year’s league meet. The 400 medley relay quartet of Ferley, Katie Budahl, Onisk and 200-yard breaststroke clocking a winning time of 2:17.55. She became the first Jackrabbit woman to win an individual conference Christina Gerometta closed the night with a third-place finish, setting a new Jackrabbit record with a time of 3:54.40. That also broke title since Diane Kelsey won her third consecutive North Central Conference 1,650 freestyle title in 1985. a record of 3:57.67 set the previous year. In other competition, Christina Gerometta set a new record in the Gerometta put up a new record in the 500 freestyle in preliminary competition Thursday morning, shaving more than six seconds 1,650-yard freestyle with a sixth-place time of 17 minutes, 51.21 seconds. Gerometta became the first woman in SDSU history to finoff her previous mark with a time of 5:06.39. She nearly matched ish the event in less than 18 minutes and her time was more than that in the evening session with a time of 5:06.60, good for a 10 seconds better than previous record holder Kayleigh Boucher, fourth-place finish. Freshman Kali Temperley finishe 12th in 5:15.21, with Cassie Kozar adding a 15th-place finish in 5:21.81. who finished two spots behind Gerometta at 18:00.71. Gerometta would be back, along with Mallory Onisk, Jessica The only event in which SDSU did not set a record was in the 50 freestyle, where Olenich was the top Jackrabbit finisher with a 13th- Ferley and Sara Olenich, to anchor the final race of the season, a place time of 24.70 seconds. Ferley contributed a 14th-place show- record-setting performance in the 400 freestyle relay. The time of 3:33.37 was good enough for fourth place in the event and was ing with a time of 24.98 seconds. more than a second better than the previous school record that was In the team standings, the Jackrabbits stood fourth out of six set last year at the same event. squads with 119 points. Onisk also set her third school record in as many days with a fourth-place time of 2 minutes, 5.5 seconds in the 200 butterfly. Summit League Championships Day 2 Onisk held the previous mark, which she set as a freshman in 2006. ROCHESTER, Mich. — One day after breaking four school All told, Onisk was a part of seven of the 12 records that the records, the South Dakota State women’s swimming and diving Jackrabbits broke during the three-day meet. team matched its total with another four-record day. Overall, the Jackrabbit matched their third place finish of the preMuch like the opening race on Thursday, the Jacks opened Friday’s vious year with 493.5 points. Oakland won its 10th straight Summit competition breaking a relay school record, this time in the 200 League title with 1,011.5 points, while Western Illinois finished secmedley finishing fifth in 1:49.04. Three of the four swimmers, Jessica Ferley, Ashley Valdez and Mallory Onisk were on both record ond for the third year in a row with 599 points. relay teams, while Katie Budahl swam the second leg of the race. Onisk would go on to break her own school record in the 100 butterfly by .01 seconds with a fifth-place finish at 57.78 seconds. A trio of Jackrabbits would finish back-to-back-to-back as Rachel Musser took 13th at 1:00.66, Valdez 14th in 1:00.90 and Lynn Wegner placed 15th with a time of 1:01.26. Christina Gerometta, a junior from Farmington Hills, Mich., set a new mark in the 200 freestyle clocking in at 1:54.76 during the preliminaries. During the final session, she finished sixth with a time of 1:56.35. Gerometta also swam the anchor leg for the 800 freestyle relay team of Kayleigh Boucher, Budahl and Kali Temperley
Katie Budahl became the first SDSU swimmer in 24 years to win an individual conference title when she set a school and conference record in the 200 breaststroke at the Summit League Championships.
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Jackrabbits Honored for Academics
In order for a student-athlete to be selected to the Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence, he/she must carry a The College Swimming Coaches Association of America honored the South Dakota State women’s swimming and diving team with a 3.00 or better cumulative GPA, achieve sophomore academic standing at the institution, have used a year of eligibility and be on the CSCAA Scholar All-American Team selection for the 2009 spring squad list in the sport in which he/she is nominated. Transfers, gradsemester. uate students and junior college graduates must have completed The Jackrabbits finished the semester with a team GPA of 3.28. one academic year at the nominating institution. True freshmen, redOnly Lehigh University (Pa.) and Towson University (Md.) finished higher than the Jacks, both with a 3.29 team grade-point average. shirt freshmen and first-year transfers are not eligible for the award. SDSU’s contingent included: To earn the honor, a team must maintain a minimum of a 3.0 Men GPA. • John Bisson, So., Biology In addition, a combined 25 Jackrabbit student-athletes were hon• Jason Garder, So., Civil Engineering ored by The Summit League as members of the 2008-09 Winter • Matt Josephson, Jr., Biology and Spring Academic All-Summit League Team. Honored on the • Kyle Milleman, Sr., Consumer Affairs women’s side were: • Cade Roberts, Sr., Manufacturing Engineering Technology • Ellen Archer, Jr. Dietetics • Mark Sandager, So., Agricultural Engineering • Amber Jae Bienfang, Fr., Nursing • Ryan Willett, Jr., Manufacturing Engineering Technology • Katie Budahl, Jr., Health, Physical Education and Recreation Women • Catie Coursen, Sr., Microbiology/Animal Science • Ellen Archer, Jr. Dietetics • Jessica Ferley, Fr., Health Promotion • Kayleigh Boucher, Jr., Interior Design • Hannah Ferree, Sr., Health Promotion • Katie Budahl, Jr., Health, Physical Education and Recreation • Christina Gerometta, Jr., Mechanical Engineering • Catie Coursen, Sr., Microbiology/Animal Science • Kaitlyn Hemmingson, Fr., Journalism • Hannah Ferree, Sr., Health Promotion • Ellie Hendricks, Fr., Pre-Pharmacy • Rachel Musser, Jr., Chemistry • Rachel Musser, Jr., Chemistry • Sara Olenich, Jr., Health Promotion/Biology • Sara Olenich, Jr., Health Promotion/Biology • Mallory Onisk, Sr., Pharmacy • Mallory Onisk, Sr., Pharmacy • Sasha Porter, Jr., Athletic Training • Breanna Torkelson, Fr., Dietetics • Emily Tschetter, Jr., Biology • Emily Tschetter, Jr., Biology • Barb Wehde, Jr., Spanish • Ashley Valdez, Fr., Pre-Pharmacy • Lynn Wegner, Fr., Pre-Physical Therapy Ferree Awarded NCAA Enhancement Scholarship • Barb Wehde, Jr., Spanish South Dakota State University swimming and diving student-athThe eight honorees from the men’s team included: lete Hannah Ferree was named the recipient of a $6,000 NCAA • Kyle Avocato, Fr., Undeclared Women’s Enhancement Program Postgraduate Scholarship for • John Bisson, So., Biology Careers in Athletics, organization officials announced in February. • Quinn Holden, Fr., Political Science A native of Fairbanks, Alaska, Ferree was a four-year letterwinner • Matt Josephson, Jr., Biology for the Jackrabbits, specializing in the backstroke and individual • Kyle Milleman, Sr., Consumer Affairs medley events. She placed as high as 10th in the 200-yard back• Cade Roberts, Sr., Manufacturing Engineering Technology stroke and 15th in the 400 individual medley at the Summit • Mark Sandager, So., Agricultural Engineering League Championships during her collegiate career. • Ryan Willett, Jr., Manufacturing Engineering Technology A health promotion and pre-physical therapy major, Ferree later In order to be selected to the Academic All-Summit League Team, a student-athlete must have a 3.0 or better grade-point average in enrolled in the physical therapy graduate program at the University of Rhode Island. the semester of championship competition and must use a year of Ferree is the first SDSU student-athlete to receive the women’s eligibility. A strong showing from the Jackrabbit swimming and diving teams enhancement scholarship, which is awarded by the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics. helped SDSU record the second-most honorees on the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence during the 2008-09 season. Of SDSU’s 117 total recipients, 18 came from either the men’s or women’s swimming and diving team.
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• Women’s All-Time Top 10 • 50 Freestyle 1 24.07 2 24.49 3 24.62 4 24.69 5 24.86 6 25.15 7 25.38 8 25.43 9 25.56 10 25.58
Alexandra Hoffman Mallory Onisk Sara Olenich Jessica Ferley Julie Hemleben Ingrid Wilson Rachel Musser Heather Youngberg Amy Adams Ashley Valdez
2008 2009 2009 2009 2000 2001 2006 2006 1994 2009
1,650 Freestyle 1 17.51.21 2 18.00.71 3 18.23.28 4 18.39.56 5 18.44.68 6 18:56.78 7 18.58.36 8 19.07.19 9 19.14.87 10 19.40.53
Christina Gerometta Kayleigh Boucher Diane Kelsy Shawna Kennedy Cassie Kozar Kali Temperley Chelsea Colborn Michelle Pollard Elli Wicks Nina Barse
2009 2009 1984 2007 2008 2009 2007 2000 1998 2005
100 Breaststroke 1 1:04.25 2 1.07.46 3 1:09.25 4 1.09.38 5 1.09.63 6 1:10.17 7 1.10.61 8 1.10.73 9 1:11.00 10 1:11.96
Katie Budahl Emily Tschetter Sara Olenich Camren Hillewaert Kim Iverson Kaitlyn Hemmingson Stephanie Sinclair Kristen Graves Lynn Wegner Rachel Musser
2009 2007 2009 2003 2006 2009 1999 2002 2009 2006
100 Freestyle 1 52.82 2 52.97 3 53.63 4 53.86 5 54.17 6 54.44 7 54.64 8 54.82 9 55.19 10 55.35
Alexandra Hoffman Mallory Onisk Jessica Ferley Sara Olenich Julie Hemleben Rachel Musser Ingrid Wilson Heather Youngberg Chelsea Colborn Beth Anderson
2008 2009 2009 2009 2000 2007 2001 2005 2008 1977
100 Backstroke 1 58.72 2 59.11 3 59.73 4 1:01.50 5 1:01.66 6 1.01.74 7 1.01.80 8 1.01.84 9 1.01.93 10 1.02.98
Alexandra Hoffman Jessica Ferley Mariah Pavlicek Kali Temperley Ashley Valdez Amy Adams April Peterson Ellen Archer Cassie Kozar Heather Youngberg
2008 2009 2004 2009 2009 1994 2008 2009 2008 2005
200 Breaststroke 1 2:17.55 2 2.23.56 3 2.27.93 4 2.31.75 5 2.33.99 6 2:34.20 7 2.34.94 8 2.36.23 9 2.36.43 10 2.37.73
Katie Budahl Emily Tschetter Camren Hillewaert Kristen Graves Stephanie Sinclair Kaitlyn Hemmingson Tia Culhane Kim Iverson Sara Olenich Jeri Hetzel
2009 2007 2002 2002 1998 2009 1992 2006 2008 2000
200 Freestyle 1 1.54.76 2 1.54.90 3 1.56.45 4 1.57.17 5 1.58.17 6 1.59.58 7 1.59.84 8 2.00.93 9 2.01.04 10 2.01.44
Christina Gerometta Alexandra Hoffman Kayleigh Boucher Rachel Musser Mallory Onisk Katie Budahl Jesscia Ferley Heather Youngberg Kali Temperley Beth Anderson
2009 2008 2009 2007 2009 2009 2009 2005 2008 1977
200 Backstroke 1 2.04.49 2 2.10.97 3 2.11.77 4 2:12.02 5 2.12.17 6 2:12.44 7 2.15.39 8 2:15.85 9 2.16.93 10 2.17.18
Alexandra Hoffman Cassie Kozar Mariah Pavlicek Jessica Ferley Ellen Archer Ashley Valdez Kayleigh Boucher Kali Temperley April Peterson Hannah Ferree
2008 2009 2007 2009 2009 2009 2007 2009 2008 2005
200 Individual Medley 1 2.06.62 Mallory Onisk 2 2:09.91 Katie Budahl 3 2.12.52 Kayleigh Boucher 4 2.13.57 Rachel Musser 5 2.14.61 Mariah Pavlicek 6 2.15.49 Emily Tschetter 7 2.16.06 Camren Hillewaert 8 2.16.61 Shaun Grorud 9 2:17.03 Lynn Wegner 10 2.17.05 Nicole Lewis
2009 2009 2009 2009 2005 2008 2002 1987 2008 2006
500 Freestyle 1 5.06.39 2 5.14.11 3 5.15.21 4 5.21.74 5 5.21.81 6 5.22.93 7 5.23.79 8 5.25.50 9 5.26.66 10 5.27.76
Christina Gerometta Kayleigh Boucher Kali Temperley Alexandra Hoffman Cassie Kozar Diane Kelsey Rachel Musser Chelsea Colborn Lynn Wegner Mallory Onisk
2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 1984 2006 2007 2009 2005
100 Butterfly 1 57.79 2 59.63 3 59.79 4 1.00.66 5 1:00.69 6 1:01.03 7 1.01.04 8 1:01.49 9 1:02.36 10 1.02.71
Mallory Onisk Shaun Grorud Chelsea Colborn Rachel Musser Ashley Valdez Lynn Wegner Amanda Jones Emily Tschetter Kari Kenefick Haley Wood
2006 1987 2007 2009 2009 2009 2007 2008 1980 2007
400 Individual Medley 1 4.37.83 Emily Tschetter 2 4.42.38 Mallory Onisk 3 4.53.26 Mariah Pavlicek 4 4.54.64 Shawna Kennedy 5 4.54.77 Michelle Pollard 6 4:54.82 Lynn Wegner 7 4.58.83 Hannah Ferree 8 4.59.94 Nicole Lewis 9 5.00.80 Shaun Grorud 10 5.05.07 Elli Wicks
2008 2006 2004 2007 2000 2008 2007 2007 1986 1998
1,000 Freestyle 1 10.44.60 2 10.51.04 3 10.59.92 4 11.17.39 5 11.19.84 6 11:22.16 7 11.22.72 8 11.27.83 9 11.36.90 10 11.36.99
Christina Gerometta Kayleigh Boucher Diane Kelsey Cassie Kozar Shawna Kennedy Kali Temperley Michelle Pollard Chelsea Colborn Nina Barse Elli Wicks
2009 2009 1983 2008 2007 2008 2001 2007 2005 1998
200 Butterfly 1 2.05.50 2 2.13.69 3 2.15.25 4 2:15.28 5 2.15.62 6 2.17.60 7 2:17.97 8 2.18.32 9 2.20.00 10 2.20.53
Mallory Onisk Rachel Musser Shaun Grorud Lynn Wegner Michelle Pollard Kari Kenefick Emily Tschetter Shawna Kennedy Diane Kelsey Teresa Swanson
2009 2008 1988 2009 2000 1979 2008 2007 1985 2007
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• About SDSU •
With a record enrollment of 12,376 students in the fall of 2009, South Dakota State University is the state’s largest institution of higher education. EARLY HISTORY Located in Brookings, SDSU was authorized in 1881 by the Territorial Legislative Assembly and serves as the state’s land-grant institution. Territorial Council member John O’Brien Scobey, failing to obtain the penitentiary for Brookings, managed to secure Dakota Agricultural College for his city. Although allocations fell short of the actual cost, the school was able to open in the fall of 1884 because the president, George Lilley, was willing to advance $500 — one-third of his salary — to finish three rooms in the new Central Building. In 1887, the Agricultural Experiment Station was established under the federal Hatch Act and linked to the University to conduct research that concerned agriculture and the home. The Cooperative Extension Service was added in 1914 through the Smith-Lever Act. During the first year of operation, only preparatory classes were held. College classes started in 1885 with five teachers, 17 freshman and 61 preparatory students. Growth was slow and erratic for many years, but by the turn of the 20th century there were 242 students. By 1990, enrollment topped more than 9,000 students. Today, students from all 50 states and more than 40 nations attend SDSU. More than 67,000 degrees have been granted since the college was chartered in 1881.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY features an 18-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio. Over the past five years, the average placement rate at SDSU has been 95 percent, with placement in selected majors like pharmacy and engineering approaching 100 percent.
COLLEGES ESTABLISHED The structure of the college became more complex as enrollments increased. The first nine chairs of instruction established in 1884 included agriculture, science, mathematics, Eng-
TOMPKINS ALUMNI CENTER features the Aggie School Clock Tower. The building, located on the west side of campus, hosts numerous university and alumni functions throughout the year.
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lish, modern languages, military tactics, veterinary science, practical business, political and domestic economy, and music. By 1907, the year the name of the institution was changed to South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, there were 22 departments on campus. In 1964, when “State College” was renamed South Dakota State University, there were six colleges; today degrees are offered through these eight colleges: • Agricultural and Biological Sciences • Arts and Science • Education and Counseling • Engineering • Family and Consumer Sciences • General Registration • Nursing • Pharmacy • Graduate School SDSU also offers degree programs through the University Center in Sioux Falls. Evening, RDTN, Internet and off-campus courses are coordinated through the Office of Academic Affairs and Outreach. (continued on next page)
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SDSU BY THE NUMBERS In its 129-year history, South Dakota State has grown from a campus of 80 acres in 1881 to a 422-acre campus with facilities worth more than $380 million. The University owns or leases another 15,000 acres for research throughout the state. South Dakota State University is experiencing unprecedented growth, both in enrollment and building projects. Projects recently completed or currently under way include: • The $48 million, 144,000-square-foot Avera Health and Science Center; • Harding Hall South, a 30,000-square-foot building that will house an expansion within the College of Engineering; • The $6 million Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center; • Caldwell Hall, with work beginning on additional suite-style residence halls; • A University Student Union expansion and renovation project was completed in the summer of 2005, with another expansion in progress. • Crothers Engineering Hall — $7 million expansion; • A $3.6 million equestrian center; • Solberg Hall — multi-million dollar renovation, and • A $7.8 million campus wellness center. Additional facility projects and enhancements to academic programs are being identified through the SDSU Foundation’s “It Starts With State” campaign, a comprehensive fundraising inititative designed to raise $190 million over the next several years. Other recent building projects have included:
In addition, the Enterprise Institute building, which also houses the SDSU Foundation, was completed in the fall of 2004. The Enterprise Institute is designed to facilitate SDSU and industry resources to encourage and assist the establishment of entrepreneurial growth enterprises in the region. More than 200 majors, minors and options are available at SDSU with more than 2,500 different course offerings. Master’s degrees are offered in more than 30 areas and doctorates are available in eight fields. SDSU is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and numerous departments on campus have earned accreditation from various agencies. More than 2,000 people are employees of SDSU, and the University’s total operating budget was more than $195 million in Fiscal Year 2007. Supplementing classroom instruction are the Harding Distinguished Lecture Series, the F.O. Butler Lectures, the Lusk Lecture and the Amdahl, Schultz-Werth and Griffiths endowments. Students also have the opportunity to choose from more than 200 clubs and organizations active on campus. RESEARCH SDSU has the highest percentage of undergraduates involved in research of any South Dakota public university. SDSU is large enough to offer competitive research opportunities, yet small enough to foster student-faculty learning opportunities. In 2006, SDSU was recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as the state’s only RU/H (research uni-
COOLIDGE-SYLVAN THEATRE, located on the southwest corner of campus is an outdoor amphitheater that has been the site of concerts, graduations and inaugurations of university presidents since its dedication by President Calvin Coolidge in September 1927.
THE COUGHLIN CAMPANILE is SDSU’s most recognizable landmark.
versity/high research activity) institution. This prestigious ranking recognizes the growth of doctoral programs, degrees granted and competitive funds obtained. Major areas of research at SDSU include: • Engineering and technology research into photovoltaic devices, nanotechnology, materials science, wind power, surface transportation systems, signal and image processing, water treatment, computer sciences, software engineering and computational science and statistics. • Agricultural sciences research on crops, livestock and the spectrum of related issues, such as agricultural biotechnology, infectious diseases (animal and zoonotic), food manufacturing, biobased energy and products, economics and horticulture. • Management and conservation of natural resources, with research on soil and water quality, soil fertility, conservation farming practices, wildlife and fisheries, climate change, landscape ecology and livestock waste. • Health sciences, nutritional sciences and wellness research programs in pharmaceutical sciences, nutrition and exercise physiology, muscle-bone relationships, cancer prevention, nursing and infectious disesases. • Renewable energy research is developing bio-based energy technologies, while promoting diversification and environmental sustainability of America’s agriculture. SDSU has been selected as one of five universities to serve as a regional center for the Sun Grant Initiative. The Sun Grant Initiative is a (continued on next page)
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• About SDSU •
concept to solve America’s energy needs and revitalize rural communities with Land-Grant university research, education and Extension programs on renewable energy and bio-based non-food industries. The Sun Grant Initiative will involve several SDSU departments, including mechanical engineering, biology and microbiology, the Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence, nutrition and food sciences, chemistry and plant science. • The Economics Department is studying the economic impact of ethanol development on the state’s economy and the logistics of using biomass for producing renewable fuels. • Over the next five years, $69 million in federal funds is to be awarded to SDSU and six other universities to serve as Vanguard centers for the National Children’s Study. The NCS will study more than 100,000 children across the country from conception to age 21. As part of the Governor’s 2010 Initiative, a goal is for South Dakota to become a recognized leader in research and technology development. To realize this goal, SDSU faculty are involved in five research centers: • Center for Infectious Disease Research and Vaccinology • Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development • Center for Drought Tolerance Biotechnology • Center for Accelerated Applications at the Nanoscale • Center for the Research and Development of Light-Activated Materials An agreement between SDSU and Argonne National Laboratory will develop opportunities for SDSU faculty and students working in partnership to pursue fields of science that advance science and technology-driven economic development in South Dakota. MUSEUMS AND ATTRACTIONS The educational opportunities don’t end in the classroom or laboratory as South Dakota State University is home to several facilities, including museums and gardens, which highlight South Dakota history and heritage. The South Dakota Art Museum houses several collections, including early Sioux Indian tribal art, the famed Harvey Dunn paintings of pioneer life and the exclusive Vera Way Marghab linens. The State Agricultural Heritage Museum transformed the former Stock Judging Pavilion into a home for exhibits that record and preserve the agrarian heritage of South Dakota. The 70-acre McCrory Gardens and South
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A NEW MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR wellness center opened in the fall of 2008. The building is attached to the west side of the Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center.
Dakota Arboretum, located south and east of campus, provide a beautiful setting for area residents and tourists to enjoy a stroll through the radiant colors and fragrances of one of the top 10 small ornamental gardens in the nation. It is also recognized as an All-American Display Garden, one of only 13 in the nation. In 1993, McCrory Gardens was designated an All-American Judging Garden to conduct research on annual flowers. In 1982, the area north of the formal garden was dedicated to the planting and testing of ornamental trees and shrubs. The 45-acre site was designated the South Dakota State Arboretum in 1988. Perhaps South Dakota State’s most recognizable landmark is the 165-foot Coughlin Campanile, the state’s largest chimes tower. A climb of 179 steps leads to a panoramic view of the city. The statuesque structure on the west end of campus was a $65,000 gift from 1909 engineering graduate Charles Coughlin, who later went on to become head of the Briggs & Stratton Corporation. Coughlin laid the campanile’s cornerstone on June 10, 1929. Since then, its chimes have called students to classes with the famous Westminster peals. An alumni-sponsored project to restore the campanile was completed in the summer of 2001. Adjacent to the campanile, Coolidge-Sylvan Theatre has provided a restful, green haven for
students since its dedication by President Calvin Coolidge in September 1927. Over the years the outdoor amphiteater has been the site of concerts, graduations and inaugurations for university presidents. Woodbine Cottage, the home of the university president, is a charming example of Queen Anne architecture. Built in 1887 by South Dakota Agricultural College’s second president, Dr. Lewis McLouth, the home is crowned by multiple roof lines. The house also has served as a women’s dormitory, music hall and infirmary. STATE’S LARGEST LIBRARY The Hilton M. Briggs Library, the state’s largest, was opened in 1977 and joined South Dakota’s statewide automated library network in 1988. Through the library, users have access to holdings from all 10 of the state’s libraries, including official documents and more than 1 million other holdings at Briggs. THE BROOKINGS COMMUNITY Today, Brookings is a growing community of about 18,700 people. Located 20 miles west of the Minnesota border and 50 miles north of Sioux Falls in east-central South Dakota, Brookings is situated at the intersection of U.S. Highway 14 and Interstate 29. The community also is home to several recognizable companies including Rainbow Play Systems, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M), Larson Manufacturing, and Daktronics, a leading manufacturer of scoreboards and display systems.