2015-16 South Dakota State Men's Golf Media Guide by South Dakota State University Athletics

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TABLE OF CONTENTS & QUICK FACTS

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7 Meet the Jacks

2015-16 Quick Facts

Location: ..................Brookings, S.D. Enrollment: ....................12,598 (fall) Founded: ..................................1881 Colors: ....................Blue and Yellow Nickname: ......................Jackrabbits Conference:......The Summit League Home Course: ............Brookings CC ..........................Par 72, 6,770 yards

South Dakota State Administration President:............Dr. David Chicoine Athletics Director: ............Justin Sell Deputy Director:..........Leon Costello Sr. Associate AD-Compliance/SWA:.... ..................................Kathy Heylens Assistant AD-Annual Giving & Golf Supervisor:..........Brian Brunner NCAA Faculty Rep: ....Dr. Rich Reid South Dakota State Golf Staff Director of Golf: ..Casey VanDamme ....................Northern Michigan, ‘00 ............................................2nd year Assistant Coach: ..............Dave Ellis ..........................Michigan State, ‘13 ............................................1st year Assistant Coach: ..............Dean Ellis ....................Northern Michigan, ‘83 ............................................2nd year Golf Office Phone:......605-691-1592

15 Season In Review

20 Records

23 History

26 SDSU

South Dakota State Media Relations Asst. SID/Golf: ........Michele Schmidt E-mail: .............................................. ........Michele.Schmidt@sdstate.edu Office Phone:..............605-688-4932 Cell Phone: ................605-695-0704 Office Address: ....Sports Information ............................2820 HPER Center ................Brookings, S.D. 57007-1497 Web Site: ....................GoJacks.com Twitter: ......................GoJacksSDSU Facebook: ..SDSU.Jackrabbit.Nation 2015-16 Men’s Preview Top 5 Finishes: ..............................3 Summit League Championship Finish:..........................................3rd Returners: ......................................5 ................Grant Smith, Trevor Tobin ............Zach Sackett, Michael Duch ................................Naqiuddin Fuad Newcomers:....................................4 ................................Keegan Brasch ......................................Jaxon Lynn ............................Alejandro Perazzo ................................Felipe Strobach

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South Dakota State sports can be followed through the social media networks of Twitter. You can follow SDSU on Twitter through @GoJacksSDSU. Fans can become friends of South Dakota State on Facebook by going to facebook.com/SDSU.Jackrabbit.Nation. The SDSU men’s golf team can also be followed through social media. The Jackrabbits are on Twitter this season at @GoJacksGolf.

The 2015-16 South Dakota State mens’ golf media guide is a product of the Jackrabbit Sports Information and printed by the South Dakota State University Print Lab. Written and designed by Michele Schmidt, Assistant Sports Information Director, with editorial assistance from Matt Schmidt. Front cover design by SDSU University Marketing & Communications. Photos credited to Emily Weber of SDSU University Marketing & Communications, Dave Eggen of Inertia Sports, Robby Gallagher and Lifetouch Sports and Steve Smith. 1

A SEASON OF CHANGE

2015-16 SEASON PREVIEW

With two of the NCAA’s top up-and-coming coaches on staff with the South Dakota State men’s golf program, the 2015-16 season signals a change in direction. It began on the West Coast. When South Dakota State sat within striking distance of the elusive Summit League title after its 2015 second round, the Jackrabbits knew they were onto something. Yes, they finished third for the third consecutive season, but this title was a lot closer this time. Being so close to winning it all is what will drive the 2015-16 Jacks. “We are building on a solid finish to last year as weel as our players having a grea summer,” secondyear Director of Golf Casey VanDamme said. “This season we are looking to take it to the next leve as a program.” For the first time in recent memory, SDSU’s roster could be described as a veteran group. The result of a Jackrabbit lineup that didn’t include a senior in 2014-15 is a seasoned squad that has been thrust into the competitive lineup since the beginning of their respective collegiate careers. THE JUNIOR CLASS Grant Smith and Trevor Tobin have been the guts of the Jackrabbit team since starting their collegiate careers, as the threesome has played a combined 133 rounds for South Dakota State. As the Jacks’ top returner, Smith competed in 11 tournaments last year, carding a team-best stroke average of 74.28 in 32 total rounds. The secondteam All-Summit League honoree recorded 12 rounds of par-or-better last year and Smith’s 65 in the third round of the Jackrabbit Invitational tied the school record. Smith also had a very productive summer, highlighted by advancing to the sectional round at the U.S. Open. Tobin, one of four Jackrabbits to drop his stroke average, shot a career-low 69 in the third round of The Jackrabbit and a personal best 54-hole 216 score.

THE SOPHOMORE CLASS Naqiuddin Fuad and Zach Sackett took their freshmen campaigns and made the most of them finishing in the top 10 at the league championships. Sackett, who was tied for second after the second round of the championship, competed in nine tournaments, and recorded a 76.83 stroke average in 24 rounds. Fuad had the Jackrabbits’ second-best stroke average (76.65) in nine events and 26 rounds. Additionally, he finished in the top 25 twice. The class is rounded out with Michael Duch, who competed in two tournaments. THE FRESHMAN CLASS South Dakota State welcomes a talented class in Felipe Strobach, Keegan Brasch, Jaxon Lynn and Alejandro Perazzo. Strobach played in the Pan-American Games for Peru this past summer, is ranked in the World Amateur rankings and is the top amateur in Peru. In his first men’s amateur event, Brasch finished

Lynn is a member of Team Alberta and qualified for the 2015 U.S. Junior Championship winning the sectional qualifier in Spokane (74-67). He played in the 2014 Canadian Junior Nationals and both the 2014 Alberta Junior Boys Championship and 2014 Alberta Men’s Amateur Championships. At HJ Cody High School, Lynn won the high school provincials, shooting a 149 (78-71), and the high school zones (72). Perazzo was the top amateur at the 2015 Venezuela Open and placed second overall shooting a 279 (69-70-72-68). He also finished fourth at the 2015 South American Junior Championship in Chile and the 2015 Caracas CC Amateur Cup.

Junior Grant Smith

tied for third at the Malaro Invitational, shooting a 74. Additionally, he has won consecutive junior events in the Arizona Junior Golf Association. Brasch won the 2014 Chandler City Junior Championship (69-73) and the 2014 Scottsdale Junior Championship (7676). He also tied for 13th at the 2014 Northern Amateur (69-75). Name Keegan Brasch Michael Duch Naqiuddin Fuad Jaxon Lynn Alejandro Perazzo Zach Sackett Grant Smith Felipe Strobach Trevor Tobin

THE SCHEDULE South Dakota State’s 2015-16 spring season slate features a blend of familiar events and a few new tournaments. “We are very exited about our schedule this spring,” VanDamme, said. “It will be the best competition we have faced, and we are looking forward to the challeng. The Jackrabbits open the spring in two new events. SDSU is in Arizona at the Arizona Intercollegiate Jan. 29-30 and then at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate in Palm Springs, Calif., March 5-6 hosted by Michigan. South Dakota State lone home event is the seventh annual Jackrabbit Invitatiional March 7-8 at the Primm Valley Golf Club in Primm, Nev. The Jacks play in the Thunderbird Invitational April 2-3 hosted by Arizona State for the first time. The Hawkeye Invitational is the fourth new tournament for the Jackrabits April 16-17 in Iowa City, Iowa. SDSU’s pursuit of the 2016 Summit League Championship title happens at Sand Creek Station Golf Club in Newton, Kan., May 1-3. The Jackrabbits are playing for a spot in the NCAA Championship field, held in early June.

2015-16 Jackrabbit Men’s Golf Team Yr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr.

Ht. 5-11 6-3 5-10 6-1 5-8 5-8 6-7 5-10 6-0

Exp. HS 1Y 1L HS HS 1L 2L HS 2L

Hometown/Previous School Sherwood, Ore./Sherwood Aberdeen, S.D./Roncalli Perak, Malaysia/Klian Pauch Secondary Sylvan Lake, Alberta/H.J. Cody Caracas, Venezuela/Colegio Los Arcos Winnipeg, Manitoba/St. Paul’s Johnston, Iowa/Johnston Lima, Peru/Cambridge College Brandon, S.D./Brandon Valley

Director of Golf: Casey VanDamme (Northern Michigan, ‘00), 2nd yr. Assistant Coach: Dave Ellis (Michigan State, ‘13), 1st yr. Assistant Coach: Dean Ellis (Northern Michigan, ‘83), 2nd yr. 2

COACHING STAFF

Director of Golf - Casey VanDamme, Second Year

Jumping in head first was what second year South Dakota State Director of Golf Casey VanDamme did when he took over the men’s golf program in. Since, VanDamme has secured some of the top collegiate teams to play in The Jackrabbit golf tournament this season, recruited talented studentathletes who will battle for a starting spot, and changed the program’s mindset. Joining the Jackrabbit family in July 2014, VanDamme guided SDSU to a third-place finish at The Summit League Tournament and a pair of topfive finishes. Under VanDamme’s guidance, three of the seven returning letterwinners dropped their stroke averages, including secondteam AllSummit League selection Grant Smith, who led the team with a 74.28 average, good for seventh in a single season at SDSU. VanDamme, who is SDSU’s second full-time golf coach, spent five seasons at Tennessee as Director of Instruction/Player Development beginning in 2009. During his tenure, Tennessee equaled its best postseason stretch in school history with five trips to the NCAA Championship regionals, advancing to the 2010, 2011 and 2013 NCAA Championships. Prior to coaching the Vols, VanDamme learned the trade under renowned golf instruc-

tor Jim McLean. He spent seven years at the Jim McLean Golf School in Palm Springs, Calif., and Traverse City, Mich., becoming the youngest master instructor in school history. VanDamme has worked with PGA Tour players, including as an on-site teaching professional to a participant in the 2009 PGA Championship. He began his collegiate golf career at Marquette before finishing at Northern Michigan, where he graduated in 2000. VanDamme started his tenure under McLean in 1998 while still playing collegiately. He also played profes-

sionally on the National Golf Association Hooters Tour in 2003-04. From 2006 to 2009, VanDamme served as athletic director at Mid Peninsula High School in Rock, Mich., also working summers since 2005 with the CVD Golf Academy in Gladstone, Mich. He also served in 2008 as head golf professional at LochenHeath Golf Club in Traverse City. VanDamme and his wife, the former Jill Gobert, are natives of Perkins, Mich., and are the parents of daughters, Madelyn and Claire, and son, Andrew.

COACHING STAFF

Assistant Coach - Dave Ellis, First Year

After spending two seasons out of the Midwest, Dave Ellis returns as assistant golf coach at South Dakota State. “I am extremely excited to announce Dave Ellis as our assistant golf coach,” VanDamme said. “Dave coached a top-10 team and assisted one of the best coaches in the country at Central Florida. In addition to his experience coaching at the highest level, Dave understands the balance for today’s student-athletes and will serve as a great mentor/role model for them.” Ellis, who spent two seasons at UCF as the men’s golf assistant, helped lead the Knights to a No. 6 final Golfstat ranking in 2013-14, a runner-up finish at the American Athletic Conference Championship, a spot in the NCAA regional, and a guided a student-athlete to the 2014 national championship. This past season, Ellis and UCF finish third at the conference championship and won the FAU Slomin Autism Invite. Additionally, he also coached four student-athletes playing professionally on the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour Canada. A former standout at Michigan State, Ellis

was a three-time Spartans team captain and played in three Big Ten Championships, finishing in the top 20 in 2012. Academically, he was a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar, four-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and four-time All-Big Ten Academic selection. He was honored with the Spartans’ most prestigious accolade—The President’s Award—honoring the MSU graduating senior with the highest GPA. Playing the junior circuit, Ellis won the 2007

Michigan Junior Amateur and was the 2008 MHSAA Division I Upper Peninsula individual champion. In addition to his father Dean, SDSU assistant coach, Ellis’ twin brother, Daniel, is assistant golf coach at Michigan State.

COACHING STAFF

Assistant Coach - Dean Ellis, Second Year

Dean Ellis, who spent 20 years as the Northern Michigan head golf coach, joined the South Dakota State golf program as assistant coach in 2014. Ellis, who was named the head golf coach at Northern Michigan in 1993, led NMU to the 2014 NCAA Regionals, where it placed 14th, after finishing eighth at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Golf (GLIAC) Championships. Additionally, he guided the Wildcats to the 1999 NCAA Division II Tournament. While at Northern Michigan, Ellis served as the Golf Association of Michigan Governor, on the NCAA Division II, District IV Golf Regional Advisory Committees and organized and administrated the 1999 and 2010 GLIAC Golf Championships. In 2011-12, Ellis was the lead instructor at Grand Traverse Resort & Spa where he provided individual and group lessons with use of JC-Video and Foresight GC2. He was also the head golf professional at the Wawonowin Country Club in Ishpeming, Mich., in 1991, winning the club championship in 1995. Addition-

ally, Ellis won the Upper Peninsula men’s amateur championship in 1981. Ellis was also the men’s basketball coach at Northern Michigan beginning in 1986-87. He posted a 369-303 record, becoming the winningest coach in program history in 2005. Ellis stepped down as head coach in 2010 after 24 years. Under Ellis’ leadership, the Wildcats made 13 appearances in the GLIAC postseason tournament and won the 1999-2000 title. His 1993,

1999 and 2000 squads won GLIAC regularseason titles and also qualified for the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Tournament. He had four 20-win seasons (1993, '94, '99, '00) and was selected 1993 GLIAC Coach of the Year. A native of Negaunee, Mich., where he was a standout athlete, Ellis earned three letters in basketball and four in golf at Southwest Missouri State University. He transferred to Northern Michigan where he completed work on his bachelor’s degree in 1983. Ellis and his wife, Lois, are the parents of David, SDSU assistant coach, and Daniel, Michigan State assistant coach.

HOME OF THE JACKRABBITS

Brookings Country Club - Brookings, S.D.

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Opened: 1960 Designed by Earl Bartling and Ward Waltz Men’s Course: 6,770 yards, par 72

Brookings Country Club Brookings Country Club, home of the South Dakota State men’s and women’s golf programs, has long been recognized as one of the region’s best courses. The 18-hole, par-72, 6,800-

yard course was designed by Earl Bartling and Ward Waltz. It is characterized by bluegrass greens, which are lush and serene, fairways that are challenging yet uncrowded and a rolling terrain.

The Brookings Country Club sits on 167 acres 8 miles southwest of the SDSU campus. It has hosted numerous collegiate events and annually hosts U.S. amateur qualifying events.

MEET THE JACKRABBITS

Grant Smith

Junior Mathematics Johnston, Iowa/Johnston HS

Records: Ranks fourth in career scoring average (74.73), fifth in career top 10

and top 25 finishes.

2014-15: Second Team All-Summit League ... named to The Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and a Distinguished Scholar on The Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... competed in all 11 events, posting a career-best 74.28 scoring average in 32 rounds ... seventh-lowest scoring average in a single season ... ranked eighth in The Summit League in scoring average ... ranked fourth in single-season top-10 finishes (5) and sixth in top-25 finishes (7) ... broke the school record for 18 holes with a career-low 65 in the third round at the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/16-17) ... recorded second-lowest 36-hole score in school history with a career-low 136 (71-65) at the Jackrabbit Invitational ... owns two 54-hole scores—tied for second (206) and 10th (213)— on the single-seaosn list ... finished in the top 15 in 7 of the 11 events and placed in the top 10 in two of the final four events ... best finish came in the season opener at the Whistling Straits Intercollegiate (9/1-2) and at the Ogio Utah Invitational (10/6-7), tying for fifth ... earned Summit League Golfer of the Week after setting the school record for 18 holes at the Jackrabbit Invitational ... shot a 227 (82-70-75) at The Summit League Championship (5/1-3), placing seventh.

2013-14: Honored as a Summit League Academic Distinguished Scholar ... competed in 11 events, posting the team’s second-best scoring average (75.19) in 31 rounds ... scoring average ranked 12th in The Summit League ... recorded one top-10 and six top-25 finishes ... ranked ninth in single-season top-25 finishes at SDSU ... tied for 12th at The Summit League

Year 2013-14 2013-14 Career

Events 11 11 22

Rds. 31 32 63

Strokes 2,331 2,377 4,708

Championship (4/21-4/23), shooting a 230 (78-80-72) ... best finish came at the 2013 Fall Jackrabbit Invitational (9/23-9/24), finishing sixth with season-low 18-hole (66) and 54-hole (216) scores ... 18-hole 66 ranks tied for third in a single season at SDSU and tied for fifth in a single season in The Summit League ... registered a season-low 36-hole (148) score at the Battle of the Tetons (9/2-9/3) and tied for 14th ... shot 76s in the first two rounds of the Beu/Mussantto Invitational to finish tied for 11th (230) ... placed 17th at the Arkansas State Red Wolf Invitational, shooting a oneunder par 71 in the final round to finish with a 221 (7872-71) ... shot two-under par 70s in the first and third rounds to record 54-hole score 219 (70-79-70) and finish tied for 24th at the Ram Masters Invitational (9/1617).

Before SDSU: 2013 South Dakota Golf Association Matchplay Champion ... ranked as the number one recruit in Iowa according to National Junior Golf Scoreboard ... class 4A state runner-up in 2012 ... first team all-state in 2012 and second team all-state in 2011 and 2010 ... district champion in 2012 ... three-time all-conference pick ... posted four wins and tied for second at the 2012 state tournament ... all-tournament team pick as a senior ... finished tied for 11th at the AJGA Jr. at Quad Cities and tied for 10th at the Bass Pro/Payne

Avg. 75.19 74.28 74.73

Low-18 66 65 65

Low-36 148 136 136

Low-54 216 206 206

Stewart AJGA in 2012 ... four-time academic all-conference selection (2009-2012).

Top 5 0 2 2

Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 1 6 6th 5 7 T-5th (2) 6 13 T-5th (2)

MEET THE JACKRABBITS

Trevor Tobin

Junior Business Economics Brandon, S.D./Brandon Valley HS

2014-15: Played in eight events, posting a personal-best 78.00 scoring average in 24 rounds ... recorded the sixth-lowest 36-hole score in a single season, shooting a career- and season-low 139 at the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/16-17) ... shot a career-low 69 in the third round and a personal best 54-hole 216 score ... best finish was tied for 24th at the Jackrabbit Invitational ... registered five rounds below 75 in the first two spring events ... shot a 242 (82-80-80) at The Summit League Championship (5/1-3), tying for 33rd.

2013-14: Named to The Summit League Honor Roll ... competed in eight events, posting an 80.68 scoring average in 22 rounds ... best finish came at The Summit League Championship (4/21-4/23), tying for 23rd and shooting a 233, including a season-low 18-hole (73) score ... posted a season-low 54-hole 232 at the Arkansas State Red Wolf Invitational (4/74/8) ... fired a pair of 78s to finish with a 238 at the Lone Star Invitational (3/24-3/25) ... recorded a season-low 36-hole 157 at the 2013 Jackrabbit Fall Invitational (9/23-9/24) and at the Beu/Mussantto Invitational (3/31-4/1).

2011) ... named to the Class AA all-tournament team in 2010 and 2011 ... threetime all-conference team selection ... low junior at the 2011 South Dakota Golf Association Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amateur Championship and finished tied for 14th at the same event in 2012 ... notched a third-place finish at the 2011 SDGA Junior Championship ... finished 14th and 22nd at AJGA events and also the low medalist at AJGA qualifier in Wisconsin (71).

Before SDSU: Ranked the number one 2013 recruit in South Dakota by National Junior Golf Scoreboard ... four-time all-state pick (20092012) ... recorded three top-10 finishes (2009-

Year 2013-14 2014-15 Career

Events 8 8 16

Rds. 22 24 46

Strokes 1,775 1,872 3,647

Avg. 80.68 78.00 79.28

Low-18 73 69 69

Low-36 157 139 139 8

Low-54 232 216 216

Top 5 0 0 0

Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 0 1 T-23rd 0 1 T-24th 0 2 T-23rd

MEET THE JACKRABBITS

Michael Duch

Sophomore Agronomy Aberdeen, S.D./Roncalli HS

2014-15: Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... competed in two events, posting a 78.83 scoring average in six rounds ... shot a career- and season-low 18-hole (72), 36-hole (146) and 54hole (222) scores at the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/16-17) ... recorded a 251 (89-84-78) in first collegiate outing at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational (9/22-23).

Before SDSU: Became the first male individual in Roncalli history to win the South Dakota High School Athletic Association Class A state title in 2013 ... honored on three state all-tournament teams ... two-time Region 1A champion and the 2013 Northeast Conference champion ... four-time all-state selection ... led team in scoring three seasons ... team MVP in 2012 and 2011 ... won 10 of 22 career tournaments and 8 of 12 high school tournaments in 2013 ... member of the Cavalier golf team since 2007 ... member of the National Honor Society and is an Eagle Scout ... lettered in wrestling and was a six-time member of the South Dakota State Trapshooting championship teams.

Year 2014-15

Events 2

Rds. 6

Strokes 473

Avg. 78.83

Low-18 72

Low-36 146

Low-54 222

Top 5 0

Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 0 0 41st

MEET THE JACKRABBITS

Naqiuddin Fuad

Sophomore Sport, Recreation and Park Management Perak, Malaysia/Klian Pauh Secondary School

2014-15: Competed in nine events, posting the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second-best scoring average (76.65) in 25 rounds ... recorded second-best freshman scoring average in the last decade ... finished in the top 25 twice ... posted eight rounds below 75 ... shot a careerand season-low 70 in the third round of the Baron Collegiate Cup (2/9-10) and the first round of the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/16-17) ... recorded a career- and season-low 36 holes (143) and 54 holes (217) at the Jackrabbit Invitational ... best finish came at The Summit League Championship (5/1-2), finishing eighth with a 228 (78-78-72) ... averaged 74.61 scoring average over 13 rounds in the final fall event and the first four spring events ... shot a 233 (74-82-77) at first collegiate event, the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational (9/22-23) ... tied for 11th at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate (10/13-14), shooting a 151 (75-76). Before SDSU: Two-time Etiqa Selangor International Junior Masters Champion ... 2012 Asian Pacific Junior Am Champion, runner-up at Malaysian Junior Open and runner-up at U.S. Kids World Junior - U-21 Boys Division ... sister, Islamiah, is a member of the Jackrabbit womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf team.

Year 2014-15

Events 9

Rds. 26

Strokes 1,993

Avg. 76.65

Low-18 70 (2)

Low-36 143

Low-54 217

Top 5 0

Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 1 2 8th

MEET THE JACKRABBITS

Zach Sackett

Sophomore Biology Winnipeg, Manitoba/St. Paul’s HS

2014-15: Competed in nine events, posting the team’s thirdbest scoring average (76.83) in 24 rounds ... collected a top-10 finish and three top-25 finishes ... shot a career- and season-low 72 in the third round of the Ogio Utah Invitational (10/6-7), second round of the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/16-17) and the second round of The Summit League Championship (5/1-3) ... posted career- and season-lows for 36 holes (146) and 54 holes (223) at the Jackrabbit Invitational ... shot a 232 (78-78-76) in collegiate opener at the Whistling Straits Intercollegiate (9/1-2) ... recorded a 75.4 scoring average the final three events of the season ... collected five rounds below 75 ... shot a 229 (75-72-82) at The Summit League Championship, tying for ninth.

Before SDSU: Finished third at the 2014 Maple Leaf Junior National Championship ... ranked No. 1 in Manitoba in 2013 by the National Junior Golf Scoreboard and 26th on the Canadian Junior National Order of Merit ... won the 2013 MJT-PGA of Manitoba Junior Championship, shooting a 144 ... placed second at the 2013 CN Future Links Western Championships, third at the 2013 Maple Leaf Junior Tour Tournament of Champions and tied for third at the 2013 Manitoba Junior Boys Championship ... finished fourth at the 2013 Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association Provincial Golf Championship and tied for 13th at the Canada Summer Games ... played hockey for St. Paul’s, playing in the Colorado Amateur Hockey Association.

Year 2014-15

Events 9

Rds. 24

Strokes 1,844

Avg. 76.83

Low-18 72 (3)

Low-36 146

Low-54 223

Top 5 0

Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 1 3 T-9th

MEET THE JACKRABBITS

Keegan Brasch

Freshman Economics Sherwood, Oregon/Sherwood HS

Before SDSU: Finished seventh at the U.S. Open qualifier, shooting a 74...finished tied for third at the Malaro Invitational, shooting a 74, in first amateur event...won consecutive junior events

in the Arizona Junior Golf Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Chandler City Junior Championship (69-73) and the Scottsdale Junior Championship (76-76)...tied for 13th at the Northern Amateur (69-75)...had the conference low-scoring average (72.6)...played U-16, U-18 and U-20 ice hockey in Sweden.

Jaxon Lynn

Freshman Economics Sylvan Lake, Alberta/H.J. Cody HS

Before SDSU: Member of Team Alberta ... qualified for the 2015 U.S. Junior Championship winning the sectional qualifier in Spokane (74-67) ... played in the 2014 Canadian Junior Nationals

and both the 2014 Alberta Junior Boys Championship and 2014 Alberta Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amateur Championships ... won the high school provincials, shooting a 149 (78-71), and the high school zones (72) ... awarded the Male Athlete of the Year at H.J. Cody.

MEET THE JACKRABBITS

Felipe Strobach Freshman Economics Lima Peru/? HS

Before SDSU: Represented Peru in the Pan-American Games in Toronto in 2015, tying for 18th (77-73-7076=296)...two-time member of the Peruvian National team...won the Internacional de Menores de Lima, shooting a 209 (73-70-66) and the Copa El Comercio 208 (70-68-

70)...finished 54th, firing a 290 (70-73-72-75), at the Lexus Peru Open at the Latin PGA...placed fifth at the Internacional del Jockey Club de Rosario in Argentina (75-70-70-68=283)...tied for 12th at the 2014 Optimist International Junior Golf Championships...placed seventh at the American Junior Golf Association Will Claxton Junior in 2014, shooting a 225 (76-76-73)...won the XIV Torneo Internacional De Golf De Menores.

Alejandro Perazzo

Freshman Sport, Recreation and Park Management Caracas, Venezuela/Colegio Los Arcos HS

Before SDSU: Top amateur at the 2015 Venezuela Open and second overall shooting a 279 (69-70-72-68) ... finished fourth at the 2015 South American Junior Championship in Chile (71-

72-72-72=287) and the 2015 Caracas CC Amateur Cup (76-67-74=214) ... placed second at the 2015 Junko GC Amateur Cup Perazzo (71-6772=210) and at the 2014 Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup in Argentina, he finished 18th (72-73-75-72=292).

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2014-15 Results & Statistics Date Sept. 1-2 Sept. 15-16 Sept. 22-23 Oct. 6-7 Oct. 13-14 Feb. 9-10 Mar. 9-10 Mar. 16-17 Mar. 29-30 Apr. 6-7 Mary 1-3

2014-15 RESULTS & STATISTICS

Team Team Tournament Course Site Finish Score Whitsling Straits Intercollegiate Irish Course Black Sheboygan, Wis. 3rd/7 910 (+46) Ram Masters Invitational Fort Collins CC Fort Collins, Colo. 15th/15 946 (+106) Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Minnehaha CC Sioux Falls, S.D. 5th/7 890 (+38) Ogio Utah Invitational Jeremy Golf CC Park City, Utah 12th/13 1119 (+54) Bill Ross Intercollegiate Milburn CC Overland Park, Kan. 8th/16 619 (+43) Barona Collegiate Cup Barona Creek GC Lakeside, Calif. 13th/13 902 (+38) Colleton River Collegiate Colleton River CC Bluffton, S.C. 12th/14 927 (+63) Jackrabbit Invitational Primm GC Primm, Nev. 6th/15 865 (+1) Seahawk Intercollegiate CC of Landfall Wilmington, N.C. 14th/14 949 (+85) Redhawk Invitational Chambers Bay University Place, Wash.14th/18 925 (+81) Summit League Championship La Purisima GC Lompoc, Calif. 3rd/9 921 (+57)

2014-15 Overall Stroke Average Rounds Strokes Player 32 2,377 Grant Smith Naqiuddin Fuad 26 1,993 Zach Sackett 24 1,844 Dylan Baker 29 2,244 Trevor Tobin 24 1,872 Ian Rinken 11 858 Michael Duch 6 473 Austin Sitter 15 1,189 Guillermo Gonzalez 15 1,192 Individual Totals 182 14,042 Team Scores 32 9,973 2014-15 Miscellaneous Statistics Events Player 11 Grant Smith Naqiuddin Fuad 9 Zach Sackett 9 Dylan Baker 10 Trevor Tobin 8 Ian Rinken 4 Michael Duch 2 Austin Sitter 5 Guillermo Gonzalez 5

Wins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

vs. Par +3 +5 +6 +6 +6 +7 +7 +8 +8 +56 +19 Top 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Low 65 70 72 66 69 73 72 73 69 65 281 6-10 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

High 85 82 84 88 86 82 89 85 89 89 378 11-20 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1

Avg. 74.28 76.65 76.83 77.38 78.00 78.00 78.83 79.27 79.47 77.15 906.63

Top Individual T5. Smith T58. Smith T5. Baker T5. Smith T11. Fuad T29. Fuad T12. Smith 7. Smith T14. Smith T30. Sackett 7. Smith

Top Finish T5. Twice T11. Bill Ross Intercollegiate 7. Summit League Championship T5. Jackrabbit Fall Invitational T24. Jackrabbit Fall Invitational T18. Bill Rosse Intercollegiate 41st. Jackrabbit Fall Invitational T28. Jackrabbit Fall Invitational T14. Jackrabbit Invitational T5. Three times 3. Twice

Rd. in 70s 27 21 20 18 13 7 4 8 8

Low 54 206 217 223 216 216 231 222 230 213

Grant Smith Date Sept. 1-2, Whistling Straits Intercollegiate Sept. 15-16, Ram Masters Invitational Sept. 22-23, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Oct. 6-7, Ogio Utah Invitational Oct. 13-14, Bill Ross Intercollegiate Feb. 9-10, Barona Collegiate Cup Mar. 9-10, Colleton River Collegiate Mar. 16-17, Jackrabbit Invitational Mar. 29-30, Seahawk Intercollegiate Apr. 6-7, Redhawk Invitational May 1-3, Summit League Championship Totals Naqiuddin Fuad Date Sept. 22-23, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Oct. 6-7, Ogio Utah Invitational Oct. 13-14, Bill Ross Intercollegiate Feb. 9-10, Barona Collegiate Cup Mar. 9-10, Colleton River Collegiate Mar. 16-17, Jackrabbit Invitational Mar. 29-30, Seahawk Intercollegiate Apr. 6-7, Redhawk Invitational May 1-3, Summit League Championship Totals

Zach Sackett Date Sept. 1-2, Whistling Straits Intercollegiate Sept. 15-16, Ram Masters Invitational Sept. 22-23, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Oct. 6-7, Ogio Utah Invitational Oct. 13-14, Bill Ross Intercollegiate Feb. 9-10, Barona Collegiate Cup Mar. 16-17, Jackrabbit Invitational Apr. 6-7, Redhawk Invitational May 1-3, Summit League Championship Totals Dylan Baker Date Sept. 1-2, Whistling Straits Intercollegiate Sept. 15-16, Ram Masters Invitational Sept. 22-23, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Oct. 6-7, Ogio Utah Invitational Oct. 13-14, Bill Ross Intercollegiate Feb. 9-10, Barona Collegiate Cup Mar. 9-10, Colleton River Collegiate Mar. 16-17, Jackrabbit Invitational Mar. 29-30, Seahawk Intercollegiate May 1-3, Summit League Championship Totals * competed as an individual

2014-15 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rounds Strokes Average 3 222 74.0 3 229 76.3 3 218 72.6 3 213 71.0 2 165 82.5 3 224 74.6 3 222 74.0 3 206 68.6 3 224 74.6 3 227 75.6 3 227 75.6 32 2,377 74.28

Low-18 70 72 70 70 80 71 71 65 71 72 70 65

Low-36 145 149 142 141 165 147 143 136 144 150 145 136

Low-54 222 229 218 213 -224 222 206 224 227 227 206

Top 25 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 7

Top 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5

Finish T-5th T-58th T-8th T-5th t-73rd T-55th T-12th 7th T-14th T-30th 7th T-5th (2)

Rounds Strokes Average 3 233 77.6 3 236 78.6 2 151 75.5 3 218 72.6 3 234 78.0 3 217 72.3 3 236 78.6 3 240 80.0 3 228 76.0 26 1,993 76.65

Low-18 74 77 75 70 77 70 73 78 72 70

Low-36 156 155 151 145 155 143 150 160 150 143

Low-54 233 236 -218 234 217 236 240 228 217

Top 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

Top 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Finish 33rd T-75th T-11th T-29th T-52nd 34th 61st T-77th 8th 8th

Rounds Strokes Average 3 232 77.3 3 241 80.3 3 227 75.6 3 225 75.0 2 158 79.0 3 82 27.3 3* 223 74.3 3 227 75.6 3 229 76.3 24 1,844 76.83

Low-18 76 78 72 72 77 80 72 75 72 72

Low-36 154 157 149 150 158 80 146 151 147 146

Low-54 232 241 227 225 -80 223 227 229 223

Top 25 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

Top 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Finish T-16th 80th T-21st T-53rd T-43rd 75th T-52nd T-30th T-9th T-9th

Rounds Strokes Average 3 223 74.3 3 237 79.0 3 216 72.0 3 218 72.6 2 158 79.0 3 226 75.3 3 249 83.0 3 227 75.6 3 251 83.6 3 239 79.6 29 2,244 77.38

Low-18 73 72 66 72 79 72 80 73 82 79 66

Low-36 148 153 138 145 158 147 161 147 166 159 145

Low-54 223 237 216 218 -226 249 227 251 239 216

Top 25 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Top 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Finish 8th T-74th T-5th T-21st T-43rd T-60th 84th T-72nd 76th 28th T-5th

Trevor Tobin Date Sept. 1-2, Whistling Straits Intercollegiate Sept. 22-23, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Feb. 9-10, Barona Collegiate Cup Mar. 9-10, Colleton River Collegiate Mar. 16-17, Jackrabbit Invitational Mar. 29-30, Seahawk Intercollegiate Apr. 6-7, Redhawk Invitational May 1-3, Summit League Championship Totals Ian Rinken Date Sept. 15-16, Ram Masters Invitational Sept. 22-23, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Oct. 6-7, Ogio Utah Invitational Oct. 13-14, Bill Ross Intercollegiate Totals

Michael Duch Date Sept. 22-23, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Mar. 16-17, Jackrabbit Invitational Totals

Austin Sitter Date Sept. 22-23, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Oct. 6-7, Ogio Utah Invitational Mar. 9-10, Colleton River Collegiate Mar. 16-17, Jackrabbit Invitational Apr. 6-7, Redhawk Invitational Totals

Guillermo Gonzalez Date Sept. 1-2, Whistling Straits Intercollegiate Sept. 15-16, Ram Masters Invitational Sept. 22-23, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Mar. 16-17, Jackrabbit Invitational Mar. 29-30, Seahawk Intercollegiate Totals Team Date Sept. 1-2, Whistling Straits Intercollegiate Sept. 15-16, Ram Masters Invitational Sept. 22-23, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Oct. 6-7, Ogio Utah Invitational Oct. 13-14, Bill Ross Intercollegiate Feb. 9-10, Barona Collegiate Cup Mar. 9-10, Colleton River Collegiate Mar. 16-17, Jackrabbit Invitational Mar. 29-30, Seahawk Intercollegiate Apr. 6-7, Redhawk Invitational May 1-3, Summit League Championship Totals * competed as an individual

2014-15 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rounds Strokes Average 3 243 81.0 3* 228 76.0 3 234 78.0 3 234 78.0 3 216 72.0 3 244 81.3 3 231 77.0 3 242 80.6 24 1,872 78.00

Low-18 77 74 74 75 69 80 73 80 69

Low-36 157 152 158 151 139 162 149 160 139

Low-54 243 228 234 234 216 244 231 242 216

Top 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Top 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Finish 33rd T-24th 74th T-52nd T-26th 70th T-39th T-33rd T-24th

Rounds Strokes Average 3 240 80.0 3 234 78.0 3 231 77.0 2 153 76.5 11 858 78.0

Low-18 77 75 73 75 73

Low-36 158 153 151 153 151

Low-54 240 234 231 -231

Top 25 0 0 0 1 1

Top 10 0 0 0 0 0

Finish T-78th T-34th T-68th T-18th T-18th

Rounds Strokes Average 3* 251 83.6 3* 222 74.0 6 473 78.83

Low-18 78 72 72

Low-36 162 146 146

Low-54 251 222 222

Top 25 0 0 0

Top 10 0 0 0

Finish 41st T-49th 41st

Rounds Strokes Average 3* 230 76.6 3 236 78.6 3 240 80.0 3 231 77.0 3 252 84.0 15 1,189 79.27

Low-18 76 76 78 73 83 73

Low-36 153 155 159 151 167 151

Low-54 230 236 240 231 252 231

Top 25 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top 10 0 0 0 0 0 0

Finish T-28th T-75th 72nd T-81st T-87th T-28th

Rounds Strokes Average 3 224 81.3 3 251 83.6 3* 237 79.0 3* 213 71.0 3 247 82.3 15 1,192 79.47

Low-18 76 83 79 69 81 69

Low-36 155 168 158 140 163 140

Low-54 244 251 237 213 247 213

Top 25 0 0 0 1 0 1

Top 10 0 0 0 0 0 0

Finish 34th 84th 39th T-14th T-72nd T-14th

Rounds Strokes Average 3 910 303.3 3 946 315.3 3 890 296.6 3 1,119 373.0 2 619 309.5 3 902 300.6 3 927 309.0 3 865 288.3 3 949 316.3 3 925 308.3 3 921 307.0 32 9,973 311.66

Low-18 300 304 284 370 309 290 305 281 307 303 300 281

Low-36 602 622 581 741 619 597 611 568 623 612 606 568

Low-54 910 946 890 1,119 -902 927 865 949 925 921 865

Top 25 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11

Top 10 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5

Finish 3rd 15th 5th 12th 8th 13th 12th 6th 14th 14th 3rd 3rd (2)

Barona Collegiate Cup

2014-15 SRPING TOURNAMENT RECAPS Jackrabbit Invitational

Redhawk Invitational

Date: Feb. 9-10, 2015 Location: Lakeside, Calif. Course: Barona Creek Golf Club 7,324 yards, par 72

Date: Mar. 16-17, 2015 Location: Primm, Nev. Course: Primm Valley Golf Course 7,131 yards, par 72

Date: Apr. 6-7, 2015 Location: University Place, Wash. Course: Chambers Bay 7,047 yards, par 72

T-29. Naqiuddin Fuad, 75-76=151 T-55. Grant Smith, 85-80=165 T-60. Dylan Baker, 79-79=158 74. Trevor Tobin, 76-84-74=234 DNF. Zach Sackett, 82-0-0=82

7. Grant Smith, 70-71-65=206 T-14.* Guillermo Gonzalez, 73-71-69=213 T-26. Trevor Tobin, 77-70-69=216 34. Naqiuddin Fuad, 70-73-74=217 T-49.* Michael Duch, 76-72-74=222 T-52.* Zach Sackett, 77-72-74=223 T-72. Dylan Baker, 80-74-73=227 T-81. Austin Sitter, 80-73-78=231

T-30. Zach Sackett, 75-76-76=227 T-30. Grant Smith, 72-78-77=227 T-39. Trevor Tobin, 76-73-82=231 T-77. Naqiuddin Fuad, 80-82-78=240 T-87. Austin Sitter, 85-83-84=252

Score: 305-307-290=902 Result: 13th of 13 teams

Barona Collegiate Cup

Date: Mar. 9-10, 2015 Location: Bluffton, S.C. Course: Colleton River Plantation Club 7,365 yards, par 72 Score: 305-306-316=927 Result: 12th of 14 teams

T-12. Grant Smith, 71-72-79=222 T-52. Naqiuddin Fuad, 78-77-79=234 T 52. Trevor Tobin, 75-76-83=234 72. Austin Sitter, 81-81-78=240 84. Dylan Baker, 88-81-80=249

Score: 297-287-281=865 Result: 6th of 15 teams

Seahawk Intercollegiate

Date: Mar. 29-30, 2015 Location: Wilmington, N.C. Course: CC of Landfall, Nichlaus 6,916 yards, par 72 Score: 316-307-326=949 Result: 14th of 14 teams

T-14. Grant Smith, 73-71-80=224 61. Naqiuddin Fuad, 77-73-86=236 70. Trevor Tobin, 82-82-80=244 T-72. Guillermo Gonzalez, 84-81-82=247 T-76. Dylan Baker, 85-82-84=251

Score: 303-309-313=925 Result: 14th of 18 teams

The Summit League Championship

Date: May 1-3, 2015 Location: Lompoc, Calif. Course: La Purisima Golf Course 7,055 yards, par 72 Score: 315-300-306=921 Result: 3rd of 9 teams

7. Grant Smith, 82-70-75=227 8. Naqiuddin Fuad, 78-78-72=228 T-9. Zach Sackett, 75-72-82=229 T-28. Dylan Baker,80-80-79=239 T-33. Trevor Tobin, 82-80-80=242 * - competed as an individual

Grant Smith, Guillermo Gonzalez, Trevor Tobin and assistant coach Dean Ellis 17

2014-15 FALL TOURNAMENT RECAPS

Bill Ross Intercollegiate

Date: Oct. 13-14, 2014 Location: Overland Park, Kan. Course: Milburn Country Club 7,054 yards, par 72 Score: 309-310=619 Result: 8th of 16 teams

T-11. Naqiuddin Fuad, 75-76=151 T-18. Ian Rinken, 78-75=153 T-43. Dylan Baker, 79-79=158 T-43. Zach Sackett, 77-81=158 T-73. Grant Smith, 85-80=165

Whistling Straits Intercollegiate

Jackrabbit Fall Invitational

Date: Sept. 1-2, 2014 Location: Sheboygan, Wis. Course: Irish Course, Black 7,201 yards, par 72

Date: Sept. 22-23, 2014 Location: Sioux Falls, S.D. Course: Minnehaha Country Club 6,424 yards, par 71

T-5. Grant Smith, 75-70-77=222 8. Dylan Baker, 75-75-73=223 T-16. Zach Sackett, 78-78-76=232 33. Trevor Tobin, 80-77-86=243 34. Guillermo Gonzalez, 89-79-76=244

T-5. Dylan Baker, 66-72-78=216 T-8. Grant Smith, 72-70-76=218 T-21. Zach Sackett, 72-77-78=227 T-24.* Trevor Tobin, 74-78-76=228 T-28.* Austin Sitter, 77-76-77=230 33. Naqiuddin Fuad, 74-82-77=233 T-34. Ian Rinken, 75-78-81=234 39.* Guillermo Gonzalez, 79-79-79=237 41.* Michael Duch, 89-84-78=251

Score: 308-300-302=910 Result: 3rd of 7 teams

Ram Masters Invitational

Date: Sept. 15-16, 2014 Location: Fort Collins, Colo. Course: Fort Collins Country Club 7,121 yards, par 70 Score: 324-318-304=946 Result: 15th of 15 teams

T-58. Grant Smith, 80-77-72=229 T-74. Dylan Baker, 84-81-72=237 T-78. Ian Rinken, 77-81-82=240 80. Zach Sackett, 84-79-78=241 84. Guillermo Gonzalez, 83-85-83=251

Score: 284-297-309=890 Result: 5th of 7 teams

Ogio Utah Invitational

Date: Oct. 6-7, 2014 Location: Park City, Utah Course: Jeremy Golf & Country Club 7,130 yards, 71 Score: 378-371-370=1,119 Result: 12th of 13 teams

T-5. Grant Smith, 72-70-71=213 T-21. Dylan Baker, 72-73-73=218 T-53. Zach Sackett, 75-78-72=225 T-68. Ian Rinken, 78-7380=231 T-75. Naqiuddin Fuad, 81-77-78=236 T-75. Austin Sitter, 81-79-76=236 18

18-Hole Scores

65 Grant Smith Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/17/15 65 Geoff Mead Independent DI Championship, 4/27/07 65 David Smith Bill Cullum Invitational, 10/25/10 66 Dylan Baker Jackrabbit Fall Invitational, 9/22/14 66 Hudson Carpenter Dual in the Tetons, 9/1/13 66 Grant Smith Jackrabbit Invitational, 9/24/13 67 Trent Peterson Cleveland State Invitational, 9/28/08 67 Geoff Mead Santa Clara Invitational, 10/20/08 67 Trent Peterson Summit League Championship, 4/28/09 67 Trent Peterson NCAA DI South Central Regional, 5/14/09 67 Nolan Meyer Summit League Championship, 4/19/11 67 Hudson Carpenter Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/13/13 67 Hudson Carpenter Battle in the Tetons, 9/2/13 67 Hudson Carpenter ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate, 4/7/14

36-Hole Scores

135 Hudson Carpenter ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate, 4/8/14 136 Grant Smith Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16/15 137 Geoff Mead Santa Clara Invitational, 10/20/08 138 Dylan Baker Jackrabbit Fall Invitational, 9/22/14 138 Trent Peterson Santa Clara Invitational, 10/20/08 138 Hudson Carpenter Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/12/12 139 Trent Peterson Cleveland State Invitational, 9/28/08 139 Austin Sitter Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/11/13 139 Hudson Carpenter Jackrabbit Fall Invitational, 9/23/13 140 Grant Smith Ogio Utah Invitational, 10/6/14 140 Guillermo Gonzalez Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16/15 140 Trent Peterson Fairway Club Invitational, 9/8/08 140 David Smith Kansas Invitational, 9/19/11

SINGLE SEASON & CAREER RECORDS 54-Hole Scores

205 Geoff Mead Santa Clara Invitational, 10/20-21/08 206 Grant Smith Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15 206 Trent Peterson Santa Clara Invitational, 10/20-21/08 207 Hudson Carpenter Jackrabbit Fall Invitational, 9/23-24/13 209 Hudson Carpenter Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/11-12/13 211 Trent Peterson Summit League Championship, 4/27-28/09 211 Greg Fehrman Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/11-12/13 211 Hudson Carpenter ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate, 4/7-8/14 212 Geoff Mead Cleveland State Invitational, 9/28-30/08 213 Grant Smith Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15 213 Grant Smith Ogio Utah Invitational, 10/6-7/14 213 Geoff Mead Cleveland State Invitational, 9/24-25/07 213 Trent Peterson Cleveland State Invitational, 9/28-30/08 213 David Smith Bill Cullum Invitational, 10/25-25/10 213 Greg Fehrman Summit League Championship, 4/23-24/12

Best Finishes 1st Charlie Jacobson *Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational, 9/9-10/04 1st Michael Kuchta *Briar Cliff Invitational, 4/15-16/05 1st Geoff Mead Cleveland State Invitational, 9/24-25/07 1st Trent Peterson Beu/Mussatto Invitational, 4/4-5/08 1st Geoff Mead Cleveland State Invitational, 9/29-30/08 1st Trent Peterson Beu/Mussatto Invitational, 4/20-21/09 1st David Smith Kansas Invitational, 9/19-20/11 1st Hudson Carpenter ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate, 4/7-8/14 T-1st Hudson Carpenter Jackrabbit Fall Invitational, 9/23-24/13 Note: * Non-Division I event *^Ryan Trasamar tied for first at the Augustana Invitational, a non-Division I event, April 2, 2005, with a score of 74.

Geoff Mead won the Cleveland State Invitational in 2007 and the Jackrabbits won their second Division I Tournament.

Hudson Carpenter won the ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate in Jonesboro, Ark., shooting a three-round 211.

Season Stroke Average

TEAM & INDIVIDUAL SCORING RECORDS

Avg. 72.41 72.41 73.42 73.79 73.87 74.23 74.28 74.38 74.69 74.75

Player Trent Peterson Hudson Carpenter Hudson Carpenter Geoff Mead Trent Peterson Hudson Carpenter Grant Smith Trent Peterson Tim Kalil Geoff Mead

Year Rds. Strk. 2008-09 32 2,317 2013-14 31 2,256 2012-13 26 1,909 2008-09 29 2,140 2006-07 23 1,699 2011-12 26 1,930 2014-15 32 2,377 2007-08 24 1,785 2008-09 29 2,166 2007-08 24 1,794

Rds 32 32 31 31 31 29 29

Player Grant Smith Trent Peterson Hudson Carpenter Grant Smith Lukas Davison Geoff Mead Tim Kalil

Year 2014-15 2008-09 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2008-09 2008-09

Fin. 5 3 3 3 3

Player Trent Peterson Hudson Carpenter Hudson Carpenter Hudson Carpenter Geoff Mead

Year 2008-09 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2008-09

Player Trent Peterson Hudson Carpenter Hudson Carpenter Grant Smith Tim Kalil Geoff Mead

Year 2008-09 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2008-09 2008-09

Single-Season Rounds

Single-Season Top 5 Finishes

Single-Season Top 10 Finishes Fin. 8 6 6 5 5 5

TEAM Single-Season Scoring Average 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Year 2008-09 2006-07 2012-13 2011-12 2013-14 2007-08 2010-11 2005-06 2009-10 2004-05

Rds 29 23 26 26 31 27 28 23 28 26

Tournament Wins Creighton Classic Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational Augustana Invitational Briar Cliff Invitational Fairway Club Invitational Cleveland State Invitational Santa Clara Invitational

Str. 8,572 6,823 7,754 7,759 9,321 8.180 8,489 7,024 8,607 8,064

Avg. 295.59 296.65 298.23 298.42 300.68 302.96 303.18 305.39 307.39 310.15

4/11-12/11 9/9-10/04 4/2/05 4/15-16/05 9/8-9/08 9/29-30/08 10/20-21/08

Single-Season Top 25 Finishes Fin. 11 8 8 8 8

Player Trent Peterson Geoff Mead Greg Fehrman Hudson Carpenter Miles Knutsen

Year 2008-09 2008-09 2012-13 2012-13 2012-13

Fin. 2 1 1 1 1 1

Player Hudson Carpenter Geoff Mead Trent Peterson Geoff Mead Trent Peterson David Smith

Year 2013-14 2007-08 2007-08 2008-09 2008-09 2011-12

Single-Season Division I Wins

Steve Klock

Top 5 Finishes - Career Fin. 9 7 4

Name Hudson Carpenter Trent Peterson Geoff Mead

Top 10 Finishes - Career Fin. 15 15 8 7 6 5 5

Year 2005-09 2010-14 2007-09 2005-09 2014-P 2009-13 2009-13

Fin. Name 28 Trent Peterson 23 Hudson Carpenter 16 Geoff Mead 15 Tim Kalil 13 Grant Smith 13 Greg Fehrman 12 Steve Klock 10 Justin Jenkins 9 David Smith 8 Nolan Meyer 8 Miles Knutsen

Year 2005-09 2010-14 2007-09 2005-09 2014-P 2009-13 2004-07 2006-10 2009-13 2008-12 2012-13

Top 25 Finishes - Career

Career Rounds Rds. Player 111 Hudson Carpenter 102 Trent Peterson 93 Justin Jenkins 92 Greg Fehrman 91 Tim Kalil 87 David Smith 85 Lukas Davison 80 Nolan Meyer 73 Kyle Vandevoort

Career Division I Wins

Player Trent Peterson Geoff Mead Hudson Carpenter Grant Smith Tim Kalil Steve Klock Greg Fehrman Dillon Schultz David Smith Nolan Meyer

Beu/Mussatto Invitational Beu/Mussatto Invitational Jackrabbit Fall Invitational

18-Hole Scores

Years 2005-09 2007-09 2010-14 2014-P 2005-09 2004-07 2009-13 2011-13 2009-13 2008-12

Rds. 102 61 111 63 91 72 92 45 87 80

Strk. 7,526 4,521 8,230 4,708 6,893 5,462 7,019 3,438 6,648 6,127

Years 2010-14 2005-09 2006-10 2009-13 2005-09 2009-13 2010-14 2008-12 2006-10 4/20-21/09 3/29-30/13 9/23-24/13

276 280 281 281 282 282 284 285 285 286 286 286

Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/12/12 Santa Clara Invitational, 10/20/06 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16/15 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/11/13 DI Independent Championship, 2006 (S) Summit League Championship, 4/28/09 Jackrabbit Fall Invitational, 9/24/13 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16/15 Beu/Mussatto Invitational, 3/29/13 Bill Ross Intercollegiate, 10/2-3/06 DI Independent Championship, 4/29/07 Santa Clara Invitational, 10/20/08

575 567 566

Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/12-13/12 Santa Clara Invitational, 10/20-21/08

36-Hole Scores

Year 2010-14 2005-09 2007-09

Name Trent Peterson Hudson Carpenter Geoff Mead Tim Kalil Grant Smith David Smith Greg Fehrman

INDIVIDUAL Career Stroke Average (minimum 30 rounds)

Avg. 73.78 74.11 74.14 74.73 75.75 75.86 76.29 76.40 76.41 76.59

2004-07

Fin. 2 2 2 2 1

Player Hudson Carpenter Trent Peterson Geoff Mead Hudson Carpenter David Smith

Year 2013-14 2005-09 2007-09 2010-14 2009-13

568 569 575 576 577 579 580 581

Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/11-12/13 ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate, 4/7-8/14 Jackrabbit Invitational, 9/23-24/13 Cleveland State Invitational, 9/29-30/08 Kansas Fall Invitational, 9/15-16/08 Fairway Club Invitational, 9/8-9/08 Jackrabbit Fall Invitational, 9/22-23/14

855 857 863 865 870 870 871 874 876 877 879 879

Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/11-12/13 Santa Clara Invitational, 10/20-21/08 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/12-13/12 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15 Cleveland State Invitational, 9/29-30/08 Summit League Championship, 3/27-28/09 Jackrabbit Fall Invitational, 9/23-24/13 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/14-15/11 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15 DI Independent Championship, 3/27-29/07 John Dallio Memorial, 9/25-26/06 Bill Ross Intercollegiate, 10/2-3/06

54-Hole Scores

Player Erin Bergstrom Dylan Baker Brian Bye Hudson Carpenter Lance Collins Matt Conlon Kyle Cooper Lukas Davison Michael Duch Parker Edens Matthew Erickson Greg Fehrman Naqiuddin Fuad Guillermo Gonzalez James Green Brodie Hullinger Charlie Jacobson Justin Jenkins Tim Kalil Steve Klock Miles Knutsen Landon Koss Michael Kuchta TJ Lovato Geoff Mead Luke Merkel Nolan Meyer Trent Peterson Joey Pickels Ian Rinken Zach Sackett Jared Schnabel Dillion Schultz Dillon Schultz Austin Sitter David Smith Grant Smith Trevor Tobin Ryan Trasamar Kyle Vandevoort Matt Wieland Bran Wynia Brian Wynia Mitchell Zaba

Rounds 40 56 7 81 3 23 14 72.5 6 28 13 65.5 26 24 13 32 14 93 91 72 26 29 26 7 61 6 52 102 3 30 24 13 20 23 47 57 63 46 58 63 5 17 32 8

Strokes Low 54 3422 244 4325 216 607 250 6095 77 231 231 1820 232 1085 227 5715 218 473 222 2178 221 1058 239 5097 73 1993 217 1908 213 1023 224 2612 227 1055 215 7115 219 6905 218 5462 220 1956 87 2262 215 2049 226 557 237 4521 205 487 241 4140 220 7526 206 234 234 2358 229 1844 223 1099 241 1542 80 1907 219 3687 219 4547 212 4708 206 3647 216 4612 222 4952 225 408 242 1327 85 2515 220 656 248

CAREER RECORDS

Low Rnd 72 66 78 66 74 73 72 69 72 71 77 68 70 69 73 74 69 71 69 69 70 70 71 74 65 78 67 67 77 73 72 79 72 69 69 68 65 69 73 72 77 71 69 77

Par/4 28 1 4 1 2 9 3 3 3 9 13 8 5 3 2 20 8 32 2 1 6 2 9 20 2 3 1 -

Events Top 1 15 20 3 31 2 1 9 5 26 2 10 5 25 9 8 5 13 5 1 34 33 26 10 10 10 1 3 23 2 2 20 37 2 1 11 9 5 8 9 17 22 1 22 16 22 1 25 2 7 12 3 -

Top 5 1 8 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 4 7 1 1 2 2 1 -

Top 10 3 14 1 1 2 5 1 1 3 1 7 3 3 1 2 8 1 15 1 1 2 6 2 1 1 1 -

Avg 85.55 77.23 86.71 74.79 77.00 79.13 77.50 78.83 78.83 77.79 81.38 77.82 76.65 79.50 78.69 81.63 75.36 76.51 75.88 75.86 75.23 78.00 78.81 79.57 74.11 81.17 78.86 73.78 78.00 78.60 76.83 84.54 77.10 81.15 78.45 79.08 74.73 79.28 79.52 78.60 81.60 78.06 78.59 82.00

Seasons 2006-09 2013-P 2007,2009-10 2010-14 2007-08 2004-05 2009-11 2010-14 2014-P 2009-11 2008-11 2009-13 2014-P 2013-P 2007-08 2004-08 2004-05 2006-10 2005-09 2004-07 2012-13 2005-07 2004-05 2011-12 2006-09 2004-05 2008-12 2005-09 2012-13 2013-P 2014-P 2004-06 2012-13 2011-12 2012-P 2009-13 2013-P 2013-P 2004-08 2006-10 2005-06 2012-13 2008-11 2008-09

The Summit League Championship Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Champion Western Illinois Oral Roberts Oral Roberts Kansas City IUPUI Kansas City Denver

Runner-up Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City IUPUI/Southern Utah Southern Utah South Dakota IUPUI

POSTSEASON RESULTS SDSU 5th 3rd 8th 7th 8th 3rd 3rd

Medalist Kyle Peterman, Western Illinois Scott Stiles, Oral Roberts Korbin Kuehn, Kansas City Michael Powell, IUPUI Michael Davan, IUPUI Korbin Kuehn, Kansas City Rob van de Vin, IUPUI

Top SDSU Finisher Trent Peterson (T-9th) Trent Peterson (2nd) Nolan Meyer (T-16th) Nolan Meyer (T-3rd) Greg Fehrman (T-7th) Miles Knutsen (T-12th) Hudson Carpenter (T-7th) Lukas Davison (T-7th)

Location Macomb, Ill. Kansas City, Mo. St. George, Utah Primm, Nev. Primm, Nev. Keller, Texas Keller, Texas

Trent Peterson finished second at the 2009 Summit League Championship and tied for ninth in 2008.

The 2002 team won SDSU its second North Central Conference title. Ryan Cooley (back row, far right) was the tournament medalist, shooting 74-70-76=220. North Central Conference

Year 1941 1948 1949 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

Champion Northern Iowa Northern Iowa Northern Iowa Northern Iowa Northern Iowa North Dakota State North Dakota South Dakota Northern Iowa Northern Iowa South Dakota State North Dakota State North Dakota State North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota Northern Iowa

Runner-up North Dakota State South Dakota North Dakota State Augustana North Dakota Northern Iowa Morningside North Dakota Morningside North Dakota State North Dakota State South Dakota State North Dakota North Dakota State North Dakota State North Dakota State Northern Iowa South Dakota

Year 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985

Champion North Dakota North Dakota State North Dakota Minn.-Mankato Minn.-Mankato Northern Iowa North Dakota Minn.-Mankato Northern Iowa Northern Iowa North Dakota State North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota Minn.-Mankato Minn.-Mankato Minn.-Mankato 22

Runner-up Northern Iowa South Dakota State North Dakota State Northern Iowa South Dakota North Dakota Northern Iowa North Dakota Minn.-Mankato North Dakota South Dakota Northern Colorado Morningside South Dakota State Minn.-Mankato North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota

Year 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Champion Minn.-Mankato North Dakota State North Dakota State Northern Colorado North Dakota State Minn.-Mankato Minn.-Mankato Northern Colorado St. Cloud State Northern Colorado North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota Minn.-Mankato Northern Colorado South Dakota State South Dakota

Runner-up St. Cloud State North Dakota North Dakota Minn.-Mankato North Dakota North Dakota State North Dakota State St. Cloud State Minn.-Mankato St. Cloud State St. Cloud State St. Cloud State South Dakota State North Dakota State Augustana Minn.-Mankato South Dakota Augustana

HONORS AND AWARDS

Summit League Men’s Golfer of the Year

PING All-Central Region Team 2008-09 Trent Peterson

2008-09 Trent Peterson 2013-14 Hudson Carpenter

ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District At-Large Team

Summit League Men’s Athlete of the Month

2008-09 Trent Peterson (First Team)

Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar 2007-08 Trent Peterson 2008-09 Trent Peterson 2011-12 David Smith

All-Independent Team 2004-05 2004-05 2005-06 2005-06

Steve Klock (Honorable Mention) Michael Kuchta (Honorable Mention) Trent Peterson (3rd Team) Steve Klock (Honorable Mention)

2007-08 2008-09 2008-09 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Trent Peterson (2nd Team) Geoff Mead (1st Team) Trent Peterson (1st Team) Hudson Carpenter (2nd Team) Hudson Carpenter (1st Team) Hudson Carpenter (1st Team) Grant Smith (2nd Team)

All-Summit League

Aug./Sept. 2008

Trent Peterson

April 22, 2009 April 9, 2014 March 18, 2015

Trent Peterson Hudson Carpenter Grant Smith

Summit League Men’s Golfer of the Week Independent All-Academic Team 2006-07 Trent Peterson

Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence 2007-08 Brodie Hullinger 2007-08 Justin Jenkins 2007-08 Trent Peterson 2007-08 Ryan Trasamar 2013-14 Lukas Davison 2014-15 Austin Sitter, Grant Smith

Summit League Academic Honor Roll

2007-08 Brian Bye, Brodie Hullinger, Justin Jenkins Tim Kalil, Trent Peterson 2008-09 Brian Bye, Matthew Erickson Justin Jenkins, Trent Peterson Brian Wynia 2009-10 Brian Bye, Kyle Cooper, Matt Erickson Justin Jenkins*, Nolan Meyer David Smith, Brian Wynia* 2010-11 Kyle Cooper*, Matt Erickson* Nolan Meyer*, David Smith* Brian Wynia* 2011-12 Lukas Davison, Nolan Meyer, Dillon Schultz, David Smith 2012-13 Hudson Carpenter, Lukas Davison, Miles Knutsen, Dillon Schultz David Smith*, Brian Wynia* 2013-14 Lukas Davison*, Guillermo Gonzalez* Austin Sitter, Grant Smith*, Trevor Tobin 2014-15 Michael Duch, Austin Sitter, Grant Smith* * Distinguished Scholar (3.60 GPA-or-higher)

Grant Smith was named second team All-Summit League in 2014-15.

Hudson Carpenter was named first team All-Summit League in 2013-14

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Hofer, Dave Holdridge, Tom Hullinger, Brodie

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THE SUMMIT LEAGUE

THE SUMMIT LEAGUE In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at nine institutions, including four located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana UniversityPurdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue UniversityIndianapolis), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced eight NCAA Champions, and over 75 Academic All-Americans, 65 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level.

• The Summit League set all-time highs in 2014-15 with 23 teams recording perfect NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores and 25 teams publicly recognized for posting multi-year APRs in the top 10 percent of their respective sports. A total of nine Academic All-Americans and 19 Academic All-District honorees hailed from The Summit League last season. • Summit League women’s basketball led all Division I leagues in the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate measure while baseball placed second. • Attendance at The Summit League Basketball Championships smashed 11 records, including new standards for both the men’s and women’s tournaments and the overall combined total. • Six Summit League teams attained national rankings in their respective sports last season, led by North Dakota State’s softball team, which ended the year in the Top 25.

Each year, approximately 3,000 studentathletes continue to raise the bar and help The • Western Illinois’ Ashley Luke was named the Summit League reach exceptional success Capital One Academic All-America of the Year for and development. Within the past five years women’s basketball, making her the league’s first alone, The Summit League has produced six female student-athlete to receive the honor. NCAA Champions, accounting for more than half of its all-time total. That level of success also carries into the classroom. In 2014-15, The Summit League ranked first for NCAA Graduation Success Rate in women’s basketball and second in baseball while setting records for NCAA Public Recognition awards and perfect Academic Progress Rate scores. Those achievements came on the heels of recent prestigious individual academic honors such as the Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete of the Years and Capital One Academic All-America of the Year awarded to Summit League studentathletes. The Summit League also produces the highest quality in competition as evidenced by representation in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and Professional Golf Association (PGA) in 2015.

Within the past decade, The Summit League has … • Achieved a final national ranking in eight different sports. • Won NCAA Regional Championships in two sports and advanced in five additional NCAA team championship tournaments. • Had 86 teams receive NCAA Public Recognition Awards (among top 10 percent of Academic Progress Rate (APR) in their sport) since 2010. • Totaled 61 teams with maximum/perfect APR scores in the past three years. • Crowned eight of the league’s 10 NCAA Champions since 2007 and won five NCAA national championships and 10 NCAA statistical titles in the past four years.

THE SUMMIT LEAGUE

340 W. Butterfield Rd., Suite 3D Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: (630) 516-0661 Fax: (630) 516-0673

www.thesummitleague.org

Tom Douple Commissioner

Commissioner .................................................................Tom Douple Senior Associate Commissioner...........................Myndee Kay Larsen Associate Commissioner/Administrative Services ...........Angie Torain Assistant Commissioner/Compliance ..........................Matthew Boyer Assistant Commissioner/Communications...................... David Brauer Associate Director of Communications ............................ Greg Mette Assistant Director of Championships ............... Stephanie Sabaduquia Assistant Director of Communications ................. Christopher Brown Administrative Assistant ................................................ Colleen Rott

@thesummitleague // @summithoops // @summitchamps

WELCOME TO SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

South Dakota State University (SDSU) is the state’s largest, most comprehensive university. As South Dakota's Morrill Act land-grant university, SDSU had a fall 2014 enrollment of 12,557 students from all 50 states and 79 countries. Approximately 67 percent of SDSU students are residents of South Dakota, 29 percent are from other states and 4 percent from other countries. The university provides a rich academic experience in an environment of inclusion and access through inspired, student-centered education, creative activities and research, innovation and engagement. SDSU comprises Colleges of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Education and Human Sciences, University College, Nursing, Pharmacy, the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, the Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College and the Graduate School. The American Association of University Professors categorizes SDSU as a Category 1 or doctoral-level institution. The university has been designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and its Commission on Innovation, Competitiveness and Economic Prosperity is a major resource for the economic development needs of the state. Over the last five years, university research has yielded 245 invention disclosures, 65 patents filed, 9 patents issued and 35 license agreements executed through the Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization, resulting in more than $10 million in license revenue. SDSU Extension, with eight Regional Extension Centers across the state, is South Dakota’s source for objective, vetted and relevant new knowledge generated through research. Extension’s online learning portal, iGrow.org, served nearly 600,000 users with more than 925,000 page views last year.

SOUTH DAKOTA Bum Mobile

WELCOME TO SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

STATE UNIVERSITY Legend of the Jackrabbit

There are two theories as to how and why the Jackrabbit nickname evolved. The most common belief is that the name “Jackrabbits” came from a story and cartoon sketch that appeared in a Minneapolis newspaper following a 1905 football game between the University of Minnesota and South Dakota State College, as the university was then known. A reporter for the newspaper, knowing of the preponderance of jackrabbits in the Brookings area, was believed to have written that the SDSC team was as quick as jackrabbits. Many people believe that the school adopted the Jackrabbits as its official nickname from that beginning. The other theory about the origin of the nickname is given in The Jackrabbit, SDSU’s yearbook. There is a poem in the 1907 yearbook that puts forth the idea that the yearbook is called The Jackrabbit because a group of juniors wished to immortalize themselves by changing the name of the yearbook. Athletic teams followed suit, adopting the nickname. Prior to the adoption of the Jackrabbit nickname, school athletic teams were known as the Barn Yard Cadets as SDSU was known as South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1907.

David Chicoine

WELCOME TO SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

South Dakota State University.” The capital campaign began with a goal of $200 million, but far exceeded that to a total of more than $255 million with contributions from more than 23,000 donors. The most visible support for the campaign can be seen in several construction and renovation projects funded primarily by generous donors, all part of the largest campus building boom since the 1960s. The majority of the facilities enhance the university’s research capabilities and allow for new discoveries that drive technology-based economic development in South Dakota. In January 2014, Chicoine was presented with the 2013-14 Chief Executive Leadership Award by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VI. The award recognizes the leadership of a higher education chief executive officer who demonstrates the ability to create a vision and inspire others. Dr. Chicoine brought more than 30 years of experience in higher education with the University of Illinois to his role as president of SDSU. A nationally recognized economist, specializing in public finance, taxation, and rural economics, Chicoine served as an advisor to the Illinois General Assembly. His higher education administrative experience includes service as Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Dean of the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, at the University of Illinois. Chicoine received an M.S. in agricultural econcomics from the University of Delaware in 1971, and completed an M.A. in economics at Western Illinois University. In 1979, he completed his Ph.D. in agricultural economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The president and his wife, Marcia, live in Woodbine Cottage on the SDSU campus.

President, South Dakota State University South Dakota State University ‘69

David L. Chicoine, Ph.D., has served as the 19th president of South Dakota State University since Jan. 1, 2007, when he became the third alumnus to lead the state’s largest institution of higher education. President Chicoine, who graduated in 1969 with a bachelor of science degree in agribusiness, also holds an appointment as professor in the Department of Economics. President Chicoine has a long association with intercollegiate athletics, including serving on the NCAA Presidential Advisory Group. Chicoine also chaired the President’s Council for The Summit League—SDSU’s conference home for 18 of its 21 varsity sports—during the 2011-12 academic year. Previously, he served as the faculty representative to the Big Ten Conference and the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He served as chair of the Budget and Finance Committee for the Big Ten Conference for nine years of his 11-year term. In the spring of 2013, Chicoine and his executive team rolled out IMPACT 2018: A Strategic Vision for South Dakota State University. The five-year plan features four main goals: academic excellence, research and innovation, outreach and becoming a high-performing University. To support the strategic plan, the SDSU Foundation in 2008 launched an aggressive comprehensive fund-raising effort—“It Starts with State: A Campaign for

Justin Sell

Additionally, Sell directed the implementation of the Letterwinners Club, which provides opportunities for Jackrabbit Athletics to reconnect and stay connected with former student-athletes, while supporting current student-athletes. Sell also has implemented other aggressive marketing and fundraising initiatives which have resulted in record average attendance for football during the 2009 season, as well as the highest number of donors and dollars donated to the Jackrabbit Club. Ticket sales totaled more than $1 million for the first time during the 2011-12 academic year, and was surpassed again during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons. In addition, the Jackrabbit Athletic Scholarship Auction raised a record $603,000 in April 2015. On the facilities front, Sell has overseen dramatic upgrades and expansion of competition and practice venues through development and implementation of the 2025 SDSU Athletic Facilities Master Plan. The Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center was completed in 2010, and Sell spearheaded efforts to add permanent seating and a press box at Erv Huether Field, as well as other recent improvements to the home of Jackrabbit baseball. More recently, construction of the $32 million Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex was completed in the fall of 2014. The facility, which serves as a competition venue for indoor track and field and as a practice facility for football and a number of other outdoor sports, contains one of only a handful of 300-meter indoor tracks in the country, as well as expanded facilities for sports medicine and strength and conditioning. In addition, work is under way for the construction of the $65 million Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, which will serve as the new home of Jackrabbit football. The 19,000-seat stadium is scheduled to open in the fall of 2016. Born in Salem, Ore., and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Sell came to South Dakota State from the University of Northern Iowa, where he worked in various roles, both at the university and in the community for 10 years. He also worked at Villanova University, Syracuse University, Ohio State University and Bowling Green State University. Sell gained further experience working in the private sector for various sports teams and events. Sell earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from Bowling Green State University (Ohio) in 1991 and completed a master’s degree in physical education/sport administration at The Ohio State University in 1992.

Athletic Director, South Dakota State University Bowling Green University ‘91

Justin Sell, who was honored as a recipient of the 2014-15 Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year Award, has moved Jackrabbit athletics forward in a number of areas of its Division I pursuits since being introduced as the 12th director of athletics at South Dakota State University May 7, 2009. At South Dakota State, Sell oversees the Jackrabbits’ 21-sport Division I varsity athletics program. Under his leadership, Jackrabbit athletics has continually made strides in athletic competition, in the classroom, in fundraising and in

reconnecting with alumni. Athletically, the Jackrabbits have claimed 22 regular and postseason league championships in six different sports since 2009-10. That broad-based success has led SDSU to claim The Summit League Commissioner’s Cup all-sports trophy four times (2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15), along with winning both the Summit League’s Dr. William Steinbrecher Men’s All-Sports Award and Dr. Helen Smiley Women’s All-Sports Award during both the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons. SDSU also claimed the Steinbrecher award during the 2012-13 season and was the recipient of the league’s Sportsmanship Award, an award voted upon by its peers, during the 2010-11 campaign. In the classroom, Jackrabbit student-athletes continually post a GPA of 3.2 or higher in more than 70 different majors, which led SDSU to winning The Summit League’s Institutional Academic Achievement Award for the 2009-10 and 201213 academic years, and the Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic Award in all six years in the league (2008-13). In January of 2011, Sell announced a partnership with Learfield Sports, signing a 10-year deal worth $13 million for SDSU Athletics. Learfield Sports directs all aspects of the partnership, including managing and selling multimedia and sponsorship rights. 28

Leon Costello

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Deputy Director of Athletics Loras College ‘98

plans that resulted in record revenues, with significant increases in ticket sales, annual giving and sponsorships. On the fundraising front, he assisted in raising over $57 million since 2012 for capital projects, including both the SanfordJackrabbit Athletic Complex, which opened in the fall of 2014, and for Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, which opens in the fall of 2016. Costello also played a lead role in the restructuring of the Jackrabbit Athletic Scholarship Auction, which resulted in an increase of over 500 percent of total dollars raised and negotiated the department’s ten year, multi-million dollar agreement with Learfield Sports. Before joining the Jackrabbits, Costello worked in a variety of roles for the Northern Iowa Athletic Department in his eight years on staff. From July 2008 until the end of his tenure at UNI, he served as the associate athletic director for external relations and from 2005-08, Costello served as the assistant athletic director for marketing and promotions. A native of Fairbank, Iowa, Costello graduated from Loras College with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and sport science in 1998. While at Loras, he also played for the Duhawk men’s basketball team. Costello completed his master’s degree from Western Illinois University in sport management in 2002 and earning a promotion to director of athletic marketing and promotions in January 2003. Leon and his wife, Heather, live in Brookings with their daughter, Cailin, and sons, Michael and Griffin.

Leon Costello brought his comprehensive background in athletic marketing and administration from the University of Northern Iowa to the South Dakota State athletic staff in March 2010 as the senior associate athletic director for external affairs. He was promoted to Deputy Director of Athletics in July 2014. In his role as a deputy director, Costello oversees the day-to-day operations of the athletic department and directs the implementation of the five-year athletic department strategic plan. To date, he worked on all facets of the SanfordJackrabbit Athletic Complex and Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium; including planning, design, fundraising and premium seating sales. Costello also manages the athletic marketing, broadcast services, development, sports information and ticket operations in the athletic department, and serves as the department liaison for Under Armour and Jackrabbit Sports Properties, a division of Learfield Sports. Additionally, he is the sport supervisor for the Jackrabbits volleyball, men’s basketball and wrestling teams. In his time at SDSU Costello led the development and implementation of

Kathy Heylens

Brian Brunner

Kathy Heylens became the institution’s first fulltime Compliance Coordinator in 1990 and continues those duties as the senior associate athletic director for compliance and senior woman’s administrator. Heylens’ responsibilities include the daily oversight and function of the athletics department NCAA compliance efforts, including review of all eligibility and financial aid matters for 21 varsity teams and approximately 525 student-athletes. Heylens is also responsible for many of the athletics department’s student service initiatives. Heylens is also a Title IX/EEO Deputy Coordinator and responds to and investigates complaints related to Title IX or Equal Opportunity. In addition to her day-to-day duties, Heylens serves on the Behavior Intervention Team, Performance Task Force, Choices and Prevention Committee, Diversity Committee, Intercollegiate Athletics Board and Compliance Team. A Watertown, native, Kathy and her husband, Bill, live in Volga and have two grown children.

Brian Brunner joined the Jackrabbits athletics staff in June 2014, as the assistant athletic director for annual giving, where he oversees the dayto-day operations of the Jackrabbit Club directs all annual solicitation efforts and is the men’s and women’s golf teams’ supervisor. Brunner came to SDSU after spending four years in various roles at Central Michigan University. A former CMU student-athlete, he joined the Chippewa athletics department as its assistant director of the Chippewa Athletic Fund in 2010 before earning a promotion to Chippewa Athletic Fund director in 2013, where he oversaw its annual fundraising efforts. He also managed the Chippewa Club, 1100 Club and Chippewa Champions programs, the Chippewa Challenge Golf Outing and provided oversight for all annual fundraising campaigns. During his time with the Chippewa Athletic Fund, Brunner played a key role in two, record-setting milliondollar-plus annual fundraising campaigns. During his CMU football career, Brunner appeared in 21 games at quarterback and served as a 2008 team captain. He earned Mid-American Conference West Offensive Player of the Week honors three times, earning an ESPN Helmet Sticker for his performance against Western Michigan in 2008. He also was named a 2008 National Strength and Conditioning All-American. Brunner played internationally for the Schwaebisch Hall Unicorns of the German Football League and compiled a blog for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel called “Playing for Schnitzel” detailing his time overseas. Brunner earned his Bachelor of Science degree in journalism with minors in English and sport studies from Central Michigan in 2009, and a Master of Science in administration with a concentration in public administration from CMU in 2014. Brunner lives in Brookings with his wife, Melanie.

Senior Associate Athletic Director-Compliance/Senior Woman’s Administrator, South Dakota State University

Assistant Athletic Director - Annual Giving Central Michigan ‘09

ADMINISTRATION

Sonja Anderson

Assistant Equipment Manager

Carly Case

Academic Advisor

Bruce Lichty Facilities

Dr. Rich Reid

Faculty Athletics Rep.

Christi Williams

Assoc. AD-Operations

Rachael Anello Tickets

Jeff Drietz

Assistant Equipment Manager

Tammy Loban

Assistant AD-Administration

Sara Schneider

Athletic Development

Tom Bigelow

Kristen Beer

Facilities

Head Equipment Manager

Justin Hansen

Dan Haverkamp

Broadcast Services

Ticket Sales Coordinator

Tyler Merriam

Brittany Oligschlaeger

Director of Broadcast Services

Jackrabbit Sports Properties

Natasha Schreiber

Jennifer Sell

Compliance Assistant

Assistant AD-Academics

Beth Yoshida

Accounting Assistant

Scott Brown

Sr. Assoc. AD-Development

Adam Heemeyer

Assistant AD-Tickets

Alex Parker

Athletic Development

Jonathan Treiber

Marketing & Promotions

Brody Busho

Asst. AD-Facilities & Operations

Jeff Holm

Sr. Assoc.-Facilities & Operations

Ed Posaski

Associate AD-Budget

Matt Wright

Jackrabbit Sports Properties

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