TABLE OF CONTENTS & QUICK FACTS
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7 Meet the Jacks
2016-17 Quick Facts
Location: ..................Brookings, S.D. Enrollment: ....................12,613 (fall) Founded: ..................................1881 Colors: ....................Yellow and Blue Nickname: ......................Jackrabbits Conference:......The Summit League Home Course: ............Brookings CC ..........................Par 72, 6,770 yards
South Dakota State Administration President: ............Dr. Barry H. Dunn Athletics Director: ............Justin Sell Sr. Associate AD-Compliance/SWA:.... ..................................Kathy Heylens NCAA Faculty Rep: ....Dr. Rich Reid South Dakota State Golf Staff Director of Golf: ..Casey VanDamme ....................Northern Michigan, ‘00 ............................................3rd year Assistant Coach: ..............Dave Ellis ..........................Michigan State, ‘13 ............................................2nd year Assistant Coach: ..............Dean Ellis ....................Northern Michigan, ‘83 ............................................3rd year Golf Office Phone:......605-691-1592
15 Season In Review
20 Records
23 History
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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 2016-17 Men’s Preview Top 5 Finishes: ..............................3 Summit League Championship Finish: ..........................................1st NCAA Regional..........................11th Returners: ......................................7 ................Grant Smith, Trevor Tobin ............Zach Sackett, Michael Duch ............Naqiuddin Fuad, Jaxon Lynn ............................Alejandro Perazzo Newcomers:....................................2 ........Jacob Otta, Alejandro Restrepo
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The 2016-17 South Dakota State mens’ golf media guide is a product of the Jackrabbits Sports Information Office 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 and Communications. Photos credited to Emily Weber of SDSU University Marketing and Communications, Dave Eggen of Inertia Sports, Robby Gallagher and Lifetouch Sports and Steve Smith. 2
REPEAT PERFORMANCE 2016-17 Roster
MEN’S GOLF OUTLOOK: It been said that repeating is harder than winning a championship. The South Dakota State men’s golf team will find out if that is true this spring when it defends its 2016 The Summit League title. With four returning from the championship squad, the Jackrabbits tested their talents against some of the best in the country this fall in preparation for their defense.
Two seniors—Grant Smith and Trevor Tobin— have played in three Summit League Tournaments and will be the anchors this year. SDSU also has five other upperclassmen and welcomes a pair of freshmen who will fill out the lineup this spring. Smith capped a fantastic season last year, leading the Jacks to the league title and being named The Summit League Player of the Year and first team All-Summit League. He recorded a career-best and team-leading 73.72 stroke average that ranked second in the league. The senior has seven career rounds below 70, including the lowest 18-hole score (65) in school history. Smith also owns the third-best career stroke average (74.44). Tobin turned in his best season in 2015-16, posting a career-best 75.89 stroke average in 12 events. His performance in The Jackrabbit last fall, when he shot a 210 to tie for third, showed he has the talent to add depth to the lineup. A trio of juniors have been in and out of the starting lineup. Naqiuddin Fuad, Zach Sackett and Michael Duch have played a combined 95 rounds. Fuad has seen the most time in the starting lineup, playing 18 rounds last season and 9 this fall. After recording the second-best freshman scoring average in the last decade, Fuad posted
a 76.22 stroke average last year and finished the fall season with a 76.11. Sackett turned in a career- and season-low 69 in the third round of the Jackrabbit Invitational last spring and finished with a 76.33 stroke average. Duch has seen limited time, but has the ability to shoot in the low 70s. Sophomores Jaxon Lynn and Alejandro Perrazo earned spots in the starting lineup and helping the Jackrabbits win the league title. Lynn, who played in 10 events, posted a 75.83 stroke average and collect a pair of top-25 finishes. This fall, he led the team with a 72.44 stroke average and finished third a The Jackrabbit, firing a 210 (67-73-70). Perazzo had the Jackrabbits’ third-best scoring average (75.73) last year and posted 11 rounds below 75. He turned in his best performance in the NCAA Regional, firing a career- and seasonlow 213 (71-71-71). His sixth-place finish in The Summit League Tournament helped SDSU to the title. New to the team are freshmen Alejandro Restrepo and Jacob Otta. Both played this fall with Restrepo playing in all five tournaments. He finished the fall with a 74.60 storke average and his best finish came in The Jackrabbit. Restrepo finished tied for 10th, shooting a one-under par 215.
SPRING 2017 SLATE The Jackrabbits play an identical schedule as last year to open the spring. They start at the Arizona Intercollegiate hosted by Arizona Jan. 23-24 in Tucson. Last year, Smith tied for 17th and current PGA golfer Beau Hossler won the event. SDSU makes its second appearance at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Feb. 17-19 in Palm Desert, Calif. Perazzo led the Jackrabbits, tying for 19th with a 209 (68-71-70) at the Wyoming-hosted tournament. South Dakota State will defend its 2016 Jackrabbit Invitational title when it hosts the eighth version of the event Mar. 10-11 in Las Vegas, Nev., at the Siena Golf Club. Last year, the Jacks shot a three-over par 867 (286-287294) to win. SDSU returns to the Midwest in April for two new tournaments. The Jackrabbits travel to Columbia, Mo., for the Tiger Invitational April 10-11. They then play in Iowa’s Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City, April 15-16. The defending champions return to Newton, Kan., for the 2017 Summit League Championship April 30 to May 2. The last league team to win back-to-back titles was Oral Roberts in 2009 and 2010.
2016-17 Jackrabbit Men’s Golf Team
Name Michael Duch Naqiuddin Fuad Jaxon Lynn Jacob Otta Alejandro Perazzo Alejandro Restrepo Zach Sackett Grant Smith Trevor Tobin
Yr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr.
Ht. 6-3 5-10 6-1 5-11 5-8 6-2 5-8 6-7 6-0
Exp. 2Y 2L 1L HS 1L HS 2L 3L 3L
Hometown/Previous School Aberdeen, S.D./Roncalli Perak, Malaysia/Klian Pauch Secondary Sylvan Lake, Alberta/H.J. Cody Sioux Falls, S.D./O’Gorman Caracas, Venezuela/Colegio Los Arcos Valencia, Venezuela/Instituto de Educacion Activa Winnipeg, Manitoba/St. Paul’s Johnston, Iowa/Johnston Brandon, S.D./Brandon Valley
Director of Golf: Casey VanDamme (Northern Michigan, ‘00), 3rd yr. Assistant Coach: Dave Ellis (Michigan State, ‘13), 2nd yr. Assistant Coach: Dean Ellis (Northern Michigan, ‘83), 3rd yr.
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COACHING STAFF
Director of Golf - Casey VanDamme, Third Year
Jumping in headfirst was what third year South Dakota State Director of Golf Casey VanDamme did when he took over the men’s golf program in 2014-15. Under his guidance, the Jackrabbits men’s golf team made history in 2015-16, winning the program’s first Summit League Championship and playing in its first Division I Regional. Along the way, the Jackrabbits won the 2016 Jackrabbit Invitational for their 11th regular-season title as a Division I program, broke two school records and VanDamme was named The Summit League Coach of the Year. Individually, Grant Smith was named first-team All-Summit League and Felipe Strobach earned second-team honors. Smith and Strobach were the first teammates to be honored in the same year since Geoff Mead and Trent Peterson were named to the league's first team in 2008-09. Strobach also became the second Jackrabbit to be named to The Summit League All-Tournament team. Joining the Jackrabbits family in July 2014, VanDamme guided SDSU to a third-place finish at The Summit League Tournament and a pair of top-five finishes. Under VanDamme’s guidance, three of the seven returning letterwinners dropped their stroke averages, including second-team All-Summit 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 instructor 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 professionally on the National Golf
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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, Claire and Lizzy, and son, Andrew.
COACHING STAFF
Assistant Coach - Dave Ellis, Second Year
David Ellis enters his second season with the Jackrabbits as an assistant coach. Ellis helped the Jackrabbits men’s golf team made history in 2015-16, winning the program’s first Summit League Championship and playing in its first Division I Regional. Along the way, the Jackrabbits won the 2016 Jackrabbit Invitational for their 11th regularseason title as a Division I program and broke two school records. Individually, Grant Smith was named firstteam All-Summit League and Felipe Strobach earned second-team honors. Ellis, who spent two seasons at University of Central Florida 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. In 2014-15, Ellis and UCF finished 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 team captain and played in three Big Ten Championships, finishing in the top 20 in 2012. Academically, he was a Cleveland Golf/Srixon AllAmerica Scholar, four-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and four-time AllBig 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, a fellow SDSU assistant coach, Ellis’ twin brother, Daniel, is an assistant golf coach at Michigan State. 5
COACHING STAFF
Assistant Coach - Dean Ellis, Third 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. In two seasons, Ellis has helped the Jackrabbits make history. In 2015-16, SDSU won the program’s first Summit League Championship and played in its first Division I Regional. Along the way, the Jackrabbits won the 2016 Jackrabbit Invitational for their 11th regular-season title as a Division I program and broke two school records. Ellis also helped Grant Smith earn first-team AllSummit League honors and Felipe Strobach earned second-team honors. The duo were the first teammates to be honored in the same year since Geoff Mead and Trent Peterson were named to the league's first team in 200809. 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. Ad-
ditionally, Ellis won the Upper Peninsula men’s amateur championship in 1981. Ellis was also the men’s basketball coach at Northern Michigan, starting 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 regular-season 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 basket-
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ball 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 golf coach, and Daniel, Michigan State assistant golf coach.
COACHING STAFF
Student Assistant Coach - Sydney MacDonald, First Year Former Jackrabbit Sydney MacDonald joins the coaching staff as the student coach after a stellar career on the golf course.
MacDonald finished her career ranked fifth in stroke average (79.30), tied for first in rounds (119), first in top-5 finishes, top-10 finishes and second in top-25 finishes. She was first Jackrabbit to shoot below 70 for 18 holes in 2014-15 and the fourth Jackrabbit to place second at an event in Division I school history in 2014-15. MacDonald had the second-lowest scoring average in a single season in 2014-15 The Calgary, Alberta, native was a two-time second-team All-Summit League selection and earned Academic All-Summit League in 201415. MacDonald earned Summit League Golfer of the Week after setting the school record for 18 holes with a two-under par 68 in the final round at MSU Ocala Spring Invitational in 2014-15. Her first league honor came in 201314 when she was the runner-up at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational, firing a 152 (73-79) and earning Summit League Golfer of the Week accolades.
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-
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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
Senior Mathematics Johnston, Iowa/Johnston HS
Records: Ranks fourth in career scoring average (74.44), third in career rounds (96) and in top-5 (4), top-10 (8) and top25 (19) finishes.
2015-16: Summit League Player of the Year, First Team All-Summit League and Academic All-Summit League ... named to The Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and was a Distinguished Scholar on The Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... competed in all 12 events, posting a career-best and team-leading 73.72 stroke average in 36 rounds ... stroke average ranked second in The Summit League and fourth in a single-season at State ... broke single-season record for rounds (36) ... posted the seventh-lowest 36-hole score with a season-low 139 (73-68) at The Jackrabbit (9/2628) and sixth-lowest and season-low 54-hole (139) score at the Ram Masters Invitational (9/21-22) ... finished in the top 5 twice and the top 25 in six tournaments ... best finish came in the season opener at the Ram Masters Invitational, tying for fourth ... named The Summit League Golfer of the Week (Feb. 17) after tying for 17th at the Arizona Intercollegiate (1/29-30) with a 54-hole 218 (77-70-71) ... earned The Summit League Golfer of the Month in September after firing a 54-hole 211 at The Jackrabbit and tying for fourth at the Ram Masters Invitational ... recorded 20 rounds below 75 ... tied for 15th at The Summit Leauge Championship (5/13) and tied for 21st at the NCAA Kohler Regional (5/16-18) ... recorded stroke averages of 72.50 in the fall, 74.33 in the spring, including 73.50 in six rounds in postseason action. 2014-15: Second Team All-Summit League ...
Year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Career
Events 11 11 12 34
Rds. 31 32 36 99
Strokes 2,331 2,377 2,654 7,362
honored as a Distinguished Scholar on The Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... competed in 11 events, posting the team’s secondbest 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 Championship (4/21-23), 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 ranked tied for third in a single season at SDSU and
Avg. 75.19 74.28 73.72 74.36
Low-18 66 65 68 65
Low-36 148 136 139 136
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Low-54 216 206 210 206
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 (9/2-3) and tied for 14th ... shot 76s in the first two rounds of the Beu/Mussantto Invitational to tie for 11th (230) ... placed 17th at the Arkansas State Red Wolf Invitational, shooting a oneunder par 71 in the final round to finish at 221 (78-72-71) ... 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 (9/16-17). 2013-14: Honored as a Distinguished Scholar
Top 5 0 2 2 4
Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 1 6 6th 5 7 T-5th (2) 2 6 T-4th 8 19 T-4th
on The Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... 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 Championship (4/21-23), shooting a 230 (78-80-72) ... best finish came at the 2013 Fall Jackrabbit Invitational (9/2324), finishing sixth with season-low 18-hole (66) and 54-hole (216) scores ... 18-hole 66 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 (9/2-3) and tied for 14th ... shot 76s in the first two rounds of the Beu/Mussantto Invitational to tie 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 (78-72-71) ... shot two-under par 70s in the first and third rounds to record 54-hole score 219 (70-79-70) and tie for 24th at the Ram Masters Invitational (9/16-9/17).
MEET THE JACKRABBITS
Before SDSU: 2013 South Dakota Golf Association Match Play Champion ... ranked as the No. 1 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 Stewart AJGA in 2012 ... four-time academic all-conference selection (2009-12).
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MEET THE JACKRABBITS
Trevor Tobin
Senior Business Economics Brandon, S.D./Brandon Valley HS
Records: Ranks 10th in career rounds with 79.
2015-16: Played in all 12 events, posting a personal-best 75.89 stroke average in 36 rounds ... recorded a single-season record for rounds ... collected one top-5 and two top-10 finishes ... shot a career- and season-low 210 at The Jackrabbit (9/25-26) ... shot a season-low 70 in all three rounds of The Jackrabbit and in the third round of the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/7-8) ... recorded a season-low 36-hole 140 at The Jackrabbit ... best finish was tied for third at The Jackrabbit ... registered 12 rounds below 75 ... shot a 74.17 stroke average in four fall events and a 75.67 stroke average in two postseason tournaments ... shot a 224 (71-78-75) at The Summit League Championship (5/1-3), tying for 12th. 2014-15: Played in eight events, posting a 78.00 scoring average in 24 rounds ... recorded the sixth-lowest 36-hole score in a single season, shooting a career- and seasonlow 139 at the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/16-17) ... shot a career-low 69 in the third round and a season-best 54-hole 216 ... 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 Champi-
Year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Career
Events 8 8 12 28
Rds. 22 24 36 82
Strokes 1,775 1,872 2,732 6,379
onship (4/21-23), 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 (4/7-8) ... fired a pair of 78s to finish with a 238 at the Lone Star Invitational (3/24-25) ... recorded a season-low 36-hole 157 at the 2013 Jackrabbit Fall Invitational (9/23-24) and at the Beu/Mussantto Invitational (3/31-4/1).
Before SDSU: Ranked the No. 1 2013 recruit in South Dakota by National Junior Golf Scoreboard ... four-time all-state pick (2009-2012) ... recorded three top-10 finishes (2009-2011) ... 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 Men’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).
Avg. 80.68 78.00 75.89 77.79
Low-18 73 69 70 69
Low-36 157 139 140 139
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Low-54 232 216 210 210
Top 5 0 0 1 1
Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 0 1 T-23rd 0 1 T-24th 2 3 T-3rd 2 5 T-3rd
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Michael Duch
Junior Agronomy Aberdeen, S.D./Roncalli HS
2015-16: Named to The Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and The Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... competed in two events, posting an 83.83 scoring average in six rounds ... shot season-low 18-hole (76), 36-hole (159) and 54-hole (245) scores at the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/7-8) ... recorded a 258 (93-86-79) at The Jackrabbit (9/25-26).
2014-15: Named to The Summit League Academic Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and The Summit League Honor Roll ... competed in two events, posting a 78.83 scoring average in six rounds ... shot 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 2015-16 Career
Events 2 2 4
Rds. 6 6 12
Strokes 473 503 976
Avg. 78.83 83.83 81.33
Low-18 72 76 72
Low-36 146 159 146 12
Low-54 222 245 222
Top 5 0 0 0
Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 0 0 41st 0 0 55th 0 0 41st
MEET THE JACKRABBITS
Naqiuddin Fuad
Junior Sport, Recreation and Park Management Perak, Malaysia/Klian Pauh Secondary School
2015-16: Named to The Summit League Honor Roll ... competed in six events, posting a 76.22 scoring average in 18 rounds ... posted seven rounds below 75 ... shot a career- and season-low 69 in the opening round of the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/7-8) ... tied a career- and season-low 36 hole (143) score at the Jackrabbit Invitational ... best finish came at the Jackrabbit Invitational, tying for 26th with a 223 (69-74-80) ... complied a 75.89 scoring average over nine rounds in the fall season.
Junior Open and runner-up at U.S. Kids World Junior - U-21 Boys Division ... qualified for the 2012 Selangor Master on the Asian tour ... sister, Islamiah, is a member of the Jackrabbits women’s golf team.
2014-15: Competed in nine events, posting the team’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 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 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 (10/1314), shooting a 151 (75-76). Before SDSU: Etiqa Selangor International Junior Masters Champion ... 2012 Asian Pacific Junior Am Champion, runner-up at Malaysian
Year 2014-15 2015-16 Career
Events 9 6 15
Rds. 26 18 44
Strokes 1,993 1,372 3,365
Avg. 76.65 76.22 76.48
Low-18 70 (2) 69 69
Low-36 143 143 143 13
Low-54 217 221 217
Top 5 0 0 0
Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 1 2 8th 0 0 T-26th 1 2 8th
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Zach Sackett
Junior Biology Winnipeg, Manitoba/St. Paul’s HS
2015-16: Competed in five events, posting a 77.00 scoring average in 15 rounds ... best finish came at the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/7-8), tying for 15th with a seasonbest 219 ... shot a career- and season-low 69 in the third round of the Jackrabbit Invitational ... posted a career- and personal-low 139 (7069) in the final two rounds of the Jackrabbit Invitational ... recorded a 76.33 scoring average in six rounds in the spring season ... collected five rounds below 75.
ond 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.
2014-15: Competed in nine events, posting the team’s third-best scoring average (76.83) in 24 rounds ... collected a top-10 finish and three top-25 finishes ... shot a season-low 72 in the third round of the Ogio Utah Invitational (10/67), second round of the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/16-17) and the second round of The Summit League Championship (5/1-3) ... posted season-low for 36 holes (146) and 54 holes (223) at the Jackrabbit Invitational ... shot a 232 (7878-76) 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 sec-
Year 2014-15 2015-16 Career
Events 9 5 14
Rds. 24 15 39
Strokes 1,844 1,155 2,999
Avg. 76.83 77.00 76.90
Low-18 72 (3) 69 69
Low-36 146 139 139 14
Low-54 223 219 219
Top 5 0 0 0
Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 1 3 T-9th 0 1 T-15th 0 4 T-9th
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Jaxon Lynn
Sophomore Economics Sylvan Lake, Alberta/H.J. Cody HS
2015-16: Named to The Summit League Honor Roll ... competed in 10 events, posting a scoring average (75.83) in 30 rounds ... finished in the top 25 twice ... posted 10 rounds below 75 ... shot a career- and season-low 71 in the second round of the Bill Ross Intercollegate (10/1213) ... recorded career- and season-low 36 holes (146) and 54 holes (219) at the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/7-8) ... best finish came at the Jackrabbit Invitational, tying for 15th with a 219 (72-74-73) ... averaged 75.67 scoring average in seven spring events, including 75.33 average in six postseason rounds ... shot a 232 (77-80-75) at first collegiate event, the Ram Masters Invitational (9/21-23).
Before SDSU: Member of Team Alberta ... qualified for the 2015 U.S. Junior Championship by winning the sectional qualifier in Spokane (7467) ... played in the 2014 Canadian Junior Nationals and both the 2014 Alberta Junior Boys Championship and 2014 Alberta Men’s Amateur Championships ... won the high school provincials, shooting a 149 (7871), and the high school zones (72) ... awarded the Male Athlete of the Year at H.J. Cody.
Year 2015-16 Career
Events 10 10
Rds. 30 30
Strokes 2,275 2,275
Avg. 75.83 75.83
Low-18 71 71
Low-36 146 146 15
Low-54 219 219
Top 5 0 0
Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 0 2 T-15th 0 2 T-15th
MEET THE JACKRABBITS
Alejandro Perazzo
Sophomore Sport, Recreation and Park Management Caracas, Venezuela/Colegio Los Arcos HS
2015-16: Named to The Summit League Honor Roll ... competed in 10 events, posting the team’s third-best scoring average (75.73) in 30 rounds ... finished in the top 25 twice ... posted 11 rounds below 75 ... shot a career- and season-low 71 three times, including the first round of the NCAA Regional (5/16) ... recorded career- and season-low 36 holes (145) and 54 holes (220) at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate (2/19-21) ... tied a personal-best for 54 holes at The Summit League Championship (5/1-3) ... best finish came at The Summit League Championship, finishing sixth with a 220 (72-73-75) ... posted a 75.46 scoring average in eight spring events, including 73.83 average in six postseason rounds ... shot a 223 (71-76-76) at first collegiate event, the Ram Masters Invitational (9/21-23). 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 (71-7272-72=287) and the 2015 Caracas CC Amateur Cup (76-6774=214) ... placed second at the 2015 Junko GC Amateur Cup (71-67-72=210) and at the 2014 Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup in Argentina, finishing 18th (72-73-75-72=292).
Year 2015-16 Career
Events 10 10
Rds. 30 30
Strokes 2,272 2,272
Avg. 75.73 75.73
Low-18 71 71
Low-36 148 148 16
Low-54 220 (2) 220 (2)
Top 5 0 0
Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 1 2 6th 1 2 6th
MEET THE JACKRABBITS
Jacob Otta
Freshman Exercise Science Sioux Falls, S.D./O’Gorman HS
Before SDSU: South Dakota Class AA all-state and all-tournament selection ... helped the Knights to the 2015 and 2013 state titles while finishing third individually at the 2015 event ... three-time All-Metro Conference pick and two-time all-city team selection ... named a Argus Leader Media South Dakota Sports Golfer of the Year finalist ... posted a 75.00 stroke average as senior ... collected a career-best 6 individual titles, 9 top-five and 13 top-10 finishes in 2015 ... shot a career-low 67
in 2015 and had a 73.00 stroke average ... 2015 South Dakota Golf Association Junior Tour State champion and USGA Amateur Qualifier, second alternate ... 2016 President’s Academic Achievement Award and South Dakota Regents Scholar Award recipient ... played hockey with the Sioux Falls Youth Hockey Association ... 2016 South Dakota Amateur Hockey Association (SDAHA) first-team allstate selection and Hobey Baker Award recipient for Excellence in character and sportsmanship ... three-time SDAHA state tournament runner-up ... SDAHA Academic AllState Award and 2015 SDHSGCA/SDGA All-State Award recipient.
Alejandro Restrepo
Freshman Economics Valencia, Venezuela//Instituto de Educacion Activa
Before SDSU: Won the 2016 American Junior Golf Association Tournament at Château Élan, shooting a 140 (68, 72) with seven birdies ... member of the XV Junior Lima Invitational Championship Team in 2016 ... won the 2016 Venezuela National Amateur Fourball title ... named the Venezuela National Amateur champion and
runner-up in 2013 ... was the Venezuela PreJunior season champion in 2013 and 2014 ... member of the Venezuela National Team competing at the 2016 Suramericano Amateur Open and the Latin American Amateur Championship ... competed in the Copa Los Andes in Argentina in 2014 and Ecuador in 2015 ... played in the Suramericano Junior Championship in 2015 and the Pre-Junior championship in 2014 and 2013 ... participated in the 2014 Junior Open.
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2015-16 Results & Statistics Date Sept. 21-22 Sept. 26--28 Oct. 12-13 Oct. 26-27 Jan. 29-30 Feb. 19-21 Mar. 5-6 Mar. 7-8 Apr. 2-3 Apr. 16-17 May 1-3 May 16-18
2015-16 RESULTS & STATISTICS
Tournament Ram Masters Invitational The Jackrabbit Bill Ross Intercollegiate Quail Valley Collegiate Inv. Arizona Intercollegiate Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Desert Mountain Intercollegiate Jackrabbit Invitational ASU Thunderbird Invitational Hawkeye Invitational Summit League Championship NCAA Kohler Regional
2015-16 Overall Stroke Average
Player Rounds Strokes 36 2,654 Grant Smith Felipe Strobach 33 2,439 Alejandro Perazzo 30 2,272 Jaxon Lynn 30 2,275 Trevor Tobin 36 2,732 Naqiuddin Fuad 18 1,372 Zach Sackett 15 1,155 Keegan Brasch 12 928 Guillermo Gonzalez 3 239 Michael Duch 6 503 FOUR-PLAYER TEAM 36 10,679
Course Fort Collins CC Prairie Club Milburn GCC Quail Valley GC Sewailo GC Classic Club Outlaw Course Primm GC Karsten GC Finkbine GC Sand Creek GC Meadow Valley Low Round 68 69 71 71 70 69 69 71 77 76 286
Team Site Finish Fort Collins, Colo. 6th Valentine, Neb. 5th Overland Park, Kan. 8th Vero Beach, Fla. 15th Tuscon, Ariz. 14th Palm Desert, Calif. 14th Scottsdale, Ariz. 12th Primme, Nev. 1st Tempe, Ariz. 12th Iowa City, Iowa 14th Newton, Kan. 1st Kohler, Wis. 11th
Par/Rounds 11 10 6 2 7 2 2 2 42
Events 12 11 10 10 12 6 5 4 1 2 12
1 -
Finish Top 5 10 2 2 2 3 - 1 1 2 5 8
2015-16 Miscellaneous Statistics Player Events Wins Top 25 Rd. in 60s Rd. in 70s Low 54 Low 36 12 6 3 31 210 139 Grant Smith Felipe Strobach 11 4 3 28 215 141 Alejandro Perazzo 10 2 25 220 149 Jaxon Lynn 10 2 25 219 147 Trevor Tobin 12 3 32 210 140 Naqiuddin Fuad 6 1 1 13 221 143 Zach Sackett 5 1 1 8 219 139 Keegan Brasch 4 1 9 218 146 Guillermo Gonzalez 1 2 239 155 Michael Duch 2 2 245 159
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Team Score 878 (+38) 871(-5) 896 (+40) 899 (+35) 911 (+59) 899 (+35) 912 (+48) 867 (+3) 888 (+36) 901 (+37) 878 (+14) 879 (+15)
Top Individual T-4. Smith T-3. Tobin T-8. Strobach T-49. Fuad T-17. Smith T-19. Perazzo T-39. Strobach 2. Strobach T-45. Smith T-42. Lynn T-2. Strobach T-12. Strobach
Rel. To Par +2 +2 +4 +4 +4 +5 +5 +5 +7 +11 +10
Avg. 73.72 73.91 75.73 75.83 75.89 76.22 77.00 77.33 79.67 83.83 296.64
Best Finish T-4th, Ram Masters Inv. 2nd, Jackrabbit Invitational 6, Summit League Champ. T-15, Jackrabbit Invitational T-3, The Jackrabbit T-26, Jackrabbit Invitational T-15, Jackrabbit Invitational T-11th, Jackrabbit Invitational T-69, The Jackrabbit 55th, Jackrabbit Invitational
Keegan Brasch Tournament The Jackrabbit Arizona Intercollegiate Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Jackrabbit Invitational SEASON TOTALS
Michael Duch Tournament The Jackrabbit Jackrabbit Invitational SEASON TOTALS
Naqiuddin Fuad Tournament The Jackrabbit Bill Ross Intercollegiate Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational Arizona Intercollegiate Jackrabbit Invitational ASU Thunderbird Invitational SEASON TOTALS
Guillermo Gonzalez Tournament The Jackrabbit SEASON TOTALS
Jaxon Lynn Tournament Ram Masters Invitational The Jackrabbit Bill Ross Intercollegiate Arizona Intercollegiate Desert Mountain Intercollegiate Jackrabbit Invitational ASU Thunderbird Invitational Hawkeye Invitational Summit League Championship NCAA Kohler Regional SEASON TOTALS
Alejandro Perazzo Tournament Ram Masters Invitational The Jackrabbit Arizona Intercollegiate Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Desert Mountain Intercollegiate Jackrabbit Invitational ASU Thunderbird Invitational Hawkeye Invitational Summit League Championship NCAA Kohler Regional SEASON TOTALS
2015-16 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Date 9/25-28/15 1/30/16 2/19-21/16 3/7-8/16
Rounds 3 3 3 3 12
Scores 83 73 79 82 77 77 83 77 79 72 75 71 928 Avg. 77.33
235 236 239 218
Par +16 +23 +23 +2
Rank T-63rd/73 T-68th/84 T-107th/116 T-11th/58
Date 9/25-28/15 3/7-8/16
Rounds 3 3 6
Scores 93 86 79 86 76 83 503 Avg. 83.83
258 245
Par +39 +29
Rank 72nd/73 55th/58
Date 9/25-28/15 10/12-13/15 10/26-27/15 1/30/16 3/7-8/16 4/2-3/16
Rounds 3 3 3 3 3 3 18
Scores 80 73 75 76 79 76 73 77 74 84 83 78 69 74 80 73 77 71 1372 Avg. 76.22
228 231 224 245 223 221
Par +9 +17 +8 +32 +7 +8
Rank T-47th/73 T-47th/69 T-49th/75 -T-26th/58 T-45th/72
Date 9/25-28/15
Rounds 3 3
Scores 84 77 78 239 Avg. 79.67
239
Par +20
Rank T-69th/73
Date 9/21-22/15 9/25-28/15 10/12-13/15 1/30/16 3/5-6/16 3/7-8/16 4/2-3/16 4/16-17/16 5/1-3/16 5/16-18/16
Rounds 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 30
Scores 77 80 75 77 75 75 81 71 75 80 80 73 80 79 78 72 74 73 75 76 73 73 76 75 74 79 73 76 76 74 2275 Avg. 75.83
232 227 227 233 237 219 224 224 226 226
Par +22 +8 +13 +20 +21 +3 +11 +8 +10 +10
Rank T-74th/88 T-42nd/73 T-33rd/69 -63rd/68 T-15th/58 T-54th/72 T-42nd/75 T-18th/44 T-63rd/75
Date 9/21-22/15 9/25-28/15 1/30/16 2/19-21/16 3/5-6/16 3/7-8/16 4/2-3/16 4/16-17/16 5/1-3/16 5/16-18/16
Rounds 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 30
Scores 71 76 76 84 75 79 80 78 78 71 74 75 72 80 75 72 81 74 77 71 81 76 79 74 72 73 75 71 77 75 2272 Avg. 75.73
223 238 236 220 227 227 229 229 220 223
Par +13 +19 +23 +4 +11 +11 +16 +13 +4 +7
Rank T-38th/88 T-66th/73 T-68th/84 T-19th/116 T-51st/68 T-40th/58 T-64th/72 T-64th/75 6th/44 T-52nd/75
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Zach Sackett Tournament Ram Masters Invitational The Jackrabbit Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Jackrabbit Invitational SEASON TOTALS Grant Smith Tournament Ram Masters Invitational The Jackrabbit Bill Ross Intercollegiate Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational Arizona Intercollegiate Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Desert Mountain Intercollegiate Jackrabbit Invitational ASU Thunderbird Invitational Hawkeye Invitational Summit League Championship NCAA Kohler Regional SEASON TOTALS
Felipe Strobach Tournament The Jackrabbit Bill Ross Intercollegiate Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational Arizona Intercollegiate Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Desert Mountain Intercollegiate Jackrabbit Invitational ASU Thunderbird Invitational Hawkeye Invitational Summit League Championship NCAA Kohler Regional SEASON TOTALS Trevor Tobin Tournament Ram Masters Invitational The Jackrabbit Bill Ross Intercollegiate Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational Arizona Intercollegiate Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Desert Mountain Intercollegiate Jackrabbit Invitational ASU Thunderbird Invitational Hawkeye Invitational Summit League Championship NCAA Kohler Regional SEASON TOTALS
2015-16 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Date 9/21-22/15 9/25-28/15 10/26-27/15 2/19-21/16 3/7-8/16
Rounds 3 3 3 3 3 15
Scores 75 77 71 80 80 74 80 82 78 74 84 81 80 70 69 1155 Avg. 77.00
223 234 240 239 219
Par +13 +15 +24 +23 +3
Rank T-38th/88 T-60th/73 74th/75 T-107th/116 T-15th/58
Date 9/21-22/15 9/25-28/15 10/12-13/15 10/26-27/15 1/30/16 2/19-21/16 3/5-6/16 3/7-8/16 4/2-3/16 4/16-17/16 5/1-3/16 5/16-18/16
Rounds 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 36
Scores 71 71 68 70 73 68 73 73 77 74 80 72 77 70 71 74 75 75 73 79 75 76 71 77 76 71 76 77 77 73 80 72 73 69 75 72 2654 Avg. 73.72
210 211 223 226 218 224 227 224 223 227 225 216
Par E -8 +9 +10 +5 +8 +11 +8 +10 +11 +9 E
Rank T-4th/88 T-5th/73 T-15th/69 T-59th/75 T-17th/84 T-39th/116 T-51st/68 T-31st/58 T-51st/72 T-49th/75 T-15th/44 T-21st/75
Date 9/25-28/15 10/12-13/15 10/26-27/15 1/30/16 2/19-21/16 3/5-6/16 3/7-8/16 4/2-3/16 4/16-17/16 5/1-3/16 5/16-18/16
Rounds 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33
Scores 75 74 74 70 77 72 77 71 77 73 78 72 77 75 72 69 78 76 69 72 74 75 80 69 75 80 76 75 69 73 74 70 71 2439 Avg. 73.91
223 219 225 223 224 223 215 224 231 217 215
Par +4 +5 +9 +10 +8 +7 -1 +11 +15 +1 -1
Rank T-29th/73 T-8th/69 T-53rd/75 T-32nd/84 T-39th/116 T-39th/68 2nd/58 T-66th/72 T-68th/75 T-2nd/44 T-11th/75
Date 9/21-22/15 9/25-28/15 10/12-13/15 10/26-27/15 1/30/16 2/19-21/16 3/5-6/16 3/7-8/16 4/2-3/16 4/16-17/16 5/1-3/16 5/16-18/16
Rounds 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 36
Scores 74 73 76 70 70 70 79 77 77 72 76 76 90 77 77 76 79 78 82 78 81 72 75 70 78 72 77 80 73 73 71 78 75 76 76 78 2732 Avg. 75.89
223 210 233 224 244 233 241 217 227 226 224 230
Par +13 -9 +19 +8 +31 +17 +25 +1 +14 +10 +8 +14
Rank T-38th/88 T-3rd/73 T-54th/69 T-49th/75 T-81st/84 T-88th/116 65th/68 T-6th/58 T-59th/72 T-49th/75 T-12th/44 71st/75
* competed as an individual
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2015-16 TOURNAMENT RECAPS
Ram Masters Invitational
Date: Sept. 21-22, 2015 Location: Fort Collins, Colo. Course: Fort Collins Country Club 7,215 yards, par 70 South Dakota State 291 Grant Smith 71 Alejandro Perazzo 71 Zach Sackett 75 Trevor Tobin 74 Jaxon Lynn 77
297 71 76 77 73 80
290 68 76 71 76 75
The Jackrabbit
878 210 223 223 223 232
Date: Sept. 25-28, 2015 Location: Valentine, Neb. Course: Prairie Club-Dunes Course 7,293 yards, par 72 South Dakota State 295 Trevor Tobin 70 Grant Smith 70 Felipe Strobach 75 Jaxon Lynn# 77 Naqiuddin Fuad# 80 Zach Sackett 80 Keegan Brasch 83 Alejandro Perazzo# 84 Guillermo Gonzalez# 84 Michael Duch# 93
290 70 73 74 75 73 80 73 75 77 86
286 70 68 74 75 75 74 79 79 78 79
871 210 211 223 227 228 234 235 238 239 258
Bill Ross Intercollegiate
6th t-4th t-38th t-38th t-38th t-74th
5th t-3rd t-5th t-29th t-42nd t-47th t-60th t-63rd t-66th t-69th 72nd
Date: Oct. 12-13, 2015 Location: Overland Park, Kan. Course: Milburn Golf Country Club 7,054 yards, par 72 South Dakota State 298 Felipe Strobach 70 Grant Smith 73 Jaxon Lynn 81 Naqiuddin Fuad 76 Trevor Tobin 79
298 77 73 71 79 77
300 72 77 75 76 77
896 219 223 227 231 233
8th t-8th t-15th t-33rd t-47th t-54th
Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational
Date: Oct. 26-27, 2015 Location: Vero Beach, Fla. Course: Quail Valley Golf Club 7,460 yards, par 72 South Dakota State 296 Naqiuddin Fuad 73 Trevor Tobin 72 Felipe Strobach 77 Grant Smith 74 Zach Sackett 80
304 77 76 71 80 82
299 74 76 77 72 78
899 224 224 225 226 240
15th t-49th t-49th t-53rd t-59th 74th
Arizona Intercollegiate
Date: Jan. 29-30, 2016 Location: Tucson, Ariz. Course: Sewailo Golf Club 7,262 yards, par 71 South Dakota State 312 Grant Smith 77 Felipe Strobach 73 Jaxon Lynn# 80 Keegan Brasch 82 Alejandro Perazzo 80 Trevor Tobin 90 Naqiuddin Fuad# 84
302 70 78 80 77 78 77 83
911 218 223 233 236 236 244 245
14th t-17th t-32nd t-68th t-68th t-81st -
300 75 75 72 78 79 81
899 14th 220 t-19th 224 t-39th 224 t-39th 233 t-88th 239 t-107th 239 t-107th
Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate
Date: Feb. 19-21, 2016 Location: Palm Desert, Calif. Course: Classic Club 7,322 yards, par 72 South Dakota State 298 Alejandro Perazzo 71 Grant Smith 74 Felipe Strobach 77 Trevor Tobin 76 Keegan Brasch 83 Zach Sackett# 74
301 74 75 75 79 77 84
* competed as an individual
South Dakota State won the 2016 Jackrabbit Invitational. 21
297 71 72 73 77 78 77 78
2015-16 TOURNAMENT RECAPS
South Dakota State won the 2016 Summit League Championship Desert Mountain Intercollegiate
Date: Mar. 5-6, 2016 Location: Scottsdale, Ariz. Course: Outlaw Course 7,107 yards, par 72 South Dakota State 294 Felipe Strobach 69 Alejandro Perazzo 72 Grant Smith 73 Jaxon Lynn 80 Trevor Tobin 82
314 78 80 79 79 78
304 76 75 75 78 81
912 223 227 227 237 241
Jackrabbit Invitational
Date: Mar. 7-8, 2016 Location: Primm, Nev. Course: Desert Course 7,131 yards, par 72
South Dakota State 286 Felipe Strobach 69 Trevor Tobin# 72 Keegan Brasch# 72 Jaxon Lynn# 72 Zach Sackett 80 Naqiuddin Fuad 69 Grant Smith 76 Alejandro Perazzo 72 Michael Duch# 86
287 72 75 75 74 70 74 71 81 76
294 74 70 71 73 69 80 77 74 83
867 215 217 218 219 219 223 224 227 245
12th t-39th t-51st t-51st 63rd 65th
ASU Thunderbird Invitational
Date: April 2-3, 2016 Location: Tempe, Ariz. Course: Karsten Golf Course 7,013 yards, par 71 South Dakota State 303 Naqiuddin Fuad# 73 Grant Smith 76 Jaxon Lynn 75 Felipe Strobach 75 Trevor Tobin 78 Alejandro Perazzo 77
290 77 71 76 80 72 71
295 71 76 73 69 77 81
888 221 223 224 224 227 229
12th t-45th t-51st t-54th t-66th t-59th t-64th
295 75 73 73 74 76
901 224 226 227 229 231
14th t-42nd t-49th t-49th t-64th t-68th
Hawkeye Invitational
1st 2nd t-6th t-11th t-15th t-15th t-26th t-31st t-40th 55th
Date: April 16-17, 2016 Location: Iowa City, Iowa Course: Finkbine Golf Course 7,239 yards, par 72 South Dakota State 301 Jaxon Lynn 73 Trevor Tobin 80 Grant Smith 77 Alejandro Perazzo 76 Felipe Strobach 75
305 76 73 77 79 80
Summit League Championship
Date: May 1-3, 2016 Location: Newton, Kan. Course: Sand Creek Station Golf Club 6,733 yards, par 72 South Dakota State 292 Felipe Strobach 75 Alejandro Perazzo 72 Trevor Tobin 71 Grant Smith 80 Jaxon Lynn 74
292 69 73 78 72 79
294 73 75 75 73 73
878 217 220 224 225 226
1st t-2nd 6th t-12th t-15th t-18th
297 70 75 77 76 76
292 71 72 75 74 78
879 215 216 223 226 230
11th t-11th t-21st t-52nd t-63rd 71st
NCAA Kohler Regional
Date: May 16-18, 2016 Location: Kohler, Wis. Course: Meadow Valley 7,123 yards, par 72
South Dakota State 290 Felipe Strobach 74 Grant Smith 69 Alejandro Perazzo 71 Jaxon Lynn 76 Trevor Tobin 76
* competed as an individual
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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 Grant Smith The Jackrabbit, 9/25-28/15 139 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, 3/11-12/13 210 Grant Smith Ram Masters Intercollegaite, 9/21-22/15 211 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.
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Season Stroke Average
TEAM & INDIVIDUAL SCORING RECORDS
Avg. 72.41 72.41 73.42 73.72 73.79 73.87 73.91 74.23 74.28 74.38
Player Trent Peterson Hudson Carpenter Hudson Carpenter Grant Smith Geoff Mead Trent Peterson Felipe Strobach Hudson Carpenter Grant Smith Trent Peterson
Year Rds. Strk. 2008-09 32 2,317 2013-14 31 2,256 2012-13 26 1,909 2015-16 36 2,654 2008-09 29 2,140 2006-07 23 1,699 2015-16 33 2,449 2011-12 26 1,930 2014-15 32 2,377 2007-08 24 1,785
Rds 36 36 33 32 32 31 31 31 30 30
Player Grant Smith Trevor Tobin Felipe Strobach Grant Smith Trent Peterson Hudson Carpenter Grant Smith Lukas Davison Alejandro Perazzo Jaxon Lynn
Year 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2014-15 2008-09 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2015-16 2015-16
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 2015-16 2006-07 2012-13 2011-12 2013-14 2007-08 2010-11 2005-06 2009-10
Rds 29 36 23 26 26 31 27 28 23 28
Tournament Wins Summit League Championship Jackrabbit Invitational Beu/Mussatto Invitational Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Creighton Classic Beu/Mussatto Invitational Santa Clara Invitational
Str. 8,572 10,679 6,823 7,754 7,759 9,321 8.180 8,489 7,024 8,607
Avg. 295.59 296.64 296.65 298.23 298.42 300.68 302.96 303.18 305.39 307.39
5/1-3/16 3/7-8/16 3/29-30/13 9/23-24/13 4/11-12/11 4/20-21/09 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
INDIVIDUAL Career Stroke Average (minimum 50 rounds)
Avg. 73.78 74.11 74.44 75.16 75.86 75.88 76.51 77.23 77.56 77.73
Player Trent Peterson Geoff Mead Grant Smith Hudson Carpenter Steve Klock Tim Kalil Justin Jenkins Dylan Baker Greg Fehrman David Smith
Career Rounds Rds. Player 111 Hudson Carpenter 102 Trent Peterson 96 Grant Smith 93 Justin Jenkins 92 Greg Fehrman 91 Tim Kalil 87 David Smith 85 Lukas Davison 80 Nolan Meyer 79 Trevor Tobin
Years 2005-09 2007-09 2013-P 2010-14 2004-07 2005-09 2006-10 2013-15 2009-13 2009-13
Strk. 7,526 4,521 7,362 8,230 5,462 6,905 7,115 4,325 7,019 6,648
Years 2010-14 2005-09 2013-P 2006-10 2009-13 2005-09 2009-13 2010-14 2008-12 2013-P
Cleveland State Invitational Fairway Club Invitational Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational Augustana Invitational Briar Cliff Invitational
18-Hole Scores
Rds. 102 61 99 109 72 91 93 56 90 85
9/29-30/08 9/8-9/08 9/9-10/04 4/2/05 4/15-16/05
276 280 281 281 282 282 284 285 285 286
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 4 times, last Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7-8/16
566 567 568
Santa Clara Invitational, 10/20-21/08 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/12-13/12 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15
36-Hole Scores
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Top 5 Finishes - Career Fin. 9 7 4 4
Name Hudson Carpenter Trent Peterson Grant Smith Geoff Mead
Year 2010-14 2005-09 2013-P 2007-09
Fin. 15 15 8 8 7 5 5
Name Trent Peterson Hudson Carpenter Grant Smith Geoff Mead Tim Kalil David Smith Greg Fehrman
Year 2005-09 2010-14 2013-P 2007-09 2005-09 2009-13 2009-13
Fin. Name 28 Trent Peterson 23 Hudson Carpenter 19 Grant Smith 16 Geoff Mead 15 Tim Kalil 13 Greg Fehrman 12 Steve Klock 10 Justin Jenkins 9 David Smith 8 Nolan Meyer 8 Miles Knutsen
Year 2005-09 2010-14 2013-P 2007-09 2005-09 2009-13 2004-07 2006-10 2009-13 2008-12 2012-13
Top 10 Finishes - Career
Top 25 Finishes - Career
Career Division I Wins Fin. 2 2 2 1
Player Trent Peterson Geoff Mead Hudson Carpenter David Smith
Year 2005-09 2007-09 2010-14 2009-13
569 573 575 575 576 576 577
Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/11-12/13 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7-8/16 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15 ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate, 4/7-8/14 The Jackrabbit, 9/25-28/15 Jackrabbit Invitational, 9/23-24/13 Cleveland State Invitational, 9/29-30/08
855 857 863 865 867 870 870 871 871 874
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 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7-8/16 Cleveland State Invitational, 9/29-30/08 Summit League Championship, 3/27-28/09 Jackrabbit Fall Invitational, 9/23-24/13 The Jackrabbit, 9/25-28/15 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/14-15/11
54-Hole Scores
Player Erin Bergstrom Dylan Baker Keegan Brasch 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 Jaxon Lynn TJ Lovato Geoff Mead Luke Merkel Nolan Meyer Alejandro Perazzo Trent Peterson Joey Pickels Ian Rinken Zach Sackett Jared Schnabel Dillion Schultz Dillon Schultz Austin Sitter David Smith Grant Smith Felipe Strobach Trevor Tobin Ryan Trasamar Kyle Vandevoort Matt Wieland Bran Wynia Brian Wynia Mitchell Zaba
Rounds 40 56 12 7 81 3 23 14 72.5 12 28 13 65.5 44 27 13 32 14 93 91 72 26 29 26 27 7 61 6 52 27 102 3 30 39 13 20 23 47 57 96 30 79 58 63 5 17 32 8
Strokes Low 54 3422 244 4325 216 928 218 607 250 6095 77 231 231 1820 232 1085 227 5715 218 976 222 2178 221 1058 239 5097 73 3,365 217 2,147 213 1023 224 2612 227 1055 215 7115 219 6905 218 5462 220 1956 87 2262 215 2049 226 2049 219 557 237 4521 205 487 241 4140 220 2049 220 7526 206 234 234 2358 229 2999 219 1099 241 1542 80 1907 219 3687 219 4547 212 7,146 206 2224 215 6,149 210 4612 222 4952 225 408 242 1327 85 2515 220 656 248
CAREER RECORDS
Low Rnd 72 66 71 78 66 74 73 72 69 72 71 77 68 69 69 73 74 69 71 69 69 70 70 71 71 74 65 78 67 71 67 77 73 69 79 72 69 69 68 65 69 69 73 72 77 71 69 77
Par/4 2 28 1 4 1 2 9 5 3 3 9 13 8 5 3 2 2 20 8 5 32 4 1 6 2 9 29 8 9 3 1 -
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Top 5 1 8 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 4 7 1 1 4 2 1 2 1 -
Top 10 3 14 1 1 2 5 1 1 3 1 7 3 3 1 2 8 1 1 15 1 1 2 8 3 2 2 1 1 1 -
Avg 85.55 77.23 77.33 86.71 74.79 77.00 79.13 77.50 78.83 81.33 77.79 81.38 77.82 76.48 79.50 78.69 81.63 75.36 76.51 75.88 75.86 75.23 78.00 78.81 75.89 79.57 74.11 81.17 78.86 75.89 73.78 78.00 78.60 76.90 84.54 77.10 81.15 78.45 79.08 74.44 74.13 77.84 79.52 78.60 81.60 78.06 78.59 82.00
Seasons 2006-09 2013-14 2015-16 2007,2009-10 2010-14 2007-08 2004-05 2009-11 2010-14 2014-P 2009-11 2008-11 2009-13 2014-P 2013-15 2007-08 2004-08 2004-05 2006-10 2005-09 2004-07 2012-13 2005-07 2004-05 2015-P 2011-12 2006-09 2004-05 2008-12 2015-P 2005-09 2012-13 2013-14 2014-P 2004-06 2012-13 2011-12 2012-14 2009-13 2013-P 2015-P 2013-P 2004-08 2006-10 2005-06 2012-13 2008-11 2008-09
NCAA Championship History 2003 Division II West Regional Littleton, Colo.-The Meadows GC Ryan Cooley 79 75 80 Joel Harrington 74 85 78 Matt Conlon 77 78 83 John Oien 88 73 80 Brian Schultz 82 79 82 TEAM
234 237 238 241 243 937
t-28th t-31st t-33rd t-37th t-39th 7th
Kohler, Wis.- Meadow Valley Felipe Strobach 74 70 Grant Smith 69 75 Alejandro Perazzo 71 77 Jaxon Lynn 76 76 Trevor Tobin 76 76 TEAM
215 216 223 226 230 879
t-11th t-21st t-52nd t-63rd 71st 11th
2016 Division I Kohler Regional 71 72 75 74 78
POSTSEASON HISTORY
The 2016 Summit League Championship Team advanced to the 2016 Kohler Regional, finishing 11th.
Individual 2002 Division II Northwest Regional
Goodyear, Ariz.-Estrella Mountain Ranch GC Brian Schultz 77 77 74 228 t-11th
2003 Division II Northwest Regional
Littleton, Colo.-The Meadows Ryan Cooley 79 75 80 234 t-28th
2009 Divison I South Central Regional
Stillwater, Okla.-Karsten Creek GC Trent Peterson 67 81 78 226 t-13th
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
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. 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 26
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
SUMMIT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
Summit League Championship History 2008 (5th)
Macomb, Ill.-Harry Mussatto GC Trent Peterson 73 73 74 Geoff Mead 73 76 73 Tim Kalil 77 74 71 Justin Jenkins 75 79 73 Kyle Vandevoort 77 77 75 TEAM
220 222 222 227 229 889
t-9th t-13th t-13th t-24th t-29th 5th
Kansas City, Mo.-Oakwood CC Trent Peterson 73 71 67 Geoff Mead 72 75 68 Tim Kalil 77 70 75 Kyle Vandevoort 74 76 75 Justin Jenkins 83 76 72 TEAM
211 215 222 225 231 870
2nd t-4th t-18th t-24th t-37th t-3rd
St. George, Utah-Snow Canyon CC Nolan Meyer 77 75 75 227 Parker Edens 78 77 76 231 Greg Fehrman 75 79 79 233 Justin Jenkins 79 79 81 239 Brian Wynia 82 85 74 241 TEAM 923
t-16th t-22nd t-28th t-39th t-43rd 8th
Primm, Nev.-Primm Valley GC Nolan Meyer 77 70 Hudson Carpenter 74 75 Greg Fehrman 77 76 David Smith 78 76 Kyle Cooper 80 80 TEAM
67 73 76 76 81
214 222 229 230 241 895
t-3rd t-17th 34th t-35th 46th 7th
Primm, Nev.-Primm Valley GC Greg Fehrman 80 73 Hudson Carpenter 74 75 Dillon Schultz 76 81 Lukas Davison 73 81 David Smith 74 76 TEAM
70 73 69 74 79
213 222 226 228 229 882
t-7th t-34th t-41st 44th t-45th 8th
Keller, Texas-Sky Creek Ranch GC Miles Knutsen 75 74 79 228 Hudson Carpenter 78 71 80 229 Greg Fehrman 75 79 76 230 Lukas Davison 84 75 77 236 Dillon Schultz 78 84 75 237 TEAM 912
t-12th 14th t-15th t-24th t-26th 3rd
2009 (T-3rd)
2010 (8th)
2011 (7th)
2012 (8th)
2013 (3rd)
2014 (3rd)
SDSU’s Top Summit League Tournament Performances
Keller, Texas-Sky Creek Ranch GC Hudson Carpenter 75 73 79 227 Lukas Davison 75 76 76 227 Grant Smith 78 80 72 230 Trevor Tobin 78 82 73 233 Dylan Baker 78 0 73 141 TEAM 911
t-7th t-7th t-12th t-23rd DQ 3rd
Lompoc, Calif.-La Purisima GC Grant Smith 82 70 75 Naqiuddin Fuad 78 78 72 Zach Sackett 75 72 82 Dylan Baker 80 80 79 Trevor Tobin 82 80 80 TEAM
227 228 229 239 242 921
7th 8th t-9th t-28th t-33 3rd
Newton, Kan.- Sandcreek Station GC Felipe Strobach 75 69 73 217 Alejandro Perazzo 72 73 75 220 Trevor Tobin 71 78 75 224 Grant Smith 80 72 73 225 Jaxon Lynn 74 79 73 226 TEAM 878
t-2nd 6th t-12th t-15th t-18th 1st
2015 (3rd)
2016 (1st)
Low Round - Individual 67 -5 Trent Peterson 68 -6 Geoff Mead 69 -3 Felipe Strobach 70 -2 Tim Kalil 70 -2 Grant Smith 70 -1 Nolan Meyer 70 -1 Greg Fehrman
2009 2009 2016 2009 2015 2011 2012
2nd t-4th t-2nd t-18th 7th t-3rd t-7th
Low Tournament - Invididual (54 holes) 211 Trent Peterson 2009 213 Greg Fehrman 2012 214 Nolan Meyer 2011 215 Geoff Mead 2009 217 Felipe Strobach 2016 220 Trent Peterson 2008 220 Alejandro Perazzo 2016 Low Round - Team 282 -6 2009 286 +2 2012 291 +4 2012 291 +3 2008 292 +4 2016 292 +4 2016 292 +4 2009
3rd 3rd 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd
Low Tournament - Team 870 +6 2009 t-3rd 878 +14 2016 1st 882 +17 2012 8th
Career Summit League Stroke Average (min. three appearances) 75.41 Greg Fehrman 2010-13 75.00 Hudson Carpenter 2011-14 75.77 Grant Smith 2014-P 76.77 Lukas Davison 2012-14 77.44 Justin Jenkins 2008-10 77.66 Trevor Tobin 2014-P
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PING All-Central Region Team 2008-09 Trent Peterson
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District At-Large Team
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 2015-16 2015-16
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) Grant Smith (1st Team) Felipe Strobach (2nd Team)
All-Summit League
HONORS AND AWARDS
Summit League Golfer of the Year 2008-09 Trent Peterson 2013-14 Hudson Carpenter 2015-16 Grant Smith
Summit League Newcomer of the Year 2015-16 Felipe Strobach
Summit League Golfer of the Month Aug./Sept. 2008 September 2015
Trent Peterson Grant Smith
April 22, 2009 April 9, 2014 March 18, 2015 Feb. 17, 2016 March 9, 2016
Trent Peterson Hudson Carpenter Grant Smith Grant Smith Felipe Strobach
Summit League Golfer of the Week
Summit League All-Academic Team 2015-16 Grant Smith
Independent All-Academic Team 2006-07 Trent Peterson
Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence 2007-08 2007-08 2007-08 2007-08
Brodie Hullinger Justin Jenkins Trent Peterson Ryan Trasamar
2013-14 Lukas Davison 2014-15 Austin Sitter, Grant Smith 2015-16 Michael Duch, 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* 2015-16 Michael Duch, Jaxon Lynn, Naquiuddin Fuad, Alejandro Perazzo, Grant Smith*, Felipe Strobach * Distinguished Scholar (3.60 GPA-or-higher)
Freshman Felipe Strobach (second from the left) earned second-team All-Summit League in 2015-16
Grant Smith (second from the left) was named first-team All-Summit League
Grant Smith (far right) was named second-team All-Summit League in 2014-15
Hudson Carpenter (middle) was named first-team All-Summit League in 2013-14
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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.
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Dr. BARRY H. DUNN President
Dr. Barry H. Dunn was named the 20th president of South Dakota State University in April 2016, the fourth alumnus chosen to lead the institution. He took office in May 2016. Dunn received a bachelor’s degree in biology at SDSU in 1975 and subsequently completed two graduate degrees in animal science—a master’s in 1977 and a Ph.D. in in 2000—at the Brookings campus. He became the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council endowed dean of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences in 2010. He also served as director of SDSU Extension and as a professor of animal science. As dean, Dunn led a college with some 550 faculty and staff, 2,800 graduate and undergraduate students, and a $78 million annual budget, including more than $20 million in grant and contract awards, fundraising and development. He shaped the academic and strategic direction of eight departments, spanning 18 degree programs, one regional research and outreach center, six research field stations and 14,500 acres of Agricultural Experiment Station research land. As Extension director, Dunn administered and set the vision for five program areas across two colleges and nine departments, as well as eight regional extension centers with a $12 million annual budget. He led a team of some 150 faculty and staff members and 3,500 adult volunteers. Prior to that, Dunn spent six years at Texas A&M University-Kingsville from
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ADMINISTRATION
JUSTIN SELL Athletic Director
Justin Sell joined the Jackrabbits staff May 7, 2009, as the 12th director of athletics at South Dakota State University. Sell oversees the Jackrabbits’ 21sport Division I athletics program. Eighteen SDSU teams compete in The Summit League, while football competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference of the Football Championship Subdivision and wrestling competes as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Equestrian competes under the umbrella of the National Collegiate Equestrian Association. Under Sell’s leadership, SDSU athletics continues to make strides in athletic competition, in the classroom, in fundraising and in reconnecting with alumni. Athletically, the Jackrabbits claimed 27 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, 2015-16), 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 the 2013-14 season. SDSU also claimed the Steinbrecher award during the 2012-13 and 2015-16 seasons and earned the league’s Sportsmanship Award, an award voted upon by its peers, during the 2010-11 campaign. In the classroom, Jackrabbits student-athletes continually post a GPA of 3.2or-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 2012-13 academic years and the Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic Award in all eight years in the league (2008-15). In January 2011, Sell announced a partnership with Learfield Sports, signing a 10-year deal worth $13 million for SDSU athletics. Learfield Sports quickly established a Brookings-based entity known as “Jackrabbit Sports Properties” that directs all aspects of the partnership, including managing and selling multimedia and sponsorship rights for South Dakota State Athletics. In addition to the deal with Learfield Sports, Sell directed the implementation of the Letterwinners Club, which provides opportunities for Jackrabbits Athletics to reconnect and stay connected with former student-athletes, while supporting current student-athletes at South Dakota State. In the years to come, Sell wants to continue reconnecting with former Jackrabbit student-athletes and enhancing the athletic facilities while still maintaining success, both in competition, but more importantly, in the classroom. On the facilities front, Sell oversaw the completion of the Dykhouse StudentAthlete Center in 2010, and developed the 2025 SDSU Athletic Facilities Master Plan. Additionally, Sell spearheaded efforts to add permanent seating and a press box at Erv Huether Field, chairback seating in both Frost Arena and Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Construction of the indoor facility—the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex— began in August 2013, and finished in the fall of 2014. Lead gifts totaling $12.5 million toward the construction of the new Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium were received in October 2013. The project began in the fall of 2014, and was completed for the 2016 season. In total, Sell spearheaded the fundraising efforts to raise more than $57 million in private donations since Aug. 1, 2012, for the Sanford-Jackrabbit Complex and Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. 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, The Ohio State University and Bowling Green State University. Sell gained further experience working in the private
sector for various sports teams and events. In the community, Sell serves as a board member of the Brookings Chamber of Commerce, Brookings Convention and Visitor's Bureau, Brookings Friends of Baseball and on the Brookings Health System. 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. Sell and his wife, Jennie, have four children; Abbie, Zach, Josh and Eric.
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ADMINISTRATION
MATT MAHER - Senior Associate Athletics Director for Administration
service. Maher also served as a liaison to the baseball, soccer and ice hockey head coaches associations. Maher was also involved in managing and facilitating membership engagement on numerous Division I governance issues and committees. This work included coordinating the activities of and providing support to the following NCAA groups: Division I Council, Division I Student-Athlete Experience Committee, Division I Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement and Division I Committee on Institutional Performance. Maher provided guidance involving policies related to amateurism and agent issues, recruiting concepts, cost of attendance, student-athlete well-being issues and strategic planning. Prior to his NCAA experience, Maher worked in the athletics compliance offices at Nebraska, Creighton and Omaha. Originally from Omaha, Neb., Maher earned his Bachelor of Science in finance in 2005 from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and his Juris Doctor in 2008 from The University of Nebraska College of Law. While pursuing his law degree, Maher published two law review articles regarding specific topics within intercollegiate athletics and was the first graduate from Nebraska College of Law to receive a concentration and certification in intercollegiate sports law. Maher and his wife, Aimee, live in Brookings with their daughter, Sophia, and son, Dean.
Matt Maher joined the SDSU staff as the senior associate athletics director for administration in August 2016. He manages various day-to-day operations of the athletic department, including overseeing the business office, the sports medicine, and strength and conditioning departments, strategic planning and special projects. Maher is the primary athletics liaison for campus and community organizations and also serves as the sport administrator for the Jackrabbits men’s basketball, wrestling, volleyball and men’s and women’s tennis programs. Prior to joining SDSU athletics, Maher spent eight years at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national office, most recently serving as associate director of academic & membership affairs. In that role, Maher managed the student-athlete reinstatement process, which involved risk assessment and strategic management of cases with complex legislative matters and significant media attention. Through additional strategic initiatives, Maher created a decision-review process to effectively measure the consistent work of waiver teams, as well as implemented a program to reallocate staff time and resources in a more efficient manner to provide better customer
KATHY HEYLENS
JEFF HOLM
Sr. Associate Athletics Director for Compliance
Sr. Associate Athletics Director for Facilities and Operations
Senior Woman’s Administrator
Kathy Heylens came to South Dakota State in July 1984 as a member of the staff in the admissions office before moving to athletics two years later as a senior secretary. Heylens became the institution’s first full-time compliance coordinator in 1990 and continues those duties as the senior associate athletic director for compliance and senior woman’s administrator. Heylens manages all aspects of the athletics compliance program to ensure strict adherence with NCAA, affiliated conferences and university rules and regulations for amateurism, eligibility, recruiting, financial aid, awards and benefits, playing and practice seasons and enforcement. Heylens is serving an appointment to a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Legislative Council, which serves as the primary legislative body in the Division I governance structure. She also has been appointed to the four-member Legislative Council Administrative Committee, which acts on behalf of the full Legislative Council between meetings to transact routine items of business. She also serves on the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Governance Committee. In addition to her day-to-day duties, Heylens serves on the Undergraduate Experience Committee, Diversity Committee, Intercollegiate Athletics Board and Compliance Team.
Jeff Holm joined the SDSU athletic staff as the senior associate athletic director for facilities and operations in July 2014, after spending 13 years in various roles at Augustana College in Sioux Falls. A native of Brookings, Holm brings more than a decade of experience in intercollegiate athletics in both coaching and administration to the Jackrabbits, the last four years as the associate athletic director at Augustana College after serving as an assistant athletics director from 2006-10. While at Augustana, Holm served as the Vikings baseball coach from 2001-06, and earned North Central Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2003 after leading his squad to the conference championship. Prior to taking over the Augustana baseball program, Holm served as the head baseball coach at Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., from 1998-2001. He also served as the chair of the exercise science department at MU in 2001. A former baseball player at Minnesota State, Mankato, Holm earned a bachelor's degree in math education with a minor in coaching from MSU in 1993, and earned a master's degree in sport pedagogy from South Dakota State in 1997. While at SDSU, he served as an assistant baseball coach for the Jackrabbits. 35
SCOTT BROWN
Sr. Associate Athletics Director for Development
Scott Brown joined the Jackrabbit staff as the senior associate athletic director for development March 3, 2014. He manages all fundraising operations for the South Dakota State athletics department. He serves as the sport administrator for the Jackrabbit football and baseball programs. Brown came to State after serving as the director of development for UCLA Athletics. During his time with the Bruins, he oversaw major gift fundraising efforts for a variety of programs, and directed the implementation of a sport specific program endowment initiative and the creation of an athletics-specific planned giving program. Before his time at UCLA, Brown held a variety of positions at the University of Iowa. He started as an intern in the ticket office and eventually became the associate director of development. During his time in Iowa City, Brown managed the Hawkeyes’ annual fund and served as the liaison between the University of Iowa Foundation and athletic ticket office. Originally from Storm Lake, Iowa, Brown graduated from Simpson College (Iowa) with bachelor’s degrees in sports administration and political science in 2003. He added a master’s degree in sport management from Western Illinois in 2005.
ADMINISTRATION
Sonja Anderson
Rachael Anello
Tom Bigelow
Kristen Beer
Assistant Equipment Manager
Operations & Equipment
Head Equipment Manager
Carly Case
Jeff Drietz
Jeffrey Eisenbaum
Facilities
Sharon Foley
Niki Bono
Asst. AD Facilities & Operations
Justin Hansen
Jason Hove
Academic Advisor
Facilities & Operations Manager
Assistant AD Ticket Sales & Operations
Accounting Assistant
Broadcast Services
T.J. Lally
Bruce Lichty
Tammy Loban
Tyler Merriam
Brittany Oligschlaeger
Natasha Schreiber
Jennifer Sell Assistant AD Academics
Assistant Director Ticket Sales & Service
Whitney Truax
Christi Williams
Dalton Williams
Ticket Account Executive
Michele Schmidt
Facilities
Sara Schneider
Assistant Sports Information Director
Athletic Development
Jared Todd
Jonathan Treiber
GA-Sports Information
Director of Athletic Marketing
Assistant AD Administration
Associate AD Media
Compliance Assistant
GA-Sports Information
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Associate AD Operations
Brody Busho
Senior Claims Clerk
Jackrabbit Sports Properties
Sean Smalley
GA - Tickets
Assistant AD Sports Information
Dr. Rich Reid
Faculty Athletics Rep.
Andrew Sogn
Assistant Sports Information Director
Matt Wright
Jackrabbit Sports Properties