2014-15 Jackrabbit Men's Swimming and Diving
Chris Angerhofer
So., Sioux Falls, S.D.
Yann Desjardins Sr., Whitby, Ont.
Tony Mikrut
So., Tinley Park, Ill.
Noah Batenhorst So., Omaha, Neb.
Connor Florand
Ben Bolinske
Matt Carpenter
Fr., Cambridge, Minn.
So., Redmond, Ore.
Joshua Gasper
Daniel Jacobson
Geoffrey Longhurst
Sr., Forest Lake, Minn.
Fr., Columbus, Neb.
John Overman
Christopher Rumrill
Jr., Bennington, Neb.
Parker Brown
Jr., Rapid City, S.D.
Fr., Pierre, S.D.
Brad Erickson Head Coach
So., Pierre, S.D.
Donovan Taylor
So., Ft. Frances, Ontario
Phil Hurley
Assistant Coach
So., Boulder, Colo.
Weston Christensen So., Pierre, S.D.
Connor McGinnis
Jr., Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Garth Wadsworth Nathaniel Weinman
Jr., Durban, South Africa
Jennifer Botsch Diving Coach
Sr., Richland, Wash.
Josh DeDina
So., Hampshire, Ill.
Alex McLain
Sr., Pierre, S.D.
Blake Yeager
Sr., Crown Point, Ind.
table of contents
Table of Contents Table of Contents..............................................................................................................................................................1 Schedule...........................................................................................................................................................................2 Media Information.............................................................................................................................................................3 Coaches........................................................................................................................................................................ 4-5 Administration............................................................................................................................................................... 6-8 Roster................................................................................................................................................................................9 Preview............................................................................................................................................................................10 Jackrabbit Men.......................................................................................................................................................... 11-15 Jackrabbit Women.................................................................................................................................................... 16-20 History....................................................................................................................................................................... 21-27 The Summit League.................................................................................................................................................. 28-29 South Dakota State University.................................................................................................................................. 30-31 Staff Directory..................................................................................................................................................................32
SPORTS INFORMATION
G.A./Swimming & Diving Contact................... Cole Kukowski Alma mater..............................................Minnesota State ‘13 Office...............................................................(605) 688-4932 Cell..................................................................(507) 459-9985 Email............................................... C.Kukowski@sdstate.edu Director................................................................. Jason Hove Alma mater.........................................South Dakota State ‘96 Office...............................................................(605) 688-4623 Cell..................................................................(605) 695-1827 Email............................................... Jason.Hove@sdstate.edu Associate...........................................................Ryan Sweeter Alma mater.........................................South Dakota State ‘01 Office...............................................................(605) 688-4822 Cell..................................................................(605) 376-4422 Email............................................ Ryan.Sweeter@sdstate.edu Assistant....................................................... Michele Schmidt Alma mater................................................... SUNY Brockport Office...............................................................(605) 688-4932 Cell..................................................................(605) 695-0704 Email....................................... Michele.Schmidt@sdstate.edu SID Fax............................................................(605) 688-5999 Web...................................................................GoJacks.com
CREDIT
The South Dakota State University Print Lab produced 25 copies of the 2014-15 South Dakota State Swimming & Diving media guide at a cost of 8.00 each on recycled paper. Front cover design by XXXX. Photos credited to Lifetouch Inc., SDSU University Relations and Jan Weihl. Historical data compiled by Sports Information Graduate Assistant Cole Kukowski and Sports Information Director Jason Hove.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Location........................................................ Brookings, S.D. Founded/Enrollment.........................................1881 (12,557) Affiliation....................................................... NCAA Division I Nickname............................................................Jackrabbits Colors........................................................... Yellow and Blue Conference................................................... Summit League Home Facility............ Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center Pool President..................................................Dr. David Chicoine Director of Athletics............................................... Justin Sell Sport Supervisor.................................................... Jeff Holm Senior Associate AD-Compliance/SWA......... Kathy Heylens Compliance Phone........................................ (605) 688-5308 Equipment Manager.............................................Tim DeWitt Director of Sports Medicine............................ Owen Stanley Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer.............. Tayler Espinoza Athletics Phone............................................. (605) 688-5625 Athletics Fax.................................................. (605) 688-5999 Pool Phone....................................................(605)-688-4919
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach...........................................................Brad Erickson Alma Mater..............................................South Dakota State ‘74 Seasons with SDSU................................................. 39th season Office....................................................................(605) 688-6527 Email.................................................Brad.Erickson@sdstate.edu Assistant .....................................................................Phil Hurley Seasons with SDSU................................................. 11th season Alma Mater........................................ Dickinson College (Pa.) ‘98 Office Phone.........................................................(605) 688-6799 Email...................................................... Phil.Hurley@sdstate.edu Graduate Assistant Diving Coach....................... Jennifer Botsch Alma Mater............................................................ Iowa State ‘12 Seasons with SDSU.................................................. 2nd season Office....................................................................(605) 688-6799 Email................................................jennifer.botsch@sdstate.edu
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schedule
Men’s Schedule Date(s)
Opponent(s)/Event
Location Time(s)
Oct. 3
Jackrabbit Intrasquad
HPER Center Pool
4 p.m.
Oct. 10
North Dakota
HPER Center Pool
5 p.m.
Nov. 7
South Dakota
HPER Center Pool
6 p.m.
Nov. 21-22
Saint John’s
Collegeville, Minn.
6 p.m./11 a.m.
Dec. 5-6
Jean Freeman Invite
Minneapolis, Minn.
All Day
Jan. 3
St. Pete’s Classic
St. Petersburg, Fla.
11 a.m.
Jan. 17
St. Cloud State
HPER Center Pool
1 p.m.
Jan. 23
South Dakota
Vermillion, S.D.
5 p.m.
Jan. 31
North Dakota
Grand Forks, N.D.
2 p.m.
Feb. 6-7
Minnesota Challenge
Minneapolis, Minn.
6 p.m./All Day
Feb. 18-21
Summit League Championships
Indianapolis, Ind.
All Day
Mar. 26-28
NCAA Championships
Iowa City, Iowa
All Day
Women’s Schedule Date(s)
Opponent(s)/Event
Location Time
Oct. 3
Jackrabbit Intrasquad
HPER Center Pool
4 p.m.
Oct. 10
North Dakota
HPER Center Pool
5 p.m.
Oct. 17
Iowa State
Ames, Iowa
6 p.m.
Oct. 18
Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
1 p.m.
Nov. 1
Nebraska
HPER Center Pool
1 p.m.
Nov. 7
South Dakota
HPER Center Pool
6 p.m.
Nov. 15
Nebraska-Omaha
Omaha, Neb.
2 p.m.
Dec. 5-6
Jean Freeman Invite
Minneapolis, Minn.
All Day
Jan. 3
St. Pete’s Classic
St. Petersburg, Fla.
11 a.m.
Jan. 17
St. Cloud State
HPER Center Pool
1 p.m.
Jan. 23
South Dakota
Vermillion, S.D.
5 p.m.
Jan. 31
North Dakota
Grand Forks, N.D.
2 p.m.
Feb. 6-7
Minnesota Challenge
Minneapolis, Minn.
6 p.m./All Day
Feb. 18-21
Summit League Championships
Indianapolis, Ind.
All Day
Mar. 19-21
NCAA Championships
Greensboro, N.C.
All Day
*Summit League Championships hosted by IUPUI SDSU is the host school for the St. Pete’s Classic
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media information Credentials - All requests for media credentials for SDSU home swimming matches should be directed to the South Dakota State sports information department at least 24 hours prior to the event. Credentials will be mailed if requests are received a week or more in advance. Otherwise, credentials may be picked up at the Jackrabbit Ticket Office inside the Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Due to limited seating, only working media will be allowed access on a first-come, first-served basis. The following guidelines apply specifically to Internet sites: • No more than two people working for the official Web site of the opponent and/or its official conference site will be issued credentials. • Web sites whose content centers around message boards and chat rooms where users can post anonymous information and/or rumors are ineligible for any consideration for credentials or access. • Credentials will not be granted to any agency operating sites that are in any way affiliated with gambling, or to freelance or fan-based sites that are not affiliated with a legitimate news-gathering organization. The final decision for credentials remains at the sole discretion of the South Dakota State sports information department. Statistics - The South Dakota State sports information office will keep official statistics and will distribute final statistics to teams and members of the media after the conclusion of a game. On the Web - The latest Jackrabbit news and updates can be viewed on the Internet at www.GoJacks.com, the official site of South Dakota State University athletics. Box scores, statistics and a game recap will be posted within an hour following the conclusion of a contest. Interview Policy - Outside of athletics events, interviews with South Dakota State University student-athletes must be arranged 24 hours in advance Monday through Thursday by contacting the SDSU sports information office or the head coach of the sport involved. Please do not contact the student-athlete directly without prior approval — phone numbers of SDSU student-athletes will not be released Media members should understand that all return calls will be made collect or via a toll-free number, unless the student-athlete does the interview from the sports information office. Jackrabbit student-athletes will not be available for interviews prior to a contest the day of a game, but will be available for post-game interviews 10 minutes after the conclusion of contests by contacting a member of the sports information staff or coaching staff. Photographers Photographers (live and still) are asked to not interfere with the sight lines of spectators. Video may be shot at mat level from the corners of Frost Arena. Photographers must remain outside the team areas and in a position as to not interfere with the action. Contact Information Media inquiries for Jackrabbit swimming & diving should be directed to Cole Kukowski, sports information graduate assistant. Office......................... (605)-688-4932 Cell............................. (507)-459-9985 Fax............................. (605)-688-5999 E-mail....Cole.Kukowski@sdstate.edu
RADIO
Brookings Register
Contact - Troy Maroney - Sports Editor Contact - Sean Welsh - Sports Writer Email - sports@brookingsregister.com Phone - (605) 692-6271 Fax - (605) 692-2979 Web - www.brookingsregister.com
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Contact - Terry Vandrovec - Beat Writer Email - tvandrovec@argusleader.com Phone - (605) 977-3923 Fax - (605) 977-3933 Web - www.argusleader.com
Aberdeen American News
Contact.... John Papendick - Sports Editor Email - jpapendick@aberdeennews.com Phone - (605) 622-2323 Fax - (605) 225-0421 Web - www.aberdeennews.com
Yankton Press & Dakotan
Contact... James Cimburek - Sports Editor Email - james.cimburek@yankton.net Phone - (605) 665-7811 Fax - (605) 665-1721 Web - www.yankton.net
Rapid City Journal
Contact - Andrew Cutler Email - andrew.cutler@rapidcityjournal.com Phone - (605) 394-8300 Fax - (605) 342-4610 Web - www.rapidcityjournal.com
Watertown Public Opinion
Contact Roger Merriam - Sports Editor Email - rogerm@thepublicopinion Phone - (605) 886-6901 Fax - (605) 886-4280 Web - www.thepublicopinion.com
SDSU Collegian
Contact - Robert Myers Email - collegian.sports@gmail.com Phone - (605) 688-6164 Web - www.sdsucollegian.com
The Associated Press - Sioux Falls
Contact - Wayne Ortman - Staff Writer Email - sdsports@ap.org Phone - 1-800-952-9911 Fax - (605) 332-3931 Web - www.ap.org
Dakota News Network
Contact - Steve Carlson - Staff Reporter Email - stevecarlson@quest.net Phone - (701) 237-5000 Fax - (701) 280-0861 Web - www.americanagnetwork.com
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Brookings Radio
Contact - Dellas Cole - Sports Director Email - kbrksports@kbrk.threeeagles.com Phone - (605) 692-1430 Fax - (605) 692-4441 Web - www.brookingsradio.com
WNAX - 570 AM
Contact - Steve Imming - Sports Director Email - imming@wnax.com Phone - (605) 668-1179 Fax - (605) 665-8788 Toll Free - 1-800-843-0089 Web - www.wnax.com
KWSN - 1230 AM
Contact - Craig Mattick Contact - Chris Tubbs Email - craig.mattick@mwcbradio.com Email - Chris.Tubbs@mwcbradio.com Phone - (605) 271-5873 Fax - (605) 336-0415 Web - www.kwsn.com
KSOO - 99.1 FM
Contacts - Jeff Thurn and Jeff Harkness Email - JeffT@espn991.com Email - JeffT@espn991.com Phone - (605) 362-3776 Web - www.espn991.com
TELEVISION
KDLT-TV — NBC
Contact - Mark Ovenden - Sports Director Contact - Zach Borg - Weekend Sports Email - sports@kdlt.com Phone - (605) 361-1357 Web - www.kdlt.com
KELO-TV — CBS
Contact - Matt Holsen - Sports Director Email - mholsen@keloland.com Phone - (605) 357-5675 Contact - Cat Clark - Weekend Sports Email - cclark@keloland.com Phone - (605) 357-5692 Office Phone - (605) 336-1300 Fax - (605) 336-7936 Web - www.keloland.com
KSFY-TV — ABC
Contact - Erik Thorstenson - Sports Director Email - ethorstenson@ksfy.com Phone - (605) 373-7376 Contact - Matt Peterson - Weekend Sports Email - mpeterson@ksfy.com Phone - (605) 373-7369 Fax - (605) 336-7936 Web - www.ksfy.com
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head coach Brad Erickson
Brad Erickson • HEAD COACH The Erickson File HIGH SCHOOL: Arlington High School EDUCATION: B.S. HPER - SDSU, 1974 M.S. HPER - SDSU, 1975 FAMILY: Wife - Jennifer Sons - Ben and Blake EXPERIENCE: 39th Season BRAD ERICKSON is embarking on his 39th season leading the Jackrabbit men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams. Under Erickson’s guidance, SDSU also won its first-ever relay at SDSU also won its first ever relay at the Summit League Championships as the men’s 200 freestyle relay squad recorded a championship time of 1:22.31. In the fall of 2002, Erickson was honored with SDSU’s Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence, which honors an SDSU alumnus in the field of education and coaching. Starting with the 2004-05 season, Erickson has guided South Dakota State through a successful transition to the Division I ranks. The Jackrabbits have steadily raised their standing and point totals at the Summit League Championships in both the men’s and women’s divisions. Prior to last season, the Jackrabbit men had recorded back-to-back runner-up finishes, while the women have placed second three out of the last four seasons. At the 2011 league championships, Erickson was named Summit League Women’s Coach of the year after SDSU posted its second consecutive runner-up finish. Erickson added Summit League Men’s Coach of the Year honors to his list of accomplishments in 2012 after leading SDSU to its best finish at The Summit League Championships, which were held in Rochester, Mich. Erickson oversaw 15 school records fall last season, as the men broke eight records, while the women took down seven of their own. SDSU also won its first-ever relay at the Summit League Championships as the men’s 200 freestyle relay squad recorded a championship time of 1:22.31. Erickson also led the Jackrabbit men to a North Central Conference championship in 1979 and the SDSU women to an NCC title in 1981. In the 2000-01 season he was named the North Central Conference Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year after leading SDSU to a fourth-place finish at the conference meet. A 1974 SDSU graduate, Erickson became the first SDSU swimmer to compete in the NCAA Division II Championships, as a junior. The Arlington, S.D., native won three North Central Conference titles, winning the 200-yard breaststroke twice and the 100-yard breaststroke once. Erickson has continued to represent SDSU at NCAA swimming championships during his coaching career, serving as a meet official and judge at the Division I women’s and men’s championships since 1982. He also served as the NCAA Division II Championships coordinator and is a current member of the NCAA Swimming Committee.
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assistant coaches
Phil Hurley • ASSISTANT COACH The Hurley File HIGH SCHOOL: Carlisle High School (Pa.) EDUCATION: B.S. Dickinson College, 1998 M.S. George Mason, 2006 EXPERIENCE: 11th Season
PHIL HURLEY enters his 11 season as assistant men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach. Hurley serves as the recruiting coordinator, while specializing in coaching the distance and sprint events and assists with day-to-day operations for the Jacks.
Hurley oversaw 15 school records fall last season, as the men broke eight, while the women took down seven of their own. SDSU also won its first-ever relay at the Summit League Championships as the men’s 200 freestyle relay squad recorded a championship time of 1:22.31. In his time with the Jackrabbits, Hurley has seen both the men’s and women’s teams raise their level of performance. Under his guidance, the Jackrabbit women have placed second three out of the last four years at the Summit League Championships. Prior to last season, the men recorded back-to-back runner-up finishes. Hurley competed collegiately at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., where he served as team captain for three seasons before graduating in 1998. After finishing a military commitment in the U.S. Army, Hurley enrolled in graduate school at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., serving as a graduate assistant swimming coach for two seasons while completing a master’s degree in exercise, fitness and health promotion. While at George Mason, Hurley also coached several club and youth teams in Northern Virginia. Hurley has also served as the chair of South Dakota Masters Swimming branch and is a member of the United States Masters Swimming organization.
Jenn Botsch• DIVING COACH The Botsch File HIGH SCHOOL: Tarpon Springs High School (Fla.) EDUCATION: B.S. Iowa State, 2012 M.S. South Dakota State EXPERIENCE: 2nd Season
JENN BOTSCH enters her second season as the graduate assistant after competing at Iowa State. Botsch will serve as the Jackrabbit diving coach while also pursuing her Master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling.
Last season, Botsch oversaw Clark Kocourek and Connor Florand to All-Summit League honors. Under her guidance, Florand broke both conference records at the Summit League Championships en route to a conference championship on the one-meter board. In her junior year at ISU, Botsch competed in the 1-meter (41st, 201.65), 3-meter (28th, 246.65) and platform (23rd, 176.75) at the NCAA Zone ‘D’ Diving Championships. Botsch also recorded a career-best 283.35 in the 3-meter dive, which was good for first place against Minnesota and was the high score on the year for the Cyclones. In her prep career, Botsch was a two-time state qualifier and a four-year letterwinner. She won the Class 2A District 9 meet her senior year. Botsch was also a member of WFLA Diving and was the 2007-08 Pinellas County Diver of the Year.
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administration
Dr. David L Chicoine • PRESIDENT 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, and is currently serving a fouryear term 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 201112 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. During his tenure, enrollment has reached record levels of undergraduate students and Ph.D. candidates. Correspondingly, the amount of research grants and contract awards has jumped nearly 90 percent during that time. To support the strategic plan, the SDSU Foundation in 2008 launched an aggressive comprehensive fund-raising effort — “It Starts with State: A Campaign for 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. Building a better academic model has also been part of President Chicoine’s agenda. In the fall of 2010, SDSU launched the state’s first architecture program through its College of Arts and Sciences. The Chicoine administration also developed the new College of Education and Human Sciences in 2009, a merger of the former College of Education and Counseling, College of Family and Consumer Sciences and the Department of Health and Physical Education. It represented the first significant academic restructuring in more than 40 years. 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. The co-author of four books and author of more than 100 invited and/or peer reviewed academic journal articles, Chicoine also served as a member of the Illinois Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors, and was a member of the board of the Illinois State Treasurer’s Technology Development Fund. 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. Their family includes son, Joshua, a Chicago-based musician; daughter-in-law Laura Ellsworth; granddaughter Sylvie; grandson Watson, and their late son, Jason.
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Justin Sell • DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS JUSTIN SELL 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 on 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 18 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 three times (2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14), 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 season and was the recipient of the leagu’s Sportsmanship Award, an award voted upon by its peers, during the 2010-11 campaign. In the classroom, Jackrabbit student-athletes continually post a grade-point average 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 2012-13 academic years, and the Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic Award in all five years in the league (2008-12). In January of 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 Jackrabbit Athletics to reconnect and stay connected with former student-athletes, while supporting current student-athletes at South Dakota State. 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 $510,000 in April 2014. On the facilities front, Sell oversaw the completion of the Dykhouse Student-Athlete 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, and continues working towards the building of an indoor practice and competition facility, as well as a new football stadium. Construction of the indoor facility — the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex — began in August 2013, with completion slated for this fall. Lead gifts totaling $12.5 million toward the construction of a new football stadium with seating up to 20,000 were received in October 2013. The project will begin this fall, with completion set for summer 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. In the Brookings community, where Sell lives with his wife, Jennie, and their four children: Abbie, Zach, Josh and Eric, he serves as vice president of the Brookings Chamber of Commerce, vice president for the Brookings Friends of Baseball and is a member of the Brookings Health System Board of Trustees. 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.
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Jeff Holm • Senior Associate AD-Facilities and Operations Swimming and Diving Sport Supervisor
JEFF HOLM joined the SDSU athletic staff as the senior associate athletic director for facilities and operations on July 28, 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 AD from 2006-10. While at Augustana, Holm served as the Vikings head 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 and earned College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Coach of the Year honors in 2000. 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 went on to earn 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. Holm and wife, Amy, are parents to sons J.D. and Charlie.
Kathy Heylens • Senior Associate AD-Compliance/SWA KATHY HEYLENS became South Dakota State’s first full-time Compliance Coordinator in 1990 and continues those duties as the associate athletic director for compliance and senior woman administrator. At SDSU, 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; and as SWA help to create an environment where staff and student-athletes can achieve their goals. Heylens is currently serving a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Legislative Council, which is the primary legislative body in the Division I governance structure. She also was 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; and serves on the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Governance Committee. In addition to her day-to-day duties, Heylens serves on the University’s Undergraduate Experience Committee, Diversity Committee, Intercollegiate Athletics Board and Compliance Team. She also volunteers in the community as co-chair of the Brookings Food Pantry and serves as a member of the Brookings Committee for People With Disabilities. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, spending time at the lake with her family and cheering on the Jacks.
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roster Men’s Roster Chris Angerhofer So. Noah Batenhorst So. Parker Brown Fr. Ben Bolinske Jr. Matt Carpenter So. Weston Christensen So. Josh DeDina So. Yann Desjardins Sr. Connor Florand Sr. Joshua Gasper Fr. Daniel Jacobson So. Geoffrey Longhurst So. Connor McGinnis Jr. Alex McLain Sr. Tony Mikrut So. John Overman Jr. Christopher Rumrill Fr. Taylor Donovan So. Garth Wadsworth Jr. Nathaniel Weinman Sr. Blake Yeager Sr.
Women’s Roster Sioux Falls, S.D. Omaha, Neb. Cambridge, Minn. Rapid City, S.D. Redmond, Ore. Pierre, S.D. Hampshire, Ill. Whitby, Ont. Forest Lake, Minn. Columbus, Neb. Pierre, S.D. Boulder, Colo. Cape Girardeau, Mo. Pierre, S.D. Tinley Park, Ill. Bennington, Neb. Pierre, S.D. Ft. Frances, Ontario Durban, South Africa Richland, Wash. Crown Point, Ind.
Head Coach: Brad Erickson (SDSU, 1978) Assistant Coach: Phil Hurley (Dickinson College, 1998) Graduate Assistant: Jennifer Botsch (Iowa State, 2012)
Kristi Alfano So. Olivia Bartel Fr. Julia Bodnaruk So. Elizabeth Buchholz So. Emily Campbell Sr. Katie Cook Jr. Kalen Critchley Fr. Hannah Crump Fr. Brittany Engel Fr. Kristin Erf Fr. Gretchen Firck Fr. Jade Goosen Fr. Nicole Grimit Sr. Cassie Hendricks Fr. Jessie Hendricks Jr. Kendra Hinton So. Paige Hinton Fr. Emily Moore Fr. Bianca Ninneman Jr. Olivia Olesiak Jr. Hadlie Overhue Jr. Samantha Prasher So. Sydney Rasmussen Fr. Emily Rosenthal Fr. McKenna Shallberg So. Kayce Smith Jr. Katherine Vakshteyn Fr. Alecia Winston So. Alexandra Yaeger Fr. Trina Young Sr. Abby Zenner Jr.
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Castle Rock, Colo. New London, Wis. Chicago, Ill. Kiel, Wis. Aberdeen, S.D. Sauk Rapids, Minn. Prince Township, Ontario Grand Rapids, Mich. Des Moines, Iowa Oakdale, Minn. Lawrence, Kan. Durban, South Africa St. Cloud, Minn. Brookings, S.D. Brookings, S.D. Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Des Moines, Iowa Fenton, Mo. Wyoming, Minn. Columbus, Neb. Carver, Minn. Melrose, Minn. El Cajon, Calif. Fremont, Neb. Madison, Wis. Leawood, Kan. Phoenix, Ariz. Savage, Minn. Mitchell, S.D. Eagan, Minn.
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season preview
2014-15 Men’s Preview
The Jackrabbit men will be led but a small, but talented senior class to help the Jackrabbit rebound following a disappointing third-place finish at the 2014 Summit League Championships. Following back-to-back runner-up finishes at the conference meet, SDSU finished behind Denver and IUPUI last season. “We have a lot of guys coming back that own school records and swam well at conference last season,” head coach Brad Erickson said. “We have accepted the third-place finish and moved on. It has motivated us. Our guys know they have to earn it and that nothing is given.” On the boards, senior Connor Florand will take on more of a leadership role following a record-breaking conference championship. Florand broke both Summit League records and claimed the 1-meter title. “We knew he had the talent to do it,” Erickson said of Florand’s record-breaking performance. “He gained a lot of confidence last season and is now the one to beat.” Florand will be joined by sophomore Noah Batenhorst and newcomers Parker Brown and Josh Gasper on the boards. Alex McLain and Blake Yeager will be relied on to score points in the backstroke and freestyle, respectively. “Blake is talented enough to swim freestyle from 50 to the mile,” Erickson said. “The biggest thing for him this season is to simply stay healthy.” Ben Bolinske and Connor McGinnis both had a strong showing at the conference championship and headline the junior class. Dan Jacobson highlights a sophomore class that immediately contributed their first year on campus last season. Jacobson was a part of the first-ever conference champion relay squad, as he swam the second leg of the 200 free relay. IUPUI’s will once again host the Summit League Conference Championship as teams will compete at the House of Champions Feb. 18-21.
2014-15 Women’s Preview
Coming off of a runner-up finish at the Summit League Championships, their third in four years, the Jackrabbit women are looking to 12 freshman an a transfer to replace nine seniors they lost to graduation a year ago. Head coach Brad Erickson, who is embarking on his 39th season, is excited about the incoming Jackrabbits. “We have good replacements on paper,” Erickson said. “I am really excited to get into the pool and start working with this class.” Leading SDSU in the pool this season will be a trio of seniors in Emily Campbell, Nicole Grimit and Trina Young. The combo will be counted on to score a lot of points and lead the underclassmen. Erickson has seen Grimit take on added leadership after her standout performance at last season’s conference meet. “She is one of our hardest workers in and out of the pool,” Erickson noted of Grimit’s progression. “She sets a very good example for the younger athletes.” When asked about Campbell’s potential this season coming off of a conference championship in the 200 breaststroke Erickson was hopeful she could take the next step. “We are hoping to see her make an “A” cut,” Erickson said. “If not, we’d like to see her get a “B” cut time to get to the NCAA Championships.” On the boards, junior Olivia Olesiak will continue to be a mainstay, while she will be joined by sophomore Alecia Winston and freshman Emily Moore. “Both Olivia and Alecia have been working on new dives that are going to allow them to score better,” Erickson noted. When asked about the newcomers, Erickson was quick to point out Gretchen Frick and Katherine Vakshteyn. “Gretchen comes in with similar times to Andee Budahl and was actually referred to us by Andee’s sister, Katie, who swam here,” Erickson said. “Katherine is also going to be a standout for us in the mid-distance events.” This year’s Summit League Championships will be hosted by IUPUI on Feb. 18-21.
Team Information Men
2013-14 Dual Record..................................................2-5 2014 Summit League Championships........................ 3rd Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................................... 14/4 10
Women
2013-14 Dual Record..................................................4-5 2014 Summit League Championships....................... 2nd Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................................... 13/9
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Jackrabbit men
WHERE THE JACKS CALL HOME Canada.........................................2 Colorado.......................................1 Illinois............................................2 Minnesota.....................................2 Montana.......................................1 Nebraska......................................3 Oregon..........................................1 South Dakota................................6 Washington...................................1 South Africa..................................1 Total............................................23
JACKS BY CLASS SENIORS......................................5 JUNIORS......................................4 SOPHOMORES............................9 FRESHMEN..................................3
Yann Desjardins
Connor Florand
Senior Whitby, Ontario St. Charles Garnier Catholic HS
Senior Forest Lake, Minn. Forest Lake HS (Minnesota State)
2013-14: Swam the sixth-fastest 100 breaststroke in the prelims at the Summit League Championships (58.52) • placed 11th in the finals with a time of 58.92 • best 200 breast time came at the Jean Freeman Invitational (2:16.23) • named to the Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner’s List of Excellence 2012-13: Won three events his sophomore year • won the 200 IM (1:59.46) vs. Iowa Central (2/1) • swam the fifth-fastest 200 IM (1:55.47) in school history on day two of the Summit League Championships (2/21) • swam the tenth-fastest 100 breaststroke (59.53 sec.) in school history on day three (2/22) • swam the eighth-fastest 200 breaststroke (2:10.83) in school history on day four (2/23) 2011-12: Part of the winning 200 freestyle relay (1:27.39) at Green Bay (10/15) • part of three school record relays at the Summit League Championships: 800 freestyle relay (6:50.88) on day one (2/15), 200 freestyle relay (1:24.17) on day two (2/16) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:04.15) on day four (2/18) • swam the fifth-fastest 100 breastroke in school history in 59.39 seconds on day three (2/17) and the ninth-fastest 100 freestyle (47.05 sec.) on day four (2/18) • named to All-League Team Before SDSU: Member of the Ajax Aquatic Club • Eastern Canadian Championship qualifier • won the High Point Trophy at the 2010 Youth Cup • top 50 (Canada) in age catefory in over ten events over three years • most improved athlete three years in a row • majoring in computer engineering
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2013-14: Won six events • captured his first Summit League title in the 1-meter dive (326.75) • set conference records on both boards at the championships • Florand’s 1-meter mark is second in school history • also broke the 3-meter school record at the championships • other wins came at St. Cloud State on both boards • also won the three-meter dive vs. North Dakota, at the Jean Freeman Invitational and at Green Bay • All-League honoree • named to the Academic Honor Roll 2011-12: Won one diving event after transferring to SDSU • won his first event in the one-meter diving competition at St. Cloud State/Wisconsin-LaCrosse with a score of 300.60 points (11/12) • placed second in 1-meter diving with a score of 280.40 points on day three of the Summit League Championships (2/17) • named to All-League Team Before SDSU: Transfer from Minnesota State University • NCAA Division II All-American • 3-meter 6 dive record holder • MSU male diver of the year • placed fourth in diving his senior year • team captain, all-state selection senior year and four time all-conference • twotime MVP All-State
Jackrabbit men Alex McLain
Blake Yeager
Nathaniel Weinman
Senior Pierre, S.D. T.F. Riggs HS
Senior Crown Point, Ind. Crown Point HS
Senior Richland, Wash. Richland HS
2013-14: Won four races as a junior • touched first in the 100 back vs. South Dakota (53.24) and 200 back vs. North Dakota (1:56.42)..also won the 200 back and 200 IM in the intrasquad scrimmage • recorded a pair of top-10 marks in school history in the 1650 free (10th) • also swam the second-fastest 200 back in school history at the Summit League Championships (1:51.45) • named to the Commissioner’s List of Excellence 2012-13: Won three events his sophomore year…won the 200 backstroke (1:54.60) and was part of the winning 200 medley relay (1:35.28) at North Dakota (12/8)…won the 1,000 freestyle (10:18.63) vs. Iowa Central (2/1)…finished fifth with the third-fastest 400 IM (4:06.75) in school history on day three of the Summit League Championships (2/22)…finished sixth in the 200 backstroke (1:52.13) on day four (2/23) 2011-12: Won five events his freshman year…won the 100 backstroke (53.24 sec.) and 200 backstroke (1:56.97) in his collegiate debut at Green Bay (10/15)… won the 200 backstroke (1:56.50) vs. Western Illinois/North Dakota (10/28)… won the 200 backstroke (1:57.57) and 400 freestyle relay (3:22.26) vs. Iowa Central Community College (12/13)… finished sixth in the 500 freestyle with the ninth-fastest time in school history (4:44.10) on day two of the Summit League Championships (2/17) …swam the third-fastest 100 backstroke in school history in 52.26 seconds on day three (2/17)…swam the second-fastest 200 backstroke in school history in 1:52.23 on day four (2/18) • named to Academic All-League Team Before SDSU: part of Pierre Swim Team for 13 years • Swimmer of the Year in 2006, 2010 and 2011 • South Dakota winter state meet champion in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 100 freestyle
2013-14: Won two events as a junior • touched first in the 200 free at St. Cloud State (1:45.97) and in the 500 free vs. South Dakota (4:46.18) • recorded six top-10 times in school history, including two school records • Yeagar owns added to his resume with school records in the 1000 free (9:37.64) and the 800 free relay (6:46.60) • also added top10 times in the 50 free (21.62), 100 free (47.19), 200 free (1:40.90) and 1650 free (16:02.01) • named to All-Conference Team • named to the Academic Honor Roll, Commissioner’s List of Excellence and a Distinguished Scholar 2012-13: Won six events his sophomore year • part of the school record 800 freestyle relay (6:47.01) on day one of the Summit League Championships (2/20) • broke the school record in the 500 freestyle (4:39.98) and was part of the third place school record 200 freestyle relay (1:23.73) on day two (2/21) • placed second in the 1,650 freestyle (16:05.25) with the second-fastest time in school history on day four (2/23) • he also broke the school record in the 1,000 freestyle (9:39.15) during the 1,650 freestyle on day four
2013-14: Swam a season-best 200 free (1:48.39) and 500 free (4:49.99) at the Summit League Championship • named to the Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence 2012-13: Part of the winning 3x166 SNARF relay (5:15.31) at Tampa Relays (1/5) • swam the 1,650 freestyle in a time of 17:09.66 at day four of the Summit League Championships (2/23) 2011-12: Won two events his freshman year • won the 500 freestyle (5:01.40) and 1,000 freestyle (10:13.60) vs. Iowa Central Community College (12/13) • swam the ninth-fastest 1,000 freestyle (10:09.34) and the seventh-fastest 1,650 freestyle in school history (16:56.21) on day four of the Summit League Championships (2/18) • named to Academic All-League Team Before SDSU: Washington state meet finalist all four years • 2011 4A District Swimmer of the Year • 2011 Big 9 Academic Athlete of the Year • member of the National Honor Society
2011-12: Won four different events and was a part of one school record his freshman year • part of the school record 800 freestyle relay (6:50.88) on day one of the Summit League Championships (2/15) • finished fifth with the second-fastest 500 freestyle time in school history (4:38.69) on day two (2/16) • finished eighth with the third-fastest time in the 200 freestyle in school history (1:42.48) on day three (2/17) • swam the fourth-fastest 1,000 freestyle in school history (9:50.01) and finished fifth in the 1,650 freestyle with the third-fastest time in school history (16.16.66) on day four (2/18) • named to All-League Team and Academic All-League Team Before SDSU: Indiana state meet finalist in the 200 freestyle • three-time state qualifier • team captain senior year • MVP junior and senior year
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Jackrabbit men Ben Bolinske
John Overman
Chris Angerhofer
Junior Rapid City, S.D. Williston HS
Junior Bennington, Neb. Elkhorn South HS
Sophomore Sioux Falls, S.D. O’Gorman HS
2013-14: Won four events as a sophomore • broke five school records at the 2014 Summit League Conference Championships: 50 free (20.35), 100 free (45.32), 200 freestyle relay (1:22.31), 400 freestyle relay (3:02.96), and 800 freestyle relay (6:46.60) • 200 freestyle relay conference champions • won the 50 free at South Dakota, 100 free at Green Bay and against USD twice • Summit League All-Conference honoree • Academic All-League Team, Commissioner’s List of Excellence and the Academic Honor Roll 2012-13: Won nine events his freshman year • won four individual events • won first career event in the 50 freestyle in 21.38 seconds vs. South Dakota (11/16) • part of the school record 200 freestyle relay (1:23.73) that placed third on day two of the Summit League Championships (2/21) • finished eighth in the 50 freestyle (21.16 sec.) with the second-fastest time in school history on day two • finished eighth in the 100 freestyle (47.19 sec.) with the sixth-fastest time in school history on day four (2/23) Before SDSU: 2012 WDA Senior Athlete of the Year • state champion in the 100 freestyle • four-time first team allstate member
Connor McGinnis Junior Cape Girardeua, Mo. Saxony Lutheran HS 2013-14: Recorded a pair of top-10 marks in school history as a sophomore • swam the fifth-fastest 200 backstroke in SDSU history (1:53.65) • recorded the 10th-fastest 400 IM (4:12.87) en route to a 14th-place finish at the Summit League Championships • placed eighth in the 200 back at the championships • named to the Academic Honor Roll 2012-13: Season-bests in the 100 backstroke (54.71 sec.) and 200 backstroke (1:55.29) at the Summit League Championships
2013-14: Swam in three meets in the first semester. Did not compete in the second semester. 2012-13: Part of the winning 200 medley relay (1:35.28) vs. North Dakota (12/8) • swam the sixth-fastest 100 breaststroke time in school history (58.61 sec.) on day three of the Summit League Championships (2/22) • swam the fifth-fastest 200 breaststroke time in school history (2:08.37) on day four (2/23) Before SDSU: Four year state participant • broke four school records and two pool records • academic honor roll all four years
Garth Wadsworth Junior Durban, South Africa Westville Boys’ HS 2013-14: Won three different events as a sophomore • touched first in the 100 free (49.08) at the intrasquad scrimmage • placed first in the 200 free (1:57.31) vs. South Dakota • also won the 200 fly at St. Cloud State (1:57.20) • All-Conference honoree • named to the Academic Honor Roll and the Commissioner’s List of Excellence 2012-13: Won eight events his freshman year • won four butterfly events • part of the school record 800 freestyle relay (6:47.01) on day one of the Summit League Championships (2/20) • swam the fourth-fastest 100 butterfly in school history (51.86 sec.) on day three (2/22) • swam the second-fastest 200 butterfly in school history (1:54.01) on day four (2/23) Before SDSU: Two-year captain in high school • won gold medal in 4x100 medley relay and silver medal in 4x100 freestyle relay at Age group Nationals • KZN Senior Nationals Team • major civil engineering
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2013-14: Won three events as a freshman • two wins in the 1000 free and one in the 800 free • broke the 1650 freestyle school record at the Summit League Championships with a fifth-place effort • recorded four top-10 times in school history, including his 1650 school record • placed eighth in the 500 free at conference • named to the Academic Honor Roll Before SDSU: Claimed titles in the 400 individual medley, 500 freestyle and 1,000 freestyle at the indoor shortcourse state meet as a member of the Sioux Falls Snowfox club team
Noah Batenhorst Sophomore Omaha, Neb. Millard West HS 2013-14: Recorded three top-three finishes • two in the three-meter dive and one on the one-meter board • best mark in the one meter came at the Summit League Championships (274.55), where he qualified fifth in the prelim and placed sixth in the finals (267.05) • best dive in the three-meter came vs. South Dakota (1/11/14) where he placed fourth with a score of 272.71 • has the fourth-best dives in school history on both boards • named to the Academic Honor Roll and a Distinguished Scholar Before SDSU: Highlighted by a thirdplace finish in the one-meter dive as a senior, Batenhorst placed in the top-10 at the Nebraska state meet three times • He also placed ninth as a sophomore and fourth as a junior
Jackrabbit men Matt Carpenter
Daniel Jacobson
Taylor Donovan
Sophomore Redmond, Ore. Redmond HS
Sophomore Pierre, S.D. T.F. Riggs HS
Sophomore Ft. Frances, Ontario Ft. Frances HS (Indiana)
2013-14: Won three events • won the 1000 free twice and the 1650 free once • recorded three top-10 times in school history including the 1000 free (9:44.60), 200 back (1:51.54), and the 400 IM (4:10.86) • recorded team points in the 500 and 1650 freestyles at the Summit League Championships with 16th and 11th-place finishes, respectively • Academic Honor Roll Before SDSU: placed third in the 500 freestyle and seventh in the 200 freestyle at the Class 6A state championships • National Honor Society • honor roll
Weston Christensen Sophomore Pierre, S.D. T.F. Riggs HS (Nebraska) 2013-14: Named to the Academic Honor Roll and a Distinguished Scholar Before SDSU: Weston joined the Jackrabbit swimming and diving program at semster break and is expected to compete primarily in the distance freestyle events • transferred from the University of Nebraska, where he did not compete
Josh DeDina Sophomore Hampshire, Ill. Hampshire HS 2013-14: Recorder four top-three finishes in his freshman season • his time of 4:02.74 in the 400 IM at the Summit League Conference Championships was the second-best time in school history • placed second in the intrasquad in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke • placed third in the 100 and 200 breast vs. South Dakota • best time in the 100 breast came at the conference championships with a time of 58.70 Before SDSU: As a senior, he qualified for the Illinois state championships in both the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke
2013-14: Recorded one win as a freshman in the 200 back vs. South Dakota (1:55.50) • part of 200 and 400 school record relay squads • recorded two other top-10 times in school history in the 50 free (3rd), 100 back (7th) • also had runner-up finishes at St. Cloud State in the 200 back and in the 200 IM in the intrasquad scrimmage • All-League honoree • named a to the Academic Honor Roll and a Distinguished Scholar High School: Won first place in the mens 15 and over 500 medley relay at South Dakota state meet • National Honor Society member • 1st place mens 15 and over 400m medley relay at SD state championship in Brookings, SD.
Geoffrey Longhurst Sophomore Boulder, Colo. Boulder HS 2013-14: Swam in three events in the first semester. Did not compete after the New Year. Before SDSU: Two-time Colorado Class 5A state qualifier • placed 13th in the 200 freestyle and also competed in the 100 breaststroke and 100 butterfly.
Tony Mikrut Sophomore Tinley Park, Ill. Lincoln Way North HS 2013-14: Recorded first collegiate win in the 100 fly at Green Bay • swam a personal best 21.73 50 free at the Summit League Championships, which was the ninth-fastest time in school history • placed ninth at the championships in the 100 fly with the second-fastest time in school history (50.87) • swam the fifth-fastest 200 fly at the championships (1:55.49)
Before SDSU: Taylor comes to SDSU by way of Indiana University • Taylor was a member of the Ft. Frances Aquanauts • Most Dedicated Swimmer award winner • regional, provincial, national and interscholastic chmpionships in the 200 IM • owns 25 team records and five regional records • four-year honor roll member
Parker Brown Freshman Cambridge, Minn. Cambridge HS Before SDSU: Parker Brown was a section champ and a Minnesota state finalist diving for Cambridge Isanti High School
Joshua Gasper Freshman Columbus, Neb. Columbus HS Before SDSU: Gasper was a two-time Nebraska state diving finalist
Christopher Rumrill Freshman Pierre, S.D. T.F. Riggs HS Before SDSU: Rumrill joins the Jackrabbit men as the lone in-state recruit in the 2014-15 class. He joins Daniel Jacobson and Alex McLain as former Govs on the SDSU men’s roster. Rumrill boasted a 4.0 GPA at T.F. Riggs HS and was his class valedictorian
Before SDSU: Six-time conference champion • five-time section champion • three-time state qualifier • third-place finish in 100 butterfly at the 2013 Speedo Championship
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Jackrabbit women
WHERE THE JACKS CALL HOME Arizona.........................................1 Canada.........................................3
Nicole Grimit
Trina Young
Senior St. Cloud, Minn. St. Cloud Tech HS
Senior Mitchell, S.D. Mitchell HS
California......................................1 Colorado.......................................1 Illinois............................................1 Iowa..............................................2 Kansas..........................................2 Michigan.......................................1 Minnesota.....................................8 Montana.......................................1 Nebraska......................................2 South Africa..................................1 South Dakota................................4 Wisconsin.....................................3 Total............................................32 JACKS BY CLASS SENIORS......................................3 JUNIORS......................................7 SOPHOMORES............................9 FRESHMEN................................12
2013-14: Won five events as a junior • swam on three record-breaking relay teams at the Summit League Championships • part of the school record in the 400 free relay (3:25.78), 800 free relay (7:28.46) and 200 medley relay (1:45.48) • took second at the conference meet in the 400 and 800 free relays • also recorded a runner-up finish in the 200 free (1:51.14), which was a school record • Academic All-Conference selection • All-Conference honoree • named to the Academic Honor Roll, Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and a Distinguished Scholar 2012-13: Won eleven events her sophomore year • Grimit won six individual freestyle events • placed third in the 200 freestyle (1:52.75) on day three of the Summit League Championships (2/22)…finished sixth in the 100 freestyle (52.23 sec.) on day four (2/23) 2011-12: Won five events and part of two school records her freshman year… part of the winning 400 freestyle relay (3:42.35) at Nebraska (10/22)…part of the winning 200 freestyle relay (1:38.22) vs. North Dakota/Western Illinois (10/28)…won the 100 freestyle in 54.42 seconds at Northern Iowa (11/12)…part of the winning 400 medley relay (4:07.08) at the Tampa Relays (1/7)…part of the winning 200 freestyle relay (1:38.64) vs. South Dakota (1/21)…part of the school record (7:34.66) on day one of the Summit League Championships (2/15)…finished fifth in the 200 breaststroke with the sixth-fastest time in school history (2:26.29)…part of the school record in the 400 freestyle relay (7:34.66) on day four (2/18) • named to All-League Team, Academic All-League Team and named a Disinguished Scholar Before SDSU: Member of Jet Stream Aquatic Racing • five year Minnesota state meet participant • National Honor Society
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Jackrabbit Swimming and Diving
2013-14: Swept the butterflies vs. South Dakota for her two wins as a junior • won the 100 fly with a time of 59.82 and the 200 fly in 2:12.50 • placed 11th in the 100 fly at the Summit League Championships with a season-best time of 58.09 • took third in the 200 fly with a season-best 2:07.34 • both times were the fourth-fastest swims in SDSU history • named to All-Conference team, Academic Honor Roll and the Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence 2012-13: Won six events her sophomore year…won in the 200 butterfly, 200 IM, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay and twice in the 100 butterfly… swam the eight-fastest 200 IM (2:12.06) in school history in prelims on day two of the Summit League Championships (2/21)…finished ninth in the 100 butterfly with the third-fastest time in school history (57.67 sec.) on day three (2/22)… swam the fourth-fastest 200 butterfly (2:09.51) in school history in prelims on day four (2/23) 2011-12: Won her first career event in the 200 butterfly (2:11.73) at Northern Iowa (11/12) … swam a season-best in the 100 butterfly (2:10.44) on day one of the Falcon Invitational (12/2) … finished third in the 50 freestyle in a time of 26.62 seconds vs. Iowa Central Community College (1/13) … swam a season-best in 200 butterfly in a time of 59.43 seconds on day three of the Summit League Championships (2/17) • named to Academic All-League Team Before SDSU: South Dakota state meet finalist
Jackrabbit women Emily Campbell Senior Aberdeen, S.D. Aberdeen Central HS (Boise State) 2013-14: Won 24 events in her first year at SDSU • won the 200 breaststroke Summit League Championship by 0.01 • swam on the school record 200 medley relay squad (1:45.48) • recorded the second-fastest time in school history in the 100 breast (1:03.43), 200 breaststroke (2:14.51) and 200 IM (2:05.96) • Summit League Co-Newcomer of the year • All-Conference selection • named to the Academic Honor Roll 2012-13: Finished fourth in 100 and 200 breast at 2013 Mountain West Championships • earned NCAA `B’ cuts in both breaststroke events • swam second-fastest 200 breast in school history in finals • finished season ranked No. 68 in the NCAA in 200 breast • posted seventh-fastest time in school history in 100 breast during finals at conference • third-fastest individual in the 100 breast in program history • started season with first-career win at Idaho (Oct. 6) in the 200 breast with fastest time in season opener in school history • also notched victory in 100 breast against Wyoming (Jan. 13) • finished third or better in 200 breast every race during dual meets • set lifetime bests in 50 free, 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM 2011-12: Set lifetime bests in the 100 back, 100 breast and 200 IM at the 2012 Mountain West Championships • placed seventh in the 200 breast and 13th in the 100 breast at the Rice Invite (Oct. 28-29), also scoring in the 200 back at the meet • took fifth in the 100 breast against Idaho (Oct. 8), the first individual event of her collegiate career • scored in the 200 breast and the 200 IM at UCLA (Jan. 4) • placed fourth and fifth in the 100 and 200 breast, respectively, against Oregon State (Jan. 21) • MW Scholar-Athlete • Academic All-MW Before SDSU: state record holder in 100and 200-yard breast in four age groups, including 17-18 • helped Aberdeen to second-place finishes at South Dakota State Meet each of past four years • won at least one event at state championships in nine of the last 10 seasons, including six individual titles in 2011 and four in 2010 • named team MVP last three seasons • multi-year Central Zone Champion, including 2010 senior champion in 200 breast in meet-record time • junior nationals finalist • three-time USA Swimming Scholar All-American • fouryear member of the Central High School Honor Roll.
Returning Summit League 200 breastroke champion, Emily Campbell
Katie Cook
Jessie Hendricks
Junior Sauk Rapids, Minn. Sauk Rapids HS
Junior Brookings, S.D. Brookings HS
2013-14: Swam in three dual meets and the Jean Freeman Invite, but did not compete in the second semester. 2012-13: Finished seventh in the 100 freestyle (57.37 sec.) at Northern Iowa (10/19) … part of second place 200 freestyle relay (1:44.11) vs. Iowa State (10/20) … finished eighth in the 200 freestyle (2:05.57) vs. Green Bay (11/20) … swam the 50 freestyle in 25.89 seconds on day one of the Minnesota Challenge (2/8) and the 100 freestyle in 57.08 seconds on day two (2/9) Before SDSU: Three year varsity letter winner • three year state participant • honorable mention all-conference • all-conference athlete • scholar athlete • all-conference honors
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2013-14: Won first collegiate race in the 200 breaststroke vs. Omaha (2:31.79) • swam a season-best in the 200 breast at the Summit League Championships (2:25.78), where she placed 13th and was the eighth-fastest time in SDSU history • named to the Academic Honor Roll, Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and a Distinguished Scholar 2012-13: Placed third in the 200 breaststroke (2:54.25) at South Dakota (1/12)…finished fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:31.24) on day two of the Minnesota Challenge (2/9) Before SDSU: Two-time 200 breaststroke state champion • 100 breaststroke state champion • twice named Brookings High School girl’s swimming Most Inspirational Athlete • lettered all four years • Brookings Swim Club co-captain
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Jackrabbit women Bianca Ninneman
Hadlie Overhue
Abby Zenner
Junior Fenton, Mo. Rockwood Summit HS
Junior Columbus, Neb. Columbus HS
Junior Eagan, Minn. Eagan HS
2013-14: Did not compete. 2012-13: Won two events her freshman year … won the 200 IM (2:16.73) at Northern Iowa (10/19) … won the 100 breaststroke (1:14.81) vs. Iowa Central (2/1) … swam the tenth-fastest 100 butterfly (1:00.88) in school history on day three of the Summit League Championships (2/22) … swam the tenth-fastest 200 backstroke (2:13.20) in school history on day four (2/23) Before SDSU: Won High Point Trophy twice • won leadership award and sportsmanship award each twice • National Honor Society • honor roll student all through high school • major pre-physical therapy
Olivia Olesiak Junior Wyoming, Minn. Forest Lake HS 2013-14: Won eight events for the second-consecutive year • recorded sevens wins on the 3-meter board, while winning the 1-meter board at the intrasquad scrimmage • recorded a season-best three-meter dive (254.35) at the Minnesota Challenge • took fourth in both boards a the Summit League Championships • named to the Academic Honor Roll and the Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence 2012-13: Won eight events her freshman year…Olesiak won four times each in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving…won both boards at three meets…posted the second-best 1-meter diving score in school history with a winning score of 250.20 points vs. St. Cloud State (1/19)…posted the second-best 3-meter diving score in school history with a winning score of 256.95 points vs. Iowa Central (2/1)…placed third in 3-meter diving (229.85 points) at day two of the Summit League Championships (2/21)…finished fifth in 1-meter diving (216.95 points) on day four (2/23) Before SDSU: 2011 Section champions • finished seventh at state in 2011 • finished 10th at state in 2009 and 2010
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2013-14: Placed seventh in the 100 back in her debut at the Summit League Championships with a time of 58.36 • also took 12th in the 200 back at conference (2:08.86) • Overhue’s 57.96 in the 100 back prelims was a season-best and the second-fastest time in school history • All-League Team member High School: Swim team MVP and team captain • Overhue was the most improved swimmer • state qualifier • also competed in volleyball
Kayce Smith Junior Madison, Wis. James Madison Memorial HS 2013-14: Won the 100 free at the Minnesota Challenge (53.76) • recorded a sixth-place finish at the Summit League Championships in the 200 IM (2:07.30) • also took eighth in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.54) • placed 12th in the 200 breast at conference (2:23.38) • Smith’s times in the 200 breast and 200 IM were season-bests • named to the Academic Honor Roll and the Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence 2012-13: Won seven events her freshman year…finished tenth in the 200 IM with the fourth-fastest time in school history (2:07.96) on day two of the Summit League Championships…swam the second-fastest 100 breastroke (1:04.35) in school history in prelims on day three (2/22) and finished fourth in the 100 breaststroke finals with a time of 1:04.83…finished seventh in the 200 breaststroke with the second-fastest time in school history (2:22.95) on day four (2/23) Before SDSU: Four year state qualifier • all-state 200 IM and 100 breaststroke • all-area selection • 2010 placed third at state in 100 breaststroke • 2012 placed sixth at state in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke • 2010 team MVP • team captain in 2011 • five-year YMCA National qualifier • played varsity soccer captain in 2012 • 2012 second-team allcity recipient of the Dick Shimon Outstanding Senior Athlete Award
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2013-14: Swam season-bests in the 100 free and 100 fly at the Summit League Championships • 100 free time of 54.65 and 100 fly time of 59.50 • named to the Academic Honor Roll, Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and a Distinguished Scholar 2012-13: Part of four winning relays her freshman year…first collegian win, part of the winning 200 freestyle relay (1:40.62) at Nebraska-Omaha (12/8)… swam the ninth-fastest 100 backstroke (1:01.26) in school history on day three of the Summit League Championships (2/22) Before SDSU: All-conference award • 2012 most valuable swimmer and most improved swimmer • State participant in three eventts • track & field all-state academic • track & field all-conference honorable mention • track & field state participant • broke record in 4x400
Kristin Alfano Sophomore Castle Rock, Colo. Castle View HS 2013-14: Swam in the first three dual meets and the Jean Freeman Invite, but did not compete in the second semester. Before SDSU: Swam in four events for Castle View High School at the 2013 Colorado state championships .. placed as high as 16th in the 100-yard breaststroke • also competed in the 100 freestyle, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay in making a return trip to the state meet • plans to major in exercise science
Jackrabbit women Julia Bodnaruk
Kendra Hinton
McKenna Shallberg
Sophomore Chicago, Ill. Lakevill North HS
Sophomore Winnipeg, Manitoba Grant Park HS
Sophomore Fremont, Neb. Archbishop Bergan HS
2013-14: Won the 200 freestyle five times her first year on campus • personal-best time came at the Summit League Championships (1:52.85) • her time at the championships was the fifth-best time in school history • Bodnaruk also swam the fifth-fastest 400 IM (4:38.87) and the eighth-fastest 500 free in school history (5:08.16) in her freshman campaign • other wins in the 200 free came vs. UNI (1:56.36), at St. Cloud State (1:57.15), at North Dakota (1:57.30), at the intrasquad scrimmage (1:58.74), and at South Dakota (2:10.26) • All-Conference Team Before SDSU: Four-time Minnesota state meet participant • finished eighth as a senior in the 200 freestyle and 12th as a junior • member of multiple state-qualifying relay teams
Elizabeth Buchholz Sophomore Kiel, Wis. Kiel HS 2013-14: Won the 200 back three times, all at HPER Center Pool • touched first against South Dakota (2:13.49), Omaha (2:13.66) and in the intrasquad scrimmage (2:16.65) • .swam seaon-bests in the 500 free (5:03.91), 100 back (58.68) and 200 back (2:04.54) at the 2014 Summit League Championships • her 500 free time at the championships was the eighth-fastest time in school history • 100 back time was the seventh-fastest • named to the Academic Honor Roll
2013-14: Won first collegiate race in the 200 breaststroke at the Minnesot Challenge • swam season-bests in the 500 free (5:05.87), 1650 free (17:36.58) and 400 IM (4:40.51) at the Summit League Championships • named to the Academic Honor Roll and a Distinguished Scholar Before SDSU: Provincial championship qualifier after leading team in distance freestyle events throughout prep career
2013-14: Picked up a pair of wins in her debut season • won the 100 backstroke vs. Northern Iowa (1:00.21) and vs. Omaha (1:01.27) • swam a season-best in the 100 free (53.90) at the Summit League Championship • named to the Academic Honor Roll Before SDSU: Qualified for the state meet in the 50 freestyle from her sophomore year on • finished sixth after backto-back eighth- place finishes
Samantha Prasher
Alecia Winston
Sophomore Carver, Minn. Chanhassen HS
Sophomore Phoenix, Ariz. Xavier College Prep
2013-14: Won her first collegiate race vs. South Dakota in the 100 back with a time of 1:00.90 • swam season-bests in the 50 free (24.74), 100 back (58.12) and the 200 back (2:09.65) at the Summit League Championships • took eighth and 13th in the 100 and 200 backstrokes, respectively, at the conference championships • Prasher’s 100 back time was the third-fastest mark in SDSU history • swam on the school record 200 medley relay team (1:45.48) Before SDSU: 200 freestyle state finalist • member of state-qualifying 400 freestyle relay team
Before SDSU: Place fourth three consecutive years in the 500 freestyle and was a finalist in the 200 freestyle four years in a row, placing as high as seventh
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2013-14: Won the 1-meter board twice as a freshman • placed eighth and 10th on the one and 3-meter boards at the Summit League Championships, respectively • season-best 1-meter score came in a second-place finish at the Minnesota Challenge (241.60) • season-best 3-meter dive came at St. Cloud State, where she placed third with a score of 240.00 • Winston’s season-best dives both stand as the fourthbest dives in school history • named to the Academic Honor Roll Before SDSU: Four-time state qualifier • team won four straight state championships • placed fourth as a freshman and junior, along with a 13th-place finish as a sophomore and placed seventh as a senior • most valuable diver and Arizona Interscholastic Asscoiation Division I Diver of the Year as a junior • team captain • National Honor Society
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Jackrabbit women Alexandra Yaeger
Hanna Crump
Paige Hinton
Sophomore Savage, Minn. Prior Lake HS (Northeastern)
Freshman Grand Rapids, Mich. Northview HS
Freshman Winnipeg, Manitoba Grant Park HS
Before SDSU: transfer from Northeastern University; a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American and Minnesota High School State Meet champion • NCSA short course Junior Nationals participant • three-time USA Swimming long coure Junior Nationals qualifier • central zone select camp qualifier • four-time medalist in the 100 butterfly • age group Minnesota state recorder holder in the 100 and 200 butterfly • three-time high Savage High School MVP and team captain
Before SDSU: Crump was a Michigan High School State Meet qualifier
Kristin Erf Freshman Oakdale, Minn. Stillwater HS Before SDSU: Erf was a Minnesota High School State Meet Finalist and a High School All-American.
Gretchen Frick
Olivia Bartel
Freshman Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence HS
Freshman New London, Wis. Homeschooled
Before SDSU: Frick was a Kansas High School State Meet medalist and a Speed Championship Series qualifier.
Before SDSU: Bartel was home schooled throughout her prep career and will swim in the breaststroke and freestyle events. She was a Speedo Championship Series qualifier.
Jade Goosen Freshman Durban, South Africa Durban Girls’ College
Brittney Engel Freshman Des Moines, Iowa Dowling Catholic HS
Before SDSU: Goosen was a Commonwealth Games and National Gala qualifier.
Before SDSU: Three-time state qualifier • placed 12th as a senior, 14th as a junior and 26th as a sophomore in 1-meter diving at state meet
Cassie Hendricks Freshman Brookings, S.D. Brookings HS
Kalen Critchley Freshman Prince Township, Ontario Korah Colligate Before SDSU: Critchley was an Eastern National qualifer; ranked nationally six times.
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Before SDSU: Western Canadian Championship qualifier in the 100 and 200 fly • Provincial finalist in both events, along with the 100 and 200 breaststroke • Hinton’s sister, Kendra, is a sophomore on the team; earned a 4.0 high school GPA
Emily Moore Freshman Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines Christian School Before SDSU: Moore was an Iowa High School State Meet finalist
Sydney Rasmussen Freshman Melrose, Minn. Melrose Area HS Before SDSU: Rasmussen was a Minnesota High School state meet finalist • National Honor Society
Emily Rosenthal Freshman El Cajon, Calif. Valhalla HS Before SDSU: Rosenthal was a Speedo Championship Series and Section qualifier • four-year varsity letterwinner • VHS team MVP • San Diego Union Tribune Scholar Athlete • team captain
Katya Vakshteyn Before SDSU: Hendricks was a South Dakota State Meet champion and a South Dakota overall state record holder; her sister, Jessie, is a junior on the team and her other sister, Ellie, was a swimmer on the team for four years.
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Freshman Leawood, Kan. Blue Valley HS Before SDSU: Vakshteyn was a Speedo Championship Series finalist and a Kansas High School state meet runner-up in the 200 free • owns five BVHS school records • 2011 and 2012 Kansas Girl 5A state team champions
HISTORY #swimrabbits
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Summit League Championships
Men’s Team Standings 1. Denver 2. IUPUI 3. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 4. Western Illinois 5. South Dakota 6. Eastern Illinois
1018.5 565 533.5 425 392 277
Awards Men’s Swimming Championship MVP: Kyle Milberg, Denver Men’s Diving Championship MVP: Cody Watts, IUPUI Men’s Co-Newcomer of the Year: Scott Bergstrom, Denver Men’s Coach of the Year: Brian Schrader, Denver
Relay Results 200 Freestyle 1st 1:22.31 Bolinske, Jacobson, Albu, Hogue 400 Freestyle 4th 3:02.96 Hogue, Yeager, Jacobson, Bolinske 800 Freestyle 3rd 6:46.60 Wadsworth, Bolinske, Jacobson, Yeager 200 Medley 4th 1:32.87 Albu, Bolinske, Mikrut, Hogue 400 Medley 5th 3:25.59 Albu, Desjardins, Wadsworth, Hogue
Individual Results Phil Albu 50 Freestyle 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke Chris Angerhofer 500 Freestyle 1650 Freestyle 400 IM Noah Batenhorst 1-Meter Diving 3-Meter Diving
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15th 7th 13th 8th 5th 10th 7th 6th
21.42 51.37 1:55.10 4:37.10 15:53.74 4:09.55 266.20 267.05
Ben Bolinske 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle
2nd 4th 10th
20.35 45.46 1:41.58
Matt Carpenter 500 Freestyle 1650 Freestyle 400 IM
16th 11th 12th
4:46.17 16:14.10 4:10.86
Weston Christensen 1650 Freestyle
16th
16:39.38
Josh DeDina 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke 400 IM
9th 12th 6th
58.70 2:10.30 4:03.45
Yann Desjardins 100 Breaststroke
11th
58.92
Connor Florand 1-Meter Diving 3-Meter Diving
1st 4th
326.75 284.75
Wil Hogue 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle
6th 7th
20.80 45.97
Daniel Jacobson 50 Freestyle 200 Backstroke 400 IM
9th 11th 15th
21.01 1:53.98 4:16.08
Clark Kocourek 1-Meter Diving 3-Meter Diving
5th 2nd
302.95 328.05
Connor McGinnis 200 Backstroke 400 IM
8th 14th
1:53.70 4:12.87
Alex McLain 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke 400 IM
13th 6th 8th
52.30 1:51.45 4:06.73
Tony Mikrut 100 Butterfly 200 Butterfly
9th 10th
50.87 1:55.49
Garth Wadswroth 200 Butterfly 200 Freestyle
9th 9th
1:52.44 1:40.82
Nathaniel Weinman 1650 Freestyle
18th
16:48.20
Blake Yeager 200 Freestyle 500 Freestyle 1650 Freestyle
7th 10th 7th
1:41.40 4:35.07 16:02.01
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Summit League Championships
Women’s Team Standings 1. Denver 2. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 3. IUPUI 4. South Dakota 5. Omaha 6. Eastern Illinois 7. Western Illinois
1017.5 595 517 446 385.5 226 135
Awards Women’s Swimming Championship MVP: Sam Corea, Denver Women’s Diving Championship MVP: Greysen Hertting, South Dakota Women’s Co-Newcomer of the Year: Emily Campbell, South Dakota State Clara Jenck, Denver Women’s Coach fo the Year: Brian Schrader, Denver
Relay Results 200 Freestyle 4th Dalin, Foor, Grimit, Caron 400 Freestyle 2nd Dalin, Bodnaruk, Grimit, Caron 800 Freestyle 2nd Budahl, Overhue, Bodnaruk, Grimit 200 Medley 5th Prasher, Campbell, Grimit, Foor 400 Medley 3rd Overhue, Campbell, Dalin, Caron
1:36.28 3:25.78 7:28.46 1:45.48 3:51.02
Individual Results Julia Bodnaruk 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle
14th 8th
52.82 1:55.14
Shauna Foor 50 Freestyle 200 Freestyle
16th 14th
24.53 1:56.78
Emma Gaulke-Janowski 200 Freestyle 16th 500 Freestyle 15th
1:58.09 5:06.30
Nicole Grimit 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle
7th 2nd
51.74 1:51.14
Jessie Hendricks 200 Breaststroke
13th
2:25.79
Kendra Hinton 500 Freestyle 1650 Freestyle 400 IM
16th 10th 16th
5:06.89 17:36.58 4:41.15
Olivia Olesiak 1- Meter Diving 3- Meter Diving
4th 4th
238.70 248.60
Hadlie Overhue 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke
7th 12th
58.36 2:08.86
Sam Prasher 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke
8th 13th
58.71 2:09.65
Kayce Smith 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke 200 IM
8th 12th 6th
1:05.54 2:23.38 2:07.30
Fawn Weihl 100 Butterfly 200 Butterfly
13th 5th
59.08 2:07.64
Alecia Winston 1-Meter Diving
7th
217.60
Andee Budahl 200 Butterfly 500 Freestyle 400 IM
2nd 5th 3rd
2:05.96 4:57.96 4:27.18
Emily Campbell 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke 200 IM
4th 1st 4th
1:03.43 2:14.51 2:05.96
Emma Wright 200 Butterfly 200 IM 400 IM
3rd 16th 13th
2:07.34 2:11.97 4:35.42
Kaylin Caron 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 100 Butterfly
6th 4th 4th
23.54 51.25 56.70
Trina Young 100 Butterfly 200 Butterfly
11th 3rd
58.09 2:07.34
Devonee Dalin 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 100 Butterfly
13th 8th 5th
24.21 52.43 57.08
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men’s school records 50 Freestyle 1 20.35 2 20.70 3 21.01 4 21.29 5 21.52 6 21.62 7 21.71 8 21.72 9 21.73 10 21.74
Ben Bolinske Wil Hogue Dan Jacobson Phil Albu John Bisson Blake Yeager Chris Holzwarth Mario Polito Tony Mikrut Patric Hanchin
2014 2012 2014 2014 2011 2014 2009 2006 2014 2000
100 Freestyle 1 45.32 2 45.75 3 46.42 4 46.49 5 46.89 6 47.05 7 47.19 8 47.38 9 47.40 10 47.52
Ben Bolinske Wil Hogue Mark Garrigues Chris Schreier John Bisson Yann Desjardins Blake Yeager Mark Sandager Jack Morrow Jeremy Yacevich
2014 2012 2006 2012 2011 2012 2014 2010 2012 2011
200 Freestyle 1 1.40.76 2 1.40.82 3 1.40.90 4 1.41.58 5 1.41.88 6 1.42.48 7 1.42.49 8 1.43.89 9 1.44.28 10 1.44.32
Kyle Ochsner Garth Wadsworth Blake Yeager Ben Bolinske Wil Hogue Chris Schreier Mark Garrigues Jack Morrow Mark Sandager Nick Carter
2013 2014 2014 2014 2012 2011 2006 2013 2009 2008
500 Freestyle 1 4.34.98 2 4.35.22 3 4.37.10 4 4.39.60 5 4.41.12 6 4.42.12 7 4.42.41 8 4.42.66 9 4.42.92 10 4.42.94
Blake Yeager Kyle Ochsner Chris Angerhofer Matt Carpenter Chris Holzwarth James Motley Garth Wadsworth Derek Nordtvedt Andrew Martin Josh Mueller
2013 2012 2014 2013 2007 2009 2014 2001 2009 2008
1000 Freestyle 1 9.37.64 Blake Yeager 2014 2 9.38.11 Chris Angerhofer 2014 3 9.40.14 Kyle Ochsner 2011 4 9.43.95 Nick Carter 2008 5 9.44.10 Chris Schreier 2011 6 9.44.60 Matt Carpenter 2014 7 9.45.96 James Motley 2009 8 9.56.36 Kyle Catani 2011 9 10.02.14 Weston Christensen 2014 10 10.06.17 Josh Mueller 2006 1650 Freestyle 1 15.53.74 Chris Angerhofer 2 16.00.08 Kyle Ochsner 3 16.02.01 Blake Yeager 4 16.09.23 Chris Schreier
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2014 2011 2014 2011
5 6 7 8 9 10
16.10.20 16.11.52 16.35.20 16.39.38 16.41.90 16.47.78
Matt Carpenter 2013 James Motley 2009 Kyle Catani 2010 Weston Christensen 2014 Josh Mueller 2006 Alex McLain 2012
100 Backstroke 1 49.78 Phil Albu 2 51.25 Benji Erickson 3 51.87 Alex McLain 4 53.21 Ben Bolinske 5 53.55 Chris Schreier 6 53.56 Matt Carpenter 7 53.57 Dan Jacobson 8 53.70 Dylan Stalheim 9 53.88 Jon Wendel 10 53.92 Kyle Ochsner
2012 2004 2013 2013 2010 2013 2013 2012 2009 2012
200 Backstroke 1 1.50.30 Phil Albu 2 1.51.45 Alex McLain 3 1.51.54 Matt Carpenter 4 1.52.66 Benji Erickson 5 1.53.65 Connor McGinnis 6 1.53.98 Dan Jacobson 7 1.55.16 Matt Josephson 8 1.56.75 Kyle Ochsner 9 1.56.76 Nick Carter 10 1.58.00 Jon Wendel
2013 2014 2014 2001 2014 2014 2010 2012 2008 2009
100 Butterfly 1 50.66 2 50.87 3 51.58 4 51.81 5 51.86 6 51.93 7 52.11 8 52.50 9 52.52 10 52.59
Chris Schreier Tony Mikrut Nick Carter Chad Thomsen Garth Wadsworth Kyle Ochsner Franky Ciummo Benji Erickson Ethan McMahon Mark Garrigues
2010 2014 2008 2006 2013 2012 2012 2004 2013 2007
200 Butterfly 1 1.48.72 2 1.52.44 3 1.54.31 4 1.54.80 5 1.55.49 6 1.55.85 7 1.55.87 8 1.56.75 9 1.58.20 10 1.58.38
Chris Schreier Garth Wadsworth James Motley Brad Reynolds Tony Mikrut Andrew Martin Mark Garrigues Franky Ciummo Josh Mueller Kyle Ochsner
2012 2014 2009 1979 2014 2009 2007 2012 2008 2013
100 Breaststroke 1 55.76 Chad Thomsen 2 57.25 Shea Patrick 3 57.99 Bo Meredith 4 58.16 John Bisson 5 58.49 John Overman 6 58.52 Yann Desjardins 7 58.53 Cade Roberts 8 58.65 Paul Weber 9 58.70 Josh DeDina 10 58.78 Ethan McMahon
2007 2013 1998 2010 2013 2014 2007 1983 2014 2010
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200 Breaststroke 1 2.02.64 Chad Thomsen 2 2.03.67 Shea Patrick 3 2.05.67 Bo Meredith 4 2.07.43 Cade Roberts 5 2.08.32 Josh DeDina 6 2.08.37 John Overman 7 2.08.92 Ethan McMahon 8 2.09.75 Paul Weber 9 2.10.38 Yann Desjardins 10 2.10.94 Chris Holzwarth
2007 2013 1999 2007 2014 2013 2010 1983 2013 2007
200 Individual Medley 1 1.51.78 Chris Schreier 2012 2 1.53.75 Mark Garrigues 2006 3 1.54.69 Andrew Martin 2011 4 1.55.11 Shea Patrick 2011 5 1.55.47 Yann Desjardins 2013 6 1.55.86 Bo Meredith 1998 7 1.56.51 Cade Roberts 2009 8 1.56.63 Franky Ciummo 2012 9 1.56.97 Benji Erickson 2004 10 1.57.16 Geoffrey Longhurst 2013 400 Individual Medley 1 3.59.30 Chris Schreier 2 4.02.74 Josh DeDina 3 4.05.91 Mark Garrigues 4 4.06.73 Alex McLain 5 4.07.64 Andrew Martin 6 4.09.55 Chris Angerhofer 7 4.10.86 Matt Carpenter 8 4.09.86 Bo Meredith 9 4.10.94 Shea Patrick 10 4.12.87 Connor McGinnis
2012 2014 2006 2014 2011 2014 2014 1998 2013 2014
1-Meter Diving 1 345.67 Clark Kocourek 2 326.75 Connor Florand 3 309.16 Brad Schoreit 4 274.55 Noah Batenhorst 5 227.48 Craig Dolan
2013 2014 2013 2014 1975
3-Meter Diving 1 342. 90 Connor Florand 2 333.32 Clark Kocourek 3 315.60 Brad Schoreit 4 272.71 Noah Batenhorst 5 239.55 Peter Vanderpan
2014 2014 2013 2014 1980
200 Freestyle Relay - 1:22.31 (2014) Bolinske, Jacobson, Albu, Hogue 400 Freestyle Relay - 3:02.96 (2014) Hogue, Yeager, Jacobson, Bolinske 800 Freestyle Relay - 6:46.60 (2014) Wadsworth, Bolinske, Jacobson, Yeager 200 Medley Relay - 1:32.63 (2012) Albu, Patrick, Schreier, Hogue 400 Medley Relay - 3:22.81 (2012) Albu, Patrick, Schreier, Hogue
women’s school records 50 Freestyle 1 23.54 Kaylin Caron 2014 2 23.97 Devonne Dalin 2013 3 24.07 Alex Hoffman 2008 4 24.38 Shauna Foor 2013 5 24.39 Nicole Grimit 2012 6 24.49 Mallory Onisk 2009 7 24.58 Abby Zenner 2013 8 24.59 Hadlie Overhue 2014 9 24.61 McKenna Shallberg 2013 10 24.62 Sara Olenich 2009 100 Freestyle 1 51.16 Kaylin Caron 2 51.62 Devonne Dalin 3 51.74 Nicole Grimit 4 52.30 Jessica Ferley 5 52.35 Alex Hoffman 6 52.69 Julia Bodnaruk 7 52.97 Mallory Onisk 8 53.39 Kayce Smith 9 53.58 Ashley Valdez 10 53.68 Shauna Foor
2013 2013 2014 2012 2011 2014 2009 2013 2011 2011
200 Freestyle 1 1.51.14 Nicole Grimit 2 1.52.39 Jessica Ferley 3 1.52.63 Andee Budahl 4 1.52.73 Samantha Fossum 5 1.52.85 Julia Bodnaruk 6 1.53.47 Alex Hoffman 7 1.53.79 Devonne Dalin 8 1.54.42 Christina Gerometta 9 1.54.43 Shauna Foor 10 1.55.51 Kayleigh Boucher
2014 2012 2014 2012 2014 2010 2013 2010 2011 2010
500 Freestyle 1 4.57.96 Andee Budahl 2014 2 4.59.28 Samantha Fossum 2012 3 5.01.34 Christina Gerometta 2010 4 5.02.93 Jessica Ferley 2011 5 5.03.91 Elizabeth Buchholz 2014 6 5.05.30 Emma Gaulke-Janowski 2012 7 5.05.87 Kendra Hinton 2014 8 5.08.16 Julia Bodnaruk 2014 9 5.08.20 Kayleigh Boucher 2010 10 5.09.08 Kelsey Boucher 2013 1000 Freestyle 1 10.12.17 Andee Budahl 2012 2 10.18.94 Samantha Fossum 2012 3 10.24.67 Emma Gaulke-Janowski 2014 4 10.28.18 Christina Gerometta 2010 5 10.33.34 Kelsey Boucher 2014 6 10.37.23 Jessica Ferley 2010 7 10.39.77 Kendra Hinton 2014 8 10.39.83 Kayleigh Boucher 2010 9 10.48.87 Elizabeth Buchholz 2013 10 10.50.47 Cassie Kozar 2011 1650 Freestyle 1 16.58.18 Andee Budahl 2012 2 17.09.34 Samantha Fossum 2012 3 17.12.84 Christina Gerometta 2010
4 17.14.06 Emma Gaulke-Janowski 2014 5 17.29.83 Kelsey Boucher 2014 6 17.36.58 Kendra Hinton 2014 7 17.43.11 Kayleigh Boucher 2010 8 17.46.24 Jessica Ferley 2011 9 17.53.52 Elizabeth Buchholz 2013 10 18.01.50 Cassie Kozar 2010 100 Backstroke 1 56.58 Morgan McLain 2 57.96 Hadlie Overhue 3 58.12 Sam Prasher 4 58.41 Jessica Ferley 5 58.65 Lisa Newberger 6 58.68 Elizabeth Buchholz 7 58.72 Alex Hoffman 8 59.42 McKenna Shallberg 9 59.58 Kali Temperley 10 59.73 Mariah Pavlicek
2012 2014 2014 2011 2011 2014 2008 2013 2012 2004
200 Backstroke 1 2.01.54 Morgan McLain 2 2.03.87 Alex Hoffman 3 2.03.94 Jessica Ferley 4 2.04.54 Elizabeth Buchholz 5 2.08.06 Hadlie Overhue 6 2.08.15 Lisa Newberger 7 2.09.39 Kali Temperley 8 2.09.42 Cassie Kozar 9 2.09.65 Sam Prasher 10 2.10.46 Ashley Valdez
2012 2011 2012 2014 2013 2012 2012 2010 2014 2010
100 Butterfly 1 56.07 Kaylin Caron 2 57.08 Devonee Dalin 3 57.63 Ashley Valdez 4 57.67 Trina Young 5 57.78 Mallory Onisk 6 58.77 Nicole Grimit 7 59.08 Fawn Weihl 8 59.12 Andee Budahl 9 59.15 Kylie Poel 10 59.50 Abby Zenner
2013 2014 2011 2013 2009 2014 2014 2014 2013 2014
200 Butterfly 1 2.05.50 Mallory Onisk 2 2.05.93 Emma Wright 3 2.05.96 Andee Budahl 4 2.07.34 Trina Young 5 2.07.54 Kylie Poel 6 2.07.64 Fawn Weihl 7 2.13.69 Rachel Musser 8 2.14.65 Shawna Kennedy 9 2.15.25 Shaun Grorud 10 2.15.28 Lynn Wegner
2009 2012 2014 2014 2013 2014 2008 2010 1988 2009
100 Breaststroke 1 1.02.56 Katie Budahl 2 1.03.43 Emily Campbell 3 1.04.35 Kayce Smith 4 1.05.71 Morgan McLain 5 1.05.95 Stephanie Young 6 1.06.01 Emily Tschetter 7 1.06.33 Kaitlyn Hemmingson 8 1.07.08 Alanah Bird 9 1.07.27 Paige Weisz 10 1.07.99 Abby Wharton
2010 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2012 2012 2012 2012
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200 Breaststroke 1 2.13.18 Katie Budahl 2 2.14.51 Emily Campbell 3 2.20.79 Emily Tschetter 4 2.22.95 Kayce Smith 5 2.24.04 Morgan McLain 6 2.24.48 Stephanie Young 7 2.24.83 Kaitlyn Hemmingson 8 2.25.78 Jessie Hendricks 9 2.25.84 Alanah Bird 10 2.27.93 Camren Hillewaert
2010 2014 2010 2013 2012 2011 2012 2014 2011 2002
200 Individual Medley 1 2.04.02 Morgan McLain 2 2.05.96 Emily Campbell 3 2.06.62 Mallory Onisk 4 2.07.30 Kayce Smith 5 2.07.74 Katie Budahl 6 2.09.17 Alanah Bird 7 2.10.61 Emma Wright 8 2.11.21 Stephanie Young 9 2.12.06 Trina Young 10 2.12.52 Kayleigh Boucher
2012 2014 2009 2014 2010 2011 2012 2011 2013 2009
400 Individual Medley 1 4.27.18 Andee Budahl 2 4.33.10 Morgan McLain 3 4.33.43 Emily Tschetter 4 4.35.42 Emma Wright 5 4.38.87 Julia Bodnaruk 6 4.40.51 Kendra Hinton 7 4.40.83 Kelsey Boucher 8 4.42.38 Mallory Onisk 9 4.43.80 Katie Budahl 10 4.50.54 Rachel Musser
2014 2011 2010 2014 2013 2014 2012 2006 2009 2009
1-Meter Diving 1 253.60 Erin Eagan 2 250.20 Olivia Olesiak 3 247.35 Sasha Porter 4 241.60 Alecia Winston 5 227.15 Breanna Torkelson
2011 2013 2009 2014 2008
3-Meter Diving 1 266.10 Erin Eagan 2 256.95 Olivia Olesiak 3 254.65 Sasha Porter 4 240.00 Alecia Winston 5 226.10 Taylor Romans
2011 2013 2009 2014 2013
200 Freestyle Relay - 1:35.41 (2013) Dalin, Foor, Grimit, Caron 400 Freestyle Relay - 3:25.78 (2014) Dalin, Bodnaruk, Grimit, Caron 800 Freestyle Relay - 7:28.46 (2014) Budahl, Overhue, Bodnaruk, Grimit 200 Medley Relay - 1:45.48 (2014) Prasher, Campbell, Grimit, Foor 400 Medley Relay - 3:50.81 (2013) Newberger, Smith, Caron, Dalin
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history
Men’s History
– NCC Championship Standings – • 1970 - 6th • 1971 - 5th • 1972 - 4th • 1973 - 3rd • 1974 - 3rd • 1975 - 3rd • 1976 - 2nd • 1977 - 2nd • 1978 - 2nd • 1979 - 1st • 1980 - 2nd • 1981 - 3rd • 1982 - 4th • 1983 - 4th • 1984 - 4th • 1985 - 6th • 1986 - 5th • 1987 - 6th • 1988 - 6th • 1989 - 6th • 1990 - 6th • 1991 - 6th • 1992 - 6th • 1993 - 6th • 1994 - 6th • 1995 - 6th • 1996 - 6th • 1997 - 6th • 1998 - 6th • 1999 - 6th • 2000 - 6th • 2001 - 5th • 2002 - 6th • 2003 - 6th • 2004 - 6th – National Independent Conference Championship Standings – • 2005 - 4th – Summit Championship Standings – • 2006 - 7th • 2007 - 5th • 2008 - 6th • 2009 - 5th • 2010 - 4th • 2011 - 4th • 2012 - 2nd • 2013 - 2nd • 2014 - 3rd – All-Americans – • 1979 Brad Reynolds (200 Fly) • 1983 Paul Weber (100 Breast) • 1983 Paul Weber (200 Breast) • 2002 Ben Erickson (100 Back) • 2004 Ben Erickson (100 Back)
– Individual Champions – 1979
– 50 Freestyle – Scott Sommer
:22.91
1979 1981
– 100 Freestyle – Scott Sommer Jim Martin
:50.63 :49.94
1981
– 200 Freestyle – Cal Collins
4:56.93
1980 1981
– 1650 Freestyle – Cal Collins Cal Collins
17:27.08 17:10.61
1974 1976 1981 1982 1984
– 100 Breaststroke – Brad Erickson Bill Heiam Paul Weber Paul Weber Paul Weber
1972 1973 1979 1998 2011 2012
– 200 Breaststroke – Brad Erickson Brad Erickson Bill Heiam Bo Meredith Chris Schreier Chris Schreier – 100 Backstroke –
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1979 1980 1981
2:29.50 2:24.40 2:20.92 2:06.86 1:49.06 1:48.72
– Individual Champions –
:58.17 1:05.60* :57.80 1981
– 50 Freestyle – Stacey Hogg
:26.40
1981
– 100 Freestyle – Stacey Hogg
:57.36
1979 2001
– 200 Backstroke – Mike Anderson Ben Erickson
2:07.60 1:54.49
1977 1978
– 100 Butterfly – Brad Reynolds Brad Reynolds
:54.92 :54.21
1981
– 200 Freestyle – Edie Iwerks
2:09.81
1979 1980
Brad Reynolds Brad Reynolds
:54.56 :59.28*
1977 1978 1979 1980
– 200 Butterfly – Brad Reynolds Brad Reynolds Brad Reynolds Brad Reynolds
1:59.49 2:00.91 1:57.80 2:11.61*
1982 1983 1984 1985
– 1650 Freestyle – Tina Walker Diane Kelsey Diane Kelsey Diane Kelsey
20:04.82 18:23.28 18:47.44 18:45.33
1982
– 50 Backstroke – Stacey Schulz
:31.82
1982
– 100 Backstroke – Stacey Schulz
1:07.61
1982 1983
– 200 Backstroke – Stacey Schulz Stacey Schulz
2:25.46 2:22.21
1981 2010
– 100 Breaststroke – Paula Sloat Katie Budahl
1:17.41 1:02.56
1982 2009 2010 2014
– 200 Breaststroke – Paula Sloat Katie Budahl Katie Budahl Emily Campbell
2:47.93 2:17.55 2:13.18 2:14.51
1981 1982
– 50 Butterfly – Edie Iwerks Sue Lantgen
:29.16 :28.89
1981 1982
– 100 Butterfly – Karen Martin Tina Walker
1:06.80 1:03.32
1981
– 200 Butterfly – Sue Lantgen
2:27.27
1981
– 100 Individual Medley – Paula Sloat
1:06.10
1981
– 200 Individual Medley – Paula Sloat
2:23.79
1982
– 400 Individual Medley – Stacey Schulz
5:11.23
1981 1982
– 1-Meter Diving – Maribeth Weber Maribeth Weber
371.15 334.35
1981 1982
– 3-Meter Diving – Maribeth Weber Maribeth Weber
365.50 323.35
1978 1998
– 200 Individual Medley – Brad Reynolds 2:04.23 Bo Meredith 1:55.86
1979
– 400 Individual Medley – Todd Hunter 4:34.26
1979
– Three-Meter Diving – Pete Vanderpan 353.80
– 200 Freestyle Relay – 2014 Bolinske, Jacobson, Albu, Hogue 1:22.31 – 400 Freestyle Relay – 1978 No names recorded 3:34.64 1979 Anderson, Heiam, Reynolds, Sommer 3:34.64 1981 Sommer, Collins, Nordby, Martin 3:18.83 – 400 Medley Relay – 1979 Anderson, Heiam, Reynolds, Sommer 3:47.28 1981 Anderson, Weber, Sommer, Martin 3:48.54 2014
1:05.20 1:05.05 1:01.90 1:00.34 1:05.24
Mike Anderson Mike Anderson Mike Anderson
– 1-Meter Diving – Connor Florand
326.75
Women’s History
– NCC Championship Standings – • 1981 - 1st • 1982 - 3rd • 1983 - 4th • 1984 - 3rd • 1985 - 4th • 1986 - 5th • 1987 - 5th • 1988 - 4th • 1989 - 4th • 1990 - 6th • 1991 - 5th • 1992 - 6th • 1993 - 6th • 1994 - 6th • 1995 - 6th • 1996 - 6th • 1997 - 6th • 1998 - 6th • 1999 - 6th • 2000 - 5th • 2001 - 6th • 2002 - 6th • 2003 - 6th • 2005 - 6th
– National Independent Conference Championship Standings – • 2005 - 4th – Summit Championship Standings – • 2006 - 6th • 2007 - 4th • 2008 - 3rd • 2009 - 3rd • 2010 - 2nd • 2011 - 2nd • 2012 - 2nd • 2013 - 4th • 2014 - 2nd
Jackrabbit Swimming and Diving
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letterwinners MEN
–A– Adelman, Mike............. 1999-02 Albu, Phil..................... 2011-14 Anderson, Chris................ 1996 Anderson, Michael....... 1979-82 Anderson, Richard....... 1978-80 Anderson, Ron............. 1974-77 Anderson, Steve.......... 1974-75 Angerhofer, Chris.............. 2014 Avocato, Kyle.............. 2009-12 –B– Batenhorst, Noah............. 2014 Bastnagel, Charles........... 1984 Berg, Jacob................. 2002-05 Bisbee, Evan................ 2004-06 Bisson, John................ 2008-11 Bleaker, Paul..................... 1982 Boetel, Mike........... 1987, 1989 Bolinske, Benjamin...... 2013-14 Boyd,John................... 1976-78 Brenholtz, Gary................. 1980 Breske, Alan..................... 1978 Broschat, Brad............ 1983-84 Brown, Tony...................... 2006 Bylander, Nathan.............. 2005 –C– Carpenter, Matthew.......... 2014 Catani, Kyle................. 2010-12 Christensen, Jens............. 1989 Christensen, Lee......... 1999-01 Christensen, Weston........ 2014 Ciummo, Franky............... 2012 Collins, Cal.................. 1980-83 Cook, Steve...................... 1974 Coomes, Brian............. 1980-82 Corwin, Wade.............. 1994-95 Cottrell, Andrew................ 2006 Crevier, Caleb................... 2010 Culhane, Kelly................... 1995 –D– Dahl, Tony......................... 1995 Davenport, Richard.......... 1977 DeDina, Josh.................... 2014 Desjardins, Yann.......... 2012-14 Dolan, Craig...................... 1975 –E– Ekeren, Dean.................... 1984 Erickson, Brad.................. 1974 Erickson, Ben.... 2000-02, 2004 –F– Fausch, Adam............. 1994-97 Florand, Connor..... 2012, 2014 Fluegel, Bob................ 1975-77 Freeman, Casey.......... 1999-00 Freeman, Rich......... 1988,1991 Fossum, David........ 1991, 1993 –G– Garder, Jason.............. 2008-11 Garrigues, Mark........... 2006-08 Goosens, John................. 2010 Gipson, Blake................... 2008 –H– Haas, Morgan.............. 2002-04 Hadorn, Scott.............. 1999-02 Hamed, Hassam............... 1977 Hanchin, Patrick............... 2000 Hansen, Christian............. 1994 Harder, Robert............. 1975-78 Hardina, Kip................. 1989-91 Heiam, Bill................... 1976-79 Heiam, Jim.................. 1979-80 Heusinkvelt, Mitch....... 2003-05 Higbee, Randy.................. 1978 Higbee, Scott.............. 1976-78 Hogue, Wil................... 2012-14 Holden, Quinn............. 2010-11 Holzwarth, Chris.......... 2007-09 Huckins, Kent......... 1984, 1887 Hunter, Todd................ 1979-82 –I– IntVend, Mike............... 1974-77 Inman, Kevin................ 1994-97 –J– Jacobson, Daniel.............. 2014 Jacobson, Robert........ 1994-95 Jackson, Aaron................. 2004
Johnson, Allan............. 1977-80 Johnson, Steve................. 1974 Josephson, Matt.......... 2007-10 Joyce, Greg...................... 1975 Jungemann, Lucas...... 2004-05 –K– Kassa, Jason..... 2003, 2005-06 Kealy, Thomas............. 1975-76 Kelsey, Todd................ 1979-80 Kern, Anthony................... 1989 Kezar, Sam.................. 2001-04 Kocourek, Clark........... 2011-14 Kraft, Mike........................ 1999 –L– Larson, Kerry............... 1975-78 Lavell, Joseph............. 1977-79 Lee, Colby........................ 2007 Ludens, Bryan............. 1994-95 –M– Madson, Dave.................. 1974 Manning, Justin........... 2005-07 Marsh, Steve............... 1978-79 Martin, Andrew............ 2009-11 Martin, James.............. 1981-84 Martinson, Brent.......... 1995-97 Maydew, Brandon....... 2005-06 McGinnis, Connor....... 2013-14 McLain, Alex................ 2012-14 McLain, James............ 2011-12 McMahon, Ethan.... 2010, 2013 Meredith, Bo................ 1996-99 Mikrut, Tony...................... 2014 Milleman, Kyle............. 2008-09 Moon, Andy................. 1988-90 Morrow, Jack............... 2011-14 Motley, James.................. 2009 Morrison, Dan.............. 1987-88 Mundt, Jerry................ 1978-80 Mueller, Josh............... 2006-08 Myers, Darel..................... 1984 –N– Natzel, Jerry................ 1974-75 Nelson, Erick.................... 1999 Niemiec, David............ 2001-02 Nordby, Rob................ 1980-81 Nordtvedt, Derek......... 1999-01 Nordtvedt, Ty.................... 2005 –O– Ochsner, Kyle.............. 2010-13 Olson, Stephen............ 1992-94 Olson, Zach................. 2001-04 Onisk, Dale....................... 1978 Overman, John................. 2013 –P– Parsley, Ron..................... 1974 Pasquinellil, Reed............. 1984 Patrick, Shea............... 2010-13 Perrozzi, Joel............... 2000-01 Peters, Brad..................... 2007 Peterson, David................ 1989 Peterson, Jesse........... 2002-04 Peterson, Jim................... 1974 Peterson, Sheldon............ 1974 Pick, Adam.................. 2004-05 Pinz, Michael.......... 1991, 1993 –Q– Quinn, Ted........................ 1978 –R– Reynolds, Brad............ 1977-80 Richards, Mark............ 1975-76 Reilly, Kyle.............. 2003, 2005 Roberts, Cade............. 2006-09 Roessler, Tim............... 1988-89 Rowan, Ron............ 1988, 1992 Rygh, Mike.................. 1975-77 –S– Saetveit, Ryan.................. 1991 Sandegar, Mark........... 2008-11 Sannes, Thomas.......... 1991-93 Schafer, Wayne................. 2005 Schmitt, Mark.............. 1982-84 Schmeichel, Don......... 1993-95 Schoreit, Brad............. 2010-13 Schreier, Chris............. 2011-12 Schrock, Garret...... 2009, 2012 Schweitzer, Bill............ 1989-90 Shay, Ken.................... 1978-79 Shields, Chad.............. 1989-92
Shulte, Becky................... 1974 Siberz, Lloyd................ 1982-83 Sinclair, Bryce.............. 2006-07 Sommer, Scott............. 1979-81 Sonstegard, Tyler......... 1999-02 Stalheim, Dylan........... 2011-12 Stewart, Doug............. 1982-84 –T– Taylor, Chad...................... 2003 Taylor, John...................... 1995 Thompson, Greg.... 2010, 2013 Thomsen, Chad................ 2007 Thuringer, Terry................. 1983 Tyler, Hadleigh... 2005, 2007-08 –U– Ulrich, Scott...................... 1983 Uttecht, Michael............... 1991 –V– Vanderpan, Peter......... 1977-80 VandeVelde, Paul.............. 1987 Vreeland, Richard........ 1996-97 –W– Wadsworth, Garth....... 2013-14 Webb, Tyler....................... 2010 Weber, Paul................. 1981-84 Weinman, Nathaniel..... 2012-13 Wendel, Jon................. 2009-11 Werkmeister, Jim......... 1997-99 Werkmeister, Scott...... 1990-93 Whitaker, Jerad............ 1994-95 Whitaker, Robert............... 1993 Whitney, Barry.................. 1984 Willett, Ryan................ 2007-10 Wilson, Tom................. 1975-77 Wittmer, Sean................... 1993 Wren, Mark....................... 1979 –Y– Yacevich, Jeremy............. 2011 Yaeger, Blake............... 2012-14 Young, Art......................... 1974 –Z– Zobel, Tim........................ 1992 Zuber, Bart........................ 1987
WOMEN
–A– Adams, Amy...................... 1994 Anderson, Beth............. 1977-80 Anderson, Bonnie......... 1977-79 Anderson, Megan.............. 2003 Alesch, Sally...................... 1983 Archer, Ellen.................. 2007-09 –B– Belden, Mary..................... 1997 Bienfang, Amber Jae......... 2012 Bird, Alanah.................. 2011-12 Bodnaruk, Julia................. 2014 Boucher, Kayleigh......... 2007-10 Boucher, Kelsey............ 2011-14 Bourbon, Patty.................. 1977 Boyd, Cathy....................... 1978 Brown, Rochelle........... 1988-89 Buchholz, Elizabeth........... 2014 Budahl, Andrea............. 2011-14 Budahl, Katie................ 2009-10 –C– Campbell, Emily................ 2014 Caron, Kaylin................ 2011-14 Chaloupka, Pat............. 1978-79 Cleberg, Kileen... 1991-92, 1995 Colborn, Chelsea.......... 2005-08 Courson, Catie... 2005, 2008-09 Crago, Teresa............... 1996-97 Culhane, Tia....... 1991-92, 1994
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–D– Dahl, Julie..................... 1980-82 Dalin, Devonne............ 2013-14 Dicostanzo, Julia.............. 2008 –E– Eagen, Erin................... 2010-11 Ewing, Mary....................... 1976 –F– Ferley, Jessica.............. 2009-12 Ferree, Hannah............. 2006-09 Foor, Shauna................ 2011-13 Fossum, Samantha........... 2012 Fredrickson, Sandy...... 1976-77 Frohling, Laurie.................. 1989 Funke, Deanna............. 1993-96 –G– Gaines, Kris....................... 1979 Gaulke-Janowski, Emma.2011-14 Gerometta, Christina.... 2007-10 Gilbertson, Selina......... 2012-14 Graff, Claire....................... 2006 Graves, Kristen............. 2002-04 Griffith, Teri........................ 1983 Grimit, Nicole................ 2012-14 Grorud, Shauna............ 1987-88 Gugel, Beverly.............. 1991-93 –H– Hadorn, Jana..................... 2004 Hamaker, Laura............ 1978-79 Hardina, Ramy.............. 1995-97 Hansen, Tracy.................... 1983 Helm, Nesa................... 1991-92 Hemleben, Julie............ 1997-00 Hemmingson, Kaitlyn.2009-10, 12 Hendricks, Ellie.................. 2012 Hendricks, Jessie.............. 2014 Hetzel, Jeri......................... 2000 Hicks, Courtney............ 2007-08 Hillewaert, Camren....... 2001-03 Hinton, Jessie.................... 2014 Hoffman, Alex..... 2008, 2010-11 Howard, Anna.................... 2010 –I– Iwerks, Edie.................. 1981-83 Iverson, Kimberly.......... 2005-07 –J– Johnson, Kari.................... 2002 –K– Kavanaugh, Sude.............. 1990 Kaufman, Katie........ 2003, 2005 Kelsey, Diane................ 1983-84 Kennedy, Shawna......... 2007-08 Kioeckl, Janet............... 1981-84 Kenefick, Julie.............. 1976-79 Kenefick, Kari............... 1978-80 Kool, Jonna.................. 1983-84 Kopp, Sarah................. 2002-04 Korthuis, Karen.................. 1988 Kozar, Cassie................ 2008-11 Kramer, Sarah............... 1994-97 Kuester, Jada................ 1995-97 –L– Lantgen, Sue................ 1983-84 Lewis, Nicole..................... 2007 Lindeman, Becky............... 1976 –M– Martin, Karen..................... 1981 Martin, Georgene.......... 1978-80 Martin, Patti....................... 1980 Mauerer, Robyn............ 1989-90 Mauerer, Shawna............... 2010 McLain, Morgan................ 2012 Mechtenberg, Missy..... 1987-90 Menning, Stephanie.......... 1994 Menzel, Cindy.................... 1976 Micko, Lindsie.............. 1992-94 Mielke, Melissa.................. 2013 Miller, Judy........................ 1981 Moen, Lori.................... 1979-81 Moeller, Leah..................... 2001 Mola, Tiffany...................... 1990 Musser, Rachel............. 2007-10 –N– Newberger, Lisa............ 2010-13 Ninneman, Bianca............. 2013 Nordtvedt, Katie........... 2003-04
–O– Otto, Kristi......................... 1991 Olenich, Sara................ 2007-10 Olesiak, Olivia............... 2013-14 Onisk, Mallory..... 2006, 2008-09 Overhue, Hadlie................. 2014 –P– Pavlicek, Mariah........... 2004-07 Peterson, April................... 2008 Peterson, Amy................... 1999 Poel, Kylie..................... 2010-13 Pollard, Michelle........... 1999-02 Porter, Sasha................ 2007-10 Prasher, Samantha............ 2014 –Q– Quam, Erika.................. 1995-96 –R– Ramsay, Barbara.......... 1989-90 Ramirez, Nicole................. 2007 Randall, Debbie............ 1976-77 Rath, Mary Jo.................... 1980 Ratliff, Rebecca................. 1996 Reichaert, Marie................ 1991 Reilly, Samantha................ 2005 Renaas, Koyla.............. 1991-92 Retzlaff, Carol.................... 1976 Retzlaff, Kris...................... 1976 Rhoades, Jennifer........ 1987-88 Riemer, Vicky..................... 2000 Roggenbuck, Carol........... 1984 Rossow, Janet................... 1987 Rush, Bridgett.............. 1991-92 Rush, Lisa..................... 1988-90 Ruud, Kim..................... 1991-93 –S– Sandene, Joan.................. 1979 Schamber, Nancy.............. 1976 Scherer, Alyssa.................. 2003 Schnitger, Mindy................ 1976 Schott, Kara................. 1993-94 Schulz, Stacey.............. 1982-84 Shaffer, Nacy..................... 1976 Sinclair, Ellen..................... 2010 Sinclair, Stephanie........ 1996-99 Skinner, Andrea............ 1988-89 Sloat, Paula.................. 1980-83 Sloat, Sharon..................... 1987 Smith, Kayce................ 2013-14 Stenzel, Rachel........ 2003, 2005 Stillwell, Ahlene............ 1979-80 Stokke, Sherry.............. 1976-79 Strohbehn, Kaye........... 2003-06 Stroschein, Lindsay........... 2007 Stulken, Lori...................... 1995 Stulken, Sara................ 1994-95 Swanson, Teresa............... 2007 –T– Taylor, Cynthia................... 1981 Temperley, Kali............. 2009-12 Torkelson, Breanna............ 2009 Tschetter, Jane............. 2004-05 Tschetter, Emily............ 2007-10 Twenge, Ashley............. 2010-11 –V– Valdez, Ashley.............. 2009-12 Varilek, Amy....................... 1991 –W– Walker, Tina....................... 1982 Weber, Maribeth........... 1981-82 Weeldreyer, Paula.............. 1996 Wegner, Lynn..................... 2009 Weihl, Fawn............ 2011, 13-14 Weisz, Paige...................... 2013 Werkmeister, Shelly...... 1999-01 Wicks, Elli..................... 1997-00 Winston, Alecia.................. 2014 Wharton, Abbey................. 2012 Whitaker, Carrie............ 1996-97 Whitaker, Vicki................... 1996 Wood, Haley...................... 2007 Wright, Emma............... 2011-14 –Y– Young, Trina.................. 2012-14 Young, Stephanie.............. 2011 Youngberg, Heather..... 2005-06 –Z– Ziegler, Terri.................. 1990-93 Zenner, Abby................ 2013-14
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THE SUMMIT LEAGUE T 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 University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), 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 MidContinent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced eight NCAA Champions, and over 85 AllAmericans and 63 Academic All-America selections.
120,000
• More than n students are studen enrolled at Summit League institutions leagu leag h as a an alumn • The league has alumni population of over
700,000 6.75 million
• Over er people e in Summit Lea eag gue ue metro m areas reside League
hletes continue to raise the bar an nd hel elp The Summit League reach Each year, approximately 3,000 student-athletes and help exceptional success and development. Within the past four years alone, The Summit League has produced six NCAA Champions, accounting for more than half of its all-time total. That level of success also carries into the classroom with record high team recognition for NCAA Academic Progress Rates (APR) in 2013-14 and recent prestigious individual academic honors such as the Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Capital One Academic All-American of the Year. 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 2014. Within the past decade, The Summit League has … • Achieved a nal national ranking in eight different sports. • Won NCAA Regional Championships in two sports and advanced in ve additional NCAA team championship tournaments. • Had 61 teams receive NCAA Public Recognition Awards (among top 10 percent of Academic Progress Rate (APR) in their sport) since 2010. • Totaled 50 teams with maximum/perfect APR scores in the past three years. • Crowned eight of the league’s 10 NCAA Champions since 2007 and won ve NCAA national championships and six NCAA statistical titles in the past three years.
THE SUMMIT LEAGUE The Summit League has schools in three of the 60 largest U.S. metro areas, based on population totals from the 2010 census. METRO POPULATIONS Rk. Market 21 Denver, Colo. 34 Indianapolis, Ind. 55 Tulsa, Okla. 59 Omaha, Neb. 121 Fort Wayne, Ind. 193 Sioux Falls, S.D. 204 Fargo, N.D.
Population 2.54 million 1.76 million 0.94 million 0.87 million 0.42 million 0.23 million 0.21 million
School Denver IUPUI ORU Omaha Fort Wayne USD/SDSU NDSU
ADDITIONAL REGIONAL METRO POPULATIONS 134 Quad Cities, Ill./Iowa 0.38 million WIU 135 Peoria, Ill. 0.38 million WIU
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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 Director of Marketing ........................................Vanessa Quimpo Obrochta Associate Director of Communications ..................................... Greg Mette Assistant Director of Communications ..................... Stephanie Sabaduquia Administrative Assistant ......................................................... Colleen Rott
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• The Summit League nished 2013-14 at an all-time high (No. 16) in the men’s basketball USA Today Sagarin Ratings and had a record three teams advance in national postseason tournaments. The league recorded a nal No. 13 softball RPI, the sport’s all-time best and the second-highest for any league sport in history. • In 2013-14, Amanda Hyde (Fort Wayne) was named the women’s basketball Division I-AAA Athletics Director Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season and Tim Colwell (North Dakota State) received the Capital One Baseball Academic All-American of the Year award. • A record 10 former Summit Leaguers were on NBA or NBA D-League rosters in 2013-14, led by George Hill (IUPUI) and Nate Wolters (South Dakota State) as starting guards for their NBA teams. • The Summit League set all-time highs in 2013-14 with 21 teams recording perfect NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores and 22 teams publicly recognized for posting multi-year APRs in the top 10 percent of their respective sports. A total of 13 Academic All-Americans and 30 Academic All-District honorees hailed from The Summit League last season. • The Summit League Basketball Championships, called “March’s Best-Kept Secret” by USA Today, rank among the nation’s top mid-major tournament environments and continue to set attendance, revenue and sponsorship records. In 2015, The Summit League Basketball Championships move into the brandnew Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. HISTORY Since its inception in 1982, The Summit League recorded several transcendent moments that resonate on the national stage. While known as the Mid-Continent Conference, the league’s rst two decades produced a pair of appearances in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament’s “Sweet 16” and the Women’s College World Series as well as three individual NCAA Track and Field Champions. Oral Roberts gave The Summit League its initial baseball regional crown and Super Regional appearance in 2006 and three years later, North Dakota State became the league’s rst softball team to achieve the same feat. The 2008-09 season also saw South Dakota State’s women’s basketball team carry a national ranking throughout a majority of the year and cap its season with an NCAA Tournament rst round victory. In 2014, North Dakota State gained the national spotlight with a victory in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Round of 64. Throughout its history, The Summit League has produced 10 NCAA Championships, three Olympic medalists and numerous All-Americans in the sports of track and eld, swimming and diving and cross country. Several professional athletes and draft choices have come directly from The Summit League, including three Major League Baseball rst round picks, a pair of NBA rst round choices, and one WNBA selection. In addition, Summit Leaguers compete in the MLS, and on the PGA and LPGA Tours. Former Summit Leaguer Kevin Duckworth (NBA) was a twotime all-star during his professional career. To coincide with The Summit League’s 30th Anniversary Season in 201112, the league released a list of its Top 30 Distinguished Contributors from the Division I era as selected by a panel of voters from member schools and the media. Four individual NCAA champions and three Olympic medalists along with four NBA players and two World Series Champions headlined The Summit League’s list of top student-athletes, coaches and administrators that was the jewel of the anniversary celebration.
SUMMIT LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP DENVER Nickname: Location: Enrollment: Founded: Joined League:
Pioneers Denver, Colo. 11,778 1864 2013
FORT WAYNE Nickname: Location: Enrollment: Founded: Joined League:
Mastodons Fort Wayne, Ind. 13,459 1964 2007
IUPUI Nickname: Location: Enrollment: Founded: Joined League:
Jaguars Indianapolis, Ind. 30,588 1969 1998
NORTH DAKOTA STATE Nickname: Bison Location: Fargo, N.D. Enrollment: 14,629 Founded: 1890 Joined League: 2007 OMAHA Nickname: Location: Enrollment: Founded: Joined League:
Mavericks Omaha, Neb. 15,227 1908 2011
ORAL ROBERTS Nickname: Golden Eagles Location: Tulsa, Okla. Enrollment: 3,403 Founded: 1963 Joined League: 1997 / 2014 SOUTH DAKOTA Nickname: Coyotes Location: Vermillion, S.D. Enrollment: 10,151 Founded: 1862 Joined League: 2011 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Nickname: Jackrabbits Location: Brookings, S.D. Enrollment: 12,554 Founded: 1881 Joined League: 2007 WESTERN ILLINOIS Nickname: Fighting Leathernecks Location: Macomb, Ill. Enrollment: 11,707 Founded: 1899 Joined League: 1982 (charter member)
ASSOCIATE MEMBER: Eastern Illinois University competes as an associate member in swimming and diving and men’s soccer. 29
SDSU.JACKRABBIT.NATION
SDSU Collegiate Sports South Dakota State University currently offers 21 varsity sports with Jackrabbit teams competing at the NCAA Division I level. Football competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdiviion Missouri Valley Football Conference, with 18 sports competing in The Summit League. Wrestling competes in the Western Wrestling Conference, while equestrian currently does not have conference affiliation. Following is a listing of sports currently offered at SDSU:
Women’s Sports Basketball Cross Country Equestrian Golf Indoor Track & Field Outdoor Track & Field Soccer Softball Swimming and Diving Tennis Volleyball
Men’s Sports Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Indoor Track & Field Outdoor Track & Field Swimming and Diving Tennis Wrestling
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. 30
WELCOME TO SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY South Dakota State University is the state’s Morrill Act land-grant university and its largest, most comprehensive institution of higher education. It has an enrollment of 12,554 students from all 50 states and 70 countries who can choose from more than 175 majors, minors and specializations. The institution also offers 29 master’s degree programs, 13 Ph.D. and two professional programs. SDSU has grown from 80 acres at its founding in 1881 to a 422-acre campus with facilities valued at more than $381 million. The university owns or leases another 15,000 acres of land for research throughout the state. 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 that improve the quality of life in South Dakota, the region, the nation and the world. SDSU confers degrees through six colleges: Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Education and Human Sciences, the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, Nursing and Pharmacy, as well as the Graduate School. Qualified students may enroll in the Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College. The Office of Continuing and Distance Education facilitates distance delivery of credit and noncredit programming, and University Centers in Sioux Falls, Pierre and Rapid City offer degree programs and student support services comparable to those offered on the Brookings campus. SDSU Extension and the Agricultural Experiment Station reach all parts of the state. The federally funded North Central Regional Sun Grant Center (focused on developing biobased energy alternatives) and the North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory (the only USDA Agricultural Research Service facility in the state), along with the Northern Plains Biostress Laboratory, the Water and Environmental Engineering Research Center, the Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory and the Northeast Research Center near South Shore demonstrate the university’s commitment to purpose-driven research and that supports economic development. Other Facilities The South Dakota Art Museum’s collections showcase the state’s rich art history, including early masterpieces of Native American art, the famed Harvey Dunn paintings of pioneer life and the exclusive Vera Way Marghab linens. The South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum
transformed the former Stock Judging Pavilion into a home for exhibits that record and preserve the agrarian heritage of South Dakota. Visitors attend the museum from all 50 states and many foreign countries. McCrory Gardens provides a beautiful setting to learn about ornamental plants adapted to the Northern Great Plains. Eenjoy a stroll through the radiant colors and fragrances of the 25+ acres of trial and display gardens, wander through the 40-acre ar-
boretum or attend a special event in the Education and Visitor Center. The Hilton M. Briggs Library serves students, faculty, staff and the broader South Dakota community through its holdings of more than one million items, 32,000 online journals, 18,000 electronic books, and 80,000 maps. The library has served as a depository for federal documents since 1889. The archives and special collections encompass 7,500 linear feet of materials and 1,675 digitized items. The Senator Thomas A. Daschle Congressional Research Study allows for public access to the career papers of Senator Daschle, a 1969 SDSU
graduate. Located within the Special Collections area on the upper level of the Hilton M. Briggs Library, the papers consist of more than 2,000 linear feet of materials that document the senator’s 26year career in the U.S. House and Senate from 1979 to 2004. The American Indian Education and Cultural Center at SDSU is the nexus of cultural programming, services and advocacy to support American Indian students, encourage appreciation of cultural and human differences and advocate for the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge. Research and Economic Development Research has been an essential part of the university’s mission since passage of the 1887 Hatch Act, which established state agricultural experiment stations. SDSU has the most active research program in the state with nearly $70 million in research expenditures, and in 2006 the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching designated SDSU as South Dakota’s first High Research Activity institution. In addition to 42 graduate programs offered in six colleges, undergraduates also have research opportunities led by innovative faculty in renewable energy, food, health sciences, engineering and nursing, as well as with programs like the Sun Grant Initiative and the Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence. SDSU currently is home to three statefunded Governor’s Research Centers: the Center for Biological Control and Analysis by Applied Photonics, and the Drought Tolerance and Translational Cancer Research centers. SDSU researchers also participate in two other Governor’s Research Centers focused on materials and manufacturing at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. In addition, SDSU is the lead for the multi-institution South Dakota Research Innovation Center: the Biochemical Spatioltemporal NeTwork Resource Center. The Technology Transfer Office, which assists SDSU researchers in commercializing intellectual properties and fosters collaborations between the university and industry partners, has generated some $1.8 million in royalties annually since 2010 via an average of 178 total agreements each year, including invention disclosures, patents filed and agreements with start-ups. Industry partnerships through the Research Park at South Dakota State enable technology transfer and stimulate economic development for the state.
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Sonja Anderson Women’s Equipment
Rachel Anello Tickets
Mike Brotzman Jackrabbit Sports Properties
Scott Brown Senior Associate AD
Brian Brunner Assistant AD-Annual Giving
Brody Busho Assistant AD-Facilities
Carly Case Academics
Leon Costello Deputy Athletic Director
Tim DeWitt Equipment Manager
Jen Dobias Sports Information
Justin Hansen Broadcast Services
Dan Haverkamp Tickets
Adam Heemeyer Assistant AD-Tickets
Jason Hove Assistant AD-Sports Information
Cole Kukowski Sports Information
Tammy Loban Assistant AD-Administration
Tyler Merriam Broadcast Services
Brittany Oligschlaeger Jackrabbit Sports Properties
Alex Parker Athletic Development
Ed Posaski Associate AD-Budget
Rich Reid Faculty Athletics Rep.
Jill Sargent Assistant to the AD
Natasha Schreiber Compliance Assistant
Jennifer Sell Assistant AD-Academics
Ryan Sweeter Sports Information
Michele Schmidt Sports Information
Jonathan Treiber Christi Williams Marketing/Promotions Associate AD-Tickets/Marketing
Jackrabbit Swimming and Diving
Sara Schneider Athletic Development
Beth Yoshida Accounting Assistant
2014-15 Jackrabbit Women's Swimming and Diving
Kristin Alfono
So., Castle Rock, Colo.
Hannah Crump
Fr., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Jessie Hendricks
Olivia Bartel
Fr., New London, Wis.
Brittney Engel
Fr., Des Moines, Iowa
Kendra Hinton
Julia Bodnaruk So., Chicago, Ill.
Kristin Erf
Fr., Oakdale, Minn.
Paige Hinton
Elizabeth Buchholz So., Kiel, Wis.
Gretchen Frick
Fr., Durban, South Africa
Emily Moore
Bianca Ninneman
So., Winnipeg, Man.
Fr., Winnipeg, Man.
Fr., Des Moines, Iowa
Samantha Prasher
Sydney Rasmussen Fr., Melrose, Minn.
Emily Rosenthal
McKenna Shallberg
Alexandria Yeager So., Savage, Minn.
Fr., El Cajon, Calif.
Trina Young
Sr., Mitchell, S.D.
Jade Goosen
Fr., Lawrence, Kan.
Jr., Brookings, S.D.
So., Carver, Minn.
Emily Campbell
Sr., Aberdeen, S.D.
So., Fremont, Neb.
Abby Zenner
Jr., Eagan, Minn.
Katie Cook
Kalen Critchley
Nicole Grimit
Cassie Hendricks
Jr., Sauk Rapids, Minn. Fr., Prince Township, Ont.
Sr., St. Cloud, Minn.
Olivia Olesiak
Jr., Fenton, Mo.
Jr., Wyoming, Minn.
Kayce Smith
Katya Vakshteyn
Jr., Madison, Wis.
Brad Erickson Head Coach
Fr., Leawood, Kan.
Phil Hurley
Assistant Coach
Fr., Brookings, S.D.
Hadlie Overhue
Jr., Columbus, Neb.
Alecia Winston
So., Phoenix, Ariz.
Jennifer Botsch Diving Coach