2014-15 South Dakota State Women's Golf Media Guide

South Dakota State Golf

Megan Mingo

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Contents/Quick Facts .....................................1 2014-15 Roster/Season Preview ....................2 Director of Golf Casey VanDamme.................3 Assistant Coach Dean Ellis.............................3 Home/Tournament Courses.........................4-5 Indoor Facilties................................................6 2014-15 Jackrabbit Women Myranda Dunmire ...........................................8 Amber Houser.................................................9 Alli Plath........................................................10 Brianna Janu .................................................11 Sydney MacDonald.......................................12 Islamiah Fuad ...............................................13 Hallie Getz ....................................................14 Megan Mingo ................................................15 Natcha Srimaneerungroj...............................16

Location: ..................................Brookings, S.D. Enrollment:.....................................12,557 (fall) Founded:...................................................1881 Colors: .....................................Blue and Yellow Nickname:.......................................Jackrabbits Conference:......................The Summit League Home Course:.............Brookings Country Club ..................Men’s Course, Par 72, 6,770 yards .............Women’s Course, Par 72, 6,015 yards

Sydney MacDonald

Alli Plath

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

South Dakota State Media Relations Asst. SID/Golf:........................Michele Schmidt E-mail: ..............Michele.Schmidt@sdstate.edu Office Phone:..............................605-688-4932 Cell Phone:.................................605-695-0704 Office Address: ....................Sports Information .2820 HPER Center, Brookings, S.D. 57007-1497 Athletic Web Site: ...............www.GoJacks.com

2013-14 Women’s Preview Top 10 Finishes:..............................................7 Summit League Championship Finish: ........4th Letterwinners Returning:.................................8 ....................Myranda Dunmire, Amber Houser ...Brianna Janu, Sydney MacDonald, Alli Plath, ........Islamiah Fuad, Megan Mingo, Hallie Getz Newcomers:....................................................1 ...................................Natcha Srimaneerungroj

Results & Statistics 2013-14 Women’s Statistics & Results....18-21

History Women’s Team & Individual Records ......22-25 Honors and Awards.......................................26 South Dakota State University South Dakota State University.................28-33 The Summit League ................................34-35

The 2015 South Dakota State golf media guide is a product of the Jackrabbit Sports Information and printed by the South Dakota State University Print Lab. Written and designed by Michele Schmidt, Assistant Sports Information Director, with editorial assistance from Matt Schmidt and Mariah Clarin. Front cover design by SDSU University Marketing & Communications.

Photos credited to Emily Weber, SDSU University Marketing & Communications, Dave Eggen, Inertia Sports, Robby Gallagher and Lifetouch Sports.

The South Dakota State University Print Lab produced 70 copies on recycled paper of the 2014 South Dakota State golf media guide at a cost of $9.72 each.

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South Dakota State Golf After finishing fourth at The Summit League Championship, the South Dakota State women’s golf team is poised to make a run at the title with all five starters returning and five other Jackrabbits ready to contend for a starting spot.

Leading the Jacks is a trio of underclassmen in junior Sydney MacDonald and sophomores Islamiah Fuad and Megan Mingo. All finished in the top 20 in scoring average in The Summit League last season.

MacDonald led the Jacks by posting a teambest 78.61 scoring average, which ranked ninth in the league. The Calgary, Alberta, native collected three top-5 and five top-10 finishes, including tying for second at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational. At The Summit League Championship, MacDonald finished tied for eighth. She enters the 2014-15 season ranked sixth in career scoring average (81.47), second in career top-10 finishes (5), fifth in career top25 finishes (8) and tied for 10th in career rounds (57) in the SDSU record book.

Fuad, along with MacDonald, played all 31 rounds and had one top-5 and a pair of top-10 finishes. Her best finish was tied for third at the SUU Thunderbird Invitational where she shot a second-round 71. At The Summit League Championship, Fuad placed 13th, shooting a third-round 241. She enters this season ranked fifth in career scoring average (81.26), tied for sixth in career top-10 finishes (2) and tied for 11th in career top-25 finishes (5).

Mingo collected two of her four top-25 finishes in the final two weeks of the season last year, including placing 20th at The Summit League Championship. The Yankton, native turned in her best finish when she shot a thirdround 234 to tie for third at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational. She enters this season ranked eighth in career scoring average (80.96), tied for 11th in top 10s (1) and tied for eighth in top 25s (4).

Junior Brianna Janu was the third Jackrabbit to play all 31 rounds. The Glenwood, Minn., native’s best outing came at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational, finishing 10th after shooting a 240.

At The Summit League Championship, Janu turned in her second top-25 finish, tying for 17th.

Sophomore Hallie Getz turned in a solid rookie season in six events and 17 rounds. The Pierre native was one of three Jackrabbits to post at least one round under par when she 2

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shot a third-round 72 at the MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial in Springfield, Mo. Getz’s best finish was at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational where she placed tied for 20th.

A trio of seniors—Alli Plath, Amber Houser and Myranda Dunmire—balance the underclassmen.

Plath played in nine events, posting an 81.77 scoring average over 26 rounds. Her best outing came at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational where the Onalaska, Wis., native shot a threeround 242. Plath enters the season sixth in career rounds played (69).

Houser had a pair of top-20 finishes last season, including a tie for 20th at the SUU Thunderbird Invitational. The Northfield, Minn., native had an 83.64 scoring average over 14 rounds.

Dunmire saw action in nine events and collected a pair of top-20 finishes.

The Palmdale, Calif., native’s best finish came at the Kansas City Shootout in Kansas City, Mo., when she tied for 17th and shot a season-low 237.

The lone freshman joining the Jackrabbits is Natcha Srimaneerungroj. The Bangkok, Thailand, native has an impressive resume as a twotime runner-up (2010, 2012) at the Thailand Golf Association (TGA)-Eastern event and finishing fourth at the Central event in 2010. She was the runner-up at the 2010 Thailand Junior Golf Association Federation and finished fourth at the 2012 TGA-CAT Golf Championship. Srimaneerungroj also finished as a runner-up and

Islamiah Fuad

fourth at a pair of TGA Mercedes-Benz Junior Golf Championship events in 2013.

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Name Myranda Dunmire Islamiah Fuad Hallie Getz Amber Houser Brianna Janu Sydney MacDonald Megan Mingo Alli Plath Natcha Srimaneerungroj

Yr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr.

Exp. 3L 1L 1L 3L 2L 2L 1L 3L HS

Hometown/Previous School Palmdale, Calif./Highland Perak, Malaysia/Klian Pauch Secondary Pierre, S.D./T.F. Riggs Northfield, Minn./New Prague Glenwood, Minn./Minnewaska Area Calgary, Alberta/Central Memorial Yankton, S.D./Yankton Onalaska, Wis./Onalaska Bangkok, Thailand/International Communtiy

Direcotor of Golf: Casey VanDamme (Northern Michigan, ‘00), 1st yr.

Assistant Coach: Dean Ellis (Northern Michigan, ‘83), 1st yr.

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Director of Golf - Casey VanDamme, First year

Making his coaching debut, Casey VanDamme takes over the South Dakota State golf program as Director of Golf after serving as Director of Instruction/ Player Development for men’s golf at the University of Tennessee.

“Casey VanDamme brings a wealth of golf knowledge to this position. He's known as an accomplished golf instructor and a tremendous addition to the Jackrabbit family,” Sell said. “I know he’ll be a great fit with our staff, and I believe the student-athletes on our current team and our golf letterwinners will immediately gravitate toward him and his personality.”

VanDamme, who becomes SDSU’s secondfull-time golf coach, spent the last five seasons at Tennessee. During his tenure, Tennessee

equaled its best postseason stretch in school history with five trips to the NCAA Championship regionals, advancing to the 2010, 2011 and 2013 NCAA Championships.

Prior to coaching the Vols, VanDamme learned the trade under renowned golf instructor Jim McLean. He spent seven years at the Jim McLean Golf School in Palm Springs, Calif., and Traverse City, Mich., becoming the youngest master instructor in school history.

VanDamme has worked with PGA Tour players, including as an on-site teaching professional to a participant in the 2009 PGA Championship.

He began his collegiate golf career at Marquette before finishing at Northern Michigan, where he graduated in 2000. VanDamme started his tenure under McLean in 1998 while still playing collegiately. He also played professionally on the National Golf Association Hooters Tour in 2003-04.

Dean Ellis, who spent 20 years as the Northern Michigan head golf coach, joined the South Dakota State golf program as assistant coach in 2014.

Ellis, who was named the head golf coach at Northern Michigan in 1993, led NMU to the 2014 NCAA Regionals, where it placed 14th, after finishing eighth at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Golf (GLIAC) Championships.

Additionally, he guided the Wildcats to the 1999 NCAA Division II Tournament.

While at Northern Michigan, Ellis served as the Golf Association of Michigan Governor, on the NCAA Division II, District IV Golf Regional Advisory Committees and organized and administrated the 1999 and 2010 GLIAC Golf Championships.

In 2011-12, Ellis was the lead instructor at Grand Traverse Resort & Spa where he provided individual and group lessons with use of JC-Video and Foresight GC2. He was also the head golf professional at the Wawonowin Country Club in Ishpeming, Mich., in 1991, winning the club championship in 1995. Additionally, Ellis won the Upper Peninsula men’s amateur championship in 1981.

Ellis was also the men’s basketball coach at Northern Michigan beginning in 1986-87. He posted a 369-303 record, becoming the winningest coach in program history in 2005. Ellis stepped down as head coach in 2010 after 24

From 2006 to 2009, VanDamme served as athletic director at Mid Peninsula High School in Rock, Mich., also working summers since 2005 with the CVD Golf Academy in Gladstone, Mich. He also served in 2008 as head golf professional at LochenHeath Golf Club in Traverse City.

VanDamme and his wife, the former Jill Gobert, are natives of Perkins, Mich., are the parents of daughters, Madelyn and Claire, and son, Andrew.

Assistant Coach - Dean Ellis, First year

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years.

Under Ellis’ leadership, the Wildcats made 13 appearances in the GLIAC postseason tournament and won the 1999-2000 title. His 1993, 1999 and 2000 squads won GLIAC regularseason titles and also qualified for the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Tournament.

He had four 20-win seasons (1993, '94, '99, '00) and was selected 1993 GLIAC Coach of the Year.

A native of Negaunee, Mich., where he was a standout athlete, Ellis earned three letters in basketball and four in golf at Southwest Missouri State University. He transferred to Northern Michigan where he completed work on his bachelor’s degree in 1983.

Ellis and his wife, Lois, are the parents of David and Daniel.

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Brookings Country Club - Brookings, S.D.

Opened: 1960 Designed by Earl Bartling and Ward Waltz Men’s Course: 6,770 yards, par 72 Women’s Course: 6,015 yards, par 72

Brookings Country Club History Around 1920, a group of young men that included Horace and Van Fishback, Elmer Sexauer, Earl Bartling and a few others created the first golf course in Brookings by mowing the pasture behind Fishback’s barn. Tomato cans were used to make the nine holes. The eight-foot wide greens were constructed with sand and oil. In 1921, the young men leased 50 acres of land from A.J. Kendall for $175 a year.

The course was designed by Earl Bartling and Ward Waltz because the club had no money to hire a golf architect. Their club started with approximately 30 members who paid $20 per year for dues.

In 1926, a new clubhouse was constructed. It was 28 x 50 feet with porches on the north and east sides. A dance floor, basement, concession room, locker rooms and a kitchen were also included.

In 1945, the greens were redone, and in the 1960s, nine new holes were added.

Tournaments Hosted

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The Brookings Country Club has hosted several high profile golf tournaments over the years, including the South Dakota Golf Association (SDGA) Men’s Match Play Championship in 1982, 1991 and 2006, and the SDGA Men’s Amateur Championship in 1981, 1988 and 1997.

In 2001, the Division II Women’s Regional Tour-

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nament was played on the course.

The United States Senior Amateur Qualifying was held at the country club in the summer 2007, while the SDGA Men’s Senior Championship took place there in 2008.

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Minnehaha Country Club - Sioux Falls, S.D.

Primm Valley Golf Club - Primm, Nev.

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Opened: Lakes - Feb. 1997 Desert - May 1998 Designed by Tom Fazio Desert Course: 7,131 yards, par 72

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Lakes Course: 6,945 yards, par 71 Recipients of the 2008-09 Golf Digest “Best Places to Play� 4-1/2 Star Award 4

Winning Team/Top Finisher

Oral Roberts Charlotte Jaengkit, Grand Canyon Houston Baptist Amy Anderson, North Dakota State Arkansas State Monica Jung, Southern Utah Oral Roberts Olivia Lansing, Drake

934, +70 223, +7 926, +62 209, -7 935, +71 217, +1 892, +29 213, -3

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Opened: 1905 Designed by Robert M. Lohmann

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Men: 6,424 yards, par 70 Women: 5,865 yards, par 71

Winning Team/Top Finisher

South Dakota State Sarah Storandt, North Dakota State North Dakota State Amy Anderson, North Dakota State

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+98 232, +19 933 216, +3

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South Dakota State Golf Indoor Facilities

Being an upper Midwest school with a golf program can be tough.

“We used to basically shut down for two months out of the year. Two hitting mats and a simple net gets boring,” former head coach Jared Baszler said.

Thanks to a $85,000 indoor facility on the south side of Frost Arena, that is not the case anymore.

Three years ago, a few of the golfers’ parents approached Baszler and got the ball rolling on fundraising for the project. Support was rounded up by several former Jackrabbit golfers, alumni, other parents of current golfers and just about anyone who had any connection to the SDSU golf program.

The first phase of the Jacks’ facility was the 960 square-foot (48 x 20

feet) putting and chipping area. After $35,000 and some good old-fashioned labor (a wall had to be knocked out), phase one was completed over in winter 2012. SynLawn, an artifical grass company, installed the indoor putting green in less than two days.

One of the biggest advantages of the simulator is the ‘launch monitor’, a portable black box which can be used indoors or on the course and keeps data on every swing of every golfer for analysis. Like watching film for golfers, the launch monitor records data such as clubhead speed, carry distance, angle of attack, ball spin, etc. The launch monitor and simulator setup were purchased from Foresight Sports—a leader in the launch monitor sector of the golf industry.

The SynLawn putting and chipping area in the golf room on the south side of Frost Arena.

Former Jackrabbit Miles Knutsen getting ready to try out the Foresight Sports simulator.

Knutsen takes his first swings on the new simulator.

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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEET THE JACKRABBITS

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Meet the Jackrabbits

Myranda Dunmire Senior Health Education Palmdale, Calif./Highland HS

2013-14: Competed in seven events, posting an 82.37 scoring average over 19 rounds ... registered two top-25 finishes ... shot a 261 (86-89-86) at The Summit League Championship (4/21-4/23), finishing 32nd ... tied for 17th at the Kansas City Shootout (4/74/8), shooting a career- and season-low 54hole (237), 36-hole (153) and 18-hole (75) ... placed 20th at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational (9/23-9/24), shooting 254 (81-90-83).

2012-13: Competed in four events, posting an 86.91 scoring average over 11 rounds ... best finish came at the 2012 Jackrabbit Fall Invitational (9/30-10/1), tying for 31st with rounds of 89, 81 and 84 (254) ... recorded season lows on 18-hole (80), 36-hole (167) and 54-hole (251) at the 2013 Jackrabbit Invitational (3/113/12).

2011-12: Competed in two events, posting a 92.00 scoring average in five rounds ... best finish was 55th at the Creighton Classic (4/164/17), shooting 180 (93-87) ... shot season lows in 18-hole (86) and 54-hole (280) at the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/12-3/13).

Before SDSU: Four-year letterwinner ... fourtime first-team Antelope Valley Press All-Valley ... named golf club president twice and was the captain of the golf team as a senior.

Year 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Career 8

Events 2 4 7 13

Rds. 5 11 19 35

Strokes 460 956 1,565 2,981

Avg. 92.00 86.91 84.67 85.17

Low-18 86 80 75 75

Low-36 180 167 153 153

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Low-54 280 251 237 237

Top 10 0 0 0 0

Top 25 0 0 2 2

Best Finish 55th T-31st T-17th T-17th

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Amber Houser

Senior Psychology Northfield, Minn./New Prague HS

Records: Ranks eighth in career rounds played (62).

2013-14: Honored as a 2013-14 Academic Distinguished Scholar ... competed in five events, posting an 83.64 scoring average in 14 rounds ... registered two top-25 finishes ... finished 20th at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational (9/239/24), shooting season-best 246 (82-83-81) ... recorded a season-low 18-hole 79 at the SUU Thunderbird Invitational (3/13-3/14).

Before SDSU: Fivetime all-conference selection ... helped team win the 2010 3A state title ... won the 2010 Minnesota Tournament of Champions ... finished in 20th at the Minnesota State Open.

2012-13: Competed in eight events, recording a 83.39 scoring average in 23 rounds ... registered two top-25 finishes ... best finish came at the 2012 Jackrabbit Fall Invitational (9/3010/1), placing 14th with scores of 85, a seasonlow 78 and 79 (242) ... tied for 33rd at the 2013 Jackrabbit Invitational (3/11-3/12), carding rounds of 79, 85 and 79 (241) ... recorded a season-low 54-hole score (241) at the Jackrabbit Invitational ... registered a season-low 36hole score (161) at the Challenge at Onion Creek (4/1-4/2).

2011-12: Competed in nine events, compiling a 82.56 scoring average in 25 rounds ... tied for 26th at the Creighton Classic (4/16-4/17) with a 170 (83-87) ... shot career lows for 18-hole (77), 36-hole (155) and 54-hole (236) scores at the Marilynn Smith Invitational (9/26-9/27).

Year 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Career

Events 9 8 5 22

Rds. 25 23 14 62

Strokes 2,064 1,918 1,171 5,153

Avg. 82.56 83.39 83.64 83.11

Low-18 77 78 79 77

Low-36 155 161 159 155

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Low-54 236 241 246 236

Top 10 0 0 0 0

Top 25 0 2 2 4

Best Finish T-26th 14th T-20th 14th 9

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Alli Plath

Senior Early Childhood Education Onalaska, Wis./Onalaska HS

Records: Ranks sixth in career rounds (69).

2013-14: Honored as a 2013-14 Academic Distinguished Scholar ... competed in nine events, posting an 81.77 scoring average in 26 rounds ... registered one top-25 finish ... finished 13th at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational (9/23-9/24), shooting 242 (79-84-79) ... recorded a career-best 237 (79-77-81) at the Redbird Invitational (9/89/9), including a season-low 18-hole 79.

2012-13: Competed in six events, compiling a 86.59 scoring average in 17 rounds ... best finish came at the CSU Bakersfield Spring Invitational (3/25-3/26), placing 25th with scores of 91, 85 and 89 (265) ... recorded season low 18-hole (82), 36-hole (170) and 54-hole (252) scores at the 2013 Jackrabbit Invitational (3/113/12).

2011-12: Competed in all 10 events, posting a 82.62 scoring average in 26 rounds ... recorded two top-25 finishes ... tied for 16th at the Creighton Classic (4/16-4/17) with a 166 (80-86) ... shot season-low scores for 18-hole (77) at the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate (10/23-10/24).

Before SDSU: Three-time first team all-conference and second team in 2007 ... named first team all-state in 2009, second team in 2010 and honorable mention in 2008 ... earned conference player of the year honors in 2009 and

Year 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Career 10

Events 10 6 9 25

Rds. 26 17 26 69

Strokes 2,148 1,472 2,126 5,746

2010 ... nominated for High School Female Athlete of the Year for the La Crosse Area Sports Commission ... named to the academic all-conference team from 2007-10 and academic all-state in both 2009 and 2010.

Avg. 82.62 86.59 81.77 83.27

Low-18 77 82 77 77 (2)

Low-36 157 170 156 156

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Low-54 239 252 237 237

Top 10 0 0 0 0

Top 25 2 1 1 4

Best Finish T-16th 25th T-13th T-13th

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Brianna Janu

Junior Occupational Therapy Glenwood, Minn./Minnewaska Area HS

2013-14: Competed in all 11 events, posting an 81.32 scoring average in 31 rounds ... registered one top-10 and two top-25 finishes ... tied for the most rounds in a single season (31) ... shot a 244 (83-81-80) at The Summit League Championship (4/21-4/23), finishing tied for 17th ... first top-10 finish came at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational (9/23-9/24), shooting 240 (80-77-83) ... recorded career-low 18-hole (77) and 36-hole scores at the invitational ... shot a 240 (84-79-77) at the Kansas City Shootout (4/7-4/8).

2012-13: Competed in nine events, posting an 85.15 scoring average in 26 rounds ... registered two top-25 finishes ... best finish came at the CSU Bakersfield Spring Invitational (3/253/26) with rounds of 82, 83 and 83 (248) to place 16th ... recorded a career-low 54-hole (239) score at the 2013 Jackrabbit Invitational (3/11-3/12) with rounds of 79, 82 and 78.

Before SDSU: Five-time all-conference selection ... conference champion in 2011 and 2012 ... three-time all-state pick ... placed third at the Minnesota State Golf Tournament in 2012 ... helped team win three consecutive state titles from 2008-10, adding a third-place finish in 2011 and the runner-up spot in 2012 ... subsection champion in 2011 and runner-up in 2012 ... section champion in 2010 and 2011, with a runner-up finish in 2012.

Year 2012-13 2013-14 Career

Events 9 11 20

Rds. 26 31 57

Strokes 2,214 2,521 4,735

Avg. 85.15 80.87 83.07

Low-18 78 77 (5) 77 (5)

Low-36 161 157 157

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Low-54 239 240 (2) 239

Top 10 0 1 1

Top 25 2 2 4

Best Finish 16th 10th 10th 11

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Sydney MacDonald Junior Engineering Calgary, Alberta/Central Memorial HS

Records: Ranks ninth in career scoring average (81.47), tied for second in career top-10 finishes (5), tied for fifth in career top-25 finishes (8) and tied for ninth in career rounds (57) ... fourth Jackrabbit to place second at an event in Division I school history.

2013-14: Second Team All-Summit League ... competed in all 11 events, posting a team-best 78.61 scoring average in 31 rounds ... registered five top-10 and six top-25 finishes ... ranks first in top-10 finishes (5) in a single season and tied for third in top-25 finishes ... tied for the most rounds in a single season (31) ... shot a 235 (79-77-79) at The Summit League Championship (4/21-4/23), finishing tied for eighth ... runner-up at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational (4/12-4/13), firing a 152 (73-79) ... first top-10 finish came at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational (9/23-9/24), shooting 236 (77-7881) to place fifth ... placed fifth at the Kansas City Shootout (4/7-4/8), shooting a season-low 54-hole 230 (78-75-77) ... also shot a 230 (7576-79) at the Redbird Invitational (9/8-9/9) ... posted a career- and season-low 36-hole 148 (76-72) score at the MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial (10/14-10/15) ... shot a season-low 18hole (71) in the second round of the John Kirk/Panther Intercollegiate (3/30-4/1).

2012-13: Competed in nine events, posting a 84.88 scoring average in 26 rounds ... registered two top-25 finishes ... tied for 17th at the

Year 2012-13 2013-14 Career 12

Events 9 11 20

Rds. 26 31 57

Strokes 2,207 2,437 4,644

2013 Jackrabbit Invitational (3/11-3/12), recording season-low 18-hole (73), 36-hole (153) and 54-hole (235) scores after rounds of 80, 73 and 82 ... second-round score tied for the seventhlowest round in school Division I history.

Before SDSU: Named the Andy Black award winner for outstanding commitment and attitude toward the game of golf in 2008 and 2010 ... named the 2009 Most Improved Junior at the Earl Grey Golf Club in Calgary ... 2010 Canadian Junior Golf Association (CJGA) Mizuno All-Canadian award recipient ... recipient of the 2010 Alberta Golf Association Junior Achiever Award ... qualified for the 2010 Call-

Avg. 84.88 78.61 81.47

Low-18 73 71 71

Low-36 153 148 148

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Low-54 235 230 (2) 230 (2)

away Junior Worlds in San Diego ... 2010 Alberta PGA Junior Masters Champion and Calgary Junior Ladies Champion ... two-time Earl Grey Junior Girls Champion ... 2011 Runner-up at Innisbrook Junior World Championship ...

2012 runner-up at CJGA ... 2012 Team Canada Qualifier (NAC/CC/EJGC/Dutch Jr. Open) at River Spirit ... won the 2012 ATB Junior Qualifier ... runner-up at 2012 Alberta Junior Girls Championship ... Alberta Junior Team member at the 2012 Canadian National Championship ... 2012 Champion at the Lipton Brisk Canada Cup, West Team, winning all thee matches and the team title.

Top 10 0 5 5

Top 25 2 6 8

Best Finish T-17th T-2nd T-2nd

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Islamiah Fuad

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

in career top-10 finishes (2).

Records: Ranks fifth in career scoring average (81.26) and tied for sixth

2013-14: Competed in all 11 events, posting 80.26 scoring average in 31 rounds ... registered two top-10 and five top-25 finishes ... ranks tied for fifth in top-10 finishes (2) in a single season and fifth in top-25 finishes ... tied for the most rounds in a single season (31) ... shot a 241 (82-80-79) at The Summit League Championship (4/21-4/23), finishing 13th ... placed third at the SUU Thunderbird Invitational (3/13-3/14), shooting a career- and season-low 18-hole (71) and 36-hole (150) scores ... posted a career- and season-low 54-hole score (230) at the UMKC Kangaroo Fall Invitational (9/30-10/1) and finishing tied for ninth.

Before SDSU: 2012 State Sportswoman of the Year ... four-time high school’s Sportswoman of the Year ... won the 2011 Penang Ladies Amateur Open ... brother, Naqiuddin, is on the men’s golf team.

Year 2013-14

Events 11

Rds. 31

Strokes 2,488

Avg. 80.26

Low-18 71

Low-36 150

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Low-54 230

Top 10 2

Top 25 5

Best Finish T-3rd

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Meet the Jackrabbits

Hallie Getz

Sophomore Nursing Pierre, S.D./T.F. Riggs HS

2013-14: Competed in six events, posting an 81.65 scoring average in 14 rounds ... best finish came at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational (9/23-9/24), shooting 246 (8184-81), tying for 20th ... posted a career- and season-low 36-hole (155) score at the Redbird Invitational (9/8-9/9) ... registered career-low 18-hole (72) and 54-hole (230) scores at the Payne Stewart Memorial (10/14-10/15) ... runner-up at the sectional qualifier for the 2014 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship, shooting a 3-over par 74.

Before SDSU: Four-time all-conference selection ... finished 14th at Class AA South Dakota State Tournament in 2010, sixth in 2011 and individual medalist in 2012 and 2013 ... threetime Class AA All-State team selection ... qualified for 2012 USGA Junior Girls Championship in California ... 2012 South Dakota Junior Girls’ golfer of the year ... runner-up at South Dakota Golf Association State Amateur ... helped team to the 2012 and 2013 conference titles and to a fourth-place finish at 2011 Class AA South Dakota State Tournament, a second-place finish in 2012 and a team championship in 2013.

Year 2013-14

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Events 6

Rds. 17

Strokes 1,388

Avg. 81.65

Low-18 72

Low-36 155

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Low-54 230

Top 10 0

Top 25 1

Best Finish T-20th

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Megan Mingo Sophomore Nursing Yankton, S.D./Yankton HS

Records: Ranks eighth in career scoring average (80.96).

2013-14: Competed in 10 events, posting 80.96 scoring average in 28 rounds ... registered one top-10 and four top-25 finishes ... ranks tied for eighth in top-25 finishes (4) in a single season ... tied for eighth for the most rounds in a single season (28) ... shot a 247 (77-86-84) at The Summit League Championship (4/21-4/23), finishing 20th ... best finish came at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational (9/239/24), placing third ... shot a career- and season low 18-hole 75 at four different events ... finished tied for 26th shooting a career- and season-low 36-hole (156) and 54-hole (233) at the MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial (10/1410/15).

Before SDSU: Two-time South Dakota Golf Association (SDGA) Junior Champion ... fivetime all-state selection ... four-time all-conference pick ... 2011 Eastern South Dakota Conference Champion ... 2011 SDGA Junior Female Golfer of the Year ... four-time SDGA Divisional Points Champion ...15-time high school tournament champion ... 26-time South Dakota Golf Association Southeast Division tournament champion ... five-year letterwinner ... helped team to the 2011 conference title.

Year 2013-14

Events 10

Rds. 28

Strokes 2,267

Avg. 80.96

Low-18 75 (4)

Low-36 156

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Low-54 233

Top 10 1

Top 25 4

Best Finish T-3rd

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Natcha Srimaneerungroj

Freshman Sport, Recreation and Park Management Bangkok, Thailand/International Community School

Before SDSU: Two-time runner-up (2010, 2012) at the Thailand Golf Association (TGA)-Eastern event and was fourth at the Central event in 2010 ... runner-up at the 2010 Thailand Junior Golf Association Federation and

finished fourth at the 2012 TGA-CAT Golf Championship ... finished as a runner-up and fourth at a pair of TGA Mercedes-Benz Junior Golf Championship events in 2013.

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2013-14 WOMEN’S STATISTICS AND RESULTS

Sydney MacDonald Date Sept. 8-9, Redbird Invitational Sept. 23-24, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Sept. 30-Oct. 1 UMKC Fall Invitational Oct. 5-7, LPGA Xavier Invitational Oct. 14-15, MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Mar. 13-14, SUU Thunderbird Invitational Mar. 17-18, Jackrabbit Invitational Mar. 30-Apr. 1, John Kirk/Panther Invitational Apr. 7-8, Kansas City Shootout Apr. 12-13, Dolores Black Falcon Invitational Apr. 21-23, Summit League Championship Totals

Islamiah Fuad Date Sept. 8-9, Redbird Invitational Sept. 23-24, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Sept. 30-Oct. 1 UMKC Fall Invitational Oct. 5-7, LPGA Xavier Invitational Oct. 14-15, MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Mar. 13-14, SUU Thunderbird Invitational Mar. 17-18, Jackrabbit Invitational Mar. 30-Apr. 1, John Kirk/Panther Invitational Apr. 7-8, Kansas City Shootout Apr. 12-13, Dolores Black Falcon Invitational Apr. 21-23, Summit League Championship Totals

Megan Mingo Date Sept. 8-9, Redbird Invitational Sept. 23-24, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Sept. 30-Oct. 1 UMKC Fall Invitational Oct. 5-7, LPGA Xavier Invitational Oct. 14-15, MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Mar. 13-14, SUU Thunderbird Invitational Mar. 17-18, Jackrabbit Invitational Apr. 7-8, Kansas City Shootout Apr. 12-13, Dolores Black Falcon Invitational Apr. 21-23, Summit League Championship Totals

Brianna Janu Date Sept. 8-9, Redbird Invitational Sept. 23-24, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Sept. 30-Oct. 1 UMKC Fall Invitational Oct. 5-7, LPGA Xavier Invitational Oct. 14-15, MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Mar. 13-14, SUU Thunderbird Invitational Mar. 17-18, Jackrabbit Invitational Mar. 30-Apr. 1, John Kirk/Panther Invitational Apr. 7-8, Kansas City Shootout Apr. 12-13, Dolores Black Falcon Invitational Apr. 21-23, Summit League Championship Totals

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Rounds Strokes Average 3 230 76.6 3 236 78.6 3 242 80.6 3 244 81.3 3 235 78.3 2 153 76.5 3 248 82.6 3 232 77.3 3 230 76.6 2 152 76.0 3 235 78.3 31 2,437 78.61

Low-18 75 77 78 80 72 76 81 71 75 73 77 71

Low-36 151 155 164 160 148 153 167 151 153 152 156 148

Low-54 230 236 242 244 235 -248 230 230 -235 230 (3)

Top 25 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 6

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

Finish T-22nd 5th T-31st T-54th T-33rd 10th T-45th T-32nd T-5th T-2nd T-8th T-2nd

Rounds Strokes Average 3 240 80.0 3 242 80.6 3 230 76.6 3 239 79.6 3 237 79.0 2 150 75.0 3 247 82.3 3 255 85.0 3 236 78.6 2 171 85.5 3 241 80.3 31 2,488 80.26

Low-18 79 77 76 77 74 71 79 81 75 85 79 71

Low-36 159 162 154 157 154 150 163 174 154 171 162 150

Low-54 240 242 230 239 237 -247 255 236 -241 230

Top 25 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5

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

Finish T-55th T-13th T-9th T-42nd T-41st T-3rd T-43rd T-79th T-14th T-65th 13th T-3rd

Rounds Strokes Average 3 242 80.6 3 234 78.0 3 238 79.3 3 248 82.6 3 233 77.6 2 170 85.0 3 255 85.0 3* 240 80.0 2 160 80.0 3 247 82.3 28 2,267 80.96

Low-18 75 75 77 79 75 77 79 75 77 77 75 (4)

Low-36 160 159 160 160 156 170 162 157 160 163 156

Low-54 242 234 238 248 233 -255 240 -247 233

Top 25 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4

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

Finish T-60th T-3rd T-21st T-65th T-26th T-50th T-64th T-27th T-15th 20th T-3rd

Rounds Strokes Average 3 245 81.6 3* 240 80.0 3 241 80.3 3 242 80.6 3 245 81.6 2 165 82.5 3* 248 82.6 3 247 82.3 3 240 80.0 2 164 82.0 3 244 81.3 31 2,521 81.32

Low-18 79 77 77 79 77 82 78 77 77 85 80 77 (5)

Low-36 161 157 164 162 168 165 161 161 163 171 164 157

Low-54 245 240 241 242 245 -248 247 240 -244 240 (2)

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

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

Finish T-67th 10th T-28th T-50th T-66th T-43rd T-48th 74th T-27th T-65th T-17th 10th

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2013-14 WOMEN’S STATISTICS AND RESULTS

Hallie Getz Date Sept. 8-9, Redbird Invitational Sept. 23-24, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Oct. 14-15, MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Mar. 13-14, SUU Thunderbird Invitational Mar. 17-18, Jackrabbit Invitational Apr. 7-8, Kansas City Shootout Totals

Alli Plath Date Sept. 8-9, Redbird Invitational Sept. 23-24, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Sept. 30-Oct. 1 UMKC Fall Invitational Oct. 5-7, LPGA Xavier Invitational Oct. 14-15, MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Mar. 13-14, SUU Thunderbird Invitational Mar. 17-18, Jackrabbit Invitational Mar. 30-Apr. 1, John Kirk/Panther Invitational Apr. 7-8, Kansas City Shootout Totals

Myranda Dunmire Date Sept. 23-24, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Mar. 13-14, SUU Thunderbird Invitational Mar. 17-18, Jackrabbit Invitational Mar. 30-Apr. 1, John Kirk/Panther Invitational Apr. 7-8, Kansas City Shootout Apr. 12-13, Dolores Black Falcon Invitational Apr. 21-23, Summit League Championship Totals

Amber Houser Date Sept. 23-24, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Sept. 30-Oct. 1 UMKC Fall Invitational Mar. 13-14, SUU Thunderbird Invitational Mar. 17-18, Jackrabbit Invitational Apr. 7-8, Kansas City Shootout Totals

Michaela Kouri Date Sept. 23-24, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Sept. 30-Oct. 1 UMKC Fall Invitational Totals

Team Date Sept. 8-9, Redbird Invitational Sept. 23-24, Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Sept. 30-Oct. 1 UMKC Fall Invitational Oct. 5-7, LPGA Xavier Invitational Oct. 14-15, MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Mar. 13-14, SUU Thunderbird Invitational Mar. 17-18, Jackrabbit Invitational Mar. 30-Apr. 1, John Kirk/Panther Invitational Apr. 7-8, Kansas City Shootout Apr. 12-13, Dolores Black Falcon Invitational Apr. 21-23, Summit League Championship Totals

Rounds Strokes Average 3 235 78.3 3 246 82.0 3 234 78.0 2 165 82.5 3* 251 83.6 3* 257 85.6 17 1,388 81.65

Low-18 76 81 72 77 82 85 72

Low-36 155 165 162 165 167 171 155

Low-54 230 246 234 -251 257 230

Top 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 2

Top 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Finish T-22nd T-20th T-31st T-43rd T-52nd T-69th T-20th

Rounds Strokes Average 3* 237 79.0 3 242 80.6 3 247 82.3 3 250 83.3 3* 252 84.0 2* 161 80.5 3 249 83.0 3 243 81.0 3 245 81.6 26 2,126 81.77

Low-18 77 89 79 79 82 80 79 80 79 77

Low-36 156 163 168 162 170 161 170 165 162 156

Low-54 237 242 247 250 252 -249 243 245 237

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

Top 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Finish T-44th T-13th 37th T-71st T-83rd T-28th T-50th T-63rd T-42nd T-13th

Rounds Strokes Average 3* 254 84.6 2* 159 79.5 3* 248 82.6 3 242 80.6 3 237 79.0 2 164 82.0 3 261 87.0 19 1,565 82.37

Low-18 81 78 77 75 76 80 86 75

Low-36 171 159 158 160 153 164 175 153

Low-54 254 -248 242 237 -261 237

Top 25 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2

Top 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Finish 36th T-20th T-45th T-58th T-17th T-29th 32nd T-17th

Rounds Strokes Average 3* 246 82.0 3* 252 84.0 2* 159 79.5 3 260 86.6 3* 254 84.6 14 1,171 83.64

Low-18 81 81 79 85 83 79

Low-36 165 166 159 171 167 159

Low-54 246 252 -260 254 246

Top 25 1 0 1 0 0 2

Top 10 Finish 0 T-20th 0 T-41st 0 T-20th 0 T-76th 0 T-65th 0 T-20th (2)

Rounds Strokes Average 3* 252 84.0 3* 256 85.3 6 508 84.67

Low-18 83 84 83

Low-36 169 172 169

Low-54 254 256 254

Top 25 0 0 0

Top 10 0 0 0

Finish 32nd T-44th 32nd

Rounds Strokes Average 3 941 313.6 3 950 316.6 3 946 315.3 3 969 323.0 3 929 309.6 2 627 313.5 3 992 330.6 3 959 319.6 3 937 312.3 2 640 320.0 3 967 322.3 31 9,857 317.97

Low-18 306 315 309 317 301 309 325 303 309 315 321 301

Low-36 619 635 637 635 620 627 659 637 618 640 645 618

Low-54 941 950 946 969 929 -992 959 937 -967 937

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

Top 10 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7

Finish 11th 1st 5th 12th T-6th T-5th 13th 14th 2nd 4th 4th 1st

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Date: Sept. 8-9, 2013 Location: Normal, Ill. Course: Weibring Golf Club 6,051 yards, par 72

2013-14 WOMEN’S RESULTS

Score: 313-306-322=941 Result: 11th of 14 teams

Score: 319-301-309=929 Result: T-6th of 17 teams

T-22. Sydney MacDonald, 75-76-79=230 T-36. Hallie Getz, 79-76-80=235 T-55. Islamiah Fuad, 80-79-81=240 T-60. Megan Mingo, 85-75-82=242 T-67. Brianna Janu, 79-82-84=245

T-26. Megan Mingo, 81-75-77=233 T-31. Hallie Getz, 82-80-72=234 T-33. Sydney MacDonald, 76-72-87=235 T-41. Islamiah Fuad, 80-74-83=237 T-66. Brianna Janu, 82-86-77=245 #T-83. Alli Plath, 87-83-82=252

Jackrabbit Fall Invitational

SUU Thunderbird Invitational

Date: Sept. 23-24, 2013 Location: Sioux Falls, S.D. Course: Minnehaha Country Club 5,865 yards, par 71 Score: 317-318-315=950 Result: 1st of 8 teams

T-3. Megan Mingo, 80-79-75=234 5. Sydney MacDonald, 77-78-81=236 T-13. Alli Plath, 79-84-79=242 T-13 Islamiah Fuad, 85-77-80=242 T-20. Hallie Getz, 81-84-81=246 #10. Brianna Janu, 80-77-83=240 #T-20. Amber Houser, 82-83-81=246 #32. Michaela Kouri, 83-86-83=252 #36. Myranda Dunmire, 81-90-83=254

UMKC Fall Invitational

Date: Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2013 Location: Kansas City, Mo. Course: Shoal Creek Golf Club 6,124 yards, par 72 Score: 323-314-309=946 Result: 5th of 9 teams

T-9. Islamiah Fuad, 77-77-76=230 T-21. Megan Mingo, 83-77-78=238 T-28. Brianna Janu, 78-86-77=241 T-31. Sydney MacDonald, 85-79-78=242 37. Alli Plath, 87-81-79=247 #T-41. Amber Houser, 85-81-86=252 T-44. Michaela Kouri, 85-87-82=256 20

Payne Stewart Memorial

Date: Oct. 14-15, 2013 Location: Springfield, Mo. Course: Rivercut Golf Course 6,081 yards, par 72

Date: Mar. 13-14, 2014 Location: St. George, Utah Course: Sunbrook Golf Course 6,092 yards, par 72 Islamiah Fuad

LPGA International Xavier Invitational

Date: Oct. 5-7, 2013 Location: Dayton Beach, Fla. Course: LPGA International Golf Course 6,146 yards, par 72 Score: 317-318-334=969 Result: 12th of 18 teams

T-42. Islamiah Fuad, 77-80-82=239 T-50. Brianna Janu, 79-83-80=242 T-54. Sydney MacDonald, 80-80-84=244 T-65. Megan Mingo, 81-79-88=248 T-71. Alli Plath, 83-79-88=250

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Score: 309-318=627 Result: T-5th of 12 teams

T-3. Islamiah Fuad, 79-71=150 10. Sydney MacDonald, 76-77=153 #T-20. Myranda Dunmire, 78-81=159 #T-20. Amber Houser, 80-79=159 #T-28. Alli Plath, 80-81=161 T-43. Hallie Getz, 77-88=165 T-43. Brianna Janu, 83-82=165 T-50. Megan Mingo, 77-93=170

Jackrabbit Invitational

Date: Mar. 17-18, 2014 Location: Primm, Nev. Course: Primm Valley Lake Golf Course 6,181 yards, par 72 Score: 325-334-333=992 Result: 13th of 16 teams

T-43. Islamiah Fuad, 79-84-84=247 #T-45. Myranda Dunmire, 81-77-90=248 #T-45. Brianna Janu, 78-83-87=248 T-45. Sydney MacDonald, 81-86-81=248 T-50. Alli Plath, 88-82-79=249 #T-52. Hallie Getz, 82-85-84=251 T-64. Megan Mingo, 79-83-93=255 T-76. Amber Houser, 86-85-89=260

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John Kirk/Panther Intercollegiate

Dolores Black Falcon Invitational

Date: Mar. 30-Apr. 1, 2014 Location: Stockbridge, Ga. Course: Eagle’s Landing Country Club 6,164 yards, par 72

Date: Apr. 12-13, 2014 Location: Bowling Green, Ohio Course: Stone Ridge Golf Club 5,960 yards, par 72

T-32. Sydney MacDonald, 80-71-81=232 T-58. Myranda Dunmire, 85-75-82=242 T-63. Alli Plath, 85-80=78=243 74. Brianna Janu, 84-77-86=247 T-79. Islamiah Fuad, 87-87-81=255

T-2. Sydney MacDonald, 73-79=152 T-15. Megan Mingo, 83-77=160 T-29. Myranda Dunmire, 80-84=164 T-29. Brianna Janu, 79-85=164 T-65. Islamiah Fuad, 85-86=171

Score: 325-334-333=992 Result: 14th of 16 teams

Kansas City Shootout

Score: 315-325=640 Result: 4th of 15 teams

The Summit League Championship

Date: Apr. 7-8, 2014 Location: Kansas City, Mo. Course: Shoal Creek Golf Course 6,124 yards, par 72

Date: Apr. 21-23, 2014 Location: Keller, Texas Course: Sky Creek Ranch Golf Course 6,119 yards, par 72

T-5. Sydney MacDonald, 78-75-77=230 T-14. Islamiah Fuad, 75-79-82=236 T-17. Myranda Dunmire, 77-76-84=237 T-27. Brianna Janu, 84-79-77=240 #T-27. Megan Mingo, 82-75-83=240 T-42. Alli Plath, 79-83-83=245 #T-65. Amber Houser, 84-83-87=254 #T-69. Hallie Getz, 86-85-86=257

T-8. Sydney MacDonald, 79-77-79=235 13. Islamiah Fuad, 82-80-79=241 T-17. Brianna Janu, 83-81-80=244 20. Megan Mingo, 77-86-84=247 32. Myranda Dunmire, 86-89-86=261

Score: 309-309-319=937 Result: 2nd of 15 teams

Score: 321-324-322=967 Result: 4th of 8 teams

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Women’s Single Season & Career Records

Lowest Individual 18-Hole Scores Rk. Score 1.

71 71# 71# 4.

72 72 72 72 72 72 72

Par 71 72 72 71 72 72 72 72 72 72

Player Morgan Fitts Islamiah Fuad Sydney MacDonald Morgan Fitts Erin Bergstrom Hillary Gerster Hillary Gerster Rachel Hanigan Sydney MacDonald Hallie Getz

Lowest Individual 36-Hole Scores

Date 3/15/11 3/13/14 3/30/14 9/30/12 9/11/07 4/7/08 4/7/08 3/7/11 10/14/13 10/15/13

Event/Round Jackrabbit Invitational (3rd) SUU Thunderbird Invitational (2nd) Panther Intercollegiate (2nd) Jackrabbit Fall Invitational (2nd) Chip-N-Club Invitational (3rd) Wyoming Cowgirl Classic (1st) Wyoming Cowgirl Classic (2nd) UNLV Spring Rebel Invitational (1st) Payne Stewart Memorial (2nd) Payne Stewart Memorial (3rd)

Rk. Score 1. 72-72—144^ 2. 74-73—147 3. 76-72—148 4. 75-74—149 78-71—149 6. 75-75—150 74-76—150 79-71—150 9. 76-75—151 75-76—151 74-77—151 75-76—151

Player Hillary Gerster Brittany Hanten Sydney MacDonald Morgan Fitts Morgan Fitts Hillary Gerster Brittany Hanten Islamiah Fuad Hillary Gerster Brittany Hanten Morgan Fitts Sydney MacDonald

Date 4/7/08 9/10/11 10/14/13 10/23/11 9/30/12 10/13/08 3/14/11 3/13/14 9/15/08 10/4/10 4/1/13 9/8/13

Rk. Score 1. 72-72-77—221@ 2. 75-74-74—223 3. 74-79-71—224 4. 74-76-75—225 74-73-78—225 6. 78-71-77—226 74-77-75—226 8. 77-75-75—227 76-81-81—227 10. 81-75-73—229 75-79-75—229 75-77-77—229

Player Hillary Gerster Morgan Fitts Morgan Fitts Brittany Hanten Brittany Hanten Morgan Fitts Morgan Fitts Hillary Gerster Hillary Gerster Sydney Sturdevant Rachel Hanigan Morgan Fitts

Date 4/7-8/08 10/23-24/11 3/14-14/11 3/14-15/11 9/10-11/11 9/8-9/12 4/1-2/13 4/20-22/08 9/10-11/08 9/21-22/09 10/8-10/10 3/25-26/13

Lowest Individual 54-Hole Scores

Event/Round Wyoming Cowgirl Classic Redbird Invitational Payne Stewart Memorial Palmetto Intercollegiate Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Aztec Fall Invitational Jackrabbit Invitational SUU Thunderbird Invitational Chip-N-Club Invitational USF Waterlefe Invitational Challenge at Onion Creek Redbird Invitational Event/Round Wyoming Cowgirl Classic Palmetto Intercollegiate Jackrabbit Invitational Jackrabbit Invitational Redbird Invitational Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Challenge at Onion Creek Summit League Championship Chip-N-Club Invitational Payne Stewart Memorial Xavier Invitational at LPGA Inter.

CSU Bakersfield Invitational

Key # Low 18-hole score in relation to par (1-under) ^ Low 36-hole score in relation to par (even) @ Low 54-hole score in relation to par (5-over) * Non-Division I event (F) Tournament held in Fall (S) Tournament held in Spring

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Season Stroke Average Name 1. Morgan Fitts 2. Hillary Gerster 3. Sydney MacDonald 4. Morgan Fitts 5. Morgan Fitts 6. Brittany Hanten 7. Sydney Sturdevant 8. Hillary Gerster 9. Katie Purcell 10. Katie Purcell

Single-Season Rounds

Years 2012-13 2007-08 2013-14 2011-12 2010-11 2011-12 2009-10 2008-09 2011-12 2010-11

Rds 26 25 31 26 25 26 29 16 13 28

Str. 2,017 1,960 2,437 2,059 1,981 2,063 2,308 1,275 1,037 2,236

Avg. 77.58 78.40 78.61 79.19 79.24 79.35 79.59 79.69 79.77 79.86

Name 1. Sydney MacDonald Islamiah Fuad Brianna Janu 4. Morgan Fitts Brittany Hanten Sydney Sturdevant Rebecca Swords 8. Abby Feehan Rachel Hanigan Brittany Hanten Katie Purcell Megan Mingo

Years 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2009-10 2009-10 2009-10 2009-10 2010-11 2010-11 2010-11 2010-11 2013-14

Rounds 31 31 31 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 28

Name 1. Sydney MacDonald 2. Morgan Fitts 3. Hillary Gerster Brittany Hanten 5. Lindsey Brown Kelly Evans Holly Opatz Hillary Gerster Morgan Fitts Islamiah Fuad

Years 2013-14 2012-13 2007-08 2011-12 2004-05 2005-06 2005-06 2008-09 2010-11 2013-14

Finishes 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2

Name 1. Hillary Gerster Morgan Fitts 3. Kelly Evans Sydney MacDonald 5. Holly Opatz Brittany Hanten Islamiah Fuad 8. Lindsey Brown Hillary Gerster Morgan Fitts Brittany Hanten Rachel Hanigan Morgan Fitts Megan Mingo

Years 2007-08 2012-13 2004-05 2013-14 2005-06 2011-12 2013-14 2005-06 2008-09 2010-11 2010-11 2010-11 2011-12 2013-14

Finishes 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Single-Season Top 10 Finishes

Single-Season Top 25 Finishes

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TEAM Single-Season Scoring Average 1.

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

Rds 28 31 29 25 22 24 26 21 27 20

Str. 8,902 9,857 9,255 8,092 7,145 7,850 8,528 7,172 9,314 7,091

Lowest Team 18-Hole Scores 1.

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Avg. 317.93 317.97 319.13 323.68 324.77 327.08 328.00 340.10 344.96 354.55

Score Year Event 297# 3/14/11 Jackrabbit Invitational 301# 10/14/13 Payne Stewart Memorial 298 3/15/11 Jackrabbit Invitational 303 10/9/09 Xavier Invitational 303 3/30/14 John Kirk/Panther Invitational 304 10/4/10 USF Waterlefe Invitational 306 9/8/13 Redbird Invitational 307 9/23/08 Bulldog and Eagle Invitational 309 9 times, most recent 309 9/30/14 UMKC Kangaroo Fall Invitational 309 10/14/14 MSU/Payne Stewat Memorial 309 3/13/14 SUU Thunderbird Invitational 309 4/7/14 Kansas City Shootout 309 4/7/14 Kansas City Shootout

Lowest Team 36-Hole Scores

INDIVIDUAL Career Stroke Average (minimum 30 rounds) 1.

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Round 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd

Score Year Event 1. 301-309—610 10/14-15/13 MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial 2. 303-311—614^ 10/9/09 Xavier Invitational 3. 297-320—617 3/14/11 Jackrabbit Invitational 4. 309-309—618 4/7/14 Kansas City Invitational 5. 313-306—619 9/8/13 Redbird Invitational 6. 319-301—620 10/14/13 Payne Stewart Memorial 7. 309-312—621 10/13/08 Aztec Fall Invitational 312-309—621 10/23/11 Palmetto Intercollegiate 9. 314-309—623 9/30-10/2 UMKC Fall Invitational 10.

625 4 times, most recent 303-322—625 3/30-4/1/14 John Kirk/Panther Intercollegiate

Lowest Team 54-Hole Scores Score 297-320-298—915@ 319-301-309—929 303-311-321—935 315-311-310—936 312-309-316—937 309-309-319—937 7. 318-311-312—941 313-306-322—941 9. 318-313-314—945 10. 323-314-309—946 1.

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Year 3/14-15/11 10/14-15/13 10/9-11/09 10/8-10/10 10/23-24/11 4/7-8/14 9/21-22/09 9/8-9/13 9/15-16/08 9/30-10/1/13

Event Jackrabbit Invitational Payne Stewart Memorial Xavier Invitational Xavier Invitational Palmetto Intercollegiate Kansas City Shootout Payne Stewart Memorial Redbird Invitational Chip-n-Club Invitational UMKC Kangaroo Fall Invitational

Name Hillary Gerster Morgan Fitts Katie Purcell Rachel Hanigan Islamiah Fuad Sydney Sturdevant Brittany Hanten Megan Mingo Sydney MacDonald Kelly Evans

Career Rounds Name 1. Morgan Fitts 2. Brittany Hanten 3. Whitney Schrader 4. Holly Opatz 5. Amanda Rosol 6. Alli Plath 7. Rebecca Swords 8. Amber Houser 9. Sydney MacDonald 10. Abby Feehan

Years 2007-09 2009-13 2010-12 2009-11 2013-P 2008-10 2008-12 2013-P 2012-P 2004-06

Rds 41 106 41 42 31 48 98 31 57 42

Str. 3,235 8,393 3,273 3,363 2,488 3,859 7,916 2,267 4,644 3,446

Avg. 78.90 79.18 79.83 80.07 80.26 80.48 80.78 80.96 81.47 82.05

Years 2009-13 2008-12 2007-11 2005-09 2005-09 2011-P 2008-10 2011-P 2012-P 2007-11

Rounds 106 98 80 79 76 69 63 62 57 55

Name 1. Morgan Fitts 2. Hillary Gerster Brittany Hanten Sydney MacDonald 5. Kelly Evans 6. Kelli Endahl Lindsey Brown Holly Opatz Rachel Hanigan Islamiah Fuad

Year 2009-13 2007-09 2008-12 2012-P 2004-06 2004-06 2004-06 2005-09 2010-11 2013-P

Finishes 7 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2

Name Morgan Fitts Brittany Hanten Hillary Gerster Kelly Evans Holly Opatz Sydney MacDonald 7. Lindsey Brown Kelli Endahl Whitney Schrader Sydney Sturdevant

Year 2009-13 2008-12 2007-09 2004-06 2005-09 2012-P 2004-06 2004-06 2007-11 2008-10

Finishes 16 15 11 9 8 8 6 6 6 6

Top 10 Finishes - Career

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Postseason Results

Summit League Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Champion Oral Roberts Oral Roberts Oral Roberts Oral Roberts Oral Roberts North Dakota State Denver

North Central Conference Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Champion South Dakota State South Dakota State Minn.-Mankato North Dakota Minn.-Mankato Northern Colorado Northern Colorado Minn.-Mankato Omaha Omaha

Runner-up SDSU South Dakota State 2nd Kansas City 5th South Dakota State 2nd Western Illinois 6th North Dakota State 9th Kansas City 7th North Dakota State 3rd

Runner-up Minn.-Mankato Minn.-Mankato North Dakota Northern Colorado Northern Colorado Minn.-Mankato Minn.-Mankato Northern Colorado Northern Colorado Minn.-Mankato

NCAA Division II North Regional Year Team Finish Individual 2003 5th Karrie Plate

NCAA Division II Tournament Year Team Finish Individual 1996 7th Jennifer Pitt Amy Lewis

Medalist Christy Carter, Oral Roberts Christy Carter, Oral Roberts Amber Hensley, Oral Roberts Amy Anderson, North Dakota State Amy Anderson, North Dakota State Amy Anderson, North Dakota State Tonje Daffinrud, Denver

Top SDSU Finisher Hillary Gerster (3rd) Whitney Schrader (T-20th) Rachel Hanigan (5th) Morgan Fitts (13th) Brittany Hanten (T-6th) Morgan Fitts, (2nd) Sydney MacDonald (T-8th)

SDSU 1st 1st 3rd 5th 5th 6th 8th 8th 6th 5th

Medalist Top SDSU Finisher Jodi Wendt, Minn.-Mankato Wendy Maynes (2nd) Amy Lewis, South Dakota State Amy Lewis (1st) Carol Brooks, Minn.-Mankato Jennifer Pitt (3rd) Dawn Dakken, North Dakota Michelle Overbo, North Dakota Cecilia Ruebling, Northern Colorado Cecilia Ruebling, Northern Colorado Tanis Hastmann, Omaha Tanis Hastmann, Omaha Tanis Hastmann, Omaha

Place T-9th

Scores 90-84-84=258

Location Mankato, Minn.

Place 18th 32nd

Scores 86-83-86-86=341 354

Location Howey-in-th-Hills, Fla.

Location Macomb, Ill. Rochester, Minn.

Tulsa, Okla.

Primm, Nev. Primm, Nev. Keller, Texas Keller, Texas Location Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D. Omaha, Neb. Sioux Falls, S.D.

Morgan Fitts finished second at the 2013 Summit League Championship.

Hillary Gerster finished third at the 2008 Summit League Championship.

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Name

Erin Bergstrom, 2007-09 Nicole Bowen, 2007-09

Lindsey Brown, 2004-06 Stephanie Burns, 2006 Kayelyn Crown, 2010

Women’s Career Statistics

Events

Rounds

Strokes

Average

Low 18

Low 36

Low 54

Top-10

Top-25

3

7

691

98.71

90

192

305

0

0

15

18 5 1

40

42

14 3

3,422

3,551

1,192 279

85.55

84.55

85.14

93.00

72

76

78

92

163

156

162

186

244

239

248

279

0

2

0 0

Best

2

T-19th

6

T-5th

58th

0

T-41st

0

90th

Myranda Dunmire, 2011-P

13

35

2,981

85.17

75

153

237

0

2

T-17th

Kelli Endahl, 2004-06

17

40

3,381

84.53

76

155

239 (2)

2

6

T-9th

Abby Feehan, 2007-11

20

55

4,892

88.95

74

161

243

Lindsey Eisenhuth, 2011-12 Kelly Evans, 2004-06

Morgan Fitts, 2009-13

Islamiah Fuad, 2013-P

3

18

38 11

Hillary Gerster, 2007-09

15

Rachel Hanigan, 2010-11

15

Hallie Getz, 2013-P

Brittany Hanten, 2008-12

Mandy Hellman, 2004-05

Amber Houser, 2011-P

Brianna Janu, 2012-P

Michaela Kouri, 2012

Steph Lauer, 2004-05

Sarah Lewis, 2004-05

Sydney MacDonald, 2012-P

8

42

106 31

41

719

3,446

8,393

2,488

3,235

89.88

82.05

75 (2)

79.18

71 (2)

78.90

72 (2)

80.1

72

80.26

6

17

1,388

81.65

36

98

7,916

10

22

20

42

20

62

57

3,363

71

176

152

149 (2) 150

144

264

235

11

229

2

5

147

225 (2)

83.11

77

155

236

4,735

83.07

77 (5)

157

291

239

8

23

1,930

83.91

78 (3)

165

244

9

18

1,772

98.44

90

181

292

4

20

7

57

694

4,644

99.14

81.47

92

71

191

148

1

5

73 (2)

183

9

221

230

80.78

89

0

16

230

96.70

3

0

7

155

153

0

223

72

1,934

5,135

87

2

0

T-4th

T-16th

2nd (2) T-3rd 2nd

1

T-20th

5

15

4th

0

4

0

1

0

4

5th

39th

14th

10th

0

0

T-29th

0

0

45th

-

0

230 (2)

5

8

T-2nd

28

2,267

80.96

75 (4)

156

Alli Plath, 2011-P

25

69

5,746

83.27

77 (2)

156

237

0

4

T-13th

Amanda Rosol, 2005-09

28

76

6,334

83.34

74

152

231

1

4

5th

Sydney Sturdevant, 2008-10

18

48

3,859

80.40

73

154

229

1

6

Katie Purcell, 2010-11

Whitney Schrader, 2007-11 Rebecca Swords, 2008-10

Jordan Trohkimoinen, 2011-12 Kelly Wilkens, 2007-08

15

29

23 5 3

Dallas Willman, 2005-07

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TEAM, 2004-P

99

Individual Totals, 2004-P

94

79

41

80

63

13 7

39

1,269 267

6,521

3,273

6,742

5,180

1,138 630

3,389

113,331 86,974

82.54

79.83

84.28

82.22

87.54

90.00

74

73

155 (2)

75

154

74

153 (2)

85

178 (2)

71 (4)

144

81

86.90

80 (3)

325.74

297

89.30

153

172

162

614

237

231

239

234

261

274 248

221

915

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

43 -

4

43rd

10

29

1

0

Megan Mingo, 2013-P Holly Opatz, 2005-09

233

5

T-56th

8

4

T-3rd 7th

2nd

6

T-15th

3

T-15th

T-9th

0

T-43rd

1

T-17th

0

143 -

T-50th

2nd (5) 1st (2)

Note: SDSU competed in four non-Division I events (five rounds) in 2004-05

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South Dakota State Golf Tournament Wins

Tournament Wins Date April 11-12, 2011 Sept. 23-24, 2013

Event Location Creighton Classic Omaha, Neb. Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Sioux Falls, S.D.

Best Finishes Name +Hillary Gerster $ Hillary Gerster Katie Purcell Morgan Fitts Morgan Fitts Sydney MacDonald

Date April 7-8, 2008 Oct. 13-14, 2008 April 11-12, 2011 Sept. 30-Oct.1, 2012 April 22-24, 2013 April 12-13, 2014

Score 339-325=664 317-318-315=950

Event Wyoming Cowgirl Classic Aztec Fall Classic Creighton Classic Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Summit League Championship Dolores Black Falcon Invitational

Location Chandler, Ariz.

San Diego, Calif.

Omaha, Neb. Sioux Falls, S.D. Keller, Texas Bowling Green, Ohio

Note: + tied for first in regulation, but lost a scorecard playoff.

Note: $ Hillary Gerster tied for second at the Aztec Fall Classic on Oct. 13-14, 2008 (S), with a score of 75-75=150

Hole-in-one: Dallas Willman Date Oct. 9, 2006

Event Boise State Bronco Invitational

Location Boise, Idaho (BanBury Golf Club)

Score 72-72-77=221 75-75=150 85-76=161 78-71-77=226 76-77-81=234 73-79=152

Place T-1st T-2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd T-2nd

Hole Description 189-yard, par-3 14th

Division I Women’s Honors and Awards

National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team 2004-05 2004-05 2005-06 2005-06 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2009-10 2009-10 2010-11 2010-11 2011-12 2011-12 2012-13 2012-13

Lindsey Brown Kelly Evans Lindsey Brown Kelly Evans Amanda Rosol Amanda Rosol Brittany Hanten Rebecca Swords Sydney Sturdevant Rachel Hanigan Brittany Hanten Brittany Hanten Jordan Trohkimoinen Alli Plath Sydney MacDonald

Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence

2007-08 Holly Opatz, Amanda Rosol 2008-09 Holly Opatz, Amanda Rosol Sydney Sturdevant 2011-12 Jordan Trohkimoinen 2012-13 Sydney MacDonald 2013-14 Myranda Dunmire, Amber Houser Sydney MacDonald, Alli Plath

All-Independent Team

2004-05 Lindsey Brown (Honorable Mention) 2004-05 Kelli Endahl (Honorable Mention) 2004-05 Kelly Evans (2nd Team)

All-Summit League 2007-08 2007-08 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Hillary Gerster (1st Team) Amanda Rosol (1st Team) Morgan Fitts (1st Team) Morgan Fitts (1st Team) Sydney MacDonald (2nd Team)

Summit League Newcomer of the Year 2007-08 Hillary Gerster

Summit League Women’s Golfer of the Week April 16, 2014

Sydney MacDonald

Independent All-Academic Team 2005-06 2005-06 2006-07 2006-07 2006-07

Academic All-Summit League

2007-08 Nicole Bowen, Abby Feehan Hillary Gerster, Holly Opatz Amanda Rosol, Kelly Wilkens 2008-09 Brittany Hanten, Holly Opatz Amanda Rosol, Sydney Sturdevant Rebecca Swords 2009-10 Rachel Hanigan, Brittany Hanten Sydney Sturdevant, Rebecca Swords 2010-11 Abby Feehan, Morgan Fitts Rachel Hanigan, Brittany Hanten Katie Purcell 2011-12 Morgan Fitts, Brittany Hanten 2012-13 Morgan Fitts, Amber Houser, Alli Plath 2013-14 Myranda Dunmire, Islamiah Fuad Hallie Getz, Amber Houser Sydney MacDonald, Alli Plath

Lindsey Brown Kelly Evans Dallas Willman Holly Opatz Amanda Rosol

South Dakota State competed in Division II and the North Central Conference until moving to Division I in 2004.

The Golf Coaches Association of America named the men’s team an all-academic team in 2008-09. In order to qualify, a team needed to post a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

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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 12,557 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, 15 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 28

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

McCrory Gardens

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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. Enjoy a stroll through the radiant colors and fragrances of the 25-plus acres of trial and display gardens, wander through the 40-acre arboretum 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 state-funded 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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INNOVATIVE

Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex

EXCELLENCE

The South Dakota State University campus has seen numerous building projects the past 10 years. And it is not slowing.

Currently under construction are the Architecture, Mathematics and Engineering Building, the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex and the Enrollment Services Center.

The Architecture, Mathematics and Engineering Building will become home for several of the most dynamic programs on campus including: • Center for Financial Analytics, • Center for Statistics and Biometrics, • Center for Computational Science, • Senior Design Lab for Mechanical Engineering, and • Engineering Resource Center.

Construction of that 60,000-square-foot, $17 million project started in fall 2013 after the summer was spent cleaning and then demolishing Solberg Annex and the Industrial Arts Building. The new building’s footprint also extends to the parking lot north of those structures.

Completion is set for early 2015 with most of the moving to occur in spring and summer 2015. The first floor will be home to the mechanical engineering prototyping and design labs and construction and operations management departments as well as shared lab space with architecture. The mathematics and statistics department will be on the second floor while the third floor will house the architecture department.

The Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex is a multipurpose indoor competition and training facility currently under construction at South Dakota State University. The project, which will cost an estimated $32 million, was completed this fall.

The facility will include an eight-lane, 300-meter track and 100 yards of synthetic turf, along with space for sports medicine, athletic training, strength and conditioning, physical therapy, hydrotherapy, observation rooms and office facilities.

The building formerly known as Medary Commons has been renamed the Enrollment Services Center. The following offices are at that site: enrollment services, admissions, financial aid, records and registration, and scholarships.

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SDSU is building a future for South Dakota, the nation and the globe.

The primary charge of the land-grant mission is to create opportunities for the state through research and education. Research has been a vital part of SDSU since 1887 with the creation of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. Since that time, SDSU has been the reliable resource for research-based information and community leadership.

Today, research provides a solid knowledge base for economic development, SDSU’s academic programs, and experiential opportunities for students.

The Innovation Campus at South Dakota State University marks the state’s first and only university-affiliated research park. Located on 125 acres just east of campus, it provides an environment that fosters partnerships among the university, business, government and the community to grow the sciences and technology-based economy.

In the spring 2013, South Dakota State University officials rolled out IMPACT 2018: A Strategic Vision for South Dakota State University. The five-year plan features four main goals: • Promote academic excellence through quality programs, engaged learners and an innovatie teaching and learning environment; • Generate new knowledge, encourage innovations and promote artistic and creative works that contribute to the public good and result in social, cultureal or economic development for South Dakota, the region, the nation and the world; • Extend the reach and depth of the university by developing strategic programs and collaborations, and

• Secure human and fiscal resources to ensure high performance through enhanced financial, management and governance systems.

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South Dakota State offers 21 sports with Jackrabbit teams competing at the NCAA Division I level. Football competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, while 18 sports compete in The Summit League. Wrestling competes in the Western Wrestling Conference, while equestrian currently competes in the National Collegiate Equestrian Association.

LEGEND OF THE JACKRABBITS

Two theories exist as to how and why SDSU’s athletic teams became known as the Jackrabbits. Most believe 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. Many believe that a reporter for the newspaper, knowing of the preponderance of jackrabbits in the Brookings area, wrote 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 came in “The Jackrabbit”, SDSU’s yearbook. A poem in the 1907 yearbook 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, fans knew the school athletic teams as the Barn Yard Cadets, which made sense, because the school went by the name of South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1907.

The jackrabbit can run at speeds of 30-to-35 miles per hour, with bursts up to 45, making it the second fastest animal in North America, second only to the pronghorn antelope, which can run at speeds up to 60 miles per hour.

Properly speaking, jackrabbits should not be called rabbits but hares, with longer feet and longer ears than rabbits. Most hares live in open country, whereas rabbits—like cottontails—live in brushy habitats.

Jackrabbits can grow up to two feet long; weigh from six to nine pounds, with ears up to eight inches long. Hares do not eat meat; they eat tender herbs in the summer and woody twigs and bark in the winter.

COMMUNITY-MINDED

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, S.D., a community of more than 22,000 residents in eastern South Dakota, ranked No. 5 on the “Top 10 Best Small Towns 2013” list by Livability.com. Brookings is 55 miles north of Sioux Falls on Interstate 29 and half-an-hour west of the Minnesota border, within a day’s drive of Minneapolis (200 miles), Omaha (230 miles), Des Moines (330 miles) and Kansas City (415 miles).

Brookings and the surrounding area feature tremendous recreational and cultural opportunities. The city features a vibrant downtown area with shopping, nightlife opportunities and an interactive children’s museum. Brookings also maintains an extensive park and recreational trail system, with two 18-hole golf courses, and serves as a gateway to first-class fishing and hunting areas throughout eastern South Dakota.

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. Enjoy a stroll through the radiant colors and fragrances of the 25-plus acres of trial and display gardens, wander through the 40-acre arboretum or attend a special event in the Education and Visitor Center. Adding to its honors, McCrory Gardens earned the distinction of being named an All-American Display Garden, one of only 13 in the nation.

The city is the world headquarters for Daktronics and Larson Manufacturing. Other large businesses that call Brookings home include Falcon Plastics, 3M, Bel Brands USA and Rainbow Play Systems.

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

Administration

David L. Chicoine became the 19th president of South Dakota State University in January 2007, the third alumnus to serve as the university’s chief executive.

Chicoine’s tenure at South Dakota State has been marked by a tremendous physical transformation on campus. Since his arrival, he and other university leadership spearheaded the development of a residential life and dining services master plan, a master plan for athletic facilities and the 2025 Design and Master Plan that will guide the overall transformation of campus for the next decade. All told, more than $270 million has been or is currently being spent for construction and facility upgrades on the Brookings campus.

South Dakota State has also seen tremendous growth in all areas associated with research under Chicoine’s leadership. Total research expenditures have increased by approximately $30 million annually since 2007, intellectual property disclosures went from less than 10 in 2007 to more than 60 in 2012, and Ph.D. enrollment has increased by more than 100 students in five years with the addition of four new Ph.D. programs.

Prior to his appointment as president, Chicoine served the University of Illinois for more than 30 years, first as a professor of agricultural economics and on the

Justin Sell

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

Justin Sell joined the Jackrabbit staff May 7, 2009, as the 12th director of athletics at South Dakota State University.

Sell oversees the Jackrabbits’ 21-sport Division I athletics program. Eighteen SDSU teams compete in The Summit League, while football competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference of the Football Championship Subdivision and wrestling competes as a member of the Western Wrestling Conference. Equestrian competes under the umbrella of the National Collegiate Equestrian Association.

Under Sell’s leadership, SDSU athletics continues to make strides in athletic competition, in the classroom, in fundraising and reconnecting with alumni.

Athletically, the Jackrabbits 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 league’s Sportsmanship Award, an award voted upon by its peers, during the 2010-11 campaign.

In the classroom, Jackrabbit student-athletes continually post a GPA of 3.2 or higher in more than 70 different majors, which led SDSU to winning The Summit League’s Institutional Academic Achievement Award for the 2009-10 and 201213 academic years and the Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic Award in all six years in the league (2008-13).

In January 2011, Sell announced a partnership with Learfield Sports, signing 32

Institute of Government and Public Affairs faculty, then a department head (1988-1995) and dean (1995-2001), and finally as vice president for technology and economic development (2001-2007).

Chicoine currently serves on the Board of Directors of Growth Partnership, Ltd., the public-private partnership developing the Research Park at South Dakota State University and on the Board of Managers of South Dakota Innovation Partners, LLC, a company that provides pre-seed/seed capital and business development services to launch research-derived, technology-based start-ups.

He is an independent director on the Monsanto Company board, an external director on the First Bank and Trust board, and a trustee on the Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center board.

Chicoine was recently named the recipient of the 2013-14 Chief Executive Leadership Award by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VI. As a policy economist in state and local public finance and regional economics, Chicoine has contributed as a co-author or co-editor on four books and has published more than 100 academic journal articles, book chapters and professional papers.

The university’s president is serving a four-year team on the NCAA Presidential Advisory Group, a collection of 20 college and university chief executives who report to the NCAA Board of Directors.

A native of Elk Point, S.D., he completed B.S., M.S., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees, respectively, from SDSU, the University of Delaware, Western Illinois University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His wife, Marcia, originally from Volga, S.D., is a graduate of South Dakota State University and of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with B.S. and M.Ed. degrees, respectively.

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.

In the years to come, Sell wants to continue reconnecting with former Jackrabbit student-athletes and enhancing the athletic facilities while still maintaining success, both in competition, but more importantly, in the classroom.

On the facilities front, Sell oversaw the completion of the Dykhouse StudentAthlete Center in 2010, and developed the 2025 SDSU Athletic Facilities Master Plan. Additionally, Sell spearheaded efforts to add permanent seating and a press box at Erv Huether Field, chairback seating in both Frost Arena and Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Construction of the indoor facility—the SanfordJackrabbit 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 begins this fall, with completion set for summer 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, The Ohio State University and Bowling Green State University. Sell gained further experience working in the private sector for various sports teams and events.

In the 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 on 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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Administration

Leon Costello brought his comprehensive background in athletic marketing and administration from the University of Northern Iowa to the South Dakota State athletic staff in March 2010 as the senior associate athletic director for external affairs. He was promoted to Deputy Director of Athletics in July 2014.

In his role as a deputy director, Costello manages the external operations of the SDSU Athletic Department, which includes ticket operations, athletic marketing and sports information. He also serves as the department liaison for Jackrabbit Sports Properties and works as the sports supervisor for the Jackrabbit volleyball, men’s basketball and wrestling teams.

Before joining the Jackrabbits, Costello worked in a variety of roles for the

Northern Iowa Athletic Department in his eight years on staff. From July 2008 until the end of his tenure at UNI, he served as the associate athletic director for external relations overseeing the marketing efforts for the Panther athletic program, directed the Panther Scholarship Club and supervised the men’s and women’s golf programs.

From 2005-08, Costello served as the assistant athletic director for marketing and promotions, where he assisted with the fundraising efforts of the McLeod Center capital project and coordinated all aspects for the athletic sales and marketing plan, including managing the Northern Iowa Sports Radio Network.

A native of Fairbank, Iowa, Costello graduated from Loras College with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and sport science in 1998. While at Loras, he also played for the Duhawk men’s basketball team.

Costello completed his master’s degree from Western Illinois University in sport management in 2002 and served an internship in marketing and game operations with the Boston Celtics. In fall 2002, Northern Iowa hired him as its athletic marketing and promotions assistant, where he worked for a year before earning a promotion to director of athletic marketing and promotions in January 2003.

Leon and his wife, Heather, live in Brookings with their daughter, Cailin, and sons, Michael and Griffin.

Kathy Heylens

Brian Brunner

Kathy Heylens came to South Dakota State in July 1984 as a member of the staff in the admissions office before moving to athletics two years later as a senior secretary.

Heylens became the institution’s first full-time compliance coordinator in 1990 and continues those duties as the senior associate athletic director for compliance and senior woman’s administrator.

Heylens manages all aspects of the athletics compliance program to ensure strict adherence with NCAA, affiliated conferences and university rules and regulations for amateurism, eligibility, recruiting, financial aid, awards and benefits, playing and practice seasons and enforcement.

Heylens is serving an appointment to a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Legislative Council, which serves as the primary legislative body in the Division I governance structure. She also has been appointed to the four-member Legislative Council Administrative Committee, which acts on behalf of the full Legislative Council between meetings to transact routine items of business. She also serves on the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Governance Committee.

In addition to her day-to-day duties, Heylens serves on the Undergraduate Experience Committee, Diversity Committee, Intercollegiate Athletics Board and Compliance Team.

A Watertown native, Heylens and her husband, Bill, live in Volga and have two grown children.

Brian Brunner joined the Jackrabbits athletics staff in June 2014, as the assistant athletic director for annual giving, where he oversees the dayto-day operations of the Jackrabbit Club directs all annual solicitation efforts and is the men’s and women’s golf teams’ supervisor.

Brunner came to SDSU after spending four years in various roles at Central Michigan University. A former CMU student-athlete, he joined the Chippewa athletics department as its assistant director of the Chippewa Athletic Fund in 2010 before earning a promotion to Chippewa Athletic Fund director in 2013, where he oversaw its annual fundraising efforts. He also managed the Chippewa Club, 1100 Club and Chippewa Champions programs, the Chippewa Challenge Golf Outing and provided oversight for all annual fundraising campaigns. During his time with the Chippewa Athletic Fund, Brunner played a key role in two, record-setting milliondollar-plus annual fundraising campaigns.

During his CMU football career, Brunner appeared in 21 games at quarterback and served as a 2008 team captain. He earned Mid-American Conference West Offensive Player of the Week honors three times, earning an ESPN Helmet Sticker for his performance against Western Michigan in 2008. He also was named a 2008 National Strength and Conditioning All-American.

Brunner played internationally for the Schwaebisch Hall Unicorns of the German Football League and compiled a blog for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel called “Playing for Schnitzel” detailing his time overseas.

Brunner earned his Bachelor of Science degree in journalism with minors in English and sport studies from Central Michigan in 2009, and a Master of Science in administration with a concentration in public administration from CMU in 2014.

Brunner lives in Brookings with his wife, Melanie.

Deputy Director of Athletics Loras College ‘98

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

Assistant Athletic Director - Annual Giving Central Michigan ‘09

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