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FRIEND OF THE COLLEGE
Jason Sirek, Stan Sirek, Joel Sirek and Parker Sirek
Smith Motors
NDSCS is honoring Smith Motors as the 2021 Friend of the College, for their continued support and dedication to the Alumni Foundation.
Smith Motors and the Sirek family have been serving the community for more than 60 years. Stan Sirek took ownership of the company in 1975; Joel joined the business in 1986, followed by Jason in 1997. In 2017 the third generation started with Parker joining the family business. Smith Motors prides themselves on a tradition of excellence in customer service and satisfaction. They currently have 35 full time employees and five part-time employees (including two NDSCS students).
Their dedication to creating a strong community is evident through their nearly 20year history of supporting NDSCS.
Joel served on the Alumni Foundation Board for 12 years and currently serves on the Automotive Technology Advisory Board. Jason currently serves on the NDSCS Catbackers board of directors. Smith Motors also generously supports the college financially. They are a Foundation sponsor, a Catbacker sponsor, donate annually to the DREAMS Auction, and provide a vehicle for the annual NDSCS Catbacker Car Raffle every third year. Joel and Jason also enjoy hosting tailgating events for fall and winter sports and can often be found in the stands of NDSCS sporting events.
The Hall of Fame 1982 Women’s track team embodied success and teamwork. This outstanding team was led by Coach Dee Jensen, and team captains Lisa Beck and Lynette Mauch. Team members included Karen Spandl, GayLynne Lantis, Lacy Henne, Val Miller, Glorianne Whitmore, Sue Singelmann, Melissa Carpenter, Kris Benzie, Kim Michelsen, Brenda Pierce, and Nadine Calloway.
The women’s track team dominated their competition, including wining the Sioux Outdoor meet, defeating NCAA Division II teams, NDSU, UND, MSUM, and BSU. Throughout their season, they competed against 15 four-year colleges and 11 junior colleges. Northern State University was the only team to outscore the Wildcats. They placed second in the N.D. All-College Women’s Meet scoring 109 points, just seven-points behind the winner, NDSU.
The highlight was bringing home the Region XIII Track and Field Championship. Winning the two-day event, the NDSSS Mile Relay Team, set a record-breaking time of 4:01:68. With this extraordinary time and victory, they brought home a one-point championship.
The team also had several individual Region XIII Champions. Karen Spandl in the mile relay, Val Miller in the 100M, 200M, and mile relay, Lynette Mauch in the 800M and mile relay, Lisa Beck in the long jump, 400M, and mile relay, and Kris Benzie in the shot put.
Advancing to the national championships in San Angelo, Texas, were Glorianne Whitmore (javelin), Melissa Carpenter (high
1st Row: Lisa Beck, Lynette Mauch, Karen Spandl, Gay Lynne Lantis, Lacey Henne. 2nd Row: Val Moiller, Gorianne Whitmore, Sue Singelmann. 3rd Row: Melissa Carpenter, Coach Dee Jensen, Kris Benzie. 4th Row: Kim Michelsen, Brenda Pierce, Nadine Calloway.
jump), Kris Benzie (shot put, discus, javelin), and Lisa Beck (long jump, 200M, 400M, high jump). Melissa placed 5th in the high jump, with Lisa Beck winning the event, jumping 5’6”. Lisa was the first NDSSS athlete to win both the National Indoor and Outdoor High Jump Championships.
As the National Champion of both events, Lisa Beck was named All American First Team of High Jump Indoors and High Jump Outdoors. Melissa Carpenter was named Honorable Mention in the All-American High Jump Outdoors. Lisa and Melissa have both been inducted in the NDSCS Athletic Hall of Fame.
NDSCS ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
Jaclyn (Sanden)
Shultis CLASS OF ‘06
Hall of Fame award winner Jaclyn (Sanden) Shultis, a Wyndmere native, is a 2006 Liberal Arts graduate. During her time as a Wildcat, she was an outstanding outside and right-side hitter on the 2004 and 2005 Volleyball team. Jackie was also a guard on the Wildcat Basketball team from 2004 to 2006.
Jackie helped lead the 2005-2006 Volleyball team to a Conference Championship, with a 23-10 record, resulting in her being named the MonDak Conference MVP and was a twotime All-Academic Team Athlete. The 2005-2006 Wildcat basketball team had a 21-10 record, and Jackie was a NJCAA All American Honorable Mention and a second team All-Conference Player.
Jackie was not only successful on the court. After graduating from NDSCS, she continued her education at North Dakota State University earning her undergraduate degree in Physical Education and her master’s degree in Counselor Education (K-12). Currently, Jackie serves as the Dean of Students at Horace Mann Roosevelt Elementary School in Fargo, N.D., and is working toward her North Dakota Principal’s Credential.
Jackie and her husband Dan, a 1998 graduate and fellow Hall of Famer, have four children: Carson, Michael, Nicholas, and Emma. When Jackie isn’t working, she enjoys going to the lake with her family, skiing, playing piano, and attending her children’s activities.
Mark Kruse CLASS OF ‘05
Mark Kruse, a member of the 2003-2005 Wildcat Men’s Basketball Team, is a 2021 Hall of Fame honoree. A St. Joseph, Minn. native, he attended St. Cloud Apollo High School.
During his two years as a Wildcat, his team’s overall record was 56-12. In the 2003-2004 season, they were Mon-Dak Conference Champions and the NJCAA District RunnerUp. In 2004-2005, they were NJCAA Regional Champions with a berth into the NJCAA National Tournament, where they finished seventh. Individually, Mark was Team Captain, First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Region, and National Tournament All-Tournament Team in 2005. He led the 2004-2005 team in scoring and was the overall leading scorer at the NJCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, averaging 18.8 points per game. He was also a two-time Mon-Dak Conference All-Academic selection.
In 2005, after earning his associate degree in Business Administration, Mark continued his basketball career at Illinois State where he lettered. He later transferred to the University of North Dakota, continuing his basketball career and earned his bachelor’s degree in Business.
After graduation from UND, Mark started his career with the Rydell Group, and currently works as the General Sales Manager at Tooele Motor Company. Mark resides in Stansbury Park, Utah, with his wife, Kayla, their daughter, Lyla, and puppy, Skolie. In his free time, he still plays basketball in competitive leagues, enjoys time with his lifelong NDSCS friends, and cheers on the Minnesota Vikings. Mark and Kayla hope to carry on the legacy of basketball with their daughter, Lyla.
Marlyn Fredericks
Marlyn Fredericksen is a 2021 NDSCS Hall of Fame inductee because of the great impact he had on NDSCS athletics. Marlyn grew up and attended high school in Bonsteel, S.D. As a multisport athlete he led his high school basketball team to many regional titles. During his senior year, Marlyn was named a “Mr. Basketball” finalist in South Dakota. Following high school, he played football and basketball at Southern State Teachers College. During that time, he was a part of the 1959 football team that won the SDIC title and the 1962 SDIC basketball team that advanced to play in the National Tournament. After graduating in 1962 with an education degree, Marlyn taught and coached in Chamberlain, S.D., until moving to Wahpeton.
In 1968, Marlyn began teaching math classes at NDSSS while coaching football as an assistant under Al Grage. From 1968 to 1972 the NDSSS football teams successfully finished at the top of the NDCAC every year. During that time, the NDCAC was comprised of six schools, five of which were four-year schools, with NDSSS being the only two-year college.
In 1970, Marlyn also started coaching Basketball under Head Coach Don Engen. They were also extremely successful in the NDCAC. Marlyn continued coaching both football and basketball until 1976, when he was promoted as the Director of Placement of NDSCS, a position he retired from in 2002.
Marlyn and his wife Joan still make their home outside of Wahpeton. They have raised horses for more than 30 years. During retirement they both enjoy attending auction sales and collecting unique hammers. Additionally, they are still avid Wildcat fans - attending as many NDSCS Football and Basketball games as possible. Marlyn and Joan have two children, Nancy and Chad, who are both graduates of NDSCS.
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2021-2022 ALUMNI/FOUNDATION EVENTS CALENDAR
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8/5 8/20 8/21-22 8/23 8/23 8/28 8/31
9/1 9/17 9/18 9/18 9/21 9/22 9/24 9/25 9/25 9/25 9/25 9/25
10/5 10/6 10/9 10/11 10/18 10/26
August 2021
Gary Rogers Memorial Golf Tourney Alumni/Foundation Board Meeting NDSCS Opening Weekend Business Expo for Students Fall Semester Begins at 4 p.m. Wildcat Football Opener Wildcat Volleyball Opener
September 2021
Wildcat Volleyball Wildcat Volleyball - NDSCS Tourney Wildcat Volleyball - Family Weekend Wildcat Football State of the College Address Wildcat Volleyball - Homecoming Alumni & Friends Social & Awards NDSCS Homecoming Parade Wildcat Football - Homecoming Wildcat Singers 50th Anniversary Reunion Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet Wildcat Singers Alumni Concert
October 2021
Wildcat Volleyball Wildcat Volleyball - Faculty Appreciation Wildcat Football Wildcat Volleyball - Sophomore Night Wildcat Volleyball NDSCS Fall Concert
11/1 11/11-13 11/15 11/17 11/19
12/2 12/3-4
12/11
12/12 12/16
1/6 1/9 1/10 1/10 1/17 1/30-31
2/4 2/10 2/14 2/17 2/28
November 2021
Wildcat Men’s Basketball Opener NDSCS Play “The Play That Goes Wrong” National Philanthropy Day Wildcat Men’s & Women’s Basketball Alumni/Foundation Board Meeting
December 2021
NDSCS Holiday Concert Wildcat Men’s & Women’s Basketball
AmericInn Classic Wildcat Men’s & Women’s Basketball
AmericInn Classic Wildcat Men’s and Women’s Basketball Wildcat Men’s and Women’s Basketball
January 2022
Wildcat Men’s & Women’s Basketball Wildcat Men’s & Women’s Basketball Wildcat Men’s & Women’s Basketball Spring Semester Begins at 4 p.m. Wildcat Men’s & Women’s Basketball Wildcat Men’s & Women’s Basketball
February 2022
Alumni/Foundation Board Meeting NDSCS Career Fair Wildcat Men’s & Women’s Basketball Wildcat Men’s & Women’s Basketball NDSCS Community Concert 3/29-30
4/8 4/12 4/20-21
5/3
5/6 5/13
March 2022
NDSCS Play “The Hundred Dresses”
April 2022
DREAMS Auction NDSCS Spring Concert Alumni Sports Weekend
May 2022
NDSCS Wildcat Singers & Jazz Band
Concert Alumni/Foundation Board Meeting NDSCS Commencement Ceremony
Gary Rogers Memorial Golf Tournament
4-PERSON SCRAMBLE AUGUST 5
Dakota Winds Casino Golf Course Hankinson, N.D. 12:00 p.m. Shotgun Start Contact: Craig Irwin at 701-640-7603 for more information. Registration Deadline: July 30, 2021
