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Jacks-’Yotes meet in SD Showdown JAKOB KING Sports Reporter In need of a win Saturday to lock in a top-eight seed and first-round bye in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, No. 5 South Dakota State makes the trip down I-29 to the University of South Dakota for the eighth edition of the South Dakota Showdown Series. While the Showdown Series is relatively new, only coming about after both institutions made the jump to Division I and began competing in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, the in-state rivalry is almost as old as college football itself. The two schools first met on a football field in 1889 and have met 110 times since. According to GoJacks.com, SDSU has a narrow 54-50-7 edge over USD in the all-time series, including wins in the last 10 meetings, which dates back to 2001. The Jackrabbits (8-3, 5-2 MVFC) enter the matchup having dominated then-fifth
ranked Northern Iowa last weekend to jump back in the conversation for a topeight seed. While this week’s game seems like it could be another easy win for SDSU on paper, Jackrabbit coach John Stiegelmeier has a different opinion. “There’s a lot at stake for us,” Stiegelmeier said. “There’s potential for a top-eight seed and guaranteed playoffs. So for us to think that we’re going to dwell on the UNI game and forget USD would be really, really different than how we play around here.” The Coyotes (4-7, 3-4 MVFC) have already spoiled a team’s season once this year. Two weeks ago, they blew out Youngstown State 56-21, effectively ending YSU’s chances for a playoff berth. They are looking to ruin their in-state rivals’ chances for a first-round bye this week, and they have the talent to do so. SEE PREVIEW ON A6 FILE PHOTO
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Follow @collegian_live for updates. Students’ Association Senate met Monday to discuss a special allocation request, two first readings and reports from SDSU student legal aid and student organizations. SA approved a $900 special allocation request for the May Day Music Festival hosted by KSDJ. The Finance Committee recommended the $900 amount on a vote of 5-4; however, the full Senate approved the allocation unanimously. This was the first special allocation request granted this year. Senators also heard from student legal aid Ellie VandenBerg on her role in helping students through
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mation about their clubs and the activities they host throughout the year. Two resolutions received their first readings, one being a statement of support for the proposed Dakota’s Promise Scholarship and the other a change to SA bylaws requiring twothirds of senators to be present for a quorum. Both resolutions will be up for debate at the next SA meeting. Students’ Association will meet again at 7 p.m. Nov. 25, in the Lewis and Clark room of the Student Union. All meetings are open to the public.
legal questions. VandenBerg said most of the cases she helps with involve landlord disputes, marijuana charges and alcohol-related offenses. Last year, VandenBerg held 80 legal aid appointments. This year, she informed the senate that she’s held 46. VandenBerg holds appointments every Wednesday on campus. In addition to VandenBerg’s open forum comments, senators received updates from three student organizations, Feminist Equality Movement, Black Student Association and Latin American Students’ Association. The organizations presented infor-
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Phones are revolutionizing the hog industry SAMMI SCHRAG Agricultural Reporter History books are full of firsts. The first country to land on the moon. The first electric car. The first successful heart surgery. Now, the South Dakota State University Swine Education and Research Facility can add its name to that list of pioneers. For the first time, consumers can get a live look inside a functioning swine barn from the comfort of their home through virtual farm tours, an opportunity only available through SDSU. On Nov. 5, 113 industry professionals made their way to Brookings for SDSU’s third annual Swine Day to learn about this new technology in agriculture as well as other research projects occurring on campus. The virtual tours began December 2017 through a project called “Operation Main Street” in collaboration with National Pork Board. Students give virtual tours to people all over the United States via Zoom, a video conferencing software similar to Skype. These tours are designed to create transparency between what the farmer does and how it ends up on the consumer’s plate. There are six undergraduate and graduate students on campus trained to give the 7-10 minute tours of the farrowing room. The tours are given as the sows are giving birth or right afterward. By the end of 2019, students will have given 47 virtual tours, with that number expected to grow in the coming years. Morgan Busack, senior agriculture leadership and swine science major got involved with “Operation Main Street” this summer. “This is a great way for (swine producers) to tell our
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story and our ‘why’ behind what we do. It has also benefited my speaking ability and community outreach,” Busack said. Students interested in becoming leaders go through an application and interview process where they then go to training for two days to learn how to talk to consumers. On Nov. 20, they will be giving a tour to the grocery chain Aldi’s staff, which is headquartered in Chicago. “Their customers have questions about how their meat is raised, so they decided to get a firsthand look,” said Cameron Pewe, Swine Education and Research Facility Manager at SDSU. Because the pigs are housed indoors, consumers sometimes think farmers are treating them inhumanely. In reality, the pigs are indoors for biosecurity reasons, according to SDSU professor
and swine extension specialist Robert Thaler. “From a biosecurity standpoint, pigs get diseases from two places: other pigs and people,” Thaler said. “In order to keep pigs healthy, we keep them in a controlled environment where other people can’t come in.” Spreading the word about pork production is why “Operation Main Street” was created, which was also one a goal of SDSU President Barry Dunn. “When we started this new swine unit project, President Dunn, who was dean at the time, talked about how his goal for the unit was to demystify pork production,” Thaler said. “Virtual farm tours take that demystification worldwide.” Katelyn Zeamer, an animal science graduate student, has given 20 tours throughout her time as a virtual tour leader. “It’s been interesting to see
people’s reactions after the tour. A lot of people expect it to be dirtier,” Zeamer said. Common audiences include veterinary colleges, chef associations, dietitians and nurses. Averaging 50 people per tour, the audience can be as many as 200 people. The on-site swine unit has 150 sows that produce 3,600 piglets every year. They run a batch farrowing system, meaning a group of about 24-32 sows give birth to their piglets each month. Having experience in this
barn and “Operation Main Street” is huge, according to Pewe. “It’s great for the region, because there are lots of hogs and lots of companies looking for good help,” said Pewe. “Students in this program are almost guaranteed a job or internship.” “Our imagination is our only limitation,” Thaler said the operation’s future. A page in the history books might be waiting for SDSU’s swine unit.
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Issue: Awareness for South Dakota’s meth problem is necessary. But does awareness equal action? ‘Meth, We’re On It.’ That’s the new campaign for the state of South Dakota. At first, it looked like a bad “Key and Peele” skit or something that you’d see on “Saturday Night Live.” But it wasn’t that. This was real. The tag line was created by Broadhead Co., an advertising and marketing agency based out of Minneapolis. Not only was the money not kept locally, the tag line had a pretty heavy price tag, clocking in at $449,000 of taxpayer dollars. The entirety of the contract with Broadhead Co. is not to exceed $1.4 million. We at The Collegian believe that’s quite expensive for a meme. But, according to a tweet by Gov. Kristi Noem, the campaign is working the way it was intended to.
“Hey Twitter, the whole point of this ad campaign is to raise awareness. So I think that’s working… #thanks #MethWeAreOnIt,” her tweet read. Noem was right. People were talking about it. The campaign was trending on Twitter. But people were talking about it for all the wrong reasons. People are talking about the campaign not for awareness but for laughs. “I’m sure South Dakota residents don’t like being laughed at,” Bill Pearce, an assistant dean at the University of California at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business told The Washington Post. “That’s what’s happening right now.” We at The Collegian believe that the advertising campaign is tone deaf. There is a methamphetamine
problem in South Dakota, but making a provocative meme out of it feels insensitive considering the amount of families impacted by the devastating drug. “Meth and its use in South Dakota is growing at an alarming rate,” Noem said in a video introducing the new campaign. In 2018 alone, there were 3,648 meth arrests in 59 counties, according to High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA). In that same year, more than 45,918 grams of meth were seized in the state. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, 200 mg is the reported fatal amount. The amount of meth seized in the state was enough for 229,590 fatal doses, or more than a quarter of the state’s population.
According to Noem, South Dakota students in the ninth grade who have used meth is double the national average. We at The Collegian believe that the $449,000 could’ve been spent more wisely. We believe that this money could’ve been spent toward treatment facilities and other rehabilitation efforts. We also realize that there is already money going to these efforts. For help or more information to get involved, visit www.onmeth.com, or text ‘ONMETH’ to 898211. The Collegian Editorial Board meets weekly and agrees on the issue of the editorial. The editorial represents the opinion of The Collegian.
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Internships, co-ops, and money MACKENZIE SMITH Columnist Way to go! You’re the (wo)man! It’s great that you got that internship/co-op/resume magic that is going to help you do all that stuff you are going to talk about in future job interviews. There is a big push to get some kind of experience before you graduate because it makes you that much more competitive when you leave SDSU with your degree in hand. There are some pretty compelling long-term money reasons to say yes without thinking, but let’s talk about the short term realities you need to be aware of. Current Job Swinging an internship, coursework and a part time job is a bit much, so many students choose to quit their jobs to do the internship. That is all swell, until your internship ends and you need to look for a new job. Given that you were probably
a low-level barista or something means it likely shouldn’t be too hard. However, your new job might not offer the free meal with your shift or might pay less if you had raises for staying at your old job for a while. Just in case it takes a while, you should budget for not having a job right after, just to cover your bases. Depending on your field you might also be without income if its an unpaid internship. Does this mean you will need to take out extra loans to make it through the semester, or can you cut back and make do? Lifestyle Changes That brings us right into lifestyle changes. If you are changing your income, chances are you are changing how you spend it. Change isn’t always bad, but you should be mindful about the difference to keep you on track with your finance goals.
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Opioid crisis: End the stigma of addiction NATALIE HILDEN Columnist
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Hiding within the statistics of national opioid overdose cases are the real stories of actual people. People with families, friends, dreams and lives are impacted forever. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids every day. Despite that, I can honestly say that the opioid epidemic never seemed to come up in conversation when I would talk about important topics. I never seemed to draw a hard line on what my opinion was of the obvious drug problem we have in our country. For the longest time, I felt that I couldn’t have much sympathy for someone who would choose to stick a needle in their arm if they knew what they were doing could ultimately kill them. I didn’t think the problem would ever affect me because that wasn’t how I’ve chosen to live my life. That was until I lost someone I deeply love. Between the aching, painstaking sobs through the phone I was told the truth. My ever-so-happy, hardworking, inspiring and courageous loved one had a dark truth that ultimately ended her life. Something that I truly knew nothing about took her from all of us before we could even put the pieces together. This isn’t just a problem that affects “druggies” or “pill poppers.” This is a human problem that holds true in the lives of hundreds of people every single day. This cannot be another issue that we shy away from because of the shame, guilt and “what-ifs.” I believe we must bring to light the reality of how these addictions can get out of control, even for the most “ordinary” people. My cousin was successful, col-
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lege-educated, working multiple jobs and proud of it. She made efforts to detox from her mistakes and took on every single physical problem related to trying to come clean like a champ. She’s left behind nieces who adored her, friends who were blown away by her generosity and kindness and a family who can’t imagine living in a world without her. She was a human being, not just another statistic. But, help isn’t always the easiest thing to come by. I know this grief process is going to be hard. In fact, it feels different than any other death I have mourned due to the stigma around this sort of sudden, tragic type of death. I want people to remember the stories of people that pass on in stigmatized ways like opioid overdose. At the end of the day, we are all human and deserve to be remembered by the light we radiated during our lives, not just the darkness we found ourselves in during one tragic moment. If I know anything about my cousin, it’s that she would have wanted all those she left behind to be happy through all of the pain that her choice left us in. She was always the one who would tend to the needs of the people she loved before handling her own demons and wouldn’t want to be remembered by one faulty choice. I know my family will never understand the reality of her passing until we start to accept the facts. We need to start helping solve this problem instead of stigmatizing individuals who have struggled. The amount of people who die from opiates is a national crisis, one of which can only be conquered by conversation, open-mindedness, advocacy and a true sense of concern for our fellow humans, not something to be shamed into complacency.
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PREVIEW Led by quarterback Austin Simmons, who leads the MVFC in passing yards (2,701) and passing touchdowns (25), the Coyotes have the top-ranked passing offense in the nation. 10 different players have caught touchdowns for an offense that averages 440.2 yards and 30.8 points per game. The receiving corps is highlighted by Caleb Vander Esch, who leads the team in receptions, yards and touchdowns. Tasked with stopping the Coyotes’ high-power offense is a Jackrabbit defense that leads the MVFC in interceptions and ranks third in passing defense. Stiegelmeier called the battle between USD’s passing offense and the SDSU secondary “the matchup of the game.” “I’m really impressed with their quarterback,” Stiegelmeier said. “He makes great decisions; he makes quick decisions. He’s also a threat to run the ball with a called run or a scramble. He’s got a great arm; he’s got a good receiving core. They’re not a 4-7 team when you look at their offense — they’re really good.” While its offense has been among the nation’s best, USD’s defense is among the worst, allowing 457 yards and 33.5 points per game. The Coyotes scored 27 points or more in four of their seven losses this season. Its offense might not be the
only thing that gives USD a chance to play spoiler against SDSU. Leading rusher Pierre Strong, Jr. has been ruled out for Saturday’s contest, and the Jackrabbits may be without second-leading rusher C.J. Wilson as well. Strong exited Saturday’s win over UNI with an apparent lower-body injury and did not return, and Wilson has not played since Nov. 2. Having already been eliminated from playoff contention, this Saturday will be the last game of the Coyotes’ season — and for their seniors, the last of their college careers. There would be no better way for them to go out then to beat their rivals on Senior Day. “It’s not just the playoffs for us, it’s bragging rights in the state of South Dakota,” Stiegelmeier said. “For us, at this level of football, it helps in recruiting when you beat somebody that you recruit against. They look at it the same way. For them, it’s kind of their whole season. They’re a good football program, they’ll be ready.” Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at the DakotaDome in Vermillion. Television coverage will be on MidcoSN and radio coverage will be provided by the Jackrabbits Sports Network. Additional live coverage will be available on Twitter through @CollegianSports.
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Adopt a ‘grandparent’ through SDSU’s new club LINDSEY MOSER Reporter When Keri Pappas decided to volunteer at a nursing home in her small hometown of Groton, South Dakota, she didn’t expect the impact it would have on her. Over the summer of 2016, Pappas was paired with a resident with memory issues. She visited her resident once a week, spending hours chatting and crafting. The pair became close, but her visits came to an end when school started that fall. Pappas was determined to spend one more summer in the program, despite the possibility of her resident not remembering her. “The staff had told me ‘they’re not going to remember
you, you were here so many months ago and only here for a summer,’” Pappas said. “But, (my resident) remembered me. Someone who maybe can’t remember what they ate the day before, remembered my name.” Pappas realized how impactful that summer was for her resident and came to SDSU in search of a similar program. She couldn’t find one. As a freshman, Pappas and her roommate, Sophie McKee, considered starting a new student organization like the program Pappas volunteered for in Groton. Over the next year, they found the resources and courage to begin a new club on campus. “We really wanted to look at what the community needed, as well as something that could
benefit our students,” McKee said. “We saw an underserved population and we wanted to give back our time to them and to the community, as well as promote service.” Two years later, SDSU now offers an opportunity for students to volunteer through the Adopt-a-Grandparent Club. “When I heard about this, I couldn’t say no,” said Kylie Barington, a senior who joined the club this fall. The Adopt-a-Grandparent Club went through the approval process last spring with “support from everyone along the way,” said Assistant Director for Student Activities Kate Stock, who oversees the student organization recognition process. “They came in initially with their idea, and I thought ‘this is
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a really cool idea,’” Stock said. “I was excited to help them move forward.” Pappas and McKee quickly found an adviser, Katelyn Romsa, and started brainstorming ideas for what they wanted the club to look like. The two reached out to local nursing homes to partner with
the program. “I emailed three of the nursing homes in the community and The Neighborhoods at Brookview was the only one to email back,” said McKee, who now is the club’s vice president. Read the full story on sdsucollegian.com.
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Fashion studies and retail merchandising:
“A balance of creativity and professionalism” GINA GOBLIRSCH Copy Editor The fashion studies and retail merchandising major has been around campus for a long time, but many people don’t know much about the curriculum or careers available to students with this degree. “I think it is one of the most misunderstood majors,” instructor Annie-Marie Junker said. “You don’t need a four-year degree to put a scarf on a mannequin … this is more of a management or business degree.” She describes the program as “a balance of creativity and professionalism.” Students take courses studying the socio-psychological aspects behind fashion and buying as well as the history and patterns of clothing styles to learn how to trend-forecast and stay ahead of the game in the fashion industry. “We have businesses classes also … because at the end of the day, if it doesn’t sell, we just have a really expensive hobby,” Junker said. Courses like these are not initially what comes to mind when thinking about fashion, but knowing the connections between business and fashion is essential to be a good buyer or merchandiser. “I think they are challenged in a lot of ways,” Nancy Lyons, associate professor of consumer sciences, said. “I hear (students) say, ‘This major is way harder
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than I would have imagined.’” Lyons stressed that students appreciate this challenge because it prepares them for their careers. Students with the fashion studies and retail merchandising degree can go into advertising and promotion, marketing, global sourcing, e-commerce or other areas. The Collegian is the independent student newspaper at South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D. The Collegian is published by and for South Dakota State University students under the First Amendment guarantees of free speech and a free press. Opinions expressed on these pages are not necessarily those of the student body, faculty, staff or administration. The Collegian is published weekly on Wednesday during the academic year of SDSU.
“It is a fairly broad field … it’s not just fashion – it’s textiles too,” Junker said. “You find your area that really interests you.” SDSU’s fashion studies and retail merchandising program is paired with the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City. Students are given the opportunity to study for a year at FIT, come back to
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opportunity like this. As well as a year at FIT, the program also has a travel requirement. Lyons has taken her students to Las Vegas and New York for many years. Madelyn Vancura, a student pursuing this degree, plans to open her own boutique after graduating. “I want to be an entrepreneur and take on the roles of selecting and procuring the right merchandise for my customers,” Vancura said. She has worked at a boutique for four years and loves the work she does, including creating visual displays, helping with social media promotion and being a sales associate. She hopes to mix this experience with her education to make her store successful. Her favorite assignment thus far was creating window displays for Fashion Promotion, a course taught by Lyons. “We had to work in groups, and trying to align all of our ideas was challenging at times,” Vancura said. Through this project, students gain experience working with design elements and principles, styles and trends, developing a brand image and telling a story through fashion. The Fashion Promotion class just finished their third window display project of the semester, which are open for viewing on the second floor of Wagner Hall.
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How to feed your shopping addiction while on a budget CAMERON SWIER Fashion Columnist As college students, many of us are broke. Staying up-to-date with the trends while having no money to spend is difficult. Here are some tips to help you stay in style. The first tip is thrifting, which is a great alternative to buying new things. Not only is the price lower, but it’s also better for the environment. Buying something that was already purchased, rather than new items, reduces production and prevents build-up in landfills. Thrift shopping means getting items cheaper than what a store paid the vendors. You are never going to get anything this cheap, so make the best out of a thrift shopping spree and search through those racks. Along the same lines of thrifting is shopping online rummage sales or joining a community like Poshmark. Poshmark is a marketplace where people in the United States can buy and sell used clothing, shoes and accessories. The nice thing about Poshmark is you can search a category or brand of something specific and see items posted by people throughout the entire U.S. You can also offer bids and negotiate prices on items. I once got a Kate Spade purse on Poshmark for around $80. Brand new, it would have cost about $300. I have also sold hundreds of dollars worth of old clothing on my profile from shoes to prom dresses to casual wear. One rule I make for myself to save money from my job is to only use the money I’ve made from selling my old clothes for working on my wardrobe. It seems to work pretty well for
me. I keep my closet updated with new things while getting rid of the items I do not wear or need anymore. The second tip is accessorizing. You can find accessories for quite a bit cheaper than clothing, so sometimes I will just buy a little accessory when I’m really craving something new but don’t have the money to purchase a new outfit. Some of my favorite accessories that can change an entire look are hair accessories and gold jewelry, such as chunky vintage earrings or a coin necklace. You don’t have to buy accessories to feel like you are changing up your wardrobe. Just wear some items differently, like pairing jewelry with an outfit you wouldn’t typically, or wearing a cute scrunchy in your hair. It’s surprising how just a few small changes can make older clothes feel like something new. Next is shopping sales and deals. Most stores (whether brick and mortar or online) tend to have all their items on some sort of discount at some point in time. The key is to wait and buy then. Most stores use any holiday as an excuse for a sale, so just wait for the next holiday to buy. For example, I saw many online shops having deals on both Halloween and Labor Day. Another way to get a discount is to sign up for their email list because most places will give you 10% off if you sign up. Later on, you can unsubscribe if you don’t actually want to be receiving emails from that company. The final thing: shop your friends’ closets. You might as well make good use out of each other’s clothing. Maybe you have an event coming up, like a
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Cameron Swier enjoys a hot coffee next to her $300 Kate Spade bag, which she purchased on Poshmark for only $80.
birthday party or family photos, and you want something new and fresh for the occasion but don’t need this item for anything else. This is the perfect time to
dive into your favorite items that your friends have. It will make you feel fabulous for the night without having to pay the bucks. It’s a win-win. Just be sure to return the favor when they want
to borrow an item of yours. I hope these tips help you save an extra buck or two while trying to maintain a stylish wardrobe. Happy shopping and happy savings.
SPORTS
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SDSU’s Eck named Assistant Cirillo resigns as Jackrabbit Coach of the Year volleyball head coach LANDON DIERKS Sports Editor On Feb. 26, 2019, Jason Eck was promoted to offensive coordinator of the South Dakota State football team. Now, less than nine months later, he’s been named Football Championship Subdivision Assistant Coach of the Year Award by the American Football Coaches Association. “The Assistant Coach of the Year award was first presented in 1997 and was created to honor assistant coaches who excel in community service, commitment to the
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student-athlete, on-field coaching success and AFCA professional organization involvement,” according to AFCA.com. Eck took over as offensive line coach in 2016 and was named run game
coordinator following his first season on the sideline in Brookings. The former Wisconsin offensive lineman’s latest promotion came after former offensive coordinator Eric Eidsness accepted the same position at Northern Illinois. Eck continues to coach the Jackrabbit offensive line, nicknamed the “605 Hogs,” along with his coordinator duties. Award winners from the five divisions of college football will be honored during the AFCA’s annual convention Jan. 13, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee.
TRENTON ABREGO Editor-in-Chief After compiling a 6-22 record in the 2019 season, South Dakota State head volleyball coach Nicole Cirillo announced her resignation. In her five years at the helm of the Jackrabbit program, SDSU amassed a 24-120 record. Cirillo’s most successful season came in 2015, when the team put together a 7-25 campaign. “I thank Nicole for her efforts over the last five seasons and wish her nothing but the best in the future,” South
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Dakota State Director of Athletics Justin Sell said in a release. The highest that the Jackrabbits placed in the Summit League Conference was eighth out of nine teams, in 2015,
2016, 2018 and 2019. Before Cirillo, the Jackrabbits hadn’t seen much success. In 2007, the team joined the Summit League and won the conference championship — something it hasn’t done since. Now, the Jackrabbits are looking to at least get back to .500, a record that they haven’t had since 2012 — when they went 16-13. South Dakota State will immediately begin a nation-wide search to replace Cirillo.
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Jackrabbits drop opening dual in Sioux Falls JORDON SHOENROCK Sports Reporter This past weekend was a busy one for the South Dakota State wrestling team, which competed in two separate events in three days. First, the team opened the dual season against Binghamton University (New York) Friday night at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. Then, they hosted Sunday’s Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex. SDSU lost the dual by a score of 25-16, but it was a valuable experience for the young Jackrabbit wrestlers. Six out of the 10 student-ath-
letes who competed in the dual were competing in an SDSU singlet for the first time. Five out of those six are freshmen, with the lone exception being Laken Cook, a transfer from Appalachian State. Three of the five freshmen earned victories. SDSU senior Henry Pohlmeyer put the Jacks on the board first with an 8-0 major decision at 149 pounds, but Binghamton took the lead with a win by injury default in the 157-pound bout when Cook was injured and unable to continue. Redshirt freshman Kenny O’Neil earned a 7-3 victory at 165 pounds as SDSU took back the lead.
Then Binghamton went a run, winning five out of seven to end the dual. In the 174-pound bout, Binghamton’s Alex Melikian won 10-3 over Cade King. Then, at 184, SDSU senior Zach Carlson lost a 12-3 major decision to fourth-ranked Lou Deprez. At 197 pounds, No. 6 Tanner Sloan made his SDSU debut. Sloan pinned Nunzio Crowley in 4:45. Binghamton would respond with a fall of their own at heavyweight when Joe Doyle pinned Blake Wolters at the 1:15 mark. Read the full story on sdsucollegian.com.
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South Dakota State senior Zach Carlson lost 12-3 to Lou Deprez in the 184-pound bout. The Jacks take on Utah Valley at noon Nov. 22 in Orem, Utah.
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