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CSC student-athletes earn academic awards Student-athletes earned a total of 71 D2 ADA awards across 12 sports

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EARLY BIRDS: Members of Chadron State College’s volleyball team walk past the Lindeken Clock Tower, Wednesday, Aug. 18, on their way toward the Student Center. CSC’s student-athletes arrived on campus early to start practices for the fall sports season.

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The Eagle wins national awards

Staff earns first-place tie in General Excellence-College Division; wins 7 individual awards against professionals

CSC revamps administration  By Aubrie Lawrence Editor-in-Chief

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Bruce Mackh

Over the summer, the CSC administration saw an overhaul of staff members and added some new faces. In June, it was announced that Bruce Mackh would be the new assistant vice president for teaching and learning and Tami Selby would be the new vice president for enrollment management. Mackh holds a bachelor of fine arts degree in studio art and photography from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a master of fine arts degree in studio art and pho-

tography from Tulane University, and a doctorate in critical studies from Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. Before coming to Chadron, he served as the associate professor of art and head of the department of art and design at Valdosta State University, associate professor of liberal arts and dean of faculty at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, directed the arts and cultural management and museum studies programs and taught at Michigan State University, and led the Mellon Research Project at the University of Michigan.

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The Eagle earns national acclaim for general excellence Staff earns first-place tie in General Excellence-College Division; 7 awards competing against professional journalists  By The Eagle Staff Competing against college and professional journalists, student staff members of The Eagle captured eight awards, including a tie for First Place in General Excellence-College Division, in the 2021 Better Newspaper Contest sponsored by the National Newspaper Association Foundation, the NNA’s educational arm. The Eagle staff submitted 21 entries in the individual categories, which pitted them against professional journalists, and one entry in the General Excellence-College Division class, the lone college-only category. “I think it’s grand,” The Eagle Adviser Michael D. Kennedy said. “Capturing individual awards across the board in reporting, commentary, photojournalism and page design, in a nationwide contest against professional journalists? Well, that tells me our students are producing at a level well above their peers, not just in Nebraska, but across the country.” The NNAF’s Better Newspaper Contest recognizes journalistic work by professional and college-level journalists from daily and weekly newspapers nationwide. Eligible entries must have been published between Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2020. The NNAF awards first, second, and third places, and one honorable mention in each of 52 categories. Judging was performed by professional journalists ce nationwide. The enla p d ir th ed dition earn Non-Daily try deadline was June 2, 2020, e The Nov. 1 Page Design, Daily & 25, winners were annt in Best Fro nounced Aug. 4. on sizes. ti la u c ir c ll The Eagle, with Division, a a weekly circulation of 1,500 distributed across campus and throughout Chadron, tied with The Daily Universe of Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, daily circulation 10,000-plus, and The Sun of Southwestern College, Chula Vista, California (publishing frequency and circulation figures unavailable), in the General Excellence-College Division category. Kennedy, who’s advised The Eagle since fall 2008, said this year was only the second time the staff entered the NNAF’s Better Newspaper Contest during his tenure. Last year was the first, and in addition to earning Honorable Mention in the 2020 General Excellence-College Division category for work published in 2019, The Eagle submitted 11 entries in the individual categories, but did

not place in any. Kennedy said he’s proud of how The Eagle student staff members faired this year. “Of course I’m proud of them,” he said. “Even though we’re part of a threeway tie, to go from earning an Honorable Mention in General Excellence last year to First Place in General Excellence this year is still quite accomplishment.” In the individual categories, The Eagle’s former Co-Editor Brandon Davenport of Chadron, who graduated in December 2020, captured four of the seven awards, including First Place in the Breaking News Photo, Non-Daily Division-Circulation less than 5,000, for his picture of an air tanker dropping Elements of “The Good Shepherds” feature, published Feb. 20, 2020, earned three different awards retardant on the Aristocrat Fire south of - one for environmental reporting, one for photojournalism and a third for page design - in the 2021 Better Newspaper Contest sponsored by the National Newspaper Association Foundation. campus in late August 2020. In Best Use of a Double-Truck, Non-Daily Division (all circulation siztainly earned it,” Kennedy said. “But I think what’s obvious here is es), Davenport earned an Honorable Mention for his design of a our level of consistency over the years, and there is a good, simple two-page layout of the Nebraska Game and Parks Department’s an- reason for that. We subscribe to the philosophy that we must focus nual bighorn sheep capture near Fort Robinson in February 2020. on doing our job–serving our Davenport also took Second Place in Best Feature Photo, for his readers–to the best of our abilpicture of three bighorn sheep dangling from a helicopter during ity. Do that, and the rewards Game and Parks’ bighorn sheep capture, and Third Place in Best will take care of themselves.” Sports Photo for his picture of a University of Wyoming bulldogKennedy said that alger wearing a COVID mask during his run at the CSC Rodeo in though he instilled that phiSeptember 2020. Both of those awards were in the Non-Daily Di- losophy back in 2008, he vision-Circulation less than 3,000 categories. quickly acknowledged that Former Sports Editor Devin Fulton, who also graduated in De- it is the students who have cember 2020 and who recently accepted a position as a Community maintained it. and Lifelong Learning Specialist at Casper College, Wyoming, cap“The student staff steadtured Third Place in Best Sports Column, Daily & Non-Daily Divi- fastly adheres to that philossion-Circulation less than 3,000. Fulton’s piece about Kobe Bryant ophy and the older, outgoing headlined, “Kobe gave us virtue,” earned the award. editors pass it on to the newThe Eagle staff captured Third Place in Best Front Page Design, er incoming staff,” he said. Daily & Non-Daily Division (all circulation sizes), for its Nov. 12 “That’s the reason we have edition. That front page featured a photo of the Nebraska National consistently performed, and Guard raising a flag on Veteran’s Day, shot by Davenport, and a continue to perform, at such lead story, headlined, “Trump campaign challenges Biden’s victo- a high level.” ry,” written by then Co-Editor Aubrie Lawrence, junior of Alliance, The NPCMA is comwho returns to The Eagle this fall as Editor. posed of eight colleges and Former Ag & Range editor Zachary Carlson, junior of Hyan- universities across Nebraska. nis, who now works as a student photographer for CSC Athletics, They are CSC’s sister instituteamed up with Davenport to write “The Good Shepherds,” a piece tions Wayne and Peru state about the Game and Parks Department’s annual bighorn sheep cap- colleges; Doane University, ture. The two earned Honorable Mention for Best Environmental Crete; Concordia University, Former Sports Editor Devin Fulton’s Story, Daily & Non-Daily Division-Circulation less than 9,000. Nebraska, Seward; Hastings column about Kobe Bryant earned Kennedy said that while he is pleased about the students’ per- College; Nebraska Wesleyan third place in Best Sports Column, formance, he’s not surprised by it, given The Eagle staff’s consistent University, Lincoln; and the performance in student media competitions over the past 12 years. University of Nebraska at Ke- Daily & Non-Daily Division, circulation He noted that The Eagle staff has dominated the annual student arney. Judging for the Golden less than 3,000. media competition sponsored by the Northern Plains Collegiate Leaf Awards is performed by Media Association, formerly Nebraska Collegiate Media Associa- media professionals outside Nebraska. tion. In April The Eagle was judged “Best Overall Newspaper” for The Eagle earned its first Golden Leaf Awards Best Overall tithe 10th consecutive time in the NPCMA’s annual Golden Leaf tle in 2011. In 2018, the then NCMA revamped its contest and Awards. did not run its student media competition that year. The Eagle was “I think it’s splendid our students are recognized for what they judged second in the association’s Best Overall category in 2009 do. They deserve all the recognition they get because they’ve cer- and 2010.

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He has also written books on curricular planning and instruction in higher learning and had his photography shown in Chicago, Mississippi, Texas, and New Orleans. Mackh oversees the Teaching and Learning Center while working to expand online class offerings. “I am tremendously excited to be working at Chadron State College,” Mackh said in a June 28 press release. “I couldn’t be happier than to work at CSC and to work with Dr. Powell and the faculty. It’s a marvelous opportunity.” Selby, who started July 1, supervises admissions, financial aid, and the START program on campus. She

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> 12 p.m. - Mini Fair Student Center

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has professional certifications in enrollment management from Cappella University, a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business management from East Stroudsburg University, Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. in leadership for higher education from Cappella University. Previously, she was the dean of enrollment management at the Community College of Denver, and spent 15 years at East Stroudsburg University holding a multitude of different positions, including director of institutional research and process management,

Tami Selby

director of enrollment technology and process management, and as a project manager and director in the Information Technology department. A few familiar faces are also taking on new positions on campus. Jon Hansen, who previously filled the vice president of enrollment, management, marketing and student services position, is now the dean of student affairs. On Aug. 11, it was announced that Title IX coordinator Ted Tewahade would be taking over as assistant athletic director starting Aug. 23. He will oversee several of the athletic departments on campus while also providing leadership in game management.

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A friendly warning for incoming freshmen

n movies or stories about college you often hear how much fun students have and how easy and great college is. Coming into your freshman year it’s important to throw that out the window. Yes, there will be plenty of fun times and great memories, but you also might hate it. When you come to college you can reinvent yourself and some people will take that opportunity. You might meet people who act completely different later into the year. And that’s OK, college is your first big step to being an adult and that step will change people in different ways. You might make friends at the beginning of the year that you barely talk to at the end of the year, or you might be lucky enough to find “your crew” right away. Either way its OK, as long as you keep an open mind and remember not to compare your experience to others or what you’ve seen online. The most important thing is don’t give up - good things are often a little harder to find. It might seem easy to just stay close to any of your friends from high school that came to college with you, but it’s important to broaden your horizons. You and your friends will be changing and might end up growing away from each other.

Not every friendship is meant to last about romance or “talking” will save outside of high school. you a lot of time and heartache. I’m not saying throw away your Warnings I wished I’d heard: old friends, just don’t be afraid to exYour friend that came back from pand your friend groups. college and told you all their favorite And about romantic relationships memories probably left out a lot of in college, don’t worry about ‘em. times that weren’t so great. What is meant to be will be. Your college tour guide definiteEveryone you meet in the first ly left out any negatives, it’s their job. couple of weeks is trying their best to College life won’t be the breeze they make connections. They might seem Velvet Jessen describe it as until you’re settled. cool because they’re new and they’re Don’t worry about it. trying to make a good impression. Don’t worry about trying to change yourIf they’re worth your time, they will be there self, you don’t need to change to find good after you’re settled and comfortable on campus. friends. Good friends will help you change for I’m not saying ignore every person that comes the better. your way, but I advise you to take it slow and foIt’s OK to feel a little lost or disillusioned cus on your classes. Once you’re comfortable, you about your early college experience. can add in the complicated stuff that comes with It gets better and eventually you’ll find yourromantic relationships or “talking” to people. self telling your friends at home about the fun If you wait a little bit before diving into you had or the new friend you made. Freshman year will come with plenty of chalromance, you might find that what you want while you’re in college changes. Plus, if you wait lenges. It just takes time and a little faith that long enough to let them settle in, you might things will turn out fine. find you both have changed and you might not Remember it’s OK to hate some parts, but like them afterall. as long as you don’t give up, you’ll find the parts Allowing yourself to settle in before worrying you love.

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The Eagle welcomes you with open wings Welcome to CSC! We’re sure you’ve heard it a thousand times by now but we’re happy to have you here. The first few weeks of college can be pretty overwhelming. Every club, organization, and department are giving you tons of information as to why you should join them. So, instead of randomly thrusting a flier in your face in the Student Center, we decided to give you all the information you need right here. The Eagle is CSC’s 100-year-old, student-run, award-winning newspaper. Each week- with the exception of midterms and finals- we publish a new edition packed full of campus information. You want the details of this week’s Student Senate meeting? We’ve got it! Stats from last week’s football game? We’ve got that too! Everything you need to

know about what’s going on around campus are on our pages. They are available everywhere on campus and around town so you’ll never have to look too hard for one and they are completely free. We don’t just do print news, last year, we introduced a new addition to our production. “The News Quarter” is a bite-sized, 15 minute podcast where host Adeline Beason interviews guests about a range of topics related to CSC, the Panhandle, and beyond. Interviews are open to all students, faculty and community members so feel free to reach out if there is something you want to talk about! You can listen to “The News Quarter” on Spotify or our website, csceagle.com. But The Eagle isn’t just something you can read or listen to, it’s something you can help

create! There are plenty of positions available for students interested in joining. You can be a reporter, columnist, photographer, graphic designer, and a copyeditor. Even if you’re not a member of the Communications department, we encourage you to join! Our staff comes from a variety of different degree programs and we are always looking for new people to get involved. If you’re interested in joining the team, stop by Room 235 in Old Admin on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. for our weekly staff meeting. If you can’t make the meeting but still are interested in joining our staff, feel free to stop by the newsroom at any time, there’s likely going to be an editor there you can talk to. We look forward to meeting you and having you join The Eagle!

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ABOVE: A calf suckles its mother at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center. LEFT: Grass covers a bunker at the USMARC. Both photos courtesy USMARC

New USDA ARS column to focus on state’s beef industry  By Alexa Johnson USDA Communication Specialist Hello Nebraska, this is Alexa Johnson, of the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC), Clay Center, Nebraska. I earned my bachelor’s degrees in Animal Science, focusing on Production Livestock and Management and in Grazing Livestock Systems, with a minor in the Beef Industry, from the University of Nebraska. In 2020, I accepted the position of Communication Specialist for USMARC, where I work on research reports, internal announcements for all our employees, content for the internal and public websites, and news stories I also host tours and meetings, and perform other tasks for the Center. Have you ever heard of USMARC? Yes, no, or maybe? Well, I hope to share updates or activities from the Center each month moving forward. To start, I want to help you understand what we do at USMARC; what resources we have; and how our scientists perform research in settings similar to Nebraska’s “on-farm” reality. In the future months, I will share specific research projects with you, why our research is important to ranchers, managers, the livestock industries, and everyone in the community, illustrating the impacts and solutions our research provides for our stakeholders. For this initial column, I hope to help you better understand who we are and what we do. Very briefly for history fanatics, it’s relevant to start with the fact that USMARC was originally the Naval Ammunition Depot for WWII. That is an amazing story. The WWII Naval

Ammunition Depot closed in June 1964 and the USDA was granted 36,000 acres for the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center. The Center grounds we use today for our research still include a lot of that history, which is often interesting to our many visitors. The Center employs about 110 federal employees, including office staff, lab technicians, scientists, and 120 state or University of Nebraska employees who support our farming, livestock care, construction, electrical, auto maintenance, and other agriculture positions. Several employees also volunteer for the on-Center fire department and some are trained emergency medical technicians who serve at the Center and in their home communities. With over 200 employees, it is crucial for everyone to understand their responsibilities to seamlessly provide for the research programs as well management of the farm and ranch operations. USMARC conducts a range of research that not only improves efficiency in the meat animal industry, but also helps keep consumers safe, including improvement of meat safety and quality, animal production and efficiency, reproductive efficiency and lifetime productivity, animal health and well-being, and reducing the environmental impact of livestock production. The USMARC sheep flock has 1,800 ewes consisting of the Romanov, Katahdin, Polypay, and Suffolk breeds. We also have a composite breed (Composite IV), which is a combination of ½ Romanov, ¼ Katahdin, and ¼ White Dorper. This composite breed was developed from a direct request from sheep industry producers. The sheep crew cares for these animals and assists our scientists with multiple ongoing studies. A few projects include genetic improvement, resistance to pneumonia, ewe behavior, udder scoring and mastitis, and low-input pasture lambing systems. In the Swine Unit, we have 500 sows and farrow (birth) 20 litters each week. Our sows and gilts are used to improve reproductive efficiency and lifetime productivity. Some weaned piglets are also used for feed efficiency studies. To protect the animals from any outside illness or disease, we require all employees and visitors to shower before entering the facility.

We have several intensive cattle research facilities where we house cattle in individual feed research or conduct research in small groups. Two barns are feed efficiency barns with feeding systems that allow scientists to measure daily feed intake of each individual animal. USMARC crew members watch the cattle carefully to make sure they are comfortable and receive their share of feed each day. USMARC also has a 6,400 head capacity feedlot. At weaning, most calves go to the feedlot until they go to market where growth, efficiency, genetic, health, food safety, and carcass data is collected. However, some may be moved to graze cover crop or cornstalks in the fall or allowed to graze various pasture forages for research programs or heifer development. At the feedlot, we use a specially equipped barn to evaluate feed utilization efficiency of the beef animals. This is a high priority for cattlemen across the industry because feed is the highest single cost of production. This barn is equipped with Electronic Identification (EID) readers and specialized bunks that measure how much feed is consumed by each steer for each feeding event. This allows us to accurately measure the feed efficiency of the cattle with the goal of reducing feed costs for producers. The largest animal group at USMARC is the cow herd with about 8,000 momma cows. Included in this large herd are several smaller herds. The largest of these is the 4000 head Germplasm Evaluation (GPE) herd which includes the top 18 registered breeds across the United States. This is the largest and longest running research herd in the world focused on characterizing modern beef genetics and performance. Other beef studies at the Center focus on reproductive efficiency, genetics and genomics, cow/calf nutrition, alternative production systems, animal health and well-being, anti-microbial resistance, manure management, forage management, heifer development and so much more! A very busy place! Everything discussed to this point including the personnel, livestock, facilities, equipment, and farm programs mentioned are focused on achieving our mission of research. In future months I will share more about our farm and ranch management operations and dig deeper into our diverse and exciting research programs.

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Division II ADs cite academic achievement of 62 CSC student-athletes across 12 sports Nine athletes earn recognition in two sports, lifting CSC’s total to 71 citations  By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

Chadron State College student-athletes succeed in more than just a sport; they soar in the classroom. The Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) awarded 62 CSC student athletes with 71 total Academic Achievement Awards across 12

sports, Tuesday, Aug. 3. “It’s always nice to be honored for academic achievements because being a student athlete can be very challenging and it takes a lot of hard work,” Harley Rhoades, senior of Douglas, Wyoming, said. “Getting recognition for being able to handle both sports and academics makes all the hard work worth it.” Nine students were awarded in both Men’s and Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field. For a student athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the athletics director of the Division II institution must be a current dues-paying member of the D2 ADA. The student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, must have attended a minimum of four semesters of college level work, and must have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his or her last academic year.

“It’s good to be surrounded by individuals (teammates) who work hard because we all push each other to be held accountable to the high standards we set for ourselves,” Rhoades said. A total of 16,262 student-athletes from 188 institutions were recognized for the 2020-21 academic year, setting a new record for the program in its 14th year. CSC’s 71 awards were third-highest in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, despite its 13 NCAA athletic programs in 2020-21 ranking among the fewest in the league. “I was really excited to see that I received these awards because I take a lot of pride in my grades and my athletics and it’s nice to see them coming together,” Rebecca Monahan, senior of Cheyenne, Wyoming, said. “This upcoming season is my last here at CSC and I’m looking forward to keeping up with my grades and ending on a high note.”

CSC Student Athletes Cited for Academic Achievement: Listed by Sport, Name & Academic Class MEN’S BASKETBALL 01. Chandler Dean, Jr. 02. Gage Delmont, So. 03. Bryant Jefferson, So. 04. Psalm Maduakor, Sr.

FOOTBALL 01. Estabon Bozeman, Jr. 02. Michael DeCamillis, Jr. 03. Trent Grizzle, Jr. 04. Riley Hill, Jr. 05. Tyler Hyland, Sr. 06. Kael Juelfs, Jr. 07. Jaxon King, Sr. 08. Samuel McKinley, Sr. 09. Chad Mikelson, Sr. 10. Tanner Patterson, Sr. 11. Austin Rapp, Sr. 12. Emmit Rosentrater, Sr. 13. D.J. Stephen, Jr. 14. Cole Thurness, Sr. 15. Trevor Wehrman, So. 16. Bryant Wilson, Sr. 17. Travis Wilson, Sr. 18. Dillon Woods, So.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 01. Meaghan Adams, So. 02. Bailey Brooks, Sr. 03. Taryn Foxen, Sr. 04. Rachel Henkle, Jr. 05. Brittni McCully, Sr. 06. Jori Peters, Jr. 07. Tatum Peterson, Jr.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY 01. Emma Willadsen, Sr.

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD 01. Carlie Collier, So. 02. Michaela Hill, So.* 03. Rebecca Monahan, So.* 04. Julianne Thomsen, Sr.* 05. Madison Watson, Sr.*

MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD 01. Osiel Cano, So.* 02. Osvaldo Cano, So.* 03. Shane Collins, So.* 04. Joss Linse, Jr.* 05. Harley Rhoades, Jr.* WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD 01. Michaela Hill, So.* 02. Rebecca Monahan, So.* 03. Julianne Thomsen, Sr.* 04. Madison Watson, Sr.* MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD 01. Osiel Cano, So.* 02. Osvaldo Cano, So.* 03. Shane Collins, So.* 04. Joss Linse, Jr.* 05. Harley Rhoades, Jr.* MEN’S WRESTLING 01. Harrison Gocke, So. 02. Caleb Haskell, Sr. 03. Gavin Peitzmeier, So. 04. Joseph Ritzen, Sr.

GOLF 01. Allison Acosta, So. 02. Alpine Hickstein, Jr. 03. Kenzey Kanno, So. 04. Brooke Kramer, So. 05. Kinsey Smith, So. SOFTBALL 01. Ali Conder, Jr. 02. Tia Kohl, Sr. 03. Bailey Marvel, So. 04. Allie Mason, Sr. 05. Sloane Quijas, So. 06. Addison Spears, So. 07. Micah Stouffer, So. VOLLEYBALL 01. Rilee Greiman, So. 02. Allison Keisel, Jr. 03. Kaydrin Quest, Jr. 04. Abby Schaefer, So. 05. Kincaid Strain, Jr. 06. Micaiah Vrbka, So.

* Nine student athletes were cited in two sports

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CSC returns to campus with a new sport Jeffery joins the Eagles coaching staff as head women’s wrestling coach and brings his own coaching and competing experiences from the mat  By Mackenzie Dahlberg

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coached three individual national champions and 12 All-Americans in the It’s so important for Sports Editor 2020-21 women’s wrestling season. “Giving this region a women’s “I think it’s very apparent that womwrestling program and building it wrestling in general to DAN, Chadron State welcomes a new en’s wrestling is growing rapidly,” Jeffery into a program that can compete for accept girls and women addition to its athletics’ program, said. “For so long, girls had to wrestle top finishes in the nation and produce women’s wrestling, and with it comes the boys; that was really the only All-Americans and National champions wrestling. Just for college against Please call me at 308-430-1492 and let me know: a new coach. option. Now, girls get the opportunity eventually,” Jeffery said. athletics, it really shows College announced to wrestle in their own division and Jeffery has been working to recruit a.Chadron If this State is what you were looking for. June 17 that women’s wrestling would for state championships and for the program with the short time b.added If you any changes to anything, including colors. what the sport is growing compete be to itshave athletics’ program. national championships.” frame he was given, with the start of Alijah Jeffery CSC now sponsors 14 sports, eight of Before his coaching careers, he the season being this year. into and what the next which are women’s sports. competed collegiately at NCAA Divi“Recruiting has been diff erent than Cheers, steps are. Following behind that announcesion I Northern Illinois University and anything I’ve ever had to do before,” mdk ment came another, Friday, Aug. 6, to announce the new Jeffery said. “It’s been a challenge, but - Head Coach Alijah Jeffery remained on the starting lineup all four program’s head coach, Alijah Jeffery. years. it’s been a great and fun challenge.” “I’ve been here a little over a month and everyone’s been At Linn-Mar High School in Marion, The wrestlers he has been searching super friendly,” Jeffery said. “All the coaches and staff have Iowa, he wrestled and won a state chamfor are athletes that can establish thembeen willing to help and show me how things run here. It’s pionship at 120 pounds in 2014, and he selves as leaders in their first year, that nice to be a part of the Chadron family.” can be the face of the program and that can be the leaders that finished third, third and fifth in his other three high school The women’s wrestling schedule will be released soon, seasons. the incoming freshman can look up to for the following years. since they will begin competing this year as a winter sport. He was also a USA Folkstyle national champion and a “It’ll be a small team, but we’ll be ready to go to some “This first year, I really want to help establish Chadron Fargo Freestyle Nationals All-American. opens, compete across the country and really show what we State Women’s Wrestling as a family and build the culture,” “It’s so important for wrestling in general to accept girls can do in year one,” Jeffery said. Jeffery said. “For the years to come, this will really be a staple and women wrestling,” Jeffery said. “Just for college athletics, Jeffery had two years of experience as an assistant coach for women’s wrestling, especially in the region.” it really shows what the sport is growing into and what the for both the women’s and men’s wrestling program at Indian Nebraska currently doesn’t have any other NCAA women’s next steps are.” Hills Community College in Centerville, Iowa. There, he wrestling programs; the closest pro-

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