2011-12 south dakota state swimming & diving media guide

PHIL ALBUSo., Charlie Lake, B.C.

KYLE AVOCATOSr., The Woodlands, Texas

KYLE CATANISr., Ballwin, Mo.

FRANKY CIUMMOFr., Omaha, Neb.

YANN DESJARDINSFr., Whitby, Ont.

CONNOR FLORANDSo., Forest Lake, Minn.

WIL HOGUEFr., Chandler, Ariz.

CLARK KOCOUREKSo., Omaha, Neb.

ALEX MCLAINFr., Pierre, S.D.

JIM MCLAINJr., Pierre, S.D.

JACK MORROWSo., Lincoln, Neb.

KYLE OCHSNERJr., Jordan, Minn.

SHEA PATRICK

Jr., Mitchell, S.D.BRAD SCHOREIT

Jr., Omaha, Neb.CHRIS SCHREIER

So., Portage, Ind.GARRET SCHROCK

Sr., Bennet, Neb.DYLAN STALHEIM

So., Omaha, Neb.DREW STIVERS

Fr., Omaha, Neb.

GREG THOMPSONJr., Rochester, Minn.

NATHANIELWEINMANFr., Richland, Wash.

ZACH WELPFr., Des Moines, Iowa

BLAKE YEAGERFr., Crown Point, Ind.

BRAD ERICKSON

Head CoachPHIL HURLEY

Assistant CoachZACH HAWLEY

Diving Coach

MEET THE JACKRABBITS

GENERAL INFORMATIONNAME OF SCHOOL: South Dakota State University

CITY/ZIP: Brookings, SD 57007FOUNDED: February 21, 1881

ENROLLMENT: 12,725 (FALL 2011)NICKNAME: Jackrabbits

SCHOOL COLORS: Yellow and BlueATHLETIC WEBSITE: GOJACKS.COM

UNIVERSITY WEBSITE: sdstate.eduHOME ARENA: HPER Center Pool

AFFILIATION: NCAA Division ICONFERENCE: The Summit League

CONFERENCE WEBSITE: TheSummitLeague.orgPRESIDENT: Dr. David L. Chicoine

ALMA MATER, YEAR: South Dakota State, 1969 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Justin Sell

ALMA MATER, YEAR: Bowling Green State, 1991SWA: Kathy Heylens

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE: (605) 688-5625TICKET OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-5422 or 1-866-GOJACKS

SPORTS INFORMATIONASST. AD – SPORTS INFORMATION: Jason Hove

OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-4623CELL PHONE: (605) 695-1827

E-MAIL: [email protected]

ASST. SID: Ryan SweeterOFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-4822

CELL PHONE: (605) 376-4422E-MAIL: [email protected]

GRADUATE ASSISTANT: Jacob DreyerOFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-4932

CELL PHONE: (319) 215-6979E-MAIL: [email protected]

STUDENT ASST./SWIMMING CONTACT: Dustin VeurinkE-MAIL: [email protected]

SID FAX: (605) 688-5999PRESS ROW PHONE: (605) 688-4623

SID MAILING ADDRESS: Sports Information Office2820 HPER CenterBrookings, SD 57007-1497

COACHING STAFFHEAD COACH: Brad Erickson, 36th year

ALMA MATER, YEAR: South Dakota State, 1974OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-6527

ASSISTANT COACH: Phil Hurley, seventh yearDIVING COACH: Zach Hawley, second year

POOL PHONE: (605) 688-4919

MEN’S TEAMLETTERWINNERS: 5 Lost / 13 Returning / 9 Newcomers

2010-11 DUAL RECORD: 4-4SUMMIT LEAGUE FINISH: Third

WOMEN’S TEAMLETTERWINNERS: 2 Lost / 27 Returning / 5 Newcomers

2009-10 DUAL RECORD: 8-6SUMMIT LEAGUE FINISH: Second

MEDIA INFORMATIONNEWSPAPER: Brookings RegisterNEWSPAPER CONTACT: Troy Maroney, Sports EditorADDRESS: 312 5th Street

Brookings, SD 57006TELEPHONE: (605) 692-6271FAX: (605) 692-2979E-MAIL: [email protected]

NEWSPAPER: Sioux Falls Argus LeaderNEWSPAPER CONTACT: Terry VandrovecADDRESS: Box 5034

Sioux Falls, SD 57117TELEPHONE: (605) 331-2323FAX: (605) 977-3933E-MAIL: [email protected]

TABLE OF CONTENTSCoaches..................................................22011-12 Men’s Season Preview ..............32011-12 Men’s Roster ............................42011-12 Men’s Schedule ........................52011-12 Men’s Team..........................6-142011-12 Women’s Season Preview ........152011-12 Women’s Roster ......................162011-12 Women’s Schedule ..................172011-12 Women’s Team ..................18-28Top Ten Times ..................................29-302011 League Championship Results .31-32Photos .................................................33SDSU Administration ........................34-35The Summit League..........................36-37About SDSU ....................................38-40

•SDSUSDSU Swimming & Diving Quick Facts

CreditsThe 2011-12 South Dakota State University Swimming Media Guide was produced by the Jackrabbit Sports Information Service. Photos are credited to Eric Landwehr,SDSU University Relations, Stephen Brua, Sports Information, and Robby Gallagher. For more information regarding the Jackrabbit swimming program, contact thesports information office at (605) 688-4623.

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Phil Hurley Assistant Coach

Coach Phil Hurley enters his seventh sea-son as assistant men’s and women’s swim-ming and diving coach at South DakotaState this fall.

Hurley is the recruiting coordinator forSDSU, specializes in the distance events and assists Coach Ericksonwith team practices and events. Hurley says, “I have swam andworked with a lot of great coaches and by being an athlete myself Itry to pass along my experiences to the athletes so they can learnfrom my mistakes and my successes.”

Hurley competed collegiately at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa.,where he served as team captain for three seasons before graduat-ing in 1998.

After completing a military commitment in the U.S. Army, Hurleyenrolled in graduate school at George Mason University in Fairfax,Va., serving as a graduate assistant swimming coach for two sea-sons while completing a master’s degree in exercise, fitness andhealth promotion. While at George Mason, Hurley also coached several club and youth teams in Northern Virginia.

Hurley serves as the chair of the South Dakota MastersSwimming branch and is a member of the U.S. Masters Swimmingorganization.

• SDSUSDSU Swimming & Diving Coaches •

Brad Erickson Head Coach

South Dakota State University head coach Brad Erickson is entering his 36th season as the head coachof the Jackrabbit men’s and women’s swimming teams.

Since being named head swimming coach in 1976, Erickson has coached the Jackrabbit men to a NorthCentral Conference championship in 1979 and the SDSU women to an NCC title in 1981. In the 2000-01season he was named the North Central Conference Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year after leadingSDSU to a fourth-place finish at the conference meet.

In the fall of 2002, Erickson was honored with SDSU’s Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence, whichhonors an SDSU alumnus in the field of education and coaching.

A 1974 graduate of South Dakota State, Erickson became the first SDSU swimmer to compete in theNCAA Division II Championships, as a junior. The Arlington, S.D., native won three North Central Conference titles, winning the 200-yardbreaststroke twice and the 100-yard breaststroke once.

Erickson has continued to represent SDSU at NCAA swimming championships during his coaching career, serving as a meet official andjudge at the Division I women’s and men’s championships since 1982. He also has served as the NCAA Division II Championships coordi-nator and is a past member of the NCAA Swimming Committee.

Aside from his duties as swimming coach, Erickson has taught aquatics courses, recreational sports programming and administration,organization and administration of HPER and various other activity courses.

He and his wife, Jennifer, are the parents of two grown sons: Benji and Blake. Benji was a standout swimmer for the Jackrabbits from2000-03.

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Zach HawleyDiving Coach

Zach Hawley is in his second season withthe South Dakota State swimming and div-ing teams as diving coach.

A native of Omaha, Neb., Hawley compet-ed at the University of North Dakota from

2004-2008, where he qualified for the NCAA Division II NationalChampionships in diving four times. He then went on to becomeassistant diving coach at UND the past two seasons.

Prior to competing at North Dakota, he coached club teams andgave diving lessons in Omaha, Lincoln and Grand Forks for a com-bined nine years. During the summer of 2010, he was a guestcoach at the University of Missouri and University of Texas divingcamps, while also working as an observer at the Olympic DivingTraining Center in Indianapolis.

Hawley was a high diver for Mirage Entertainment from 2005-2009, which entailed stunts such as high diving from 70 feet intonine feet of water, lighting himself on fire and diving from 30 feet,clown diving, acting, teaching divers how to high dive, as well assynchronize dives.

Hawley is working toward his master’s degree at South DakotaState.

The 2011-12 South Dakota State men’s swimming and divingteam looks to improve on its third-place Summit League finish lastseason with a squad filled with underclassmen.

The Jacks return three seniors after losing five seniors from lastyear. The team has nine newcomers including eight freshman.

“It simply means we have a strong, younger team that will needto count on the leadership of the older group. The upperclassmenwill be mentoring the younger ones in all facets of the program,”said head coach Brad Erickson.

Erickson will look to sophomores Chris Schreier and Phil Albu tolead after having outstanding freshman seasons.

Schreier had 21 total victories in his freshman campaign, eightschool records (four individually) and was named Summit Leagueswimmer of the week twice. Schreier won the 200 butterfly at theSummit League Championships.

“Both had a great championship meet, with Chris becoming ourfirt Summit League Champion. This not only gives us young talentand leadership, but also gives our men’s team credibility as anupper level Summit League team.”

Another standout freshman from last year was Phil Albu whocompeted in backstroke and medley relay events. Albu set schoolrecords in the 50 freestyle, 100 and 200 backstroke. He was alsopart of three school record relays.

On the diving side, Brad Schoreit returns who broke his schoolrecord in the 3-meter dive last year. Transfer Connor Florand joinsthe diving squad after competiting at Minnesota State Univesity hisfreshman year. Florand was a Division II All-American diver.

Freshman Wil Hogue could make an immediate impact for themen’s team in the sprint freestyle.

“He unofficially set a school record in the 50 freestyle at ourintrasquad meet, and should be one of the top top sprinters in theconference.”

The mix of youth and experience will bode well for SDSU andgive motivation for both sides.

SDSU has always stayed steady or improved on their SummitLeague finishes each year they have been in the league and this

season should be no different. The Summit League Championships are Feb. 15-18 in Rochester,

Michigan.2011-12 Men’s Summit League

Swimming & Diving Preseason PollTeam Points1. Oakland (5) 252. South Dakota State (1) 203. Eastern Illinois 184. South Dakota 135. IUPUI 86. Western Illinois 6Note: First-place votes in parentheses

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• SDSUSDSU Men’s Swimming & Diving Season Preview •

CHRIS SCHREIER won 21 events and was part of eight schoolrecords as a freshman last season.

KYLE OCHSNER was part of five school records at the SummitLeague Championships last year.

Name Year Event(s) Hometown Phil Albu Sophomore Backstroke Charlie Lake, B.C.Kyle Avocato Senior Freestyle-Sprints The Woodlands, TexasKyle Catani Senior Freestyle-Distance Ballwin, Mo.Franky Ciummo Freshman Multiple Events Omaha, Neb.Yann Desjardins Freshman Multiple Events Whitby, Ont., CandaConnor Florand Sophomore Diving Stacy, Minn.Wil Hogue Freshman Freestyle-Sprints Chandler, Ariz.Clark Kocourek Sophomore Diving Omaha, Neb.Alex McLain Freshman Backstroke/Freestyle Pierre, S.D.Jim McLain Junior Breaststroke Pierre, S.D.Jack Morrow Sophomore Freestyle-Sprints Lincoln, Neb.Kyle Ochsner Junior Freestyle-Distance Jordan, Minn.Shea Patrick Junior Breaststroke Mitchell, S.D.Brad Schoreit Junior Diving Omaha, Neb.Chris Schreier Sophomore Butterfly-IM Portage, Ind.Garret Schrock Senior Individual Medley Bennet, Neb.Dylan Stalheim Sophomore Backstroke Omaha, Neb.Drew Stivers Freshman Freestyle-Sprints Omaha, Neb.Greg Thompson Junior Butterfly Rochester, Minn.Nathan Weinman Freshman Freestyle-Sprints Richland, Wash.Zach Welp Freshman Multiple Events Des Moines, IowaBlake Yeager Freshman Freestyle-Sprints Crown Point, Ind.


• SDSUSDSU Men’s Swimming & Diving Roster •

Nebraska (7): Franky Ciummo, Clark Kocourek, Jack Morrow, BradSchoreit, Garret Schrock, Dylan Stalheim, Drew StiversMinnesota (3): Connor Florand, Kyle Oshsner, Greg ThompsonSouth Dakota (3): Alex McLain, Jim McLain, Shea PatrickCanada (2): Phil Albu, Yann DesjardinsIndiana (2): Chris Schreier, Blake YeagerArizona (1): Wil HogueIowa (1): Zach WelpMissouri (1): Kyle CataniTexas (1): Kyle AvocatoWashington (1): Nathaniel Weinman

Seniors (3): Kyle Avocato, Kyle Catani, Garret SchrockJuniors (5): Jim McLain, Kyle Ochsner, Shea Patrick, Brad Schoreit, GregThompsonSophomores (6): Phil Albu, Connor Florand, Clark Kocourek, JackMorrow, Chris Schreier, Dylan StalheimFreshmen (8): Franky Ciummo, Yann Desjardins, Wil Hogue, Alex McLain,Drew Stivers, Nathaniel Weinman, Zach Welp, Blake Yeager

• Roster Breakdown By Class •Roster Breakdown By Class •

• Roster Breakdown By State •Roster Breakdown By State •(R) Phil Albu So. Charlie Lake, B.C.(R) Kyle Avocato Sr. The Woodlands, Texas(L) John Bisson Sturgis, S.D.(R) Kyle Catani Sr. Ballwin, Mo.(L) Jason Garder Omaha, Neb(R) Quinn Holden Sr. Pierre, S.D.(L) Andrew Martin Kingwood, Texas(R) Jim McLain Jr. Pierre, S.D.(R) Jack Morrow So. Lincoln, Neb.(R) Kyle Ochsner Jr. Jordan, Minn.(R) Shea Patrick Jr. Mitchell, S.D.(L) Mark Sandager Scandia, Minn.(R) Brad Schoreit Jr. Omaha, Neb.(R) Chris Schreier So. Portage, Ind.(R) Garret Schrock Sr. Bennet, Neb.(R) Greg Thompson Jr. Rochester, Minn.(L) Jon Wendel Juneau, Alaska(L) Jeremy Yacevich

• Letterwinners Returning/Lost • Letterwinners Returning/Lost •

Franky Ciummo Fr. Omaha, Neb.Yann Desjardins Fr. Whitby, OntarioConnor Florand So. Stacy, Minn.Wil Hogue Fr. Chandler, Ariz.Alex McLain Fr. Pierre, S.D.Drew Stivers Fr. Omaha, Neb.Nathaniel Weinman Fr. Richland, Wash.Zach Welp Fr. Des Moines, IowaBlake Yeager Fr. Crown Point, Ind.

• NewcomersNewcomers •

• SDSUSDSU Men’s Swimming & Diving Meets •Date(s) Event/Opponent Location TimeOct. 7 Yellow and Blue Intrasquad HPER Center Pool 4 p.m.Oct. 15 Green Bay Green Bay, Wis. 11 a.m.Oct. 28 Western Illinois HPER Center Pool 6 pmOct. 28 North Dakota HPER Center Pool 6 p.m.Nov. 12 St. Cloud St. Cloud, Minn. 2 p.m.Nov. 19 South Dakota Vermillion, S.D. 2 p.m.Dec. 2-3 Falcon Invitational (Swimming) Minneapolis, Minn. All DayDec. 2-4 Hawkeye Invitational (Diving) Iowa City, Iowa All DayJan. 2 Winter Training Camp St. Petersburg, Fla. All DayJan. 13 Iowa Central CC HPER Center Pool 6 p.m.Jan. 21 South Dakota (Senior Day/Parent’s Day) HPER Center Pool 2 p.m.Jan. 27 North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. 6 p.m.Feb. 3-4 Minnesota Challenge Minneapolis, Minn. 6 p.m./noonFeb. 15-18 Summit League Championships Rochester, Mich. All Day

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2010-11: Won 13 events as a freshman and was a part of six school records ... in first meet of his career, he won the 100 backstroke in 53.94 sec, 200 backstroke in1:59.44 and the medley relay in 1:37.02 (10/16) ... day two of the Summit League Championships (2/17), set school record in the 50 freetyle (21.51) and was part ofthe school record 200 medley relay (1:34.87) ... day three of the championships (2/18), set school record in the 100 backstroke (50.98) and was part of the schoolrecord 400 medley relay (3:26.89) ... day four of the championships (2/19), set school record in the 200 backstroke (1:50.52) and was part of the school record 400freeestyle relay (3:07.85)

BEFORE SDSU:Third at the Age Group Nationals in the 100 backstroke ... men’s and overall team score National Age Group Champions ... honor roll member ...majoring in software engineering

Career Bests• 50 Freestyle: 22.43 sec (2010 at Hawkeye Invitational)• 100 Freestyle: 49.10 sec (2010 vs. North Dakota)• 200 Freestyle: 1:45.42 (2011 at Summit League Championships)Career Wins• 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:13.64 (2010 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay)School Records• 800 Freestyle Relay: 6:54.78 (2011 at Summit League Championships)

2010-11: Won first career event as part of the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:13.64 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay (11/5) ... seasonbest in the 50 freestyle (22.43) at the Hawkeye Invitational (12/5) ... member of the school record 800 freeesyle relay (6:54.78) on day one of the Summit League Championships (2/16) ... swam career-best 200 freestyle in 1:48.98 on day three of the championships (2/18)

2009-10: Had a season best in the 50 freestyle of 22.68 sec vs. USD and UND and also swam that anchor leg for the 200 freestyle relay in 1:29.57 (1/16) ... swam acareer best 100 freestyle of 49.61 sec at the Minnesota Challenge (2/5-6)

2008-09: Swam the anchor leg for the 200 medley relay team (1:42.66) to finished fourth during the second day of the Wyoming Quadrangular ... anchored the sec-ond place 400 medley relay team (3:42.49) and started for the 400 freestyle relay team (3:22.73) that finished third against Western Illinois ... swam for the 2nd place200 freestyle relay team (1:29.80) in a home meet against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... had a 13th place finish in the 100 breastroke (1:10.19) and anchored the thirdplace 200 freestyle relay team (1:31.69) at the St. John’s Invitational ... was a member of the third place 200 freestyle relay team that finished in 1:31.58 during dayone at St. Louis ... finished 21st in the 50 freestyle with a time of 22.50 sec during day one at the Summit League Championships ... during day two, he swam the 200freestyle in 1:48.98 to finish 17th ... on day three, swam the 100 freestyle in 49.89 seconds to place 27th

BEFORE SDSU: Member of The Woodlands High School swim team... made the district and regional team two years in a row... granted The Woodlands High Schoolswimming scholarship... majoring in business... chose SDSU because of the growing swim program and the aviation program

KYLE AVOCATO

SENIOR

THE WOODLAND, TEXAS

THE WOODLANDS H.S.

School Records• 50 Freestyle: 21.51 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 100 Backstroke: 50.98 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Backstroke: 1:50.52 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Medley Relay: 1:34.87 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:07.85 (2011 at Summit League Championships) • 400 Medley Relay: 3:26.89 (2011 at Sumit League Championships)

PHIL ALBU

SOPHOMORE

CHARLIE LAKE B.C.BISHOP CARROLL H.S.


Career Wins • 100 Backstroke: 53.94 sec. (2010 at North Dakota) • 200 Backstroke: 1:58.29 (2011 vs. North Dakota) • 100 Backstroke: 53.60 sec. (2010 vs. Western Illinois) • 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:27.09 (2010 vs. South Dakota)• 100 Backstroke: 54.20 sec. (2011 at St. Louis) • 200 Medley Relay: 1:37.02 (2010 vs. South Dakota) • 100 Backstroke: 53.82 sec. (2011 vs. North Dakota) • 200 Medley Relay: 1:36.04 (2010 vs. South Dakota)• 200 Backstroke: 1:59.44 (2010 at North Dakota) • 400 Medley Relay: 3:30.83 (2010 vs. Western Illinois)• 200 Backstroke: 1:56.45 (2010 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay) • 400 Medley Relay: 3:29.89 (2010 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay)• 200 Backstroke: 1:56.76 (2010 vs. South Dakota)

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2010-11: Won three events as a junior ... won the 1000 freestyle in 10:12.12 vs. Western Illinois (10/30) ... won the 500 freestyle (4:56.05) and the 1000 freestyle(10:05.62) vs. South Dakota (11/20) ... member of the school record 800 freestyle relay (16:35.20) on day one of the Summit League Championships (2/17) ... placedseventh in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:43.37 on day two of the championships (2/17) ranking seventh in school history

2009-10: Runner-up in the 1000 freestyle vs. North Dakota with a time of 10:20.95 (10/16) ... placed second in the 800 freestyle in 8:58.45 at South Dakota(12/10) ... finished the 1000 freestyle in 10:16.89 in a double dual vs. UND/USD (1/30) ... placed sixth in the 1,650 freestyle clocking in at 16:35.20 on day three ofthe Summit League Championships (2/20)

2008-09: Won first career event in the 800 sc meter freestyle in 8:49.47 at South Dakota (12/13) ... finished second in the 1650 freestyle (17:20.78) during day twoof the Wyoming Quadrangular ... finished second in the 500 freestyle (5:01.36) and second in the 1650 freestyle (17:14.35) against Western Illinois ... swam theanchor leg for the fourth place 200 freestyle relay team (1:31.63) in a home meet against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... had a fourth place finished in the 1000 freestyle witha time of 10:11.58 at the St. John’s Invitational

BEFORE SDSU: Member of the Rockwood swim club for nine years... eight time Region 8 sectional qualifier in multiple events (1500/1650 freestyle, 800/1000freestyle, 450/500 freestyle, 400 IM, 200 Fly, 200 Breast)... Marquette High School varsity boy's swim team for one year... state qualifier (200/500 freestyle)...Marquette High School varsity water polo for two years and reached the Elite Eight in 2007 and the Final Four in 2008... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American... Firstteam All-conference suburban west 2007-08... second team All-district in 2007... All-district honorable mention in 2008... Marquette academic excellence and hornorroll student... took first placed out of over 960 participants in the 2008, 16th annual Alcatraz Sharkfest, a 1.5 mile open water swim... best time in the 1500 freestyle,17:12... best time in the 1650 freestyle, 16:58... majoring in athletic training

Career Bests• 500 Freestyle: 4:43.37 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 1,000 Freestyle: 9:56.36 (2011)• 1,650 Freestyle: 16:35.20 (2010 at Summit League Championships)

KYLE CATANI

SENIOR

BALLWIN, MO.MARQUETTE H.S.

Career Wins• 800 SC Meter Freestyle: 8:49.47 (2008 at South Dakota)• 500 Freestyle: 4:56.05 (2010 vs. South Dakota)• 1000 Freestyle: 10:12.12 (2010 vs. Western Illinois)• 1000 Freestyle: 10:05.62 (2010 vs. South Dakota)

School Records• 800 Freestyle Relay: 6:54.78 (2011 at Summit League

Championships)

Career Bests• 1-Meter Diving: 233.80 points (2011 vs. North Dakota)• 3-Meter Diving: 236.90 points (2011 at Minnesota Challenge)

CLARK KOCOUREK

SOPHOMORE

OMAHA, NEB.MILLARD WEST H.S.

2010-11: Posted season-best 1-meter dive vs. North Dakota with 233.80 points (1/28), second best 1-meter dive score in school his-tory ... season best 3-meter dive at Minnesota Challenge with 236.90 points (2/5), third best 3-meter dive score in school history ...scored 234.95 points in the 3-meter dive on day three at the Summit League Championships (2/18) and scored 224.60 points in the1-meter dive on day four of the championships (2/19)

BEFORE SDSU: Career best 1-meter diving score of 374 points in high school ... has yet to declare a major



Career Bests• 100 Breaststroke: 1:00.16 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Breaststroke: 2:11.43 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 IM: 1:58.00 (2011 at Summit League Championships)Career Wins• 200 IM: 2:00.94 (2010 vs. Western Illinois)• 200 Medley Relay: 1:36.04 (2010 vs. South Dakota)

2010-11: Captured two victories after not competing his freshman year ... won 200 IM vs. Western Illinois in 2:00.94 (10/30) ... member of the first place 200 medley relay vs. South Dakota with a time of 1:36.04 (11/20) ... season-bests in the 200 IM (1:58.00) on day two of the Summit League Championships (2/17), 100 breaststroke (1:00.16) on day three (2/18) and the 200 breaststroke on day four (2/19)

2009-10: Did not compete

BEFORE SDSU: Pierre Swim Team Swimmer of the Year during winter 2005-06 ... PST Swimmer Choice award three times from 2006-09 ... as a senior, was the statechampion in the 400 individual medley and the 200 breaststroke ... as a freshman in 2006, was the state champion in 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and the 200backstroke ... part of the second place 400 freestyle and 400 medley relay teams in 2006 and 2009 ... personal best of 1:02.78 in the 100 breaststroke, 2:20.91 in the200 breaststroke and a time of 2:05.37 n the 200 individual medley ... National Honor Society member, Vice President and and the student senate class treasurer ...awarded the Lee Opheim, Yellow and Blue, Erma Fiedler, Perkins Kiwanis and the Robert Disburg Memorial scholarships ... given the Delta Kappa Gamma Book award... majoring in geography

JIM MCLAIN

JUNIOR

PIERRE, S.D.T.F. RIGGS H.S.

2010-11: Part of two winning relays as a freshman ... member of first place 200 freestyle relay team vs. North Dakota with a time of1:28.61 (10/16) and the 400 freestyle relay vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay with a time of 3:13.64 (11/5) ... season-bests in the 50 freestyle(21.91) on day two of the Summit League Championships (2/17), 200 freestyle (1:44.46) on day three (2/18) and the 100 freestyle(47.94) on day four (2/19)

BEFORE SDSU: Was the runner-up in the 100 freestyle, fourth in the 50 freestyle and part of the third-place medley relay team at thestate meet ... majoring in history

JACK MORROW

SOPHOMORE

LINCOLN, NEB.LINCOLN SOUTHEAST H.S.

Career Bests• 50 Freeestyle: 21.91 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 100 Freestyle: 47.94 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championsships)• 200 Freestyle: 1:44.46 (2011 at Summit League Championships)Career Wins• 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:28.61 (2010 at North Dakota)• 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:13.64 (2010 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay)

Notable Wins• 200 Freestyle: 1:45.22 (2009 vs. North Dakota)• 400 Freestyle: 4:16.52 (2011 at South Dakota)• 500 Freestyle: 4:47.08 (2010 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay)• 800 Freestyle: 8:48.48 (2011 at South Dakota)• 1000 Freestyle: 9:50.78 (2010 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay)• 1500 Freestyle: 16:50.22 (2010 vs. St. Louis)

KYLE OCHSNER

JUNIOR

JORDAN, MINN.JORDAN H.S.

2010-11: Won ten events as a sophomore ... won the 500 freeestyle (4:47.08), 1000 freestyle (9:50.78) and was part of the 400 freestyle relay (3:13.64) vs.Wisconsin-Green Bay (11/5) ... set school record in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 9:40.14 ... part of five school records at the Summit League Championships ...800 freestyle relay (6:54.78) on day one (2/16) ... 200 freestyle (1:41.25) and 400 medley relay (3:26.89) on day three (2/18) ... 1650 freestyle (16:00.08) and400 freestyle relay (3:07.85) on day four (2/19)

2009-10: Won nine events and set three school records as a freshman ... in first meet of his career, won the 200 freestyle in 1:45.22 and the 500 freestyle in 4:48.99(10/16) ... placed first in the second meet of the day at Wisconsin-Green Bay with a 200 freestyle finish of 1:46.34 (11/7) ... won the 100 butterfly at South Dakotaclocking in at 1:00.80 (12/1) ... named Summit League swimmer of the week on Jan. 19th after winning four events in three meets: 200 freestyle (1:46.34) vs.Westminster (Pa.), 500 freestyle (4:53.24) and a member of the 400 medley relay (3:37.59) in a double dual vs. South Dakota and St. Louis and won the 1500freestyle vs. St. Louis in 16:50.22 ... won the 500 freestyle in a double dual vs. North Dakota and South Dakota in 4:51.13 (1/31) ... set the school record in the 500freestyle in 4:35.40 during day one of the Summit League Championships (2/18) ... member of the record setting 800 freestyle relay team that clocked in at 7:00.50on day two (2/19) ... set the SDSU record in the 1650 freestyle in 16:11.13 on day three (2/20)

Before SDSU: Member of the Prior Lake Lakers and the club team South Metro Storm in 2008-09 and was a member of Black Line from 2005-08 ... several topeight placings at state and three apearances at Zones ... cumulitive 3.80 GPA in high school.

School Records• 200 Freestyle: 1:41.25 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 500 Freestyle: 4:35.40 (2010 at Summit League Championships)• 1000 Freestyle: 9:40.14 (2011) • 1650 Freestyle: 16:00.08 (2011 at Summit League Championships)

• 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:07.85 (2011 at Summit LeagueChampionships) • 400 Medley Relay: 3:26.89 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 800 Freestyle Relay: 6:54.78 (2011 at Summit LeagueChampionships)

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• SDSUSDSU Men’s Swimming & Diving Team •Career Bests• 100 Breaststroke: 58.66 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Breaststroke: 2:05.69 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Individual Medley: 1:55.11 (2011 at Summit League Championships)School Records• 200 Medley Relay: 1:34.87 (2011 at Summit League Championships)

2010-11: Won nine events as a sophomore ... in first meet of the season, won the 200 breaststroke in 2:13.34 and was a member of the winning 200 medley relaywith a time of 1:37.02 at North Dakota (10/16) ... career-best in the 200 IM (1:55.11) and member of the school record 200 medley relay (1:34.87) on day two at theSummit League Championships (2/17) ... career-best 100 breaststroke (58.66) on day three at the championships (2/18)

2009-10: Won first career event at South Dakota in the 200 breaststroke with a finish of 2:29.28 (12/10) ... finished first in the 200 breaststroke in 2:15.27 in a dou-ble dual vs. South Dakota and St. Louis (1/16) ... placed second in the 200 breaststroke clocking in at 2:15.18 in a double dual versus North Dakota and South Dakota(1/30) ... season best 200 IM during day one of the Summit League Championships with a time of 1:55.83 (2/18) ... season best 100 breaststroke of 59.20 sec. onday two (2/19) ... finished third in the 200 breaststroke with a season best finish of 2:06.15 (2/20)

BEFORE SDSU: Member of high school swimming and tennis team all four year and played for the golf team his senior year ... appeared at the state swimming andtennis tournament all four years since freshman year ... finished sixth in singles during his senior year at state tennis ... consolation champion in doubles ... claimednumerous state first through third placings freshman through senior year. ... honor roll member from his freshman through his senior year ... majoring in civil enginerring

SHEA PATRICK

JUNIOR

MITCHELL, S.D.MITCHELL H.S.

Career Wins• 200 Breaststroke: 2:11.38 (2010 vs. South Dakota)• 100 Breaststroke: 1:00.33 (2010 vs. South Dakota)• 200 Breaststroke: 2:12.50 (2011 at St. Louis)• 200 Breaststroke: 2:29.28 (2009 vs. South Dakota)• 200 Breaststroke: 2:11.87 (2011 vs. North Dakota)

• 200 Breaststroke: 2:15.27 (2010 vs. USD/Saint Louis) • 200 Breaststroke: 2:13.34 (20110 at North Dakota)• 200 Breaststroke: 2:10.87 (2010 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay)• 200 Medley Relay: 1:37.02 (2010 at North Dakota)• 400 Medley Relay: 3:30.83 (2010 vs. Western Illinois)• 400 Medley Relay: 3:29.89 (2010 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay)

Career Wins• 1-Meter Diving: 228.23 points (2009 vs. North Dakota)• 1-Meter Diving: 253.15 points (2010 vs. Western Illinois)• 3-Meter Diving: 246.93 points (2009 vs. North Dakota)School Records• 1-Meter Diving: 254.63 points (2010 vs. USD/St. Louis)• 3-Meter Diving: 288.35 points (2010 vs. Western Illinois)

BRAD SCHOREIT

JUNIOR

OMAHA, NEB.MILLARD NORTH H.S

2010-11: Won the 1-meter dive with 253.15 points vs. Western Illinois (10/30) ... also set school record in the 3-meter dive with 288.35 points vs. Western Illinois ... scored 259.40 points in the 3-meter dive on day three at the Summit League Championships

(2/18) ... scored 236.15 points in the 1-meter dive on day four (2/19)

2009-10: Named Summit League Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week for his performances in the Jackrabbits' season-opening meet when he swept the diving events in the Oct. 16 dual against the University of North Dakota. He broke a 29-year-old school record in the 3-meter com-petition, compiling a score of 246.93 over six dives to eclipse the previous mark of 239.55 set by Pete Vanderpan in 1980. Schoreit opened the meet by winning the 1-meter event with a score of 228.23 ... broke his own SDSU record in 1-meter diving in a double dual vs. South Dakota and St. Louis with a mark of 254.63 points ...set the school record in 3-meter diving four time, including his 263.85 points at the Minnesota Challenge (2/5-6)

BEFORE SDSU: Has been diving since he was five years old ... a member of the Metro Omaha Diving Team and Nebraska Dive Club ... participated in karate for fiveyears ... finished second at state his freshman year, fourth as a sophmore and won state his junior and senior year ... was also the school’s Swimming and Diving MVPall four years of high school and the senior captain as a senior year ... was undefeated as senior year ... majoring in broadcast journalism

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Career Bests• 100 Freestyle: 46.82 sec. (2011)• 200 Freestyle: 1:42.48 (2011)• 500 Freestyle: 4:47.40 (2010 vs. Western Illinois)

2010-11: Won 21 events as a freshman and set eight school records, 4 individual ... in first collegiate meet, won the 100 butterfly in a record time of 51.00 seconds,200 butterfly in a record time of 1:54.12, 200 freestyle in 1:43.65 and the 200 medley relay in 1:47.02 vs. North Dakota (10/16) earning Summit League Athlete ofthe Week honors ... named Summit League Athlete of the Week again after winning the 200 freestyle (1:45.02), school record 400 medley relay (3:28.89) and breakinga pool record in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:45.02 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay (11/5) ... member of the school record 800 freestyle relay (6:54.78) on day one atthe Summit League Championships (2/16) ... set school record in the 200 IM (1:51.95) and was a member of the school record 200 medley relay (1:34.87) on day twoat the championships (2/17) ... set school record in the 400 IM (4:01.29) and was a member of the school record 400 medley relay (3:26.89) on day three at thechampionships (2/18) ... won the 200 butterfly with a school record time of 1:49.06 and was a member of the school record 400 freestyle relay (3:26.89) on day fourat the championships (2/19)

BEFORE SDSU:Two-year team captain, three-year team MVP, three-year high school state qualifier, four-time varsity letter winner, DAC conference MVP 2010 ... brokefour school records and was an all-conference selection in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke ... two-time sectional champion in the 100 backstroke and one-timechamp in the 100 butterfly ... placed second at the state meet ... All-American in the 100 butterfly as a senior ... majoring in nursing

CHRIS SCHREIER

SOPHOMORE

PORTAGE, IND.PORTAGE H.S.

Notable Wins• 100 Butterfly: 50.96 sec. (2010 vs. South Dakota)• 100 Butterfly: 51.00 (2010 at North Dakota)• 100 Butterfly: 51.31 (2011 at St. Louis Day 1)• 200 Butterfly: 1:49.06 (2011 Summit League Championships)• 200 Freestyle: 1:43.65 (2010 at North Dakota)• 400 IM: 4:06.88 (2010 vs. South Dakota)• 400 IM: 4:10.51 (2011 at St. Louis Day 2)• 500 Freestyle: 4:47.40 (2010 vs. Western Illinois)• 200 Medley Relay: 1:36.04 (2010 vs. South Dakota)• 400 Medley Relay: 3:29.89 (2010 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay)

School Records• 100 Butterfly: 50.66 sec. (2010 at Hawkeye Invitational)• 200 Butterfly: 1:49.06 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 IM: 1:51.95 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 400 IM: 4:01.29 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:07.85 (2011 at Summit LeagueChampionships) • 800 Freestyle Relay: 6:54.78 (2011 at Summit LeagueChampionships)• 200 Medley Relay: 1:34.87 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 400 Medley Relay: 3:26.89 (2011 at Summit League Championships)

Career Bests• 200 Backstroke: 2:00.65 (2010 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Butterfly: 2:00.80 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Individual Medley: 2:03.12 (2010 at Summit League Championships)• 400 Individual Medley: 4:22.16 (2011 at Summit League Championships)

GARRET SCHROCK

SENIOR

BENNET, NEB.NORRIS H.S.

2010-11: Swam career-best 400 IM in 4:22.16 on day three at the Summit League Championships (2/18) ... ninth fastest 400 IM in school history ... career-best 200 butterfly (2:00.80) on day four at the championships (2/19)

2009-10: Set a career best time of 4:23.45 in the 400 IM on day two of the Summit League Championships, eighth best time in school history (2/19)... set a career best in the 200 backstroke with a finish of 2:00.65 during day three, eighth best time in school history (2/20)

2008-09: Swam to a fourth place finish in the 100 backstroke clocking in at 59.16 sec against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... finished 19th in the 50 freestyle with a time of24.31 sec at the St. John's Invitational ... finished fourth in the 200 IM (2:08.99) on day one of a dual against St. Louis ... had a 20th place finish in the 200 back-stroke (2:07.65) and placed 23rd in the 100 backstroke (59.12 sec) on day two of the Minnesota Challenge ... placed 18th in the 100 backstroke (57.24 sec) and fin-ished 16th in the 400 IM (4:29.66) on day two of the Summit League Championships

BEFORE SDSU: Member of the Norris high school swim team from 2004-2008... CKST Club Team member from 1996-2004... three-time state medalist at the highschool meet... finished fifth and sixth in the 100 backstroke and sixth in the 200 IM... swam a best in the 100 backstroke of 56.52 sec and in the 200 IM of 2:03.69...majoring in biology


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Career Bests• 50 Freestyle: 22.41 sec. (2011 at Minnesota Challenge)• 100 Freestyle: 50.55 sec. (2010 at Hawkeye Invitational)• 100 Backstroke: 53.87 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Backstroke: 1:59.15 (2011 at Minnesota Challenge)

2010-11: Season bests in the 50 freestyle (22.41) and the 200 backstroke (1:59.15) at the Minnesota Challenge (2/5) ... season bestin the 100 backstroke (53.87) on day three at the Summit League Championships (2/18)

Before SDSU: Swam for five years, including finishing sixth at state in the 100 backstroke and eleventh in the 100 freesytle.

DYLAN STALHEIM

SOPHOMORE

OMAHA, NEB.

GREG THOMPSON

JUNIOR

ROCHESTER, MINN.JOHN MARSHALL H.S.

Career Bests• 100 Butterfly: 57.85 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Butterfly: 2:13.14 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 500 Freestyle: 5:07:42 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 1000 Freestyle: 11:04.75 (2010 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay)

2010-11: Swam career-best in the 1000 freestyle in a time of 11:04.75 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay (11/5) ... career-best 500 freestyle(5:07.42) on day two at the Summit League Championships (2/17) ... career-best 100 butterfly (57.85) on day three at the champi-onships (2/18) ... career-best 200 butterfly (2:13.14) on day four at the championships (2/19)

2009-10: Season best 100 butterfly (58.83 sec.) and 200 butterfly time of 2:16.25 at the Minnesota Challenge (2/5-6)

BEFORE SDSU: A member of the Rochester John Marshall Rockets varstiy from 2005-09 ... team co-captain for his senior season ...competed at the state swim meet in 2009 ... Big Nine all-conference selection in 2008-09 ... Big Nine scholar athlete and a NationalHonor Society member

• SDSUSDSU Men’s Swimming & Diving Newcomers •

FRANKY CIUMMO

FRESHMAN

OMAHA, NEB.OMAHA CREIGHTON PREP

BEFORE SDSU: Nebraska state meet finalist ... part of winning 200 medley and 400 freeestyle relay teams ... part of four state cham-pionships ... Air Force ROTC and major undecided

YANN DESJARDINS

FRESHMAN

WHITBY, ONTARIO

ST. CHARLES GARNIER

BEFORE SDSU: Member of the Ajax Aquatic Club ... Eastern Canadian Championship qualifier ... won the High Point Trophy at the2010 Youth Cup ... majoring in computer engineering

CONNOR FLORAND

SOPHOMORE

FOREST LAKE, MINN.FOREST LAKE H.S.

BEFORE SDSU: Transfer from Minnesota State University ... NCAA Division II All-American ... 3-meter 6 dive record holder ... MSUmale diver of the year ... placed fourth at state in diving his senior year ... team captain, all-state selection senior year and four time all-conference ... two-time MVP All-State ... overall GPA of 3.4 ... majoring in pre-med


WIL HOGUE

FRESHMAN

CHANDLER, ARIZ.SETON CATHOLIC H.S.

BEFORE SDSU: Wil competed multiple times at the Arizona state meet for Seton Catholic High School, winning a state title in the 50-yard freestyle as a junior ... was runner-up in the 50 free as both a sophomore and senior ... posted back-to-back state runner-up finish-es in the 100 free as a sophomore and junior before a third-place effort as a senior ... earned Rookie of the Meet at state championshipsas a freshman ... team's most valuable swimmer three times and team captain as a senior ... West Coast Sectional and Junior Nationalsqualifier


BEFORE SDSU: Nebraska state meet finalist in the 50 freestyle and the 400 freestyle relay... majoring in economics

DREW STIVERS

FRESHMAN


BEFORE SDSU: Washington state meet finalist ... All-Area MVP selection ... member of the National Honor Society ... majoring inmechanical engineering

NATHANIEL WEINMAN

FRESHMAN

RICHLAND, WASH.RICHLAND H.S.

BEFORE SDSU: Placed third in the 100 butterfly at the Iowa state meet ... majoring in architecture

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ZACH WELP

FRESHMAN

DES MOINES, IOWA

DOWLING CATHOLIC H.S.

BEFORE SDSU: Pierre Swim Team ... Swimmer of the Year in 2006, 2010 and 2011 ... South Dakota state meet champion in the 100backstroke, 200 backstroke and 100 freestyle ... majoring in civil engineering

ALEX MCLAIN

FRESHMAN



BLAKE YEAGER

FRESHMAN

CROWN POINT, IND.CROWN POINT H.S.

BEFORE SDSU: Indiana state meet finalist in the 200 freestyle ... three-time state meeet qualifier... team captain senior year ... MVPjunior and senior year ... HPER major


Event Athlete(s) Time Location50 Freestyle Phil Albu :21.51* Summit League Champ.100 Freestyle Chris Schreier :46.82200 Freestyle Kyle Ochsner 1:41.25* Summit League Champ.500 Freestyle Kyle Ochsner 4:35.86 Summit League Champ.1000 Freestyle Kyle Ochsner 9:40.14*1650 Freestyle Kyle Ochsner 16:00.08* Summit League Champ.100 Backstroke Phil Albu :50.98* Summit League Champ.200 Backstroke Phil Albu 1:50.52 Summit League Champ.100 Breaststroke John Bisson :58.61 Summit League Champ.200 Breaststroke Shea Patrick 2:05.69 Summit League Champ.100 Butterfly Chris Schreier :50.66* Hawkeye Invitational200 Butterfly Chris Schreier 1:49.06* Summit League Champ.200 Individual Medley Chris Schreier 1:51.95* Summit League Champ.400 Individual Medley Chris Schreier 4:01.29* Summit League Champ.200 Freestyle Relay Holden, Yacevich, Bisson, Albu 1:26.00 Summit League Champ.400 Freestyle Relay Schreier, Albu, Bisson, Ochsner 3:07.85* Summit League Champ.800 Freestyle Relay Schreier, Avocato, Catani, Ochsner 6:54.78* Summit League Champ.200 Medley Relay Albu, Patrick, Schreier, Bisson 1:34.87* Summit League Champ.400 Medley Relay Albu, Bisson, Schreier, Ochsner 3:26.89* Summit League Champ.1-Meter Diving Brad Schoreit 236.15 Summit League Champ.3-Meter Diving Brad Schoreit 259.40 Summit League Champ.

• 2010-11 Men’s Swimming & Diving Season Bests •

• SDSUSDSU Swimming & Diving Preview •After finishing runner-up last year, the women’s swimming and

diving team looks to climb up one more spot this year to claim theSummit League Championship.

The Jacks lose four letterwinners from last year including seniorsAlex Hoffman and Cassie Kozar. The team returns seven seniors andhas six newcomers including four freshman.

“We have a great returning team that knows what to expect,both for the regular season and the championship season. We havea larger senior class, which mean we can develop several leadersthat will impact our younger athletes,” said head coach BradErickson.

Seniors Jessica Ferley and Ashley Valdez will lead the way for theJacks.

Ferley has excelled in freestyle and backstroke events, whileValdez has done the same in the butterfly.

Freshman Andrea Budahl had an outstanding year for the Jacksin freestyle events. Budahl had twelve total victories last year. Shebroke the school record in the 1000 freestyle and was a member ofthe 800 freestyle relay.

“Andrea had a great freshman year. She worked extremely hardin practices, and her championship meet showed the rewards for allher hard work. It should set up a great career for her.”

One of the biggest holes that SDSU will have to fill is the loss ofAlex Hoffman who ended her career with 53 wins and was a partnine school records.

A freshman that could make an immediate impact is SamanthaFossum.

“Samantha Fossum will be a great addition to the women’s pro-gram. She is good in all distances of freestyle from the 50 to the1650. She also has a great work ethic and is eager to learn fromour senior class.

Even with the young team, Erickson sees no reason why the Jacksshould take a step back.

The Summit League Championships are Feb. 15-18 in Rochester,Michigan.

2011-12 Women’s Summit League Swimming & Diving Preseason Poll

Team Points1. Oakland (5) 252. South Dakota State (1) 203. South Dakota 164. Eastern Illinois 125. IUPUI 96. Western Illinois 8Note: First-place votes in parentheses

ASHLEY VALDEZ will help lead the Jackrabbit women’s squad thisseason.

ERIN EAGEN broke the school record in the 1 meter and 3 meterdive last year.

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Name Year Event(s) Hometown Amber Jae Bienfang Senior Freestyle-Distance Le Sueur, Minn.Alanah Bird Sophomore Breaststroke Montreal, Quebec, CanadaKelsey Boucher Sophomore Freestyle-Distance Manchester, Conn.Andrea Budahl Sophomore Freestyle Mitchell, S.D.Kaylin Caron Sophomore Freestyle-Sprints Marshall, Minn.Erin Eagen Junior Diving Forest Lake, Minn.Jessica Ferley Senior Freestyle Rapid City, S.D.Shauna Foor Sophomore Freestyle Chesterton, Ind.Samantha Fossum Freshman Freestyle Brookings, S.D.Emma Gaulke-Janowski Sophomore Freestyle Chanhassen, Minn.Selina Gilbertson Sophomore Freestyle Bemidji, Minn.Dana Greco Sophomore Diving Hauppauge, N.Y.Nicole Grimit Freshman Butterfly/Freestyle Saint Cloud, Minn.Kaitlyn Hemmingson Senior Backstroke Spearfish, S.D.Ellie Hendricks Senior Freestyle-Sprints Brookings, S.D.Morgan McLain Senior Backstroke/Ind. Medley Pierre, S.D.Melissa Mielke Junior Freestyle Brookings, S.D.Lisa Newberger Junior Freestyle Burnsville, Minn.Julie Pengilly Sophomore Freestyle Inkster, N.D.Kylie Poel Junior Freestyle Milbank, S.D.Kayla Rommen R-Freshman Multiple Events Rapid City, S.D.Kali Temperley Senior Freestyle Fremont, Neb.Lexi Temperley Sophomore Butterfly/Ind. Medley Fremont, Neb.Ashley Valdez Senior Freestyle Eaton, Colo.Fawn Weihl Sophomore Freestyle Omaha, Neb.Abbey Wharton Sophomore Freestyle Cedar Rapids, IowaEmma Wright Sophomore Freestyle Kirkland Lake, Ont., CanadaKatrina Young Freshman Multiple Events Mitchell, S.D

• SDSUSDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Roster •

• Roster Breakdown By StateRoster Breakdown By State •South Dakota (10): Andrea Budahl, Jessica Ferley, Samantha Fossum, KaitlynHemmingson, Ellie Hendricks, Morgan McLain, Melissa Mielke, Kylie Poel, KaylaRommen, Katrina YoungMinnesota (7): Amber Jae Bienfang, Kaylin Caron, Erin Eagen, Emma Gaulke-Janowski, Selina Gilbertson, Nicole Grimit, Lisa NewbergerNebraska (3): Kali Temperley, Lexi Temperly, Fawn WeihlCanada (2): Alanah Bird and Emma WrightColorado (1): Ashley ValdezConnecticut (1): Kelsey BoucherIndiana (1): Shauna Foor New York (1): Dana GrecoIowa (1): Abbey Wharton North Dakota (1): Julie Pengilly

Seniors (7): Amber Jae Bienfang, Jessica Ferley, Kaitlyn Hemmingson, EllieHendricks, Morgan McLain, Kali Temperley, Ashley ValdezJuniors (4): Erin Eagen, Melissa Mielke, Lisa Newberger, Kylie PoelSophomores (13): Alanah Bird, Kelsey Boucher, Andrea Budahl, Kaylin Caron,Shauna Foor, Emma Gaulke-Janowski, Selina Gilbertson, Dana Greco, JuliePengilly, Lexi Temperley, Fawn Weihl, Abbey Wharton, Emma WrightFreshmen (4): Samantha Fossum, Nicole Grimit, Kayla Rommen, Katrina Young

• Roster Breakdown By Class •Roster Breakdown By Class •

(R) Alanah Bird So. Montreal, Quebec, Canada(R) Kelsey Boucher So. Manchester, Conn.(R) Andea Budahl So. Mitchell, S.D.(R) Kaylin Caron So. Marshall, Minn.(R) Erin Eagen Jr. Forest Lake, Minn.(R) Jessica Ferley Sr. Rapid City, S.D.(R) Shauna Foor So. Chesterson, Ind.(R) Emma Gaulke-Janowski So. Chanhassen, Minn.(R) Kaitlyn Hemmingson Sr. Spearfish, S.D.(L) Alex Hoffman(L) Cassie Kozar(R) Lisa Newberger Jr. Burnsville, Minn.(R) Kylie Poel Jr. Milbank, S.D.(R) Kali Temperley Sr. Fremont, Neb.(L) Alyson Twenge(R) Ashley Valdez Sr. Eaton, Colo.(R) Fawn Weihl So. Omaha, Neb.(R) Emma Wright So. Kirkland Lake, Ont., Canada(L) Stephanie Young

• Letterwinners Returning/Lost • Letterwinners Returning/Lost •

• NewcomersNewcomers •Samantha Fossum Fr. Brookings, S.D.Dana Greco So. Haupauge, N.Y.Nicole Grimit Fr. St. Cloud, Minn.Morgan McLain Sr. Pierre, S.D.Kayla Rommen R-Fr. Spearfish, S.D.Katrina Young Fr. Mitchell, S.D.


Date(s) Event/Opponent Location TimeOct. 7 Yellow and Blue Intrasquad HPER Center Pool 4 p.m.Oct. 15 Green Bay Green Bay, Wis. 11 a.m.Oct. 22 Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 12 p.m.Oct. 28 Western Illinois HPER Center Pool 6 p.m.Oct. 28 North Dakota HPER Center Pool 6 p.m.Oct. 29 Iowa State HPER Center Pool 1 p.m.Nov. 12 Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 1 p.m.Nov. 19 South Dakota Vermillion, S.D. 2 p.m.Dec. 2-3 Falcon Invitational (Swimming) Minneapolis, Minn. All DayDec. 2-4 Hawkeye Invitational (Diving) Iowa City, Iowa All DayJan. 2 Winter Training Trip St. Petersburg, Fla. All DayJan. 13 Iowa Central CC HPER Center Pool 6 p.m.Jan. 14 Northern Iowa HPER Center Pool 2 p.m.Jan. 14 Nebraska-Omaha HPER Center Pool 2 p.m.Jan. 21 South Dakota (Senior Day/Parent’s Day) HPER Center Pool 2 p.m.Jan. 27 North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. 6 p.m.Feb. 3-4 Minnesota Challenge Minneapolis, Minn. 6 p.m./noonFeb. 15-18 Summit League Championships Rochester, Mich. All Day

• SDSUSDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Meets •

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2010-11: Season best 50 freestyle in 26.87 seconds at Hawkeye Invitational (12/5) ... swam career-best 100 freestyle in 57.66 sec-onds at the Minnesota Challenge (2/5) ... also swam season bests in the 200 freestyle (2:06.05), 500 freestyle (5:34.01) and 1650freestyle (19:07.59) at Minnesota Challenge

2009-10: Clocked in with a season-best time of 18:49.87 in the 1,650 freestyle in double dual versus Northern Colorado and NorthernIowa (11/14) ... had a season-best 100 free of 58.32 seconds during the fourth and final day of the Husker Invitational (11/22) ...swam the 1,000 free in 11:16.46 against Saint Louis and South Dakota, the fifth-best time in school history (1/30) ... competed at the

Minnesota Challenge, where she finished the 200 free in 2:04.11 ... also posted a time of 5:23.78 in the 500 free, the eighth-best in SDSU history (2/5)

2008-09: Swam a season best in the 50 freestyle (26.28 sec) to finish seventh against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... swam the 50 backstroke in 32.66 seconds to finish32nd ... a part of the winning 200 freestyle relay team (1:43.84) in a home meet against Nebraska ... during day one in a meet against St. Louis, was a member of thethird place 800 freestyle relay team (8:23.43) ... finished fourth in the 100 freestyle clocking in at 27.92 seconds and started for the third place 400 freestyle relayteam during day two of a meet at St. Louis

BEFORE SDSU: Six-year member of the St. Peter High School swim team and qualified for the state meet during her senior year... ranked first in her high schoolclass... National Honor Society member ... majoring in nursing

Career Bests• 100 Freestyle: 57.66 sec. (2011 at Minnesota Challenge)• 200 Freestyle: 2:04.11 (2010 at Minnesota Challenge)• 500 Freestyle: 5:23.78 (2010 at Minnesota Challenge)• 1,000 Freestyle: 11:16.46 (2010 vs. St. Louis/South Dakota)Career Wins• 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:43.84 (2008 vs. Nebraska)

AMBER JAE BIENFANG

SENIOR

LE SUEUR, MINN.ST. PETER H.S.

ALANAH BIRD

SOPHOMORE

MONTREAL, QUEBEC

MOORPARK H.S.

2010-11: Posted season best times in multiple events at the Hawkeye Invitational; 50 freestyle (25.45 sec.), 100 freestyle (55.80 sec.),200 freestyle (2:00.54) and the 100 breaststroke (1:07.58) (12/3-5) ... had the fastest 200 IM on the team during the season on daytwo at the Summit League Championships with a time of 2:09.17 (2/17)

BEFORE SDSU: Moorpark High School Swimming MVP in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 ... CSA Athlete of the year in 2008 ... MoorparkHigh School All-CIF 2007-2010 ... earned the dedicated high school athlete award from the Marine Corps. ... majoring in nursing

KELSEY BOUCHER

SOPHOMORE

MANCHESTER, CONN.MANCHESTER H.S.

2010-11:The best 50 freestyle (29.28 sec.) and 100 freestyle (1:00.36) came in a home meet vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay (11/5) ...clocked in at 11:05.07 in the 1000 freestyle, a season best, at St. Louis (1/16) ... season-best in the 500 freestyle (5:18.15) on day twoat the Summit League Championships (2/17) ... season-bests in the 200 freestyle (2:02.48) on day three (2/18) and in the 1650freestyle (17:54.85) on day four (2/18)

BEFORE SDSU: Connecticut top-16 finisher and a Scholar Athlete ... three-time team MVP at Manchester High School as well as co-captain ... graduated with honors, activity honors, was a member of the National Honor Society and was the Treasure of Instructors ofthe Handicapped ... sister of former SDSU swimmer Kayleigh Boucher ... majoring in landscape architecutre

Career Bests• 50 Freestyle: 25.45 sec. (2010 at Hawkeye Invitational)• 100 Breaststroke: 1:07.58 (2010 at Hawkeye Invitational)• 200 Breaststroke: 2:25.84 (2011 Summit League Championships)• 200 IM: 2:09.17 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Medley Relay: 1:48.44 (2011 Summit League Championships)

Career Bests• 200 Freestyle: 2:02.48 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 500 Freestyle: 5:18.15 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 1000 Freestyle: 10:47.81 (2011)• 1650 Freestyle: 17:54.85 (2011 at Summit League Championships)


• SDSUSDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Team •Career Bests• 200 Butterfly: 2:14.71 (2010 vs. North Dakota)• 400 IM: 4:36.44 (2011 at Summit League Championships) • 500 Freestyle: 5:05.07 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 1650 Freestyle: 17:17.16 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• •

Notable Wins• 400 Freestyle: 4:35.11 (2011 at South Dakota)• 500 Freestyle: 5:11.18 (2011 at St. Louis)• 500 Freestyle: 5:14.07 (2011 at St. Louis)• 500 Freestyle: 5:09.85 (2011 vs. North Dakota)• 1000 Freestyle: 10:28.20 (2010 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay)• 1000 Freestyle: 10:35.94 (2011 at St. Louis)• 1000 Freestyle: 10:29.07 (2011 vs. North Dakota)• 1650 Freestyle: 17:28.15 (2010 vs. UNC/UNI)

• 400 IM: 4:45.19 (2011 at St. Louis)• 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:39.59 (2011 at St. Louis)• 500 Freestyle Scfamble Relay: 5:35.16 (2011 at Tampa Relays)• 800 Freestyle Relay: 8:00.30 (2010 vs. UNC/UNI)School Records• 1000 Freestyle: 10:22.64 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 800 Freestyle Relay: 7:41.64 (2011 at Summit LeagueChampionships)

ANDREA BUDAHL

SOPHOMORE


2010-11: Won 12 events, nine individual, during her freshman season and set two school records as a freshman ... won five events over two days in a pair of meet atSt. Louis (1/15-16) ... was a member of the school record 800 freestyle relay team to finished in 7:41.64 (2/16), swam a team season best 400 IM of 4:36.44 (2/18),swam a team season best 1650 freestyle of 17:17.16 and broke the 1000 freestyle record in 10:22.64 at the Summit League Championships (2/19)

BEFORE SDSU: State champion in multiple events ... the Mitchell Booster Club’s Hustler of the Year honoree ... Elite Eight Athlete of the Year Award ... National HonorSociety member from 2008-2009 and a Scholastic All-American ... sister of former SDSU swimmer Katie Budahl ... majoring in math education

KAYLIN CARON

SOPHOMORE

MARSHALL, MINN.MARSHALL H.S.

2010-11: Won five events during her freshman season, including one individual, as well as being a part of two school record relay teams ... the first individual win ofher career came at St. Louis with a 100 backstroke of 1:01.88 (1/16) ... swam the anchor leg for the school record 200 freestyle relay the finished in 1:36.26 (2/17)and was the anchor for the 400 freestyle relay that finished in a school record time of 3:32.07 at the Summit League Championships (2/19) ... also swam a season best50 freestyle of 24.19 seconds (2/17) and a 100 freestyle of 52.70 seconds (2/19) at the championships

BEFORE SDSU: Named MVP of her high school swim team from 2005-2009 ... holds the Marshall pool record in the 100 freestyle and the 400 freestyle relay ... setthe Marshall girls’ record in the 100 backstroke, 100 freestyle and the 200 and 400 freestyle relay ... majoring in interior design and business

Career Bests• 50 Freestyle: 24.19 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 100 Butterfly: 58.83 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 100 Freestyle: 52.70 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Medley Relay: 1:48.84 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 400 Medley Relay: 3:54.55 (2011 at Summit League Championships)

Career Wins• 100 Backstroke: 1:01.88 (2011 at St. Louis)• 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:39.17 (2010 at North Dakota)• 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:40.72 (2010 vs. North Dakota)• 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:50.62 (2011 at South Dakota)• 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:39.59 (2011 at St. Louis)

School Records• 200 Freestyle Relay 1:36.26 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:32.07 (2011 at Summit League Championships)

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•SDSUSDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Team •

Career Wins• 1-Meter Diving: 230.93 points (2010 vs. St. Louis)• 1-Meter Diving: 246.80 points (2010 vs. USD/Nebraska)• 1-Meter Diving: 252.45 points (2011 vs. North Dakota)• 3-Meter Diving: 251.00 points (2010 vs. USD/Nebraska)

School Records• 1-Meter Diving: 252.45 points (2011 vs. North Dakota)• 3-Meter Diving: 266.10 points (2011 at Summit LeagueChampionships)

ERIN EAGEN

JUNIOR

FOREST LAKE, MINN.FOREST LAKE H.S.

2010-11: Won the 1-meter dive with 246.80 points and the 3-meter dive with 251.00 points in double dual vs. Nebraska and South Dakota (11/20) ... won the 1-meter dive with a school record 252.45 points vs. North Dakota (1/28) ... scored 243.75 in the 1-meter dive on day two at the Summit League Championships (2/17)and set a school record in the 3-meter dive with 266.10 points on day four (2/19)

2009-10: Joined SDSU during the spring semester and had an immediate impact ... won her first career event in 1-meter diving at 230.93 points vs. Saint Louis(1/17) ... had a season best 1-meter score of 240.20 at the Minnesota Challenge ... broke her own school record with a 3-meter diving point total of 254.70 duringday two of the Summit League Championships (2/19)

BEFORE SDSU:Transferred from the University of Minnesota after the fall semester during the 2009-10 season ... all-conference and all-state selection in highschool ... team captain for two year and named most valuable, most dedicated and hardest worker ... National Honor Society member 2008-2009 ... majoring in ath-letic training

JESSICA FERLEY

SENIOR

RAPID CITY, S.D.R.C. CENTRAL H.S.

Career Bests• 100 Freestyle: 53.63 sec (2009 at Summit League Championships)• 200 freestyle: 1:56.74 (2009)• 500 Freestyle: 5:02.93 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 1000 Freestyle: 10:37.23 (2010)• 1,650 Freestyle: 17:46.24 (2011 at Minnesota Challenge)• 200 Backstroke: 2:04.15 (2011 at Summit League Championships)

Notable Wins• 100 Butterfly: 1:02.22 (2009 at Nebraska)• 200 Backstroke: 2:07.29 (2011 vs. North Dakota)• 200 Freestyle: 1:57.59 (2009 vs. UNC/UNI) • 200 IM: 2:13.68 (2011 vs. North Dakota)• 1000 Freestyle: 10:37.23 (2010 at UND/USD)• 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:42.46 (2008 at UNC/UNI)

School Records• 50 Backstroke: 27.96 sec. (2011)• 100 Backstroke: 58.41 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 800 Freestyle Relay: 7:41.64 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Medley Relay: 1:47.61 (2010 at Summit League Championships)• 400 Medley Relay: 3:54.40 (2009 at Summit League Championships)

2010-11: Won 14 events as a junior year and was part of three school records ... won the 200 IM with a career best time of 2:13.68 vs. North Dakota (1/28) ... mem-ber of the winning school record 800 freestyle relay (7:41.64) on day one at the Summit League Championships (2/16) ... posted career-best in the 500 freestyle(5:02.93) on day two (2/17), set school record in the 100 backstroke with a time of 58.41 seconds on day three (2/18) and swam career-best in the 200 backstroke(2:04.15) on day four of the championships (2/19) ... set school record in the 50 backstroke with a time of 27.96 seconds

2009-10: Posted six individual wins in freestyle and backstroke events along with nine relay victories ... ended her sophomore year with 25 career wins ... first win ofthe season came at Wisconsin-Green Bay in the 100 backstroke (1:00.95) (11/7) ... in a double-header, double dual against Northern Iowa and Northern Colorado, wonher first career 200 freestyle in 1:57.59, was a part of the winning 200 medley relay (1:50.94) and led off for the winning 400 medley relay that finished in 4:01.90(11/14) ... set the school record with a winning 1000 freestyle time of 10:37.23 vs. North Dakota/South Dakota (1/30) ... was a part of two school record relay teamson day two of the Summit League Championships; the 200 medley relay that finished fourth in 1:47.61 and the 800 freestyle relay that placed second in 7:43.35(2/19) ... also swam a team season best of 58.87 sec in the prelims of the 100 backstroke on day two (2/19)

2008-09: Was a part of eight winning relay teams, four school record relay teams and had two individual wins as a freshman ... started for the first place 400 medleyrelay (3:59.08) team in a home meet against Wisconsin-Milwaukee ... won the 50 backstroke (28.09 sec.), and was a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay team(3:42.46), the winning 200 medley relay team (1:52.90) and the first place 400 medley relay team in a triangular against Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa ... won the100 freestyle with a time of 54.48 sec, was a part of the winning 200 freestyle relay team (1:41.65) and started for the winning 200 medley relay team (1:52.00) dur-ing day one of a two day meet at St. Louis ... during day two at St. Louis, Ferley was a member of the 400 freestyle relay team (3:44.16) that placed first and startedfor the winning 400 medley relay team (4:05.66) ... set four school records as a part of relay teams at the season ending Summit League Championships; fourth placefinish in the 200 freestyle (1:38.29), fourth place in the 400 freestyle (3:33.27), fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:49.04) and a third place finish in the 400 medley relay(3:54.40)

BEFORE SDSU: A member of the Rapid City Racers swim team for 14 years... team captain and state champion for 10 years... zone qualifier, medal winner and seniorsectional qualifier... regents scholar and magnum cum laud... varsity member of her high school track and field team... National Honor Society member and officer...state record holder in the 13-14 girls 100 LCM freestyle... majoring in health promotion20 Swimming & Diving20 Swimming & Diving

• SDSUSDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Team •SHAUNA FOOR

SOPHOMORE

CHESTERTON, IND.CHESTERTON H.S.

2010-11: Won four events as a freshman and was a part of three school record relays ... part of winning 200 freestyle relays at North Dakota in 1:39.17 (10/16) andvs. UNC/UNI in 1:40.72 (11/13) ... part of winning relays in the 400 freestyle relay (3:39.59) and 400 medley relay (4:05.93) at St. Louis (1/15) ... part of schoolrecord relays in the 800 freestyle relay in 7:41.64 on day one (2/16), 200 freestyle relay in 1:36.26 on day two (2/17) and the 400 freestyle relay in 3:32.07 on dayfour (2/19) of the Summit League Championships

BEFORE SDSU: Six-time All-American, a four time all-conference member and a two-time all-state selection ... four-time conference champion ... National Sectionalqualifier and a four-time sectional champion ... eight-time sectional champion in relay and individual events ... high school team finished with three undefeated seasons,four conference and sectional titles ... state championship team in 2009 ... named most improved as a sophmore ... state qualifier and finalist ... majoring in nursing

Career Bests• 50 Freestyle: 24.44 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 100 Freestyle: 53.68 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Freestyle: 1:54.43 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 500 Freestyle: 5:21.81 (2009 at Summit League Championships)• 1,000 Freestyle: 11:01.51 (2010 vs. North Dakota/South Dakota)

Careeer Wins• 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:39.17 (2010 at North Dakota)• 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:40.72 (2010 vs. UNC/UNI)• 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:39.59 (2011 at St. Louis)• 400 Medley Relay: 4:05.93 (2011 at St. Louis)School Records

• 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:36.26 (2011 at Summit LeagueChampionships)• 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:32.07 (2011 at Summit LeagueChampionships)• 800 Freestyle Relay: 7:41.64 (2011 at Summit LeagueChampionships)

EMMA GAULKE-JANOWSKI

SOPHOMORE

CHANHASSEN, MINN.CHASKA H.S.

Career Bests• 200 Freestyle: 1:58.22 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 500 Freestyle: 5:07.75 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 1650 Freestyle: 17:24.00 (2011 at Summit League Championships)Career Wins• 500 Freestyle: 5:14.18 (2010 vs. Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa)• 1000 Freestyle: 10:48.37 (2011 at St. Louis)• 500 Freestyle Scramble Relay: 5:35.16 (2011 at Tampa Relays)

2010-11: Won three events as a freshman ... won the 500 freesetyle in 5:14.18 vs Northern Colorado and Northern Iowa (11/13) ...member of the winning 500 freestyle scramble relay of 5:35.16 (1/8) ... won 1000 freestyle in 10:48.37 at St. Louis (1/16) ... postedthree top ten school times in the 500 freestyle (5:07.75) on day two (2/17), 200 freestyle (1:58.22) on day three (2/18) and in the1650 freestyle (17:24.00) on day four (2/19) of the Summit League Championships

BEFORE SDSU: Lane Swimmer of the Year in 2005, 2006 and 2009 ... 2009 Heart of the Hawk award recipient ... 2008 and 2009High Point Wwimmer ... named team MVP three times — in 2007, 2008 and 2009 ... all-Conference selection in 2009 ... team Captain... has coached Special Olympics swimming for three years ... majoring in interior design

Career Bests• 50 Freestyle: 25.59 sec. (2011 at Minnesota Challenge)• 100 Freestyle: 55.33 sec. (2011 at Minnesota Challenge)• 200 Freestyle: 1:59.83 (2011 at Minnesota Challenge)• 100 Butterfley: 1:05.01 (2010 vs. Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa)• 200 Butterfly: 2:30.99 (2010 vs. USD/Nebraska)

SELINA GILBERTSON

SOPHOMORE

BEMIDJI, MINN.BEMIDJI H.S.

2010-11: Swam season best in the 100 butterfly (1:05.01) vs Northern Iowa and Northern Colorado (11/13); 200 butterfly (2:30.99)vs South Dakota and Nebraska (11/20) ... Swam season bests in the 50 freestyle (25.59), 100 freestyle (55.33) and 200 freestyle(1:59.83) at the Minnesota Challenge (2/5)

BEFORE SDSU: Participated in swimming, basketball and track all four years of high school ... swimming captain senior year ... schoolrecord in the 4x200 relay ... team MVP three years ... went to the state meet her senior year in the 200 IM and 200 and 400 freestylerelays ... lettered in basketball twice ... five-year letter winner in track and named team caption her senior year ... field MVP three timesand went to state in the discus twice ... academic all-state for swimming, basketball and track ... overall GPA of 4.063 ... majoring in civilengineering

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KAITLYN HEMMINGSON

SENIOR

SPEARFISH, S.D.SPEARFISH H.S.

Career Bests• 100 Breaststroke: 1:07.51 (2010 at Hawkeye Invitational)• 200 Breaststroke: 2:28.87 (2011 at Summit Leageu Championships)

2010-11: Swam career-best in the 100 breastroke in 1:07.51 and season best 200 IM (2:18.91) at the Hawkeye Invitational (12/5) ... career-best 200 breaststroke in 2:28.87 on day four of the Summit League Championships (2/19) ... also competed in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.27) and the 200 IM (2:19.45) at the championships

2009-10: Swam a career-best time in the 200 breaststroke of 2:29.04 at the Minnesota Challenge — fourth best in school history (2/6) ... set a career-best mark of 1:08.45 in the 100 breaststroke during day two of the Summit League Championships — third best in SDSU history (2/19)

2008-09: On the first day of the season ending Summit League Championships, placed 30th in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:23.27 ... during day two,swam a season-best time of 1:10.17 in the preliminaries of the 100 breaststroke for a 13th place finish ... on day three, she finished 11th in the preliminaries with aseason-best 2:34.20 in the 200 breaststroke

BEFORE SDSU: 12-year member of the Black Hills Gold Swim Team... 13-time state champion since the age of eight and numerous time top three finisher... SD SportsGirl 2005... Scholor Athlete award and Who's Who among Americas high school athletes... member of SD All-star swimming team... All-state soccer second team in2007 and first team member in 2008... National Honor Roll and National Honor Society member... We the People SD State Team and National Qualifier... 3.7 GPA inhigh school with a 27 on the ACT... majoring in Mass Communications

Career Bests• 50 Freestyle: 26.38 sec. (2009 at Husker Invitational)• 100 Breaststroke: 1:15.09 (2009 at Husker Invitational)• 100 Freestyle: 57.61 sec. (2009 at Minnesota Challenge)Career Wins• 800 Freestyle Relay: 8:06.05 (2010 at Minnesota Challenge)

ELLIE HENDRICKS

SENIOR

BROOKINGS, S.D.BROOKINGS H.S.

2010-11: Swam season best 100 breaststroke in 1:17.28 vs. Western Illinois and Iowa State (10/30) ... part of fourth place 800 freestyle relay with a time of 8:21.65 vs. Northern Colorado and Northern Iowa (11/13) ... season best 400 IM in 5:09.88 vs. South Dakota and Nebraska (11/20) ... season-bests in the 50 freeststyle (27.10) and 100 freestyle (57.91) vs. North Dakota (1/28) ... seasonbest 200 IM time of 2:23.42 at Minnesota Challenge (2/5)

2009-10: Placed third as the anchor of the 200 freestyle relay team against Iowa State (10/31) ... season best 200 freestyle time of 2:06.61 in a double dual at Wisconsin-Green Bay (11/7) ... season best 50 freestyle of 26.38 sec on day two of the Husker Invitational

and season best 100 breaststroke time of 1:15.09 during day three (11/21) ... member of the second place 200 freestyle relay at Nebraska (12/12) ... won her firstcareer event as a part of the 800 freestyle relay (8:06.05) at the Minnesota Challenge (2/6)

2008-09: Started for the fourth place 200 freestyle relay team in a home meet against Wisconsin-Green Bay (1:44.79) ... swam the 100 breaststroke in 1:18.97 tofinish 10th and finished the 100 IM in 1:09.52 for a 32nd place finish in a triangular against Northern Colorado and Northern Iowa ... finished 42nd in the 200 breast-stroke during day three of the Husker Invite ... started for the second place 200 freestyle relay team (1:47.02) and placed sixth in the 50 breaststroke with a time of36.51 sec in a home meet against Nebraska ... during day one of the Minnesota Challenge, finished the 50 freestyle in 26.93 sec for 60th place and during day two, apart of the seventh place 400 freestyle relay team (3:46.00), swam anchor for the fifth place 800 freestyle relay team (8:14.89), swam the 100 freestyle in 57.61 secfor a finish of 24th and placed 31st in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:07.12

BEFORE SDSU: Competed with the Brookings Swim Club since 2004 and was co-captain in 2007-08...competed in eight South Dakota State Championship swimmeets... earned three academic/athletic letters for swimming from Brookings High School... placed fifth in four events (50 freestyle, 100 and 200 breaststroke, and1650 freestyle) and placed second in the 100 breaststroke... at the 2008 Short Course State swim meet... member of the fourth place girls 15-19 400 yard freestylerelayteam... participated in the Eastern South Dakota Science and Engineering Fair in 2006-08... runner-up to the Grand Prize winner at the 2007 ESDSEF... scored a34 on the ACT... graduated high school with a GPA of 4.04... majoring in Pharmacy


•SDSUSDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Team •MELISSA MIELKE

JUNIOR


2010-11: Season-best 1000 freestyle in 11:20.08 vs. Western Illinois and Iowa State (10/30) ... season-best 200 freestyle in 2:05.52 vs. Northern Colorado and Northern Iowa (11/13) ... season-best 500 freestyle in 5:32.23 at the Hawkeye Invitational (12/5)

2009-10: Saw time most in freestyle events as a freshman ... part of the third place 400 freestyle relay that clocked in at 3:55.84 in the season opening dual vs. North Dakota (10/16)

BEFORE SDSU: Track-Athletic Scholar Award winner as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Athletic Scholar award winner in swimming and lettered in swimming as ajunior and senior ... named Most Improved Athlete in swimming as a junior ... as a senior, named most Inspirational Athlete in swimming ... lettered in volleyball,named an Athletic Scholar award winner and was Academic All-State, named Academic All-State team member ... majoring in pre-medicine

Career Bests• 200 Freestyle: 2:05.52 (2010 vs. Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa)• 500 Freestyle: 5:32.23 (2010 at Hawkeye Invitational)• 1000 Freestyle: 11:20.08 (2010 vs. Western Illinois/Iowa State)

Career Bests• 100 Backstroke: 58.65 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Backstroke: 2:08.46 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 IM: 2:13.48 (2010 at Summit League Championships)Career Wins• 400 Medley Relay: 4:05.93 (2011 at St. Louis)

LISA NEWBERGER

JUNIOR

BURNSVILLE, MINN.BURNSVILLE H.S.

2010-11: Won first career event as part of the 400 medley relay team with a time of 4:05.93 at St. Louis (1/15) ... posted career-bests in the 50 freestyle (25.48) on day two (2/17), 100 backstroke (58.65) on day three (2/18) and the 200 backstroke (2:08.46) on day four of the Summit League Championships (2/19)

2009-10: Started for the runner-up 400 medley relay at Wisconsin-Green Bay (4:05.94) (11/7) ... member of the second place 200 freestyle relay team in 1:46.18 at Nebraska (12/12) ... part of the second place 200 medley relay that finished in 1:55.94 vs. St. Louis (1/17) ... finished the 200 IM prelims in 2:13.48, fourth best in school history, on the first day the Summit League Championships

(2/18) ... season best 100 backstroke time of 59.82 seconds in the prelims on day two, fourth best time in SDSU history (2/19) ... season best 200 backstroke perform-ance came on day three clocking in at 2:10.53 in the prelims (2/20)

BEFORE SDSU: A member of the varsity swim team at Burnsville High School since the eighth grade ... has swam with the Black Dog Swim club for the past 11 years... two time All-American, four times All-Conference, an Academic All-American and had a fourth place finish at the state meet in the 100 backstroke ... has also playedvarsity soccer

JULIE PENGILLY

SOPHOMORE

INKSTER, N.D.MILLARD WEST H.S.

2010-11: Swam the 50 freestyle in 25.25 seconds vs. North Dakota (10/16)

BEFORE SDSU:Three-time Nebraska high school state swimming team champion at Millard West High School in Omaha ... 2007 waterpolo state champion ... 2008 and 2009 All-Nebraska Track & Field Team ... 2006-2009 National Junior Olympics qualifier ... lettered intrack and field three times ... 2008 outdoor state javelin champion ... 2008 and 2009 state Junior Olympics hammer and javelin champion ... 2009 Regional Junior Olympics hammer and javelin champion ... 2010 state champion and All-American in the 200 medleyand 200 freestyle relays ... majoring in wildlife and fisheries

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• SDSUSDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Team •KYLIE POEL

JUNIOR

MILBANK, S.D.MILBANK H.S.

2010-11: Posted top ten school times in the 50 freestyle (24.93) on day two (2/17) and in the 200 butterfly (2:09.38) on day four of the Summit League Championships (2/19)

2009-10: Placed second in the 100 butterfly at Nebraska with a time of 1:03.29 and anchored the second place 200 freestyle relay that clocked in at 1:46.18 (12/12) ... first career win came agaisnt Westminster (Pa.) in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:14.66 (1/11)... had a season best 50 freestyle of 25.08 sec on the first day of the Summit League Championships, seventh best in SDSU history

(2/18), swam a career best 100 butterfly in 59.27 sec. during day two, third best in SDSU history (2/19) and on day three, had a team season best 200 butterfly of2:11.90, second best in school history (2/20)

BEFORE SDSU: Member of the Milbank Area Lions Swim Team (MALST) from 1998-2009 ... qualified for numerous South Dakota Long Course State Meets ... swamin every Seasonal State Championship ... member of the Cross Country from 2003-2008 ... qualified to run in the 2007 State Cross Country meet ... was ChampionSwimmer for five years ... National Honor Society member and a Student of the Month ... was on the 4.0 Honor Roll for four years and was ranked 1 of 105 in hergraduating class. ... majoring in park and recreation management

Career Bests• 50 Freestyle: 24.93 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 100 Butterfly: 59.27 sec. (2010 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Butterfly: 2:09.38 (2011 at Summit League Championships)Career Wins• 100 Butterfly: 1:14.66 (2010 vs. Westminster (Pa.)

Career Bests• 200 Freestyle: 2:01.28 (2010 at Hawkeye Invitational)• 500 Freestyle: 5:15.21 (2009 at Summit League Championships)• 100 Backstroke: 1:00.65 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Backstroke: 2:11.51 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 1,000 Freestyle: 11:25.01 (2009 at Wisconsin-Green Bay)• 1,650 Freestyle: 18:56.78 (2009 at Summit League Championships)

KALI TEMPERLEY

SENIOR

FREMONT, NEB.FREMONT H.S.

2010-11: Swam a career-best 200 freestyle in 2:01.28 at the Hawkeye Invitational (12/5) ... career-bests in the 100 backstroke (1:00.65) on day three (2/18) and in the 200 backstroke (2:11.51) on day four of the Summit League Championships (2/19) ... alsoswam the 500 freestyle (5:16.23) at the championships

2009-10: Part of the second place 400 freestyle relay that finished in 3:49.99 in the season opening dual vs. North Dakota (10/16) ... had a career best 1000 freestyle time of 11:25.01 at Wisconsin-Green Bay and was also a member of the second place 800 freestylethe finished in 8:15.88 (11/7) ... season best 200 freestyle came at the Minnesota Challenge in 2:02.43 (2/6) ... had a season best

100 backstroke of 1:02.11 on day two of the Summit League Championships (2/19) and swam a career best 200 backstorke during day three clocking in at 2:12.71,eighth best in SDSU history (2/20)

2008-09: Finished with a season best time of 2:01.47 in the 200 freestyle for a fifth place finish and was a part of the fourth place 200 freestyle relay team (1:44.79)in a home meet against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... anchored the fourth place 400 freestyle relay team (3:49.77) in a triangular against Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa... started for the fourth place 400 medley relay team (4:07.16) in a home meet against Nebraska ... placed second in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:04.56. was amember of the third place 200 freestyle relay team (1:46.23) and swam for the second place 800 freestyle relay team (8:07.93) during day one of a meet at St. Louis... finished sixth at the Minnesota Challenge in the 500 freestyle on day one with a time of 5:25.14 ... on day two, she finished the 200 backstroke in 12th place(2:15.85 ) ... had a career best time of 5:15.21 to place 12th in the 500 freestyle during day one of the Summit League Championships ... on day two, Temperley fin-ished 12th in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:01.50 and was a member of the fourth place 800 freestyle relay team that swam a season best of 7:50.82 ... fin-ished 14th in the 1650 freestyle (18:43.61) during day three

BEFORE SDSU: School-record holder at Fremont High School in the 100 backstroke, 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle, as well as the 200 medley relay ... state qualifierin the 100 back and 200 Free ... team captain from 2006-2008 ... member of the all-conference team in eighth and ninth grade... National Honor Society member fortwo years... academic all-state... majoring in nursing


2010-11: Won eight events and was a part of two school record relays as a junior ... won the 100 butterfly (59.70), 200 freestyle relay (1:40.72) and the 200 medleyrelay (1:51.16) vs. Northern Colorado and Northern Iowa (11/13) ... member of the school record 200 freestyle relay (1:36.26) on day two of the Summit LeagueChampionships (2/17) ... posted career-bests in the 100 butterfly (58.44) and the 100 backstroke (59.89) on day three (2/18) ... member of the school record 400freestyle relay (3:32.07) on day four (2/19)

2009-10: Finished her sophomore season with 20 career wins and a part of two school record relay teams ... had 15 wins during her sopomore year, including twoindividual vicotories ... was the anchor for the winning 200 freestyle relay vs. Iowa State in 1:39.71 (10/31) ... tied for first in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:00.40in a double dual vs. Northern Iowa and Northern Colorado (11/14) ... swam a career best 100 freestyle in 54.93 sec. during day four of the Husker Invitational, 10thbest time in SDSU history (11/22) ... won the 100 butterfly in 1:07.59 and was a part of the first place 200 medley relay that clocked in at 2:02.61 at South Dakota(12/10) ... anchor for the winning 200 freestyle relay (1:42.98) at Nebraska (12/12) ... started for the winning 800 freestyle relay team during day two of theMinnesota Challenge in 8:06.05 (2/6) ... member of the school record 200 medley relay that finished in 1:47.61, swam a career best 1:00.35 in the 100 backstroke,fifth best in school history and had a team season best performance with a time of 59.82 sec. in the 100 butterfly on day two of the Summit League Championships,second best in school history (2/19) ... on day three, swam a career best 200 backstroke of 2:10.46, third best in SDSU history (2/20)

2008-09: Ended her freshman season with five career wins and being on two school record setting relay teams ... swam the anchor leg for the second place 200freestyle relay team (1:40.82) in a home meet against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... started for the winning 200 freestyle relay team (1:41.72), placed second in the 100freestyle (55.93 sec), swam to a second place finish in the 100 butterfly (1:01.37) , finished third in the 50 backstroke (29.42 sec) and was a member of the winning400 freestyle relay team (3:42.46) in a triangular against Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa ... won her first career individual event by swimming the 50 butterfly in26.94 sec in a home meet against Nebraska while also starting for the second place 400 medley relay team (4:00.26) ... during day one at St. Louis, a part of the firstplace 200 medley relay team that finished with a time 1:52.00 ... on day two, finished second in the 100 freestyle at 57.07 sec and anchored the winning 400 freestylerelay team that finished in 3:44.16 ... finished 25th in the 50 freestyle with a time of 25.58 sec ... started for the fourth place record setting 200 freestyle relay team(1:38.29) during the first day of the Summit League Championships ... during day two, was a member of the record setting 200 medley relay team (1:49.04) that fin-ished fifth, swam the 100 butterfly in 1:00.90 to finish 14th and swam the 100 backstroke in 1:01.83 to place 15th ... on day three, finished 12 in the preliminaries ofthe 200 backstroke with a time of 2:12.17

BEFORE SDSU: Competed at the state meet all four years of high school ... member of the club swimming team Eaton Red Waves since 1999 ... graduated with a4.08 GPA ... majoring in pharmacy

ASHLEY VALDEZ

SENIOR

EATON, COLO.GREELEY CENTRAL H.S.


Career Bests• 100 Butterfly: 58.44 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 100 Freestyle: 54.93 sec. (2009 at Husker Invitational)• 200 Freestyle: 2:00.12 (2010)• 100 Backstroke: 59.89 sec. (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Backstroke: 2:10.46 (2010 at Summit League Championships)

Notable Wins• 50 Butterfly: 26.94 sec (2008 vs. Nebraska)• 100 Butterfly: 1:00.40 (2009 vs. Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa)• 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:39.71 (2009 vs. Iowa State)• 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:42.46 (2008 vs. Northern Colorado/UNI)• 800 Freestyle Relay: 8:06.05 (2010 at Minnesota Challenge)

• 200 Medley Relay: 1:51.67 (2010 vs. Saint Louis)• 400 Medley Relay: 4:00.57 (2010 vs. USD/Saint Louis)School Records• 200 Freestyle Relay: 1:36.26 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 400 Freestyle Relay: 3:32.07 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 200 Medley Relay: 3:54.40 (2010 at Summit League Championships)

2010-11: Swam season-bests in the 50 freestyle (26.69), 100 freestyle (56.35), 100 butterfly (1:04.13) and 200 butterfly (2:18.58)at the Minnesota Challenge (2/5)

BEFORE SDSU: State qualifier in the 100 butterfly, the 200 IM, 200 medley relay and the 200 and 400 freestyle relay ... member ofthe school-record 200 freestyle and medley relay teams ... at the Heartland Athletic Conference meet, finished second, third, fouth andfifth in the 100 butterfly ... voted team captain ... National Honor Society member and Cum Laude graduated with High Distinction ...academic all-state member ... Nebraska Academic All-Conference selection ... received Nebraska Academic Varsity Letter ... majoring in

pharmacy

Career Bests• 50 Freeestyle: 26.69 sec. (2011 at Minnesota Challenge)• 100 Freestyle: 56.35 sec. (2011 at Minnesota Challenge)• 200 Butterfly: 1:04.13 (2011 at Minnesota Challenge)• 200 Butterfly: 2:18.58 (2011 at Minnesota Challenge)

LEXI TEMPERLEY

SOPHOMORE

FREMONT, NEB.FREMONT H.S.

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2010-11: Placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:12.46 vs. St. Louis (1/16) ... Swam the ninth fastest 100 breaststrokein school history in 1:09.73 at the Minnesota Challenge (2/5) ... also swam season best in the 200 breaststroke (2:35.23) and the 200IM (2:20.60) at the Minnestoa Challenge

BEFORE SDSU: Four-year high school state qualifier ... high school team MVP and hardest worker ... 2009 District Athlete of the Year... earned all-Metro recogition three times, including first-team recognition as a senior ... member ot the National Honor Society andclass salutatorian ... graduated from Jefferson High School with distinction ... earned National Scholar-Athlete Award ... engineeringmajor

ABBEY WHARTON

SOPHOMORE

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA

THOMAS JEFFERSON H.S.

EMMA WRIGHT

SOPHOMORE

KIRKLAND LAKE, ONTARIO

KIRKLAND LAKE D.C.

2010-11: Won two events as a frehsmen ... won the 200 butterfly in 2:15.69 vs. Northern Colorado and Northern Iowa (11/13) and vsNorth Dakota in 2:12.50 (1/28) ... on day two of the Summit League Championships, swam the sixth fastest 500 freestyle (5:12.72) inschool history (2/17) ... swam fourth fastest 400 IM (4:42.87) in school history on day three (2/18) ... swam the second fastest 200butterfly (2:09.15) in school history on day four (2/19)

BEFORE SDSU: Kirkland Lake Aquatic Club member for five years ... Senior Ontario provincial qualifier in the 100 and 200 butterfly ...eastern Canadian qualifies in the 50 and 200 butterfly ... provincial finalist in the 200 butterfly ... North Eastern Ontario Region champi-on from 2008-2010 in the 50 butterfly, 100 freestyle, 200 butterfly and the 400 IM ... Kirkland Lake Aquatic Club record holder in the200 butterfly ... Kirkland Lake Aquatic Club High Point female in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 and Stingray Star from 2007-2010 ...two-time OFSAA swim championship qualifier for high school swimming ... majoring in evnironmental management

Career Bests• 100 Butterfly: 1:01.15 (2011) • 200 Butterfly: 2:09.15 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 400 IM: 4:42.87 (2011 at Summit League Championships) • 500 Freestyle: 5:12.72 (2011 at Summit League Championships)Career Wins• 200 Butterfly: 2:15.69 (2010 vs. Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa)• 200 Butterfly: 2:12.50 (2011 vs. North Dakota)

Career Bests• 100 Breaststroke: 1:09.73 (2011 at Minnesota Challenge)• 200 Breaststroke: 2:35.23 (2011 at Minnesota Challenge)• 200 IM: 2:20.60 (2011 at Minnesota Challenge)

Career Bests• 100 Freestyle: 55.85 (2011 at Summit League Championships)• 500 Freestyle: 5:15.54 (2011) Career Wins• 800 Freestyle Relay: 8:00.30 (2010 vs. Northern Colorado/Northern Iowa)

FAWN WEIHL

SOPHOMORE


2010-11: Captured first career win as part of the winning 800 freestyle relay with a time of 8:00.30 vs. Northern Colorado andNorthern Iowa (11/13) ... swam the eigth fastest 500 freestyle in school history in 5:15.54 ... swam a season-best 100 freestyle in55.85 seconds on day four at the Summit League Championships (2/19)

BEFORE SDSU: Nebraska state qualifier in 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley) ...Nebraska state finalist four times in the 200 and 500 freestyle ... member of Nebraska state champion team in 2008, 2009 and 2010... NISCA/Speedo Swimming All-American in 2009-2010 in the 400 freestyle relay ... USA Sectional qualifier in the 100, 200 and 500freestyle ... member of the Edwardsville Breakers swim club in Edwardsville, Ill., for four years ... majoring in health promotion and pre-physical therapy)


• SDSUSDSU Women’s Swimming & Diving Newcomers •

SAMANTHA FOSSUM

FRESHMAN


DANA GRECO

SOPHOMORE

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.

NICOLE GRIMIT

FRESHMAN

SAINT CLOUD, MINN.ST. CLOUD TECH H.S.

MORGAN MCLAIN

SENIOR


BEFORE SDSU: 2011 SD Short Course State Champion in the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 1000 freestyle and the 1650 freestyle ... setrecord in the 200 freestyle and 1650 freestyle ... part of winning 400 freestyle relay ... majoring in nutrition and health promotion

BEFORE SDSU:Transfer from Suffolk Community College ... 2011 National Junior College National Champion in the 1-meter and 3-meter dive .... 2011 NJCAA female diver of the year ... majoring in art education and graphic design

BEFORE SDSU: Member of Jet Stream Aquatic Racing ... five year Minnesota state meet participant ... National Honor Society ... majorundecided

BEFORE SDSU:Transfer from Boise State ... helped team repeat as WAC Champions ... part of school record in the 4 x 100 IM relay and3 x 100 back relay ... lettered in swimming, soccer and track in high school

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KATRINA YOUNG

FRESHMAN


BEFORE SDSU: South Dakota state meet finalist ... majoring in nursing

Event Athlete(s) Time Location50 Freestyle Alex Hoffman :24.11 Hawkeye Invitational100 Freestyle Alex Hoffman :52.35200 Freestyle Alex Hoffman 1:53.77 Summit League Champ.500 Freestyle Jessica Ferley 5:02.93 Summit League Champ.1000 Freestyle Andee Budahl 10:22.64* Summit League Champ.1650 Freestyle Andee Budahl 17:17.16 Summit League Champ.100 Backstroke Jessica Ferley :58.41* Summit League Champ.200 Backstroke Alex Hoffman 2:03.87* Summit League Champ.100 Breaststroke Stephanie Young 1:05.95 Summit League Champ.200 Breaststroke Stephanie Young 2:24.48 Summit League Champ.100 Buttefly Ashley Valdez :58.44 Summit League Champ.200 Butterfly Emma Wright 2:09.15 Summit League Champ.200 Individual Medley Alanah Bird 2:09.17 Summit League Champ.400 Individual Medley Andee Budahl 4:36.44 Summit League Champ.200 Freestyle Relay Hoffman, Foor, Valdez, Caron 1:36.26* Summit League Champ.400 Freestyle Relay Hoffman, Foor, Valdez, Caron 3:32.07* Summit League Champ.800 Freestyle Relay Foor, Ferkey, Boucher, Hoffman 7:41.64* Summit League Champ.200 Medley Relay Ferley Bird, Valdez, Coran 1:48.84 Summit League Champ.400 Medley Relay Ferley, Young, Valdez, Caron 3:54.55 Summit League Champ.1-Meter Diving Erin Eagen 252.45* St. Louis3-Meter Diving Erin Eagen 266.10* Summit League Champ.

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50 Free Time Name Year1 21.51 Phil Albu 20112 21.52 John Bisson 20113 21.71 Chris Holzwarth 20094 21.72 Mario Polito 20065 21.74 Patric Hanchin 20006 21.78 Quinn Holden 20117 21.78 Brandon Maydew 20068 21.82 Nick Carter 20089 21.85 Jeremy Yacevich 201110 21.86 Jason Garder 2009

100 Freestyle1 46.42 Mark Garrigues 20062 46.82 Chris Schreier 20113 46.89 John Bisson 20114 47.38 Mark Sandager 20105 47.52 Jeremy Yacevich 20116 47.94 Jack Morrow 20116 48.20 Phil Albu 20108 48.25 John Goossens 20109 48.29 Benji Erickson 200110 48.29 Derek Nordtvedt 2001

200 Freestyle1 1:41.25 Kyle Ochsner 20112 1:42.48 Chris Schreier 20113 1:42.49 Mark Garrigues 20064 1:44.28 Mark Sandager 20095 1:44.32 Nick Carter 20086 1:44.40 Derek Nordtvedt 20017 1:44.46 Jack Morrow 20118 1:45.24 Don Schmeichel 19949 1:45.42 Kyle Avocato 201110 1:45.55 Andrew Martin 2009

500 Freestyle1 4:35.40 Kyle Ochsner 20102 4:41.12 Chris Holzwarth 20073 4:42.12 James Motley 20094 4:42.66 Derek Nordtvedt 20015 4:42.92 Andrew Martin 20096 4:42.94 Josh Mueller 20087 4:43.37 Kyle Catani 20118 4:45.34 Steve Olson 19939 4:47.25 Mark Sandager 201010 4:47.40 Chris Schreier 2010

1,000 Freestyle1 9:40.14 Kyle Ochsner 20112 9:43.95 Nick Carter 20083 9:45.96 James Motley 20094 9:56.36 Kyle Catani 20115 10:06.17 Josh Mueller 20066 10:07.00 Steve Olson 19927 10:07.70 Mike Adelman 20038 10:14.21 Andrew Martin 20079 10:15.00 Bob Harder 197810 10:16.84 Tyler Smoragiewicz 2009

1,650 Freestyle1 16:00.08 Kyle Ochsner 20112 16:11.52 James Motley 20093 16:35.20 Kyle Catani 20104 16:41.90 Josh Mueller 20065 16:49.10 Mike Adelman 20016 16:57.44 Steve Olson 19927 17:02.72 Tyler Webb 20108 17:03.69 Ryan Willett 20109 17.07.47 Cal Collins 198310 17.09.31 Andrew Martin 2007

100 Backstroke1 50.98 Phil Albu 20112 51.25 Benji Erickson 20043 53.55 Chris Schreier 20104 53.87 John Wendel 20095 53.88 Dylan Stalheim 20116 54.23 Mark Sandager 20097 54.25 Matt Josephson 20088 54.28 Don Schmeichel 19949 54.41 Chris Holzwarth 200810 55.18 Mark Garrigues 2005

200 Backstroke1 1:50.52 Phil Albu 20112 1:52.66 Benji Erickson 20013 1:55.16 Matt Josephson 20104 1:56.76 Nick Carter 20085 1:58.00 Jon Wendel 20096 1:58.05 Kyle Ochsner 20107 1:59.15 Dylan Stalheim 20118 1:59.78 Mark Garrigues 20069 1:59.92 Don Schmeichel 199410 2:00.65 Garret Schrock 2010

100 Butterfly1 50.66 Chris Schreier 20102 51.58 Nick Carter 20083 51.81 Chad Thomsen 20064 52.50 Benji Erickson 20045 52.59 Mark Garrigues 20076 52.67 Andrew Martin 20107 52.90 Wayne Schafer 20058 53.00 Brad Reynolds 19789 53.04 Kyle Ochsner 200910 53.27 Ethan McMahon 2010

200 Butterfly1 1:49.06 Chris Schreier 20112 1:54.31 James Motley 20093 1:54.80 Brad Reynolds 19794 1:55.85 Andrew Martin 20095 1:55.87 Mark Garrigues 20076 1:58.20 Josh Mueller 20087 2:00.80 Garret Schrock 20118 2:01.17 Colby Lee 20079 2:03.04 Bryan Ludens 199510 2:03.65 Cal Collins 1983

100 Breaststroke1 55.76 Chad Thomsen 20072 57.99 Bo Meredith 19983 58.16 John Bisson 20104 58.53 Cade Roberts 20075 58.65 Paul Weber 19836 58.66 Shea Patrick 20117 58.78 Ethan McMahon 20108 59.31 Steve Olson 19929 59.57 Blake Gipson 200810 59.94 Chris Holzwarth 2009

200 Breaststroke1 2;02.64 Chad Thomsen 20072 2:05.67 Bo Meredith 19993 2:05.69 Shea Patrick 20114 2:07.43 Cade Roberts 20075 2:08.92 Ethan McMahon 20106 2:09.75 Paul Weber 19837 2:10.94 Chris Holzwarth 20078 2:11.24 Blake Gipson 20089 2:11.43 Jim McLain 201110 2:11.83 Steve Olson 1992

200 Individual Medley1 1:51.95 Chris Schreier 20112 1:53.75 Mark Garrigues 20063 1:54.69 Andrew Martin 20114 1:55.11 Shea Patrick 20115 1:55.86 Bo Meredith 19986 1:56.61 Cade Roberts 20097 1:56.97 Benji Erickson 20048 1:58.00 Jim McLain 20119 1:58.63 Chris Holzwarth 200810 1:59.65 Jon Wendel 2011

400 Individual Medley1 4:01.29 Chris Schreier 20112 4:05.91 Mark Garrigues 20063 4:07.64 Andrew Martin 20114 4:09.86 Bo Meredith 19985 4:13.37 Josh Mueller 20086 4:15.52 Chris Holzwarth 20067 4:18.16 Shea Patrick 20118 4:19.83 Matt Josephson 20109 4:22.16 Garret Schrock 201110 4:22.56 Cade Roberts 2008

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50 Free Time Name Year1 24.07 Alexandra Hoffman 20082 24.19 Kaylin Caron 20113 24.44 Shauna Foor 20114 24.49 Mallory Onisk 20095 24.62 Sara Olenich 20096 24.69 Jessica Ferley 20097 24.86 Julie Hemleben 20008 24.93 Kylie Poel 20119 25.04 Anna Howard 200910 25.15 Ingrid Wilson 2001

100 Freestyle1 52.35 Alexandra Hoffman 20112 52.70 Kaylin Caron 20113 52.97 Mallory Onisk 20094 53.63 Jessica Ferley 20085 53.68 Shauna Foor 20116 53.86 Sara Olenich 20097 54.17 Julie Hemleben 20008 54.44 Rachel Musser 20079 54.55 Anna Howard 201010 54.64 Ingrid Wilson 2001

200 Freestyle1 1:53.47 Alexandra Hoffman 20102 1:54.42 Christina Gerometta 20103 1:54.43 Shauna Foor 20114 1:55.51 Kayleigh Boucher 20105 1:56.74 Jessica Ferley 20096 1:57.30 Rachel Musser 20077 1:58.17 Mallory Onisk 20098 1:58.22 Emma Gaulke-Janowski 20119 1:58.54 Andee Budahl 201010 1:58.98 Katie Budahl 2009

500 Freestyle1 5:01.34 Christina Gerometta 20102 5:02.93 Jessica Ferley 20113 5:05.05 Andee Budahl 20114 5:07.75 Emma Gaulke-Janowski 20115 5:08.20 Kayleigh Boucher 20106 5:12.72 Emma Wright 20117 5:15.21 Kali Temperley 20098 5:15:54 Fawn Weihl 20119 5:16.47 Alexandra Hoffman 200910 5:16.86 Cassie Kozar 2011

1,000 Freestyle1 10:22.64 Andee Budahl 20112 10:28.18 Christina Gerometta 20103 10:29.41 Emma Gaulke-Janowski 20114 10:37.23 Jessica Ferley 20105 10:39.83 Kayleigh Boucher 20106 10:47.81 Kelsey Boucher 20117 10:50.47 Cassie Kozar 20118 10:59.92 Diane Kelsey 19839 11:15.27 Shawna Kennedy 201010 11:16.46 Amber Jae Bienfang 2010

1,650 Freestyle1 17:12.84 Christina Gerometta 20102 17:17.16 Andee Budahl 20113 17:24.00 Emma Gaulke-Janowski 20114 17:43.11 Kayleigh Boucher 20105 17:46.24 Jessica Ferley 20116 17:54.85 Kelsey Boucher 20117 18:01.50 Cassie Kozar 20108 18:23.28 Diane Kelsy 19849 18:35.24 Shawna Kennedy 201010 18:53.16 Amber Jae Bienfang 2010

100 Backstroke1 58.41 Jessica Ferley 20112 58.65 Lisa Newberger 20113 58.72 Alexandra Hoffman 20084 59.73 Mariah Pavlicek 20045 59.89 Ashley Valdez 20116 1:00.65 Kali Temperley 20117 1:01.70 Ellen Archer 20098 1:01.74 Amy Adams 19949 1:01.80 April Peterson 200810 1:01.88 Kaylin Caron 2011

200 Backstroke1 2:03.87 Alexandra Hoffman 20112 2:04.15 Jessica Ferley 20113 2:08.46 Lisa Newberger 20114 2:09.42 Cassie Kozar 20105 2:10.46 Ashley Valdez 20106 2:11.76 Kali Temperley 20117 2:11.77 Mariah Pavlicek 04/078 2:12.17 Ellen Archer 20099 2:15.39 Kayleigh Boucher 200710 2:16.93 April Peterson 2008

100 Butterfly1 57:78 Mallory Onisk 20092 58:44 Ashley Valdez 20113 58:83 Kaylin Caron 20114 59:27 Kylie Poel 20105 59:63 Shaun Grorud 19876 59:79 Chelsea Colborn 20077 1:00.66 Rachel Musser 20098 1:01.03 Lynn Wegner 20099 1:01.04 Amanda Jones 200710 1:01.15 Emma Wright 2011

200 Butterfly1 2:05.50 Mallory Onisk 20092 2:11.90 Emma Wright 20113 2:13.69 Kylie Poel 20114 2:14.65 Rachel Musser 20085 2:15.25 Shawna Kennedy 20106 2:15.28 Andee Budahl 20107 2:15.62 Shaun Grorud 19888 2:16.24 Lynn Wegner 20099 2:17.60 Michelle Pollard 200010 2:20.00 Emily Tschetter 2009

100 Breaststroke1 1:02.56 Katie Budahl 20102 1:05.95 Stephanie Young 20113 1:06.01 Emily Tschetter 20104 1:07.51 Kaitlyn Hemmingson 20105 1:07.58 Alanah Bird 20106 1:09.25 Sara Olenich 20097 1:09.38 Camren Hillewaert 20038 1:09.63 Kim Iverson 20069 1:09.73 Abbey Wharton 201110 1:10.61 Stephanie Sinclair 1999

200 Breaststroke1 2:13.18 Katie Budahl 20102 2:20.79 Emily Tschetter 20103 2:24.48 Stephanie Young 20114 2:25.84 Alanah Bird 20115 2:27.93 Camren Hillewaert 20026 2:28.87 Kaitlyn Hemmingson 20117 2:31.56 Sara Olenich 20098 2:31.75 Kristen Graves 20029 2:33.99 Stephanie Sinclair 199810 2:34.94 Tia Culhane 1992

200 Individual Medley1 2:06.62 Mallory Onisk 20092 2:07.74 Katie Budahl 20103 2:09.17 Alanah Bird 20114 2:11.21 Stephanie Young 20115 2:12.52 Kayleigh Boucher 20096 2:13.48 Lisa Newberger 20107 2:13.57 Rachel Musser 20098 2:13.68 Jessica Ferley 20119 2:14.49 Kaylin Caron 201110 2:14.61 Mariah Pavlicek 2005

400 Individual Medley1 4:33.43 Emily Tschetter 20102 4:36.44 Andee Budahl 20113 4:42.38 Mallory Onisk 20064 4:42.87 Emma Wright 20115 4:43.80 Katie Budahl 20066 4:50.54 Rachel Musser 20097 4:50.99 Shawna Kennedy 20078 4:53.26 Mariah Pavlicek 20049 4:54.52 Kayleigh Boucher 200910 4:54.77 Michelle Pollard 2000

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• 2011 2011 Men’s Summit League Championship Results • Phil Albu4th 100 Backstroke :50.984th 200 Freestyle Relay 1:26.004th 200 Backstroke 1:50.524th 400 Freestyle Relay 3:07.854th 400 Medley Relay 3:26.895th 200 Medley Relay 1:34.8713th 50 Freestyle :21.51

Kyle Avocato4th 800 Freestyle Relay 6:54.7812th 200 Freestyle 1:45.4213th 500 Freestyle 4:48.5617th 1650 Freestyle 17:13.89

John Bisson4th 200 Freestyle Relay 1:26.004th 400 Freestyle Relay 3:07.854th 400 Medley Relay 3:26.895th 200 Medley Relay 1:34.878th 100 Breaststroke :58.6111th 100 Freestyle :46.8914th 50 Freeestyle :21.52

Kyle Catani4th 800 Freestyle Relay 6:54.787th 500 Freestyle 4:43.377th 1650 Freestyle 16:36.2113th 200 Freestyle 1:45.88

Jason Garder17th 100 Butterfly :53.8018th 50 Freestyle :21.8720th 100 Backstroke :55.68

Quinn Holden4th 200 Freeestyle Relay 1:26.0015th 200 Breaststroke 2:16.4917th 50 Freestyle :21.8518th 100 Breaststroke 1:02.00

Clark Kocourek6th 1 Meter Diving 224.60 points6th 3 Meter Diving 234.95 points

Andrew Martin6th 400 Individual Medley 4:07.649th 200 Butterfly 1:55.9610th 200 Individual Medley 1:54.69

Jim McLain7th 200 Breaststroke 2:11.4313th 100 Breaststroke 1:00.1615th 200 Individual Medley 1:58.00

Jack Morrow10th 200 Freestyle 1:44.4613th 100 Freestyle :47.9421th 50 Freestyle :21.91

Kyle Ochsner4th 200 Freeestyle 1:41.254th 400 Freestyle Relay 3:07.854th 400 Medley Relay 3:26.894th 500 Freestyle 4:35.864th 800 Freestyle Relay 6:54.784th 1650 Freestyle 16:00.08

Shea Patrick3rd 200 Breaststroke 2:05.695th 200 Medley Relay 1:34.876th 100 Breaststroke :58.667th 200 Individual Medley 1:55.11

Brad Schoreit4th 3 Meter Diving 259.40 points5th 1 Meter Diving 236.15 points

Chris Schreier1st 200 Butterfly 1:49.062nd 400 Individual Medley 4:01.293rd 200 Individual Medley 1:51.954th 400 Freestyle Relay 3:07.854th 400 Medley Relay 3:26.894th 800 Freestyle Relay 6:54.785th 200 Medley Relay 1:34.87

Garret Schrock13th 200 Butterfly 2:00.8017th 400 Individual Medley 4:22.1629th 200 Individual Medley 2:04.94

Dylan Stalheim16th 100 Backstroke :53.8720th 200 Backstroke 1:59.6131st 50 Freestyle :22.60

Greg Thompson19th 200 Butterfly 2:13.1424th 100 Butterfly :57.8525th 500 Freestyle 5:07.42

Jon Wendel17th 100 Backstroke :54.1018th 200 Backstroke 1:58.0019th 200 Individual Medley 1:59.65

Jeremy Yacevich4th 100 Breaststroke 1:08.2712th 200 Breaststroke 2:28.8716th 200 Individual Medley 2:19.4518th 100 Butterfly :53.86

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Alanah Bird3rd 200 Medley Relay 1:48.849th 200 Inidividual Medley 2:09.179th 200 Backstroke 2:25.8411th 100 Breaststroke 1:07.60

Kelsey Boucher7th 1650 Freestyle 17:54.8516th 500 Freestyle 5:18.1520th 200 Freestyle 2:02.48

Andee Budahl3rd 1650 Freestyle 17:17.163rd 800 Freestyle Relay 7:41,644th 500 Freestyle 5:05.075th 400 Individual Medley 4:36.44

Kaylin Caron2nd 200 Freestyle Relay 1:36.262nd 400 Medley Relay 3:54.553rd 100 Freestyle 52.703rd 200 Medley Relay 1:48.843rd 400 Freestyle Relay 3:32.079th 50 Freestyle :24.1911th 100 Butterfly :58.83

Erin Eagen4th 1 Meter Diving 243.75 points4th 3 Meter Diving 266.10 points

Jessica Ferley2nd 400 Medley Relay 3:54.553rd 200 Medley Relay 1:48.843rd 200 Backstroke 2:04.153rd 500 Freestyle 5:02.933rd 800 Freestyle Relay 7:41.645th 100 Backstroke :58.41

Jessica Ferley2nd 200 Freestyle Relay 1:36.263rd 400 Freestyle Relay 3:32.073rd 800 Freestyle Relay 7:41.648th 200 Freestyle 1:54.4312th 50 Freestyle :24.4413th 100 Freestyle :53.68

Emma Gaulke-Janowski4th 1650 Freestyle 17:24.006th 500 Freestyle 5:07.7513th 200 Freestyle 1:58.22

Kaitlyn Hemmingson12th 100 Breaststroke 1:08.2712th 200 Breaststroke 2:28.8725th 200 Individual Medley 2:19.45

Alex Hoffman2nd 200 Freestyle Relay 1:36.262nd 200 Backstroke 2:03.873rd 400 Freestyle Relay 3:32.073rd 800 Freestyle Relay 7:41.644th 200 Freestyle 1:53.777th 50 Freestyle :24.26

Cassie Kozar8th 1650 Freestyle 18:01.7614th 200 Backstroke 2:11.2915th 500 Freestyle 5:16.86

Lisa Newberger8th 100 Backstroke :58.658th 200 Backstroke 2:08.4619th 50 Freestyle :25.48

Kylie Poel8th 200 Butterfly 2:09.38 13th 100 Butterfly :59.6016th 50 Freestyle :24.93

Kali Temperley12th 100 Backstroke 1:00.6514th 500 Freeestyle 5:16.2315th 200 Backstroke 2:11.51

Alyson Twenge7th 3 Meter Diving 199.15 points10th 1 Meter Diving 171.90 points

Ashley Valdez2nd 200 Freestyle Relay 1:36.262nd 400 Medley Relay 3:54.553rd 200 Medley Relay 1:48.843rd 400 Freestyle Relay 3:32.078th 100 Butterfly :58.449th 100 Backstroke :59.8917th 200 Backstroke 2:12.05

Fawn Weihl15th 100 Freestyle :55.8517th 200 Freestyle 1:59.8619th 500 Freestyle 5:22.80

Emma Wright5th 200 Butterfly 2:09.159th 400 Individual Medley 4:42.8713th 500 Freestyle 5:12.72

Stephanie Young2nd 400 Medley Relay 3:54.554th 200 Breaststroke 1:05.955th 200 Breaststroke 2:24.4811th 200 Individual Medley 2:11.21

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Dr. David L. Chicoine • PresidentDavid L. Chicoine, Ph.D., became the 19th president of South Dakota State University on January 1, 2007. He is the third alumnus to

serve as president of the institution.Dr. Chicoine has a long association with intercollegiate athletics, and recently was appointed to a four-year term on the NCAA Presiden-

tial Advisory Group. Chicoine also will serve as chair of the President’s Council for The Summit League — SDSU’s conference home for 18of its 21 varsity sports — during the 2011-12 academic year, after filling the role of vice chair the last two years. Previously, Chicoineserved as the faculty representative to the Big Ten Conference and the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) for the University ofIllinois at Urbana-Champaign. He served as chair of the Budget and Finance Committee for the Big Ten Conference for nine years of his11-year term.

Duing his tenure at South Dakota State, Chicoine has directed the creation of a comprehensive strategic plan that has outlined four coregoals:

• Enhance academic excellence and strengthen scholarship and artistic activities;• Foster economic growth, vibrant communities, and a sustainable environment;

• Expand the reach of the university through engagement, technology, and globalization;• Establish a sustainable financial resource base.Dr. Chicoine brought more than 30 years of experience in higher education with the University of Illinois to his role as president of SDSU. He is a nationally recognized

economist, specializing in public finance, taxation, and rural economics. His higher education administrative experience includes service as Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Dean of the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, at the University of Illinois.

As vice president at the University of Illinois, he restructured the university’s technology licensing offices, reaching new milestones each year; launched the university’searly stage capital and business development services company, IllinoisVENTURES, LLC, that supported start-up projects, securing special state and university funding foroperations and pre-seed investing and facilitated the creation of the $26.5 million early stage Illinois Emerging Technologies Fund; and he oversaw the expansion of re-search parks and incubators at the university’s Urbana-Champaign and Chicago campuses.

He has co-authored four books, 12 book chapters and more than 100 invited and/or peer reviewed academic journal articles. Dr. Chicoine served as an advisor to theIllinois General Assembly on tax issues, farmland property tax assessments, public finance and rural economic issues. He served as a member of the Illinois Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors, and was a member of the board of the Illinois State Treasurer’s Technology Development Fund. He currently is a tenured faculty member inthe SDSU Department of Economics, where he has been recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus.

Dr. Chicoine is a graduate of SDSU with a B.S. in agribusiness in 1969, and the University of Delaware where he received an M.S. in agricultural economics in 1971. In1978 he received an M.A. in economics from Western Illinois University, and in 1979 he completed his Ph.D. in agricultural economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The president and his wife, Marcia, live in Woodbine Cottage on the SDSU campus. Their family includes son, Joshua, a Chicago-based musician; daughter-in-law LauraEllsworth; granddaughter Sylvie; and their late son, Jason.

Justin Sell • Director of AthleticsJustin Sell has moved Jackrabbit Athletics forward in a number of areas of its Division I pursuits since being introduced as the 12th

director of athletics at South Dakota State University on May 7, 2009.At South Dakota State, Sell oversees the Jackrabbits’ 21-sport Division I varsity athletics program. Eighteen SDSU teams compete in The

Summit League, while football competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference of the Football Championship Subdivision, andwrestling is a member of the Western Wrestling Conference. Women’s equestrian competes under the Varsity Equestrian banner.

During his first two years, the Jackrabbits displayed success across the board, winning both the Summit League Commissioner’s Cup —the league’s all-sports championship — and the Summit League Sportsmanship Award during the 2010-11 school year. Individually,SDSU has claimed back-to-back Summit League regular season titles in men’s cross country, as well as regular season league titles inwomen’s soccer (2009) and baseball (2010).

In addition, the women’s basketball team won Summit League postseason tournament titles in both 2010 and 2011, and the Jackrabbitfootball team reached the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs for the first time in 2009.

Sell also has implemented aggressive marketing and fundraising initiatives which resulted in record average attendance for football dur-ing the 2009 season, as well as the highest number of donors and dollars donated to the Jackrabbit Club.

In the classroom, Jackrabbit student-athletes have excelled, posting a cumulative 3.288 grade-point average during the 2010-11 academic year. The Jackrabbit women’sbasketball team led all Division I teams for the fourth time in six years with a team GPA of 3.666 during the 2010-11 season. Several other Jackrabbit squads qualified forteam academic awards, including the Jackrabbit football team, which garnered its third consecutive Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic Team ChampionshipTrophy with a team GPA of 3.014.

Born in Salem, Ore., and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Sell most recently served as senior associate athletic director at the University of Northern Iowa. His primary duties atthe Cedar Falls-based university included sport management, oversight of the athletic business office, facilities, game management, summer camps and human resources,while also assisting in fundraising and corporate sponsorships.

In his previous roles as an assistant and associate athletic director at UNI, Sell managed facility operations and the planning of capital projects, including the $26 millionMcLeod Center and the $7 million Human Performance Center. He also oversaw the UNI-Dome budget and was responsible for developing a revenue generation team toenhance marketing, development and ticket income during his 10 years with the Panthers.

Prior to joining the staff at UNI, Sell worked four years at Villanova University (Pa.), where he was an assistant director of athletic facilities and intramural director beforebeing named director of ticket operations.

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.

He and his wife, Jennie, are the parents of four children: Abbie (15), Zach (14), Josh (11) and Eric (10).

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Dr. Mylo Hellickson • Faculty Athletics RepresentativeDr. Mylo Hellickson has served as South Dakota State University’s faculty representative to the NCAA and affiliated conferences since

1977. He oversaw Jackrabbit Athletics as acting director of athletics from January 2009 until May 2009, prior to the appointment of JustinSell.

Hellickson currently is a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering after serving several years as directorof agriculture Extension at SDSU. He has been on the SDSU staff since 1969, serving as a professor in agricultural engineering until hewas appointed as head of that department during the summer of 1982. Hellickson mentors engineering students from start to finish,teaching Introduction to Engineering courses, as well as overseeing Senior Design Project and Seminar work.

Dr. Hellickson’s specialty has been in the area of livestock structures and environment with recent research focusing on odor reduction inlivestock confinement structures. A registered professional engineer, Hellicksonis a member of the American Society of Agricultural Engi-neers and the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

A native of Belfield, N.D., he earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculturel engineering from North Dakota State University in 1964, addeda master’s degree in ag engineering from NDSU in 1966, and later earned a Ph.D. in engineering at West Virginia University in 1969.

Hellickson was presented the North Central Conference Meritorious Service Award at the November 1990 meeting.

Rob Peterson • Senior Associate Athletic DirectorRob Peterson joined South Dakota State University Athletics in April 2000 as assistant athletic director for internal operations. Now the

Jackrabbits’ senior associate athletic director for internal affairs, Peterson focuses on the day-to-day operations of the department, includ-ing supervising the areas of facility maintenance, game management, equipment room, athletic training and strength and conditioning.

Peterson also serves as sports supervisor for baseball football, cross country/track and field, equestrian and swimming and diving.Before joining the SDSU staff, Peterson served as the coordinator of athletic facilities, events and projects for Fresno State University

from 1997-2000. In this position, Peterson supervised seven athletic venues and the game operations for 10 sports.Prior to his time at Fresno State, Peterson served as assistant director of recreation, facilities and events at Northern Michigan University

from 1995-97. This position provided him the opportunity to supervise events and operations for the Superior Dome on the campus ofNMU. This facility also houses the United States Olympic Education Center. Peterson started his career at Northern Michigan as the directorof sport clubs from 1994-95.

Peterson’s collegiate education includes completion of an HVAC certificate program at Northern Michigan in 1981, a bachelor of sciencein physical education and health at NMU in 1992 and a Masters of Arts degree in sports administration from Central Michigan University in

1995. He also completed a collegiate marketing internship with NMU athletics and a professional sports operations internship with the Green Bay Packers, both in 1993.A Marquette, Mich., native, Peterson lives in Brookings. His primary interests include college football, baseball, softball and ice hockey. He also enjoys reading, especially

on the topics of professional leadership and history.

Kathy Heylens • Senior Woman AdministratorKathy Heylens became South Dakota State’s first full-time Compliance Coordinator in 1990 and continues those duties as the associate

athletic director for compliance and senior woman administrator.At SDSU, Heylens manages all aspects of the athletics compliance program to ensure strict adherence with NCAA, affiliated conferences

and University rules and regulations for amateurism, eligibility, recruiting, financial aid, awards and benefits, playing and practice seasons,and enforcement; and as SWA help to create an environment where staff and student-athletes can achieve their goals.

Heylens was recently appointed to a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Legislative Council, which is the primary legislative body inthe Division I governance structure. She also was appointed to the four-member Legislative Council Administrative Committee, which actson behalf of the full Legislative Council between meetings to transact routine items of business; and serves on the NCAA Division I FootballChampionship Subdivision Governance Committee.

In addition to her day-to-day duties, Heylens serves on the University’s Undergraduate Experience Committee, Diversity Committee, Intercollegiate Athletics Board and Compliance Team. She also volunteers in the community as co-chair of the Brookings Food Pantry andserves as a member of the Brookings Committee for People With Disabilities.

She and her husband, Bill, live in Volga and have two grown children. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, spending time at the lake and cheering on the Jacks.

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Nathan Moe • Assistant Athletic DirectorNathan Moe is in his seventh year directing the strength and conditioning program at South Dakota State University.Moe joined the Jackrabbit coaching staff in August 2005, after heading the strength and conditioning program at Eastern Illinois

University for three years. Previously, he was the assistant coach for strength and conditioning at Rice University in Houston, Texas, wherehe worked with the football strength program, while being directly responsible for men’s and women’s track, men’s and women’s tennis,women’s swimming, women’s soccer and men’s golf.

At SDSU, Moe has implemented the Iron Jacks program, which recognizes Jackrabbit student-athletes from all 21 varsity sports whoachieve a set of high standards for specific exercises in their respective sports.

From 1997 through spring of 1999, Moe was a graduate assistant in the strength and conditioning program at the University of Texas.He has also worked in private business in the physical fitness profession in both Austin, Texas, and Fargo, N.D.

A Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Moe is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, USA Weightlift-ing and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association.

Moe is a 1997 graduate of Moorhead State University (Minn.), where he was an all-conference linebacker for the 1995 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference champions.

He and his wife, Colleen, are the parents of a son, Zachary (8), and a daughter, Kylie (6).

South Dakota State University Strength and Conditioning strives to enhance theathletic development of more than 400 student-athletes, working to accomplishthis goal through the integration of performance variables that meet the demandsof each individual sport. Performance variables include mobility, strength, flexibility,power, linear and lateral speed; as well as developing the necessary energy systemsto compete at the highest level. Through the enhancement of these performancevariables the goal is to decrease the incident of injury and ensure the durability ofJackrabbit student-athletes.

The SDSU Strength and Conditioning staff accomplishes these goals through theuse of the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Weight Room and the Stanley J. MarshallHPER Center Student-Athlete Weight Room. Both of these facilities include a variety of training equipment ranging from Olympic lifting platforms and powerracks to stability balls and cable machines. The convenience that the two student-athlete weight rooms provide ensures all 21 varsity sports can be accommodated.In addition, the two student-athlete weight rooms, allow the staff to provide thebest training environment for each individual sport and athlete.

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Owen Stanley • Assistant Athletic DirectorOwen Stanley brought a wealth of professional collegiate experience with him when he joined the South Dakota State staff in July

2009, where he oversees an athletic training staff that includes four assistant trainers and five graduate assistants.A native of Macungie, Pa., Stanley earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University (Pa.) in 2002. He went

on to earn a master's degree in kinesiology and health promotion at the University of Kentucky in 2005, while serving as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the Wildcats’ football and baseball teams.

Upon graduating from Kentucky, Stanley joined the athletic training staff at the University of Northern Iowa in 2005, working as the as-sistant director of athletic training services and head football athletic trainer.

In 2007, Stanley accepted the position of assistant athletic trainer for the National Football League’s Kansas City Chiefs, where heworked until joining the Jackrabbits.

Stanley’s other professional experience includes internships with the NFL’s New York Jets and the Philadelphia Wings of the ProfessionalIndoor Lacrosse league.

In addition to his athletic training experience, Stanley gave presentations at the National Athletic TrainersAssociation Annual Meetingand the Southeast Athletic Trainers Association Symposium. He also chaired the Young Professionals Committee of the Missouri Athletic Trainers Association and served as anE-Mentor for NATA.

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• About SDSU •About SDSU •With a near-record enrollment of 12,725

students in the fall of 2011, South Dakota StateUniversity is the state’s largest institution ofhigher education.EARLY HISTORY

Located in Brookings, SDSU was authorizedin 1881 by the Territorial Legislative Assemblyand serves as the state’s land-grant institution.Territorial Council member John O’BrienScobey, failing to obtain the penitentiary forBrookings, managed to secure Dakota Agricul-tural College for his city.

Although allocations fell short of the actual cost, the school was able to open in thefall of 1884 because the president, George Lil-ley, was willing to advance $500 — one-thirdof his salary — to finish three rooms in the newCentral Building.

In 1887, the Agricultural Experiment Stationwas established under the federal Hatch Act andlinked to the University to conduct research thatconcerned agriculture and the home. The Coop-erative Extension Service was added in 1914through the Smith-Lever Act.

During the first year of operation, onlypreparatory classes were held. College classesstarted in 1885 with five teachers, 17 freshmanand 61 preparatory students. Growth was slowand erratic for many years, but by the turn ofthe 20th century there were 242 students.

By 1990, enrollment topped more than9,000 students. Today, students from all 50states and more than 40 nations attend SDSU.

More than 70,000 degrees have beengranted since the college was chartered in1881.

COLLEGES ESTABLISHEDThe structure of the college became more

complex as enrollments increased. The first ninechairs of instruction established in 1884 included agriculture, science, mathematics,

English, modern languages, military tactics,veterinary science, practical business, politicaland domestic economy, and music.

By 1907, the year the name of the institutionwas changed to South Dakota State College ofAgriculture and Mechanic Arts, there were 22departments on campus.

In 1964, when “State College” was renamedSouth Dakota State University, there were sixcolleges; today degrees are offered throughthese eight colleges:

• Agricultural and Biological Sciences• Arts and Sciences• Education and Human Sciences• Engineering• General Studies• Nursing• Pharmacy• Graduate School• Honors CollegeSDSU also offers degree programs through

the University Center in Sioux Falls. Evening,RDTN, Internet and off-campus courses are co-ordinated through the Office of Academic Affairsand Outreach.

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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY features an 18-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio. Over the past fiveyears, the average placement rate at SDSU has been 95 percent, with placement in selected majorslike pharmacy and engineering approaching 100 percent.

TOMPKINS ALUMNI CENTER features the Aggie School Clock Tower. The building, located on the westside of campus, hosts numerous university and alumni functions throughout the year.


SDSU BY THE NUMBERSIn its 130-year history, South Dakota State

has grown from a campus of 80 acres in 1881 toa 422-acre campus with facilities worth morethan $380 million.

The University owns or leases another 15,000acres for research throughout the state.

South Dakota State University is experiencingunprecedented growth, both in enrollment andbuilding projects.

Projects recently completed or currentlyunder way include:

• The $48 million, 144,000-square-footAvera Health and Science Center;

• Harding Hall South, a 30,000-square-footbuilding that will house an expansion withinthe College of Engineering;

• The $6 million Dykhouse Student-AthleteCenter;

• Jackrabbit Village, a complex of threesuite-style residence halls;

• A University Student Union expansion andrenovation project, which included a

• A $7.8 million campus wellness center;and

• Expansion of the dairy manufacturingplant.

Additional facility projects and enhance-ments to academic programs are being identi-fied through the SDSU Foundation’s “It StartsWith State” campaign, a comprehensive fund-raising inititative designed to raise $200 mil-lion by the end of 2012.

In addition, the Enterprise Institute building,which also houses the SDSU Foundation, wascompleted in the fall of 2004. The Enterprise Institute is designed to facilitate SDSU and in-dustry resources to encourage and assist the

establishment of entrepreneurial growth enter-prises in the region.

More than 200 majors, minors and optionsare available at SDSU with more than 2,500different course offerings.

Master’s degrees are offered in more than 30areas and doctorates are available in eightfields.

SDSU is accredited by the North Central As-sociation of Colleges and Secondary Schools andnumerous departments on campus have earnedaccreditation from various agencies.

More than 2,000 people are employees ofSDSU, and the University’s total operatingbudget was more than $195 million in FiscalYear 2007.

Supplementing classroom instruction are theHarding Distinguished Lecture Series, the F.O.Butler Lectures, the Lusk Lecture and the Am-dahl, Schultz-Werth and Griffiths endowments.

Students also have the opportunity to choosefrom more than 200 clubs and organizations ac-tive on campus.RESEARCH

SDSU has the highest percentage of under-graduates involved in research of any SouthDakota public university. SDSU is large enoughto offer competitive research opportunities, yetsmall enough to foster student-faculty learningopportunities.

In 2006, SDSU was recognized by theCarnegie Foundation for the Advancement ofTeaching as the state’s only RU/H (research uni-versity/high research activity) institution. Thisprestigious ranking recognizes the growth ofdoctoral programs, degrees granted and com-petitive funds obtained.

Major areas of research at SDSU include:

• Engineering and technology research intophotovoltaic devices, nanotechnology, materialsscience, wind power, surface transportation sys-tems, signal and image processing, water treat-ment, computer sciences, software engineeringand computational science and statistics.

• Agricultural sciences research on crops, live-stock and the spectrum of related issues, such asagricultural biotechnology, infectious diseases(animal and zoonotic), food manufacturing, bio-based energy and products, economics and hor-ticulture.

• Management and conservation of naturalresources, with research on soil and water qual-ity, soil fertility, conservation farming practices,wildlife and fisheries, climate change, landscapeecology and livestock waste.

• Health sciences, nutritional sciences andwellness research programs in pharmaceuticalsciences, nutrition and exercise physiology, muscle-bone relationships, cancer prevention,nursing and infectious disesases.

• Renewable energy research is developingbio-based energy technologies, while promotingdiversification and environmental sustainabilityof America’s agriculture.

SDSU has been selected as one of five univer-sities to serve as a regional center for the SunGrant Initiative. The Sun Grant Initiative is aconcept to solve America’s energy needs and re-vitalize rural communities with Land-Grant uni-versity research, education and Extensionprograms on renewable energy and bio-basednon-food industries. The Sun Grant Initiative will

THE COUGHLIN CAMPANILE is SDSU’s most recognizable landmark.

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involve several SDSU departments, includingmechanical engineering, biology and microbiol-ogy, the Geographic Information Science Centerof Excellence, nutrition and food sciences, chem-istry and plant science.

• The Economics Department is studying theeconomic impact of ethanol development on thestate’s economy and the logistics of using bio-mass for producing renewable fuels.

• Over the next five years, $69 million in fed-eral funds is to be awarded to SDSU and sixother universities to serve as Vanguard centersfor the National Children’s Study. The NCS willstudy more than 100,000 children across thecountry from conception to age 21.

As part of the Governor’s 2010 Initiative, agoal is for South Dakota to become a recognizedleader in research and technology development.To realize this goal, SDSU faculty are involved infive research centers:

• Center for Infectious Disease Research andVaccinology

• Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development

• Center for Drought Tolerance Biotechnology• Center for Accelerated Applications at the

Nanoscale• Center for the Research and Development

of Light-Activated MaterialsAn agreement between SDSU and Argonne

National Laboratory will develop opportunitiesfor SDSU faculty and students working in part-nership to pursue fields of science that advancescience and technology-driven economic devel-opment in South Dakota.MUSEUMS AND ATTRACTIONS

The educational opportunities don’t end inthe classroom or laboratory as South DakotaState University is home to several facilities, in-cluding museums and gardens, which highlightSouth Dakota history and heritage.

The South Dakota Art Museum houses sev-eral collections, including early Sioux Indiantribal art, the famed Harvey Dunn paintings ofpioneer life and the exclusive Vera WayMarghab linens.

The State Agricultural Heritage Museumtransformed the former Stock Judging Pavilioninto a home for exhibits that record and pre-serve the agrarian heritage of South Dakota.

The 70-acre McCrory Gardens and SouthDakota Arboretum, located south and east ofcampus, provide a beautiful setting for arearesidents and tourists to enjoy a stroll throughthe radiant colors and fragrances of one of the

top 10 small ornamental gardens in the nation.It is also recognized as an All-American DisplayGarden, one of only 13 in the nation.

In 1993, McCrory Gardens was designated anAll-American Judging Garden to conduct research on annual flowers.

In 1982, the area north of the formal gardenwas dedicated to the planting and testing of or-namental trees and shrubs. The 45-acre site wasdesignated the South Dakota State Arboretumin 1988.

Perhaps South Dakota State’s most recognizable landmark is the 165-foot CoughlinCampanile, the state’s largest chimes tower. Aclimb of 179 steps leads to a panoramic viewof the city.

The statuesque structure on the west end ofcampus was a $65,000 gift from 1909 engi-neering graduate Charles Coughlin, who laterwent on to become head of the Briggs & Strat-ton Corporation.

Coughlin laid the campanile’s cornerstone onJune 10, 1929. Since then, its chimes have calledstudents to classes with the famous Westminsterpeals.

An alumni-sponsored project to restore thecampanile was completed in the summer of2001.

Adjacent to the campanile, Coolidge-SylvanTheatre has provided a restful, green haven forstudents since its dedication by President CalvinCoolidge in September 1927.

Over the years the outdoor amphiteater has

been the site of concerts, graduations and inau-gurations for university presidents.

Woodbine Cottage, the home of the universitypresident, is a charming example of Queen Annearchitecture. Built in 1887 by South DakotaAgricultural College’s second president, Dr. LewisMcLouth, the home is crowned by multiple rooflines.

The house also has served as a women’s dor-mitory, music hall and infirmary.STATE’S LARGEST LIBRARY

The Hilton M. Briggs Library, the state’slargest, was opened in 1977 and joined SouthDakota’s statewide automated library networkin 1988. Through the library, users have accessto holdings from all 10 of the state’s libraries,including official documents and more than 1million other holdings at Briggs.THE BROOKINGS COMMUNITY

Today, Brookings is a growing community ofabout 18,700 people. Located 20 miles west ofthe Minnesota border and 50 miles north ofSioux Falls in east-central South Dakota, Brook-ings is situated at the intersection of U.S. High-way 14 and Interstate 29.

The community also is home to several recog-nizable companies including Rainbow Play Sys-tems, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing(3M), Larson Manufacturing, and Daktronics, aleading manufacturer of scoreboards and displaysystems.

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A NEW MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR wellness center opened in the fall of 2008. The building is attachedto the west side of the Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center.


AMBER JAE BIENFANG

Sr., Le Sueur, Minn.ALANAH BIRD

So., Moorpark, Calif.KELSEY BOUCHERSo., Manchester, Conn.

ANDREA BUDAHLSo., Mitchell, S.D.

KAYLIN CARONSo., Marshall, Minn.

ERIN EAGENJr., Forest Lake, Minn.

JESSICA FERLEY

Sr., Rapid City, S.D.SHAUNA FOOR

So., Chesterton, Ind.SAMANTHA FOSSUM

Fr., Brookings, S.D.EMMA GAULKE-JANOWSKI

So., Chanhassen, Minn.SELINA GILBERTSON

So., Bemidji, Minn.DANA GRECO

So., Hauppauge, N.Y.

NICOLE GRIMIT

Fr., St. Cloud, Minn.KAITLYN HEMMINGSON

Sr., Spearfish, S.D.ELLIE HENDRICKS

Sr., Brookings, S.D.MORGAN MCLAIN

Sr., Pierre, S.D.MELISSA MIELKE

Jr., Brookings, S.D.LISA NEWBERGER

Jr., Burnsville, Minn.

KYLIE POELJr., Milbank, S.D.

KALI TEMPERLEYSr., Fremont, Neb.

LEXI TEMPERLEYSo., Fremont, Neb.

ASHLEY VALDEZSr., Eaton, Colo.

FAWN WEIHLSo., Omaha, Neb.

ABBEY WHARTONSo., Cedar Rapids, Iowa

EMMALEE WRIGHTSo., Kirkland Lake, Ont.

TRINA YOUNGFr., Mitchell, S.D.

BRAD ERICKSONHead Coach

PHIL HURLEYAssistant Coach

ZACH HAWLEYDiving Coach

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