Junior Jacks Newsletter - Feb. '11

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Sneak Peak:

February 20JACKSJUN

IOR

* Hy-Vee FastBreak Clinic

* Equestrian:Violand

* rack & Field

* PinkZone:Basketball

* Swimming:

Chris Schreier* Featured Athletes

Jill YoungClint Sargent

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BirthdaysCelebrate your

Birthday with the

Jacks!1.866.GoJacks

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Womens

Basketball

ClinicJoin the SDSU women

during June for team,

speciality, and/or

individual camps.

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egan Violand advanced all the way to the seminal round at

e prestigious Winter Equestrian Festival Collegiate Equitationhallenge before eventually falling in a close ride to the even-al champion.

Unbelievable. I would have never guessed in my wildest

eams that she would made it that far, SDSU interim assistant

oach Leigh Nichol said. Im very proud of Megan and her ac-omplishment, and she proved that South Dakota State eques-

an is the real deal!

sophomore from Moorpark, Calif., Violand competed in indi-dual over fences at the event, beating South Carolinas Megan

cCormack 73-60 in the rst round and Baylors Kendra Vicary,

0-60 in the second round to advance to the seminals.

rooke Coleman of Texas A&M endedolands run with a 70-60 win in the semis,

nd then went on to defeat Auburns

aggie McAlary in the nals.

at WEF Challenge

semi-finals

Violand

Equestrian

rode into


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The Summit League announced 16 South Dakota State track and fielathletes earned all-conference recognition based on their performanc

during the indoor track and field season.

Check out what these outstanding athletes are dangerous in!!

ean Burns - Sr. - Rapid City, S.D.Weight throw

Ben Jasinski - Sr. - Rapid City, S.DHigh jump, triple jump, & heptathlonLuke Leischner - Jr. - Tripp, S.D.

stance medley relay team & 4x400-meter relay team

3,000 meters, mile run, distance medlMichael Krsnak - Jr. - Rapid City,

Jared Vlastuin - Jr. - Lennox, S.D.Long jump

Distance medley relay, 4x400-meter relay teaBrandon Priebe - Jr. - Chamberlain, S.DJared Foote - Jr. - Custer, S.D.

4x400-meter relay team

Distance medley relay team, 4x400-meter relay teamJake Schneller - Jr. - Canton, S.D.

Jared Ailts - So. - Yankton, S.D.Distance medley relay team

Mary Wirth - Fr. - Sioux Falls, S.D.

Anthony Bongard - Jr. - Redwood Falls, MN5,000 meters

High jump

Jennifer Mack - Sr. - Watertown, S.D.Weight throw

60 metersHeather Wollman - Sr. - Bridgewater, S.D.

Weight throwBrooke Garner - So. - Rapid City, S

Shot putShelby Assmus - Fr. - Stickney, S

Triple jump

Ashley Lange - Sr. - Sioux Falls, S.D.


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Kristin Rotert scored 22 points or the second consecutive gamed Jennie Sunnarborg added 16 as the South Dakota State

omens basketball team recorded a 65-40 victory over Westernnois in Summit League action during the PinkZone game.Te Jackrabbits improved to 12-13 overall and upped theirmmit League mark to 8-6. WIU dropped to 7-16 overall, 5-8 ingue play.SDSU strung together a pair o double-digit runs in the rst hal

take control o the game. railing 2-0, Rotert started a 13-0tburst with a pair o three-pointers 35 seconds apart, with Jillung adding a three-pointer moments later.Te second big SDSU run o the opening stanza was a 10-0

urt that allowed the Jackrabbits to build their largest lead o the hal, 29-10. Rotert again jump-started the rth a three-pointer and Young added a triecta rom the top o the key.However, Western Illinois countered with an 8-0 run beore ara Heiser connected on a three-pointer rom

e right wing with two minutes and seven seconds remaining. SDSU led 36-24 at the hal aer 6-o-11 three-int attempts in the rst 20 minutes.Te Fighting Leathernecks trimmed the margin to eight, 34-26, aer scoring the rst two baskets o the sec

d hal, but SDSU quickly recovered and continued to extend its lead. Te Jackrabbits put together a nal 13n over a ve-plus minute span late in the second hal to seal their eighth consecutive victory over WIU.

SDSU sent seniors Dale Moss, Clint Sargentand Payton ivis out in style, and all three

contributed to the Jackrabbits 82-61 win overWestern Illinois in ront o 3,885 ans at Frost A

When those three guys came here our yearwe werent great, we were struggling, and theyvbeen through a lot and Ive put them through aIve been hard on them, head coach Scott Nagabout the seniors. All three o them have had hhands in helping rebuilding our program, all ththem, and I just appreciate them a lot, I really dwhat theyve done or us.

Despite the Senior Night celebrations, reshman Jordan Dykstra stole the show or the Jacks, who improve -9 overall and 9-6 in Te Summit League. Dykstra scored led all players with 20 points, all in the second hawhich came rom the ree throw line, where he made all 10 shots and the Jackrabbits as a team went 26-ore night.Grian Callahan added 13 points, Chad White 12, while Sargent and Fiegen both nished with 10 points, a

ery Jackrabbit logged at least 15 minutes on the foor. Sargent also tied or game-high honors with nine reboTe Jacks ell into an early 5-0 hole to open the game, but quickly bounced back with a 13-1 run and continpour it on, leading by as many as 20 points on two occasions in the rst hal beore taking a 46-30 lead into

ckerroom at halime.Te lead continued to grow in the second hal, reaching a game high o 28 points on a Brayden Carlson du

at put the Jacks up 67-39.


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A historic swim, a runner-up nish and coach of the year award put tting cap on a successful 2011 Swimming and Diving Championships.

Alexandra Hoffman nished off the nal meet of her career in grandashion by placing second with a school record 200 backstroke of 2 minut.87 seconds breaking her own mark set during the 2008 Championships. Shnds her career with 53 career wins and eight school records.

Freshman Kaylin Caron set a school record of her own with a time of2.70 sec. in the 100 freestyle.

Hoffman and Caron teamed with Shauna Foor and Ashley Valdez to sethe sixth SDSU womens record of the Championships with a 400 freestyleelay nish of 3:32.07.

The Jacks nished second behind Oakland with 625.5 points, which waood enough to earn SDSUs Brad Erickson Summit League Womens Coach ofhe Year.

Chris Schreier broke his own record in winning the 200 buttery in:49.06 to become the rst Jackrabbit on the mens side to win a confer-nce event since Benji Erickson at the 2001 NCC Championships. It was thendiana natives 21st win on the season as he set at least one record eac

f the four days with six total.Phil Albu broke a 10 year-old 200 backstroke record set by Ericksonlocking in at 1:50.52.

Both freshmen, along with John Bisson and Kyle Ochsner, ended theight setting a new SDSU record in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:07.85.

The men, while setting 11 school records over four days, improved onpot on the nal day to nish third with 504 points.

Summit League

Chris Schreier is

Rarely an athlete is so dominant so early on

Swimmer of the Week Honors

TWICE

2 New SDSU

1 New PoolRecord

21 College Career Wins

00-Buttery Conference

Champion

Records


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JillYou

ng

Sargent

Clint

Hometown:Mitchell, SD

How it started:My dad is a HS coach, so I was al-ways in the gym with him and my older brother

Major:Junior in psychologyDream job:Womens college basketball coach

Breaking records:205 threes - 4th place on leader board

SDSU highlight:Playing in the NCAA tournament

How Jill got good:God blessed me with a passionfor the game so I spent a lot of time in the gym

shooting and my dad has great rebounding skills

Nickname:Jilly

Best part about playing for SDSU:Best teammates,coaches, & fans in the world!

Favorite Song:Shine by David Crowder BandFavorite Cereal:Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Best Movie:A Walk to Remember

Reaching your goals will take hard work and sacrice, but the reward is worth it. At thesame time, keep it in perspective and play because you love the game - have fun!!

Hometown:South Sioux City, NEMajor:Senior in psychologyDream job:Division I basketball coachHow it started:I was always around the game growing up. Istarted very early because I would always watch my cous-

ins play, which allowed me to gain interest at a young age.

SDSU highlight:The best is to come!!How Clint got good at 3s:A lot of repetition and spending

time in the gym working on my shot.

Best childhood memory:Playing summer leaguebasketballFirst car:1995 Jeep Grand CherokeeFavorite pizza:Rosies pepperoni pizza in S. Sioux CityFavorite quote:For God so loved the world that he gavehis one and only Son, that whoever believes in him

shall not perish but have eternal life.

Play for your teammates!!

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