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Kelsey BoucherJr., Manchester, Conn.

AndreA BudAhlJr., Mitchell, S.D.

KAylin cAronJr., Marshall, Minn.

KAtie cooKFr., Sauk Rapids, Minn.

devonne dAlinJr., Sioux Falls, S.D.

shAunA FoorJr., Chesterton, Ind.

emmA GAulKe-JAnowsKiJr., Chanhassen, Minn.

selinA GilBertsonJr., Bemidji, Minn.

nicole GrimitSo., St. Cloud, Minn.

Jessie hendricKsFr., Brookings, S.D.

elizABeth honnerFr., Sioux Falls, S.D.

melissA mielKeSr., Brookings, S.D.

lisA newBerGerSr., Burnsville, Minn.

BiAncA ninnemAnFr., Fenton, Mo.

oliviA olesiAKFr., Wyoming, Minn.

Kylie PoelSr., Milbank, S.D.

KAyce smithFr., Madison, Wis.

FAwn weihlJr., Omaha, Neb.

PAiGe weiszFr., West Fargo, N.D.

emmAlee wriGhtJr., Kirkland Lake, Ont.

trinA younGSo., Mitchell, S.D.

ABBy zennerFr., Eagan, Minn.

BrAd ericKsonHead Coach

Phil hurleyAssistant Coach

seAn letsinGerDiving Coach

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Phil AlBuJr., Charlie Lake, B.C.

JAcoB BierschBAchFr., Watertown, S.D.

Ben BolinsKeFr., Williston, N.D.

yAnn desJArdinsSo., Whitby, Ont.

wil hoGueSo., Chandler, Ariz.

clArK KocoureKJr., Omaha, Neb.

connor mcGinnisFr., Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Alex mclAinSo., Pierre, S.D.

ethAn mcmAhonJr., Dent, Minn.

JAcK morrowJr., Lincoln, Neb.

Kyle ochsnerSr., Jordan, Minn.

John overmAnFr., Bennington, Neb.

sheA PAtricKSr., Mitchell, S.D.

BrAd schoreitSr., Omaha, Neb.

GreG thomPsonSr., Rochester, Minn.

GArth wAdsworthFr., Durban, South Africa

nAthAniel weinmAnSo., Richland, Wash.

BlAKe yeAGerSo., Crown Point, Ind.




2012-13 JAcKrABBit men’s swimminG & divinG

GENERAL INFORMATION NAME OF SCHOOL: South Dakota State University CITY/ZIP: Brookings, SD 57007 FOUNDED: February 21, 1881 ENROLLMENT: 12,583 (FALL 2012) NICKNAME: Jackrabbits SCHOOL COLORS: Yellow and Blue ATHLETIC WEBSITE: GOJACKS.COM

UNIVERSITY WEBSITE: sdstate.edu HOME FACILITY: HPER Center Pool AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I CONFERENCE: The Summit League CONFERENCE WEBSITE: TheSummitLeague.org PRESIDENT: Dr. David L. Chicoine ALMA MATER, YEAR: South Dakota State, 1969 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Justin Sell ALMA MATER, YEAR: Bowling Green State, 1991 SWA: Kathy Heylens ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE: (605) 688-5625 TICKET OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-5422 or 1-866-GOJACKS

COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Brad Erickson, 37th year ALMA MATER, YEAR: South Dakota State, 1974 OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-6527 ASSISTANT COACH: Phil Hurley, ninth year DIVING COACH: Sean Letsinger, first year POOL PHONE: (605) 688-4919

SPORTS INFORMATION ASST. AD – SPORTS INFORMATION: Jason Hove OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-4623 E-MAIL: [email protected]

ASST. SID: Ryan Sweeter OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-4822 CELL PHONE: (605) 376-4422 E-MAIL: [email protected]

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

SID FAX: (605) 688-5999

SID MAILING ADDRESS: Sports Information Office 2820 HPER Center Brookings, SD 57007-1497

MEN’S TEAM LETTERWINNERS: 11 Returning / 8 Lost / 5 Newcomers RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Phil Albu, Yann Desjardins, Wil Hogue, Clark Kocourek, Alex McLain, Jack Morrow, Kyle Ochsner, Shea Patrick, Brad Schoreit, Nathaniel Weinman, Blake Yeager 2011-12 DUAL RECORD: 4-4 2011 SUMMIT LEAGUE FINISH: Second

WOMEN’S TEAM LETTERWINNERS: 11 Returning / 10 Lost/ 9 Newcomers RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Kelsey Boucher, Andrea Budahl, Kaylin Caron, Shauna Foor, Emma Gaulke- Janowski, Selina Gilbertson, Nicole Grimit, Lisa Newberger, Kylie Poel, Emmalee Wright, Trina Young 2011-12 DUAL RECORD: 6-6 SUMMIT LEAGUE FINISH: Second

TABLE OF CONTENTSCoaches......................................................................................2-3Administration ............................................................................4-5Team Photo, Rosters ......................................................................6Team Previews ..............................................................................72012-13 Men’s Team ................................................................8-142012-13 Women’s Team ..........................................................15-222012-13 Schedules ......................................................................232012 Summit League Results ..................................................24-25All-Time Top Performances ......................................................26-27The Summit League ................................................................28-29About SDSU............................................................................30-32

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CreditsThe 2012-13 South Dakota State University Swimming Media Guide was produced by the Jackrabbit Sports Information Service. Photos are credited to Robby Gallagherand Lifetouch Sports. Cover design by Old Hat Creative. For more information regarding the Jackrabbit swimming program, contact the sports information office at (605)688-4623.

Swimming & Diving 1Swimming & Diving 1

Brad Erickson • Head CoachSouth Dakota State University head coach Brad Erickson is entering his 37th season at the helm of 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 North

Central 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 leading SDSUto 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.

Starting with the 2004-05 season, Erickson has guided South Dakota State through a successful transitionto the Division I ranks. The Jackrabbits have steadilyraised their standing and point totals at the

Summit League Championships in both the men’s and women’s divisions, with thewomen’s team claiming runner-up finishes each of the last three seasons. The Jackrabbitmen also recorded a second-place finish in 2012.

At the 2011 league championships, Erickson was named Summit League Women’sCoach of the year after SDSU posted its second consecutive runner-up finish. Ericksonadded Summit League Men’s Coach of the Year honors to his list of accomplishments in2012 after leading SDSU to its best finish at The Summit League Championships, whichwere held in Rochester, Mich.

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

Erickson has continued to represent SDSU at NCAA swimming championships duringhis coaching career, serving as a meet official and judge at the Division I women’s andmen’s championships since 1982. He also served as the NCAA Division II Championshipscoordinator and is a past member of the NCAA Swimming Committee.

Aside from his duties as head swimming coach, Erickson also coached receivers on theJackrabbit football team from 1976-90 and later served as director of intramurals.

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2 Swimming & Diving2 Swimming & Diving

Jackrabbits at the Summit League Championships

Men2005-06 7th 254.02006-07 5th 331.02007-08 6th 278.02008-09 5th 320.02009-10 4th 402.52010-11 4th 498.02011-12 2nd 640.5Women2005-06 6th 241.52006-07 4th 396.52007-08 3rd 482.02008-09 3rd 493.52009-10 2nd 543.02010-11 4th 625.52011-12 2nd 662.0


Phil Hurley • Assistant CoachPhil Hurley enters his ninth season as assistant men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach at South

Dakota State. Hurley serves as the recruiting coordinator for SDSU, specializes in coaching the distance eventsand assists head coach Brad Erickson with team practices and events.

During his time with the Jackrabbits, both the men’s and women’s teams have consistently raised theirstandings and point totals at the Summit League Championships. The Jackrabbit women have recorded threeconsecutive runner-up finishes (2010-12) at the conference championships, while the men’s team ascendedto second place during the 2011-12 season.

Hurley competed collegiately at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., where he served as team captain forthree seasons before graduating in 1998.

After finishing a military commitment in the U.S. Army, Hurley enrolled in graduate school at George MasonUniversity in Fairfax, Va., serving as a graduate assistant swimming coach for two seasons while completing a

master’s degree in exercise, fitness and health promotion. While at George Mason, Hurley also coached several club and youth teams in NorthernVirginia.

He has served as the chair of South Dakota Masters Swimming branch and is a member of the United States Masters Swimming organization.

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Sean Letsinger • Diving CoachSean Letsinger is in his first season with the South Dakota State University swimming and diving teams as

the diving coach.

A native of Knoxville, Tenn., Letsinger was a letterman diver at the University of Tennessee from 2007-2010. During the following two seasons, he went on to become the student assistant diving coach for the Volunteers, assisting head coach Dave Parrington in leading his divers to multiple top finishes in the 2012SEC Championships.

Letsinger held the assistant diving coach position for Tennessee Diving from the summer of 2004 until thesummer of 2012. During his time with Tennessee Diving, he assisted in coaching Samuel Smith, who was afinalist in the 2012 USA Diving Olympic Trials.

Additionally, Letsinger served as the head diving coach for Knoxville Catholic High School from the fall of2008 until the spring of 2012. During his time coaching at KCHS, his divers consistently finished in the top

eight in all major high school championships.

Prior to college, Letsinger qualified and competed in 14 USA Junior Olympic Nationals, one USA Diving Junior Olympic World Trials (2002), twoUSA vs. Canada Junior Challenges (2002, 2003), and one Junior Olympic Pan-American Games (2003). He competed on several USA Diving inter-national teams which included Olympic medalists Nick McCrory, Kristian Ipsen and Kelci Bryant.

Letsinger remains the current record holder of the Knoxville Area high school city championships (571.90) and has held that record since 2005.While in high school, he was named Texas Roadhouse High School Athlete of the Week, Tennessee State High School Diver of the Year, and AcademicAll-American on numerous occasions.

Letsinger graduated with a bachelor of science degree in sports management, with a minor in business from the University of Tennessee in May2011. He is currently working towards his master’s degree in sport and recreation studies at South Dakota State.

Dr. David L. Chicoine • PresidentDavid L. Chicoine, Ph.D., has served as the 19th president of South Dakota State University on January 1, 2007,

becoming the third alumnus to lead the state’s largest institution of higher education. President Chicoine, who graduated in1969 with a bachelor of science in agribusiness, also holds an appointment as professor in the Department of Economics.

President Chicoine has a long association with intercollegiate athletics, and is currently serving a four-year term on theNCAA Presidential Advisory Group. Chicoine also serves as chair of the President’s Council for The Summit League — SDSU’sconference home for 18 of its 21 varsity sports — during the 2011-12 academic year, after filling the role of vice chair fortwo years. Previously, Chicoine served as the faculty representative to the Big Ten Conference and the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He served as chair of the Budgetand Finance Committee for the Big Ten Conference for nine years of his 11-year term.

Upon his arrival at SDSU, Chicoine implemented an aggressive strategic plan — “Achieving National Distinction, Strength-ening Local Relevance.” The plan has four goals: enhancing academic excellence, fostering economic growth, expanding the

reach of the university, and creating a sustainable financial resource.During his tenure, enrollment has reached record levels of undergraduate students and Ph.D. candidates. Correspondingly, the amount of research grants

and contract awards has jumped nearly 90 percent during that time, and research expenditures exceeded $60 million in the 2010-2011 academic year.To support the strategic plan, the SDSU Foundation in 2008 launched an aggressive comprehensive fund-raising effort — “It Starts with STATE: A

Campaign for South Dakota State University” — which recently reached its goal of $200 million.The most visible support for the campaign can be seen in several construction and renovation projects funded primarily by generous donors, all part of

the largest campus building boom since the 1960s. The majority of the facilities enhance the university’s research capabilities and allow for new discover-ies that drive technology-based economic development in South Dakota.

Building a better academic model has also been part of President Chicoine’s agenda. In the fall of 2010, SDSU launched the state’s first architectureprogram through its College of Arts and Sciences. The program, created without any new state funding, will place a special emphasis on sustainable andrenewable design practices. The Chicoine administration also developed the new College of Education and Human Sciences in 2009, a merger of the former College of Education and Counseling, College of Family and Consumer Sciences and the Department of Health and Physical Education. It repre-sented the first significant academic restructuring in more than 40 years.

Dr. Chicoine brought more than 30 years of experience in higher education with the University of Illinois to his role as president of SDSU and is a nationally recognized economist. Chicoine received an M.S. in agricultural econcomics from the University of Delaware in 1971, and completed an M.A. ineconomics at Western Illinois University. In 1979, he completed his Ph.D. in agricultural economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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 Champi-onship Subdivision, and wrestling is a member of the Western Wrestling Conference. Women’s equestrian competes under theNational Collegiate Equestrian Association banner.

During his first three years, the Jacks displayed success across the board, winning both the Summit League Commissioner’sCup — the league’s all-sports championship — and the Summit League Sportsmanship Award during the 2010-11 schoolyear. Individually, SDSU has claimed two Summit League regular season titles in men’s cross country (2009, 2010) andwomen’s soccer (2009, 2011), as well as regular season league titles in baseball (2010) and women’s basketball (2012).

In addition, the women’s basketball team won three Summit League postseason tournament titles from 2010-12, themen’s basketball team claimed a tournament title in 2012, and the Jackrabbit football team reached the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs forthe first time in 2009.

Sell also has implemented aggressive marketing and fundraising initiatives which resulted in record average attendance for football during the 2009season, as well as the highest number of donors and dollars donated to the Jackrabbit Club. Ticket sales totaled more than $1 million for the first time during the 2011-12 academic year.

In the classroom, Jackrabbit student-athletes have excelled, posting a cumulative 3.195 grade-point average during the 2011-12 academic year. Fifteen of the Jackrabbits’ 17 varsity teams included in the report — cross country and track and field are combined into one team each for men andwomen — compiled team GPAs of 3.00 or higher. Individually, 269 of 455 Jackrabbit student-athletes — 59 percent — posted a GPA of 3.0 or higherduring the spring semester. Of that group, 146 recorded a GPA of 3.5 or higher and 57 had a perfect 4.0 GPA during the spring term.

A 1991 graduate of Bowling Green State University (Ohio) who later earned a M.S degree at The Ohio State University, Sell previoulsy served as seniorassociate athletic director at the University of Northern Iowa. His primary duties at UNI 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 million McLeod Center and the $7 million Human Performance Center.

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Rob Peterson • Senior Associate Athletic Director/Sport Supervisor

Rob 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 op-erations of the department, including supervising the areas of facility maintenance, game management, equipment room,athletic training and strength and conditioning.

Peterson also serves as sports supervisor for football, cross country/track and field, equestrian, baseball and swimming anddiving.

Before joining the Jackrabbit staff, Peterson served as the coordinator of athletic facilities, events and projects for FresnoState University from 1997-2000. There, 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 of NMU. This facility also houses theUnited States Olympic Education Center. Peterson started his career at Northern Michigan as the director of sport clubs from 1994-95.

Peterson’s collegiate education includes completion of an HVAC certificate program at Northern Michigan in 1981, a bachelor of science in physical edu-cation and health at NMU in 1992 and a Masters of Arts degree in sports administration from Central Michigan University in 1995. He also completed acollegiate 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 enjoysreading, especially on the topics of professional leadership and history.

Kathy Heylens • Associate Athletic Director — Compliance• Senior Woman Administrator

Kathy 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, awardsand benefits, playing and practice seasons, and enforcement; and as SWA help to create an environment where staffand student-athletes can achieve their goals.

Heylens is currently serving a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Legislative Council, which is the primary legislative body in the Division Igovernance structure. She also was appointed to the four-member Legislative Council Administrative Committee, which acts on behalf of the fullLegislative Council between meetings to transact routine items of business; and serves on the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Governance Committee.

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

In her spare time, she enjoys reading, spending time at the lake with her family and cheering on the Jacks.

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Men’s RosterNAME YEAR HOMETOWN

Phil Albu Jr. Charlie Lake, B.C.Jacob Bierschbach Fr. Watertown, S.D.Ben Bolinske Fr. Williston, N.D.Yann Desjardins So. Whitby, Ont.Wil Hogue So. Chandler, Ariz.Clark Kocourek Jr. Omaha, Neb.Connor McGinnis Fr. Cape Girardeau, Mo.Alex McLain So. Pierre, S.D.Ethan McMahon Jr. Dent, Minn.Jack Morrow Jr. Lincoln, Neb.Kyle Ochsner Sr. Jordan, Minn.John Overman Fr. Bennington, Neb.Shea Patrick Sr. Mitchell, S.D.Brad Schoreit Sr. Omaha, Neb.Greg Thompson Sr. Rochester, Minn.Garth Wadsworth Fr. Durban, South AfricaNathaniel Weinman So. Richland, Wash.Blake Yeager So. Crown Point, Ind.

Women’s RosterNAME YEAR HOMETOWN

Kelsey Boucher Jr. Manchester, Conn.Andee Budahl Jr. Mitchell, S.D.Kaylin Caron Jr. Marshall, Minn.Katie Cook Fr. Sauk Rapids, Minn.Devonne Dalin Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D.Shauna Foor Jr. Chesterton, Ind.Emma Gaulke-Janowski Jr. Chanhassen, Minn.Selina Gilbertson Jr. Bemidji, Minn.Nicole Grimit So. St. Cloud, Minn.Jessie Hendricks Fr. Brookings, S.D.Elizabeth Honner Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D.Melissa Mielke Sr. Brookings, S.D.Lisa Newberger Sr. Burnsville, Minn.Bianca Ninneman Fr. Fenton, Mo.Olivia Olesiak Fr. Wyoming, Minn.Kylie Poel Sr. Milbank, S.D.Kayce Smith Fr. Madison, Wis.Fawn Weihl Jr. Omaha, Neb.Paige Weisz Fr. West Fargo, N.D.Emmalee Wright Jr. Kirkland Lake, Ont.Trina Young So. Mitchell, S.D.Abby Zenner Fr. Eagan, Minn.

2012-13 JACKRABBIT SWIMMING AND DIVINGFront Row: Andrea Budahl, Devonne Dalin, Kelsey Boucher, Trina Young, Paige Weisz, Fawn Weihl, Lexi Temperley, Elizabeth Honner, Emma Gaulke-Janowski and Kayce Smith.Second Row: Nicole Grimit, Abby Zenner, Olivia Olesiak, Melissa Mielke, Alanah Bird, Jessie Hendricks, Emmalee Wright, Shauna Foor and Bianca Ninneman. Third Row: YannDesjardins, Clark Kocourek, Katie Cook, Lisa Newberger, Kaylin Caron, Selina Gilbertson, Kylie Poel, Blake Yeager, Nathaniel Weinman and Connor McGinnis. Fourth Row: GregThompson, Kyle Ochsner, Ben Bolinske, Ethan McMahon, Alex McLain, Jacob Bierschbach, diving coach Sean Letsinger, Jack Morrow and Brad Schoreit. Back Row: John Overman, Alex Henningsen, Wil Hogue, Sam Breen, head coach Brad Erickson, assistant coach Phil Hurley, Phil Albu, Garth Wadsworth, Shea Patrick, Andrei Azbukin.

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MEN’S PREVIEW The South Dakota State University men’s swimming and diving team

will attempt to continue its steady rise in the ranks of the SummitLeague during the 2012-13 season.

The Jackrabbits, who posted their best-ever finish at the leaguechampionships with a second-place showing in 2012, return 11 lettermen from a year ago.

Leading the Jackrabbits in the freestyle events are school-recordholders Wil Hogue and Kyle Ochsner. Hogue enjoyed a stellar first season in the SDSU lineup, setting Jackrabbit record times of 20.70 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle and 45.75 seconds in the 100 freestyleen route to a pair of fifth-place finishes at the league championships.He also placed seventh in the 200 freestyle.

Hogue will be joined on the sprints crew by freshman Ben Bolinske, aNorth Dakota high school champion in the 100 freestyle, and juniorJack Morrow.

Ochsner, meanwhile, holds school records in the 200 freestyle up tothe 1,650 freestyle. A native of Jordan, Minn., Ochsner posted fourth-place finishes in both the 500 and mile at the league championships,along with a sixth-place effort in the 200.

Joining Ochsner in the distance events are sophomore returners BlakeYeager and Nathaniel Weinman. Yeager turned in fifth-place finishes inboth the 500 and 1,650 freestyle at the 2012 league championships,while Weinman’s top finish was a ninth-place showing in the mile.

SDSU also returns both of its top performers in the backstroke events.Junior Phil Albu holds school records in both the 100 and 200 back-stroke and is coming off a third-place finish in the 100 at conference.He also placed fifth in the 200 backstroke and 11th in the 50 freestylelast season at the league meet.

Sophomore Alex McLain holds the second-fastest time in school history in the 200 backstroke and ranks third in the 100 backstroke.However, his best finish at the 2012 league championships was a sixth-place effort in the 500 freestyle.

Senior Shea Patrick anchors the Jackrabbits in the breaststroke andindividual medley events after a fourth-place showing in the 200breaststroke at the Summit League Championships, while newcomerGarth Wadsworth is expected to lead SDSU in the butterfly.

The Jackrabbits also figure to rack up points in the diving events asschool-record holders Clark Kocourek and Brad Schoreit both return.Kocourek placed second on the 1-meter board at conference a yearago, while Schoreit finished fourth on both 1- and 3-meter boards.

WOMEN’S PREVIEW A mix of steady veterans and an exciting group of newcomers has the

South Dakota State University women’s swimming and diving teampoised to continue its recent run of success during the 2012-13 season.

The Jackrabbits, who have placed second at each of the last threeSummit League Championships, are again picked second in the presea-son poll conducted among the league’s coaches.

SDSU returns a solid nucleus of 11 letterwinners, led by juniors Andrea Budahl and Kaylin Caron. A Mitchell native, Budahl postedthree top-five individual finishes at last season’s Summit League Cham-pionships. She placed third in the 1,650-yard freestyle en route to aschool record, followed by fifth-place efforts in both the 500 freestyleand 400 individual medley.

Caron, a Marshall, Minn., product, also turned in a third-place finishfor the Jackrabbits, clocking a school-record time of 52.26 seconds inthe finals of the 100 freestyle. She also turned in top-10 finishes inboth the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly.

Sophomore Nicole Grimit also returns after clocking three top-eightfinishes in the freestyle sprints, as do juniors Selina Gilbertson andShauna Foor.

The distance freestyle contingent is paced by Emma Gaulke-Janowskiand Kelsey Boucher, both juniors. Gaulke-Janowski finished fifth in the1,650 freestyle and seventh in the 500, while Boucher turned in top-10finishes in the 1,650 freestyle (seventh), 400 individual medley (ninth)and 500 freestyle (10th) at conference.

Adding depth in the sprint freestyle and butterfly events is newcomerDevonne Dalin. The Sioux Falls native is a transfer from the University ofNorth Dakota.

Also in the butterfly events the Jackrabbits welcome the return of junior Emmalee Wright and sophomore Trina Young. Wright recorded athird-place finish in the 200 butterfly at the league championships,while Young placed sixth. Wright also competed in both the 200 and400 individual medleys, posting a sixth-place showing in the 400 IM.

Senior Kylie Poel placed seventh in the 200 butterfly, giving theJackrabbits three swimmers in the event finals.

Senior Lisa Newberger is expected to again lead the Jackrabbits inthe backstroke events, while newcomer Kayce Smith will likley paceSDSU in the breaststroke events.

Fellow newcomer Olivia Olesiak is the lone diver on the Jackrabbitroster. She posted three top-10 finishes at the Minnesota state meetduring her high school career.

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WIL HOGUE set school records in the 50 and 100 freestyle last season.

KYLIE POEL is part of a strong contingent of butterfly swimmers forthe Jackrabbit women’s team.

Phil AlbuJunior • Backstroke/FreestyleCharlie Lake, British ColumbiaBishop Carroll High SchoolMajor: Software Engineering/Computer Science2011-12: Won 12 events his sophomore year and was a part of six school records ... broke the school recordwith his time in the 50 backstroke (23.55 sec) on the opening leg of the school record 200 medley relay(1:32.63) on Day 1 of the Summit League Championships (2/15) v part of the school record 200 freestylerelay (1:24.17) and swam the second-fastest 50 freestyle in school history in 21.42 seconds on Day 2 (2/16)... broke the school record in the 100 backstroke (49.78 sec) and was part of the school record 400 medley

relay (3:22.81) on Day 3 (2/17) ... on Day 4 (2/18), he was part of the school-record 400 freestyle relay (3:04.15) ... named to All-SummitLeague Team, Academic All-League Team and also honored as a Distinguished Scholar

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 53.94sec, 200 backstroke in 1:59.44 and the medley relay in 1:37.02 (10/16) ... on Day 2 of the Summit League Championships (2/17), set schoolrecord in the 50 freetyle (21.51) and was part of the school-record 200 medley relay (1:34.87) ... set school record in the 100 backstroke (50.98)on Day 3 of the Summit League Championships and was part of the school-record 400 medley relay (3:26.89) ... closed his first Summit LeagueChampionships by setting school record in the 200 backstroke (1:50.52) and was part of the school-record 400 freeestyle relay (3:07.85) (2/19)

BEFORE SDSU:Third at the Age Group Nationals in the 100 backstroke ... men’s and overall team score National Age Group Champions ... honorroll member at Bishop Carroll High School

Yann DesjardinsSophomore • Breaststroke/FreestyleWhitby, OntarioSt.-Charles-Garnier Catholic High SchoolMajor: Mechanical Engineering2011-12: Part of the winning 200 freestyle relay (1:27.39) at Green Bay (10/15) … member of threeschool-record relay teams at the Summit League Championships: 800 freestyle relay (6:50.88) on Day 1(2/15), 200 freestyle relay (1:24.17) on Day (2/16) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:04.15) on Day 4 (2/18)… swam the fifth-fastest 100 breastroke in school history in 59.39 seconds on Day 3 (2/17) and the ninth-fastest 100 freestyle (47.05 sec.) on Day 4 (2/18) ... named to All-Summit League Team

BEFORE SDSU: Member of the Ajax Aquatic Club ... Eastern Canadian Championship qualifier ... won the High Point Trophy at the 2010 YouthCup ... top 50 (Canada) in age category in more than 10 events over three years ... most improved athlete three years in a row

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Wil HogueSophomore • Sprint FreestyleChandler, ArizonaSeton Catholic High SchoolMajor: Entrepreneurial Studies2011-12: Won 15 events his freshman season and was a part of six school records ... won four events at hisfirst career collegiate meet (10/15) — 50 freestyle (21.55 sec.), 100 freestyle (53.24 sec.), 200 medleyrelay (1:36.87) and 200 freestyle relay (1:27.39) ... broke the school records in the 200 medley relay(1:32.63) on opening day of the Summit League Championships (2/15) ... broke the school record in the 50freestyle (20.75 sec.) and was part of the 200 freestyle relay (1:24.17) on Day 2 (2/16) ... member of the

school-record 400 medley relay (3:22.81) and swam the second-fastest 200 freestyle in (1:41.88) on Day 3 (2/17) ... broke the school record inthe 100 freestyle (45.75 sec.) and was part of the school-record 400 freestyle relay (3:04.15) on the final day of compeition (2/18) ... named toAll-Summit League Team

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

Clark KocourekJunior • DivingOmaha, NebraskaMillard West High SchoolMajor: Human Development and Family Studies2011-12: Won three events and broke two school records his sophomore year ... won the 1-meter dive competition in dual at South Dakota with a score of 253.80 points (12/10) ... broke the school record onboth the 1-meter (303.45 points) and 3-meter (291.60 points) board in home dual versus South Dakota(1/21) ... placed second in 3-meter diving with a score of 269.85 points on Day 2 of the Summit LeagueChampionships (2/16) ... named to All-League Team and Academic All-League Team

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 history ... season-best 3-meter dive came at Minnesota Challenge with 236.90 points (2/5) ... also was third-best 3-meter dive score in school history ...scored 234.95 points in the 3-meter dive on Day 3 at the Summit League Championships (2/18) and scored 224.60 points in the 1-meter diveon final day of the championships (2/19)

BEFORE SDSU: Posted career best 1-meter diving score of 374 points while competing for Millard West High School



Alex McLainSophomore • BackstrokePierre, South DakotaT.F. Riggs High SchoolMajor: Civil Engineering2011-12: Won five events his freshman year ... won the 100 backstroke (53.24 sec.) and 200 backstroke(1:56.97) in his collegiate debut at Green Bay (10/15) ... claimed the 200 backstroke (1:56.50) versusWestern Illinois and North Dakota (10/28) ... won the 200 backstroke (1:57.57) and 400 freestyle relay(3:22.26) versus Iowa Central (12/13) ... finished sixth in the 500 freestyle with the ninth-fastest time inschool history (4:44.10) on Day 2 of the Summit League Championships (2/17) ... swam the third-fastest

100 backstroke in school history in 52.26 seconds on Day 3 (2/17) ... swam the second-fastest 200 backstroke in school history at 1:52.23 onfinal day of Summit League Championships (2/18) ... named to Academic All-League Team BEFORE SDSU: Member of Pierre Swim Team for 13 years ... Swimmer of the Year in 2006, 2010 and 2011 ... South Dakota winter state meetchampion in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 100 freestyle ... brother, Jim, and sister, Morgan, also swam for the Jackrabbits

Ethan McMahonJunior • Breaststroke/ButterflyDent, MinnesotaPerham High SchoolMajor: HistoryEthan rejoined the Jackrabbits for his senior season after previously competing during the 2009-10 campaign... first career win came in the 100 butterfly in the 2009-10 season-opening dual versus North Dakota in55.10 seconds (10/16) ... posted a season-best 100 breaststroke time of 58.78 seconds on Day 2 of theSummit League Championships ... placed sixth with a season-best 200 breaststroke of 2:08.92 on Day 3 of2010 Summit League Championships

BEFORE SDSU: Won the 100 butterfly and placed fourth in the individual medley at the Minnesota state meet in 2009 ... finished fifth in the100 butterfly at the 2008 state meet ... team MVP during the 2008-09 season

Jack MorrowJunior • FreestyleLincoln, NebraskaLincoln Southeast High SchoolMajor: Geography2011-12: Swam the seventh-fastest 50 freestyle in school history (21.76 sec.) and was a member of theschool-record 200 freestyle relay (1:24.17) on Day 2 of the Summit League Championships (2/16) … swamthe sixth-fastest 200 freestyle in school history (1:43.93) on Day 3 (2/17) and the seven-fastest 100freestyle in school history (47.40 sec.) on the final day (2/18) ... named to All-League Team 2010-11: Part of two winning relays as a freshman ... member of first-place 200 freestyle relay team versus

North Dakota with a time of 1:28.61 (10/16) and the 400 freestyle relay versus Wisconsin-Green Bay with a time of 3:13.64 (11/5) ... postedseason bests in the 50 freestyle (21.91), 200 freestyle (1:44.46) and the 100 freestyle (47.94) at the Summit League Championships ... namedto Academic All-League Team 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 the Nebraskastate meet



Kyle OchsnerSenior • Distance FreestyleJordan, MinnesotaJordan High SchoolMajor: Mechanical Engineering2011-12: Won 13 events his junior year and was part of three school records ... won the 500 freestyle event fourtimes and the 1,000 freestyle event three times ... member of the school-record 800 freestyle relay (6:50.88) onDay 1 of the Summit League Championships (2/15) ... broke the school record in the 500 freestyle (4:35.22) onDay 2 (2/16) ... also set new school record in the 200 freestyle (1:40.88) (2/17)

2010-11: Won 10 events as a sophomore ... won the 500 freeestyle (4:47.08), 1,000 freestyle (9:50.78) and waspart of the 400 freestyle relay (3:13.64) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay (11/5) ... set school record in the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 9:40.14 later in theseason ... part of five school records at the Summit League Championships ... established top marks in the 800 freestyle relay (6:54.78), 200 freestyle(1:41.25), 1,000 freestyle (9:40.14) and 400 medley relay (3:26.89) ... closed Summit League Championships with top performances in 1,650 freestyle(16:00.08) and 400 freestyle relay (3:07.85) (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 500freestyle 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) ... wonthe 100 butterfly at South Dakota, clocking in at 1:00.80 (12/1) ... named Summit League Swimmer of the Week on Jan. 19 after winning four events inthree meets: 200 freestyle (1:46.34) vs. Westminster (Pa.), 500 freestyle (4:53.24) and 400 medley relay (3:37.59) in a double dual vs. South Dakotaand Saint Louis, and the 1,500 freestyle vs. Saint Louis in 16:50.22 ... won the 500 freestyle in a double dual vs. North Dakota and South Dakota in4:51.13 (1/31) ... set school record in the 500 freestyle (4:35.40) during opening day of the Summit League Championships (2/18) ... part of record-setting 800 freestyle relay team that clocked in at 7:00.50 on Day 2 (2/19) ... set the SDSU record in the 1,650 freestyle (16:11.13) on Day 3 (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 from2005-08 ... several top eight placings at state and three apearances at Zones ... honor student

Shea PatrickSenior • Breaststroke/Individual MedleyMitchell, South DakotaMitchell High SchoolMajor: Manufacturing Engineering Technology2011-12: Won seven individual events and set two records his junior year ... won the 100 breaststroke (1:00.80)and 200 breaststroke (2:11.79) at Green Bay (10/15) ... claimed the 100-meter breaststroke (1:06.77) and waspart of the winning 400meter medley relay (3:53.73) at USD (12/10) ... won the 200 breaststroke (2:12.94) andwas part of the winning 200 medley relay (1:34.95) versus USD (1/21) ... member of the winning 400 medleyrelay (3:28.55) at North Dakota (1/27) ... part of the school-record 200 medley relay (1:32.63) on Day 1 of theSummit League Championships (2/15) ... part of the school-record 400 medley relay (3:22.81) and finished

seventh in the 100 breaststroke with the fifth-fastest time in school history (58.63) on Day 3 (2/17) ... finished fourth in the 200 breaststroke with thesecond-fastest time in the 200 breaststroke (2:04.57) (2/18) ... named to All-Summit League Team, repeated on Academic All-League Team and honoredas a Distinguished Scholar

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 200medley relay with 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 the Summit 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 time of 2:29.28 (12/10) ... finished first in the 200 breaststroke in2:15.27 in a double dual vs. South Dakota and Saint Louis (1/16) ... placed second in the 200 breaststroke, clocking in at 2:!5.18 in a double dual versus North Dakota and USD (1/30) ... season-best 200 IM came during Day 1 of the Summit League Championships with a time of 1:55.83 (2/18) ...posted season-best 100 breaststroke of 59.20 sec. on Day 2 (2/19) ... finished third in the 200 breaststroke with a season-best time of 2:06.15 (2/20)

BEFORE SDSU: Competed for Mitchell Swim Club and was a member of high school tennis teams all four years ... also played golf his senior year ... qualified for state swim meet numerous times and state tennis tournament four times ... finished sixth in singles and consolation champion in double during his senior year at state tennis ... honor roll student



Brad SchoreitSenior • DivingOmaha, NebraskaMillard NorthMajor: Broadcast Journalism2011-12: Posted scores of 255.51 in the 1-meter competiton and 255.3 on the 3-meter board in dual ver-sus South Dakota (1/21) ... finished fourth on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards at the Summit LeagueChampionships with respective scores of 258.15 and 264.40

2010-11: Won 1-meter diving with 253.15 points versus Western Illinois (10/30) ... also set school record inthe 3-meter dive with 288.35 points versus Western Illinois ... scored 259.40 points in the 3-meter diving on

Day 3 of the Summit League Championships (2/18) ... scored 236.15 points in 1-meter diving on the final day of the league championships(2/19)

2009-10: Named Summit League Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week for his performances in the Jackrabbits’ season-opening meet, whenhe swept the diving events in a dual against the University of North Dakota (10/16) ... broke a 29-year-old school record on the 3-meter board,compiling a score of 246.93 over six dives to eclipse the previous mark of 239.55 set by Pete Vanderpan in 1980 ... opened the meet by winningthe 1-meter event with a score of 228.23 ... broke his own SDSU record in 1-meter diving in a double dual versus South Dakota and Saint Louiswith a mark of 254.63 points ... set the school record in 3-meter diving four times, including his 263.85 points at the Minnesota Challenge

BEFORE SDSU: Began diving when he was five years old ... a member of the Metro Omaha Diving Team and Nebraska Dive Club ... participatedin karate for five years ... finished second at state his freshman year, fourth as a sophmore and won state titles his junior and senior years ... wasalso the school’s Swimming and Diving MVP all four years of high school and the team captain as a senior year ... was undefeated his senior year

Greg ThompsonSenior • Butterfly/Distance FreestyleRochester, MinnesotaJohn Marshall High SchoolMajor: Microbiology/Pre-Pharmacy2011-12: Swam season-best in the 200 butterfly in 2:14.10 on Day 1 of the Falcon Invitational (2/2) …turned in season-best 1,000 freestyle (11:21.59) versus Iowa Central (1/13) ... season-best 100 butterfly(58.68 sec.) came on final day of the Summit League Championships (2/18) ... named a Summit LeagueDistinguished Scholar and also named to Academic All-League Team

2010-11: Swam career-best in the 1,000 freestyle in a time of 11:04.75 versus Wisconsin-Green Bay (11/5) ... clocked career-best 500 freestyle(5:07.42) on Day 2 of the Summit League Championships (2/17) ... posted career-best 100 butterfly (57.85) on Day 3 of the championships(2/18) ... turned in career-best 200 butterfly (2:13.14) on final day of the Summit League Championships (2/19) ... named to Academic All-League Team

2009-10: Season-best 100 butterfly (58.83 sec.) and top 200 butterfly time of 2:16.25 were recorded at the Minnesota Challenge (2/5-6) ...named to Academic All-League Team

BEFORE SDSU: Member of the John Marshall Rockets varsity from 2005-09 ... team co-captain for his senior season ... competed at the stateswim meet in 2009 ... Big Nine all-conference selection in 2008-09 ... Big Nine scholar-athlete and a National Honor Society member



Nathaniel WeinmanSophomore • Distance FreestyleRichland, WashingtonRichland High SchoolMajor: Mechanical Engineering2011-12: Won two events his freshman year … won the 500 freestyle (5:01.40) and 1,000 freestyle(10:13.60) vs. Iowa Central (12/13) … swam the ninth-fastest 1,000 freestyle (10:09.34) and the seventh-fastest 1,650 freestyle in school history (16:56.21) on final day of the Summit League Championships (2/18)... named to Academic All-League Team

BEFORE SDSU: Washington state meet finalist all four years ... 2011 4A District Swimmer of the Year ... 2011 Big 9 Academic Athlete of the Year... member of the National Honor Society

Blake YeagerSophomore • Distance FreestyleCrown Point, IndianaCrown Point High SchoolMajor: Health, Physical Education and Recreation2011-12: Won four events and was a part of one school record his freshman year ... won the 200 freestyle(1:45.17) at Green Bay (10/15) ... won the 50 freestyle in 22.55 seconds and was a part of the winning 400freestyle relay team (3:22.26) versus Iowa Central (12/13) ... claimed the 1,000 freestyle (9:59.01) atNorth Dakota (1/27) ... member of the school-record 800 freestyle relay (6:50.88) on opening day of theSummit League Championships (2/15) ... finished fifth overall with the second-fastest 500 freestyle time in

school history (4:38.69) onDay 2 (2/16) ... finished eighth with the third-fastest time in the 200 freestyle in school history (1:42.48) on Day 3(2/17) ... closed the Summit League Championships by swimming the fourth-fastest 1,000 freestyle in school history (9:50.01) and finishing fifthin the 1,650 freestyle with the third-fastest time in school history (16.16.66) (2/18) ... named to All-League Team and Academic All-League Team

BEFORE SDSU: Indiana state meet finalist in the 200 freestyle ... three-time state qualifier ... team captain senior year ... team MVP both hisjunior and senior years



Jacob BierschbachFreshman • ButterflyWatertown, S.D.Watertown H.S.Major: Aviation Jacob won a pair of individualstate swimming titles and willcompete primarily in the butterflyevents for the Jackrabbits ... alsoplayed on conference championfootball team at Watertown High

School ... academic all-state selection football

Ben BolinskeFreshman • FreestyleWilliston, N.D.Williston H.S.Major: Pre-PharmacyBen earned senior Athlete of theYear honors at Williston HighSchool during the 2011-12 academic year ... won individualstate title in the 100 freestyle ...received first-team all-staterecognition four times

John OvermanFreshman • BreaststrokeBennington, Neb.Elkhorn South H.S.Major: MechanicalEngineering John qualified for the Nebraskastate meet four times for ElkhornSouth High School ... broke fourschool records and two poolrecords ... academic honor roll allfour years

Garth WadsworthFreshman • ButterflyDurban, South AfricaWestville Boys’ H.S.Major: Civil EngineeringGarth won gold medal in the4x100 medley relay and a silvermedal in 4x100 freestyle relay atage-group nationals ... member ofthe KZN Senior Nationals Team ...two-year captain in high school

Connor McGinnisFreshman • BackstrokeCape Girardeau, Mo.Saxony Lutheran H.S.Major: Park & RecreationManagementConnor was a sectional finalistand honorable mention all-stateselection in the 100-yard back-stroke during his senior season atSaxony Lutheran High School ...

set numerous age-group records as a member of the Southeast AquaticLeague Seals



Kelsey BoucherJunior • Distance FreestyleManchester, ConnecticutManchester High SchoolMajor: Landscape Architecture2011-12: Won the 1,000 freestyle in 10:52.94 vs. Iowa Central (1/13) … swam the sixth-fastest 1,000freestyle (10:51.68) in school history at North Dakota (1/27) ... swam the seventh-fastest 500 freestyle inschool history (5:09.96) on second day of the Summit League Championships (2/16) … swam the fifth-fastest 400 IM in school history (4:40.83) on Day 3 (2/17) … finished seventh in the 1,650 freestyle withthe fifth-fastest time in school history (17:38.55) on final day of league championships (2/18) ... named to

Academic All-League Team

2010-11: Posted her best 50 freestyle (29.28 sec.) and 100 freestyle (1:00.36) times in a home meet versus Wisconsin-Green Bay (11/5) ...clocked in at 11:05.07 in the 1,000 freestyle, a season best, at Saint Louis (1/16) ... season-best time in the 500 freestyle (5:18.15) was postedon Day 2 at the Summit League Championships (2/17) ... clocked season bests in the 200 freestyle (2:02.48) on Day 3 (2/18) and in the 1,650freestyle (17:54.85) on Day 4 (2/18) ... named to Academic All-League Team

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 honored as the Treasure of Instructors of the Handicapped... sister of former SDSU swimmer Kayleigh Boucher

Andrea BudahlJunior • Distance Freestyle/Individual MedleyMitchell, South DakotaMitchell High SchoolMajor: Early Childhood Education2011-12: Won seven events and broke four school records her sophomore year ... won the 500 freestyle(5:01.94) on Day 1 and 1,650 freestyle (17:19.95) on second day of the Falcon Invitational (12/2-3) ... wonthe 200 freestyle with the 10th-fastest time in school history (1:57.76) and the 500 freestyle (5:11.42) indouble dual versus Nebraska-Omaha and Northern Iowa (1/14) ... member of the school-record 800freestyle relay (7:34.66) on opening day of the Summit League Championships (2/15) ... finished fifth with

the second-fastest 500 freestyle in school history (4:59.83) on Day 2 (2/16) ... broke the school record in the 400 IM (4:30.97) on third day ofleague meet (2/17) ... broke the school record in the 1,000 freestyle (10:12.17) and 1,650 freestyle (16:58.18) to close out championships(2/18) ... named to All-League Team, Academic All-League Team and also named a Distinguished Scholar

2010-11: Won 12 events — nine individual — during her freshman season and set two school records ... won five events over two days in a pairof meets at Saint Louis (1/15-16) ... was a member of the school-record 800 freestyle relay team tthat finished in 7:41.64 (2/16) ... swam ateam season-best 400 IM of 4:36.44 (2/18) ... posted a team-best 1,650 freestyle time of 17:17.16 and broke the 1,000 freestyle record in10:22.64 at the Summit League Championships (2/19) ... named to Academic All-League Team

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



Kaylin CaronJunior • FreestyleMarshall, MinnesotaMarshall High SchoolMajor: Hospitality Management2011-12: Won seven events and was part of four school records ... won the 50 freestyle in 24.87 seconds indouble dual versus North Dakota and Western Illinois (10/28) ... swam the anchor leg for six winning relaysin the 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay (3 times) ... broke theschool record in the 50 freestyle in 24.03 seconds on Day 2 of the Summit League Championships (2/16) ...swam the second-fastest 100 butterfly in school history (57.76 sec.) and was part of the school-record 400

medley relay (3:51.30) on Day 3 (2/17) ... broke the school record in the 100 freestyle (51.66 sec.) on Day 4 of the league meet (2/18) ...named to All-League Team

2010-11: Won five events during her freshman season, including one individual, as well as being a part of two school-record relay teams ... thefirst individual win of her career came at Saint Louis in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:01.88 (1/16) ... swam the anchor leg for the school-record 200 freestyle relay that finished in 1:36.26 (2/17), and was the anchor for the 400 freestyle relay that finished in a school-record time of3:32.07 at the Summit League Championships (2/19) ... also swam a season-best 50 freestyle of 24.19 seconds (2/17) and a 100 freestyle of52.70 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 400freestyle relay ... set the Marshall girls’ record in the 100 backstroke, 100 freestyle and the 200 and 400 freestyle relays

Shauna FoorSophomore • FreestyleChesterton, IndianaChesterton High SchoolMajor: Nursing2011-12: Won two events and part of a school record her sophomore year ... member of the winning 400freestyle relay (3:39.27) vs. Iowa Central (1/13) ... part of the winning 200 freestyle relay (1:38.64) in dualversus South Dakota (1/21) … swam the seventh-fastest 100 breaststroke in school history (1:09.06) andwas part of the school record 200 medley relay (1:46.30) on Day 3 of the Summit League Championships(2/17) ... member of the Academic All-League Team and named a Distinguished Scholar

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 in1:39.17 (10/16) and in double dual versus Northern Colorado and Northern Iowa in 1:40.72 (11/13) ... member of winning teams in the 400freestyle relay (3:39.59) and 400 medley relay (4:05.93) at Saint Louis (1/15) ... part of school-record relays in the 800 freestyle (7:41.64) onDay 1 (2/16), 200 freestyle relay (1:36.26) on Day 2 (2/17) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:32.07) on final day (2/19) of the Summit LeagueChampionships ... named to Academic All-League Team

BEFORE SDSU: Six-time All-American, a four time all-conference member and a two-time all-state selection ... four-time conference champion... national sectional qualifier and a four-time sectional champion ... swam on state championship team in 2009 ... eight-time sectional championin relay and individual events ... high school team finished with three undefeated seasons, as well as four conference and sectional titles ... namedmost improved as a sophomore ... individual state qualifier and finalist ... recipient of three-sport athlete award at Chesterton High School



Emma Gaulke-JanowskiJunior • Distance FreestyleChanhassen, MinnesotaChaska High SchoolMajor: Interior Design2011-12: Swam the fifth-fastest 500 freestyle in school history (5:05.30) on Day 2 of the Summit LeagueChampionships (2/16) ... clocked seventh-fastest 200 freestyle in school history (1:57.16) on Day 3 ... swamthird-fastest 1,000 freestyle (10:25.62) and fourth-fastest 1,650 freestyle (17:15.87) on final day of leaguechampionships (2/18) ... named to Academic All-League Team

2010-11: Won three events as a freshman ... won the 500 freesetyle in 5:14.18 in double dual against Northern Colorado and Northern Iowa(11/13) ... member of the winning 500 freestyle scramble relay of 5:35.16 (1/8) ... won 1,000 freestyle in 10:48.37 at Saint Louis (1/16) ...posted top-10 school times in the 500 freestyle (5:07.75), 200 freestyle (1:58.22) and the 1,650 freestyle (17:24.00) at her first Summit LeagueChampionships ... named to Academic All-League Team

BEFORE SDSU: Lane Swimmer of the Year in 2005, 2006 and 2009 ... 2009 Heart of the Hawk award recipient ... 2008 and 2009 high-pointswimmer ... named team MVP three times (2007, 2008 and 2009) ... all-conference selection in 2009 ... team captain ... has coached SpecialOlympics swimming

Selina GilbertsonJunior • Butterfly/FreestyleBemidji, MinnesotaBemidji High SchoolMajor: Civil Engineering2011-12: Swam career-best 200 butterfly (2:29.12) versus Iowa State (10/29) ... clocked career-best 100butterfly (1:01.69) at Day of the Falcon Invitational (12/3) ... won the 100 freestyle in 55.96 seconds versusIowa Central (1/13) … swam the seventh-fastest 200 freestyle in school history (1:56.71) on Day 3 of Summit League Championships (2/17)

2010-11: Swam season best in the 100 butterfly (1:05.01) in double dual versus Northern Iowa and Northern Colorado (11/13) ... posted top200 butterfly time of 2:30.99 in double dual against South Dakota and Nebraska (11/20) ... swam season bests in the 50 freestyle (25.59), 100freestyle (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 ... helped set schoolrecord in the 4x200 relay ... team MVP three years ... went to the state meet her senior year in the 200 individual medley and 200 and 400freestyle relays ... four-time letter winner ... lettered in basketball twice and went to the state tournament her senior year ... five-year letter winnerin track and named team caption her senior year ... team field MVP three times and qualified for the state meet twice in the discus twice ... honorstudent and National Honor Society member ... academic all-state selection for swimming, basketball and track



Nicole GrimitSophomore • FreestyleSt. Cloud, MinnesotaSt. Cloud Tech High SchoolMajor: Consumer Affairs2011-12: Won five events and was part of two school records her freshman year ... member of the winning400 freestyle relay (3:42.35) at Nebraska (10/22) ... swam on the winning 200 freestyle relay (1:38.22) indouble dual versus North Dakota and Western Illinois (10/28) ... won the 100 freestyle in 54.42 seconds atNorthern Iowa (11/12) ... part of the winning 400 medley relay (4:07.08) at the Tampa Relays (1/7) ...member of the winning 200 freestyle relay (3:28.82) in dual versus South Dakota (1/21) ... swam on 800

freestyle relay that set school record (7:34.66) on opening day of the Summit League Championships (2/15) ... finished fifth in the 200 freestylewith the sixth-fastest time in school history (2:26.29) ... also was part of the school record in the 400 freestyle relay (7:34.66) on final day of theleague championships (2/18) ... named to All-League Team and Academic All-League Team ... also recognized as a Distinguished Scholar

BEFORE SDSU: Member of Jet Stream Aquatic Racing ... five-year Minnesota state meet participant for St. Cloud Tech High School ... member ofthe National Honor Sociery

Melissa MielkeSenior • Distance FreestyleBrookings, South DakotaBrookings High SchoolMajor: Biology2011-12: Won the 500 freestyle (5:51.59) and placed second in the 1,000 freestyle (11:56.31) in dual versus Iowa Central (1/13) ... swam season best in the 200 freestyle (2:05.62) and career best in the 500freestyle (5:30.44) at the Minnesota Challenge (2/3-4)

2010-11:Turned in season-best 1,000 freestyle (11:20.08) in double dual against Western Illinois and IowaState (10/30) ... clocked season-best 200 freestyle (2:05.52) in double dual versus Northern Colorado and Northern Iowa (11/13) ... season-best500 freestyle (5:32.23) came at the Hawkeye Invitational (12/5) ... named to Academic All-League Team

2009-10: Saw most of her action in the freestyle events as a freshman ... part of the third-place 400 freestyle relay that clocked in at 3:55.84 inthe season opening dual versus North Dakota (10/16) ... named to Academic All-League Team

BEFORE SDSU: Athletic Scholar Award winner in swimming, track and field and volleyball ... lettered in swimming as a junior and senior ...named Most Improved Athlete in swimming as a junior ... as a senior, named Most Inspirational Athlete in swimming ... also lettered in volleyball... was an academic all-state selection in volleyball



Kylie PoelSenior • Butterfly/FreestyleMilbank, South DakotaMilbank High SchoolMajor: Microbiology/Pre-Veterinary Medicine2011-12: Posted season-best 50 freestyle time of 25.64 seconds versus Iowa State (10/29) ... swam on the winning 400 medley relay (4:12.81) vs. Iowa Central (1/13) ... swam season-best 100 butterfly in 59.59seconds on Day 3 of the Summit League Championships (2/17) ... finished seventh in the 200 butterfly(2:11.49) to close out Summit League Championships (2/18) ... member of the Academic All-League Teamand also honored as a Disinguished Scholar

2010-11: Posted top-10 school times in the 50 freestyle (24.93) and he 200 butterfly (2:09.38) at the 2011 Summit League Championships ...named to Academic All-League Team

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 clockedin 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-best50 freestyle of 25.08 seconds on the first day of the Summit League Championships — seventh best in SDSU history (2/18) ... swam a careerbest 100 butterfly in 59.27 seconds, which was third-best in SDSU history (2/19) ... also posted a team season-best 200 butterfly of 2:11.90,good for second best in school history (2/20) ... named to Academic All-League Team

BEFORE SDSU: Member of the Milbank Area Lions Swim Team (MALST) from 1998-2009 ... qualified for numerous South Dakota Long Coursestate meets ... swam in a number of seasonal state championship meets, earning state titles in five different years ... member of the Milbank HighSchool cross country team from 2003-2008 ... state cross country meet qualifier in 2007 ... National Honor Society member ... ranked first out of105 students in her high school graduating class



Lisa NewbergerSenior • BackstrokeBurnsville, MinnesotaBurnsville High SchoolMajor: Nursing2011-12: Swam season bests in the 50 freestyle (26.87 sec.) and 200 individual medley (2:21.26) versusIowa State (10/29) ... posted season best in the 100 backstroke (59.92 sec.) on Day 3 of the SummitLeague Championships (2/17) ... swam the fourth-fastest 200 backstroke in SDSU history (2:08.15) on finalday of league championships (2/18) ... named to Academic All-League Team

2010-11: Won first career event as part of the 400 medley relay team with a time of 4:05.93 at Saint Louis (1/15) ... posted season bests in the50 freestyle (25.48), 100 backstroke (58.65) and the 200 backstroke (2:08.46) at the Summit League Championships ... named to Academic All-League Team

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 freestylerelay team in 1:46.18 at Nebraska (12/12) ... part of the second-place 200 medley relay that finished in 1:55.94 vs. Saint Louis (1/17) ... endedthe 200 individual medley prelims in 2:13.48, fourth-best in school history, at the Summit League Championships (2/18) ... posted season-best100 backstroke time of 59.82 seconds in the prelims on Day 2 for the fourth-best time in SDSU history (2/19) ... season-best 200 backstroke performance came on Day 3 at league meet, clocking in at 2:10.53 in the prelims (2/20) ... named to Academic All-League Team

BEFORE SDSU: Began swimming on the varsity at Burnsville High School in the eighth grade ... also swam with the Black Dog Swim Club formore than 10 years ... two time All-American ... four-time all-conference honoree who placed fourth in the 100 backstroke at the state meet ...also played varsity soccer ... all-academic honoree

Emmalee WrightJunior • Butterfly/FreestyleKirkland Lake, OntarioKirkland Lake District Composite SchoolMajor: Early Childhood Education2011-12: Won the 200 butterfly (2:13.01) in dual versus South Dakota (1/21) ... swam the fifth-fastest 200individual medley in school history (2:10.61) on Day of the Summit League Championships (2/16) ... alsoswam the fourth-fastest 400 IM (4:35.93) and the second-fastest 200 butterfly in school history (2:05.93) atthe league meet ... named to All-League Team and Academic All-League Team

2010-11: Won two events as a frehsmen ... won the 200 butterfly in 2:15.69 in double dual with Northern Colorado and Northern Iowa (11/13)... also claimed the 200 fly against North Dakota in 2:12.50 (1/28) ... on Day 2 of the Summit League Championships, swam the sixth-fastest500 freestyle (5:12.72) in school history (2/17) ... clocked fourth-fastest 400 IM (4:42.87) in school history on Day 3 (2/18) ... swam the second-fastest 200 butterfly (2:09.15) in school history on final day of league meet (2/19)

BEFORE SDSU: Kirkland Lake Aquatic Club member for five years ... Senior Ontario provincial qualifier in the 100 and 200 butterfly ... EasternCanadian qualifier in the 50 and 200 butterfly ... provincial finalist in the 200 butterfly ... North Eastern Ontario Region champion from 2008-2010 in the 50 butterfly, 100 freestyle, 200 butterfly and the 400 IM ... Kirkland Lake Aquatic Club record holder in the 200 butterfly ... KirklandLake Aquatic Club High Point female in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 and Stingray Star from 2007-2010 ... two-time OFSAA swim championshipqualifier for high school swimming



Fawn WeihlJunior • FreestyleOmaha, NebraskaMillard West High SchoolMajor: Exercise Science/Pre-Medicine2011-12: Swam the eighth-fastest 500 freestyle in school history (5:11.69) on Day 1 of the MinnesotaChallenge (2/3) ... swam career bests in the 100 freestyle (55.62 sec.) and 200 freestyle (2:00.31) to wrapup Minnesota Challenge (2/4) ... named to Academic All-League Team

2010-11: Captured first career win as member of the winning 800 freestyle relay with a time of 8:00.30versus Northern Colorado and Northern Iowa (11/13) ... swam the eighth-fastest 500 freestyle in school

history in 5:15.54 ... swam a season-best 100 freestyle in 55.85 seconds on final day of the 2011 Summit League Championships (2/19) ...named to Academic All-League Team

BEFORE SDSU: Member of the Edwardsville Breakers swim club in Edwardsville, Ill., for four years ... later swam for the Millard Aquatic Club inOmaha, Neb., for six years ... Millard West girls’ varsity swim team member for four years ... Nebraska state qualifier (100 free, 200 free, 500 free,100 fly, 200 IM) ... Nebraska high school state finalist four times in the 200 and 500 freestyle ... member of Nebraska high school state championteam in 2008, 2009 and 2010 ... NISCA/Speedo Swimming All-American in 2009-2010 in the 400 freestyle relay ... USA Sectional Qualifier inthe 100, 200 and 500 freestyle ... two-time Metro Conference all-academic award winner ... received NSAA Academic All-State award in 2009-2010 ... NISCA Academic All-America award honoree in 2009-2010 ... National Honor Society member ... received Health Occupations SpecialtyCommended Diploma ... honored with President’s Award for Academic Excellence

Two-time 200 breaststroke statechampion for the Brookings SwimClub ... also won a state title inthe 100 breaststroke ... twicenamed girls’ swimming Most Inspirational Athlete ... BrookingsSwim Club co-captain ... older sister, Ellie, previously competedat SDSU ... home-schooled


Katie CookFreshman • FreestyleSauk Rapids, Minn.Sauk Rapids H.S.Major: Pre-Nursing Katie was a three-year varsity letter winner at Sauk Rapids HighSchool ... three-year state meetparticipant ... all-conference honoree ... all-conference scholarathlete

Devonne DalinJunior • Fly/FreestyleSioux Falls, S.D.Roosevelt H.S.Major: HPERDevonne transferred from the University of North Dakota, whereshe lettered twice ... was namedUND’s Newcomer of the Year aftercompeting in sprint freestyleevents and relays at the Conference USA Championships

Elizabeth HonnerFreshman • Multi EventsSioux Falls, S.D.O’Gorman H.S.Major: Nutrition/Pre-Medicine Elizabeth was an individual statechampion in 2009, 2010 and2012 ... 2010 state MVP ... swamon state championship club teamsfrom 2008-2012 ... member ofthe National Honor Society


Jessie HendricksFreshman • BreaststrokeBrookings, S.D.Major: Mathematics

Trina YoungSophomore • ButterflyMitchell, South DakotaMitchell High SchoolMajor: Pre-Nursing2011-12: Won her first career event in the 200 butterfly (2:11.73) at Northern Iowa (11/12) ... swam a season-best in the 100 butterfly (2:10.44) on Day 1 of the Falcon Invitational (12/2) ... finished third in the50 freestyle in a time of 26.62 seconds versus Iowa Central (1/13) ... swam a season-best in 200 butterfly ina time of 2:11.37 en route to a sixth-place finish on Day 3 of the Summit League Championships (2/17) ...also placed 11th in the 100 butterfly (:59.43) and 15th in the 200 individual medley (2:13.31) at the

league championships ... named to Academic All-League Team

BEFORE SDSU: South Dakota state meet finalist

Paige was a sectional finalist whowent on to earn all-state honorsat West Fargo High School ... expected to bolster the Jackrabbitlineup in the breaststroke events

Kayce SmithFreshman • BreaststrokeMadison, Wis.James Madison Memorial H.S.Major: UndeclaredKayce was a four-year state qualifier ... all-state honoree inthe 200 individual medley and100 breaststroke ... in 2010,placed third at state in 100

breaststroke ... in 2012, placed sixth at state in both the 200 IM and100 breaststroke ... 2010 team MVP ... team captain in 2011 ... five-year YMCA National qualifier ... varsity soccer captain during senior year... recipient of the Dick Shimon Outstanding Senior Athlete Award

Abby ZennerFreshman • FreestyleEagan, Minn.Eagan H.S.Major: Pre-NursingAbby earned both most valuableswimmer and most improvedswimmer honors in 2012 atEagan High School... competed inthree events at the state meet ...honorable mention all-conference

performer in track and field and an academic all-state selection ... qualified for state meet in track and field and was a member of school-record 4x400-meter relay ... older brother, Zach, is a running back forthe Jackrabbit football team.



Paige WeiszFreshman • BreaststrokeWest Fargo, N.D.West Fargo H.S.Major: Early ChildhoodEducation

Bianca NinnemanFreshman • Multi EventsFenton, Mo.Rockwood Summit H.S.Major: Exercise Science/Pre-Physical TherapyBianca won her team’s High PointTrophy twice ... received bothleadership and sportsmanshipawards twice ... member of theNational Honor Society ... honorroll student throughout high school

Olivia OlesiakFreshman • DivingWyoming, Minn.Forest Lake H.S.Major: JournalismOlivia earned a section title in2011 and was a three-time statemeet qualifier ... posted seventh-place finish in 2011 after back-to-back 10th-place efforts in 2009and 2010

Men’s ScheduleDATE(S) OPPONENT(S)/EVENT LOCATION TIME(S)Nov. 2 Wisconsin-Green Bay HPER Center Pool 6 p.m.Nov. 16 South Dakota HPER Center Pool 6 p.m.Nov. 30-Dec. 1 Jean Freeman Invitational Minneapolis, Minn. 9 a.m. each dayDec. 8 North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. 11 a.m.Jan. 5 Tampa Relays St. Petersburg, Fla. 11 a.m. ETJan. 12 South Dakota Vermillion, S.D. 1 p.m.Jan. 19 St. Cloud State (Minn.) HPER Center Pool 2 p.m.Feb. 1 Iowa Central HPER Center Pool 6 p.m.Feb. 2 North Dakota HPER Center Pool 11 a.m.Feb. 8-9 Minnesota Challenge Minneapolis, Minn. noon each dayFeb. 20-23 Summit League Championships Rochester, Mich. 10 a.m. ET each day

Women’s ScheduleDATE(S) OPPONENT(S)/EVENT LOCATION TIME(S)Oct. 19 Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 6 p.m.Oct. 20 Iowa State Ames, Iowa 2 p.m.Nov. 2 Wisconsin-Green Bay HPER Center Pool 6 p.m.Nov. 9 Nebraska HPER Center Pool 4 p.m.Nov. 16 South Dakota HPER Center Pool 6 p.m.Nov. 30-Dec. 1 Jean Freeman Invitational Minneapolis, Minn. 9 a.m. each dayDec. 8 Omaha Omaha, Neb. 2 p.m.Jan. 5 Tampa Relays St. Petersburg, Fla. 11 a.m. ETJan. 12 South Dakota Vermillion, S.D. 1 p.m.Jan. 19 St. Cloud State (Minn.) HPER Center Pool 2 p.m.Feb. 1 Iowa Central HPER Center Pool 6 p.m.Feb. 2 North Dakota HPER Center Pool 11 a.m.Feb. 8-9 Minnesota Challenge Minneapolis, Minn. noon each dayFeb. 20-23 Summit League Championships Rochester, Mich. 10 a.m. ET each day

• 2012-13 Schedules •


Phil Albu50 Freestyle 11th :21.42100 Backstroke 3rd :49.78200 Backstroke 5th 1:51.80

Kyle Avocato100 Butterfly 16th :55.59200 Butterfly 12th 2:00.48500 Freestyle 14th 4:49.12

Kyle Catani200 Freestyle 17th 1:47.10500 Freestyle 8th 4:48.551,650 Freestyle 8th 16:52.01

Franky Ciummo100 Butterfly 11th :52.30200 Butterfly 10th 1:56.75200 Individual Medley 14th 1:56.63

Yann Desjardins50 Freestyle 23rd :22.56100 Breaststroke 9th :59.39100 Freestyle 9th :47.05

Connor Florand1-Meter Diving 2nd 280.403-Meter Diving 5th 262.50

Wil Hogue50 Freestyle 5th :20.75100 Freestyle 5th :45.75200 Freestyle 7th 1:41.88

Clark Kocourek1-Meter Diving 5th 249.203-Meter Diving 2nd 269.85

Alex McLain100 Backstroke 11th :52.38200 Backstroke 10th 1:52.23500 Freestyle 6th 4:44.10

Jim McLain50 Freestyle 24th :22.57100 Breaststroke 10th 1:00.39200 Breaststroke 14th 2:14.96

Jack Morrow50 Freestyle T-14th :21.76100 Freestyle 11th :47.51200 Freestyle 10th 1:43.93

Kyle Ochsner200 Freestyle 6th 1:40.88500 Freestyle 4th 4:35.221,650 Freestyle 4th 16:06.33

Shea Patrick100 Breaststroke 7th :58.67200 Breaststroke 4th 2:04.57200 Individual Medley 13th 1:55.88

Brad Schoreit1-Meter Diving 4th 258.153-Meter Diving 4th 264.40

Chris Schreier200 Butterfly 1st 1:48.72200 Individual Medley 5th 1:51.78400 Individual Medley 3rd 3:59.30

Garret Schrock100 Backstroke 16th :56.96200 Butterfly 11th 2:00.02400 Individual Medley 13th 4:21.00

Dylan Stalheim50 Freestyle 19th :22.32100 Backstroke 12th :53.70200 Backstroke 15th 1:58.73

Greg Thompson100 Butterfly 18th :58.68200 Butterfly 17th 2:14.17500 Freestyle 27th 5:14.51

Nathaniel Weinman200 Freestyle 19th 1:47.26500 Freestyle 15th 4:49.511,650 Freestyle 9th 16:56.21

Blake Yeager200 Freestyle 8th 1:43.54500 Freestyle 5th 4:39.571,650 Freestyle 5th 16:16.66

Relay Teams200 Freestyle Relay 3rd 1:24.17Yann Desjardins, Phil Albu, Jack Morrow, Wil Hogue400 Freestyle Relay 2nd 3:04.15Chris Schreier, Phil Albu, Yann Desjardins, Wil Hogue800 Freestyle Relay 2nd 6:50.88Chris Schreier, Yann Desjardins, Blake Yeager, Kyle Ochsner200 Medley Relay 4th 1:32.27Phil Albu, Shea Patrick, Chris Schreier, Wil Hogue400 Medley Relay 2nd 3:22.81Phil Albu, Shea Patrick, Chris Schreier, Wil Hogue

Team Standings1. Oakland 1,040.02. South Dakota State 640.53. South Dakota 413.04. IUPUI 385.55. Eastern Illinois 359.06. Western Illinois 313.0AwardsMen’s Swimmer of the Championship: Amr el Sayed, OaklandMen’s Newcomer of the Championship: Mario Rusnak, OaklandMen’s Diving Championship MVP: Doug Ogilvie, Western IllinoisMen’s Co-Coaches of the Year: Pete Hovland, Oakland, and Brad Erickson, South Dakota State

• 2012 Summit League Championships •


Alanah Bird100 Breaststroke 5th 1:07.08200 Breaststroke 6th 2:26.35200 Individual Medley 12th 2:11.35

Kelsey Boucher400 Individual Medley 9th 4:40.83500 Freestyle 10th 5:09.961,650 Freestyle 7th 17:38.55

Andee Budahl400 Individual Medley 5th 4:33.84500 Freestyle 5th 5:01.151,650 Freestyle 3rd 16:58.18

Kaylin Caron50 Freestyle 5th :24.03100 Butterfly 9th :57.76100 Freestyle 3rd :52.26

Jessica Ferley200 Backstroke 4th 2:03.94200 Freestyle 2nd 1:52.39500 Freestyle 6th 5:04.36

Shauna Foor50 Freestyle 19th :24.89100 Breaststroke 13th 1:10.71100 Freestyle 16th :54.70

Samantha Fossum200 Freestyle 5th 1:52.73500 Freestyle 3rd 4:59.281,650 Freestyle 4th 17:09.34

Emma Gaulke-Janowski200 Freestyle 12th 1:57.16500 Freestyle 7th 5:05.301,650 Freestyle 5th 17:15.87

Selina Gilbertson50 Freestyle 22nd :25.23100 Freestyle 18th :54.62200 Freestyle 11th 1:56.71

Nicole Grimit50 Freestyle 8th :24.52100 Freestyle 5th :52.86200 Freestyle 7th 1:54.44

Kaitlyn Hemmingson100 Breaststroke 4th 1:06.33200 Breaststroke 5th 2:26.29200 Individual Medley 16th 2:13.73

Morgan McLain100 Backstroke 5th :57.00200 Backstroke 2nd 2:01.54200 Individual Medley 2nd 2:04.02

Lisa Newberger50 Freestyle 26th :25.86100 Backstroke 11th :59.99200 Backstroke 11th 2:09.14

Kylie Poel50 Freestyle 20th :24.98100 Butterfly 12th :59.64200 Butterfly 7th 2:12.22

Kali Temperley100 Backstroke 12th 1:00.12200 Backstroke 12th 2:10.00500 Freestyle 12th 5:13.29

Ashley Valdez50 Freestyle 17th :24.79100 Butterfly 7th :57.67100 Freestyle 19th :54.69

Emmalee Wright200 Butterfly 3rd 2:05.93200 Individual Medley 11th 2:10.61400 Individual Medley 6th 4:37.21

Trina Young100 Butterfly 11th :59.43200 Butterfly 6th 2:11.37200 Individual Medley 15th 2:13.31

Relay Teams200 Freestyle Relay 4th 1:36.93Ashley Valdez, Morgan McLain, Nicole Grimit, Kaylin Caron400 Freestyle Relay 2nd 3:28.82Jessica Ferley, Morgan McLain, Nicole Grimit, Kaylin Caron800 Freestyle Relay 2nd 7:34.66Andee Budahl, Nicole Grimit, Samantha Fossum, Jessica Ferley200 Medley Relay 5th 1:47.71Morgan McLain, Kaitlyn Hemmingson, Ashley Valdez, Shauna Foor400 Medley Relay 2nd 3:51.30Morgan McLain, Kaitlyn Hemmingson, Ashley Valdez, Kaylin Caron

Team Standings1. Oakland 1,0412. South Dakota State 6623. South Dakota 5444. IUPUI 4925. Eastern Illinois 2806. Western Illinois 186AwardsWomen’s Swimmer of the Championship: Vanessza Balogh, OaklandWomen’s Newcomer of the Championship: Morgan McLain, SouthDakota StateWomen’s Diving Championship MVP: Chen Ni, IUPUIWomen’s Coach of the Year: Pete Hovland, Oakland


• 2012 Summit League Championships •

50 Free Time Name Year1 :20.70 Wil Hogue 20122 :21.38 Phil Albu 20123 :21.52 John Bisson 20114 :21.71 Chris Holzwarth 20095 :21.72 Mario Polito 20066 :21.74 Patric Hanchin 20007 :21.76 Jack Morrow 20128 :21.78 Quinn Holden 2011

:21.78 Brandon Maydew 200610 :21.82 Nick Carter 2008

100 Freestyle1 :45.75 Wil Hogue 20122 :46.42 Mark Garrigues 20063 :46.49 Chris Schreier 20124 :46.89 John Bisson 20115 :47.05 Yann Desjardins 20126 :47.38 Mark Sandager 20107 :47.40 Jack Morrow 20128 :47.52 Jeremy Yacevich 20119 :47.55 Blake Yeager 201110 48.20 Phil Albu 2010

200 Freestyle1 1:40.88 Kyle Ochsner 20122 1:41.88 Wil Hogue 20123 1:42.48 Chris Schreier 2011

1:42.48 Blake Yeager 20125 1:42.49 Mark Garrigues 20066 1:43.93 Jack Morrow 20127 1:44.28 Mark Sandager 20098 1:44.32 Nick Carter 20089 1:44.40 Derek Nordtvedt 200110 1:45.24 Don Schmeichel 1994

500 Freestyle1 4:35.22 Kyle Ochsner 20122 4:38.69 Blake Yeager 20123 4:41.12 Chris Holzwarth 20074 4:42.12 James Motley 20095 4:42.66 Derek Nordtvedt 20016 4:42.92 Andrew Martin 20097 4:42.94 Josh Mueller 20088 4:43.37 Kyle Catani 20119 4:43.62 Alex McLain 201210 4:45.34 Steve Olson 1993

1,000 Freestyle1 9:40.14 Kyle Ochsner 20112 9:43.95 Nick Carter 20083 9:44.10 Chris Schreier 20114 9:45.96 James Motley 20095 9:50.01 Blake Yeager 20126 9:56.36 Kyle Catani 20117 10:06.17 Josh Mueller 20068 10:06.59 Nathaniel Weinman 20129 10:07.00 Steve Olson 199210 10:07.70 Mike Adelman 2003

1,650 Freestyle1 16:00.08 Kyle Ochsner 20112 16:09.23 Chris Schreier 20113 16:11.52 James Motley 20094 16:16.66 Blake Yeager 20125 16:35.20 Kyle Catani 20106 16:41.90 Josh Mueller 20067 16:49.10 Mike Adelman 20018 16:56.00 Alex McLain 20129 16:56.21 Nathaniel Weinman 201210 16:57.44 Steve Olson 1992

100 Backstroke1 :49.78 Phil Albu 20122 :51.25 Benji Erickson 20043 :52.26 Alex McLain 20124 :53.55 Chris Schreier 20105 :53.70 Dylan Stalheim 20126 :53.87 Jon Wendel 20097 :53.92 Kyle Ochsner 20128 :54.23 Mark Sandager 20099 :54.25 Matt Josephson 200810 54.28 Don Schmeichel 1994

200 Backstroke1 1:50.52 Phil Albu 20112 1:52.23 Alex McLain 20123 1:52.66 Benji Erickson 20014 1:55.16 Matt Josephson 20105 1:56.75 Kyle Ochsner 20126 1:56.76 Nick Carter 20087 1:58.00 Jon Wendel 20098 1:58.73 Dylan Stalheim 20129 1:59.78 Mark Garrigues 200610 1:59.92 Don Schmeichel 1994

100 Butterfly1 :50.66 Chris Schreier 20102 :51.58 Nick Carter 20083 :51.81 Chad Thomsen 20064 :51.93 Kyle Ochsner 20125 :52.11 Franky Ciummo 20126 :52.50 Benji Erickson 20047 :52.59 Mark Garrigues 20078 :52.67 Andrew Martin 20109 :52.90 Wayne Schafer 200510 :53.00 Brad Reynolds 1978

200 Butterfly1 1:48.72 Chris Schreier 20122 1:54.31 James Motley 20093 1:54.80 Brad Reynolds 19794 1:55.85 Andrew Martin 20095 1:55.87 Mark Garrigues 20076 1:56.75 Franky Ciummo 20127 1:58.20 Josh Mueller 20088 1:59.93 Garret Schrock 20129 2:00.48 Kyle Avocato 201210 2:01.17 Colby Lee 2007

100 Breaststroke1 :55.76 Chad Thomsen 20072 :57.99 Bo Meredith 19983 :58.16 John Bisson 20104 :58.53 Cade Roberts 20075 :58.63 Shea Patrick 20126 :58.65 Paul Weber 19837 :58.78 Ethan McMahon 20108 :59.31 Steve Olson 19929 :59.39 Yann Desjardins 201210 :59.57 Blake Gipson 2008

200 Breaststroke1 2;02.64 Chad Thomsen 20072 2:04.57 Shea Patrick 20123 2:05.67 Bo Meredith 19994 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 1:51.78 Chris Schreier 20122 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 1:56.63 Franky Ciummo 20128 1:56.97 Benji Erickson 20049 1:58.00 Jim McLain 201110 1:58.37 Kyle Ochsner 2012

400 Individual Medley1 3:59.30 Chris Schreier 20122 4:05.91 Mark Garrigues 20063 4:07.64 Andrew Martin 20114 4:09.86 Bo Meredith 19985 4:13.21 Shea Patrick 20116 4:13.37 Josh Mueller 20087 4:15.52 Chris Holzwarth 20068 4:18.81 Alex McLain 20129 4:19.83 Matt Josephson 201010 4:22.00 Garret Schrock 2012

1-Meter Diving1 303.45 Clark Kocourek 20122 300.60 Connor Florand 20113 280.00 Brad Schoreit 20124 227.48 Craig Dolan 19755 207.30 Caleb Crevier 20093-Meter Diving1 300.90 Clark Kocourek 20122 292.58 Brad Schoreit 20123 279.65 Connor Florand 20114 239.55 Peter Vanderpan 19805 230.10 Caleb Crevier 2009

• Top Men’s Individual Performances •


50 Free Time Name Year1 :24.03 Kaylin Caron 20122 :24.07 Alexandra Hoffman 20083 :24.39 Nicole Grimit 20124 :24.44 Shauna Foor 20115 :24.49 Mallory Onisk 20096 :24.62 Sara Olenich 20097 :24.69 Jessica Ferley 20098 :24.75 Morgan McLain 20129 :24.78 Ashley Valdez 201210 :24.86 Julie Hemleben 2000

100 Freestyle1 :52.26 Kaylin Caron 20122 :52.30 Jessica Ferley 20123 :52.35 Alexandra Hoffman 20114 :52.86 Nicole Grimit 20125 :52.97 Mallory Onisk 20096 :53.58 Ashley Valdez 20117 :53.68 Shauna Foor 20118 :53.86 Sara Olenich 20099 :54.12 Morgan McLain 201210 :54.17 Julie Hemleben 2000

200 Freestyle1 1:52.39 Jessica Ferley 20122 1:52.73 Samantha Fossum 20123 1:53.46 Andrea Budahl 20124 1:53.47 Alexandra Hoffman 20105 1:54.17 Nicole Grimit 20126 1:54.42 Christina Gerometta 20107 1:54.43 Shauna Foor 20118 1:55.51 Kayleigh Boucher 20109 1:56.43 Morgan McLain 201210 1:57.30 Rachel Musser 2007

500 Freestyle1 4:59.28 Samantha Fossum 20122 4:59.83 Andrea Budahl 20123 5:01.34 Christina Gerometta 20104 5:02.93 Jessica Ferley 20115 5:05.30 Emma Gaulke-Janowski 20126 5:08.20 Kayleigh Boucher 20107 5:09.96 Kelsey Boucher 20128 5:11.69 Fawn Weihl 20120 5:12.72 Emmalee Wright 201110 5:13.79 Kali Temperley 2012

1,000 Freestyle1 10:12.17 Andrea Budahl 20122 10:18.94 Samantha Fossum 20123 10:25.62 Emma Gaulke-Janowski 20124 10:28.18 Christina Gerometta 20105 10:37.23 Jessica Ferley 20106 10:37.44 Kelsey Boucher 20127 10:39.83 Kayleigh Boucher 20108 10:50.47 Cassie Kozar 20119 10:59.92 Diane Kelsey 198310 11:13.28 Fawn Weihl 2012

1,650 Freestyle1 16:58.18 Andrea Budhal 20122 17:09.34 Samantha Fossum 20123 17:12.84 Christina Gerometta 20104 17:15.87 Emma Gaulke-Janowski 20125 17:38.55 Kelsey Boucher 20126 17:43.11 Kayleigh Boucher 20107 17:46.24 Jessica Ferley 20118 18:01.50 Cassie Kozar 20109 18:23.28 Diane Kelsey 198410 18:35.24 Shawna Kennedy 2010

100 Backstroke1 :56.58 Morgan McLain 20122 :58.41 Jessica Ferley 20113 :58.65 Lisa Newberger 20114 :58.72 Alexandra Hoffman 20085 :59.58 Kali Temperley 20126 :59.73 Mariah Pavlicek 20047 :59.89 Ashley Valdez 20118 1:01.38 Shauna Foor 20129 1:01.70 Ellen Archer 200910 1:01.74 Amy Adams 1994

200 Backstroke1 2:01.54 Morgan McLain 20122 2:03.87 Alexandra Hoffman 20113 2:03.94 Jessica Ferley 20124 2:08.15 Lisa Newberger 20125 2:09.39 Kali Temperley 20126 2:09.42 Cassie Kozar 20107 2:10.46 Ashley Valdez 20108 2:11.77 Mariah Pavlicek 2004/079 2:12.17 Ellen Archer 200910 2:15.39 Kayleigh Boucher 2007

100 Butterfly1 :57.63 Ashley Valdez 20112 :57.76 Kaylin Caron 20123 :57:78 Mallory Onisk 20094 :59:27 Kylie Poel 20105 :59.43 Trina Young 20126 :59:63 Shaun Grorud 19877 :59:79 Chelsea Colborn 20078 1:00.23 Emmalee Wright 20129 1:00.66 Rachel Musser 200910 1:01.03 Lynn Wegner 2009

200 Butterfly1 2:05.50 Mallory Onisk 20092 2:05.93 Emmalee Wright 20123 2:09.38 Kylie Poel 20114 2:10.44 Trina Young 20115 2:11.03 Andrea Budahl 20126 2:13.69 Rachel Musser 20087 2:14.65 Shawna Kennedy 20108 2:15.25 Shaun Grorud 19889 2:15.28 Lynn Wegner 200910 2:15.62 Michelle Pollard 200010 2:15.62 Lexi Temperley 2012

100 Breaststroke1 1:02.56 Katie Budahl 20102 1:05.71 Morgan McLain 20123 1:05.95 Stephanie Young 20114 1:06.01 Emily Tschetter 20105 1:07.51 Kaitlyn Hemmingson 20106 1:07.08 Alanah Bird 20127 1:07.99 Abbey Wharton 20128 1:09.03 Shauna Foor 20119 1:09.25 Sara Olenich 200910 1:09.38 Camren Hillewaert 2003

200 Breaststroke1 2:13.18 Katie Budahl 20102 2:20.79 Emily Tschetter 20103 2:24.04 Morgan McLain 20124 2:24.48 Stephanie Young 20115 2:24.83 Kaitlyn Hemmingson 20126 2:25.84 Alanah Bird 20117 2:27.93 Camren Hillewaert 20028 2:30.96 Abbey Wharton 20129 2:31.56 Sara Olenich 200910 2:31.75 Kristen Graves 2002

200 Individual Medley1 2:04.02 Morgan McLain 20122 2:06.62 Mallory Onisk 20093 2:07.74 Katie Budahl 20104 2:09.17 Alanah Bird 20115 2:10.61 Emmalee Wright 20126 2:11.21 Stephanie Young 20117 2:12.52 Kayleigh Boucher 20098 2:13.31 Trina Young 20129 2:13.48 Lisa Newberger 201010 2:13.57 Rachel Musser 2009

400 Individual Medley1 4:30.97 Andrea Budahl 20122 4:33.10 Morgan McLain 20113 4:33.43 Emily Tschetter 20104 4:35.93 Emmalee Wright 20125 4:40.83 Kelsey Boucher 20126 4:42.38 Mallory Onisk 20067 4:43.80 Katie Budahl 20068 4:50.54 Rachel Musser 20099 4:50.99 Shawna Kennedy 200710 4:53.26 Mariah Pavlicek 2004

1-Meter Diving1 253.60 Erin Eagen 20112 247.35 Sasha Porter 20093 227.15 Breanna Torkelson 20084 217.50 Tracy Hansen 19835 214.93 Dana Greco 20113-Meter Diving1 266.10 Erin Eagen 20112 254.65 Sasha Porter 20093 217.90 Breanna Torkelson 20084 207.75 Alyson Twenge 20095 206.75 Maribeth Weber 1982

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As The Summit League enters its fourth decade of Division I athletics, the performance level continues to rise to higher standards. A memorable 2011-12 campaign celebrated numerous record-setting and remarkable achievements for The Summit League, its member schools and student-athletes during the league’s 30th anniversary season. “Ascending” and “improving” are common adjectives used in media coverage of The Summit League as it continues its renaissance. Consisting of nine member institutions with over 3,000 student-athletes competing in 19 championship sports, The Summit League has enjoyed unprecedented success and development in recent history. Since rebranding as The Summit League in 2007, the league has produced 54 All-Americans, 37 Academic All-America selections and seven NCAA Championships. In the past seven seasons, Summit League teams have achieved fi nal national rankings in six different sports, won NCAA regional championships in two sports and advanced in three additional NCAA team championship tournaments. That level of success carries into both the classroom and athletic competition.

Record-Setting 2011-12 Season

In 2011-12 alone, The Summit League nearly doubled its all-time NCAA Champions total by claiming four national titles. IUPUI’s Chen Ni became the fi rst female to win multiple NCAA crowns when she claimed her second platform diving championship in three seasons. The Summit League produced its most successful NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships to date when its student-athletes won three titles. Southern Utah’s Cameron Levins, one of three fi nalists for the prestigious Bowerman Award, won the 10,000-meter and 5,000-meter races and became The Summit League’s fi rst student-athlete to fi nish fi rst in multiple events at a single championship. Oral Roberts’ Jack Whitt gave the league its third title when he won the pole vault competition. Two additional student-athletes collected NCAA statistical championships as Oakland’s Reggie Hamilton became The Summit League’s fi rst men’s basketball national scoring leader and Western Illinois’ Sammy Marshall was softball’s national leader in stolen bases per game. The Summit League’s growth and success is most evident at the annual Basketball Championships. Its 2012 event set a record for total attendance, including the all-time highest women’s tournament fi gure and the third-best overall men’s draw. The last four tournaments occupy each of the top four all-time tournament attendance totals in league history. Popularity of The Summit League’s marquee event reaches beyond the arena. The 2012 Basketball Championships marked the fi rst time in league history that all 14 men’s and women’s tournament games

appeared on national cable television. Since 2009, every tournament game has been televised, including the men’s championship on ESPN2 and the women’s title game on ESPNU. Men’s Basketball enjoyed a stellar season on and off the court. The Summit League fi nished 2011-12 with its highest RPI ranking in history, placing 16th among Division I conferences after peaking as high as No. 11 earlier in the season. A record fi ve teams played in national postseason tournaments with one, Oakland, making the deepest run in league history with three wins and a semifi nal appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. The league-wide success translated to unprecedented fan support and an all-time best home attendance fi gure. Throughout the 2011-12 season, The Summit League measured up well against men’s basketball leagues across the country and fi nished with a .500 or better record against 15 of the 17 mid-major conferences. Against both Division I and overall non-league competition, The Summit League amassed its highest victory total and posted its best winning percentage on record. Under the national spotlight, The Summit League was one of only two conferences with multiple participating teams to post perfect records in nationally-televised BracketBuster games. In women’s athletics, The Summit League sent a record four teams to compete in national women’s basketball postseason tournaments, including an all-time high three in the WNIT. The volleyball season saw The Summit League ranked as high as No. 13 among the 33 Division I leagues in the Pablo Ranking system. With three national champions and the two-highest placing teams in league history at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, The Summit League solidifi ed itself as one of the national leaders in the sport. During the Indoor season, The Summit League fi nished ninth among men’s Division I leagues in the fi nal USTFCCCA conference index. A combined 12 men’s and women’s Indoor and Outdoor All-America honors went to Summit League student-athletes. The Summit League emphasizes a balance of outstanding athletics and academics. The NCAA honored a record 15 Summit League teams for APR success that included fi nishing among the top 10 percent for their sport. Individually, North Dakota State’s Amy Anderson continued to garner recognition as one of the NCAA’s top student-athletes by earning the National Golf Coaches Association’s Dinah Shore Trophy recognizing achievement in athletic performance, grade point average and community service. Similar honors went to IUPUI’s men’s soccer standout Perez Agaba, who earned selection to the Lowe’s Senior CLASS All-America team. A total of seven Summit League student-athletes were named to their sport’s Capital One Academic All-America teams, includes three fi rst team honorees.

Origins and Evolution

In 1982, the present-day Summit League was formed by commissioner F.L. “Frosty” Ferzacca as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities with eight schools competing in fi ve championship sports at the Division I level. Later known as the

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IUPUI’s Chen Ni became the fi rst female in Summit League history to win two NCAA Championships, after winning the platform dive in 2010 and 2012.

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Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League has grown to a combined enrollment of over 144,000 students at nine universities, four of which are based in top-58 U.S. metro populations (Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Omaha). The Summit League’s two newest members, South Dakota and Nebraska Omaha, compete together for the fi rst time in 2012-13. Admitted to the league in 2009, USD completed its initial year of league competition in 2011-12 and is eligible for all championships this season. UNO joined the league in 2011 and is in its fi rst year of Summit League competition before becoming fully eligible for all sport championships in 2015-16. Current Summit League member institutions include: IPFW (Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), UMKC (University of Missouri-Kansas City), the University of Nebraska Omaha, North Dakota State University, Oakland University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University, and Western Illinois University. Eastern Illinois University competes as an associate member in swimming and diving and men’s soccer and Oral Roberts University is an associate member for men’s soccer. These member institutions pride themselves on providing quality athletic, academic and social experiences for their student-athletes. The Summit League sponsors 19 championship sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s indoor track and fi eld, men’s and women’s outdoor track and fi eld, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball. The league champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament in all applicable sports. Since its inception in 1982, The Summit League has had several transcendent moments on the national stage. In 1986, Cleveland State upset third-seeded Indiana in the fi rst round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on its way to a berth in the Sweet 16. A decade later, Valparaiso captured the nation’s attention when Bryce Drew hit “the shot” to topple No. 4 seed Mississippi in an NCAA fi rst-round game that sparked its 1998 Sweet 16 run. More recently, Oral Roberts’ baseball program fi nished the 2004 campaign with a national-ranking and became the fi rst Summit League school to reach an NCAA Super Regional in 2006. Three years later in 2009, North Dakota State became the league’s fi rst softball team to win an NCAA regional and advance to the Super Regional round. During the 2008-09 basketball season, South Dakota State’s women’s team was nationally-ranked throughout the year and capped its season with an NCAA Tournament fi rst round victory. The League has produced nine NCAA champions, four Olympic medalists and numerous All-Americans in the sports of track and fi eld, swimming and diving and cross country. Several professional athletes and draft choices have come directly from The Summit League, including three Major League Baseball fi rst round picks, a pair of NBA fi rst round choices, and one WNBA selection. Former Summit Leaguer Kevin Duckworth (NBA) was a two-time all-star during his professional career. To coincide with The Summit League’s 30th Anniversary Season, the league released a list of its Top 30 Distinguished Contributors from the Division I era as selected by a panel of voters from member schools and media. Four individual NCAA champions and three Olympic medalists along with four NBA players and two World Series Champions headlined The Summit League’s list of top student-athletes, coaches and administrators that was the jewel of the anniversary celebration.

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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: Eastern Illinois University competes as an associate member in swimming and diving and men’s soccer. Oral Roberts Universitycompetes as an associate member in men’s soccer.

One of the Summit League’s most iconic moments came when Valparaiso’s Bryce Drew hit “the shot”, a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer, to top Mississippi in the fi rst round of the 1998 NCAA Tournament. Valpo’s story captivated the nation as they became the league’s second team to reach the “Sweet 16.”

SUMMIT LEAGUE MEMBERSHIPFORT WAYNENickname: MastodonsLocation: Fort Wayne, Ind.Enrollment: 14,193Founded: 1964Joined League: 2007

IUPUINickname: JaguarsLocation: Indianapolis, Ind.Enrollment: 30,566Founded: 1969Joined League: 1998

KANSAS CITYNickname: KangaroosLocation: Kansas City, Mo.Enrollment: 14,221Founded: 1933Joined League: 1994

OAKLANDNickname: Golden GrizzliesLocation: Rochester, Mich.Enrollment: 19,053Founded: 1957Joined League: 1997

SOUTH DAKOTANickname: CoyotesLocation: Vermillion, S.D.Enrollment: 9,617Founded: 1862Joined League: 2011

WESTERN ILLINOISNickname: Fighting LeathernecksLocation: Macomb, Ill.Enrollment: 13,331Founded: 1899Joined League: 1982 (charter member)

NORTH DAKOTA STATENickname: BisonLocation: Fargo, N.D.Enrollment: 14,407Founded: 1890Joined League: 2007

SOUTH DAKOTA STATENickname: JackrabbitsLocation: Brookings, S.D.Enrollment: 12,816Founded: 1881Joined League: 2007

OMAHANickname: MavericksLocation: Omaha, Neb.Enrollment: 15,448Founded: 1908Joined League: 2011

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• South Dakota State University •With an enrollment of 12,583 in the fall of

2012, South Dakota State University remainsthe state’s largest higher education institution.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 nearly$400 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 include:• The $48 million, 144,000-square-foot

Avera Health and Science Center;• Daktronics Engineering Hall, a 30,000-

square-foot building that will house an expan-sion within the College of Engineering;

• The $6 million Dykhouse Student-AthleteCenter;

• Jackrabbit Village, a complex of suite-styleresidence halls;

• A University Student Union expansion andrenovation project;

• A $7.8 million campus wellness center;and

• Expansion of the dairy manufacturingplant.

Additional facility projects and enhance-ments to academic programs have been identi-fied through the SDSU Foundation’s “It StartsWith STATE” campaign, a comprehensive fund-raising inititative which raised more than $200million by the end of 2012.

One of the projects outlined in the “It StartsWith STATE” campaign is an Indoor Practiceand Human Performance Center. Constructionon the project, which is estimated to cost $24-28 million, is expected to begin in spring 2013.

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 Association of Colleges and Secondary Schoolsand numerous departments on campus haveearned accreditation from various agencies.

More than 2,000 people are employees ofSDSU, and the University’s total operatingbudget was more than $200 million in FiscalYear 2012.

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 into

photovoltaic 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 andhorticulture.

• 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 was selected as one of five universitiesto serve as a regional center for the Sun Grant

THE COUGHLIN CAMPANILE is SDSU’s most recognizable landmark.

COOLIDGE-SYLVAN THEATRE, located on the southwest corner of campus is an outdoor amphitheaterthat has been the site of concerts, graduations and inaugurations of university presidents since itsdedication by President Calvin Coolidge in September 1927. (continued on next page)

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Initiative. The Sun Grant Initiative is a concept tosolve America’s energy needs and revitalize ruralcommunities with Land-Grant university research, education and Extension programs onrenewable energy and bio-based non-food industries. The Sun Grant Initiative will involveseveral SDSU departments, including mechani-cal engineering, biology and microbiology, theGeographic Information Science Center of Excel-lence, nutrition and food sciences, chemistry andplant 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.

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 22,000 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 Systems, 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.


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home away times local to event locations.

oct. 5 Jackrabbit intraSqUad (m/w) 4 pm

oct. 19 at northern iowa (w) 6 pm

oct. 20 at iowa State (w) 2 pm

noV. 2 wiSconSin-green bay (m/w) 5 pm

noV. 9 nebraSka (w) 4 pm

noV. 16 SoUth dakota (m/w) 6 pm

nov. 30-dec. 1 at Jean Freeman invite (m/w) all day

dec. 8 at omaha (w) 2 pm

dec. 8 at north dakota (m) 11 am

Jan. 5 at tampa relays (m/w) 11 am

Jan. 12 South dakota (m/w) 1 pm

Jan. 19 St. cloUd State (m/w) 2 pm

Feb. 1 iowa central (m/w) 6 pm

Feb. 2 north dakota (m/w) 11 am

Feb. 8-9 at minnesota challenge (m/w) 6 pm/noon/6pm

Feb. 20-23 at Summit league championships all day

mar. 21-23 at ncaa division. 1 women’s championships all day

mar. 28-30 at ncaa division 1 men’s championships all day


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