Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS & QUICK FACTS
Table of Contents ................................................................................1 2017-18 Roster....................................................................................1 Coaching Staff..................................................................................3-4 Home Course ......................................................................................5 Meet the Jackrabbits ......................................................................6-10 Season in Review ........................................................................11-15 Records........................................................................................16-18 History ..........................................................................................18-23 South Dakota State ......................................................................24-32
2017-18 Quick Facts
Location: ..................Brookings, S.D. Enrollment: ..................12,527 (Fall) Founded: ..................................1881 Colors: ....................Yellow and Blue Nickname: ......................Jackrabbits Conference:......The Summit League Home Course: ............Brookings CC ..........................Par 72, 6,015 yards
South Dakota State Administration President: ............Dr. Barry H. Dunn Athletics Director: ............Justin Sell Sr. Associate AD-Compliance/SWA:.... ..................................Kathy Heylens NCAA Faculty Rep: ....Dr. Rich Reid South Dakota State Golf Staff Director of Golf: ..Casey VanDamme ....................Northern Michigan, ‘00 ............................................3rd year Assistant Coach:......Maggie Murphy ......................New Mexico State, ‘10 ............................................1st year Golf Office Phone:......605-691-1592
Name Sydney Bormann Magda Kruger Cassidy Laidlaw Brooke Piearson Natcha Srimaneerungroj Teresa Toscano
South Dakota State Media Relations Asst. SID/Golf: ........Michele Schmidt Email:..Michele.Schmidt@sdstate.edu Office Phone:..............605-688-4932 Cell Phone: ................605-695-0704 Office Address: ....Sports Information ............................2820 HPER Center ................Brookings, S.D. 57007-1497 Website: ......................GoJacks.com Twitter: ......................GoJacksSDSU Facebook: ..SDSU.Jackrabbit.Nation
2017-18 Women’s Preview Letterwinners Returning: ................3 ..................Natcha Srimaneerungroj ....Sydney Bormann, Teresa Toscano Newcomers:................Magda Kruger ....Cassidy Laidlaw, Brooke Piearson
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South Dakota State sports can be followed through the social media networks of Twitter. You can follow SDSU on Twitter through @GoJacksSDSU. Fans can become friends of South Dakota State on Facebook by going to facebook.com/SDSU.Jackrabbit.Nation. The SDSU women’s golf team can also be followed through social media. The Jackrabbits are on Twitter this season at @GoJacksGolf.
2016-17 Women’s Preview Tournaments Won ..........................6 Top 5 Finishes:..............................10 Summit League Championship Finish: ........................................2nd
Yr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. So.
2017-18 Jackrabbits Women’s Golf Team Ht. 5-3 5-6 5-5 5-5 5-2 5-5
Exp. 1L Tr. HS HS 3L 1L
Hometown/Previous School Parkston, S.D./Parkston Centurion, South Africa/Redlands CC Calgary, Alberta/St. Francis Brookings, S.D./Brookings Bangkok, Thailand/International Community Huelva, Spain/Santa Teresa de Jesus
Director of Golf: Casey VanDamme (Northern Michigan, ‘00), 4th yr. Assistant Coach: Maggie Murphy (New Mexico State, ‘10), 1st yr.
The 2017-18 South Dakota State womens’ golf media guide is a product of the Jackrabbits Sports Information Office and printed by the South Dakota State University Print Lab. Written and designed by Michele Schmidt, Assistant Sports Information Director, with editorial assistance from Matt Schmidt. Front cover design by SDSU University Marketing and Communications. Photos credited to Emily Weber of SDSU University Marketing and Communications; Dave Eggen of Inertia Sports; Jason Salzman, Salzman Studios; Jeff Tuttle; Dennis Hubbard and Lifetouch Sports. 1
COACHING STAFF
Director of Golf - Casey VanDamme, Fourth Year
Immediate impact. Those two words has described Casey VanDamme’s four seasons as South Dakota State’s Director of Golf. Since VanDamme’s arrival, he has coached seven all-league selections, mentored all-academic performers and the Jackrabbits have rewritten the record book. He has also upgraded and transformed the Jackrabbits’ regular-season schedule. VanDamme has coached 2017 Summit League Player of the Year, the 2017 Newcomer of the Year, three first-team All-Summit League selections, four second-team all-league picks and two all-tournament honorees in the last three years. In the classroom, Sydney MacDonald earned Summit League All-Academic accolades and 15 Jackrabbits have also been named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll and 17 to The Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence since VanDamme came to State. In the SDSU record book, the Jacks set the 18, 36- and 54-hole records, the single-season record for stroke average, rounds and top-five, top-10 and top-25 finishes. On the career chart, school records for stroke average, rounds and top-five, top-10 and top-25 finishes fell. Megan Mingo finished her career under VanDamme with the lowest single-season stroke average (74.46) and career stroke average (76.73). As a team, the Jackrabbits set the 18-, 36- and 54-hole records and posted the lowest single-season team scoring average (299.61) in 2016-17. South Dakota State moved from playing most of its regular-season tournaments within the region against regional opponents after VanDamme’s arrival. The Jackrabbits thrived, winning 10 titles, including five in 2016-17, the secondmost in the NCAA. They have also played in Nevada four times, Utah and Arizona three times, Florida twice and in events in Oregon, Tennessee, Hawaii and New Mexico. Joining the Jackrabbits family in July 2014, VanDamme guided SDSU to a third-place finish at the 2015 Summit League Tournament, two regular-season titles and seven top-five finishes. Sydney MacDonald and Hallie Getz picked up second-team All-Summit League honors. The pair finished one-two in single-season stroke average
and MacDonald completed her career with the second-lowest career stroke average (79.30). VanDamme’s coaching had the Jackrabbits improving their scoring averages by a remarkable two strokes and earning a national ranking as high as No. 91. In 2016, the Jackrabbits won three tournaments and finished in the top five in nine of 12 tournaments and had 10 top-10 finishes. And once again, VanDamme had SDSU in the hunt for the Summit League title, but SDSU finished second for the second time in school history. VanDamme guided SDSU to eight single-season school records with and first-team All-Summit League selection Megan Mingo set all eight. Mingo and first-team All-Summit League pick Hallie Getz both won the program’s first individual titles and have the top two single-season records for stroke average and are the top two for career stroke average. All told, VanDamme helped five of eight Jackrabbits dropped two-or-more strokes from their 2014-15 average. This past season, the Jackrabbits finished the season winning a school-record five regular-season tournaments and finished in the top three in 11 of 12 tournaments. SDSU had its best shot a winning the 2017 Summit League title, but a second consecutive second-place finish ended its chance for postseason. Three Jackrabbits won individual titles in 2016-17. Mingo won a pair, capturing the 2017 Summit League title and the Seton Hall Pirate Invitational. Hallie Getz recorded her second career win, taking home Nebraska’s Chip-N Club title. Teresa Toscano picked up her first individual title, winning the eighth-annual Jackrabbit Invitational. SDSU finished the season ranked 69th nationally and set all four single-season team records. It bettered last year’s stroke average record by more than four strokes, shooting a 299.61. 2
In addition to Mingo, Getz and Toscano were second-team All-Summit League picks. Mingo was named The Summit League Championship MVP and was honored with Toscano on the alltournament team. VanDamme, who is SDSU’s second full-time golf coach, spent five seasons at Tennessee as director of instruction/player development, beginning in 2009. During his tenure, Tennessee equaled its best postseason stretch in school history with five trips to the NCAA Championship regionals, advancing to the 2010, 2011 and 2013 NCAA Championships. Prior to coaching the Vols, VanDamme learned the trade under renowned golf instructor Jim McLean. He spent seven years at the Jim McLean Golf School in Palm Springs, Calif., and Traverse City, Mich., becoming the youngest master instructor in school history. VanDamme has worked with PGA Tour players, including as an on-site teaching professional to a participant in the 2009 PGA Championship. He began his collegiate golf career at Marquette before finishing at Northern Michigan, where he graduated in 2000. VanDamme started his tenure under McLean in 1998 while still playing collegiately. He also played professionally on the National Golf Association Hooters Tour in 2003-04. From 2006 to 2009, VanDamme served as athletic director at Mid Peninsula High School in Rock, Mich., also working summers since 2005 with the CVD Golf Academy in Gladstone, Mich. He also served in 2008 as head golf professional at LochenHeath Golf Club in Traverse City.
VanDamme and his wife, the former Jill Gobert, are natives of Perkins, Mich., and are the parents of daughters, Madelyn, Claire, Lizzy and son, Andrew.
COACHING STAFF
Assistant Coach - Maggie Murphy, First Year Maggie Murphy enters her first season as assistant golf coach at South Dakota State. Murphy came to State after pursuing professional golf status from 2010 to 2012 and most recently played in the 2016 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur. The Sioux Falls native played in the 2011 U.S. Golf Association Women’s State Team Championship. Competing in the South Dakota Golf Association, Murphy was the 2011 Players Cup Champion, the 2010 Match Play Champion and the 2007 Amateur Champion. Murphy competed in 35 tournaments at New Mexico State from 2006-10, earning National Golf Coaches Association AllAmerican Scholar accolades and All-Western Athletic Confer-
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ence Academic honors during her collegiate career. In 2006, Murphy was part of an Aggie team that captured the Price’s Give Em Five Intercollegiate title. Murphy earned a bachelor’s degree in community health at NMSU in 2010 and was a Crimson Scholar.
HOME OF THE JACKRABBITS
Brookings Country Club - Brookings, S.D.
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Opened: 1960 Designed by Earl Bartling and Ward Waltz Women’s Course: 6,015 yards, par 72
Brookings Country Club Brookings Country Club, home of the South Dakota State men’s and women’s golf programs, has long been recognized as one of the region’s best courses. The 18-hole, par-72, 4,800-
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yard course was designed by Earl Bartling and Ward Waltz. It is characterized by bluegrass greens, which are lush and serene, fairways that are challenging, yet uncrowded, and a rolling terrain.
The Brookings Country Club sits on 167 acres 8 miles southwest of the SDSU campus. It has hosted numerous collegiate events and annually hosts U.S. amateur qualifying events.
MEET THE JACKRABBITS
Natcha Srimaneerungroj
Senior Psychology Bangkok, Thailand/International Community School
Records: Tied for seventh in career top-10 finishes (5) and tied for ninth in top-25 finishes (10).
2016-17: Named to The Summit League Honor Roll ... competed in 8 of 11 events ... posted an 80.14 stroke average over 22 rounds ... best finish came at the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/10-11), tying for 10th after shooting a season-best 227 (75-71-81) ... tied career bests for 18-hole (71) and 36-holes (146) at the Jackrabbit Invitational.
2015-16: Named to The Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and The Summit League Honor Roll ... competed in 10 of 11 events ... ranked 15th in The Summit League and third on the team with a 77.75 stroke average ... recorded the seventh-lowest stroke average in a single season ... first collegiate top-five finish was a third-place finish at the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/7-8) ... also recorded a career-low 36 hole 146 (73-73) and 54 hole 224 (78-73-73) in the event ... shot a season-low 72 in the second round of the Rainbow Wahine Invitational (10/21-22) ... tied for 25th at The Summit League Championship (4/18-20), shooting a 241 (86-73-82).
2014-15: Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... competed in 10 events ... posted the seventh-best single-season scoring average (78.57) and ranked 20th in The Summit League ... collected three top-10 and four top-25 finishes ... top-10 finishes ranked sixth on the single-season list ... recorded career-low 18-hole (71) score at the Thunderbird Golf Invitational (3/12-13) ... 18-hole score tied for third on the single-season list ... best finish came at the Thunderbird Golf Invitational, placing seventh ... recorded a season-low 54-hole score (226) at the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/15-16) ... shot a 238 (80-7781) at The Summit League Championship (4/20-22), tying for eighth.
Year 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 Career
Events 10 10 8 28
Rds. 28 28 22 78
Strokes 2,200 2,177 1,763 6,140
Avg. 78.57 77.75 80.14 78.72
Low-18 71 72 71 71
Before SDSU: Two-time runner-up (2010, 2012) at the Thailand Golf Association Eastern event and was fourth at the Central event in 2010 ... runner-up at the 2010 Thailand Junior Golf Association Federation and finished fourth at the 2012 TGA-CAT Golf Championship ... finished as a runner-up and fourth at a pair of TGA Mercedes-Benz Junior Golf Championship events in 2013.
Low-36 150 146 146 146
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Low-54 226 224 227 224
Top 5 0 1 0 1
Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 3 4 7th 1 6 3rd 1 2 T-10th 5 12 3rd
MEET THE JACKRABBITS
Sydney Bormann Sophomore Human Biology Parkston, S.D./Parkston
2016-17: Named a Women’s Golf Coaches Association AllAmerican Scholar and to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... competed in all 11 events ... fifth on the team with a 78.26 stroke average ... collected a pair of top-10 finishes ... opened collegiate career shooting a season-best 229 (77-72-80) and a personal-best 149 for 36 holes to finish seventh at the Omaha Invitational (9/3-4) ... best 18 holes came in the final round of the MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial (9/12/13) and the second round of the Omaha Invitational, shooting 72s ... tied for ninth at The Summit League Championship, shooting a 231 (76-79-76).
Before SDSU: Competed as an amateur on the Symetra Tour's 2nd annual Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge ... four-time (2015, 2014, 2013, 2011) South Dakota State Class A State individual medalist ... finished third in 2012 ... shot a 140 (68-72) to win 2015 title ... five-time South Dakota Class A All-Tournament selection ... helped team to fifth consecutive state and Region 3A title as a senior ... KORN Elite Eight Athlete of the Year in 2015 ... two-time South Dakota Golf Association Junior Female Golfer of the Year ... 2015 SDGA Women’s Amateur Championship runner-up and 2013 SDGA Women’s Match Play runner-up ... two-time Midwest Junior Championship individual medalist (2015, 2013) ... 2015 Pepsi Little People’s Golf Championship individual medalist ... competed in three Trusted Choice Big I National Championships ... recorded two American Junior Golf Association top-10 finishes, six Future Collegians World Tour top-five finishes and four Rocky Mountain Junior Golf Tour wins.
Year 2016-17 Career
Events 11 11
Rds. 31 31
Strokes 2,426 2,426
Avg. 78.26 78.26
Low-18 72 72
Low-36 149 149
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Low-54 229 229
Top 5 0 0
Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 2 8 7th 2 8 7th
MEET THE JACKRABBITS
Teresa Toscano
Sophomore Sport, Recreation and Park Management Huelva, Spain/Santa Teresa de Jesus
2016-17: Second-Team All-Summit League ... named to The Summit League All-Tournament team ... competed in all 11 events ... second on the team and tied for fourth in The Summit League with a 74.77 stroke average ... average ranks second all-time at State ... finished with a team-leading seven rounds at-or-below par, an individual title, a team-best six top-five and
squad-leading eight top-10 finishes ... tied the single-season 18-hole record (68) and set the 54-hole record (212) en route to winning the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/10-11) ... ended the season in the top six in the final four events ... best 36-hole score came at the Lady Thunderbird Invitational (3/16-17), firing a one-under 143 (73-70) to tie for fourth ... recorded a 71 stroke average at the Jackrabbit Invitational and Lady Thunderbird Invitational and was named The Summit League Golfer of the Week March 15 ... finished fourth in collegiate debut, shooting a 222 (78-70-74) at the Omaha Invitational (9/3-4) ... tied for fourth at The Summit League Championship (4/23-24), firing a 227 (75-77-75).
Before SDSU: Won the Andalucía International Championship U25 title and placed third at the Valencia Championship in 2016 ... captured the 2015 Andalucía International Championship U18 and the 2015 Huelva Championship for the second consecutive year ... placed second at the Interterritorial U25 of Spain with the Andalucía team.
Year 2016-17 Career
Avg. 74.77 74.77
Top 5 6 6
for ninth in top-25 finishes.
Events 11 11
Rds. 31 31
Records: Tied for fourth in career topfive, fifth in top-10 finishes and tied
Strokes 2,318 2,318
Low-18 68 68
Low-36 143 143
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Low-54 212 212
Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 8 10 1st 8 10 1st
MEET THE JACKRABBITS
Magda Kruger
Junior Biology Centurion, South Africa/Redlands CC
2016-17: Played at Redlands Community College in El Reno, Oklahoma … played 19 rounds and recorded a 79.92 stroke average to rank 24th in the NJCAA Golfstat Top 100 … finished 23rd in the 2016 rankings … tied fifth at the Diffee Ford Lincoln Invite, shooting a 149 (74-75) … shot a 245 (77-82-86) at Arizona State’s MountainView Collegiate … tied for 40th (88-79-84=251) at the Hillcat Classic … tied for 21st at the O city Spring Classic, firing a 234 (80-74-80). Before SDSU: Top female amateur in South Africa and was ranked No. 139 in the world in the World Amateur Golf rankings ... compiled 11 top-10 finishes during the spring of 2014 ... finished as low amateur at the Sun Interna-
tional Challenge, shooting 71-72 ... second at the Super Sport Challenge as part of the Sunshine Ladies Tour … finished third at the North West Championship at Goldfields West Golf Club with a final-round 71 ... posted a seventhplace finish at the Border Championship with a final-round 73 ... tied for fifth at the Sanlam South Africa Amateur Stroke Play Championship and tied for third at the Palm Golding Properties Western Province Championship, shooting back-to-back rounds of 73 … finished seventh overall and team won the 12th annual All-Africa Challenge in June 2014 ... tied for third in the Boland Championship, opening play with a round of 68 in 2013 ... finished fifth at the Mpumalanga Championship … won the Regional All-Africa tournament, shooting rounds of 65-64-71 ... tied for 14th in stroke play, then ninth in match play at the Sanlam Africa Women’s Amateur Match Play.
Cassidy Laidlaw Freshman Economics Calgary, Alberta/St. Francis H.S.
Before SDSU: Won five tournaments and placed in the top three multiple times … captured the Canmore Open, firing a 68, and the MJT at Carstairs Golf Club, shooting a 153 (78-75) … won the Bearspaw Club Championship (75) and the Alberta Ladies Amateur (262) … took home the bronze medal at the 2016 Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association Golf Provincials shooting a 165 (7986) … tied the all-time scoring record for a junior girl with an eight-birdie, four-under par 68 effort in a McLennan Ross Junior Tour stop at Canmore Golf & Curling Club.
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MEET THE JACKRABBITS
Brooke Piearson Freshman Political Science Brookings, S.D./Brookings H.S.
BEFORE SDSU: Two two-time allstate and fourtime all-conference selection … placed eighth at the state tournament, shooting a 158 (82-76) and tied for third at the Eastern South Dakota Conference championship as a senior … captured the
Brandon Valley Quadrangular and placed second at the Yankton Invitational …. won the 2016 Cattail Crossing and six other South Dakota Golf Association events in 2014, including the 36th Annual Junior Championship ... sank first career hole-in-one on the 158-yard, par-3 17th hole during the final round of the South Dakota Golf Association Two-Woman Championship at Brookings Country Club.
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2016-17 RESULTS & STATISTICS
2016-17 Results & Statistics
Team Team Date Tournament Course Site Finish Score ArborLinks GC Nebraska City, Neb. 1st 891 Sept. 3-4 Omaha Invitational Sept. 12-13 Payne Stewart Memorial Twin Oaks CC Springfield, Mo. 1st 896 Sept. 25-26 Chip-N Club Wilderness Ridge GC Lincoln, Neb. 2nd 883 Oct. 3-5 NM State Aggie Invitational University GC Las Cruces, N.M. 3rd 898 Oct. 28-29 Seton Hall Pirate Invitational Trump National GC Bedminster, N.J. 1st 632 Feb. 13-14 Battle at Boulder Creek Boulder Creek GC Boulder City, Nev. 2nd 895 Feb. 27-Mar. 1 Hurricane Invitational Biltmore GC Coral Gables, Fla. 10th 897 Mar. 10-11 Jackrabbit Invitational Siena GC Las Vegas, Nev. 1st 890 Mar. 16-17 Lady Thunderbird Invitational Sunbrook GC St. George, Utah 1st 564 Apr. 9-10 Kansas City Shootout Shoal Creek GC Kansas City, Mo. 3rd 930 Apr. 23-25 Summit League Championship ArborLinks GC Nebraska City, Neb. 2nd 912
2016-17 Overall Stroke Average
Player Rounds Strokes Megan Mingo 31 2,309 Teresa Toscano 31 2,318 Hallie Getz 31 2,330 Islamiah Fuad 28 2,152 Sydney Bormann 31 2,426 Natcha Srimaneerungroj 22 1,763 Jade Newman 3 243 FOUR-PLAYER TEAM 31 9,288
2016-17 Miscellaneous Statistics Player Events 11 Megan Mingo Teresa Toscano Hallie Getz Islamiah Fuad Sydney Bormann Natcha Srimaneerungroj Jade Newman
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Low Round 68 68 68 69 72 71 79 282
Par/Rounds 7 7 6 6 1 1 28
Events 11 11 11 10 11 8 1 11
Finish Top 1 5 10 2 5 8 1 6 8 1 5 8 2 6 - 2 - 1 18 33 4
Rel. To Par +3 +3 +3 +5 +6 +8 +9 +12
Top Individual 2. Mingo T3. Getz 1. Getz 7. Mingo 1. Mingo T3. Fuad T33. Mingo 1. Toscano 2. Mingo T6. Toscano 1. Mingo Avg. 74.48 74.77 75.16 76.86 78.26 80.14 81.00 299.61
Wins Top 25 Rd. in 60s Rd. in 70s Low 54 Low 36 Best Finish 2 10 3 25 217 138 1st, Seton Hall Inv. 1st, Summit League 1 10 1 27 212 141 1st, Jackrabbit Inv. 1 10 1 26 213 145 1st, Chip-N Club 0 8 2 20 220 139 3rd, Thunderbird Inv. 0 8 0 21 229 149 7th, Omaha Inv. 0 2 0 8 227 146 T10th, Jackrabbit Inv. 0 1 0 1 243 164 T25th, Omaha Inv.
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2016-17 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Megan Mingo Tournament Omaha Invitational MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Chip-N Club NM State Aggie Invitational Seton Hall Pirate Invitational Battle at Boulder Creek Hurricane Invitational Jackrabbit Invitational Lady Thunderbird Invitational Kansas City Shootout The Summit League Championship Season Totals Hallie Getz Tournament Omaha Invitational MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Chip-N Club NM State Aggie Invitational Seton Hall Pirate Invitational Battle at Boulder Creek Hurricane Invitational Jackrabbit Invitational Lady Thunderbird Invitational Kansas City Shootout The Summit League Championship Season Totals
Natcha Srimaneerungroj Tournament MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Chip-N Club Seton Hall Pirate Invitational Battle at Boulder Creek Hurricane Invitational Jackrabbit Invitational Lady Thunderbird Invitational Kansas City Shootout Season Totals
Date 9/3-4/16 9/12-13/16 9/25-26/16 10/3-5/16 10/28-29/16 2/13-14/17 2/27-3/1/17 3/10-11/17 3/16-17/17 4/9-10/17 4/23-24/17
Rounds 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 31
74 76 75 76 78 75 78 75 68 81 69 2,309
Date 9/3-4/16 9/12-13/16 9/25-26/16 10/3-5/16 10/28-29/16 2/13-14/17 2/27-3/1/17 3/10-11/17 3/16-17/17 4/9-10/17 4/23-24/17
Rounds 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 31
81 76 74 75 82 74 75 71 72 81 77 2,330
Date 9/12-13/16 9/25-26/16 10/28-29/16 2/13-14/17 2/27-3/1/17 3/10-11/17 3/16-17/17 4/9-10/17
Rounds 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 28
Scores 81 81 91 78 79 75 75 83 2177
Scores 73 76 77 74 74 75 76 72 70 79 80 Scores 73 73 71 74 78 77 76 78 72 73 78
76 80 84 80 83 71 81 80
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70 72 73 74
70 69 80
77 73
71 72 68 81
74 74 73
79 77
81 77
79 83 81
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217 224 225 224 152 220 223 227 138 237 222 Avg. 74.48 225 221 213 230 160 225 225 222 144 233 232 Avg. 75.16 238 238 175 237 245 227 156 247 Avg. 77.75
Par 72 71 72 72 72 72 71 72 72 72 72
Rank 2nd/44 T-7th/89 T-16th/65 7th/58 1st/76 T-3rd/48 T-33rd/85 T-10th/40 2nd/69 T-17th/61 1st/45
Par 72 71 72 72 72 72 71 72 72 72 72
Rank 5th/44 T-3rd/89 1st/65 T-15th/58 5th/76 T-7th/48 T-42nd/85 T-3rd/40 8th/69 T-9th/61 11th/45
Par 72 72 72 72 71 72 72 72
Rank T-56th/89 T-43rd/65 T-40th/76 T-21st/48 84th/85 T-10th/40 T-36th/69 T-39th/61
2016-17 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Sydney Bormann Tournament Omaha Invitational MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Chip-N Club NM State Aggie Invitational Seton Hall Pirate Invitational Battle at Boulder Creek Hurricane Invitational Jackrabbit Invitational Lady Thunderbird Invitational Kansas City Shootout The Summit League Championship Season Totals
Islamiah Fuad Tournament MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Chip-N Club NM State Aggie Invitational Seton Hall Pirate Invitational Battle at Boulder Creek Hurricane Invitational Jackrabbit Invitational Lady Thunderbird Invitational Kansas City Shootout The Summit League Championship Season Totals
Teresa Toscano Tournament Omaha Invitational MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Chip-N Club NM State Aggie Invitational Seton Hall Pirate Invitational Battle at Boulder Creek Hurricane Invitational Jackrabbit Invitational Lady Thunderbird Invitational Kansas City Shootout The Summit League Championship Season Totals
Jade Newman Tournament Omaha Invitational Season Totals
Date 9/3-4/16 9/12-13/16 9/25-26/16 10/3-5/16 10/28-29/16 2/13-14/17 2/27-3/1/17 3/10-11/17 3/16-17/17 4/9-10/17 4/23-24/17
Rounds 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 31
77 82 80 80 91 77 77 80 77 81 76 2426
Date 9/12-13/16 9/25-26/16 10/3-5/16 10/28-29/16 2/13-14/17 2/27-3/1/17 3/10-11/17 3/16-17/17 4/9-10/17 4/23-24/17
Rounds 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 16
75 78 70 86 77 79 78 69 80 84 2,152
Date 9/3-4/16 9/12-13/16 9/25-26/16 10/3-5/16 10/28-29/16 2/13-14/17 2/27-3/1/17 3/10-11/17 3/16-17/17 4/9-10/17 4/23-24/17
Rounds 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 31
78 74 76 78 80 77 79 73 73 75 75 2,318
Date 9/3-4/16
Rounds 3 3
Scores 80 243
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Scores 72 83 76 78 78 78 77 73 76 78 79 Scores 77 74 80 78 72 85 80 70 76 90
80 72 75 76
80 79 84
78 76
72 74 76
71 69 78
77 77
Scores 70 82 70 75 76 78 76 68 70 75 77
80 75
84
70
74 71 73 72
75 72 71
229 237 231 234 169 235 233 237 153 237 231 Avg. 78.26 224 226 226 164 220 233 236 139 233 251 Avg. 76.86 222 227 219 225 156 230 227 212 143 230 227 Avg. 74.77 243 Avg. 81.00
Par 72 71 72 72 72 72 71 72 72 72 72
Rank 7th/44 T-50th/89 T-29th/65 T-23rd/58 T-23rd/76 19th/48 T-65th/85 T-24th/40 T-25th/69 T-17th/61 T-9th/45
Par 71 72 72 72 72 71 72 72 72 72
Rank T-7th/89 T-21st/65 T-9th/58 T-9th/76 T-3rd/48 T-65th/85 23rd/40 3rd/69 T-9th/61 39th/45
Par 72 71 72 72 72 72 71 72 72 72 72
Rank 4th/44 T-13th/89 T-4th/65 8th/58 3rd/76 T-14th/48 t-48th/85 1st/40 T-4th/69 T-6th/61 T-4th/45
Par 72
Rank T-25th/44
Battle at Boulder Creek
Date: Feb. 13-14, 2017 Location: Boulder City, Nev. Course: Boulder City Golf Course 6,084 yards, par 72 South Dakota State 303 Islamiah Fuad 77 Megan Mingo 75 Hallie Getz 74 Teresa Toscano 77 Sydney Bormann 77 Natcha Srimaneerungroj# 78
302 290 72 71 75 70 77 74 78 75 78 80 80 79
895 2nd 220 T-3rd 220 T-3rd 225 T-7th 230 T-14th 235 19th 237 T-21st
Hurricane Invitational
Date: Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 2017 Location: Coral Gables, Fla. Course: Biltmore Golf Course 6,150 yards, par 71 South Dakota State 309 Megan Mingo 78 Hallie Getz 75 Teresa Toscano 79 Sydney Bormann 77 Islamiah Fuad 79 Natcha Srimaneerungroj# 79
305 283 76 69 76 74 76 72 77 79 85 69 83 83
897 10th 223T-33rd 225T-42nd 227 T-48th 233 T-65th 233 T-65th 245 84th
2017 SPRING TOURNAMENT RECAPS Jackrabbit Invitational
Date: March 10-11, 2017 Location: Las Vegas, Nev. Course: Siena Golf Club 6,223 yards, par 72
South Dakota State 297 Teresa Toscano 73 Hallie Getz 71 Megan Mingo 75 Natcha Srimaneerungroj# 75 Islamiah Fuad 78 Sydney Bormann 80
291 302 68 71 78 73 72 80 71 81 80 78 73 84
890 1st 212 1st 222 T-3rd 227 T-10th 227 T-10th 236 23rd 237 T-24th
Lady Thunderbird Invitational
Date: March 16-17, 2017 Location: St. George, Utah Course: Sunbrook Golf Course 6,092 yards, par 72 South Dakota State 282 Megan Mingo 68 Islamiah Fuad 69 Teresa Toscano 73 Hallie Getz 72 Sydney Bormann 77 Natcha Srimaneerungroj# 75
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282 70 70 70 72 76 81
564 138 139 143 153 153 156
1st 2nd 3rd T-4th T-25th T-25th T-36th
Kansas City Shootout
Date: April 9-10, 2017 Location: Kansas City, Mo. Course: Shoal Creek Golf Course 6,124 yards, par 72 South Dakota State 317 Teresa Toscano 75 Islamiah Fuad 80 Hallie Getz 81 Sydney Bormann 81 Megan Mingo 81 Natcha Srimaneerungroj# 83
302 311 75 80 76 77 73 79 78 78 79 77 80 84
930 3rd 230 T-6th 233 T-9th 233 T-9th 237 T-17th 237 T-17th 247 T-39th
The Summit League Championship
Date: April 23-25, 2017 Location: Nebraska City, Neb. Course: ArborLinks Golf Course 6,142 yards, par 72 South Dakota State Megan Mingo Teresa Toscano Sydney Bormann Hallie Getz Islamiah Fuad
# competed as an individual
297 69 75 76 77 84
314 301 80 73 77 75 79 76 78 77 90 77
912 222 227 231 232 251
2nd 1st T-3rd T-9th 11th 39th
The Jackrabbits won the Thunderbird Golf Invitational for the third consecutive year.
2016 FALL TOURNAMENT RECAPS
New Mexico State Aggie Invitational
Date: Oct. 3-5, 2016 Location: Las Cruces, N.M. Course: University Golf Course 6,352 yards, par 72 South Dakota State Megan Mingo Teresa Toscano Islamiah Fuad Hallie Getz Sydney Bormann
SDSU won its second consecutive Jackrabbit Invitational
South Dakota State Megan Mingo Teresa Toscano Hallie Getz Sydney Bormann Jade Newman
309 74 78 81 77 80
288 294 73 70 70 74 73 71 72 80 84 79
Chip-N Club
891 1st 217 2nd 222 4th 225 5th 229 7th 243 T-25th
MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial
Date: Sept. 12-13, 2016 Location: Springfield, Mo. Course: Twin Oaks Country Club 6,017 yards, par 71 South Dakota State 301 Hallie Getz 76 Islamiah Fuad 75 Megan Mingo 76 Teresa Toscano 74 Sydney Bormann 82 Natcha Srimaneerungroj# 81
308 287 73 72 77 72 76 72 82 71 83 72 76 81
301 298 74 74 75 72 80 76 74 81 78 76
898 3rd 224 7th 225 8th 226 T-9th 230 T-15th 234 T-23rd
Seton Hall Pirate Invitational
Omaha Invitational
Date: Sept. 3-4, 2016 Location: Nebraska City, Neb. Course: ArborLinks Golf Course 6,179 yards, par 72
299 76 78 70 75 80
Date: Sept. 25-27 Location: Lincoln, Neb. Course: Wilderness Ridge Golf Course 6,275 yards, par 72 South Dakota State Hallie Getz Teresa Toscano Megan Mingo Islamiah Fuad Sydney Bormann# Natcha Srimaneerungroj
303 74 76 75 78 80 81
292 288 71 68 70 73 77 73 74 74 76 75 80 77
883 2nd 213 1st 219 T-4th 225 T-16th 226 T-21st 231 T-29th 238T-43rd
Date: Oct. 28-29, 2017 Location: Bedminster, N.J. Course: Trump National Golf Course 5,902 yards, par 72 South Dakota State 326 Megan Mingo 78 Teresa Toscano 80 Hallie Getz 82 Islamiah Fuad 86 Sydney Bormann 91 Natcha Srimaneerungroj# 91 # competed as an individual
306 74 76 78 78 78 84
896 1st 221 T-3rd 224 T-7th 224 T-7th 227 T-13th 237 T-50th 238 T-56th
SDSU won five regular-season titles in 2016-17, including the Seton Hall Pirate Invitational in Bedminster, N.J. 14
632 1st 152 1st 156 3rd 160 5th 164 T-9th 169 T-23rd 175 T-40th
18-Hole Scores
68 Megan Mingo Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/16/17 68 Teresa Toscano Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/10/17 68 Hallie Getz Chip N-Club, 9/27/16 68 Hallie Getz Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/10/16 68 Sydney MacDonald MSU Ocala Spring Invitational, 3/24/15 69 Megan Mingo Summit League Championship, 4/23/17 69 Islamiah Fuad Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/16/17 69 Megan Mingo Hurricane Invitational, 3/1/17 69 Megan Mingo Chip-N Club, 10/5/15
36-Hole Scores
138 Megan Mingo Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/16/17 139 Islamiah Fuad Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/16/17 141 Hallie Getz Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/10-11/16 141 Sydney MacDonald MSU Ocala Spring Invitational, 3/22/15 141 Megan Mingo Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/10-11/16 142 Megan Mingo Chip-N Club, 10/5-6/15 141 Islamiah Fuad Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/10-11/16 143 Megan Mingo Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7-8/16 143 Megan Mingo Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7-8/16 143 Sydney MacDonald Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16/15 143 Islamiah Fuad Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16/15
INDIVIDUAL SCORING RECORDS
54-Hole Scores
212 Teresa Toscano Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/10/17 213 Hallie Getz Chip N-Club, 9/25-27/16 214 Megan Mingo Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7-8/16 214 Sydney MacDonald MSU Ocala Spring Invitational, 3/22-24/15 217 Sydney MacDonald Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15 217 Megan Mingo Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15 218 Megan Mingo Chip-N Club, 10/5-6/15 219 Hallie Getz Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15 221 Hillary Gerster Wyoming Cowgirl Classic, 4/7-8/08 222 Megan Mingo Summit League Championship, 4/23-25/17 222 Megan Mingo Rainbow Wahine Invitational, 10/21-22/15 222 Brianna Janu Thunderbird Golf Invitational, 3/12-13/15 223 Islamiah Fuad Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15 223 Morgan Fitts Palmetto Intercollegiate, 10/23-24/11
Hole-in-one:
Yearly Stroke Average Leader Player Megan Mingo Megan Mingo Hallie Getz Sydney MacDonald Morgan Fitts Morgan Fitts Morgan Fitts Sydney Sturdevant Hillary Gerster Hillary Gerster Holly Opatz Kelly Evans Kelly Evans Kelly Evans Annie Spaulding
Avg. Rds. Strk. 74.48 31 2,309 74.84 31 2,320 76.48 31 2,371 78.61 31 2,437 79.17 26 2,017 79.19 26 2,059 79.24 25 1,981 79.59 29 2,308 79.69 16 1,275 78.40 25 1,960 82.67 21 1,736 80.68 22 1,775 83.55 20 1,671 82.1 17 1,396 83.6 16 1,338
Jennifer Pitt Jennifer Pitt
83.54 83.30 15
Note: + tied for first in regulation, lost a scorecard playoff.
Brooke Piearson - 10/22/17 Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown Boulder Creek GC, Las Vegas, Nevada 121-yard, par 3, 12th hole
Dallas Willman - 10/2006 Boise State Bronco Invitational BanBury GCBoise, Idaho 189-yard, par 3, 14th hole
Year 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97 1995-96
Best Finishes 1st Megan Mingo Summit League Championship, 4/23-25/17 1st Teresa Toscano Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/10-11/17 1st Megan Mingo Seton Hall Pirate Invitational, 10/28-29/16 1st Hallie Getz Chip N-Club, 9/25-27/16 1st Hallie Getz Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/10-11/16 1st Megan Mingo Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7-8/16 T-1st Hillary Gerster+ Wyoming Cowgirl Classic, 4/7-8/08 2nd Sydney MacDonald MSU/Ocala Spring Invitational, 3/22-24/15 2nd Katie Purcell Creighton Classic, 4/11-12/11 2nd Morgan Fitts Jackrabbit Fall Invitational, 9/30-10/1/12 2nd Morgan Fitts Summit League Championship, 4/22-24/13 T-2nd Sydney MacDonald Dolores Black Falcon Invitational, 4/12-13/14 T-2nd Hillary Gerster Aztec Fall Classic, 10/13-14/08
13 911 10 833
Year 1994-95 1993-94 1992-93 1991-92 1990-91 1989-90 1988-89 1987-88 1986-87 1985-85 1984-85 1983-82 1982-83 1981-82 1980-81 1979-80 1978-79 1977-78 1976-77 1975-76
Player Sara Stulken Wendy Maynes Sara Stulken Jennifer Stangarone Shelia Johnson Jennifer Gee Jennifer Gee
Avg. Rds. Strk. 84.19 14 1,178 84.10 88.87 14 1,422 88.91 17.5 1,556 94.23 13 1,225 86.1 11 948 91.5 10 915
Carin Doyle
83.8
10 754
Ann Zenk
89.7
8
718
Season Stroke Average
TEAM & INDIVIDUAL SCORING RECORDS
Avg. 74.48 74.77 74.84 75.16 76.26 76.48 76.84 76.86 77.07 77.58
Player Megan Mingo Teresa Toscano Megan Mingo Hallie Getz Hallie Getz Hallie Getz Sydney MacDonald Islamiah Fuad Megan Mingo Morgan Fitts
Year Rds. Strk. 2016-17 31 2,309 2016-17 31 2,318 2015-16 31 2,320 2016-17 31 2,330 2015-16 31 2,364 2014-15 31 2,371 2014-15 31 2,382 2016-17 28 2,152 2014-15 28 2,158 2012-13 26 2,017
Rds 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31
Player Megan Mingo Hallie Getz Teresa Toscano Sydney Bormann Megan Mingo Hallie Getz Sydney MacDonald Brianna Janu Sydney MacDonald Brianna Janu Hallie Getz Sydney MacDonald Islamiah Fuad Brianna Janu Morgan Fitts
Year 2016-17 2016-17 2016-17 2016-17 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2014-15 2014-15 2014-15 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2009-10
Fin. 6 5 5 4 4 3 3
Player Teresa Toscano Megan Mingo Hallie Getz Megan Mingo Sydney MacDonald Sydney MacDonald Morgan Fitts
Year 2016-17 2016-17 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13
Single-Season Rounds
Single-Season Top 5 Finishes
TEAM Single-Season Scoring Average 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Year 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2010-11 2013-14 2009-10 2007-08 2005-06 2008-09 2012-13
Rds 31 31 31 28 31 29 25 22 24 26
Tournament Wins Creighton Classic Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Lady Thunderbird Invitational Ocala Spring Invitational Red Rocks Invitational Jackrabbit Invitational Lady Thunderbird Invitational Omaha Invitational Payne Stewart Memorial
Str. 9,288 9,416 9,518 8,902 9,857 9,255 8,092 7,145 7,850 8,528
4/11-12/11 9/23-24/13 3/12-13/15 3/22-24/15 3/5-6/15 3/7-8/16 3/10-11/16 9/3-4/16 9/12-13/16
Avg. 299.61 303.74 307.03 317.93 317.97 319.13 323.68 324.77 327.08 328.00
Single-Season Top 10 Finishes Fin. 8 8 8 7 6 6
Player Megan Mingo Hallie Getz Teresa Toscano Megan Mingo Islamiah Fuad Sydney MacDonald
Year 2016-17 2016-17 2016-17 2015-16 2016-17 2014-15
Fin. 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8
Player Megan Mingo Hallie Getz Teresa Toscano Megan Mingo Hallie Getz Sydney MacDonald Hallie Getz Islamiah Fuad Sydney Bormann Megan Mingo
Year 2016-17 2016-17 20161-7 2015-16 2015-16 2014-15 2014-15 2016-17 2016-17 2014-15
Single-Season Top 25 Finishes
Fin. 3 2 1
Player Megan Mingo Hallie Getz Islamiah Fuad Morgan Fitts Sydney MacDonald Brianna Janu Brittany Hanten
Career Rounds Rds. Player 119 Sydney MacDonald 119 Brianna Janu 118 Megan Mingo 110 Hallie Getz 106 Morgan Fitts 100 Islamiah Fuad
Years Rds. 2013-17 118 2013-17 110 2013-17 100 2009-13 106 2012-15 119 2012-15 119 2008-12 98
Strk. 9,054 8,453 7,845 8,393 9,437 9,602 7,916
Years 2012-15 2012-15 2013-17 2013-17 2009-13 2013-17
18-Hole Scores 282 282 283 285 287 287 288 288
Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/17/17 Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/16/17 Hurricane Invitational, 3/1/17 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16/15 Payne Stewart Memorial, 9/13/16 Lady Thunderbird, Invitational, 3/10/16 Chip N-Club, 9/27/16 Omaha Invitational, 9/4/16
564 575 578 586 588 594 594 595
Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/16-17/17 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15 Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/10-11/16 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/10-11/17 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7/16 Chip-N Club, 10/5/15 Red Rocks Invitational, 3/5/16 16
Year 2013-17 2013-17 2017-P
Fin. 11 8 7 6 6 4
Name Megan Mingo Hallie Getz Sydney MacDonald Islamiah Fuad Teresa Toscano Hillary Gerster
Fin. 20 15 14 11 8 7 5 5 5 5
Player Megan Mingo Hallie Getz Sydney MacDonald Islamiah Fuad Teresa Toscano Morgan Fitts Natcha Srimaneerungroj Brianna Janu Hillary Gerster Brittany Hanten
Year 2013-17 2013-17 2012-15 2013-17 2017-P 2009-13 2014-P 2012-15 2007-09 2008-12
Fin. 32 30 21 18 16 15 13 11 10 10
Player Megan Mingo Hallie Getz Sydney MacDonald Islamiah Fuad Morgan Fitts Brittany Hanten Brianna Janu Hillary Gerster Natcha Srimaneerungroj Teresa Toscano
Year 2013-17 2013-17 2012-15 2013-17 2009-13 2008-12 2012-15 2007-09 2014-P 2017-P
Top 10 Finishes - Career
Seton Hall Pirate Invitational, 10/28-29/16 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/10-11/17 Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/16-17/17
36-Hole Scores
Player Megan Mingo Hallie Getz Teresa Toscano
Top 5 Finishes - Career
INDIVIDUAL Career Stroke Average (minimum 60 rounds) Avg. 76.73 76.85 78.45 79.18 79.30 80.69 80.78
Career Division I Wins
Top 25 Finishes - Career
Year 2013-17 2013-17 2012-15 2013-17 2017-P 2007-09
595 Chip-N Club, 10/5-6/15 596 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7-8/16
54-Hole Scores 876 883 890 890 891 892 895 896 897 898
Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15 Chip-N Club, 9/25-27/16 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/10-11/17 Chip-N Club, 10/5-6/15 Omaha Invitational, 9/3-4/16 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7-8/16 Battle at Boulder Creek, 2/13-14/17 Payne Stewart Memorial, 9/12-13/16 Hurricane Invitational, 2/27-3/1/17 NM State Aggie Invitational, 10/3-5/16
Player Rounds 40 Erin Bergstrom Sydney Bormann 31 Nicole Bowen 7 Lindsey Brown 42 Stephanie Burns 14 Elle Carlson 15 Myranda Dunmire 35 Lindsey Eisenhuth 8 Kelli Endahl 40 Kelly Evans 42 Abby Feehan 55 Morgan Fitts 106 Islamiah Fuad 100 Hillary Gerster 41 Hallie Getz 110 Rachel Hanigan 42 Brittany Hanten 98 Mandy Hellman 20 Amber Houser 73 Brianna Janu 119 Michaela Kouri 23 Steph Lauer 7 Sarah Lewis 18 Sydney MacDonald 119 Megan Mingo 118 Jade Newman 3 Holly Opatz 79 Alli Plath 80 Katie Purcell 41 Amanda Rosol 76 Whitney Schrader 80 Natcha Srimaneerungroj 78 Sydney Sturdevant 48 Rebecca Swords 63 Teresa Toscano 31 Jordan Trohkimoinen 13 Kelly Wilkens 7 Dallas Willman 39
Strokes Low 54 3422 244 2426 229 691 305 3551 239 1192 248 1222 232 2981 237 719 264 3381 239 3446 235 4892 243 8392 223 7845 220 3235 221 8453 213 3363 229 7918 225 1934 291 6033 229 9602 222 1930 244 694 1772 292 9437 214 9054 214 243 243 6521 237 6659 237 3274 231 6334 231 6742 239 6140 224 3859 229 5180 234 2318 212 1138 261 630 274 3389 248
CAREER RECORDS
Low Rnd 72 72 90 76 78 75 75 87 76 75 74 71 69 72 68 72 73 89 73 73 78 92 90 68 68 79 74 77 73 74 75 71 73 74 68 81 85 80
Par/1 2 12 2 12 1 8 18 3 7 -
Events Top 1 15 11 3 18 5 6 13 3 17 18 20 38 36 15 39 2 15 36 10 27 42 8 4 9 42 42 3 1 29 29 15 28 29 28 18 23 11 1 5 3 15 -
Top 5 1 1 3 6 4 8 1 2 7 11 1 1 1 6 -
Top 10 2 2 1 2 3 7 11 4 15 2 5 5 14 20 2 2 1 5 1 8 -
The Jackrabbits finished second at the 2016 Nebraska’s Chip-N Club. 17
Avg 85.55 78.26 98.71 84.55 85.14 81.47 85.17 89.88 84.53 82.05 88.95 79.17 78.45 78.90 76.85 80.07 80.80 96.70 82.64 80.69 83.91 99.14 98.44 79.30 76.73 81.00 82.54 83.24 79.85 83.34 84.28 78.72 80.40 82.22 74.77 87.54 90.00 86.90
Seasons 2006-09 2017-P 2007-08 2004-06 2006-07 2015-P 2011-15 2011-12 2004-06 2004-06 2007-11 2009-13 2013-17 2007-09 2013-17 2009-12 2008-12 2004-05 2011-15 2012-15 2012-14 2004-05 2004-05 2012-15 2013-17 2017 2005-09 2011-15 2010-12 2005-09 2007-11 2014-P 2008-10 2008-11 2017-P 2011-12 2007-08 2005-07
NCAA Championship History
POSTSEASON HISTORY
Team 1996 Division II National Championship Saint Peter, Minn.-The Meadows Sara Stulken 83 85 84 79 331 t-15th Amy Lewis 87 94 88 84 353 t-36th Jennifer Pitt 95 84 83 95 357 43rd Sage Robinson 93 104 94 83 374 57th Jenny Chandler 93 98 94 91 376 t-58th TEAM 1,403 7th
1997 Division II National Championship Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.-Mission Inn Resort Jennifer Pitt 86 83 86 86 341 18th Amy Lewis 92 94 87 81 354 32nd Jenny Chandler 98 95 94 96 383 54th Kelle Anderson 97 104 93 104 398 t-61st Cindy Hanson 108 94 98 98 398 t-61st TEAM 1,460 7th
The 2004 Jackrabbits advanced to the Division II North Regional, finishing 5th.
2004 Division II North Regional Mankato, Minn.-Mankato GC Kelli Endahl 89 91 Arin Adamson 92 89 Kelly Evans 86 90 Lindsey Brown 99 88 Jill Murra 101 94 TEAM
89 90 97 88 87
269 t-17th 271 t-20th 273 23rd 275 24th 282 29th 1,078 5th
Individual 2002 Division II National Championship Allendale, Mich.-The Meadows Annie Spaulding 84 87 88 78 337 t-28th
North Central Conference Year 1982 1983 ---1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Champion Runner-up South Dakota State North Dakota North Dakota South Dakota State South Dakota State Minn.-Mankato South Dakota State Minn.-Mankato Minn.-Mankato North Dakota North Dakota Northern Colorado Minn.-Mankato Northern Colorado Northern Colorado Minn.-Mankato Northern Colorado Minn.-Mankato Minn.-Mankato Northern Colorado Omaha Northern Colorado Omaha Minn.-Mankato
SDSU 1st 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 5th 5th 6th 8th 8th 6th 5th
Annie Spaulding advanced to the 2002 NCAA Division II National Championship, tying for 28th.
Medalist Carin Doyle, South Dakota State Carin Doyle, South Dakota State
Jodi Wendt, Minn.-Mankato Amy Lewis, South Dakota State Carol Brooks, Minn.-Mankato Dawn Dakken, North Dakota Michelle Overbo, North Dakota Cecilia Ruebling, Northern Colorado Cecilia Ruebling, Northern Colorado Tanis Hastmann, Omaha Tanis Hastmann, Omaha Tanis Hastmann, Omaha 18
Top SDSU Finisher Carin Doyle, South Dakota State Carin Doyle, South Dakota State
Wendy Maynes (2nd) Amy Lewis (1st) Jennifer Pitt (3rd) Jennifer Pitt (T-7th) Jessica Gee (T-18th) Kim Baertsch (T-22nd) Heidi Tjosaas (34th) Annie Spaudling (T-12th) Annie Spaudling (T-26th) Kelly Evans (T-8th)
Location Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D.
Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls, S.D. Omaha, Neb. Sioux Falls, S.D.
SUMMIT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
Summit League Championship History 2008 (2nd)
Macomb, Ill.-Harry Mussatto GC Hillary Gerster 77 75 75 Amanda Rosol 82 77 77 Whitney Schrader 83 86 86 Erin Bergstrom 83 83 84 Holly Opatz 83 89 83 TEAM
2009 (5th)
227 236 247 250 255 959
3rd 5th t-15th t-19th 28th 2nd
Rochester, Minn.-Katke-Cousins GC Whitney Schrader 84 82 166 t-20th Brittany Hanten 88 80 168 t-23rd Sydney Sturdevant 82 86 168 t-23rd Amanda Rosol 90 82 172 t-28th Rebecca Swords 87 87 174 t-33rd TEAM 671 5th
2010 (2nd)
Tulsa, Okla.-The Oaks CC Rachel Hanigan 76 80 Morgan Fitts 83 78 Sydney Sturdevant 76 82 Brittany Hanten 79 81 Rebecca Swords 84 85 TEAM
79 79 86 88 86
Primm, Nev.-Primm Valley GC Morgan Fitts 80 78 Brittany Hanten 77 86 Rachel Hanigan 79 79 Katie Purcell 80 81 Abby Feehan 86 88 TEAM Primm, Nev.-Primm Valley GC Brittany Hanten 77 76 Morgan Fitts 79 81 Alli Plath 79 82 Amber Houser 85 88 Jordan Trohkimoinen 86 92 TEAM
2011 (6th)
2012 (9th)
2013 (7th)
235 240 244 248 255 965
5th 13th t-14th 20th t-29th 2nd
78 74 80 80 80
236 237 238 241 254 952
13th 14th t-15th t-19th t-36th 6th
73 73 83 80 83
226 233 244 253 261 956
t-6th t-18th t-37th 46th 50th 9th
Keller, Texas-Sky Creek Ranch GC Morgan Fitts 76 77 81 234 2nd Sydney MacDonald 85 91 84 260 t-32nd Amber Houser 90 89 86 265 t-34th Brianna Janu 101 85 87 273 t-39th Alli Plath 94 89 90 273 t-39th TEAM 1,023 7th
2014 (4th)
Keller, Texas-Sky Creek Ranch GC Sydney MacDonald 79 77 79 235 Islamiah Fuad 82 80 79 241 Brianna Janu 83 81 80 244 Megan Mingo 77 86 84 247 Myranda Dunmire 86 89 86 261 TEAM 967
2015 (3rd)
SDSU’s Top Summit League Tournament Performances
t-8th 13th t-17th 20th 32nd 4th
Seaside, Calif.-Bayonet GC Megan Mingo 77 82 76 235 t-6th Hallie Getz 80 78 80 238 t-8th Natcha Srimaneerungroj 80 77 81 238 t-8th
Sydney MacDonald Brianna Janu TEAM
2016 (2nd)
76 81 84 241 t-14th 80 78 84 242 t-19th 948 3rd
Nebraska City, Neb.-ArborLinks GC Megan Mingo 80 77 70 227 7th Sydney MacDonald 78 75 77 230 10th Hallie Getz 77 76 83 236 t-18th Natcha Srimaneerungroj 86 73 82 241 t-25th Brianna Janu 83 77 82 242 27th
TEAM
930 2nd
2017 (2nd)
Nebraska City, Neb.-ArborLinks GC Megan Mingo 69 80 73 222 Teresa Toscano 75 77 75 227 Sydney Bormann 76 79 76 231 Hallie Getz 77 78 77 232 Islamiah Fuad 84 90 77 251 TEAM 912
1st t-3rd t-9th 11th 39th 2nd
Low Round - Individual 69 -3 Megan Mingo 70 -2 Megan Mingo 73 +1 Megan Mingo 73 +1 Natcha Srimaneerungroj 73 +1 Brittany Hanten 73 +2 Morgan Fitts 74 +3 Brittany Hanten
2017 2016 2017 2016 2012 2012 2011
Low Tournament - Individual (54 holes) 222 +6 Megan Mingo 2017 226 +10 Brittany Hanten 2012 227 +11 Teresa Toscano 2017 227 +11 Megan Mingo 2016 227 +11 Hillary Gerster 2008 230 +14 Sydney MacDonald 2016 231 +15 Sydney Bormann 2017 Low Round - Team 297 +9 2017 301 +13 2017 301 +13 2016 309 +25 2012 311 +23 2016 312 +28 2011 313 +25 2015 314 +26 2017 314 +26 2015 314 +26 2010
Low Tournament - Team 912 +48 2017 930 +66 2016 948 +84 2015 952 +100 2011 956 +104 2012 959 +95 2008
1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 6th 9th 2nd
Career Summit League Stroke Average (min. three appearances) 78.44 Hallie Getz 2015-17 78.58 Megan Mingo 2014-17 78.58 Morgan Fitts 2010-13 79.90 Brittany Hanten 2009-12 80.00 Sydney MacDonald 2013-16 83.41 Brianna Janu 2013-16
Megan Mingo won the 2017 Summit League Championship, leading from start to finish. 19
Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team 2004-05 Lindsey Brown, Kelly Evans 2005-06 Lindsey Brown, Kelly Evans 2007-08 Amanda Rosol 2008-09 Amanda Rosol 2009-10 Brittany Hanten, Rebecca Swords Sydney Sturdevant 2010-11 Rachel Hanigan, Brittany Hanten 2011-12 Brittany Hanten, Jordan Trohkimoinen 2012-13 Alli Plath, Sydney MacDonald 2016-17 Sydney Bormann
All-Independent Team 2004-05 Lindsey Brown (Honorable Mention) 2004-05 Kelli Endahl (Honorable Mention) 2004-05 Kelly Evans (2nd Team) Independent All-Academic Team 2005-06 Lindsey Brown, Kelly Evans 2006-07 Dallas Willman, Holly Opatz Amanda Rosol All-Summit League 2007-08 Hillary Gerster (1st Team) 2007-08 Amanda Rosol (1st Team) 2011-12 Morgan Fitts (1st Team)
HONORS AND AWARDS
2012-13 Morgan Fitts (1st Team) 2013-14 Sydney MacDonald (2nd Team) 2014-15 Sydney MacDonald (2nd Team) Hallie Getz (2nd Team) 2015-16 Megan Mingo (1st Team) Hallie Getz (1st Team) 2016-17 Megan Mingo (1st Team) Hallie Getz (2nd Team) Teresa Toscano (2nd Team)
March 22, 2017 Megan Mingo Summit League All-Academic Team 2014-15 Sydney MacDonald
Summit League Newcomer of the Year 2007-08 Hillary Gerster
Summit League Women’s Golfer of the Month 2015-16 Megan Mingo, November 2016-17 Hallie Getz, September 2016-17 Megan Mingo, November Summit League Women’s Golfer of the Week April 16, 2014 Sydney MacDonald March 25, 2015 Sydney MacDonald Nov. 4, 2015 Megan Mingo March 9, 2016 Megan Mingo March 16, 2016 Hallie Getz November 4, 2016 Megan Mingo February 13, 2017 Islamiah Fuad March 8, 2017 Megan Mingo March 11, 2017 Teresa Toscano
Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence 2007-08 Holly Opatz, Amanda Rosol 2008-09 Holly Opatz, Amanda Rosol Sydney Sturdevant 2009-10 Brittany Hanten*, Rebecca Swords* 2010-11 Morgan Fitts* Rachel Hanigan* 2011-12 Jordan Trohkimoinen* 2012-13 Sydney MacDonald 2013-14 Myranda Dunmire, Amber Houser* Sydney MacDonald, Alli Plath* 2014-15 Hallie Getz, Amber Houser* Sydney MacDonald, Megan Mingo Alli Plath* 2015-16 Islamiah Fuad*, Hallie Getz, Sydney MacDonald*, Megan Mingo Natcha Srimaneerungroj 2016-17 Islamiah Fuad*, Hallie Getz, Megan Mingo, Sydney Bormann Natcha Srimaneerungroj
Teresa Toscano (second team) Megan Mingo (first team) and Hallie Getz (second team) were named to All-Summit League teams in 2016-17.
Hallie Getz (second for the left) and Megan Mingo (second from the right) were named first team All-Summit League in 2015-16.
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Summit League Academic Honor Roll 2007-08 Nicole Bowen, Abby Feehan Hillary Gerster, Holly Opatz Amanda Rosol, Kelly Wilkens 2008-09 Brittany Hanten, Holly Opatz Amanda Rosol, Sydney Sturdevant Rebecca Swords 2009-10 Rachel Hanigan, Brittany Hanten Sydney Sturdevant, Rebecca Swords 2010-11 Abby Feehan, Morgan Fitts Rachel Hanigan, Brittany Hanten Katie Purcell
HONORS AND AWARDS
2011-12 Myranda Dunmire, Morgan Fitts, Brittany Hanten, Amber Houser, Alli Plath, Jordan Trohkimoinen 2012-13 Morgan Fitts, Amber Houser, Michaela Kouri, Sydney MacDonald Alli Plath 2013-14 Myranda Dunmire, Islamiah Fuad Hallie Getz, Amber Houser Sydney MacDonald, Alli Plath 2014-15 Amber Houser, Brianna Janu Sydney MacDonald, Alli Plath Natcha Srimaneerungroj
2015-16 Elle Carlson, Hallie Getz, Brianna Janu, Sydney MacDonald, Islamiah Fuad, Megan Mingo, Natcha Srimaneerungroj 2016-17 Sydney Bormann, Islamiah Fuad Hallie Getz, Natcha Srimaneerungroj * Distinguished Scholar (3.60 GPA-or-higher)
South Dakota State competed in Division II and the North Central Conference until moving to Division I in 2004.
Hallie Getz (second from the left) and Sydney MacDonald (far right) were named second team All-Summit League in 2014-15.
Sydney MacDonald (middle) was named second team All-Summit League in 2013-14.
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Adamson, Arin Alvig, Gina Anderson, Kelle Baertsch, Kimberly Benning, Teresa Bergman, Heather Bergstrom, Erin Berning, Heather Bohn, Connie Bormann, Sydney Borstad, Debbie Brown, Lindsey Buddensiek, Nicole
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LETTERWINNERS 2001-04 1989 1995-99 1999-00 1991 1991-93 2008-09 1997-99 1981 2017 1976-77 2003-06 2000
Carlson, Elle Carso, Karinn Chandler, Jenny Christensen, Amber Christopherson, Ruth Christopherson, Darla Conner, Jeri Crown, Katelyn
2015 1987 1995, 97 1998 1978 1991-94 1976 2008-09
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WELCOME TO SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY South Dakota State University (SDSU) is the state’s largest, most comprehensive university. As South Dakota’s 1862 Morrill Act landgrant university, SDSU had a fall 2017 enrollment of 12,527 students from all 50 states and 81 countries. Approximately 67 percent of SDSU students are residents of South Dakota, 29 percent are from other states and 4 percent from other countries. The university provides a rich academic experience in an environment of inclusion and access through inspired, student-centered education, creative activities and research, innovation and engagement. SDSU comprises Colleges of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Education and Human Sciences, University College, Nursing, Pharmacy and Allied Health Professionals, the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering and the Graduate School. The American Association of University Professors categorizes SDSU as a Category 1 or doctoral-level institution. The university has been designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and its Commission on Innovation, Competitiveness and Economic Prosperity is a major resource for the economic development needs of the state. Over the last five years, university research has yielded 195 invention disclosures, 79 patents filed, 9 patents issued and 47 license agreements executed through the Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization, resulting in more than $12 million in license revenue. SDSU Extension, with eight Regional Extension Centers across the state, is South Dakota’s source for objective, vetted and relevant new knowledge generated through research. Extension’s online learning portal, iGrow.org, served nearly 600,000 users with more than 925,000 page views last year.
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WELCOME TO SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
STATE UNIVERSITY Legend of the Jackrabbit
There are two theories as to how and why the Jackrabbit nickname evolved. The most common belief is that the name “Jackrabbits” came from a story and cartoon sketch that appeared in a Minneapolis newspaper following a 1905 football game between the University of Minnesota and South Dakota State College, as the university was then known. A reporter for the newspaper, knowing of the preponderance of jackrabbits in the Brookings area, was believed to have written that the SDSU team was as quick as jackrabbits. Many people believe that the school adopted the Jackrabbits as its official nickname from that beginning. The other theory about the origin of the nickname is given in The Jackrabbit, SDSU’s yearbook. There is a poem in the 1907 yearbook that puts forth the idea that the yearbook is called The Jackrabbit because a group of juniors wished to immortalize themselves by changing the name of the yearbook. Athletic teams followed suit, adopting the nickname. Prior to the adoption of the Jackrabbit nickname, school athletic teams were known as the Barn Yard Cadets as SDSU was known as South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1907.
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Dr. BARRY H. DUNN President
Dr. Barry H. Dunn was named the 20th president of South Dakota State University in April 2016, the fourth alumnus chosen to lead the institution. He took office in May 2016. Dunn received a bachelor’s degree in biology at SDSU in 1975 and subsequently completed two graduate degrees in animal science—a master’s in 1977 and a Ph.D. in 2000— at the Brookings campus. He became the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council endowed dean of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences in 2010. He also served as director of SDSU Extension and as a professor of animal science. As dean, Dunn led a college with some 550 faculty and staff, 2,800 graduate and undergraduate students, and a $78 million annual budget, including more than $20 million in grant and contract awards, fundraising and development. He shaped the academic and strategic direction of eight departments, spanning 18 degree programs, one regional research and outreach center, six research field stations and 14,500 acres of Agricultural Experiment Station research land. As Extension director, Dunn administered and set the vision for five program areas across two colleges and nine departments, as well as eight regional extension centers with a $12 million annual budget. He led a team of some 150 faculty and staff members and 3,500 adult volunteers. Prior to that, Dunn spent six years at Texas A&M University-Kingsville from
2004 to 2010, as executive director of the King Ranch Institute for Range Management. He first worked in Brookings as an Extension livestock specialist and as an assistant professor in SDSU’s Department of Animal and Range Science from 1997 to 2004. From 1979 to 1996, Dunn was a successful rancher, managing his family’s cattle ranch in Mission. In 2015, he was appointed to the South Dakota Habitat Conservation Fund by Gov. Dennis Daugaard, and to the Governor’s Pheasant Work Group in 2014. He served as an ex officio member of the ag advisory board for the First Dakota National Bank, Yankton from 2011 to 2016, and was a member of the board of directors for Padlock Ranch, Dayton, Wyoming, from 2009 to 2016. Dunn has a rich academic background, was a successful rancher and farm operator and is a published author and researcher. He is a nationally recognized expert in beef production and ranching systems, and is a member of several professional organizations, including the Society for Range Management, the American Society of Animal Science, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. He has a deep historical and cultural knowledge of South Dakota and South Dakota State University, and strong, statewide relationships with industry influencers and stakeholders, including government officials, business leaders, university administration, faculty and staff. He lives with his wife, Jane Dunn, on campus. They have two sons, Thomas and Michael.
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JUSTIN SELL Athletic Director
Justin Sell, who was honored as a recipient of the 2014-15 Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year Award, has moved Jackrabbits 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 May 7, 2009. At South Dakota State, Sell oversees the Jackrabbits’ 21-sport Division I varsity athletics program. Under his leadership, Jackrabbit athletics has continually made strides in athletic competition, in the classroom, in fundraising and in reconnecting with alumni. Athletically, the Jackrabbits have claimed 29 regular and postseason league championships in seven different sports since 2009-10. The broad-based success has led SDSU to claim The Summit League Commissioner’s Cup all-sports trophy five times (2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16), along with winning both the Summit League’s Dr. William Steinbrecher Men’s All-Sports Award and Dr. Helen Smiley Women’s All-Sports Award during both the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons. SDSU also claimed the Steinbrecher award during the 2012-13, 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons and was the recipient of the league’s Sportsmanship Award, an award voted upon by its peers, during the 2010-11 campaign. In the classroom, Jackrabbit student-athletes continually post a GPA of 3.2 or higher in more than 70 different majors, which led SDSU to winning The Summit League’s Institutional Academic Achievement Award for the 2009-10 and 2012-13 academic years, and the Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic Award in all nine years in the league (2008-16). In January 2011, Sell announced a partnership with Learfield Sports, signing a 10-year deal worth $13 million for SDSU Athletics. Learfield
Sports directs all aspects of the partnership, including managing and selling multimedia and sponsorship rights. Additionally, Sell directed the implementation of the Letterwinners Club, which provides opportunities for Jackrabbit Athletics to reconnect and stay connected with former student-athletes, while supporting current student-athletes. Sell also has implemented other aggressive marketing and fundraising initiatives which have resulted in record average attendance for football during the 2009 and 2016 seasons, 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, and has steadily grown to more than $4 million. In addition, the Jackrabbit Athletic Scholarship Auction raised a record $1 million in April 2017. On the facilities front, Sell has overseen dramatic upgrades and expansion of competition and practice venues through development and implementation of the 2025 SDSU Athletic Facilities Master Plan. The Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center was completed in 2010, and Sell spearheaded efforts to add permanent seating and a press box at Erv Huether Field, as well as other recent improvements to the home of Jackrabbit baseball. More recently, construction of the $32 million Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex was completed in fall 2014. The facility, which serves as a competition venue for indoor track and field and as a practice facility for football and a number of other outdoor sports, contains one of only a handful of 300-meter indoor tracks in the country, as well as expanded facilities for sports medicine and strength and conditioning. In addition, work on the $65 million, 19,000-seat Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, which serves as the home of Jackrabbit football, was completed in fall 2016. In fall 2014, Sell was appointed by the NCAA Board of Directors to represent The Summit League and Missouri Valley Football Conference on the newly formed Division I Council. He currently chairs both the Division I Transfer Working Group and the Student-Athlete Experience Committee. Sell earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from Bowling Green State University (Ohio) in 1991 and completed a master’s degree in physical education/sport administration at The Ohio State University in 1992.
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MATT MAHER - Senior Associate Athletic Director for Administration
service. Maher also served as a liaison to the baseball, soccer and ice hockey head coaches associations. Maher was also involved in managing and facilitating membership engagement on numerous Division I governance issues and committees. This work included coordinating the activities of and providing support to the following NCAA groups: Division I Council, Division I Student-Athlete Experience Committee, Division I Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement and Division I Committee on Institutional Performance. Maher provided guidance involving policies related to amateurism and agent issues, recruiting concepts, cost of attendance, student-athlete well-being issues and strategic planning. Prior to his NCAA experience, Maher worked in the athletics compliance offices at Nebraska, Creighton and Omaha. Originally from Omaha, Neb., Maher earned his Bachelor of Science in finance in 2005 from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and his Juris Doctor in 2008 from The University of Nebraska College of Law. While pursuing his law degree, Maher published two law review articles regarding specific topics within intercollegiate athletics and was the first graduate from Nebraska College of Law to receive a concentration and certification in intercollegiate sports law. Maher and his wife, Aimee, live in Brookings with their daughter, Sophia, and son, Dean.
Matt Maher joined the SDSU staff as the senior associate athletic director for administration in August 2016. He manages various day-to-day operations of the athletic department, including overseeing the business office, the sports medicine, and strength and conditioning departments, strategic planning and special projects. Maher is the primary athletics liaison for campus and community organizations and also serves as the sport administrator for the Jackrabbits men’s basketball, wrestling, volleyball and men’s and women’s tennis programs. Prior to joining SDSU athletics, Maher spent eight years at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national office, most recently serving as associate director of academic & membership affairs. In that role, Maher managed the student-athlete reinstatement process, which involved risk assessment and strategic management of cases with complex legislative matters and significant media attention. Through additional strategic initiatives, Maher created a decision-review process to effectively measure the consistent work of waiver teams, as well as implemented a program to reallocate staff time and resources in a more efficient manner to provide better customer
KATHY HEYLENS
JEFF HOLM
Sr. Associate Athletic Director for Compliance
Sr. Associate Athletic Director for Facilities and Operations
Senior Woman’s Administrator Kathy Heylens came to South Dakota State in July 1984 as a member of the staff in the admissions office before moving to athletics two years later as a senior secretary. Heylens became the institution’s first full-time compliance coordinator in 1990 and continues those duties as the senior associate athletic director for compliance and senior woman’s administrator. Heylens manages all aspects of the athletics compliance program to ensure strict adherence with NCAA, affiliated conferences and university rules and regulations for amateurism, eligibility, recruiting, financial aid, awards and benefits, playing and practice seasons and enforcement. Heylens is serving an appointment to a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Legislative Council, which serves as the primary legislative body in the Division I governance structure. She also has been appointed to the four-member Legislative Council Administrative Committee, which acts on behalf of the full Legislative Council between meetings to transact routine items of business. She also serves on the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Governance Committee. In addition to her day-to-day duties, Heylens serves on the Undergraduate Experience Committee, Diversity Committee, Intercollegiate Athletics Board and Compliance Team.
Jeff Holm joined the SDSU athletic staff as the senior associate athletic director for facilities and operations in July 2014, after spending 13 years in various roles at Augustana College in Sioux Falls. A native of Brookings, Holm brings more than a decade of experience in intercollegiate athletics in both coaching and administration to the Jackrabbits, the last four years as the associate athletic director at Augustana College after serving as an assistant athletic director from 2006-10. While at Augustana, Holm served as the Vikings’ baseball coach from 2001-06, and earned North Central Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2003 after leading his squad to the conference championship. Prior to taking over the Augustana baseball program, Holm served as the head baseball coach at Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., from 1998-2001. He also served as the chair of the exercise science department at MU in 2001. A former baseball player at Minnesota State, Mankato, Holm earned a bachelor's degree in math education with a minor in coaching from MSU in 1993, and earned a master's degree in sport pedagogy from South Dakota State in 1997. While at SDSU, he served as an assistant baseball coach for the Jackrabbits. 27
SCOTT BROWN
Sr. Associate Athletic Director for Development
Scott Brown joined the Jackrabbits staff as the senior associate athletic director for development March 3, 2014. He manages all fundraising operations for the South Dakota State athletics department. Serves as the sport administrator for the Jackrabbits football and baseball programs. Brown came to State after serving as the director of development for UCLA Athletics. During his time with the Bruins, oversaw major gift fundraising efforts for a variety of programs. Directed the implementation of a sport-specific program endowment initiative and the creation of an athletics-specific planned giving program. Before his time at UCLA, Brown held a variety of positions at the University of Iowa. He started as an intern in the ticket office and eventually became the associate director of development. During his time in Iowa City, Brown managed the Hawkeyes’ annual fund and served as the liaison between the University of Iowa Foundation and athletic ticket office. Originally from Storm Lake, Iowa, Brown graduated from Simpson College (Iowa) with bachelor’s degrees in sports administration and political science in 2003. He added a master’s degree in sport management from Western Illinois in 2005.
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Sonja Anderson
Assistant Equipment Manager
Brody Busho
Assistant AD Facilities & Operations
Tanner Feterl
Dave Anderson
Development Account Executive
Carly Case
Academic Advisor
Sharon Foley
Rachael Anello
Equipment/Facilities
Kristen Beer
Tom Bigelow
Jeff Drietz
Jeffrey Eisenbaum
Head Equipment Manager
Blake Day
Associate AD Development
Equipment Manager Facilities Manager
Maggan Froseth
Matt Holland
Jackrabbit Sports Properties
Accounting Assistant
Tammy Loban
Tyler Merriam Associate AD Media
Faculty Athletics Rep.
Compliance Assistant
Sean Smalley
Jonathan Treiber
Christi Williams
Dalton Williams
Assistant AD Administration
Assistant AD Ticket Sales & Service
Director of Athletic Marketing
Ticket - Account Executive
Broadcast Services
Dr. Rich Reid
Natasha Schreiber
Associate AD Operations
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Assistant AD Ticket Sales & Operations
Niki Bono
Senior Claims Clerk
Dave Ellis
Associate AD Budget
Justin Hansen
Bruce Lichty
Jennifer Sell
Michele Schmidt
Broadcast Services
Assistant AD-Academics
Matt Wright
Jackrabbit Sports Properties
Facilities
Assistant Sports Information Director
Zach Voss
Jackrabbit Sports Properties
THE SUMMIT LEAGUE Through 35 years of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of nearly 100,000 at eight institutions, including three located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University, with the University of North Dakota becoming an official member on July 1, 2018. Previously known as the MidContinent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced nine NCAA Champions, and over 100 All-America selections, 80 Academic All-Americans, and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level.
SUMMIT LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP
DENVER Nickname: Location: Enrollment: Founded: Joined League:
Pioneers Denver, Colo. 11,809 1864 2013
FORT WAYNE Nickname: Location: Enrollment: Founded: Joined League:
Mastodons Fort Wayne, Ind. 13,459 1964 2007
NORTH DAKOTA STATE Nickname: Bison Location: Fargo, N.D. Enrollment: 14,432 Founded: 1890 Joined League: 2007
OMAHA Nickname: Location: Enrollment: Founded: Joined League:
ORAL ROBERTS Nickname: Golden Eagles Location: Tulsa, Okla. Enrollment: 3,852 Founded: 1963 Joined League: 1997 / 2014
SOUTH DAKOTA Nickname: Coyotes Location: Vermillion, S.D. Enrollment: 10,061 Founded: 1862 Joined League: 2011
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Nickname: Jackrabbits Location: Brookings, S.D. Enrollment: 12,613 Founded: 1881 Joined League: 2007
WESTERN ILLINOIS Nickname: Fighting Leathernecks Location: Macomb, Ill. Enrollment: 10,373 Founded: 1899 Joined League: 1982 (charter member)
Mavericks Omaha, Neb. 15,627 1908 2011
Each year, approximately 3,000 student-athletes continue to raise the bar and help The Summit League reach exceptional success and development. Within the past six years alone, The Summit League produced a national postseason team tournament championship, an NCAA semifinal appearance, and seven NCAA Champions. That level of success also carries into the classroom. In 2015-16, The Summit League ranked first for NCAA Graduation Success Rate in women’s basketball for the second consecutive season. A total of 15 Summit League squads achieved perfect NCAA Academic Progress Rate scores in the most recently released figures. Those achievements came on the heels of several prestigious individual academic honors awarded to Summit League student-athletes, including: the Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Capital One Academic All-America of the Year. The Summit League also produces the highest quality in competition. In 201617, former Summit League student-athletes competed in the Rio Summer Olympics, National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and Professional Golf Association (PGA).
Within the past decade, The Summit League has … > Won a national team tournament championship, reached an NCAA semifinal, and achieved a final national ranking in eight different sports. > Claimed NCAA Regional Championships in two sports and advanced in five additional NCAA team championship tournaments. > Had 117 teams receive NCAA Public Recognition Awards (among top 10 percent of Academic Progress Rate (APR) in their sport) since 2010. > Totaled 90 teams with maximum/perfect APR scores in the past five years. > Crowned nine of the league’s 11 NCAA Champions since 2007 and won seven NCAA national championships and 11 NCAA statistical titles in the past six years.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: >Drake (men’s tennis) >Eastern Illinois (men’s soccer, swimming & diving) >Illinois State (men’s tennis) >Valparaiso (men’s swimming & diving, men’s tennis)
THE SUMMIT LEAGUE 340 W. Butterfield Rd. Suite 3D Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: (630) 516-0661
Commissioner ..........................................................................Tom Douple Senior Associate Commissioner....................................Myndee Kay Larsen Assistant Commissioner/Communications............................... David Brauer Assistant Commissioner/Compliance and Governance .................. Eryn Cook Assistant Commissioner/Sports and Championships ............ Ricky Babcock Director of Championships ....................................... Stephanie Sabaduquia Director of Communications ..................................................... Greg Mette Communications Assistant ..................................................Brian Campbell Communications Assistant .....................................................Caleigh Ryan Office Manager ....................................................................... Colleen Rott
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HISTORY Since its inception in 1982, The Summit League recorded several transcendent moments that resonate on the national stage. While known as the Mid-Continent Conference, the league’s first two decades produced a pair of appearances in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament’s “Sweet 16” and the Women’s College World Series as well as three individual NCAA Track and Field Champions. Last season, Denver became the first Summit League team to reach an NCAA Final Four when its men’s soccer team advanced to the College Cup semifinal round. The season prior, South Dakota won The Summit League’s first national postseason team tournament title by claiming the WNIT crown in women’s basketball. Oral Roberts gave The Summit League its initial baseball regional crown and Super Regional appearance in 2006 and three years later, North Dakota State became the league’s first softball team to achieve the same feat. The 2008-09 season also saw South Dakota State’s women’s basketball team carry a national ranking throughout a majority of the year and cap its season with an NCAA Tournament first round victory. In 2014, North Dakota State gained the national spotlight with a victory in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Round of 64. In 2014-15, North Dakota State finished in the national Top 25 softball rankings, one of six league teams to achieve a national ranking in their respective sport that year.
Throughout its history, The Summit League has produced 11 NCAA Championships, three Olympic medalists and numerous All-Americans in the sports of track and field, swimming and diving and cross country. Several professional athletes and draft choices have come directly from The Summit League, including three Major League Baseball first round picks, a pair of NBA first round choices, and two WNBA selections. In addition, Summit Leaguers compete in the MLS, and on the PGA and LPGA Tours. Former Summit Leaguer Kevin Duckworth (NBA) was a two-time all-star during his professional career. The Summit League announced the formation of its Hall of Fame during its 35th anniversary season in 2016-17. The inaugural class celebrated eight decorated individuals who combined for 17 league Player or Coach of the Year awards, eight All-America honors, an Olympic Gold medal, and a World Series title.
100,000 Number of students enrolled at Summit League institutions
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Total population in Summit League metro areas
The Summit League has schools in three of the 60 largest U.S. metro areas, based on population totals from the 2010 census. METRO POPULATIONS Rk. Market 21 Denver, Colo. 55 Tulsa, Okla. 59 Omaha, Neb. 121 Fort Wayne, Ind. 193 Sioux Falls, S.D. 204 Fargo, N.D.
Population 2.54 million 0.94 million 0.87 million 0.42 million 0.23 million 0.21 million
School Denver Oral Roberts Omaha Fort Wayne USD/SDSU NDSU
ADDITIONAL REGIONAL METRO POPULATIONS 134 Quad Cities, Ill./Iowa 0.38 million WIU 135 Peoria, Ill. 0.38 million WIU
> In 2016, Denver men’s soccer became the first league team to reach an NCAA Final Four in any sport and achieved the highest national ranking (No. 3) of any men’s sport in league history. > South Dakota’s Chris Nilsen became the first freshman in league history to win a national championship when he claimed the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Pole Vault title. > The Summit League produced 19 All-Americans in 2016-17, including eight first team honorees, and nine Academic All-America selections, led by a quartet of first teamers. > Oral Roberts’ Matt Whatley won The Summit League’s first national individual honor when he was named as the Johnny Bench Award recipient, honoring college baseball’s top catcher. > A total of 15 Summit League teams attained maximum/perfect NCAA Academic Progress Rate scores in the most recently released figures in 2017. > Seven Summit League student-athletes, representing five sports, garnered national Player of the Week recognition in 2016-17. 30