2016-17 South Dakota State Women's Golf Media Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS & QUICK FACTS

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6 Meet the Jacks

2016-17 Quick Facts

Location: ..................Brookings, S.D. Enrollment: ....................12,613 (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: ..............Dave Ellis ..........................Michigan State, ‘13 ............................................2nd year Assistant Coach: ..............Dean Ellis ....................Northern Michigan, ‘83 ............................................3rd year Golf Office Phone:......605-691-1592

13 Season In Review

18 Records

21 History

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South Dakota State Media Relations Asst. SID/Golf: ........Michele Schmidt E-mail: .............................................. ........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 Web Site: ....................GoJacks.com Twitter: ......................GoJacksSDSU Facebook: ..SDSU.Jackrabbit.Nation

2016-17 Women’s Preview Tournaments Won ..........................5 Top 5 Finishes:..............................17 Summit League Championship Finish: ........................................2nd Letterwinners Returning: ................4 ............Islamiah Fuad, Megan Mingo Hallie Getz, Natcha Srimaneerungroj Newcomers: ....................................2 ....Sydney Bormann, Teresa Toscano

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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.

The 2016-17 South Dakota State womens’ golf media guide is a product of the Jackrabbits Sports Information Office. 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, Jim Hogue of Jim Hogue Photos, Robby Gallagher and Lifetouch Sports. 2


EARLY IMPACT 2016-17 Roster

WOMEN’S GOLF OUTLOOK: South Dakota State won three tournaments and had nine top-five finishes last season with a group that featured a veteran class on the eight-women roster. With that year under their belts, the Jackrabbits are ready to challenge for tournament titles immediately in 2017.

The Jacks picked up where they left off in the fall, winning two tournaments and finishing in the top five in all five events. They had the second-best stroke average in The Summit League and three Jackrabbits were ranked in the top 10. South Dakota State relies on a trio of seniors in Megan Mingo, Hallie Getz and Islamiah Fuad to provide veteran leadership. All three have competed regularly since joining the SDSU program. The trio enters the spring season having played a combined 238 rounds in the yellow and blue. Mingo became the first Jackrabbit in school history to win a collegiate title, capturing the Jackrabbit Invitational last spring. She currently has the third-lowest 18-hole score (69), is tied for first for 36-hole low score (141) and has the school record for 54-hole score (214). In her career, Mingo owns the school record for season stroke average (74.84), single-season rounds (31) and top-5 (4), top-10 (7) and top-25 (10) finishes. She is also second in career stroke average (77.53), fifth in career rounds (87), second in top-5 (6) and top-10 (12) finishes and the school record holder in top-25 finishes (22). Getz has won two collegiate titles. She captured the Lady Thunderbird Invitational in spring 2016 and the Chip-N Club this fall. She finished the fall with four top-five finishes and

Name Sydney Bormann Islamiah Fuad Hallie Getz Megan Mingo Natcha Srimaneerungroj Teresa Toscano

Yr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr.

her stroke average (74.93) ranks fifth in The Summit League. Getz owns the school record for career stroke average (77.51) and has five other school records, including 18-hole (68) and 36hole (141) scores. Despite having an injury-plagued junior year, Fuad ranks third in career stroke average (79.07) and fifth in career top-10 finishes (5). This fall, she has collected a pair of top-10 finishes. Junior Natcha Srimaneerungroj, the only other upperclassman on the SDSU roster, has 56 career rounds. She competed in 10 of 11 events last year, finishing third on the roster with a 77.75 stroke average. Srimaneerungroj played in a pair of tournaments this fall. A talented freshman class has already made an impact for the Jackrabbits. Teresa Toscano and Sydney Bormann played in all five fall tournaments. Toscano finished the fall with a 74.42 stroke average and three top-5 and top-10 finishes. She came close to winning her first collegiate tournament, finishing second in the season opener at the Omaha Invitational. Bormann came off competing in her first professional event to record her best finish of the fall season, placing seventh at the Omaha Invitational.

2017 SPRING SLATE The Jackrabbits open the spring season at a new tournament, the Battle at Bolder Creek hosted by Bucknell in Boulder City, Nev., Feb. 13-14. SDSU will host the 8th Annual Jackrabbit Invitational March 10-11. The site of the event changes to Las Vegas, Nev., and the Siena Golf Club. The defending champion Jacks were paced by Megan Mingo, who won her first collegiate tournament and became the first individual champion in Division I for the Jackrabbits. South Dakota State is the two-time defending champion at the Lady Thunderbird Golf Invitational hosted by Southern Utah in St. George, Utah, Mar. 16-17. Getz won her first collegiate event, shooting a three-under par 141 to lead the 79-player field in 2016.. The Jackrabbits make their fourth appearance at the Kansas City Shootout hosted by UMKC April 9-10 in Kansas City, Mo. The team finished fourth last year with Mingo tying for 12th. SDSU returns to Nebraska City, Neb., for the 2017 Summit League Championship April 23-25. The Jacks have placed second and third the last two years.

2015-16 Jackrabbits Women’s Golf Team Ht. 5-2 5-4 5-7 5-10 5-2 5-5

Exp. HS 3L 3L 3L 2L HS

Hometown/Previous School Parkston, S.D./Parkston Perak, Malaysia/Klian Pauch Secondary Pierre, S.D./T.F. Riggs Yankton, S.D./Yankton Bangkok, Thailand/International Communty Huelva, Spain/Santa Teresa de Jesus

Director of Golf: Casey VanDamme (Northern Michigan, ‘00), 3rd yr. Assistant Coach: Dave Ellis (Michigan State, ‘13), 2nd yr. Assistant Coach: Dean Ellis (Northern Michigan, ‘83), 3rd yr.


COACHING STAFF

Director of Golf - Casey VanDamme, Third Year

Immediate impact. Those two words could describe Casey VanDamme’s two seasons as South Dakota State’s Director of Golf. Under his guidance, the Jackrabbits women’s golf team has won five tournaments and finished second in the 2016 Summit League Championship. SDSU also broke the school record for single-season scoring average (303.74). Its scoring average was more than three strokes better than the previous record. Individually, SDSU, broke eight single-season marks with and first-team All-Summit League selection Megan Mingo setting 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, five of eight Jackrabbits dropped two-ormore strokes from their 2014-15 average. 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 profes-

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sionally 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 - David Ellis, Second Year

David Ellis enters his second season with the Jackrabbits as assistant coach. He helped the Jacks finish second at The Summit League Championship and win three regular-season tournament titles. He also helped coach Megan Mingo and Hallie Getz to first-team All-Summit League honors and to a pair of individual titles, the first in the program’s history. Ellis, who spent two seasons at University of Central Florida as the men’s golf assistant, helped lead the Knights to a No. 6 final Golfstat ranking in 2013-14, a runner-up finish at the American Athletic Conference Championship, a spot in the NCAA regional, and a guided a student-athlete to the 2014 national championship. In 2014-15, Ellis and UCF finished third at the conference championship and won the

FAU Slomin Autism Invite. Additionally, he also coached four student-athletes playing professionally on the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour Canada. A former standout at Michigan State, Ellis was a three-time team captain and played in three Big Ten Championships, finishing in the top 20 in 2012. Academically, he was a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar, four-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and four-time All-Big Ten Academic selection. He was honored with the Spartans’ most prestigious accolade—The President’s Award—honoring the MSU graduating senior with the highest GPA. Playing the junior circuit, Ellis won the 2007 Michigan Junior Amateur and was the 2008 MHSAA Division I Upper Peninsula individual champion. In addition to his father Dean, a fellow SDSU assistant coach, Ellis’ twin brother, Daniel, is an assistant golf coach at Michigan State.

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COACHING STAFF

Assistant Coach - Dean Ellis, Third Year

Dean Ellis, who spent 20 years as the Northern Michigan head golf coach, joined the South Dakota State golf program as assistant coach in 2014. In two seasons, Ellis has helped the Jacks finish second at The Summit League Championship (2015-16) and win five regular-season tournament titles. He also helped coach Megan Mingo and Hallie Getz to 2015-16 first-team All-Summit League honors and two a pair of individual titles, the first in the program’s history. Ellis, who was named the head golf coach at Northern Michigan in 1993, led NMU to the 2014 NCAA Regionals, where it placed 14th, after finishing eighth at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Golf (GLIAC) Championships. Additionally, he guided the Wildcats to the 1999 NCAA Division II Tournament. While at Northern Michigan, Ellis served as the Golf Association of Michigan Governor, on the NCAA Division II, District IV Golf Regional Advisory Committees and organized and administrated the 1999 and 2010 GLIAC Golf Championships.

In 2011-12, Ellis was the lead instructor at Grand Traverse Resort & Spa where he provided individual and group lessons with use of JC-Video and Foresight GC2. He was also the head golf professional at the Wawonowin Country Club in Ishpeming, Mich., in 1991, winning the club championship in 1995. Additionally, Ellis won the Upper Peninsula men’s amateur championship in 1981. Ellis was also the men’s basketball coach at Northern Michigan, starting in 1986-87. He posted a 369-303 record, becoming the winningest coach in program history in 2005. Ellis stepped down as head coach in 2010 after 24 years. Under Ellis’ leadership, the Wildcats made 13 appearances in the GLIAC postseason tournament and won the 1999-2000 title. His 1993, 1999 and 2000 squads won GLIAC regularseason titles and also qualified for the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Tournament. He had four 20-win seasons (1993, '94, '99, '00) and was selected 1993 GLIAC Coach of the Year. A native of Negaunee, Mich., where he was a standout athlete, Ellis earned 6

three letters in basketball and four in golf at Southwest Missouri State University. He transferred to Northern Michigan where he completed work on his bachelor’s degree in 1983. Ellis and his wife, Lois, are the parents of David, SDSU assistant golf coach, and Daniel, Michigan State assistant golf coach.


COACHING STAFF

Student Assistant Coach - Sydney MacDonald, First Year Former Jackrabbit Sydney MacDonald joins the coaching staff as the student coach after a stellar career on the golf course.

MacDonald finished her career ranked fifth in stroke average (79.30), tied for first in rounds (119), first in top-5 finishes, top-10 finishes and second in top-25 finishes. She was first Jackrabbit to shoot below 70 for 18 holes in 2014-15 and the fourth Jackrabbit to place second at an event in Division I school history in 2014-15. MacDonald had the second-lowest scoring average in a single season in 2014-15 The Calgary, Alberta, native was a two-time second-team All-Summit League selection and earned Academic All-Summit League in 201415. MacDonald earned The Summit League Golfer of the Week after setting the school record for 18 holes with a two-under par 68 in the final round at MSU Ocala Spring Invitational in 2014-15. Her first league honor came in 2013-14 when she was the runner-up at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational, firing a 152 (73-79) and earning Summit League Golfer of the Week accolades.


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

Islamiah Fuad

Senior Sport, Recreation and Park Management Perak, Malaysia/Klian Pauh Secondary School

Records: Ranks third in career scoring average (79.07) ... tied for third in career top-5 finishes (4), tied for fifth in career top-10 finishes (5) and eighth in career top-25 finishes (10).

2015-16: Named to The Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and was a Distinguished Scholar on The Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... posted the ninth-best single-season stroke average (77.81) ... played in 6 of 11 events ... collected top-five finish at the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/7-8) and a career-best third at the Lady Thunderbird Invitational (3/10-11) ... shot a career-low 70 in the opening round and tied a career low for 36 holes (143) at the Lady Thunderbird Invitational ... recorded a seasonlow 54-hole 225 (79-74-72) at the Jackrabbit Invitational.

2014-15: Competed in nine events, missing the final two ... posted a personal best and the sixth-highest scoring average (78.40) in 25 rounds ... ranked 18th in The Summit League in scoring average ... registered one top-5 and top-10 finish ... tied for third for lowest 18-hole score, tied for second in lowest 36-hole score and tied for seventh in lowest 54-hole score in a single season after shooting a career-low 223 (71-72-80) at the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/16-17) ... also shot a 223 (72-75-76) to tie for 13th at the Oregon State Invitational (9/1516) ... best finish came at the Jackrabbit Invitational, tying for fifth.

2013-14: Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... competed in all 11 events, posting 80.26 scoring average in 31 rounds ...

Year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Career

Events 11 9 6 26

Rds. 31 25 16 72

Strokes 2,488 1,960 1,245 5,693

registered two top-10 and five top-25 finishes ... tied for fifth in top-10 finishes (2) in a single season and fifth in top-25 finishes ... tied for the most rounds in a single season (31) ... shot a 241 (82-80-79) at The Summit League Championship (4/21-23), finishing 13th ... placed third at the SUU Thunderbird Invitational (3/13-14), shooting a season-low 18-hole (71) and season-low 36-hole (150) scores ... posted a season-low 54-hole score (230) at the UMKC Kangaroo Fall Invitational (9/3010/1) and tied for ninth.

Before SDSU: 2012 State Sportswoman of the Year ... four-time high school’s Sportswoman of the Year ... won the 2011 Penang Ladies Amateur Open ... brother, Naqiuddin, is on the men’s golf team.

Avg. 80.26 78.40 77.81 79.07

Low-18 71 71 70 70

Low-36 150 143 143 143 (2)

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Low-54 230 223 (2) 225 223 (2)

Top 5 1 1 2 4

Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 2 5 T-3rd 1 3 T-5th 2 2 3rd 3 10 3rd


MEET THE JACKRABBITS

Hallie Getz

Senior Business Economics Pierre, S.D./T.F. Riggs HS

Records: Ranks first in career scoring average (77.51), tied for eighth in career rounds (79), tied for fifth in top-five finishes (3), tied for third in career top-10 finishes (7) and third in career top-25 finishes (19).

2015-16: First Team All-Summit League ... named to The Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and The Summit League Honor Roll ... competed in all 11 events ... tied a school record and shot a personal-low 68 in the opening round to became second Jackrabbit in school history to win a tournament, capturing the Lady Thunderbird Golf Invitational title (3/10-11) ... named The Summit League Golfer of the Week (3/16) after winning the invitational with a careerand single-season-low 141 (68-73) ... second on the team and fifth in The Summit League in stroke average (76.26) ... stroke average ranked second on the SDSU single-season list ... tied single-season record for rounds (31), top-5 finishes (4) and top-25 finishes (9) ... tied for 18th at The Summit League Championship (4/18-20), firing a 236 (7776-83) ... recorded a season-low 224 for 54 holes at the Chip-N Club (10/5-6). 2014-15: Named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence ... competed in all 11 events ... led team and set the singleseason record with a 76.48 scoring average and ranked seventh in The Summit League ... tied school record for rounds (31) in a single season ... collected one top-5, four top-10 and nine top25 finishes ... top-10 and top-25 finishes rank third and tied for first, respectively, on the singleseason top-10 and top-25 lists ... recorded season lows for 18 (71) and 36 holes (145) and career-low 54-hole (219) score at the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/16) ... scores also ranked as thirdbest 18-hole, fifth-best 36-hole and third-best 54-

Year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Career

Events 6 11 11 28

Rds. 17 31 31 79

Strokes 1,388 2,371 2,364 6,123

hole scores on the single-season chart ... best finish came at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational, shooting a 231 (76-79-76) to tie for fifth ... shot a 238 (80-79-80) at The Summit League Championship (4/20-22), tying for eighth ... finished in the top 25 in the final five events.

2013-14: Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... competed in six events, posting an 81.65 scoring average in 17 rounds ... best finish came at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational (9/23-24), shooting 246 (81-84-81), tying for 20th ... posted a season-low 36-hole (155) score at the Redbird Invitational (9/8-9) ... registered seasonlow 18-hole (72) and 54-hole (230) scores at the Payne Stewart Memorial (10/14-15) ... runner-up at the sectional qualifier for the 2014 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship, shooting a three-over par 74. Before SDSU: Four-time all-conference selection ... finished 14th at Class AA South Dakota State

Avg. 81.65 76.48 76.26 77.51

Low-18 72 71 68 68

Low-36 155 145 141 141

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Low-54 230 219 224 219

Tournament in 2010, sixth in 2011 and individual medalist in 2012 and 2013 ... three-time Class AA All-State team selection ... qualified for 2012 USGA Junior Girls Championship in California ... 2012 South Dakota Junior Girls’ golfer of the year ... runner-up at South Dakota Golf Association State Amateur ... helped team to the 2012 and 2013 conference titles and to a fourth-place finish at 2011 Class AA South Dakota State Tournament, a second-place finish in 2012 and a team championship in 2013.

Top 5 0 1 4 5

Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 0 1 T-20th 4 9 5th 3 9 1st 7 19 1st


MEET THE JACKRABBITS

Megan Mingo Senior Nursing Yankton, S.D./Yankton HS

Records: Ranks second in career scoring average (77.53) ... fifth in career rounds (87), second in career top-5 finishes (6) and career top-10 finishes (12) ... first in career top-25 finishes (22). 2015-16: First Team All-Summit League ... named to The Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and The Summit League Honor Roll ... competed in all 11 events ... led the team and The Summit League with a career-low 74.84 stroke average ... stroke average set SDSU’s single-season record ... became the first Jackrabbit to win an individual tournament title, capturing the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/7-8) ... set single-season record and a personal low for 54 holes (214) at the Jackrabbit Invitational ... shot the third-lowest 18-hole score with a career-low 69 in the second round of the Chip-N Club (10/5) ... named Summit League Golfer of the Week (3/9) after winning the Jackrabbit Invitational and finishing third at the Red Rocks Invitational (3/5-6) ... posted a 72.2 stroke average for the two tournaments ... recorded a career-low 36-hole 142 (72-70) to finish second at the Lady Thunderbird Invitational (3/10-11) ... finished seventh at The Summit League Championship (4/18-20), shooting a team-leading 227 (80-77-70) ... earned October Golfer of the Month (11/4) after tying for sixth at the Chip-N Club, finishing eighth at the Payne Stewart Memorial (10/12-13) and tying for 12th at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational (10/21-23) ... posted a 74.22 in the three tournaments ... fin-

ished in the top 25 in 10 of 11 events and placed in the top 10 in four consecutive events in February and March.

Year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Career

Events 10 10 11 31

Rds. 28 28 31 87

Strokes 2,267 2,158 2,320 6,745

2014-15: Named to The Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence ... competed in 10 events ... posted the third-best single-season scoring average with a 77.07 and ranked 13th in The Summit League ... collected one top-5, four top-10 and eight top-25 finishes ... top-10 and top-25 finishes rank third on the single-season top-10 and top-25 lists ... recorded season-low 18-hole (71), 36-hole (144) and 54-hole (217) scores at the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/16) ... scores also ranked as third-best 18-hole and 36-hole scores and second-best 54-hole score on the single-season chart ... best finish came at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational, tying for fourth ... shot a 235 (7782-76) at The Summit League Championship (4/20-22), tying for sixth ... finished in the top 25 in the final six events.

2013-14: Competed in 10 events, posting 80.96 scoring average in 28 rounds ... registered one top-5, one top-10 and four top-25 fin-

Avg. 80.96 77.07 74.84 77.53

Low-18 75 (4) 71 69 69

Low-36 156 144 142 142

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Low-54 233 217 214 214

ishes ... shot a 247 (77-86-84) at The Summit League Championship (4/21-23), finishing 20th ... best finish came at the Jackrabbit Fall Invitational (9/23-24), placing third...shot a seasonlow 18-hole 75 at four different events ... finished tied for 26th shooting a season-low 36hole (156) and 54-hole (233) at the MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial (10/14-15). Before SDSU: Two-time South Dakota Golf Association (SDGA) Junior Champion...fivetime all-state selection ... four-time all-conference pick ... 2011 Eastern South Dakota Conference Champion ... 2011 SDGA Junior Female Golfer of the Year ... four-time SDGA Divisional Points Champion ... 15-time high school tournament champion ... 26-time South Dakota Golf Association Southeast Division tournament champion ... five-year letterwinner ... helped team to the 2011 conference title.

Top 5 1 1 4 6

Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 1 4 T-3rd 4 8 T-4th 7 10 1st 12 22 1st


MEET THE JACKRABBITS

Natcha Srimaneerungroj

Junior Psychology Bangkok, Thailand/International Community School

Records: Ranks ninth in career top-10 finishes (4) and tied for eighth in top-25 finishes (10).

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 146 (73-73) and 224 (78-73-73) in the event ... shot a seasonlow 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 (3/16) ... shot a 238 (8077-81) at The Summit League Championship (4/20-22), tying for eighth.

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.

Before SDSU: Two-time runner-up (2010, 2012) at the Thailand Golf Association Eastern event and was fourth at the Central event in 2010 ...

Year 2014-15 2015-16 Career

Events 10 10 20

Rds. 28 28 56

Strokes 2,200 2,177 4,377

Avg. 78.57 77.75 78.16

Low-18 71 72 71

Low-36 150 146 146

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Low-54 226 224 224

Top 5 0 1 1

Top 10 Top 25 Best Finish 3 4 7th 1 6 3rd 4 10 3rd


MEET THE JACKRABBITS

Sydney Bormann Freshman Biology Parkston, S.D./Parkston

Before SDSU: Fourtime (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 Jun-

ior Female Golfer of the Year ... 2015 SDGA Women’s Amateur Championship runner-up and 2013 SDGA Women’s Match Play runnerup ... 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.

Teresa Toscano

Freshman Exercise Science Huelva, Spain/Santa Teresa de Jesus

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.


2015-16 RESULTS & STATISTICS

2015-16 Results & Statistics Date Sept. 12-13 Sept. 21-22 Oct. 5-6 Oct. 12-13 Oct. 21-23 Feb. 22-24 March 5-6 March 7-8 March 10-11 April 4-5 April 18-20

Team Tournament Course Site Finish Diane Thomason Invitational Finknine GC Iowa City, Iowa T5th/12 MB Collegiate Championship Cheroke CC Knoxville, Tenn. 14th/14 CC of Lincoln Lincoln, Neb. 2nd/13 Chip-N Club MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Twin Oaks CC Springfield, Mo. 3rd/9 Rainbow Wahine Invitational Leilehua GC Wahiawa, Hawaii 7th/14 GCU Spring Invitational Grand Canyon GC Phoenix, Ariz. 3rd/14 Red Rocks Invitational Oak Creek CC Sedona, Ariz. 1st/9 Jackrabbit Invitational Primm GC Primm, Nev. 1st/3 Lady Thunderbird Invitational Sunbrook GC St. George, Utah 1st/13 Kansas City Shootout Shoal Creek GC Kansas City, Mo. 4th/13 Summit League Championship Arbor Links GC Nebraska City, Neb. 2nd/9

2015-16 Overall Stroke Average

Player Rounds Strokes Megan Mingo 31 2,320 Hallie Getz 31 2,364 Natcha Srimaneerungroj 28 2,177 Sydney MacDonald 31 2,411 Islamiah Fuad 16 1,245 Brianna Janu 31 2,424 Elle Carlson 15 1,222 FOUR-PLAYER TEAM 31 9,416

2015-16 Miscellaneous Statistics Player Events 11 Megan Mingo Hallie Getz 11 Natcha Srimaneerungroj 10 Sydney MacDonald 11 Islamiah Fuad 6 Brianna Janu 11 Elle Carlson 6

Low Round 69 68 72 72 70 73 75 287

Par/Rounds 9 4 1 1 2 17

Events 11 11 10 11 6 11 6 11

Team Score 921 (+57) 921 (+69) 890 (+26) 924 (+72) 908 (+44) 922 (+70) 595 (+19) 892 (+28) 578 (+2) 935 (+71) 930 (+66)

Finish Top 1 5 10 1 4 7 1 2 3 1 1 - 3 2 2 - 4 - 1 9 21 2

Wins Top 25 Rd. in 60s Rd. in 70s Low 54 Low 36 1 9 1 27 214 142 1 9 1 22 224 141 0 5 0 19 225 151 0 4 0 20 231 147 0 2 0 11 225 143 0 6 0 19 229 151 0 1 0 3 232 156

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Top Individual T13. Mingo T52. Getz T6. Mingo 8. Mingo T12. Mingo T4. Mingo T3. Mingo 1. Mingo 1. Getz T12. Mingo 7. Mingo

Rel. To Par +3 +5 +6 +6 +6 +6 +9 +17

Avg. 74.84 76.26 77.75 77.77 77.81 78.19 81.47 303.74

Best Finish 1st, Jackrabbit Inv. 1st, Thunderbird Inv. 3rd, Jackrabbit Inv. 6th, Thunderbird Inv. 3rd, Thunderbird Inv. 6th, Jackrabbit Inv. T8th, Jackrabbit Inv.


2015-16 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Megan Mingo Tournament Diane Thomason Inv. MB Collegiate Championships Chip-N Club MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Rainbow Wahine Invitational GCU Spring Invitational Red Rocks Invitational Jackrabbit Invitational Lady Thunderbird Golf Invitational Kansas City Shootout Summit League Women’s Championship Season Totals

Hallie Getz Tournament Diane Thomason Inv. MB Collegiate Championships Chip-N Club MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Rainbow Wahine Invitational GCU Spring Invitational Red Rocks Invitational Jackrabbit Invitational Lady Thunderbird Golf Invitational Kansas City Shootout Summit League Women’s Championship Season Totals

Natcha Srimaneerungroj Tournament Diane Thomason Inv. Chip-N Club MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Rainbow Wahine Invitational GCU Spring Invitational Red Rocks Invitational Jackrabbit Invitational Lady Thunderbird Golf Invitational Kansas City Shootout Summit League Women’s Championship Season Totals

Date 9/12-13/15 9/21-22/15 10/5-6/15 10/12-13/15 10/21-23/15 2/22-24/16 3/5-6/16 3/7-8/16 3/10-11/16 4/4-5/16 4/18-20/16

Rounds 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 31

Scores 76 75 77 80 76 82 73 69 76 79 75 74 70 76 76 76 75 76 72 75 -71 72 71 72 70 -78 76 75 80 77 70 2320 Avg. 74.84

Date 9/12-13/15 9/21-22/15 10/5-6/15 10/12-13/15 10/21-23/15 2/22-24/16 3/5-6/16 3/7-8/16 3/10-11/16 4/4-5/16 4/18-20/16

Rounds 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 31

Scores Par 80 80 72 80 72 75 72 79 73 79 79 76 73 75 77 80 76 76 72 76 -75 76 79 68 73 -77 81 77 77 76 83 2364 Avg. 76.26

Date 9/12-13/15 10/5-6/15 10/12-13/15 10/21-23/15 2/22-24/16 3/5-6/16 3/7-8/16 3/10-11/16 4/4-5/16 4/18-20/16

Rounds 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 28

83 79 79 76 76 73 78 74 79 86

The Jackrabbits finished second at The Summit League Championship in 2015-16

15

228 238 218 228 222 227 147 214 142 229 227

Par +12 +25 +2 +15 +6 +14 +3 -2 -2 +13 +11

Rank T-13th/71 T-73rd/78 T-6th/75 8th/52 T-12th/84 T-4th/83 T-3rd/54 1st/22 2nd/79 T-12th/84 7th/45

Rank 232 227 224 234 225 232 148 230 141 235 236

+16 +14 +8 +21 +9 +19 +4 +14 -3 +19 +20

T-25th/71 T-52nd/78 16th/75 T-16th/52 T-20th/84 T-16th/83 T-5th/54 7th/22 1st/79 T-25th/84 T-18th/45

Scores 78 76 73 75 78 83 72 77 80 82 79 -73 73 77 -80 83 73 82 2177 Avg. 77.75

237 227 240 225 238 152 224 151 242 241

Par +21 +11 +27 +9 +25 +8 +8 +7 +26 +25

Rank t46th/71 t19th/75 t28th/52 t20th/84 t35th/83 t11th/54 3rd/22 t12th/79 t46th/84 t25th/45


2015-16 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Sydney MacDonald Tournament Diane Thomason Inv. MB Collegiate Championships Chip-N Club MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Rainbow Wahine Invitational GCU Spring Invitational Red Rocks Invitational Jackrabbit Invitational Lady Thunderbird Golf Invitational Kansas City Shootout Summit League Women's Championship Season Totals Islamiah Fuad Tournament Diane Thomason Inv. MB Collegiate Championships Red Rocks Invitational Jackrabbit Invitational Lady Thunderbird Golf Invitational Kansas City Shootout Season Totals

Brianna Janu Tournament Diane Thomason Inv. MB Collegiate Championships Chip-N Club MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Rainbow Wahine Invitational GCU Spring Invitational Red Rocks Invitational Jackrabbit Invitational Lady Thunderbird Golf Invitational Kansas City Shootout Summit League Women’s Championship Season Totals

Elle Carlson Tournament Diane Thomason Inv. Chip-N Club Rainbow Wahine Invitational Red Rocks Invitational Jackrabbit Invitational Lady Thunderbird Golf Invitational Season Totals

Date 9/12-13/15 9/21-22/15 10/5-6/15 10/12-13/15 10/21-23/15 2/22-24/16 3/5-6/16 3/7-8/16 3/10-11/16 4/4-5/16 4/18-20/16

Rounds 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 31

75 78 74 81 79 77 82 75 73 78 78

Scores 81 80 74 79 87 72 79 76 77 82 82 79 76 -77 80 74 -77 77 75 77 2411 Avg. 77.77

236 231 233 236 238 238 158 232 147 232 230

Par +20 +18 +17 +23 +22 +25 +14 +16 +3 +16 +14

Rank t43rd/71 62nd/78 t32nd/75 t25th/52 t60th/84 t35th/83 t28th/54 t8th/22 6th/79 t19th/84 10th/45

Date 9/12-13/15 9/21-22/15 3/5-6/16 3/7-8/16 3/10-11/16 4/4-5/16

Rounds 3 3 2 3 2 3 16

77 80 84 79 70 79

Scores 79 79 76 82 80 -74 72 73 -79 82 1245 Avg. 77.81

235 238 164 225 143 240

Par +19 +25 +20 +9 -1 +24

Rank t39th/71 t73rd/78 t42nd/54 4th/22 3rd/79 t40th/84

Date 9/12-13/15 9/21-22/15 10/5-6/15 10/12-13/15 10/21-23/15 2/22-24/16 3/5-6/16 3/7-8/16 3/10-11/16 4/4-5/16 4/18-20/16

Rounds 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 31

78 84 76 76 78 77 78 75 80 84 83

Scores Par Rank 74 79 231 81 73 238 78 83 237 75 78 229 81 81 240 78 74 229 73 -151 79 75 229 74 -154 80 80 244 77 82 242 2424 Avg. 78.19

+15 +25 +21 +16 +24 +16 +7 +13 +10 +28 +26

t21st/71 t73rd/78 t43rd/75 t9th/52 t67th/84 t6th/83 t9th/54 6th/22 t25th/79 t52nd/84 27th/45

Date 9/12-13/15 10/5-6/15 10/21-23/15 3/5-6/16 3/7-8/16 3/10-11/16

Rounds 3 3 3 2 3 2 15

+37 +33 +22 +24 +16 +10

t69th/71 63rd/75 t60th/84 t46th/54 t8th/22 79th/79

Scores Par Rank 86 83 84 82 83 84 82 76 80 82 86 -77 80 75 82 0 0 1222 Avg. 81.47

16

253 249 238 168 232 82


Grand Canyon Spring Invitational

Date: Feb. 22-23, 2016 Location: Phoenix, Ariz. Course: Grand Canyon Golf Course 6,162 yards, par 71 South Dakota State Megan Mingo Brianna Janu Hallie Getz Sydney MacDonald Natcha Srimaneerungroj

306 76 77 80 77 76

311 305 75 76 78 74 76 76 82 79 80 82

922 227 229 232 238 238

Red Rocks Invitational

Date: March 5-6, 2016 Location: Sedona, Ariz. Course: Oak Creek Country Club 5,579 yards, par 72 South Dakota State Megan Mingo Hallie Getz Brianna Janu Natcha Srimaneerungroj Sydney MacDonald Islamiah Fuad# Elle Carlson#

295 72 72 78 73 82 84 82

300 75 76 73 79 76 80 86

595 147 148 151 152 158 164 168

3rd t-4th t-6th t-16th t-35th t-35th

2015-16 SRPING TOURNAMENT RECAPS Jackrabbit Invitational

Date: March 7-8, 2016 Location: Primm, Nev. Course: Primm Valley Lake Golf Course 6,223 yards, par 72 South Dakota State Megan Mingo Natcha Srimaneerungroj Islamiah Fuad# Brianna Janu Hallie Getz Elle Carlson# Sydney MacDonald

296 71 78 79 75 75 77 75

298 298 72 71 73 73 74 72 79 75 76 79 80 75 77 80

892 1st 214 1st 224 3rd 225 4th 229 6th 230 7th 232 t-8th 232 t-8th

Lady Thunderbird Invitational

1st t-3rd t-5th t-9th t-11th t-28th t-42nd t-46th

Date: March 10-11, 2016 Location: St. George, Utah Course: Sunbrook Golf Course 6,092 yards, par 72 South Dakota State Hallie Getz Megan Mingo Islamiah Fuad# Sydney MacDonald Natcha Srimaneerungroj Brianna Janu Elle Carlson#

287 291 578 1st 68 73 141 1st 72 70 142 2nd 70 73 143 3rd 73 74 147 6th 74 77 151 t-12th 80 74 154 t-25th 82

17

Kansas City Shootout

Date: April 4-5, 2016 Location: Kansas City, Mo. Course: Shoal Creek Golf Course 6,124 yards, par 72 South Dakota State Megan Mingo Sydney MacDonald Hallie Getz Islamiah Fuad Natcha Srimaneerungroj Brianna Janu#

312 78 78 77 79 79 84

312 311 76 75 77 77 81 77 79 82 80 83 80 80

935 4th 229 t-12th 232 t-19th 235 t-25th 240 t-40th 242 t-46th 244 t-52nd

The Summit League Championship

Date: April 18-20, 2016 Location: Nebraska City, Neb. Course: ArborLinks Golf Course 6,179 yards, par 72 South Dakota State Megan Mingo Sydney MacDonald Hallie Getz Natcha Srimaneerungroj Brianna Janu

318 80 78 77 86 83

301 311 77 70 75 77 76 83 73 82 77 82

930 227 230 236 241 242

2nd 7th 10th t-18th t-25th 27th

# competed as an individual

The Jackrabbits won the Thunderbird Golf Invitational for the second consecutive year.


2015-16 FALL TOURNAMENT RECAPS

MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial

Date: Oct. 12-13, 2015 Location: Springfield, Mo. Course: Twin Oaks Country Club 6,017 yards, par 71 South Dakota State South Dakota State Megan Mingo Brianna Janu Hallie Getz Sydney MacDonald Natcha Srimaneerungroj

301 311 930 2nd 307 304 924 3rd 75 74 228 8th 75 78 229 t-9th 79 76 234 t-16th 79 76 236 t-25th 78 83 240 t-28th

Rainbow Wahine Invitational

SDSU won its first Jackrabbit Invitational in 2015-16

Diane Thomason Invitational

Date: Sept. 12-13, 2015 Location: Iowa City, Iowa Course: Finkbine Golf Course 6,158yards, par 72 South Dakota State 318 South Dakota State 306 Megan Mingo 76 Brianna Janu 78 Hallie Getz 80 Islamiah Fuad 77 Sydney MacDonald 75 Natcha Srimaneerungroj# 83 Elle Carlson# 86

318 313 79 76 79 81 79

301 311 308 307 75 77 74 79 80 72 79 79 81 80 78 76 83 84

930 921 228 231 232 235 236 237 253

Mercedes Benz Collegiate Championship

2nd t-5th t-13th t-21st t-25th t-39th t-43rd t-46th t-69th

Date: Oct. 21-23, 2015 Location: Wahiawa, Hawaii Course: Leilehua Golf Course 6,228 yards, par 72

Chip-N Club

Date:Oct. 5-6, 2015 Location: Lincoln, Neb. Course: Country Club of Lincoln 6,105 yards, par 72 South Dakota State 295 Megan Mingo 73 Hallie Getz 72 Natcha Srimaneerungroj 79 Sydney MacDonald 74 Brianna Janu 76 Elle Carlson# 82

299 69 79 73 87 78 83

296 76 73 75 72 83 84

890 2nd 218 t-6th 224 16th 227 t-19th 233 t-32nd 237 t-43rd 249 63rd

South Dakota State 297 300 311 908 7th Megan Mingo 70 76 76 222 t-12th Hallie Getz 73 75 77 225 t-20th Natcha Srimaneerungroj 76 72 77 225 t-20th

Elle Carlson# Sydney MacDonald Brianna Janu

# competed as an individual

82 76 80 238 t-60th 79 77 82 238 t-60th 78 81 81 240 t-67th

Date: Sept. 21-22, 2015 Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Course: Cherokee Country Club 5,870 yards, par 71 South Dakota State Hallie Getz Sydney MacDonald Islamiah Fuad Brianna Janu Megan Mingo

318 80 78 80 84 80

298 72 74 76 81 76

305 921 14th 75 227 t-52nd 79 231 62nd 82 238 t-73rd 73 238 t-73rd 82 238 t-73rd

SDSU captured three tournaments in 2015-16, including the Red Rocks Invitational 18


18-Hole Scores

68 Hallie Getz Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/10/16 68 Sydney MacDonald MSU Ocala Spring Invitational, 3/24/15 69 Megan Mingo Chip-N Club, 10/5/15 70 Megan Mingo Summit League Championship, 4/20/16 70 Megan Mingo Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/10/16 70 Islamiah Fuad Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/10/16 70 Megan Mingo Rainbow Wahine Invitational, 10/21/15 70 Sydney MacDonald Red Rock Invitational, 2/27/15

36-Hole Scores

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, 3/16/15 144 Megan Mingo Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16/15 144 Hillary Gerster Wyoming Cowgirl Classic, 4/7/08 145 Megan Mingo Chip-N Club, 10/5-6/15 145 Hallie Getz Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16/15 146 Natcha Srimaneerungroj Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7-8/16 146 Islamiah Fuad Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7-8/16 146 Megan Mingo Rainbow Wahine Invitational, 10/21-23/15

INDIVIDUAL SCORING RECORDS

54-Hole Scores

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 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, 10/23-24/11 224 Natcha Srimaneerungroj Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7-8/16 224 Hallie Getz Chip-N Club, 10/5-6/15 224 Sydney MacDonald MSU Ocala Spring Invitational, 3/22-24/15 224 Morgan Fitts Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/14-15/11

Yearly Stroke Average Leader

Year 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

Player 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. 74.84 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

19

13 911 10 833

Best Finishes 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 T-2nd Hillary Gerster Aztec Fall Classic, 10/13-14/08 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 2nd Sydney MacDonald MSU/Ocala Spring Invitational, 3/22-24/15

Note: + tied for first in regulation, lost a scorecard playoff.

Hole-in-one:

Dallas Willman Boise State Bronco Invitational, 10/06 BanBury Golf Club, Boise, Idaho 189-yard, par-3, 14th hole

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


TEAM & INDIVIDUAL SCORING RECORDS

Season Stroke Average Avg. 74.84 76.26 76.48 76.84 77.07 77.58 77.75 77.77 77.81 78.19

Player Year Rds. Strk. Megan Mingo 2015-16 31 2,320 Hallie Getz 2015-16 31 2,364 Hallie Getz 2014-15 31 2,371 Sydney MacDonald 2014-15 31 2,382 Megan Mingo 2014-15 28 2,158 Morgan Fitts 2012-13 26 2,017 Natcha Srimaneerungroj 2015-16 28 2,177 Sydney MacDonald 2015-16 31 2,411 Islamiah Fuad 2015-16 16 1,245 Brianna Janu 2015-16 31 2,424

Rds 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31

Player Megan Mingo Hallie Getz Sydney MacDonald Brianna Janu Sydney MacDonald Brianna Janu Hallie Getz Sydney MacDonald Islamiah Fuad Brianna Janu Morgan Fitts

Year 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2014-15 2014-15 2014-15 2013-14 2013-14 2013-14 2009-10

Fin. 4 4 3 3 2

Player Megan Mingo Sydney MacDonald Sydney MacDonald Morgan Fitts Three tied, latest Hallie Getz

Year 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13

Player Megan Mingo Sydney MacDonald Sydney MacDonald Brianna Janu

Year 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2015-16

Single-Season Rounds

Single-Season Top 5 Finishes

Single-Season Top 10 Finishes Fin. 7 6 5 4

2015-16

TEAM Single-Season Scoring Average 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Year 2015-16 2014-15 2010-11 2013-14 2009-10 2007-08 2005-06 2008-09 2012-13 2006-07

Rds 31 31 28 31 29 25 22 24 26 21

Tournament Wins Creighton Classic Jackrabbit Fall Invitational Lady Thunderbird Invitational Ocala Spring Invitational Red Rocks Invitational Jackrabbit Invitational Lady Thunderbird Invitational

Str. 9,416 9,518 8,902 9,857 9,255 8,092 7,145 7,850 8,528 7,172

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

Avg. 303.74 307.03 317.93 317.97 319.13 323.68 324.77 327.08 328.00 340.10

4 4 4

Hallie Getz Megan Mingo Morgan Fitts

2014-15 2014-15 2012-13

Fin. 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 6

Player Megan Mingo Hallie Getz Sydney MacDonald Hallie Getz Megan Mingo Hillary Gerster Morgan Fitts Brianna Janu Kelly Evans Sydney MacDonald

Year 2015-16 2015-16 2014-15 2014-15 2014-15 2007-08 2012-13 2015-16 2004-05 2013-14

Single-Season Top 25 Finishes

Fin. 7 6 4 4 3 3

Player Hallie Getz Megan Mingo Islamiah Fuad Morgan Fitts Sydney MacDonald Brianna Janu Brittany Hanten

Career Rounds Rds. Player 119 Sydney MacDonald 119 Brianna Janu 106 Morgan Fitts 98 Brittany Hanten 87 Megan Mingo 80 Alli Plath 80 Whitney Schrader 79 Hallie Getz 79 Holly Opatz 76 Amanda Rosol

18-Hole Scores 285 287 290 291 295 295 296 296 297 297 297 298 298 298 298 299 300 300 300

Years Rds. 2013-P 79 2013-P 87 2013-P 72 2009-13 106 2012-15 119 2012-15 119 2008-12 98

Strk. 6,123 6,745 5,693 8,393 9,437 9,602 7,916

Years 2012-15 2012-15 2009-13 2008-12 2013-P 2011-14 2007-11 2013-P 2005-09 2005-09

Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16/15 Lady Thunderbird, Invitational, 3/10/16 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16/15 Lady Thunderbird, Invitational, 3/11/16 Chip-N Club, 10/5/15 Thunderbird Golf Invitational, 3/12/15 Chip-N Club, 10/6/15 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7/16 Rainbow Wahine Invitational, 10/21/15 MSU Ocala Spring Invitational, 3/22/15 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/14/11 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7/16 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7/16 MB Collegiate Championship, 9/21/15 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/15/11 Red Rocks Invitational, 2/27/15 Red Rocks Invitational, 3/5/16 Rainbow Wahine Invitational, 10/21/15 MSU Ocala Spring Invitational, 3/22/15

20

Name Sydney MacDonald Megan Mingo Hillary Gerster Islamiah Fuad Hallie Getz Morgan Fitts

Top 10 Finishes - Career

INDIVIDUAL Career Stroke Average (minimum 60 rounds) Avg. 77.51 77.53 79.07 79.18 79.30 80.69 80.78

Top 5 Finishes - Career

Year 2012-15 2013-P 2007-09 2013-P 2013-P 2009-13

Fin. 14 12 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 3

Player Sydney MacDonald Megan Mingo Hallie Getz Morgan Fitts Islamiah Fuad Brianna Janu Hillary Gerster Brittany Hanten Natcha Srimaneerungroj Kelly Evans

Year 2012-15 2013-P 2013-P 2009-13 2013-P 2012-15 2007-09 2008-12 2014-P 2004-06

Fin. 22 21 20 16 15 13 11 10 10

Player Megan Mingo Sydney MacDonald Hallie Getz Morgan Fitts Brittany Hanten Brianna Janu Hillary Gerster Islamiah Fuad Natcha Srimaneerungroj

Year 2013-P 2012-15 2013-P 2009-13 2008-12 2012-15 2007-09 2013-P 2014-P

Top 25 Finishes - Career

36-Hole Scores 575 578 586 594 594 595 595 596 597 597

Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15 Lady Thunderbird Invitational, 3/10-11/16 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7/16 Chip-N Club, 10/5/15 Red Rocks Invitational, 3/5/16 Chip-N Club, 10/5-6/15 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7-8/16 Rainbow Wahine Invitational, 10/21/15 MSU Ocala Spring Invitational, 3/22-23/15

876 890 892 899 908 908 915 920 921 921

Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/16-17/15 Chip-N Club, 10/5-6/15 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/7-8/16 MSU Ocala Spring Invitational, 3/22-23/15 Rainbow Wahine Invitational, 10/21-23/15 MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial, 10/14-15/13 Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/14-15/11 Oregon State Invitational, 9/15-16/14 Diane Thomason Invitational, 9/12-13/15 MB Collegiate Championship, 9/21-22/15

54-Hole Scores


Player Rounds Erin Bergstrom 40 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 72 Hillary Gerster 41 Hallie Getz 79 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 69 Holly Opatz 79 Alli Plath 80 Katie Purcell 41 Amanda Rosol 76 Whitney Schrader 80 Natcha Srimaneerungroj 56 Sydney Sturdevant 48 Rebecca Swords 63 Jordan Trohkimoinen 13 Kelly Wilkens 7 Dallas Willman 39

Strokes Low 54 3422 244 691 305 3551 239 1192 248 1222 232 2981 237 719 264 3381 239 3446 235 4892 243 8392 223 5693 223 3235 221 6123 219 3363 229 7918 225 1934 291 6033 229 9602 222 1930 244 694 1772 292 9437 214 6745 214 6521 237 6659 237 3274 231 6334 231 6742 239 4377 224 3859 229 5180 234 1138 261 630 274 3389 248

CAREER RECORDS

Low Rnd 72 90 76 78 75 75 87 76 75 74 71 70 72 68 72 73 89 73 73 78 92 90 68 69 74 77 73 74 75 71 73 74 81 85 80

Par/2 6 2 6 1 8 11 2 -

Events Top 1 15 3 18 5 6 13 3 17 18 20 38 26 15 28 1 15 36 10 27 42 8 4 9 42 31 1 29 29 15 28 29 20 18 23 5 3 15 -

Top 5 1 1 3 4 4 3 1 2 7 6 1 1 1 -

Top 10 2 1 2 3 7 5 4 7 2 5 5 14 12 2 2 1 4 1 -

The Jackrabbits finished second at the 2015 Nebraska’s Chip-N Club 21

Avg 85.55 98.71 84.55 85.14 81.47 85.17 89.88 84.53 82.05 88.95 79.17 79.07 78.90 77.51 80.07 80.80 96.70 82.64 80.69 83.91 99.14 98.44 79.30 77.53 82.54 83.24 79.85 83.34 84.28 78.16 80.40 82.22 87.54 90.00 86.90

Seasons 2006-09 2007-08 2004-06 2006-07 2015-P 2011-15 2011-12 2004-06 2004-06 2007-11 2009-13 2013-P 2007-09 2013-P 2009-12 2008-12 2004-05 2011-15 2012-15 2012-14 2004-05 2004-05 2012-15 2013-P 2005-09 2011-15 2010-12 2005-09 2007-11 2014-P 2008-10 2008-11 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 Lindsy 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 22

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

235 240 244 248 255 965

5th 13th t-14th 20th t-29th 2nd

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

78 74 80 80 80

236 237 238 241 254 952

13th 14th t-15th t-19th t-36th 6th

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

73 73 83 80 83

226 233 244 253 261 956

t-6th t-18th t-37th 46th 50th 9th

2011 (6th)

2012 (9th)

2013 (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

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Low Round - Individual 70 -2 Megan Mingo 73 +1 Natcha Srimaneerungroj 73 +1 Brittany Hanten 73 +2 Morgan Fitts 74 +3 Brittany Hanten 75 +3 Sydney MacDonald 75 +3 Hillary Gerster 75 +3 Hillary Gerster

Low Tournament - Invididual (54 holes) 226 +10 Brittany Hanten 2012 227 +11 Megan Mingo 2016 227 +11 Hillary Gerster 2008 230 +14 Sydney MacDonald 2016 233 +17 Morgan Fitts 2012 234 +18 Morgan Fitts 2013 235 +19 Rachel Hanigan 2010 235 +19 Megan Mingo 2015 235 +19 Sydney MacDonald 2015 235 +19 Sydney MacDonald 2014 Low Round - Team 301 +13 2016 309 +25 2012 311 +23 2016 312 +28 2011 313 +25 2015 314 +26 2015 314 +26 2010 316 +32 2011 318 +30 2016

Low Tournament - Team 930 +66 2016 948 +84 2015 952 +100 2011 956 +104 2012 959 +95 2008 Morgan Fitts finished second at the 2013 Summit League Championship.

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 23

2016 2016 2012 2012 2011 2016 2008 2008

2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 6th 9th 2nd

Career Summit League Stroke Average (min. three appearances) 78.58 Morgan Fitts 2010-13 78.77 Megan Mingo 2014-P 79.90 Brittany Hanten 2009-12 80.00 Sydney MacDonald 2013-16 83.41 Brianna Janu 2013-16


National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team 2004-05 2005-06 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

Lindsey Brown, Kelly Evans Lindsey Brown, Kelly Evans Amanda Rosol Amanda Rosol Brittany Hanten, Rebecca Swords Sydney Sturdevant 2010-11 Rachel Hanigan, Brittany Hanten 2011-12 Brittany Hanten, Jordan Trohkimoinen 2012-13 Alli Plath, Sydney MacDonald

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 2007-08 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Hillary Gerster (1st Team) Amanda Rosol (1st Team) Morgan Fitts (1st Team) Morgan Fitts (1st Team) Sydney MacDonald (2nd Team) Sydney MacDonald (2nd Team) Hallie Getz (2nd Team) 2015-16 Megan Mingo (1st Team) Hallie Getz (1st Team)

HONORS AND AWARDS

Summit League Newcomer of the Year 2007-08 Hillary Gerster

Summit League Women’s Golfer of the Month 2015-16 Megan Mingo, November

Summit League Women’s Golfer of the Week April 16, 2014 March 25, 2015 Nov. 4, 2015 March 9, 2016 March 16, 2016

Sydney MacDonald Sydney MacDonald Megan Mingo Megan Mingo Hallie Getz

Summit League All-Academic Team 2014-15 Sydney MacDonald

Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence

2007-08 Holly Opatz, Amanda Rosol 2008-09 Holly Opatz, Amanda Rosol Sydney Sturdevant 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

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 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 * 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 for the left) and Megan Mingo (second from the right) were named first team All-Summit League in 2015-16.

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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 2016 enrollment of 12,613 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 SDSC 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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ADMINISTRATION

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 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

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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 her family’s original homestead north of Brookings, where they raised their two sons, Thomas and Michael.


ADMINISTRATION

JUSTIN SELL Athletic Director

Justin Sell joined the Jackrabbits staff May 7, 2009, as the 12th director of athletics at South Dakota State University. Sell oversees the Jackrabbits’ 21sport Division I athletics program. Eighteen SDSU teams compete in The Summit League, while football competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference of the Football Championship Subdivision and wrestling competes as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Equestrian competes under the umbrella of the National Collegiate Equestrian Association. Under Sell’s leadership, SDSU athletics continues to make strides in athletic competition, in the classroom, in fundraising and in reconnecting with alumni. Athletically, the Jackrabbits claimed 27 regular and postseason league championships in six different sports since 2009-10. That broad-based success has led SDSU to claim The Summit League Commissioner’s Cup all-sports trophy four 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 the 2013-14 season. SDSU also claimed the Steinbrecher award during the 2012-13 and 2015-16 seasons and earned the league’s Sportsmanship Award, an award voted upon by its peers, during the 2010-11 campaign. In the classroom, Jackrabbits student-athletes continually post a GPA of 3.2or-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 eight years in the league (2008-15). In January 2011, Sell announced a partnership with Learfield Sports, signing a 10-year deal worth $13 million for SDSU athletics. Learfield Sports quickly established a Brookings-based entity known as “Jackrabbit Sports Properties” that directs all aspects of the partnership, including managing and selling multimedia and sponsorship rights for South Dakota State Athletics. In addition to the deal with Learfield Sports, Sell directed the implementation of the Letterwinners Club, which provides opportunities for Jackrabbits Athletics to reconnect and stay connected with former student-athletes, while supporting

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current student-athletes at South Dakota State. In the years to come, Sell wants to continue reconnecting with former Jackrabbit student-athletes and enhancing the athletic facilities while still maintaining success, both in competition, but more importantly, in the classroom. On the facilities front, Sell oversaw the completion of the Dykhouse StudentAthlete Center in 2010, and developed the 2025 SDSU Athletic Facilities Master Plan. Additionally, Sell spearheaded efforts to add permanent seating and a press box at Erv Huether Field, chairback seating in both Frost Arena and Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Construction of the indoor facility—the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex— began in August 2013, and finished in the fall of 2014. Lead gifts totaling $12.5 million toward the construction of the new Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, were received in October 2013. The project began in the fall of 2014 and was completed for the 2016 season. In total, Sell spearheaded the fundraising efforts to raise more than $57 million in private donations since Aug. 1, 2012, for the SanfordJackrabbit Complex and Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. Born in Salem, Ore., and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Sell came to South Dakota State from the University of Northern Iowa, where he worked in various roles, both at the university and in the community for 10 years. He also worked at Villanova University, Syracuse University, The Ohio State University and Bowling Green State University. Sell gained further experience working in the private sector for various sports teams and events. In the community, Sell serves as a board member of the Brookings Chamber of Commerce, Brookings Convention and Visitor's Bureau, Brookings Friends of Baseball and on the Brookings Health System. 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. Sell and his wife, Jennie, have four children; Abbie, Zach, Josh and Eric.


ADMINISTRATION

MATT MAHER - Senior Associate Athletics 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 athletics 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 Athletics Director for Compliance

Sr. Associate Athletics 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 athletics 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. 30

SCOTT BROWN

Sr. Associate Athletics 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 Jackrabbit 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.


ADMINISTRATION

Sonja Anderson

Assistant Equipment Manager

Carly Case

Rachael Anello

Tom Bigelow

Kristen Beer

Operations & Equipment

Head Equipment Manager

Jeff Drietz

Jeffrey Eisenbaum

Facilities

Sharon Foley

Niki Bono

Asst. AD Facilities & Operations

Justin Hansen

Jason Hove

Academic Advisor

Equipment Manager Facilities Manager

Assistant AD Ticket Sales & Oerations

Accounting Assistant

Broadcast Services

T.J. Lally

Bruce Lichty

Tammy Loban

Tyler Merriam

Brittany Oligschlaeger

Natasha Schreiber

Jennifer Sell Assistant AD Academics

Assistant Director Ticket Sales & Service

Whitney Truax

Christi Williams

Dalton Williams

Ticket Account Executive

Michele Schmidt

Facilities

Sara Schneider

Assistant Sports Information Director

Athletic Development

Jared Todd

Jonathan Treiber

GA-Sports Information

Director of Athletic Marketing

Assistant AD Administration

Associate AD Media

Compliance Assistant

GA-Sports Information

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Associate AD Operations

Brody Busho

Senior Claims Clerk

Jackrabbit Sports Properties

Sean Smalley

GA - Tickets

Assistant AD Sports Information

Dr. Rich Reid

Faculty Athletics Rep.

Andrew Sogn

Assistant Sports Information Director

Matt Wright

Jackrabbit Sports Properties


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THE SUMMIT LEAGUE

SUMMIT LEAGUE MEMBE ERSHIP

DENVEER Nicknaame: Locatioon: Enrollm ment: Foundeed: Joined League:

Pioneers Denver, Colo. 11,809 1864 2013

FORT WAYNE Nicknaame: Locatioon: Enrollm ment: Foundeed: Joined League:

Mastodons Fort Wayne, Ind. 13,214 1964 2007

IUPUI Nicknaame: Locatioon: Enrollm ment: Foundeed: Joined League:

Jaguars Indianapolis, Ind. 30,690 1969 1998

NORTH H DAKOTA STATE Ni k ame: Nickna Bi Bison Locatioon: Fargo, N.D. Enrollm ment: 14,516 Foundeed: 1890 Joined League: 2007

OMAH HA Nicknaame: Locatioon: Enrollm ment: Foundeed: Joined League:

ORAL ROBERTS Nicknaame: Golden Eagles g Locatioon: Tulsa, Okla. Enrollm ment: 3,481 Foundeed: 1963 Joined League: 1997 / 2014

SOUTH H DAKOTA Nicknaame: Coyotes Locatioon: Vermillion, S.D. Enrollm ment: 10,061 Foundeed: 1862 Joined League: 2011

SOUTH H DAKOTA STATE Nicknaame: Jackrabbits Locatioon: Brookings S.D. Brookings, SD Enrollm ment: 12,557 Foundeed: 1881 Joined League: 2007

WESTERN ILLINOIS Nicknaame: Fighting Leathernecks Locatioon: Macomb, Ill. Enrollm ment: 11,458 Foundeed: 1899 Joined League: 1982 (charter member)

Mavericks Omaha, Neb. 15,227 1908 2011

ASSOCIATE MEMBER: Easterrn Illinois University competes as an associate member in swimm ming and diving and men’s soccer.

Celeb brating its 35th season of Division I athletics, The Sum mmit L Leag gue offers 19 championship sports and ha as a combined enrollment of ov verr 120 1 0,000 at nine institutions, including four located in top 60 U.S. metro o po opulations tions ns and two land-grant universities. Member ember institutions include: Denver nverr (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indian na University-Purdue Univer ver erssity-Fort Fort Wayn Wayne), ne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue e University-Indianapolis), ), Nor N th h Dakot Dakota ota Stat ate Unive ersity, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Orall Roberts Ro ob bert rts University, Unive U ersity, ity, the e Unive ersity of South Dakota, Soutth Dakota State University ersity ity and an Western W rn Illinois llinois ois Unive ersity Previously known ass the Mid-Continent ersity. Mid Continentt Confer onfe eren nce The S nce, Summit ummit u mmitt Leagu ue rebranded in 2007 and has since produced ced eight ght N NCAA Champions, pions ns, and o over 80 Academic All-Americans, cans, 75 All-Amer eric ca se selections ections and numero ouss forme er student-athletes competin ng at the highest est proffesssion nal level. Each year, approximately 3,000 student-athl hlete tes c cont ntinue to raise the bar and help The Summit League reach exceptional al success cess ss and developme evelopment. Within VJG RCUV ſXG [GCTU CNQPG 6JG 5WOOKV .GCIWG RTQFWEGF C PCVKQPCN RQUVUGCUQP team tournament championship p and six x NCAA NC CAA A Champions, ns, accounting for more e than half of its all-time total. tal. That That level lev evel of success also also carries into the ENCUUTQQO +P 6JG 5WOOKV .GCIWG TCPMGF ſTUV HQT 0%## )TCFWCVKQP Succ cess Rate in women’s basketball etb tball all for fo or th the second consecutive ecutive season and 14 te eams across nine sports recorded c rded cord co d perfect erfect NCAA Academi emic Progress Rate score es. Those achievements came am me on n the he heels of recent prestigious individual acade emic honors such as the eW Walter ter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, c Division I-AAA A Athletics Directors Asso As ociat ation on Scholar-Athlete of the e Years and Capital One Academic All-America ca of o the th he e Year awarded to Summ mit League studentathletes. The Summit League e also o produces prod duces the highest quality in competition as evide enced by 2016 6 repr r presentation sentation tion in the Rio Summer O Olympics, National Basketball Associ ciati tion (NB NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), LB), Major League 5QEEGT /.5 .CFKGU 2TQHGUUKQPCN )QNH #UUQEKCVKQP .2)# CPF 2TQHGUUKQPCN )QNH #UUQEKCVKQP 2)# With hin the pas p st de deca cade, The Summit u League has … > 9QP C PCVKQPCN VGCO VQWTPCOGPV EJCORKQPUJKR CPF CEJKGXGF C ſPCN PCVKQPCN ranking g in i eigh ght d different sports. > %NCKOGF 0%## 4GIKQPCN %JCORKQPUJKRU KP VYQ URQTVU CPF CFXCPEGF KP ſXG addit dittio onal al NCAA CAA team championship tournaments. ts >H Had ad d 101 01 teams t receive eceive NCAA A Public Pu Recognition ition Awards (among top 10 perce rce e of Academic Progress Rate (APR) in their ent i sport) since nce 2010. >T Totaled 75 teams with maximu um/perfect APR scores in th h he past ast four f years. ear > Crowned eight of the league’ss 10 NCAA Champions since nce 2007 007 a and won wo ſXG 0%## PCVKQPCN EJCORKQPUJKRU CPF 0%## UVCVKUVKECN VKVNGU KP VJG RCUV ſXG [GCTU

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Commissioner ........................................................................... .......Tom Douple Senior Associate te Commissioner Commissioner....................................Myyndee Kay Larsen Assistant Commissioner/Communications missioner/Communications............................... ..... David Brauer Assistant Commi missioner/Compliance and Governance .................. ......... Eryn Cook Assistant Commissioner/Sports missioner/Sports and Championships .............. Ricky Babcock Director of Communications mmunications..................................................... ....... Greg Mette Director of Championships mpionships ....................................... Stephanie hanie Sabaduquia Assistant Director tor of Communications .......................... Chhristopher Brown 1HÅ¿EG /CPCIGT....................................................................... T ...... Colleen Rott

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