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Sneak Peak:

April 201JACKSJUN

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* Sofball

* Baseball

* Featured Athletes:Billy StitzBrittany Hanten

* Gol

* Track & Field

* Future JackrabbitsSummer Clinics

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Clinics

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softballJackrabbit stadium

hare raising gameshas

As a young team the Jackrabbit soball team is not

inching while going head on with elite teams rom acrossthe nation. In their recent game against IUPUI, the Jacks pound

out nine hits, including a two-run homeroun rom ina Winter,

earn a 6-4 win!

Te game started started rough with IUPUI leado batter opene

the bottom o the frst with a solo shot over the center feld ence

Pitcher Pam Nicholson recovered and struck out the next batter.However, an injury prevent Nicholson rom continuing and was

replaced with Kori Seidlitz.

Troughout the game it was a back and orth battle

until SDSU tied the game with an unearned run in th

sixth, and then went up or good in the seventh capi

izing on a pair o IUPUI miscues to score two runs o

two hits to go up 6-4.


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rabbits Swinging into History book

With the season only beginning, the Jackrabbit baseball team have raised the bar a

re meeting the challenges. Te Jackrabbit baseball team, now 20-10 on the season

-1 in the Summit League standings, swept the Centenary Gents in a slugest on Ap

7th.

DSU outscored the Gents, 20-6 , rom the sixth inning on in the our-game set. T

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Gents started swinging early and scored in fve o the

six innings to gain a 10-6 lead beore SDSU started itscomeback. Billy Stitz tripled with one out and scored

a base hit by Joel Blake. Zach Rhodes then stepped

the plate and hit a two-run home run to right fe

Jackrabbit closer rever Wermeulen entered

game to start the bottom o the eighth and

worked around two hits in the eighth to record his thirdo the series and fh o the season. In the end o the day

Jacks kept their bats hot and ended the game 13-10.

Hometown: Burnsville, MN

How did you start:I started playing Tee-ball when I was in rst grade.

Position: Centereld and Second Base

Highlight of SDSU career:Receiving our conference champion-ship rings in front of 5,000 Jackrabbit fans in Frost Arena

Nicknames: Bill or Red

Major:Im a senior in broadcast journalism.

Visit anywhere in the universe:Narnia

Role model:My mom because she works harder thananyone I know to make her family and herself happy.

SDSU records:Hits in a season; Hits in a career; At-bats in a career; At-bats in a sea

Favorite movie line: If peeing your pants is cool, considerme Miles Davis

Favorite non-baseball activity: Golf and Ice Skating

Hidden talent:I can dunk a basketball and Im only 59.

Dream job:Play professional baseba

High school records: Triples in a season; Triples in a career

Work until you are the best, than work harder.

Favorite television show:Always Sunny in Philadelphia


3/5women clinch first d1 title

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Te SDSU womens gol team fred a fnal-round score o 325,

combined with a frst-round score o 339 to capture their frst D

tournament at the Creighton Classic.

Freshman Katie Purcell blazed the way with a second place fni

o 161 (85-76). Brittany Hanten fnished tied or fh aer card

ing a 166 (83-83). Rachel Hanigan registered a 169 (83-86) and

fnished tied or 10th. Morgan Fitts tallied a 171 (88-83) and f

ished tied or 14th. Abby Feehan shot a 172 (89-83) and fnishe

tied or 16th, the frst top 25-fnish o her career!

Tis was the frst time since October 2008 that all fve SDSU gol

ers fnished in the top 25.

Hometown: Clear Lake, SD

How did you start:I started golng when I was about eight. Since my dadloves the game and would always take me out with him.

Favorite course: Ocotillo Golf Course in Chandler, AZ

Highlight of SDSU career:Holing out from 100 yards for eagle on the par 5#18 at Ocotillo Golf Course my sophomore year.

Nicknames: Bit-Be, BeeBo, Giga Pet

Major:Im a junior mathematics major. I want to be a high school teacher.

Best part of Jackrabbit Golf: Teammates!

Favorite club:It always changes, but right now it is my 56degree Titleist Vokey Wedge.

Lowest score:At the Jackrabbit Invitational I shot a 74, 75, and 76.

Favorite movie:Elf. It just gets funnier every time!!

What would be your super power:I wish I could y!

Hidden talent:I was in dance classes for 10 years, so I can do ballet, tap, and jazz dancing. Tap was my favorite!

Enjoy every minute of playing sports. Dont worry about

the little stuff and just play for you, play for fun.


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Runners

Jumpers

Trowers

Tey are o and running or the 2011 outdoor season!

Marshall Kambestad turned in a 5,000-meter win with a

time o 14 minutes and 49.35 seconds at the Caliornia State

wilight in LA.

On the womens side, Heather Wollman dominated her 200 meters wa time o 24.90 at the Mizzou Relays. Tis time is only 0.69 seconds

rom her school record!

Tese men and women are the stongest o the bunch and know how

throw around the competition!

Brooke Garner broke the SDSU womens hammer throwwith a massive toss o 187 eet and 11 inches! She did t

on her own South Dakota tur at the South Dakota/No

Dakota Double Duel in Yankton, S.D.

Te men are also making their marks in the feld events. Sam Mc

Inerney and Arran Davis hurled the javelin into a second and third

place fnish at the Vance Butler Invitational in Sioux Falls, S.D. Mc

erneys recorded a mark o 178-06, while Davis notched 177-07.

Te jumpers seem to have the super power o ying with their acro-

batic skills!

Ben Jasinski jumped to a 13th place at the Mt. San Antonio College

Relays in Walnut, Caliornia. Even though he jumped o six eet 6.7

inches, it still did not compare to his earlier recorded breaking jump

7-00.50.

For the women, Ashley Lange is leading the pack

by placing extremely well in the triple jump. At

the Jim Duncan Invitational in Des Moines, IA,

she vaulted to second-place with a leap o 37-2.50.


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