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General InformationLocation ........................................ Spearfish, S.D.Founded ..........................................................1883Enrollment .....................................................4,500Mascot ...........................................Yellow JacketsColors ...............................................Green & GoldHome Field ........................... Lyle Hare StadiumCapacity ..........................................................4,200Surface ................................ Synthetic Field TurfConference...............................Rocky MountainPresident .............................. Dr. Tom Jackson Jr.Athletic Director ..............................Jhett AlbersAthletic Dept. Phone ..................605.642.6882

Coaching InformationHead Coach ....................................John ReinersRecord at BHSU .......................19-38 (6th year)Career Record ..........................19-38 (6th year)Assistant Coaches .....................................................................................Anthony Kerr (Def. Coord.).................................Evan Eastburn (Off. Coord.).................................... Shawn Schnabel (O-Line)...... Jay Smith (Co-Special Teams Coord./D-Line)....................................Ben Lewien (Linebackers).... Randy Doran (Co-Special Teams Coord./Tight ....................................................Ends/Offensive Line).........................Ryan Conrad (Defensive Backs)......................... John Kocurek (Wide Receivers)...........................Tim Schroer (Defensive Backs)..................... Ryan Smith (Volunteer Assistant)...Bjorn Nelson (Volunteer Assistant-Kickers)

Football HistoryFirst Year of Football ....................................1899All-time Record .................................422-463-41Number of Years in NCAA Playoffs ................0Last Playoff Appearance ..............2007 (NAIA)Result ........................... L, 34-0 (Carroll College)2016 Record....................................................... 7-42016 RMAC Record ......................................... 6-4

CoverageRadio ........... Eagle Country 95.9 and 96.3 FMVoice ....................................... Steve AmmermanColor ........................................................ Jim KallasVideo ...........................................Stretch InternetWeb ............................ www.bhsuathletics.comTwitter ....................................... @BHSUAthletics

ContactsSports Information Dir. ..........Paige McFeeleyPhone ...............................................605.642.6832Email....................... Paige.Mcfeeley@bhsu.eduSports Information GA..........Abby SiekmannPhone ...............................................605.642.6832Email ......Abigail.Siekmann@yellowjackets.bhsu.edu

vs Adams StateSaturday, Sept. 2 • Noon • Lyle Hare Stadium (Spearfish, S.D.)

Setting the Stage: Black Hills State is coming off a record setting year. The Yellow Jackets finished 7-4 overall, and 6-4 in the conference, which were the best record and league finish since BHSU joined the RMAC. Head coach John Reiners, now in his sixth year at the helm, was named Coach of the Year in the RMAC for 2016. BHSU returns 15 starters, including conference Defensive Player of the Year Drew Hebel, who led the nation in interceptions; and quarterback Ryan Hommel, who threw for 2,277 yards and 13 touchdowns last year.

Last Meeting: The Black Hills State University football team defeated Adams State 34-33 in the 2016 season opener to snap a 12-game losing streak dating back to the 2014 season. The victory didn’t come easy, however, as the Green and Gold had to make a stop on a two-point conversion attempt with five seconds remaining for the win.

About Adams State: Adams State finished the 2016 season with a 2-8 record. Wide receiver Chad Hovasse was named to the RMAC Preseason All-Conference team. The redshirt junior led last year’s squad with 91 receiving yards per game. Defen-sively, Adams returns Morris Gilbert and Tim Brown Jr., who combined for 150 tack-les a year ago.

Series History: Black Hills State defeated ASU for the first time in their six meet-ings last season. Four of the six matchups have been decided by 10 points or less, including last season, in which one point proved the difference.

Coverage: Yellow Jacket fans can catch Steve Ammerman on the call on The Eagle, 95.9/96.3 FM, or live online at MyEagleCountry.com. Ammerman is the voice of Yellow Jacket Athletics and can be heard on every football and men’s/women’s bas-ketball game throughout the season.

Temperature: The five-day forecast shows Saturday’s high temperature of 90 de-grees and sunny. There is a zero percent chance of precipitation and a wind at nine mph.

SEPTEMBER2 Adams State Lyle Hare Stadium Noon9 Fort Lewis Lyle Hare Stadium 1 p.m.16 at Dixie State St. George, Utah 6 p.m.23 South Dakota Mines Lyle Hare Stadium Noon30 at New Mexico Highlands Las Vegas, N.M. NoonOCTOBER7 at Colorado Mesa Grand Junction, Colo. 1 p.m.14 Western State Lyle Hare Stadium Noon21 at CSU-Pueblo Pueblo, Colo. 2 p.m.NOVEMBER4 Chadron State Lyle Hare Stadium Noon11 at Colorado Mines Golden, Colo. Noon

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Black Hills State University | 1200 University St. | Unit 9428 | Spearfish, S.D. 57799

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GENERAL NOTEBOOK

Starting Strong: The Yellow Jackets will be looking to win their season-opener for the second consecutive year. BHSU defeated Adams State, 34-33, in Alamosa, Colorado, last year for their first season-opening win since the 2008 season when the Green and Gold, then an NAIA school, upset NCAA Division II South-west Minnesota State 21-14 on September 6, 2008.

RMAC Honors: The 2016 season led to several Yellow Jackets being honored by the conference. Head coach John Reiners was named the Coach of the Year, while Drew Hebel was named the Defensive Player of the Year. Joining Hebel on the All-RMAC First Team were Shandon Jones and Phydell Paris. Earning Sec-ond Team honors were offensive lineman Andrew Blaylock and defensive tackle Cody Benne. On the Honorable Mention team were Isaiah Birkel, Travis Groves, Ryan Hommel, and Thayer Sau-ter. All but Benne and Groves return to BHSU in 2017.

Depth Charge: Last year’s initial depth chart shows that expe-rience has been growing with 18 juniors and nine seniors listed on the depth chart. This season, the depth chart shows 15 ju-niors and 16 seniors. Those players, who experienced the suc-cess of last year, will look for more this year. There are 10 sopho-mores and nine freshman, eight of which are redshirt freshman, on the depth chart.

Rushing King: Senior Phydell Paris owns every major rushing record at Black Hills State. He ranked second last year in the conference with 1,314 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns. He finished the season ranked number eight in the NCAA Division II level in rushing yards per game (131.4).

Captains: The Yellow Jacket captains, as chosen by their team-mates, are Phydell Paris, Shandon Jones, JJ Kilgore, and Thayer Sauter. Paris earned the Captain nod for the third-straight year, while Kilgore is a Captain for the second-consecutive season.

OFFENSIVE NOTEBOOK

• Phydell Paris had eight games with over 100 yards rushing last season, which was the most of any RMAC player. His season-, and ca-reer-high, is 244 yards, achieved against New Mexico Highlands, Oct. 1, and was one of only 10 performances of over 200 yard rushing in the RMAC.

• The 217 yards receiving Shandon Jones had against Colorado Mesa (Oct. 8) ranked as the single-best receiving performance in 2016 in the RMAC.

• You would have to go back before 2004 to find the last time the Yellow Jackets account-ed for more than 600 yards of total offense. The Yellow Jackets pushed the offense to 607 yards against New Mexico Highlands (Oct. 1). Full single-game stats are unavailable prior to the 2004 season.

DEFENSIVE NOTEBOOK

• The Yellow Jacket football team tallied 25 in-terceptions in 2016, setting a new team mark in the category. The former record was 20 interceptions in 1979. The season number was also good for second in the nation.

• The Yellow Jackets had the second best turnover margin in the RMAC. Trailing just Colorado Mines, BHSU had a +10 margin. Overall, the team forced seven fumbles and had 25 intercep-tions.

• The Green and Gold has two interception return touchdowns in 2016, which led the RMAC.

• The Yellow Jackets finished 2016 ranked third in the RMAC in sacks, with 22. The team had seven games with multiple sacks, including a season-high five against Dixie State

• There were three games of six turnovers caused in 2016 in the RMAC, and all three games were by Black Hills State. The Yellow Jackets caused six turnoverse against Adams State, Colorado Mesa, and Chadron State.

• Black Hills State sacked the Adams State quarterback four times in the matchup last season.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTEBOOK

• Jess Edens had 43 kickoffs last year, piling up 1,509 yards and three touchbacks. Edens will look to do the punting duties this season.

Around the RMAC

• Brody Oliver (CSM/WR) was named the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. He caught 26 touchdowns in 2016, and led Division II in receiving yards (1,627), points scored (156), and total touchdowns (26).

• Brandon Payer (CSUP/LB) was named the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. He averaged 9.4 tackles per game, totaling

Game NOTESQUICKGLANCE (2016 Final Stats)

BHSU ASU7-4 ......................................................... Record ..........................................................2-86-4 .................................................. RMAC Record ...................................................2-85th .................................................... RMAC Rank ..................................................11thN/A .................................................Nat’l Ranking ................................................. N/AL, 28-83 ............................................Last Result ...........................................W, 50-40195.9 .......................................Rushing Offense/gm ....................................... 115.7215.5 ....................................... Passing Offense/gm ....................................... 300.3411.4 .......................................... Total Offense/gm .......................................... 416.0228.0 ...................................... Rushing Defense/gm ...................................... 288.5221.7 .......................................Passing Defense/gm ....................................... 255.5449.7 ..........................................Total Defense/gm .......................................... 544.026.4 .............................................Points Per Game ..............................................27.233.7 ....................................Points Allowed Per Game .....................................42.85.1 ............................................. Avg. Yards Per Play ............................................. 5.461/567 ........................................Penalties/Yards .........................................46/44074/190 .............................3rd Down Conv./Attempts ..............................64/156

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103, including 40 unassisted takedowns.

• Dustin Rivas (CMU/DB) was named the Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year. He totalled four blocked kicks in 2016.

2017 BHSU Scoring DrivesOpp. Plays Yds Time Scoring Play

2017 Long Plays (20+ Yards)Opp. Play

2017 Scout Team Players of the WeekWeek Names

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This Week’s Schedule

Aug. 31Colorado Mines at CSU-PuebloWestern State at Colorado Mesa

Dixie State at New Mexico HighlandsSD Mines at William Jewell

Sept. 1Chadron State at Fort Lewis

Adams State at Black Hills State

This Week in the RMAC

National Rankings (2017 Preseason)American Football Coaches Assn.

2016 Prev.Rk Team Record Points Rank1. Northwest Missouri St. (34) 15-0 850 12. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 12-1 765 43. Ferris St. (Mich.) 12-3 716 54. Emporia St. (Kan.) 11-2 652 105. Texas A&M-Commerce 10-2 634 96. North Alabama 11-2 622 27. Sheperd (W.Va.) 13-1 574 38. California (Pa.) 11-1 568 79. Indiana (Pa.) 10-2 500 1210. Minnesota-Duluth 10-2 431 1411. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 8-3 390 1812. Colorado St.-Pueblo 8-3 349 NR13. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 9-3 302 2514. LIU-Post (N.Y.) 12-1 288 1115. Harding (Ark.) 13-1 281 616. Colorado School of Mines 10-3 254 1517. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 12-1 235 818. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 10-2 227 2219. North Carolina-Pembroke 10-2 220 1320. Minnesota St. 8-3 201 NR21. Central Missouri 9-3 189 2122. Southern Arkansas 9-3 157 NR23. Colorado Mesa 9-3 154 NR24. Midwestern St. (Texas) 8-3 138 2425. Bemidji (Minn.) 9-3 133 NR

Poll Date: August 14, 2017

National Rankings (2017 Preseason)d2football.com

Rk Team Record Previous1. Northwest Missouri 15-0 12. North Alabama 11-2 33. Ferris State 12-3 144. Shepherd 13-1 45. Grand Valley 12-1 26. Harding 13-1 97. California (Pa.) 11-1 88. Sioux Falls 12-1 59. Emporia State 11-2 610. Texas A&M-Commerce 10-2 711. IUP 10-2 1012. Colorado Mines 10-3 2113. UNC-Pembroke 10-2 1714. Minnesota Duluth 10-2 1115. Ashland 9-2 1516. Central Missouri 9-3 1217. North Greenville 9-5 NR18. Valdosta State 8-3 1619. Tuskegee 9-3 NR20. LIU-Post 12-1 NR21. Newberry 10-2 2322. Azusa Pacific 9-3 2223. Midwestern State 8-3 1824. Florida Tech 8-3 2025. Southwest Baptist 10-2 19

National Rankings

SCHOOL RMAC OVERALLCOLORADO MINES 8-2 10-3COLORADO MESA 8-2 9-3CSU-PUEBLO 8-2 8-3WESTERN STATE 7-3 7-4BLACK HILLS STATE 6-4 7-4DIXIE STATE 6-4 7-4SOUTH DAKOTA MINES 4-6 5-6FORT LEWIS 3-7 4-7CHADRON STATE 3-7 3-8ADAMS STATE 2-8 2-8NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS 0-10 0-11

2016 RMAC Standings (Final)

1. CSU-Pueblo (4) 932. Colorado Mesa (4) 923. Colo. School of Mines (3) 824. Dixie State 695. Black Hills State 626. South Dakota Mines 517. Western 438. Chadron State 419. Fort Lewis 3710. Adam State 2511. New Mexico Highlands 10

2017 Coaches’ Poll

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Black Hills State University Yellow Jackets Travel RosterNo. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Prev. School)1 Jacob Parks K/P Fr. 5-10 159 Peoria, Ariz. / Centennial HS2 JJ Kilgore DB Sr. 5-11 191 Aurora, Colo. / Regis Jesuit HS3 Chris James DB Jr. 5-10 178 Phenix City, Ala. / Santa Rosa JC4 Dylan Reiners WR R-Fr. 5-11 175 Spearfish, S.D. / Spearfish HS5 Eriq Swiftwater WR R-Jr. 6-3 218 Oglala, S.D. / Hot Springs HS6 Ben Sjobakken QB R-Jr. 6-2 170 Longmont, Colo. / Silver Creek HS7 Ryan Hommel QB Jr. 6-2 196 Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Rock Canyon HS8 Collin Powers QB R-Fr. 6-5 216 Sheridan, Wyo. / Big Horn HS9 Dimitri Butts DB Jr. 5-11 182 Pompano Beach, Fla. / Feather River CC11 Bradley Adamson WR R-Sr. 6-1 188 Merced, Calif. / Merced HS12 Taran Whelchel DB R-Jr. 5-10 177 Wheatland, Wyo. / Wheatland HS13 Trey Fleming WR R-Sr. 6-2 180 Longmont, Colo. / Silver Creek HS14 Tanner Gamble WR R-So. 6-1 178 Douglas, Wyo. / Douglas HS15 Josh Gurnaby DB R-So. 5-10 167 Rocklin, Calif. / Rocklin HS17 Luis Bach LB R-Jr. 6-3 228 Burgoberbach, Ger. / Wyoming18 Jess Edens K/P Jr. 6-1 212 Sheridan, Wyo. / Sheridan HS19 KJ Edwards DB Jr. 5-10 175 Denver, Colo. / Eastern Arizona College20 Erick Hairston-Belcher WR Sr. 5-7 165 Gilbert, Ariz. / Campo Verde HS21 Bailey Rosenstrauch DB R-Fr. 6-0 180 Monument, Colo. / Palmer Ridge HS22 Jack Walbye RB R-Fr. 5-8 177 Fort Collins, Colo. / Poudre HS23 Jamil Bond RB R-So. 5-11 221 Aurora, Colo. / Lutheran HS24 Drew Hebel DB R-Jr. 5-11 172 Broomfield, Colo. / Legacy HS26 Darius Frimpong DB R-So. 5-8 165 Aurora, Colo. / Aurora Central HS27 Jake Phelan LB R-So. 5-10 176 Meeker, Colo. / Meeker HS28 Shane Brooks RB R-Jr. 5-10 216 Cheyenne, Wyo. / East HS29 Christian Hernandez WR R-So. 5-11 174 Camarillo, Calif. / Camarillo HS30 Payten Gilmore RB So. 6-1 200 Houston, Texas / Klein Oak HS31 Jack Mazurie LB R-Jr. 5-11 220 Lander, Wyo. / Lander HS32 Clayton Koch LB R-Fr. 6-1 204 Buffalo, S.D. / Harding County HS33 Austin Goddard LB Jr. 5-11 230 Oro Valley, Ariz. / Ironwood Ridge HS34 Phydell Paris RB R-Sr. 5-10 210 Thornton, Colo. / Legacy HS35 Sebastian Sefcovic DB R-Fr. 5-10 171 Brighton, Colo. / Brighton HS36 Tanner Tadra LB R-Fr. 5-10 205 Elbert, Colo. / Valor Christian HS37 Cody Hooker DB R-Fr. 5-11 198 Douglas, Wyo. / Douglas HS38 Lathen Stevens DB R-Fr. 5-8 169 Edgemont, S.D. / Edgemont HS39 Jordan Cliff K R-Fr. 6-0 198 Wayne, Neb. / Wayne HS41 Wylee Knudsen LB R-So. 5-9 190 Wright, Wyo. / Wright HS42 Sam Garcia DB R-Fr. 5-10 180 Colorado Springs, Colo. / Harrison HS43 Thayer Sauter DL R-Sr. 6-0 245 Wiggins, Colo. / Wiggins HS44 Justin Davis RB R-Fr. 5-10 188 Compton, Calif. / Elsinore HS45 Paul McLaughlin WR R-Fr. 5-9 167 Rapid City, S.D. / Rapid City Christian HS47 Jarrell Ganaway LB R-So. 6-4 233 Aurora, Colo. / Smoky Hill HS48 Jimmy Pio LB R-Fr. 5-7 190 Sioux Falls, S.D. / Sioux Falls O’Gorman HS49 Isaiah Tivis DB R-Fr. 5-9 161 Colorado Springs, Colo. / Valley City State50 Grant Tubridy LB R-Fr. 6-0 200 Casper, Wyo. / Natrona County HS51 Jamie Gray LB/LS So. 6-0 230 Platteville, Colo. / Berthoud HS52 Isaiah Birkel LB Sr. 6-0 242 Phoenix, Ariz. / Pima CC53 James Marshall OL R-Sr. 5-11 270 Cheyenne, Wyo. / Cheyenne HS54 Jesse Marshall OL R-Sr. 5-11 276 Cheyenne, Wyo. / Cheyenne HS55 Kolten Johnson DL R-Jr. 6-0 224 Aurora, Colo. / Grandview HS56 Brett Lamb LB R-Fr. 5-11 215 San Antonio, Texas / Robert E. Lee HS57 Keith Marson OL R-So. 6-0 255 Coolidge, Ariz. / Vista Grande HS59 Michael Deichert DL R-Sr. 6-0 284 Spearfish, S.D. / Spearfish HS62 Clayton Dry OL Jr. 6-2 275 Phoenix, Ariz. / Glendale CC63 Judd Stewart OL R-Jr. 6-3 304 Cheyenne, Wyo. / Central HS65 Aaron Montoya OL R-Sr. 6-0 260 Brighton, Colo. / Legacy HS66 Alden Giang OL Jr. 6-3 265 Sparks, Nev. / Edward C. Reed HS69 Rico Stubbs OL R-Sr. 6-2 290 Lake Elsinore, Calif. / Elsinore HS71 Darian Warford OL Sr. 6-3 285 Tulare, Calif. / Fresno City College

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Black Hills State University Yellow Jackets73 Kenton Hewitt, Jr. OL R-So. 6-0 276 Englewood, Colo. / Heritage HS75 Nate Dewitt OL R-So. 6-6 317 Worthing, S.D. / Lennox HS76 Joseph Moraga OL R-Fr. 6-4 320 Merced, Calif. / Merced HS80 Keilar Harpham WR R-Fr. 5-10 178 Fort Collins, Colo. / Fort Collins HS81 Jake Basinger WR R-So. 6-2 213 Fruita, Colo. / Fruita Monument HS82 Brennan Walk WR R-So. 6-2 171 Mountain View, Wyo. / Mountain View HS83 Shandon Jones WR R-Sr. 6-2 200 Pipestone, Minn. / Pipestone HS84 Markez Boykin WR R-Fr. 6-3 163 Montgomery, Ala. / Valley City State University85 Liam Heaney TE R-Jr. 6-2 258 Land O’Lakes, Fla. / Land O’Lakes HS86 Gereth Bushong WR R-So 6-0 188 Faith, S.D. / Faith HS87 Zane Lindsey TE R-Jr. 6-3 230 Longmont, Colo. / Silver Creek HS89 Ryan Olsen WR R-So. 6-4 195 Casper, Wyo. / Natrona County HS90 Jared Tiefenthaler DL Sr. 6-0 267 Prescott, Ariz. / Glendale CC93 Anthony Ibarra DL R-Fr. 6-1 287 Kersey, Colo. / Platte Valley HS94 Coleman Johnson DL R-Fr. 6-0 251 Oak Hills, Calif. / Serrano HS95 Conor Heaney DL So. 6-1 270 Land O’Lakes, Fla. / Land O’Lakes HS96 Dartanian Vukota DL R-Fr. 6-4 242 Cheyenne, Wyo. / East HS97 Daylon Stutz DL R-So. 6-3 238 Littleton, Colo. / Arapahoe HS98 Cole Miller DE R-Fr. 6-1 210 Highland Ranch, Colo. / Mountain Vista HS99 Marquise Clayton DL Jr. 6-0 320 Detroit, Mich. / Scottsdale CC

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BLACK HILLS STATEOFFENSEQB 7 Ryan Hommel (Jr., 6-2, 196) 6 Ben Sjobakken (R-Jr., 6-2, 170)RB 34 Phydell Paris (R-Sr., 5-10, 210) 30 Payten Gilmore (So., 6-1, 200)TE 87 Zane Lindsey (R-Jr., 6-3, 230) 85 Liam Heaney (R-Jr., 6-2, 258)WR 83 Shandon Jones (Sr., 6-2, 200) 14 Tanner Gamble (R-So., 6-1, 178)WR 11 Bradley Adamson (R-Sr., 6-1, 188) 13 Trey Fleming (R-Sr., 6-2, 180)WR 20 Erick Hairston-Belcher (Sr., 5-7, 165) 29 Christian Hernandez (R-So., 5-11, 174)LT 71 Darian Warford (Sr., 6-3, 285) 66 Alden Giang (Jr., 6-3, 265)LG 62 Clayton Dry (Jr., 6-2, 275) 53 James Marshall (R-Sr., 5-11, 270)C 65 Aaron Montoya (R-Sr., 6-0, 260) 57 Keith Marson (R-So., 6-0, 255)RG 54 Jesse Marshall (R-Sr., 5-11, 276) 69 Rico Stubbs (R-Sr., 6-2, 290)RT 63 Judd Stewart (R-Jr., 6-3, 304) 76 Joseph Moraga (R-Fr., 6-4, 320)

DEFENSEE 43 Thayer Sauter (R-Sr., 6-0, 245) 55 Kolton Johnson (R-Jr., 6-0, 224)N 59 Michael Deichert (R-Sr., 6-0, 284) 95 Conor Heaney (So., 6-1, 270)T 90 Jared Tiefenthaler (Sr., 6-0, 267) 94 Coleman Johnson (R-Fr., 6-0, 251)LB 47 Jarrell Ganaway (R-So., 6-4, 233) 50 Grant Tubridy (R-Fr., 6-0, 200)LB 52 Isaiah Birkel (Sr., 6-0, 242) 33 Austin Goddard (Jr., 5-11, 230)LB 17 Luis Bach (R-Jr., 6-3, 228) 48 Jimmy Pio (R-Fr., 5-7, 190)LB 31 Jack Mazurie (R-Jr., 6-11, 220) 56 Brett Lamb (R-Fr., 5-11, 215)CB 42 Sam Garcia (R-Fr., 5-10, 180) 3 Chris James (Jr., 5-10, 178)CB 9 Dimitri Butts (Jr., 5-11, 182) 26 Darius Frimpong (R-So., 5-8, 165)FS 2 JJ Kilgore (Sr., 5-11, 191) 15 Josh Gurnaby (R-So., 5-10, 167)RS 24 Drew Hebel (R-Jr., 5-11, 172) 21 Bailey Rosenstrauch (R-Fr., 6-0, 180)

SPECIAL TEAMSP 18 Jess Edens (Jr., 6-1, 212) 1 Jacob Parks (Fr., 5-10, 159)K 1 Jacob Parks (Fr., 5-10, 159) 18 Jess Edens (Jr., 6-1, 212)LS 51 Jamie Gray (So., 6-0, 230) 87 Zane Lindsey (R-Jr., 6-3, 230)SS 51 Jamie Gray (So., 6-0, 230) 65 Aaron Montoya (R-Sr., 6-0, 260)H 11 Bradley Adamson (R-Sr., 6-1, 188) 42 Sam Garcia (R-Fr., 5-10, 180)PR 42 Sam Garcia (R-Fr., 5-10, 180) 20 Erick Hairston-Blecher (Sr., 5-7, 165)KR 42 Sam Garcia (R-Fr., 5-10, 180) 20 Erick Hairston-Blecher (Sr., 5-7, 165)

ADAMS STATEOFFENSEQB 3 Jorge Hernandez (Sr., 6-0, 180) 4 Nick Rooney (Jr., 6-2, 210)RB 6 Corey Brown (Sr., 5-11, 205) 15 Tyree Harris (Jr., 5-11, 205)WR 81 Chad Hovasse (R-Jr., 6-1, 215) 21 Casey Carnaghi (R-Fr., 6-4, 180)WR 1 James Holtrop (Sr., 5-11, 175) 28 Anthony Trujillo (So., 5-11, 200)WR 18 Marquese Surrell (Jr., 6-3, 185) 5 Ziere Banner (Jr., 6-1, 185)TE 11 Stetson Stallworth (So., 6-4, 215) 40 Kyler Sigsbee (R-So.,6-2, 212)LT 73 Obadiah Richardson (R-Fr., 6-6, 280) 72 Dominic Lovato (R-Fr., 6-4, 260)LG 53 Ono Tafisi (Jr., 6-1, 325) 59 William Brewer (Fr., 6-3, 290)C 67 Riley Spriggs (R-So., 6-3, 280) 60 Jacob Russell (Fr., 6-2, 280)RG 70 Isaiah Briggs (R-Jr., 6-4, 310) 59 William Brewer (Fr., 6-3, 280)RT 74 Conner Johnson (So., 6-6, 260) 59 William Brewer (Fr., 6-3, 290)

DEFENSEDE 93 Kasoga Casem (Jr., 6-3, 255) 76 Keato Drummer (So., 6-3, 275)DT 91 Vaega Lolohea (Fr., 6-3, 280) 79 Sergio Mendoza (Jr., 6-0, 290)DT 97 Finau Kohitolu (Jr., 6-2, 290) 92 RJ Martin (Jr., 6-1, 255)DE 90 Charlie Koka (Jr., 6-2, 280) 99 AJ Deberard (So., 6-4, 250)WLB 35 Isaia Rosten (Jr., 6-0, 230) 50 Braeden Meyer (Fr., 6-1, 220)MLB 55 Michael Dunlap (Sr., 5-11, 220) 12 Elijah Tuli (So., 6-0, 230)CB 24 Michael Cirino (R-Sr., 6-1, 200) 32 Ashton Lawson (So., 6-0, 170)SS 13 Garrett Jackson (Jr., 6-1, 180) 34 Joe Golden (So., 6-2, 175)FS 37 Nick Bundy (R-So., 6-0, 180) 31 Jonah Soakai (Fr., 6-3, 170)CB 8 Brandon Baker (Jr., 6-2, 180) 7 Jamal Jennings (So., 6-0, 175)GRIZZ 23 Tim Brown Jr. (Sr., 5-11, 185) 49 Chase Taylor (R-Fr., 6-2, 200)

SPECIAL TEAMSK 43 Paim, Tiago (Fr., 5-9, 150) 42 Gomez, Montana (So., 5-7, 155)P 47 Bowen, Kane (Fr., 6-1, 195) 40 Sigsbee, Kyler (R-So.,6-2, 212)H 3 Hernandez, Jorge (Sr., 6-0, 180) 81 Hovasse, Chad (R-Jr., 6-1, 215)SS 67 Spriggs, Riley (R-So., 6-3, 280) 50 Meyer, Braeden (Fr., 6-1, 220)LS 50 Meyer, Braeden (Fr., 6-1, 220) 17 Fishback, Miles (Jr., 5-9, 180)PR 18 Surrell, Marquese (Jr., 6-3, 185) 31 Soakai, Jonah (Fr., 6-3, 170)KR 18 Surrell, Marquese (Jr., 6-3, 185) 15 Harris, Tyree (Jr., 5-11, 205)

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John ReinersHead Coach • Sixth SeasonCareer record: 19-38

John Reiners is in his sixth year as head coach of the Black Hills State University football team, earning the distinction of the 28th head coach in school history after spending three years (2009-2011) as the offensive and recruiting coordinator.

Reiners was named the RMAC Coach of the Year after a 2016 season in which the Yellow Jackets posted a 7-4 overall record, and finished 6-4 in conference play. The season saw the team finish with its best record and league finish in the RMAC era, while several school records were set during the year. Nine BHSU student-athletes earned post-season RMAC accolades, led by Defensive Player of the Year Drew Hebel. Hebel led the nation in interceptions. Hebel, Shandon Jones, and Phydell Paris are the first Yellow Jackets to be named to the RMAC First Team.

2015 saw Reiners coach the first 1,000-yard rusher in the NCAA-era at BHSU as Phydell Paris tallied 1,066 yards. Andrew Blaylock earned Honorable Mention All-RMAC on the offensive line while Paris and Cody Okray were named First Team All-Academic from the RMAC.

The 2014 season saw the Yellow Jackets have three members named RMAC All-Conference including second team selection Luke Whalen. Ward Anderson and Trent Boner each garnered honorable mention nods. During the season, the Green and Gold posted 4,766 yards of total offense, a school record. Against rival South Dakota Mines, the Yellow Jackets posted five passing touchdowns from Ward Anderson, ranking third-all time along with Anthony Eborieme receiving 194 yards, also third all-time.

The 2013 season saw the Yellow Jackets go 3-8 (3-6 RMAC) after closing the season with wins at Fort Lewis and at home against Western State. The final game of the season, against Western State, was a shootout with the Yellow Jackets putting up a season-high 50 points with 476 yards of total offense.

The offensive line was impressive, allowing the second-fewest sacks in the league at just 17 and the lowest amount of yards lost per sack. The Yellow Jackets also committed the least amount of penalties in the RMAC.

In his first season (2012) as the Jackets’ head coach, Reiners led the team to a 4-7 (3-6 RMAC) record at season’s end after clos-ing out the season with a three-game win streak where Reiners’ squad averaged 31.3 points per game and gave up a mere 10.3 points per game defensively on the way to outscoring their opponents 94-31 in that stretch. Under Reiners’ watch, the Jackets were the least penalized team in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in 2012 and his BHSU team raised their GPA by one-half percent.

In his first season as offensive coordinator, the Yellow Jackets led the Dakota Athletic Conference in rushing and in the last two years of the DAC, he coached eight first-team All-Conference selections and nine second-team All-Conference selections.

While serving as an assistant coach at Chadron State for 14 years, Reiners was the head track and field coach for 11 seasons. Under his guidance, the Eagles set 60 new school records and earned All-American honors 34 times. His track & field teams had the highest GPA among all NCAA Division II teams (3.35 men) in 2007, according to the U.S Track and Field Coaches Association.

At CSC, he was very active on the academic side of things as he spent the first three years as an Academic Coordinator with the Academic Gameplan Program (AGP), a program that promoted and guided student-athletes to successful academic work.

Standouts that Reiners coached at CSC include current San Diego Charger and Harlon Hill Award winner in the 2006-07 season, Danny Woodhead, from 2004-07. He also coached tight-end Jess Clarke in 1999.

Reiners is a graduate of Republican Valley High School at Indianola, Neb., where he was a football standout and won the Class C 800 meter run at the Nebraska State High School Track & Field Meet as a senior with a time of 1:56.69. Reiners earned one letter in track at Chadron State as a freshman before focusing on football full-time. He went on to letter four years in football for the Eagles as wide receiver. Reiners earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from CSC in 1995 and 1997, respectively.

John is married to the former Jennifer Vasey, a native of Laramie, Wyoming, who is one of Chadron State’s all-time great volley-ball players and was inducted to the CSC Hall of Fame in 2010. Together they have one son Dylan, who is a redshirt freshman on the Yellow Jacket team, and three daughters Ashtyn, Addi, and Kali.

The Reiners File

• 28th head coach in Black Hills history

• Played at Chadron State

• 1995 Graduate of Chadron State

• Assistant football coach at Chadron State from 94-08

• Head Track and Field Coach at CSC for 11 years

• Coached two-time Harlon Hill Trophy winner Danny Woodhead (2006 & 2007) at CSC

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Black Hills State FootballBlack Hills State Combined Team Statistics (as of Apr 11, 2017)

All games

Date Opponent Score Att.* Sep 03, 2016 at Adams State W 34-33 1200* Sep 10, 2016 at Fort Lewis W 39-36 1672* Sep 17, 2016 DIXIE STATE W 20-14 1498* Sep 24, 2016 at South Dakota Mines L 17-46 4028* Oct.1, 2016 NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS W 36-10 1394* Oct 08, 2016 #13 COLORADO MESA W 48-34 1243* Oct 15, 2016 at Western State L 0-27 982* Oct 22, 2016 CSU-PUEBLO L 14-49 1003

Oct 29, 2016 #12 DICKINSON STATE W 33-20 1079* Nov 05, 2016 at Chadron State W 21-19 2096* Nov 12, 2016 #25 COLORADO MINES L 28-83 1003

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gPhydell Paris 10-9 251 1351 37 1314 5.2 13 52 131.4Payten Gilmore 11-2 114 485 22 463 4.1 3 45 42.1Ryan Hommel 11-11 64 233 66 167 2.6 2 25 15.2Shane Brooks 6 - 0 16 78 5 73 4.6 1 34 12.2Jamil Bond 2 - 0 11 66 2 64 5.8 1 28 32.0Zach Meyer 3 - 0 6 36 0 36 6.0 1 12 12.0Rob Nuttall 7 - 0 7 32 6 26 3.7 0 12 3.7Isaiah Birkel 11-11 1 23 0 23 23.0 0 23 2.1Ben Sjobakken 3 - 0 2 17 0 17 8.5 0 14 5.7Erick Hairston-Belch 11-11 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3Austin Goddard 11-0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0TEAM 9 - 0 15 0 31 -31 -2.1 0 0 -3.4Total 11 489 2324 169 2155 4.4 21 52 195.9Opponents 11 461 2735 227 2508 5.4 20 77 228.0

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gRyan Hommel 11-11 105.83 192-380-12 50.5 2277 13 73 207.0Zach Meyer 3 - 0 86.25 11-21-2 52.4 93 1 22 31.0Total 11 104.81 203-401-14 50.6 2370 14 73 215.5Opponents 11 122.44 194-355-25 54.6 2439 26 65 221.7

Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/gErick Hairston-Belch 11-11 56 514 9.2 4 36 46.7Eriq Swiftwater 11-7 42 494 11.8 4 42 44.9Shandon Jones 11-11 35 665 19.0 4 73 60.5Trey Fleming 7 - 4 18 289 16.1 1 53 41.3Phydell Paris 10-9 13 138 10.6 0 39 13.8Payten Gilmore 11-2 12 79 6.6 0 19 7.2Zane Lindsey 11-11 8 34 4.2 0 9 3.1Christian Hernandez 7 - 0 6 41 6.8 0 12 5.9Liam Heaney 10-0 5 31 6.2 0 10 3.1Jake Basinger 8 - 0 4 38 9.5 0 17 4.8Brennan Walk 8 - 0 2 28 14.0 1 22 3.5Tanner Gamble 8 - 0 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.9Shane Brooks 6 - 0 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.5Jack Mazurie 11-0 0 9 0.0 0 0 0.8Total 11 203 2370 11.7 14 73 215.5Opponents 11 194 2439 12.6 26 65 221.7

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkTrey Fleming 6-11 54.5 1-1 0-1 3-5 2-4 0-0 43 1Jess Edens 1-1 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 24 0Alberto Mastrovito 2-2 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 40 0TEAM 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsPhydell Paris 13 - - - - - - - 78Trey Fleming 1 6-11 22-23 - - 0-1 - - 46Shandon Jones 4 - - - - - - - 24Erick Hairston-Belch 4 - - - - - - - 24Eriq Swiftwater 4 - - - - - - - 24Payten Gilmore 3 - - - - - - - 18Alberto Mastrovito - 2-2 8-8 - - - - - 14Ryan Hommel 2 - - - - - - - 12Jamil Bond 1 - - - - - - - 6Allan Stubbs 1 - - - - - - - 6Damon Goldhammer 1 - - - - - - - 6Jess Edens - 1-1 3-5 - - - - - 6Zach Meyer 1 - - - - - - - 6Brennan Walk 1 - - - - - - - 6Shane Brooks 1 - - - - - - - 6Matt Singleton 1 - - - - - - - 6TEAM - 0-1 - 0-1 - - - 1 2Total 38 9-15 33-36 0-1 - 0-1 - 1 290Opponents 50 9-14 42-48 - 1 1-2 - - 371

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalBlack Hills State 65 102 66 57 0 290Opponents 97 81 76 117 0 371

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 7-4 4-2 3-2 0-0Conference 6-4 3-2 3-2 0-0Non-Conference 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Team Statistics BHSU OPPFIRST DOWNS 249 244 R u s h i n g 128 126 P a s s i n g 101 106 P e n a l t y 20 12RUSHING YARDAGE 2155 2508 Rushing Attempts 489 461 Average Per Rush 4.4 5.4 Average Per Game 195.9 228.0 TDs Rushing 21 20PASSING YARDAGE 2370 2439 C o m p - A t t - I n t 203-401-14 194-355-25 Average Per Pass 5.9 6.9 Average Per Catch 11.7 12.6 Average Per Game 215.5 221.7 TDs Passing 14 26TOTAL OFFENSE 4525 4947 Average Per Play 5.1 6.1 Average Per Game 411.4 449.7KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 36-612 47-943PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 20-108 31-365INT RETURNS: #-Yards 25-264 14-168FUMBLES-LOST 12-8 10-7PENALTIES-Yards 61-567 73-749PUNTS-AVG 67-36.4 52-38.4TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 1 8 3 0 : 3 43RD-DOWN Conversions 74/190 64/1574TH-DOWN Conversions 12/25 8/20

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgDrew Hebel 9 102 11.3 0 30Allan Stubbs 3 14 4.7 0 14Conrad Rice 2 24 12.0 0 24Travis Groves 2 7 3.5 0 7Luis Bach 2 30 15.0 0 17Damon Goldhammer 2 37 18.5 1 27Cody Benne 2 18 9.0 0 17Isaiah Birkel 1 0 0.0 0 0JJ Kilgore 1 0 0.0 0 0Matt Singleton 1 32 32.0 1 32

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkJess Edens 43 1509 35.1 57 2 4 14 3 0Trey Fleming 24 931 38.8 57 0 4 5 4 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgErick Hairston-Belch 18 103 5.7 0 20Drew Hebel 2 5 2.5 0 9Total 20 108 5.4 0 20Opponents 31 365 11.8 1 85

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgAllan Stubbs 20 358 17.9 0 39Erick Hairston-Belch 12 220 18.3 0 26Luis Bach 3 12 4.0 0 12Drew Hebel 1 22 22.0 0 22Total 36 612 17.0 0 39Opponents 47 943 20.1 0 65

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gPhydell Paris 10 1314 138 0 0 0 1452 145.2Erick Hairston-Be 11 3 514 103 220 0 840 76.4Shandon Jones 11 0 665 0 0 0 665 60.5Payten Gilmore 11 463 79 0 0 0 542 49.3Eriq Swiftwater 11 0 494 0 0 0 494 44.9Total 11 2155 2370 108 612 264 5509 500.8Opponents 11 2508 2439 365 943 168 6423 583.9

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gRyan Hommel 11 444 167 2277 2444 222.2Phydell Paris 10 251 1314 0 1314 131.4Payten Gilmore 11 114 463 0 463 42.1Zach Meyer 3 27 36 93 129 43.0Shane Brooks 6 16 73 0 73 12.2Total 11 890 2155 2370 4525 411.4Opponents 11 816 2508 2439 4947 449.7

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf37 Travis Groves 11-11 34 56 90 2.0-6 . 2-7 8 2 . . . .43 Thayer Sauter 11-11 27 50 77 9.0-33 3.0-22 . . 3 . 3 . .95 Cody Benne 11-11 19 57 76 7.0-20 2.0-12 2-18 . 2 . . . .17 Luis Bach 11-8 43 24 67 5.0-10 . 2-30 5 . . . 1 .3 Damon Goldhammer 11-10 19 37 56 8.5-15 0.5-2 2-37 3 2 2-0 1 . .

Total 11 407 510 917 66-220 22-128 25-264 42 16 7-53 7 1 1Opponents 11 432 524 956 56-161 11-50 14-168 59 24 8-46 9 2 .

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Black Hills State FootballBlack Hills State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 29, 2016)

All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gPhydell Paris 8 187 1047 33 1014 5.4 11 52 126.8Payten Gilmore 9 102 450 18 432 4.2 3 45 48.0Ryan Hommel 9 55 213 53 160 2.9 2 25 17.8Shane Brooks 4 14 73 5 68 4.9 1 34 17.0Jamil Bond 2 11 66 2 64 5.8 1 28 32.0Rob Nuttall 5 7 32 6 26 3.7 0 12 5.2Zach Meyer 2 5 24 0 24 4.8 1 12 12.0Isaiah Birkel 9 1 23 0 23 23.0 0 23 2.6Ben Sjobakken 2 1 14 0 14 14.0 0 14 7.0Erick Hairston-Belch 9 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3TEAM 8 14 0 28 -28 -2.0 0 0 -3.5Total 9 398 1945 145 1800 4.5 19 52 200.0Opponents 9 383 2156 202 1954 5.1 14 57 217.1

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gRyan Hommel 9 106.93 168-330-8 50.9 1959 11 73 217.7Zach Meyer 2 64.64 8-15-1 53.3 44 0 15 22.0Total 9 105.09 176-345-9 51.0 2003 11 73 222.6Opponents 9 117.30 150-281-20 53.4 1868 19 55 207.6

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gErick Hairston-Belch 9 44 345 7.8 3 33 38.3Eriq Swiftwater 9 36 412 11.4 3 33 45.8Shandon Jones 9 34 652 19.2 4 73 72.4Trey Fleming 5 16 262 16.4 1 53 52.4Phydell Paris 8 12 130 10.8 0 39 16.2Payten Gilmore 9 11 67 6.1 0 19 7.4Zane Lindsey 9 8 34 4.2 0 9 3.8Christian Hernandez 5 5 31 6.2 0 12 6.2Liam Heaney 8 4 24 6.0 0 10 3.0Jake Basinger 6 3 21 7.0 0 10 3.5Tanner Gamble 7 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.0Brennan Walk 7 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.9Shane Brooks 4 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.8Jack Mazurie 9 0 9 0.0 0 0 1.0Total 9 176 2003 11.4 11 73 222.6Opponents 9 150 1868 12.5 19 55 207.6

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgErick Hairston-Belch 16 94 5.9 0 20Drew Hebel 2 5 2.5 0 9Total 18 99 5.5 0 20Opponents 29 348 12.0 1 85

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgDrew Hebel 8 102 12.8 0 30Allan Stubbs 3 14 4.7 0 14Conrad Rice 2 24 12.0 0 24Luis Bach 2 30 15.0 0 17Travis Groves 1 7 7.0 0 7Isaiah Birkel 1 0 0.0 0 0Cody Benne 1 1 1.0 0 1Damon Goldhammer 1 10 10.0 0 10JJ Kilgore 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 20 188 9.4 0 30Opponents 9 130 14.4 2 57

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgAllan Stubbs 16 304 19.0 0 39Erick Hairston-Belch 6 109 18.2 0 25Luis Bach 3 12 4.0 0 12Drew Hebel 1 22 22.0 0 22Total 26 447 17.2 0 39Opponents 40 839 21.0 0 65

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgAllan Stubbs 1 48 48.0 1 48Total 1 48 48.0 1 48Opponents 1 46 46.0 0 46

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