Southwest Minnesota State University Athletics

MARSHALL, MINN.: Southwest Minnesota State University men’s basketball head coach Greg Stemen announced on Thursday that 6-foot-1 guard Stoddard Barnhill from the Academy of Holy Angels High School in Richfield, Minn., has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and basketball career at SMSU.

Barnhill, a native of Minneapolis, Minn., led Holy Angels to the 6AAA section finals this past season before losing to eventual state champion Benilde-St. Margaret's.  A two-year team captain, Barnhill averaged 16.9 points, six assists and three steals per game this season earning first team all-conference accolades and honorable mention all-state honors from Minnesota Basketball News.  He scored over 20 points in a game eight times this year including a season-high 30 in a victory over DeLaSalle in the section semifinals.  A two-time first team all-conference honoree, Barnhill scored over 1,000 points in his career.
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WARRENSBURG, MO.: Southwest Minnesota State University junior second baseman Greg Laughlin has been named to the 2008 Daktronics All-Central Region first team.  The Daktronics All-Region squad is selected by the sports information directors of the Central Region.  It’s the second year Daktronics has sponsored the award.  SMSU first baseman Nathan Koppi was a second team honoree last season.  Laughlin will now move to the national ballot for a chance to earn All-America honors. 

Laughlin, a native of Eden Prairie, Minn., led the team with a .397 batting average with a team-high 60 base hits in 151 at bats.  A 2008 second team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference honoree, Laughlin finished second on the team with 35 RBI and ranked third with 10 doubles.  He also led the squad with 18 multi-hit games including a team-high six three-hit games and three four-hit games.  In 41 games played he went hitless in just 11 games.  Laughlin also finished second on the team with nine multi-RBI games.
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