Hoof Prints - Jan. 20, 2011
January 21, 2011 – Hoof Prints Article
Hello Mustang Fans!
Yesterday, the Mustang Family lost a long-time SMSU supporter and Mustang Booster Member with the passing of Ronald “Ronnie Mac” McLaughlin. Ronnie had a great passion for the University, our athletic teams, staff members and especially our student-athletes. He and wife Marilyn have been a constant at University, Athletics Department and Booster Club events. The thoughts and prayers of the Mustang Family go out to Marilyn and the entire McLaughlin Family. We will miss you dearly, Ronnie Mac
This year’s Gold Rush Raffle hosted by the Mustang Booster Club will be on Friday, February 25 in the SMSU Conference Center Ballroom. Tickets are just $50.00 each for your chance to win the grand prize of $5,000. If you are interested in purchasing a ticket call the athletic department at 507-537-7204.
If you have not been to the Gold Rush Raffle, you should buy a raffle ticket and join us for a night of fun, friendship and laughter. Every year, the raffle gets great reviews from the people who attend. It is a mid-winter social event that you will not want to miss with cash prizes, give-aways, mystery prizes, games, and silent and live raffle items. The Gold Rush is sponsored by the Mustang Booster Club and has sold out all six years. For more information on the Gold Rush Raffle, please go to SMSUmustangs.com and click on the “Gold Rush Raffle” button on the right side of our webpage.
Here is a rundown of the Mustang Booster Club and SMSU Athletics Department special events coming up in January and February:
The Southwest Minnesota State University Men's and Women's Basketball teams will hold the 2nd Annual Alumni Basketball Weekend on January 22, 2011. There will be an alumni basketball game featuring both men's and women's past players that will be played in the PE Gym at SMSU starting at 2:00 pm.
After the alumni game, participants can grab a Burger King Whopper and cheer on the SMSU women's and men's basketball teams as they take on Bemidji State. A social will be held following the men's game at Shay's and is sponsored by the men's and women's basketball teams along with the Mustang Booster Club.
New This Year to the Alumni Basketball Weekend is "The Mustang Way," in honor and recognition of basketball teams and coaches who paved the way for SMSU basketball today.
This Year's Alumni Weekend teams of honor are:
Women's Teams: 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75
Men's Teams: 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75
Teams will have the opportunity to coach during the Alumni Basketball games Saturday afternoon and will then be recognized on Saturday evening during the SMSU basketball games. For more information on the Basketball Alumni Weekend and all the SMSU Athletic Department events, go to SMSUmustangs.com.
Hawaiian Night Saturday, January 29 @ 6:00 pm/8:00 pm (Women’s & Men’s BB vs
Winona State)
Gold Rush Raffle Friday, February 25 @ 6:00 pm (Social Hour)
Hall of Honor Saturday, February 26 @ 1:00 pm
The SMSU Men’s Basketball team (6-9, 3-8 NSIC) begins the second half of the NSIC schedule and will also be looking to snap a four-game losing streak when they host a pair of games this weekend in Marshall at the R/A Facility.
Friday, SMSU will take on the University of Minnesota Duluth (7-8, 5-6 NSIC) starting at 8:00 pm, before concluding the weekend with a game versus Bemidji State University (7-8, 4-7 NSIC) on Saturday, also beginning at 8:00 pm. The Mustangs will conclude NSIC play with seven of its final 11 conference games at home.
The SMSU Women’s Basketball team (4-11, 3-8 NSIC) will also be at home this weekend against Minnesota Duluth (9-6, 7-4 NSIC) on Friday. The Mustangs will then welcome Bemidji State (5-10, 2-9 NSIC) on Saturday night. Both games are set to begin at 6:00 pm in the R/A Facility.
The SMSU Wrestling team (2-0-1 overall) competed yesterday in a triangular with Dakota Wesleyan and Northwestern (Iowa) and will begin a four match homestand this Saturday as they host St. Cloud State University in the first NSIC dual of the season in the PE Gym at 7:00 pm.
The Mustang Wheelchair Basketball team (8-1 overall) will be traveling to the University of Illinois this weekend to play five games in Champagne, IL for the College Conference Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. The Mustang will play the University of Alabama, University of Illinois, Edinboro University and the University of Texas, Arlington all this weekend.
The Mustangs added a student-athlete to the SMSU Wheelchair Basketball team over the winter break. Derek Klinkner, SMSU Football player, will be joining the Mustang Wheelchair Basketball program to finish out the 2010-11 winter season. Coach Shaver has indicated that Derek has brought linebackers mentality to practice and has provided great energy to the team.
Good luck to all of our Mustang Teams this week. Go Mustangs!
Go Mustangs!
Congratulations, Sara Dolan, for providing the correct answer to last week’s Mustang Hoofprints Trivia Question: What Marshall couple became engaged during Hawaiian Night five years ago at halftime of the Men’s Basketball game? David Krull asked Brittany Knutson to marry him during halftime of the men’s basketball at the 2006 Hawaiian Night festivities while playing the Newly Wed Game.
Hoofprints Trivia Question (please put this in a box with the title on top)
How many years has the SMSU Women’s Basketball team been hosting the Alumni Women’s Basketball Weekend?
The first person to email me at MustangHoofPrints@SMSU.edu with the correct answer to this question will receive an SMSU t-shirt. The winner will be announced on The Saturday Morning Mustang Show between 9:00 am and 10:00 am on 1400AM each week.
