Hoof Prints - Feb. 3, 2011
February 3, 2011 – Hoof Prints Article
Hello Mustang Fans!
I would like to thank all the fans who came out to support our Mustang Wrestling, Women’s Basketball and Men’s Basketball teams last Friday and Saturday nights. The Hawaiian Night crowd was one of the largest I have seen since coming to SMSU. It was a great atmosphere and we in the SMSU Athletics Department are very thankful for your support this past weekend.
The SMSU Football team announced the Class of 2011 student-athletes who have signed National Letters of Intent to attend SMSU and play football for the Mustangs next fall. Before it is all said and done, Mustang Football will bring in over forty new student-athletes, both freshmen and transfers, to join the team for this upcoming season. Head Coach, Cory Sauter, presented video highlights and a brief overview of some of the recruits we have signed at the Mustang Booster Club Luncheon held at Shay’s Lounge yesterday over the noon hour.
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. The tickets are starting to go fast, so please contact us today to secure your opportunity to win some great prizes and be part of an enjoyable social atmosphere.
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 still to come in late February:
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 (9-10, 6-9 NSIC) and Women’s Basketball team (7-12, 6-9 NSIC) are on road this weekend with a pair of NSIC games. On Friday, SMSU will take on Wayne State College with the Wildcat Women’s Basketball team (17-2 overall, 14-1 NSIC) currently in first place in the NSIC and the men’s team (10-9, 6-9 NSIC) tied with our Mustangs for 8th place in the NSIC. The contest will be held at Rice Auditorium with the women’s game starting at 6;00 pm and the men’s game to follow at 8:00 pm in Wayne, NE.
SMSU will conclude the weekend on Saturday when they head to Sioux Falls, SD to compete against Augustana College. The Mustang Women’s Basketball team will take the floor against the Augustana Women’s Basketball team (16-6, 9-6 NSIC) at 4:00 pm. The Mustang Men’s Basketball team will battle the Vikings (14-5, 11-4 NSIC) at 6:00 pm with both games taking place at the Elmen Center.
The SMSU Wrestling team (4-2-1 overall, 0-2-0 NSIC) will conclude a four-match homestand this weekend hosting two ranked opponents in No. 2 Augustana College and No. 20 Minnesota State University Moorhead. The Mustangs will dual the Vikings at 7:00 pm on Friday before welcoming the MSU Dragons at 3:00 pm on Saturday with both contests being held in the PE Gym.
The Mustang Wheelchair Basketball team (9-5 overall) will be back in action on February 11 & 12 when they head to the University of Missouri to compete.
The Mustang Tennis team will head up to the Twin Cities this Saturday to compete against the University of St. Thomas in the first competition of the spring.
Good luck to all of our Mustang Teams this week. Go Mustangs!
Go Mustangs!
Congratulations to Rick Haberman, who provided the correct answer to last week’s Mustang Hoofprints Trivia Question: What year did SMSU Athletics officially become a member of NCAA Division II? Southwest State University officially became a member of NCAA Division II in 1995-96.
Hoofprints Trivia Question (please put this in a box with the title on top)
Who was the last Mustang Women’s Tennis student-athlete to be elected into the SMSU Hall of Honor?
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.
