SMSU Athletics

September 8, 2011 – Hoof Prints Article

Hello Mustang Fans!

This weekend is the 5th Annual Ag Bowl presented by Ralco Nutrition, Inc. We have an exciting line-up of activities as part of this year’s Ag Bowl. It is a great family event with activities for the entire family, food, beverages and live music. Here is the schedule:

2011 Ag Bowl Schedule of Events
Saturday, Sept. 10 - Regional Event Center/Parking Lot

• 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.: YMCA Punt, Pass and Kick Contest (located at SMSU football practice fields; north end of campus)

• 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.: Various events (Regional Event Center parking lot) including:
BBQ Bonanza Food Tent
Live Music – Bus Nine
Face Painting
Pony Rides
Marshall FFA – Ag Olympics
RTR FFA – Corn Shucking
Tracy FFA - Carnival Games
Party Time Inflatables - (70’ Obstacle Course), (Chaos Obstacle Course), (Bounce & Slide)
Mechanical Bull Ride – (Xtreme Bull Riding Entertainment)
Antique Tractor Display
Titan Machinery – New tractor display

• 5 p.m.: Kickoff SMSU football vs. the University of Mary

2011 Ag Bowl Raffle Tickets
•Raffle ticket are just $10 and can be purchased in the SMSU Athletics Department
•Every raffle ticket holder will receive 10 food punches at the BBQ Bonanza

Raffle Prizes:
-1st prize : 4-Wheeler (donated by Action Sports)
-2nd prize : $1,000
-3rd & 4th prize : Side of Beef

Raffle drawing will be held at halftime of the Mustang football game

The Ag Bowl has been a two-time winner of the NCAA Civic Engagement Award presented to one member institution of each Division II Conference. The SMSU Athletics Department has been honored with this award three of the last four years. For all your information on the 5th Annual Ag Bowl and the latest news in Mustang Athletics go to SMSUmustangs.com.

Next weekend, the Mustang Booster Club will host the Mustang Shootout presented by the Marshall Radio Station and Shooter’s Sporting Clays on Saturday, September 17 with registration and warm-up activities beginning at 9:00am held at Shooter’s Sporting Clays. The competition will begin at 10:00am with each participant shooting 100 sporting clays with a number of opportunities for shooters to win a variety of prizes in the frenzy, flurry and other shooting activities included in the event. The Mustang Shootout is a fun way to support Mustang Athletics and get ready for the hunting season that will be here before you know it.

The SMSU Soccer team went 1-1 this last weekend losing to a very good University of Montana, Billings 3-0 in the first match. The Mustangs rebounded in game two last Sunday beating Colorado Christian 1-0 in a match where Colorado Christian controlled play in the first half but could not find the back of the net. SMSU was able to make some halftime adjustments allowing Vanesa Corona to score the matches only goal and help Sonya Smith to her first shutout in her first start at goalkeeper for the Mustangs.

The Mustangs will be back home this Saturday as they play host to St. Cloud State University in a non-conference match-up set for 12:00 pm at the Regional Event Center as part of the Ag Bowl festivities. Both SMSU and SCSU will start the Northern Sun Intercollegiate action next Saturday, September 17 in St. Cloud as the two teams will face-off for the second time this season.

The Mustang Football team (0-1, 0-0 NSIC) opens the 2011 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference season on Saturday taking on the University of Mary (1-0, 0-0 NSIC). Kickoff is slated for 5:00 pm at Mattke Field at the Regional Event Center. The Mustangs are looking to rebound following a 30-17 road loss to Northern State, while University of Mary is coming off a thrilling 31-24 home victory over Chadron State (Neb.) last week. The 2011 Ag Bowl will provide a great pre-game environment for all the Mustang supporters leading up to kick-off of the Mustangs home opener against the Marauders.

The SMSU Volleyball team (3-1) ranked 6th in the AVCA poll swept the No. 2 team in the country Central Missouri (2-2) in straight sets (25-18, 25-23, 25-15) in its final game of the Wildwood Lodge Volleyball Classic last Saturday. SMSU defeated Pittsburg State, Northern Michigan and Central Missouri with its only loss coming to NSIC rival Wayne State College.

The Mustang Volleyball team will travel this weekend to Denver, CO competing in the prestigious Colorado Premier Challenge. SMSU opens play on today against Lock Haven (Pa.) at noon MT before playing tournament host No. 11 Metro State (Colo.) at 7:00 pm MT. The Mustangs home opener will be on September 13 as they play host to Upper Iowa University at 7:00pm in the PE Gym.

The SMSU Women’s Golf team finished second to Augustana College, the defending NCAA Central Region champion, who shot a 306 to win the Augustana Labor Day Triangular at the par-71 Bakker Crossing Golf Course in Sioux Falls, SD on Monday. The Mustangs finished in second place with a team score of 321, while the University of Sioux Falls was third with a score of 329. KC Kane led SMSU with a tie for fourth place with a 6-over 77, while Marissa Campeau finished with a 7-over 78 to earn a sixth place finish.

Mustang Women’s Golf will continue play today, at the 18-hole Cobber Open at Wildflower Golf Course in Detroit Lakes, MN. SMSU will then compete at the 36-hole Concordia Open on Saturday and Sunday, also held at the Wildflower G.C.

Good luck to all of our teams this week and Go Mustangs!

Congratulations to my dad, Brian Hmielewski, who provided the correct answer to last week’s Mustang Hoofprints Question:What college did SMSU Head Soccer Coach, TJ Buchholz, attend and play soccer? Coach Buchholz played and coached at Northwestern College in Orange City, IA.

Hoofprints Trivia Question (please put this in a box with the title on top)
Mustang Head Football Coach, Cory Sauter, played for how many NFL teams during his professional career?

The first person to email me at MustangHoofPrints@SMSU.edu with the correct answer to this question will receive an SMSU t-shirt.