SMSU Athletics

September 16, 2011 – Hoof Prints Article

Hello Mustang Fans!

I would like to thank all the Mustang supporters who attended the 2011 Ag Bowl festivities last weekend. It was a huge success and took the hard work of many staff members and student-athletes at SMSU. I would also like to thank Tim Steinbach for his leadership in coordinating all the Ag Bowl activities. Tim was supported by Rolly Muller, Kelly Loft, Kacie Weatherly, John Smallwood, our coaching staff, maintenance and physical plant staff, public safety, Aramark, and university and events services on campus. Ag Bowl is a big event that takes a team effort, and I appreciate the hard work of all who contributed to making last weekend a success.

This Saturday, the Mustang Booster Club will host the Mustang Shootout presented by the Marshall Radio Station and Shooter’s Sporting Clays with registration and warm-up activities beginning at 8:30am 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 activity does not stop as we will begin Homecoming Week on the campus of SMSU next week leading up to a full weekend of homecoming and athletic events. For all your information about Mustang Athletics go to SMSUmustangs.com.

The SMSU Soccer team (1-2-0, 0-0-0 NSIC) hits the road this weekend to take on St. Cloud State (1-2-0, 0-0-0 NSIC) and Concordia University, St. Paul (1-2-0, 0-0-0 NSIC) for the start of the NSIC schedule. On Saturday, the Mustangs travel to St. Cloud for a 1:00 pm match-up against St. Cloud State. The team then heads to St. Paul to take on the Golden Bears at 1:00 pm on Sunday.

The Mustang Football team (1-1, 1-0 NSIC) continues NSIC play this Saturday, taking on Bemidji State University (2-0, 1-0 NSIC) at Chet Anderson Stadium in Bemidji, MN, with kickoff slated for 6:00 pm. The Beavers have won the series in recent years, winning the last 11 games dating back to the 1998 season with SMSU’s last victory in the series coming on Sept. 27, 1997, in Bemidji. The Mustangs opened conference play last Saturday with a thrilling 48-45 victory over the University of Mary, while BSU picked up a huge road victory in overtime versus Augustana 30-27.

The #8 SMSU Volleyball team (7-2, 1-0 NSIC) began NSIC action this Tuesday with a sweep (25-15, 25-21, 25-16) over Upper Iowa (6-4, 0-1 NSIC). Mary Groth led all players with 14 kills in the match while Brooke Burmeister followed her lead with 13 kills of her own. The Mustangs will continue NSIC play this Saturday as they go on the road to take on No. 15 Minnesota State, Mankato with the match starting 4:00 pm at the Taylor Center in Mankato, MN.

The SMSU Women’s Golf team continues its fall season this Sunday and Monday at the 36-hole, 12-team Concordia University Invite at Tartan Park Golf Course in Lake Elmo, MN. The Mustangs are coming off a first place finish at the Concordia College Invite in Detroit Lakes, MN, this past weekend, will begin play on Sunday afternoon at 12:48. Monday’s final round will begin at 9:30 am with a shotgun start. Joining SMSU at the invite include Augustana; Concordia, St. Paul; Minot State; MSU Moorhead, Missouri Western State; Nebraska-Omaha; St. Cloud State; Sioux Falls; Upper Iowa; Wayne State and Winona State.

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

Congratulations to Rick Haberman from Tracy, MN, who provided the correct answer to last week’s Mustang Hoofprints Question: Mustang Head Football Coach, Cory Sauter, played for how many NFL teams during his professional career? Coach Sauter spent six seasons (1998-2004) in the NFL originally signing with the Arizona Cardinals before playing for the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts.

Hoofprints Trivia Question (please put this in a box with the title on top)

What has been the average attendance for Mustang Football games since moving into Mattke Field at the Regional Event Center?

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