SMSU Athletics

March 22, 2014 – Hoof Prints Article

Hello Mustang Fans!

Congratulations to SMSU’s Head Wrestling Coach, Jesse Nelson, who was named the NSIC Coach of the Year by his peers for leading the Mustangs to a 6-2 NSIC record this season recording the most NSIC wins in school history and the first winning conference record since the 2000-01season.

Coach Nelson was joined by four of our Mustang Wrestlers who named to the NSIC All-Conference team this week. Justin Reinsma, Kyle Begin and Jacob Begin were named All-NSIC first team and Cole Wilson was named to the All-NSIC second team.

SMSU Wrestling was also recognized this past week for their accomplishments in the classroom. Mustang Wrestling had five student-athletes named to the 2013-14 National Wrestling Coaches Association Division II All-Academic team. The announcement came at the NCAA II National Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.

As a team, SMSU finished 10th in the country in the team category with a GPA of 3.21. Cole Wilson was named to the first team, while senior Ethan Hildebrandt and senior Micah Larson were both named to the second team.  Sophomore Beau Buysse and senior Andrew Rodas both were named to the honorable mention team. It was a great year for the SMSU Wrestling program academically and athletically, and we are very proud of all their accomplishments.

Save the date! The 29th annual David and Carol Drown SMSU Golf Classic will be held Friday, June 20 at the Marshall Golf Club. The Golf Classic is the next Mustang Booster Club fund raising event, and the Golf Classic Committee will be convening in the next couple of weeks to begin the planning for this great event.
 
For all your information on NCAA Division II post-season competition , the Mustang Booster Club and SMSU Athletics, go to SMSUmustnags.com.

Upcoming SMSU Athletics Events

The SMSU Wrestling team (12-5 overall, 6-2 NSIC) finished the season last weekend with all four wrestlers going 1-2 on day one of the NCAA Division II National Championships that were held last Friday and Saturday, in Cleveland, OH. Justin Reinsma (133), Kyle Begin (165), Jacob Begin (174) and Cole Wilson (285) were eliminated in the consolation second round in tight matches. Congratulations to our Mustang Wrestlers who competed at the National Championships for a great season!

The SMSU Women's and Men's Indoor Track and Field teams will begin training for their outdoor season which will begin on March 29 at the Dakota State Open in Madison, SD.

The SMSU Tennis team (3-10, 1-4 NSIC) went 1-6 on their trip to Mesa, AZ over spring break. The Mustangs lone win came over Our Lady of the Lake University (TX). SMSU will be back in action this Saturday as they head to Bismarck, ND to compete against the University of Mary in an NSIC match beginning at 10:00 a.m.

The SMSU Baseball team 9-7 overall, went 8-4 in Tucson Invitational play this past week on their spring break trip. The Mustangs will begin NSIC play this weekend with a four-game series versus nationally ranked Minnesota State (12-3) in Sioux City, Iowa. All four games will be played at Sioux City North High School with Friday's doubleheader beginning at 1:30 p.m., while Saturday's twinbill is set for 12:00 p.m..

The Mustang Softball team, 3-13 overall and went 3-7 on their spring trip playing in Alabama and in Winter Haven, FL. at the Rebel Spring Games. SMSU is scheduled to compete in their first NSIC doubleheader on March 25 in Sioux Falls, SD, against the University of Sioux Falls at 2:00 p.m.

The SMSU Women’s Golf team had a couple of third place finishes in Florida at the SMSU Spring Invite and the Fort Hays State Spring Thaw Invite in Mess, AZ. The SMSU Spring Invite was held at the LPGA International Golf Club and the FHS Spring Thaw Invite was hosted at Dobson Ranch Golf Course. The Mustangs are back in action this Sunday and Monday as they head to the Missouri Western State Spring Invite held at the St. Joseph Country Club in St. Joseph, MO.

Good luck and safe travels to all of our SMSU Teams competing this weekend!

Go Mustangs!

Congratulation to Rick Haberman who provided the correct response to last week’s Mustang Hoofprint’s Trivia Question: Who was the last SMSU Baseball pitcher to throw a no hitter? Rick was correct in both his emails answering Ryan Morse who threw a no-hitter against Minnesota, Crookston in March of 2005 and followed up with an email recognizing Joe Axelson’s no-hitter thrown last week versus Bemidji State on March 12, 2014.

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

Who was the last SMSU Softball pitcher to throw a no hitter?

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