January 23, 2014 – Hoof Prints Article Hello Mustang Fans!
We are one week away from the SMSU Department of Athletics hosting the 12
th Induction into the Hall of Honor on Saturday, January 31, 2015. The Hall of Honor ceremony will be held at the SMSU Upper Level Conference Center, will begin at 12:00 pm with a half-hour social, followed by lunch and the induction ceremonies beginning at 12:30 p.m.
This year's induction class includes football and baseball player Joe Dittrich (1977-81); men's basketball player Jacob Fahl (1999-2003); baseball player Chad Hess (1994-97); golfer Laura (Lundbohm) Hulsebus (2000-04); football player Nate Rudolph (1996-99); football and baseball player Gary Schleper (1982-87); community member and supporter of SMSU athletics Brian Brandt; and the 2000-01 women's basketball team. It is always an exciting time when we recognize the contributions and talents of our former student-athletes, alumni, coaches, teams and community members.
Tickets for the lunch and ceremony are $15 per person. To reserve a ticket for the banquet please call the SMSU athletics office at 507-537-7271 or e-mail Melissa.bromen@smsu.edu.
Gold Rush Raffle Tickets are now available! The Gold Rush Raffle will be held on Friday, February 6 in the SMSU Conference Center beginning at 6:00 pm with a social, drinks and appetizers. To kick-off our program, we will hear from a student-athlete speaker at 7:00 pm and the reverse raffle will start shortly after the speakers conclude. It is a wonderful event that raises money for SMSU Athletic Scholarships through the Mustang Booster Club. If you have any questions about the event or would like to inquire about purchasing a Gold Rush Raffle Ticket, please call Jennifer Graven at 507-537-6233.
The Mustang Booster Club has two socials following SMSU Women’s and Men’s Basketball games over the next month. Here are the dates and locations of the Mustang Booster Club Socials:
January 31 – Ramada (Hawaiian Night/Hall of Honor Weekend)
February 21 – Hitching Post
For the latest information on the SMSU Hall of Honor and Mustang Athletics go to SMSUmustangs.com.
This Week in SMSU Athletics The SMSU Men’s Basketball team (9-9, 5-7 NSIC) will be on the road this weekend beginning their road trip at #20 MSU Mankato (14-3, 7-3 NSIC) at the Taylor Center starting at 8:00 pm. On Saturday, Southwest will head to Concordia St. Paul (11-6, 7-4 NSIC) to battle the Golden Bears beginning at 6:00 pm. The Mustangs are coming off two home losses last week to Northern State, 90-98, and MSU Moorhead, 57-79.
The SMSU Women’s Basketball team (2-14, 2-10 NSIC) went 1-1 last weekend beating #4 Northern State 53-52 before losing to MSU Moorhead 53-79. The Mustangs will start their road trip on Friday with MSU Mankato (11-5, 8-3 NSIC). SMSU will travel to Concordia St. Paul ((9-8, 6-3 NSIC) on Saturday with the contest scheduled for 4:00 pm at the Ganglehoff Center.
Both the SMSU Women’s and Men’s Basketball teams will be home next weekend playing host to Bemidji State on Friday and UMD on Saturday for SMSU’s Hawaiian Night Celebration.
The SMSU Wrestling team (5-5) will return to action this Saturday, January 25 as they welcome Augustana College to the PE Gym at 7:00 pm. The Mustangs are coming off a 2-2 performance at the Midwest Duals hosted by the University of Nebraska, Kearney. Southwest began the day with a 27-18 win over Colorado State-Pueblo and a 32-15 win over Central Missouri. Following the break, SMSU lost to Colorado School of Mines (15-28) and concluded the duals with a 9-29 loss to Colorado Mesa. The Mustangs will be at home next Friday, January 30 taking on Upper Iowa University with the match starting at 7:00pm.
The SMSU Wheelchair Basketball team (3-23) will host the SMSU Tournament this weekend. The Mustangs will play Wisconsin-Whitewater (6:00 pm) and Missouri (9:00 pm) on Friday evening. Southwest will turn around on Saturday and play Whitewater again at 9:00 am and Missouri at 12:00 pm with all contests taking place in the R/A Facility.
The SMSU Women’s and Men’s Indoor Track & Field teams had an impressive showing at the Dordt Invite last Saturday breaking a number of school records in the meet.
For the SMSU women's team,
Kim Shabino placed fourth in the 55-meter dash with a school record 7.54 and was also a member of SMSU's 4x400 relay team that finished seventh out of 13 teams with a school record time of 4:14.54.
Rylee Armstrong earned a fourth place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 10.76m and also placed fifth in the long jump at 5.18m.
Naomi Dalton recorded a program-best toss of 12.98m/42-7 to earn sixth place.
On the men's side last Saturday,
Evan Bonneson set a school mark in the 3,000-meter with a time of 9:15.71 to earn fifth place,
Will Hanson ran a time of 8.12 in the 60-meter hurdles to capture first place, while
Alejandro Sanchez set a new school mark earning first place in the 600-meter with a time of 1:21.98. Hanson's time ranks second fastest in the NSIC and 11th in Division II this season.
In the field events,
Ben Tonsager finished second in the shot put with a program best 15.39m,
Albert Rogalski placed seventh in the high jump with a mark of 6-0.75, while
Zach Jones set a school record in the triple jump at 13.02m/42-8.5 to earn a third place finish.
Alex Weis also had a strong day placing third in the weight throw at 15.32m.
Both teams will compete this weekend at the Minnesota State Open and Multi at MSU Mankato on Friday and Saturday. The women's pentathlon and men's heptathlon will take place on Friday, while the field events begin at 9:00 am on Saturday, followed by running events at 12:00 pm.
I would like to wish all our teams the best of luck this weekend!
Go Mustangs!
No one was able to provide the correct answer to last week’s Mustang Hoofprint’s Trivia Question: Over the last six years, what is the average return rate from the spring to fall semester been for SMSU Student-athletes? SMSU Student-athletes, over the last six years, have had an average return rate of 85% from spring semester to fall semester.
Hoofprints Trivia Question (please put this in a box with the title on top)
What Mustang Wrestler holds the school record for career dual matches won?
The first person to email me at
MustangHoofPrints@SMSU.edu with the correct answer to this question will receive an SMSU t-shirt.
