JACKRABBIT SENIORS
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-18CONRAD KJERSTAD
6-0, 195, Sr. Defensive Back Wall, S.D. Wall H.S. Major: Agricultural Business
onrad returns for his third season as the team’s starting strong safety ... enters senior season four interceptions away from tying the SDSU career record of 14 ... for his efforts in the classroom, has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team and received the Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award each of the past two seasons 2009: Honored both athletically and academically ... started all 12 games and earned second-team all-MVFC honors ... tied for team lead with five interceptions ... ranked third on team with 81 tackles ... named team’s Defensive Player of the Week after recording six tackles and returning interception 40 yards against Georgia Southern ... tallied career-high 15 tackles against Southern Illinois ... topped double figures for tackles for first time with 11 at Illinois State ... intercepted a pass and made nine tackles at Cal Poly ... registered five tackles, two pass breakups and interception in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Montana ... named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Second Team, MVFC All-Academic First Team and honored on FCS Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star Team 2008: Played through injury to appear in 11 games, nine of which he started ... did not play at Stephen F. Austin ... led team with four interceptions and ranked sixth in tackles with 51 ... picked off two passes and matched career high with nine tackles in Cereal Bowl victory over Youngstown State ... helped seal Jackrabbit win at North Dakota State with fourth-quarter interception ... opened season by forcing fumble at the goal line and registering seven tackles, including one for loss, at Iowa State ... tallied eight tackles and intercepted a pass in losing effort at Southern Illinois ... honored as team’s Defensive Player of the Week at Indiana State after recording four tackles ... Year 2007 2008 2009 Career
G 11 11 12 34
Solo 17 23 44 84
Ast 9 28 37 74
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 15, vs. Southern Illinois, 11-7-2009 Tackles for Loss: 1, four times (last: vs. Indiana State, 9-19-2009) Interceptions: 2, vs. Youngstown State, 9-6-2008 Long Interception Return: 82 yards (for TD), vs. Stephen F. Austin, 9-29-2007 Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-2007, and at Iowa State, 8-28-2008
claimed a spot on the All-MVFC Academic Second Team 2007: Notched a tackle in 10 of the 11 games in which he played ... made season-best nine tackles and forced a fumble in victory over Cal Poly ... returned interception 82 yards for a touchdown and recorded two tackles in Hobo Day victory over Stephen F. Austin ... notched five tackles versus Texas State ... made solo stop and recovered fumble in home win over Southern Utah 2006: Redshirted ... honored as team’s Scout Defense Player of the Week in preparation for 2006 season opener, as well Scout Special Teams Player of the Week leading up to Northern Iowa game BEFORE SDSU: Lettered five times in football and basketball, four times in track and three in golf at Wall High School ... a two-way starter for five years, he was a five-time all-conference pick in football, earning all-state honors three years ... in 2005, he was also selected as a member of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 team ... career prep totals included 35 interceptions, believed to be an all-time South Dakota record; 442 tackles; 141 touchdowns, and 3,641 rushing yards for an average of 8.23 yards per carry ... reached 1,000-point plateau in basketball ... academic all-state selection
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Total 26 51 81 158
TFL-Yds 0.5-1 3.0-6 1.0-1 4.5-8
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ao is expected to add depth to the defensive unit at an end position for the Jackrabbits this season 2009: Appeared in the season opener against Georgia Southern, but did not factor into any statistics 2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt
Sack-Yds 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
PBU 1 0 6 7
Int-Yds 1-82 4-45 5-93 5-127
BK 0 0 0 0
FR-Yds 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-0
FF 1 1 0 2
BEFORE SDSU: Played two seasons at Palomar
Community College in San Marcos, Calif. ... selected to the all-Mission Conference American Division First Team in 2007 after recording 22 tackles — one for loss — with a fumble recovery
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A JACKRABBIT
-50MAO LEFITI
6-4, 225, Sr. Defensive Line Koneoham, Hawaii Palomar College Major: Economics
“Being a Jackrabbit means being a part of a family. It means being a part of something bigger than yourself. It is about all of the team coming together for a common goal — a national championship.” “To me, being a Jackrabbit means yellow and blue. It means playing in front of a great crowd, the alumni, the Pride, Hobo Day, the Dakota Marker, Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, friends and family.” “Being a Jackrabbit means being part of a group of guys who share a common and are all willing to make the sacrifices everyone else chooses not to make.”
-- quotes provided by Jackrabbit seniors 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE
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