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Katelyn Hashbarger ’15 (graphic design) joined The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce as the graphics and publications coordinator. She previously was a design specialist and Posterboard brand advocate at Onsharp.
Joerger Named Sacramento Kings Head Coach
Jordan Riewer ’15 (exercise science) signed a contract to play for the Oettinger Rockets in the Gotha Germany Pro A Division. Riewer left for Germany Aug. 8 and began training camp Aug. 10. The team will play several pre-season games before beginning the regular season Sept. 28. The season is slated to last around nine months, depending on how the team does in the playoffs. Oettinger finished fifth out of 16 teams in the league a year ago. Riewer, 2014-15 MSUM Male Athlete of the Year, had a decorated senior season to cap off a
stellar Dragon career. He helped the Dragon men reach the NCAA Division II Elite Eight for the first time in school history. Riewer was named NABC First-Team All-American, Daktronics Third-Team All-American, Basketball Times Second-Team AllAmerican and to the Division II Bulletin All-America Third Team. As a senior he averaged 16.2 points, 5.7 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game while shooting 50.4 percent from the field. He was the NSIC Co-Player of the year and also earned NSIC Alltournament honors. He led the nation in free-throw percentage at 94.9 percent. He was second in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio. Riewer leaves MSUM with 1,382 points scored and has school career records with 470 assists and 226 threepointers made. He led the NSIC in three different statistical categories as well.
Dave Joerger ’97 (mass communications) was hired as head coach for the Sacramento Kings in May. Joerger, who was previously head coach for the Memphis Grizzlies, signed a threeyear deal with the Kings. During his three years with the Grizzlies, Joerger went 147-99 and took the team to playoffs each year. Joerger gained fame as one of the most successful minor league basketball coaches in history. Eighteen of his players were called up to the NBA, and he’s just the sixth head coach in D-League history to join the NBA coaching ranks.
DRAGON BABIES Photo credit: Britta the Photographer, aka Britta Trygstad ’05 (mass communications)
Liv Katie (Hamness) '12 & Andrew Faken
Peyton Jenn (Austing) ’11 & Chris ’11 Lubarsk
Congratulations to Dragon YWCA Woman of the Year Winners, Nominees Alumna Tonya Stende ’94 (accounting), Dale Carnegie North Dakota President, was named YWCA Woman of the Year for Community and Volunteer Service. Alumna Michelle Weber ’91 (English), principal at Liberty Middle School, was named YWCA Woman of the Year for Science and Technology.
Emmett Lindsay (Hartmann) ’05 & Ryan Hample
Julian Traci (Pesta) ’10 & Joseph ’10 Kuntz
Other Dragon alumnae, faculty and staff nominees included: Shireen Alemadi ’04 (biology), MSUM; Sandra Buchholz ’03 (mass communications), Sagency Talent; Dr. Jennifer Fremstad ’01 (ed leadership), West Fargo High School; the late Carol Grimm, MSUM; Beth Olson ’15 (women's and gender studies), FM Dorothy Day House; and Dr. Deborah White, MSUM. FALL 2016
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