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STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

Lynn Sargeant, Hobo Day Committee addresses the Senate

KENNETH REBELLO Asst. News Editor

Dean for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) Lynn Sargeant addressed Senate Monday regarding the renovation of Lincoln Hall and Introduction to Global Citizenship and Diversity class (AHSS 111).

“Lincoln Hall is our new home,” Sargeant said. “I am very excited, proud and happy that it happened.”

Sargeant expressed her gratitude to the leaders of 1977-78 Students’ Association as they persuaded Board of Regents (BOR) for funding to keep Lincoln Hall functioning and have it remodeled for the Department of Music back then.

“It functioned as the home for the Department of Music until the end of 2018,” Sargeant said. “That’s when the Department of Music and Theater program joined together to become the School of Performing Arts at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center (PAC).”

Vice President Hayden Bentz requested Sargeant for suggestions that would positively affect other campus buildings as compared to how Lincoln Hall has been updated.

“Probably one of the most important things about this building (Lincoln Hall) is newly built collaborative spaces and that is something that the university has struggled to provide,” Sargeant said. “So, I think collaborative spaces are number one and number two is making sure that we have fewer ‘have nots’ like reducing distances.”

Sen. Grant Sternhagen for Jerome. J. Lohr College of Engineering requested Sargeant for clarity on importance of AHSS 111 class.

“The information that we received from employers and a part of being accredited was our lack of introducing students to the diversity of the world and thereby needing students to be prepared effectively to function in a diversifiable world,” Sargeant said.

According to Sargeant, students often brought up issues of the course being termed difficult during their freshman

Collegian Photo by KENNETH REBELLO Lynn Sargeant addressing the senate.

year. She also spoke on how the course had been under constant critique.

Student Organization Reports Hobo Day Committee President Marissa Vogt addressed the senate and provided numbers on attendance of participants throughout the Hobo week.

“We saw a decrease in volunteer numbers this year, but we had 120 entrees in total for the parade,” Vogt said. “49 of these were student entrees and 26 were from the grant and money program.”

Victoria Hansen has been named Grand Pooba for the 2024 Hobo Day Parade.

Although weather impacted the Bumfire event, Vogt described it to be one of her favorite events during the Hobo week.

Senator At-Large Carter Howell and Government Affairs Chair Michael Garofalo commended the Hobo Day Committee for the success of Hobo Day this year.

Committee and Staff Reports Communications Chair Hannah Dayaget and Chief of Staff Benjamin Connor plan to update the SA bylaws on the website this week.

Diversity Chair Chloe Wisser thanked her predecessor Asledi Castillo for the work she had put in throughout her time.

Wisser requested time to settle into her position and encouraged engagement.

Armed Forces Association (AFA) plan to have a SDSU Military Appreciation Day Saturday, Nov. 18.

Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) informed the senate about the attendees turn out for the Drag Show held last week.

Over 160 tickets were

sold this year and the Volstorff Ballroom (VBR) had been extended this year to accompany more people.

Sen. Grace Barnett informed the senate that alcohol sales made about 60-64% of concession sales with Busch Light being the highest after it sold 10,000 cans, which make around nine pallets. The next best sellers were Michelob Ultra, Coors Light and Ears Up respectively.

Barnett also mentioned that around $250,000 go back to the university from just concession sales.

Barnett added that the EAPC architect group would be present on-campus and for the upcoming SA Meeting on Nov. 20.

Architects have finalized what the front look of Larson Commons would look like post renovations. However, they are looking for student feedbacks on deciding color and finishes of Larson Commons.

Barnett also added that in regard to

Larson Commons renovation, additional space is being considered to keep up with functioning. They plan to have the C-store hours extended and are looking into making flex and blocks interchangeable in specific areas throughout the process of renovation.

Unfinished Business Senators voted to approve Amendment 23-6-A to codify Nonpartisanship of the SA Senate.

Announcements Dayaget encouraged everyone to donate resources to the Jacks’ Cupboard.

She also requested to reach out to the Thank-A-Professor program to appreciate professors with having just less than a month for the end of semester.

Sen. Howell announced his resignation as a senator after having received the position of national FFA officer.

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Safety Committee addresses car break-ins and thefts on campus

EMILY OLSON Reporter Car break-ins and thefts in campus parking lots have raised a deeper awareness among the Safety and Security Committee about student safety at South Dakota State University.

Sen. Grant Sternhagen, chair of the Safety and Security Committee, said break-ins around campus are nothing new, but it has become more apparent to the school that students are concerned for their safety.

“It’s been going on since I was a freshman back in 2021,” Sternhagen said.

Since the start of 2023, there have been nine reports made for theft from cars and three reports made for cars being stolen on campus. Five of these reports have been made this semester, according data from the University Police Department crime logs.

Majority of these crimes have been committed in the Southeast and Northwest residential lots on campus.

Freshman Zach Wood from Warner said his car was broken into about a month ago in the Southeast parking lot. Wood forgot to lock his vehicle. Nothing noticeable was stolen, but his car was left in disarray after the break-in.

“I know now to keep my car locked, that’s for sure,” Wood said.

Sophomore Peyton Jung from Warner was a victim of two break-ins, both of which happened in the Southeast lot. He forgot to lock his car during one break-in, and the second time his car was locked.

“School parking lots aren’t as safe as people think,” Jung said.

Sternhagen pointed out that once the COVID year hit back in 2020, break-ins became more prominent on campus and have continued since.

“There were some differences in the amount of crimes committed around the COVID years, but that can be attributed to the prevailing circumstances at the time,” Sternhagen said.

It has become apparent that the camera coverage in the school parking lots is not the best, giving thieves a better chance at getting away without being caught, according to Sternhagen.

“Meadows and Hansen parking lots don’t have nearly as good of camera coverage as some of the other parking lots around campus,” Sternhagen said.

Sternhagen said there are a wide variety of security cameras in and around school parking lots that do work, but some of their coverage may not be the best.

The Students’ Association holds walk-throughs with the UPD at least once per year to check safety objects such as street lights, blue emergency boxes and security cameras to ensure everything functions properly.

“We will walk around the residential areas and identify the weaknesses and strengths of our safety plans,” Sternhagen said.

UPD and SA report any maintenance issues around campus to the SDSU Facilities and Services team to get them fixed in a timely manner. Last year, according to

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Sternhagen, a majority of street lights went out around campus, causing a safety concern for students. SDSU Facilities fixed the issue within two weeks.

“Facilities do a good job. Obviously, weather permitting,” Sternhagen said.

Sternhagen said Tracy Greene from university legal is planning on meeting with the safety committee soon about concerns with timely reporting and sending out campus wide emails about school safety.

“The school is definitely listening to us,” Sternhagen said.

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TRAINING THE TEACHERS OF TOMORROW

Administration says elementary ed major is a success meaning the College of Education is still enrolling new of students, graduates and employers to see how their and current students into its program. Patrick Hales, program is going and to check in on how students have associate professor and assistant director of K–12 teacher excelled in the workforce.

Graduates and new teachers from SDSU are free to After years of planning, SDSU has added an elemen- education, said that the university was lucky enough to have had a foot in the door by already having reach out to professors and other faculty members with tary education major to its program, and this a secondary education and any questions they might have while fall 2023 marks its first semester. early childhood education out in the real world.

SDSU tried to offer the new program sev“We just want to help major in play, giving SDSU “When we have our teacher caneral times in the past and the South Dakota a leg up without having to didates go out into the field, they Board of Regents finally accepted the proprovide the state and start from scratch. always know they can reach out to posal last year. That gave the university the region with the educators “We’re happy to say we’ve us with anything they need,” Hales green light to start classes. got a successful start,” said said. they need so that we can Members of the SDSU task force started Hales.

According to Melissa Ochsner, the plan to add the new major after noticing continue to have K-12 Hales states the desired academic adviser for the College the increased need for elementary teachers education” need for new and experiof Education and Human Sciences, in South Dakota. By holding many meetenced educators is high, SDSU is in the process of hiring ings and having multiple conversations with LYNDA VENHUIZEN -LYNDA VENHUIZEN giving recent graduates an new tenure-track positions to help other universities in and out of the state, easy time fi nding a job out with the growing program after SDSU was able to get the program into full of college.

The loss of teachers because of the receiving positive feedback.

By rolling in new classes and swing this year. pandemic and retirement has opened many going through the hiring process, SDSU is working to According to Lynda Venhuizen, field positions ranging from kindergarten all the maintain its excellent coursework and provide current placement coordinator for the Department way through grade 12. students with the best education possible. of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership and Many people don’t pursue teaching jobs “We were ready to move forward very successfully,” Teacher Certification Officer, schools across because of its low pay or its demanding work Ochsner said. “We will continue to hire new faculty South Dakota have a variety of open teaching style, which is a big part of why there is such that are experts in their area so that we continue to have positions but few to no applicants. The hunt a need for this job.

By seeing teaching as a high-level classes.” for new teachers has become so difficult that way to grow the younger generation, it can it is hard to maintain a steady balance in ultimately be a rewarding experience. education.

PARTICK HALES “Societally, many people don’t look at “We just want to help provide the state and teaching as a very glamorous or respected region with the educators they need so that job,” Hales said. “You’re always going to find we can continue to have K–12 education,” a teaching job once you’ve got that on your Venhuizen said. record.

That’s the positive side of it.”

Before this new addition, students purRight now, directors for the College of suing an education major could take online Education are working on a resource library courses through Dakota State University to to provide teachers in the community and get their degree. DSU offered education from students with items to use in their classbirth to eighth grade through online classes, rooms or for learning.

The resource library while SDSU offered only birth to age eight will provide items such as iPads, VR goggles, educations through their early childhood and scan markers available for checkout. education program.

Hales states that the College of Education “We had to make sure that what we were MELISSA OCHSNER is known for being helpful to its students offering was either different or enhanced and staff, providing guidance and assisthan what’s offered in the state already,” Venhuizen said. tance when needed.

The school often conducts surveys As of now, the new program is still in its early phase, EMILY OLSON Reporter

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Game programs go virtual Changing to digital form of the program makes it more interactive

BOSTEN MOREHART Asst. Sports Editor With winter sports starting up, changes are coming to the physical programs that are sold at sporting events.

The first time they experimented with a digital program was at the SDSU football game at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are keeping the physical copies at the football games for now.

Jason Hove, the assistant athletic director said, “We’re kind of still in a transition mode,” talking about when the change is happening. The SDSU Athletic Communications team has been working at this change experimenting here and Jason Hove, there to see what Assistant Athletic works and what does Director not.

The team has been playing with the idea of switching to digital programs for two years now.

“We started some of this during COVID, but it was more of just creating a PDF of your entire program and putting it online as opposed to using some of the tools that we’re using now,” Hove said.

The tools they are using now include a template that was created by Learfield, a sports publishing and design company that handles the advertising and corporate sponsorships. Using the template is more efficient for the athletic communi-

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Two of the four pages of the new four-page physical program available for $2. Fans will be able to scan the QR code on the back page to access the full digital program.

gather material. They wanted to make sure that they had a “workable template” and the tools to make the transition more seamless.

Changing to the digital form of the program does not affect their sponsored ads, rather it makes it more interactive.

They are able to put a PDF of the company’s ad and add a link that will take you to the site or to more information and the rosters will have something similar.

Hove mentioned that switching to digital makes it not only more interactive but also more accessible. “Some of the pros of it is that it is completely portable, you can access it basically from anywhere,” Hove said.

When it comes to costs, the digital programs are much more cost efficient

cations team than trying to create their own.

Hove believes that they are slower to make the transition when compared to other schools.

“We’ve been probably a little bit, I wouldn’t say behind, but we’ve been slower to move in this direction as opposed to a lot of our peer institutions or even larger schools,” Hove said.

Their first attempt at a digital program was not completely taking away the physical form, but rather printing less programs. When they printed less programs, they made a PDF of the entire program and put it online.

That was not as efficient or easy as what they have now, so before they began taking any more steps, they wanted to

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The only part that does not change but rather lessens is the time spent creating the program.

The platform they use for the template is part of the contract that they have with Learfield, making it no extra cost to use the platform. The physical programs cost $5, but they are now offering a “four-pager” that will sell for $2.

The four-pager will be available for those who want to come to the game and keep score in it. Inside the program there will be a QR code that they can access the digital program through.

So far, they are still in the experimental stage and have only used them at a couple of home events. Hove said that he personally has not heard any feedback but if they do receive any leaning one way or another, they will take it into account.

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Q&A With Daktronics Founder Al Kurtenbach Olympic scoreboard manufacturer answers our questions

HANNAH MUTH Reporter Founded by Al Kurtenbach and Duane Sander in 1968, Daktronics has become a leading design and manufacturing company in the world with electronic scoreboards, programmable display systems and large screen video displays.

From selling electronic voting systems and Matside wrestling scoreboards, to nine scoreboards for the 1980 winter Olympics and now having production throughout the world, Daktronics now has more than 2,500 employees.

Keeping South Dakota State University students in South Dakota has always been important to Kurtenbach. “We really built our company primarily on SDSU graduates,” Kurtenbach said.

The Collegian recently sat down with Al Kurtenbach.

The interview has been edited for clarity and space.

What is Daktronics?

“Daktronics is a technology company focusing on the area of communications and specifically on visual communications and the equipment used for this communication, large programmable displays. We stimulate growth by staying current with technology. We’re design, development and manufacture. And we have our own marketing and sales operation,” Kurtenbach said. photo courtesy of AL KURTENBACH When you first started this business, did you ever Al Kurtenbach and Duane Sander working on a project together. imagine that it would become what it is now?

“No, we had different things in mind. We found this path and pursued it,” Kurtenbach said.

If you were to give advice to a young adult wanting Are you glad you did? to start their own company, what would it be?

“Oh yeah,” Kurtenbach said.

“Bring something to the table and have an idea that What was the biggest challenge when starting your you would like to pursue. You need to have this idea business? that something either you’re going to have this ability to “First thing we addressed was to raise some money so deliver or you’re going to have the ability to develop and that was probably the first challenge. So, we organized manufacture some piece of hardware. You’ve got to have a small regulation, a stock offering and raised money to a market for the service or the product. So, you have to fund our operation,” Kurtenbach said. think through and plan how there has to be a market but there has to be a path to that,” Kurtenbach said.

How does Brookings, being a college town, influence your business? Also, is it a goal of Daktronics’ to keep SDSU students in the Brookings area with the job opportunities that you guys have? If so, why?

“The university really brings the talent to town. I say that Brookings has about 2,000 immigrants every fall in the form of primarily freshman students, and those students, well not all of them graduate, but they have around for I say from two to six years. And until you have time to meet them, and find out what their interests are, and see if you have a joint interest and if the students upon graduation might be interested in staying in South Dakota. And in particular for us, staying in Brookings. So, if students who are interested in staying in touch with their family after graduation, and if they are from this general area that SDSU draws students from, then it might be a really good fit. So, you could say it’s kind of a goal to keep some of these students in the area because our greatest asset in South Dakota is our young people,” Kurtenbach said.

What do you think one major key to success is when starting a company?

“Well, I think one major key is perseverance. You got to want to, and you got to work at it. And there are going to be disappointments, so you have to persevere. And it’s probably not always going to be easy,” Kurtenbach said.

Other than starting your business, what would you say is your greatest success?

“Well, we have five children. They all have college degrees, are professionals and some of them are officers in Daktronics. And I think my wife, her perseverance, helping them (their children) grow,” Kurtenbach said.

What are some words that you live by?

“Well, the Lord’s Prayer is one that I say every night before I go to sleep. So, I remember those words. But, as I mentioned earlier, perseverance is very important.

And I have three words listed around here [Daktronics] somewhere: honesty, helpfulness, and humanity,” Kurtenbach said.

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State-A-Thon doubled its donation goal to Sanford Children’s Castle of Care TAYLEE STROUP Reporter

photo courtesy of AL KURTENBACH Al Kurtenbach and his wife Irene standing next to colleague Duane Sander and his wife Phyllis

What are some of the most unique places that your scoreboards have been put up?

“We kind of have segmented the markets. We have what we call large sport venues, and those are quite exciting.

But we also have just ordinary what we call the commercial market which is important. We don’t do much with the Olympics anymore, but for a period of years we had displays in most of the Olympic Games. That was from about 1980 through I think 2012,” Kurtenbach said.

What gave you the desire to write your book?

“People told me I should write a book, then somebody came in and said ‘I’d really like to write a book about you and I need your help.’ And so, that’s really the straw that turned the corner for me.

I was pleased because like I said, I was encouraged to do it and I thought it would be good to leave a little history of the way the company came to exist. So, I thought that was good. For the approach he had already jot it down in a kind of table of contents and indicated what photo courtesy of AL KURTENBACH areas he would like me to contribute in,” Al Kurtenbach, early in his career, standing next to one Kurtenbach said. of his scoreboards.

SDSU State-A-Thon is the largest student-led organization on campus that raises money for the Children’s Miracle Network. The club currently has 215 members, and it is part of a nationwide movement called Dance Marathon.

The money they raise throughout the year doing fundraisers is donated to the Sanford Children’s Castle of Care in Sioux Falls.

State-A-Thon held its “Week of Dreams” Oct. 2 to 6. It was filled with events and fundraising opportunities.

There was trivia night at Wooden Legs Brewing Company, bingo at Eponymous Brewing Company, tip night at Tropical Smoothie Café and an angel ceremony to honor the children that have passed.

This was a build up for the big day: 10K In-A-Day. The goal was to raise $10,000 on Thursday and the goal was almost doubled by the end of the day fundraising $18,800.32.

The overall total for the week was $25,085.83.

Ellie Jo Simpson is a sophomore criminology major from Pierre, South Dakota.

She is one of the facilities co-chairs for the organization.

Simpson said the big focus of “Week of Dreams” was to get more members, raise money and spread the word.

“It’s not just about raising money, it’s about seeing what the money goes to and seeing the kids and about raising awareness,” Simpson said. “The people you meet and the connections you make and your impact just being there makes a big difference.”

Halle Hokanson is a senior pharmacy major from Rosholt, South Dakota, and is the president of State-A-Thon. She found out about State-A-Thon her first

How To Join State-A-Thon -reach out to any member on the executive board -follow the Linktree on their social media accounts Instagram: @sdsustateathon Facebook: SDSU State-A-Thon week on campus, thought it was a great cause and never looked back.

“The most rewarding part is that what you do and all the things you do does not directly impact you,” Hokanson said.

“But you get the reward knowing that somebody else benefitted from all of the hard work you did.”

“Week of Dreams” was the fall push week for State-A-Thon. The biggest event takes place on April 13, 2024, where the members spend the day dancing, playing games and spending time with the children and their families. Last year, $143,623.23 was raised for the Sanford Children’s Castle.

Matilyn Kerr is the Program Advisor for SDSU. She was involved in State-AThon when she attended SDSU, so when this job position opened up, she couldn’t turn it down.

Kerr loves working with the children and students and all the relationships she has built throughout the years. She said there were over 400 Brookings kids that were treated at the Sanford Children’s Castle last year.

“Kids don’t ask to be sick or to be born sick,” Kerr said. “If we can provide just a little bit of help to them, why not?”

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Jackrabbit Central gets a new look

Collegian photo by ISABELLE STEINBRONN The downtown Jackrabbit Central store (left) before being remodelled. Since the reopening of the Jackrabbit Central, the store has had better sales and seen notable success.

ISABELLE STEINBRONN Reporter The downtown Jackrabbit Central store reopened their doors over Hobo Day with a brand-new look and layout.

Jackrabbit Central was remodeled for the first time this year. This gave the store a whole new look and atmosphere.

The store temporarily opened in 2009 due to the Student Union store being under construction, but Jackrabbit Central became so popular that the owners kept it open. It is now a community staple.

“Facilities and Services on campus did all of the construction and they did a great job,” Amber Healy, the store’s assistant director said. The remodel helped maximize the space of the store so it has double the inventory capacity.

Healy worked with the OPTO Company to design the store to have a more welcoming feeling as well as have the same aesthetic as the store in the Student Union.

With the new remodel, employees no longer worry about overcrowding or not being able to offer as much merchandise as they would like.

Both stores offer the same merchandise, but the downtown store now offers SDSU meat and cheese. Customers will also eventually have the ability to purchase SDSU ice cream at the downtown location as well.

“The biggest takeaways from that location is that it is open seven days a week for expanded shopping hours and convenient downtown access,” Chris Bisgard, manager of marketing and retail

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“Everything ran very smoothly over Hobo Days… even when the line got long people were still able to shop on either side because of the new layout, it worked pretty efficiently,” said Madeline Cox, a student employee.

SDSU is a very close-knit community and Jackrabbit Central is not just a place to purchase merchandise, but a place to reconnect with old friends and potentially meet new ones.

“Just from working here the month and a half I’ve been here, I’ve heard people talk about when they went here, what year they graduated, you can hear people talking about it to each other in the store,” Melissa Timp, the new customer service supervisor, said. “They may come here to buy a shirt but there is more val-

ue in their visit than just purchasing a shirt.”

Since the reopening, the store has been making great sales and has seen notable success.

The employees and directors are happy with the remodel, as it has given the customers a more comfortable shopping experience.

“Just seeing everything come together, you plan for weeks and wonder how it will all look,” Healy said. “The finished product was amazing and we are super happy with it.”

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Theatre and Dance presents Festival of New Plays Thursday The Festival of News Plays featuring The 24-Hour Plays, presented this week at South Dakota State University’s Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center, will celebrate the work of playwrights while allowing students and audience members to engage in the development of new works.

Three professional playwrights will present staged readings of their work followed by public discussion with the playwright after each reading. The festival will conclude with The 24-Hour Plays.

Festival tickets are $22 for adults and $20 for seniors, military and SDSU employees and can be purchased online, at the center’s box office, or call 605-6886045. SDSU students are free with a valid ID. As an added value, one ticket purchase allows audience members to attend all festival events. Seating will be general admission. Please bring your ticket back each night for admission.

“The Dead Woman” by Chelsea Sutton – 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16 – Fishback Studio Theatre Sutton is an L.A.-based writer and director. She’s a PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow, a Humanitas PlayLA award winner, an Emmy-nominated co-writer of the interactive film event Welcome to the Blumhouse Live and a graduate of the 2022 Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop. Her award-winning play “Wood Boy Dog Fish” appeared in the inaugural season of the Garry Marshall Theatre. She is the associate artistic director of Rogue Artists Ensemble and holds an MFA from University of California, Riverside. For more information, log onto Chelseasutton.com.

“Snowblind” by Laura King – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 17 – Fishback Studio Theatre King holds an MFA in playwriting from the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins University and a master’s in English from Northwestern University. She is a dramaturg with Working Title Playwrights and a literary ssociate for YouthPLAYS. Her work has been published by Dramatic Publishing, Stage Rights, Pioneer Drama

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Service, YouthPLAYS, Applause Books, and Smith & Kraus. For more information, see laurakingplaywright.com.

“Little Egypt” by Amy Tofte – 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 – Fishback Studio Theatre Tofte is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter who won the 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in screenwriting from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Her play “Righteous Among Us” (2020 Todd McNerney Award) had a staged reading at Urban Stages (offBroadway) earlier this year. Recent productions include her play “Da Vinci’s Cockroach” at The LaBute New Theater Festival (St. Louis, Missouri) and “Parts & Pieces” (Larking House in Santa Ana, California). She is currently a playwright with the Evolving Playwrights Group at Circle X Theatre in Los Angeles, where she is writing a new “impossible play” called “Rain Dog War.” She has been in residence at the Autry Museum of the American West, Brush Creek, Monson Arts, The Kennedy Center and Yaddo, with work produced and developed throughout the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and twice at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She is a proud member of The Dramatists Guild and earned a Master of Fine Arts from California Institute of the Arts.

The 24-Hour Plays – 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov.19 – Oscar Larson Theatre Teams of students will write, rehearse and present original plays crafted completely within a 24-hour time period. *Courtesy University Marketing & Communications

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THE SHOW GOES ON Collegian photo by CLARE SCHOELERMAN GSA held its annual drag show in the Student Union Wednesday, Nov. 8.

The event sold more than 160 tickets with both students and community members in attendance.

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This year’s event ‘very, very calm’ JORDAN ROEMELING Asst. Entertainment Editor

Collegian photo by CLARE SCHOELERMAN Nine drag preformers from all over the Midwest came to SDSU to preform at the annual Gender and Sexualities Alliance drag show on campus Nov. 8 in the Student Union.

The Gender and Sexuality Alliance Club (GSA) hosted its annual professional drag show on Nov. 7 in the Student Union and group members described it as a success.

The event was in the Volstorff Ballroom and sold over 160 tickets, according to B Wilson, the ex-officio for GSA. There were 10 performers.

Compared to last year’s show, which faced controversy and a backlash, this year’s drag show was “very, very calm,” said Michael Garofalo, Students’ Association Government Affairs chair. For this year’s show, the GSA hired a few UPD and BPD officers for security during the event because of the fallout of last year’s show.

“I saw two or three officers from UPD here, so that was very kind of them to donate their time to make sure everything went well,” Garofalo said. “The way that things were shaping up, I did not have any concerns about any sort of interruptions or disturbances, so it’s always good to have that kind of insurance policy with security with an event like that, so that was nice to see.”

Along with added security, attendees bought tickets for the show and were

asked to have their IDs and tickets checked before the event began.

Garofalo said that these changes allowed for a more positive discourse this year.

“There have been, you know, the odd Facebook comment or two underneath posts about it in Brookings politics,” Garofalo said. “Or even under the posts that the Collegian had about it, but this year I think it was a lot more positively received because they made sure the advertising was clear, that it was 18 and up, that IDs would be checked and tickets would be issued before the event started.”

Wilson said that the date of next year’s drag show event isn’t official yet, and it depends on the political climate due to the controversy that the event sparked last year.

“So far, this year, we have not seen anything going on, in terms of the media and the news and the internet,” Wilson said.

“As far as we know, we are going to be putting on another drag show next year and make it better than this year.”

Garofalo said that he commends the GSA for hosting the show again, despite the uncertainty of facing similar reactions to last year’s drag show. “[We] thank the university for letting us put it on this year,” Wilson said. “We really appreciate being able to do it.”

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SELLAND’S NEXT CHAPTER

Jackrabbit great is liking Spain “A lot more than I thought,” ELLIE COLBECK Reporter Myah Selland’s Spanish basketball career is off to a 4-2 start, and the Jackrabbit great is making her contribution as a starter averaging 5.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in her 20.5 minutes per game.

Selland signed with Baxi Ferrol, one of the 16 teams in the Endesa League in Spain, in May 2023. She arrived in Ferrol, Spain on Aug. 15.

The regular season runs from Sept. 23 to April 20, with postseason play determined by the outcome of the regular season. Regular season will consist of 30 games which take place every Saturday. They will have a home and away game against every team in the league.

“Our home crowds are very good,” Selland said.

“Fans are very engaged in the game and they have bands or even noisemakers.”

Selland had to learn Spanish to help her communicate with and understand her coach and teammates.

She attends a Spanish class every Monday and Wednesday. If need be, her teammates help translate for her.

“I know basketball terms,” Selland said. “I could not speak them to you. But when he says it, I’m like, ok I know that.”

On her off days, Selland fills her time by going on walks on the beach in Galicia, Spain, attending local festivals, and even taking surfing lessons with her whole team. She spends a lot of her time with her roommate and teammate, Jessica Féquière.

The hardest adjustment for Selland has been the different time zones, making it difficult to communicate with family and friends back home. Spain is seven hours ahead of Brookings. But overall, she is enjoying it.

“I’m liking it a lot more than I thought,” Selland said.

“The travel is very fulfilling.

I love getting to see different parts of Spain on our away trips.”

When Selland is not traveling or at the gym, she spends her time working on projects for Her Turn, a nonprofit organization she started with her former teammate, Tori Nelson.

Nelson is a senior for the Jackrabbits.

Selland was a role model for Nelson coming in as a freshman, but it quickly turned into a friendship.

Photo courtesy of MAYAH SELLAND Eventually they realized they Former Jackrabbit women’s basketball player Mayah Selland signed both had interest in women to play professional basketball with Baxi Ferrol of Spain’s Endesa in sports and turned it into a League in August. partnership as well.

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Her Turn provides scholarships as a Top 30 honoree for the NCAA Womto girls in the Brookings community to an of the Year. attend SDSU athletic camps that they “Myah had an immeasurable impact wouldn’t have been able to attend otheron our women’s basketball program,” said wise, according to the Her Turn website.

Carissa Thielbar, associate head coach “I’m so grateful to have had Myah as of the Jackrabbit Women’s Basketball a teammate and close friend over the past team. “On the court she played a huge four years,” Nelson said. “I cherish the role in helping us excel to new program opportunity to make a difference in our milestones, including an NCAA Sweet 16 community as co-founders.” appearance and a WNIT Championship.

They founded Her Turn in spring She was a leader both on and off the court 2022 working out of Brookings. Their first who brought people together with her two summers they awarded 27 scholardrive, team first attitude and love for her ships to young girls teammates. She is in the Brookings a true example of community. But now what it means to be SELLAND BIO with Selland overa Jackrabbit and will seas, her workload have a lasting impact Name: Mayah Selland looks a little differon our program and Sport: women’s basketball ent. community.”

Age: 24 Nelson hanAfter the Jacks Hometown: Letcher, S.D. dles the in-person lost to Virginia Tech work, while Selland in the second round Height: 6’1” handles the behindof the NCAA tourHigh School: Sanborn the-scenes projects nament last spring, Central/Woonsocket H.S. that most people Selland hoped to Major: Exercise Science don’t see. Recently hear her name called she has been workin the WNBA draft ing on fundraising in April. She went campaigns, impact undrafted, but she reports and growing was signed on to their website. Since the Minnesota Lynx she is overseas, their training camp. team meetings take Selland grew up place over Zoom and watching the Lynx, Facetimes. and considered it “Myah is con“surreal” to be a part tinuing to live out of that organization.

‘Her-Turn’ proShe was released fessionally which in May after the not only inspires first two preseason young girls in our games, but was community but also grateful for the expeprovides our organirience. zation with a unique “To be inside perspective of girls in of, and see how sports,” Nelson said. one of my favorite Selland played organizations was for the Jackrabbit run was really cool,” Women’s Basketball Selland said. “I was team for six years, ending her career as very impressed with the people they have the second all-time leading scorer in Jack- as well as the facilities. All of it is just at a rabbit history with 2,167 points. very high level.”

She was named Summit League Selland is unsure of her plans for the Player of the Year in the 2021-22 and 2022future, it will depend on how the season 23 seasons, along with many other awards goes for her this year. She plans to make and honors. Most recently she was named the most out of her year in Spain.

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Cornhuskers end Jackrabbits postseason hopes 5-2 in Nebraska

JORDAN RADDATZ Sports Reporter

The South Dakota State University Jackrabbits women’s soccer team fell to No. 15 University of Nebraska Cornhuskers in the first round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship at Barbara Hibner Field in Lincoln, Nebraska Friday, Nov. 10 by a score of 5-2.

The match started off strong on offense with both teams scoring their first goals in the first five minutes of play. The Jacks struck first with a goal by Avery Murdzek, her eighth of the season, followed by a goal by Sadie White for the Huskers.

From there, another five combined goals were scored.

Taryn Hettich kicked one into the back of the net in the 24th minute, assisted by Murdzek, giving the Jacks the lead again.

This marked Hettich’s first and only goal of the season. After a goal by White for the Huskers in the 34th minute to tie the game up, the Jacks would not score again.

Nebraska claimed the lead with a goal by Sarah Weber in the 39th minute, making it a 3-2 game at the end of the first half.

In the second half, the Huskers capped it off with two more goals from Weber in the 48th minute and Eleanor Dale in the 58th minute, who also assisted on Weber’s second goal of the night. The Jacks fired off three shots in three minutes after the 60-minute mark in an attempt to score, but found no success.

The five goals scored by the Huskers is the most the Jackrabbits allowed this season; their previous high was four goals in the match against Denver which they lost.

Averyots, being credited for seven of the team’s 12 in the match and also held two-thirds of the Jackrabbits six shots on goal. Katelyn Beulke had two shots of her own while Hettich, Laney Murdzek and Reagan Anderson spilt the remainder of the total. Jocelyn Tanner made four saves, ending her season with a total of 53. The Jacks were fouled just six times in

Photo from Andrew Peterson/SDSU ATHLETICS South Dakota State’s Katherine Jones handles the ball during the Jacks’ match against the Cornhuskers Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. South Dakota State came up short losing by three goals ending their postseason run.

the match.

Nebraska amassed a total of 15 shots, half of them coming from Sarah Weber, who also had three shots on goal. Three shots were from Dale, two came from White, while Florence Belzile, Haley Peterson, and Emma Prososki took one shot each. Samantha Hauk recorded four saves. The Huskers were fouled a total of 11 times and were given two yellow cards as well.

The Jackrabbits finish the season with a 13-4-3 record, while their record in the tournament drops to 1-6-1 in seven tournament appearances. The Huskers won their second straight matchup against

SDSU, having previously met in the 2016 tournament, and advance to the next round of the tournament.

The Jackrabbits say goodbye to 10 seniors as they finish their final season with South Dakota State. The senior group includes Kayla Anderson, Jadenn Carillo, Mya Hansen, Reagan Anderson, Katherine Jones, Jenna Hallen, Delaney Grant, Kaycee Manding, Hayley Lindaman and Jocelyn Tanner.

Season Team Stats Leaders Goals: Avery Murdzek (8) Assists: Avery Murdzek (5) Laney Murdzek (5) Points: Avery Murdzek (21) Shots on Goal: Avery Murdzek (25) Saves: Jocelyn Tanner (53)

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Jacks dropped against Wisconsin; prep for tipoff against UT Martin and No. 1 South Carolina

MARSHALL MINIHAN Sports Editor

The Wisconsin Badgers narrowly escaped with a win Tuesday night against the South Dakota Jackrabbits in a close 66-64 game.

A last chance layup from Brooke Scharamek ended the Jackrabbit’s hopes of sneaking into Madison, Wisconsin and leaving with a win.

Brooklyn Meyer led SDSU in scoring on the night with 19 points, shooting 54.5% on field goals. The leader for this South Dakota State team also finished with 11 boards and five blocks on the night.

Meyer’s second home was the free throw line against the Badgers, shooting 10 free throws and making seven of the Jackrabbit’s 17 total.

Madysen Vlastuin was electric from beyond on the arc, shooting an impressive 75% on four attempts and Ellie Colbeck went 2/2 on three-balls.

As a team, the Jacks went 20/43 on field goals and 7/12 on three pointers against the Badgers.

For Wisconsin, it was Ronnie Porter who led the team in both points with 17 and assists with six on the night. the Badgers shot a not so good 41.9% on field goals managed to shoot a better three-point percentage at 42.8%.

Brooke Schramek led Wisconsin in boards with six on the night while Serah Williams killed in the paint with four blocks.

South Dakota State will head down south to face both the University of Tennessee Martin on Saturday Nov. 18 and the University of South Carolina on Monday, Nov. 20.

UT Martin UT Martin has started the season out with two losses coming from Marquette 84-5 and Vanderbilt 70-68.

Anaya Brown leads the Skyhawk offense in her sophomore year averaging 14 points per game. The 6’1 forward also leads the team in rebounds with siz per game along with blocks, tied with teammates Morgan Borgstadt and Kenley McCarn.

McCarn follows Brown closely with 12 points per game this season but has struggled shooting the ball as she currently has a 27.6% shooting percentage.

The redshirt freshman saw more minutes in her second game against Vanderbilt but couldn’t hit her shots, shooting 3/15 on the night.

As McCarn digressed in her second game, Shae Littleford improved from her first game. In her opening night, the junior only put in two shots, putting in five points. Though in their two-point loss in their second game, she managed to bring in 14 points thanks to a

Photo by Evan Patzwald South Dakota State Jackrabbits won their first game of the season 55-42 at Frost Arena in Brookings, South Dakota on Nov. 6.

handful of threes.

Littleford’s golden hand leads the team in steals this season with six total.

Overall, the Skyhawks have not been the most efficient offense. Though making a third of their shots beyond the arc, the team shoots a gruesome 40.9% on total field goals.

No. 1 South Carolina South Carolina has ran the table so far this year and has shown no sign of stoppage. On Nov. 13, the AP Poll ranked the Gamecocks No. 1 for all division 1 women’s basketball teams, a feat to not be overlooked.

Now 2-0, South Carolina has outscored opponents 214147. This dominant offense features six different players all averaging at least 10 points per game.

Kamilla Cardoso has been woman to watch this season for the Gamecocks as she averages a double-double in points with 16 per game and rebounds with 11 per game.

The Brazilian center leads the Gamecocks in both of those stats while shooting a team high of 67% on field

goals.

The facilitator Te-Hina Paopao have scored 14 points per game so far this season while shooting 50% from the arc. The former Oregon Duck also leads the team in assists with seven per game.

Though an offensive threat, Paopao has been a force on the other side of the ball as well, stealing the ball twice per game.

All a whole, the Gamecocks shoot a 53.1% field goal percentage, 42.5% from the arc and hit 65.8% of their free throws.

South Carolina excels in passing the ball, totaling 59 assists in just two games, second in the nation behind Utah with 61.

The Gamecocks have blocked the ball 22 times this season, leading the Division 1 level.

Tipoff for UT Martin is at 1 p.m. and South Carolina is at 6 p.m. central time.

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Wiped by Wildcats; Jacks hit the coast for UCF matchup at Jacksonville Classic MARSHALL MINIHAN Sports Editor South Dakota State wrapped up their last two games before their first in season tournament of the year.

Currently, South Dakota State is 1-2, suffering losses to Akron and most recently, Kansas State.

This year, the Jackrabbits saw their first win against fellow South Dakota school, Dakota Wesleyan.

The Jacks were outmatched going up against the powerhouse of the Kansas State Wildcats, losing the Nov. 13 match up, 91-68.

Charlie Easley was the standout Jackrabbit from Monday’s game. The senior guard finished with a team high of 21 points, four boards, an assist and six steals throughout the game while shooting 9/13 on field goals and 40% from the arc.

Leading the Jacks in rebounds was none other than Luke Appel who finished with seven boards, six defensively.

Zeke Mayo, fresh off two 28-point game against Dakota Wesleyan struggled in his third game of his third year.

The junior finished with 11 points, his lowest of the season and shot just over 38% on total field goals (5/13).

William Kyle III saw a drop in production as well, shooting 40% on the night while scoring nine points and bringing in three rebounds.

“It’s all strength with me right now,” said Kyle III. “I feel like my strength component from last year to this year is night and day.” The 6’9 forward has put on 15 pounds since the previous season.

Kansas State’s Cam Carter played well on both sides of the ball, leading his team in points (25) and steals (3).

Overall, the junior transfer from Mississippi State went 4/8 from the arc and 10/20 on total field goals.

Though only scoring six points, David N’Guessan brought in nearly 30% percent of Kansas State’s 38 total rebounds.

Tylor Perry played efficiently in K-state’s win, shooting 7/9 on field goals and an impressive 6/8 on three pointers.

From the bench, RJ Jones came out hot. In just 19 minutes of action, the freshman outscored South Dakota State’s bench all by himself, putting up 14 points.

The Wildcats’ three-point shot proved to be lethal in their clear victory, 14/25 from the arc as a team and an impressive 72.73% in the second half of play.

Jacksonville Classic After the loss, The South Dakota State men’s basketball team packed the plane and headed down to the oldest city in the United States of America for the Jacksonville

Collegian photo by Evan Patzwald South Dakota State’s Zeke Mayo drives past a DWU defender in the Jacks’ 83-55 win over the Tigers Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Mayo scored 28 of the Jacks’ 83 points contributing in the win.

Classic at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida.

The Jacksonville Classic is a collegiate men’s basketball tournament featuring eight teams from across the United States.

South Dakota State’s first matchup will be the UCF Golden Knights, another Big 12 team. So far this season, UCF is 1-1, with losses to Florida International University and the University of Miami, Florida, game is set for 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19.

Jaylin Sellers has been the prince who was promised for this Golden Knights team after transferring from Ball State. In two games, the junior has averaged 22.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists this season while also snagging 2.5 steals as well. Though he has shown some flaw, shooting an embarrassing 9% from the arc.

Darius Johnson is the only other UCF player averaging over 10 points this season, as he has 14 per game.

Shemarri Allen is the assist leader for the Golden knights, bringing in on average three per game.

From the arc, UCF has made just over 25% of their shots and sits at a 45% field goal percentage, less than the Jackrabbits in both categories.

Head coach for men’s basketball Eric Henderson knows how challenging these next matchups will be. “Its going fun, its going to be challenging, I know that,” said Henderson.

Depending on the outcome of the games, the Jackrabbits will take on either Charlotte or George Mason Monday, Nov. 20 at either 5 p.m. or 7 p.m.

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Stories by: Bosten Morehart, Marshall Minihan and Brayden Byers

Tanner takes first in Fargo

The SDSU wrestling team opened their season at the Bison Open coming home with one champion.

In Fargo, North Dakota, the Jackrabbits started out the 2023-24 season in the Scheels Center. The Jackrabbits brought home eight placers in the top three of their respective weight classes.

Tanner Jordan took home first place wrestling in a round-robin format. At 125lbs Jordan finished 3-0 on the day with a technical fall in his first match, winning a close match 6-3 in sudden victory in the second match and ending his day with a 11-0 major decision over senior teammate Brandon Meredith, who finished third.

Senior Bowen McConville, finished as the runner-up in the heavyweight division during the Bison Open. McConville started his day out winning 4-1 against an opponent from NDSU, he then won by major decision 14-5 over sophomore teammate Regan Bollweg and fell short in the championship losing by decision 4-0 to an opponent from Minnesota.

Six wrestlers finished in third place, Brandon Meredith (125), Derrick Cardinal (133), Caleb Gross (141), Daniel Kimball (149) and Kail Wynia (285). Meredith posted a record of 1-2, Cardinal 3-1, Gross 2-1, Kimball 3-1 and Wynia 2-1.

The strong start by the Jackrabbits leads them into two competitions at home. Both of the events are taking place at Frost Arena.

The two competitions at home allow for Jackrabbit wrestling fans to catch the team in action while they are in Brookings.

The Jackrabbits will host the Dakota Showcase this Friday, Nov. 17. The tournament will consist of four teams all in state. The teams competing in the duals are Dakota Wesleyan, Northern State and Augustana.

Midwest regional recap

Both Jackrabbit men’s and women’s cross country teams finished in the top-15 at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Stillwater, Oklahoma over the weekend with the men finishing fifth and the women taking 15th.

For the men’s, standout freshman Carson Noecker competed in his first 10k ever, finishing 15th at 30:50.0 and earning himself All-Region Honors, placing highest of any Summit League athlete.

Noecker wasn’t the only SDSU runner who finished in the top-25. Daniel Burkhalter earned 22nd place with his 31:13.9 time in the 10k.

Also making his debue in the 10k was Cody Larson who finished at 31:28.5 to take 33rd place. Josh Baker finished 59th at 31:59.6 and Christian Noble took 67th at 32:07.9, the last of the scoring runners.

SDSU had two more in the race, Will Lohr who took 123rd (32:57.2) and Jackson Dutcher taking 161st (33:41.3).

The men’s team finished with 196 total points, the most points out of any Summit League team.

In her last race as a SDSU runner, Leah (Hansen) Hisken ran a 21:19.7 6k, landing her 24th overall.

Four more athletes scored for the Jacks in Claire Beckman in 87th (22:17.2) and Mya Kizer in 89th (22:18.2), just a second behind her teammate.

Running a 22:18.4 was Jessica Lutmer who took 90th followed by Caitlin Bright who finished with a time of 22:18.6 for 92nd, earning a total of 382 team points.

Nicole Greyer and Grace Waagefinished 129th and 137th.

Hockey play begins in Brookings

Two interstate rivals met up at the Larson Ice Center in Brookings to kick off the Jackrabbit hockey club’s first official season as a member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA).

North Dakota State swept the homestanding Jackrabbits in two games on Friday and Saturday 10-8 and 8-5.

The two clubs were tied after the first period of Friday’s game at two before scoring exploded in the second period.

Goals from NDSU’s Jacob Pierson and Jack Watzke put the Bison up 4-2 just three minutes into the second frame. SDSU batPhoto by Megan Ives tled back to score five of the next six goals to gain the advantage at 7-5.

The Bison then went on a scoring run themselves notching three straight and five of the last six to win it by two scores 10-8.

Thomas Elliot was in net the whole game for the Jacks as defenseman Cooper Vanoverbeke and forward Turner Marr both shot two pucks into the net tying for the team lead. Ashton Witte and Gavin Brunmeier paced the team with two assists each.

There was less scoring in Saturday’s game, but there was still plenty of action for the goal horn as the Bison rolled to an 8-5 win to sweep the Jacks.

Once again tied at two after one, NDSU exploded for five scores in the second period. The lone Jackrabbit goal was courtesy of Witte, his first

goal of the season.

State battled back in the third, but it was too little for the home team scoring only two goals to make it to the final total of 8-5.

Nelson Lance was in the goal for SDSU on Saturday. Witte scored two goals in the game which was good for the team high while Vanoverbeke and Maxwell Kjelden tied with two assists.

The Jackrabbits will be back in action at Larson Ice Center this weekend with a two-game set against Waldorf. Faceoff will be at 10 p.m.

Friday and 9 p.m. Saturday.

Volleyball wraps up season

SDSU wraps up the regular season with a 3-2 comeback loss to instate rival USD, the Coyotes’ 18 win in a row against the Jacks.

Each of the first four sets ended 25-23, with the Jacks taking sets one and two while the Coyotes fighting back for set three and four, pushing a fifth set.

In set five, the Jackrabbits could not get an offensive drive going, losing 15-4. South Dakota State also saw their lowest hitting percentage of the night in set five at 0% Syndi Schetnan led the Jack on the night with 21.5 points with Sylvie Zgonc with 18.5 points.

Schetnan and Zgonc finished with a combined 35 kills, while the rest of the Jackrabbits finished with 18.

Junior Raegen Reilly ended the final regular season for SDSU with 43 of South Dakota State’s assists.

Zgonc’s 56 attacks led both teams in that category, with Katie Van Egdom finished third in attacks with 34.

Also leading both teams was Elyse Winter, who ended the night with six total blocks.

Louisville transfer Schetnan was tied with USD’s Kylen Sealock as the point leaders for the match.

SDSU will compete in the Summit League Volleyball Championships from Nov. 20-22 in Vermillion.

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Wide receiver Jadon Janke catches a pass in the Jacks’ 34-0 win over the Penguins Saturday at Stambaugh Stadium in Youngstown, Ohio. Janke had 166 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

490 • 207 PASS YARDS

324 • 160 RUSH YARDS

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19-28, 295 YARDS 3 TDS, 0 INTS 1 ATT, 5 RUSH RUSHING LEADER ISAIAH DAVIS

BOSTEN MOREHART Asst. Sports Editor The Jackrabbits return home to play the Bears of Missouri State for the final game of the regular season at the Dana J Dykhouse.

With one game left before playoffs, the Jacks have remained undefeated throughout the season. Sitting at number one in the FCS, South Dakota State holds a record of 7-0 in the conference and 10-0 overall.

Head coach Jimmy Rogers and the team are not so much focused on the playoffs but on finishing the season strong. “We’ll have a challenge to close out this season, and that’s what we’re focused on right now, not neces-

sarily worried about the playoffs or anything like that,” Rogers said.

The game is not only the final game of the regular season, but it is also military appreciation and senior day.

The last time Jacks and Bears met was at Robert W. Plaster Stadium in Springfield, Missouri where the Jacks won 28-14. The Bears have struggled this season but come into this game off of a win looking to finish their regular season with another one.

MISSOURI STATE Missouri State comes into this matchup with a record of 3-4 in conference play, 4-6 overall this season. The most recent win came against the University of Northern

Iowa where they beat the Panthers 35-16.

The Bears are led by junior quarterback Jordan Pachot, but fellow junior Jacob Clark has also seen playing time. Pachot has thrown for 2,204 yards this season and 17 touchdowns.

The junior from California has a passing percentage of 67.80, throwing nine interceptions and rushing for 75 yards on 34 attempts. He has completed 160 of the 236 passes he has thrown this season.

Pachot sits in tenth of the passing efficiency category in the FCS with a passing efficiency of 155.98.

Junior running back Jacardia Wright leads the ground attack for Missouri State

19 ATT, 131 YARDS 1 RUSH TD 2 REC, 14 YARDS RECEIVING LEADER JADON JANKE

7 REC, 166 YARDS 2 REC TDS 56 LONG DEFENSE LEADER ADAM BOCK

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with 767 yards on 147 attempts. Wright averages 69.60 yards per game and will have to be on top of things against the Jackrabbit defense.

Two big targets for Pachot are Raylen Sharpe and Terique Owens. These two receivers combine for 1,433 yards on the year. Sharpe, a junior from Texas has 905 receiving yards while finding the endzone seven times.

Owens, a senior from California has 528 receiving yards, finding the endzone four times this season. The next closest in yards is Jmariyae Robinson, a redshirt freshman with 486 yards and five touchdowns.

Defensively for the Bears, Todric McGee leads the team with 95 total tackles on the season. The sophomore safety also adds two interceptions with 53 of his tackles being solo tackles.

The next top two defensive players for Missouri State are linebacker Jared Lloyd and safety P.J. Hall. Lloyd has 59 total tackles and Hall follows closely with 55.

Defensive lineman Devin Goree leads the team in sacks with 5.5 followed by teammate and fellow defensive lineman Darion Smith with three. The Bears have a total of 16 sacks this season so far.

Jimmy Rogers notices the defense of the Bears and how well they can play, even if they have not had a great season.

“On defense I think they are playing really well so, at least watching that UNI game I felt they came together as a defense, and they could be playing their best football right now,” Rogers said.

The Missouri State defense will have a large task at hand with the Jacks offensive attack. Goree and Smith needing to be at the front lines of stopping the run while McGee and Hall will play a big part in stopping the passing attack.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE With one game left to complete a perfect regular season, the Jacks are looking strong and get to finish it at home. South Dakota State sits at No. 4 in the scoring offense standings, holding down No.1 of the scoring defense standings.

Running back Isaiah Davis sits at No. 12 in the FCS for rushing yards with 990.

Davis has 11 touchdowns on the year, the most on the team.

Davis shares the backfield with two more dominant running backs in Amar and Angel Johnson.

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Adam Bock and DyShawn Gales make a tackle in the Jacks’ 34-0 win over Youngstown State Saturday at Stambaugh Stadium. Bock led the team in tackles with 7 and Gales had 4.

Amar with 562 rushing yards adding three touchdowns, Angel has 296 rushing yards, finding the endzone four times.

Dual-threat quarterback Mark Gronowski has been dominant this season in both areas of the game. He has thrown for 20236 yards and 21 touchdowns on the season.

Gronowski follows Angel Johnson closely with 247 yards rushing while he has found the endzone on the ground six times. Gronowski is able to tear apart defenses with his passing but is also dangerous in his running game.

Gronowski holds the No.1 spot for passing efficiency in the FCS with a passing efficiency of 180.54. He sits at No. 2 in yards per pass attempt with an average of 9.74.

The Jackrabbit defense is always a difficult task for its opponents, being solid in every aspect. The Jackrabbit defense sitting at No. 1 in scoring defense is a big part of their success this season.

Linebacker, Jason Freeman has played a key role tallying 65 total tackles, 33 of which are solo tackles. Two other linebackers Isaiah Stalbird and Saiveon Williamson have totals of 54 and 51 total tackles this season.

Up front for the Jackrabbit defense Cade Terveer has been penetrating offensive lines with five sacks leading the team in that category. Sophomore safety, Tucker Large leads the team in interceptions with three while leading tackler Freeman adds two.

With the Jacks one game away from

the end of the regular season, Rogers knows there is still things to improve on.

“Finishing blocks, making catches all the time when you have the opportunity to make a catch, always winning the special situation category,” Rogers said.

In the special situation category, he wants to control the time of clock and

field position. Defensively, Rogers wants the team to stay consistent on getting off blocks and to tackle in space better.

This is the final game of the regular season for the Jacks and they will head into the playoffs next.