Thursday, 12.4.14 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net sports SPORTS DEPARTMENT: [email protected] PRESS DAKOTAN PAGE 7 USD’s Herbster Opens Up About Football Program BY JEREMY HOECK what he’s doing. league with seven ranked teams, five those things to worry about? else, you’re asking younger more ex- [email protected] This hasn’t been who went to the playoffs. The only distraction we had was perienced individuals to do more with also easy on him and Absolutely. Getting the traction, get- losing. When you look at this team at less. You’re asking a 24-year-old to act University of South Dakota athletic ■ certainly hasn’t ting the recruits in here, playing your the end of the year, you didn’t have a like a 34-year-old and make some of director David Herbster made clear Watch video been easy on the system, and being healthy. Let’s be ton of finger pointing. You didn’t have those calls or judgments. And frankly, Wednesday that no, football coach of Herbster talk- staff. He doesn’t honest. You start the season 2-2, go a ton of drama. You almost wish there so does our head coaching salary. It’s Joe Glenn is not going anywhere, and ing about the like to lose, I don’t into a bye week, still fairly healthy, lose was, that you’d have leaders within the lowest in the league. Missouri yes, certain things need to be ad- USD football like to lose; we at Southern Illinois, and that’s when that group that would step up and State and Youngstown State are look- dressed. program at both want to win. guys started getting hurt. Everybody challenge everybody. That’s what we ing for a coach, and I’ve got to believe Herbster was in Yankton on yankton.net If you look at the gets moved around. And we haven’t de- need. That’s got to come from within. Missouri State is going to up the ante. Wednesday to speak at the Yankton squad, we return veloped our depth yet. Our starting The players need to look within them- They were the lowest and then they Quarterback Club luncheon, and starters at every center the last few games had never selves and don’t be afraid to lead. passed us, and we took the badge of spent the first five minutes of his 30- single position. started a game before in his life. It re- honor. That has to change. Those are minute conversation talking about the The player development and the fu- ally kind of pinballed back and forth, Does that come with experience? the things you ask these guys to do, state of the football program. The ture of the program is in the kids. If but you’ve got to be committed to It’s a learned trait, it really is. to be the coaches and mentors for Coyotes went 2-10 this past season, you look at what we’ve got coming what you know is right. And what the Some are just natural at it, and others these players. I love our guys to including 0-8 in the Missouri Valley back, wow, that side is promising. We integrity and character of the coach it has to be learned. You’d like to death. I don’t question their work Football Conference — their second always say, ‘Rome wasn’t built in a you’ve got, and there’s no question of thinks your captains would have that ethic or abilities or knowledge, but winless league season in three years. day.’ You’d have to look back at our that with Joe. There have been a lot of about them, and if not, we need to there’s just less of them. Those are Following his speech, Herbster sat record before Joe got here and where conversations that start, ‘You’re 2-10, teach them. Take it on your shoul- things we will address. The things down with the Press & Dakotan for a the wins and losses came from. And there has to be change.’ If you change ders, that’s what it’s all about. we’re doing isn’t like Indiana trying to candid chat about the football pro- then really take a look at where we’re it right now, you set the program back catch up with Michigan. The gap isn’t gram. winning and losing now. It doesn’t even further. You want to let the matu- Are there plans to address the fi- so daunting that we can’t manage it. help that you’re trying to build a pro- rity and progress continue. nancial support for the football staff, And as soon as you or I win the lot- During your speech, you talked gram in the toughest conference in whether salary or added positions? tery, it gets done a lot quicker. about Joe Glenn’s commitment to the country. You talked about there being It will get addressed, it has to be. staying on to “finish this out.” fewer distractions with the program, It’s two-fold. It’s the number of full- You can follow Jeremy Hoeck on He is committed. Joe’s a national That’s part of the challenge, isn’t fewer off-the-field issues. How im- time assistants we have; when you Twitter at twitter.com/ jhoeck. Discuss championship coach, and he knows it? Having to build a program in a portant was not having some of don’t have as much as everybody this story at www.yankton.net MMC To Start Raider Men Power Past MMC Men’s Tennis BY JEREMY HOECK 11 minutes to build a double- [email protected] digit lead and a total of eight three-pointers keyed the visi- Program When nearly every statis- tors to a 48-35 halftime lead. Four years after adding tical category was about The biggest difference was women’s tennis, Mount Marty even, what was the difference freshman Colton Kooima’s 16 College will add a men’s tennis in another lopsided loss for points — thanks to four 3’s, program to its athletic offer- the Mount Marty College which was as many as the ings. Lancers hit. MMC made the announce- men’s basketball team? ment on Wednesday, with ath- “Effort, probably,” fresh- Kooima hit back-to-back letic director Chuck Iverson man Jake Anderson said after three-pointers early in the first announcing the decision Wednesday night’s 92-71 second half, and from the at the Yankton Quarterback Great Plains Athletic Confer- 16:00 mark on, Northwest- Club. MMC released a state- ence loss to unranked North- ern’s lead was never under 20 ment on the addition later in western at Cimpl Arena. points. the day. “We get in slumps and put Kooima, the former Sioux “Since adding women’s ten- our heads down, and the Falls Roosevelt standout, fin- nis in 2011 we have been ex- other team keeps their head ished with a game-high 22 ploring it as a men’s sport as up,” Anderson added. “We points, while Jordan Baker well,” Iverson said in the state- have to stay positive.” (14), Taylor Francis (11) and ment. “This just seemed to be Still winless in league play, T.J. Buyert (10) also reached the right time to take it to the the Lancers (1-9, 0-5) allowed double figures. Board (of Trustees).” at least 80 points for the sev- “Even when were OK on Iverson said that the addi- enth time this season — in- defense, they made some tion is fit for the school’s direc- cluding in each of the five great shots,” coach Baker tion. GPAC games. said. “And then we miss “The addition of intercolle- Even with mostly fresh- some open shots. That really giate tennis provides opportu- nities for our current and men playing significant min- hurts.” future students to participate utes, Mount Marty wasn’t The Lancers got 14 points in a sport that is known to be a exactly run out of the gym. from Smith, 10 points and five lifelong activity,” he said. “It is Northwestern shot 45 per- rebounds from Irvine, and very strong in this corner of cent (MMC finished at 40), eight points and six rebounds the state, and in this part of made four more three-point- from Jalen Hurley. the Midwest. We feel men’s ten- ers, one more free throw and Mount Marty returns to nis is a natural fit for the col- was plus-3 in rebounding. action Saturday when it hosts lege and will be an exciting And yet, the Red Raiders Doane at 4 p.m. addition.” (6-3, 1-2) controlled most of MMC will begin competition the game. You can follow Jeremy in the fall of 2015, and will “Part of that is our defen- Hoeck on Twitter at begin its search for a head sive ability right now,” MMC twitter.com/ jhoeck. Discuss coach immediately. head coach Andrew Baker this story at www.yankton.net. “We hope the search said. “We’re still learning how process goes quickly, but we to move and close out and NORTHWESTERN (6-3, 1-2) also know it is critical to find guard the post. Riley Francis 4-9 0-0 9; Colton Kooima 6-12 4- that coach who fits perfectly 4 22; Taylor Francis 4-6 1-2 11; Nathan Wedel 2-5 with the philosophy and mis- “Our young guys are still 4-4 8; Jordan Baker 6-12 2-4 14; Colin Henrich 0-0 learning.” 0-0 0; T.J. Buyert 3-5 2-2 10; Bryce Moss 3-5 1-3 7; sion of the college and the ath- Isaiah Taylor 2-3 0-3 4; Levi Ettleman 0-3 1-2 1; letic department,” Iverson Of the 12 players who saw Kolby Selby 0-1 0-0 0; Blake Riggen 0-2 0-0 0; said. “We are extremely confi- the court for the Lancers, Justin Van Kalsbeek 1-3 1-2 3; Gerasimos Man- talvanos 0-0 3-4 3; Eli Ihnen 0-3 0-0 0. TOTALS 31- dent that we will be able to only three — Bud Smith, 69 19-30 92. find that coach in time to start Lorenzo Davis and Alex Irvine MOUNT MARTY COLLEGE (1-9, 0-5) a full schedule in fall 2015.” — were with the program last Jackson Seitzinger 1-7 4-5 6; Bud Smith 6-10 1-3 14; Jake Anderson 4-5 0-0 10; K.J. DeCristino MMC becomes the seventh season. 2-5 0-0 5; Taylor Millay 2-6 1-1 5; Deric Denning 0- team in the Great Plains Ath- There are times when the 1 0-2 0; Lorenzo Davis 0-4 0-0 0; Blake Bartscher letic Conference to offer men’s Lancers had four newcomers 0-0 2-4 4; Seamus O’Malley 1-5 2-2 5; Jalen Hur- tennis. It will be the 17th inter- ley 3-6 2-3 8; Alex Irvine 2-4 6-8 10; Cody Willett 2- on the floor, many times 4 0-0 6. TOTALS 23-57 18-28 71. collegiate sport and NAIA three freshmen. Halftime: NW 48-35. Three-Pointers: NW 11-25 Championship sport at Mount “We have our ups and (Kooima 6-10, T. Francis 2-3, Buyert 2-4, R. Fran- Marty College, joining women’s cis 1-4, Taylor 0-1, Ettleman 0-1, Selby 0-1, Ihnen downs; our moments, but 0-1), MMC 7-20 (Anderson 2-3, Willett 2-3, Smith tennis, men’s and women’s then we can’t stop anyone,” 1-2, DeCristino 1-3, O’Malley 1-5, Denning 0-2, basketball, soccer, cross coun- said Anderson, who had 10 Hurley 0-1, Seitzinger 0-2). Total Rebounds: NW 43 try, indoor track, golf, outdoor points and five rebounds. (Baker 7), MMC 40 (Hurley 6). Assists: NW 18 JAMES D. CIMBUREK/P&D track, as well as baseball for (Kooima 5, T. Francis 5), MMC 12 (Bartscher 3). Mount Marty's Bud Smith beats Northwestern's Colton Kooima for a layup during their Great Plains It took Northwestern all of Personal Fouls: Both had 25. Turnovers: NW 7, the men and volleyball and MMC 15. Athletic Conference men's basketball game on Wednesday at Laddie E. Cimpl Arena. softball for the women. Mount Marty College also offers archery and trap shooting as club sports. Northwestern Edges Lancer Women For First GPAC Win The GPAC and the National Association of Intercollegiate BY BEN HEGGE Karen Ettelman, who came slow start offensively, as own, taking a 30-27 advantage Both teams picked up the Athletics championships are in [email protected] into the game ranked fourth Northwestern led Mount into the break. scoring in the second half. the spring, but some schools in the nation in individual Marty 8-6 at the 13:40 mark. Defensively the Lancers Northwestern went on a 6- do play part of their season in Northwestern College scoring (23.8 ppg), led the The Lancers picked things played some matchup 2-3 0 run to take a 44-37 lead with the fall. picked up their first Great Red Raiders with 25 points up, and after an April Winne zone to go along with their 11:54 remaining. But after a Student-athletes interested Plains Athletic Conference and 12 rebounds. lay-up and a three pointer man-to-man defense in the Lancer timeout, Mount Marty in tennis at Mount Marty Col- victory Wednesday night “She is a really good from Logan Wagner, the first half. went on an 18-4 run of their lege are encouraged to contact with a 69-61 victory over the player, and she does a great Lancers found themselves “Northwestern is a really own to take 55-48 lead into Iverson (605-668-1241) or the Mount Marty Lancers. The job of driving to the basket,” with a 16-15 lead with 6:45 re- good offensive team, and we the five minute mark. Mount Marty College Admis- Lancers came into the outing said Mount Marty assistant maining in the first half. tried to mix things up a little After back-and-forth scor- sions Office (605-668-1545) for with a three-game winning coach Todd Schlimgen. However, Northwestern defensively against them,” more details. Visit www.mm- Both teams got off to a finished with a run of their said Schlimgen. clancers.com for more informa- streak. LANCERS | PAGE 8 tion on MMC athletics. Leber, Gottsleben, Nelson Among 21 To Enter S.D. Sports Hall Five individuals with regional ties, Nelson, a 1974 most points scored in a Class AA The next season was even better with the NCC). including Yankton grad Chad Nelson Yankton High grad, state semifinal (36, in 1973). He still 67 tackles and five sacks. In 2008 he Gottsleben not only built the pro- and current University of South was one of the few holds Yankton records for points in a had 64 tackles and he had 46 in 2009 gram into a power at the NCAA Divi- Dakota track and field coach Dave South Dakotans game (41) and career (1,668) and re- and ‘10. He played briefly for the St. sion II level but has guided USD Gottsleben, are among the record 21 drafted by a pro bas- bounds in a season (387) and career Louis Rams in 2011 before retiring. In through a successful transition to Di- individuals set to be inducted into the ketball team. The 6- (1,197). In high school, he also was a his career, he had 496 tackles, 24 vision I status. Gottsleben’s Coyotes South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame. foot-11 Nelson was a standout football player and was a sacks, 12 forced fumbles and five in- won Summit indoor titles in 2013 and The S.D. Sports Hall announced its ninth-round pick of state champion in the discus and shot terceptions. ‘14 and their first Summit outdoor 2015 class, a group that will be in- the New Orleans put. He was chosen the S.D. High At Kansas State, he was a two-time title, also in 2014. This was the first ducted April 11 in Sioux Falls, on (now Utah) Jazz in School Athlete of the Year for 1974 by All-Big 12 linebacker and finished his outdoor team title since the NCC Wednesday. Leber 1978 and a 10th- the S.D. Sportswriters Association. career with 216 tackles - fifth most in meet in 2006. After establishing the Nelson and Gottsleben will be Ver- round pick of the At- Leber, a 1997 Vermillion High grad, school history. As a senior, he was an Coyotes as one of the top programs in million native Ben Leber and Freeman lanta Hawks in 1979. He did not play played 10 seasons as a linebacker in AP third-team All-American. the Division II NCC, Gottsleben contin- natives Neysa Villa and Jane (Wipf) in the NBA, but he did play profes- the NFL, mostly as a starter. The 6- At Vermillion, he rushed for 1,404 ued that success when USD joined Wiebe. Also chosen for induction sionally in Israel for four seasons. foot-3, 244-pounder was a third-round yards as a junior and 1,350 as a sen- NCAA Division I and the Great West were athletes Battling Nelson (box- At Drake, he was second-team all- draft pick of the San Diego Chargers ior. Conference. He guided USD to three ing), Phyllis Hunter (tennis), Jill Missouri Valley Conference as a sen- in 2002 and was an immediate stand- Gottsleben, a Brookings native and straight indoor titles. The Coyotes fin- (Theeler) Schlekeway (track), Grover ior in 1979. In three seasons at Drake, out as he was named to the Pro Foot- 1971 Montrose High and 1975 South ished second all three years at the Potts (football), Oliver “Flop” Garnier he scored 955 points (12.1 a game) ball Weekly and Football Digest Dakota State grad, is in his 31st sea- outdoor conference meet. At USD he (baseball), Dale Palmer (track/foot- and had 512 rebounds (6.5). He All-Rookie teams, finishing the year son as the University of South Dakota has coached athletes who have ball), A.B. “Bud” Tyler (polo), Alice played one season at the University of with 50 tackles, five sacks and three men’s track and field coach. While at earned 164 All-American honors, as Bauer (golf) and Billy Etbauer Minnesota before transferring to forced fumbles. He had 80 and 60 USD, he’s been a conference coach of well as six national champions. He led (rodeo), coaches Ward “Piggy” Lam- Drake. tackles the next two seasons before the year a total of 17 times (in the his squads to eight top-10 finishes, in- bert (basketball), David Gottsleben In high school, Nelson led the injuries limited him to 22 tackles in North Central Conference, Great West cluding third at the 1997 Division II in- (track), Vic Godfrey (track) and Rollie Bucks to the state finals three years in 2005. As an unrestricted free agent, he and Summit League) and he was an door meet and 2000 outdoor meet Greeno (track/others), contributors a row (YHS was runner-up in 1972 and signed with the Vikings in 2006. That eight-time regional coach of the year and fourth at the 2001 indoor meet Bob Laskowski (media), Doug Evans ‘73 and champion in ‘74) and he was a season, he had 46 tackles, three at the Division II level and twice a na- and the 2006 outdoor meet. In 1994 he (physical education) and Neysa Villa three-time first-team all-stater. He was sacks, three forced fumbles and two tional coach of the year (1997 and received the NCAA Division II Men’s (volunteer) and athlete/coach/con- a Parade All-American, chosen as one fumble recoveries, including one in 2006). He has guided the Coyotes to tributor Paul Sheeks in a number of of the top 40 preps in the nation in the end zone against the Detroit Lions 15 conference titles (three each in the sports. 1974. He still shares the record for for the only touchdown of his career. Summit and Great West and nine in S.D. HALL | PAGE 8