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Prepared to serve as a record of the accomplishments by the athletes and coaches 39th Annual at Chadron State College during the past academic year. Chadron State College’s Compiled by KALEB CENTER CON MARSHALL Year in Sports and 2016-17 TARA MEDIGOVICH Football Hopes high that Eagles will rebound from dissapointing season .............................................................................................................. 2 Statistics .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Football Awards and Honors ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Volleyball Players progressed throughout season ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 Combined Statistics ................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Cross Country Cross Country .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Women’s Basketball Lady Eagles have both promise, areas they must improve ..................................................................................................................... 13 Women’s Basketball Season Statistics .................................................................................................................................................... 15 Men’s Basketball Eagles struggled, but brighter days appear on horizon .......................................................................................................................... 16 Men’s Basketball Season Statistics ......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Wrestling Wrestling team successful in 2016-17 ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 Individual Statistics ................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Women’s Golf Record scores at RMAC Champ for golf ................................................................................................................................................... 21 Softball Excellent season for softball Eagles ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 Statistics/Results ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Track and Field Many contribute as Eagles soar in 2017 .................................................................................................................................................. 28 Track & Field Awards and Honors ............................................................................................................................................................ 29 CSC’s Best Track and Field Marks in 2016-17 .......................................................................................................................................... 30 Rodeo 2016-17 Rodeo Placings .......................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Rodeo Roster ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Two CSC Cowboys win regional championships ...................................................................................................................................... 34 National College Finals Rodeo Placings ................................................................................................................................................... 34 Regional Winners and National Qualifiers ............................................................................................................................................... 35 Historical Chadron State College Hall of Fame Honorees ........................................................................................................................................ 36 Chadron State College’s Top Athletes Through the Years ........................................................................................................................ 37 Chadron State College All-Americans ...................................................................................................................................................... 39 Chadron State College Academic All-Americans ..................................................................................................................................... 45 Chadron State College Academic Honorees ............................................................................................................................................ 46 2016-17 Chadron State College Letterwinners ........................................................................................................................................ 47 Chadron State College’s National Champions ......................................................................................................................................... 48 Stachia Reuwsaat Receives Clyde Bond Memorial Award ....................................................................................................................... 49 RMAC Scholar-Athlete Honorees, 1989-present ..................................................................................................................................... 50 2016-17 RMAC Academic Award Recipents ............................................................................................................................................ 51 Academic All-District Honorees ............................................................................................................................................................... 53 RMAC Standings Through the Years, 1990-Present ................................................................................................................................. 54 HOPES HIGH THAT EAGLES WILL REBOUND FROM DISAPPOINTING SEASON It goes without saying: Everyone connected with in the fourth period, only to have the play nullified the Chadron State College football program was by a holding call. disappointed with the team’s record this fall. The “It’s crazy because we were a few plays away Eagles went 3-8, producing the fewest wins since from this season being completely different,” Matt 1987. It was just their third losing season since Vinson, who took over at quarterback for the second then. year in a row when Stein was injured, told the Naturally, head coach Jay Long was among college newspaper. “We lost a lot of close games. those who took the losses hard. However, he The season wasn’t good enough. This football expects the Eagles will bounce back and become a program isn’t used to losing and we need to figure Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and playoff out a way to change that next season.” contender again. Long played on three CSC teams that won “We’ve got a few things to fix, but the program’s conference championships, two of which advanced not broken,” Long said. “We’ve had a lot of injuries to the NCAA Division II playoffs. He was the head the past two years that have hampered us both years coach of the Eagles’ 2012 team that was the last to (the Eagles were 5-6 in 2015). make the NCAA playoff field, and he is working to “But that should help us next year. It has given a make it happen again. lot of young players the opportunity to get on the Within a week after the season ended, he had field ahead of schedule. We expect that experience met with all 100 players with eligibility remaining, will pay off next season.” discussed their commitment and roles in turning Long said 19 Eagles who were on the travel roster things around in 2017. He and his assistants also missed at least one game because they were banged hit the recruiting trail on Dec. 1, the first date the up and 10 missed all or a majority of the schedule. NCAA allows coaches to contact players in person. The latter included two defensive standouts—end “We may bring in a few junior college guys to Tyler Kiess and safety Ryan Wood—who were help us in places, but we have a lot of faith in the sidelined in the first game, a few days after they players who will be returning,“ Long said. “We had been elected team captains. Others who were have three good classes (of recruits) and primarily knocked out of action early included starters TD just need to get everyone healthy and plug them Stein at quarterback and defensive backs Kirk in at the right spots.