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2007-08 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE WRESTLING Table of Contents SMSU WRESTLING QUICK FACTS WHAT’S INSIDE Location..................................................................Marshall, MN 56258 2007 Schedule......................................................................Back Cover Founded............................................................................................1967 Media Information / Athletic Communications Staff ......Inside Front Enrollment ....................................................................................3,400 Table of Contents ..................................................................................1 Nickname ................................................................................Mustangs Quick Facts............................................................................................1 Colors ..................................................................Brown and Vegas Gold About SMSU ........................................................................................2 Affiliation ....................................................................NCAA Division II SMSU Administration ..........................................................................2 Conference ..................................Northern Sun Intercollegiate (NSIC) SMSU Athletic Staff..............................................................................3 President ..................................................................Dr. David Danahar SMSU Athletics Facilities ....................................................................4 Director of Athletics ................................................Chris Hmielewski 2007-08 Roster ....................................................................................5 Athletics Department Phone ........................................507-537-7271 2007-08 Season Outlook......................................................................6 Head Coach Jesse Nelson ....................................................................7 Head Coach ................Jesse Nelson (St. Cloud State University, 1999) 2007-08 Player Bios........................................................................8-12 Year Entering/SMSU Record ................................................1st/0-0 2006-07 SMSU Season Results..........................................................13 Office Number..................................................................507-537-7123 2006-07 SMSU Season Statistics ......................................................13 SMSU All-Americans ..........................................................................14 2007-08 Overall/Conference Record ......................3-13/1-3 NSIC SMSU National Qualifiers ..................................................................15 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................................................7/3 SMSU All-Conference ........................................................................16 First Year of Wrestling ..........................................................1967-68 SMSU Award Winners ........................................................................17 Home Gym................................................................................P.E. Gym Individual Records..............................................................................18 All-Time Dual Record..............................................318-316-13 (.502) Year-by-Year Results ....................................................................19-23 Yearly Dual Records ..........................................................................24 Director of Athletic Communications..............................Kelly Loft SMSU Coaches’ Records ....................................................................24 Office Phone ................................................................507-537-7177 All-Time Series Records vs. Opponents ............................................25 FAX ................................................................................507-537-6578 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference..........................................26 E-Mail ......................................................loftkr@southwestmsu.edu 2006-07 NSIC Standings ..................................................................26 Asst. Director of Athletic Commumications ..........Crystal Kruger 2007-08 NSIC Composite Schedule ..................................................27 Office Phone................................................................507-537-6439 E-Mail ..................................................krugercr@southwestmsu.edu Asst. Director of Athletic Commumications ......Andy Schlichting Office Phone................................................................507-537-7239 E-Mail ....................................................schlica@southwestmsu.edu SMSU HEAD COACHES (area code 507) Baseball..........................................................Paul Blanchard, 537-7268 Men’s Basketball..............................................Greg Stemen, 537-7128 Women’s Basketball ........................................Mike Jewett, 537-7133 Football ............................................................Eric Eidsness, 537-7097 Women’s Golf ..........................................Ross Webskowski, 537-7220 Women’s Soccer ............................................................TBA, 537-7256 Softball ............................................................Shawn Semler, 537-7264 Women’s Tennis............................................George Seldat, 537-6488 Volleyball ........................................................Terry Culhane, 537-7125 Wheelchair Basketball ............Lew Shaver/Paul Weiland, 537-7508 Wrestling............................................................Jesse Nelson, 537-7123 Greg Frank C.D. Johnson The 2007-08 Southwest Minnesota State University wrestling guide was written, designed and edited by SMSU assistant athletic communi- cations director Andy Schlichting. Special thanks to Western Printing who helped in the design of the cover and to the Mustang coaching staff and players for their time. Photos by Todd Finlo, Jake Strait, Kelly Loft, Crystal Kruger, Andy Schlichting. WWW.SMSUMUSTANGS.COM • 1 2007-08 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE WRESTLING SMSU Administration Founded in 1967, Southwest Minnesota State University offers both liberal arts and center and food service interconnected. Approximately 1,000 students live on campus professional programs on a modern 215-acre campus in Marshall, Minnesota. Since its in 27 well-designed residence halls which are housed in nine buildings. Each residence inception, the primary mission of Southwest Minnesota State University has been to hall accommodates about 40 students. The campus also features a child care facility offer undergraduate degree programs. and a religious center. The largest undergraduate pro- The campus landscape has been enhanced in recent years by the construction of the grams at SMSU are elementary 71,000 square foot multi-purpose R/A (Recreation/ Athletic) Facility. A state-of-the- and early childhood education art $18.2 million Student Center Complex opened in the summer of 2005 and includes and accounting. Wellness and food service and student service areas and a grand entrance onto the campus. human performance, computer Also, the SMSU library had a $9.2 million renovation that was completed in the fall science, literature, business of 2005 and includes a new entrance, a more user-friendly configuration and numerous administration, biology, and psy- technology infrastructure improvements. chology are among other popular SMSU will also be the home of a new $16 million programs. regional events center which is set to open in the fall of In 1996, the university began 2007. offering its first graduate degrees. Southwest Minnesota State University graduated its Students can currently pursue first four-year class in 1971. over 46 baccalaureate majors, Today the University's alumni body totals over 12,000, four associate degree majors, 40 minors, 16 preprofessional programs, and three mas- of which over 65 percent live in Minnesota. With an ter's degrees (business and education). enrollment of 5,039 students and a teaching faculty of 130 Southwest Minnesota State University strives to meet the needs of this region of full-time and 26 part-time, Southwest Minnesota State Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. The university takes special pride in its regional offers a friendly, cohesive learning environment with and rural studies, global studies, honors programs, and facilities and services well-suit- small-sized classes and close interaction between faculty ed for physically disabled students. and students. The campus features a total of 24 buildings with all 11 academic buildings, student Dr. David Danahar Chris Hmielewski • University President • Director of Athletics • Seventh Year • Second Year Dr. David C. Danahar is now in his seventh year as the eighth president Chris Hmielewski is in his second year as the director of athletics at Southwest at Southwest Minnesota State University, having been appointed by Chancellor Minnesota State University. Hmielewski was named interim director of athletics on James McCormick in the summer of 2001. Aug. 17, 2006, before being named to the permanent position on Mar. 22, 2007. President Danahar's tenure can be described in one word: rebirth. Shortly after Hmielewski, who