Prepared to serve as a record of the accomplishments by the athletes and coaches 41st Annual at Chadron State College during the past academic year. Chadron State College’s Compiled by KALEB CENTER Year in Sports and 2018-19 CON MARSHALL Football Eagles had exciting season filled with big plays ......................................................................................................................................... 2 Football Awards and Honors ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Statistics .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Volleyball CSC held its own on home court in 2018 .................................................................................................................................................. 8 Combined Statistics ................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Cross Country Cross Country rebuilds with youth .......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Women’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Season Statistics .................................................................................................................................................... 12 Going isn’t easy for CSC women on hardwood ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Men’s Basketball Coach hopes CSC hoops team continues to progress .............................................................................................................................. 15 Men’s Basketball Season Statistics ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 Wrestling Wrestling team benefits from JuCo talent ............................................................................................................................................... 18 Individual Statistics ................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Women’s Golf Influx of talent takes women’s golf to new level ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Softball Gutsy season for CSC softball team ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 Statistics/Results ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Track and Field Eagles’ 2019 track season had its ups and downs ................................................................................................................................... 23 Track & Field Awards and Honors ............................................................................................................................................................ 24 CSC’s Best Track and Field Marks in 2018-19 .......................................................................................................................................... 25 Rodeo 2018-19 Rodeo Placings .......................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Rodeo Roster ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 CSC rodeo has two region champs, four at CNFR .................................................................................................................................... 29 National College Finals Rodeo Placings ................................................................................................................................................... 34 Historical Chadron State College Hall of Fame Honorees ........................................................................................................................................ 30 Chadron State College’s Top Athletes Through the Years ........................................................................................................................ 31 Chadron State College All-Americans ...................................................................................................................................................... 33 Chadron State College Academic All-Americans ..................................................................................................................................... 39 Chadron State College Academic Honorees ............................................................................................................................................ 40 2018-19 Chadron State College Letterwinners ........................................................................................................................................ 41 Chadron State College’s National Champions ......................................................................................................................................... 42 Kyle Temple earns Clyde Bond Memorial Award ..................................................................................................................................... 43 RMAC Scholar-Athlete Honorees, 1989-present ..................................................................................................................................... 44 2018-19 RMAC Academic Award Recipents ............................................................................................................................................ 45 Academic All-District Honorees ............................................................................................................................................................... 47 RMAC Standings Through the Years, 1990-Present ................................................................................................................................. 48 EAGLES HAD EXCITING SEASON FILLED WITH BIG PLAYS The 2018 football season was a dramatic one for the and 22 touchdowns. He was intercepted just seven Chadron State Eagles. times. The leading receiver was another sophomore, They opened their spectacularly refurbished field, Cole Thurness, who caught 46 passes for 701 yards stadium and press box, won all five of their home and seven TDs, including those of 42, 51, 70 and 80 games and finished with a 7-3 record, good for a yards. share of third place in the Rocky Mountain Athletic The fearless Thurness also had 12 unassisted Conference. tackles while playing “lights out” on kickoff and punt They also had a spate of exciting, down-to-the-wire coverage units. games, coming from behind in the fourth quarter to The Eagles had other exceptional receivers, including win four times. juniors Jackson Dickerson, who had 37 catches for “I was proud of our guys,” said Head Coach Jay 360 yards, Tevon Wright, 33 for 528, and Brandon Long. “They played like Eagles. They gave it Fullerton, 29 for 488. Redshirt freshman Chad everything they had and finished strong. It was a fun Mikelson also served notice he’s ready for more targets season. Our seniors worked hard and provided great after catching 10 passes for 147 yards in the season leadership, showing our younger players what it takes finale. to be successful.” Both Wright and Fullerton caught six touchdown Long also said CSC has had excellent recruiting passes. The alert Dickerson had only two receptions classes the past few years and the 2019 roster includes for touchdowns, but he also recovered a punt in the end an array of promising young players capable of zone after it had been blocked by redshirt freshman building on the momentum that has occurred the past Bryant Wilson and scored again when he claimed two seasons. Holst’s fumble and took it the final two yards to the After graduating just two starters from that unit a end zone. year ago, the offense was asked to lead the way for the The defense was faced with replacing six of the top Eagles this season. It averaged 467.5 yards a game, seven linemen and four of the top six players in the second highest all-time at CSC. Two senior linemen, secondary, but defensive coaches Jeff Larson and Craig center Jake Geil and left tackle Travis Romsa, earned Jersild did their best to find replacements. first-team all-conference, but many others also had At the very least, they were the conference’s runner- excellent seasons. up in red zone defense, keeping the foes off the The skill positions had an array of weapons, although scoreboard 15 times after they had pushed inside the the loss of Hemingford native Colt Foster, the RMAC CSC 20. preseason all-star pick at tight end, to a knee injury Some of the Eagles’ stops were