South Dakota State University Open PRAIRIE: Open Public Research Access Institutional Repository and Information Exchange Jackrabbit Swimming and Diving Media Guides South Dakota State University Jackrabbits (2006-2015) Athletics 2007 South Dakota State University Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving 2007-08 Media Guide South Dakota State University Follow this and additional works at: https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/swim_dive-guides GO BIG. GO BLUE. GO JACKS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving 2007-08 Media Guide SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY Andrew Arens John Bisson Jason Garder Mark Garrigues Blake Gipson Fr., Littleton, Colo. Fr., Sturgis, S.D. Fr., Omaha, Neb. Jr.,Yakima,Wash. Fr., Red Bluff, Calif. Patrick Heyen Chris Holzwarth Matt Josephson Tyler Kuhl Andrew Martin Fr., Lincoln, Neb. Sr., Paradise, Calif. So., Juneau, Alaska Fr., Eldridge, Iowa Fr., Kingwood,Texas Kyle Milleman Josh Mueller Ian Peterson Marten Peterson Cade Roberts Jr., Fort Wayne, Ind. Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D. Fr., Grand Forks, N.D. So., Emporia, Kan. Jr., Richland,Wash. Mark Sandager Hadleigh Tyler Ryan Willett Brad Erickson Phil Hurley Fr., Scandia, Minn. Sr.,W. Des Moines, Iowa So., Cedar Falls, Iowa Head Coach Assistant Coach 2007-08 MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING •SDSU Swimming & Diving Contact Information • GENERAL COACHING STAFF Name of school: South Dakota State University Head Coach: Brad Erickson, 32nd year City/Zip: Brookings, SD 57007 Alma Mater,Year: South Dakota State, 1974 Founded: February 21, 1881 Office Phone: (605) 688-6527 Enrollment: 11,706 (fall 2007) Best Time to Reach Coach: Mornings Colors: Yellow and Blue Assistant Coach: Phil Hurley, fourth year Affiliation: NCAA Division I - Provisional Pool Phone: (605) 688-4919 Conference: The Summit League Home Facility: Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center Pool President: Dr. David Chicoine TEAM INFORMATION Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 1969 Athletics Director: Dr. Fred Oien Men’s Team Alma Mater,Year: South Dakota State, 1972 Letterwinners: Lost 12 / Returning 8 / Newcomers 6 Athletic Dept. Phone: (605) 688-5625 2006-07 Dual Record: 4-3 Ticket Office Phone: (605) 688-5422 or 1-866-GO JACKS Finished 5th at the Mid-Continent Championships Women’s Team Letterwinners: Lost 5 / Returning 10 / Newcomers 15 SPORTS INFORMATION 2006-07 Dual Record: 6-7 Finished 4th at the Mid-Continent Championships MEDIA INFORMATION Sports Info. Director: Jason Hove SID office telephone: (605) 688-4623 Newspaper: Brookings Register SID home telephone: (605) 692-1484 Newspaper Contact: Robert Slocum, Sports Editor E-mail address: [email protected] Address: 312 5th Street Brookings, SD 57006 Assistant/Swimming SID: Ryan Sweeter Telephone: (605) 692-6271 Asst SID telephone: (605) 688-4822 Fax: (605) 692-2979 E-mail address: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Student Intern: Travis Kriens Newspaper: Sioux Falls Argus Leader E-mail address: [email protected] Newspaper Contact: Terry Vandrovec Address: Box 5034 SID fax: (605) 688-5999 Sioux Falls, SD 57117 Internet home page: www.GoJacks.com Telephone: (605) 331-2323 Fax: (605) 977-3933 SID mailing address: Sports Information Office E-Mail: [email protected] Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center SDSU Box 2820 TABLE OF CONTENTS South Dakota State University Coaches ................................................2 Brookings, SD 57007-1497 2007-08 Men’s Team ........................3-12 2007-08 Women’s Team ..................13-24 The Summit League ........................25-26 History ............................................27-29 About SDSU ....................................30-36 Credits 200 copies of the 2007 South Dakota State University Swimming Media Guide were produced at a cost of $4.29 per copy. Photos are credited to Eric Landwehr, SDSU University Relations and Ty Carlson, Sports Information. For more information regarding the Jackrabbit swimming program, contact the sports information office at (605) 688-4623. 1 •SDSU Swimming & Diving Coaches • Brad Erickson Head Coach South Dakota State University head coach Brad Erickson is entering his 32nd season as the head coach of the Jackrabbit men’s and women’s swimming teams. Since being named head swimming coach in 1976, Erickson has coached the Jackrabbit men to a North Central Conference championship in 1979 and the SDSU women to an NCC title in 1981. In the 2000-01 season he was named the North Central Conference Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year after leading SDSU to a fourth-place finish at the conference meet. In the fall of 2002, Erickson was honored with SDSU’s Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence, which honors an SDSU alumnus in the field of education and coaching. A 1974 graduate of South Dakota State, Erickson became the first SDSU swimmer to compete in the NCAA Division II Championships, as a junior.The Arlington, S.D., native won three North Central Conference titles, winning the 200-yard breaststroke twice and the 100-yard breaststroke once. Erickson has continued to represent SDSU at NCAA swimming championships during his coaching career, serving as a meet official and judge at the Division I women’s and men’s championships since 1982. He also has served as the NCAA Division II Championships coordi- nator since 1996 and is a past member of the NCAA Swimming Committee. Aside from his duties as swimming coach, Erickson also teaches aquatic courses and various other activity courses. He and his wife, Jennifer, are the parents of two grown sons: Ben and Blake. Phil Hurley Amy Buoy Assistant Coach Diving Coach Phil Hurley enters his fourth season as Amie Buoy is in her first season with assistant men’s and women’s swimming the Jackrabbit swimming and diving and diving coach at South Dakota State teams as diving coach. this fall. Hurley is the recruiting coordina- A native of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, tor for SDSU, specializes in coaching the Buoy graduated from the University of distance events and assists Coach Nebraska in May 2007, with a degree in Erickson with team practices and events. international studies. She competed on Hurley says,“I have swum and worked the Huskers’ swimming and diving team with a lot of great coaches and by being an from 2002 through 2006, earning a trip athlete myself I try to pass along my expe- to the 2005 NCAA Championships, where riences to the athletes so they can learn she earned 18th place in the 3-meter from my mistakes and my successes.” diving competition. She also earned second place on both the 1- and Hurley competed collegiately at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., 3-meter boards at the Big 12 Championships in 2005. where he served as team captain for three seasons before graduating in Prior to competing at Nebraska, she trained with the Edmonton 1998. Kinsmen Diving Club and was a member of the Canadian Junior After completing a military commitment in the U.S. Army, Hurley National Team in 1999 and 2002. In 2002, she received 12th place in enrolled in graduate school at George Mason University in Fairfax,Va., the 3-meter competition at the Junior World Championships in Aachen, serving as a graduate assistant swimming coach for two seasons while Germany. completing a master’s degree in exercise, fitness and health promotion. Buoy is working toward her master’s degree in sports pedagogy at While at George Mason, Hurley also coached several club and youth South Dakota State. teams in Northern Virginia. Coach Hurley is the Chair of South Dakota Masters Swimming branch and is a member of the United States Masters Swimming organization. He also runs the local chapter of the Prairie Masters Swim team. 2 Swiimmiing & Diiviing •SDSU Men’s Swimming & Diving Preview • The South Dakota State University men’s swimming and team that placed second at the conference meet. Holzwarth diving team returns most of its swimmers from last season also swam on the 400 freestyle relay team that set a school and looks to improve on a fifth-place finish at the Mid- record and placed sixth individually in the 400 individual Continent Conference Championships. medley. One of the three team captains is junior Mark Garrigues, An associate member of the Mid-Continent Conference the who was an all-conference honoree in the pool and in the last two seasons, SDSU is now a full member of the newly classroom. After setting five season bests at the Mid-Con named Summit League. In the preseason coaches’ poll, the Championships, Garrigues will be back to concentrate on Jackrabbits were picked to finish in a tie for fifth place with freestyle and individual medley events. IUPUI — matching their fifth-place effort at the conference Another captain is Cade Roberts, who will primarily swim meet last season. the breaststroke. Roberts finished the season by placing third The goal for this season is to move up a spot in the confer- in the 200-yard breaststroke and fourth in the 100 breast- ence standings and to continue to improve on last season’s stroke. finish. The third captain is senior Hadleigh Tyler, who was a part of “The further we get into this transition to Division I, the the 200 medley relay team that broke a school record and more appealing it is for recruits to look at us,” Erickson said. finished fourth at the Mid-Con Championships.Tyler is a Besides making strides in the pool, SDSU had six swimmers sprinter who will focus on the freestyle and the 100 butterfly — Garrigues, Justin Manning, Kyle Milleman, Brad Peters, events. Roberts, and Chad Thomsen — recognized by the Mid-Con as Other swimmers to watch for, according to head coach Brad members of the academic all-conference team last season. Erickson, are freshmen Andrew Arens and Andrew Martin. To prepare for the 2007-08 season, the Jackrabbits have Erickson said that Martin “has shown very good promise” in been lifting weights three times a week along with time in the fall practice.