South Dakota State. Women head to Iowa, men to Missouri JACKRABBIT ATHLETICS NEWS RELEASE

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1 South Dakota State JACKRABBIT ATHLETICS NEWS RELEASE M E N S & W O M E N S G O L F I N F O R M AT I O N Women head to Iowa, men to Missouri M E N T H I S W E E K Monday, Oct. 19-Tuesday, Oct. 20 at Bill Ross Intercollegiate (UMKC), Kansas City, Mo. COURSE: Blue Hills Country Club (7,351 yards, par 72) FIELD: 13 teams Central Arkansas, Creighton, Kansas, UMKC, Nebraska, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Wichita State; Kansas State (3 individuals) SCHEDULE: Monday, 36 holes, 8:30 a.m. CT (shotgun); Tuesday, 18 holes, 8:30 a.m. (shotgun) SDSU LINE-UP: Kyle Cooper, Parker Edens, Justin Jenkins, Nolan Meyer, David Smith; Kyle Vandevoort (individual) W O M E N T H I S W E E K Saturday, Oct. 17-Sunday Oct. 18 at Hawkeye Intercollegiate (Iowa), Iowa City, Iowa COURSE: Finkbine Golf Course (6,202 yards, par 72) FIELD: 13 teams Ball State, Drake, Illinois, Illinois State, Iowa, Iowa State, Kennesaw State, Missouri State, Northern Iowa, Oakland, Sacramento State, South Dakota State, Washington State SCHEDULE: 54 holes Saturday, 36 holes, 8 a.m. CT (shotgun); Sunday, 18 holes, 8 a.m. (tee times, split tees) SDSU LINE-UP: Morgan Fitts, Brittany Hanten, Whitney Schrader, Sydney Sturdevant, Rebecca Swords; Abby Feehan (individual) LIVE SCORING: Jackrabbit Sports Information Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center SDSU Box 2820 Brookings, SD SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Jason Hove PHONE: (605) Jason.Hove@sdstate.edu ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Ryan Sweeter PHONE: (605) Ryan.Sweeter@sdstate.edu FAX: (605) Sportsline: (605) WEBSITE: GOJACKS.COM Sports Information Contacts: Jason Hove/Sean Welsh Oct. 17, 2009 BROOKINGS, S.D. The South Dakota State women are playing in the Hawkeye Intercollegiate (Iowa) on Oct in Iowa City, Iowa, while the men wrap up the fall season at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate (UMKC) on Oct in Kansas City, Mo. The women s squad is playing at the 6,202-yard, par-72 Finkbine Golf Club. Joining the Jackrabbits in the 13-team field are Ball State, Drake, Iowa State, Illinois, Illinois State, Kennesaw State, Missouri State, Northern Iowa, Sacramento State, Washington State; Summit League school Oakland; and the host Hawkeyes. This week s SDSU line-up includes juniors Whitney Schrader (Marshalltown, Iowa) and Sydney Sturdevant (Sioux Falls), sophomores Brittany Hanten (Goodwin) and Rebecca Swords (Rosemount, Minn.), and freshman Morgan Fitts (Brookings). Sophomore Abby Feehan (Dell Rapids) is competing as an individual. Live scoring will be available at The men s squad is playing at the 7,351-yard, par-72 Blue Hills Country Club. Joining the Jackrabbits in the 13-team field are Central Arkansas, Creighton, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, Wichita State; Summit League schools North Dakota State and Oral Roberts; and the host Kangaroos. Kansas State will also have three individual competing. This week s SDSU line-up includes senior Justin Jenkins (Fargo, N.D.), sophomore Nolan Meyer (Sioux Falls), and freshmen Kyle Cooper (Sioux Falls), Parker Edens (Greeley, Colo.) and David Smith (Plymouth, Minn.). Senior Kyle Vandevoort (Fargo) is competing as an individual. W HAT S NEXT: The women s squad wraps up the fall season at the Ross Resorts Invitational at Mid Pines G.C. (Rollins College) on Oct in Southern Pines, N.C. MEN S RECAP: SDSU tied for 10th at the D.A. Wiebring Intercollegiate, hosted by Illinois State on Oct at the 6,881-yard, par-70 Weibring Golf Club at ISU. The Jacks shot 918 ( ). Justin Jenkins finished in a tie for 17th at 226 ( ). It was his 10th career top-25. Nolan Meyer tied for 26th at 228 ( ), Kyle Vandevoort tied for 48th at 232 ( ), Parker Edens tied for 54th at 234 ( ) and Matthew Erickson tied for 72nd at 239 ( ). Host Illinois State won the team title by 15 shots after shooting 33-over-par 873 ( ). Redbird Jeff Kellen won the individual title by six with a 1-under 209 ( ) total. Fifteen teams and 90 individuals competed in the event. WOMEN S RECAP: SDSU broke the 18-, 36- and 54-hole scoring records and tied for ninth at the Xavier International, played Oct at the 6,087-yard, par-72 LPGA International-Legends Course. The Jacks shot 935 ( ). Sydney Sturdevant ( ) and Morgan Fitts ( ) finished tied for 34th at 232, Rebecca Swords took 44th at 235 ( ), Whitney Schrader tied for 59th at 243 ( ) and Brittany Hanten tied for 62nd at 244 ( ). Daytona State, a junior college playing on its home course, won the team title by seven shots with a 17-over 881 ( ) total. Falcon Amy West fininshed six shots clear of the field and was medalist with a three-round tally of 3-under 213 ( ). Fifteen teams and 81 individuals competed in the event.

2 M E N S R O S T E R Name Year Hometown Brian Bye Sr. Gayville, S.D. Kyle Cooper Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D. Parker Edens Fr. Greeley, Colo. Matthew Erickson So. Dell Rapids, S.D. Greg Fehrman Fr. Rothschild, Wis. Justin Jenkins Sr. Fargo, N.D. Nolan Meyer So. Sioux Falls, S.D. David Smith Fr. Plymouth, Minn. Kyle Vandevoort Sr. Fargo, N.D. Brian Wynia So. Sioux Falls, S.D. W O M E N S R O S T E R Name Year Hometown Katelyn Crown R-Fr. Wall, S.D. Abby Feehan Jr. Dell Rapids, S.D. Morgan Fitts Fr. Brookings, S.D. Brittany Hanten So. Goodwin, S.D. Whitney Schrader Jr. Marshalltown, Iowa Sydney Sturdevant Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D. Rebecca Swords So. Rosemount, Minn. C O A C H I N G S TA F F Head Coach Jared Baszler (7th season) Assistant Coach Steve Klock MEN S CAREER LOWS: SDSU had one individual post career lows at the 2009 D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate (Illinois State): Matthew Erickson 36-hole score (160), 54-hole score (239) W OMEN S RECORDBOOK: SDSU posted four top-10 team performances at the 2009 Xavier International at LPGA International, including three records: 18-hole score, 1st, 303 (first round) [Old record: 307, 2008 Bulldog and Eagle Invitational (third round); tie-8th, 311 (third round) 36-hole score, 1st, 614 [Old record: 621, 2008 Aztec Fall Classic] 54-hole score, 1st, 935 [Old record: 941, 2009 Payne Stewart Memorial] Morgan Fitts, Whitney Schrader, Sydney Sturdevant and Rebecca Swords also found their ways into the individual record book: Morgan Fitts 18-hole score, tie-10th, 75 (second round); 36- hole score, tie-4th, 152; 54-hole score, tie-7th, 232 Whitney Schrader 18-hole score, tie-10th, 75 (first round) Sydney Sturdevant 54-hole score, tie-7th, 232 Rebecca Swords 18-hole score, tie-10th, 75 (first round) WOMEN S CAREER LOWS: SDSU had four individuals post career lows at the 2009 Xavier International at LPGA International: Morgan Fitts 36-hole score (152), 54-hole score (232), tie 18-hole score (75) Brittany Hanten tie 36-hole score (159) Whitney Schrader 18-hole score (75), 36-hole score (154) Sydney Sturdevant 36-hole score (154) CAREER NOTES MEN S SCORING AVERAGE: Justin Jenkins is fifth on the all-time scoring list with a average (5,966 strokes in 78 rounds). Kyle Vandevoort is sixth with a mark (4,219 strokes in 54 rounds). In order to be eligible, golfers must compete in at least 30 career rounds. W OMEN S SCORING AVERAGE: Whitney Schrader is fifth on the all-time scoring list with an average (4,844 strokes in 58 rounds). In order to be eligible, golfers must compete in at least 30 career rounds. MEN S ROUNDS PLAY ED: Justin Jenkins (78 rounds) and Kyle Vandevoort (54) are third and seventh, respectively, on the all-time list, and are by far the most experienced players on the roster. Brian Wynia has the next most with 17. WOMEN S ROUNDS PLAYED: Whitney Schrader, who has never missed an event and played in 58 career rounds, is on pace to break the school record of 79 set by Holly Opatz ( ), a senior on last season s team. Schrader and Opatz are among five golfers the others are former Jacks Amanda Rosol (2nd all-time with 76 rounds), Hillary Gerster (6th, 41) and Erin Bergstrom (tie-7th, 40) to compete in every event during the season and hold the record for rounds played in a season with 25. Four other Jacks are nearing the career 30-round mark: Rebecca Swords (29 rounds), Sydney Sturdevant (28), Brittany Hanten (24) and Abby Feehan (21). MEN S RECORDS:Two Jackrabbits appear on the career top-10s and top-25s lists: Justin Jenkins Top-25s: 5th, 10; Top-10s: tie-8th, 1 Kyle Vandevoort Top-25s: 6th, 7; Top-10s: tie-8th, 1 W OMEN S RECORDS: One Jackrabbit appears on the career top-10s list and four Jackrabbits appear on the career top-25s list: Whitney Schrader Top-25s: 6th, 5 Sydney Sturdevant Top-25s: tie-7th, 4; Top-10s: tie-6th, 1 Brittany Hanten Top-25s: tie-9th, 2 Rebecca Swords Top-25s: tie-9th, 2 JACKRA BBIT INVITATIONAL The South Dakota State men s and women s golf teams are hosting the inaugural Jackrabbit Invitational on March 15-16, 2010, at Primm Valley Golf Club in Primm, Nev. The men are playing the 7,131-yard, par-72 Desert Course, while the women are playing the 6,008-yard, par-71 Lakes Course. Primm Valley was a recipient of the Golf Digest 4-1/2 Star Award. MEN S FIELD: Arkansas State, Cleveland State, Drake, Loyola (Maryland), North Dakota, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Oakland, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Southern Utah, UMKC, Western Illinois and Youngstown State. W OMEN S FIELD: Centenary, Cleveland State, Drake, Gonzaga, Iowa, Kennesaw State, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Oakland, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Southern Utah, UMKC and Wyoming.

3 MEN S SCHEDULE Fall Sept Fairway Club Invitational (Nebraska) Nebraska City, Neb. Sept Jim Colbert Intercollegiate (Kansas State) Manhattan, Kan. Sept Cleveland State Invitational Avon, Ohio Oct D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate (Illinois State) Normal, Ill. Oct Bill Ross Intercollegiate (UMKC) Kansas City, Mo. Spring March Jackrabbit Invitational Primm, Nev. March Diet Pepsi Shocker Classic (Wichita State) Wichita, Kan. April UMB Bank - Mizzou Tiger Intercollegiate (Missouri) Columbia, Mo. April Hawkeye Intercollegiate (Iowa) Iowa City, Iowa April The Summit League Men s Golf Championship St. George, Utah May 1-2 Dakota Cup Morton, Minn. May NCAA Division I Regionals TBA June th NCAA Division I Men s Golf Championships The Honors Course; Chattanooga, Tenn. WOMEN S SCHEDULE Fall Sept Chip-n-Club Invitational (Nebraska) Lincoln, Neb. Sept Payne Stewart Memorial (Missouri St.) Springfield, Mo. Oct 9-11 Xavier International at LPGA International (Xavier) Daytona Beach, Fla. Oct Hawkeye Intercollegiate (Iowa) Iowa City, Iowa Oct Ross Resorts Invitational at Mid Pines GC (Rollins) Southern Pines, N.C. Spring March Jackrabbit Invitational Primm, Nev. March Cincinnati Spring Invitational Crystal River, Fla. April 5-6 Cowgirl Invitational (Wyoming) Phoenix, Ariz. April The Summit League Women s Golf Championship Tulsa, Okla. May 1-2 Dakota Cup Morton, Minn. May 6-8 NCAA Division I Regionals TBA May th NCAA Division I Women s Golf Championships Country Club of Landfall; Wilmington, N.C. *Schedule subject to change *Schedule subject to change

4 Men s Season Statistics/Results (Through Oct. 18, 2009) Brian Bye 0 0 Kyle Cooper tie-26th Parker Edens tie-23rd Matthew Erickson tie-58th Greg Fehrman 0 0 Justin Jenkins (2) 0 2 tie-17th (2) Nolan Meyer tie-23rd David Smith tie-14th Kyle Vandevoort tie-45th Brian Wynia (2) tie-33rd TEAM , th Fall Dates Event Location Score Result Sept Fairway Club Invitational (Nebraska) Nebraska City, Neb th of 12 tie-23. Nolan Meyer, tie-23. Parker Edens, Justin Jenkins, tie-66. Brian Wynia, WD. Kyle Vandevoort, WD-WD-WD WD #tie-14. David Smith, Sept Jim Colbert Intercollegiate (Kansas State) Manhattan, Kan th of 9 tie-29. Parker Edens, tie-42. Nolan Meyer, tie-45. Kyle Vandevoort, tie-49. Justin Jenkins, tie-51. David Smith, #tie-33. Brian Wynia, Sept Cleveland State Invitational Avon, Ohio th of 12 tie-17. Justin Jenkins, tie-26. Nolan Meyer, tie-44. Brian Wynia, tie-49. Parker Edens, Kyle Vandevoort, *tie-26. Kyle Cooper, *tie-58. Matthew Erickson, Oct D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate (Illinois State) Normal, Ill tie-10th of 15 tie-17. Justin Jenkins, tie-26. Nolan Meyer, tie-48. Kyle Vandevoort, tie-54. Parker Edens, tie-72. Matthew Erickson, #competed as individual

5 Career (Through Oct. 18, 2009) Brian Bye th Kyle Cooper tie-26th Parker Edens tie-23rd Matthew Erickson tie-30th Justin Jenkins , (3) tie-8th Nolan Meyer , tie-23rd David Smith tie-14th Kyle Vandevoort , (2) 148 (3) th Brian Wynia , th TEAM , st (7)

6 Women s Season Statistics/Results (Through Oct. 16, 2009) Abby Feehan th Katelyn Crown 0 0 Morgan Fitts (2) tie-33rd Brittany Hanten (2) 159 (2) tie-45th Whitney Schrader tie-59th Sydney Sturdevant tie-9th Rebecca Swords tie-25th TEAM 3 9 2, tie-8th Fall Dates Event Location Score Result Sept Chip-n-Club Invitational (Nebraska) Lincoln, Neb th of Brittany Hanten, tie-52. Rebecca Swords, Sydney Sturdevant, tie-61. Morgan Fitts, tie-77. Whitney Schrader, #76. Abby Feehan, Sept Payne Stewart Memorial (Missouri State) Springfield, Mo tie-8th of 15 tie-9. Sydney Sturdevant, tie-25. Rebecca Swords, tie-33. Morgan Fitts, tie-45. Brittany Hanten, Whitney Schrader, Oct Xavier International at LPGA International Daytona Beach, Fla tie-9th of 15 tie-34. Sydney Sturdevant, tie-34. Morgan Fitts, Rebecca Swords, toe-59. Whitney Schrader, tie-62. Brittany Hanten, #competed as individual Career (Through Oct. 16, 2009) Katelyn Crown 0 0 Abby Feehan , tie-47th Morgan Fitts (2) tie-33rd Brittany Hanten , (2) 159 (3) tie-17th Whitney Schrader , tie-15th Sydney Sturdevant , tie-9th Rebecca Swords , tie-15th TEAM , nd