South Dakota State University The following students graduated after the summer and fall 2021 semesters at South Dakota State University. The students listed below completed all requirements for a degree and/or certificate program and those requirements have been verified by the appropriate college.
On Friday, team UNITED wrestlers participated in the State Wrestling Tournament preliminaries. Qualifying for semi-finals was Montevideo wrestler Daniel Gunlogson (113 pounds) who placed third in his division. Scoring for team UNITED follows:
The Montevideo Boys Swim & Dive team traveled last Friday to the Class A championship’s preliminary competition at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center on the University of Minnesota Campus. Headed to that competition for the team Austin Dunn, Callim Schmitz, Evan Smith, Mickey Hess. In the 200 Medley Relay, the Montevideo team placed 15th., with Dunn, Schmitz, Smith and Hess scoring a total time of 1:42.99. In the 100 backstroke, the Thunder Hawk’s Austin Dunn finished 14th place. Both Dunn and the relay team finished with scores to place them in the “B” finals.
The Montevideo Boys Baksetball team will be hosting their 2nd Annual Alumni Baksetball Tournament in April at the Montevideo High School. The event will be held on April 16th, and teams or individuals should sign up by April 9th. Those interested in signing up can reach out to Coach Derek Webb at dwebb@montevideoschools.org.
Last Thursday, the Montevideo boys Swim & Dive team participated in the Section 3A preliminaries, with team members qualifying for advancement to sections. Montevideo scoring was as follows: 200 MEDLEY RELAY – (1) Montevideo (Austin Dunn, Callim Schmitz, Evan Smith, Mickey Hess) 1;43.31 … 200 FREESTYLE – (5) Austin Dunn, 1:54.95 50 FREESTYLE – (4) Evan Smith, 23.46, (10) Gavin Arends, 23.84 DIVING – (9) Wyatt Picht, 187.00.
Last weekend, Team UNITED traveled to Redwood Falls to the Section 3AA championship individual tournament. At the meet, qualifiers for State were Daniel Gunlogson (113 pounds), Zander Clausen (120), Dain Mortenson (152), Avery Wittnebel (160) and Keaton Haas (220). Scoring from that event follows:
Tyler Schickedanz achieved his 60th win at the Section Tournament Saturday. MINNESOTA Dan Gunlogson achieved his 100th win at the Section Tournament Saturday.
Last week, the Thunder Hawk girls defeated Benson 58-19 in an away game. The win signaled the title of West Central Conference Champs for the Thunder Hawk girls, with a 12-1 West Central Conference record. The title is the first in the school's history. The girls moved on to the Sections Tournament Saturday hosted in Montevideo to defeat Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 65-34, advancing the team to the state finals.
On Thursday, the Montevideo boys basketball team took on Melrose for a 54-76 loss in an away game. Leaders in that game included Kaden Boike, who scored 10 points with three assists and a steal. Andrew VanBinsbergen added another 10 points to the team total. Complete scoring from that game follows:
Landon Stock was named the West Central Conference Player of the Week for boys basketball last week. West Central Conference Schools include Benson, BOLD, Melrose Area, Minnewaska Area, Montevideo, Morris Area and Sauk Centre. MINNESOTA