For the Week of January 30-February 05, 2012:

Players of the Week:

Men’s Basketball: Travis Burley; Jamestown College; Senior; Forward; Warrenton, GA ~ Burley scored 20 points, grabbed ten rebounds and picked up two steals as the 9th ranked Jimmies opened conference play with a 66-51 win at Mayville State.  In the Jimmies’ lone game of the week, he was 9 of 16 (56.3%) from the field and 2 for 2 (100.0%) at the free throw line.

Women’s Basketball: Bridget Schuneman; Jamestown College; Junior; Center; Lino Lakes, MN ~ Schuneman led the 12th ranked Jimmies to a 101-82 win in their conference opener at Mayville State with a 23 point, six rebound, one assist and one steal performance.  In the contest, she was 8 of 10 (80.0%) from the field and 7 of 11 (63.6%) from the free throw stripe.

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For the Week of January 23-29, 2012:

Players of the Week:

Men’s Basketball: Travis Burley; Jamestown College; Senior; Forward; Warrenton, GA ~ Burley earned MVP honors at the DAC Tip Off Tournament at Valley City State after helping lead the tenth rated Jimmies to wins over Dickinson State and Mayville State to capture the tournament title.  In the tourney, he scored 24 points (12.0 ppg), grabbed 15 rebounds (7.5 rpg) and added four steals (2.0 spg), three blocked shots (1.5 bpg) and an assist (0.5 apg).  Burley hit 9 of 25 from the field (36.0%) and 6 of 8 from the free throw line (75.0%)

Women’s Basketball: Bridget Schuneman; Jamestown College; Junior; Center; Lino Lakes, MN ~ Schuneman was named the MVP of the DAC Tip Off Tournament at Valley City State as she and the 13th ranked Jimmies defeated Dickinson State and Valley City State to win the tournament championship.  In the tournament, she recorded 39 points (19.5 ppg), 20 rebounds (10.0 rpg), three steals (1.5 spg) and one assist (0.5 apg).  Schuneman was a blistering 14 of 19 from the field (73.7%) and hit on 11 of 18 from the free throw line (1.1%)

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DAC News & Notes:

- Jamestown College edged Valley City State, 61-60 in overtime, to capture the women’s championship of the DAC Tip-Off Tournament at Valley City State.  The Jimmies led 28-22 at half, but the Vikings outscored them 33-27 in the second half to force the extra period.  JC outscored VCSU six to five in the overtime to come away with the win and the tournament title.  Bridget Schuneman had a double-double of 17 points and ten rebounds to lead Jamestown, while Carley Jensen chipped in with 13 points off the bench and Kellie Schuneman added ten points.  Valley City State had three players in double figures; Courtney Titus with 12 and Katelyn Ralston and Brittany Lehner with ten apiece.  Earlier, Dickinson State beat Mayville State, 50-38, in the consolation game.  Jordyn Bender came off the bench to lead the Blue Hawks with 12 points and Mandy Mullock had 11 points and a game high seven rebounds, while Hailey Longtin was the lone double digit scorer for the Comets with ten.  Jamestown’s Bridget Schuneman was chosen the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.  She was joined on the All Tournament team by Amber Ramlo of Jamestown, Brittany Lehner and Katelyn Ralston of Valley City State and Mandy Mullock of Dickinson State.

- Jamestown College defeated Mayville State, 66-53, to win the men’s championship of the DAC Tip-Off Tournament at Valley City State.  The Comets took a 26-22 lead into the halftime break, but the Jimmies outscored MSU 44-27 in the second half for the win.  JC used a balanced offensive attack with four players scoring in double figures.  Travis Burley, Byron Jones and Drew Preiner had 12 points apiece and Jared Sutherland added 11.  Gus Kueber was the lone double digit scorer for the Comets with 13 points.  In the consolation game, Valley City State held off a late charge from Dickinson State to post a 71-67 triumph.  John Raquel led the Vikings with 18 points, Aaron Duske had 13 and Malcolm McDonald came off the bench to post a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.  Tevin Hurd led the Blue Hawks with a game high 20 points, Casper Hesselldal added 15 points and six rebounds and Matt Lee had 12 points and seven rebounds.  Jamestown’s Travis Burley was picked as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.  He was joined on the all tournament team by Byron Jones of Jamestown, Tevin Hurd from Dickinson State, John Raquel of Valley City State and Gus Kueber of Mayville State.

For the Week of January 16-22, 2012:

Players of the Week:

Men’s Basketball: Gus Kueber; Mayville State; Junior; Guard; Aneta, ND ~ Kueber had back-to-back double-doubles as the Comets picked up a pair of victories.  In the two contests, he recorded 37 points (18.5 ppg), 24 rebounds (12.0 rpg), five assists (2.5 apg) and a steal (0.5 spg).  For the week, Kueber hit 13 of 24 from the field (54.2%) including 1 of 4 from the 3-point arc (25.0%) and 10 of 15 from the free throw line (66.7%).

Women’s Basketball: Kellie Schuneman; Jamestown College; Senior; Guard; Lino Lakes, MN ~ Schuneman had 19 points, five rebounds and an assist as the 13th ranked Jimmies won their lone outing of the week to improve to 18-3.  In the contest, Schuneman surpassed the 1000 point mark for her collegiate career.  She was 4 of 7 from the field (57.1%) including 2 of 4 from the 3-point stripe (50.0%) and 9 of 10 from the free throw line (90.0%)

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For the Week of January 09-15, 2012:

Players of the Week:

Men’s Basketball: Sekani Milligan; Valley City State; Junior; Guard; Ft. Lauderdale, FL ~ Milligan scored 45 points (22.5 ppg), grabbed six rebounds (3.0 rpg), handed out a pair of assists (1.0 apg) and picked up two steals (1.0 spg) as the Vikings split a pair of contests.  For the week, he was 16 of 29 (55.2%) from the field including 9 of 15 (60.0%) from the 3-point arc and hit on 4 of 4 (100.0%) from the free throw line.

Women’s Basketball: Kellie Schuneman; Jamestown College; Senior; Guard; Lino Lakes, MN ~ Schuneman recorded 30 points (10.0 ppg), six rebounds (2.0 rpg), six assists (2.0 apg) and two steals (0.67 spg) in helping the 15th ranked Jimmies to a 3-0 week to improve to 17-3 on the season.  In the three games, she was 11 of 15 (73.3%) from the field including 3 of 5 (60.0%) on 3-point field goal tries and hit 5 of 8 (62.5%) from the free throw stripe.

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For the Week of January 02-08, 2012:

Players of the Week:

Men’s Basketball: Travis Burley; Jamestown College; Senior; Forward; Warrenton, GA ~ Burley had 32 points (16.0 ppg), 21 rebounds (10.5 rpg), three assists (1.5 apg) and two steals (1.0 spg) as the 13th ranked Jimmies split a pair of games at the Briar Crest Classic.  In the two contests, he was 12 of 28 from the field (42.9%) and hit 8 of 13 from the free throw line (61.5%)

Women’s Basketball: Bridget Schuneman; Jamestown College; Junior; Center; Lino Lakes, MN ~ Schuneman had 42 points (21.0 ppg), 18 rebounds (9.0 rpg), one assist (0.5 apg) and three steals (1.5 spg) in helping the 15th ranked Jimmies to a 1-1 record against top five ranked teams at the Briar Crest Classic.  In the two ballgames, she was 16 of 25 (64.0%) from the field and 10 of 15 (66.7%) from the free throw stripe.

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For the Week of December 26, 2011-January 01. 2012:

Players of the Week:

Men’s Basketball: Aaron Duske; Valley City State; Sophomore; Guard; Buffalo, MN ~ Duske recorded a double-double in the Vikings lone game of the week, a 84-73 road win over Northern New Mexico.  In the contests, he scored 17 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and picked up a steal.  Duske shot 4 of 7 from the field (57.1%) and 9 of 10 (90.0%) from the free throw line.

Women’s Basketball: Brittany Lehner; Valley City State; Sophomore; Forward/Center; Watertown; SD ~ Lehner recorded 20 points, eight rebounds and two steals as the Vikings won their lone game of the week, 74-55 at Northern New Mexico.  In the contests, she was 8 of 10 (80.0%) from the field including 1 of 1 (100.0%) from the 3-point arc and 3 of 3 (100.0%) from the free throw stripe.

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For the Week of December 19-25, 2011:

Players of the Week:

Men’s Basketball: Sekani Milligen; Valley City State; Junior; Guard; Ft. Lauderdale, FL ~ Milligen scored 27 points, grabbed two rebounds and handed out an assists in leading the Vikings to a win in their lone contest of the week.  In the victory, he was 7 of 13 from the field (53.9%) including 5 of 11 from the 3-point arc (45.5%) and was a perfect 8 of 8 from the free throw line (100.0%).

Women’s Basketball: Katelyn Ralston; Valley City State; Junior; Guard; Dahlen, ND ~ Ralston had 32 points (16.0 ppg), eight rebounds (4.0 rpg), eight steals (4.0 spg) and one assist (0.5 apg) as the Vikings picked up a pair of wins.  In the two outings, she was 12 of 24 (50.0%) from the field including 1 of 5 (20.0%) from the 3-point stripe and connected on 7 of 11 (63.6%) from the free throw line.

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DAC News & Notes:

- Valley City State University's LeTheo Proctor has been named the Association of Independent Institution Conference Offensive MVP, while teammate Jordan Maher has been named the conference Defensive MVP.  Proctor and Maher were among the 35 players honored this week with the release of the A.I.I. All-Conference Football Team. Valley City State coach Dennis McCulloch was named the A.I.I. coach of the Year.  Joining Proctor and Maher from the DAC on the A.I.I. All Conference Team are quarterback Tommy Zinke of Valley City State; quarterback Jake McLain of Mayville State; running back A.J. Pfeifer of Valley City State; running back Dominque Bradley of Mayville State; wide receiver Taylor Kunkel of Mayville State; tight end Ken Eliacin of Valley City State; offensive lineman Major Hopp of Valley City State; offensive linemen Tim Seeley and Brandon Sahn of Mayville State; linebackers Drew Baier and Robert Nelson of Jamestown College; linebackers Jacob Grosz and Justin Popovich of Mayville State;  defensive back Cody Kilthau of Valley City State and Rashad Flanders of Mayville State.  The complete list of the A.I.I. All Conference Team can be found on the A.I.I. website.

- Nineteen DAC football players received NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition.  The honorees are Stephen Engebretson, Tyler Lalim, Ryan Payne, Jimmy Smith, Tyler Grosz, Jerel Hafner, Nicholas Nicastro, Sean Russell and Tyler Schmidkunz of Dickinson State; Jim Greenlee, Kyle Blumenshine and Scott Roemmich of Jamestown College; Phillip Dukart, Cory Grover, Jake McLain and Todd Olson of Mayville State, and Marshall Krebs, Tyler Kosel and Jacob Schauer of Valley City State.

- Jamestown College middle hitter Sarah Becker earned Honorable Mention honors on the NAIA All America Volleyball team.  Earlier, Becker was named the A.I.I. Conference Player of the Year.

For the Week of December 12-18, 2011:

Players of the Week:

Men’s Basketball: Sekani Milligen; Valley City State; Junior; Guard; Fort Lauderdale, FL ~ Milligen recorded 41 points (20.5 ppg), four rebounds (2.0 rpg) and two steals in helping the Vikings to a pair of wins.  For the week, he was 15 of 27 from the field (55.6%) including 9 of 13 from the 3-point arc (69.2%) and hit 2 of 2 free throws (100.0%).

Women’s Basketball: Alyssa Hummel; Valley City State; Junior; Forward; Valley City, ND ~ Hummel scored 28 points (14.0 ppg), grabbed 14 rebounds (7.0 rpg) and added two steals (1.0 spg) and one assist (0.5 apg) as the Vikings picked up a pair of victories.  In the two contests, she was 13 of 19 from the field (68.4%) and a perfect 2 of 2 from the free throw line (100.0%).

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For the Week of December 05-11, 2011:

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- Eight volleyball players from the DAC have earned NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors.  The honorees are Jennifer Hartman and Rebecca Johnson from Dickinson State; Katie Zent; Beth Segerholm and Jada Meiklejohn of Jamestown College; and Abagail Anderson, Laura Kolness and Maggie Maroney from Mayville State.

For the Week of November 28-December 04, 2011:

Players of the Week:

Men’s Basketball: Casper Hesseldal; Dickinson State; Senior; Forward; Aarhus, Denmark ~ Hesseldal averaged a double-double as the Blue Hawks won two of three games.  For the week, he scored 67 points (22.3 ppg), grabbed 33 rebounds (11.0 rpg) and added nine assists (3.0 apg) and one steal (0.3 spg) while shooting 62.8% from the field (27 of 43) and 75.0% from the free throw line (12 of 16).

Women’s Basketball: Mandy Mullock; Dickinson State; Senior; Forward; Torrington, WY ~ Mullock had 40 points (20.0 ppg), ten rebounds (5.0 rpg), two assists (1.0 apg) and one steal (0.5 spg) as the Blue Hawks dropped a pair of games.  In the two outings, she shot 59.3% (16 of 27) from the field and 80% from the free throw stripe (8 of 10).

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For the Week of November 21-27, 2011:

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News and Notes

- Four runners from the DAC competed in the NAIA Cross Country Meet in Vancouver, WA on Saturday, November 19.  Out of 323 runners in the women’s division, Aleona Reyes of Jamestown College placed 12th, Gladys Rotich of Dickinsoln State finished 186th and Brittany Young of Dickinson State was 223rd.  Out of 312 runners in the men’s division, Dickinson State’s Roberto Quintero finished 187th.

- Five cross country runners from the DAC earned NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors.  They are Dave Londe, Nathan Christensen, Cambrya Belter, Bernadette Bachel and Madeline Hornung of Jamestown College.

- Valley City State saw their football season come to an end with a 47-0 loss at Carroll College, MT in the first round of the NAIA playoffs.  The Vikings end the season with a 9-2 record.

- Jamestown College swept the DAC Post-Season Awards for volleyball.  Outside hitter Katie Zent was voted the DAC Most Valuable Player, setter Jada Meiklejohn was chosen Most Valuable Senior and Jon Hegerle was named Coach of the Year.  Zent and Meiklejohn alse head up the All DAC team and are joined by teammates Sarah Becker (MB) and Katie Lee (DS); Josette Glatt (MH) and Nikki Roholt (MH) of Mayville State; Jill Noeske (OH/RS) and Mardee Lander (L) of Valley City State and Jennifer Hartman (OH) of Dickinson State.

For the Week of November 14-20, 2011:

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News and Notes:

- Three Dickinson State runners and one from Jamestown College will compete at the NAIA National Cross Country Meet in Vancouver, WA on November 19.  DSU’s Roberto Quintero will compete in the the men’s division, while DSU’s Gladys Rotich and Brittany Young and JC’s Aleona Reyes will participate the women’s division.

- Valley City State received an at-large invitation to the NAIA Football Championship Series.  The 12th ranked Vikings will travel to Helena, MT to face number two rated Carroll College at 12:07 Mountain Time on Saturday, November 19 in the opening round.  This is the eighth post-season appearance for the Vikings and their first appearance since back-to-back berths in 2000 and 2001.

- Valley City State swept the DAC Post-Season Awards for football.  Wide receiver LeTheo Proctor was voted the DAC Most Valuable Player, defensive lineman Jordan Maher was chosen Most Valuable Senior and Dennis McCulloch was named Coach of the Year.  Proctor and Maher also head up the All DAC team and are joined by teammates Cody Kilthau (DB), Jake Thurston (LB), Major Hopp (OL), Tommy Zinke (QB), Ken Eliacin (TE) and AJ Pfeifer (RB).  All DAC players from Dickinson State include Tanner Leak (WR), Brennan Haughian (RB), Carl Dynneson (OL), Sean Russell (DB), Jarel Hafner (LB) and Tyler Schmidkunz (LB).  Jamestown College All DAC honorees are Lance Johansen (RB), Max Boe (WR), Scott Thingstad (OL), Drew Baier (LB), AJ Downs (DB) and Robert Nelson (LB).  Mayville State’s All DAC selections are Rashaad Flanders (DB), Justin Popovich (LB), Jacob Grosz (LB), Tim Seeley (OL) and Dominique Bradley (RB).

- Jamestown College and Mayville State each advanced to the semifinals of the Association of Independent Institutions Conference Volleyball Championships in Phoenix, AZ.  The Jimmies and Comets both went 1-1 in Pool Play to advance to the semifinals.  The Jimmies were beaten in the semifinals 3-2 by LaSierra, CA to see their season end at 24-14.  The Comets ended their season with a 23-19 record after losing to Cal State-San Marcos, 3-0 in the semi’s.

- Jamestown College sophomore Sarah Becker has been selected the Association of Independent Institutions Conference Volleyball Player of the Year.  Becker, a 6-foot-1 middle blocker from Rochester, MN, recorded 248 kills, with 162 blocks and 77 digs this season for the Jimmies. She is ranked No. 4 in the nation in total blocks and 14th in blocks per game.  Fourteen players were selected to the AII All-Conference volleyball team.  Jamestown College led the way with three players selected to the elite team, while La Sierra, California State-San Marcos, Dakota State, Indiana Northwest landed two players on the first team. Mayville, State, Valley City State and Embry-Riddle each had one player selected to the first team.  Other DAC players joining Becker on the All AII team are Josette Glatt of Mayville State; Katie Lee and Katie Zent of Jamestown College and Jill Noeske of Valley City State.

For the Week of November 07-13, 2011:

DAC Players of the Week

Football – Offense: AJ Pfeifer; Valley City State; Senior; Running Back; Buffalo, ND ~ Pfeifer surpassed the 1000 yard mark for the season with 141 yards on 35 carries with two touchdowns as the Vikings wrapped up their regular season with a 25-13 win over Robert Morris, IL.  For the season, Pfeifer has racked up 1049 yards on the ground.

Football – Defense: Justin Popovich; Mayville State; Junior; Linebacker; Rockford, MN ~ Popovich had two tackles-for-a-loss including 1.5 sacks in the Comets’ 6-0 triumph over Dakota State.  In the game, he had three solo tackles and six assists.

Football – Special Teams: Steven Lopez; Mayville State; Freshman; Punter; Anchorage, AK ~ Lopez averaged 32.5 yards per punt on eight punts with just four total yards returned in a 6-0 win over Dakota State.  He also gained 14 yards for a first down on a fake punt on fourth down and eight.

Volleyball – Hitter: Aurissa Martens; Valley City State; Sophomore; MH; Manitou, MB ~ Martens hit .667 with 16 kills (5.33 kpg), four digs (1.33 dpg), one service ace (0.33 sapg) and three assist blocks (0.50 bpg) as the Vikings closed out their season with a three set win over Mayville State.

Volleyball – Setter: Anna Neufeld; Valley City State; Sophomore; S; Steinbach, MB ~ Steinbach had 53 assists (17.67 apg) and nine digs (3.00 dpg) in leading the Vikings to a 3-0 season ending victory over Mayville State.

Volleyball – Libero: No Nominees.

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News and Notes:

- Jamestown College and Mayville State will compete in the NAIA Association of Independent Institutions Volleyball Tournament in Phoenix, AZ on Friday and Saturday, November 11-12.  The tournament consists of six teams playing in two pools on Friday with the top two teams in each pool advancing to a four team bracketed tournament on Saturday.  The tournament champion will then move on to the opening round of the NAIA National Tournament on November 19.  Jamestown will play Arizona Christian and Cal State-San Marcos in pool play and Mayville State will play LaSierra, CA and Dakota State, SD.

- Dickinson State qualified three runners for the NAIA National Cross Country Meet in Vancouver, WA on November 20.  At the Unaffiliated Group-Independent/Frontier Meet in Billings, MT, DSU’s Roberto Quintero finished tenth overall in the men’s division to earn at-large qualifying invitation to the national meet, while Gladys Rotich finished sixth and Brittany Young tenth in the women’s division to earn at-large invites to the national meet.  Jamestown’s Aleona Reyes earned at at-large invitation to the national meet with a fourth place finish at the NAIA AII Conference Meet in San Marcos, CA.

For the Week of October 31-November 06, 2011:

DAC Players of the Week

Football – Offense: Brennan Haughian; Dickinson State; Sophomore; Running Back; Terry, MT ~ Haughian had a career high 184 yards rushing on 31 carries and two touchdowns as the Blue Hawks topped Jamestown College, 29-7.  Haughian had TD runs of seven and 49 yards.

Football – Defense: Jake Thurston, Valley City State; Sophomore; Linebacker; Bottineau, ND ~ Thurston had two solo tackles and 14 assist tackles including two tackles for a loss in the Vikings’ 28-14 win over Mayville State, their eighth straight victory.

Football – Special Teams: No nominees.

Volleyball – Hitter: Josette Glatt; Mayville State; Freshman; MH; Bismarck, ND ~ Glatt hit .395 with 17 kills (2.43 kpg), two digs  (0.29 dpg) and two solo and three assist blocks (0.50 bpg) as the Comets went 1-1 for the week.

Volleyball – Setter: Ariana Odegard; Mayville State; Junior; S; Underwood, MN ~ Odegard had 45 assists (6.43 apg) and 15 digs (2.14 dpg) in leading the Comets to a 1-1 record for the week.

Volleyball – Libero: Emily Liljestrand; Mayville State; Senior; L; Dilworth, MN ~ Liljestrand had a .981 reception percentage and a perfect 1.000 serve percentage with 37 digs (5.29 dpg) and two service aces (0.29 sapg) as the Comets went 1-1 over the week.

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News and Notes:

- Northwood, FL received ten first place votes to top the 2011-12 NAIA Division II Preseason Men’s Basketball Poll.  Indiana Wesleyan received four first place ballots to nab the second placed spot in the poll with Davenport, MI third and Bellevue, NE and Oregon Tech in a tie for fourth.  Jamestown College opens the season in the 22nd spot in the preseason rankings.

- Two time defending national champion Northwestern, IA received 13 of 14 first place votes to grab the number one ranking in the 2011-12 NAIA Division II Preseason Women’s Basketball poll.  Morningside, IA is second with Indiana Wesleyan third, Kansas Wesleyan fourth and Briar Cliff, IA fifth.  Jamestown College and Valley City State both received votes in the poll.

For the Week of October 24-30, 2011:

DAC Players of the Week

Football – Offense: Tommy Zinke; Valley City State; Junior; Quarterback; Rolla, ND ~ Zinke completed 15 of 24 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns and carried the ball three times for 16 yards in leading the 16th ranked Vikings to a 28-9 victory over Jamestown College.

Football – Defense: Jordan Maher; Valley City State; Senior; Defensive Lineman; Bowman, ND ~ Maher recorded two tackles for a loss including one sack in the 16th ranked Vikings’ 28-9 triumph over Jamestown College.  In the contest, he had three solo tackles and seven assists with one pass break up.

Football – Special Teams: Craig Anderson; Jamestown College; Junior; Punter; Hartsville, SC ~ Anderson had six punts for an average of 39.83 yards per punt with three punts downed inside the 20 yard line in the Jmmies’ 28-9 setback to #16 Valley City State.

Volleyball – Hitter: Katie Zent; Jamestown College; Junior; OH; Richardton, ND ~ Zent hit .252 with 43 kills (2.26 kpg), 33 digs (1.74 dpg), one service ace (0.05 sapg) and three solo blocks and 17 assist blocks (0.61 bpg) as the Jimmies went 2-3.

Volleyball – Setter: Jada Meiklejohn; Jamestown College; Senior; S; Dickey, ND ~ Meiklejohn had 89 assists (4.68 apg), 45 digs (2.37 dpg) and three service aces (0.16 sapg) as the Jimmies went 2-3.

Volleyball – Libero: Katie Lee; Jamestown College; Junior; L; Fargo, ND ~ Lee had a .985 reception percentage and an .853 serve percentage with 90 digs (4.74 dpg) and two service aces (0.11 sapg) as the Jimmies won two of five matches for the week.

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News and Notes:

- The Dickinson State men and Jamestown College women captured conference championships in cross country.  With all three DAC schools competing at the Mount Marty Invitational on Saturday, the DAC individual results were used to determine the conference champions and the top eight individual finishers earning all-conference honors.  Dickinson State compiled 22 points in the men’s division with Jamestown College scoring 33 points and Valley City State competing with an incomplete team.  Roberto Quintero was the individual champion and earned the Most Valuable Performer Award.  Jamestown’s Joseph Koerber was named the Outstanding Senior of the Year.  Joining Quintero on the All DAC team are Edwin Cheleshaw of Dickinson State, Joseph Koerber of Jamestown, Dustin Sandbak of Dickinson State; Casey Flick of Valley City State; Richard Wright of Valley City State; Chris Gill of Dickinson State and Nathan Christensen of Jamestown.  Jamestown won the women’s division with 24 points, Dickinson State had 35 points and Valley City State competed with an incomplete team.  Aleona Reyes won the individual conference title and earned the Most Valuable Performer award.  Madey Hornung was selected the Outstanding Senior of the Year honoree.  Joining Reyes and Hornung on the All DAC team are Brittany Young of Dickinson State, Gladys Rotich of Dickinson State, Anna Fuka of Valley City State; Stormie Sickler of Dickinson State, Andrea Markwart of Jamestown and Cambrya Belter of Jamestown.

- Jamestown College is ranked 20th in the NAIA Preseason Wrestling Coaches’ Poll, while Dickinson State received votes.  Individuals ranked in the preseason are: Sergio Garcia of Dickinson State, ninth at 125; Brad Steele of Dickinson State, seventh at 149; Samuel Brown of Jamestown, ninth at 157; Pat Nord of Jamestown, sixth at 165, and Jesse Hellinger of Dickinson State, twelfth at 184.

For the Week of October 17-23, 2011:

DAC Players of the Week

Football – Offense: Lance Johansen; Jamestown College; Junior; Running Back; Devils Lake, ND ~ Johansen broke his own school record for longest touchdown run with a 95 yard scamper in the Jimmies’ 28-12 homecoming victory over Mayville State.  In the contest, he carried the ball 12 times for 184 yards and two touchdowns and added two receptions for 21 yards.

Football – Defense: CJ Costello; Jamestown College; Junior; Defensive Back; Hanford, CA ~ Costello had three tackles for a loss in the 28-12 Jimmies’ homecoming win over Mayville State.  For the day, he had four solo tackles and three assist tackles.

Football – Special Teams: No nominees.

Volleyball – Hitter: Brittany Olson; Mayville State; Junior; MH; Hunter, ND ~ Hunter hit .333 with 49 kills (2.58 kpg), five digs (0.26 dpg) and two solo blocks and ten assist blocks (0.37 bpg) as the Comets went 3-2 for the week.

Volleyball – Setter: Jada Meiklejohn; Jamestown College; Senior;S; Dickey, ND ~ Meiklejohn recorded 53 assists (6.62 apg) with 19 digs (2.37 dpg) and one service ace (0.12 sapg) in helping the Jimmies to a 1-1 record for the week.

Volleyball – Libero: Katie Lee; Jamestown College; Junior; L; Fargo, ND ~ Lee had a perfect 1.000 reception percentage and an .857 serve percentage with 45 digs (5.62 dpg) as the Jimmies went 1-1 for the week.

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For the Week of October 10-16, 2011:

DAC Players of the Week

Football – Offense: LeTheo Proctor; Valley City State; Senior; Wide Receiver; Anchorage, AK ~ Proctor set the school record for touchdowns in a game with five as the nationally ranked Vikings defeated Mayville State, 52-20.  In the contest, he had five receptions for 149 yards and four touchdowns and had one rushing attempt for two yards and a score.

Football – Defense: Jordan Maher; Valley City State; Senior; Defensive Lineman, Bowman, ND ~ Maher had three tackles for a loss including a sack as the Vikings beat Mayville State, 52-20.  In the game, he had six solo tackles and two assists.

Football – Special Teams: Bernardo Marte; Valley City State; Senior; Punter; Miami, FL ~ Marte had four punts for a 37.25 yard per punt average in the Vikings’ 52-20 win over Mayville State.

Volleyball – Hitter: Katie Zent; Jamestown College; Junior; OH; Richardton, ND ~ Zent helped the Jimmies to a 4-1 record for the week with  .311 Hitting Percentage, 53 kills (3.12 kpg), 68 digs (4.00 dpg), four service aces (0.24 sapg) and two solo blocks and 21 assist blocks (0.74 bpg).

Volleyball – Setter: Jada Meiklejohn; Jamestown College; Senior; S; Dickey, ND ~ Meikljohn had 93 assists (5.47 apg), 43 digs (2.53 dpg) and five service aces (0.29 sapg) in leading the Jimmies to a 4-1 mark for the week.

Volleyball – Libero: Katie Lee; Jamestown College; Junior; L; Fargo, ND ~ Lee had a .960 Reception Percentage, a .970 Serve Percentage, 73 digs (4.29 dpg) and five service aces (0.29 sapg) as the Jimmies won four of five matches over the week.

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For the Week of October 03-09, 2011:

DAC Players of the Week

Football – Offense: Dave Velasquez; Dickinson State; Junior; Quarterback; Frenchtown, MT ~ Velasquez completed 12 of 22 passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns in leading the Blue Hawks to a 47-14 win over Mayville State.

Football – Defense: Jake Thurston; Valley City State; Sophomore; Linebacker; Bottineau, ND ~ Thurston had three tackles for a loss including two sacks in the Vikings’ 21-10 win over Jamestown College.  In the win, he recorded three solo tackles and two assist tackles.

Football – Special Teams: Tanner Leak; Dickinson State; Junior; Wide Receiver; Columbus, MT ~ Leak had two punt returns for 82 yards including a 70 yard return for a touchdown as the Blue Hawks topped Mayville State, 47-14.

Volleyball – Hitter: Brittany Olson; Mayville State; Junior; MH; Hunter, ND ~ Olson hit an impressive .571 with 22 kills (3.14 kpg), seven digs (1.00 dpg) and three solo and three assist blocks (0.64 bpg) in helping the Comets to a 2-0 record for the week.

Volleyball – Setter: Jada Meiklejohn; Jamestown College; Senior; S; Dickey, ND ~ Meiklejohn had 70 assists (5.38 apg), 17 digs (1.31 dpg) and five service aces (0.38 sapg) in leading the Jimmies to a 3-0 record for the week.

Volleyball – Libero: Emily Liljestrand; Mayville State; Senior; L; Dilworth, MN ~ Liljestrand recorded 27 digs (3.86 dpg) and three service aces (0.43 sapg) with a .974 Reception Percentage and a .971 Service Percentage as the Comets went 2-0 for the week.

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DAC News & Notes:

- The DAC golf teams completed their three fall tournaments.  At the midpoint of the season, Dickinson State leads the women’s team standings and Kelsey Ross of Jamestown tops the women’s individual standings, while Jamestown College tops the leaderboard on the men’s side and Brad Quast of Jamestown is the men’s individual leader.  The DAC golf schedule will resume on April 5-6 with the Dickinson State Invitational, followed by the Valley City State Invitational on April 15-16 and the Jamestown College Invitational on April 22-23.

For the Week of September 26-October 02, 2011:

DAC Players of the Week

Football – Offense: Lance Johansen; Jamestown College; Junior; Running Back; Devils Lake, ND ~ Johansen rushed for 127 yards on ten carries and two touchdowns and added five receptions for 51 yards and a score as the Jimmies’ topped Mayville State, 35-13.

Football – Defense: Cody Kilthau; Valley City State; Senior; Defensive Back; Mililani, HI ~ Kilthau had two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown in the Vikings’ 29-17 victory at South Dakota Mines.  He also had seven solo tackles and one assist as VCSU improved to 3-1 on the season.

Football – Special Teams: No nominees.

Volleyball – Hitter: No nominees.

Volleyball – Setter: No nominees.

Volleyball – Libero: No nominees.

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For the Week of September 19-25, 2011:

DAC Players of the Week

Football – Offense: Letheo Proctor; Valley City State; Senior; Receiver; Anchorage, AK ~ Proctor had eight receptions for 107 yards and a touchdown as the Vikings topped Dakota State; 44-17.

Football – Defense: Cody Kilthau; Valley City State; Senior; Defensive Back; Mililani, HI ~ Kilthau returned an interception for a touchdown in the Vikings’ 44-17 win over Dakota State.  He also recorded three solo tackles and one assist.

Football – Special Teams: Jake McLain; Mayville State; Senior; Punter; Chadron, NE ~ McLain averaged 57 yards a punt on two kicks in the Comets’ 9-6 win over Gustavus Adolphus, MN.

Volleyball – Hitter: Heather Brown; Sophomore; RS; Jamestown, ND ~ Brown hit .333 with 35 kills (2.92 kpg), four digs (0.33 dpg) and one solo block and 11 assist blocks (0.54 bpg) as the Jimmies went 2-1.

Volleyball – Setter: No nominees.

Volleyball – Libero: Katie Lee; Junior; L; Fargo, ND ~ Lee had a perfect 1.000 Reception Percentage and a .918 Service Percentage as the Jimmies went 2-1.  She also had 57 digs (4.75 dpg) and four aces (0.33 sapg).

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For the Week of September 12-18, 2011:

DAC Players of the Week

Football – Offense: Letheo Proctor; Valley City State; Senior; Receiver; Anchorage, AK ~ Proctor had two 38 yard receptions that set up touchdowns including the game winner in the closing seconds of the Vikings’ 28-26 come from behind victory at Dickinson State.  In the contest, he had five receptions for 105 yards and a touchdown.

Football – Defense: Rashaad Flanders; Mayville State; Freshman; Cornerback; Miami, FL ~ Flanders picked off a pair of passes, returning one for a 67 yard touchdown, as the Comets defeated Trinity Bible College, 65-6

Football – Special Teams: Dominique Bradley; Mayville State; Sophomore; Safety; San Diego, CA ~ Bradley had one kick return, but made the most of it with a 73 yard scamper for a touchdown as the Comets beat Trinity Bible College, 65-6.

Volleyball – Hitter: Jill Noeske; Valley City State; Junior; OH; Valley City, ND ~ Noeske had a .384 hitting percentage with 48 kills (3.20 kpg), 12 digs (0.80 dpg), two service aces (0.13 sapg) and six assist blocks (0.20 bpg) as the Vikings went 1-3 for the week.

Volleyball – Server: No nominees

Volleyball – Libero: Katie Lee; Jamestown College; Junior; L; Fargo, ND ~ Lee had 77 digs (5.50 dpg) and two service aces (0.14 sapg) with a .986 reception percentage and a .941 serve percentage as the Jimmies went 3-1 for the week.

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DAC News & Notes

For the Week of September 05-11, 2011:

DAC Players of the Week

Football – Offense: No nominees

Football – Defense: Dominique Bradley; Mayville State; Sophomore; DB; Spring Valley, CA ~ Bradley returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown in the Comets’ 31-29 setback at Minnesota-Crookston.  He also had six solo tackles, two assist tackles and 0.5 sacks.

Football – Special Teams: No nominees

Volleyball – Hitter: Nikki Roholt; Mayville State; Junior; MH; Phoenix, AZ ~ Roholt had 52 kills (1.58 kpg) with a .237 hitting percentage, 23 digs (0.70 dpg), six service aces (0.18 sapg), 15 solo blocks and 15 assist blocks (0.68 bpg) in helping the Comets to a 5-2 mark on a road trip to Oregon.

Volleyball – Server: No nominees

Volleyball – Libero: No nominees

The Week Ahead

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DAC News & Notes

- DAC golf teams will begin conference play with the Dickinson State Invitational on Sunday and Monday.  The teams will then compete in the Jamestown College Invitational on September 18-19 and the Valley City State Invitational on September 25-26.  The three teams will take the remainder of the fall and winter off before resuming with three conference tournaments in April.

For the Week of August 29-September 04, 2011:

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DAC News & Notes

- DAC golfers will open the season on Wednesday at the non-conference Jimmie Open in Jamestown.  The first conference tournament of the season will be the Dickinson State Invitational on September 11-12.

- DAC cross-country teams start their season on Friday as they head to Valley City for the VCSU Invitational.

For the Week of August 22-28, 2011:

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DAC News & Notes

- Defending national champion Carroll, MT starts the 2011 football season number one in the NAIA Football Coaches’ Preseason Top 25.  Saint Xavier, IL is second with MidAmerica Nazarene, KS; Saint Francis, IN and Morningside, IA rounding out the top five.  Dickinson State is the lone DAC school rated in the preseason, coming in at number seven.  Valley City State and Jamestown College received votes in the preseason poll.

- Defending national champion Fresno Pacific, CA is the preseason number one in the 2011 NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Preseason Top 25.  Columbia, MO; Lee, TN; Texas-Brownsville and Biola, CA are rated second through fifth.  No DAC schools are rated in the preseason poll, but Jamestown College did receive votes.

- The NAIA Cross Country Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Polls will be released on Wednesday, August 24.