The SDSU Jackrabbits had two football players signed to NFL teams after the NFL Draft on April 26 was completed. JaRon Harris and Eric Schroeder were signed by the Packers and Vikings respectively and will get the opportunity to play professional football.
The SDSU baseball team found their offensive rhythm and they found it in a big way, sweeping a four-game series from Western Illinois on April 24-26 in Macomb, Ill. The Jacks scored over 10 runs in every game of the series and moved into fourth place in the Summit League, which would earn them a spot in the Summit League championship.
In a series that the SDSU softball team needed to win, Summit League-leading Western Illinois swept the Jacks in a three-game series in Brookings. The Jacks (9-36, 6-12) were held to one hit and two runs in game one in a 7-2 loss. WIU pitcher Kamren Ferguson had her 33 2/3 innings without an earned run streak snapped when Ashley Durazo singled to center for the Jacks only hit to score Brooke Postma from second.
The SDSU tennis teams have several away matches each year due to the lack of an indoor court facility on campus. The Hillcrest courts, a few blocks from campus, are sometimes used by the SDSU tennis team, but they have to be shared with the Brookings High School players, recreational players and college students all at the same time.
The SDSU women's golf team took fifth at the Summit League Championships in Rochester, Mich. April 20-21. The rain-shortened event took place at the 5,899-yard, par-72 Katke-Cousins Golf Course. The Jackrabbits carded a 36-hole total of 671 (341-330) but finished well behind the winners from Oral Roberts University who shot a 619 (305-314).
SDSU men's golf coach Jared Baszler was straightforward when asked what he wanted to see from his team in the Beu/Mussatto Invitational. "One thing: beat Western Illinois on their home golf course," Baszler said. "Trent [Peterson] defending his individual crown would be icing on the cake.
It may not exactly be football or soccer, but the similarities between the two sports and rugby are striking. Rugby is played with 15 players on each side, compared to 11 in both football and soccer, using a ball that resembles a football, and there is no stoppage like in soccer.
The Jackrabbit men's track team had a solid performance by Ben Jasinski in Des Moines, Iowa on April 25 at the Drake Relays. Jasinski earned a fifth- and sixth-place finish in the triple jump and high jump respectively. His jump of 48 feet, 9.50 inches in the triple jump led the Jacks.
Sara Ackman led the SDSU women's track team at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa on April 24. Ackman's second place finish in the discus broke the SDSU record when she threw for 171 feet 3 inches. Ackman's throw beat the 1998 record of 168-00 set by Nancy Overman.