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‘Where Are They Now?’ series

What two former Lady T's turned into their intercollegiate basketball years into record-setting coaching careers?  And, who was the co-captain of the Trojans' only undefeated football team who eventually developed two Sioux Falls high schools' football programs?  These and many other questions about former Dakota State student-athletes will be answered in a series of historical features.

They will appear under the umbrella heading of 'Where are they now (and what they learn at Dakota State)?  They will appear in a number of places starting this month, including a link on Dakota State's website – www.dsuathletics.com. They will also appear in the university sports game programs, DSU alumni publications and the Madison Daily Leader.

Dan Holsworth, the former 28-year sports editor of the Daily Leader, has written the stories after conducting exhaustive research and personal interviews.  In addition to the four stories which have been completed, the DSU Sports Information Department will consider other suggested stories.  They can be made via e-mail at nick.huntimer@dsu.edu or dandr@midco.net.

The DSU Sports Information Department will decide which further stories Holsworth will work on and produce.

January 2012 - '84 campaign was character-builder for football Trojans

December - Wagner kept football alive at Dakota State in changeover '84 season
October - Materese, '70s intramurals captain, to retire from teaching and coaching in 2013
September - Boot Hill Bowl stories series

• Hard work on field, behind-the-scene promoting got Trojans into Boothill Bowl
• 'The Play' made Trojans historic winners in 1971 Boothill Bowl game; team to be honored on Sept. 24 

August - Look for Boot Hill Bowl stories in September
July - Now-retired Walczyk was respected coach, teacher in Madison, DSC
June - Rodman still holds DSU rushing marks, cheers on stepsons in Maine
June - Ryan Phillips expands running career after graduating from DSU
May - 2011 DSU Athletic Hall of Fame Series

• May 23 - Boot Hill Bowl player Casagrande enjoying Iowa country life
• May 24 - Kasperbauer cheering, coaching son on at Carroll, Iowa
• May 25 - Faith-driven and trained by Samples, Stevenson; Marie Sample has had Hall of Fame career
• May 26 - Kersten makes most of Dakota State years at Logan, Iowa
• May 27 - Girls' basketball pioneer Van Laecken to become DSU Hall of Famer

April - Cliff Anderson enters South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame
March - 'Trojans' throwing trio had shining track seaon in 1983'
February - 'Undefeated '77 Trojans had right combinations on field'
January - 'DSU's Dittman produced winners in the 1980s'
January - 'Winning foundation laid by 1964-65 Trojan men's hoopsters'

Nick Huntimer, Dakota State University Sports Information Director