2019-20 Dakota Wesleyan University General News

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DWU SID earns three national awards from CoSIDA
DWU SID earns three national awards from CoSIDA

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University Sports Information Department was awarded two national awards and one regional award by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) in its annual Publications & Design Contest.

FEATURE: A senior class that will not soon be forgotten
FEATURE: A senior class that will not soon be forgotten

MITCHELL, S.D. – With the 2019-20 academic and athletic year coming to a close, it is only fitting to recognize a senior class that has impacted Dakota Wesleyan University in a multitude of ways in the final edition of the Feature Friday segment.

FEATURE: A trip of a lifetime
FEATURE: A trip of a lifetime

MITCHELL, S.D. – Between traveling out of the country, playing an international game, watching leather-back sea turtles lay eggs or seeing one of the Seven Wonders of the World, there were many firsts for the members of the Dakota Wesleyan University women’s soccer team. But one constant on the trip to Trinidad and Tobago is that it was filled with memories that will be carried with them forever.

FEATURE: Culture reigns supreme for DWU men’s basketball
FEATURE: Culture reigns supreme for DWU men’s basketball

MITCHELL, S.D. – With a plethora of All-Americans, All-Conference players, a National Player of the Year and multiple other milestones reached, it is evident that the history and culture runs deep for the Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team.

FEATURE: One final poem
FEATURE: One final poem

MITCHELL, S.D. – What began as a hobby of reading poetry in high school evolved into writing poems for the Dakota Wesleyan University basketball teams at the national tournaments. For Bob Sprang, he started writing poems to show support for the teams, but it quickly developed into an expectation prior to each national tournament game.

FEATURE: A Decade of Dominance
FEATURE: A Decade of Dominance

MITCHELL, S.D. – A rich history of tradition in basketball runs deep at Dakota Wesleyan University. But it is the dominance over the past decade that makes the DWU women’s basketball team distinguished.

FEATURE: How spring sports have coped with their new normal
FEATURE: How spring sports have coped with their new normal

MITCHELL, S.D. – The emotion of a season and a career coming to a close is something that is difficult to put into words for any athlete. But the entire Dakota Wesleyan University baseball and softball teams had to endure this emotion as it became a reality when the NAIA canceled all spring sports in early March due to COVID-19.

GPAC TO SUSPEND INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FOR THREE WEEKS
GPAC TO SUSPEND INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FOR THREE WEEKS

Sioux City, Iowa – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and its member institutions announced the suspension of all GPAC intercollegiate sports activities (which includes organized practice and competition), starting on Monday, March 16, through Sunday, April 5, 2020.

11th Annual DWU/Culver’s Classic girls’ pairings announced
11th Annual DWU/Culver’s Classic girls’ pairings announced

MITCHELL, S.D. – The 11th Annual DWU/Culver’s Classic is set for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-15 at the Corn Palace with tickets to go on sale today.

DWU athletics offers support for flood victims
DWU athletics offers support for flood victims

MITCHELL, S.D. – When disaster struck the Mitchell community two weeks ago, the Dakota Wesleyan University athletic teams took it upon themselves to help clean up and restore hope to businesses and families of the surrounding area.

Sports Information Department rakes in 10 awards in NAIA-SIDA Publications and Media Contest
Sports Information Department rakes in 10 awards in NAIA-SIDA Publications and Media Contest

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University Sports Information Department finished the 2018-19 year on a strong note as they were awarded 10 top-10 placements in the 2019 NAIA-SIDA Publications & Media Contest.

DWU honored with 15 NAIA Scholar-Teams
DWU honored with 15 NAIA Scholar-Teams

MITCHELL, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan University Athletics celebrated another strong year in the classroom as the 2018-19 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Scholar-Teams list was announced.

DWU receives highest honor from Special Olympics South Dakota
DWU receives highest honor from Special Olympics South Dakota

MITCHELL, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan University, along with the Mitchell community has been selected to receive the 2019 Don Baker Award on behalf of Special Olympics South Dakota. The Don Baker Award is the highest honor selected by Special Olympics South Dakota.

Hoek promoted to Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations
Hoek promoted to Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations

MITCHELL, S.D. – After serving two years as the head men’s and women’s golf coach for Dakota Wesleyan University, Tom Hoek has been promoted to the Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations, the DWU Athletic Department announced Tuesday.