Phillips, O.B.

O.B. Phillips is credited for starting a track & field dynasty at Tyndall High School in the 1920’s. He was the track & field coach at Tyndall from 1919-31 as well as serving as superintendent. He had previously been superintendent at Alexandria. Despite having only a little over 100 students in high school, Tyndall did […]

Lenz, Ron

Ron Lenz was a 1962 Sisseton High School graduate and a 1970 South Dakota State University graduate. Lenz served as sports editor of the Watertown Public Opinion from 1968-72. He was voted SD Sportswriter of the Year in 1971. He took over the position as sports information director at the University of South Dakota in […]

Koupal, Mandy

Mandy Koupal was a 1999 Wagner High School graduate and 2004 University of South Dakota graduate. At Wagner, Koupal led the Red Raiders to back-to-back state Class A titles (1997 and 1998). She set national high school records for field-goal shooting in a season (76.4 percent in 1998) and career (69.1 percent). She scored 2,065 […]

Greenway, Chad

Chad Greenway was a 2001 graduate of Mount Vernon High School and 2006 graduate of the University of Iowa. Greenway was a multi-sport star at Mount Vernon. In high school he played quarterback and safety, leading Stickney/Mount Vernon to back-to-back state 9AA titles in 1999 and 2000. He rushed for 3,118 yards and passed for […]

Fordham-Lien, Kim

Kim Fordham-Lien was a 1986 Aberdeen Central and 1990 South Dakota State University graduate. Fordham-Lien won NCAA Division II indoor national track titles in the 800-meter run in 1988 and 1989. In all, she was a seven-time All-American in the 800 meters. Fordham-Lien, also a championship horse rider, won 11 individual indoor and outdoor North […]

Ellis, Mark

Mark Ellis is a 1995 graduate of Stevens High School in Rapid City. He is a proud member of Dave Ploof’s 1993 Post 22 National Championship team. He is the only two-time recipient of the Legion Player of the Year Award for South Dakota. Ellis attended the University of Florida and enjoyed two trips to […]

Ahern, Jim

Jim Ahern was born in Duluth, MN. He was a 1967 graduate of Yankton High School. He attended Oklahoma State and graduated in 1971. Ahern was one of the surprise stories on the Senior PGA (now Champions) Tour in 1999, his first year on the Tour. Despite playing in only 16 tournaments, he won more […]