Dearring, Julie (KRAUTH)
Born in Tacoma, WA (lived there until moving to SD at age 6). 1989 Des Moines Roosevelt High School/1994 Augustana graduate. A South Dakota native from Lyons, Julie Krauth Dearring was a multi-sport high school star at Tri-Valley, Des Moines (Iowa) Roosevelt and Augustana. Two-time All-American who pitched Augustana to NCAA DII softball title in […]
Roger, Nelson
A 1954 Brookings High and 1958 University of South Dakota grad, Nelson has been a referee/official/umpire for more than 50 years in a host of sports: football, boys/girls basketball, volleyball, wrestling, track, baseball and softball. And he was an outstanding athlete and coach as well. He began officiating in 1955 while in college, mainly football […]
Macy, Ralph
The Vermillion High grad was a great booster of amateur athletics in South Dakota, and teams he sponsored, mostly in Rapid City, were among the most successful in the state. The Rapid City Macy’s basketball team played in numerous state amateur tourneys, reaching the finals four times and winning titles in 1979 and ’81. Twice […]
Johnston, Harve
Born Aug. 31, 1920 in rural Bradley. 1938 Bradley HS grad. 1940 Mitchell Business School grad. In an officiating career that spanned more than 50 years, Johnston umpired baseball and softball, started track and cross country meets and refereed football and basketball. He officiated football games until he was 76 and started track and cross […]
Crevier, Tanya
1973 Jefferson grad. 1977 SDSU grad. Billed as the ‘world’s finest female basketball handler,’ the 5-foot-3 Crevier travels extensively, performing her ballhandling routines at school assemblies, camps, churches and at halftimes of many college and pro games. She’s also appeared on numerous television programs. Was a member of the San Francisco Pioneers one year and […]
Booher, Jim
One of the founders of the South Dakota Athletic Trainers Association, Booher was inducted into the National Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame in 1998. The Ashland, Neb., native and 1965 Nebraska Wesleyan grad has been an athletic trainer and instructor/professor at South Dakota State since 1967. He split time between the university and Brookings […]
Marske, Ruth
Born Oct. 14, 1933 in Andover. Andover H.S. 1955 Northern State grad. Coached outstanding track, volleyball, softball and basketball teams at SDSU in the 1970s and ‘80s. Seven times in what was then the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, SDSU won state AIAW track titles. When the North Central Conference began women’s sports, her […]
Krauth, Dave
Dave Krauth is the winningest women’s basketball coach in Augustana history and one of the winningest in NCAA DII history. His teams have compiled a 670-296 record in 33 years at the end of the 2021-22 season. Krauth has never had a losing season at Augie and his Vikings have won 20 games or more […]
Jerstad, Sandy
Born Nov. 18, 1943. Grew up in Virginia, Minn. 1966 St. Olaf College. The winningest softball coach in NCAA Division II history, Jerstad compiled a 1,011-359-2 record in 27 seasons, all at Augustana. She guided the Vikings’ program from its infancy to national prominence. When she retired after the 2003 season, she ranked second all-time […]
Hoover, Gayle
Born Dec. 15, 1934. Washington High and 1958 Sioux Falls College grad. Ranks as one of the state’s finest both as a player and as a coach. At SFC, the 6-foot-2 Hoover became the first South Dakota college player to score over 2,000 career points (2,069). He averaged 28.5 points during the 1956-57 season. Forty […]