Jason Huska (2015) - Coyote Sports Hall of Fame - University of South Dakota Athletics

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Jason Huska

Class

1994
Induction

2015
Sport(s)

Baseball

Huska, who grew up in Vermillion, is one of two players in program history to earn all-NCC honors three times (his brother, Jeff, is the other). In 140 collegiate games spanning four seasons from 1991-94, Huska batted .342 (152-for-445) with program records of 22 home runs and 102 runs scored. He also had 103 RBIs. Huska started at first base for three seasons and was a catcher during his freshman campaign. He finished with a program-record 868 putouts and carried a .984 fielding percentage.

Huska's first season with the Coyotes was the program's first following a four-year hiatus. Huska batted .363 as a freshman in leading the program to a record 21 wins and a 9-7 mark in NCC play.

Huska has served as assistant principal and athletic director at Vermillion High School for the last 15 years. He and his wife, Sue, have two daughters, Mckenzie and Keely, and a son, Jayce.

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