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Todd Pharis, originally of Groton, S.D., was a standout in football and track and field for the Coyotes. Named first-team All-NCC in football in 1983 and second-team All-NCC in 1984, Pharis was honorable mention All-NCC in 1982. A four-year letter winner and three-year starter, he was the team co-captain in 1984. In his career, he totaled 306 tackles, including 104 (24 solos) as a senior. A starter in every game over his final three seasons, he led USD to an 8-3 mark in 1984. Pharis, a four-year letter winner in track, broke the USD, Howard Wood and state collegiate discus record at the Howard Wood Relays in May 1985. He re-set the discus record at the NCC outdoor track meet a week later in May 1985, which remains a 21-year-old USD school outdoor record and it was the fifth best throw in Division II in 1985. Pharis placed third at the NCC meet in 1985. He also placed seventh and earned All-American honors in the discus at the outdoor nationals in 1985. He was third in the NCC in the discus in 1982 and fifth in 1984. Pharis was inducted into the U’s Track Alumni Hall of Honor in 2005. He was a first-team all state player in football at Groton High. Pharis was the state A high school discus champion as a senior, placing second as a junior and fourth as a sophomore. After graduating from USD, Pharis was a vice president with WFC, a subsidiary bank owned by Whirlpool Corp., for 10 years. In 1995, he moved to South Dakota from Los Angeles to open a Pizza Ranch restaurant. He now has opened seven Pizza Ranch restaurants. In 2000, he was named one of 10 “Outstanding South Dakotans” by the South Dakota Junior Chamber of Commerce. Pharis, who lives in Sioux Falls, S.D., earned a B.S.B.A. degree in 1985.
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