VERMILLION, S.D. (October 10, 2001) - The University of South Dakota will recognize the outstanding achievements of seven former student-athletes, a special contributor and a long-time supporter at the Coyote Hall of Fame induction ceremonies on Saturday, Nov. 10 during Hall of Fame Weekend.
The honored individuals will be recognized during a noon luncheon at the Commons Dining Hall and at halftime of the South Dakota-North Dakota football game on Saturday, Nov. 10.
This Hall of Fame event represents the first time that the South Dakota Athletics Department will host Coyote Sports Hall of Fame activities separate from Dakota Days. Previously, the Hall of Fame inductees were honored during the Alumni Association Banquet held on Friday night of the Dakota Days weekend.
The 2001 Coyotes Sports Hall of Fame inductees include: Sue Chamberlain Klein of Overland Park, Kan.; Russ Dokken of Omaha, Neb.; Greg Haydenluck, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Dave Hultgren of Spencer, Iowa; Jean Misterek-Miller of Arlington, Va.; Mike Schurrer of Yankton, S.D.; Doug Smith of Sioux City, Iowa; and special contributor Doug Shull of Indianola, Iowa.
In addition to the Hall of Fame honorees, South Dakota will hold a Moose Merrigan Appreciation Day on Nov. 10, including a reception from 6-9 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9 at The Bluffs in Vermillion.
Merrigan, inducted into the Coyotes Sports Hall of Fame in 1978, has been a very loyal supporter of Coyote Athletics.
Merrigan served for many years on the USD Athletic Board of Control, and he currently serves as a member of the Coyote Sports Hall of Fame Committee. Merrigan, who starred on the undefeated Vermillion High School team of 1945, started as a freshman for Harry Gamage's 1946 Coyote squad, which included the likes of Coyote Sports Hall of Fame members Howard Blumhardt and Jack Van Arsdale.
In 1948, Merrigan suffered a neck injury vs. Morningside on Dakota Day, which ended his playing career. Merrigan returned to farming and continued his association with USD.
Merrigan, who served as an advisor to the Delta Tau Delta fraternity, has been an avid supporter and backer of USD athletics, including serving an instrumental role in the development of the DakotaDome.
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SUE CHAMBERLAIN-KLEIN, originally of White River, S.D., was named the MVP at the NCC women's indoor track championships in Fargo, N.D., in 1982. At that championship meet, she won the 55-meter dash and the 200-meter dash in 7.32 and 25.54 seconds, respectively. She set records in both events, marks that took several years to break. She also anchored USD's winning 800-meter relay team. A 1979 graduate of White River, she has held USD school records in the 200-meter dash and the 300-meter dash. Chamberlain-Klein, who attended USD from 1979-82, received a bachelor of science degree in physical therapy with Distinction from Kansas University in 1984. In 1990, she earned certification from the Physical Therapy Institute of Graduate Physical Therapy in St. Augustine, Fla. Since 1998, she has been an adjunct faculty member and teaching associate with the Department of Physical Therapy Education with the Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. Chamberlain-Klein has been a staff physical therapist with the Bethany Medical Center, senior physical therapist with Blue Ridge Physical Therapy in Kansas City, Mo., and founder and owner of the Overland Park Physical Therapy, P.A. She and her husband Greg, have three children, Kevin, 10; Keith, 6; and Austin, 4, and reside in Overland Park, Kan.
RUSS DOKKEN, originally of Sioux City, Iowa, earned all-NCC honors during his junior and senior seasons at South Dakota. He was an honorable mention Division II all-American. During his career he caught 61 passes for 952 yards and five touchdowns. As a junior, he caught 22 passes for 380 yards (17.3 yard average) and three touchdowns and as a senior had 33 receptions for 517 yards (15.7 avg.) and two touchdowns, including a long of 61 yards. He was a member of the 1978 NCC championship squad, which is the last USD team to win the NCC in football. When he left South Dakota he was fourth in career catches and sixth in career receiving yards. He also held the record for passes caught by a tight end in a game with seven receptions for 117 yards vs. Augustana in 1979. An outstanding pitcher in baseball, he holds the conference record for most complete games (1978) in the NCC. He had seven complete games in 1978 in NCC play. He once pitched back to back double headers in the NCC. Dokken, who earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration in 1980, has worked for the John Morrell and Company for the past 15 years where he is the national sales manager for the Private Label Division. He also has served as regional sales manager, general sales manager, district sales manager and account representative for John Morrell and Company. From 1980-86, Dokken worked for KMART in retail management. He and his wife, Jane (1980 USD graduate in elementary education/special education) have two daughters, Ashley, 17, and Samantha, 15. Jane Dokken has taught in the Sioux Falls and Kansas City school systems. The Dokkens live in Omaha, Neb.
GREG HAYDENLUCK, a two-time All-American, may be the greatest decathlete ever at South Dakota. Haydenluck, a four-year letter winner from Winnipeg, Manitoba, received the John B. Van Why Award as USD's outstanding athlete in 1982 and also served as an officer in the USD HPER Club. When he left South Dakota, he held six school indoor track marks and three outdoor records. He set a school record of 14-6 in the pole vault and anchored USD's record setting 1600-meter relay (3:13.67) which finished second at the Drake Relays. He qualified for the NCAA Division II nationals in the Decathlon three times, earning all-American status in 1979 (fifth place) and 1982 (fourth place) when he set a career-high and conference decathlon mark of 7,251, which was then a South Dakota intercollegiate state record. He was serving as an assistant track coach for the Coyotes when he competed for a Canadian national team in three separate venues including the British Commonwealth Games in September 1982. At that time, he was the second ranked decathlete in Canada. He was the Canadian Decathlon champion in 1985 and 1987. While Haydenluck tried in vain to make the 1984 Canadian summer Olympic squad, he saw the Olympics albeit as a member of the Canadian Winter Olympic Bobsleigh squad. He was a member of the Canadian National Bobsleigh Team from 1984-92 and also a member of the Canadian National Track and Field Team from 1981-88. As a member of the bobsleigh team, he was on a second place team that finished second in the Overall World Cup Bobsleigh Circuit in 1991. That team finished fourth at the World Bobsleigh Championship in 1991 and they won a silver medal at the World Cup Bobsleigh Meet, also in 1991. Haydenluck, who earned a bachelor of science degree in education and a master's degree in 1983 from USD, is a high school teacher at Central Technical High School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Aside from teaching, he also was an athletic representative for Red Rocket Sports, representing the National Bobsleigh Team to develop a sportsline. In that role, he worked to obtain financial support for the association and conducted media forums and promotions. He and his wife, Peggy, have a son, Kyle, 7, and daughter Kali, 4.
DAVE HULTGREN, originally of Ida Grove, Iowa, was a key member of the 1978 South Dakota North Central Conference champions. The 1978 team was the last USD squad to win an NCC football title. Hultgren starred at defensive end for a defense knicknamed the "Pack Patrol." In that special season, the Coyotes had a 7-4 record, including a 5-0-1 record in the NCC. He was named a first-team all-NCC defensive end in 1978, the same year he was selected first team academic all-NCC. A three-year starter, Hultgren and the Pack Patrol limited opponents to 15.8 points, 159.1 rushing yards, and 126.5 passing yards for just 285.5 total yards per game. Hultgren was named NCC Defensive Lineman of the Week as a junior (Western Illinois). Hultgren continues to actively support South Dakota athletics. Hultgren, who earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration in 1979 from USD, has served as general manager of the John Deer Dealerships in Spencer, Iowa and Lake Park, Iowa for several years. He was involved in the family business of John Deere Dealerships since 1979, based out of Ida Grove, Iowa, until the purchase of the dealerships in Spencer and Lake Park, Iowa. Hultgren has served on numerous boards in Spencer, Iowa. He also chaired the Spencer Area Economic Development Group and served as president of the Spencer Golf and Country Club. He and his wife Paula (1980 USD graduate), have three children, Amy, 20; Ryan, 17; and Allison, 12, and live in Spencer, Iowa.
JEAN MISTEREK MILLER, South Dakota's greatest ever shot blocker in women's basketball, ranks first in career blocked shots with 134. She has the three highest blocked shots total for a single season (1984-87) with 33, 40, 45. Misterek-Miller, who was a Presidential-Alumni Scholarship recipient (most prestigious undergraduate scholarship) at South Dakota, finished her career third in rebounds with 798 and has the 10th best rebounding season ever (226 rebounds). She is 15th in points for a career with 973 and 13th in assists-career with 223. Misterek was the recipient of the Stan Marshall Award in 1987, only one of two Coyote women to receive the honor since the NCC established the award in 1983. Originally of Pierre, Misterek-Miller earned a bachelor of arts degree in German and history in 1987, graduating Magna Cum Laude from USD in 1987. A member and president of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, she was named Phi Beta Kappa at USD. Later, she received a J.D. degree in 1991 from the George Washington University Law School. She led Pierre Riggs High School to a 21-2 record en route to the 1982-83 South Dakota Class A state title. She earned second team all-state honors as a junior and first team all-state honors as a senior in 1983. Today, she is a senior associate with the Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald firm in McLean, Va. She has been with the law firm since 1991. She was admitted to the Virginia State Bar Association in 1991 and to the District of Columbia Bar Association in 1992. Misterek-Miller has served on the Advisory Council to the School Board on Facilities and Capital Improvements since 1997 and was a George Washington University Law School Moot Court Judge from 1999 to 2001. She and her husband Eric Miller have two sons, Sam, 4, and Nicholas, 2, and live in Arlington, Va.
MIKE SCHURRER, originally of Vermillion, played offensive center in helping lead the 1978 Coyote football team to the 1978 North Central Conference championship, the last football title won by the Coyotes. That season, Schurrer was named the North Central Conference Most Valuable Player - Offensive Lineman while being selected first-team all-NCC, first-team Omaha World Herald all-NCC offensive center, first team all-North Central Conference Academic Team, and an honorable mention Associated Press Little All-American Team selection. During his senior year, he was named the recipient of the NCAA $1,500 Post Graduate Scholarship. Named to the all-NCC Academic team three years in a row (1976-78), Schurrer received the Carl B. "Rube" Hoy Endowment Award in 1979 from USD. He received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry in 1979 from USD. He was named to Mortar Board and Omicron Kappa Delta honorary fraternities. A member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, he served as master of ceremonies at Strollers. Schurrer earned an M.D. from USD in 1984. Schurrer did his residence training in Milwaukee, Wisc., and then worked for seven years at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Later he worked at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics for six and one-half years. In 2000, he moved to Yankton, S.D., where he is an emergency room physician. Schurrer was named to the Class 2-A all-state team in football and was the Tanager's most valuable lineman and most valuable wrestler in 1974. He and his wife Colleen (1979 USD graduate in nursing) have four children Keelin, 14; Addi, 12; Hannah, 10, and Powers, 9, and reside in Yankton, S.D.
DOUG SMITH, originally of Sioux City (North), Iowa, was a two-sport star at South Dakota. Smith was named to all-conference teams in both football and baseball. He earned all-NCC football honors as a sophomore in 1974, making him the first Coyote sophomore in 20 years to be named all-conference. While injuries hurt his football career, Smith was regarded as one of the hardest hitting secondary players in Coyote annals. He was named NCC Defensive Player of the Week after the 1974 game against Morningside when he had 12 tackles, deflected two passes and had three tackles for losses. He was USD's Defensive Back of the Week twice in 1975, including the SDSU game when he had 24 tackles including 13 solo hits. He had 91 tackles and 45 solos in 1975. Smith had six career pass interceptions. An all-NCC shortstop in baseball in 1976, Smith hit .435 in league play and .394 for the season. That season he was named to the all-tournament team at the Galveston Island Sports Spectacular and was a second-team all-district 5 NCAA pick as he re-wrote the Coyote record book, batting .394 for 31 games which is still third best in Coyote history. He had 12 doubles, eight home runs, 10 stolen bases and 37 runs scored in 1976. Smith still holds the school record for Slugging Percentage-Season at .797 in 1976. Smith also played summer ball for Macy's in Rapid City, one of the top amateur teams in the area. He received a bachelor of science degree in business administration in 1978 from USD. He was named all state and all city as well as a member of the KCAU-TV Major Nine all-area team in both football and basketball at Sioux City North in 1972. Currently, he is the District Claims Manager for IMT Insurance Company in Sioux City, Iowa, a company which he has worked for the past 21 years. Smith has served on the Headid Little League board of directors for 15 years. He also has coached baseball and volunteered for youth and high school basketball leagues. He has two sons, Brandon, 21; and Dusty, 17, and resides in Sioux City, Iowa.
DOUG SHULL, formerly the chief financial officer and director of Casey's General Stores of Ankeny, Iowa, from 1987-98, has been a major supporter of Coyote athletics, especially the programs of basketball, and track and field. Shull, who with Des Moines area alumni, has hosted USD track and field teams during Drake Relays each spring, is a member of the USD Alumni Association Board of Directors and a trustee of the USD Foundation. A 1965 graduate of USD, Shull served as the vice president of the USD Foundation from 1991-93 and president from 1993-95. In 1995, he received a Distinguished Service Award from USD that was presented by then-USD President Betty Turner Asher. Shull is a member of the Simpson College faculty in Indianola, Iowa. He also serves as the executive director of the Senior PGA Tour Championship that was held in September at the Glen Oaks Golf Course in Des Moines, Iowa. His other activities include serving as a board member of Keep Iowa Beautiful, serving as chairman of the board for the Des Moines Area Community College and as a Simpson College trustee. He and his wife, Carol, reside in Indianola, Iowa.
