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Molly Kokesh of Scotland and Travis Leuer of Laurens/Marathon Named the Dan Lennon Invitational Class B MVPs; Lorenz Named Lennon Award Recipient

VERMILLION, S.D. -- Molly Kokesh of Scotland High School and Travis Leuer of Laurens/Marathon (Iowa) High School were named the outstanding performers at the Class B session of the Dan Lennon Invitational which was held Tuesday at the DakotaDome.

The Class B session of the meet included 1,150 student-athletes from 42 high schools. Also on Tuesday, USD's Dave Lorenz was named the Dan Lennon recipient for outstanding contributions to track and field.

A longtime Dean of Students, Lorenz has given a lifetime commitment to The University of South Dakota. He served as Dean of Students for eight years and his line of service at The U extends beyond 30 years. During his time at USD, he has had a great impact on students. In terms of his contributions to the USD Athletics Department, he helped create USD's Coyote Crazies and the U-Dance, one of the popular performers at Coyote games. After leaving the Dean of Students job, he did not go quietly into retirement. Instead, he took on the role of the athletic academic advisor at USD, where he provides academic and emotional support to student-athletes. Beyond his work as an advisor, Lorenz freely gives his time by volunteering as a public address announcer, which he has done for better than a decade. He also has been a regular volunteer at the USD home track events, serving as a timer, among other duties. Lorenz has an M.P.A. (public administration) degree from USD and he earned his B.S. in history from the University of South Dakota-Springfield. A native of Avon, he has served since September 2005 as the athletic academic advisor. At USD he was the Dean of Students from 1998 to 2005.

Leuer was named the Class B Boy's MVP after winning the high jump with a record-tying jump of 6'10. He tied the mark of Darwin VandeHoef of Rock Valley (Iowa) High School in 1989.

Kokesh was named the Class A Girls' MVP after winning the 800-meter run, taking second in the 1,600-meter run and anchoring Scotland's second place medley relay. She won the girls' 800-meter rush in 2:35.83 and finished second in the 1,600-meter run with a clocking of 5:45.32.

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