Tewes Voted as DAC Outdoor
Track & Field Most Valuable Senior

May 6, 2008

(Madison, SD) -  Senior Laura Tewes of Dakota State University was voted as Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) Most Valuable Senior in Outdoor Track and Field.  She finished first in the DAC Conference Championship Meet last Sunday, May 4th in Jamestown, ND.  Tewes recorded a high jump height of 5’5 ¾” in the meet.

During the season, Tewes notched as the top NAIA high jumper in the nation with the height of 5’9 ¼”.  She already qualified for the NAIA National Championship to be held in St. Louis, Missouri on May 22-24, 2008. 

Laura is the daughter of Doug and Sally Tewes of Mayer, MN.  She will graduate in May with a degree in Biology for Information Systems (Pre-Veterinary Medicine).

Nick Huntimer, Dakota State Sports Information Director