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Championship Weekend

The athletic department at Dakota State University and the Dakota State Alumni Association are sponsoring Championship Weekend on April 23 and 24.

Events for the weekend include a DSU track meet at Trojan Field on Friday afternoon and an alumni sponsored kick-off party at the Madison Country Club Friday evening.

Saturday’s events will begin with a complimentary continental breakfast at 9:30 at the DSU Fieldhouse, followed by tours of that facility and other campus areas. The Trojan Volleyball team will take on an alumni volleyball team at 11:30 at the Fieldhouse and there will be a Blue and Gold intersquad football scrimmage at 1:30 at Trojan Field. The DSU Softball and Baseball teams will also be playing double-headers Saturday, taking on the teams from Mayville, ND at 1:00 and 3:00 at Thue and Flynn Fields.

Championship Weekend will culminate with the 4th Annual Springfest Party, held at Nicky’s restaurant. Springfest was started by DSU Athletics in 2000 as a way to raise money for athletic scholarships at the university and to give the public an opportunity to meet the coaching staff at Dakota State. Guests are invited to Nicky’s for an all you can eat buffet, silent auction and gaming. All proceeds raised from the event are targeted for athletic scholarships.

This year the Dakota State Alumni Association is co-sponsoring the Championship Weekend and the annual Springfest Party. Special honorees at the Springfest Party will be past Athletic All Americans from Dakota State. “We have such a strong tradition of producing All American caliber athletes at Dakota State and the Alumni Association wanted to put the spotlight on these talented individuals,” said Alumni Association President-Elect Cindy Schultz. The Athletic All Americans will be special guests of the Alumni Association for the weekend, and presented with a memento of their Athletic All American honor at Springfest.

Along with donations from area businesses, items for the Springfest silent auction include autographed baseballs from former New York Yankee Goose Gossage and Minnesota Twin Harmon Killebrew. Also included are an autographed mini helmet from Cincinnati Reds great Pete Rose and a autographed framed and matted photo of former Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers.

The alumni sporting events for the weekend are free of charge. Tickets for the Springfest Party are $20/person and can be reserved by contacting the DSU Athletic Department at 605-256-5229 or through the Alumni Office at 605-256-5857.