Christmastime is Here!

Good Morning!

I am in Spearfish at the main campus today for two reasons: 1) we are having staff meetings, and 2) HOLIDAY PARTAY! The conference room is full with delicious main dishes, dips, appetizers, and of course desserts. I have a feeling that I may be comatose by the time this day is over! Bring on the un-healthy holiday food!

We have a lot of students ask us questions on the road concerning our athletic teams. "What types of competitive sports does BHSU have?" "Are they successful?" "How can I be a part of one of the teams?" These are all good and valid questions, so I thought I would take the opportunity in this blog to address them.

Black Hills State University has 5 men's sports including Basketball, Cross Country, Track & Field, Football, and Rodeo; and 7 women's sports including Basketball, Volleyball, Golf, Softball, Cross Country, Track & Field, & Rodeo. If you have some extra time and would like to explore a little more about each sport's records, schedule & stats, etc, you can check out www.bhsu.edu/athletics.

If you are an athlete looking to play college sports at BHSU, your first step would be to fill out a recruitment form on the website, www.bhsu.edu/athletics. Simply look under the sport of your interest and click on "recruitment." This form will ask you various questions about your sporting accomplishments, college goals, and personal questions. As soon as you fill out the form and click "submit," your form will go directly to the coaching staff.

Our athletic teams are very successful in our conference, the DAC, as well as our division which is NAIA division II. The Women's Cross County team recently returned from the NAIA nationals, placing 10th, while the Women's Volleyball team received another birth into the NAIA playoffs for the 2nd year in a row. Both our Men's & Women's basketball teams competed in the national tournament last year, and are on track to make appearances again this year. These are just a few of our recent accomplishments, so definitely check out the website above for more information!

On another note, if you haven't yet checked out our campus we would love you to do so! Christmas break is a GREAT time to accomplish this, as our offices are open every weekday except December 24th & 25th. Schedule a campus visit today by calling 1-800-ALL-BHSU or by going to http://www.bhsu.edu/Admissions/Visit/tabid/118/Default.aspx.

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from the BHSU Office of Admissions!!

Maria Hartung
BHSU Admissions
Maria.Hartung@bhsu.edu