2018-2019Region XIII

Men’s Handbook

REGION XIII OFFICERS

Director Buster GillissBismarck State CollegePO Box 5587Bismarck, ND 58506701-224-5512 buster.gilliss@bismarckstate.edu

Assistant Director/Treasurer Danny MertensLake Region State College1801 College Drive NorthDevils Lake, ND 58301daniel.mertens@lrsc.edu

Secretary Open

Director-at-Large - Central Paul McDonaldVermillion Community College1900 East Camp StreetEly, MN 55731218-235-2190p.mcdonald@vcc.edu

Director-at-Large – East Open

NJCAA REGION XIII HANDBOOK

Table of Contents

By-Laws........................................................................................................................................1-7

Operating Code................................................................................................................................8

Football................................................................................................................................9

Soccer Division I..........................................................................................................10-11

Soccer Division III........................................................................................................12-14

Golf Division III...........................................................................................................15-16

Basketball Division I....................................................................................................17-19

Basketball Division II...................................................................................................20-22

Basketball Division III..................................................................................................22-23

Wrestling......................................................................................................................24-25

Baseball Division II......................................................................................................27-29

Baseball Division III.....................................................................................................30-31

Service & Achievement Nomination Forms............................................................................32-33

Service & Achievement Award Recipients...................................................................................34

History of Region XIII Champions..........................................................................................35-55

NJCAA REGION XIII BY-LAWS

ARTICLE I – MEMBERSHIP AND DUES

Section A

1. A member college must be in good standing of the National JuniorCollege Athletic Association.

Section B

1. Annual membership dues will be established at the spring meeting eachyear, payable on or before October 15 of each academic year.

ARTICLE II – REPRESENTATIVE

Section A

1. The legislative body will be the governing body.

Section B

1. Two delegates of each member college may attend legislative boardmeetings.

2. The delegates shall be a college administrator, and the Director of Athletics, or a designated representative.

3. Other interested parties may attend open meetings.

Section C

1. Each member college shall have one vote.

Section D

1. A majority vote of a quorum shall be necessary to affect changes in operating procedures of Region XIII. A quorum shall be defined as50%, plus one, of the paid memberships.

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ARTICLE III – OFFICERS AND DUTIES

Section A – Executive Committee

1. The Executive Committee shall be the Region Director, Assistant Region Director, Board of Regents Member, Secretary, Treasurer and Directors at Large. During those years that an area (West – Eastern Montana, North & South Dakota; Central – Minnesota; East – Upper Michigan and Wisconsin) is not represented by an elected officer, that area shall elect a representative to serve on the Executive Committee, (Minutes of November 14, 1975).

Section B – Elections

1. The legislative body shall elect a Region Director, Assistant Region Director, Board of Regents Member, Secretary, Treasurer, and Directors at Large from among its voting members. The bi-annual elections shall take place at the spring meeting in odd numbered years. The newly elected officers will officially take office July 1st of the year elected.

Section C – Region Director

1. The Region Director shall preside at meetings and perform such duties as outlined by Article IV, Section E of the NJCAA By-Laws.

2. The Region Director shall order all awards presented by Region XIII.3. The Region Director shall send notice of required meetings and a temporary agenda to

member colleges at least three (3) weeks before the actual date. A formal agenda will be distributed at the general assembly meeting.

4. The Region Director shall make up a membership roster and send this roster to all paid-up members.

5. The Region Director will acknowledge receipt and disposition of all communications within 72 hours.

6. The Region Director will award certification to All-Region squads and coaches.7. The Region Director shall perform other such duties as may be assigned by the

Legislative Assembly or Executive Committee.

Section D – Assistant Director

1. The Assistant Region Director shall chair all meetings when the Director is not present.2. The Assistant Region Director will assist the Director on matters of eligibility when

necessary.3. The Assistant Region Director will attend the annual national meetings of the NJCAA when possible, at the region’s expense.3. The Assistant Director will perform additional duties as assigned by the Region Director.

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Section E – Treasurer

1. The Treasurer will collect dues, pay all bills, and make a financial report to the Legislative Assembly, at each meeting.

2. The Treasurer will be the region contact person for the sports assigned.3. The Treasurer will perform additional duties as directed by the Regional Director.

Section F –Secretary

1. The Secretary will take attendance at meetings, read minutes of previous meeting, record minutes, and duplicate and distribute minutes of each meeting to all members.

2. The Secretary will perform other duties as directed by the Region Director and/or the Executive Committee.

Section G – Director at Large

1. The Director at Large will serve on the Executive Committee with full voting rights.2. The Director at Large will be the region representative for all sports assigned.3. The Director at Large will perform other duties as directed by the Region Director.

ARTICLE IV – MEETINGS

Section A - (revised – Spring-2017)

1. Two regular annual meetings shall be held each year – fall and spring. The date and location shall be determined by the membership at the previous annual meeting. All operating code changes are made at the Spring Meeting, to go into effect August 1.

2. The Region Director may call special meetings, if approved by the Executive Committee.2. Member colleges must have a representative at all Region Meetings. A member college

that is absent from the annual meeting will be fined $50.00.3. If a member college notifies the Region Director, in advance of the meeting, that they

will not be in attendance, no fine will be assessed.

ARTICLE V – ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPETITION

Section A

1. The rules of eligibility of the NJCAA shall govern all competition in Region XIII. These rules are published annually in the NJCAA Handbook.

Section B

1. Eligibility questions and appeals shall be submitted, in writing, to the NJCAA. Appeals must follow exactly the described procedure in the NJCAA eligibility rules.

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Section C

1. All entrants, in any region event, must be accompanied by a faculty or staff member, other than a student, who will be responsible for the team or individuals.

Section D

1. All members must abide by the Code of Conduct of the NJCAA.

ARTICLE VI – REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Section A

1. A sport, in order to have a regional champion, must have a minimum of three (3) competing colleges, and must have an operating code, approved by the membership.

Section B

1. Host Region Tournament Directors are responsible for sending all information to all member colleges, concerning the championships at least three (3) weeks prior to the date of the region tournament, and are further responsible for sending tournament results to the membership, within ten (10) days, after the event.

2. The Tournament Director shall verify with the Region Director that all colleges participating in the regional tournament have approved current eligibility forms on file at the national office.

Section C

1. All problems and questions arising during the tournament must be resolved at the tournament site, at the time the problem arose.

2. Decisions rendered by the Games/Tournament Committee and/or the Tournament Director shall be final.

Section D

1. The playing rules of all regional tournaments shall be the same as for the NJCAA Championship.

2. Team Champions and Runner-ups, along with individual team members/coaches will be recognized at a Championship events ceremony.

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ARTICLE VII – GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF STANDING COMMITTEE

Section A

Football Soccer D-III GolfMike Lester-Chair Dave Alto-Chair Brad Scott-ChairJim Russell Keith Turner Steve KingDan Davis Helen Jahr Stephanie Brown

D-I Basketball D-II Basketball D-III Basketball Danny Mertens-Chair Pete Conway-Chair Mike Flaten-Chair

Stu Engen Dennis Mackey Paul McDonaldJerry Olson Matt Johnson Laura Sylvester

Wrestling D-II Baseball D-III Baseball Bob Purcell-Chair Joe Peterson–Chair Dave Fish-ChairMike Curfman Dan Artamenko Justin LamppaTodd Thorstad Matt Erzar Dwight Kotila

Nominating Committee Paul McDonald Mel Millerbernd Missy Majerus

Section B

1. The function and assignments of the Standing Committee change from year to year, as the region organization grows and progresses. The general functions remain rather constant. Each of the standing committees, through research and study, recommend new policy procedure, and concerns. The regional members approve, modify, or reject the proposals by a majority vote of the quorum.

Section C – Standing Committees Shall:

1. Recommend policies for conducting the Regional Tournaments or Championships.2. Recommend ways and means for the improvements of Regional Tournaments or

Championships.3. Suggest procedures for competition between member colleges.4. Serve in additional capacities as directed by the Regional Director.

ARTICLE VIII – STANDARDS AND ETHICS

Section A – The Executive Committee shall serve as the Committee on Standards and Ethics:

1. Purpose : To provide an orderly and fair process for hearing complaints, problems, and ethics violations, that may occur, involving NJCAA Region XIII Colleges.

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2. Regulations : Any complaint of violations of rules, standards, and ethics that is officially submitted to NJCAA Region XIII, will be heard and acted upon by the Standards and Ethics Committee, according to the procedure outlined in part 4 of this section.

3. Standards and Ethics Violations :A. Any incident of fighting between teams, which one party feels was unnecessary

and provoked.B. Forfeiture of a scheduled contest with a signed contract, with insufficient reason

for the forfeiture.C. Improper conduct by a coach or athlete.D. Violation of any NJCAA Rule of Eligibility.E. Any other cases that the Region XIII Director believes should be brought to the

Region XIII Standards and Ethics Committee for Investigation.F. All basketball schools, regardless of division of play, shall be prohibited from

sharing information with any other region (Spring-2000).

4. Procedure of Operation for the Committee :A. Any incident that cannot be resolved by the involved schools should be reported

to the Region XIII Director, in writing, as soon as possible. Include as many documents as necessary, as well as reports from game officials, when pertinent.

B. The Region XIII Director will refer the incident to the Standards and Ethics Committee.

C. The committee will gather all necessary information from the involved parties. They will review the written information and conduct a hearing, if necessary, with the involved parties.

D. The Standards and Ethics Committee will recommend, in writing, any action to be taken with the involved parties, to the Region XIII Director. The Region XIII Director will report the recommendations of the Committee to the involved parties, as well as the entire membership, in writing.

E. The following types of actions may be recommended:1. No Action.2. Verbal reprimand to the Athletic Director and the President.3. Letter of reprimand to the Athletic Director and President.4. Probationary period for the college, coach, or individual athlete involved.

a. The probationary time period can be variable according to the incident.

b. The probation could involve one or more sports at the institution.5. Appeal

A. A member college may appeal the decisions of the Standards and Ethics Committee to the membership of Region XIII at the next annual meeting.

B. Such appeal, must be made in writing, to the Region Director, within ten (10) calendar days following notification of the ruling by the Standards and Ethics Committee.

C. A majority vote of the members present at the annual meeting shall be final.

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6. ExpensesD. Any college found guilty of any charges will bear all financial costs incurred by

the hearing and appeal. If found not guilty, the college making the charges shall bear the financial cost. Such costs my include but not be limited to:

1. Conference telephone calls.2. Costs of special meetings of Executive Committee.

E. If both institutions are found to share responsibility, the expenses shall be shared equally.

ARTICLE IX – BY-LAW CHANGES

Section A1. By-Laws changes must be circulated by special notice to all members, at least three (3)

weeks prior to the meeting, at which they will be considered. Any change introduced for the first time at a meeting, without having been previously circulated three (3) weeks prior to the meeting, will not go into effect until the next August 1st. (Minutes of April 5, 1974).

2. Voting on proposed By-Laws changes shall be according to Article II, Section D-1.

ARTICLE X – TOURNAMENT FEES AND HONORARIUMS

Section A – Honorariums: - (spring, 2015)

1. Each tournament or play-off director will receive a stipend of $50 per day for one event and $100 per day for two or more events.

2. Any tournament extending for three days will provide a stipend of $100 per day.3. A complete financial/game report must be submitted to the Region Treasurer to receive the

stipend.

Section B – Tournament Fees:1. Tournament fees, if any, are listed in the operating code for each sport. Otherwise, there

will be no entry fees collected. Green fees may be charged, as negotiated by the host school/college, during the Region Golf Tournament.

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NJCAA REGION XIII OPERATING CODEAwards

Section A – The Executive Committee shall approve the appropriate plaques, medals, and certificates.

Section B – Championship Team Awards

1. Team awards will be presented on the basis of one award to every three teams present at the Region Tournament.

2. All awards are to be paid for by the Region (Spring-1994).

Section C – Individual Championship Awards

1. Individual Championship medals shall be presented at the time of the Region Tournament for the following sports:

Baseball – Division II, IIIBasketball – Divisions I, II, IIIGolf – Division IIISoccer – Division IIIWrestling – Division III

2. The medals shall be gold for first place and silver for second place.3. The medal shall be the boxed NJCAA medal, imprinted with the Region XIII logo, sport, and year (Spring-2011).

Section D – All-Region Team Awards

1. Athletes selected for All-Region honors will receive appropriate certificates.2. The number of All-Region awards shall be determined by the operating code of the

particular sport.3. To be considered for All-Region honors in any sport, updated rosters, as well as updated

team/individual stats, must be posted on the NJCAA website.

Section E – Coach-of-the-Year Award

1. Coach of the Championship team in all sports shall receive a Coach of the Year plaque, to be purchased as part of the awards for that sport (Spring-2007).

Section F – Ordering of Awards

1. The Region Director will order all regional awards, as approved by the Executive Committee.

2. The Region will pay for all approved awards.3. It is the responsibility of each sport Tournament Director, to contact the Region Director,

to confirm the ordering of, and receipt of, all awards for that tournament.

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NJCAA REGION XIII FOOTBALL OPERATING CODE

Article I – SELECTION OF CHAMPION

1. The Region Champion shall be the winner of the MCAC playoff. Site for 2018 is St. Cloud State on November 11th.

2. Playoff format will include the top 4 teams from each division.a. Quarterfinal Games – October 28 - hosted by the higher seeds.b. Semi-final Games – November 4 - hosted by higher seeds.

3. Both teams are required to video and both are required to use DAK Stats.4. Host school is responsible for game day income and expenses.

Article II – AWARDS

1. Team Awards (Spring-2000) – plaques shall be presented to the Championship and Runner-up teams.

2. Coach-of-the-Year plaque to the coach of the Region Championship Team.3. Awards are provided by the Region.

Article III – ALL-REGION TEAM

1. The All-Region Team selection will be handled by the MCAC Commissioner, according to conference guidelines. Names will be submitted to the Region Director, for All-Region certificates.

Article IV – ALL-AMERICAN TEAM

1. The MCAC Conference Commissioner will be responsible for the submission of all nominations through the NJCAA All-Conference Submission/All-American Nomination online form. All-Conference Team selection procedure and deadlines shall be determined by each conference. All-American nominations are due by the NJCAA deadline provided. 2. The Conference shall rank all nominations from the region on the NJCAA

Football Ranking form. This ranking must be done in each player category (Wide Receiver, 2; Tight End, 1; Quarterback, 1; Running Back, 2; Offensive Line, 5; Defensive Line, 4; Linebacker, 3; Defensive Back, 4; Punter, 1; Kicker, 1; and Return Specialist, 1) in order for the player to receive consideration for the All-American Football Team.

3. In addition, the Conference should select the one player whom they rank as the numberone football player from their Conference, either on offense or defense.

4. The Conference should rank each player nominated in descending order, #1 through how many are nominated. This ranking should be done on the NJCAA Football Ranking form. 5. The All-American selections will be released the week of December 9, 2018.

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NJCAA REGION XIII SOCCER (D-I) OPERATING CODE

Article I – Date

1. There is only one Division I soccer program - Dakota County Technical College. Dakota County Technical College will participate in the Region XI tournament and has been assigned the #9 seed by the National Office.

2. First Round games are held on October 20, 2018 with the semi-finals on October 23, 2018. Region 11 Championship will be held on October 28, 2018.

Article II – Site

1. The Great Lakes District playoff will be hosted by Region 11 on November 3, 2018.

Article III – Eligibility

1. NJCAA rules will govern all colleges and individuals participating.

Article IV – Fees

1. All participating colleges will pay their own expenses and any entry fee set by the host college.

Article V – Rules

1. NCAA rules govern play except where superseded by NJCAA national tournament rules.2. The tournament will be a single elimination event, with a championship game on the final

day.

Article VI – Awards

1. One championship team trophy as applicable and dependent on number of teams participating.

2. All-region certificates will be awarded to all-region team.3. Coach-of-the-year plaque to the coach of the championship team.4. Twenty-two (22) medals to members of the championship team.

National Tournament:

November 12-17, 2018 @ Daytona State College, Daytona Beach, FLNovember 18-23, 2019 @Tyler Junior College, Tyler, TX

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NJCAA REGION XIII SOCCER (D-III) OPERATING CODE

Article I – Date/Site

1. The Region 13 Championship will be held on October 22, 2018 at the highest seed. The first round playoff games will be hosted by the higher seeds on October 17, 2018.

2. Participating teams are: Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Lake Superior College, Minnesota West Community & Technical College and Riverland Community College.

3. The Region 4 winner will host the Region 13 winner in district play on November 1-2, 2018.

Article III- Format

1. A 4-team playoff format.2. Seeding: Seeds 1-4 will be determined by regular season round robin play. 3. Tie breaker for #1 seed with two teams tied: (1) head to head, (2) total goals allowed,

(3) coin toss.4. If three teams tied for first: (1) head to head, (2) total goals allowed. 5. If tied for the #2 seed with the same records, (1) head to head, (2) record against #1

seed, (3) coin toss. Pairings would be determined by the D3 soccer standing committee in a conference call.

6. The host college shall determine game time. 7. Host school is responsible for officials and trainer.

Article IV – Eligibility

1. The NJCAA rules will govern all colleges and individual participants.

Article V – Fees and Expenses

1. All participating colleges will pay their own expenses and the host school is responsible for income and expenses involving game operations.

Article VI – Rules

1. NCAA rules govern play except where superseded by NJCAA national tournament rules.2. A three-man officiating crew is required & the NJCAA Select ball (4) must be used.

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Article VII - Awards

1. Champion & Runner-up plaques. 2. Coach of the Year Plaque. 3. 24 medals for Championship & Runner-up teams. 4. MVP plaque for the region most valuable player.

5. Awards are provided by the Region.

Article VIII – All-Region Awards

1. (9) All-Region players will be announced at the conclusion of the championship game. The Champion will receive (4) selections, the Runner-up shall receive (3) selections and the other two teams shall receive (1) selection each.2. Coaches will submit their top (4) nominees in rank order to the Region Director, no later

than 3 days prior to the start of the region playoff – October 19 deadline. 3. The top player from the Championship team is the MVP and will be the All-American candidate from the region.

3. Schools must have their updated roster and updated team/individual stats submitted to the NJCAA site, for the season, to be eligible for All-Region & All-Americanselection, as well as inclusion in the playoff.

National Tournament:

November 8-11, 2018 at Herkimer County Community College, NY

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NJCAA REGION XIII GOLF (D-III) OPERATING CODE

Article I – Site/Date

1. The 2018 tournament will be hosted by Mesabi Range College and will be held on October 1-2. Optional practice round to be held on Sunday, September 30. Teams competing are: Mesabi Range College, Minnesota State Community & Technical College, and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College.

2. The host shall notify all competing colleges at least three weeks prior to the Region tournament. A copy of the tournament format should be mailed to the athletic director and golf coaches of all participating colleges.

Article II – Eligibility

1. All teams that have properly approved NJCAA eligibility forms are eligible to compete.

2. Individual entries may compete for individual awards, if they meet NJCAAeligibility rules.

3. A college staff member must accompany all teams.

Article III – Fees and Expenses

1. All participating colleges will pay their own expenses. Region XIII will pay for the awards.2. Green fees for the tournament will be charged at a rate determined by the host

college, including the practice round.

Article IV – Rules and Scoring

1. Tournament will be 36 holes played over a two-day period.2. Colleges competing for team competition may enter and start with five members.

Teams shall consist of a minimum of four players and a maximum of five. No more than five players may compete for a college. No substitutions!

3. Team championships shall be decided by the low four scores each day over the two days or 36 holes.

4. Colleges entering less than four golfers will play for individual honors only.5. All ties will be broken by sudden death play-offs, beginning on the first hole. In

the event of a team tie for first, second or third place, there will be a sudden death play-off. Only four players may compete for each team in the play-off. They shall be the players with the lowest hole totals.

6. Local course rules will be followed and standard PGA tournament procedures shall be followed.

7. In the event the round cannot be completed, due to inclement weather or darkness, play shall be suspended and completed by all participants, and that round shall be

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cancelled. Players may be penalized for failure to observe rules of etiquette for golf.

8. In the event of inclement weather, the tournament may be decided by the first 18 holes of play. The tournament director and the rules committee shall make this decision. The tournament shall not be decided on the basis of 27 holes. Decisions on rules and procedures not listed above and procedures in the NJCAA handbook shall be followed whenever applicable. It is the responsibility of each coach to supervise the course and his players during the meet.

9. Pairings will be made in three-sums for all tournament rounds. Day one tee times will be grouped as closely as possible in consecutive tee times for each participating college: 9:00 Team A #1, Team B #1, Team C #1, 9:08 Team A #2, Team B #2, Team C #2; 9:16 Team A #3, Team B #3, Team C #3, etc. Day two tee times and pairings will be determined via team score, and then by individual score.

10. Players will exchange scorecards with a player in their group and keep thatplayer’s hole by hole score, throughout the round. Scorecards must be signed by both players, prior to being submitted to the official scorer. USGA policy will be followed in tabulating scores.

Article V – Awards

1. The awards shall be:a. Champion and Runner-up plaques awarded. b. Champion (5) and Runner-up (5) team awards. c. Medalist will receive a region medalist plaque.d. All-Region certificates awarded to the top 10 individual golfers.e. Coach of the Year plaque to the coach of the Championship Team.f. Club Team members are not eligible for individual or team awards (Fall-1981)

Article VI – National Qualification

1. National Qualifying standards are listed on page 133 of the NJCAA Handbook. Each Region is allowed a maximum of one team in the NJCAA Golf

Championships when golf eligibility filed with the National Office is five colleges or less. 2. Each Region is allowed to qualify the Region Medalist if he fails to qualify by

other means..

Article VIII – National Tournament Sites & Dates

June 4-7, 2019 – Chautauqua Golf Course, Chautauqua, NY June 2-5, 2020 – Chautauqua Golf Course, Chautauqua, NY

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NJCAA REGION XIII BASKETBALL (D-I) OPERATING CODE

Article I – Tournament Structure

The format shall be a 6-team play-off. Participants are: Bismarck State College, Dawson Community College, Lake Region State College, Miles Community College, North Dakota State College of Science and Williston State College. Seeding is based on the final Mon-Dak Conference standings based on all games played.

Tie Breaking Procedure: 1. Head to Head 2. Record versus next highest place finisher in the Mon-Dak regular season standings in

descending order.3. Coin Flip.

Article II – Dates

1. February 28-March 2, 2019 – Final Six at the #1 seed. 2. March 7, 2019 - District 11 Championship @ Region 13. (See attached agreement).

Article III – All-Region Basketball Selection Procedure

1. Eight All-Region players shall be selected - Rank order of the Mon-Dak voting.2. All-Region certificates to the All-Region Team.3. All-American nominees will be the top two ranked players.4. All updated rosters/stats must be posted on NJCAA website to be considered for All- Region or All-American honors.

Article IV – Fees and Expenses

1. Host School is responsible for game day income and expenses.2. Officials assigned by the Region Director and are part of game day expenses.

Article V – Play-off Host Responsibilities

1. Provide suitable game program.2. Provide all necessary workers for game management.3. The official NJCAA sanctioned game ball is to be used for post-season games.4. Provide game statistics and video to visiting team.

Article VI – Awards

1. The Region will provide awards.a. Champion and Runner-up plaques will be awarded.b. MVP plaque awarded to top player of the Championship team.

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c. Eighteen (18) medals to the Championship and Runner-up teams.d. Coach-of-the-Year plaque to the coach of the region championship team.e. Cost of District awards are part of game-day expenses.

Article VII – District 11 Playoff Format (Regions 11 & 13)1. Region XIII will be the host site for the 2019 District 11 game.

2. Selection of the basketball officials and game requirements addressed in agreement. 3. Last Dates for District Championship Game – second Saturday prior to the start of the National Championship.

The dates for national tournaments are:

March 18-23, 2019, Hutchinson, KSMarch 16-21, 2020, Hutchinson, KSMarch 15-20, 2021, Hutchinson, KS

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NJCAA REGION XIII BASKETBALL (D-II) OPERATING CODE

Article I – Structure

1. The Region Championship will be an East/West Championship Game rotated between the East/West Sub-Regions. The West Champion will host on even years, the East Champion host on odd years.a. Division II men’s basketball playoffs will consist of Dakota College at Bottineau and

United Tribes Technical College (West) and Bay College, Dakota County Technical College and Gogebic Community College (East).

b. The North Dakota schools (West) by-laws and procedures will determine the seeding for the North Dakota reps – the final Mon-Dak standing including all games.

c. The East winner will host the West winner. Officials will be assigned by the Region Director.

c. ND Tie Breaking Procedures 1) Head to Head.

2) Record vs the highest place finisher in the Mon-Dak standings, in descending order. 3) Final place in Mon-Dak standings.4) Record versus next highest place finisher in the Mon-Dak regular season standings.5) Coin Flip.

d. The Independent schools (East) will play each other twice during the regular season to determine playoff seeds. #3 will travel to play #2 on February 23 with the sub- region game on February 27, 2019 at the highest seed. East Tie Breaking Procedures 1) Standings 2) Head to Head Record 3) Coin Flip

Article II – Dates

1. February 23, 2019 - East #3 @ #2 play-in game. 1. February 27, 2019 – East/West Sub-region Games 2. March 3, 2019 – Region Championship @ East Winner.

2. March 10/11, 2019 - District 7 Championship hosted by Region XIII Must be completed by the date listed in the NJCAA Handbook – March 11, 2019.

Article III – Fees & Expenses

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1. The host college will be responsible for tournament income and expenses, as well as all game day arrangements. Officials will be assigned by the Region Director.

Article IV – All-Region Team

Each college may submit two players, ranked #1 & #2, for the All-Region. 1. Nominations must be received by the Region Director, no later than 3 days prior to the semi-final games – February 24, 2019. 2. Seven Member All-Region Team. The Region Champion and Runner-up will receive two All-Region selections and the other participating schools will receive one

selection each.3. The MVP of the region shall be the #1 player of the Championship team. The MVP will be announced at the conclusion of the region championship game.4. Updated rosters/stats must be posted on the NJCAA website for players to be considered for All-Region or All-American selection.

Article V – Awards

1. Awards will be provided by the region.2. Plaques awarded to the Champion and Runner-Up Teams.3. MVP plaque awarded to the region most valuable player.

4. 18 medals to the Championship and Runner-Up teams.5. Coach-of-the-Year plaque to the coach of the Championship team.

Article VI – Host School Responsibilities

1. Make arrangements for media coverage.2. Assign practice time for traveling team, if requested.3. Provide programs and workers.4. Provide list of motels and restaurants for traveling school.

5. Provide game statistics and DVD for participating teams.

Article VII – District 7 Championship

1. Playoff between Region IX and Region XIII. See the agreement on the following page. Region XIII will host in 2019.b. Officials for the District 7 Championship game will be assigned by the Region

Director of the host region. Host school will determine the game time.c. District awards will be part of the game-day expenses of the host college.

Article VIII – National Tournament DatesMarch 19-23, 2019, Danville Area CCMarch 17-21, 2020, Danville Area CC

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NJCAA REGION XIII BASKETBALL (D-III) OPERATING CODE

Article I – Tournament Structure

1. The eight-team tournament will be held at Anoka-Ramsey Community College on March 1-3, 2019. 2. Participants will be the top four teams each from the North and South Divisions. 3. Western Technical College will compete as a member of the South Division. 5. Officials will be hired by the host college and the Region Director. 6. Game times to be determined by the tournament host. 7. The Official NJCAA ball shall be used for the tournament. 8. Third place game has been eliminated.

Article II – Dates

1. Region XIII’s annual play-off shall be scheduled so as to conclude in accordance with the NJCAA Division III play-off deadline stated in the NJCAA Handbook, March 5, 2019.

Article III – Eligibility

1. NJCAA rules shall govern all participants.

Article IV – Fees and Expenses

1. The following financial arrangement shall be used: Host College assumes all income and expenses, with the visiting team receiving above and beyond money.

Article V – Awards

1. The Region will provide awards and will be ordered by the Region Director.2. The Championship and Runner-up teams shall receive plaques.3. The Al Swanson Award to the region most valuable player.4. Eighteen (18) medals to the Championship and Runner-up teams.5. Coach-of-the-year plaque to the coach of the Region Champion.

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Article VI – All-Region Team

1. To be considered for the all-region team, a player must be a member of the all-conference team.

2. The top ten players on the All-MCAC team will make up the All-Region team.3. MCAC Coaches meeting on February 28, 2019, to discuss/vote on All-American

nominees.4. All-Region certificates shall be awarded to the players selected by the coaches to the All-Region team.5. All updated rosters/stats must be posted on the NJCAA website for players to be considered for All-Region and All-American nomination.

Article VII - National Tournament Dates:

March 14-16, 2019, Rochester Community & Technical CollegeMarch 12-14, 2020, Sullivan County Community College, Loch Sheldrake, NY

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NJCAA REGION XIII WRESTLING OPERATING CODE

Article I – Date & Site

1. The Region/North District Championship will be held on February 10, 2019 and hosted by Minnesota West Community & Technical College.

2. The Region XIII/North District Tournament shall be held simultaneously.3. The North District Wrestling Tournament shall be rotated among the region schools.4. If a college declines to host the North District Tournament, the next college in the rotation will be given the opportunity to host.

Article II – Eligibility

1. Current NJCAA eligibility rules shall apply to all teams and participants.2. All individual season record forms are required to be brought to the district qualifier.3. Verify that all participants have Weight Certification forms on file with the National

Wrestling Coaches Association.4. Entry to the NJCAA Championship Wrestling Tournament will be by certification of the

District Tournament Director.5. Weight Certification Forms must be submitted to the NJCAA Tournament Director by the

District Director within 24 hours after the conclusion of the qualifiers.6. Any or all substitutions must be submitted by the District Director to the NJCAA

Tournament Director 72 hours prior to the check-in deadline.7. In the event one of the district qualifiers cannot wrestle, then the next alternate as determined

by district involved, may be designated as the substitute at the weight class in which the replacement is needed. In no other circumstances can a district qualifier and/or wildcard selection be replaced.

Article III – Rules Committee

1. The NJCAA handbook (pages 181-184) and NCAA wrestling guide will be used.2. The tournament committee shall be the tournament director, head official, and one designated

coach.

Article IV – Weigh-ins and Tournament Schedule

1. Weigh-ins will be two (2) hours prior to wrestling.2. The tournament schedule will be determined by the host college and approved by the

participating colleges.3. Championship round matches will be seven minutes (3:2:2), and consolation matches will be

six minutes (2:2:2).

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Article V – Seeding Guidelines

1. The methods by which each district determines how to seed and draw, in addition to awarding or not awarding points after a bye in the championship bracket only, shall be determined by the participating colleges in that district.

2. Criteria for seeding:a. Head to head competition (any official match).b. Common opponents.

3. Points to be considered:a. Overall recordb. National place winnerc. Regional place winner

4. Seeding procedure:a. Coaches allowed two (2) minutes to provide information.b. Coach may ask for review of written information if error is suspected.c. Additional information accepted form other coaches.d. Once wrestler is placed for a seed, he may not be removed.e. Coaches vote – majority rules – in case of a tie, flip a coin.

Article VI – Fees and Expenses

1. All participating colleges will pay their own expenses.2. The host college is responsible to have a doctor or trainer available to cover the tournament.

Article VII – Awards

1. First and second place team awards.2. Individual medals for the top three places in each weight class.3. All-region certificate to the highest region finisher in each weight class.4. Coaches attending the tournament will select a coach-of-the-year.5. Outstanding Wrestler – the wrestler with the most pins in least amount of time.

Article VIII – National Tournament Qualification 1. Each district shall qualify no greater than 70% of the total participants within that specific

district. There can only be a maximum of nine wildcards within any district. All percentagesshall be rounded down to the next lower number (ex: 39.9 wildcards = 39).

2 In addition, the host district of the NJCAA Tournament may add one additional wrestler for each weight class above the 70% rule. (Page 181 – NJCAA Handbook)

National Tournament Dates:

February 22-23, 2019, Council Bluffs, IAFebruary 26-27, 2020, Council Bluffs, IAFebruary 24-25, 2021, Council Bluffs, IA

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NJCAA REGION XIII BASEBALL (D-II) OPERATING CODE

Article I – Site/Seeds

1. The 4-team tournament will be hosted by the Mon-Dak Conference Tournament Champion on May 10-12, 2019.

2. Participating teams will be the Mon-Dak Tournament Champion (#1), the Mon-Dak Tournament Runner-up (#2), East Sub-Region Winner (#3) and the Third Place Mon-Dak Tournament team (#4).

3. The tournament host must have two available fields or field lights.4. The host is responsible to provide an athletic trainer.

Article II – Eligibility

1. Participating colleges must meet the NJCAA guidelines for final eligibility approval prior to participation in the regional tournament.

2. Current NJCAA rules will apply to all teams and participants – pages 102-105 of NJCAA Handbook.

Article III – Qualification

1. West Sub-region – 6 teams (Bismarck State College, Dakota College-Bottineau, Dawson Community College, Lake Region State College, Miles Community College and Williston State College) play regular season schedule to determine seeding for the Mon-Dak Tourney, with the final three teams advancing to the Region Tournament. 2. East Sub-region – 3 teams (Bay College, Dakota County Technical College and Gogebic Community College) will play each other 4 times - two regular season 7-inning double header games. Each team will be Home for 4 games and Away for 4 games. Best record will be the East representative in the Region Tournament. East Tie Breaking Procedures – Two teams tied a. Won-loss results of head to head competition between the two tied teams. b. Least amount of runs allowed amongst the tied teams. c. Run differential in head to head contests amongst tied teams. d. Least amount of runs allowed amongst East Region teams. e. Coin flip by the Region Director. East Tie-Breaking Procedures – Three teams tied a. Least amount of runs allowed in all East Region games. b. Run differential in all East Region games. c. Coin flip by the Region Director. Article III – Fees and Expenses

1. All participating schools shall pay their own expenses. Region XIII will provide the awards.

2. Tournament host is responsible for all game-day income and expenses and will set the game times.

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Article IV – Tournament Procedures

1. NCAA baseball rules will be followed – NJCAA Handbook pages 102-105.2. The tournament will be a three-day (if needed), four-team, double-elimination

tournament. All games will be nine-inning games, with 4 games scheduled the first day.3. If the tournament is rained-out 2 consecutive days, the tournament will automatically

become a single-elimination tournament.4. Spalding Flat Seam Baseball (#4110NJF) shall be used.

Article V – Dates & Sites

May 3-5, 2019 – West Sub-Region Mon-Dak Tournament, Devils Lake.May 10-12, 2019 – Region Tournament at Mon-Dak Tournament Champion.

Article VI - Awards

1. Plaques to the Championship and Runner-up teams.2. 30 medals to members of the Championship and Runner-up teams.3. Coach-of-the-Year plaque to the coach of the Championship team.4. MVP plaque to the top player of the Championship team.5. All-Region certificates to All-Region team members.

Article VII – All-Region Team

1. The All-Region Team shall be comprised of 15 players. The Region Champion will receive 3 selections plus the MVP, the Region Runner-up 3 selections, the 3rd place team 2 selections, and all other Region teams will receive 1 selection each.

Article VIII – Program Information Requirement

1. Each team that participates in the region tournament must send any program information requested by the host school.

Division II North Plains District Baseball Dates/Sites: District Host: Region 13, May 18-19, 2019.

National Tournament Site/DateMay 25 – June 1, 2019 at Enid, OK

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NJCAA REGION XIII BASEBALL (D-III) OPERATING CODE

Article I – Host and Site

May 15-18, 2019 hosted by St. Cloud Technical & Community College.

Article II – Eligibility

1. Current NJCAA rules will apply to all teams and participants.a. Participating colleges must meet the NJCAA guidelines for final eligibility approval

prior to participation in the regional tournament.b. All participating colleges must meet the NJCAA equipment requirements.

Article III – Fees and Expenses

1. All participating schools are responsible for their own expenses. Region XIII will provide the awards.

2. All participating colleges will pay a $200 entry fee, payable to the tournament host, prior to the start of the tournament .

Article IV – Tournament Procedures

1. All Region XIII schools are eligible and qualify as per conference and/or region procedures.

2. The tournament shall be an 8-team double-elimination tournament with qualifying based on in-season region rankings. Rankings will be held on April 3, 17 and May 1 and 15. Teams will be ranked 1-10 with the 8th ranked team in the final poll receiving the final spot in the tournament.

a. To be eligible for ranking, NJCAA stats must be submitted each week, according to the Region Stat Policy. b. Team ejection numbers/behavior for the season and/or formal complaints or discipline by the NJCAA, Region, or MCAC will be a considering factor in ranking. 4. Seeding criteria to be used in any order: a. Overall record/winning % b. National ranking c. Head to head d. Strength of schedule (i.e. ranked opponents, record vs NJCAA DI, DII, DIII) e. Conference finish3. A seeding committee consisting of the Region Director, the MCAC Commissioner and

the Assistant Region Director will conduct the seeding of the participating teams.4. NCAA and any special NJCAA rules as listed in the current NJCAA Handbook (pages

106-108) shall apply. All games will be nine-inning games. The 10-run rule will be in effect after 5 complete innings, and the 8-run rule in effect after seven complete innings.

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6. The tournament bracket will be sent electronically to all teams upon completion of the seeding.

Rain or Inclement weather:If games 1-5 are not completed by the end of day 3 it becomes single elimination.If games 6-12 are not completed by then end of day 4 it becomes single elimination.If games 13-15 are not completed by the end of day 5 it becomes single elimination.At any time the tournament goes to single elimination a school with 1 loss is eliminated. The championship brackets are played out as is (no reseeding). If the tournament is unable to be completed by Tuesday at midnight then the highest seed that is undefeated will advance. If no tournament games are played the number 1 seed will advance.** End of the day – means the last game must begin before midnight.

Article V – Awards

1. First and second place team awards.2. 30 medals to members of the Championship and Runner-up teams.3. Coach-of-the-Year plaque to the coach of the Championship team.4. All-Region certificates to All-Region team members (see Article VI). To be considered

for All-Region honors, teams must have roster and updated team/individual stats posted on the NJCAA website.

Article VI – All-Region Team

1. Coaches shall select players according to the following allotment:a. 14 selections from the MCAC Conference.b. 4 selections from the East Division.

Article VII – Picture Requirement

1. Each team participating in the region tournament must send a team picture and a complete roster to the Tournament Director by May 1 of each year. Failure to comply will result in a fine of $100 (Spring-1977).

2. All-Region team members qualify for All-American consideration. Updated roster and individual/teams stats must be posted on the NJCAA website for consideration for All-Region or All-American honors.

Article VIII - National Tournament Dates/Site

May 25 – May 30, 2019 – Greenville, TNMay 23 – May 28, 2020 – Greenville, TN

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NJCAA REGION XIII SERVICE AND ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

NJCAA Region XIII shall annually recognize individuals who have distinguished themselves through service or achievement. The Committee on Service and Achievement shall be composed of the Executive Committee of Region XIII. This committee shall examine nominations and make recommendations to the membership for final approval.

Nominations must be submitted on the appropriate from (see next page) to the Region Director at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual Region meeting. No more than three (3) candidates shall be admitted per year. Candidates not selected during the year they are first nominated, may be considered the following year.

The award shall be a plaque and shall be presented to the recipient, or an appropriate representative, at the spring meeting following the selection.

The following categories and criteria shall be used:

1. Region Officer or National Officer of NJCAA – awarded upon retirement from this office.

2. Administrator – Athletic Director – Coach – awarded after fifteen (15) years of service and membership in Region XIII – based upon:a. Executive Committee Memberb. Tournament Hostc. Coaching record and accomplishmentsd. Years of service on Region Committeee. Special contributions

3. Player – awarded no sooner than five (5) years following Junior College graduation and based upon two (2) or more of the following:a. NJCAA All-Americanb. NCAA All-Americanc. Professional or Olympic participationd. Special civic contributionse. Date of Nomination

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NJCAA REGION XIII SERVICE AND ACHIEVEMENT NOMINATION FORM

Personal Information

Name:___________________________________________ Age:_______

Address:__________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________City State Zip Code

Present Occupation:_________________________________________________

College Attended:_____________________________________ Years:________

Nomination Category (Check one)

___Region Officer ___Administrator ___Athletic Director ___Coach ___Player

Rationale for this nomination:

Submission by

Name:_______________________________________

School:______________________________________

Title:________________________________________

Phone Number:________________________________

Date of Nomination:____________________________

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NJCAA REGION XIIISERVICE AND ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS

1985: Bruce Traphagen – Worthington, Athletic Director; Ernest Gould – Worthington, Athletic Director, Region Director; Joe Milinovich – Hibbing, Coach; William Monat – Mesabi (Virginia Jr. College), Coach; Joe Rockenbach – Rochester, Coach, Athletic Director; Al Swanson – Willmar, Coach, Athletic Director; Ed Werre – NDSCS Wahpeton, Coach, Athletic Director; Philip Rabon – UND Williston, Coach, Athletic Director.

1986: Wally Nordgaard – NDSCS Wahpeton, Administrator, Faculty Representative.1987: Rovert Altuville – Vermilion, Coach, Athletic Director; Doug Redsten – Madison Area

Technical College, Coach, Athletic Director.1988: Ron Younge – Bethany Lutheran, Coach, Athletic Director; Pat Finnegan – Mesabi,

Coach.1989: Cal Minke – Willmar, Coach.1990: Ralph Powell – Minneapolis, Coach, Athletic Director, Assistant Regional Director.1991: Ed Kringstad – Bismarck, Athletic Director, Wrestling Coach, Host for National

Wrestling Tournament.1992: Fred Moyer – Normandale, Football Coach; John Fulkrod – UW Waseca, Cross Country

and Track & Field Coach; Roy Minter – Willmar, Wrestling Coach; Dick Varichak, Hibbing, Coach, Athletic Director, Assistant Regional Director.

1994: Gene Farrell – Gogebic, Coach, Athletic Director; Pete Goeser – Willmar, Coach, Athletic Director; Bill Wirtanen – Mesabi, Coach, Athletic Director, Region XIII Director.

1995: Rudy Semeja – Vermilion, Coach, Athletic Director; Don Tobin – NDSCS, Coach, Faculty Representative.

1996: Chet Engelman – Northland, Coach.1997: Frank Catani – Hibbing, Coach1998: Arlo Mogck – Worthington (MN West), Coach, Athletic Director; 1999: Don Engen – NDSCS, Coach, Athletic Director, Region XIII Director; Jack Brenegan –

Madison Area Technical, Athletic Director, Coach, Region Director; Ed Kringstad – Bismarck State College – Athletic Director, Coach.

2000: Pepper Lysaker, Mesabi Range, Coach; Ron Livenese, Normandale, Coach, Athletic Director; Ken Wiebolt – Northland/Central Lakes, Administrator, Conference President.

2002: David Horner- Coach, Athletic Director, Assistant Region Director, Rainy River CC2004: Art Westphal- Coach, Athletic Director, Region Director, Bethany Lutheran College.2005: Rick Nelson- Coach, Athletic Director, Region Director, Century College2007: Mike Getzloff, Coach, MSU-Bottineau2012: Jay Pivec, Coach & Athletic Director, Region Director2013: Mary Sue Collins, Coach, Provost, President – NEHD, International Falls, MN

Don Thompson, Coach & Athletic Director, Dakota College @BottineauTerry Olson, Coach & Athletic Director, Williston State College.

2014: Duane Schwab, Athletic Director/Coach, Lake Region State College.2015: Dave Fish, Athletic Director/Region Treasurer, Western Technical College.2016: Deke Routheaux, Athletic Director/Coach, Gogebic Community College2018: Dave Lillemon, Athletic Director/Coach, Riverland Community College

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Region XIII History

NCCAA Region XIII appears to have formed in the Spring of 1952. Ralph Werner of Bismarck, North Dakota, was appointed as the first Region 13 Director. Before 1952 the schools in our area were “serviced” by C.L. (Red) Grovert of Fairbury Junior College, Fairbury, Nebraska. Werner served only a short time and was replaced by Joe Milinovich of Hibbing, Minnesota. The first meeting where minutes were taken was held on November 13, 1954 at the Andrews Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota with Joe Milinovich as the Director, and Joe Rockenback of Rochester, Minnesota appointed the recorder.

Records show that the following teams participated in the Region 13 Basketball tournament before 1954:

1947-48 Duluth (participated in the national tournament)1948-49 Bismarck, Brainerd1949-50 Bethany, Virginia1950-51 no tournament1951-52 Bismarck, Eveleth, Fairbury, Hibbing, Luther, McCook,

Norfolk, and Scottsbluff1952-53 Bismarck, Virginia, NDSSS Wahpeton, NDSU-Bottineau1953-54 Bethany, Bismarck, Virginia, NDSSS Wahpeton

Region membership in 1954 included the following schools; Austin, Bismarck, Brainerd, Concordia (St. Paul), Eveleth, Hibbing, Itasca, Virginia, Wahpeton, Rochester, Ely, and Worthington. The geographical boundaries included North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Upper Michigan.

In 1963, by mutual consent of Region 9 and 13, Miles City and Dawson, both of eastern Montana, were admitted in Region 13, even though they were geographically in Region 9. In 1970, the NJCAA Legislative Assembly moved them back to Region 9.

In the fall of 1967, by mutual consent of Region 4 and 13 Western Wisconsin Tech, LaCrosse, Wisconsin was allowed to participate in Region 13. In 1973 the NJCAA Legislative Assembly assigned the entire state of Wisconsin to Region 13.

Region 13 has served as host for the following National Tournaments:

Tennis 1959, 1960, 1961 at Rochester, Minnesota

Wrestling 1964-1983 at Worthington1990-1998 at Bismarck 1999-2007 at Rochester

Ice Hockey 1972 at Rainy River 1974 at Northland 1976 at Mesabi and Hibbing 1977 at Mesabi

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1980 at Mesabi 1981 at Mesabi 1993 at UM Crookston 1994 at UM Crookston1997 at Rainy River 1999 at Rainy River 2001 at MSU-Bottineau2007 at MSU-Bottineau

Cross Country 1975 at Rochester

D3 Basketball 2017 at Rochester

National Team Champions from Region XIII

Year Sport Champion Runner-up1962 Wrestling Worthington1972 Hockey Itasca Rainy River 1973 Hockey Crookston1974 Wrestling Bismarck1974 Cross Country Golden Valley Lutheran1974 Hockey Hibbing1975 Hockey Hibbing1976 Hockey Bottineau1977 Hockey Rainy River 1978 Hockey Mesabi1980 Hockey Rainy River 1983 Football Normandale1984 Hockey Hibbing 1985 Hockey Hibbing1986 Hockey Bottineau1986 Wrestling Bismarck1988 Hockey Bottineau1989 Hockey Bottineau1990 Hockey Bottineau1991 Hockey Bottineau1990 Wrestling Bismarck1992 Hockey Bottineau1993 Hockey Crookston Bottineau1994 Hockey Crookston1993 Basketball Minneapolis1995 Hockey Bottineau1995 Wrestling Itasca

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1995 Baseball Madison 1996 Baseball Madison1996 Wrestling Willmar1997 Baseball Madison 1997 Hockey Hibbing1998 Basketball Fergus Falls1998 Hockey Bottineau1998 Wrestling Willmar1999 Basketball Vermilion1999 Hockey Rainy River Bottineau1999 Wrestling Rochester 2000 Hockey Bottineau2000 Football Rochester 2000 Wrestling Itasca 2001 Hockey Bottineau2003 Hockey Bottineau2005 Golf Central Lakes2005 Baseball Ridgewater2003 Golf Madison2004 Golf Madison2004 Hockey Bottineau2005 Wrestling Ridgewater2005 Hockey Bottineau2005 Golf Central Lakes2005 Baseball Ridgewater2007 Football Rochester2007 Hockey Bottineau2007 Basketball Northland 2009 Basketball Minneapolis2009 Golf Rochester2010 Basketball Rochester2011 Basketball Rochester2012 Golf Fergus Falls2012 Hockey Williston2013 Hockey Williston 2013 Baseball Century2014 Wrestling Rochester2014 Hockey Williston2015 Hockey Williston2017 Hockey Bottineau

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Directors and Assistant Directors who have served Region 13 are:

Years Director Assistant Director

1952-53 Ralph Werner, Bismarck Junior College 1953-55 Joe Milinovich, Hibbing Community College

1955-62 Joe Rockenback, Rochester Junior College

1962-65 Art Stock, Virginia Junior College (Mesabi in 1966)

1965-67 Joe Milinovich, Hibbing State Junior College

1967-73 Ernest Gould, Worthington Community College Ralph Powell (1967-70) Bill Wirtanen (1970-73)1973-93 Bill Wirtanen, Mesabi Community College Ralph Powell (1973-89)

Don Engen (1989-93)1994-97 Don Engen, NDSCS Wahpeton Rick Nelson (1994-97)

1997-02 Rick Nelson, Northland Community College Dave Horner (1997-02)

2002-03 Art Westphal, Bethany Lutheran College Rick Nelson (2000-03)

2003-07 David Lillemon, Riverland Community College Buster Gilliss (2003-07)

2008-10 Jay Pivec, Minneapolis Community and Tech Buster Gilliss (2007-10)

2010-Present Buster Gilliss, Bismarck State College Cam Stoltz (2010)Danny Mertens (2017-18)

*Bill Wirtanen served as the NJCAA national vice-president during 1993-96. He then served as the President of the NJCAA for three years from 1996-99 before retiring.

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GOLF – REGION CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Runner-up1965 Austin Brainerd1966 Austin Brainerd1967 Rochester Mesabi1968 Austin Wahpeton1969 Itasca Austin1970 Lakewood Austin1971 Lakewood Willmar1972 Rochester Lakewood1973 Rochester Austin1974 Northland Austin1975 Northland Austin1976 Fergus Falls Normandale1977 Madison Rochester1978 Lakewood Mesabi1979 Normandale North Hennepin1980 Normandale Rochester1981 Normandale Rochester1982 Normandale Austin1983 Willmar Rochester1984 Rochester Western Wisconsin1985 Rochester Western Wisconsin1986 Normandale Austin1987 Austin Rochester1988 North Hennepin Madison 1989 Normandale Fergus Falls1990 Normandale Rochester

DIVISION III 1991 Madison Austin1992 Minneapolis Austin1993 Bismarck North Hennepin1994 Minneapolis Bismarck1995 Rochester Madison 1996 Rochester Madison 1997 Bismarck Minneapolis1998 Bismarck Minneapolis1999 Minneapolis Mid-State2000 Central Lakes Milwaukee 2001 Central Lakes Minnesota West2002 Madison Central Lakes2003 Madison Central Lakes2004 Central Lakes Madison 2005 Central Lakes Rochester

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2006 Madison Central Lakes2007 Central Lakes Madison 2008 Rochester Central Lakes2009 Rochester Central Lakes2010 Rochester Minnesota State2011 Minnesota State Rochester2012 Minnesota State Mesabi Range2013 Minnesota State Rochester2013 Bismarck State United Tribes2014 Minnesota State SW Wisconsin Tech 2015 Minnesota State SW Wisconsin Tech2016 Minnesota State Bismarck State2017 Minnesota State SW Wisconsin Tech

FOOTBALL REGION CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Score Runner-up

1967 Willmar-Worthington No playoff1968 Willmar No playoff1969 Rochester 35-10 Mesabi1970 Mesabi 17-16 Rochester1971 Normandale 58-8 Hibbing1972 Mesabi 13-8 Rochester1973 Crookston 48-25 Lakewood1974 Normandale 20-13 Crookston 1975 Rochester 7-6 Crookston 1976 Rochester 45-7 Crookston1977 Normandale 31-0 Golden Valley1978 Rochester 40-8 Crookston 1979 Normandale 36-28 Golden Valley 1980 Rochester 25-14 Golden Valley1981 Normandale 21-14 Fergus Falls1982 Normandale 51-6 Crookston1983 Normandale 47-6 Brainerd1984 Normandale 7-3 Rochester1985 Normandale 50-6 Waseca1986 Vermilion 20-16 North Hennepin1987 Normandale 56-28 Willmar1988 Mesabi 28-0 Normandale1989 Normandale 35-6 Fergus Falls1990 Normandale 26-12 Fergus Falls1991 Hibbing 19-0 Brainerd

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Year Champion Score Runner-up

1992 Vermilion 55-17 Fergus Falls1993 Rochester 27-12 Fergus Falls1994 Normandale 37-27 Vermilion1995 Vermilion 20-19 Mesabi1996 Vermilion 38-33 Rochester1997 Rochester 47-10 Vermilion1998 Rochester 57-6 Itasca1999 Rochester 42-9 Ridgewater2000 Rochester 48-12 Minnesota West2001 Fergus Falls 14-13 Rochester2002 Rochester 24-14 Northland2003 Rochester 14-12 Mesabi Range2004 Rochester 24-12 Minnesota West2005 Rochester 26-21 Minnesota West2006 Vermilion 30-0 Rochester2007 Rochester 38-19 Central Lakes2008 Mesabi Range 6-0 Vermillion2009 Central Lakes 20-14 (ot) Rochester2010 Rochester 34-31 Central Lakes2011 Rochester 45-14 Northland2012 Rochester 2-0 Central Lakes2013 Rochester 27-14 Central Lakes2014 Rochester 40-21 Central Lakes2015 Rochester 45-41 Wahpeton2016 Central Lakes 36-28 Wahpeton2017 Northland 68-35 Mesabi Range

SOCCER – REGION CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Runner-up

1971 Bethany Lutheran None1972 Bethany Lutheran None1973 Bethany Lutheran Milwaukee 1974 Waukesha Tech Bethany Lutheran1975 Bethany Lutheran Waukesha 1976 Waukesha Bethany Lutheran1977 Bethany Lutheran Waukesha 1978 Bethany Lutheran Waukesha1979 Bethany Lutheran Waukesha

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1980 Bethany Lutheran Milwaukee 1981 Bethany Lutheran Milwaukee1982 Bethany Lutheran Waukesha 1983 Bethany Lutheran Milwaukee 1984 Bethany Lutheran Milwaukee 1985 Bethany Lutheran Waukesha 1986 Bethany Lutheran UW Fox Valley1987 Bethany Lutheran Waukesha 1988 Bethany Lutheran Waukesha 1989 Bethany Lutheran Waukesha 1990 Waukesha Bethany Lutheran1991-1999 Bethany Lutheran only team. No tournament held

Division III Champions 2000 Madison Milwaukee 2001 Madison Milwaukee 2002 Madison UW Fond du Lac2003 Madison Milwaukee 2004 Milwaukee Madison 2005 Madison Milwaukee 2006 Madison Milwaukee 2007 Madison Milwaukee2008 Madison Milwaukee2009 Anoka-Ramsey Century 2010 Anoka-Ramsey Bismarck2011 Anoka-Ramsey Century2012 Anoka-Ramsey Century2013 Century Anoka-Ramsey2014 Century Anoka-Ramsey2015 Anoka-Ramsey Century2016 Anoka-Ramsey Riverland2017 Anoka-Ramsey Lake Superior

CROSS COUNTRY - REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Runner-up

1964 Bismarck Fergus Falls1965 Dawson Worthington1966 Bismarck Worthington1967 Anoka Ramsey Bismarck

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1968 Anoka Ramsey Worthington1969 Golden Valley Wahpeton1970 Golden Valley Lake Region1971 Golden Valley Worthington1972 Golden Valley Rochester1973 Golden Valley Rochester1974 Golden Valley Rochester1975 Golden Valley Rochester1976 Golden Valley Milwaukee 1977 Golden Valley Milwaukee1978 Golden Valley Milwaukee 1979 Golden Valley UM Waseca1980 Golden Valley Milwaukee 1981 Golden Valley Milwaukee 1982 Golden Valley Milwaukee 1983 Golden Valley Milwaukee 1984 Golden Valley Bismarck1985 UM Waseca Milwaukee 1986 Milwaukee UM Waseca1987 UM Waseca Vermilion1988 UM Waseca Milwaukee 1989 Madison UM Waseca1990 UM Waseca Wahpeton1991 Wahpeton UW Shebogyn1992 Wahpeton Madison

* No more cross country has been held in Region XIII after 1992.

WRESTLING – REGION CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Runner-up

1975 Bismarck Wahpeton1976 Wahpeton Bismarck1977 Wahpeton Willmar1978 Wahpeton Bismarck1979 Bismarck Wahpeton1980 Wahpeton Worthington1981 Willmar Wahpeton1982 Bismarck Willmar1983 Bismarck Willmar1984 Bismarck Willmar1985 Bismarck Willmar1986 Bismarck Worthington

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1987 Willmar Bismarck1988 Willmar Wahpeton1989 Bismarck Wahpeton1990 Bismarck Wahpeton1991 Bismarck Willmar1992 Itasca Bismarck1993 Willmar Bismarck1994 Willmar Fergus Falls1995 Itasca Willmar1996 Willmar Itasca1897 Ridgewater Itasca1998 Itasca Ridgewater1999 Ridgewater Itasca2000 Itasca Minnesota West2001 Itasca Minnesota West2002 Ridgewater Minnesota West2003 Ridgewater Rochester 2004 Ridgewater Itasca2005 Ridgewater Itasca 2006 Ridgewater Itasca 2007 Ridgewater Itasca 2008 Ridgewater Rochester2009 Ridgewater Rochester2010 Ridgewater Rochester2011 Ridgewater Itasca2012 Ridgewater Rochester2013 Rochester Ridgewater2014 Rochester Ridgewater2015 Itasca Ridgewater2016 Ridgewater Itasca2017 Rochester Northland2018 Rochester Northland

BASKETBALL (D-I) REGION CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Runner-up

1949 Brainerd Bismarck1950 Virginia Bethany1951 Bismarck Norfolk, NE1952 Hibbing Bismarck1953 Wahpeton Virginia1954 Bismarck Virginia

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1955 Eveleth Hibbing1956 Itasca Rochester1957 Hibbing Bismarck1958 Ely Brainerd1959 Bethany Hibbing1960 Virginia Hibbing1961 Bethany Hibbing1962 Bethany Ely1963 Hibbing Ely1964 Wahpeton Willmar1965 Willmar Rochester1966 Wahpeton Bismarck1967 Rochester Bismarck1968 Bismarck Metropolitan1969 Miles City Wahpeton1970 Wahpeton Worthington1971 Bismarck Metropolitan1972 Worthington Wahpeton1973 Normandale UW Richland1974 Normandale UW Richland1975 Waukesha Normandale1976 Bismarck Normandale1977 Normandale Waukesha 1978 Inver Hills Concordia1979 Willmar Suomi, MI1980 Anoka Ramsey Waukesha 1981 Golden Valley Wahpeton1982 Lake Region Inver Hills1983 Wahpeton Madison 1984 Fergus Falls Madison 1885 Worthington Gogebic1986 Madison UM Crookston1987 Bismarck Itasca1988 Gogebic Fergus Falls1989 Gogebic Bismarck1990 Wahpeton Fergus Falls1991 Wahpeton Normandale1992 Wahpeton Williston1993 Wahpeton Milwaukee 1994 Wahpeton Williston1995 Wahpeton Gogebic1996 Williston Wahpeton1997 Williston Bethany Lutheran1998 Wahpeton Williston1999 Williston Wahpeton2000 Williston Wahpeton

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2001 Gogebic Lake Region2002 Wahpeton Lake Region2003 Wahpeton Williston 2004 Wahpeton Gogebic2005 Wahpeton Williston2006 Williston Wahpeton2007 Lake Region Wahpeton2008 Lake Region Wahpeton2009 Wahpeton Williston2010 Williston Wahpeton2011 Williston Wahpeton2012 Wahpeton Williston2013 Williston Wahpeton2014 Wahpeton Williston2015 Wahpeton Dawson2016 Wahpeton Dawson2017 Wahpeton Williston2018 Wahpeton Dawson

BASKETBALL (D-II) REGION CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Runner-up

1990 Bottineau Mid-State 1991 Bottineau Mid-State 1992 Mid-State Bismarck1993 Bismarck Mid-State 1994 Mid-State Bismarck1995 Bismarck Mid-State 1996 Mid-State Bismarck1997 Bismarck United Tribes1998 United Tribes Bismarck1999 United Tribes Bismarck2000 United Tribes Bismarck2001 Bismarck United Tribes2002 United Tribes Bethany Lutheran2003 Bismarck Bethany Lutheran2004 Bethany Lutheran Bottineau2005 Gogebic United Tribes 2006 Bismarck United Tribes 2007 Bismarck Bottineau2008 Bismarck Gogebic

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2009 Bismarck Bottineau2010 Bismarck Gogebic2011 Gogebic Bismarck2012 Bismarck Dakota County2013 Gogebic United Tribes2014 Bottineau Gogebic2015 Bottineau Dakota County2016 Dakota County Bottineau2017 Dakota County United Tribes2018 Dakota County Bottineau

BASKETBALL (D-III) REGION CHAMPIONS

Year Champions Runner-up

1991 UW Waukesha UW Richland1992 Western Wisconsin UW Waukesha1993 Minneapolis UW Richland1994 Fergus Falls Western Wisconsin1995 Minneapolis Hibbing1996 Fergus Falls Western Wisconsin1997 Worthington Western Wisconsin1998 Fergus Falls Madison 1999 Vermilion Madison 2000 Anoka Ramsey Waukesha2001 Vermilion Minneapolis2002 Vermilion Mesabi2003 Fergus Falls Ridgewater2004 Fergus Falls Central Lakes2005 Minneapolis Madison 2006 Rochester Minneapolis2007 Northland Central Lakes2008 Central Lakes Vermilion2009 Minneapolis Madison 2010 Rochester Minneapolis2011 Rochester Anoka-Ramsey2012 Central Lakes Fergus Falls2013 Rochester Minnesota West2014 Anoka-Ramsey Rochester2015 Rochester Vermilion2016 Rochester Vermilion2017 Anoka-Ramsey Rochester2018 Minnesota West Anoka-Ramsey

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ICE HOCKEY – REGION CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Runner-up

1972 Itasca Rainy River 1973 UM Crookston Northland1974 Hibbing Northland1975 Hibbing UM Crookston1976 NDSU Bottineau Hibbing1977 Rainy River NDSU Bottineau1978 Mesabi NDSU Bottineau1979 Hibbing UM Crookston1980 Rainy River Mesabi1981 Mesabi NDSU Bottineau1982 NDSU Bottineau Crookston1983 Crookston NDSU Bottineau1984 Crookston Hibbing1985 Hibbing NDSU Bottineau1986 NDSU Bottineau Hibbing1987 Itasca NDSU Bottineau1988 NDSU Bottineau Northland1989 NDSU Bottineau Itasca1990 NDSU Bottineau Itasca1991 NDSU Bottineau Itasca1992 NDSU Bottineau UM Crookston1993 UM Crookston NDSU Bottineau1994 UM Crookston NDSU Bottineau1995 NDSU Bottineau Rainy River 1996 Rainy River NDSU Bottineau1997 Hibbing NDSU Bottineau1998 MSU-Bottineau Rainy River 1999 Rainy River MSU-Bottineau2000 MSU-Bottineau Itasca

BASEBALL – REGION CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Runner-up

1966 Ely Fergus Falls1967 Willmar Austin1968 Willmar Austin1969 Willmar Vermilion1970 Willmar Worthington

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1971 Willmar Lakewood1972 Anoka Ramsey Golden Valley1973 Austin Normandale1974 Madison Lakewood1975 North Hennepin Brainerd1976 Lakewood Golden Valley1977 Lakewood Madison 1978 Normandale Brainerd1979 Normandale Brainerd1980 Normandale Golden Valley1981 Austin Brainerd1982 North Hennepin Itasca1983 Normandale Lake Region1984 North Hennepin Anoka Ramsey1985 Anoka Ramsey North Hennepin1986 Normandale Anoka Ramsey1987 North Hennepin Madison 1988 Normandale Itasca1989 Normandale North Hennepin1990 Normandale Anoka Ramsey1991 North Hennepin Williston1992 Normandale Itasca1993 North Hennepin Itasca1994 Bethany Williston1995 Bethany Williston1996 Bethany Williston

Division III1992 Bismarck Rochester1993 Rochester Bismarck1994 Madison Normandale1995 Madison North Hennepin1996 Madison North Hennepin1997 Madison Itasca1998 Riverland Madison 1999 Madison Dawson2000 Central lakes Dawson2001 Dawson Itasca2002 Ridgewater Itasca2003 Ridgewater Itasca2004 Fergus Falls Dawson2005 Ridgewater Fergus Falls2006 Ridgewater Fergus Falls2007 Ridgewater St. Cloud 2008 Ridgewater Dakota County2009 Riverland Dakota County

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2010 Riverland Ridgewater2011 Rochester St. Cloud2012 St. Cloud Rochester2013 Century St. Cloud2014 St. Cloud Century2015 Century Northland2016 Century St. Cloud2017 Century Riverland2018 St. Cloud Century

BASEBALL (D-II) REGION CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Runner-up

2001 Madison Williston 2002 Bethany Lutheran Madison 2003 Bethany Lutheran Miles City2004 Madison Miles City2005 Madison Miles City2006 Miles City Madison 2007 Madison Williston 2008 Madison Williston 2009 Madison Williston 2010 Williston Bismarck2011 Williston Bismarck2012 Williston Bismarck2013 Dakota County Williston2014 Dakota County Williston2015 Dakota County Williston2016 Dakota County Bismarck2017 Bismarck State Dakota County2018 Dakota County Williston

TENNIS – REGION CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Runner-up

1963 Austin1964 Austin

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19651966 Fergus Falls Rochester1967 Rochester Hibbing1968 Rochester Itasca1969 Rochester Anoka-Ramsey1970 Austin, Mesabi, Rochester 1971 Gogebic Rochester1972 Gogebic Inver Hills1973 Inver Hills Mesabi1974 North Hennepin, Anoka-Ramsey 1975 Milwaukee North Hennepin1976 Normandale Austin1977 Normandale Austin1978 Normandale North Hennepin1979 Normandale North Hennepin1980 Normandale Willmar1981 Willmar North Hennepin1982 Normandale North Hennepin1983 Willmar Madison1984 Willmar Austin1985 Willmar Hibbing1986 Madison Bismarck1987 Brainerd Madison/Willmar1988 Bismarck Mesabi

Division II Tennis 1989 Bismarck North Hennepin1990 North Hennepin Willmar1991 Austin North Hennepin1992 Willmar Madison 1993 Austin Willmar1994 North Hennepin Willmar1995 Austin Rochester1996 Austin Willmar

Division III Tennis

1997 Central Lakes Ridgewater1998 Madison Ridgewater1999 Madison Ridgewater-Bethany Lutheran (tie)2000 Riverland Madison 2001 Riverland Bethany Lutheran2002 Riverland Bethany Lutheran2003 Madison Bethany Lutheran2004 Riverland Madison

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TRACK & FIELD – REGION CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Runner-up

1965 Worthington Rochester1966 Rochester Hibbing1967 Dawson Worthington1968 Dawson Anoka-Ramsey1969 Dawson Rochester1970 Bismarck Wahpeton1971 Bismarck Wahpeton1972 Worthington Wahpeton1973 Worthington Wahpeton1974 Wahpeton Golden Valley1975 Golden Valley Wahpeton1976 Golden Valley/Rochester Co-Champions1977 Golden Valley Rochester1978 Golden Valley Rochester1979 Golden Valley Bismarck1980 Golden Valley Wahpeton1981 Golden Valley Wahpeton1982 Wahpeton Golden Valley1983 Wahpeton Golden Valley1984 Golden Valley Wahpeton1985 Wahpeton Milwaukee 1986 Wahpeton UM Waseca1987 Wahpeton UM Waseca1988 UM Waseca Wahpeton1989 UM Waseca Wahpeton1990 UM Waseca Wahpeton1991 Wahpeton UM Waseca

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NJCAA Region 13

Al Swanson Outstanding Player Award-Division I

Each year Region XIII of the National Junior College Athletic Association presents the “AL Swanson Outstanding Player Award” to the most prominent player in Region XIII tournament. The award is based on total performance both offensively and defensively.

The award is given in memory of Al Swanson, the former basketball coach and athletic director at Willmar Community College, Willmar, Minnesota. Al Swanson died an untimely death in November of 1974 at age 43. For many years Al Swanson had been a strong voice in the shaping of Region XIII and Minnesota Community College athletic programs. His enthusiasm, hard work, and leadership established a standard that is hard to equal.

The award was established in 1975 and was awarded for the first time at the 1975-76 Region XIII Tournament.

RECIPIENT

Year Name College

1976 Dave Albrecht Bismarck1977 Chris Evers Normandale1978 Robert Whitt Inver Hills1979 Bob Larson Willmar1980 John Maclin Anoka-Ramsey1981 Nelson Johnson Golden Valley1982 Linden Hockstetter Lake Region1983 Joe Grobe Rochester1984 Steve Bartow Madison 1985 Robert Glass Gogebic1986 Tom Ghelf Madison 1987 Dave Howell Bismarck1988 Sherman Campbell Gogebic1989 Marcus Greer Gogebic1990 Elton Byrd Fergus Falls

Division III Al Swanson MVP Award1991 No MVP UW-Waukesha1992 No MVP Western Wisconsin1993 John Kee Minneapolis1994 Kevin Pearson Fergus Falls1995 Andy Dahl Minneapolis1996 Ryan Retzlaff Fergus Falls1997 Casey Warner Worthington1998 Jim Schlieman Fergus Falls

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1999 Ronald Dodson Vermilion2000 Russ Olson Anoka Ramsey2001 Ed Smith Vermilion2002 Travis Gardner Vermilion2003 Aaron Austin Fergus Falls2004 Nick Hansen Fergus Falls2005 Parris Kyles Minneapolis2006 Cory Lott Rochester2007 Trumaine Johnson Northland2008 Kody Braddix Central Lakes2009 Cortez Wallace Minneapolis2010 Demetrius Williams Rochester2011 Terrell Lipkins Northland2012 Maurice Hernandez Central Lakes2013 Joe Beck Rochester2014 Emeche Wells Vermilion2015 Devonta Brooks Vermilion2016 Akeem Ogelsby Ridgewater2017 Keonte’ Jenkins Central Lakes2018 Jumah’Ri Turner Rochester

Division I Most Valuable Player Award

1991 Donta Edwards Wahpeton1992 Prentiss Perkins Wahpeton1993 Sly Johnson Wahpeton1994 Deon Carter Wahpeton1995 Sam Willis Wahpeton1996 Hunter Berg Williston1997 Hunter Berg Williston1998 Kalvin Hill Wahpeton1999 Mickey Dennis Williston 2000 Quinn Diede Williston 2001 Ben Fordham Gogebic2002 Bruce Dunham Wahpeton2003 Phil Hahn Wahpeton2004 Kevin Francis Wahpeton2005 Jesse Burton Wahpeton2006 Matt Goodwin Williston2007 Marlo Davis Lake Region2008 Travis Mertens Lake Region2009 Ridge McKiether Wahpeton2010 Luke Martinez Williston 2011 Blake Nash Williston2012 Tommy Woolridge Wahpeton

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2013 Bretson McNeal Wahpeton2014 Johnny Woodard Wahpeton2015 Johnny Woodard Wahpeton2016 Julian Walters Wahpeton2017 James Batemon III Wahpeton2018 Melvin Newbern, Jr Wahpeton

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