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starts. He had a record of 4-5 with one save.
• Somsen finished his Jackrabbit career with 180 strikeouts in 215 innings with 38 starts.
• He was drafted in the 22nd round (675th overall) by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2013 MLB Draft.
• Somsen pitched for the Billings Mustangs in the Pioneer League last summer. He was 4-1 with a save and a 1.66 ERA in 17 appearance. He gave up 13 runs -- eight earned -- on 37 hits with 40 strikeouts and 15 walks in 43 1/3 innings.
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• College Men's Coach
• Tracy Hellman has probably lost track of his coach of the year honors at this point.
• The head coach of the Augustana men's and women's track and cross country teams, Hellman was named Central Region cross country coach of the year this year, his 18th track or cross country coach of the year honor.
• This year, for the first time, Hellman's men's teams were the most successful, with the men's cross country team taking both the NSIC and Central Region team championships, then finishing third at nationals, the highest-ever finish for Augie on the men's side. The conference title was their fifth straight, the regional their second in a row. Senior Paul Yak won his third straight NSIC race, and followed it up by winning the regional crown a week later.
• Though the Viking women's cross country team had its streak of six straight NSIC titles snapped, Hellman has still guided his cross country teams to 11 combined conference titles and three regional titles, as well as the 2011 women's national championship.
• Those cross country successes came after a strong track season in which the Augie men finished third in the NSIC in the indoor season and second in the conference at the outdoor meet.
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• College Men's Team
• The Jackrabbits advanced to a second-consecutive NCAA Tournament during the 2012-13 season.
• South Dakota State finished with a 25-10 record, earning a share of the Summit League regular-season title with a 13-3 mark.
• The Jackrabbits won the Summit League post-season title. They beat IUPUI 66-49 and Fort Wayne 72-56, before dropping North Dakota State 73-67 in the championship game to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tourney.

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