South Dakota State University Athletics
JACKRABBIT SPORTS HALL OF FAME TO WELCOME SIX
8/20/2025 3:30:00 PM | General
All-Americans in wrestling, football and volleyball, as well as soccer and track and field standouts who paved the way in the early days of Division I competition, make up the six-member class of the 2025 Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame at South Dakota State University.
The inductees include:
The 2025 inductions will bring the roster of Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame members to 130 since its inception in 1967.
LIZ (ARCHER) SCHWEBACH
Archer established Jackrabbit single-season and career records for digs (since broken) during a standout volleyball career from 1998-2002. She was honored as the North Central Conference Defensive Specialist of the Year in both 2001 and 2002 and went on to earn first-team Daktronics Division II All-America honors each of those seasons.
A native of Apple Valley, Minnesota, Archer tallied 302 digs and 35 service aces during her freshman season in 1998. After sitting out the 1999 season, she returned to the lineup in 2000 and recorded 292 digs and 34 services aces. Archer reached the 1,000 mark for digs in her career after notching a team-best 426 digs during her junior campaign in 2001, then set an SDSU standard with 595 digs while taking over the newly created position of libero her final season.
Archer's career totals included a then-program record 1,615 digs and 101 service aces.
SDSU claimed a share of the NCC title in 2000 and advanced to the NCAA Division II national championship match in 2001. The Jackrabbits qualified for postseason play each of Archer's four years in the lineup, compiling an overall record of 108-26.
ERIN KASMARIK-MALLETT
Kasmarik helped lead the Jackrabbits to the top of The Summit League during her playing career from 2005-08.
A tactician on the field, the native of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, played a variety of positions and finished her career sixth on the SDSU scoring charts with 39 points (15 goals, 9 assists).
During the 2008 season, Kasmarik led the team with 10 goals and 24 points, garnering first-team all-Summit League honors along with being named the most valuable player of that season's Summit League Championship after scoring goals in each of the Jackrabbits' conference tournament wins over IUPUI and Oakland. SDSU earned its first league title and NCAA postseason berth that season and the squad went on to become the first Jackrabbit team to win an NCAA tournament game with a 1-0 victory over Colorado in the first round of the College Cup.
In addition, Kasmarik was an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honoree in 2008 and a two-time NSCAA Scholar-Athlete (2007, 2008).
BECKA (MANSHEIM) FOERSTER
Mansheim bridged the gap during SDSU's transition to Division I competition, winning six individual distance running titles at D-I Independent championship events. The Brookings native claimed back-to-back titles and was named the Outstanding Runner of the Division I Independent Cross Country Championships in both 2005 and 2006.
She followed that success on the track by winning three consecutive 1,500-meter titles at the Division I Independent Outdoor Track and Field Championships (2005, 2006, 2007), as well as racing to a 5,000-meter title in 2006, when she was named Track Athlete of the Meet.
In addition, Mansheim was a two-time honoree on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team (2006, 2007) and was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2007.
MIKE PANKRATZ
Pankratz wrestled his way to NCAA Division II All-America honors each of his four seasons in the lineup, joining previous Hall of Fame inductee Brian Loeffler as the first Jackrabbits to accomplish the feat.
A Freeman native, Pankratz wrestled in the 126-pound division and recorded national placings of sixth in 1990, fifth in 1991 and 1992, and third in 1993. He also won back-to-back North Central Conference titles his junior and senior seasons.
Overall, Pankratz compiled a 108-27-2 record, including a 12-0 mark in duals during the 1992-93 campaign. He began his Jackrabbit career with a 30-8 record during the 1989-90 season.
Pankratz was the fourth SDSU wrestler to reach the 100-win plateau.
JAKE WIENEKE
Wieneke stands as the most prolific pass-catcher in SDSU and Missouri Valley Football Conference history after establishing career marks for receptions (288), receiving yards (5,157) and receiving touchdowns (59). His yardage and touchdown totals both rank second on the all-time Football Championship Subdivision charts.
Currently the only four-time All-American in program history, Wieneke also was a first-team all-MVFC performer each of his four seasons and was a two-time finalist for the Walter Payton Award (2015, 2016) and a Campbell Trophy finalist in 2017.
The Maple Grove, Minnesota, native established an FCS record with at least one reception in all 53 games of his career and caught a touchdown pass in 35 those games, highlighted by a four-touchdown performance against Duquesne in the 2017 season opener to match a school record. His 91-yard catch and run for a touchdown at Indiana State in 2014 is tied for the longest pass play in program history.
Wieneke holds three of the top five single-season receiving yardage totals in school history, ranking second with 1,472 yards in 2015 (also a Missouri Valley Football Conference single-season record), third with 1,404 yards in 2014 and fifth with 1,316 yards in 2016.
Besides his prowess on the field, Wieneke also received accolades for his work in the classroom and community. He was a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America selection (2015, 2016), received the 2017 Stats FCS Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award and was named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team his senior year.
Wieneke was selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game following the 2017 season. He later receiving a tryout with the Minnesota Vikings and played several seasons in the Canadian Football League.
BRYAN WITZMANN
Witzmann held down the starting spot at left tackle for four seasons from 2010-13, earning all-Missouri Valley Football Conference and All-America honors in each of his last two seasons. He started all 49 Jackrabbit games in that period, which culminated with consecutive playoff seasons in 2012 and 2013.
Originally from Houlton, Wisconsin, Witzmann helped clear the way for fellow Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Famer Zach Zenner to rush for 2,000 yards in both 2012 and 2013.
Signed as a free agent by the Houston Texans out of SDSU, Witzmann played eight seasons for numerous National Football League teams from 2014-21.
ROD DeHAVEN
In addition, South Dakota State's Rod DeHaven has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence.
A 1989 graduate of SDSU, DeHaven has served as the Bargmann Endowed Head Coach for Track & Field/Cross Country at his alma mater since 2004. He has led Jackrabbit teams to a total of 21 Summit League championships, claiming 13 of those titles in men's cross country with a current streak of nine in a row. The Jackrabbit women's cross country team has claimed four Summit League championships, while the men's track and field team has earned three indoor conference championships and one outdoor title.
The SDSU men completed a sweep of the three championships during the recently completed 2024-25 season, with DeHaven being named Summit League Coach of the Year in all three sports.
Early in DeHaven's tenure, he led SDSU to a men's Division I Independent cross country title in 2005, with the women's squad winning the same championship a season later.
DeHaven will be the 49th recipient of the Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence since it was first awarded in 1972. Recipients of the award must be graduates of SDSU and have distinguished themselves in the field of coaching and education.
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The award's namesake coached football at South Dakota State from 1947-68, compiling a 113-89-9 record with nine North Central Conference titles in 22 seasons. Ginn's victory total stood as the most in program history until being passed by recently retired SDSU head coach John Stiegelmeier in 2014.
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The inductees include:
- Liz (Archer) Schwebach – volleyball;
- Erin Kasmarik-Mallett – soccer;
- Becka (Mansheim) Foerster – cross country/track and field;
- Mike Pankratz – wrestling;
- Jake Wieneke – football, and
- Bryan Witzmann – football.
The 2025 inductions will bring the roster of Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame members to 130 since its inception in 1967.
LIZ (ARCHER) SCHWEBACH
Archer established Jackrabbit single-season and career records for digs (since broken) during a standout volleyball career from 1998-2002. She was honored as the North Central Conference Defensive Specialist of the Year in both 2001 and 2002 and went on to earn first-team Daktronics Division II All-America honors each of those seasons.
A native of Apple Valley, Minnesota, Archer tallied 302 digs and 35 service aces during her freshman season in 1998. After sitting out the 1999 season, she returned to the lineup in 2000 and recorded 292 digs and 34 services aces. Archer reached the 1,000 mark for digs in her career after notching a team-best 426 digs during her junior campaign in 2001, then set an SDSU standard with 595 digs while taking over the newly created position of libero her final season.
Archer's career totals included a then-program record 1,615 digs and 101 service aces.
SDSU claimed a share of the NCC title in 2000 and advanced to the NCAA Division II national championship match in 2001. The Jackrabbits qualified for postseason play each of Archer's four years in the lineup, compiling an overall record of 108-26.
ERIN KASMARIK-MALLETT
Kasmarik helped lead the Jackrabbits to the top of The Summit League during her playing career from 2005-08.
A tactician on the field, the native of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, played a variety of positions and finished her career sixth on the SDSU scoring charts with 39 points (15 goals, 9 assists).
During the 2008 season, Kasmarik led the team with 10 goals and 24 points, garnering first-team all-Summit League honors along with being named the most valuable player of that season's Summit League Championship after scoring goals in each of the Jackrabbits' conference tournament wins over IUPUI and Oakland. SDSU earned its first league title and NCAA postseason berth that season and the squad went on to become the first Jackrabbit team to win an NCAA tournament game with a 1-0 victory over Colorado in the first round of the College Cup.
In addition, Kasmarik was an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honoree in 2008 and a two-time NSCAA Scholar-Athlete (2007, 2008).
BECKA (MANSHEIM) FOERSTER
Mansheim bridged the gap during SDSU's transition to Division I competition, winning six individual distance running titles at D-I Independent championship events. The Brookings native claimed back-to-back titles and was named the Outstanding Runner of the Division I Independent Cross Country Championships in both 2005 and 2006.
She followed that success on the track by winning three consecutive 1,500-meter titles at the Division I Independent Outdoor Track and Field Championships (2005, 2006, 2007), as well as racing to a 5,000-meter title in 2006, when she was named Track Athlete of the Meet.
In addition, Mansheim was a two-time honoree on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team (2006, 2007) and was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2007.
MIKE PANKRATZ
Pankratz wrestled his way to NCAA Division II All-America honors each of his four seasons in the lineup, joining previous Hall of Fame inductee Brian Loeffler as the first Jackrabbits to accomplish the feat.
A Freeman native, Pankratz wrestled in the 126-pound division and recorded national placings of sixth in 1990, fifth in 1991 and 1992, and third in 1993. He also won back-to-back North Central Conference titles his junior and senior seasons.
Overall, Pankratz compiled a 108-27-2 record, including a 12-0 mark in duals during the 1992-93 campaign. He began his Jackrabbit career with a 30-8 record during the 1989-90 season.
Pankratz was the fourth SDSU wrestler to reach the 100-win plateau.
JAKE WIENEKE
Wieneke stands as the most prolific pass-catcher in SDSU and Missouri Valley Football Conference history after establishing career marks for receptions (288), receiving yards (5,157) and receiving touchdowns (59). His yardage and touchdown totals both rank second on the all-time Football Championship Subdivision charts.
Currently the only four-time All-American in program history, Wieneke also was a first-team all-MVFC performer each of his four seasons and was a two-time finalist for the Walter Payton Award (2015, 2016) and a Campbell Trophy finalist in 2017.
The Maple Grove, Minnesota, native established an FCS record with at least one reception in all 53 games of his career and caught a touchdown pass in 35 those games, highlighted by a four-touchdown performance against Duquesne in the 2017 season opener to match a school record. His 91-yard catch and run for a touchdown at Indiana State in 2014 is tied for the longest pass play in program history.
Wieneke holds three of the top five single-season receiving yardage totals in school history, ranking second with 1,472 yards in 2015 (also a Missouri Valley Football Conference single-season record), third with 1,404 yards in 2014 and fifth with 1,316 yards in 2016.
Besides his prowess on the field, Wieneke also received accolades for his work in the classroom and community. He was a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America selection (2015, 2016), received the 2017 Stats FCS Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award and was named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team his senior year.
Wieneke was selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game following the 2017 season. He later receiving a tryout with the Minnesota Vikings and played several seasons in the Canadian Football League.
BRYAN WITZMANN
Witzmann held down the starting spot at left tackle for four seasons from 2010-13, earning all-Missouri Valley Football Conference and All-America honors in each of his last two seasons. He started all 49 Jackrabbit games in that period, which culminated with consecutive playoff seasons in 2012 and 2013.
Originally from Houlton, Wisconsin, Witzmann helped clear the way for fellow Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Famer Zach Zenner to rush for 2,000 yards in both 2012 and 2013.
Signed as a free agent by the Houston Texans out of SDSU, Witzmann played eight seasons for numerous National Football League teams from 2014-21.
ROD DeHAVEN
In addition, South Dakota State's Rod DeHaven has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence.
A 1989 graduate of SDSU, DeHaven has served as the Bargmann Endowed Head Coach for Track & Field/Cross Country at his alma mater since 2004. He has led Jackrabbit teams to a total of 21 Summit League championships, claiming 13 of those titles in men's cross country with a current streak of nine in a row. The Jackrabbit women's cross country team has claimed four Summit League championships, while the men's track and field team has earned three indoor conference championships and one outdoor title.
The SDSU men completed a sweep of the three championships during the recently completed 2024-25 season, with DeHaven being named Summit League Coach of the Year in all three sports.
Early in DeHaven's tenure, he led SDSU to a men's Division I Independent cross country title in 2005, with the women's squad winning the same championship a season later.
DeHaven will be the 49th recipient of the Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence since it was first awarded in 1972. Recipients of the award must be graduates of SDSU and have distinguished themselves in the field of coaching and education.
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The award's namesake coached football at South Dakota State from 1947-68, compiling a 113-89-9 record with nine North Central Conference titles in 22 seasons. Ginn's victory total stood as the most in program history until being passed by recently retired SDSU head coach John Stiegelmeier in 2014.
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