The sports world has stopped, but the college verbal commitments rolled in last week.
South Dakota high school athletes decided on their college futures and tweeted their college decisions earlier this week.
Here’s a quick rundown of some South Dakota student-athletes that announced their college choices last week:
Reggie Slaba, Hanson
Very excited to announce my commitment to SDSU to run track! Thanks to everyone who supported me along the way. #gojacks pic.twitter.com/mawXBaLlC3
— Reggie Slaba (@ReggieSlaba) April 2, 2020
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Slaba had his pick of collegiate choices, but ultimately opted to run track and field at South Dakota State University. Slaba had plenty of college options for basketball and track. He was considering Dakota Wesleyan University for basketball, the University of South Dakota for track and Dakota State University for both sports.
“It really just seemed like the best fit for me and my future,” Slaba said. “I really like their program and I could just really see myself there for the next four years.”
We featured Slaba earlier this season here .
Nick Wittler, Sully Buttes
Extremely excited to announce my commitment to Dakota Wesleyan University where I will further my education and basketball career! Big thank you to my coaches, teammates, and family for everything they have done for me. Can’t wait for the next four years! #bleedblue pic.twitter.com/TPa1NaLahq
— Nick Wittler (@nwittler23) March 31, 2020
Wittler was Dakota Wesleyan University’s second commit this week. The Tigers also landed guard David Ijadimbola (Park Center, Minn.) to help bolster the backcourt.
Wittler picked DWU after mulling over his options at the University of Mary and Morningside College.
“The biggest thing is just the culture, the environment and the people,” Wittler said about picking DWU. “Those three things are big checkmarks for me and it was just something I want to be a part of.”
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Rohrbach, Clemens, Nielson pick the Wolves
Aberdeen Christian’s Andrew Rohrbach, Northwestern’s Zech Clemens and Sioux Valley’s Maxwell Nielson opted to play basketball at Northern State. The all-staters announced their intentions within the past two days.
Clemens, who finished as Northwestern’s all-time leading scorer with 1,725 points, tweeted his decision on Thursday. We featured Clemens earlier this season here .
I am excited to announce my commitment to Northern State University to further my academic and basketball career!! I want to thank my family, friends, coaches, and teammates for everything they have done for me over the years! #GoWolves #packlife pic.twitter.com/0dbdmXGSS8
— Zech Clemens (@clemens_zech) April 2, 2020
Nielson and Rohrbach both tweeted their college choices on Friday. Rohrbach, who scored 1,416 career points, helped the Knights reach the state tourney for the first time in school history. We featured the Aberdeen Christian program earlier this season here .
I’m excited to announce my commitment to Northern State University!#GoWolves pic.twitter.com/VCjcxFdx57
— Andrew Rohrbach (@AndrewRohrbach2) April 3, 2020
Nielson was originally committed to Dakota State University. But he switched up his decision and opted to join the NCAA Division II Wolves. Nielson, who is also a 1,000-point scorer, helped the Cossacks reach the state tournament once again this season.
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Recently, after many talks with my family, I decided to reopen my recruitment. Thank you to Dakota State for recruiting me. That being said, I am super excited to announce my commitment to Northern State University to continue my academic and basketball career! #GoWolves pic.twitter.com/XnbBblQGiB
— Maxwell Nielson (@maxnielson5) April 3, 2020
Haleigh Timmer, St. Thomas More
I am beyond blessed to announce my commitment to further my education and basketball career at South Dakota State University!! I’d like to thank my parents, coaches, and teammates for helping me along the way. So excited to be a jackrabbithttps://t.co/uElgJl9Eeu pic.twitter.com/BdptNVoF21
— Haleigh Timmer (@haleigh_timmer) April 2, 2020
Timmer, an all-state guard, ended her recruitment and picked the Jackrabbits on Thursday. Timmer reportedly turned down interest from Lehigh, South Dakota, Vanderbilt and others.
The junior averaged 22.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game for the Cavaliers.
Nathan Boehrns, Huron
Excited to announce that I’ll be continuing my education and my basketball career at Mount Marty!! #Lancerfamily #LetsWork pic.twitter.com/H415o2FsLk
— Nathan Boehrns (@nathanboehrns) March 30, 2020
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Boehrns joined two other senior teammates in deciding to play college basketball. Kobe Busch is headed to Northern State, while Teegan Evers is off to Dakota Wesleyan.
Boehrns tweeted his decision earlier this week to play hoops at Mount Marty College. Boehrns, an all-ESD guard, is averaging 16.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per game for Huron.
