Eric Monson

Becka Mansheim runs. She runs to compete, to maintain a 4.0 grade point average in nursing, to break records. It is amazing that she pauses long enough to sleep. When Becka Mansheim steps out of bed, she steps into a pair of running shoes. She begins with an early morning workout run, then she runs to nursing class or clinicals and then it’s on to practice.

Rarely, when entering the confines of Frost Arena, Coughlin-Alumni Stadium or any of the other fields, courts or arenas that comprise SDSU’s athletic facilities, does one stop to think of the amount of effort spent staging a successful event. Watching a game, fans can witness and appreciate the hard work and talent of the athletes, but what of those behind the scenes? To stage a single athletic event at Frost Arena requires weeks of preparation by the SDSU Athletic Department, specifically the promotions department.

In the midst of recent controversy, the Jackrabbits (6-15) defeated the Mustangs of Southwest Minnesota State University (10-8), in a closely contested battle Thursday night, 70-66. SMSU is the Jacks’ only Division-II opponent of the year. The Jackrabbits played the game on the heels of an announcement that junior Mohamed Berte and redshirt freshman Andre Gilbert would be suspended from the team indefinitely, following allegations of sexual assault.