2011-12
Wrestled to a 3-10 record the second half of the season with two decisions and one major decision
Before SDSU
CIF team and individual champion ... Three-time league and CIF placewinner ... Master's qualifier ... 180-26 high school record
Maxine Mair Charity was the daughter of Minnie Dull and Charles Mair who were students at South Dakota State College between 1905-1909.
- South Dakota State University
- Weight Class: 133 lbs., 141 lbs.
- Beijing Olympics 2008
- United States
- Weight Class: 55 kg
- South Dakota State University
- Weight Class: 125 lbs.
Matthew Cecil received his B.S. in History from South Dakota State University in 1995. He then went on to Minnesota State University at Mankato to receive his M.A. in History. In 2000, he graduated from the University of Iowa with a Ph. D. in Mass Communication with a specialization in Publication Relations.
Cecil's career has includes experience as a political reporter and columnist, and a media relations practitioner in South Dakota and North Dakota. His teaching career started as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Iowa. His first Assistant Professor position was a Purdue University in the Department of Communication from 2000-2002. He then took a position at the University of Oklahoma. In 2005, he moved back to his hometown of Brookings, SD and South Dakota State University. Dr. Cecil is now an Associate Professor and the Coordinator of the Media Production Emphasis in the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication. Dr. Cecil teaches a variety of courses including the department's introductory course, Introduction to Mass Communication, as well as basic video production, new media, and public relation skills.
Cecil's specialty area is new media and media history, but his expertise would be the FBI public relations during the J. Edgar Hoover era. Dr. Cecil's scholarly work has appeared in American Journalism, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, The Journalism Inquiry, and other national and international journals.
South Dakota State University wrestler
Position: 197 weight class
Hometown: Beresford, South Dakota
High School: Beresford High School
Major: Exercise Science/Pre-Chiropractic
- South Dakota State University
- Weight Class: 184 lbs., 197 lbs.
- 2020-2021 SDSU Wrestling Roster
- Lehigh University
- Weight Class: 130 lbs.
2012-13: dropped a pair of matches at the Grand View Open in his only action on the year
2012-13: finished season with 5-8 overall record...placed at one tournament...recorded two pins (fastest: 2:00) and three decisions...WWC Coaches' Honor Roll
2011-12: Posted a 6-6 overall record with six decisions
2010-11: Tallied a 4-9 record on the season
High School: three-time state champion...state runner-up...176-6 career record...Cadet Freestyle national runner-up...NHSCA High School All-American, fifth place...Junior Freestyle All-American, fourth place