Jan 22nd, 2018
This week’s Hotline! includes the following articles: • Foundation needs your help
• Sophomore Montecuollo appears in Mandisa video
• Solo Song Symposium a success
• Viking sports update
• Viking Club Tennis wins 10-team Border Battle in Fargo
• What’s happening at VCSU and around Valley City…
The VCSU Hotline! online newsletter is published every Monday during the academic year. Deadline to submit articles (photos encouraged) is 3 p.m. the Friday before publication. Foundation needs your help We are working hard on our faculty/staff giving campaign, but we still have a long way to go.
The VCSU Foundation Office will allocate $1.425 million in scholarship support this year. That is a lofty goal, and we need your help.
Please stop by the Foundation Office today to make your gift or pledge. Every dollar helps! Sophomore Montecuollo appears in Mandisa video Sarah Montecuollo, a VCSU sophomore from Valley City, appears in a new video by Mandisa, a Grammy award-winning Christian/gospel artist.
Montecuollo can be seen signing in the Mandisa video for “Bleed the Same (youtu.be/HVKuA1s5I3o),” which was released Jan. 12. (Although Montecuollo appears throughout the video; one section where she appears prominently begins at the 2:05 mark.)
Mandisa flew Montecuollo to Nashville in mid-November 2017 to record her parts for the video, after Sarah had shared a video of herself winning the VCAB Homecoming Talent Show this past fall with a signing performance of “Bleed the Same.”
Although Montecuollo met with the managers of Mandisa and her collaborator, TobyMac, at the Nashville studio, she has yet to meet the singer herself. That will happen Feb. 25 in Minneapolis, when Montecuollo will participate in a meet-and-greet session with Mandisa when she performs at the Target Center as part of the TobyMac Hits Deep Tour concert.
Montecuollo is studying music education at VCSU; she’s learned to sign by taking classes in American sign language and interpreting via distance technology on the VCSU campus through Lake Region State College in Devils Lake. Her Homecoming Talent Show performance can be viewed at youtu.be/SMPh4xrVMDQ. Solo Song Symposium a success The Solo Song Symposium held Saturday, Jan. 20, in Vangstad Auditorium culminated in a Showcase Recital. Pictured are participants in the daylong event, which included master classes, workshops, and recitals.
Selected high school soloists included Brooke Crabtree, Jefferson, S.D., Jefferson High School; William Egan, Enderlin, Enderlin High School; Jade Oksendahl, Valley City, Valley City High School; Ian Olson, West Fargo, Sheyenne High School; Angelana Quanbeck, Fargo, homeschooled; and Emily Sahl, Hunter, Northern Cass High School. VCSU vocal music majors participating included Hannah Gress, Mikey Meester, Joseph Munowenyu, and Rochelle Van Bruggen.
The event was led by Robin Allebach, with the assistance of Christopher Redfearn and John LeTellier. Viking sports update Women’s Basketball
Friday: VCSU 84, Mayville State 56
Saturday: VCSU 79, Presentation College 65
The No. 19-ranked Valley City State women’s basketball team earned two road victories this weekend, including an 84-56 rout at No. 23 Mayville State University. VCSU is now 16-3 overall and 8-2 in the North Star Athletic Association.
Men’s Basketball
Friday: VCSU 85, Mayville State 71
Saturday: Presentation College 83, VCSU 78
The Viking men’s basketball team split its two games this weekend. The Vikings defeated No. 22 Mayville State on Friday night, 85-71. VCSU is now 8-14 overall and 2-8 in conference play.
Track & Field
The Viking track and field team won four events and set three new school records Saturday during the Cobber Open in Moorhead, Minn. Allyssa Weitkum (800 meters), Marilyn Quintero (weight throw) and the men’s 4x200 relay team (Lenzel Koskela, Konnor Stueve, Jacob Furlott, Joel DelaCruz) all set new VCSU records at the meet.
View complete results at www.vcsuvikings.com/article/2891.php.
Upcoming Events
Jan. 26-27: Track & Field @ UND Open (Grand Forks, N.D.)
Jan. 26: WBB/MBB vs. Dakota State, 5:30/7:30 p.m.
Jan. 27: WBB/MBB vs. Bellevue University, 3/5 p.m.
Viking Club Tennis wins 10-team Border Battle in Fargo This past weekend the VCSU Viking Club Tennis team competed in the first ever USTA Northern Tennis-On-Campus Border Battle at Fargo’s Courts Plus. The tournament consisted of 10 teams, 5 from North Dakota and 5 from Minnesota with a total of 70 players.
Overall the Viking A team went 5-0 on the weekend, capturing the overall team title and winning 72 percent of their games. The Viking A squad includes Paige Fettig, Clarissa Olson, Caitlyn Hunter, Dustin Miller and Dalton Ondracek. Their weekend included two victories over the Gopher A and B teams, which secured the top ranking for the Viking A squad heading into the Sectional Championships March 3-4 in Lakeville, Minn.
The Viking B team went 1-4 on the weekend but played some great tennis against some very tough Minnesota teams. Representing VCSU on the B squad were Brandon Miller, Katie Clark, Hannah Miller and Hunter Olson. The squad closed their weekend with an exciting victory over Bemidji in overtime.
North Dakota was represented by two teams from VCSU, two teams from North Dakota State and one from MSUM (all MSUM players are North Dakota natives). Minnesota was represented by two teams from the University of Minnesota, and one each from Winona State, Bemidji State and Gustavus Adolphus.
Throughout the weekend all 5 North Dakota teams squared off against all 5 Minnesota teams with the final games won from each match going towards their respective states total. In the end North Dakota claimed the first ever Border Battle title with a final score of 471 games won to Minnesota’s 351.
VCSU Team Individual Match Scores
VCSU A over Gopher A: 22-16
VCSU A over Bemidji: 25-4
VCSU A over Gustavus: 25-3
VCSU A over Winona: 21-6
VCSU A over Gopher B: 22-15
VCSU B lost to Gustavus: 17-22
VCSU B lost to Winona: 10-21
VCSU B lost to Gopher B: 5-24
VCSU B lost to Gohper A: 9-25
VCSU B over Bemidji: 22-17 (OT) What's happening at VCSU and around Valley City ... Monday, January 22
7 p.m. VCHS Café Concert
Tuesday, January 23
12:05 p.m. Rotary, VFW
5–7 p.m. Rotary Pancake Supper, VFW
6 p.m. Valley City Chamber annual business meeting, Valley City Town & Country Club
Wednesday, January 24
noon Kiwanis, Valley City Town & Country Club
Thursday, January 25
7 a.m. Optimists, Vicky’s Viking Room
noon Toastmasters, VCSU Norway Room
8:30-10:30 p.m. Vikings for Christ, Student Center Skoal Room
Friday, January 26
5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Viking women’s and men’s basketball vs. Dakota State University, W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
Saturday, January 27
3 and 5 p.m. Viking women’s and men’s basketball vs. Bellevue University, W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
Sunday, January 28
Monday, January 29
Tuesday, January 30
12:05 p.m. Rotary, VFW
Wednesday, January 31
Payday
noon Kiwanis, Valley CityTown & Country Club
Thursday, February 1
7 a.m. Optimists, Vicky’s Viking Room
noon Toastmasters, VCSU Norway Room
8:30-10:30 p.m. Vikings for Christ, Student Center Skoal Room
Friday, February 2
Groundhog Day
5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Viking women’s and men’s basketball vs. Viterbo University, W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
Saturday, February 3
3 and 5 p.m. Viking women’s and men’s basketball vs. Dickinson State University, W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
Sunday, February 4
Go to https://www.valleycitynd.org/calendar.php to see more events happening in and around Valley City.
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