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Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

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Taryn Hettich

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Aberdeen, S.D.
High School:
Aberdeen Central H.S.

PRONUNCIATION

Honors & Awards

2024-25 Summit League Academic Honor Roll

2024: Played in all 22 matches and started in 18 as a sophomore … competed for sixth most minutes on team (1,502) primarily as a defensive midfielder … recorded six shots with two on goal … appeared for entire matches in six contests and over 80 minutes in two others … played for all 101 minutes of SDSU’s double-overtime victory versus South Dakota in opening round of Summit League tournament … all 18 starts were made consecutively through the Jackrabbits’ NCAA Tournament defeat at Minnesota on Nov. 15.

2023: Played in all 20 matches in collegiate debut season … competed 729 minutes across schedule … had longest stretch of playing time in last four matches of the season … registered first-career assist in Summit League semifinal victory over Oral Roberts on Oct. 29 … played a then 67-minute showing in Summit League championship win against Omaha at home on Nov. 5 … made first-career start on Nov. 10 in NCAA Tournament match at Nebraska … scored first goal of career to give Jackrabbits 2-1 lead over Huskers before falling to eventual Elite Eight team.

Background: Served as a two-year captain for the Aberdeen Central High School girls soccer team … helped the Golden Eagles claim multiple conference championships, as well as two state runner-up finishes including the fall of 2022 … recorded double digits in both goals and assists during prep career … was a First Team All-State selection twice and a Second Team honoree as a sophomore … earned all-conference accolades three straight seasons … Also played basketball for Aberdeen Central … was a member of National Honor Society … plans to major in exercise science at South Dakota State.