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Dixie State University's wrestling club placed nationally last month at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association national tournament in Allen, Texas. The tournament took place March 12-14, just prior to sporting events shutting down due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Dixie State's wrestling program, a campus club sport, traveled to the national tournament and finished No. 13 out of 63 teams from around the United States.

Representing Dixie State University and the state of Utah, Senior Noelle West was one of 60 students in the nation selected to present at the Council on Undergraduate Research's 24th annual Posters on the Hill event. The competitive poster session, to which more than 360 students applied this year, offers undergraduate students the opportunity to share their research with members of Congress and their staff. West, who is the first Dixie State student to ever present at this prestigious event, was one of four students selected to participate in the Mathematics and Computer Sciences division. She presented her research on "A Mathematical Model of West Nile Virus: The Effects of Passive Immunity in Birds and Vertical Transmission in Mosquitoes," which she carried out under the mentorship of Assistant Professor of Mathematics Vinodh Kumar Chellamuthu.

During the 24th Miss Native Dixie Pageant on January 29th, Phyllis Kitseallyboy, a junior exercise science major from Kirtland, New Mexico, was crowned Miss Native Dixie 2019-20. Along with the title of Miss Native Dixie, Kisseallyboy won a $1,000 scholarship.

In a display of academic achievement, 18 percent of Dixie State University students earned President's and Dean's List recognition for the Fall 2019 semester. Specifically, 1,978 students were included on the university's honor rolls, with 816 students on the President's List and 1,162 on the Dean's List. Inclusion indicates students' strong commitment to their academic pursuits, as they must achieve a semester GPA of 3.9 or higher to be included on the President's List and a GPA of 3.5 to 3.89 for the Dean's List. Both lists require students to complete a minimum of 15 credits.

Dixie State University students Cajun Syrett and Riley Randall recently won first place against eight other couples at the BYU Dancesport Festival on November 15-16, 2019, in the Cabaret category of the championship. Cajun and Riley are now eligible to go on to compete with dancers from all over the world in Manhattan at the New York Dance Festival in February 2020.

Dixie State University awarded $40,000 in scholarships to the recently-selected cast of their premier song and dance recruiting team, Raging Red, for the 2019-2020 school year. Selected after an extensive audition process, the 16 student performers will represent DSU at engagements on campus, throughout the community and even at a global level as they assist the University in recruiting efforts. The scholarships awarded will aid these students in reaching their goals both academically and as a team.