Brookings, South Dakota — South Dakota State women’s basketball head coach Aaron Johnston announced the signing of four players to the 2022-23 squad as part of National Signing Day. Ellie Colbeck, Madison Mathiowetz, Brooklyn Meyer and Natalie Nielsen will enroll at SDSU as freshman next fall and be eligible to play for the Jackrabbits next season.
Brooklyn Meyer | Forward | 6-2 | Larchwood, Iowa | West Lyon Community School
Meyer is a two-time All-State selection for West Lyon, earning second-team honors as a sophomore and first-team honors as a junior. She was also named to the Class 3A All-Tournament Team in her junior season. Meyer has earned All-Region honors for three seasons and All-District accolades twice. She is West Lyon’s career points (1,058) and career blocks (327) leader. As a junior, Meyer averaged 16 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4.6 blocks and 2.0 assists.
Meyer is also a member of the West Lyon volleyball team and has earned academic letters and Academic All-State honors. She is the daughter of Wayne and Angela Meyer and plans to major in exercise science.
Natalie Nielsen | Forward | 6-3 | Akron, Iowa | Akron-Westfield High School
Nielsen was named All-District as a sophomore and junior at Akron-Westfield and has been named to three All-Conference teams. She was a first-team All-Conference pick as freshman and sophomore and a second-team honoree as a junior. Nielsen averaged 16.5 points and 9.5 rebounds as a junior. The Akron, Iowa native has tallied 894 career points, grabbed 571 career rebounds and blocked 150 shots.
Nielsen is also on the Westerners’ volleyball, golf and softball teams and is a member of the National Honor Society. She is the daughter of Luke and Melea Nielsen and plans to major in exercise science.
