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<p class="MsoNormal">Welcome back Hardrocker gang!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is an email to notify you that as of today, at 10:50am,
<b><i><u>ALL ATHLETE HOLDS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM YOUR ACCOUNTS!<o:p></o:p></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve had many discussions with the Registrar’s Office and other academic leaders about Athlete Holds, and we’ve come to an agreement to do a trial run for the Spring 2025 semester. If all goes well, we will do away entirely with the hold..<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hopefully, this will provide relief for you as you register for classes now and into the future.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please be attentive to stay at full-time status throughout the year to remain eligible for practice, competition, and financial aid.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>As a reminder, to be considered a full-time student, undergraduate students need to be enrolled in 12 credits while graduate students can be enrolled in 9 credits.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know if you have any questions and have a great day,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Seth <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002554;mso-ligatures:none">Seth Nichols, M.S.</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002554;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002554;mso-ligatures:none">Assistant Athletic Director for NCAA Compliance</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002554;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#75787B;mso-ligatures:none">Hardrocker Athletics</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#75787B;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#75787B;mso-ligatures:none">South Dakota Mines</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#75787B;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#75787B;mso-ligatures:none">501 E. Saint Joseph St., Rapid City, SD 57701</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#75787B;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#75787B;mso-ligatures:none">605.394.1689 | <a href="mailto:Seth.Nichols@sdsmt.edu"><span style="color:#385E9D">Seth.Nichols@sdsmt.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#75787B;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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