Dakota Wesleyan University Crowns 2025 Blue and White Days Homecoming Royalty

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MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Dakota Wesleyan University has crowned its 2025 Blue and White Days Homecoming Royalty. Nursing major and senior class president Jaelyn Benson of Garretson and student-athlete Landon Ruesink of Dell Rapids took this year’s honors during last night’s coronation ceremony. Ruesink, captain of the DWU Tigers football team, recently earned the NAIA’s top student-athlete honor, the A.O. Duer Award. Freshmen Hunter Dean of Ethan and Keatyn Liebsack of Bennington, Nebraska, were named the 2025 Beanie Royalty for their leadership and campus involvement. Get more details about Blue and White Days homecoming events this week at dwu.edu. For more Government stories from MitchellNow.com, Click Here.

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