BROOKINGS — South Dakota State soccer player Lauren Eckerle played the 2025 season under the assumption it would be her last as a college athlete. That didn't change when the NCAA implemented its new '5-for-5' rule, which essentially eliminated redshirts and waivers and gives all athletes five years of eligibility, because the NCAA ruled that recent four-year seniors — athletes who graduated high school in 2022 — would not be included in the 5-f…
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