Smith, who was named the 2009-10 recipient back in July, was officially honored by conference officials at the AMC Annual Meeting held on Monday, Aug. 9 at Columbia College.
Under his guidance, the MBU Athletic Department has been recognized as a NAIA Champions of Character program for eight consecutive years. Dr. Smith has also implemented an athletic study hall program, resulting in a consistently improving overall student-athlete GPA.
Along with his administrative duties, Dr. Smith is an Associate Professor in both the Education and Health & Sport Sciences divisions at MBU.
In addition to his service at MBU, Dr. Smith also assumed the role of AMC President in 2009. He is a member of the NAIA Administrative Council, is the Vice-Chair of the NAIA NAC Awards & Statistics Committee, and serves as the NAIA Men's Wrestling Sport Liaison.
AMC Commissioner Lowell Pitzer said, "Dr. Smith has provided leadership at MBU through the involvement of all coaches in NAIA Champions of Character program, increasing the overall academic GPA, and mentoring/advising student-athletes and coaches in issues that affect their journey in life."
As the American Midwest Conference Athletic Director of the Year, Dr. Smith will now be nominated along with the other NAIA Conference Athletic Directors of the Year to receive the National Athletic Director of the Year honor.
St. Louis, MO (August 11, 2010) -Harris-Stowe State University has selected Dennis Griffin as its Head Women's Basketball Coach. Griffin currently serves as the executive director of athletelookup.com, a Web site used to evaluate and rate basketball prospects for college coaches.
Griffin served as an assistant coach at Webster University from 2005-2006. He helped coach the Gorloks to a 16-10 overall record and a 12-2 conference record.
Prior to coaching at Webster University, Griffin served as director of operations for Hoopstars Midwest, a basketball recruiting service. He managed the league, which included more than 300 athletes.
Griffin earned his undergraduate degree from Southeast Missouri State University.
(LEBANON, Ill., July 13)--McKendree University continued one of the most impressive streaks in NAIA athletics this year by winning the American Midwest Conference (AMC) President's Cup for a 10th consecutive year in 2009-10.
"This is certainly a historic feat for our athletic program," said McKendree president Dr. James Dennis. "Winning the AMC President's Cup for 10 consecutive years speaks volumes for the caliber of student-athletes at our institution and the talents of our coaching staff. Our student-athletes work at a high level in the classroom and bring that work ethic, along with their athletic skill, onto the playing fields. Our coaches have done an outstanding job of helping our student-athletes build on their athletic talents while encouraging their growth academically and socially. It's a combination that has worked extremely well at McKendree, and we are truly proud of the accomplishments of the last decade."
The complete standings and a sport-by-sport breakdown of the points awarded in the 2009-10 AMC President's Cup by clicking here.
Wanda Nettles' resignation as the Harris-Stowe State University Women's Basketball Coach was accepted today by Don Kaverman, Director of Athletics. Kaverman praised Coach Nettles for her service to the University and indicated a search for her replacement would begin immediately.
In her two years as head of the women's basketball program. Nettles compiled a record of 9-49. She previously served as Head Women's Basketball Coach at the University of Illinois-Springfield and Lincoln Land Community College and as Assistant Coach at Belleville Area College (now Southwestern Illinois College).
The Foundation supports the John McLendon Memorial Minority Postgraduate Scholarship Awards is presented to senior-level minority students who intend to pursue a graduate degree in athletics administration.
English began his affiliation with Park University in the 1992-93 men's basketball season, coaching the Pirates through the end of the 2004-05 campaign. For his final 10 seasons at the helm of the Park men's basketball program, English also assumed the duties of Director of Athletics, a position he will continue into his 15th year in the 2010-11 academic year.
"Any time you're inducted into a hall of fame, it's on the shoulders of other people," English said. "I have been blessed with great coaches, great staff and great student-athletes at Park. Our success has been a collective effort, and I'm proud to be a part of this family."
English is the winningest coach in Park University men's basketball history, compiling 182 wins to push his overall win total to 227. From 1981 to 1984, English was the head men's basketball coach at his alma mater, Rhode Island, where he was named Atlantic-10 Conference Coach of the Year in the 1981-82 season.
His coaching tenure at Park was highlighted by the Pirates' run to the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament semifinal round in 1997-98, which ended with a school-record mark of 27-8. English was honored at the national tournament with the Charles A. Krigel Award for outstanding sportsmanship, while his team was awarded the Dr. James Naismith-Emil S. Liston Sportsmanship Award for the team recognized as most sportsmanlike at the tourney.
After a stellar collegiate playing career for Christian College in Dallas, Texas, and the University of Rhode Island, English was selected in the NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers where he played the 1970-71 season. English also played in the Eastern Basketball Association for the Hartford Capitals, the affiliate team for the Philadelphia 76ers. In 1973-74, English won the Eastern Basketball Association Championship with the Capitals. He was a three-year captain at Hartford.
As Director of Athletics at Park, the Pirates have captured 47 conference championships, and in each of his 14 previous seasons as athletics director, at least one Park program has advanced to NAIA postseason play each year.
Also during his run as Director of Athletics, 77 student-athletes have been named NAIA All-Americans, and 161 student-athletes have earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete honors. In 2008-09, Park University's department of athletics carried an overall grade point average better than 3.0, and the Pirates earned a school record seven NAIA scholar teams, marking more than half of the department's programs posting a team GPA of 3.0 or better.
English will be honored with his induction into the McLendon Minority Athletics Administrators Hall of Fame June 23 in Anaheim, Calif., in conjunction with the 2010 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Convention at Anaheim's Marriott Hotel. Following the event, a photo gallery and recap of the event will be available at www.parkathletics.com.
The award, considered one of the most prestigious honors in the NAIA, recognizes a student-athlete who excels in athletics and academics and is committed to the Champions of Character program's five core values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership. The NAIA initiative is designed to instill an understanding of character values in sport and provide student-athletes, coaches and parents the training to help them know and do the right things, inside and outside the sports setting. Champions of Character is dedicated to the principle that character is a choice and that being a champion is about reaching your potential and making good decisions consistently in daily life.
Omondi was chosen as the AMC's winner for her efforts on and off the volleyball court. On the court Maria was a 2010 First Team All-American, AMC Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference. For her efforts in the classroom she was named ESPN The Magazine's Academic All-American College Division Volleyball Player of the Year in 2009, a honor that no other Cougar athlete has ever received. Maria is also a two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete, three-time Academic All-AMC winner, four-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll recipient. Maria was also a member of Columbia College's International Club, Science Club, Bible Talk and Partners In Reading. Through her local church she also participated in ‘Clean Up Columbia' and was a food bank volunteer.
Maria will graduate in May 2011 with plans to go onto medical school.
(LEWISTON, Idaho, June 11) -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced that 197 baseball players have been named 2010 Daktronics-NAIA Baseball Scholar-Athletes.
McKendree University (Ill.) holds the distinction with the most student-athletes named with 10.
To view the entire list, click here. (PDF)
Sandford, who is listed by the Royals as a center fielder, stole 99 bases in his two seasons at Park, including 56 in the 2010 season, leading the NAIA in both stolen bases and stolen bases per game in the 2010 season. A St. Louis, Mo., native, Sandford hit .366 for Park in 2010 and posted a .434 on-base percentage, making good on 56 of his 66 stolen-base attempts while scoring 42 runs. In his career, he was 99-of-119 on the bases, establishing the new Park University stolen bases record by 53 steals over RJ Nab's second-best career total of 46.
Sandford played both in the outfield and at second base as a junior in 2009, hitting .388 in 45 games, starting in 43 and stealing 43 bases. He moved to the infield full-time for the 2010 season, starting at second base in all 45 games.
In 2010, he had six doubles, three triples and hit his only home run in a Pirate uniform, and in 2009, Sandford belted eight doubles and tripled twice.
In addition to his spot atop the Park University record book for stolen bases, Sandford is also fifth in single-season runs with 50 in the 2009 season, fifth in career runs with 92, second in career triples with five and eighth in career hits with 110.
Sandford was an all-conference performer in both the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (2009) and American Midwest Conference (2010), and at the conclusion of the 2010 season, Sandford was named to the 2010 Rawlings-American Midwest Conference Gold Glove Team at second base.
"I'm proud of the way Darian has matured and worked for this opportunity over the last two years," said head baseball coach Cary Lundy. "He is one of the fastest players in the draft, probably, and he has the tools to succeed in the Royals' organization.
"I really look forward to seeing what he can do in their system. It's big for our program to now have another player drafted and get the opportunity to succeed at the next level. It's also great that the Kansas City Royals gave a local kid a chance, because Darian has worked hard to deserve this opportunity."
Sandford is the second player in Park University's baseball program history to be drafted by a Major League Baseball franchise, following right-handed pitcher Josh Hake, who was taken by the Philadelphia Phillies with the 1,498th pick in the 50th and final round of the 2008 draft.
Park University sports information will continue to follow Sandford's progress in the Royals' minor league system, and throughout the year, updates will be posted at www.parkathletics.com, along with updates on other former Pirates who are currently playing professionally.
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(RAPID CITY, S.D. May 28)--Sophomore Jada Bennington (Beloit, Wis.) completed her final round of the 16th Annual NAIA Women's Golf National Championships on Friday. The championships took place May 25 - 28 at Meadowbrook Golf Course in Rapid City, S.D.
Bennington finished the tournament in a tie for seventh place. She shot a 76 on day one, 75 on day two, 79 on day three and a 78 on day four. Bennington had a four-day total of 308 (+20). She finished seven shots off the lead. Nathalie Silva (California Baptist University) won the tournament with a 301 (+13).
The 129-player championships field was comprised from 14 automatic qualifying teams from NAIA affiliated conferences/unaffiliated groupings and 10 at-large team selections, which were determined using the final Top 25 rating released on May 7. South Dakota School of Mines & Technology qualified as the host institution.
Three individuals, Caitlin Duval of Davenport (Mich.), Lewis-Clark State's (Idaho) Courtney Shrout, Maegan Rice of Mobile (Ala.) earned a spot in the event through automatic qualification. Charlotte Guilleux of Wayland Baptist (Texas) earned an automatic qualification as a returning All-Tournament Team member from 2009. Cumberlands' (Ky.) McKinzie Price and Bennington each earned an at-large berth.
This was the second appearance for Bennington at the NAIA National Championships. She qualified with the WWU women's team last year and finished 33rd individually. Bennington shot rounds of 84, 82, 80, and 77 (+35) last year on the same course.
Bennington was the 2009 American Midwest Conference Freshman of the Year. She was the 2010 AMC Player of the Year and All-AMC recipient.
You can view the complete list of team and individual scores at the NAIA Women's Golf web page.
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(RAPID CITY, S.D. May 27)--Sophomore Jada Bennington (Beloit, Wis.) completed her third round of the 16th Annual NAIA Women's Golf National Championships on Thursday. The championships are taking place May 25 - 28 at Meadowbrook Golf Course in Rapid City, S.D.
Bennington is tied for 3rd place after three rounds. She shot a 76 on day one, 75 on day two and a 79 on day three. Bennington has a three-day total of 230 (+14) and is tied with three other golfers. She is five shots off the lead heading into tomorrow's final round. Nathalie Silva (California Baptist University) leads the field with a 225 (+9).
Friday tee times have yet to be posted on the NAIA web site.
The 129-player championships field is comprised from 14 automatic qualifying teams from NAIA affiliated conferences/unaffiliated groupings and 10 at-large team selections, which are determined using the final Top 25 rating released on May 7. South Dakota School of Mines & Technology qualifies as the host institution.
Among the 14 teams bound for Rapid City, four have previously won a national team title. Oklahoma City has five championships to their credit, all in the last five years. British Columbia took home top honors in 2001 and 2004. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) has won the event twice, winning in 1999 and 2002. In 2003, Northwood (Fla.) won its first women's golf crown.
Three individuals, Caitlin Duval of Davenport (Mich.), Lewis-Clark State's (Idaho) Courtney Shrout, Maegan Rice of Mobile (Ala.) earned a spot in the event through automatic qualification. Charlotte Guilleux of Wayland Baptist (Texas) earned an automatic qualification as a returning All-Tournament Team member from 2009. Cumberlands' (Ky.) McKinzie Price and Bennington each earned an at-large berth.
This is the second appearance for Bennington at the NAIA National Championships. She qualified with the WWU women's team last year and finished 33rd individually. Bennington shot rounds of 84, 82, 80, and 77 (+35) last year on the same course.
Bennington was the 2009 American Midwest Conference Freshman of the Year. She was the 2010 AMC Player of the Year and All-AMC recipient.
You can follow the scoring live at the NAIA Women's Golf web page. The site will also list tee times, individual and team results and a daily recap of each round.
Missouri Baptist University senior Kyle Jasper was the American Midwest Conference representative on the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete squad. Jasper, who also earned AMC All-Conference honors in 2010, is a senior from Marthasville, Mo.
To view the complete 2010 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete team for men's golf, click here.
Columbia's Valerie Teter, the 2010 American Midwest Conference Pitcher of the Year, was named to the NAIA Second-Team All-America squad. Teter was a key factor in the Lady Cougars' push the NAIA Softball National Championship, which was held this past week in Decatur, Ala.
Lubbock Christian's (Texas) Kim Frazier was named Player of the Year. The sophomore from Buena Park, Calif., finished the season with a .500 batting average (86-for-172), with 22 doubles and 35 home runs, striking out just 14 times. Her 35 longballs are the second most in a season in all collegiate levels, setting an NAIA record. Frazier drove in 106 runs and boasted a 1.238 slugging percentage. She is the first Lady Chaparral to earn the distinction of NAIA Softball Player of the Year.
Johana Gomez of Lee (Tenn.) was garnered Pitcher of the Year accolades. The dominating right-hander closed out her senior campaign with a 30-1 record from the circle with a 0.72 ERA. She had 271 strikeouts on the year and was touched for just three doubles and five home runs in the 586 batters she faced. The Piritu, Venezuela, native is the first Lady Flame hurler to be named NAIA Pitcher of the Year.
To view the 2010 NAIA Softball All-America teams, click here.
The American Midwest Conference was well-represented on this year's squad, with a total of 29 AMC student-athletes earning the Association's highest academic honor. All nine AMC institutions had representation on the 2010 Daktronics-NAIA Softball Scholar-Athlete squad.
The complete list of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honorees for 2010 can be found by clicking here.
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(RAPID CITY, S.D. May 26)--Sophomore Jada Bennington (Beloit, Wis.) completed her second round of the 16th Annual NAIA Women's Golf National Championships on Wednesday. The championships are taking place May 25 - 28 at Meadowbrook Golf Course in Rapid City, S.D.
Bennington is tied for 5th place after two rounds. She shot a 76 on day one, and 75 on day two. Bennington has a two-day total of 151 (+7) and is tied with two other golfers. She is two shots off the lead. Alyssa Human (University of British Columbia) and Anna Schopp (Lubbock Christian University) share the lead after day two with a 149 (+5).
Thursday tee times have yet to be posted on the NAIA web site.
The 129-player championships field is comprised from 14 automatic qualifying teams from NAIA affiliated conferences/unaffiliated groupings and 10 at-large team selections, which are determined using the final Top 25 rating released on May 7. South Dakota School of Mines & Technology qualifies as the host institution.
Among the 14 teams bound for Rapid City, four have previously won a national team title. Oklahoma City has five championships to their credit, all in the last five years. British Columbia took home top honors in 2001 and 2004. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) has won the event twice, winning in 1999 and 2002. In 2003, Northwood (Fla.) won its first women's golf crown.
Three individuals, Caitlin Duval of Davenport (Mich.), Lewis-Clark State's (Idaho) Courtney Shrout, Maegan Rice of Mobile (Ala.) earned a spot in the event through automatic qualification. Charlotte Guilleux of Wayland Baptist (Texas) earned an automatic qualification as a returning All-Tournament Team member from 2009. Cumberlands' (Ky.) McKinzie Price and Bennington each earned an at-large berth.
This is the second appearance for Bennington at the NAIA National Championships. She qualified with the WWU women's team last year and finished 33rd individually. Bennington shot rounds of 84, 82, 80, and 77 (+35) last year on the same course.
Bennington was the 2009 American Midwest Conference Freshman of the Year. She was the 2010 AMC Player of the Year and All-AMC recipient.
You can follow the scoring live at the NAIA Women's Golf web page. The site will also list tee times, individual and team results and a daily recap of each round.
Bennington 11th After Round One at Nationals
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(RAPID CITY, S.D. May 25)--Sophomore Jada Bennington (Beloit, Wis.) completed her first round of the 16th Annual NAIA Women's Golf National Championships on Tuesday. The championships are taking place May 25 - 28 at Meadowbrook Golf Course in Rapid City, S.D.
Bennington is tied for 11th place after the opening round. She shot a 76 (+4) and is tied with six other golfers. Maegan Rice (University of Mobile) leads after the first day with a 71 (-1). Rice was the only player to shoot under par on Tuesday.
Bennington will tee off at 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday.
First and second round play will tee off from No. 1 at 7:30 a.m. MDT, followed by an 8 a.m. start from No. 10 on both May 25 and 26. The first round's afternoon session will open off of No. 10 at 12:30 p.m., followed by a 1 p.m. start at No. 1. The second round's afternoon session will get underway at 1 p.m. on both No. 1 and 10.
The 129-player championships field is comprised from 14 automatic qualifying teams from NAIA affiliated conferences/unaffiliated groupings and 10 at-large team selections, which are determined using the final Top 25 rating released on May 7. South Dakota School of Mines & Technology qualifies as the host institution.
Among the 14 teams bound for Rapid City, four have previously won a national team title. Oklahoma City has five championships to their credit, all in the last five years. British Columbia took home top honors in 2001 and 2004. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) has won the event twice, winning in 1999 and 2002. In 2003, Northwood (Fla.) won its first women's golf crown.
Three individuals, Caitlin Duval of Davenport (Mich.), Lewis-Clark State's (Idaho) Courtney Shrout, Maegan Rice of Mobile (Ala.) earned a spot in the event through automatic qualification. Charlotte Guilleux of Wayland Baptist (Texas) earned an automatic qualification as a returning All-Tournament Team member from 2009. Cumberlands' (Ky.) McKinzie Price and Bennington each earned an at-large berth.
This is the second appearance for Bennington at the NAIA National Championships. She qualified with the WWU women's team last year and finished 33rd individually. Bennington shot rounds of 84, 82, 80, and 77 (+35) last year on the same course.
Bennington was the 2009 American Midwest Conference Freshman of the Year. She was the 2010 AMC Player of the Year and All-AMC recipient.
You can follow the scoring live at the NAIA Women's Golf web page. The site will also list tee times, individual and team results and a daily recap of each round.
Prior to Southeast he served as Athletic Director for Missouri Western from 1995-1999. Kaverman also served as Associate Director of Athletics for business and financial affairs at San Diego State from 1992-1995 and Associate Director for Student-Athlete Services from 1988-1992. Prior to that, he was Head Athletic Trainer at San Diego State, Coordinator of Sports Medicine at Ferris State University, Conditioning Coordinator and assistant Athletic Trainer for the Detroit Lions and Assistant Athletic Trainer at Northwestern University.
At Southeast Missouri State, Kaverman presided over a very successful athletic program on and off the field. Southeast had claimed 25 Ohio Valley Conference team championships, 8 OVC tournament championships and had sent 9 teams and numerous individual athletes on to NCAA competition during his tenure as Director of Athletics. In addition, 50 percent of all student-athletes earned a cumulative grade point average exceeding 3.0.
Kaverman holds a master's degree in Physical Education and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, both from Michigan State.
Active in a number of organizations, Kaverman has served on the NCAA Committee for Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports, chairing the Drug Education/Drug Testing Subcommittee. He is an active member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and is the Past President for the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association. In addition, he served on the NCAA FCS Football Committee and the Division I Football Issues Committee.
Kaverman is the recipient of the 1988 Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award from the California State University system and the 1980 Outstanding Young Man in America Award from the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce.
William Woods Finishes 18th at Nationals
(SILVIS, Ill., May 21)--The William Woods University men's golf team finished 18th at the 2010 NAIA National Championships. The Owls shot rounds of 300, 311, 313 and 306 (+94). Oklahoma City University won the tournament with an 1164 (+48). 29 teams comprised the field. This was the third consecutive trip to the NAIA national championships for William Woods.
The tournament took place at the TPC at Deere Run Golf Club in Silvis, Ill. The TPC at Deere Run, which opened in 2000, is the annual site of the PGA Tour's John Deere Classic.
Sophomore J.D. Nash (Dixon, Mo.) led the Owls at the national championships. Nash finished in a tied for 12th individually. He shot rounds of 73, 73, 73 and 76 for a four-day total of 295 (+11). Nash finished 15 strokes behind individual champion Justin Lower (Malone College). Lower finished the tournament -4. Nash was an All-Tournament recipient.
Sophomore Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) finished in a tie for 31st. Wilson shot rounds of 71, 77, 76 and 77. He finished +17 for the tournament.
WWU Individual Leaders
Sophomore J.D. Nash (Dixon, Mo.) - T-12th - 295 (+11)
Sophomore Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) - T-31st - 301 (+17)
Junior Austin Waibel (Boonville, Mo.) - T-80th - 316 (+32)
Senior Kyle Kovar (Columbia, Mo.) - 87th - 318 (+34)
Freshman Chris Rienert (Parkville, Mo.) - 98th - 339 (+55)
The Owls received an automatic bid to the tournament by winning the American Midwest Conference/Dakota Athletic Conference/Unaffiliated Grouping championship on May 1.
In the nine-team field, William Woods shot a 601 (+25) and defeated second place Minot State University by 28 strokes. The Owls took two of the top four spots in the AMC/DAC/UG tournament. Sophomore J.D. Nash (Dixon, Mo.) won top individual honors with a 36-hole score of 144. Junior Austin Waibel (Boonville, Mo.) grabbed fourth place at 152. Senior Kyle Kovar (Columbia, Mo.) was right behind in sixth place with a score of 153.
The 156-player championships field was comprised of 21 automatic qualifying teams from NAIA affiliated conferences and unaffiliated groupings and seven at-large selections, which are determined using the final Top 25 rating released on April 30. Saint Ambrose (Iowa) qualified as the host institution. Nine individuals earned a spot in the event through automatic qualification and two were at-large selections.
William Woods did not make the final cut at last season's championships. The Owls finished tied for 27th after the first three rounds. Sophomore Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) was the highest finisher for the Owls. Wilson was tied for 103rd individually after three rounds. Wilson shot rounds of 90, 79 and 70.
In its first appearance at the national championships in 2008, the Owls also failed to make the final cut. The Owls finished 25th after three rounds. Junior Austin Waibel (Boonville, Mo.) and senior Kyle Kovar (Columbia, Mo.) made their first appearance at the national tournament in 2008.
You can view the complete results from the tournament at the NAIA Men's Golf web page.
William Woods Makes the Cut
(SILVIS, Ill., May 20)--The William Woods University men's golf team is tied for 17th after day three of the 2010 NAIA National Championships. The Owls have shot rounds of 300, 311 and 313 (+72). William Woods is tied with Johnson and Wales College. Oklahoma City University and Malone University are tied for the lead after three rounds with a 896 (+44). 29 teams comprise the field. This is the third consecutive trip to the NAIA national championships for William Woods.
The tournament is taking place at the TPC at Deere Run Golf Club in Silvis, Ill. The TPC at Deere Run, which opened in 2000, is the annual site of the PGA Tour's John Deere Classic.
Sophomore J.D. Nash (Dixon, Mo.) leads the Owls after three rounds. Nash is tied for 4th individually. He has shot three consecutive rounds of 73 for a three-day total of 219 (+6). Nash is 10 strokes behind third-round leader Justin Lower (Malone College). Lower is -4 after three rounds.
Sophomore Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) is five shots back of Nash. Wilson has shot rounds of 71, 77 and 76. He is +11 and tied for 19th heading into the final round.
WWU Individual Leaders
Sophomore J.D. Nash (Dixon, Mo.) - T-4th - 219 (+6)
Sophomore Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) - T-19th - 224 (+11)
Junior Austin Waibel (Boonville, Mo.) - T-104th - 239 (+26)
Senior Kyle Kovar (Columbia, Mo.) - T-121st - 242 (+29)
Freshman Chris Rienert (Parkville, Mo.) - T-131st - 255 (+42)
The final round begins Friday at 7 a.m. The top 17 teams (including ties) advance to the final round of the 2010 NAIA National Championships.
The Owls received an automatic bid to the tournament by winning the American Midwest Conference/Dakota Athletic Conference/Unaffiliated Grouping championship on May 1.
In the nine-team field, William Woods shot a 601 (+25) and defeated second place Minot State University by 28 strokes. The Owls took two of the top four spots in the AMC/DAC/UG tournament. Sophomore J.D. Nash (Dixon, Mo.) won top individual honors with a 36-hole score of 144. Junior Austin Waibel (Boonville, Mo.) grabbed fourth place at 152. Senior Kyle Kovar (Columbia, Mo.) was right behind in sixth place with a score of 153.
The 156-player championships field is comprised of 21 automatic qualifying teams from NAIA affiliated conferences and unaffiliated groupings and seven at-large selections, which are determined using the final Top 25 rating released on April 30. Saint Ambrose (Iowa) qualifies as the host institution. Nine individuals earned a spot in the event through automatic qualification and two were at-large selections. Oklahoma Baptist's Chase Lindsey returns to the event as a returning All-Tournament Team member from 2009.
William Woods did not make the final cut at last season's championships. The Owls finished tied for 27th after the first three rounds. Sophomore Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) was the highest finisher for the Owls. Wilson was tied for 103rd individually after three rounds. Wilson shot rounds of 90, 79 and 70.
In its first appearance at the national championships in 2008, the Owls also failed to make the final cut. The Owls finished 25th after three rounds. Junior Austin Waibel (Boonville, Mo.) and senior Kyle Kovar (Columbia, Mo.) made their first appearance at the national tournament in 2008.
You can follow the scoring live at the NAIA Men's Golf web page. The site will also list tee times, individual and team results and a daily recap of each round.
Columbia's Tori Long led off the game with a blooper back to the pitcher that fell just short of her glove and allowed Long to reach first. Samantha Stringer sacrificed Long to second. Valerie Teter took a walk and Rachel Coleman loaded the bases when she was hit by a pitch. Long crossed the plate two pitches later when a wild pitch reached the backstop.
Dickinson State threatened in the fourth and sixth innings when their lead-off batter reached base, however the Cougars would shut the next three batters down in order to prevent any Blue Hawk from going past second base.
Valerie Teter (30-6) took the win on the mound for Columbia. She notched 13 strikeouts while allowing four hits and zero walks in the shutout. Long was two-for-three in the contest.
Columbia continues pool play tomorrow in Decatur, facing sixth seeded Belhaven (Miss.) University. The Blazers are 50-8 on the season and take on Northwood (Texas) University later today. This is their first appearance at the NAIA National Championships. Game time is slated for 12:30 p.m. CST. Live statistics can be found at http://naia.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/050710aad.html.
(SILVIS, Ill., May 19)--The William Woods University men's golf team is tied for 17th after day two of the 2010 NAIA National Championships. The Owls shot an opening round 300. They followed that with a second round 311 (+43) and are tied with St. Ambrose University. South Carolina-Beaufort leads after two rounds with a 586 (+18). 29 teams comprise the field. This is the third consecutive trip to the NAIA national championships for William Woods.
The tournament is taking place at the TPC at Deere Run Golf Club in Silvia, Ill. The TPC at Deere Run, which opened in 2000, is the annual site of the PGA Tour's John Deere Classic.
Sophomore J.D. Nash (Dixon, Mo.) leads the Owls after two rounds. Nash is tied for 13th individually. He shot rounds of 73 for a two-day total of 146 (+3). Nash is seven strokes behind second-round leader Justin Lower (Malone College). Lower is -4 after two rounds.
Sophomore Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) is three shots back of Nash. Wilson shot rounds of 71 and 77. He is +6 heading into the third round.
The third round begins Thursday at 7 a.m.
The Owls received an automatic bid to the tournament by winning the American Midwest Conference/Dakota Athletic Conference/Unaffiliated Grouping championship on May 1.
In the nine-team field, William Woods shot a 601 (+25) and defeated second place Minot State University by 28 strokes. The Owls took two of the top four spots in the AMC/DAC/UG tournament. Sophomore J.D. Nash (Dixon, Mo.) won top individual honors with a 36-hole score of 144. Junior Austin Waibel (Boonville, Mo.) grabbed fourth place at 152. Senior Kyle Kovar (Columbia, Mo.) was right behind in sixth place with a score of 153.
The 156-player championships field is comprised of 21 automatic qualifying teams from NAIA affiliated conferences and unaffiliated groupings and seven at-large selections, which are determined using the final Top 25 rating released on April 30. Saint Ambrose (Iowa) qualifies as the host institution. Nine individuals earned a spot in the event through automatic qualification and two were at-large selections. Oklahoma Baptist's Chase Lindsey returns to the event as a returning All-Tournament Team member from 2009.
William Woods did not make the final cut at last season's championships. The Owls finished tied for 27th after the first three rounds. Sophomore Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) was the highest finisher for the Owls. Wilson was tied for 103rd individually after three rounds. Wilson shot rounds of 90, 79 and 70.
In its first appearance at the national championships in 2008, the Owls also failed to make the final cut. The Owls finished 25th after three rounds. Junior Austin Waibel (Boonville, Mo.) and senior Kyle Kovar (Columbia, Mo.) made their first appearance at the national tournament in 2008.
You can follow the scoring live at the NAIA Men's Golf web page. The site will also list tee times, individual and team results and a daily recap of each round.
| Indiana Wesleyan University at | 0 |
| Hannibal-LaGrange | 1 |
| University of St. Mary at | 1 |
| Park | 3 |
| Park Triangular | |
| Hannibal-LaGrange at | 0 |
| Lindenwood University | 3 |
| McKendree at | 7:00pm |
| Benedictine University-Springfield | CST |
| Harris-Stowe at | 0 |
| Washington University | 3 |
| Avila University at | 0 |
| Park | 3 |
| Park Triangular | |
| Philander Smith College at | 6:00pm |
| Williams Baptist | CST |
| Live Stats | |
| Doane College at | 4:00pm |
| Harris-Stowe | CST |
| McKendree at | 7:30pm |
| Quincy University | CST |
| William Woods vs | |
| TBA | |
| at College of the Ozarks Tournament | |
| Missouri Baptist vs | 9:00am |
| University of Texas at Brownsville | CST |
| Columbia College Best Western Classic | |
| Harris-Stowe vs | 11:00am |
| TBA | CST |
| College of the Ozarks Tournament - Sept. 3-4 | |
| Friends University at | 1:00pm |
| Columbia | CST |
| Missouri Baptist vs | 1:00pm |
| Wiley College | CST |
| Columbia College Best Western Classic | |
| Harris-Stowe vs | 3:00pm |
| TBA | CST |
| College of the Ozarks Tournament - Sept. 3-4 | |
| Lindenwood University at | 7:00pm |
| Columbia | CST |
| Doane College at | 2:00pm |
| Harris-Stowe | CST |
| Midland Lutheran College at | 6:00pm |
| Park | CST |
