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Women's Golf Finishes Season Strong (April 28, 2005)
The Lady Spartans Golf team finished the season fourth out of nine teams in Region V tournament play. This was the first season that Missouri Baptist University fielded a Women’s Golf team. MBU posted a score of 370 after the first round of tournament play and a score of 365 in the second round of tournament play hosted in Smithville, MO. MBU’s Ashlee Claydon was named to the First Team All Region with scores of 86 and 86 respectively in the two rounds of action. “I would definitely call this a successful season” stated head coach Josh Buffington. “Finishing fourth…
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Men's Golf Claims AMC Title (April 28, 2005)
Missouri Baptist University Men’s Golf Team won the AMC team championship by 32 shots over defending champion William Woods University. MBU’s Danny Manselle led all scorers with a personal score of 143 and is the AMC 2005 Individual Champion. Manselle, along with MBU's Rodolfo Gamino and Erik Rios, were named first team All Conference. Further results are as follows: American Midwest Conf. Champ. Oak Meadow CC Rolla, MO Tournament Dates: 04/21 - 04/22 Par: 70 70 Yardage: 6300 6300 Fin Team Scores 1 Missouri Baptist U. 282 302 584 +24 2 William Woods U. 307 309 616 +56 3 McKendree…
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Missouri Baptist Bowling Places at National Tourney (April 27, 2005)
The Missouri Baptist University Women’s Bowling team participated in college bowling’s largest and most prestigious event; The Intercollegiate Bowling Championships. This four day event is a mixture of honors, recognition, social expression and the crowing tournament of the season. While merely reaching this event is a tremendous tribute, the grueling format makes this one of the toughest competitions that collegians can enter. At the awards dinner on Wednesday, Missouri Baptist students were again recognized for the Academic All-American status. Stacy Clubbs, Jen Donahue, and Julie Burton were singled out for the continuing commitment to academics. On Thursday morning, competition began…
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Track & Field Places 7th at Augie Invite (April 24, 2005)
Augie Invite Hosted by Augustana College Friday, April 22, 2005 5:00 p.m. Overcast, becoming sunny, swirling winds, light rain 9:00 p.m. 55 degrees + Meet Record, * Track Record, P = NCAA III Provisional A = Automatic Team Scores 1. Wisconsin Oshkosh 195.0 2. Wisconsin Stevens Point 111.5 3. Wisconsin LaCrosse 107.5 4. Loras College 102.0 5. Augustana College 99.5 6. Carthage College 95.83 7. Missouri Baptist University 81.0 7. Luther College 81.0 9. Wisconsin Whitewater 61.66 10. Wisconsin Parkside 44.0 11. Wisconsin Platteville 34.0 12. Truman State University 18.0 13. St. Ambrose University 10.0 14. St Francis College 6.0…
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MBU’s Ryan Edwards Will Continue His Basketball Career in the World Basketball Association (April 22, 2005)
Ryan Edwards, a MBU standout and graduating senior has been selected to play in the World Basketball Association (WBA). In the WBA’s 2005 College Player Draft, Ryan was selected by the Rome Gladiators out of Georgia. The Head Coach of the Gladiators, Harold Ellis, is also a scout for the NBA team Atlanta Hawks. The WBA is a professional basketball league that serves as a teaching, developing, and exposing tool for players that desire to go on to the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), or the United States Basketball League (USBL). It also is a recruiting…MBU's Track & Field Brings Home 9 event Wins from McKendree Classic (April 18, 2005)
The Missouri Baptist Track & Field team enjoyed several strong performances Saturday at the McKendree Classic. Despite resting several athletes this weekend, MBU still walked away with 9 event wins. Nickesha Anderson continued her unbeaten streak this outdoor season with event wins in the 100 (11.61) and 200 (24.00). Rachel Baldwin and Maresia Pencil both ran qualifying performances in their races as well. Baldwin came through with a big improvement in the 100 with a time of 12.11. Fighting a cold, Pencil still came through to finish 2nd in the 800 with a 2:14.16. Shawn Silvera competing unattached also had…
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Men's Golf Finishes 9th at Billiken Invite (April 13, 2005)
Billiken Invitational Gateway National Madison, IL Tournament Dates: 04/11 - 04/12 Par: 71 71 71 Daily Low Round Yardage: 6769 6769 6769 Daily Leader Both Team Finish Scores 1 Austin Peay State U. 284 282 271 837 -15 2 Western Illinois U. 288 283 288 859 +7 3 St. Louis University 287 283 293 863 +11 4 Murray State Univ. 296 291 281 868 +16 5 S.E. Missouri State 292 284 293 869 +17 6 Lindenwood Univ. 287 292 292 871 +19 T 7 UMKC 284 296 292 872 +20 T 7 Wisconsin-Green Bay 292 292 288 872 +20 T…
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Men's Volleyball Wins MAMVIC Tourney (April 12, 2005)
The MBU Men’s Volleyball team won the MAMVIC Conference Tournament this past weekend in Kansas City. MBU defeated Graceland College on Friday 22-30, 30-24, 30-24, and 30-23. The team was lead by four different players having double digit kills. Junior setter, Frank Masek added 44 assists and 4 digs in the match. The semi-final match on Saturday against Missouri Valley College was a five game thriller. MBU won 27-30, 30-26, 34-32, 15-30, and 15-11. Sophomore Outside Hitter Ivan Lugonja had 20 kills in the match and Junior Middle Blocker came off the bench to add a late spark. The team…
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Spartan Track and Field Heats Up Over the Weekend (April 11, 2005)
With 9 qualifying performances in their first 2 meets, the Missouri Baptist Track & Field program already looked in position to have a solid season. However, the MBU outdoor campaign heated up just like the weather this past weekend. Traveling to Eastern Illinois to compete against teams such as Ohio State, Illinois, Marquette, UW-Milwaukee, Illinois State, Bradley, and numerous other large schools in the Big Blue Classic, Missouri Baptist had perhaps their best meet of the year. The Spartans walked away from Charleston, Illinois with 11 national qualifiers and 20 top 5 finishes. Dana Miller and Jackie Fleddermann started the…
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Men's Golf Ranked 10th Nationally (April 8, 2005)
The NAIA Men’s Golf national rankings have been released and the Missouri Baptist University Linksters are ranked 10th among the nations best. After an impressive fall, the MBU Men’s Golf Team won two tournaments. The Linksters picked up where they left off in the spring schedule compiling a 32-1 record against NAIA teams. The Spartans lone loss comes to the current NAIA #1 team in the nation, Oklahoma Christian College, who they lost to by one stroke. The Spartan Linksters will be in action again when they travel to Madison, Ill to participate in the Billiken Invitational on April 11-12.…
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Baseball Sweeps Lindenwood (April 7, 2005)
The Missouri Baptist University Baseball team swept a double header from Lindenwood University on Tuesday April 5. The Spartans won the opener 4-1 and the edged the Lions in the Night cap 4-3. The Spartans jumped on top in the top of the first inning in both games. In game one, Junior Ricky Simpson (Pevely/Jefferson College) led off with a single. Following a walk to senior Justin Hardin (Stockton, CA/Delta) and a sacrifice bunt by junior Pedro Perez (Vieques, PR/Indian Hills CC), senior Alex Daztko (Chesterfield/Marquette HS) drove in Simpson with a ground out to third base. The Lions nicked…
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Men's Basketball, Tony Tompkins, Named AMC Coach of the Year for Second Consecutive Year (April 6, 2005)
Missouri Baptist University Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Tony Tompkins, has been named the 2004-2005 American Midwest Conference Coach of the year. The presentation was made after the last Spartan home game on Saturday, March 8 in an 85-64 victory over McKendree College in the AMC Tournament Championship game. The honor was voted upon by the AMC men’s coaches. Tompkins, who is in his third season with the Spartans (73-23 overall record at MBU), was selected from a field of qualified AMC coaches. The honor is the second straight year Coach Tompkins can boast of Coach of the Year honors after…Women's Golf Places 9th at Bulldog Classic (April 5, 2005)
Bulldog Classic – Women’s Results Kirksville C.C. Kirksville, MO Tournament Dates: 04/01 - 04/02 Par: 74 74 Daily Low Round Yardage: 5813 5813 Daily Leader Both Final Team Scores 1 Wartburg College 353 336 689 +97 2 Simpson College 355 341 696 +104 3 Truman State Univ. 360 344 704 +112 4 Winona State Univ 371 355 726 +134 5 Rockhurst University 382 376 758 +166 6 Missouri Western St. 398 377 775 +183 7 Nebraska Wesleyan U. 389 392 781 +189 8 Moorhead State Univ. 394 390 784 +192 9 Missouri Baptist U. 405 387 792 +200 10 Iowa…
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Women's Track Team Shines at Gatorade Classic (April 2, 2005)
The Missouri Baptist Women's Track & Field team traveled to Southeast Missouri State this weekend to compete in the 24th annual Gatorade Classic. Despite the blustery conditions, the Lady Spartans earned nine national qualifying performances and three event champions. Nickesha Anderson had a huge day by being a part of four of those qualifying performances. She continued her outstanding freshman campaign by earning gold in the 100 (11.65) and 200 (23.78) against a field loaded with Division I athletes. Nickesha's busy day also included anchoring the 4x100 relay of Dichell Kelly-White, Sherline Duncan, and Rachel Baldwin to a 3rd place…
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