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For Immediate Release
RE: Three inducted into 2007 MBU Athletic Hall of Fame
Three inducted into 2007 MBU Athletic Hall of Fame
November 15, 2007
In conjunction with Homecoming 2007, the Missouri Baptist University Department of Athletics held its fifth annual Hall of Fame Banquet Friday, Nov. 9.
Over 150 people were in attendance during the 2007 Hall of Fame induction. Current and past All-Americans and NAIA Champions of Character were also honored. MBU Director of Athletics Thomas Smith inducted the following three individuals into the Hall of Fame: Mr. Dan Bryant, Mr. Julio Campos and Mr. Andy Carter.
MBU Director of Athletics Thomas Smith, left, poses for a photo with the 2007 MBU Athletic Hall of Fame Class. Pictured, from left, are Julio Campos, Dan Bryant and Andy Carter.
Dan Bryant ran for the MBU Cross Country and Track and Field teams from 1983-1986. Bryant was named a NAIA All-American three times for cross country and several times for track and field. He was also a two-time American Midwest Conference and District Cross Country Champion. He was a member of the 1984 cross country team that took fourth place at the NAIA national meet.
Julio Campos was a member of the Spartan baseball team from 1998-2000, playing under Andy Carter his first season. In 1999, he was named a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) First Team All-American. He was NAIA Honorable Mention All-American in 2000. After playing at MBU, Campos spent two years as a member of the Phillies organization. His professional career was cut short due to repeated surgeries. Julio is an instructor at the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School.
Andy Carter started his career at MBU as an All-Conference player for the baseball team from 1984-1986. In 1987, Carter joined the staff as an assistant baseball coach and took over the program as the head coach in 1991. During his nine years as head coach, Carter’s players and teams earned numerous conference and national honors. In 1998, Carter became MBU Athletic Director at MBU and served in that capacity until 2002. Carter has served as the Director of Athletics and Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics at NCAA Division II Newberry College in South Carolina since his departure from MBU.
At the conclusion of the program, Smith presented John Yehling, head men's and women's volleyball coach, and Kenny Graser, assistant men's baseball coach, with the MBU Athletic Director's Head Coach of the Year and Assistant Coach of the Year Awards respectively.
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Missouri Baptist University is a premier Christian university in Saint Louis, offering graduate and undergraduate studies in over thirty specialized fields and nine degrees. MBU's education and fine arts programs are nationally known in addition to business, religion, administration of justice, and more. MBU is one of the fastest growing higher education institutions in Missouri with an enrollment of over 4,500 students at five locations in the bi-state region — West County, Lincoln County, Jefferson County, Franklin County and the new Illinois extension at Lewis and Clark Community College.
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