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Reloaded Lady Cougars open indoor track and field season

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Coming off a fourth place finish in last year’s NJCAA Indoor Championships, the Barton Community College women’s track and field team opened their 2015 indoor season Friday at the Air Force Collegiate Open Meet held at Cadet Field House on the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Defending indoor 3000m national champion Lydia Mato began her indoor season with another victory easily cruising to finish line in 1:49.31, eighteen seconds ahead of her nearest competitor.  Freshmen Holly Pierce and Kaitlynn Tuey placed third and fourth in the event finishing in times of 13:36.92 and 13:55.58 respectively.   Like Pierce and Tuey, fellow freshman cross country athlete Yazmin Rendon made her indoor debut finishing eighth in the 1 mile in a time of 7:06.48.

The Lady Cougars reloaded in the sprints with freshman taking the higher placings.  Vanessa Style led two freshmen in the 60 meters with a ninth place 7.88 time while O’Neisha Glover’s 8.15 placed 14th.  Glover led the Barton contingent in the 200 meters just out of the top ten with an 11th place 26.25 time.  Freshman Marissa Oglesby placed 18th in 28.22 while sophomore Trenna Cox came in 22nd in 28.93.

Sophomore Widline Lageroy was the lone 400 meters entry placing 5th in 58.89 while freshman Julee McAtee‘s 2:56.13 placed 13th in the 800 meters.

Sophomore Elizabeth Evans led the throwing events finishing 11th in the Shot Put with a throw of 11.14m (36-6.75).

The Lady Cougars had four entries in the 60 meter hurdles, led by freshman Style’s third place 8.76 time.  Tasha Frazier placed 14th in 9.32, Odlesby 18th in 9.47, and Cox coming in 28th in 10.56.

Frazier led the jumps for Barton leaping a third place finish in the Long Jump at 5.48m (17-11.75) while Cox placed 9th at 4.11m (13-6.00).

The Lady Cougars return to action on Friday in the two-day Holiday Inn Invitational held on the campus of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Hesston signs Daniel Reyes, Jr

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Daniel Reyes, Jr., from Wichita (Kan.) South High School, recently signed with Hesston College men’s soccer program.

Reyes scored four goals and racked up eight assists as a senior and helped Wichita South win the 2014 Titan Classic Championship.

Reyes is the son of Daniel and Rochelle Reyes, Wichita.

photo credit: SelmaBearsSoccer

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Bulldogs Compete in First Indoor T&F Meet of 2015

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credit: McPherson College

Crete, Neb. – Following a 2014 KCAC Outdoor Championship year, the 2015 McPherson College track and field teams got their first meet of the year in on Saturday as they competed at the Ward Haylett Invitational hosted by Doane College.  There were multiple Personal Records and a few school records for Mac, not to mention one NAIA A-Standard Qualifier.

“I was pleased with how the team pulled together coming off of break and after a short, cold week of practice,” said Coach Magnall.  “There were some very strong performances across the board and I’m looking forward to seeing more improvement next week.”

Perry Joseph highlighted the meet for McPherson with his 6.86 time in the 60-meter dash; Joseph finished first in the meet and punched his ticket to the 2015 NAIA Indoor National Championships.  The time is currently the fourth best in the NAIA and re-sets the McPherson College record; Joseph set the record back in 2013 and tied it again last year.  Dixon Cooney also set a record on Saturday as he ran a 2:36.27 in the 1000m run; the sophomore was just three seconds off a B-qualifier.  The 4x400m relay squad ran a 3:28.63, knocking a few tenths off the old school record; the team was made up of Jawaun Stuart, Akim Muhammad, Demetres Greenwood, and Marlon Clayton.

On the women’s side, Jazmine Alexander ran a 7.9 in the 60-meter dash and finished third; this was the first time she has competed in this event and was five-hundredths off of qualifying for Nationals.  Dajana Gliesche and Neka Dias both set PRs in each one of their events.

Click here for the complete results.

Quint Accepts New Role for McPherson College

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McPherson, Kan. – McPherson College President Michael Schneider announced on Thursday that current Director of Athletics and men’s soccer coach Doug Quint will transition out of his role as AD and into the role of Head Soccer Coach for both the women’s and men’s programs.  Quint will make this transition by the end of the fiscal year.

“Doug has done a fantastic job leading our men’s soccer program and serving as our athletic director,” said Schneider.  “His leadership in both areas has been outstanding. I am proud of his work to elevate the student-athlete experience at McPherson and feel fortunate to spend the last few years working with him.”

With this transition, MC will be looking to add a full-time athletic director before the next academic year.

“First off, I want to thank Michael and McPherson College for the opportunity I’ve had to lead this athletic department for the last five years,” said Quint.  “It was a great experience and every day I did the best I knew how.  I have built a lot of great professional relationships in this role and will miss that.  I took this job because I wanted to provide some stability in the athletic department.  Now I am at the point where I believe a full-time Athletic Director is what is best for the college moving forward.  There is just so much to balance while also being a head coach.  I look forward to helping the college out in any way I can to find the next athletic department leader.”

As a coach, Quint has had a multitude of success at Mac and is coming off a 14-4-2 season where his men’s soccer team won the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Regular Season and Postseason Tournament titles.  His overall record as a men’s coach sits at 125-88-16 and is 70-30-8 within the conference.  Since 2005 his men’s program has won 74% of their games in the KCAC.

“I look forward to getting the women’s program back to their winning ways,” Quint continued.  “It’s going to be a challenge but it is something that I am excited to take on.  There is a great group of players returning that will be our foundation of success.”

Quint is no stranger to coaching collegiate women as he was the one brought in to restart the program in 2003.  His program went from finishing eighth in the KCAC his first year to second in his fifth and final year; that squad finished the season at 13-6-1 overall and 7-2 in the conference.  To this day it was the most successful women’s soccer team in McPherson College history.

 

January Exhibit Features Sowa and Startists

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credit: Pratt Community College

During the month of January, the Delmar Riney Art Gallery at Pratt Community College features the work of Tiffany Sowa and her students. Sowa is a traveling art instructor and the owner of “You’re Fired Ceramics and Canvas” in Coldwater, Kan.

Sowa believes that art is for everyone, not just for the educated, the affluent or the expressive.  She says anyone can create art, and art can be found in everything we see and do.  The one thing that brings her more joy than making her own art is the environment she creates where anyone can become an artist. She calls them “Startists” because they have just started their journey to becoming an artist.

The Startists featured in the Delmar Riney exhibit are of every age, some as young as six years old.

“There’s a moment in every creation when the artist can suddenly see the art,” she said. “Until that point, many of my students are just following along, maybe somewhat anxious, possibly even complaining a bit, but they follow instructions and put paintbrush to canvas, all along doubting that this stuff will somehow turn into art – then that moment happens, when they realize they can do it, and it’s a beautiful thing.”

Sowa’s style is what she calls “random revelations,” and involves throwing, splattering, dropping, dabbling and manipulating.

“I like the element of surprise – starting with a blank canvas and then exploring all the ways that the paint can be applied to create something beautiful,” she said. “I go home each night not knowing what will be waiting for me in the morning. The unknown is exciting and always amazes me.”

Sowa has a Bachelor of Science in Strategic Leadership from Southwestern College, and received her art education through the Bicentennial Art Center of Aurora, Colo.

The art gallery is free and open to the public Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. or by appointment. If you would like to be considered as a featured artist of the month, send your name, contact information and a brief description of your artwork to [email protected].

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