by Bill Pollock | Dec 1, 2009 | Sports Features
Missouri Tiger volleyball player Paola Ampudia was named the unanimous Big 12 Newcomer of the Year by the league’s 11 head coaches. She also landed on the All-Big 12 First Team as well, marking the first Tiger to appear on this list since Jessica Vander Kooi did...
by Bill Pollock | Dec 1, 2009 | Sports Features
Missouri State’s Adam Leonard of the men’s basketball team was named Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week. Leonard scored a career-high 24 points in the Bears’ win over previously-unbeaten Tulsa on Saturday at JQH Arena. In the Tulsa game,...
by Bill Pollock | Dec 1, 2009 | Sports Features
Southwest Baptist University’s Matt Rogers was named MIAA Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. The native of Doniphan, MO. averaged 32.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.0 blocks as the 8th ranked Bearcats swept both games in the SBU Thanksgiving Classic over...
by Bill Pollock | Dec 1, 2009 | Sports Features
Truman State University freshman Megan Sharpe was named the Division II National Freshman of the Year as well as an honorable mention all-American, by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Sharpe becomes Truman’s second National Freshman of the Year...