Athletic Department June 10, 2009 10 SCCC STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
Seward County Community College/Area Technical School Athletic Director Galen McSpadden has announced that six different Saints/Lady Saints athletic teams have qualified for the NJCAA Academic Team of the Year award. Women’s Basketball, Softball, Women’s Tennis, Volleyball, Men’s Tennis, and Baseball have all met the requirements to be in the running for this national award. As well as the team awards that the SCCC/ATS teams qualified for, 10 different student-athletes have been nominated for Academic All-American awards. COMPLETE STORY...
Baseball June 9, 2009 FOUR SAINTS SIGN AT SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSITIES
Less than a month removed from narrowly missing the NJCAA World Series, four Seward County Saints Baseball players have signed on the dotted line to continue their baseball careers at four year universities. Bobby Doran will go to Texas Tech University, Corey Collins will attend Mississippi State University, Travis Parker is headed to Saint Louis University, and David Cruz will play for defending national champs Lubbock Christian. COMPLETE STORY...
Softball June 8, 2009 AUGER NAMED ALL-AMERICAN BY TWO DIFFERENT SOURCES
Courtney Auger’s list of accolades at Seward County were capped off this week as she was named 1st Team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and 3rd Team All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association. After a solid freshman campaign and being named both Jayhawk West Conference Freshman of the Year and Most Valuable Player in 2008, Auger backed that up with yet another NJCAA Most Valuable Player sophomore season by helping the Lady Saints to a regular season conference title, a Region VI Tournament title, and a 7th place finish at the 2009 National Tournament. COMPLETE STORY...
Courtney Auger at the 2009 National Tournament
Volleyball June 7, 2009 CHELSEA MYERS BECOMES THIRD LADY SAINT TO SIGN DIVISION 1
Chelsea Myers has decided to continue her volleyball and academic career at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore next season after a stellar two year career at Seward County. Myers has signed her National Letter of Intent and will play for coach Don Metil and the Lady Hawks next season at UMES as they come off of back to back trips to the MEAC championship game in the past two seasons. Myers was the backbone of the Lady Saints 2nd place finish in the Jayhawk West this season as she played in every game of every match through the entire season. COMPLETE STORY...
Chelsea Myers
Volleyball June 6, 2009 LADY SAINTS QUALIFY FOR 3RD STRAIGHT TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD
For the third consecutive year, the Seward County Lady Saints Volleyball team has qualified for the AVCA team academic award. Although the final lists have yet to be announced, the Lady Saints have met the requirements of the award by achieving better than a 3.30 team GPA for the academic year. Last year the Lady Saints were one of just 354 of 3,000 eligible schools to win this prestigious award and one of just 15 NJCAA schools to capture the honor. In 2009 the Lady Saints placed four players on the President’s Honor Roll (4.0), nine to the Dean’s Honor Roll (3.5+), and 21 to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (3.0+). COMPLETE STORY...
Softball June 4, 2009 AUGER & COATS NAMED NFCA ALL-WEST REGION
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has announced that two Seward County Lady Saint Softball players have been named to the All-West Region team for their performance on the diamond this season. Courtney Auger was named 1st Team All-West Region by the coaches while Marisa Coats was named 2nd Team All-West Region. COMPLETE STORY...
Baseball June 4, 2009 THREE SAINTS NAMED NJCAA ALL-REGION VI
NJCAA Men’s Region VI Director Randy Stange has announced that three Seward County Saints Baseball players have been named to the All-Region VI Baseball team this week. No team in the region had more selections than the Saints who placed third baseman Travis Parker and outfielder Mikel Huston on the first team list and pitcher Bobby Doran on the second team. CLICK HERE for a complete list of the 2009 NJCAA All-Region VI team. COMPLETE STORY...
Athletic Department April 29, 2009 SAINTS/LADY SAINTS TEAM UP WITH LEAD FOR BIG GIVE
At a time when most college aged students are in bed recovering from their Friday night adventures, 30 Seward County Saints and Lady Saints student-athletes were giving back to their community. As part of LEAD’S First Big Give, members of the Seward County Volleyball, Tennis, and Softball teams came out to Blue Bonnet Park Saturday morning to teach the youth of the community how to play their different sports and sign autographs for those in attendance. An approximated 2,500 people attended the event... COMPLETE STORY... PHOTO GALLERY
