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Friday, August
16, 2002
PRESEASON SOCCER
EXHIBITIONS WITH JOHNSON COUNTY DROPPED FROM SCHEDULE
PARKVILLE,
MO--The
men's and women's soccer exhibition scrimmages with Johnson County
Community College scheduled for Saturday, August 17, have been
cancelled. If the events are rescheduled, details will be available
at www.park.edu/athletic.
 Wednesday, August
14, 2002
2002 Women's Volleyball Preview
STRONG MIDDLE AND AGGRESSIVE PASSERS CHARACTERIZE 2002 PIRATES
PARKVILLE, MO-- Entering her third season with the Pirates' women's volleyball program, head coach Peggy Tuter will depend on eight returning letterwinners from last season's team to forge into Region IV and the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference schedule. The MCAC conference houses formidable, perennially ranked opponents, including Bellevue University and College of St. Mary.
The 2002 team is made up of six juniors, five sophomores and one freshmen; they're a seasoned group, according to
Tuter, who has decided plans to improve on last year's 7-29 record.
-more-
Friday, August 9, 2002
2002 Men's Soccer Preview
COHESIVENESS CRUCIAL
FOR PIRATES, THIRTEEN NEWCOMERS
PARKVILLE, MO--The 2002 Park University men’s soccer team will be missing its
four leading scorers from last season’s team which finished 11-7-2, including
seniors Gorka Garcia and Adrian Callaghan.
Gone also is Jerod Watkins, a gritty defender from Parkville, who
graduated in May with a degree in Business Administration.
So why, then, is second-year head coach Efrem Shimlis optimistic about
the season ahead?
A solid core of returners, led by senior defender Mike Heuze, senior
goalkeeper Scott Woods, and midfielder Justin Boersma top a roster peppered with
thirteen new names. Among the
newcomers are Eric Ongao, Chris Lisaka, Enock Odede and Edwin Odipo. Shimlis and first-year assistant coach Timothy Kibune, a
recent graduate of St. Gregory’s University, expect the newcomers to make an
immediate impact. -more-
Friday, August 9, 2002
2002 Women's Soccer Preview
BEDZRAH, FIVE
SENIORS STEAM INTO FALL SOCCER SEASON
PARKVILLE, MO--With eleven returning
upperclassmen, the 2002 Park University women’s soccer program and head coach
Scott
Bowen can’t improve much on last
season. In 2001, Park finished
15-3-0, playing within 45 minutes of a trip to the NAIA National Championship
tournament, before falling on the road to the eventual champion of Region V,
Lindenwood University. Last season,
Park outscored opponents 44-14, led by forward Pam Bedzrah who, with 19 goals
and six assists, led the team in points.
Just two players have departed from last year’s lineup card—Sylvia
Naungayan, a four-year letter winner who will graduate this fall with a degree
in business administration, and Traci Kesterson, a transfer student who
struggled with nagging injuries much of the season.
Of the pair, only Kesterson started; she contributed five assists last
season. -more-
Tuesday, July 9, 2002
PARK UNIVERSITY ADDS
WOMEN'S GOLF FOR 2002-2003 SEASON
PARKVILLE,
MO--Park University and The National Golf Club of Kansas City
jointly announced July 9, the establishment of a Park University NAIA
Women’s Golf Team at a press conference hosted at The National Club
located in Parkville, Mo. Athletic Director, Claude English announced that John Richman
would be the head golf coach for the University’s golf team. -more-
Monday, July 8, 2002
PARK BASEBALL'S BEALE
MAKES MOUNTAIN DUCKS' ROSTER
PARKVILLE, MO--Brad Beale, catcher for the
2000-2001 Park University baseball team, recently signed to play professional
baseball for the Ozark-Springfield Mountain Ducks in the Central Baseball
League. He was a student-assistant for Park in 2001-2002. Beale is
from Raytown, Mo.
Friday, June 14, 2002
PLATTE COUNTY STANDOUT
TYLER SHAW COMMITS TO PARK UNIVERSITY BASEBALL PROGRAM
PARKVILLE, MO--Tyler Shaw, a 2002 graduate of
Platte County R-III High School, will play baseball at Park University next
season. The standout pitcher was an All-Conference First Team selection in
his senior season. Shaw went 7-1 with a 0.94 ERA, notching 70 strikeouts
in 40 innings and contributing solidly to Platte County R-III's first-ever state
title in baseball. Shaw threw a no-hitter as Platte County R-III defeated
St. Mary High School, 19-1, to win the Missouri Class 3A State Championship.
Wednesday, June 5, 2002
THREE PIRATES NAMED
ALL-REGION SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
BALDWIN CITY, KAN--Three
student-athletes from Park University were honored by the NAIA Region V as
scholar-athletes for the winter and spring seasons of 2002. In
women's basketball, Jill Stauch, a forward from Tonganoxie, Kan., was one
of 29 student-athletes awarded the honor. Track and field athletes
Crystal Bethel and Robert Bognar were also named with the honor given to
students who complete a season of competition while exceeding a 3.50
cumulative grade point average.
Wednesday, May 29, 2002
BETHEL SECURES PAIR
OF ALL-AMERICAN HONORS; ATEM CLAIMS ONE
OLATHE, KAN.--Sprinter Crystal Bethel,
a junior from Nassau, Bahamas, finished sixth in the 400-meter dash,
completing the finals in 55.92 seconds, more than one full second better
than her national qualifying time of 57.1 seconds scored back on April
13. With the finish, Bethel earned All-American honors. She
was also distinguished as an Academic All-American for academic
excellence.
In men's track and field, Mabior Atem, also
improved on his season-best time in the 1,500-meter run. Atem
finished fifth with a time of three minutes, 51.07 seconds. He
qualified for the National Championship meet by running 1500 meters in
three minutes, 57.49 seconds on May 11. Atem, a sophomore from
Kansas City, Mo., was honored as an All-American for his top-six
finish.
For more information, visit the Park University Department of Athletics
web site at www.park.edu/athletic.
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