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Thursday, May 1, 2003
Baseball & Softball News
MCAC BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS START TODAY IN
OMAHA
PARKVILLE, MO--The Park University baseball and softball programs will be in
Omaha today to begin the chase for a postseason conference title and a chance at
a Region IV playoff spot. The softball team (16-17, 10-5) enters the MCAC
tournament as the #4 seed; they will play the #1 seed, College of St. Mary
Flames, at 10:00 a.m. in Omaha. The baseball team (29-14, 18-6) enters the
tournament as the #3 seed. They will play #2 Newman University at 2:30
p.m. this afternoon in Bellevue, Neb.
Wednesday,
April 30, 2003
Champions of Character Initiative
TRACK & FIELD TEAMS TO VOLUNTEER AT MID-AMERICA GAMES THIS WEEKEND
PARKVILLE, MO--Park University student-athletes from the men's and women's
track & field programs are volunteering this weekend in support of the
Mid-America Games for the Disabled; it is the second year head coach Brian
Renshaw and his teams have supported the event as part of the NAIA's Champions
of Character initiative. The games, which include track events and
bowling, convene on Friday, May 2, at Bishop Miege High School in Shawnee
Mission, Kan.; a Parade of Champions, torch lighting and welcome speech will
take place on Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. For more information on the events
or to learn how to volunteer at the games, visit
www.midamericagames.com.
Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Men's Volleyball News
PARK'S AJANAKO NAMED NATIONAL
TOURNAMENT MVP; ROCHA NETS ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM SPOT
DAVENPORT, IOWA--Seidu Ajanako, a 6-4 outside hitter for Park University's
national champion men's volleyball program, was named Most Valuable Player of
the tournament this weekend. A freshman from Accra, Ghana, Ajanako was
alto the tournament's kill leader, averaging 5.45 kills per game in the fourteen
games played on Friday and Saturday. Teammate Gustavo Rocha, a junior
setter from Goiania, Brazil, was selected to the All-Tournament Team.
Monday, April 28,
2003
NAIA Champions of Character Initiative
PIRATE SPIKERS GIVE TIME TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY,
CHARACTER INITIATIVE
PARKVILLE, MO--The Park University women's volleyball team and head coach
Peggy Tuter spent April 5 working with the Northland Habitat for Humanity on an
area development. Team members laid down flooring and framed in walls on
four homes. The Northland Habitat for Humanity is pursuing the completion
of ten houses by Father's Day. The activity brought the total NAIA
Champions of Character activities involving the team to four this year,
including a Harvesters food drive at home matches in October, a donation of
goods to a charity in North Dakota, and a campus blood drive.
Saturday, April 26, 2003
Men's Volleyball Results
PARK UNIVERSITY SWEEPS MISSOURI
BAPTIST TO BRING HOME NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
DAVENPORT, IOWA--The Park University Pirates
(28-5) celebrated a straight-game sweep of the #3 Missouri Baptist College
Spartans to bring home the 2003 Tachikara/NAIA National Championship in men's
volleyball Saturday night. It was the first national title in any sport
throughout Park's history. The Pirates defeated the Spartans, 3-0 (30-27,
30-23, 30-26), defeating Missouri Baptist for the second time in two days.
Park also downed the Spartans during Friday's pool play round. Missouri
Baptist reached the final by upsetting #2 California Baptist; the Spartans came
from behind to surprise the Lancers, 3-2 (20-30, 24-30, 30-27, 34-32,
15-8).
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Saturday, April 26, 2003
Men's Volleyball Results
PARK EVADES LINDENWOOD, SAILS
INTO CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
DAVENPORT, IOWA--Park University (27-5) shed
a season-long albatross Saturday morning, defeating the #4 Lindenwood
University Lions for the first time in four attempts this season. In
their first three meetings of the season, Lindenwood was 3-0, winning nine
out of ten games versus Park. In Saturday's NAIA National Semifinal
match, Park advanced, 3-2 (22-30, 30-28, 20-30, 30-23, 15-10). The Pirates
will face the winner of #2 California Baptist and #4 Missouri Baptist at
7:00 p.m. tonight.
Saturday, April 26, 2003
Baseball
Results
PARK CAPS REGULAR SEASON WITH
WINS, HEADS INTO MCAC PLAYOFFS 
BARTLESVILLE, OKLA.--Park University (29-14, 18-6) gritted out a pair of
key wins in the MCAC Saturday afternoon, edging out Oklahoma Wesleyan
University, 5-1 and 6-5, to complete the four-game sweep of the
Eagles. In the first game, Jeff Holz (6-2) picked up the win; Joe
Barbosa (6-1) threw for the win in the second game. Freshman Aaron
Couter and senior Ryan Kiedrowski each had two stolen bases and one RBI in
the first game. Kiedrowski was 3-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen
base in the second game. He drove in the game-winning run with a
single in the top of the seventh. Courter and R.J. Nab each scored
two runs in the second game.
Game
1 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -
7 R - H - E
Park Univ. 2 0 0 0
0 1 2 5 3
0
Okla. Wesl. 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 1 7
5
Line summary: PARK, Holz and Edwards.
OKWU, Serrano, Branscum (7) and Gist. WP: Holz (6-2). LP: Serrano.
Game 2 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -
7 R - H - E
Park Univ. 0 0 2 1
1 0 2 6 11
2
Okla. Wesl. 0 0 0 1
2 2 0 5 7
2
Line summary: PARK, Barbosa
and Cunningham. OKWU, Gonzalez, Boxburger (6), Wernkey (7) and Renfro. WP:
Barbosa (6-1). LP: Boxburger. HW: OKWU, Jethcoat.
Saturday, April 26, 2003
Track & Field Results
ATEM, BETHEL TAKE
MORE FIRST PLACE FINISHES
KANSAS CITY, MO--Juniors Mabior Atem and Crystal Bethel continue to lead
the field in their respective events. Atem won the men's 800-meter
(15:01.51) at the UMKC Invitational in Kansas City on Saturday; Bethel
took first in the women's 400-meter (56.08).
UMKC Invitational, April
26, 2003; EVENT, ATHLETE, TIME, PLACE; Women's Results: 100 M, Lanessa
Hubbard,13:736,9; Women's 200 M, Crystal Bethel,24.93,2; Women's 200 M,
Lanessa Hubbard,27.72,10; Women's 200 M, Liza Ruud,27.81,12; Women's 400
M, Crystal Bethel,56.08,1; Women's 400 M, Celena Bibbins,59.67,4; Women's
400 M, Kasey Scott,1:00.43,5; Women's 400 M, Adel Riak,1:04.43,10; Women's
1500 M, Jessica Ferguson,4:52.32,6; Women's 5000 M, Amanda
Geno,21:36.85,9; Women's 3000 M, Amy Musil,21:54.34,10; Women's 400 M
Hurdles, Roselie Watkins,1:09.76,10; Women's 4 X 4,3:57.45,2; Women's Long
Jump, Jelena Tasic, 18'3.75",2; Womens' Javelin, Kasey Scott, 91'6",8;
Womens' Javelin, Liza Ruud, 79'2",9. Men's results: Men's 100 M, Fred
Aboagye,11.15,8; Men's 200 M, Brad-Ford Exantus,22.70,10; Men's 200 M,
Fred Aboagye,22.85,13; Men's 200 M, Berg Heskin,24.12,23; Men's 400 M,
Mitch Black,54.71,13; Men's 800 M, Leon Bowman,2:07.76,33; Men's 1500 M,
Mabior Atem,3:52.67,2; Men's 5000 M, Mabior Atem,15:01.51,1; Men's 5000 M,
Keith Longuski,16:22.33,9; Men's 5000 M, Jake Kidd,17:12.53,13; Men's 5000
M, Josh McKinzie,17:24.71,14; Men's Long Jump, Berg Heskin, 20' 5.25",10;
Men's Long Jump, Serge Campote, 18' 6",15; Men's Javelin, Robert
Masoner,
173' 8",3; Men's Javelin, Berg Heskin, 142' 9",6; Men's Javelin, Mitch
Black, 121' 4",11.
Friday, April 25, 2003
Baseball
Results
PIRATES PLAY THROUGH WET
CONDITIONS; TAKE TWO FROM OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN 
BARTLESVILLE, OKLA.--Pitchers Joe Pickett (6-1) and Brett Rymer (5-4) each
held Oklahoma Wesleyan University to one run in Park's doubleheader sweep
of the Eagles. Park (27-14, 16-6) defeated the Eagles, 3-1 and 4-1
despite wet field conditions. Andy Morgan had two hits and two
stolen bases in the opener; he also scored all three of Park's runs.
Senior shortstop Ryan Kiedrowski also had two hits and two stolen
bases. In the second game, Kiedrowski went 2-for-3. In the top
of the fifth inning, he delivered a single with the bases loaded to score
Park's first run. Senior Joe Barbosa followed up with a single to
plate Park's second run, before Ben Weber smacked a two-run double to cap
Park's scoring. The Pirates face the Eagles again on Saturday at
1:00 p.m.
Game
1 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -
7 R - H - E
Park Univ. 1 0 1 0
1 0 0 3 7
0
Okla. Wesl. 0 0 1 0
0 0 0 1 7
1
Line summary: PARK, Pickett and
Cunningham. OKWU, Johnson and Renfro. WP: Pickett (6-1). LP:
Johnson.
Game 2 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -
7 R - H - E
Park Univ. 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 4 7
0
Okla. Wesl. 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 1 3
2
Line summary: PARK, Rymer and Cunningham.
OKWU, Underhill and Gist. WP: Rymer (5-4). LP: Underhill.
Friday, April 25, 2003
Men's Volleyball Results
PIRATES CRUISE PAST ST. AMBROSE IN OPENER
DAVENPORT, IOWA--The #1 seeded Park University Pirates defeated the #6 St.
Ambrose Fighting Bees, 3-0, in the 11:00 a.m. matchup in Pool A of the Tachikara/NAIA
Men's Volleyball National Invitational Tournament. Park won, 30-17, 30-14,
30-20. St. Ambrose faces #3 Missouri Baptist at 3:00 p.m. today in the second
session. Park faces Missouri Baptist at 7:00 p.m. tonight in the third
session.
For more information, visit the Park University Department of Athletics
web site at www.park.edu/athletic.
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