YOTE NOTES – April 7, 2011
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681
SPORTS RELEASE ATHLETIC NEWS: This Week’s Event Schedule WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GOLF SCRAMBLE: The C of I 4/8 BASE at Corban (DH) Noon PT women’s basketball team will be hosting a four-person golf scramble on SOFT at Corban (DH) 2 p.m. PT May 20 at Purple Sage Golf Course, to help supplement their travel TR at John Knight Twilight 4 p.m. PT 4/9 BASE at Corban (DH) 11 a.m. PT budget for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 basketball seasons. Entries into the SOFT at NW Christian (DH) 11 a.m. PT tournament are $75, which includes a cart, dinner, fun, and prizes. An 4-11/12 GOLF at CCC Championships online registration form will be available in late January, but until then, TR at Mount Hood Multi-Events to register, contact head coach, Reagan Rossi at 459-5855 or by email 4/12 SOFT at NW Nazarene (DH) 3 p.m. at [email protected]. Upcoming Events VOLLEYBALL CAMP SCHEDULED: C of I volleyball coach Liz 4/12 WTEN at Treasure Valley CC 4 p.m. Mendiola has announced five volleyball camps to be held this summer in 4/14 MTEN vs. Treasure Valley CC 4 p.m. 4/15 SOFT at So. Oregon (DH) 2 p.m. PT the J.A. Albertson Activities Center. Camps include a Little Yotes TEN vs. Skagit Valley CC TBA Camp (June 20-21), Middle School Camp (June 22-24), Setter and 4/16 BASE vs. Concordia (DH) 1 p.m. Attacker/Defense and Passing (Aug. 1-2), and Senior High Camp (Aug. SOFT at Oregon Tech (DH) 11 a.m. PT 3-5). Costs range from $40 to $125 – for more information, view the 4/17 BASE vs. Concordia (DH) 11 a.m. 4/18-19 GOLF at NAIA Qualifier All Day camp brochure online at 4/23 TR at NNU Open All Day http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/images/2011VBCamp.pdf or contact Mendiola at (208) 459-5858. Live Video
BASKETBALL CAMP SCHEDULED: C of I basketball coach Rod Throughout the 2010-11 season, a Live Video feed of all C of I volleyball, men’s basketball, Jensen has announced The C of I Basketball Camp, set for July 25-28 in and women’s basketball home games will be the J.A. Albertson Activities Center. Kids will learn fundamentals, available for free through NMTV Sports. shooting skills, dribbling skills, and team concepts from Coyote coaches Access the games online via and players – and will get a free basketball and camp t-shirt. For more http://coi.nmtvsports.com . information on the camp, contact Jensen at (208) 459-5864.
Live Stats BUY C OF I ATHLETIC ACTION PHOTOS: Over the last year, During the 2010 -11 season, Live Stats of all C photographer Kari Stetson of Kari Stetson Photography has been of I volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, covering the Yotes – with her action photography available online for and select baseball and softball games will be purchase. To browse her photos, head to available live via the C of I athletic website. www.karistetsonphotography.com. Click on the Live Stats icon on the respective team’s homepage to keep up with the action. IDAHO PRESS TRIBUNE FEATURES C OF I/NNU SPORTS BLOG: Fans of C of I athletics can share their thoughts on the Yotes as part of the Idaho Press Tribune’s College of Idaho/Northwest Nazarene Sports Blog. Beat writer Mike Stetson shares his thoughts and stories, along with pictures and videos, on both the Yotes and Crusaders, with fans having the ability to leave their thoughts on their favorite team. The blog is linked on the front of The C of I athletic website or can be visited at http://www.idahopress.com/blogs/?blogid=6.
Follow the Coyotes online at - more - twitter.com/CoyoteAthletics YOTE NOTES – April 7, 2011
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681
BASEBALL: Yotes return to action this weekend, beginning SPORTS RELEASE second half of NAIA West slate with four-game set at Corban
2011 Schedule and Results LAST WEEK: Idle
Date Opponent Time COMING UP: at Corban (DH), Friday, Noon (PT); at Corban (DH), Saturday, 11 a.m. (PT) 2/11 ! Concordia L 12-10 2/12 ! Lewis-Clark State L 10-3 SCHEDULE CHANGES FOR L-C STATE SERIES: The C of I and Lewis-Clark State have ! Corban W 7-2 announced time changes for the regular-season ending four-game series in Caldwell, April 28-30. Thursday’s single game will be played at 4 p.m., while Friday’s doubleheader will begin at 1 p.m. The 2/13 ! Concordia L 8-4 series finale on Saturday will begin at 1 p.m. 2/18 Whitman (DH) W 15-9, W 9-1 2/19 Whitman (DH) W 9-2, W 5-0 RARE MIDSEASON WEEK OFF FOR THE YOTES: With an overall record of 19-13, the 2/20 Dickinson State (DH) W 4-0, W 11-3 Coyotes did not have game action last week – instead using their Spring Break to rest up bodies and 2/27 * BRITISH COLUMBIA (DH) L 11-4, L 4-0 prepare for the final 16-game push to close the regular season. With a 9-7 mark in NAIA West play, 2/28 * BRITISH COLUMBIA (DH) L 5-1, L 3-2 the Yotes sit alone in third-place, one of only four teams in the nine-team league with a winning 3/3 MSU-BILLINGS (DH) L 3-2, L 3-1 overall record.
3/5 WHITWORTH (DH) L 12-9, W 4-0 PLAYOFF PICTURE AT THE MIDWAY POINT: Though British Columbia has all but sewed 3/6 WHITWORTH (DH) W 6-1, W 1-0 up the NAIA West North Division title, the South Division race is wide open – with the host berth 3/11 * Concordia (DH) W 7-2, W 6-3 for the five-team NAIA West Postseason Tournament on the line. In the North, UBC holds a five- 3/12 * Concordia (DH) W 7-0, W 2-1 game lead on the Yotes – with The C of I still having to trek to Canada in two weeks for a rematch 3/18 * CORBAN (DH) W 14-5, W 8-2 with the T-Birds. In the South, Menlo currently has a one-game lead on Simpson at the midway 3/19 * CORBAN (DH) W 6-4, W 9-2 point, while Patten sits at 9-9 (with just six league tilts left). Oregon Tech, the preseason favorite, has stumbled to a 2-8 record (with 14 games remaining). 3/25 * Lewis-Clark State W 3-1
3/26 * Lewis-Clark State (DH) L 8-3, L 7-1 PLAYOFF STRUCTURE: The South champ will earn the host responsibility for the tournament 3/27 * Lewis-Clark State L 12-3 and is guaranteed the No. 1 seed, while the North champ will be seeded No. 2. The No. 2 team 4/8 * Corban (DH) Noon PT from the South will be the No. 3 seed, the No. 2 team from the South will be the No. 4 seed, while a 4/9 * Corban (DH) 11 a.m. PT wild-card team (next best team selected by coaches’ from the remaining squads, regardless of 4/16 * CONCORDIA (DH) 1 p.m. division) will be No. 5. The No. 1 seed will earn a bye and play the winner of the 4-5 match-up, 4/17 * CONCORDIA (DH) 11 a.m. while the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds will meet in the opening round of the double-elimination tournament. 4/23 * British Columbia (DH) 1 p.m. PT
4/24 * British Columbia (DH) 11 a.m. PT CORBAN LOOKING TO KNOCK OFF YOTES: The Coyotes open the second half of league 4/28 * LEWIS- CLARK STATE 4 p.m. play with a four-game series at Corban, a team they swept at Wolfe Field last month. The Warriors 4/29 * LEWIS-CLARK STATE (DH) 1 p.m. (6-23, 1-12) are coming off a rough stretch – having played a six-game series at British Columbia, 4/30 * LEWIS- CLARK STATE 1 p.m. followed by a single game at Pacific. However, Corban was able to gut out an 18-inning victory over 5/5-7 NAIA West Tournament TBA UBC, notching their first victory in NAIA West play. Offensively, Steven Blum (.361 2 HR 18 RBI) 5/12-16 NAIA Opening Round TBA has been the top option for the Warriors, one of only three regulars hitting above .300, as Corban hits just .237 as a team. On the mound, Nick Stiltner (1-6 4.81 ERA) is the Warriors top hurler, 5/27-6/3 NAIA World Series TBA despite a rough win-loss record, while Chris Trammell (2-0 4.85 ERA) leads the NAIA West in Home Games in Bold and CAPS appearances. The Yotes have won all five meetings this season with Corban and take a 12-game win * NAIA West Game PT Pacific Time streak against the Salem, Ore., school into the weekend, while leading the all-time series, 93-14. ! Red Lion Tournament DH Doubleheader YOTES IN THE NAIA WEST NUMBERS: Six Coyotes rank among the Top-10 in NAIA West NAIA West Standings statistics, heading into the second half of the season. Izaac Garsez (Caldwell, Idaho / Caldwell HS), who takes a 13-game hit streak (and a nine-game stolen base streak) into the weekend, leads the North Division league in slugging percentage (.685), runs scored (34), triples (8), total bases (74), and stolen bases School Conf. Overall (26), ranking third in batting average (.361) and home runs (5), fourth in hits (39), fifth in RBI (23), British Columbia 17- 2 21- 7 and sixth in on base percentage (.444). Two other hitters are in the mix – Jeffrey Harris (Caldwell, Lewis-Clark State 10- 6 20- 7 Idaho / Wenatchee Valley CC), who is No. 3 in on base percentage (.500) and No. 7 in batting average College of Idaho 9- 7 19-13 (.345), and Kyle Douglas (Post Falls, Idaho / Lewis-Clark State Coll.), who is No. 3in RBI (26) and No. 4 in stolen bases (11). On the mound, Mitch Dame (Kimberly, Idaho / George Fox U.) leads the NAIA Concordia 3-13 8-20 West in ERA (1.02), ranking second in wins (5), fifth in opponents’ batting average (.223), and No. 8 Corban 1-12 6-23 in innings pitched (44.0). Other pitchers include Levi Mitchum (Yakima, Wash. / Yakima Valley CC), South Division who is eighth in both ERA (2.61) and strikeouts (34), and Todd Griffiths (Meridian, Idaho / Lower School Conf. Overall Columbia CC), who is No. 10 in ERA (2.70). Menlo 8- 4 17-12 Simpson 7- 5 9-17 Patten 9- 9 17-19 - more - Oregon Tech 2- 8 12-20
AMONG THE NATIONAL LEADERS: Nationally, Mitch Dame leads the NAIA in fewest walks per nine innings pitched (0.61), ranking fourth in total walks allowed (3), No. 6 in ERA (1.02), and No. 9 in total runs allowed (7). Izaac Garsez is also in the Top-10, ranking No. 2 in triples (8) and triples per game (0.3), No. 3 in stolen bases (26), and No. 6 in stolen baes per game (0.8).
NAIA WEST LEAGUE LEADERS: Batting Average – Trent Bridges (L-C) .398, Alberto Gonzalez (Patten) .393, Izaac Garsez (C of I) .361; Hits – Gonzalez 42, David Whiteside (Patten) 39, Garsez 39; Runs – Garsez 34, Brian Mouton (Patten) 31, Bridges 29; RBI – Brian Gaylord (L-C) 36, Braxton Miller (L-C) 28, Chris Mazza (Menlo) 26, Kyle Douglas (C of I) 26; ERA –Mitch Dame (C of I) 1.02, Tyrell Poggemeyer (L-C) 1.07, Eric Brown (UBC) 1.33.
NAIA WEST STATISTICS: Team Batting Average – Lewis-Clark State .308, C of I .271, British Columbia .260, Patten .260, Menlo .257, Oregon Tech .252, Concordia .249, Simpson .249, Corban .237. Team ERA – L-C 2.40, UBC 2.65, C of I 3.42, Menlo 3.76, OIT 3.92, Patten 4.57, CU 5.37, Simpson 6.45, CRB 6.73; Team Fielding Percentage – UBC .970, Patten .965, C of I .958, Menlo .956, L-C .955, OIT .951, Simpson .947, CU .945, CRB .940.
NAIA WEST / NATIONAL POLLS: For the second-straight week, the Coyotes are ranked No. 3 in the latest NAIA West Coaches’ Poll. British Columbia took the top spot, followed by Menlo, and The C of I. In the NAIA Top-25, Oklahoma City remains the No. 1 team, followed by Lee (Tenn.), Embry-Riddle (Fla.), Brewton-Parker (Ga.), and Oklahoma Baptist. British Columbia climbed to No. 9, with Lewis-Clark State rising to No. 14. The NAIA West poll will be released each Monday, with the NAIA National Poll released each Tuesday the remainder of the season.
RECORD BOOK: Four C of I players begin the 2011 season among the Top-10 in the Coyote career record book. Leading the way is Izaac Garsez, who ranks second all-time in triples (17), while reliever Chad Yeggy (Boise, Idaho / Centennial HS) is sixth all-time in saves (7) and tenth in appearances (48). Also on the list is J ordan Lanman (La Grande, Ore. / La Grande HS), who ranks seventh in hit-by-pitches (35), while Kyle Douglas is ninth in hit-by-pitches (29) and tenth all-time in triples (6). Garsez has tied the single-season record for triples in a year with eight – halfway through the season.
CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:
Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
13 KVAMME, Hank...... 409 12-8 22 3 9 2 0 0 3 11 .500 3 1 5 0 .481 1 2 5-6 10 1 1 .917 24 GARSEZ, Izaac.... .361 32-32 108 34 39 4 8 5 23 74 .685 12 5 20 2 .444 1 0 26-30 59 3 3 .954 26 HARRIS, Jeffrey.. .345 31-18 58 15 20 3 0 0 7 23 .397 14 4 12 2 .500 0 3 2-5 125 12 1 .993 22 GAMBOA, Gavin.... .333 27-21 69 10 23 6 1 0 9 31 .449 6 4 21 0 .413 1 0 0-1 141 7 2 .987 9 GRIFFITHS, Todd.. .314 28-27 86 18 27 6 0 0 14 33 .384 9 5 9 1 .406 1 1 4-4 44 70 9 .927 5 WARD, Brett...... 286 24-10 42 5 12 1 0 0 6 13 .310 3 1 5 2 .348 0 2 1-1 8 0 1 .889 7 HODGES, Tanner... .268 29-25 82 15 22 4 1 0 11 28 .341 4 2 7 5 .311 2 3 4-5 38 70 10 .915 31 DODD, Jesse...... 246 29-16 61 5 15 5 0 0 11 20 .328 4 1 12 1 .294 2 0 2-3 5 0 0 1.000 1 DAVIS, Kyle...... 241 21-13 54 10 13 4 0 1 9 20 .370 1 1 7 0 .268 0 0 2-3 14 3 0 1.000 23 LEWIS, Jarel...... 234 27-25 77 12 18 3 0 0 6 21 .273 14 5 8 2 .378 2 0 4-8 122 15 1 .993 3 SPENCER, Cody.... .228 29-22 57 7 13 1 0 1 8 17 .298 13 2 11 0 .384 1 0 2-4 11 47 7 .892 18 DOUGLAS, Kyle.... .227 32-31 97 17 22 1 0 2 26 29 .299 10 6 11 1 .330 2 0 11-14 76 1 0 1.000 17 HARRINGTON, Dan.. .222 16-1 18 1 4 0 1 0 2 6 .333 3 0 3 0 .333 0 0 0-2 3 1 0 1.000 2 LANMAN, Jordan... .218 30-25 78 16 17 3 1 2 8 28 .359 13 4 13 3 .354 1 0 4-8 88 33 4 .968 35 REYES, Alex...... 188 8-4 16 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 .188 2 1 5 0 .316 0 1 0-0 6 1 1 .875 6 SEWELL, Andrew... .167 12-3 12 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 .167 2 0 5 0 .286 0 0 0-0 5 10 4 .789 8 PAWELEK, Anthony. .095 20-7 21 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 .095 11 2 1 0 .429 1 2 1-2 9 20 2 .935 4 HUMBERGER, Riley. .000 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 11 WOOLSTENHULME, Se .000 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 33 WALKER, Andrew... .000 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000 20 ROSEBERRY, Joe... .000 2-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000
Totals...... 271 32-32 964 176 261 43 12 11 148 361 .374 124 44 158 19 .374 15 14 68-96 777 341 49 .958 Opponents...... 265 32-32 1005 136 266 35 8 9 118 344 .342 85 24 181 23 .333 13 19 15-27 768 344 62 .947
Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA
10 BATEMAN, Taylor.. 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 DAME, Mitch...... 1.02 5-0 7 6 2 0/1 1 44.0 37 7 5 3 21 4 0 0 166 .223 0 4 0 1 3 9 GRIFFITHS, Todd.. 2.70 3-2 7 4 2 2/0 1 33.1 30 16 10 10 15 2 3 0 120 .250 1 4 0 1 4 21 MITCHUM, Levi.... 2.84 3-1 10 5 1 1/0 0 38.0 41 19 12 11 34 5 1 2 152 .270 2 3 1 2 1 19 SEMONCHUK, Wes... 3.00 0-0 3 1 0 0/0 0 9.0 3 5 3 5 5 0 0 0 30 .100 0 3 0 0 0 14 WASSMANN, Bobby.. 3.71 2-3 6 5 2 0/0 0 34.0 35 18 14 8 24 6 1 2 130 .269 0 1 0 2 4 32 VERMILLION, Jesse 3.71 1-3 9 5 0 0/0 0 26.2 25 22 11 17 23 3 0 1 99 .253 2 2 1 1 4 36 YEGGY, Chad...... 4.05 1-1 10 0 0 0/1 0 20.0 22 9 9 6 18 5 0 0 81 .272 3 1 0 3 0 29 ORR, Joshua...... 4.46 3-3 7 6 1 1/0 0 36.1 43 21 18 12 28 2 1 2 145 .297 4 4 0 2 2 16 HILDEBRAND, Bryan 6.35 1-0 6 0 0 0/0 0 5.2 11 4 4 2 5 3 0 1 28 .393 2 1 0 0 0 35 REYES, Alex...... 6.43 0-0 7 0 0 0/1 0 7.0 8 7 5 5 3 2 1 0 29 .276 1 1 0 0 1 27 SINSEL, Ben...... 9.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 9 .222 1 0 0 0 0 12 HAHN, Brad...... 18.00 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 3.0 9 6 6 0 4 3 1 1 16 .563 1 0 0 1 0
Totals...... 3.44 19-13 32 32 8 5/1 2 259.0 266 136 99 85 181 35 8 9 1005 .265 17 24 2 13 19 Opponents...... 4.64 13-19 32 32 1 1/1 4 256.0 261 176 132 124 158 43 12 11 964 .271 34 44 3 15 14
ABOUT THE COACH: The 2011 season marks the 24th year in The C of I baseball program for head coach Shawn Humberger, his 11th year as Coyote skipper. During his tenure, Humberger has compiled a 345-232-1 record, including a third-place finish at the 2002 NAIA World Series and a trip to the 2010 NAIA National Tournament. He has been named Cascade Conference Coach of the Year on six different occasions (2002, 2005, 2006. 2007, 2008, and 2009), along with earning NAIA Region I Coach-of-the-Year and CCC Men's Coach-of-the-Year for all sports in 2002. A native of Twin Falls, Humberger graduated from Twin Falls High, played for the College of Southern Idaho for two seasons, and played at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas for one year. In 1984, Humberger was part of the CSI national championship junior-college team. In addition, he was named to the 1985 Junior College All-America team. Humberger, a 1989 C of I graduate, also served as the facilities coordinator for the J.A. Albertson Activities Center for ten years, is a physical education instructor at the College, and coached Nampa's American Legion baseball program for eight seasons. He resides in Caldwell.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I baseball program, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/baseball.htm.
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C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681
SPORTS RELEASE SOFTBALL: Lady Yotes head to Willamette Valley to start second half of CCC season sitting alone in second place 2011 Schedule and Results LAST WEEK: at Concordia (L 2-0, L 9-3), vs. Eastern Oregon (W 12-3, W 14-4) Date Opponent Time COMING UP: at Corban (DH), Friday, 2 p.m. (PT); at Northwest Christian (DH), Saturday, 11 a.m.; at 2/11 ! Concordia-Irvine L 7-5 Northwest Nazarene (DH), Tuesday, 3 p.m. ! Menlo W 17-2 ! Biola W 9-4 AT THE MIDWAY POINT: All seven teams in the Cascade Conference have completed the first half of the 2/12 ! William Jessup W 8-5 double round-robin schedule, with a big discrepancy between the top and bottom of the loop. Oregon Tech ! Simpson L 7-2 leads the league with an 11-1 record, while both Northwest Christian and Eastern Oregon sit in the cellar with identical 1-11 marks. However, four teams are separated by one game in the second and third-place spots – the ! Cal Baptist L 8-0 Lady Yotes at 8-4, with Concordia, Corban, and Southern Oregon at 7-5. The top-three teams in the league 2/18 # British Columbia W 9-6 advance to the CCC Postseason Tournament, which will determine an automatic berth to the NAIA Tourney. # Whitworth L 6-5 (8) 2/19 # Pacific L 10-2 HUGE INNINGS LEAD YOTES PAST EASTERN: A pair of monster innings fueled the Lady Yotes mercy- # Puget So und W 4-3 rule wins over Eastern Oregon on Tuesday night. It started with a bang, as the first seven batters reached base – 2/20 # Pacific Lutheran L 5-3 part of a nine-run first inning, the second time in program history that The C of I has scored nine in the opening frame (March 22, 2003 against Walla Walla). Game 2 saw the Coyotes plate 11 runs in the fourth inning – the # Lewis & Clark W 4-3 second time this season that the squad has scored a double-digit inning (12 run second inning vs. Menlo), and the 3/4 GREAT FALLS (DH) W 5-4 (9), W 8-7 fourth time in program history that the team has scored 10-or-more runs in a frame (12 vs. Corban 2007, 17 vs. 3/18 * NW CHRISTIAN (DH) W 4-0, W 6-3 NNU in 2007). 3/19 * CORBAN (DH) W 3-2, L 10-7 3/25 * OREGON TECH (DH) W 5-4, L 6-0 DOUBLE-DIGIT DOUBLEHEADERS: The sweep of Eastern was the first time that the Lady Yotes had scored double-digit runs in both ends of a CCC doubleheader – and just the second time that they have achieved 3/26 * SO. OREGON (DH) W 1-0, W 12-6 the feat all-time. The C of I recorded 14-0 and 10-0 victories over Walla Walla on April 10, 2003 in Walla Walla. 3/28 Dickinson State (DH) PPD - Snow 3/29 Great Falls (DH) PPD - Snow TRYING TO BREAK THE ROAD HEX: If the Lady Yotes are going to remain in the CCC playoff race, they 4/1 * Concordia (DH) L 2-0, L 9-3 will have to play well away from Caldwell – as the squad plays 10 of their final 12 league games on the road. 4/5 * E. OREGON (DH) W 12-3, W 14-4 Games outside of Symms Field have been a struggle of late, including the doubleheader sweep by Concordia last weekend, The C of I has dropped 11-straight league road games, dating back to Game 1 win at Southern Oregon 4/8 * Corban (DH) 2 p.m. PT March 20 of last season. 4/9 * NW Christian (DH) 11 a.m. PT 4/12 NW Nazarene (DH) 3 p.m. ABOUT CORBAN: The road trip opens on Friday afternoon against Corban, a powerful hitting bunch that has 4/15 * Southern Oregon (DH) 2 p.m. PT lost three of their last four games. The Warriors (15-12, 7-5 CCC) can score runs in bunches, having scored 10- 4/16 * Oregon Tech (DH) 11 a.m. PT or-more runs in a game seven times this season – thanks to the power of Stephanie Nippert (.420 11 HR 33 RBI, 4/23 * CONCORDIA (DH) 11 a.m. 17 SB), Courtney Castronovo (.367 6 HR 23 RBI), and Tamara Feb (.357 3 HR 14 RBI). In the circle, Corban has a trio of pitchers that have split time – Makenzie Marchbanks (6-7 4.23 ERA), Emma Winckler (6-3 3.06 ERA), and 4/26 * Eastern Oregon (DH) 3 p.m. PT Brittany Wagner (3-2 4.13 ERA). The two teams split a doubleheader in Caldwell last month, with the Yotes 5/6-7 CCC Tournament TBA holding the all-time series lead at 18-15. 5/19-25 NAIA Tournament TBA ABOUT NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN: Saturday, it’s down to Eugene and a meeting with Northwest Home Games in Bold and CAPS Christian, looking to end an eight-game losing streak. The Beacons (7-19, 1-11) have struggled offensively this season (a .235 team batting average) – having scored more than three runs in only one league contest, their 6-5 * Cascade Conference Game win at Eastern Oregon. Gabby Stover (.314 2 HR 14 RBI) has been the top option at the plate, though Cassie ! Simpson University Tournament Bishop (.222 5 HR 10 RBI) is poised to break out of a hitting slump. Despite a poor win-loss record, Brooke # Northwest Cup Davis (3-7 2.33 ERA) is a quality pitcher, while Kalyssa Koontz (2-3 3.15 ERA) has been solid as the No. 2 starter. DH Doubleheader The Yotes swept a doubleheader from NCU last month and leads the all-time series, 18-7. PT Pacific Time CCC TEAM LEADERS: Team Batting – Oregon Tech .335, C of I .302, Southern Oregon .299, Concordia .299, Corban .286, Eastern Oregon .254, Northwest Christian .235; Team ERA – OIT 1.81 CU 2.09, NCU 3.46, SOU 3.60, CRB 3.99, C of I 4.00, EOU 6.44; Team Defense – OIT .965, CRB .963, CU .951, EOU .948, C of I .948, SOU .947, NCU .946. Cascade Conference Standings CCC LEADERS: Batting Average – Ali Paz (CU) .458, Rayna Okimoto (SOU) .443, Ashleigh Larson (OIT) .429; Hits –Larson 42, Jess Plummer (OIT) 39, Stephanie Nippert (CRB) 37; RBI –Larson 45, Plummer 36, Nippert 33; School Conf. Overall ERA –, Renee Santos (CU) 1.37, Taylor Schmidt (OIT) 1.46, Jackie Imhof (OIT) 1.64; Strikeouts –Imhof 128, Oregon Tech 11- 1 25- 6 Nickayla Skinner (C of I) 111, Santos 83.
College of Idaho 8- 4 16-10 REKINDLING RIVALRY WITH THE CRUSADERS: Tuesday, the Lady Yotes step aside from league play Concordia 7- 5 14-10 for a final time, making the cross-county trip to meet Northwest Nazarene in Nampa. The Crusaders (10-18) are having one of their best seasons in program history – including wins against perennial powers Western Corban 7- 5 15-12 Washington and Simon Fraser. Offense has been the catalyst, thanks to the bats of Arielle Chao (.338 5 HR 11 Southern Oregon 7- 5 10-13 RBI), Haley Hevern (.278 5 HR 21 RBI), and Elizabeth Beaty (.286 6 HR 10 RBI). NNU is also improved in the circle, as returners Chelsey Anderson (6-5 2.51 ERA) and Nicole Grummons (4-12 5.35 ERA) are a solid 1-2 Northwest Christian 1-11 7-19 punch. The two teams split last season, but the Yotes hold the all-time series edge, Eastern Oregon 1-11 4-20 - more -
RECORD BOOK: Multiple Lady Yotes are currently in the career Top-10 record book for The C of I as the 2011 season rolls on. Leading the way is Kalie Kurdy (Boise, Idaho / Bishop Kelly HS), who ranks No. 3 in home runs (13), No. 6 in doubles (22), No. 8 in RBI (54), No. 9 in runs (63), and is No. 10 in hits (103) and at bats (350), while Nikki Shumway (Boise, Idaho / Boise HS) is No. 4 in triples (3), No. 9 in stolen bases (18), and No. 11 in sacrifice hits (9) and home runs (6). Also on the list is Sammy Dodge (Mountain Home, Idaho / Mountain Home HS), who is No. 7 in hit-by-pitches (6) and No. 9 in home runs (7), with Caylin LePire (Boise, Idaho / Mountain View HS) ranking No. 7 all-time in hit-by-pitches (6) and No. 13 in home runs (5). Two freshmen have cracked both the single-season and career lists – as Nickayla Skinner (Mountain Home, Idaho / Mountain Home HS) ranks sixth all-time in wins (10) and in strikeouts (111), ranking seventh on the single-season strikeout list and eighth on the single season wins list, while Julia Henrie (Eagle, Idaho / Eagle HS) and Hannah Johnson (Homedale, Idaho / Homedale HS) are No. 3 on the single-season triples list (2) and No. 6 on the career list.
LADY YOTES EARN VOTES IN NAIA POLL FOR SECOND-STRAIGHT WEEK: For the second-straight week, The C of I has earned votes in the NAIA Top-25 poll, released on Tuesday afternoon. The Lady Yotes earned four voter points – one of three CCC teams in the poll (as Oregon Tech is ranked No. 21 and Southern Oregon received votes. Cal Baptist holds the top spot, followed by William Carey (Miss.), Concordia (Calif.), Cal State-San Marcos, and Brenau (Ga.). In the CCC poll, OIT holds the top spot, followed by the Lady Yotes, Southern Oregon, Concordia, and Corban. The CCC poll will be released each Monday, the NAIA poll each Tuesday, for the remainder of the season.
CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:
Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
25 BRYANT, Kyla...... 500 2-0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0-0 1 2 0 1.000 17 DODGE, Sammy...... 417 14-12 24 7 10 1 0 2 5 17 .708 2 2 3 0 .500 0 1 0-0 63 9 2 .973 30 BALDWIN, Kaci.... .400 9-4 10 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 .400 2 0 2 0 .500 0 0 3-3 3 8 1 .917 11 KURDY, Kalie...... 385 26-24 78 24 30 4 0 3 13 43 .551 7 0 6 1 .430 1 0 2-2 103 7 2 .982 27 SKINNER, Nickayla .384 24-23 73 15 28 6 1 3 18 45 .616 8 1 6 0 .451 0 0 1-1 60 10 2 .972 12 CRONER, Britney.. .321 22-21 56 10 18 3 0 0 10 21 .375 4 1 8 0 .365 2 0 1-1 63 10 2 .973 13 MILLS, Molly...... 316 21-13 38 8 12 3 0 0 7 15 .395 6 0 2 0 .409 0 1 3-3 32 6 2 .950 24 LEPIRE, Caylin... .302 25-23 63 6 19 4 0 2 13 29 .460 8 2 15 1 .387 2 1 1-1 24 1 2 .926 3 SHUMWAY, Nikki... .299 26-26 87 18 26 4 1 1 14 35 .402 7 3 11 0 .371 0 5 7-9 44 0 4 .917 4 PARK, Kayla...... 278 10-7 18 2 5 1 0 0 6 6 .333 1 1 5 0 .333 1 0 1-1 5 2 2 .778 9 HENRIE, Julia.... .273 16-6 22 6 6 0 2 0 6 10 .455 2 2 2 0 .385 0 0 4-4 2 9 0 1.000 19 GABIOLA, Paige... .267 10-4 15 4 4 1 0 2 6 11 .733 1 0 9 0 .313 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000 14 JOHNSON, Hannah.. .250 26-24 60 14 15 2 2 2 16 27 .450 11 2 13 0 .384 0 3 0-1 44 35 6 .929 20 PAVEY, Kendall... .250 13-11 28 6 7 0 0 0 2 7 .250 5 2 10 1 .400 0 3 2-2 12 14 2 .929 22 HAUGEN, Kristen.. .222 23-21 72 7 16 3 1 0 12 21 .292 6 0 10 0 .278 1 2 1-1 13 30 6 .878 18 WOODSON, Jennifer .200 8-3 10 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 .300 1 0 3 0 .273 0 0 1-1 4 0 1 .800 6 WENZEL, Brittany. .192 11-11 26 4 5 0 0 0 0 5 .192 0 0 2 0 .192 0 1 0-0 17 12 1 .967 16 WEBB, Kayla...... 176 23-21 17 6 3 1 0 0 1 4 .235 4 0 3 0 .333 0 1 0-0 23 2 2 .926 10 HUTTASH, Jordan.. .000 5-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 .000 5 HALL, Audra...... 000 5-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000
Totals...... 302 26-26 699 148 211 34 7 15 129 304 .435 75 16 110 3 .379 7 18 29-32 514 158 37 .948 Opponents...... 276 26-26 691 126 191 36 0 21 105 290 .420 53 16 153 3 .341 2 22 19-24 494 223 42 .945
Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA
7 WIEBOLD, Janelle. 1.00 1-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 7.0 7 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 27 .259 2 0 0 0 1 27 SKINNER, Nickayla 3.42 10-3 15 13 9 2/0 0 90.0 83 49 44 19 111 16 0 13 344 .241 10 7 0 2 7 25 BRYANT, Kyla..... 4.36 2-1 11 0 0 0/0 0 17.2 24 18 11 12 17 6 0 3 75 .320 2 0 0 0 4 12 CRONER, Britney.. 4.96 2-5 10 10 4 0/0 0 42.1 56 43 30 20 17 9 0 1 181 .309 6 8 0 0 8 4 PARK, Kayla...... 5.86 1-1 6 3 0 0/0 0 14.1 21 14 12 2 7 5 0 4 64 .328 1 1 0 0 2
Totals...... 4.00 16-10 26 26 13 2/0 0 171.1 191 126 98 53 153 36 0 21 691 .276 21 16 0 2 22 Opponents...... 4.46 10-16 26 26 13 3/0 1 164.2 211 148 105 75 110 34 7 15 699 .302 18 16 2 7 18
GAME RECAP – CONCORDIA 2, C OF I 0; CONCORDIA 9, C OF I 3: Ali Paz hit a pair of go-ahead home runs, helping Concordia University sweep a doubleheader from The C of I, winning 2-0 and 9-3 at Delta Park in Portland, Ore. Paz hit a two-run homer in the opening frame of Game 1 - the only runs in the contest. Renee Santos tossed the complete -game four hitter for the Cavaliers, striking out nine, as CU won despite the Lady Yotes turning a school-record three double plays in the loss. Nickayla Skinner took the loss but pitched well, allowing just six hits - as the Coyotes stranded seven runners in the set back. Game 2 saw The C of I score single runs in each of the first two innings - one on a Skinner RBI groundout, another on a Concordia error. However, the Cavs tied the game with a pair of runs in the second, then took the lead for good on a Paz grand slam homer - part of a five-run fourth inning that put the game away. Paz, Rachel Gawlista, and Cameron Way each had two hits for CU - as Jamie Brown went the distance for the win in the circle. Sammy Dodge had two of the three C of I hits in the loss.
GAME RECAP – C OF I 12, EASTERN OREGON 3; C OF I 14, EASTERN OREGON 4: Nickayla Skinner and Britney Croner (Boise, Idaho / Towson U.) each had six RBI, while Nikki Shumway logged five hits as The C of I used a pair of big innings to sweep rival Eastern Oregon, 12-3 and 14-4, at Symms Field. Game 1 was blown open early, as the Coyotes scored nine times in the opening frame. The first seven batters reached base, as The C of I loaded the bases on a pair of singles and a walk – with an RBI fielders’ choice by Skinner getting the Yotes on the board. Caylin LePire lined a run-scoring single, with Croner and Kristen Haugen (Salem, Ore. / South Salem HS) adding two-run safeties to make it 6-0. Shumway, who led off the inning with a single, knocked home a run with a second single, followed by a Hannah Johnson RBI triple, with the sophomore scoring on an errant relay throw. It was enough for Skinner, who picked up her tenth win of the season in the mercy-rule shortened game, adding a long three- run homer in the third to push the margin to 12-0. The Mountaineers got on the board in the fourth on a two-run homer from Stephanie Maestretti and added an unearned run in the fifth. Game 2 was tight early, as the Coyotes took advantage of three first inning walks to plate a pair of runs, but EOU responded with a two-run single by Emily Anderson in the third to tie the game. After the Lady Yotes took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the frame on a Croner RBI groundout, the hosts busted the game wide open with an 11-run fourth. Kalie Kurdy lined an RBI single, Skinner roped a two-run single, Croner added a two-run single, Shumway had an RBI double, with a pinch hit three-run homer from Paige Gabiola (Payette, Idaho / Payette HS) capping the rally. Croner got the win in the circle, working around seven hits to pick up her second win of the year. Shumway went 5-for-7 with four runs scored and Kurdy went 4-for-5 in the victory.
ABOUT THE COACH: Al Mendiola is in his sixth year as head coach of The C of I softball program and holds an all-time record of 145-106 - the most wins by a softball coach in program history. The native of San Diego, Calif. has helped the Lady Yotes become a force in Northwest softball, leading The C of I to playoff appearances each year from 2006-09, including the 2007 and 2009 Cascade Conference championships, the 2008 NAIA Region I championship, and berths in the 2008 and 2009 NAIA Women's World Series. Following the 2007 season, Mendiola was honored as CCC and NAIA Region I Coach of the Year after the Coyotes set a school record with 37 wins. Under his direction, the Yotes have been ranked as high as No. 14 in the NAIA Top-25 Coaches Poll. Outside of softball, Mendiola was the head coach of the Caldwell Silver Streaks American Legion baseball team from 1997-07 and has also assisted with the Boise Clippers men's fastpitch team. He was also an assistant coach for The C of I baseball team for seven years. A 1994 graduate of The C of I, Mendiola played two seasons of baseball for head coach Tim Mooney, earning honorable mention NAIA All-America honors as a senior.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I softball program, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/fastpitch.htm.
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YOTE NOTES – April 7, 2011
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]
GOLF: National Tourney berth on the line for Lady Yotes SPORTS RELEASE at this week’s Cascade Conference Championships
2010-11 Schedule and Results LAST WEEK: Idle
COMING UP: at Cascade Conference Championships, Monday-Tuesday, Diamond Woods Date Opponent Time/Result Golf Course, Monroe, Ore.
9/8 Northwest Nazarene (M) Stroke Play COYOTE MEN LOOKING FOR LEAGUE CROWN IN OREGON: The CCC schedule comes to a close on Monday and Tuesday, as the league crown is on the line at
9/13-14 Cavalier Classic Men 7th of 8 Diamond Woods Golf Course. Though both Concordia and Northwest Christian hold a Women 3rd of 8 sizable lead on the rest of the pack in the overall CCC race, both the Yotes and Corban figure to be in the mix. It will not conclude the season for the five teams, as the squads will head to Southern California in a week for the NAIA Affiliated Grouping championship to 9/22 BOISE STATE (W) L 303-314 determine a berth to the NAIA Championships.
LADY YOTES GUNNING FOR NATIONAL BERTH: Not only will the Lady Yotes 10/11-12 Corban Invitational Men 3rd of 5 Women 1st of 5 been searching for their first-ever CCC title on Monday and Tuesday in the Willamette Valley, but the event will also serve as the Affiliated Grouping championship with a berth to the NAIA National Championships on the line. The five CCC teams will be joined by three 3/9 NORTHWEST NAZARENE (M) W 322-325 California teams – Cal Baptist, Biola, and Simpson, with the winner earning an automatic berth to the national event at Link Hills Country Club in Greeneville, Tenn.
3/21-22 Warner Pacific Invitational Men 4th of 5 BATTLE AT THE TOP FOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR: The CCC Player of the Year Women 2nd of 5 race will come down to the final three rounds this week at the CCC Championships, as
3/28-29 C OF I INVITATIONAL Men 4th of 5 Trish Gibbens (Caldwell, Idaho / Barry U.) currently holds a 20-stroke edge on CU’s Sara Women 2nd of 5 Molyneux for the honors. It would mark the first time a C of I golfer had earn league Player of the Year honors. Baylee Borchers (Boise, Idaho / Mountain View HS) also holds a six-shot 4/11-12 CCC Championships 54-holes lead on Northwest Christian’s Sara Crofcheck for the final spot on the All-CCC Team.
NATIONAL NUMBERS: Trish Gibbens currently ranks among the national leaders in a 4/18-19 NAIA West Qualifier (M) 36-holes pair of stat categories – ranking No. 19 in the NAIA in Par-5 scoring, ranking No. 3 in sub-par
holes per round. As a team, the Lady Yotes rank No. 10 in the NAIA in Par-5 scoring.
5/17-20 NAIA Championships (W) 72-holes INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Stroke Average Men –Austen Giesie (Coto de Caza, Calif. / UNLV) 77.6, Kyle DeLorey (Boise, Idaho / Mountain View HS) 78.3, Tyler Thurston (Eagle, 5/24-27 NAIA Championships (M) 72-holes Idaho / Eagle HS) 79.0, Jeff Davies (Ogden, Utah / BYU-Idaho) 81.4. Stroke Average Women – Trish Gibbens 76.7, Baylee Borchers 82.3, Josie Cracroft (Soda Springs, Idaho / Soda Springs HS) 84.5, Breanna Smith (Burley, Idaho / Burley HS) 87.3.
LADY YOTES RANKED NO. 22: The Lady Yotes dropped one spot to No. 22 in the 2010-11 Cascade Conference Standings second NAIA Top-25 Women’s Golf National Poll of the spring season, released April 1 by the national office in Kansas City, Mo. It marks the third-straight polling period that the Men squad has been ranked in the Top-25. Shorter (Ga.) is ranked No. 1, followed by Oklahoma City, Cal Baptist, British Columbia, and Bethel (Ind.) Fellow Cascade Conference foe, Concordia is at No. 15. The next poll will be released on April 15. Team CU CRB WP CI CCC Tot Concordia 576 611 898 901 *** 2986 ABOUT THE COACH: Garry Matlock is in his 11th season as head coach of The C of I NW Christian 599 643 933 893 *** 3068 men's and women's golf programs. Matlock had also served as the top assistant with The C of Corban 610 627 937 926 *** 3100 I men's basketball team for six years, before stepping down after the 2005-06 season. The last College of Idaho 612 642 953 929 *** 3136 two years, he led the Coyote men to a fourth-place finish and the Lady Yotes to a second- Warner Pacific 603 656 962 986 *** 3207 place finish in the CCC - earning CCC Coach of the Year honors in both sports following the 2008-09 season. Matlock came to The C of I in 2000 after 16 years as a head basketball coach Women at Northwest Nazarene University and Rocky Mountain College, Matlock is married to wife Pamela, and the two live in Caldwell. Team CU CRB WP CI CCC Tot Concordia 641 672 996 952 *** 3261 FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I golf program, head to College of Idaho 649 654 1033 978 *** 3314 the official homepage of the Coyotes, http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/golf.asp.
NW Christian 683 688 1191 1138 *** 3700 - more - Warner Pacific 754 819 1257 1148 *** 3978
Corban 791 853 1296 1176 *** 4116
YOTE NOTES – April 7, 2011
C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected]
TRACK AND FIELD: Coyotes return to action this weekend SPORTS RELEASE at All-Idaho Cup at Boise State
2011 Schedule and Results LAST WEEK: All-Idaho Cup (top finishers – Kristine Smith (1st in 5,000), Travis Sharp (1st in javelin)
Date Event Time/Result COMING UP: at John Knight Twilight (Monmouth, Ore.), Friday; at Mount Hood Multi-Events (Troutdale, Ore), Monday-Tuesday. 1/28-29 Jackson’s Invitational All Day HOLT HITS NAIA “A” MARK AT ALL-IDAHO CUP: With ideal running conditions on Friday, freshman Hillary Holt (Boise, Idaho / Mountain View HS) ran the third-fastest time in the NAIA this spring in the 1,500- meters, placing second with a time of 4:38.79 – good enough for the Yotes first NAIA “A” standard of the season. 2/5 Bronco Open All Day It was a stellar race for the Lady Yotes, as four others broke the five-minute barrier in the race – Kayloni Jones (Nine Mile Falls, Wash. / Lakeside HS), Colleen Smith (Boise, Idaho / Boise HS), Stephanie Helm (Challis, Idaho / Challis HS), and Kaitlyn Gerard (Kimberly, Idaho / Kimberly HS).
2/11-12 Boise State Team Challenge All Day SMITH BECOMES TWO-TIME CHAMP, SHARP WINS JAVELIN: With a victory in the 5,000-meters, Kristine Smith (New Meadows, Idaho / Meadows Valley HS) became the first-ever two-time Idaho Cup champion from The C of I. In an extremely slow race, Smith picked up the win in a time of 18:57.57, just ahead of teammate 2/18-19 Warner Pacific 50/50 All Day Kenna Middleton (Nine Mile Falls, Wash. / Lakeside HS). On the men’s side, Travis Sharp (Kennewick, Wash. / Kennewick HS) became the Yotes first field event champ at the Idaho Cup, winning the javelin with a season-best toss of 175-2.
3/3-5 NAIA Indoor Championships All Day OTHER GREAT MARKS: A pair of school records fell in the triple jump, as both Andre Archer (Caldwell, Idaho / Caldwell HS) and Hailey Bull (Caldwell, Idaho / Vallivue HS) broke their own school marks. Archer had a monster leap of 45-4 1/2, the longest leap in the Cascade Conference this season, while Bull broke her mark by two inches, jumping 34-10 1/2. Jasmine Sibert (Boise, Idaho / Centennial HS) ran a quick 15.47 in the 100-hurdles, 3/10-12 NNU Multi-Events All Day just four-hundredths of a second off the school record.
OFF TO OREGON, LOOKING FOR DISTANCE MARKS: The Yotes will head twice to Oregon this weekend – the majority of the team to Monmouth for the John Knight Twilight, hosted by Western Oregon. It 4/1-2 All-Idaho Collegiate Cup All Day will be a great opportunity for the distance runners to log NAIA marks in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races. Monday and Tuesday, the Yotes will send three competitors to the Mount Hood Multi-Events, looking to improve marks in the decathlon and heptathlon.
4/8 Western Oregon Invitational All Day NATIONAL/CONFERENCE MARKS: NAIA “A” Marks – Austin Basterrechea (Gooding, Idaho / Gooding HS) (decathlon), Hillary Holt (1,500); NAIA “B” Marks – None; Cascade Conference Meet Marks – Basterrechea (400, 100-hurdles, long jump, pole vault), Sean Saxton (Meridian, Idaho / Mountain View HS) (400), Nick Hampton (Eagle, Idaho / Eagle HS) (800), Dominic Bolin (Payette, Idaho / Payette HS) (800, 1,500, 5,000), Jason 4/11-12 Mount Hood Multi Events All Day Hunt (Meridian, Idaho / Mountain View HS) (5,000), Paul Sartin (Meridian, Idaho / Bishop Kelly HS) 1,500, Greg Montgomery (Boise, Idaho / Boise HS) 5,000, Andrew Hugill (Colorado Springs, Colo. / Coronado HS) (3,000- steeple, 5,000), Kiprotich Langat (Nairobi, Kenya / Soliat SS) (3,000-steeple), Andre Archer (long jump, triple jump), Sam Finch (Redding, Calif. / Foothill HS) (400-hurdles, long jump), Travis Sharp (javelin, shot put, discus), 4/22-23 Oregon Relays All Day Lexis Lange (Ephrata, Wash. / Ephrata HS) 100, Hillary Holt (400, 800,1,500), Kayloni Jones (400, 1,500), Colleen Smith (800, 1,500), Stephanie Helm 1,500, Kaitlyn Gerard (800, 1,500), Sarah Johnson (Shelton, Wash. / Shelton HS) (800, 1,500), Sora Klopfenstein (Meridian, Idaho / Meridian HS) (1,500, 3,000-steeple), Kristine Smith (5,000), Kenna Middleton 5,000, Jasmine Sibert (100-hurdles), Stevee Alletag (McCall, Idaho / McCall-Donnelly HS) (100- 4/23 Northwest Nazarene Open All Day hurdles, 400-hurdles), Candace Crew (Boise, Idaho /Capital HS) (high jump, long jump), Hailey Bull (high jump, triple jump), Bri Williams (Middleton, Idaho / Middleton HS) (high jump),
ABOUT THE COACH: Pat McCurry is in his seventh year at the helm of the track & field and cross country 4/30 Pacific Twilight 4 p.m. programs at The C of I. In six years, McCurry has built the Coyote men and women into NAIA Top-25 programs - with the men’s cross country team earning five berths to the NAIA Championships, with the Lady Yotes winning the 2008 and 2009 Cascade Conference titles, with the squad finishing ninth at the National meet and seventh in 2009. For his efforts, McCurry was named 2008 and 2009.women's cross country Coach of the Year. Student- 5/12-14 CCC Championships All Day athletes have claimed 14 individual CCC titles on the track, ten NAIA All-American awards in cross country and track & field, seven All-NAIA Region I awards in cross country, 33 All-CCC awards in cross country - along with 61NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete awards. Prior to his arrival at The C of I, McCurry was an assistant coach at his alma mater, Eastern Oregon University, helping EOU to a national runner-up finish at the 2002 NAIA Men’s 5/26-28 NAIA Outdoor Championships All Day Cross Country Championships and the 2003 CCC title in men’s track & field. As an athlete at EOU from 1997- 1999, McCurry claimed two consecutive CCC titles at 5000-meters and finished eighth at the NAIA Championships at 10,000-meters. His best athletic years came after college while running for Nike Portland, and later the Eastside Track Club - where at the 2003 University of Oregon Preview Meet, the Coyote skipper took home the title in the 3000-meters and has a personal best of 8:13 at that distance. He also holds the Willamette Invitational meet record and Charles Bowles track record at 10,000-meters from his 2004 performance. McCurry has also claimed the title at many Treasure Valley area races, including the infamous Race to Robie Creek in 2005, 2009 and 2010, along with the City of Trees marathon.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on The C of I track and field program, head to the official
homepage of the Coyotes, http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/track.asp.
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