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YOTE NOTES – May 22, 2012 C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected] ATHLETIC NEWS: SPORTS RELEASE C OF I SECOND IN CCC ALL-SPORTS AWARD: Four the fourth-straight year, The C of I finished second in the 2011- 12 Cascade Conference All-Sports Trophy standings. The Yotes finished with 130 total points – seven behind This Week‟s Event Schedule Concordia University. Points are awarded based on regular season finish. Two points are awarded for each institution sponsoring a sport. Points are tallied using each institutions eight highest place finishes. The C of I earned CCC titles this year in volleyball, women‟s cross country, and baseball, with second-place finishes in 5/24 TRACK – NAIA Championships All Day women‟s basketball and women‟s track. 5/25 BASE – vs. Point Park (Pa.) 9 a.m. PT MILLS NAMED NFCA ALL WEST REGION: Molly Mills was honored last week as a member of the National TRACK – NAIA Championships All Day Fastpitch Coaches Association All-NAIA West Region first-team, announced by the NFCA office in Starkville, Miss. Mills had a banner junior season, setting school records for batting average, on-base percentage, hits, and hit-by- 5/26 BASE – NAIA World Series 12 or 3 p.m. PT pitches, helping the Lady Yotes to a 29-15 record. She was one of four Cascade Conference players on the first- TRACK – NAIA Championships All Day team, joined by Corban catcher Rachel Conard, Corban outfielder Stephanie Nippert, and Oregon Tech catcher Kayde Schaefer. Fellow Coyote, Nickayla Skinner was honored as an at-large selection to the second-team, after 5/28-6/1 BASE – at NAIA World Series TBA going 17-7 with a 1.45 ERA in the circle and leading the team with six home runs. GIBBENS, COLLET HONORED BY COSIDA: Women‟s golfer Trish Gibbens and men‟s tennis player James Collet were honored last week as Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 at-large team selections. Gibbens was one of 10 players honored in the College Division on the women's side – encompassing schools from Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming, while Collet was honored on the men's side. The at-large team comprises the sports of bowling, crew, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice Upcoming Events hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis and men's volleyball. Players were selected for their achievements on the diamond, along with being at least a sophomore academically and maintaining a 3.30 GPA or higher. All members of the District 7 team had a 3.51 or higher GPA. The recipients will be eligible for the None 2011-12 Athletic Season Complete Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America team, to be released later this month. FIVE EARN NAIA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE HONORS: Five student-athletes were honored last week as Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes, announced at the conclusion of the women‟s golf and men‟s/women‟s tennis national championships. Golfers Trish Gibbens and Jocie Cracroft and tennis players Cassie Low, Chenjerai Simpson, and James Collet were honored for being at least a junior in academic standing and maintaining a 3.50 cumulative grade point average at The C of I. A total of 19 student-athletes have earned the award this season – with Summer Camps honors for baseball, men‟s golf, softball, and track and field to be announced. COLLEGE OF IDAHO TENNIS CLINICS: Head coach Cisco Limbago will be conducting multiple tennis clinics for 6/4-7 Tennis Beginner/Interm. Clinic AM players of all abilities – from beginners, to intermediate players, to those advanced. For more information, along 6/4-8 Tennis Advanced Clinic All Day with brochures, head to http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/tennis and click on the corresponding tab. 6/11-13 Softball Camp All Day WOMEN‟S BASKETBALL CAMP: The C of I women‟s basketball team will be hosting a camp for boys and girls 6/11-14 Tennis Beginner/Interm. Clinic AM (Ages 5-12) from June 11-14 in the J.A. Albertson Activities Center. Cost is $85. A registration form is available Women‟s Basketball Camp All Day online at http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/summer-basketball-camp or call head coach Reagan Rossi at (208) 459-5855. 6/18-21 Tennis Beginner/Interm. Clinic AM 6/18-22 Tennis Advanced Clinic All Day COLLEGE OF IDAHO SOFTBALL CAMPS: The C of I softball team will be hosting a pair of camps for girls June 11- 13 at the GALS Quad in Caldwell. A “Youth Camp” (8th grade or younger) and a “High School Camp” (9th 6/25-28 Tennis Beginner/Interm. Clinic AM through 12th grades) will be offered for $100. For more information, head to 7/23-26 C of I Basketball Camp All Day http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/softball or contact head coach Al Mendiola at (208) 459-5113. 7/31-8/1 Middle School VB Camp All Day COLLEGE OF IDAHO BASKETBALL CAMP: The annual C of I Basketball Camp is scheduled for July 23-26 inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center. The all-day camp (9 a.m.-3 p.m.) will teach boys and girls ages 5-14 the 8/2-3 VB (Setters/Attackers) AM basics of basketball. Cost is $120 – contact coach Rod Jensen at (208) 459-5864 or via email at VB (Defense/Passing) PM [email protected]. 8/6-8 VB (Senior High Camp) All day COLLEGE OF IDAHO VOLLEYBALL CAMPS: The annual C of I volleyball camps will run from July 31 through August 8 – depending on skill levels and positions. Middle School Camp runs July 31-August 1 ($85), Setters and Attackers runs morning of August 2-3 ($75), Defense and Passing runs afternoons of August 2-3 ($75), and Senior High Camp runs August 6-8 ($175). For more information, contact Liz Mendiola at (208) 459-5858 or via email at [email protected], while a brochure is available online at http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/boxscores/volleyball/2012VBCamp.pdf. 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/sports/mike/. FOLLOW THE YOTES ON TWITTER, BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK: The Coyotes have begun a social media presence in the last few months – creating a Twitter account (twitter.com/CoyoteAthletics), while setting up a COYOTE SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook Fan Page (facebook.com/CoyoteAthletics). Get in-game updates and score updates by becoming a Twitter follower or a fan on Facebook. twitter.com/CoyoteAthletics facebook.com/CoyoteAthletics - more - YOTE NOTES – May 14, 2012 C of I Sports Information Director – Mike Safford Jr. (208) 459-5681 [email protected] ATHLETIC NEWS: College of Idaho announces the reinstatement SPORTS RELEASE of its intercollegiate football program CALDWELL, Idaho - The College of Idaho will welcome football back to its campus, a move that also establishes the only small college football program in the state of Idaho. The Board of Trustees approved the reinstatement of the College‟s football team at its May 10-11 meeting and the team is expected to begin play during the fall 2014 season. The Board stressed the desirability of conference affiliation in its vote, and President Marv Henberg and Athletic Director Marty Holly have been invited to a June meeting of Frontier Conference Presidents and Athletic Directors to pursue an application as an associate member to the conference, where C of I would compete in football only. “Reinstating the College‟s football program is an opportunity for us to extend our mission of providing an outstanding liberal arts education,” Henberg said. “There are many high school football players who want to continue playing at the collegiate level while they receive a high quality education. That is exactly what The College of Idaho offers.” Meetings were held with the College‟s students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends during the spring semester to gather feedback. Henberg said a variety of factors were weighed by the board in making its final decision, including the impact on student life, alumni engagement, revenue and College-community relations. The College will launch immediately an intensive fundraising campaign to defray capital expenses and startup costs associated with football. “We believe that football is going to be a shot of adrenaline for The College of Idaho and for the Treasure Valley,” Henberg said. “Football games and the associated activities will bring our students, alumni and staff together in celebration, and offer Treasure Valley residents a new opportunity to watch small college football. I believe that fundraising for football will be successful and complementary to the other aspirations in our comprehensive Advance The Legacy Campaign, which has to date produced $134 million toward our 2016 campaign goal of $175 million.” Athletics Director Marty Holly noted that there is a wealth of talented high school football players in Idaho and neighboring states. “There are many smart, young student-athletes who want to play football and would love a chance to play near their families and get an education that will set them up for a lifetime of success,” Holly said.