Year in Sports 2015-16
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Year in Sports 2015-16 Dylan Furrier Stachia Reuwsaat and Damarcus Simpson at Penn Relays Rudy Leasau Shelby Winchell Taylor Summers Shelby Bozner Stephanie Knowles Warren Gordon Tayler Hall Nicky Banzhaf Prepared to serve as a record of the accomplishments by the athletes and coaches 38th Annual at Chadron State College during the past academic year. Chadron State College’s Compiled by KALEB CENTER CON MARSHALL Year in Sports and 2015-16 TARA MEDIGOVICH Football Eagles Record Unsatisfactory, but hopes are high for future .................................................................................................................... 2 Statistics .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Football Awards and Honors ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Volleyball Volleyball has best season in eight years................................................................................................................................................... 8 Combined Statistics ................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Cross Country Cross Country .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Women’s Basketball CSC womens team had ups and downs ................................................................................................................................................... 12 Women’s Basketball Season Statistics .................................................................................................................................................... 13 Men’s Basketball Shooting woes happened CSC men ......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Men’s Basketball Season Statistics ......................................................................................................................................................... 15 Wrestling 2015-16 wrestling season promising ....................................................................................................................................................... 16 Individual Statistics ................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Women’s Golf Record scores at RMAC Champ for golf ................................................................................................................................................... 18 Softball Several firsts mark successfull season ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 Statistics/Results ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Track and Field Many contribute as Eagles soar in 2016 .................................................................................................................................................. 22 Track & Field Awards and Honors ............................................................................................................................................................ 23 CSC’s Best Track and Field Marks in 2015-16 .......................................................................................................................................... 24 Rodeo 2015-16 Rodeo Placings .......................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Rodeo team had top season in 2015-16 .................................................................................................................................................. 26 Rodeo Roster ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 National College Finals Rodeo Placings ................................................................................................................................................... 28 Regional Winners and National Qualifiers ............................................................................................................................................... 28 Historical Chadron State College Hall of Fame Honorees ........................................................................................................................................ 29 Chadron State College’s Top Athletes Through the Years ........................................................................................................................ 30 Chadron State College All-Americans ...................................................................................................................................................... 32 Chadron State College Academic All-Americans ..................................................................................................................................... 38 Chadron State College Academic Honorees ............................................................................................................................................ 39 2015-16 Chadron State College Letterwinners ........................................................................................................................................ 40 Chadron State College’s National Champions ......................................................................................................................................... 41 Zerek Jones Receives Clyde Bond Memorial Award ................................................................................................................................ 42 RMAC Scholar-Athlete Honorees, 1989-present ..................................................................................................................................... 43 Chadron State elects All-Century Football Team ..................................................................................................................................... 42 Marshall placed in RMAC Hall of Fame ................................................................................................................................................... 43 2015-16 RMAC Academic Award Recipents ............................................................................................................................................ 44 Academic All-District Honorees ............................................................................................................................................................... 46 RMAC Standings Through the Years, 1990-Present ................................................................................................................................. 47 EAGLES’ RECORD UNSATISFACTORY, BUT HOPES ARE HIGH FOR FUTURE No one connected with Chadron State College while Reader made history in the season finale, football was satisfied with this year’s 5-6 win-loss when he joined all-time greats Duane Smith and record, but neither was the season a disaster. After Don Beebe as the only CSC players to catch four a year rife with casualties on the field, the Eagles touchdown passes in a game. will rely on a talented group of underclassmen to An injury also necessitated a change at return to the top of the Rocky Mountain Athletic quarterback late in the fourth game, when redshirt Conference. freshman TD Stein suffered a season-ending injury “This year’s record is not where we want to be,” to the ring finger on his non-throwing hand. head coach Jay Long said last week. “We have high Stein had completed 61 of 115 passes for 643 expectations. But I’m excited about the future. We yards and a touchdown when he was lost. The had a good senior class this fall, but several of them Eagles were 1-3 at the time with each of the losses got hurt and that really cost us. by 10 and fewer points. The receiving corps was hit especially hard. A Sophomore Matt Vinson, who had not taken a year ago Kyle Vinich and Danny O’Boyle were snap in a game previously, was the replacement. He the team’s leading receivers with Vinich catching completed 150 of 283 passes for 1,557 yards and 63 passes for 899 yards and nine touchdowns and a dozen touchdowns. He was intercepted just three O’Boyle grabbing 35 for 566 yards and seven TDs. times. The Eagles were 4-3 in the games Vinson This season, Vinich was sidelined early in the fourth started. game and finished with 16 receptions for 200 yards. The Eagles’ running game also took a hit when O’Boyle was the team’s receiving leader with 32 junior Cody Paul suffered a high ankle sprain early catches for 315 yards when he was lost early in the in the ninth game and was unable to play in the seventh game.