The Year in Sports 2012-13
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The Year In Sports 2012-13 Kelsey Scott Brenna Jungck & Lexi Hoagland Angela Jay & Nikki Ritzen James Belville Marla Munsen Cody Hunt Prepared to serve as a record of the accomplishments by the athletes and coaches 34th Annual at Chadron State College during the past academic year. Compiled by Chadron State College’s ALEX HELMBRECHT and Year in Sports CON MARSHALL 2011-12 Football Eagles played many close games during 2011 season ................................................................................................................... 3 Long named new football coach ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 Statistics ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Football Awards and Honors .............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Volleyball Young Eagles improved during 2011 season ..................................................................................................................................10 Volleyball Awards and Honors ..........................................................................................................................................................10 Combined Statistics / Match Results ..............................................................................................................................................11 Women’s Basketball CSC women put together a solid run in 2011-12 ...........................................................................................................................13 Season Statistics ..............................................................................................................................................................................13 Men’s Basketball Strong finish by CSC men lends optimism for future ....................................................................................................................15 Season Statistics ..............................................................................................................................................................................15 Wrestling Wrestling team looks to have promising future ............................................................................................................................17 Dual Results ........................................................................................................................................................................................17 Awards and Honors ...........................................................................................................................................................................17 Leaders ................................................................................................................................................................................................17 Women’s Golf Women’s golfers took steps to improve in 2011-12 .....................................................................................................................19 Softball Eagles competed hard on the diamond ..........................................................................................................................................20 Awards and Honors ...........................................................................................................................................................................20 Seasonal Bests ...................................................................................................................................................................................20 Individual Statistics ...........................................................................................................................................................................22 Track & Field Eagles overcome setbacks, appear to have bright future ............................................................................................................23 School Records set in 2012 ..............................................................................................................................................................23 Awards and Honors ...........................................................................................................................................................................24 CSC’s Best Track and Field Marks During 2012 ..............................................................................................................................25 Rodeo Rodeo team had outstanding season .............................................................................................................................................26 Historical Chadron State College Hall of Fame Honorees ..............................................................................................................................28 Chadron State College’s Top Athletes Through the Years ............................................................................................................29 Chadron State College All-Americans ..............................................................................................................................................31 Chadron State College Academic All-Americans ............................................................................................................................36 2011-12 Chadron State College Letterwinners ..............................................................................................................................38 Chadron State College’s National Champions ................................................................................................................................39 2012 Clyde Bond Memorial recipient ...............................................................................................................................................40 2012 RMAC Honor Student-Athletes ..............................................................................................................................................41 CSC’s RMAC Scholar-Athlete Honorees, 1989-present .................................................................................................................42 2011-12 RMAC Academic Award Recipents ...................................................................................................................................43 2011-12 Academic All-District VII Honorees ..................................................................................................................................45 RMAC Standings Through the Years, 1990-Present ......................................................................................................................46 Four coaches with CSC ties now leading programs .......................................................................................................................48 New CSC athletic website launched in late July .............................................................................................................................48 Eagles played many close games during 2011 season The Chadron State College football team “played Long named new football coach ‘em close” in 2011. Eight of the 11 games were de- Former player replaces coach, he was an assistant cided by eight or fewer points. Not since 1980, when Bill O’Boyle who didn’t have coach at the school from 2003- his contract renewed 09. During that time he served the Eagles went 5-5 under coach Jerry Welch, has a as the offensive coordinator, Chadron State team played so many games so close. Jay Long was hired as the offensive line coach, recruiting head football coach at Chadron coordinator and the strength This year’s team won four and lost four of the cliff- State College, athletic director and conditioning coach. hangers while finishing with a 6-5 record. The Eagles Brad Smith announced Feb. 6. Long, who graduated from Long, 35, replaces Bill Chadron State College in 2001 lost both of their non-conference games for the first O’Boyle. with a bachelor’s degree in Long will be the 25th head science, was a two-time Rocky time since 2005, but they went 6-3 and shared third football coach at CSC and the Mountain Athletic Conference place in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. third who also played for the selection at center and also Eagles. Orin Weymouth and earned Farm Team All-Ameri- The 2011 team had more than its share of distrac- Ruffus Trapp also played and can honors. He also wrestled tions. coached for Chadron State but at heavyweight and qualified a former football player hasn’t for the national tournament for A freshman recruit, Travis Calkin, died in an auto- coached for the school since the Eagles. 1937. Long said he intends to mobile accident 10 days before preseason workouts Long has spent the last maintain Chadron State’s were to begin. Just a few hours before that tragedy, three seasons as the head strong football tradition. coach at Black Hills State in “I am a Chadron guy who four veteran players were injured in a vehicle rollover. Spearfish, S.D., where he has can’t wait to build