Head Coach Mike Grossner Coach Grossner enters his seventh season as the Baker head football coach. Grossner led the Wildcats to a 7-3 record in 2009 and ended the season ranked No. 23 in the nation. The P.O. Box 65 Baldwin City, KS 66006-0065 Wildcats have recorded three-consecutive winning seasons for the first time since their 1992 to 1994 run. President | Dr. Patricia N. Long Before coming to Baker, Grossner served as an assistant Athletic Director | Dr. Patricia N. Long head coach at Western State College in Gunnison, Colo., 785.594.8474 from 2001 to 2003 and served as the Mountaineers’ recruiting Head Coach | Mike Grossner coordinator and academic adviser. He was the head coach at Glendale Community College 785.594.8462 [email protected] in Arizona from 1997 to 2000 and guided Glendale to the national championship in 2000, Sports Information Director earning him Coach of the Year honors from the American Football Coaches Association. Kevin Kunde From 1990 to 1995, Grossner was Glendale’s offensive coordinator. Grossner was the 785.594.8495 head coach at Agua Fria High School in Avondale, Ariz., from 1996 to 1997 and was named [email protected] Arizona’s Class 4A State Coach of the Year in 1996. University Enrollment | 4,000 I firmly believe we can win a championship at , and our expectation levels Baldwin City Enrollment | 1,000 are very high,” he said. “We are proud of our new facility and expect to play with great Mascot | WOWzer the Wildcat passion to defend the home field advantage. Thanks for supporting Baker University, and Color | Orange enjoy the wild season ahead. National Affiliation| NAIA Conference | Heart of America www.bakerwildcats.com

* 7 – 8 a.m. | Registration, coffee and donuts * 8:30 a.m. | Shotgun start * Noon | Barbecue lunch, awards, silent auction * Cost | $125 per golfer, four-man scramble * All proceeds benefit Baker student-athletes. You may designate a portion of your entry fee to benefit the sport of your choice. If no sport is designated, funds will benefit the general athletic fund. * Entry fee includes greens fee, cart rental, range balls, golf shirt and barbecue lunch. * Mulligans will be available for purchase on site. * Prizes will be awarded for flight winners and contests such as longest drive, closest to pin, longest putt and hole in one.

Prairie Highlands Golf Course, 14695 South Inverness Street, Olathe For more information, please contact the Alumni Office at [email protected] or 888.781.2586 www.bakerwildcats.com Game Day Notes BU Football Alumni Game Preview It’s time for Baker football — sort of. 2009 Heart of America Conference Standings The Wildcats will take the field on Saturday, May 1, at for Wildcats ranked No. 24 in the annual Alumni Game and Senior Awards Ceremony. Kickoff for the Conference Overall contest is 1:00 p.m. preseason coaches poll Lindenwood 10-0 13-1 MidAmerica 9-1 10-2 Current and former players will don their full game uniforms and engage CITY, Mo. - For the second-straight year, Baker University will come Missouri Valley 8-2 8-3 into the preseason campaign ranked in the Top 25 nationally. in an organized scrimmage, representing the history and tradition that Baker 7-3 7-3 embodies Baker University football. For many of the alumni, it will be the Despite losing two of their top offensive performers, running back Richie CMU 6-4 6-5 first time they will have been back in uniform with live hits, a full referee Bryant (two-time all-conference first-team selection) and quarterback Mack Benedictine 5-5 6-5 crew and fans in the stadium. Brown (all-time passing leader in school history), the Wildcats edged their way Avila 3-7 4-7 into the poll at No. 24. Evangel 3-7 3-7 After conditioning all winter, watching film and doing drills at spring practice, the team is ready and eager to play a live game. Graceland 3-7 3-7 2010 NAIA Fo o t b a l l Co ac h e s ’ To p 25 Sp r in g Po l l – (Ap r i l 19) William Jewell 1-9 1-9 Rank School (1st Place Votes) 2009 Record Total Points The same can be said about the alumni, some of whom haven’t played a Culver-Stockton 0-10 0-10 1 University of Sioux Falls (S.D.) (14) 15-0 412 game since they were in college. 2 Lindenwood University (Mo.) (3) 13-1 403 3 Carroll College (Mont.) 13-1 389 “We’re coming out there to win the game this year,” said former defen- 4 Saint Xavier University (Ill.) (1) 12-1 372 2010 Football Eric Allen receives his award at halftime in sive back and current graduate assistant Eric Allen. “I think the alums 2009. 5. Morningside College (Iowa) 10-2 349 schedule have a chance to make a game of it.” 6. Lambuth University (Tenn.) 12-1 317 7. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 10-2 317 8/28 at 7:00 p.m. Coach Mike Grossner said the team would conduct the Alumni Game under normal playing rules with a few 8. Ottawa University (Kan.) 11-1 303 College Fanz 1st Down Classic exceptions. The first half will feature two-15 minute quarters under normal game conditions. Defenders are not 9. McKendree University (Ill.) 9-2 286 allowed to tackle the alumni QB. The second half will be two 15-minute periods, however the timing for those 10. (Mo.) 8-3 277 9/4 Missouri Valley College 6:00 p.m. 11. University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) 9-2 261 two periods is yet to be determined. 12. McPherson College (Kan.) 9-2 235 9/11 at MidAmerica 6:00 p.m. 13. Hastings College (Neb.) 9-3 231 Tom Hedrick, a 1956 Baker University graduate and member of the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame, enters his 22nd 14. Minot State University (N.D.) 9-3 201 9/18 Avila University 6:00 p.m. season calling Baker football games. Hedrick will be doing live color and play-by-play via the PA. 15. (Kan.) 8-2 171 Family Day 16. (Ohio) 7-3 160 10/2 at Culver-Stockton 2:00 p.m. Admission to the game is free. All seating for the game will be in the north stands. The gates will open at noon, 17. University of St. Francis (Ind.) 6-3 158 with the Senior Awards Ceremony taking place at halftime. 18. Dickinson State University (N.D.) 7-5 134 10/9 Lindenwood University 1:00 p.m. 19. Langston University (Okla.) 7-4 130 Baker baseball will be playing in conjunction with the Alumni Game at 1 p.m. at Sauder Field. 20. (Iowa) 8-3 121 10/16 at Benedictine 2:00 p.m. 21. Eastern Oregon University 7-4 83 22. Taylor University (Ind.) 6-3 76 10/23 2:00 p.m. 23. Northwestern College (Iowa) 7-3 50 Homecoming 24. Baker University (Kan.) 7-3 49 10/30 at William Jewell 1:00 p.m. 25. Northwestern Okla. State University 6-3 47 11/6 1:00 p.m. The official website for all things Others receiving votes: Senior Day Georgetown College (Ky.) 34; Montana Tech 13; Campbellsville University (Ky.) 9; Black Hills State 11/13 at Central Methodst 1:00 p.m. relating to athletics. University (S.D.) 7; (Neb.) 5; Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) 3; Marian University (Ind.) 3; Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) 1; Sterling College (Kan.) 1; Kansas Wesleyan University 1; Shorter College (Ga.) 1; Dakota Wesleyan University (S.D.) 1; Nebraska Wesleyan University 1; Central Methodist University (Mo.) 1; Benedictine College (Kan.) 1; (Iowa) 1; Southern www.bakerwildcats.com Nazarene University (Okla.) 1

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