Fall/Winter 2009 THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE NATIONAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION VOL. 21 NO. 1 Ponder the Miracle of Christ By Dan Wood, Executive Director Each year, the Christmas season We all have read this verse in feel. Only a mother could actually grasp comes and goes and we attempt to create various versions probably hundreds of the full measure of that moment. Why? new phrases or themes to make the times. However, I have always reacted Because Mary had pondered. She celebration new and fresh. “Jesus is the to this verse much like I would a child pondered that night of His birth and all reason for the season”, has been used for handing a fresh picked dandelion to his of us, who have been blessed with a several years now and, although we mother. “Ah, that’s sweet”, is the best Godly mother, know she pondered every way to describe my normal reaction. experience her son had through His time Then I move onto through the story as on this earth. Unlike most of us, she did “But Mary treasured up all these the shepherds left the scene praising God not just remember flashes of time and things and pondered them in her for what they had heard and seen that ESPN like highlight clips. No, she had heart.” (Luke 2:19 NIV) night. pondered and had full acknowledgement But not Mary! She did not leave the of whom her son was and why He had scene nor did she desire to do so. She come. understand its context, the reality is that remembered the little things. She was This year, I have paused to discover Jesus is the reason for everyday. “Let’s still amazed by the big things. But most what ponder really meant for Mary. keep Christ in Christmas” is another importantly, she pondered. She dwelled Webster’s defines it as considering response to all the rhetoric surrounding on these things. She took time to stop something deeply and thoroughly. As we the ban of Merry Christmas as a retail and truly realize the miracles that God begin this New Year, 2010, and this new greeting. Our culture certainly gives had brought to this earth through her decade, I challenge each of us to stop, credence to this effort but the truth is humble service. clear our schedule for that no man can take Christ out of One can easily imagine her as at least 15 minutes, Christmas as He was God’s gift and the next 33 years went by, still and ponder all that there is no exchange policy! pondering all those things we know to be As our family celebrated this past from that most unusual Christ. Ponder the Christmas season within our home, night. The various miracle of His birth, community and church, one part of the movies and video clips His sacrifice, and His Christmas story found in Luke 2 has that depict Mary at the gift of salvation. seemed to resonate within my soul. In cross on that day of Simply ponder! verse 19 we read how Mary, as a mother, her son’s unwarranted kept all the things that happened that death, all cast her blessed night (and days leading up to with this look of that night) in her heart and she anguish and pain that pondered them. only a mother can NCCAA Goes Green & Pollution Free ................1 Student-Athletes Give During Championships....9 Stanmar Ad..........................................................2 NCCAA Annual Convention.................................9 Mission Possible Winner for NCCAA. .................3 NCCAA Sanctions................................................9 Men’s Golf ...........................................................4 Men’s Soccer I ...................................................10 Victory Bowl.........................................................4 Teams Think Outside the Box ...........................10 Cross Country......................................................5 Men’s Soccer II ..................................................11 Women’s Volleyball I ...........................................6 Game Plan for LIFE Meeting Needs..................11 NCCAA Student-Athletes in Action .....................6 2010 NCCAA Pro-Am ........................................12 Women’s Volleyball II..........................................7 BMW Charity Pro-Am.........................................12 A Glimpse into Heaven........................................7 Women’s Soccer I ...............................................8 Women’s Soccer II ..............................................8 2 Fall/Winter 2009 NCCAA The Pursuit Stanmar Inc. is a preferred vendor of the NCCAA. If you would like more information about becoming a preferred vendor, email [email protected] or call 864-250-1199. Visit www.thenccaa.org/preferredvendors.html for a complete list of preferred vendors. NCCAA The Pursuit Fall/Winter 2009 3 Mission Possible Winner for NCCAA In 2007 and 2008, the NCCAA attempted to develop a western version of their successful March Pro-Am. The intent was to attract new donors as well as grow the NCCAA brand within the Western United States. The event proved to be great for those who attended but did not produce the net proceeds desired and the Board took action to end the effort after the 2008 event. However, during the 2008 event, a group of donors from Greenville, SC began to brainstorm about how they could create a great event on behalf of the NCCAA without having to travel across country. Thus, Mike Pereyo of oobe apparel, Darin MacDonald of the Nationwide Tour’s BMW Charity Pro-Am, along with Jon Claudepierre and John Galliard of ScanSource, became the first members of the NCCAA Mission Possible Classic organizing committee which also included Tom Hancock, Brian Todd, Grover Todd and Steve Wolverton. Months of planning led to a great day on October 5th as 96 golfers, most of them being introduced to the NCCAA for the very first time, enjoyed a serene fall day at Bright’s Creek Club in the North Carolina mountains. Volunteers from Southern Wesleyan University Women’s Volleyball program assisted in making sure each guest learned more about the NCCAA and received numerous words of appreciation. Regardless of their team’s score, each participant also enjoyed a breakfast buffet, lunch from Chick-fil-A, a $100 gift certificate to Bright’s Creek Club, and an outstanding Awards Reception. The inaugural Mission Possible Classic Cup went to the team of Wheeler Anderson, Tom Harding, Dan Wood, and Pete Wood, who won a card playoff over the team of Brad Alexander, Darin MacDonald, Brad Skelton, and Julio Samayoa after both teams fired a two low net total of 123. Capping the day’s awards were drawings for a complimentary couple’s entry ($2,975 value) into the 2010 NCCAA Pro-Am, which was won by Tobin Wolverton, and a complimentary entry ($7,500 value) into the 2010 Nationwide Tour’s BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by Synnex, which was won by Tom Harding. The big winner was the NCCAA as over $21,000 was raised and many new friendships for the association were developed. The 2nd Annual NCCAA Mission Possible Classic is already scheduled for Monday, October 4, 2010 again at Bright’s Creek Club. The tournament’s committee is already working on improvements for this event and brochures will be sent out in the summer of 2010. To learn more about the outing, please visit http://www.thenccaa.org/missionpossiblegolfclassic.html Above: 1. A special hole gave golfers the opportunity to win a spot in the Nationwide Tour’s BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by Synnex Corporation. 2. The views on Bright’s Creek Club are breathtaking. 3. The Southern Wesleyan Mission Possible Team Winners: (l-r) Tom Taking home second place prizes: (l-r) Julio University women’s volleyball team and Coach Harding, Pete Wood, Dan Wood, Wheeler Anderson Samayoa, Brad Alexander, Brad Skelton, and Darin Derek Schmitt volunteered at the event by greeting MacDonald. each player with NCCAA trivia. 4. A special worship service was held for NCCAA guests. 4 Fall/Winter 2009 NCCAA The Pursuit Men’s Golf Championship Panama City, Florida October 12-13, 2009 Dallas Baptist University Men’s Golf Champions Championship Results Individual Results & All-American Team Jon Kingensmith Colorado Christian University 212 Will Dusenbury Dallas Baptist University 214 1 Dallas Baptist University 287, 293, 300—880 Bennett Smith Dallas Baptist University 217 2 Malone University 293, 297, 302—892 Isaac Spencer Southeastern University 218 3 Colorado Christian University 287, 319, 295—901 Justin Lower Malone University 220 4 Southeastern University 309, 302, 296—907 Ben Smith Malone University 220 5 North Greenville University 306, 301, 303—910 Austin Conroy Indiana Wesleyan University 221 6 Indiana Wesleyan University 307, 308, 302—917 Brad Caldwell North Greenville University 223 7 Cedarville University 314, 303, 303—920 Mitch Card Simpson University 224 8 Campbellsville University 315, 309, 310—934 Calvin Clyde Dallas Baptist University 224 9 The Master's College 315, 309, 315—939 Josh Ratterman Campbellsville University 225 10 King College 309, 314, 318—941 Brandon Coggins North Greenville University 225 Joseph Madda Indiana Wesleyan University 225 Medalist Jon Kingensmith, Colorado Christian University Coach of the Year Kenny Trapp, Dallas Baptist University For more information and a complete listing of All-American and Scholar-Athlete recipients, go to www.thenccaa.org/mensgolf.htm. Victory Bowl Greenville College Greenville, Illinois November 21, 2009 Victory Bowl Results Geneva College 29 Geneva College Greenville College 28 Victory Bowl Champions Best Offensive Player Gerard Muschette, Geneva College Best Defensive Player Garrett Young, Greenville College For more information, go to www.thenccaa.org/victorybowl.htm. NCCAA The Pursuit Fall/Winter 2009 5 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Cedarville University Cedarville University Malone College Division I Women’s Champions November 14, 2009 Division I Men’s Champions Women’s Top 10 Team Results Men’s Top 10 Team Results 1. Cedarville University 37 1. Malone University 36 2. Malone University 52 2. Cedarville University 69 3. Indiana Wesleyan University 93 3. Indiana Wesleyan University 85 4.