Commencement Home Page SPRINGFIELD — A total of 37 current and former Missouri State University student-athletes will receive their degrees Friday, Dec. 15 during fall commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Great Southern Bank Arena on the Springfield campus. Led by football (13), women’s track …
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Drury ranked 20th in this week’s NCAA-II poll
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– The Drury Lady Panthers are ranked 20th in this week’s NCAA-II coaches’ poll. Drury is 8-2 and went 1-1 last week with a win over William Jewell and a one-point loss to Southwest Baptist. Ashland (8-0) remained the number one ranked team in NCAA-II, while Grand Valley …
Read More »Sands, Iliff and Forbes Named to Academic All-District Volleyball Team
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Volleyball student-athletes Maya Sands, Jordan Iliff and Lauren Forbes were named to the Academic All-District Volleyball Team, the College Sports Communicators announced Tuesday. The 2023 Academic All-District Volleyball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. Sands, Iliff …
Read More »Bears Land Two AP Football All-Americans
Missouri State has added two Associated Press All-Americans to its list of postseason football accolades. Second-team punter Grant Burkett (Joplin, Mo.) and third-team wide receiver Raylen Sharpe (Allen, Texas) were named to the AP FCS All-America Team on Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 12). Burkett finished the season with a league-best 43.97 …
Read More »Four Volleyball Bears Named CSC Academic All-District
SPRINGFIELD – Four Missouri State volleyball players were honored by College Sports Communicators Tuesday for their efforts in the classroom. Maddy Bushnell, Lindsay Lahr, Kate Owen and Katie Wemhoener were recognized as Academic All-District selections by the organization formerly known as College Sports Information Directors of America. Lahr, Owen and …
Read More »Jackson, Stoner, and Wise Named as CSC VB Academic All-District Honorees
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel Volleyball student athletes Leah Jackson, Mackenzie Stoner, and Kenna Wise were honored by being named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team for the 2023-24 season.
First Pitch Night Set for Jan. 27, Baseball Season Tickets on Sale
SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State baseball will host its 14th annual First Pitch and Reunion Night on Saturday, Jan. 27, with former MSU All-American and current Miami Marlins hitting coach Jason Hart as the featured guest speaker and a reunion of the 1964 Bears, the first team in program history. The …
Read More »Schrader Earns AP First-Team All-America Honors; Three Others Honored
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri RB Cody Schrader earned First-Team All-America honors from the Associated Press while CB Kris Abrams-Draine and WR Luther Burden III claimed second-team accolades while OL Javon Foster was named third-team on Monday. Schrader is Mizzou’s first AP first-team selection since Michael Sam in 2013. The AP All-America team was selected by a panel of 18 …
Read More »Missouri State Will Add Two Women’s Varsity Sports
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri State University will officially add two women’s sports to its varsity athletic offerings beginning in 2024-25, as announced today by Director of Athletics Kyle Moats. The first new sport — STUNT — is one of the fastest-growing female sports in the country and is governed …
Read More »Phillips Earns Back-to-Back KCAC Indoor Field Athlete of the Week Honors
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After another strong performance, this time at the Crimson and Gold Invitational, April Phillips was honored by being named the KCAC Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for her second consecutive week.