College Sports

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Three University of Missouri wrestlers earned Academic All-District honors from College Sports Communicators (CSC) on Tuesday, June 25. Redshirt senior Peyton Mocco, redshirt junior Noah Surtin and junior Keegan O’Toole all received the honor for the second consecutive year. The 2024 Academic All-District® At-Large Team, selected by CSC, …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri wrestling saw 11 student-athletes earn Academic All-Big 12 distinction, announced the league office on Tuesday, June 25. To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 grade point average (GPA) or higher, either cumulatively or for the two previous semesters, and must have participated in 20 percent …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Former Mizzou All-American Mikel Schreuders has secured his spot in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games, becoming the Tigers’ first two-time Olympian swimmer. Schreuders, Aruba’s lone Olympian in the sport of swimming for the Paris Games, turned in qualifying times of 21.93 in the 50-meter freestyle and 48.46 …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.–  Drury had one men’s golfer and two from their women’s golf team named to the Academic All-District At-Large team by the College Sports Communicators. Clayton Kaiser from the Drury men’s golf team was named to the Academic All-District team, while Abby Howard and Isabella Thrall from the DU …

SPRINGFIELD – Newly-named Missouri State head baseball coach Joey Hawkins announced his three assistants Tuesday along with a pair of support staff positions. Geoff Jimenez – Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Geoff Jimenez remains on staff as an assistant coach in his second stint with the Missouri State program. He will serve …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury Athletics set a department record as 278 student-athletes were named Academic All-Great Lakes Conference for their work in the classroom in 2023-24. The Academic All-GLVC honor is bestowed upon student-athletes who meet a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 during the 2023-24 academic year.   Drury’s total …

ST. LOUIS – Missouri State swimmer Lily DeSpain has been named one of four winners 2024 Missouri Valley Conference postgraduate scholarship winners, the conference announced on Wednesday. The Missouri Valley Conference Faculty Athletics Representatives Committee voted to award postgraduate scholarships to the four student-athletes, due to their exemplary academic and …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.–  Both Drury swimming & diving teams were named Spring Scholar All-American teams by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America. To qualify for the prestigious recognition, teams had to earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 during the Spring 2024 semester.   The Drury men’s …

SPRINGFIELD — Missouri State Athletics will welcome two full-time staff members to the Athletic Medical and Rehabilitation Services staff this year with the addition of newcomers Kara Gnade (guh-NAYD) and Thomas Simac (sim-MACK). Gnade will work primarily with softball and begins her new role on July 8. Simac will work …

SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State women’s basketball head coach Beth Cunningham announced today the hiring of Abby (Hipp) Emmert, who returns to her alma mater as an assistant coach.   Emmert spent the last two seasons serving as the Director of Scouting and Player Development at the University of Virginia under …