2004 Park Fall Media Guide

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2004 Park University Fall Sports Guide

2004 Park University Fall Sports GuideTable of ContentsIntroduction/Quick Facts .......................................................................... 1Welcome Letter From Dr. Beverly Byers-Pevitts ......................................... 2Athletic Staff ............................................................................................... 3Men’s Soccer Season Preview, Coaches, Honors and Awards ................... 4Men’s Soccer Schedule and Roster ............................................................. 5Meet the Men’s Soccer Team ...................................................................... 6Men’s Soccer 2003 In Review ..................................................................... 7Women’s Soccer Season Preview, Coaches, Honors and Awards .............. 8Women’s Soccer Schedule and Roster ....................................................... 9Meet the Women’s Soccer Team ...............................................................10Women’s Soccer 2003 In Review ..............................................................11Women’s Volleyball Season Preview, Coaches, Honors and Awards .......12Women’s Volleyball Schedule and Roster .................................................13Meet the Women’s Volleyball Team ..........................................................14Women’s Volleyball 2003 In Review ........................................................ 15Cross Country Season Preview, Coaches, Honors and Awards ................16Cross Coutnry Schedule and Roster .........................................................17Meet the Cross Country Teams .................................................................18Cross Country 2003 In Review .................................................................19Right to Know Act Information ................................................................19Pirate Athletic Facilities ............................................................................ 20

Sports Information The 2004 Park University Fall Sports Guide is designed to assist members of the media in their coverage of Pirate Athletics. Your sports information contact for the 2003-04 season is Sports Information Director Jerod Dahl-gren. All interviews with caoches and student-athletes must be coordinated through Dahlgren (Phone: 816-584-6490, E-Mail: [email protected]) at least a day in advance. Photographs, feature ideas and statistics are avai-labe through the sports information office. Updated news, results and statistics are also available on the Internet at www.park.edu/athletic.

Primary Media OutletsKansas City Star .......................................................................816-234-43558320 North Oak, Suite 201, Kansas City, Mo. 64118 ..... Fax: 816-234-4360David Boyce ...................................................................dboyce@kcstar.com

Platte Sun Gazette .................................................................... 816-781-1044963 West Liberty, Liberty, MO 64068 .............................Fax: 816-781-1755Joe Cook .......................................................... [email protected]

Press Dispatch ..........................................................................816-454-96607007 NW Parvin Road, Kansas City, MO 64117 ............. Fax: 816-414-3331Kevin Goodwin ......................................................... [email protected]

WDAF Fox 4 ............................................................................816-753-45673030 Summit, Kansas City, MO 64108............................ Fax: 816-561-4181Frank Boal ................................................................... [email protected]

KCTV CBS 5 ...........................................................................913-677-5555PO Box 5555, Kansas City, MO 64109 ............................Fax: 913-677-7243Leif Lisec .....................................................................newsdesk@kctv5.com

KMBC ABC 9 .......................................................................... 816-221-99991049 Central, Kansas City, MO 64105 ............................ Fax: 816-421-4163Len Dawson ........................................ [email protected]

KSHB NBC 41 ..........................................................................816-753-41414720 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64112 ........................Fax: 816-932-4145Jack Harry ..........................................................harry@nbcactionnews.com

Quick FactsLocation: .................................................................................Parkville, Mo.Founded: ................................................................................................1875Nationwide Enrollment: ....................................................................22,,617President: ..............................................................Dr. Beverley Byers-PevittsAffliation:........................................................................... NAIA Division IRegion: ...................................................................................................... IVConference: .................................Midlands Collegiate Athletic ConferenceNickname: ...........................................................................................PiratesColors: .............................................................................. Canary and WineBasketball/Volleyball Facility: ......................Breckon Sports Center (1,500)Soccer Facility: ............................................................... Julian Field (1,360) Baseball Facility: .....................................................................Comfort FieldSoftball Facility: ...............................................................Park Softball FieldDirector of Athletics: ............................................................Claude EnglishFaculty Athletic Representative: .................................... Dr. Brian HoffmanSports Information Director: ................................................Jerod DahlgrenOffice Phone: ...........................................................................816-584-6490Office Fax: ................................................................................ 816-584-6751Home Phone: ...........................................................................913-220-3432E-Mail: ...................................................................jerod.dahlgren@park.eduAthletics Phone: .......................................................................816-584-6425Athletics Web Site: ....................................................www.park.edu/athletic

Athletic Phone DirectoryOffice of Intercollegiate Athletics: ...........................................816-584-6425Director of Athletics: ...............................................................816-584-6492Sports Information: .................................................................816-584-6490Athletic Training: .....................................................................816-584-6353Baseball: ................................................................................... 816-584-6746Cross Country: ........................................................................816-584-6488Men’s Basketball: .....................................................................816-584-6492Men’s Soccer: ...........................................................................816-584-6487Men’s Volleyball: ...................................................................... 816-584-6763Softball: ....................................................................................816-584-6443Track & Field: ..........................................................................816-584-6488Women’s Basketball: ................................................................816-584-6491Women’s Golf: .........................................................................816-584-6238Women’s Soccer: ......................................................................816-584-6408Women’s Volleyball: ................................................................816-584-6493

Credits The 2004 Park University Fall Sports Guide was designed, written and edited by Sports Information Director Jerod Dahlgren, with editing assis-tance from the Park athletic staff. The guide was printed by ProPrint of North Kansas City, Mo.

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Welcome to Park UniversityIntroduction

Park University’s most recognizable landmark, Mackay Hall, was constructed in 1893. Interestingly, all labor was performed by students.

University Facts Founded: 1875 Location: Parkville, Missouri. An historic town on the Missouri River, 15 minutes to downtown Kansas City, Missouri, 20 minutes from Kansas City International Airport. Nationwide Enrollment: 22,617 Freshman Class Average: GPA 3.09, ACT 19.3, 80% in top half of their senior class. Student/Faculty Ratio: 14:1 Diverse Population: Students represent 30 states and over 50 foreign countries. Financial Aid: More than 85 percent of undergraduate students who qualify receive some form of financial aid. These include loans, grants, and work-study positions. Accreditation: Commission on the Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and the Missouri State Board of Nursing have accredited the Nursing Department.

I am pleased you have shown inter-est in Park University athletics, whether you are a prospective student-athlete, current-student athlete, parent, coach fellow student, community member, or just a fan. Your support of Pirate athletics is integral to our success. As proud participants in the NAIA Champions of Character initiative, our athletic staff, coaches and student-ath-letes place a strong emphasis on the true spirit of competition through respect, integrity, responsibility, servant leadership and exemplary sportsman-ship. By way of these values, Park ath-letics will continue to strive for athletic achievement and academic excellence by its outstanding student-athletes.

Academically, Park University celebrates 129 years of excellence in edu-cating students. We are recognized as an innovative, progressive higher learning institution because of our historical academic reputation and our delivery of education through both face-to-face and Online instruction. We are proud of our liberal learning emphasis and the ever-expanding diversity of professional study programs in business, information technol-ogy, broadcasting and communications, nursing, sports medicine and edu-cation, as well as our graduate programs. Park University’s international student learner population continues to expand, which creates a valuable, multicultural learning environment for student learners, faculty, staff and members of the community. Park University’s educational strength is accomplished through our vision for the future success of all of our student learners, including our student-athletes. Our goal is to prepare our students to improve the future in a rapidly changing global economy. Park University’s motto is as real to us today as it was to student learners 129 years ago: Fides et Labor (faith and labor). We promote faith in self and a willingness to work. We will never expect more out of our students than we expect from ourselves. With that willingness to work instilled in our student-athletes, I know they will continue to excel on and off the field. I look forward to seeing you this season to join me in saying, “Go Pirates!”

Kindest regards,

Dr. Beverley Byers-Pevitts, President

Dr. Beverley Byers-PevittsPresident

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Claude EnglishDirector of Athletics

Men’s Basketball

Jerod DahlgrenSports Information

Director

Pat FayardAdministrative Assistant

Michael FreyHead Athletic Trainer

Patty DingesAssistant Athletic

Trainer

Kelly DefeoWomen’s Golf

Cory FrederickMen’s Volleyball

Joe C. MeriweatherWomen’s Basketball

Cary LundyBaseball

Brian RenshawCross CountryTrack & Field

Efrem ShimlisMen’s Soccer

Peggy TuterWomen’s Volleyball

Monica WadeSoftball

Wes WadeInterim Women’s

Soccer

Athletic Staff and Head Coaches

Clarinda CreightonVice President of Student Services

Introduction

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The Park University men’s soccer team, which posted a 14-8-1 record a year ago, takes a No. 5 national ranking in the NAIA Preseason Top 25 into the 2004 season. Head Coach Efrem Shimlis returns 10 players with starting experience from last season’s squad, which captured both the regular season and post-season MCAC championships and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NAIA national tournament. Senior midfielder Enock Odede (Nairobi, Kenya) highlights the return-ing class after earning third-team All-American honors last season. Odede scored 14 goals and had 14 assists to lead the Pirates with 42 points. Sophomore forward Paul McLaughlin (Ballymoney, North Ireland) and senior defender Justin Boersma (Kelwna, British Columbia) also earned All-America honors in 2003, being named to the honorable mention squad. McLaughlin tied for the team lead in goals with 14, while Boersma started all 23 games as a defender. In goal, junior Ricardo Avalos (Chihuahua, Mexico) returns after post-ing 10 shutouts last season, along with a 1.00 goals against average and a .832 save percentage. Juniors Henok Belayneh (Forward, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) and Ross Stride (Forward, Glasgow, Scotland) are back after scoring 12 and 11 goals, respectively. Other returning starters include senior Chris Lisaka (Midfielder, Nairobi, Kenya), senior Mekete Gashaw (Midfielder, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), junior Felix Makachia (Defender, Nairobi, Kenya) and sophomore David Waithaka (Midfielder, Nairobi, Kenya). Park will face a challenging schedule in 2004, starting with the season opener at Southern Nazarene (Okla.). Also featured on the schedule this season is Hastings (Neb.), Lindenwood (Mo.) andLindsey Wilson (Ky.). “We have a group of solid, hard working and dedicated players,” said Shimlis, who enters his fourth season at Park. “I expect them to develop into a cohesive, focused and dynamic team.”

Season Preview Efrem Shimlis-- Head Coach-- Fourth Season-- 27-38-1 Record

-- Assistant Coach-- Second Season Timothy Kibune is in his second season as as assistant soccer coach for the men’s and women’s soccer programs. Kibune began playing soccer at an early age, and by the age of 14, he was playing interna-

tional soccer. As a teenager, he played in the Kenyan Premier League and won a national championship. As a representative of Kenya, Kibune played in the Champions League and in the East and Central Africa Regional Tournaments. A graduate of St. Gregory’s University in 2002, Kibune is working toward a Master’s in Business Administration at Park.

Timothy Kibune

Efrem Shimlis enters his fourth season as head coach of the men’s soccer team at Park.

A 1996 graduate of Park, Shimlis accepted the head position after three years as an assis-

tant coach in the program. Shimlis led the Pirates to the NAIA Naitonal Quarterfinals in 2003 en route to a 14-8-1 record. His teams have earned MCAC regular season championships in each of the last two seasons. Originally from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Shimlis played intercollegiate soccer at Park from 1992-1996. Before his appointment at Park, Shimlis collected a wide range of coach-ing and professional playing experience. His extensive experience includes playing professionally for the 1997 World Champion Kansas City Attack of the National Professional Soccer League, as well as the Daytona Speed Kings and the Columbus Comets. He has also served as head coach for U-13, U-14 and U-15 Kansas City Blaze teams and in 1997 he served as the Director of Coaching and Programs for Soccer in the Streets in Kansas City, Mo.

Junior Henok Belayneh (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) scored 12 goals and had five assists in 2003.

Men’s Soccer

2003 Honors and Awards Ricardo Avalos: MCAC Defensive Player of the Week, Sept. 28-Oct. 4; MCAC Defensive Player of the Week, Sept. 8-14. Henok Belayneh: MCAC Offensive Player of the Week, Sept. 8-14; Region IV Player of the Week, Sept. 8-14; MCAC All-Conference First Team; NAIA All-Region IV Second Team. Justin Boersma: MCAC All-Conference First Team; MCAC Defensive Player of the Year; NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete; NAIA Honorable Mention All American; NAIA All-Region IV First Team; MCAC All-Conference Scholar-Ath-lete. Derrick Green: NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete; MCAC All-Conference Scholar-Athlete. Magnus Gunnarsson: MCAC All-Conference First Team; NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete; MCAC All-Conference Scholar-Athlete. Daniel Jiregna: MCAC All-Conference Second Team Almir Lemes Jr.: MCAC Offensive Player of the Week, Oct. 12-18; MCAC Offensive Player of the Week, Sept. 15-20. Chris Lisaka: MCAC All-Conference First Team; NAIA All-Region IV Second Team. Paul McLaughlin: MCAC Offensive Player of the Week, Sept. 28-Oct. 4; Re-gion IV Player of the Week, Sept. 28-Oct. 4; MCAC All-Conference First Team; NAIA All-Region IV First Team; NAIA Honorable Mention All-American. Enock Odede: NAIA All-Region IV First Team; NAIA Third-Team All-Ameri-can; MCAC All-Conference First Team;MCAC Offensive Player of the Year.

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2004 RosterNo. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Pos. Previous School Hometown

0 Khalid Ali Fr. 6-2 195 GK North Kansas City Kansas City, Mo.

00 Derek Talcott Jr. 6-1 170 GK Blue Springs Blue Springs, Mo.

1 Ricardo Avalos Sr. 6-0 180 GK Wyandotte Chihuahua, Mexico

3 Ross Stride Jr. 5-5 140 F Trinity Glasgow, Scotland

4 Andrew Merrill Jr. 6-1 170 D JCCC Lisbon, Portugal

5 Felix Makachia Jr. 6-0 180 D Masii Nairobi Kenya

6 Enock Odede Sr. 6-1 165 MF Ruaraka Nairobi, Kenya

7 Fethalew Ayalew Fr. 5-7 150 MF Toronto Toronto, Ontario

8 Tatek Teferi Fr. 5-8 160 MF Faseledes South Fairfax, Va.

9 Shawn Porter Fr. 6-0 175 D Raytown Raytown, Mo.

10 Admir Dzilic Fr. 6-4 175 F Ludwig Berlin, Germany

12 Saidi Isaac Fr. 5-7 160 F Uasin Gish Nairobi, Kenya

13 Oleseh Chuks Jr. 6-0 180 D State Fair Tulsa, Okla.

14 Justin Boersma Sr. 5-11 165 D Kelowna Kelowna, B.C.

15 David Waithaka So. 6-1 165 MF Upper Hill Nairobi, Kenya

16 Mekete Gashaw Sr. 5-7 140 MF Tikur Anbesa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

17 Henok Belayneh Jr. 5-9 150 F Ethiopia Tikedem Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

18 Paul McLaughlin So. 5-11 170 F Our Lady of Lourdes Ballymoney, N. Ireland

20 Simon Mulama Jr. 6-0 180 MF Kisii Kisii, Kenya

23 Chris Lisaka Sr. 5-9 170 MF St. Thomas Aquinas Nairobi, Kenya

24 Selvir Abidovic Fr. 6-5 182 F North Kansas City Kansas City, Mo.

2004 ScheduleDay Date Opponent Location Time

Saturday Aug. 28 Southern Nazarene University Bethany, Okla. 3 p.m.

Tuesday Aug. 31 Graceland University HOME 7 p.m.

Saturday Sept. 4 Doane College^ HOME 3:30 p.m.

Thursday Sept. 9 Benedictine College Atchison, Kan. 4 p.m.

Tuesday Sept. 14 University of St. Mary Leavenworth, Kan. 3 p.m.

Thursday Sept. 16 Avila University HOME 7 p.m.

Sunday Sept. 19 Bellevue University*^ Bellevue, Neb. 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday Sept. 22 Central Christian College*^ McPherson, Kan. 4:30 p.m.

Saturday Sept. 25 Baker University Baldwin City, Kan. 2 p.m.

Wednesday Sept. 29 Lindenwood University HOME 7 p.m.

Saturday Oct. 2 Newman University* Wichita, Kan. 7 p.m.

Friday Oct. 8 Morningside College^ HOME 7 p.m.

Tuesday Oct. 12 York College*^ HOME 5:30 p.m.

Thursday Oct. 14 Oklahoma Wesleyan University*^ HOME 3:30 p.m.

Saturday Oct. 16 William Jewell College Liberty, Mo. TBA

Tuesday Oct. 26 Hastings College HOME 5 p.m.

Saturday Oct. 30 Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, Ky. 7 p.m.

Fri.-Sat. Nov. 5-6 MCAC Conference Tournament TBD TBD

Tuesday Nov. 9 NAIA Region IV Tournament TBD TBD

Fri.-Sat. Nov. 12-13 NAIA Region IV Tournament TBD TBD

Wed.-Tue. Nov. 17-23 NAIA National Championship Olathe, Kan. TBD

* Designates MCAC matches

^ Designates doubleheaders with the Park University women’s soccer team

Men’s Soccer

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#0 Khalid AliFr., 6-2, 195, GKKansas City, Mo.

#00 Derek TalcottJr., 6-1, 170, GK

Blue Springs, Mo.

#1 Ricardo AvalosSr., 6-0, 180, GK

Chihuahua, Mexico

#3 Ross StrideJr., 5-5, 140, F

Glasgow, Scotland

#4 Andrew MerrillJr., 6-1, 170, D

Lisbon, Portugal

#5 Felix MakachiaJr., 6-0, 180, DNairobi, Kenya

#6 Enock OdedeSr., 6-1, 165, MFNairobi, Kenya

#7 Fethalew AyalewFr., 5-7, 150, MFToronto, Ontario

#8 Tatek TeferiFr., 5-8, 160, MF

Fairfax, Va.

#9 Shawn PorterFr., 6-0, 175, DRaytown, Mo.

#10 Admir DzilicFr., 6-4, 175, F

Berlin, Germany

#12 Saidi IsaacFr., 5-7, 160, FNairobi, Kenya

#13 Oleseh ChuksJr., 6-0, 180, DTulsa, Okla.

#14 Justin BoersmaSr., 5-11, 165, DKelowna, B.C.

#15 David WaithakaSo., 6-1, 165, MFNairobi, Kenya

#16 Mekete GashawSr., 5-7, 140, MF

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

#17 Henok BelaynehJr., 5-9, 150, F

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

#18 Paul McLaughlinSo., 5-11, 170, F

Ballymoney, No. Ireland

#20 Simon MulamaJr., 6-0, 180, MF

Kisii, Kenya

#23 Chris LisakaSr., 5-9, 170, MFNairobi, Kenya

#24 Selvir AbidovicFr., 6-5, 182, F

Kansas City, Mo.

Meet the PiratesMen’s Soccer

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# Name GP GS SOG S/G G G/G AST A/G PTS P/G 6 Enock Odede 23 23 47 2.04 14 0.61 14 0.61 42 1.83 18 Paul McLaughlin 18 12 40 2.22 14 0.78 7 0.39 35 1.94 8 Almir Lemes 23 19 24 1.04 13 0.57 4 0.17 30 1.30 3 Ross Stride 21 9 33 1.57 11 0.52 8 0.38 30 1.43 17 Henok Belayneh 20 20 33 1.65 12 0.60 5 0.25 29 1.45 9 Luis Henrique Pinto 18 7 24 1.33 5 0.28 5 0.28 15 0.83 23 Chris Lisaka 21 20 24 1.14 4 0.19 5 0.24 13 0.62 7 Magnus Gunnarsson 21 21 21 1.00 4 0.19 4 0.19 12 0.57 4 Daniel Jiregna 22 22 10 0.45 3 0.14 3 0.14 9 0.41 16 Mekete Gashaw 16 11 8 0.50 1 0.06 5 0.31 7 0.44 15 David Waithaka 9 8 11 1.22 0 0.00 4 0.44 4 0.44 14 Justin Boersma 23 23 5 0.22 0 0.00 3 0.13 3 0.13 2 Derrick Green 11 0 1 0.09 1 0.09 1 0.09 3 0.27 21 Minas Hailu 8 0 1 0.13 1 0.13 1 0.13 3 0.38 10 Tiago Sajben 17 14 12 0.71 0 0.00 1 0.06 1 0.06 25 Felix Makachia 23 23 1 0.04 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 TOTALS 23 23 295 12.83 83 3.61 70 3.04 236 10.26

# Name GP GS MIN G SAV SO SAVE% GAA 00 Chris Eslinger 8 0 168 0 8 0 1.000 0.00 0 Ricardo Avalos 23 23 1929 23 114 10 0.832 1.00 TOTALS 23 23 2097 23 122 10 0.841 1.00

1 2 OT1 OT2 -- F Park University 37 44 1 0 1 83 Opponents 9 13 1 0 0 23

Men’s Soccer Year-by-YearCoach Year Wins Losses Ties %Terry Dennis 79-80 10 3 2 66.67% Pat Hogan 80-81 11 7 1 57.89% Pete Thomson 81-82 9 6 1 56.25% Tom Koontz 82-83 4 8 0 33.33% Ben Popoola 83-84 8 7 0 53.33% Ben Popoola 84-85 19 2 1 86.36% Ben Popoola 85-86 13 2 3 72.22% Ben Popoola 86-87 14 3 0 82.35% Ben Popoola 87-88 14 4 0 77.78% Ben Popoola 88-89 10 5 1 62.50% Ben Popoola 89-90 11 3 1 73.33% Ben Popoola 90-91 16 5 1 72.73% Ben Popoola 91-92 11 11 0 50.00% Ben Popoola 92-93 13 7 0 65.00% Ben Popoola 93-94 16 6 1 69.57% Ben Popoola 94-95 9 12 0 42.86% Ben Popoola 95-96 11 8 1 55.00% Matt Clark 96-97 10 9 1 50.00% Matt Clark 97-98 11 9 1 52.38% Roger Bongaerts 98-99 12 7 1 60.00% Roger Bongaerts 99-00 10 8 1 52.63% Roger Bongaerts 00-01 10 7 1 55.56% Efrem Shimlis 01-02 11 6 2 57.89% Efrem Shimlis 02-03^ 1 24 0 4.17% Efrem Shimlis 03-04 14 8 1 63.04% TOTAL 278 177 21 60.01%

^ Matches forfeited due to participation of ineligible student-athlete; team was 21-2-1 before NAIA ruling.

2003 StatisticsMen’s Soccer

2003 Results (14-8-1)Aug. 30 Lindsey Wilson College L, 2-3 Sept. 1 at Graceland University^ L, 0-2 Sept. 4 at Morningside College W, 7-2 Sept. 6 at Hastings College L, 0-1 OT Sept. 9 Baker University W, 2-1 OT Sept. 18 University of St. Mary W, 5-0 Sept. 20 Central Christian College W, 14-0 Sept. 23 Benedictine College W, 4-0Sept. 25 at Avila University W, 7-0 Sept. 28 Bellevue University W, 4-1 Oct. 1 Newman University W, 4-0 Oct. 4 at York College*^ W, 7-0 Oct. 10 Columbia College W, 3-2 Oct. 11 at Rockhurst University L, 0-3 Oct. 18 at Oklahoma Wesleyan Univ. W, 5-0 Oct. 25 at Lindenwood University^ L, 1-3 Oct. 28 William Jewell College L, 1-2 Nov. 7-8 MCAC TournamentNov. 7 Oklahoma Wesleyan Univ. W, 7-0 Nov. 8 Bellevue University W, 3-0 Nov. 14-15 Region IV TournamentNov. 14 Bellevue University W, 5-0 Nov.15 Hastings L, 0-1 Nov.19-25 NAIA National Tournament Nov. 21 Auburn Montgomery T, 1-1 (6-5 PK) Nov. 22 Hastings (Neb.) L, 0-1

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Despite losing seven starters from the 2003 MCAC and NAIA Region IV championship team, the Park University women’s soc-cer team will look to carry over last season’s success into 2004. The Pirates’ top goal-scorer from a year ago, Julia Eshikumo, returns to lead a Park squad that finished the season 15-5-1 and advanced to the second round of the NAIA National Tournament. Eshikumo, a sophomore from Nairobi, Kenya, scored 26 goals and had eight assists en route to being named a first-team all-region selection. Junior Kesiann Francis (Chauganas, Trinidad) was a sec-ond-team All-MCAC pick in 2003, scoring three goals and notching eight assists in 20 starts as a midfielder. Defensively, sophomore Amber Pecheco (Kansas City, Mo.) is back after starting 20 games last season as a freshman. Junior Kate Johnson (Kansas City, Mo.) started six games as a midfielder in 2003, recording nine shots and one assist. Senior Haley Daniel (Indpendence, Mo.) will be a starting defender for the Pirates. In 2002, she started 22 games and scored three goals and recorded seven assists. Newcomers expected to contribute in 2004 include: juniors Kat Hogan (Prairie Village, Kan.) and Akeela Woods (Toco, Trinidad); and freshmen Laura Baeza (Madrid, Spain), Sophie Chapman (London, England), Angie Gardner (Blue Springs, Mo.), Virginia Hansen (Kansas City, Mo.), Jade Holcomb (Fayetteville, Ark.), Maria Roman (Madrid, Spain) and Kristen Steiner (Florissant, Mo.).

Season Preview Wes Wade-- Interim Head Coach-- First Season

Wes Wade is in his first season as Interim Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Park University.

Wade comes to Park following an illustri-ous professional playing career, including 12 seasons with the Kansas City Attack/Comets

of the Major Indoor Soccer League. Wade finished his career in Kansas City as the franchise’s all-time leader in goals, assists and games played. “I’m happy to be a part of the Park University fam-ily,” Wade said. “I’m looking forward to keeping the wom-en’s soccer program among the elite teams in the NAIA.” In all, Wade played 16 seasons professionally, playing on five championship teams and earning seven all-star game appearances. A native of Phoenix, Ariz., Wade’s coaching experience includes serving as a head coach for the Extreme Faith Soccer Club in Kansas City since 1999, an assistant coaching position at James Madison High School in San Diego in 1990 and 1991, as well as working numerous camps across the country during his 16-year playing career.

Junior Kesiann Francis (Chagaunas, Trinidad) was a second-team All-MCAC selec-tion in 2003, scoring three goals and recording eight assists.

-- Assistant Coach-- Second Season Timothy Kibune is in his second season as as assistant soccer coach for the men’s and women’s soccer programs. Kibune began playing soccer at an early age, and by the age of 14, he was playing interna-

tional soccer. As a teenager, he played in the Kenyan Premier League and won a national championship. As a representative of Kenya, Kibune played in the Champions League and in the East and Central Africa Regional Tournaments. A graduate of St. Gregory’s University in 2002, Kibune is working toward a Master’s in Business Administration at Park.

Timothy Kibune

Women’s Soccer

2003 Honors and Awards Pam Bedzrah: MCAC Offensive Player of the Week, Sept. 28-Oct. 4; MCAC All-Conference First Team; NAIA All-Region IV First Team. Marilyn Boucher: MCAC All-Conference Second Team. Julia Eshikumo: MCAC Offensive Player of the Week, Oct. 19-25; Region IV Player of the Week, Oct. 19-25; NAIA All-Region IV First Team; MCAC All-Conference First Team. Lisa Flood: MCAC All-Conference Second Team. Kesiann Francis: MCAC All-Conference Second Team. Kate Johnson: MCAC All-Conference Scholar-Athlete. Tunde Nemeth: MCAC Offensive Player of the Week, Oct. 12-18; Region IV Player of the Week, Oct. 12-18;MCAC All-Conference Scholar-Athlete; MCAC All-Conference Second Team.

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2004 RosterNo. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. Previous School Hometown

1 Jade Holcomb Fr. 5-7 GK Fayetteville Fayetteville, Ark.

3 Maria Roman Fr. 5-8 D Lordes Madrid, Spain

4 Haley Daniel Sr. 5-4 D William Chrisman Independence, Mo.

5 Laura Baeza Fr. 5-7 MF les Alameda de Osuna Madrid, Spain

6 Sophie Chapman Fr. 5-7 MF Addey and Stanhope London, England

7 Angie Gardner Fr. 5-4 MF Blue Springs Blue Springs, Mo.

8 Kristen Steiner Fr. 5-2 D Hazelwood Central Florissant, Mo.

9 Akeela Woods Jr. 5-7 D Toco Composite Toco, Trinidad

11 Virginia Hansen Fr. 5-3 F Van Horn Kansas City, Mo.

15 Kesiann Francis Jr. 5-6 MF Chaguanas S.C.S. Chagaunas, Trinidad

17 Scovia Oraro So. 5-6 D Choate Rosemary Hall Nairobi, Kenya

20 Kate Johnson Jr. 5-5 MF Winnetonka Kansas City, Mo.

21 Amber Pecheco So. 4-10 D North Kansas City Kansas City, Mo.

22 Kat Hogan Jr. 5-2 MF Hogan Home Prairie Village, Kan.

23 Julia Eshikumo So. 5-6 F Nile Road Nairobi, Kenya

Day Date Opponent Location Time

Saturday Aug. 28 John Brown University HOME 2 p.m.

Wednesday Sept. 1 Graceland University HOME 2 p.m.

Saturday Sept. 4 Doane College^ HOME 1 p.m.

Saturday Sept. 11 Lindenwood University# HOME 3 p.m.

Thursday Sept. 16 Benedictine College Atchison, Kan. 5 p.m.

Sunday Sept. 19 College of St. Mary* HOME 1 p.m.

Wednesday Sept. 22 Central Christian College*^ McPherson, Kan. 2 p.m.

Sunday Sept. 26 Bellevue University* Bellevue, Neb. 2 p.m.

Friday Oct. 1 William Jewell College Liberty, Mo. 4 p.m.

Tuesday Oct. 5 Newman University* Wichita, Kan. 2 p.m.

Friday Oct. 8 Morningside College^ HOME 5 p.m.

Tuesday Oct. 12 York College*^ HOME 3 p.m.

Thursday Oct. 14 Oklahoma Wesleyan University*^ HOME 1 p.m.

Saturday Oct. 23 Baker University Baldwin City, Kan. 1 p.m.

Thu.-Fri. Oct. 28-29 MCAC Conference Tournament TBD TBD

Saturday Nov. 6 NAIA Region IV Tournament TBD TBD

Tue.-Wed. Nov. 9-10 NAIA Region IV Tournament TBD TBD

Wed.-Mon. Nov. 17-23 NAIA National Championship Santa Barbara, Calif. TBD

* Designates MCAC matches

^ Designates doubleheaders with the Park University men’s soccer team

2004 ScheduleWomen’s Soccer

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#1 Jade HolcombFr., 5-7, GK

Fayetteville, Ark.

#3 Maria RomanFr., 5-8, F

Madrid, Spain

#4 Haley DanielSr., 5-4, D

Indpendence, Mo.

#5 Laura BaezaFr., 5-7, MF

Madrid, Spain

#6 Sophie ChapmanFr., 5-7, MF

London, England

#7 Angie GardnerFr, 5-4, MF

Blue Springs, Mo.

#8 Kristen SteinerFr., 5-2, D

Florissant, Mo.

#9 Akeela WoodsJr., 5-7, D

Toco, Trinidad

#11 Virginia HansenFr., 5-3, F

Kansas City, Mo.

#15 Kesiann FrancisJr., 5-6, MF

Chagaunas, Trinidad

#17 Scovia OraroSo, 5-6, D

Nairobi, Kenya

#20 Kate JohnsonJr., 5-5, MF

Kansas City, Mo.

#21 Amber PechecoSo., 4-10, D

Kansas City, Mo.

#22 Kat HoganJr., 5-2, MF

Prairie Village, Kan.

#23 Julia EshikumoSo., 5-6, F

Nairobi, Kenya

Meet The PiratesWomen’s Soccer

Sophomore Amber Pecheco started 20 games at defender last season for the Pirates. The Kansas City, Mo., native recorded two assists in 2003.

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Women’s Soccer Year-by-YearCOACH YEAR WINS LOSSES TIES WIN %

Ben Popoola 88-89 9 5 0 64.29%

Ben Popoola 89-90 10 6 0 62.50%

Ben Popoola 90-91 16 3 1 80.00%

Ben Popoola 91-92 17 2 1 85.00%

Ben Popoola 92-93 14 4 0 77.78%

Ben Popoola 93-94 17 2 0 89.47%

Ben Popoola 94-95 25 4 0 86.21%

Ben Popoola 95-96 22 1 1 91.67%

Matt Clark 96-97 16 7 1 66.67%

Matt Clark 97-98 18 6 0 75.00%

Jamie Hemingway 98-99 16 6 2 66.67%



Scott Bowen 01-02 15 3 0 83.33%

Scott Bowen 02-03 18 4 1 78.26%

Scott Bowen 03-04 15 5 1 71.42%

TOTAL 245 75 9 74.68%

2003 Statistics (15-5-1)# NAME GP GS SHOTS S/G G G/G AST A/G PTS P/G

23 Julia Eshikumo 21 21 64 3.05 26 1.24 8 0.38 60 2.86

7 Pam Bedzrah 17 17 107 6.29 19 1.12 9 0.53 47 2.76

17 Tunde Nemeth 21 21 36 1.71 6 0.29 6 0.29 18 0.86

15 Kesiann Francis 20 20 35 1.75 3 0.15 8 0.4 14 0.7

19 Marilyn Boucher 21 21 33 1.57 3 0.14 6 0.29 12 0.57

9 Janice Huffman 21 21 27 1.29 5 0.24 2 0.1 12 0.57

21 Amber Pecheco 20 20 0 0 0 0 2 0.1 2 0.1

27/2 Lisa Flood 21 20 7 0.33 0 0 1 0.05 1 0.05

8 Valerie Copenhaver 21 21 5 0.24 0 0 1 0.05 1 0.05

20 Kate Johnson 15 6 9 0.6 0 0 1 0.07 1 0.07

00 Bridget Duhme 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10/11 Michelle Egler 21 21 8 0.38 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 Bianca Cunningham 8 0 2 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0

29/18 Sarah Russell 7 1 1 0.14 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 Nicole Debrabander 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 21 21 334 15.9 62 2.95 44 2.1 168 8

# NAME GP GS MIN G SAV SO SAVE% GAA

0 Bridget Duhme 20 20 1798 51 189 2 0.788 2.55

1 Nicole Debrabander 4 1 120 1 8 0 0.889 0.25

TOTALS 21 21 1918 52 197 2 0.791 2.48

1 2 OT1 OT2 -- F

Park University 25 35 2 0 0 62

Opponents 27 25 0 0 0 52

Women’s Soccer

2003 Results (15-5-1)Aug. 29 at Missouri Baptist University W, 2-1 Aug. 30 at Lindsey Wilson College L, 0-7 Sept. 1 at Graceland University L, 2-8 Sept. 4 at William Jewell College L, 0-6 Sept. 6 at Hastings College L, 0-4 Sept. 20 Central Christian College W, 10-0 Sept. 23 Benedictine College W, 3-2 Sept. 28 Bellevue University W, 3-2 OT Oct. 1 Newman University W, 4-1 Oct. 4 at York College W, 8-0 Oct. 9 Morningside College W, 4-1 Oct. 12 at College of St. Mary* W, 4-3 Oct. 18 at Oklahoma Wesleyan Univ. W, 5-1 Oct. 22 Baker University W, 3-2 Oct. 25 at Lindenwood University^ T, 1-1 OT Nov. 6-7 MCAC TournamentNov. 6 Bellevue University W, 3-1 Nov. 7 College of St. Mary W, 2-1 Nov. 11-15 NAIA Region IV TournamentNov. 11 Ottawa University W, 4-3 OT Nov. 14 vs. College of St. Mary W, 2-1Nov. 15 at Hastings College W, 2-1 Nov. 19 NAIA National TournamentNov. 19 vs. Robert Morris (Ill.) L, 0-6

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Coming off a 14-21 record and a sixth-place finish in the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference last season, the Park University women’s volleyball team returns an experienced group of six starters and nine let-terwinners in 2004. Leading the Pirates will be senior middle hitter Tenysha Brown, who earned first-team All-MCAC honors last season. Brown led the team in 2003 with 1.5 blocks per game, to go along with her 2.9 kills per game. The Kansas City, Mo., native hit at a .352 clip last season. Senior Sugglis Chinchilla returns at outside hitter after being named second-team All-MCAC a year ago. The Merida, Venezuela, native aver-aged a team-best 3.3 kills per game, as well as 2.6 digs and 0.6 blocks per game in 2003. Rounding out Park’s returning starters are senior outside hitter Jessica Sillman (Bernie, Mo.), senior setter Terra Van Duine (Blue Springs, Mo.), senior outside hitter Jilian Creighton (Lansing, Kan.) and senior defensive specialist Nicci Ward. Sillman led the team last season in digs (2.8 per game) and service aces (43), while Van Duine will make the transition this season from libero to setter. Creighton ranked third on the team in kills (2.4 kpg) in 2003 and Ward was second on the squad in service aces (29). Other returning letterwinners include juniors Michelle Terry (Defensive Specialist, Independence, Mo.), Francesca Chavez (Defensive Specialist, Quemado, N.M.) and Meghaan Fountain (Middle Hitter, Gladstone, Mo.). Head Coach Peggy Tuter, who is entering her fifth season at Park (48-90 record), has been encouraged by a strong preseason by her Pirates. “The team has been working very hard to get ready for the season,” Tuter said. “Last year, we had trouble finishing matches, but this year our team will make sure that won’t be the case.”

Season Preview

Senior Terra Van Duine was an NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete in 2003. The Blue Springs, Mo., native averaged 2.7 digs per game last season.

Peggy Tuter-- Head Coach-- Fifth Season, 20th Overall-- 435-364 Career Record

-- Assistant Coach-- First Season Fabricio Teixeira enters his first season as an assistant coach with the women’s volleyball program at Park University. Teixeria played three seasons with the Pirate men’s volleyball program from 2001-2003.

A two-time all-conference selection, he averaged 3.087 kills per game as a senior in 2003. Teixeira was also named to the all-NAIA National Invitational Tournament first team in 2003. In addition to his duties at Park, Teixeira serves as a youth girl’s club coach for the Mid-America Volleyball Club. This past year, he led his under-16 team to a fifth-place finish at the national tournament. Teixeira has also worked numerous volleyball camps around the country. Teixeira is a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Fabricio Teixeira

Peggy Tuter enters her fifth season as the Head Volleyball Coach at Park University.

She has compiled a 48-90 record at the helm of the Pirate volleyball program since 2000.

Tuter came to Park after coaching at the junior college level for Longview Community College in Lee’s Summit, Mo., since 1985. In those 15 years, Tuter acquired a career record of 387-274. Tuter also served as Physical Education Department Coordinator and Instructor at Blue River College in Blue Springs, Mo., during that time. In her first season at Park, Tuter lifted the program above .500 while notching her 400th career win as noted by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Tuter also has worked as a committee and polling representative for NJCAA District 16. Her professional memberships include the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and the United States Volleyball Association (USA-VB).

Women’s Volleyball

2003 Honors and Awards Tenysha Brown: MCAC All-Conference First Team Sugglis Chinchilla: MCAC All-Conference Second Team Terra Van Duine: NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete, MCAC All-Conference Scholar-Athlete Meghaan Fountain: MCAC All-Conference Scholar-Athlete. Bianca Hendricks: NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete; MCAC All-Conference Scholar-Athlete Michelle Terry: NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete; MCAC All-Con-ference Scholar-Athlete.

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2004 ScheduleDay Date Opponent Location Time

Thursday Sept. 2 Graceland University HOME 7 p.m.

Friday Sept. 3 McPherson Tournament McPherson, Kan. All Day

Saturday Sept. 4 McPherson Tournament McPherson, Kan. All Day

Wednesday Sept. 8 Avila University Kansas City, Mo. 7 p.m.

Friday Sept. 10 Briar Cliff Tournament Sioux City, Iowa All Day

Saturday Sept. 11 Briar Cliff Tournament Sioux City, Iowa All Day

Wednesday Sept. 15 Haskell University* Lawrence, Kan. 7 p.m.

Friday Sept. 17 Bellevue University* HOME 7 p.m.

Saturday Sept. 18 College of St. Mary* HOME 2 p.m.

Wednesday Sept. 22 Central Methodist College Fayette, Mo. 7 p.m.

Friday Sept. 24 Culver-Stockton Tournament Canton, Mo. All Day

Saturday Sept. 25 Culver-Stockton Tournament Canton, Mo. All Day

Tuesday Sept. 28 Oklahoma Wesleyan University* Bartlesville, Okla. 7 p.m.

Friday Oct. 1 William Jewell College HOME 7 p.m.

Tuesday Oct. 5 Peru State College* HOME 7 p.m.

Friday Oct. 8 MCAC Classic Lawrence, Kan. TBA

Saturday Oct. 9 MCAC Classic Lawrence, Kan. TBA

Wednesday Oct. 13 Haskell University* HOME 7 p.m.

Friday Oct. 15 St. Mary Tournament Leavenworth, Kan. All Day

Saturday Oct. 16 St. Mary Tournament Leavenworth, Kan. All Day

Tuesday Oct. 19 Newman University* Wichita, Kan. 7 p.m.

Thursday Oct. 21 Central Christian College* McPherson, Kan. 7 p.m.

Tuesday Oct. 26 Peru State College* Peru, Neb. 7 p.m.

Friday Oct. 29 Oklahoma Wesleyan University* HOME 7 p.m.

Saturday Oct. 30 College of the Ozarks* HOME 2 p.m.

Tuesday Nov. 2 College of St. Mary* Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m.

Thursday Nov. 4 Benedictine College Atchison, Kan. 7 p.m.

Fri.-Sat. Nov. 12-13 MCAC Conference Tournament TBD TBD

Thu.-Sat. Nov. 18-20 NAIA Region IV Championships TBD TBD

Wed.-Sat. Dec. 1-4 NAIA National Championship TBD TBD

2004 Roster# Name Ht. Yr. Pos. Previous School Hometown

2 Michelle Terry 5-2 Sr. Defensive Specialist William Chrisman Independence, Mo.

3 Jessica Silliman 5-8 Sr. Outside Hitter Bernie Bernie, Mo.

6 Whitney Abramson 5-7 Jr. Setter/D.S. Blue Springs South Blue Springs, Mo.

7 Tenysha Brown 6-0 Sr. Middle Hitter Lincoln Prep Kansas City, Mo.

8 Terra Van Duine 5-6 Sr. Setter/Libero Blue Springs South Blue Springs, Mo.

9 Jilian Creighton 5-9 Sr. Outside Hitter Lansing Lansing, Kan.

10 Gabriela Carvalho 5-8 Fr. Setter Santanna Sao Paulo, Brazil

11 Francesca Chavez 5-6 Jr. Defensive Specialist Quemado Quemado, N.M.

16 Stephanie Blake 5-8 Fr. Outside/Middle Hitter Park Hill Kansas City, Mo.

18 Anna Pfeifer 6-0 Fr. Middle Hitter St. Pius X Kansas City, Mo.

20 Lavinia Vaitai 5-6 Fr. Right Side Hitter Trinity Euless, Texas

21 Nicci Ward 5-8 Sr. Defensive Specialist Oak Park Kansas City, Mo.

22 Brynne Musser 5-7 Fr. Outside Hitter/D.S. Benton St. Joseph, Mo.

23 Mallory Super 5-7 Jr. Defensive Specialist Kansas City Kansas CC Kansas City, Kan.

24 Meghaan Fountain 5-10 Jr. Middle Hitter Notre Dame de Sion Gladstone, Mo.

33 Sugglis Chinchilla 6-0 Sr. Outside Hitter Caja Seca/State Fair Merida, Venezuela


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#6 Whitney Abramson5-7, Jr., Setter

Blue Springs, Mo.

#2 Michelle Terry5-2, Sr., DS

Independence, Mo.

#3 Jessica Silliman5-8, Sr., OHBernie, Mo.

#7 Tenysha Brown6-0, Sr., MH

Kansas City, Mo.

#8 Terra Van Duine5-6, Sr., Setter

Blue Springs, Mo.

#9 Jilian Creighton5-9, Sr., OH

Lansing, Kan.

#10 Gabriela Carvalho5-8, Fr., Setter

Sao Paulo, Brazil

#11 Francesca Chavez5-6, Jr., DS

Quemado, N.M.

#16 Stephanie Blake5-8, Fr., OH/MHKansas City, Mo.

#18 Anna Pfeifer6-0, Fr., MH

Kansas City, Mo.

#20 Lavinia Vaitai5-6, Fr., RSHEuless, Texas

#21 Nicci Ward5-8, Sr., DS

Kansas City, Mo.

#22 Brynne Musser5-7, Fr., OH

St. Joseph, Mo.

#24 Meghaan Fountain5-10, Jr., RSH

Gladstone, Mo.

#33 Sugglis Chinchilla6-0, Sr., OH

Merida, Venezuela

Meet The Pirates

#23 Mallory Super5-7, Jr., DS

Kansas City, Kan.


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DIGS BLOCKS ATTACKS NAME # YR POS GMS DIGS D/G SB AB BLK B/G K E ATT H% K/GMichelle Terry 2 SO DS 77 116 1.5 0 0 0 0.0 2 1 5 0.200 0.0Jessica Silliman 3 JR OH 121 333 2.8 10 22 31 0.3 284 118 727 0.228 2.3Sugglis Chinchilla 6 JR OH 105 273 2.6 17 49 66 0.6 345 136 748 0.279 3.3Tenysha Brown 7 JR MH 127 108 0.9 74 114 189 1.5 368 125 690 0.352 2.9Terra Van Duine 8 JR S 127 337 2.7 1 4 5 0.0 12 6 29 0.207 0.1Jilian Creighton 9 JR OH 94 56 0.6 22 43 65 0.7 228 103 481 0.260 2.4Veronica Mobley 10 SR RS 77 199 2.6 21 59 78 1.0 122 55 303 0.221 1.6Francesca Chavez 11 SO DS 50 43 0.9 4 7 11 0.2 0 1 6 -0.167 0.0Kim Vernon 16 SR MH 111 63 0.6 41 59 102 0.9 126 55 362 0.196 1.1Bianca Hendricks 18 SR S 127 198 1.6 10 36 47 0.4 76 25 172 0.297 0.6Nicci Ward 21 JR DS 113 194 1.7 0 1 1 0.0 6 7 19 -0.053 0.1Meghaan Fountain 24 SO MH 29 11 0.4 4 12 16 0.6 16 10 53 0.113 0.6TOTALS 127 1931 15.2 204 406 611 4.8 1585 642 3595 0.262 12.5

ASSISTS SERVING PASSING NAME # YR POS GMS A A/G S SE ACES A/G S% P PE P/G P%Michelle Terry 2 SO DS 77 0 0.0 228 8 24 0.3 0.965 100 19 1.3 0.810Jessica Silliman 3 JR OH 121 15 0.1 408 30 43 0.4 0.926 430 90 3.6 0.791Sugglis Chinchilla 6 JR OH 105 8 0.1 302 27 24 0.2 0.911 442 59 4.2 0.867Tenysha Brown 7 JR MH 127 11 0.1 66 20 8 0.1 0.697 15 2 0.1 0.867Terra Van Duine 8 JR S 127 19 0.1 162 17 12 0.1 0.895 525 66 4.1 0.874Jilian Creighton 9 JR OH 94 13 0.1 5 1 2 0.0 0.800 8 4 0.1 0.500Veronica Mobley 10 SR RS 77 33 0.4 191 16 24 0.3 0.916 197 37 2.6 0.812Francesca Chavez 11 SO DS 50 13 0.3 125 14 10 0.2 0.888 34 4 0.7 0.882Kim Vernon 16 SR MH 111 5 0.0 99 2 4 0.0 0.980 2 0 0.0 1.000Bianca Hendricks 18 SR S 127 1263 9.9 407 18 27 0.2 0.956 3 6 0.0 -1.000Nicci Ward 21 JR DS 113 4 0.0 332 17 29 0.3 0.949 262 75 2.3 0.714Meghaan Fountain 24 SO MH 127 8 0.1 0 1 1 0.0 0 13 0 0.1 1.000TOTALS 127 1392 11.0 2325 171 208 1.6 0.926 2031 362 16.0 0.822

Women’s Volleyball Year-by-YearCoach Year Wins Losses Win % Susan Harris 80-81 4 15 21.05% Larry Hurshman 81-82 14 9 60.87% Larry Hurshman 82-83 23 8 74.19% Larry Hurshman 83-84 Incomplete Records Larry Hurshman 84-85 17 24 41.46% Larry Hurshman 85-86 17 22 43.59% Larry Hurshman 86-87 11 22 33.33% Mike Waller 87-88 Incomplete RecordsMike Waller 88-89 28 11 71.79% Terry Flynn 89-90 Incomplete RecordsTerry Flynn 90-91 27 34 44.26% Terry Flynn 91-92 24 30 44.44% Ronda Miles 92-93 30 27 52.63% Ronda Miles 93-94 45 26 63.38% Ronda Miles 94-95 25 31 44.64% Ronda Miles 95-96 21 26 44.68% Ronda Miles 96-97 22 22 50.00% Ronda Miles 97-98 31 21 59.62% Ronda Miles 98-99 15 25 37.50% Ronda Miles 99-00 14 30 31.82% Peggy Tuter 00-01 18 18 50.00% Peggy Tuter 01-02 7 29 19.44% Peggy Tuter 02-03 9 22 29.03% Peggy Tuter 03-04 14 21 40.0 % TOTAL 416 473 46.79 %

2003 StatisticsWomen’s Volleyball

2003 Results (14-21)Sept. 3 William Penn University L, 2-3Sept. 5-6 Peru State Tournament 0-4 RecordSept. 9 at College of the Ozarks W, 3-0Sept. 10 Avila University W, 3-0Sept. 17 Haskell University W, 3-0Sept. 19 at Bellevue University L, 0-3Sept. 22 at MidAmerica Nazarene Univ. L, 2-3Sept. 24 at William Jewell College W, 3-0Sept. 26-27 at Iowa Wesleyan Tourn. 3-1 RecordSept. 30 at College of St. Mary L, 0-3Oct. 3 at Peru State College L, 2-3Oct. 7 Central Methodist College L, 1-3Oct. 10-11 MCAC Mid-Season Tourn. 1-3 RecordOct. 15 at Haskell University W, 3-0Oct. 17-18 at McKendree Tournament 2-2 Record Oct. 21 Newman University L, 1-3 Oct. 24 Benedictine College L, 2-3Oct. 25 at Graceland University L, 1-3Oct. 28 Peru State College L, 1-3Nov. 4 College of St. Mary L, 0-3Nov. 7 Central Christian College W, 3-0Nov. 8 Oklahoma Wesleyan University W, 3-1

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Brian Renshaw-- Head Coach-- 12th Season

The Park University men’s and women’s cross country teams enter the 2004 seasons ready to reload. Gone are each team’s top runners from a year ago. Mabior Atem closed out an illustrious career in 2003 with his third All-America honor on the men’s side, while Crystal Bethel captured an individual conference cham-pionship for the women. Despite the losses, Head Coach Brian Renshaw has a group of talented athletes ready to lead the Pirates in 2004. Junior Keith Longuski (Ubly, Mich.) will pace the men’s squad after plac-ing second at the MCAC Championship and 10th at the NAIA Region IV meet in 2003, which qualified him for nationals. In addition, Renshaw expects solid performances from senior Roger White (Ft. Collins, Colo.) and freshmen Chris Allred (Hollister, Mo.) and Justin Moss (Festus, Mo.), who were all-state runners in Missouri last year as high school seniors. For the women, juniors Reagan Mackey (Nassau, Bahamas) and Amy Musil (Kansas City, Mo.) return after posting first-team all-conference fin-ishes last season, while sophomore Becky Tackett (Marshfield, Mo.) is back as a second-team all-conference honoree. According to Renshaw, newcomers Melinda Jansen (Branson, Mo.), Sara Pitia (Kansas City, Mo.) and Jill Prather (Kansas City, Mo.) are all expected to contribute as freshmen.

Season Preview

Sophomore Becky Tackett (Marshfield, Mo.) earned second-team All-MCAC honors in 2003.

-- Assistant Coach-- First Season Ron Pearl enters the first year of his second stint as an assistant coach with the track & field and cross country programs at Park University. Pearl previously served as an assistant at Park in the early 1980s.

A 1982 graduate of Park in economics and business administration, Pearl qualified for the 1980 indoor nationals semifinals in the 60-yard dash. In addition to his track & field career, he had a short playing career with the Ottawa Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. Pearl resides in Parkville, Mo., and works as a customer service agent for Continental Airlines.

Ron Pearl

Brian Renshaw enters his 12th season at the head coach of the cross country and track & field programs at Park.

In that time, Renshaw has sustained Park’s reputation as a perennial contender in running sports since the early 1980s. Under Renshaw,

Park’s teams have placed high in Missouri and across the NAIA Midwest Region and have regularly received top twenty national rankings from the NAIA. Along the way, the Pirates have broken more than 100 school records in Renshaw’s term as head coach. Before coaching at Park, Renshaw coached at Tarkio College where he also directed a winning program. In four years at Tarkio, Renshaw won four consecutive conference titles. Renshaw has coached more than 100 All-Americans. His peers have recognized him by voting him conference, district, or regional coach of the year 25 times. Renshaw is a graduate of Baker University and lives in Kansas City, Mo., with his wife Candi.

Cross Country

2003 Women’s Honors and Awards Crystal Bethel: MVP of the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference, MCAC First Team All-Conference. Dione Friends: MCAC Second Team All-Conference. Amanda Geno: MCAC Second Team All-Conference. Reagan Mackey: MCAC First Team All-Conference. Amy Musil: MCAC First Team All-Conference. Rebecca Tackett: MCAC Second Team All-Conference.

2003 Men’s Honors and Awards Mabior Atem: NAIA All-American (6th place finish at Nationals), MVP of the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference, MCAC First Team All-Conference, NAIA All-Region IV, National Qualifier. Bradford Exantus: MCAC Second Team All-Conference. Luis Guzman: MCAC Second Team All-Conference. Jake Kidd: MCAC Second Team All-Conference. Keith Longuski: MCAC First Team All-Conference, NAIA All-Re-gion IV, National Qualifier.

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2004 ScheduleDay Date Meet Site Time

Saturday Sept. 4 Kansas Invitational Lawrence, Kan. 10 a.m.

Saturday Sept. 18 Southern Stampede Joplin, Mo. 10 a.m.

Friday Oct. 1 Emporia State Invitational Emporia, Kan. 5 p.m.

Saturday Oct. 9 Haskell Invitational Lawrence, Kan. 10 a.m.

Friday Oct. 15 NAIA Midwest Championships Winfield, Kan. 3 p.m.

Saturday Oct. 30 MCAC Championships Lawrence, Kan. 10 a.m.

Saturday Nov. 6 NAIA Region IV Championships Lincoln, Neb. 10 a.m.

Saturday Nov. 20 NAIA National Championship Louisville, Ky. 10 a.m.

Men’s Cross Country Roster Name Yr. Ht. Previous School Hometown

Chris Allred Fr. 5-11 Hollister Hollister, Mo.

Keith Longuski Jr. 5-9 Ubly Ubly, Mich.

Travis Mauzey Fr. 5-7 Park Hill South Riverside, Mo.

Justin Moss Fr. 5-10 Festus R6 Festus, Mo.

Crispin Rea Fr. 5-8 St. Mary Independence, Mo.

James Shatto Jr. 6-0 Park Hill South Riverside, Mo.

Robert Warner Fr. 5-10 Excelsior Springs Excelsior Springs, Mo.

Roger White Sr. 5-10 Wayland Baptist Ft. Collins, Colo.

Women’s Cross Country Roster Name Yr. Ht. Previous School Hometown

Helen Frachon Jr. 5-7 Lycee de la Canargue St. Andre DeCroziers, France

Melinda Jansen Fr. 5-7 Branson Branson, Mo.

Reagan Mackey Jr. 5-5 C.I. Gibson Nassau, Bahamas

Amy Musil Jr. 5-2 Platte County R3 Kansas City, Mo.

Sara Pitia Fr. 5-6 St. Mary Independence, Mo.

Jill Prather Fr. 5-6 Platte County R3 Kansas City, Mo.

Adhel Riak Jr. 5-6 Westport Kansas City, Mo.

Jill Richardson So. 5-7 Park Hill South Kansas City, Mo.

Becky Tackett So. 5-3 Marshfield Marshfield, Mo.

Anna-Kay Williams Fr. 5-6 Uniondale Uniondale, N.Y.

Cross Country

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Chris AllredJr., 5-9

Hollister, Mo.

Keith LonguskiJr., 5-9

Ubly, Mich.

Travis MauzeyFr., 5-7

Riverside, Mo.

Justin MossFr., 5-10

Festus, Mo.

Crispin ReaFr., 5-8

Independence, Mo.

James ShattoJr., 6-0

Riverside, Mo.

Robert WarnerFr., 5-10

Excelsior Springs, Mo.

Roger WhiteSr., 5-10

Ft. Collins, Colo.

Helen FrachonJr., 5-7

St. Andre DeCroziers, France

Melinda JansenFr., 5-7

Branson, Mo.

Reagan MackeyJr., 5-5

Nassau, Bahamas

Amy MusilJr., 5-2

Kansas City, Mo.

Sara PitiaFr., 5-6

Indpendence, Mo

Jill PratherFr., 5-6

Kansas City, Mo.

Adhel RiakJr., 5-6

Kansas City, Mo.

Jill RichardsonSo., 5-7

Kansas City, Mo.

Becky TackettSo., 5-3

Marshfield, Mo.

Anna-Kay WilliamsFr., 5-6

Uniondale, N.Y.

Meet The Pirate Men

Meet The Pirate Women

Cross Country

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NAME 9/6/03KANSASINVITE

9/20/03 SOUTHERN STAMPEDE

10/3/03 EMPORIA

STATE

10/11/03 HASKELL INVITE

10/18/03 NAIA

MIDWEST

11/1/03 MCAC

CHAMP.

11/8/03 NAIA

REGION IV

11/22/03 NAIA

NATIONALS

Women

Bethal, Crystal (11) 20:29.59 (23) 18:47.0 (2) 19:05.4 (1) 19:22.5 (5) 19:00.3 (1) 19:15.0 (14) 20:01.0

Daniel, Haley (20) 22:14.59 DNR (25) 21:13.8 (18) 22:39.8 (79) 22:15.3 (16)22:34.0 (82) 23:30.0

Frenchon, Helen DNR (130) 23:33.0 (54) 24:34.6 (29) 23:29.6 (120) 24:11.0 (26) 24:08.0 (26) 24:08.0

Friends, Dione DNR DNR (42) 22:49.0 (15) 22:14.0 DNR (9) 21:33.0 (56) 21:43.0

Geno, Amanda (29) 23:39.63 (117) 22:17.0 (37) 22:06.9 (12) 21:55.6 (70) 21.27.1 (10) 21:37.0 (57) 21:44.0

Hubbard, Lanessa (35) 25:53.60 DNR DNR DNR (84) 23:11.9 (22) 23:35.0 (22) 23:35.0

Mackey, Reagan (22) 22:33.39 (85) 20:57.0 (24) 21:13.3 (14)22:12.8 (60) 21:02.0 (4) 21:16.0 (49) 21:23.0

Musil, Amy DNR (86) 20:57.0 (26) 21:15.0 (17) 22:28.3 (50) 20:47.4 (7) 21:26.0 (62) 22:04.0

Riek, Adhel (31) 23:59.31 (119) 22:27.0 (45) 22:54.7 (22) 23:16.0 DNR DNR DNR

Tackett Beckey (26) 23:29.09 (96) 21:24.0 (35) 21:53.4 (19) 22:50.4 (61) 21:04.5 (14) 22:01.0 (65) 22:17.0

Men

Atem, Mabior (6) 26:39.51 (11) 24:57.0 DNR (1) 26:18.7 (4) 25:10.6 (1) 24:51.0 (2) 25:34.0 (6) 24:52.6

Bowman, Leon (34) 31:16.56 (125) 29:07.0 (32) 29:06.2 (11) 29:37.1 (98) 29:41.8 (21) 30:37.0 DNR

Exantus, Bradford (36) 32:27.19 (133) 29:42.0 (34) 29:11.4 (6) 29:03.4 (87) 28:46.8 (13) 28:22.0 (60) 29:00.0

Guzman, Luis (38) 33:16.57 (122) 28:52.0 DNR (9) 29:10.3 (86) 28:45.0 (9) 28:04.0 (41) 28:21.0

Kidd, Jake (20) 28:34.16 (77) 27:12.0 (14) 27:01.9 (5) 28:39.6 DNR (8) 27:57.0 (40) 28:20.0

Longuski, Kieth (14) 27:36.69 (49) 26:22.0 (7) 26:07.9 (2) 26:49.4 (10) 25:46.0 (2) 26:09.0 (10) 26:24.0 (195) 27:52.5

McKenzie, Josh (37) 32:38.50 (139) 30:22.0 (46) 30:11.2 (15) 29:58.8 DNF (14) 28:35.0 (87) 30:15.0

Shatto, Matt (64) 35:28.64 31:53:00 (52) 31:45.9 (28) 32:14.6 (109) 31:27.9 (24) 31:00.0 (103) 31:18.0

2003 Meet Results

Right to Know -- Enrollment of Students Receiving Athletically-Related Aid in 2003-04

Cross Country

2003/2004 NO BL WH OT HI UN AM BI Total

Men’s Baseball 0 0 22 1 1 3 27

Men’s Basketball 3 8 6 0 0 1 0 0 18

Men’s Soccer 14 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 20

Men’s Track 1 2 7 1 1 0 1 1 14

Men’s Volleyball 5 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 12

Women’s Basketball 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 13

Women’s Golf 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3

Women’s Soccer 6 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 15

Women’s Softball 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 13

Women’s Track 3 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 16

Women’s Volleyball 1 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 12

Total 34 30 83 3 6 5 1 1 163

NO: Non-resident Alien; BL: Black -- Non-Hispanic; WH: White -- Non-Hispanic; OT: Other; HI: Hispanic; UN: Unknown; AM: American Indian; BI: Bi-Racial.

In accordance with the federal Right to Know Act, the following chart outlines the number of recipients of athletic grants in each program. The number of athletes is broken down by sex and race. The chart represents the number of students in each area; it does not reflect the dollar amounts of aid granted. Also, those receiving grants for more than one sport are only counted once.

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One of the premier soccer facilites in the NAIA, Julian Field (left) is home to Pirate men’s and women’s soccer games.

Pirate Athletic FacilitiesPark University Athletics

Built in 2000, the Breckon Sports Center houses the Park University athletic depart-ment offices. The 1,000-seat capacity arena plays host to men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s volleyball games.

The athletic training and weight rooms (below) are located in Park University’s Commercial Underground.

The Pirate softball field (above) overlooks Park University’s campus. Comfort Field (right) is home to Pirate baseball.

Documents

2004 Park Fall Media Guide