2006 Park Spring Media Guide

2006 SPRING SPORTS GUIDE

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2006 Park University Spring Sports Guide

2006 Park University Spring Sports GuideTable of ContentsQuick Facts and Media Outlets .................................................................. 1Welcome Letter From Dr. Beverley Byers-Pevitts ....................................... 2Athletic Staff ............................................................................................... 3Men’s Volleyball Season Preview and Coaches .......................................... 4Men’s Volleyball Schedule and Roster ....................................................... 5Meet the Men’s Volleyball Team ................................................................ 6Men’s Volleyball 2005 In Review ............................................................... 7Softball Season Preview and Coaches ........................................................ 8Softball Schedule and Roster ...................................................................... 9Meet the Softball Team ..............................................................................10Softball 2005 In Review.............................................................................11Baseball Season Preview and Coaches .......................................................12Baseball Schedule and Roster ....................................................................13Meet the Baseball Team ........................................................................14-15Baseball 2005 In Review ........................................................................... 15Track and Field Season Preview and Coaches ..........................................16Track and Field Schedule and Roster ........................................................17Meet the Women’s Track and Field Team ................................................18Meet the Men’s Track and Field Team ......................................................19Women’s Golf Season Preview and Coach .............................................. 20Meet the Women’s Golf Team, Schedule and Roster ...............................21Right to Know Act Information ............................................................... 22The Breckon Sports Center/Pirate Athletic Facilities .........................23-24

Sports Information The 2006 Park University Spring Sports Guide is designed to assist members of the media in their coverage of Pirate Athletics. Your sports information contact for the 2006 season is Sports Information Director Jerod Dahlgren. All interviews with coaches and student-athletes must be coordinated through the SID (Phone: 816-584-6490, E-mail: [email protected]) at least a day in advance. Photographs, feature ideas and statistics are available 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

Sun Tribune Newspapers .........................................................816-454-9660310 NW Englewood, Suite 200, Gladstone, MO 64188 .. Fax: 816-414-3331Kevin Goodwin .........................................kgoodwin@dispatchtribune.comBen McClanahan ................................ [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 ......................................................................24,272President ...............................................................Dr. Beverley Byers-PevittsAffiliation ........................................................................... NAIA Division IRegion ....................................................................................................... IVConference ..................................Midlands Collegiate Athletic ConferenceNickname ............................................................................................PiratesColors ............................................................................... Canary and WineBasketball/Volleyball Facility .......................Breckon Sports Center (1,000)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 ................................................................................. 816-584-6751E-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 ......................................................................816-584-6438Men’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 2006 Park University Spring Sports Guide was designed, written and edited by Sports Information Director Jerod Dahlgren, with assistance from SID student assistant Jill Prather and SID Interns Corey Gupton and Chris Gaston. The guide was printed by ProPrint of North Kansas City, Mo.

On the Cover (Top Row L-R): Senior Tommy Bennett, junior Katie Johnson and senior Cristian Maciel. (Bottom Row L-R): Senior Brooke Harrison and senior Leon Bowman.

Introduction

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Introduction

Welcome to Park University

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

University Facts Founded: 1875 Location: Parkville, Mo. An historic town on the Missouri River, 15 minutes from downtown Kansas City, Mo., 20 minutes from Kansas City International Airport. Nationwide Enrollment: 24,272 Freshman Class Average: GPA 3.2, ACT 20.1, 83 percent in top half of their senior class. Student/Faculty Ratio: 14:1 Diverse Population: Students represent 49 states and over 106 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 interest in Park University athletics. 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-athletes place a strong emphasis on the true spirit of competition through respect, integrity, responsibility, servant leadership and exemplary sportsmanship. By way of these values, Park athletics will continue to strive for athletic achievement and academic excellence by its outstanding student-athletes. Academically, Park University

celebrates 130 years of excellence in educating 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 technology, broadcasting and communications, nursing, sports medicine and education, as well as our graduate programs. Park University’s international student learner population continues to expand, which creates a valuable, multicultural learning environment. Park University’s educational strength is accomplished through our vision 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 130 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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Introduction

Athletic Staff and Head Coaches

Claude EnglishDirector of Athletics

Jerod DahlgrenSports Information

Director

Pat FayardOffice Manager

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

Amy ReifSoftball

Ken HefnerWomen’s Soccer

Clarinda CreightonVice President of Student Services

Jason KlineMen’s Basketball

John HarmsSpirit Squad

Park University would like to thank the U.S. Army for its support of the Pirates.

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Men’s Volleyball

With five of six starters returning from a team that posted a 22-4 record a year ago, expectations are obviously high for the 2006 Park University men’s volleyball team. Park, which captured the regular season MAMVIC conference champi-onship in 2005, enters this season as the No. 2 team in the nation, accord-ing to the Tachikara-NAIA Men’s Volleyball Preseason Top 10 Poll. Leading the group of eight returning letterwinners and seven newcom-ers is the senior trio of Marco Rabello (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Cristian Maciel (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Walker Swan (Norfolk, Neb.). “I’m looking for more leadership from our seniors,” said Head Coach Cory Frederick. “They are three great players and have a lot of experience to offer their new teammates.” Rabello, who was a second-team all-conference selection in 2005, aver-aged 3.33 kills and a team-high 2.35 digs per game last year. “Marco has been training hard all off-season,” Frederick said. “His extensive court experience make him a natural leader.” Maciel, a member of the 2005 NAIA National Invitational All-Tournament team last season, led the Pirates offensively with 4.09 kills per game in 2005. “Cristian is great ball control player,” Frederick said. “We’ll look for him to lead our team in passing and offense again this season.” A two-time MAMVIC Scholar-Athlete, Swan earned first-team all-con-ference honors after leading the nation with a .501 hitting percentage as a junior. “Walker is a great leader on and off the court,” Frederick said. “In lead-ing the nation in hitting last season and maintaining a 4.0 GPA through out his college career, he has earned the respect of the entire team.” Sophomores J.P. da Silva (Minas Gerais, Brazil) and Ryan Stafford (San Ramon, Calif.) round out the returning starters. Da Silva, who earned NAIA National Player of the Week honors last season, averaged 12.39 assists per game in 2005, while Stafford ranked third on the team with 2.94 kills per game as a freshman. Other returning letterwinners include junior Daniel Joens (Overland Park, Kan.), sophomore Caio Maciel (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and sophomore Brett Ferguson (Kansas City, Mo.). Highlighting the group of talented newcomers are junior Jeremy Scharf (Simi Valley, Calif.), and the freshman trio of Darko Bojovic (Belgrade, Serbia), Nikola Bursac (Belgrade, Serbia) and Henry Uribe (Marisco Gonnell, Venezuela. “There will be many new faces on the roster this year and several of these players will be in the hunt to earn a starting role,” Frederick said. “The increased depth will make for more competition for playing time. “This healthy competition will provide us with intense practices and a desire to improve everyday,” Frederick added. “If our team can take on this mentality and play together, we will be sure to have a successful sea-son.”

Season Preview Cory Frederick-- Head Coach-- Second Season

Cory Frederick enters his second season as the head men’s volleyball coach at Park University.

In his first campaign with the Pirates, he led his 2005 squad to a 22-4 record and a

MAMVIC Regular Season Championship. Frederick came to Park following a three-year stay as an assistant wom-en’s volleyball coach at Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph, Mo. At Missouri Western, he contributed to scouting, recruiting and practice management. Before his stint at Missouri Western, Frederick spent a year in the high school ranks coaching the girl’s program at Fridley (Minn.) High School in 2000. He has extensive experience working camps during the summer, including serving at the University of Minnesota and Stanford University camps. Frederick earned his undergraduate degree in biology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1998, where competed in NIRSA Div. I Club Volleyball. In addition, he completed his formal certification in cytotech-nology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., in 2000. He and his wife Becky reside in Parkville, Mo., and have two dogs, Izzy and Chaos.

-- Assistant Coach-- Second Season Mladan Bundalo enters his second season as an assistant men’s volleyball coach at Park University. A two-year letterwinner at Park, Bundalo was a reserve on the 2003 National Invitational

Championship team. As a senior in 2004, he averaged 0.93 kills and 0.54 digs per game. A native of Belgrade, Serbia, Bundalo earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from Park in December 2004.

Mladen Bundalo

2005 Honors and Awards Joao Paulo da Silva: NAIA National Player of the Week (Mar. 26); Two-Time MAMVIC Conference Setter of the Week. Simon Golola: Honorable Mention All-MAMVIC. Cristian Maciel: NAIA National Invitational All-Tournament Team; First-Team All-MAMVIC. Wilfredo Ponce: Academic All-MAMVIC; MAMVIC Setter of theWeek (Feb. 7). Marco Rabello: Second-Team All-MAMVIC; All-MAMVIC Conference Tournament Team. Walker Swan: First-Team All-MAMVIC; Academic All-MAMVIC; MCAC Scholar-Athlete; MAMVIC Player of the Week (Feb. 28).

Senior Walker Swan led the MAMVIC with a .501 hitting percentage in 2005.

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Men’s Volleyball

Day Date Opponent Location TimeSat Jan. 21 Moody Bible Institute Davenport, Iowa Noon

Sat Jan. 21 St. Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa 1 p.m.

Sun Jan. 22 Quincy University Quincy, Ill. 2 p.m.

Tue Jan. 24 Peru State College Peru, Neb. 7 p.m.

Fri Jan. 27 California Baptist University Quincy, Ill. 12:30 p.m.

Wed Feb. 1 Graceland University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.

Fri-Sat Feb. 3-4 Lindenwood University Tournament St. Charles, Mo. All Day

Sat Feb. 11 Missouri Valley College Marshall, Mo. 3 p.m.

Wed Feb. 15 Peru State College Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.

Fri-Sat Feb. 17-18 Homewood Suites Invitational Breckon Sports Center All Day

Fri Feb. 24 Johnson and Wales University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.

Sat Feb. 25 Johnson and Wales University Breckon Sports Center 5 p.m.

Tue Feb. 28 Lindenwood University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.

Sat March 4 Missouri Baptist University St. Louis, Mo. 1 p.m.

Sat March 4 Holy Names University St. Louis, Mo. 3 p.m.

Wed March 8 Newman University Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.

Tue March 14 Graceland University Lamoni, Iowa 7 p.m.

Fri March 24 Missouri Valley College Breckon Sports Center 7 p.m.

Wed March 29 Newman University Wichita, Kan. 7 p.m.

Fri April 7-8 MAMVIC Conference Tournament Lamoni, Iowa TBA

Thu-Sat April 20-22 NAIA National Invitational Tournament Riverside, Calif. TBA

2006 Schedule

2006 RosterNo. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Previous School Hometown

1 Cristian Maciel Sr. OH 6-5 Mackenzie University Sao Paulo, Brazil

2 Marco Rabello Sr. MH 6-5 Colegio Integrado de Guarulhos Sao Paulo, Brazil

3 Caio Maciel So. MH 6-6 Americo de Moura Sao Paulo, Brazil

4 Ryan Stafford So. OPP 6-5 California H.S. San Ramon, Calif.

5 J.P. da Silva So. S 6-1 Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Minas Gerais, Brazil

6 Derrick Benitz Jr. D 5-6 Blinn J.C. Dallas, Texas

7 Jeremy Scharf Jr. S 5-11 Moorpark J.C. Simi Valley, Calif.

8 Brett Ferguson So. D 5-7 Oak Park H.S. Kansas City, Mo.

9 Darko Bojovic Fr. OH 6-6 Sen Sava H.S. Belgrade, Serbia

10 Daniel Joens Jr. D 5-9 Home School Overland Park, Kan.

12 Walker Swan Sr. MH 6-7 Norfolk H.S. Norfolk, Neb.

13 Dragomir Katanic Fr. MH 6-6 Megatrend University Belgrade, Serbia

14 Nikola Bursac Fr. OH 6-1 Faculty of Sports and P.E. Belgrade, Serbia

15 Henry Uribe Fr. OH 6-2 La Guaira H.S. Marisco Gonell, Venezuela

16 Joseph Mponzi Fr. D 5-8 Richland C.C. Plainsboro, N.J.

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Meet The PiratesMen’s Volleyball

#1 Cristian MacielSr., 6-5, OH

Sao Paulo, Brazil

#2 Marco RabelloSr., 6-5, MH

Sao Paulo, Brazil

#3 Caio MacielSo., 6-6, MH

Sao Paulo, Brazil

#4 Ryan StaffordSo., 6-5, OPP

San Ramon, Calif.

#5 J.P da SilvaSo., 6-1, Setter

Minas Gerais, Brazil

#6 Derrick BenitzJr., 5-6, D

Dallas, Texas

#7 Jeremy SharfJr., 5-11, Setter

Simi Valley, Calif.

#8 Brett FergusonSo., 5-7, D

Kansas City, Mo.

#9 Darko BojovicFr., 6-6, OH

Belgrade, Serbia

#12 Walker SwanSr., 6-7, MH

Norfolk, Neb.

#10 Daniel JoensJr., 5-9, D

Overland Park, Kan.

#13 Dragomir KatanicFr., 6-6, MH

Belgrade, Serbia

#14 Nikola BursacFr., 6-1, OH

Belgrade, Serbia

#15 Henry UribeFr., 6-2, OH

Marisco Gonell, Venezuela

#16 Joseph MponziFr., 5-8, D

Plainsboro, N.J.

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Men’s Volleyball

2005 Statistics ATTACK SET SERVE PASS DEF BLOCK GEN

# Player GP MP K K/GM E TA Pct A A/GM TA Pct SA A/GM SE TA Pct RE TA Pct DIGD/GM BS BA TOTB/GM BE BHE

1 Cristian Maciel 92 25 376 4.09 167 780 .268 32 0.35 50 .640 33 0.36 81 380 .787 58 571 .898 169 1.84 22 35 57 0.62 16 1

2 Marco Rabello 92 26 306 3.33 107 594 .335 32 0.35 43 .744 26 0.28 74 334 .778 66 646 .898 216 2.35 30 40 70 0.76 11 0

3 Caio Maciel 11 5 22 2.00 4 33 .545 3 0.27 3 1.000 2 0.18 8 3 7 .784 2 17 .882 11 1.00 4 12 16 1.45 1 0

4 Henry Kiggundu 20 9 54 2.70 12 85 .494 4 0.20 4 1.000 6 0.30 12 52 .769 5 38 .868 26 1.30 1 7 8 0.40 3 0

6 Simon Golola 82 25 169 2.06 36 268 .496 10 0.12 14 .714 26 0.32 57 329 .827 3 24 .875 41 0.50 24 58 82 1.00 12 1

7 Ronald Kabaale 19 10 30 1.58 16 59 .237 2 0.11 4 .500 9 0.47 10 64 .844 1 13 .923 22 1.16 2 6 8 0.42 1 0

9 Joao Paulo da Silva 49 16 33 0.67 12 63 .333 607 12.39 617 .984 18 0.37 50 207 .758 0 1 1 .000 96 1.96 10 24 34 0.69 11 6

10 Daniel Joens 75 22 0 0.00 0 0 .000 3 0.04 4 .750 0 0.00 0 1 1.000 18 137 .869 86 1.15 0 1 1 0.01 0 0

11 Will Ponce 51 17 14 0.27 5 22 .409 576 11.29 610 .944 8 0.16 24 167 .856 0 1 1 .000 63 1.24 5 20 25 0.49 8 0

12 Walker Swan 94 26 224 2.38 51 345 .501 9 0.10 13 .692 18 0.19 47 294 .840 10 98 .898 112 1.19 42 74 116 1.23 5 0

13 Ryan Stafford 78 25 229 2.94 101 433 .296 15 0.19 21 .714 15 0.19 28 324 .914 3 9 .667 112 1.44 9 26 35 0.45 4 0

17 Brett Ferguson 8 4 0 0.00 0 0 .000 1 0.13 1 1.000 0 0.00 0 0 .000 2 11 .818 7 0.88 0 0 0 0.00 0 0

TOTALS: 96 26 1457 15.18 511 2682 .353 1294 13.48 1384 .935 1611.68 3912189 .821 168 1566 .893 961 10.01149 303 300.5 3.13 72 8

2005 Schedule and Results (22-4) Day Date Opponent Site (Attendance) Record ResultTue Jan. 25 Peru State College Peru, Neb. 1-0, 1-0 W, 3-0 (30-27, 30-23, 30-28)

Fri Jan. 28 Lindenwood Tournament St. Charles, Mo.

Warner Southern College 2-0 W, 3-0 (30-12, 30-17, 30-19)

Cardinal Stritch University 3-0 W, 3-0 (30-19, 30-27, 30-19)

Sat Jan. 29 Lindenwood Tournament St. Charles, Mo.

Johnson and Wales College 4-0, 2-0 W, 3-0 (30-22, 30-19, 30-22)

Graceland University 5-0 W, 3-1 (31-29, 30-27, 27-30, 30-24)

Wed Feb. 2 Graceland University Breckon Sports Center 6-0, 3-0 W, 3-1 (30-21, 20-30, 30-25, 30-16) Tue Feb. 8 Missouri Baptist University St. Louis, Mo. 6-1, 3-1 L, 2-3 (26-30, 31-29, 18-30, 30-25, 13-15)

Fri Feb. 11 William Woods University Fulton, Mo. 7-1, 4-1 W, 3-1 (26-30, 30-24, 31-29, 30-27)

Wed Feb. 23 Peru State College Breckon Sports Center 8-1, 5-1 W, 3-0 (30-16, 30-24, 30-27) Sat Feb. 26 Missouri Valley College Breckon Sports Center 9-1, 6-1 W, 3-2 (26-30, 30-27, 21-30, 30-25, 15-9) Sat Feb. 26 St. Ambrose College Breckon Sports Center 10-1 W, 3-0 (30-19, 31-29, 30-18) Tue March 1 Newman University Breckon Sports Center 11-1, 7-1 W, 3-2 (30-25, 18-30, 27-30, 30-26, 15-11) Fri March 4 Johnson and Wales College St. Charles, Mo. 12-1, 8-1 W, 3-0 (30-20, 30-21, 30-23)

Tue March 8 University of Findlay Breckon Sports Center 13-1 W, 3-2 (30-26, 19-30, 30-25, 25-30, 18-16) Fri March 11 Homewood Suites Invitational

vs. Lindenwood 14-1, 9-1 W, 3-0 (30-21, 30-24, 30-24)

vs. Cardinal Stritch 15-1 W, 3-0 (30-25, 30-26, 30-19)

Sat March 12 Homewood Suites Invitational

vs. William Woods 16-1, 10-1 W, 3-0 (30-17, 30-24, 30-28)

vs. Missouri Baptist 17-1, 11-1 W, 3-0 (30-23, 40-38, 30-28)

Tue March 15 Graceland University Lamoni, Iowa 18-1, 12-1 W, 3-0 (30-22, 30-28, 30-26)

Sat March 19 Lindenwood University St. Charles, Mo. 19-1, 13-1 W, 3-1 (21-30, 30-24, 30-27, 30-22)

Tue March 22 Newman University Wichita, Kan. 20-1, 14-1 W, 3-1 (29-31, 30-28, 30-20, 30-28)

Fri March 25 Missouri Valley College Marshall, Mo. 20-2, 14-2 L, 2-3 (31-33, 35-33, 30-21, 27-30, 13-15)

Fri April 8 MAMVIC Conference Tournament Breckon Sports Center vs. Johnson and Wales 21-2 W, 3-0 (30-20, 30-25, 30-26) Sat April 9 MAMVIC Conference Tournament Breckon Sports Center vs. Missouri Baptist 21-3 L, 1-3 (30-26, 45-47, 26-30, 24-30) Fri April 22 NAIA National Invitational Tournament St. Charles, Mo.

vs. Lindenwood University 22-3 W, 3-1 (19-30, 30-28, 30-26, 30-25)

vs. Missouri Baptist University 22-4 L, 1-3 (28-30, 21-30, 30-18, 26-30)

vs. Missouri Baptist University (Pool Play Tiebreaker) L, 22-30

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Softball

By SID Intern Corey Gupton It’s not often you would expect a team to be looking to improve on an 11-5 conference record when they come into a season with a new coach. Especially when it’s a first-time head coach. But for the Park University softball team, that is just the case. The Pirates enter the 2006 campaign under the direction of first-year head coach Amy Reif. And while the deliverer may be different, the message is still the same: win the conference championship. With seven returning seniors, of the 12 total players on the roster, there is little doubt that last year’s impressive conference record is the measuring stick being held to this year’s team. “I want to exceed last year’s accomplishments and get to the conference championship,” Reif said. “We have good pitchers, including two who have performed at an all-conference level, and a lot of experience throughout our line-up. I see no reason why (the conference title) can’t be an attainable goal.” The two conference-honoree pitchers are seniors Brooke Harrison and Holly Gentry. Harrison, who was named First-Team All MCAC last season, posted a 10-9 record with a 2.59 ERA in 2005. “It’s exciting (looking at our chances this season) because we only lost a couple of people from last year,” said Harrison, who among her accomplishments a year ago, threw a no-hitter against York. “With our experience playing together, I think there’s a comfort level that comes with that and it will only help us (be successful).” Gentry, who was 9-13 last season with a 2.77 ERA, and freshman newcomer Jaime Garman, a semester transfer out of Cowley County Community College, help round out the pitching staff. In the infield, the Pirates are set with seniors at four of the five positions. Catcher, and four-year starter Trista Tomasek is back, along with Adeile Ahmu, who moves from shortstop to third base. Whitney Macdonald, who earned conference honorable mention last year, will play first base. Casey Fry will play shortstop, while the lone junior of the group, Brittany Plandor, will handle second base duties. Tomasek led the Pirates last season with 17 RBI and earned First-Team All MCAC honors. “Trista, Whitney, and Adeile will make up the heart of our lineup,” Reif said. “We will count on them for the majority of our RBI. In a lot of respects, how (those three) go, we will go offensively.” Leading the outfield is First-Team All-MCAC centerfielder Katie Immele. Along with her defense, Immele (Grandview, Mo.) is the lead-off hitter and the catalyst for the Pirate offense. “Our offense will also depend a lot on Katie,” said Reif. “With her speed and ability to at least make contact every at-bat, she’ll be the spark to our offense. We need her to consistently get on base.” Rounding out Park’s outfield are sophomores Nicole Betz (Maysville, Mo.) and Jill Prather (Kansas City, Mo.) and senior Kate Johnson (Kansas City, Mo.), who was an honorable mention all-conference pick a year ago.

Season Preview

Senior Trista Tomasek led Park with 17 RBI in 2005, earning First-Team All-MCAC honors.

Amy Reif-- Head Coach-- First Season

-- Assistant Coach-- First Season Sara Dean begins her first season as an assis-tant softball coach at Park University. Dean brings a wealth of softball knowledge to her position with the Pirates. A four-year member of the Auburn University softball team,

she was a third-team All-American in 2004 and twice was named First-Team All-SEC. Dean led Auburn to three Regional appearances during her career. Last summer, she competed in the Inaugural World University Softball Championships, helping the United States to a gold medal by posting a .375 batting average, the second highest on the team. A native of Valencia, Calif., Dean graduated from Auburn University in December 2005 with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies. She is the daughter of Ellen and Jim Dean. Her father played baseball at Arizona State University, while her aunt Anne Dean Gardner is in the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame as a former women’s basketball player.

Sara Dean

Amy Reif enters her first season as the head softball coach at Park University.

Reif comes to Park with more than seven years of experience as a player and assistant coach at NCAA Division I Auburn University.

She served as a full-time assistant coach at Auburn for three and a half seasons, including the 2002 campaign when she was a member of the NCAA South Region Coaching Staff of the Year. In 2002, Auburn qualified for the school’s first NCAA Regional with a 37-28 overall record and a 15-15 mark in the Southeastern Conference. During Reif’s tenure at AU as a full-time assistant (2000-04) and one season as a graduate assistant (1999-2000), the Tigers reached the 30-win plateau on three occasions.As a player, Reif spent three seasons as an infielder at Auburn for head coach Tina Deese (1996-99) and still ranks among the school’s career leaders in sacrifice hits (2nd, 28) and games started (10th, 173). As a junior, she was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for her efforts in the classroom. A native of Kansas City, Kan., she started her playing career at Johnson County (Kan.) Community College in 1994, where she played one season, earning first-team all-conference honors. Reif, who worked at ESPN as a production assistant before coming to Park, received her bachelor’s degree in communications from Auburn in 1998, before obtaining her master’s degree in communications from AU in 2000. Amy and her husband, Derek, who played baseball at Auburn from 1997-2000, have a two-year-old son, Storm.

2005 Honors and Awards Holly Gentry: Honorable Mention All-MCAC Brooke Harrison: First-Team All-MCAC; MCAC Co-Pitcher of the Week (Apr.11). Katie Immele: First-Team All-MCAC. Kate Johnson: Daktronics-NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete; Honorable Mention All-MCAC; MCAC Scholar-Athlete. Shannon Leap: Daktronics-NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete; MCAC Scholar-Athlete. Whitney MacDonald: Honorable Mention All-MCAC. Racheal Stoops: Second-Team All-MCAC. Trista Tomasek: First-Team All-MCAC.

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Day Date Opponent Location TimeThu March 2 Kansas City (Kan.) C.C. (Exh.) Park Softball Field 1, 3 p.m. Wed March 8 Reinhardt College Waleska, Ga. 1, 3 p.m. Thu March 9 Savannah (Ga.) Tournament Savannah, Ga. vs. Purdue University North Central 10 a.m. vs. Walsh University Noon vs. Saint Vincent College 4 p.m. Fri March 10 Savannah (Ga.) Tournament Savannah, Ga. vs. Reinhardt College 10 a.m.Fri March 17 Evangel University Park Softball Field 4 p.m. Sat March 18 Waldorf College Park Softball Field 2, 4 p.m. Mon March 20 Mid-America Nazarene University Olathe, Kan. 3, 5 p.m. Sat March 25 Avlia University Tournament Blue Springs, Mo. vs. Rogers State University 9 a.m. vs. Avila University 3 p.m. vs. Central Methodist University 5 p.m.Sun March 26 Avlia University Tournament Blue Springs, Mo. vs. St. Gregory’s University 11 a.m. vs. Kansas Wesleyan University 1 p.m.Fri March 31 Newman University Park Softball Field 1, 3 p.m. Sat April 1 Morningside College Tournament Sioux City, Iowa vs. Minnesota-Crookston University 1 p.m. vs. Doane College 5 p.m.Sun April 2 Morningside College Tournament Sioux City, Iowa vs. Dana College 10 a.m. vs. University of Sioux Falls Noon Tue April 4 Oklahoma Wesleyan University Park Softball Field 2, 4 p.m.Wed April 5 Friends University Park Softball Field 3, 5 p.m. Thu April 6 Washburn University Topeka, Kan. 2, 4 p.m. Sat April 8 Peru State College Peru, Neb. 1, 3 p.m. Sun April 9 York College York, Neb. 2, 4 p.m.Wed April 12 William Jewell College Park Softball Field 3, 5 p.m. Tue April 18 Haskell Indian Nations University Park Softball Field 3, 5 p.m. Fri April 21 College of St. Mary Park Softball Field 3, 5 p.m. Sat April 22 Bellevue University Park Softball Field 1, 3 p.m. Tue April 25 Benedictine College Park Softball Field 3, 5 p.m. Sat April 29 Central Christian College McPherson, Kan. 11 a.m., 1 p.m.Thu-Sat May 4-6 MCAC Tournament TBA TBAWed-Fri May 10-12 Region IV Tournament TBA TBA Fri-Wed May 19-24 NAIA National Tournament TBA TBA

2006 RosterNo. Name Yr. Pos. B/T Ht. Previous School Hometown1 Jill Prather So. UTL R/R 5-7 Platte County R-3 H.S. Kansas City, Mo.3 Nicole Betz So. LF S/R 5-3 Maysvillle R-1 H.S. Maysville, Mo.4 Kate Johnson Sr. 2B/OF R/R 5-5 Winnetonka H.S. Kansas City, Mo.5 Brittany Plandor Jr. INF R/R 5-2 Mesa College Spring Valley, Calif.7 Casey Fry Sr. C/INF S/R 5-2 San Diego City College Phoenix, Ariz.9 Holly Gentry Sr. P/1B R/R 5-9 Fort Scott C.C. Rossville, Kan.12 Katie Immele Jr. CF S/R 5-9 Grandview H.S. Grandview, Mo.15 Jamie Garman Fr. P R/R 5-7 Cowley County C.C. Smithville, Mo.19 Brooke Harrison Sr. P R/R 5-6 Hutchison C.C. Augusta, Kan. 21 Trista Tomasek Sr. C/1B/3B R/R 5-7 Ankeny H.S. Ankeny, Iowa33 Whitney Macdonald Sr. 1B R/R 5-10 San Diego City College San Diego, Calif.44 Adeile Ahmu Sr. INF R/R 5-8 San Diego City College San Diego, Calif.

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#4 Kate JohnsonSr., 5-5, R/R, 2B/OF

Kansas City, Mo.

#1 Jill PratherSo., 5-7, R/R, UTLKansas City, Mo.

#3 Nicole BetzSo., 5-3, S/R, LFMaysville, Mo.

#7 Casey FrySr., 5-2, S/R, C/INF

Phoenix, Ariz.

#9 Holly GentrySr., 5-9, R/R, P/1B

Rossville, Kan.

#12 Katie ImmeleJr., 5-9, S/R, CFGrandview, Mo.

#15 Jamie GarmanFr., 5-7, R/R, PSmithville, Mo.

#19 Brooke HarrisonSr., 5-6, R/R, PAugusta, Kan.

#21 Trista TomasekSr., 5-7, R/R, C/1B/3B

Ankeny, Iowa

Meet The Pirates

#5 Brittany PlandorJr., 5-2, R/R, INF

Spring Valley, Calif.

#33 Whitney MacdonaldSr., 5-10, R/R, 1BSan Diego, Calif.

#44 Adeile AhmuSr., 5-8, R/R, 3BSan Diego, Calif.

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Batting GP GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB SBA FLD%Stoops, Rachel 26 23 0.347 72 14 25 2 4 0 6 35 0.486 0 0 6 0 0.347 0 1 0 0 .938Immele, Katie 41 39 0.338 139 22 47 1 0 0 8 48 0.345 9 3 12 0 0.391 0 2 19 22 .986Ryherd, Stephanie 11 11 0.308 13 1 4 1 0 0 0 5 0.385 0 0 0 0 0.308 0 1 0 0 .906Betz, Nicole 19 15 0.278 36 11 10 3 0 0 6 13 0.361 7 0 4 0 0.395 0 1 2 2 .438Sharp, Lindsay 30 27 0.250 84 4 21 2 0 0 11 23 0.274 5 0 6 0 0.289 1 2 1 2 1.000Macdonald, Whitney 40 36 0.237 93 7 22 2 0 1 9 27 0.290 8 1 15 0 0.304 0 1 0 0 .982Fry, Casey 41 39 0.234 124 24 29 4 0 0 9 33 0.266 11 1 8 0 0.301 0 4 9 9 .918Tomasek, Trista 38 35 0.224 116 7 26 4 0 1 17 33 0.284 5 2 19 0 0.264 2 1 0 1 .965Leap, Shannon 41 38 0.189 111 14 21 3 0 0 8 24 0.216 12 0 7 0 0.268 0 3 1 1 .914Johnson, Kathleen 39 36 0.185 108 12 20 1 2 0 13 25 0.231 3 0 17 0 0.205 1 26 5 6 .838Ahmu, Adeile 39 34 0.172 99 9 17 1 0 0 7 18 0.182 4 1 4 0 0.212 0 2 1 1 .853Gentry, Holly 27 22 0.149 67 5 10 1 0 0 3 11 0.164 3 0 4 0 0.186 0 1 0 0 .940Waters, Margaret 14 7 0.143 21 4 3 0 0 0 1 3 0.143 0 0 6 0 0.143 0 0 0 0 .556Harrison, Brooke 22 19 0.050 20 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.050 1 0 5 0 0.095 0 2 1 1 .914Total: 41 0.232 1103 135 256 25 6 2 99 299 0.271 68 8 113 0 0.281 4 47 39 45 .928Opponents: 41 4.034 59 1 58 238 1 0 0 10 239 4.051 5 3 3 0 3.618 1 0 6 6 .392

Pitching ERA W L GP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR TBF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA Harrison, Brooke 2.59 10 9 20 19 15 2 0 0 135.1 115 81 50 49 95 30 4 3 618 0.208 0 5 0 0 12 Gentry, Holly 2.77 9 13 25 22 19 2 0 0 144.0 134 78 57 56 85 22 1 6 638 0.238 1 6 1 1 12 Total: 2.68 19 22 41 34 4 0 0 279.1 249 159 107 105 180 52 5 9 1256 0.223 1 11 1 1 24 Opponents: 1.08 1 1 41 1 0 0 0 13.0 13 7 2 5 6 1 0 0 57 0.260 4 0 0 0 2

2005 Schedule and Results (19-22)Day Date Opponent Site Record Result Sat Feb. 19 JCCC Triangular W/JCCC & MANU Overland Park, Kan. Canceled--Rain Fri Feb. 25 Kansas City (Kan.) C.C. (Exhibition) Park Softball Field -- L, 1-2; L 3-5 Sun Feb. 27 Avila University Kansas City, Mo. 0-1 L, 1-6 Tue March 1 Central Missouri State University Warrensburg, Mo. Canceled Thu March 3 Central Methodist College Park Softball Field 0-2 L, 1-3 Thu March 3 Central Methodist College Park Softball Field 0-3 L, 3-10 Mon March 7 Tucson Invitational vs. William Penn Tucson, Ariz. 0-4 L, 1-8 Mon March 7 Tucson Invitational vs. Dakota State Tucson, Ariz. 1-4 W, 6-4 Tue March 8 Tucson Invitational vs. Trevecca Nazarene Tucson, Ariz. 1-5 L, 0-11 Tue March 8 Tucson Invitational vs. Mount Marty Tucson, Ariz. 2-5 W, 8-3 Thu March 10 Tucson Invitational vs. Judson Tucson, Ariz. 3-5 W, 3-2 (10) Thu March 10 Tucson Invitational vs. DeSales Tucson, Ariz. 4-5 W, 7-6 (8) Fri March 11 Tucson Invitational vs. Northwestern Tucson, Ariz. 4-6 L, 5-6 Tue March 15 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, Mo. 4-7 L, 0-5 Tue March 15 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, Mo. 4-8 L, 0-5 Sat March 19 Rockhurst University Park Softball Field 5-8 W, 4-2 Sat March 19 Rockhurst University Park Softball Field 6-8 W, 9-2 Thu March 31 McPherson College McPherson, Kan. 7-8 W, 8-1 Fri April 1 Newman University Wichita, Kan. 7-9 L, 2-3 (11) Fri April 1 Newman University Wichita, Kan. 8-9 W, 3-1 Wed April 6 Friends University Wichita, Kan. 8-10 L, 0-11 Wed April 6 Friends University Wichita, Kan. 8-11 L, 1-2 Sat April 9 Peru State College Park Softball Field 9-11 W, 2-1 Sat April 9 Peru State College Park Softball Field 10-11 W, 4-3 Sun April 10 York College Park Softball Field 11-11 W, 3-0 Sun April 10 York College Park Softball Field 12-11 W, 1-0 (9) Tue April 12 MidAmerica Nazarene University Park Softball Field 12-12 L, 1-3 Tue April 12 MidAmerica Nazarene University Park Softball Field 12-13 L, 0-2 Thu April 14 Washburn University Park Softball Field 13-13 W, 3-2 (8) Thu April 14 Washburn University Park Softball Field 13-14 L, 2-3 Tue April 19 Haskell University Lawrence, Kan. 14-14 W, 16-0 Tue April 19 Haskell University Lawrence, Kan. 14-15 L, 1-3 Sat April 23 Bellevue University Bellevue, Neb. 15-15 W, 5-3 Sat April 23 Bellevue University Bellevue, Neb. 15-16 L, 2-10 Sun April 24 College of St. Mary Omaha, Neb. 15-17 L, 0-8 Sun April 24 College of St. Mary Omaha, Neb. 15-18 L, 7-8 Tue April 26 William Jewell College Liberty, Mo. 15-19 L, 1-2 Tue April 26 William Jewell College Liberty, Mo. 15-20 L, 1-7 Fri April 29 Oklahoma Wesleyan University Park Softball Field 16-20 W, 2-0 Fri April 29 Oklahoma Wesleyan University Park Softball Field 17-20 W, 5-2 Sat April 30 Central Christian College Park Softball Field 18-20 W, 8-2 Sat April 30 Central Christian College Park Softball Field 19-20 W, 9-4 Thu May 5 MCAC Tournament Omaha, Neb. Bellevue University 19-21 L, 1-2 Newman University 19-22 L, 1-3

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By SID Intern Chris Gaston Coming off a 22-28 record, the Park University baseball team will be looking to improve on that mark in 2006. Head Coach Cary Lundy is optimistic heading into his fourth campaign at the helm of the Pirate program. “With our deep pitching staff and experience at the plate, we have a chance to compete at a high level,” Lundy said. Eight starters return for Park, led by the experienced group of seniors Aaron Courter, John O’Rourke, Moe Mohammad, Tommy Bennett and junior Ross McCoy. Courter (Kansas City, Mo.), who was an All-America Scholar-Athlete and an Honorable Mention All-MCAC pick in 2005, has started every game in the infield since his freshman season. As a junior, he hit .388 with 24 RBI, along with team-highs of 36 runs scored and nine doubles Projected as Park’s starting second baseman, O’Rourke (Charleston, Mo.) hit .333 in 2005 with four homers and a team-best 38 RBI. Mohammad (Kansas City, Mo.), who will start in center field, hit .301 in 2005 with 18 RBI. Both were honorable mention all-conference picks last season. Also an honorable mention All-MCAC selection and an All-America Scholar-Athlete, Bennett will move to first base this season after serving as the team’s DH for much of the 2005 season. A native of Kansas City, Mo., Bennett hit .319 with five homers and 25 RBI last season. McCoy (Basehor, Kan.) led the team in hitting in 2005 with a .390 batting average. Other returning starters include senior Jason Miller (Kansas City, Mo.), senior Dusty Hylton (Platte City, Mo.) and junior Vince Sola (Kansas City, Mo.). On the mound, Lundy returns four regulars from the 2005 rotation, including Miller, senior Kevin Scobee (Kansas City, Mo.), junior Ryne Mendez (Kansas City, Kan.) and sophomore Michel Scavuzzo (Kansas City, Mo. In addition to last year’s starters, senior Kenny Theerman (Macon, Mo.) returns after sitting out 2005 with an injury. Two seasons ago, Theerman started 11 games for the Pirates, compiling a 5-3 record and a 2.52 ERA en route to receiving honorable mention all-conference laurels. The Pirates will also be counting on a talented group of newcomers to make immediate impacts in the lineup this season. Junior catcher Jon Sobbe (Jr., Kansas City, Mo.) and sophomore left-hander Bo Prather (Platte City, Mo.) both come to Park from nationally-ranked Kansas City (Kan.) Community College and are expected to see significant action this spring. Other transfers who are expected to contribute include junior first baseman Mike Gomez (Kansas City, Mo.) and junior right-hander Richard Scott (Tucson, Ariz.), while freshmen outfielders Ryan Weedin (Platte City, Mo.) and Jordan Henderson (Liberty, Mo.) will likely see significant playing time. Despite a tough non-conference and MCAC schedule, Lundy has high hopes heading into the year. “The conference is going to be very tough,” Lundy said. “Bellevue is ranked fifth in the nation, while Ottawa, York and William Jewell will be difficult games as well. Our pitching staff should help out a lot. If we stay healthy, we have a chance to be very good.”

Season Preview Cary Lundy-- Head Coach-- Fourth Season

-- Assistant Coach-- First Season A former member of the Texas Rangers’ farm system, Brian Scheetz enters his first season as an assistant baseball coach at Park University. Scheetz, a graduate of Oak Park High

School, pitched for the Ranger organization from 1989-91, before an elbow injury ended his career. He played college baseball at William Jewell College (1986-88) and University of Illinois-Chicago (1988-89). For the past 15 years, Scheetz has worked all over the country as an instructor and coach. He most recently ran Pro Level Sports, a baseball academy in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Brian Scheetz

Cary Lundy enters his fourth season as the head baseball coach at Park University.

Lundy owns a 80-69 record over his first three seasons at Park, including leading his 2003 squad to a 30-16 record.

Before taking over the program in 2003, he served for three seasons as an assistant coach at Park, starting when the program was reinstated in 2000. During the summer months, Lundy coaches UMB Bank in Kansas City’s prestigious Ban Johnson League, leading his squads to seven league championships. In addition, he has also served as a recommending scout for the Cincinnati Reds organization. A 1982 graduate of Park, Lundy played baseball, basketball and ran cross country as a Pirate. A native of Kansas City, Mo., he has two children, J.D. and Kiely.

2005 Honors and Awards Tommy Bennett: Daktronics-NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete; Honorable Mention All-MCAC. Adam Clay: Honorable Mention All-MCAC. Aaron Courter: Daktronics-NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete; MCAC Scholar-Athlete; Honorable Mention All-MCAC. Luke Johnson: Honorable Mention All-MCAC. Ross McCoy: MCAC Scholar-Athlete. Mohammad Mohammad: Honorable Mention All-MCAC. John O’Rourke: Honorable Mention All-MCAC. Senior Aaron Courter was an NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete in

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Day Date Opponent Location TimeFri Feb. 24 Evangel University Springfield, Mo. Noon, 2 p.m. Sun Feb. 26 Baker University Baldwin City, Kan. 1, 3 p.m.Tue Feb. 28 Ottawa University Comfort Field Noon, 2 p.m. Fri March 3 University of Saint Mary Comfort Field 1, 3 p.m. Sun March 5 Baker University Comfort Field 1, 3 p.m. Thu March 9 Friends University Wichita, Kan. 1, 3 p.m. Fri March 10 Ottawa University Wichita, Kan. 1 p.m. Sun March 12 Central Methodist University Fayette, Mo. 1, 3 p.m. Tue March 14 Mid-America Christian University Comfort Field 1, 3 p.m. Wed March 15 Mid-America Christian University Comfort Field 1, 3 p.m. Sat March 18 University of Sioux Falls Comfort Field 1, 3 p.m. Sun March 19 University of Sioux Falls Comfort Field 1, 3 p.m. Mon March 20 William Jewell College Comfort Field 1, 3 p.m. Fri March 24 Bellevue University Comfort Field 1, 3 p.m. Sat March 25 Bellevue University Comfort Field 1, 3 p.m. Sun March 26 Graceland University Lamoni, Iowa 2, 4 p.m. Tue March28 Peru State College Peru, Neb. 1, 3 p.m. Fri March 31 York College York, Neb. 5, 7 p.m. Sat April 1 York College York, Neb. 1, 3 p.m. Tue April 4 College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, Mo. 1, 3 p.m. Fri April 7 Central Christian College Comfort Field 1, 3 p.m. Sat April 8 Central Christian College Comfort Field 1, 3 p.m. Tue April 11 Peru State College Comfort Field 1, 3 p.m. Tue April 18 College of the Ozarks Comfort Field 1, 3 p.m. Fri April 21 Newman University Wichita, Kan. 1, 3 p.m. Sat April22 Newman University Wichita, Kan. 1, 3 p.m.Fri April 28 Oklahoma Wesleyan University Comfort Field 1, 3 p.m. Sat April 29 Oklahoma Wesleyan University Comfort Field 1, 3 p.m. Thu-Sat May 4-6 MCAC Tournament TBA TBAWed-Sat May 10-13 Region IV Tournament TBA TBAThu-Sat May 18-20 Super Regional Tournament TBA TBAFri-Fri May 26-June 2 NAIA National Tournament Lewiston, Idaho TBA

2006 RosterNo. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Pos. B/T Previous School Hometown1 Aaron Courter 5-11 175 Sr. IF R/R Winnetonka H.S. Kansas City, Mo. 2 Greg Frost 5-8 170 So. C/OF R/R St. Pius X H.S. Gladstone, Mo. 3 Arturo Garcia 6-1 205 Fr. IF/P R/R Sumner Academy Kansas City, Kan. 4 Chad Farris 5-10 185 Fr. OF/C R/R Savannah H.S. Savannah, Mo. 5 Jason Miller 5-10 185 Sr. OF/P L/L North Kansas City H.S. Kansas City, Mo. 7 Dusty Hylton 5-9 165 Sr. IF/OF R/R Platte County H.S. Platte City, Mo. 8 Vince Sola 6-1 200 Jr. C R/R North Kansas City H.S. Kansas City, Mo. 9 John Angell 5-11 205 Fr. OF/P L/L Sumner Academy Kansas City, Kan. 10 Jake Russell 6-4 185 Fr. P R/R North Kansas City H.S. Kansas City, Mo. 11 Ross McCoy 6-3 240 Jr. IF/P R/R Basehor-Linwood H.S. Basehor, Kan. 12 Ted Cox 6-2 200 Fr. OF R/R William Chrisman H.S. Independence, Mo. 13 Kenny Theerman 6-2 210 Sr. P R/R Maple Woods C.C. Macon, Mo. 15 Kevin Scobee 6-0 205 Sr. P R/R Winnetonka H.S. Kansas City, Mo. 16 Jon Sobbe 6-3 225 Jr. C/IF R/R Kansas City, Kan. C.C. Kansas City, Mo. 17 Bo Prather 6-3 200 So. P R/L Kansas City, Kan. C.C. Platte City, Mo. 18 Ryan Weedin 6-0 195 Fr. OF L/L Platte County H.S. Platte City, Mo. 19 Jacob Moore 5-11 185 So. IF R/R North Kansas City H.S. Kansas City, Mo. 20 John O’Rourke 5-11 195 Sr. IF R/R Saint Louis University Charleston, Mo. 21 Moe Mohammad 5-11 180 Sr. OF/P R/R North Kansas City H.S. Kansas City, Mo. 22 Michel Scavuzzo 6-5 240 So. P R/R Park Hill H.S. Kansas City, Mo. 23 Ryne Mendez 6-1 240 Jr. P R/R Sumner Academy Kansas City, Kan. 24 Joe Germano 6-4 215 Jr. IF R/R Rockhurst University Blue Springs, Mo. 25 Brett Hoddick 5-11 175 Jr. P L/R Park Hill H.S. Kansas City, Mo. 26 Eric Roberts 5-5 185 Jr. IF R/R Southwestern C.C. Bonita, Kan. 27 Jordan Henderson 5-8 160 Fr. OF L/L Liberty H.S. Liberty, Mo. 29 Tommy Bennett 6-5 245 Sr. IF/P R/R Maple Woods C.C. Kansas City, Mo. 30 Bryan Williams 5-6 150 Fr. IF R/R Liberty H.S. Liberty, Mo. 31 Mike Gomez 6-1 250 Jr. IF R/R Independence C.C. Kansas City, Mo. 33 Ryan Kinney 5-11 210 Jr. IF L/R Johnson County C.C. Topeka, Kan. 34 Ryan Woolam 6-4 185 Fr. P L/L Park Hill H.S. Kansas City, Mo. 35 Richard Scott 6-5 230 Jr. P S/R Pima C.C. Tucson, Ariz. 42 Chase Keeler 5-10 170 Fr. OF R/R Liberty H.S. Liberty, Mo. 44 Daniel Redman 6-4 235 Jr. IF/P R/R Fort Osage H.S. Independence, Mo.

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#4 Chad FarrisFr., 5-10, R/R, OF/C

Savannah, Mo.

#7 Dusty HyltonJr., 5-9, R/R, INFPlatte City, Mo.

#8 Vince SolaSo., 6-1, R/R, CKansas City, Mo.

#11 Ross McCoySo., 6-2, R/R, INF/P

Basehor, Kan.

#12 Ted CoxFr., 6-2, R/R, OF

Independence, Mo.

#13 Kenny TheermanSr., 6-2, R/R, P

Macon, Mo.

#15 Kevin ScobeeSr., 6-0, R/R, P

Kansas City, Mo.

#16 Jon SobbeJr., 6-3, R/R, C/IFKansas City, Mo.

#17 Bo PratherSo., 6-3, R/L, P

Kansas City, Mo.

#18 Ryan WeedinFr., 6-0, L/L, OFPlatte City, Mo.

#19 Jacob MooreSo., 5-11, R/R, IFKansas City, Mo.

#20 John O’RourkeSr., 5-11, R/R, INF

Charleston, Mo.

#21 Moe MohammadSr., 5-11, R/R, OF/P

Kansas City, Kan.

#22 Michel ScavuzzoSo., 6-5, R/R, PKansas City, Mo.

#23 Ryne MendezJr., 6-1, R/R, P

Kansas City, Kan.

#24 Joe GermanoJr., 6-4, R/R, IF

Blue Springs, Mo.

#25 Brett HoddickJr., 5-11, L/R, P

Kansas City, Mo.

Meet the Pirates

#2 Greg FrostSo., 5-8, R/R, C/OF

Gladstone, Mo.

#1 Aaron CourterSr., 5-11, R/R, INFKansas City, Mo.

#3 Arturo GarciaFr., 6-1, R/R, IF/PKansas City, Kan.

#5 Jason MillerSr., 5-10, L/L, OF/P

Kansas City, Mo.

#10 Jake RussellFr., 6-4, R/R, P

Kansas City, Mo.

#9 John AngellFr.., 5-11, L/L, OF/P

Kansas City, Kan.

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#26 Eric RobertsJr., 5-5, R/R, IF

Bonita, Kan.

#27 Jordan HendersonFr., 5-8, L/L, OF

Liberty, Mo.

2005 Statistics (22-28 Overall, 12-14 MCAC)BATTING

Batting GP AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB SBA McCoy, Ross 41 0.390 77 14 30 6 0 2 16 42 0.545 3 2 10 0 0.427 0 0 0 0 Courter, Aaron 50 0.388 170 36 66 9 1 1 24 80 0.471 12 7 16 0 0.445 2 2 5 10 O’Rourke, John 47 0.333 147 27 49 9 2 4 38 74 0.503 14 1 12 0 0.390 2 7 0 2 Johnson, Luke 47 0.324 148 29 48 6 2 11 41 91 0.615 13 2 31 0 0.387 0 1 0 1 Miller, Jason 48 0.324 105 21 34 7 1 2 22 49 0.467 16 4 18 1 0.429 1 8 6 7 Bennett, Tommy 43 0.319 119 22 38 7 0 5 25 60 0.504 9 7 19 2 0.394 2 2 0 0 Mohammad, Mohammad 50 0.301 136 23 41 5 2 2 18 56 0.412 12 2 36 0 0.362 2 1 2 6 Hylton, Dustin 50 0.291 127 21 37 8 0 0 18 45 0.354 12 11 27 0 0.397 1 6 3 4 Redman, Daniel 12 0.267 15 2 4 1 0 0 0 5 0.333 1 2 2 0 0.389 0 0 0 0 Moore, Jacob 22 0.255 55 9 14 0 0 0 6 14 0.255 4 0 3 0 0.300 1 0 0 0 Avalos, Ricardo 10 0.250 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 3 0.750 0 0 1 0 0.250 0 0 0 0 Wilson, Jeremy 36 0.241 54 10 13 1 0 0 3 14 0.259 12 1 16 0 0.388 0 5 4 7 Mendez, Ryne 20 0.235 17 2 4 1 0 1 8 8 0.471 2 1 2 0 0.350 0 0 0 0 Sola, Vince 39 0.211 71 13 15 3 0 1 5 21 0.296 10 0 25 1 0.309 0 1 0 0 Pryor, Aaron 25 0.182 44 13 8 1 1 1 9 14 0.318 7 5 11 0 0.357 0 0 0 1 Kinney, Ryan 18 0.172 29 1 5 2 0 1 4 10 0.345 0 2 7 0 0.226 0 0 0 0 Frost, Greg 27 0.088 34 10 3 0 0 0 3 3 0.088 7 2 5 0 0.273 1 1 1 1 Scavuzzo, Michel 13 0.083 12 1 1 0 1 0 2 3 0.250 1 0 7 0 0.154 0 0 0 0 Clay, Adam 22 0.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 Thresher, Stanley 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 Rush, Roy 12 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 Johnson, Michael 18 0.000 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 2 0 0.000 0 0 1 1 Scobee, Kevin 14 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 Total: 50 0.301 1367 258 411 66 11 31 243 592 0.433 135 49 251 4 0.381 12 34 22 40

PITCHING Pitching ERA W L GP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR TBF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA Clay, Adam 2.50 7 6 21 12 6 3 0 3 79.1 71 33 22 21 76 12 0 4 339 0.241 0 10 0 0 13 Mendez, Ryne 3.38 3 2 8 4 1 0 0 0 32.0 32 24 12 18 30 4 0 1 156 0.260 4 6 0 2 7 Johnson, Michael 5.76 1 3 12 1 0 0 0 1 25.0 35 22 16 6 12 5 0 2 123 0.315 1 3 0 0 3 Scobee, Kevin 5.92 2 4 14 11 3 1 0 0 62.1 71 49 41 21 55 25 1 4 286 0.285 2 7 0 1 8 Miller, Jason 6.64 2 4 7 7 4 0 0 0 40.2 47 36 30 17 32 13 0 4 182 0.305 3 6 0 0 5 Rush, Roy 7.62 3 3 10 8 1 0 0 0 41.1 61 47 35 16 34 10 0 4 218 0.328 2 11 0 1 4 Scavuzzo, Michel 7.92 1 2 7 6 1 0 0 0 30.2 45 29 27 10 33 5 2 5 155 0.321 2 3 1 0 2 McCoy, Ross 8.22 3 4 12 1 0 0 0 0 23.0 28 23 21 12 10 5 1 0 103 0.341 4 8 0 1 0 Frost, Greg 16.88 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 5 5 6 2 1 0 0 19 0.250 3 0 0 1 0 Mohammad, Mohammad 20.25 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 4 3 3 1 3 2 0 0 9 0.500 0 0 0 0 0 Total: 5.64 22 28 50 16 4 0 4 338.1 397 271 212 128 287 82 4 24 1590 0.292 21 54 1 6 42

#29 Tommy BennettSr., 6-5, R/R, IFKansas City, Mo.

#30 Bryan WilliamsFr.., 5-6, R/R, IF

Liberty, Mo.

#31 Mike GomezJr., 6-1, R/R, INFKansas City, Mo.

#33 Ryan KinneyJr., 5-11, L/R, IF

Topeka, Kan.

#34 Ryan WoolamFr., 6-4, L/L, P

Kansas City, Mo.

#35 Richard ScottJr., 6-5, S/R, PTucson, Ariz.

#42 Chase KeelerFr., 5-10, R/R, OF

Liberty, Mo.

#44 Daniel RedmanJr., 6-4, R/R, IF/PIndependence, Mo.

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Brian Renshaw-- Head Coach-- 15th Season

Head Park University track and field coach Brian Renshaw has high hopes heading into the 2006 season, despite having a 34-person roster that features 28 freshmen and sophomores. Even with the abundance of youth in the program, the Pirates are not running short on experience. Park’s women’s squad is coming off a fall cross country season in which it captured the Region IV Championship and qualified for the national meet. Leading the team were freshman Dina Yakata (Kansas City, Mo.), sophomore Sara Pitia (Independence, Mo.) and freshman Rachel Fessenden (Holt, Mich.), who finished second, third and fifth, respectively, at the region meet. Along with senior Reagan Mackey (Nassau, Bahamas), sophomore Keyon Harrison (Kansas City, Kan.) and freshman Erycka Fisher (Kansas City, Mo.), the Pirate women carried over the success into the 2006 indoor season as the 4x400 relay squad qualified for the national meet where it set a school record of time of 3:56.85. While the women will be strongest in the distance events, the Park men are expected to excel in the sprints and jumps. Talented newcomers Arries Scott (Kansas City, Mo.) and Jeramie Burns (Perris, Calif.) will be counted on to be immediate contributors in the sprints and hurdles for Park, while senior Leon Bowman (Moreno Valley, Calif.) and sophomore Charles Parker (Kansas City, Mo.) return with expe-rience in middle-distance and sprints, respectively. Sophomore Lawrence Butler (Kansas City, Mo.), sophomore Kyle Conkling (Hamilton, Mo.) and freshman Odis Smith (Kansas City, Mo.) will represent the Pirates in the jumps. In the distance events, sophomores Chris Allred (Hollister, Mo.) and Endashaw Yimer (Shashamane, Ethiopia) will be strong competitors after the duo both qualified for the national cross country meet last fall. Yimer posted the highest finish in school history at the NAIA National Cross Country Championships in 2005, taking third. Looking toward the outdoor season, Renshaw hopes his team can stay focused. “The keys for our team this season are to train hard, stay relaxed at meets, stay healthy and most importantly, enjoy the ride,” Renshaw said. “If our returners can help our newcomers buy into that, we will have a suc-cessful season.”

Season Preview

Sophomore Keyon Harrison qualified for the 2006 NAIA National Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 400-meter dash.

-- Assistant Coach-- Second Season Ron Pearl enters the second year of his second stint as an assistant coach with the track and 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 15th season as 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 at the conference and regional levels and have regularly received top-20 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 Platte City, Mo., with his wife Candi.

Women’s Track & Field Liza Ruud: MCAC Scholar-Athlete.

Men’s Track & Field Roger White: Two-Time NAIA All-American.

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IndoorDay Date Event Location TimeFri Jan. 13 Graceland University Open Lamoni, Iowa Results Sat Jan. 28 Jayhawk Invitational Lawrence, Kan. 9 a.m. Sun Feb. 12 Graceland University Mini-Open Lamoni, Iowa 10 a.m. Fri Feb. 17 CMSU Classic Warrensburg, Mo. 1 p.m. Thu-Sat March 9-11 NAIA Indoor National Championships Johnson City, Tenn. All Day

Outdoor Day Date Event Location TimeThu March 16 Emporia State University Twilite Emporia, Kan. 2:30 p.m. Sat April 1 Northwest Missouri State University Invitational Maryville, Mo. 9 a.m. Tue April 4 Benedictine College Quad Atchison, Kan. 2:30 p.m. Sat April 8 Yellow Jacket Classic Lamoni, Iowa 10 a.m. Sat April 15 William Jewell College Relays Liberty, Mo. 10 a.m. Thu-Sat April 20-22 KU Relays Lawrence, Kan. All Day Sat April 29 MCAC Championships Lawrence, Kan. All DaySat May 13 Emporia State University Last Chance Meet Emporia, Kan. TBAThu-Sat May 25-27 NAIA Outdoor National Championships Fresno, Calif. All Day

2006 Schedule

2006 RosterWomenName Yr. Event High School HometownLacey Brookshier So. Throws SW Livingston H.S. Mooresville, Mo. Kimberly Broswell Fr. Distance Ashland H.S. Ashland, Mo. Viviane Chery Fr. Distance Northeast H.S. Kansas City, Mo. Rachel Fessenden Fr. Mid-Distance Holt H.S. Holt, Mich. Erycka Fisher Fr. Hurdles/Sprints Hickman Mills H.S. Kansas City, Mo. Keyon Harrison So. Sprints/Jumps Turner H.S. Kansas City, Kan. Sara Hulett So. Throws Oak Park H.S. Kansas City, Mo. Melinda Jansen So. Mid-Distance Branson H.S. Branson, Mo. Monique Kazee So. Hurdles/Sprints Winnetonka H.S. Liberty, Mo. Reagan Mackey Sr. Sprint C.I. Gibson H.S. Nassau, Bahamas Sara Pitia So. Mid-Distance St. Mary’s H.S. Independence, Mo. Aneika Robinson Jr. Sprints/Jumps Virginia Intermont College St. Catherine, Jamaica Roseta Ross Fr. Throws Ruskin H.S. Kansas City, Mo. Becky Tackett Jr. Distance Marshfield H.S. Marshfield, Mo. Rosalie Watkins So. Hurdles/Sprints Perris H.S. Perris, Calif. Dina Yakata Fr. Mid-Distance North Kansas City H.S. Kansas City, Mo.

Men Name Yr. Event High School Hometown Chris Allred So. Distance Hollister H.S. Hollister, Mo. Leon Bowman Sr. Mid-Distance Rancho Verde H.S. Moreno Valley, Calif. Sean Bueford Jr. Sprints/Jumps Hutchinson C.C. Hutchinson, Kan. Jeramie Burns Fr. Hurdles/Sprints Perris H.S. Perris, Calif. Lawrence Butler So. Sprint/Jumps Westport H.S. Kansas City, Mo. Jamie Chatman Fr. Mid-Distance Truman H.S. Independence, Mo. Lenes Chery So. Mid-Distance Northeast H.S. Kansas City, Mo. Levi Chettle Fr. Mid-Distance Park Hill South H.S. Parkville, Mo. Kyle Conkling So. Sprints/Jumps Penny H.S. Hamilton, Mo. Aaron French So. Sprints/Jumps Fayetteville H.S. Fayetteville, Ark. Devin Haddix Fr. Sprints Oak Park H.S. Kansas City, Mo. James Jensen Fr. Distance Raytown H.S. Kansas City, Mo. Keith Longuski Jr. Distance Ubly H.S. Ubly, Mich. Charles Parker So. Sprints Raytown South H.S. Kansas City, Mo. Crispin Rea So. Distance St. Mary’s H.S. Independence, Mo. Arries Scott Fr. Sprints Central H.S. Kansas City, Mo. Odis Smith Fr. Sprints/Jumps Center H.S. Kansas City, Mo. Endashaw Yimer So. Distance Shashamane H.S. Shashamane, Ethiopia

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Viviane CheryFr., Distance

Kansas City, Mo.

Lacey BrookshierSo., Throws

Mooresville, Mo.

Kimberly BroswellFr., DistanceAshland, Mo.

Rachel FessendenFr., Mid-Distance

Holt, Mich.

Erycka FisherFr., Hurdles/Sprints

Kansas City, Mo.

Keyon HarrisonSo., Sprints/JumpsKansas City, Kan.

Sara HulettSo., Throws

Kansas City, Mo.

Melinda JansenSo., Mid-Distance

Branson, Mo.

Monique KazeeSo., Hurdles/Sprints

Liberty, Mo.

Reagan MackeySr., Sprints

Nassau, Bahamas

Aneika RobinsonJr., Sprints/Jumps

St. Catherine, Jamaica

Roseta RossFr., Throws

Kansas City, Mo.

Dina YakataFr., Mid-DistanceKansas City, Mo.

Becky TackettJr., Distance

Marshfield, Mo.

Sara PitiaSo., Mid-Distance

Independence, Mo.

Rosalie WatkinsSo., Hurdles/Sprints

Perris, Calif.

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Sean Bueford Jr., Sprints/JumpsHutchinson, Kan.

Chris AllredSo., DistanceHollister, Mo.

Leon BowmanSr., Mid-Distance

Moreno Valley, Calif.

Jeramie BurnsFr., Hurdles/Sprints

Perris, Calif.

Lawrence ButlerSo., Sprints/JumpsKansas City, Mo.

Jamie ChatmanFr., Mid-Distance

Independence, Mo.

Lenes Chery So., Mid-DistanceKansas City, Mo.

Levi ChettleFr., Mid-Distance

Parkville, Mo.

Kyle ConkilingSo., Sprints/Jumps

Hamilton, Mo.

Aaron FrenchSo., Sprints/JumpsFayetteville, Ark.

James JensenFr., Distance

Kansas City, Mo.

Keith LonguskiJr., DistanceUbly, Mich.

Arries ScottFr., Sprints

Kansas City, Mo.

Charles ParkerSo., Sprints

Kansas City, Mo.

Odis SmithFr., Sprints/JumpsKansas City, Mo.

Endashaw YimerSo., Distance

Shashamane, Ethiopia

Devin HaddixFr., Sprints

Kansas City, Mo.

Crispin ReaSo., Distance

Independence, Mo.

Meet The Pirate MenTrack and Field

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After winning two of its four tournaments during the fall season, the Park University women’s golf team will try to carryover that success as it enters its 2006 spring campaign. The Pirates, who are guided by third-year Head Coach Kelly DeFeo, return all four starters from last season’s squad, which took second place at the 2005 MCAC Championships and qualified for the Region IV Championships. This season, Park has already captured tournament titles at William Jewell College’s and Avila University’s fall invitationals. Individually, the Pirates are paced by junior Katie Johnson (Bonner Springs, Kan.) and sophomore Ashley Nicks (St. Louis, Mo.). Both Johnson and Nicks are former MCAC Players of the Year as each claimed individual medalist honors at the conference championships in 2004 and 2005, respectively. Nicks, who won the MCAC meet as a freshman last season, was also Park highest finisher at the 2005 Region IV Championships, taking fifth. The 2004 conference player of the year, Johnson took second at the 2005 MCAC Championships, just two shots off the pace of Nicks. Rounding out the returning starters are junior Sarah Molina (Kansas City, Mo.) and sophomore Amy Hollander (Piper, Kan.), who took 10th at the 2005 conference championships. Joining the team this season is freshman Nichole Wessel (Spring Hill, Kan.). Wessel became the first player in the history of the Spring Hill High School girl’s golf program to qualify for the state tournament last year. “I’m looking forward to the spring season,” DeFeo said. “The girls have been a lot more focused this year than they have been in past seasons,” DeFeo said. “Because of that, I believe they will be up to the challenge. We should have a great spring.”

Season Preview Kelly DeFeo-- Head Coach-- Third Season Kelly DeFeo is entering her third season as the head women’s golf coach at Park University.

In the program’s first season of existence in 2003-04, DeFeo guided then-freshman Katie

Johnson to an MCAC Individual Championship en route to being named the conference’s Player of the Year. Last season, she did the same for then-freshman Ashley Nicks, who also was named MCAC Player of the Year. As a team in 2004-05, the Pirates took second place at the MCAC Championships. A Class A PGA member with the Midwest Section since 1995, DeFeo’s impressive work record includes having been a teaching professional at the Robin Nigro Golf Academy in Kansas City, Mo. She has also served seasonally as a teaching professional at the Eldorado Country Club in Indian Wells, Calif., as an assistant professional at Tiffany Greens in Kansas City, Mo., and as the assistant/head golf professional at Mission Hills Country Club in Mission Hills, Kan. DeFeo’s vast professional golf experience includes workshops with the PGA and USGA on rules and tournament administration, fitting seminars and short game seminars. She conducted clinics and individual lessons for the UMKC women’s golf program in 1997 and served as the chairperson for Sectional Junior Girls’ Events in 1991. DeFeo is a contributing writer for Tee Times monthly magazine. DeFeo and her husband, Chuck, reside in Kansas City, Mo.

Sophomore Amy Hollander finished in 10th place at the 2005 MCAC Championships.

Sophomore Ashley Nicks was named MCAC Player of the Year in 2005 after taking individual medalist honors at the conference meet.

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Amy HollanderSo., 5-9

Piper, Kan.

Katie JohnsonJr., 5-10

Bonner Springs, Kan.

Sarah MolinaJr., 5-6

Kansas City, Mo.

Ashley NicksSo., 5-3

St. Louis, Mo.

Meet The Pirates

2006 ScheduleDay Date Tournament Site Time

Tue Sep. 13 Rockhurst Invitational Liberty, Mo. Noon

Wed Sep. 14 Rockhurst Invitational Liberty, Mo. Noon

Fri 3 Sep. 30 Avila Invitational Kansas City, Mo. 1 p.m.

Fri Oct. 7 William Jewell Invitational Liberty, Mo. 1 p.m.

Sat Oct. 8 William Jewell Invitational Liberty, Mo. 8 a.m.

Mon Oct. 17 UMKC Invitational Lee’s Summit, Mo. 8 a.m.

Tue Oct. 18 UMKC Invitational Lee’s Summit, Mo. 8:30 a.m.

Mon March 27 Evangel University Invitational Springfield, Mo. 9 a.m.

Tue March 28 Evangel University Invitational Springfield, Mo. 9 a.m.

Fri March 31 Avila University Invitational Kansas City, Mo. 1 p.m.

Mon April 3 William Woods Invitational Fulton, Mo. 9 a.m.

Tue April 4 William Woods Invitational Fulton, Mo. 9 a.m.

Mon April 10 Park University Spring Invitational The National G.C. of K.C. 9 a.m.

Tue April 11 Park University Spring Invitational The National G.C. of K.C. 9 a.m.

Sat April 15 McKendree College Invitational O’Fallon, Mo. 9 a.m.

Sun April 16 McKendree College Invitational O’Fallon, Mo. 9 a.m.

Mon April 24 MCAC Championships Bartlesville, Okla. TBA

Tue April 25 MCAC Championships Bartlesville, Okla. TBA

Mon May 8 Region IV Championships Wichita, Kan. TBA

Tue May 9 Region IV Championships Wichita, Kan. TBA

Tue May 23 NAIA Championships South Bend, Ind. TBA

Wed May 24 NAIA Championships South Bend, Ind. TBA

Thu May 25 NAIA Championships South Bend, Ind. TBA

Fri May 26 NAIA Championships South Bend, Ind. TBA

2006 RosterName Yr. Ht. Previous School Hometown

Amy Hollander So. 5-9 Piper Piper, Kan.

Katie Johnson Jr. 5-10 Bishop Miege Bonner Springs, Kan.

Sarah Molina Jr. 5-6 Maple Woods CC Kansas City, Mo.

Ashley Nicks So. 5-3 Gateway St. Louis, Mo.

Nichole Wessel Fr. 5-9 Spring Hill Spring Hill, Kan.

Nichole WesselFr., 5-9

Spring Hill, Kan.

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Baseball/Softball 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 13 4 0 22 14

Basketball 5 0 7 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 1 16 17

Golf na 0 na 1 na 0 na 0 na 1 na 3 na 0 na 5

Soccer 11 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 1 20 14

Track/CC 1 2 8 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 10 2 1 20 18

Volleyball 8 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 10 0 0 12 16

N-R A BL IN AS HI WH UN Total

N-R A: Non-Resident Alien; BL: Black, non-Hispanic; IN: Indian/Alaskan Native; AS: Asian/Pacific Islander; HI: Hispanic; WH: White, non-Hispanic; UN: Race/Ethnicity Unknown.

Right to Know -- Enrollment of Students Receiving Athletically-Related Aid in 2004-05 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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The Breckon Sports Center

Named after longtime Park University President Donald Breckon, the Breckon Sports Center was built in 2000 and houses the Park University athletic department of-fices.

The 1,000-seat capacity arena in the west dome plays host to men’s and women’s basketball (left) and men’s and women’s volleyball games (below). The east dome (bottom left) serves as practice facility for not only the volleyball teams, but also is a year-round indoor home to the soccer, baseball and softball programs.


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

Park’s weight room (above) located in the Field House next to the Breckon Sports Center was built in the summer of 2005 and features brand new free weights, weight-training machines and cardio equipment. The athlete training facility (left), which is also located in the Field House, also received upgrades over the summer.

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

Pirate Athletic Facilities

Park’s weight room (above) located in the Field House next to the Breckon Sports


Documents

2006 Park Spring Media Guide