MSSU's Abi Corbett named first-team Academic All-District

(From MSSU Lions Athletic News)

Missouri Southern senior outfielder Abi Corbett has been named a first-team Google Cloud Academic All-District selection as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

This is the second Academic All-District selection for Corbett as she was a second-team Academic All-American in 2017.

This year, Corbett was a first-team All-MIAA selection. She competed in all 52 games and recorded 71 hits for first in the MIAA and fourth in Division II, while also leading the conference in stolen bases (35).

On top of grabbing those numbers, the veteran capped off her career first in at-bats (741), hits (270), and stolen bases (107), to go along with a second place showing in games played (216) and runs scored (138) to ink herself into the MSSU softball record books.

Corbett's name will now go on the national ballot for Academic All-American.

Top-seeded Crowder plays today in Region 16 Baseball Tournament

(From Crowder College)

The Crowder College Baseball team advanced to the Region 16 Tournament which begins Thursday, May 10, at Joe Becker field in Joplin, MO.

The Roughriders earned the number one seed and will take on number four seed, State Fair at 4pm. A win will put them in the semifinals on Friday, May 11, 3pm.

The tournament is a double-elimination tournament with the winner advancing to the South Central District which includes region winners from Oklahoma and Louisiana. This year the Region 2 Champion (Oklahoma) will host the district tournament.

The Roughriders (44-13) are currently ranked number twelve in the country as they have been in the top twenty all season.

KNEO 91.7 FM in Neosho, MO will be broadcasting all the Crowder College baseball games during the Region 16 Tournament from Joe Becker Stadium in Joplin, MO. Adam Winkler and Ben Wolcott of KNEO will be providing the play-by-play for each broadcast. The games can be heard live on KNEO 91.7 FM, live online at kneo.org, live on your smart phone via the KNEO iPhone and Android phone apps and the TuneIn Radio App.  

MSSU men's track places seventh in final day of MIAA Championships

(From MSSU Lions Athletic News)

Kearney, Neb. -- The Missouri Southern men's track and field team placed seventh as the Lions competed in the final day of the 2018 MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by the University of Nebraska-Kearney. 

The Lions scored 68 points as a team. Pittsburg State won the team title with 166.5 points, followed by Central Missouri with 103.5. Lincoln was third, followed by Emporia State, Fort Hays State, Nebraska-Kearney, Southern, Northwest Missouri, Lindenwood, Washburn, Missouri Western and Southwest Baptist to round out the team scores. 

Tadd Capron and Nathan Painter placed seventh and 11th in the 1,500m, while Nickson Kiptoo was third and Josh Webb was seventh in the 5k. Kiptoo finished in a time of 15:21.50 and earned All-MIAA honors in the process. Michael Shanahan was 21st and Jared Ozeeplaced 24th. Kiptoo placed fourth in the 3k steeplechase with a time of 9:29.52. 

Matt Willis was second in the 400m hurdles in a provisional time of 52.43 to earn All-MIAA honors. The 4x400m relay team of Jon Johnson, Willis, Painter and Capron placed tenth. 

DeShaun Williams was eighth in the high jump with a provisional height of 6-08.75, while Andrew Wells placed 12th. Brendan Watkins picked up his second All-MIAA honor of the weekend when he placed second in the triple jump with an NCAA AQ distance of 51-01.75. 

Bryan Burns was fourth in the shot put with a provisional distance of 201-11, while Junior Joseph was ninth, Josh Fulmer placed tenth and Trace Henault was 15th. Garrett Austin was sixth in the javelin with a provisional distance of 196-04. 

In all, the Lions had four All-MIAA performances and one champion at this year's Championships. 

The Lions will be back in action next Friday as Southern plays host to the Last Chance Meet inside Fred G. Hughes Stadium. 

All-MIAA Athletes
Bryan Burns - Discus (Champion)
Matt Willis - 400mh
Brendan Watkins - Triple Jump, Long Jump