Athletics
Three coaches receive HAAC honors Three CMU Head Coaches received a great honor from the Heart of America Athletic Conference by being named Coach of the Year. Head Coach Jeff Sherman earned Coach of the Year honors for the fifth time in his tenure at CMU, including the second year in a row, while leading the Runnin' Eagles to a 20-plus win season for the ninth time in his career. The 2008-09 CMU Jeff Sherman Pat Reardon Jeff Hoskisson team currently boasts an overall record of 25-5, and earned an automatic bid to the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Championship by finishing second in the HAAC regular-season standings. Central Methodist University head softball coach Pat Reardon was recognized as the 2009 Heart of America Athletic Conference Coach-of-the-Year, earning the honor for the second straight year. This season, Reardon led the Lady Eagles to a school-record 37 wins, after recording 34 wins a year ago. On April 16, Reardon surpassed a coaching milestone by recording his 400th win as Central Methodist’s head coach. Reardon’s 2009 squad also finished the season as the HAAC regular-season and tournament runners-up. His team, which will lose just two seniors, had six athletes named to the HAAC All-Conference first and second teams. For more information about Central Methodist University athletics, visit www.centralmethodist.edu/cmathletics. Sign up for eScores at escores.stretchinternet.com to receive score updates via e-mails or text messages. Jeff Hoskisson, Central Methodist University’s head track & field coach, was recognized as the 2009 Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Coach-of-the-Year. Hoskisson, who received the coach-of-the-year as voted by the head coaches from the HAAC, led the CMU men to a runner-up finish at the 2009 HAAC championships last weekend, after the team placed third at the indoor championships in February. Six of the Central Methodist men received HAAC athlete-of-the-week honors during the outdoor season. Hoskisson’s men’s team has also set five new CMU records during the outdoor season, while having five athletes achieve NAIA “A” or “B” standards in their events.
JOIN CMU FOR THE 2009 HAIRSTON HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS
On Sept. 5, the 2009 Hairston Hall of Fame inductions will be held during halftime of the CMU vs. Culver-Stockton College game. The game begins under the lights at 6 p.m. Individuals who will be honored include Leigh Yarick Trumbore ’99, women’s basketball team; and Michael B. Davis ’83, women’s basketball coach from 1988-2000. Five teams will also be inducted into the Hairston Hall of Fame: the 1935-36 Men’s Track Team, 1975 Football Team, 1975 Baseball Team, 1979 Volleyball Team, and 2002 Men’s Cross-Country Team. Spring 2009
2009 Dr. James Luetjen Golf Tournament The 18th Annual Luetjen Golf Tournament will be held on
Friday, July 17, 2009 at
Hail Ridge Golf Course Boonville, Mo. 4- Person Scramble $100 per person
Registration, 8:30 a.m. Shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. Contact Ken Oliver, 660.248.6224, or Sherry Wells, 660.248.6346, for more information
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