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w o M en ’ s track & f ie l d Finished eighth at the MCC Championships with two individual conference championships. The Leafs then placed 26th out of 120 at the NAIA National Championships in Marion, Ind. Junior Peni Acayo (Kampala, Uganda) finished as the national runner-up in the triple jump with a school record 41’6 ½”. Senior Tina Peters (Yellow Springs, Ohio) also concluded her career with a school record eighth NAIA All American selection (5k race walk).
softball 14-32 (overall), 3-13 (MCC) Freshman Kelsey Morris (Camby, Ind.) was named Honorable Mention All Conference. Junior Sierra VanDeKeere (Elkhart, Ind.) broke the single-season strikeout record with 157. baseball 16-40 (overall), 4-20 (MCC) Senior Kraig Miller (Decatur, Ind.), senior Sean Sears (Elkhart, Ind.) and sophomore Shane Davis (Elkhart, Ind.) were named Honorable Mention All Conference. other notes The Goshen College Athletic Department received a total of 50 Daktronics-NAIA All American Scholar-Athlete awards, just one shy of the program record. Recipients have junior or senior academic status and a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5. Visit www.goleafs.net to find in-depth game reports, player stats and other news about the Goshen College Maple Leafs.
Errick McCollum ’10 drives toward the basket — a familiar sight to Maple Leaf fans the past four years. McCollum is now playing professionally in Israel.
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M en ’ s track & f ie l d Finished sixth at the MCC Championships. Sophomore Matthew Webster (Indianapolis, Ind.) won the conference title in the hammer throw. Four qualified for the NAIA National Championships and registered the first team point, with sophomore Jake GunderKline’s (Yellow Springs, Ohio) sixth-place finish in the 5k race walk.
ALL-TIME SCORING LEADER TURNS PRO AND HEADS TO ISRAEL After becoming Goshen College men’s basketball’s all-time scoring leader and the program’s first-ever NAIA Division II First Team All American selection, Errick McCollum II has begun his professional career overseas. The Canton (Ohio) native, who graduated in April with a business major, signed a professional contract in August with Barak Netanya of the Israeli Super League, Israel’s top flight of basketball. “It is a blessing to have the opportunity to extend my career and showcase my abilities at the highest level in Israel,” the 6-foot-2 guard said. “I’ve heard nothing but great things about the league, its teams and the competition, which should definitely bring out the best in me. I will continue to work diligently, stay hungry, and humble as I strive to raise my game to a higher level.” Barak Netanya was 13-9 in the 2009-10 regular season and reached the Super League semifinals, but lost to European power Maccabi Tel Aviv. The season before, Netanya won the National League (2nd Division) title with a 33-1 mark, earning its promotion to the top league. “I could not be more excited for ‘E’ as he has worked incredibly hard over the last several years to put himself in a position to make a living playing basketball,” said Goshen head coach Gary Chupp. “Initially we thought he would need to begin in the second division in Israel and play himself into the top league. To begin his professional career playing with the likes of Raymar Morgan from Michigan State
and Denis Clemente of Kansas State is an incredible opportunity and I have no doubt he will make the most of it.” Netanya is a town of 180,000 people about 18 miles north of Tel Aviv. Its nine miles of beach along the Mediterranean Sea have made it a popular tourist destination where English is commonly spoken. “I’m excited to get to Israel and develop a rapport with my new teammates, but my heart will always be at home and at Goshen College as I will miss those close to me, including my teammates from the past couple years,” McCollum added. His teammates and Maple Leaf fans will certainly miss him as well. His impact on the program was felt immediately as he was selected as the Mid-Central College Conference Newcomer of the Year after 18.5 points and 5.3 rebounds a game his first year. After two more standout seasons in which he was named First Team All MCC and NAIA All American Honorable Mention, McCollum had an even better senior year. He averaged 25.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2.7 steals on way to MCC Player of the Year and NAIA All American First Team honors. He graduated as the program leader in scoring with 2,789 points as well as appearing in Goshen’s top 10 in nearly every statistical category. “Playing professionally has always been a dream of mine and I’m thankful for the opportunity. My younger brother and I have been training and working to prepare for this moment. I feel like I am ready.” — By Josh Gleason, sports information director