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CRUSADER Volume 57 2012-2013

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Year of the Panther

photo insets by Bob DeHart

The Crusader

2012-13

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Freshman Matt Belden gets some family pics during the opening picnic.

The first day in the caf is one of discovery and lots of green shirts.

RAs enjoy their food on the dual swings.

Bailey Kinney follows in her father’s footsteps at YC.

Ebony Carther’s smile can brighten anyone’s day.

With one-year old Sam in tow, Ross Anderson sports his new YC apparel in stride.

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Students and families make their way into the Prayer Chapel for an opening devotional. (above & inset)

Mallory and Macy are in no way short on enthusiasm.

Senior Andrew Aragon is caught having a good belly laugh.

Freshmen head to lunch after their first orientation sessions.

A New Family Opening Days

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ew beginnings, new friends, new schedules, a new home. Welcome to York College! Setting foot on a college campus for the first time as a student can be a bit nerve racking. But after five picnics, numerous orientation sessions, hall meetings, campus devotionals, and getting somewhat used to residence life, it’s all downhill from here.

It was a busy orientation schedule Wednesday through Saturday, including academic advising, campus tours, and get-to-know-you sessions with Student Association, club reps, and YC Campus Ministries.

An early rain shower on Saturday morning prevented freshmen from taking part in the annual service projects, but the day turned out perfect for the soccer scrimmage and evening tailgate party. During this first week, the town of York gave their own welcome with a community fair, where students were given free prizes and a picnic dinner on the courthouse lawn.

Student-athletes are a vital part of the move-in crew. (above) Jose Roman loads up his plate at the picnic on the square. (middle) The community fair downtown provided students an opportunity to check out local businesses and have a free meal. (right)

Opening Days

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Cole Craddock and Danielle Berry munch on cotton candy at the block party.

Michelle Perez takes a self-portrait with Ben Elsass.

Alicia Briski and Jenny Long give the choir wave at the parade.

Traditions

Block Party & Parade

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raditions that include food, fun, and a parade are always worth keeping. During opening days you can count on a great turnout when Kiplinger Avenue is closed off for Sunday night’s block party and the carnival-like atmosphere.

Inflatable games, fried foods, and cotton candy are topped with a talent show that helps kick start the year.

By the time the annual Yorkfest parade comes around, campus chemistry has already begun to deepen the new friendships. Student-athletes, coaches, choir members, and anyone else that wants to greet the community, has the opportunity to put on their YC gear and represent Panther Nation.

A good story at the block party is enjoyed by Moose and Brianna. (right) Reggie Johnson, Abram Veasey, and Heyvis Jackson have a good laughable moment. (lower right)

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Yorkfest parade photos by Hannah Gund

The women’s soccer team demonstrate unity at the Yorkfest parade. (below)

Amber Parker gets stuck having a good time with the velcro.

YC was led in the Yorkfest parade by the Concert Choir, who carried the state and country flags.

Michael and Raul Ortiz enjoy the food and conversation.

Members of the track and cross country teams do their part in the parade.

Faith Underwood, Daria Gainey, and Varlencia Winters make cotton candy even sweeter.

Matthew Miller and Ana Moyers emceed the block party talent show that included Alfred Peters reciting one of his famous poems. (left)

Opening Days

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Kingsmen and Omega Phi joke around for the photo after their chapel program.

Beta displays a little unity at the early morning football games.

Invitation Only

photo by Eryn Jacobson

Club Week

Alaia Navratil and Eryn Jacobson display the fun they’ve had with the paint war. (above)

Soren Tobey and Isabel Camacho show Delta pride during Club Week. (left)

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fter a few weeks of club members recruiting the incoming class, the end of September brings a lot of excitement as Club Week gets underway. Pledges have been made, the weekend draft has divided the spoils, and the invitations are in the mail. The days to follow are filled with a plethora of activities as members, old and new, get to know each other in fun and crazy ways. Some of the approved activities were paint and flour wars, kiss and tackle, scavenger hunts, service projects, and of course the traditional early morning football games between clubs.

While every club has its own style, there are actually more similarities than there are differences as each group strives to build relationships, while serving God and one another. In general, social clubs provide a way for students to get involved on campus and build friendships that can last a lifetime.

Students gather for a prayer after the games. (below)

video by Patrick Clark

Troy Kelly gracefully misses on an attempt to swipe Gage Miller’s flags.

Sig Tau members clean a room at the Living Water Rescue Mission.

Kyodai’s chapel video with human s’mores was priceless with Bryan Magno, Pete Holmes, Andrew Leonard, and Shaun Hess.

Jaimee Stutz, Stephanie Bartels, and Elquin Auala are ecstatic with their Delta invites.

photo by Amber Clark

Darreon Collins eludes the reach of Kyle Wichman in the AXE/Kyodai matchup.

Beta and AXE’s recruiting luau featured a popular watermelon eating contest.

Bailey, Eryn, Heidi, Nicole, and Karlie show off their Theta Psi invitations with senior Carrie Berzins. (upper inset)

It was a perfect night for a campus devo as students like Jonathan Jasper (right) gathered with their clubs outside McGehee.

Club Week

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In their best Grease impersonation, new Beta members tell John Baker that he’s the one that they want.

Mike Miller is wooed with Theta Psi’s mash up of Call Me Maybe and We are Never Getting Back Together.

Isabel Camacho is at home as Kyodai Sweetheart.

The men of Alpha Chi Epsilon put on a little show for Sweetheart Casandra Taylor.

Katie Kynion was in shock and awe at Sig Tau’s interpretation of In the Arms of an Angel and the Wop.

Omega Phi made sure Peter Hansen knew how special of Beau he was to them.

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Coronation

Isabel had a great time on Coronation night.

Shaun Hess finds being the center of Delta’s attention a very good thing.

Martin Callen and Joe Davis put on a song and dance routine for Katie Kynion that was, to say the least, magical.

Best of Show Club Coronation

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oronation completed a busy week as the eight clubs took to the gym floor to announce their beaus and sweethearts. As VP for Inter-Club Council, Chase Craddock emceed the evening, utilizing the skills of Patrick Clark on sound. Complete with glitter, matching outfits, slick choreography, sweet serenading, and some interpretive dancing, honor was given to the select few and entertainment was provided for the masses.

Club Sweethearts: AXE — Casandra Taylor Kyodai — Isabel Camacho Kingsmen — Chasta Bonifas Sigma Tau — Katie Kynion Club Beaus: Beta — John W. Baker Delta — Shaun Hess Omega Phi — Peter Hansen Theta Psi — Mike Miller Mike Miller gets that makeover he always wanted from Theta Psi. (left) Omega Phi holds nothing back as they sing their hearts out for Peter Hansen. (left) Chasta Bonifas is happy to receive the traditional Kingsmen serenade. (below)

Coronation

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photo by Bob DeHart

No Place Like Home Homecoming 2012

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t takes everyone doing their part to pull off one of the busiest weekends at York College. Homecoming had something going on at every turn that made it a great time for alumni, high school visitors, as well as current students to be on campus. From sporting events such as varsity soccer and volleyball games to the fine arts productions of The Inspector General and the Concert Choir’s Homecoming chapel performance, there was something for everyone.

A beautiful autumn Saturday was the setting for honoring the 2012 Homecoming Court during half time of the men’s soccer game with each class having representative on the field. Carrie Berzins, a senior Sports Management major from Aurora, Colo., received the honors as YC queen, and DeAnthony Ellison, a senior Physical Education major from Sherman, Te x a s , w a s crowned king.

Morgan Goracke and Jasmine Agee have Panther pride to spare. (top) Alice Hackett and Stephanie Studebaker embrace the paparazzi. (above) Donned in their royal garb, Carrie and Dee prepare for their year of reign. (middle) YC fans cheer after Carlos Fernandes scores a long range goal. (right) Kayla Durham prepares for a successful bump in the 3-1 win over Grace. (far right)

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Homecoming

photo by Hannah Gund

photo by Tim McNeese

David Maple keeps his position against a Central Baptist opponent.

The Choir gives a moving performance at Homecoming chapel.

Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky always manage to say the wrong thing.

Senior players were honored at the end of the Homecoming game.

Members of the Homecoming Court were senior candidates (l-r): Katie Kynion, Reid VanWesten, Carrie Berzins, DeAnthony Ellison, Alice Hackett, Brent Smith, Stephanie Studebaker, and Michael Miller; (back row) Freshman – Nicole Gates and Levi Swenson; Sophomores – Molly Bartee and Caleb Smith; Juniors – Alaia Navratil and Matthew Miller.

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The imposter makes simultaneous advances at the Mayor’s wife and her daughter Marya.

Anna reads a note from her husband that says she is to prepare a room for an important guest.

As the maid flirts with Mishka, she is suddenly startled by Hlestakov’s servant, Osip.

The Postmaster reads a private letter from the Inspector that puts the Mayor in a bad light.

Osip removes his inebriated master after he makes a big scene.

To w n s p e o p l e b e g Osip for an audience with the Inspector General. (middle) The real Inspector General is not a happy camper. (left)

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Inspector General Cast (1st row): Daniel Magner, Jasmine Agee; (2nd row) Morgan Goracke, Patrick Clark, Shelby Terrell, Briana Van Deusen; (3rd row) Amy Pawlus, Brianna Bailey, Matthew Miller, Maegan Detlefs, Dylan Ford, Danielle Berry, Parker Seilstad; (4th row) Nolan Henningson, Laurel Simpson, Drew Leonard, Caleb Smith, Jameson Trauger, Caleb Clark, Bethany Miller

The town officials are very impressed with their honored guest as well as with themselves. (left) The Mayor learns from Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky that the Inspector General has been in town for two weeks already. (right)

The Inspector General Homecoming Play

Y Cast in order of appearance: Artmy Fillipovitch ................ Nolan Henningson Luka Lukitch .............................. Drew Leonard Mishka/Soldier ......................... Daniel Magner A Maid/A Shopkeeper ................. Jasmine Agee The Mayor ...................................... Dylan Ford Lyapkin-Tyapkin ........................... Caleb Clark Shepkin, a Postmaster ..... Bethany Grace Miller Bobchinksy .................................. Caleb Smith Dobchinsky ......................... Jameson Trauger A Constable/Lukitch’s Wife ..... Morgan Goracke Police Chief ............................. Laurel Simpson Anna ...................................... Maegan Detlefs Marya ....................................... Brianna Bailey Osip ............................................ Patrick Clark A Waiter/Inspector General ...... Parker Seilstad Ivan Hlestakov .......................... Matthew Miller A Merchant ................................. Shelby Terrell The Sergeant’s Wife ............ Briana Van Deusen Filippovitch’s Wife ........................ Amy Pawlus Lyapkin-Tyapkin’s Wife .............. Danielle Berry Assistant Director ...................... Lauren G. Post Director .................................... John I. Baker III

C Theatre presented the classic farce The Inspector General during Homecoming weekend. The show was a comedy of errors that touched on the timeless themes of greed, stupidity, and political corruption. The overall message was “you reap what you sow,” said cast member Caleb Clark.

The plot of the show revolved around the mistaken identity of an important Russian official and the hilarious consequences that ensued as the entire town seems to turn itself inside out to profit from his visit. The physical humor, and witty, rapid fire dialogue made for a very entertaining production. For his part as Ivan Hlestakov, Matthew Miller won the Drama Department’s Best Actor award for 2012-13.

The Sergeant’s wife gives a convincing performance. (above left) Not in his right mind, the Inspector General rambles on and on to his captivated audience of Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky. (upper right)

Production Crew:

Stage Manager—Lauren Post; Stage Crew— Ryan Nelson, Tisa Wharton, Caroline Seilstad; Light & Sound Operator—Stephanie Studebaker; Set Design—John I. Baker III; Set Dressing— Courtney Baker; Master Electrician—John W. Baker; Costume Mistress—Aileen Edmonds; Set Construction—John I. Baker III, Jasmine Agee, Courtney Baker, Morgan Goracke, Danielle Berry, Brianna Bailey, Caleb Smith, Logan Siddall, Amy Pawlus, Lauren Post, LeiLani Roman, Dylan Ford, Matt Miller, Nolan Henningson, Aaron Rhodebeck, Caroline Seilstad, Tyler Hinton, Michael McGee, Nick Floyd; Historical Consultant—Christi Lones; Logo Design—Courtney Ann Baker; Head Usher—Kyle Svehla; Box Office— Megan Salfrank, Ali Wallgren, Natalie Ostrander photos by Tim McNeese

Shelby Terrell played a town merchant who comlained about the Mayor and his crooked dealings. (right) Daniel Magner stands at attention as the real Inspector General arrives on the scene. (far right)

The Inspector General

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Special Occasions Campus Highlights

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ome spirited days in the fall are just what the doctor ordered for students to find relief from the daily grind. Before the chilly Nebraska weather sets in, students have an opportunity to wear strange and unusal get-ups, that would normally be... socially uncomfortable. Visitors to campus take second and third looks at YC’s fashion sense as Sketchy Tuesday provides moral support for a couple of

home soccer games.

In keeping with that same spirit, YC always likes to participate in the annual Halloween celebrations. Instead of the usual campus party, SA added Autumn Fest to the fall calendar, venturing out to the Wessles Living History Farm. The hoe-down was a great success, complete with pumpkin decorating, lots of food, trailer rides, and some two-steppin’ boogie.

Students are set to enjoy a hayride, minus the hay, during Autumn Fest. (above)

Taylor Runyan and Libby DeWitt put the squeeze play on Josh Knoll. (above)

photos by Katie Kynion

Aaron Beadle thinks the Autumn Festival is a gift from above. (right)

Patrick Clark gives a haunting look as the festivities get underway.

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Special Occasions

Jordan Kinney keeps the corn popping with no less than a great attitude.

Elijah Gonzales looks on while Garrett Cote designs his pumpkin.

Beth Ann Brock gets excited about the simpler things in life.

The ladies of Thomas Hall got into the Halloween spirit as they gave out treats.

Soren Tobey and Caroline Seilstad hand out treats while dressed as Christmas presents.

Joined at the hip, Mayra Urrutia and Heather Negley converse during chapel, while Jackie Spivey, Cara Kroeker, and Amy Fraser give their support the best they know how. (lower left and right) In support of YC soccer, Sketchy Tuesday drew out many interesting and creative looks from campus. Some were hilariously funny, some 80’s nostalgic, others were a little creepy, and as always, thanks to the men’s soccer team, there were those that shall not be named. (below) The walk to chapel is more visually interesting on Sketchy Tuesday.

Nicole Gates, Bailey Kinney, Eryn Jacobson, and Karlie Mountjoy are too cool for school.

Tiffany Shimp, Amber Clark, Bailey Burgess,17 and Special Occasions Zach Williams with Santa Detlefs.

Check Please: Take 2 ONE ACTS

Girl begins to realize that Paul is trying to get wife #3.

Guy........................... Jameson Trauger Girl .................................... Ali Walgren Kim .................................. Billiey Reeder Hank/Dewey ............................ Troy Kelly Donna ............................... Jasmine Agee Lyle .................... Jose Roman / Caleb Clark Julia .............................. Danielle Berry Jackie .......................... Morgan Goracke Alex ...................................... Caleb Smith Cleo ............................. Beth Ann Brock Paul ................................... Martin Callen Assistant Director ........… Brianna Bailey Director …......…..................… Caleb Clark

Is Alex looking for a first mate or a date? (left)

Check Please: Take 2: (1st row) Jameson Trauger, Ali Walgren; (2nd row) Jose Roman, Danielle Berry, Beth Ann Brock, Troy Kelly, Caleb Smith, Martin Callen, Billiey Reeder, Morgan Goracke, Jasmine Agee The prince gets very emotional when delivering his lines.

Lady Capitulate and the entire household mourn the supposed death of Juliet. (right)

Donna’s cell phone starts ringing immediately after Guy begins introductions.

The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet: (front) Cameron Holmes, Laurel Simpson; (standing) Stephanie Studebaker, Bethany Miller, Parker Seilstad, Briana Van Deusen, Patrick Clark, Shelby Terrell, Nolan Henningson, Drew Leonard, Natalie Ostrander, Chelcie Holloway, Daniel Magner (left)

Julia’s hearty, uncontrollable laugh seems to go on forever in her date with Guy.

The Seussification of ONE RomeoACTS & Juliet

The Romeo and Juliet cast breaks into a Seussified “Gangnam Style” dance.

Monk Larry agrees to marry the happy future brood... Maybe it would end the horrible feud! (right) photos by John I. Baker III

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One-Acts

Abram, Nurse, Monk Larry …..... Bethany Miller Mercutio …............................... Daniel Magner Monotone, Paris ….................. Drew Leonard Narrator #2 …...................…. Cameron Holmes Gregory, Prince, Servant …...... Parker Seilstad Lady Capitulate ….............. Briana Van Deusen Juliet …................................... Shelby Terrell Romeo ……................… Nolan Henningson Balthasar, Benvolio …......… Chelcie Holloway Sampson, Tybalt .....…. Stephanie Studebaker Capitulate …..............................… Patrick Clark Narrator #1 ….............................. Laurel Simpson Prologue, Lady Monotone …… Natalie Ostrander Assistant Director ......................… Dylan Ford Director …............................ Maegan Detlefs

Dewey tries to impress Girl with his extremeness. (left) Despite being Seussified, the classic romantic scenes between Romeo and Juliet stand out amongst the fast-paced slapstick nonsense. (below)

One-Acts

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he annual Emerging Director One-Acts were presented by the York College Theatre Department just before the Thanksgiving break with a couple of comedy selections that helped put audiences into the holiday spirit.

What do Dr. Seuss and Shakespeare have in common?

Absolutely nothing! But that didn’t stop Peter Bloedel from combining Romeo and Juliet with Seuss’s tetrameter in a wacky one-act comedy, The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet.

Under the direction of Maegan Detlefs, a cast of thirteen put on Shakespeare’s classic as never seen before with bumballoons, sneezle-fruit juice, and an eight-belled xylophone trombone. Nolan Henningson and Shelby Terrell won Best Actor and Best Actress in a One-Act for their performance.

When a guy and a girl break up, the only thing to do is get back into the dating game. Unfortunately, that game sometimes involves pirates, psychics, polygamists, and more. Directed by Caleb Clark, Guy (Jameson Trauger) and Girl (Ali Walgren) traversed the complicated and completely ridiculous world of blind dates in Check Please: Take 2.

The young directors oversaw every detail of their productions, from script and cast selection, to budgets and set construction. In the case of Check Please: Take 2, Director Clark even had to step into a vacated acting role at the last minute to make sure the show could go on.

Jackie uses online abbreviations as a natural part of the conversation with Guy. (left) Cleo gives Guy an awkward foot-reading (left)

Cameron and Laurel narrate with feeling. (left and right) Instead of a sword fight, Mercutio and Tybalt battle with “bumballoons”. (left)

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Troy Kelly multi-tasks as he prepares for finals and gets his dessert.

President Eckman greets students at the fall dinner.

Better with Food

Table Conversations

C Faculty and staff get into the spirit of service during the pre-finals breakfast. (above)

onversations around the table are some of the most memorable exchanges as food has a way of setting our minds at ease. Eating and fellowship go hand in hand at York College and some things such as the annual fall dinner, pre-finals breakfast, and an ice cream social to close out the year are welcomed annual reminders of that fact.

After a big “all-in” weekend such as Homecoming, it’s nice to have the following Monday to sleep in and then finish the day with an extra special dinner. The anxiety of taking final exams just before Christmas is certainly tempered with the traditional late night country-style breakfast that is served up by the York College administration, faculty, and staff. The pre-finals ice cream social in the spring also scored big with the student body and provided a late night break that everyone looked forward to before hitting the books. As the song says, “a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.”

Seniors Aaron Beadle, Alice Hackett, and Miles Negley demonstrate the art of brain freeze. (right) With Kayla Durham looking on, Nick DiToro adds some extra sweetness to Crystal Rush’s ice cream. (right)

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Mayra Urrutia is always the life of the party.

Food & Fellowship

LaRee Eckman serves during the fall dinner by bussing tables.

Garrett Cote gets a care package to go with his pre-finals’ dessert.

Jaci Smith tops off Jacob Powell’s ice cream creation.

It’s hard to pass Aaron “The Beard” Conyers without taking a picture.

Santas Madole and DeHart spread Christmas cheer all year round.

While Hillrey Dufner does a little cleaning, Breanna Gates, Sydney Roseke, Chase Craddock, Ally Weaver, and Dylan Ford give a pre-finals breakfast pose. (above) A table of good cheers is enjoyed at the fall dinner

by Jasmine Agee, Tyson Lewis, Daniel Magner, Troy Kelly, and Morgan Goracke. (left)

Table Conversations

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Dolores Campbell 1926 - 2013 Serving YC students from 1958-1975, Dolores Campbell worked with the Girls’ Mission Group, pep club, cheerleaders, and social clubs, eventually serving as dean of women.

Dolores and her husband Colis were the first inductees into the York College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011. On January 18 of this year, they were honored at the dedication of the Colis and Dolores Campbell Activity Center, a 15,600 square-foot student activity facility. A week later, Dolores passed away at the age of 86.

While Colis’ main role for his 17-year tenure at YC was head basketball coach and athletic director, he didn’t minister to the athletes alone. Dolores was an integral part of the team as she cooked for and looked after the players and cheerleaders, many of whom called her “mom,” said Charlie Watts, a forward on the ’65 conference championship basketball team. For their quiet, continuous acts of service, players loved and admired both Colis and Dolores immensely, he said.

“They gave a great deal of their lives and time to York, and I know how much it meant to those of us who were here.”

At the dedication ceremony, Watts talked about his experiences living with the Campbells. While he was a student, he lived in the upstairs of the Campbells’ house along with seven other male YC students. “Now I think, ‘how on earth did they put up with that rowdy bunch?’” Watts said with a chuckle.

“They were people who made sacrifices and people who did what was necessary for the school. As I look back on it, I think they must’ve had nerves of steel and the patience of Job.” After leaving York College in 1975, the Campbells were involved in ministry for more than 20 years with Colis preaching for various congregations in Texas, Oklahoma, and lastly in Kearney, Nebraska. They retired to Superior, Nebraska where Colis still occasionally preaches and teaches at the Nelson Church of Christ.

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Campbell Activity Center

Although Dolores was unable to be at the ceremony because of her failing health, Colis shared the dedication honor with their two daughters and their families.

The Hub of Campus Dedication of the Colis and Dolores Campbell Activity Center

photos by Bob DeHart and Steddon Sikes

Trustees, city officials, former players, family members, and friends of the Campbells joined the YC family to honor Colis and Dolores and watch the ribbon cutting.

The Colis and Dolores Campbell Activity Center was dedicated January 18, and quickly became the hub of campus life. Daily chapel, the 2013 Songfest production, and the commencement ceremony were among some of the big events that made the center the most visited place on campus. During the dedication ceremony, Student Body President Tyler Cox gave Colis a basketball signed by all of the captains of YC sports teams in appreciation of the Campbells’ legacy. (above)

Dedication

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Scenery Change Shine Retreat

and friends led the breakout sessions, providing dynamic discussion times to dig deeper into the theme.

There were no shortage of activities at the ranch with card games, basketball, volleyball, and paintball available during free time. Helping in the kitchen, vegging out, catching up on sleep, and the occasional work on a course assignment were all part of scene. Highlighting the entertainment portion of the retreat was the always comical talent show, with “The Girls” taking top honors with their a capella Thrift Shop performance.

Nick Maple, Ashlee Ivey, Elquin Auala, Miles Negley, Caitlin Nipe, Amber Parker, and Carlos Fernandes come together to frame a portrait of love. Ahhhhh

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Eryn Jaco

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he annual mid-winter Shine Retreat was once again a popular favorite among the students. Tim Lewis and the campus ministries staff did a terrific job in organizing the getaway to Timberlake Ranch near Central City.

Dylan Ford and Cameron Holmes took the lead in putting together the spiritual components of the retreat, utilizing the theme “Where is Your Heart”.

The talks centered around protecting one’s heart with each of the keynote speakers addressing a different slant.

On the speaking dock were Jim Tuttle, Jeff Finch, Jesse Anderson, and Jason Hawkins. Various faculty, staff, alumni,

photo by Tiffany Shimp

Austin Benton and Saleena Deal find the retreat very relaxing. (above)

Chloe Pittman, Haley Brewster, Lindsay Jones, Eryn Jacobson, Soren Tobey, Nicole Gates, Heidi Swenson, and Karlie Mountjoy took 1st in the Shine Retreat Talent Show. (above)

It doesn’t take much for Hannah Gund and Amber Clark to have a good time.

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Shine Retreat

The Seufferlines were one of several couples helping with the retreat.

As part of YCM, Morgan Tackett volunteers a shift in the kitchen.

Stand-up comedian, Caleb Connolly, put together a hilarious act.

Shine Retreat photos courtesy of Hannah Gund

These guys will do anything for an entry in the talent show.

Luke Case, Ryan Nelson, and Brady Sikes play an intense game of UNO.

Students are entertained with a friendly game of “Killball�. (above)

photo by Amber Clark

Raquel Pineda and Alfred Peters team up for a super saiyan interpretive dance.

Derek Lambert leads everyone in a time of worship. (above)

Hannah Gund, Elquin Auala, Caitlin Nipe, and Ashlee Ivey squeeze in for a pic.

Seth Olin and Brandon Schraven are engrossed in their own world during free time. (left)

Shine Retreat

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Professor Ashford critiques Vivian‘s use of a semi-colon, a defining moment in her life. (top left)

To honor her friend’s wishes, Nurse Monahan tries to stop the doctors from resuscitating Vivian. (above) Dr. Posner gives a very clinical and detailed prognosis to the resident staff as if Vivian is not even in the room. (below)

While sharing a popsicle, Susie asks Vi v i a n w h a t s h e wants to be done when her heart stops beating. (left)

Dr. Posner leans over Vivian to see if he can hear her breathing. (left) W;t photos courtesy of Tim McNeese

At the beginning of the play, Dr. Kelekian gives the diagnosis and the possible treatment. (left)

After dress rehearsal John Baker gives some last minute pointers to the cast. (below) Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so, For, those, whom thou think’st, thou dost overthrow, Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill me.

From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee, Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow, And soonest our best men with thee doe goe, Rest of their bones, and soules deliverie.

Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost with poyson, warre, and sicknesse dwell, And poppie, or charmes can make us sleepe as well, And better then thy stroake; why swell’st thou then; One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally, And death shall be no more…(comma) death, thou shalt die.

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CAST

Vivian Bearing, Ph.D............................Brianna Bailey Harvey Kelekian, M.D....................Nolan Henningson E.M. Ashford, D.Phil..........................Morgan Goracke Susie Monahan, R.N., B.S.N...............Jasmine Agee Jason Posner, M.D......................Jameson Trauger Mr. Bearing, Code Team Head...........Daniel Magner Lab Technician, Clinical Fellow, Student............Bethany Miller Lab Technician, Clinical Fellow, Student....Briana Van Deusen Lab Technician, Clinical Fellow, Student..........Beth Ann Brock Lab Technician, Clinical Fellow, Student................Lauren Post Assistant Director..................................................Caleb Clark Director.........................................................John I. Baker III

The only real hope is presented, paradoxically—not through science, nor research, nor through doctors, nor medicine, nor “the full dose”—but through the words of a child’s book. Evelyn Ashford crawls up into bed with the now-dying Vivian and reads to her from The Runaway Bunny. (below)

2012-13 YC Theatre Awards Best Actor ........................... Matthew Miller—The Inspector General Best Actress ..................................................... Brianna Bailey—W;T Best Assistant Director ........................... John W. Baker—Stuart Little Best Supporting Actor .............................. Caleb Clark—Stuart Little Best Supporting Actress ..................................... Jasmine Agee—W;T Best Actor in a One-Act .......... Nolan Henningson—Seussification Best Actress in a One-Act .................... Shelby Terrell—Seussification Most Improved Actor ................................................... Shelby Terrell Best Technical Award ................................................... John W. Baker Drama Department Appreciation Award ....................... John W. Baker Friend of the Drama Department: Tim McNeese & Aaron Rhodebeck

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ivian Bearing, a demanding and uncompromising professor of 17th century English poetry specializing in the sonnets of John Donne, is diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer.

Being an academic, she treats the news with a certain matter-of-factness, much like she would her own research. Indeed, her medical team - the renowned Dr. Harvey Kelekian and his associate, Dr. Jason Posner, who happens to be an exstudent of hers - do treat her solely like a research experiment, with a “live at all cost” mentality. The doctors recommend an experimental treatment of aggressive chemotherapy, to which she agrees.

In part out of her own choice but also due to her own personal circumstances, she decides to go through the treatment alone. But as her treatment progresses, she wishes she had genuine human interaction from people who see her as a person, and not just a research experiment.

Susie treats Vivian as a friend rather than an experiment. (above) Production Crew

Stage Manager—Caleb Clark; Stage Crew—Ryan Nelson; Light Operator—John W. Baker; Sound Operator—Ali Walgreen; Spot Light Operator—Natalie Ostrander; Set Design—John I. Baker III; Master Electrician—John W. Baker; Costume Mistress—Aileen Edmonds; Set Construction—John I. Baker III, Jasmine Agee, Courtney Baker, Morgan Goracke, Danielle Berry, Brianna Bailey, Caleb Smith, Chrystal Prawl, Daniel Magner, Bethany Miller, Danielle Deal, Lauren Post, Dylan Ford, Caleb Clark, Nolan Henningson, Aaron Rhodebeck; English Consultant—Joshua Fullman; Medical Consultant—Dr. Gregory Woods; Clinical Consultant—Leslie Deal; Logo Design—Courtney Baker; Head Ushers—Kyle Svehla, Parker Seilstad; Box Office—Megan Salfrank, Danielle Berry, Amy Pawlus;

DeDe Miller transforms Brianna for the role of Vivian Bearing. (left) Even as her body dies, Vivian’s mind grows reflective, regretful, wistful, and reminiscent as she talks to the audience. (middle)

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Kyodai and Delta Chi Alpha say Bye, Bye, Bye to love and vow they’re never ever getting back together.

Men and women take flight in Alpha Chi Epsilon and Beta Beta Sigma’s production of Superheroes.

Decked in camouflage and face paint, Omega Phi and Kingsmen give it their all in This is War.

Isabel Camacho makes her claim on Shaun Hess as he’s torn between two loves in Delta and Kyodai’s Crazy in Love. (above)

Sig Tau and Theta Psi made the stage come alive in York’s Most Wanted.

Rescuing a Beta in distress, Eddie Coats proves he’s the hero type to Raquel Pineda. (left inset)

Katie Kynion and Chase Craddock served as the show’s emcees.

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Songfest

Ali Wallgren shows her Omega Phi grit as a soldier of fortune. (right inset) Theta Psi and Sig Tau come together for their all out finale. (right)

Jordan Suter, Angel Gray, Ryne Smith, Erin Davidson, Carson Tuttle, and Laurel Simpson hosted an incredible Songfest production. (right)

Under the Lights Songfest 2013

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nder the direction of Amy Fraser, Songfest was new and improved in many ways as it moved into the Campbell Activity Center. From the hosts and hostesses opening Titanium on Thursday night, to Saturday’s finale Light Up The World, audiences were wowed by the performances.

Each of the eight social clubs did their part to make this year’s Songfest one of the most memorable in its long, rich history. Alpha Chi Epsilon and Beta Beta Sigma were decked out in Superman costumes for their Superheroes performance. Love-struck members of Delta Chi Alpha and Kyodai put on an extremely entertaining Crazy in Love in their colorful outfits. Kingsmen and Omega Phi went camouflage with their battle tested selections in This is War. And Sig Tau and Theta Psi had a riveting look and sound with their rendition of York’s Most Wanted.

At the completion of the show Saturday night, clubs anxiously awaited with the audience to hear the judges’ tally of their three-night production. It was all Delta and Kyodai as they swept the awards for Best Music, Best Costumes, Best Choreography, and Best Theme to take this year’s President’s Award.

Carson Tuttle was in full character in Ain’t Too Proud to Beg. (above) Prior to intermission, Marry You was a smash hit with Laurel, Angel, and Erin singing beautiful harmony in wedding gowns. (below)

Audiences were blown away by Angel and her entourage in River Deep, Mountain High. (right)

The men’s trio of What Makes You Beautiful had its share of oohs and aahs. (above)

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SONGFEST ’13

Emcees — Katelyn Kynion and Chase Craddock

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ACT 1

ACT 2

Titanium — Hosts and Hostesses

Home — Hosts and Hostesses

YORK’S MOST WANTED

THIS IS WAR

Theta Psi and Sigma Tau

Omega Phi and Kingsmen

Your Song — Erin Davidson Ain’t Too Proud To Beg — Carson Tuttle At Last — Laurel Simpson

Ain’t No Sunshine — Ryne Smith River Deep, Mountain High — Angel Gray Gad Gave Me You — Jordan Suter

SUPERHEROES

CRAZY IN LOVE

Beta Beta Sigma and Alpha Chi Epsilon

Delta Chi Alpha and Kyodai

What Makes You Beautiful — Ryne, Jordan, Carson Marry You — Erin, Angel, Laurel

So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday — Hosts and Hostesses Light Up The World — Finale Cast

The Show Must Go On

cover by Brady Sikes

Thanks to a generous gift by Cornerstone Bank, a portable stage was purchased for Songfest after word came that the original venue for the spring High School Days’ big event would not be available. Having the annual production performed on campus was a hit as crowds packed the Campbell Activity Center each night to enjoy the show.

Director Amy Fraser Executive Producer Dr. Shane Mountjoy Producer Catherine Seufferlein Technical Director John I Baker III ICC Sponsor Jeff Finch ICC President Chase Craddock Committee Member Jared Stark Committee Member Ross Anderson

Production Crew: John W. Baker—Assistant Technical Director and Sound Aaron Rhodebeck—Light Operator Courtney Ann Baker—Spotlight Morgan Goracke—Spotlight Jameson Trauger—Spotlight Stephen Detlefs—Backstage Manager Chase Craddock—Stage Crew

Hosts and hostesses perform the Songfest finale to a packed house on Saturday night.

THETA PSI/SIGMA TAU: All of the Lights, Jailhouse Rock, Bad Boys, Bulletproof, Smooth Criminal, Criminal, Cell Block Tango, Wanted Dead or Alive, The Heat is On, The Great Escape, Sing, Sing, Sing, It’s the Hard Knock Life, If You Want it to be Good Girl, 5-1-5-0 BETA/AXE: Holding Out for a Hero, Hero, Hero Style (Gangnam Style), Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, Real American, Super Hero, Batman Theme, I Believe I Can Fly, Kriptonite, World’s Greatest, Holding Out for a Hero OMEGA PHI/KINGSMEN: Paschendale, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Headstrong, War, Some Night, Survivor, We’re Not Gonna Take It, Fighter, We Will Rock You, Beat It, Fighter, Stronger, Hit Me With Your Best Shot DELTA/KYODAI: Somebody to Love, Boyfriend, Girlfriend, I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), Crazy in Love, Don’t Mess With My Heart, Hit Me Baby One More Time, Hot N Cold, I Want You to Want Me, I’d Do Anything for Love, Bad Romance, Forget You, Heartbreaker, You Give Love a Bad Name, Believe, Since U Been Gone, Bye Bye Bye, We are Never Ever Getting Back Together

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One of the characters played by Jasmine Agee was a mean dog in the park. (left) The crew of Stuart Little puts on their show at one of the local elementary schools. (right) John W. Baker narrated the story as well as served as the assistant director. (right)

Stuart Little

photo by John I. Baker III

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elcome to New York City, home of Stuart Little, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Little. Stuart is no ordinary son because Stuart is a mouse! Being a mouse allows Stuart to do really neat things like fetch items from small places for his brother George and win model sail boat races for Dr. Carey. But being a mouse has its difficulties, such as when Stuart gets wrapped up in a window shade and chased by dogs.

Stuart makes a new friend when Mrs. Little takes in Margalo, a beautiful injured bird.

Unfortunately, the Little’s cat Snowbell scares Margalo out of the house and Stuart is forced on an adventure to find her.

The cast of nine YC students performed their show more than 20 times over the course of the spring semester as they visited elementary schools in York and surrounding communities. The production marked the 16th season for director John I. Baker III.

Pigeon, played by Morgan Goracke, gets upset as she listens to an evil plot by the scheming cats. (above) Stuart Little prepares to venture out into the unknown in search of his friend Margalo. (right) Stuart Little photos courtesy of Tim McNeese

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Stuart Little

CAST

Stuart Little.............................................................................................Shelby Terrell Narrator..............................................................................................John W. Baker Mr. Little, Hank, Tige, Storekeeper, School Superintendent, Harry......Caleb Clark Mrs. Little, Reporter, Malty, Miss Swenson, Child.......................................Bethany Miller George, Leroy, Angie, Mr. Clydesdale, Child.....................................Jameson Trauger Bureau Chief, 1st Dog, Referee, Margalo, Child.......................................Jasmine Agee Doctor, Snowbell, Bus Driver, Dr. Carey, Zeke, Child, Telephone Repairman............................................................Patrick Clark Woman, 2nd Dog, Babette, Pigeon, Harriet Ames, Child...................Morgan Goracke Hot Dog Seller, Katherine, Various Characters..........................................Danielle Berry Assistant Director/Stage Manager.......................................................John W. Baker Director............................................................................................John I. Baker III

2013 Traveling Children’s Theatre

Playing the part of a classroom bully, Caleb Clark is about to be put into his place. (top) Mrs. Little takes in Margalo, an injured bird who becomes Stuart’s best friend. (left)

March 5 March 7 March 19 March 21 March 22 March 26 March 28 April 2 April 4 April 6 April 9 April 11 April 12 April 16 April 18 April 20 April 21 April 23 April 25 April 27 April 30 May 2

St. Paul’s Lutheran York Elementary Humann Elementary Cross County Colby Kansas Sutton Elementary McCool Junction Filmore Central Seward Elementary YC High School Days St. Joseph Elementary Osceola Elementary Gurganus - York Community NE Christian Elementary Giltner Elementary Seward Library Friend – Poorhouse Emanuel Lutheran High Plains Morton Library - NE City Exeter/Milligan Elementary Hampton Elementary

Angie and Snowbell hatch up a sinister plan to get Stuart alone. (right) Hariett Ames, a girl who’s no taller than Stuart, tries to lift his spirits. (right) Stuart pilots Dr. Carey’s model sailboat to victory and gets his picture in the paper. (right) Danielle Berry visits with kids during the show. (lower right)

photo by John I. Baker III

PRODUCTION CREW Set Design and Painting: Courtney Ann Baker Sound Design: John W. Baker Costumes Construction: Ruth Carlock, Natasha Hackett, Louise Bailey, Marla Wyatt, Sarabeth Tidei

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Reid VanWesten, Daymian Marshall, and Abdul Sesay bring it together for a selfportrait. (left) Andrew Rush is more than just a pretty face. (below)

A Night Out All-College Banquet

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As Ramses Larobina can testify, the banquet menu was fantastic. (above)

osted by SA, the All-College Banquet was held in late April at McCool Junction’s Stone Creek Event Center.

The buffet was both abundant and delicious, topped with a tough decision of cheesecake options at the various tables. After dessert an entertaining slide show of the year was shown.

Chase Craddock, ICC President, kicked off the honors for the evening with the club awards followed by recognizing YC employees’ years of service. Marti Soderholm topped the list with her milestone benchmark of 30 years. Dr. Joshua Fullman, Assistant Professor of English, was voted by students as the 2013 Faculty Member of the Year, and Dennis Leinen, who has been a part of the buildings and grounds’ crew for fifteen years, was voted Staff Member of the Year. Jared Stark, YC Athletic Director, was given the inaugural David and Nellie Reppart Award for Service. The pinnacle of the program was the presentation of Mr. and Ms. York College for 2012-13 with the honors going to Carson Tuttle and Alice Hackett.

Mr. and Ms. YC Candidates: (1st row) Bethany Saylor, senior vocal music K-12 and vocal performance major from Lawrence, Kansas;, Kameryn Brewster, senior elementary education major from Casper, Wyoming; Alice Hackett, senior biology major from Rapid City, South Dakota; and Carrie Berzins, senior sports management major from Aurora, Colorado.

(2nd row) Gene Felise, senior physical education K-12 major from San Leandro, California; Michael Miller, senior Biblical studies youth ministry major from Tacoma, Washington; Carson Tuttle, senior social science education major from Lincoln, Nebraska; and Emerson Miles Negley, senior Biblical studies major from Ithaca, Nebraska.

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All-College Banquet

Sig Tau and Theta Psi gather for a group pic after the banquet. (above) (insets: l-r) Jared Stark was the inaugural recipient of the David and Nellie Reppart Award for Service; Dennis Leinen was chosen by the students as Staff Member of the Year; Tyler Cox presents Dr. Josh Fullman with the Faculty Member of the Year Award.

Banquet has a way of bringing out the best in everyone. (left)

YORK COLLEGE EMPLOYEES HONORED:

As far as dates go, it’s hard to beat the value of All-College Banquet: great food, better company, and easy on the pocketbook. (left)

2012-13 Club Awards Academic Excellence Award — Theta Psi Big Heart Award — Beta Community Service Award — Delta Women’s All Sports Award — Delta Men’s All Sports Award — Sigma Tau

Faculty Member of the Year — Dr. Joshua Fullman Staff Member of the Year — Dennis Leinen David and Nellie Reppart Service Award — Jared Stark

30 Years — Marti Soderholm 25 Years — Dr. Frank Wheeler 20 Years — Ramona Ratliff 15 Years — Dennis Leinen 10 Years — Erin DeHart, Loretta Goben, Tim Lewis,

Mark Miller, Todd Sheldon, and Jared Stark 5 Years — Misty Brestel, Chrystal Houston, and

Willie Sanchez

Lauren Post, Tiffany Cole, Danielle Berry, and Katie Briggs, all members of Omega Phi, arrive early to get a table together. (left)

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Jeremy Burgener is congratulated

by Caleb Connolly.

Kristin Tuttle shares the proud moment with her dad.

Danielle Bowlby and Corbin Brown appear ready for graduation.

A.J., Bryan, and David listen intently to the commencement address.

Members of the Class of 2013 are hooded by a family member or friend at the end of the ceremony in recognition of their earned bachelor’s degree. (above)

class of 2013 It was a proud moment for Ben Elsass as he received his biology degree from President Eckman. (above) Erin Davidson cracks up as she poses for a family photo following the commencement exercise. (above right)

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Graduation

2013 Graduates: Alec Abend, Emilie Alston***, Samantha Alvis, Bruce Amende, Andrew Aragon, John W. Baker**, Shawn Bandy, Lori Beeson, Carrie Berzins**, Danielle Bowlby, Adam Brock, Corbin Brown, Cody Brumbaugh, Jeremy Burgener*, Tree Burks*, Ashley Calvin, Isabel Camacho, Dustin Campbell***, Luke Case, Blake Casey, Frank Clark, Patrick Clark, Ricky Creek***, Michael Daringer, Erin Davidson, Maegan Detlefs***, Charlie Dick, DeAnthony Ellison, Ben Elsass, Gene Felise*, Carlos Fernandes, Drew Geiger, Angel Gray, Alice Hackett***, Shaun Hess, Tyler Hinton, Shaun Howard**, Bryan Irsik*, Rachel Johnson***, Ray Johnson, Reginald Johnson, Chris Kemen**, Chris Kistenoglu*, Katelyn Kynion, J. Zach Lane, Martha-Abigail Lewis, Sara Lincoln***, Jason Lloyd, Michael Lough, Jaquar Lovett, Alex Lowther**, Michael McGee, Livia Medeiros***, Daniel Miron*, Nicole Moeder, Scott Moyer, Samuel Mwago, Miles Negley, Devyn Pearl, Jessica Pope, Crystal Prawl*, Chelsey Quigley, Rebecca Reynolds, Jose Roman, Katiamari Roman, Crystal Rush***, Megan Salfrank***, Mayara Santos, Bethany Saylor*, Logan Siddall, Dean Slattery, Kory Slaughter, Brent Smith***, Desmond Strickland*, Stephanie Studebaker***, Casandra Taylor**, Devon Teeple, Laura Tesnohlidek, Xavier Trice, Kristin Tuttle***, Reid VanWesten, Thadd Varmall, Ally Weaver**, Ashley Wellman**, A.J. Wharton, Bryan Williams, David Young *Cum Laude - GPA of 3.40 or higher **Magna Cum Laude - GPA of 3.60 or higher ***Summa Cum Laude - GPA of 3.85 or higher

Dr. Westerfield told graduates, “A person who learns to laugh, especially at him or herself, will be much happier.” (right)

Adam and BryAnna Brock celebrate with members of the family.

The Concert Choir sang Hallelujah!

What a Savior and Great Day!

One of Kenya’s finest, Sam Mwago, poses for the pic with the President.

Graduates were applauded as they completed the recessional march.

Grand Finale 2013 Commencement

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Dr. Michael Westerfield tells graduates, “A person who learns to laugh, especially at him or herself, will be much happier.” (above) Dr. Wyatt presents Dr. Clark Roush with the Dale R. Larsen Teacher of Achievement Award. (below)

espite the cold overcast sky on Saturday morning, it was a beautiful event inside the Colis and Dolores Campbell Activity Center as family and friends gathered to witness the York College class of 2013 receive their bachelor’s degrees.

Dr. Michael Westerfield ‘72, vice president and dean of the graduate college at William Woods University gave the keynote address to graduates, challenging them to always be willing to learn more and to be open to truth and new ideas.

At the conclusion of the c o m m e n c e m e n t a d d r e s s , D r.

Tr a c e y W y a t t p r e s e n t e d t h e D a l e R . L a r s e n Te a c h e r o f Achievement Award to Dr. Clark Roush, Professor of Music and Endowed Chair for the Performing Arts. Roush completed his 27th year at York College. Wyatt then

presented the Dean’s Award to senior Rachel Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa.

At the conclusion of these honors, President Eckman shook each graduate’s hand as he presented them with their earned diploma. Seniors were then hooded by a relative or close friend.

The Dean’s Award went to Rachel Johnson who graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in middle grades education. (above)

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photos below by Morgan Goracke and Courtney Baker

K e v i n R i c k e t t s , Ta b i t h a Hameister, Laurel Simpson, Matt Cimmino, and Matthew Miller tour Arlington National Cemetery. (left) Morgan Goracke, a communication, theatre major, fell in love with everything NYC. (right) The lights and sounds of New York City were mesmerizing. (below)

Experiential Learning

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n May, two groups of YC students traveled to New York City for an educational experience unlike anything to be found in a traditional classroom.

One group, led by John I Baker III and Dr. Clark Roush, was there to study the arts and culture of America. Through live shows, art museums, and people watching, these students glimpsed what life is like in the artistic hub of the U.S. The other group, which also made a stop in D.C., was learning about The Holocaust and other acts of terrorism, all of which were some of the darkest times and events in recent history. Orchestrated and guided by Erin DeHart and Chris Luther, this large group of students met with survivors, visited museums and memorials, and contemplated history through a personal lens: What would I have done?

What can I do now?

Both sets of students agree: these trips were some of the most powerful learning experiences of their college careers.

Tabitha Hameister and Chris Luther play in the rain because they can. (above)

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Experiential Learning

John I Baker III, Morgan Goracke, Courtney Baker, Erin Davidson, and John W Baker put their YC loyalty on display at a filming of the Today Show. (above)

photos by Jessie Griffith and Tabitha Hameister

The group poses in front of the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. (Front rows) Kevin Ricketts, Kelsey Buglewicz, Jordan Kinney, Ally Weaver, Sydney Roseke, Laurel Simpson, Sheyli Thomas, Tabitha Hameister; (2nd row) Jessie Griffith, Erin DeHart, Matt Cimmino, Chase Craddock, Breanna Gates, Caitlin Nipe, Mike Miller, Matthew Miller; (back rows) Jose Roman, Alisha Davis, Joe Davis, Kyle Bottom, Joseph Lane, Dustin Campbell, Chris Luther, Jake Hasenauer, Karlie Mountjoy, Kyle Svehla (above)

The multiculture walking tour takes a break to listen to the guide. (below)

Jessie Griffith and Dustin Campbell take a photo with Holocaust survivor, Frances Irwin: “The most amazing, courageous woman I have ever had the privilege to meet.” (above) Tabitha Hameister takes a panorama of the group’s subway adventure. (below)

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photo by Bob DeHart

Midnight Madness had some great musical twists this year with Julien Ezika-Michael, Roberto Romero, Johnny Cooksey, Josh Bates, and DeVante’ Brooks serenading and Coach Madole directing his team in an all-girls choir selection. (above and left) photo by Bob De

photos by Hannah Gund

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SA once again sponsored Caleb Hawley in concert. (left) Jordan Pella prepares to put some hurt on someone. (above)

Student Association Executive Council: President: Tyler Cox VP for Inter-Club Council: Chase Craddock VP for Student Activities Board: Troy Kelly Secretary: Morgan Tackett Treasurer: Mayra Urrutia CCO: Katie Kynion

Members of the baseball team came out firing during Tournament Week. (above) SA put on a Christmas party for the student body, as well as had one of their own. (right)

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Singled Out Mystery Dates and Winners: Patrick Clark & Chloe Pittman Ana Moyers & Nolan Henningson Abdul Sesay & Jordon Hinnergardt Kailey Firm & Kyle Svehla

CLASS SENATORS: Seniors—Macy Mountjoy/Miles Negley Juniors—Jordan Kinney/Abdul Sesay Sophomores—Katy Keefer/Cameron Holmes Freshmen—Bailey Kinney/Levi Swenson

Student Association photo by Katie Kynion

Students packed the barn at Wessels’ for an Autumn Fest hoedown. (below)

photo by Katie Kynion

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rom the beginning of the school year through graduation, Student Association was consistently in the mix in serving the YC campus.

Whether there were needs in the classroom or residence halls, SA gave students a voice in improving their college experience, while also organizing a vast array of social events for the year.

Kicking things off for SA was the annual Block Party on Kiplinger Avenue with YCM. Popular movie nights included The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Skyfall 007, and Ironman 3. Early in the fall semester, SA organized a special chapel to introduce the Homecoming candidates and then continued those responsibilities by organizing the halftime crowning ceremony during the weekend. New on the agenda for SA was Autumn Fest, which replaced the campus Halloween party. The event took place at the Wessels Living Farm on the outskirts of town and was a total success with a carnival-like atmosphere and a great place to two-step. Also part of SA’s offerings were Midnight Madness, Tournament Week, the campus Christmas Party, Super Bowl Party, Singled Out, and an Easter Egg Hunt at Cherry Hill which boasted incredible prizes such as bicycles, an Xbox, and cash.

At year’s end they helped put on a wonderful All-College Banquet at McCool Jct. and honored Dennis Leinen as Staff Member of the Year and Dr. Joshua Fullman as Teacher of the Year.

It was the perfect weather for a block party to kick start the year. (above)

2012-13 Student Association: (1st row) Bailey Kinney, Miles Negley, Jordan Kinney, Tyler Cox, Katie Kynion, Katy Keefer, Mayra Urrutia, Morgan Tackett; (2nd row) Levi Swenson, Troy Kelly, Chase Craddock, Abdul Sesay, Macy Mountjoy, Cameron Holmes, and Dr. Shane Mountjoy

photo by Katie Kynion

Brianna Bailey is all smiles in the opening act of Cocoa and Carols. (above)

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photo by Chrystal Houston

The Love for Leo effort, organized by Campus Ministries, raised over $1,600 for this gentle YC servant to get improved hearing aids. (left)

Campus Ministry

Bobby DeHart captures the true side of Cameron Holmes during the Shine Retreat. (right)

On a beautiful September evening in front of McGehee, Levi Swenson leads students in singing. A vital role of YCM is organizing devotionals on campus. (below)

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photo by Bob DeHart

h e Yo r k C a m p u s M i n i s t r y team is one of the most visible organizations on campus as they make a daily difference in the lives of students. From organizing the big welcome back block party to keeping their fingers on the spiritual pulse of campus, YCM seemed to always be in the mix of things.

Among their duties were panning the year’s course of daily chapel, 9’o clock, and campus devotionals. Because of weather, they were not able to participate in the freshmen service projects that normally take place during orientation, but made up for it later in the fall with the Tiny Hands 5K run, raising a record $2,100.

As always, the big event was the February Shine Retreat at Timberlake Ranch. The annual winter getaway was a success in every sense of the word and provided not only a heavy dose of spiritual encouragement, but also fellowship opportunities that seem to blossom away from campus. Tim Lewis completed his tenth year working with the group as YC Campus Minister.

Intern Sean Carroll Devo Dylan Ford Cameron Holmes Chapel Lucas Anderson Bryce Ballard Parker Seilstad

9 o’clock Matthew Miller Parker Seilstad Morgan Tackett Community Outreach Jordan Kinney Alaia Navratil Briana Van Deusen

YCM: (1st row) Carrie Berzins, Briana Van Deusen, Ally Weaver, Jordan Kinney, Macy Mountjoy, Morgan Tackett, Mayra Urrutia, Miles Negley; (2nd row) Alaia Navratil, Seth Walker, Sean Carroll, Cameron Holmes, Parker Seilstad, Matthew Miller, Dylan Ford – not pictured Lucas Anderson, Bryce Ballard, Kellan Goben, Rachel Johnson, Tim Lewis

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Campus Ministries

FCA Kellan Goben Mayra Urrutia Seth Walker

Encouragment Carrie Berzins Macy Mountjoy Morgan Tackett Ally Weaver

Bible Study Rachel Johnson Miles Negley

Shine Retreat photos by Bob DeHart and Hannah Gund

Martin, Nolan, Bailey, Shelby, and Jordan are ready for the morning session to begin. (left)

Briana Van Deusen and Seth Walker find the Shine Retreat healthy for their relationship. (right)

Between Michaela Hartman and Katiamari Roman, which one knows their picture is about to be taken? (right)

Zach Williams and Tiffany Shimp volunteer Shine Retreat time in the kitchen. (right)

Casey Kaup, Jacob Powell, Mark Brown, and Mark Wiseman hang out at the retreat. (right)

photos by Chrystal Houston

Jordan Kinney and Alaia Navratil organized the annual 5K fun run for Tiny Hands International on November 10. With over 170 participants, the Saturday morning run was a great success, raising $2,100 to help trafficked children. (below)

The baseball team was in full force at the 5K and welcomed their coaches with high 5’s at the end of the race. (lower right)

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ORK COLLEGE CONCERT CHOIR, DR. CLARK ROUSH, CONDUCTOR: (1st row) Lauren Post, Caris Clark, Dana Penze, Alicia Briski, Jenny Long, Kailey Firm, Rebecca Agler, Alice Hackett (Section Leader), Dylan Ford, Soren Tobey, Bethany Saylor, Ashlee In one of Eryn the many nonsense momentsMarissa in the production, The Ivey, Haley Brewster, Aileen Edmonds; (2nd row) Jonathan Jasper, Karlie Mountjoy, Jacobson, Ali Wallgren, Watts, Caroline Band makes aKameryn dramatic Brewster, entrance to the Gardner, set. (above) Seilstad, Ryne Smith (Section Leader), Parker Seilstad, Angelene GrayBoy (Vice-President), Matt Hannah Sheldon, Jasmine Agee; (3rd row) Troy Kelly, Patrick Clark, Cameron Holmes, Sammi Dixon (President), Nick Maple, Laurel Simpson, Bailey Kinney, Maegan Detlefs (Section Leader), Saia Lotulelei, Stephanie Studebaker, Levi Swenson, Drew Leonard (Section Leader), Peter Holmes, Matthew Miller (Secretary), Kyle Svehla; (4th row) Drew Geiger, Nolan Henningson, Austin Benton, Ryan Nelson, Caleb Smith, Brady Sikes, Crystal Prawl, Brianna Bailey, Carson Tuttle (Treasurer), Michael Daringer, Daniel Magner, Grant Seufferlein, Evan Stanger — not pictured Gage Headley, Casandra Taylor, Susan Stewart, Annie Wagner, Tisa Wharton, David Young Winter Tour January 4-11 Jan. 4 Jan. 6 Jan. 6 Jan. 7 Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 10 Jan. 11

The choir’s performance during Spring High School Days was enjoyed by all.

Winter Tour provides opportunities for everyone to do their part. (above) The choir’s stop at Mount Rushmore was one of the highlights of Winter Tour. (below)

tour photos courtesy of Drew Geiger

Dr. Roush introduces a piece during the January concert at East Hill.

Cameron, Levi, Matthew, and Caleb show they are dead ringers for the presidents.

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Concert Choir

Northside CofC Wichita, KS Eastside CofC Colorado Springs, CO Bear Valley CofC Denver, CO Casper CofC Casper, WY Northern Hills CofC Spearfish, SD Sioux Falls Christian Sioux Falls, SD Woodbury CofC Woodbury, MN Richfield CofC Richfield, MN

We Bless the Name / Psalm 1 Salmo 150 How Far is it to Bethlehem?

African Noel Heavenly Light Climbin’ Up the Mountain Student Conductor: Bethany Saylor Dixit Maria Hallelujah, What a Savior!

Soloists: D. Ford, M. Detlefs, A. Gray Behold, The Man! Heart’s Cry When Storms Arise Soloist: B. Saylor Great Day Soloists: C. Smith, R. Smith, A. Hackett O crux Alleluia Festival Fanfare Lord, Make Me Thine Instrument The Lord Bless You and Keep You

2013 CONCERT CHOIR AWARDS: Outstanding Vocalists: Alice Hackett & Carson Tuttle Outstanding Newcomers: Caroline Seilstad & Nolan Henningson “WOW” Award: Dylan Ford

The choir’s rendition of Hallelujah, What a Savior! was gripping. (left) During tour, Drew and Patrick know how to pass time on the bus. (right) Bailey Kinney and Angel Gray keep their focus on Conductor Trenney. (lower right)

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The Concert Choir’s spring performance of Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Doane College Choir, Abendmusik Choir, and professional orchestra was a true blessing. (above & below)

Bethany Saylor conducts Climbin’ Up The Mountain. (right)

he 65-member Concert Choir is comprised of all grade levels and majors, and is highly recognized for their level of choral artistry.

Under the direction of Dr. Clark Roush, Professor of Music and Endowed Chair for the Performing Arts, the choir travels 3,000 – 4,000 miles each year representing York College, the music department, and the choral art. Over the Christmas break they took to the road for their Winter Tour, performing in Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Minnesota.

In recognition of their musical excellence, the choir was invited to perform Mendelssohn’s Elijah with both the Abendmusik and Doane College choirs.

The concert took place at the First Plymouth Church in Lincoln on April 28 under the direction of Tom Trenney. With a full professional orchestra, soloists, and the combined sound of three choirs, it was treasured event for listeners.

Dr. Roush completed his 27th year as conductor of the YC Concert Choir and received the Dale R. Larsen Teacher of Achievement Award at commencement on the basis of teaching, service, spiritual commitment, attitude, and dedication to York College as demonstrated in activities outside the classroom.

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Cameron, Kyle, and Angel are full of Christmas spirit during the annual Cocoa and Carols production. (left) The guys get into the moment as they perform a medley of one of Broadway’s newest hit musicals, Next to Normal. (right)

Celebration Singers

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elebration Singers made good on both their winter and spring productions, entertaining the campus and community audiences. As the semester was coming to a close Director Amy Fraser had the group ready for their Cocoa and Carols, featuring secular and sacred Christmas music, with choreography and skits. Before opening night, all four holiday shows were sold out due to the popularity of the annual production. Add the Helping Hands’ cocoa and cookies to the mix, and you have a recipe for a great evening.

Their spring concert, A Broadway Review, was booked in Gurganus Hall April 19-21. It included solos and ensemble numbers from some of Broadway’s biggest hits: Les Miserables, Hair, Rent, Next to Normal, a Rogers and Hammerstein medley, and other popular Broadway musicals.

With fun costumes and a versatile set, the high-energy show was a real crowd pleaser.

Brianna Bailey sings “Think of Me” from Phantom of the Opera. (above) Soren Tobey and Patrick Clark battle lyrically over who’s the best in Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better. (middle) You’d be angry too if you were gettin’ nuttin’ for Christmas. (right) Santa Detleffs makes his anticipated entrance to the delight of all the children in the audience. (far right)

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Cocoa & Carols December 6–9 Forever Christmas ................................... Singers Mary, Did You Know? ....................................... Angel Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree ....... Singers Oh Holy Night ................ Cameron, Parker & Caleb Still, Still, Still ............................................. Singers The Christmas Song ................................... Laurel A Celebrity Christmas ................................. Singers White Christmas .......................................... Rebecca Snow Miser/Heat Miser ......................... Patrick & Ryne A Caroling We Go ........................................ Singers The First Noel .............................. Drew & Brianna Christmas Is …............................................. Singers Throw the Yule Log On, Uncle John .......... Singers Where Are You Christmas ......................... Sammi Home For the Holidays .............................. Singers Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas ....... Maegan We Wish You a Merry Christmas ................ Singers PRODUCTION STAFF Director: Amy Fraser Assistant Director: Maegan Detlefs Choreography: Samantha Dixon Sound: John W. Baker Lights: Stephanie Studebaker Set Design: John I Baker III and Laurel Simpson

The psychedelic colors in the Hair medley took everyone back in time. (above) The medley from Les Miserables was memorable. (right) Maria teaches the Von Trapp children “Do-remi” from The Sound of Music. (left) Amy Fraser goes over some last minute changes at Cocoa and Carols’ dress rehearsal. (right) 2012-13 Celebration Singers: (1st row) Samantha Dixon, Parker Seilstad, Angelene Gray, Kyle Svehla, Patrick Clark, Rebecca Agler; (2nd row) Andrew Leonard, Laurel Simpson, Soren Tobey, Ryne Smith, Caroline Seilstad, Matthew Gardner, Brianna Bailey, Cameron Holmes; (3rd row) Caleb Smith, Maegan Detlefs

A Broadway Review

April 19–21

Rogers and Hammerstein Medley ........ Singers Make them Hear You ................ Parker Seilstad Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better ...............

Patrick Clark and Soren Tobey Hair Medley .......................................... Singers What I Did For Love ................. Samantha Dixon Luck Be A Lady Tonight ............. Andrew Leonard Les Miserables Medley .......................... Singers Think of Me .................................. Brianna Bailey Agony ........... Caleb Smith and Cameron Holmes Rent Medley ........................................... Singers Memory ..................................... Angelene Gray What Is This Feeling ...........................................

Maegan Detlefs and Laurel Simpson Next to Normal Medley .......................... Singers PRODUCTION STAFF Director – Amy Fraser Assistant Director – Maegan Detlefs Choreographer – Samantha Dixon Light design – Nolan Henningson Sound – John W. Baker and Ali Walgren

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The Spring Showcase provided High School Days’ guests an opportunity to check out the program. (left)

Bailey Kinney used a wide range of emotions in her poetry selection, A Prayer for Children. (right)

Competitive Speech

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ompetitive Speech/Forensics was new to the scene at York College with assistant professor of communication and forensics, Shannon Leinen, in the director’s chair. The team competed statewide in events such as extemporaneous speaking, program of oral interpretation, poetry/ drama interpretation, after-dinner speaking, impromptu speaking, informative speaking, and duo interpretation.

During the fall semester Coach Leinen commented that the season was going really well. “It’s been a journey for all of us. We are all novices, but we are absorbing so much and improving. We are working hard and getting more competitive.”

With a showcase each semester, the campus community was able to see and hear for themselves what the team members were working on for competition and give their support to the program.

Joe Davis and Nolan Henningson were hilarious in their duo piece, Visiting Mr. Green. (right)

Caroline Seilstad gives her program of oral interpretation Forgive and Forget. (right)

Joe Davis was successful at competitions with his after dinner speech Intergenerational Communication. (below)

Lucas Anderson and Bryce Ballard portrayed a humourous snapshot of various job interviews in Hard Candy. (far right) 2012-13 Forensics Team: Joe Davis, Bailey Kinney, Nolan Henningson, Caroline Seilstad, Troy Kelly, Megan Eberle, Bryce Ballard, Ryann Stahr, Lucas Anderson, LeiLani Roman, Jameson Trauger, Dan Thomason - not pictured Coach Shannon Leinen

2012-2013 Schedule Sept. 29 Oct. 27-28 Nov. 6 Dec. 1-2 Jan. 19-20 Feb. 9-10 Feb. 15-16 Feb. 23-24 March 2-3 April 4

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Scrimmage - Concordia Unversity Doane College/UNO Coffee Shop Talks (York Showcase) UNK/Concordia University - Kearney Concordia University NIFA work weekend - Kearney NIFA - UNL Hastings College UNL/UNO - Omaha Spring Showcase - Spiritual Life Center

Competitive Speech

photo by Shannon Leinen

Maegan Detlefs is escorted at graduation by her father Scott Simpson. (left)

In April, members took a field trip to Omaha to see Broadway’s The Lion King. (right)

Megan Salfrank took a picture of all the books included in her English Capstone paper’s bibliography. (below)

Sigma Tau Delta

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ork’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honors Society, had another busy year.

They hosted their annual Edgar Allan Poe-try night in October to coincide with Halloween and the popular Lovers’ Lyrical Lines in February to help celebrate Valentine’s Day. In March, they did a lot of work to bring together on campus the Writer’s Workshop for those interested in polishing their craft. The workshop covered poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama with presenters: Scott Simpson, Lorna Seilstad, John I. Baker, and Tim McNeese. In April, members took a fun, educational trip to The Lion King and the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha. The year’s Unvarnished Words, the campus collection of academic and creative writings, featured many poems, short stories, and artwork from talented YC

artists.

Students inducted this year into Sigma Tau Delta were Brenna Johnson, Danielle Berry, and Tyler Helms. Crystal Prawl served as President, Maegan Detlefs was VP/Treasurer, Megan Salfrank was Secretary, and sponsors were Mrs. Bev McNeese and Dr. Josh Fullman.

Sigma Tau Delta sponsor, Dr. Josh Fullman was voted Teacher of the Year by students. (above)

2012-13 Sigma Tau Delta: (l-r) Megan Salfrank (secretary), Crystal Prawl (president), Brenna Johnson, Maegan Detlefs (vp/treasurer) – not pictured Danielle Berry, Tyler Helms, Bev McNeese (sponsor), Dr. Josh Fullman (sponsor)

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Ana Moyers poses with Gus Geuder and David Burndt of Live Cheap.

Tim Lewis addresses chapel for the first time in the Campbell Center.

Garrett Cote’ sings with spirit and a great smile.

Family Time

Daily Chapel

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aily chapel has been a mainstay of an education at York College since its existence. Taking time from the academic day to gather as a college community is in a word, necessary. Dr. Shane Mountjoy told The Christian Chronicle, “We are aware that chapel is a time that can really impact a student’s spiritual life trajectory and we try to make it as impacting as we can,” Whether given by a student, campus guest, or a member of the faculty or staff, the message is meant to make a difference in the

Opening chapel of the spring semester was able to utilize the Colis and Dolores Campbell Center for the first time. (right) Kelsey Buglewicz and Kyle Bottom speak during Champions of Character Week, which covers the core values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership. (above)

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hearer’s world view and to encourage a stronger walk with God. A perfect example of that was when senior Ana Moyers spread the Live Cheap message, encouraging fellow students to give up pricey drinks for a period of time and collect the money saved to build a well for those without access to clean water.

Club Week, senior chapels, Champions of Character, Black History Month, newsdays, praise chapels, and even daily announcements... all make the experience a lifelong blessing. And it’s comforting to know that if you really need to see someone for something important, you can probably catch them between 10:00 and 10:30 in the morning at the corner of 10th and Mayhew.

Dr. Terry Seufferlein gets into the moment of his talk on King David.

Caleb Rush tells of his adventures and the people he met in China.

Katie Kynion addresses the student body during a Senior Chapel.

Matt Madole knows how to tell a good story about his days as a kid.

Where would chapel be without meetings afterwards?

During Black History Month, students reenacted the “Greensboro Four” incident, where four black college students ordered coffee at a Woolworth’s lunch counter. It was a “whites only” counter, so the men were refused service. Instead of leaving, they sat at the counter until the store closed.

They returned the following day with friends.

By the fourth day of the sit-in, more than 300 people had joined the protest and similar sit-ins were being launched in other cities. (l-r) Christi Lones, Shelby Terrell, Reggie Johnson, Daymian Marshall, Thadd Varmall, Michael Turner, Ebony Carther, Bethany Miller (above) Christi Lones, assistant professor of history, narrated as students reenacted the Rosa Parks incident that led to the Montgomery bus boycott. (l-r) Josh Bates, Matthew Miller, Alexis Lockhart, Dylan Ford, Dee Ellison (right)

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Haley Brewster talks about the cuisine of Cyprus in the spring Cultural Geography Fair.

Shelby Terrell talks about the traditional foods of Ireland with Eric Tremaine’s children.

Ana Moyers shows elementary students where Argentina is during the fall Geography Fair.

Derek Drews and Josh Burgener share some interesting facts about the country of Uganda.

Derek Poole, Ben Abraham, and Charlie Hancock discuss with some students what they’ve researched about Pakistan. (right)

Three of Dr. Alex Williams’ chemistry students Djemson Villard, Chrystian Banuelos, and Marisa Maher put on a science demonstration for the kids at York General Childcare.

The children loved the “genie in the bottle” experiment conducted by Chrystian and his volunteer helper Alex Goepsert. (above & left)

Classroom 101 Beyond the Books

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n and out of the classroom, the faculty at York College are some of the most servant-minded people known to man... or at least the yearbook staff. Yes, they give of themselves in their research, preparing for lectures, and assisting students with questions related to their field of study. But going the extra mile to make sure students are a success in life, have the spiritual tools they need, and provide touches of home that aren’t covered in the contract are a testimony to their higher calling and why they work at YC. New to the faculty ranks this year were Drs. Ed and Louise Bailey, Dr. Hillry Dufner, Dr. Terence and Jo Kite, Dr. Jaclyn Spivey, and Steve Thompson.

Faculty members reaching out to the community of York with their students is a great example of going the extra mile. Hosting an educational Cultural Geography Fair each semester, over 20 performances at local elementary schools by the Traveling Children’s Theater (pg. 32), and taking the exciting world of science on the road to a day care facility are all part of the overall educational experience.

After twenty-five years of teaching at Pepperdine University, Dr. Terence Kite returns to YC’s math and science department to develop a dual degree program in engineering. (above) Megan Salfrank, Kailey Firm, Michaela Hartman, and Danielle Berry enjoy the new digs at the SUCCESS Center during its open house. (left)

As chair of the psychology department, Dr. Jaclyn Spivey stays busy in and out of the classroom.

Steve Thompson brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the business department.

Dr. Hillry Dufner, associate professor of education, had the privilege of baptizing Dwayne Johnson one evening.

As a licensed attorney, Dr. Ed Bailey brings his experience in the courtroom to the criminal justice program.

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Bailey Burgess, Kelsey Dallimore, and Beth Brock have a luau moment. (left) The paint war between Beta and AXE ended in great smiles and makeovers. (right) Beta gathered for their traditional pic at the All-College Banquet, proudly displaying their Big Heart Award. (middle) photo by Amber Clark

Beta & AXE

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eta Beta Sigma and Alpha Chi Epsilon hosted a luau in September, complete with hula hoops, a watermelon eating race, and a limbo contest, all to help in their recruitment efforts. Some of their club week activities were Beta’s scavenger hunt, Kiss & Tackle with AXE, and an all-out paint war together.

Beta reached out to the York community as they served at a dinner for Epworth Village, painted in the library, and volunteered throughout the year at Adopt-A-Pet. Together with the men of AXE, they had some movie nights, a couple of joint meetings, and a bonfire devotional. For Songfest, they donned their tights, capes, and masks in a tribute to Superheroes. Beta was recognized at the AllCollege Banquet with the Big Heart Award for their participation in the campus blood drives.

Darreon Collins goes low during AXE and Beta’s limbo contest. (above photo by Amber Clark) BETA BETA SIGMA: Beau—John Baker (1st row) Hannah Gund, Talea Struck, Libby DeWitt, Kayla Struck: (2nd row) Lindsay Jones, Sierra Trower, Shandie Curtis, Chloe Pittman, LeeAnn Jimmerson, Adeline Kulik, Caitlin Nipe, Brenna Johnson, Emily Meranda, Casandra Taylor: (3rd row) Chrystina Contreras, Jenny Long, Amber Clark, Amber Parker, Tori Ebel, Haley Brewster, Briana Van Deusen — not pictured Beth Ann Brock, Bailey Burgess, Kelsey Dallimore, Macy Mountjoy, Raquel Pineda, Rebecca Reynolds, Laurel Simpson. Sponsors: Courtney Baker, Cara Kroeker, Gail Miller, Susan Van Deusen

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Beta: (Semester 1st/2nd) Pres—A. Clark, VP—B. Van Deusen, Sec/Tres—R. Reynolds, Activities Dir— B. Brock, Service Projects Dir—C. Taylor/B. Van Deusen, Spiritual Life Dir— C. Taylor/B. Brock, Intramurals Dir—C. Contreras Songfest Rep—M, Mountjoy, Historian—S. Curtis & J. Long, Fundraising Dir—E. Meranda, Club Apparel Dir—L. Simpson, Theme Dir—R. Johnson

AXE and Beta were in sync as Superheroes, complete with capes and tights and with special cameos by Batman, a Power Ranger, and Captain America. (above) Members give a resounding yell after Alpha Chi Epsilon’s early-morning football match with Kyodai. (left) During Club Week Asher Palomo takes advantage of the speed dating activity to get to know some of the Betas. (below photo by Hannah Gund)

ALPHA CHI EPSILON: Sweetheart—Casandra Taylor (1st row) Darreon Collins, Asher Palomo, Kyle Lively; (2nd row) Garrett Cote, Ben Sullivan, Bryan Irsik, Eddie Coats, Tim Aragon, Michael Ortiz, Nick Maple, Stephan Johnston; (3rd row) Ray Johnson, John Baker, Ben Abraham, Dwayne Johnson, Malachi Olson — not pictured Miles Negley. Sponsors: Justin Carver, Ben Hackett, Quin Johnson, Tim Lewis, Chris Luther

AXE: (Semester 1st/2nd) Pres—B. Irsik, VP—A. Palomo, Spiritual Life-M. Negley, Sec/Tres—J. Baker, AD—M. Negley, Songfest Rep—B.irsik, Historian—S. Johnston, Octagon—D. Collins

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Crazy in Love dialed up the perfect combination of hits, choreography, and costumes, winning every Songfest award possible. (above and right) Kyodai and Delta show they’re one big happy family after the early morning football game during Club Week. (below)

DELTA CHI ALPHA: Beau—Shawn Hess (1st Row) Elizabeth Callaway, Tatianna Arvie, Soren Tobey; (2nd Row) Ruth Ungang, Jaimee Stutz, Caroline Seilstad, Alexis Lockhart, Melanie Baxa, Ashlee Ivey, Anela Auala, Isabel Camacho; (3rd Row) Tiffany Shimp, Erin Davidson, Becca Waggoner, Kailey Firm, Karsyn Maya, Daniella Lescure, Stephanie Bartels, Jade Hodge, Kristin Menge, Varlencia Winters — not pictured Krysta Applegate, Brianna Bailey, Dacy Bonner, Alyssa Becker, Sandy Chang, Kayla Durham, Damesha Ellison, Courtney Hammitt, Paige Horton, Callie McCoy, Ana Moyers, DeLaney Ortega, Alex Payne, Taylor Runyan, Courtney Swope. Sponsors: Jenny Anderson, Carol Baker, Deb DiToro, Robin Lewis, Jaclyn Smith

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Delta Chi Alpha

Delta: Pres—E. Davidson, VP—T. Shimp, Sec/Tres—A. Becker, Spiritual Life Dir—C. Hammitt, Activities/Service Cord—B. Waggoner, Songfest Rep—K. Firm, Athletic Dir—E. Callaway, Fashion Dir—K. Maya

Delta brought the hardware and attitude to cheer on team Kyodai. (left) Kailey Firm and Ebony Carther beat on each other during Club Week. (right)

Delta & Kyodai

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elta Chi Alpha and Kyodai had a banner year in which they saved some of their best for last. The month of April was historical as their Crazy in Love production for Songfest swept the awards for Best Music, Best Costumes, Best Choreography, and Best Theme to take the coveted President’s Award.

Under the direction of Songfest reps.

Kailey Firm and Bryan Magno, the group put on a spectacular show that amazed the High School Days audience.

A couple of weeks later, Delta was honored at the College Banquet with the Community Service Award for their many hours of work throughout the year volunteering at the Living Water Rescue Mission. The Delta Chicks also performed well under the athletic spotlight as they took home the Women’s All Sports Award for the year.

Delta and Kyodai had a great time exchanging gifts during their annual Christmas party. (middle) Erin Davidson accepts the Community Service Award from Chase on behalf of the ladies of Delta. (above) KYODAI: Sweetheart—Isabel Camacho (1st row) Andy Goad, Parker Seilstad, Atley Dohmen, Djemson Villard, Patrick Clark, Matt Cimmino; (2nd row) Brandon Schraven, Derek Poole, Shaun Hess, Mark Massay, Casey Kaup, Ramses Larobina — not pictured Brad Carls, Danny Cunningham, LP Eickhoff, Julien EzikaMichael, Peter Holmes, Drew Leonard, Joe Madison, Bryan Magno, Jacob Powell. Sponsors Devon Hewitt and Dennis Leinen

Kyodai: Pres—S. Hess, VP—P. Seilstad, Songfest Rep—B. Magno, Athletic Director—C. Kaup/J. Powell, Activities—P. Clark/D. Cunningham, Spiritual—P. Holmes

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Angela Case gets Peter Hansen’s attention. (left) The joint Christmas party allowed for a little craziness afterwards. (right)

Omega Phi & Kingsmen

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mega Phi and Kingsmen were blessed with a great year from start to finish.

As a brother/sister club, they tried to do things together and hang out as much as possible to get to know each other better. Among their joint activities was a picnic the week after Coronation, club devotionals, a joint Christmas party before finals, spring club banquet, and an end-of-the-year BBQ. They continued with their annual service project, Operation Christmas Child, in which they got the campus involved in donating shoebox care packages for the international relief organization, Samaritan’s Purse. Several Kingsmen remained on campus during spring break and offered their services to anyone needing assistance, advertising that “We Work for Free,” using Mark 10:45 as their inspiration.

When their spring mission trip plans fell through, the women of Omega Phi decided to put on a variety show for the residents at the Mahoney House.

For Songfest, Kingsmen and Omega Phi went commando and had a fun time with their blood and guts tribute, This is War! The ladies of Omega Phi get into cheering for their Kingsmen during the big game. (right)

OMEGA PHI: Beau—Peter Hansen (1st row) Tiffany Cole, Jensen Lessig, Angela Case, Natalie Ostrander; (2nd row) Lauren Post, Laura Morrill, Danielle Berry, Samantha Dixon, Linda Risinger, Dezira Butler, Jordon Hinnergardt, Aileen Edmonds; (3rd row) Chasta Bonifas, Ali Walgren, Marissa Watts, Crystal Prawl — not pictured Lori Beeson, Jessica Bos, Katie Briggs, Morgan Goracke, Michaela Hartman, Shannon Patrick, Amy Pawlus, Dana Penze, LeiLani Roman, Megan Salfrank, Tisa Wharton. Sponsors: Cheri Clark, Lisa Menke, Meghan Salsbury

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Omega Phi: (Semester 1st/2nd) Pres—C. Prawl, VP—S. Dixon, Sec—-M. Goracke, Tres—C. Bonifas, Songfest Rep—A. Wallgren, Devo—J. Bos/L. Post, AD—T. Cole/M. Hartman, Activities Dir—L. Post/A. Case, Historian—T. Cole/J. Lessig, Clothing—T. Wharton/A. Edmonds, Service Dir—A. Edmonds/D. Berry

This is War got the Songfest crowd going as Omega Phi and Kingsmen took the stage with attitude. (above) The traditional early morning flag football match ends in the traditional happy pose. (left)

Omega Phi shared some good times playing intramural sports. (above photo by Jensen Lessig) KINGSMEN: Sweetheart—Chasta Bonifas (1st row) Andrew Balistreri, Jameson Trauger, Daniel Thomason, Josh Gonzalez, Nathan Trumbo, Caleb Clark, Luke Case; (2nd row) Gage Headley, Jonathan Jasper, Ryan Nelson, Peter Hansen, Caleb Oehlert — not pictured Sherman Davis, Ben Elsass, Matthew Gardner, Jaquar Lovett, Justin McQuiddy, Alfred Peters, Jose Roman, Zach Williams. Sponsors: Tod Martin, Kyle Renz, Aaron Rhodebeck, Josh Scheffler, Travis Stoltenberg

Kingsmen: (Semester 1st/2nd) Pres—P. Hansen, VP—N. Trumbo, Sec—J. Trauger/M. Gardner, Tres—J. McQuiddy/Z. Williams, Friar—C. Clark/J. Lovett, Sports—B. Elsass, Activities—J. Gonzales & J. Lovett/S. Davis & C. Oehlert, Songfest Rep—J. Trauger & N. Trumbo

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York’s Most Wanted was a big hit at Songfest as the clubs filled the stage with energy, showmanship, and a lot of attitude. (above) All purpose flour and some panty hose takes club bonding to a whole new level. (right) Theta Psi knows how to have a good time when it comes to their annual paint war. (below)

photos courtesy of Eryn Jacobson

THETA PSI: Beau—Michael Miller (1st row) Sheyli Thomas, Heather Negley, Mayra Urrutia, Lauren Peterson, Nicole Gates, Forrest Burr; (2nd row) Carrie Berzins, Bailey Kinney, Heidi Swenson, Karlie Mountjoy, Eryn Jacobson, Amelia Hinnergardt, Ally Weaver, Kelsey Buglewicz, Katy Keefer; (3rd row) Jordan Kinney, DeAnn Miller, Alisha Davis, Jasmine Agee, Billiey Reeder, Molly Bartee, Madeline Hinnergardt, Caris Clark, Saleena Deal, Katelyn Kynion, Ebony Carther, Morgan Tackett, Jaynie Brautman — not pictured Alicia Briski, Morgan DeBoer, Morgan Derengowski, Breanna Gates, Chelcie Holloway, Jessica Kodesh, Alaia Navratil, Sydney Roseke, Mallory Sansom, Hannah Sheldon, Bailey Terrell, Shelby Terrell. Sponsors: Zeruiah Bandy, LaRee Eckman, Larae Melvin, Aubrey Rush, Amber Soderholm, Marti Soderholm

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Theta Psi

Theta Psi: Pres—J. Kinney, VP—A. Weaver, Sec—S. Thomas, SLD—A. Briski, Activities Dir—M. Bartee, Tres—K. Kynion and S. Deal, Songfest Rep—C. Holloway and H. Sheldon

Caleb Clark and Andrew Rush show the freshmen how to Joey Box. (left) Caris Clark and Hannah Sheldon restock the mission’s pantry during Club Week. (right) The men of Sig Tau give everything they have in their tribute to Katie Kynion. (middle) Drew Geiger shows his enthusiasm in accepting the Men’s All Sports Award. (inset)

Theta Psi & Sigma Tau

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heta Psi and Sigma Tau members were heavily involved in YC campus life throughout the year, participating in Panther athletics, choir, theatre, speech, campus ministries, and student government to name a few. As the largest brother/sister club on campus, many of the students also held leadership positions in the various organizations.

They volunteered at Living Water Rescue Mission for various service projects that included cleaning, washing dishes, restocking the pantry, and some light food prepping.

For Songfest, they packed the Campbell Center stage with their production of York’s Most Wanted. Their dazzling costumes, song selections, and synchronized choreography made for a real crowd-pleasing show. At banquet, Theta Psi boasted the highest accumulative GPA among clubs once again with the Academic Excellence Award, while Sig Tau seemed very pleased with the Men’s All Sports Award.

SIG TAU: Sweetheart—Katie Kynion (1st row) Dylan Ford, Cameron Holmes, Reid VanWesten, Mike Miller, Cole Craddock, Joe Davis; (2nd row) Chase Craddock, Martin Callen, Troy Kelly, Matt Cimmino, Tyler Cox, Abdul Sesay, Nolan Henningson; (3rd row) Grayson King, Raul Ortiz, Jake Hasenauer, Levi Swenson, Kellan Goben, Dylan Hrkach, Andrew Rush, Caleb Rush (S); (4th row) Caleb Bruns, Seth Olin, Ryan Murphy, Aaron Beadle, Austin Benton, Jacob Rehurek, Sean Carroll, Daniel Magner — not pictured Lucas Anderson, Drew Geiger, Daymian Marshall, Matthew Miller, Robert Perez, Caleb “Moose” Smith, Kyle Svehla, Carson Tuttle, Seth Walker. Sponsors: Bobby DeHart, Larry Good, Caleb Rush, Willie Sanchez, Josh Stewart Sig Tau: Pres—D. Geiger, VP—D. Marshall, Sec—J. Jordan & M. Callen, Tres—K. Goben, Spiritual Life Dir—M. Miller, Songfest Reps—C. Holmes & T. Cox

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Kenzie Witt led the team in kills with 191 on the season. (left)

Melanie Baxa gives the perfect set. (right)

Nicole Gates brings it down hard against the defenders. (middle)

Volleyball

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enny Anderson guided the YC volleyball program to a 10-21 season, 4-9 in conference play, in her first year as head coach. Senior veteran Erin Davidson led the team in digs (331), aces (37), and assists (513) and was named All-MCAC Second Team. Honorable Mention All-MCAC went to Melanie Baxa. Other team leaders were Kenzie Witt with 191 kills and Nicole Gates with 57 blocks on the season.

One of the most exciting nights of volleyball, was in front of a great Homecoming crowd in which the Lady Panthers won 3 of the 4 games against Grace University.

Ana Moyers wins the battle at the net over the Central Christian defenders. (above)

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With all eyes on the ball, Erin Davidson goes high for the kill. (above) (Insets: l-r) Kenzie Witt watches as Mallory Sansom goes low for the dig; Crystal Rush and Michelle Perez attempt to block a Bellevue kill; Melanie Baxa bumps while Mallory awaits the set; Michelle brings one down against the Bethany Swedes.

Date Opponent W/L 8/24 AIB W 3-0 8/24 Mount Mercy L 0-3 8/25 William Penn L 0-3 8/25 Avila University L 0-3 8/28 Briar Cliff L 0-3 8/31 Dakota Wesleyan L 0-3 8/31 Mt Marty College W 3-2 9/1 Mayville State L 0-3 9/1 Jamestown L 1-3 9/8 *Waldorf College L 0-3 9/14 *Central Christian W 3-0 9/15 *Haskell University L 1-3 9/18 *College of Saint Mary L 1-3 9/18 William Penn L 0-3 9/21 Baptist Bible College W 3-0 9/21 Manhattan Christian W 3-1 9/22 Ozark Christian W 3-0 9/25 *Bellevue University L 0-3 9/27 Bethany College L 1-3 10/2 Concordia University L 2-3 10/5 *Central Christian W 3-0 10/11 Briar Cliff University L 0-3 10/13 Grace University W 3-1 10/16 Fort Hays State L 0-3 10/19 *Central Baptist W 3-1 10/20 *College of the Ozarks L 0-3 10/23 *College of Saint Mary L 2-3 10/26 *Southwestern Christian W 3-2 10/27 *Oklahoma Wesleyan L 2-3 10/30 *Bellevue University L 0-3 11/3 *Waldorf College L 0-3 * MCAC game; Home games in bold

Winning the Homecoming match against Grace University was a definite highlight of the year. (below) Name

1 Baxa 2 Witt 3 Rush 5 Gates 6 Sansom 7 Ester 8 Perez 9 Bowlby 11 Firm 12 Moyers 13 Davidson 14 Santos 20 Durham

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2012 Volleyball JV Team: (1st row) Ariel Lundstrom, Kailey Firm, Karsyn Maya, Sierra Trower; (2nd row) JV Coach Charla Stark, DeLaney Ortega, Kayla Struck, Molly Bartee, Melanie Baxa

2012 Volleyball Team: (1st row) Kailey Firm, Tatianna Arvie, Kayla Durham; (2nd row) Student Assistant Coach Laura Tesnohlidek, Melanie Baxa, Erin Davidson, Mallory Sansom, Michelle Perez, Danielle Bowlby, Head Coach Jenny Anderson; (3rd row) Kenzie Witt, Nicole Gates, Ana Moyers, Mayara Santos, Crystal Rush, Marybeth Ester, Assistant Coach Charla Stark

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“I am honored to have coached such great young men and women of character and heart. Both teams set school records that will be hard to beat in the future.

They have left their mark at York College.”

– Justin Carver

Lincoln’s Woody Greeno Invite gave the teams an opportunity to run with a large number of colleges and universities. (above photo courtesy of Dr. Terence Kite) (Insets: l-r) Tyler Cox shows some attitude at Nationals; Karissa Austin runs with the pack; Morgan DeBoer and Alice Hackett match strides; AllMCAC Levi Swenson leads some runners.

Kristin Tuttle, Kameryn Brewster, Levi Swenson, and Kellan Goben are more than ready to run with the big dogs at Nationals. (right) Coach Carver runs to join Warren Lannon and Jake Hasenauer as they scare up a flock of seagulls in the Pacific Ocean. (lower right)

photos by Tyler Cox

Coaches Rush and Carver were proud of how the men’s team finished the season, first in conference, and how they represented York College on the national stage. (below photo courtesy of Barb Hasenauer )

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2012 Cross Country Team: (l-r) Kyle Bottom, Martha Lewis, Kelsey Dallimore, Kameryn Brewster, Jordan Mestas, Emily Meranda, Tyler Cox, Levi Swenson, Assistant Coach Caleb Rush, Mitchell Smith, Head Coach Justin Carver, Ricky Creek, Kellan Goben, Assistant Coach James Tidei, Matt Gastineau, Asher Palomo, Jake Hasenauer, Karissa Austin, Heidi Swenson, Morgan DeBoer, Alice Hackett, Warren Lannon — not pictured Kristin Tuttle and Bang Yout

All-MCAC seniors Kameryn Brewster and Kristin Tuttle were able to represent YC at Nationals. (left)

Jake Hasenhauer runs like the wind. (right)

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fter a tough battle at the conference tournament in Lawrence, Kan., the men’s cross country team came out on top of the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference, qualifying them for NAIA Nationals in Vancouver, Wash., on November 17. Matt Gastineau, who placed 4th in the conference race, was named MCAC Freshman of the Year. Levi Swenson (8th) and Warren Lannon (9th) were named All-MCAC, and head coach Justin Carver was named Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year by the MCAC. The women’s team also ran exceptionally well, but ended the tournament as conference runner-up, losing the first place spot by just one point. Seniors Kameryn Brewster and Kristin Tuttle, who finished the conference race 4th and 6th respectively, also qualified for nationals. Brewster, Tuttle, and junior runner Karissa Austin were named All-MCAC.

The men give a victory yell after winning conference along with Matt Gastineau’s Freshman of the Year honors. (left)

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Jordan Kinney fights for control against a Bethany opponent. (left) Katie Keefer makes a dramatic stop in the Doane game where she recorded a season high 20 saves. (right) Livia Medeiros advances the ball against a Doane College defender. (middle) Amber Parker was into the spirit of Sketchy Tuesday. (below)

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n one side of the field the women’s soccer team had a decent year with only 20 goals scored on them in the nine weeks of play.

In only one game did their opponent score more than 2 goals. However, the 11 goals scored by the Lady Panthers came up short in the win/ loss column as they finished with a 3-12-3 record, 1-5-1 in the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Katie Kynion led all scorers with 2 goals on the season while Carrie Berzins led in assists with 5. Katie Keefer’s average of 7.94 saves per game, 143 total, ranked 24th in the nation. Keefer and Berzins were both named All-MCAC Second Team.

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Heather Negley attempts a goal in the first game of the season in which York won 3-0. (above) Carrie Berzins takes the ball away from a Mount Marty player. (below)

(Insets: l-r) Katie Kynion tries to get control of the ball; Britney Curry defends with a slide tackle; Mayra Urrutia uses her body to stop the ball; Morgan Tackett gets in position for an incoming ball against a Doane player.

The team gathers for a prayer before playing Mount Marty College to a 1-0 victory. (below)

Date Opponent Score 8/25 Bethel College W-3-0 8/28 Mount Marty College W-1-0 9/1 McPherson College T-0-0 9/5 Briar Cliff University L-1-0 9/7 Tabor College L-1-0 9/12 Doane College L-1-0 9/14 Westminster College L-4-1 9/15 Hope International Univ L-1-0 9/19 Concordia University L-1-0 9/22 Sterling College L-2-1 9/25 University of St. Mary T-0-0 9/29 *Central Christian W-2-1 10/6 *Oklahoma Wesleyan L-2-1 10/10 *Bellevue University L-1-0 10/13 *Central Baptist L-1-0 10/17 *College of Saint Mary L-1-0 10/20 *Waldorf College L-1-0 10/27 *Southwestern Christian T-2-2 * MCAC game; Home games in bold

No 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 22 23

Player Keefer Urrutia Loya Berzins Negley Brautman Kynion Gensler Medeiros Auala Tackett Buglewicz Parker Ivey Kinney Curtis Curry Callaway Pineda Shimp Reynolds

GP 18 18 13 18 18 18 17 5 13 12 18 18 18 11 18 10 17 2 1 2 2

GS 18 18 8 18 18 18 10 0 13 0 18 18 18 2 18 0 4 0 0 0 1

G 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

A Pts 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 7 2 4 0 2 2 6 0 0 2 8 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

G/SH 0 0.111 0 0.022 0.143 0.091 0.222 0 0.176 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

SH SOG SOG/SH YC 0 0 0 0 18 9 0.5 0 6 4 0.667 0 46 23 0.5 0 7 5 0.714 0 11 8 0.727 2 9 5 0.556 0 0 0 0 0 17 12 0.706 0 2 2 1 0 6 4 0.667 0 9 7 0.778 0 3 1 0.333 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 0.667 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2012 Women’s Soccer Team: (1st row), Katelyn Kynion, Raquel Pineda, Shandie Curtis, Caitlin Nipe, Katy Keefer, Kelsey Buglewicz, Mayra Urrutia, Carrie Berzins; (2nd row) Britney Curry, Adiana Loya, Heather Negley, Jaynie Brautman, Elizabeth Callaway, Amber Parker, Morgan Tackett, Ashlee Ivey, Assistant Coach Zeruiah Bandy; (3rd row) Assistant Coach Matt Coppinger, Anela Auala, Jordan Kinney, Livia Medeiros, Hannah Gund, LeeAnn Jimmerson, Tiffany Shimp, Rebecca Reynolds, Tierney Gensler, Head Coach Trent Hinton – not pictured Beth Brock, DeDe Miller

Adiana Loya pushes through a defender for possession. (above)

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Carlos Fernandez and Kris Olsen try to get their heads on the ball in the 2-1 overtime victory over Bethel College. (above photo courtesy of York News-Times) (Insets: l-r) Garrett Cote’s flip throw-in was a real crowd pleaser; Andrew Rush matches strides with the offense; Nick Maple and a Bethel defender go after the ball; Michael Ortiz battles for possession against a Central Baptist opponent.

Carlos goes all out in his race for the ball. (right)

Date Opponent Score 8/25 Bethel College W-2-1 (OT) 8/28 Mount Marty College W-3-0 9/1 McPherson College L-2-1 (OT) 9/2 William Woods Univ L-3-0 9/5 Briar Cliff University T-1-1 (2OT) 9/7 Tabor College L-4-0 9/12 Doane College L-1-0 (2OT) 9/14 Westminster College (UT) L-2-1 9/15 Arizona Christian L-4-1 9/19 Concordia University L-3-1 9/22 Sterling College L-2-0 9/25 Univ of St. Mary L-3-2 (OT) 9/29 *Central Christian L-2-1 (2OT) 10/6 *Oklahoma Wesleyan L-5-0 10/10 *Bellevue University L-2-1 (OT) 10/13 *Central Baptist T-2-2 (2OT) 10/20 *Waldorf College L-2-1 10/27 *Southwestern Christian L-2-1 * MCAC game; Home games in Bold

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No 0 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 26

Player Olson Pulido Sullivan Craddock Arevalo Cote Munoz Johnston Ortiz Fernandez Hrkach Baker Maple Craddock Mueting Olson Abraham Sesay Souza Rush Maple Yuot

GP 3 18 18 13 18 18 16 1 16 13 16 9 15 3 14 18 16 16 10 12 14 1

GS 0 18 18 6 17 16 3 1 8 13 11 0 15 0 14 18 9 16 10 4 7 0

G 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 0

A Pts G/SH SH SOG SOG/SH YC RC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0.2 2 0 0 6 0.333 9 6 0.667 0 0 4 6 0.059 17 7 0.412 4 0 2 6 0.074 27 14 0.519 4 0 1 1 0 5 1 0.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.091 11 9 0.818 2 0 3 7 0.044 45 17 0.378 3 1 0 0 0 8 4 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0.25 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 0.313 16 8 0.5 3 0 1 1 0 11 5 0.455 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 0.5 2 1 0 0 0 4 1 0.25 2 1 0 6 0.214 14 7 0.5 3 3 1 1 0 6 5 0.833 0 0 0 2 0.2 5 4 0.8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Luis Pulido makes one of his eleven saves against Oklahoma Wesleyan. (above)

2012 Men’s Soccer Team: (1st row) Luis Arevalo, Cole Craddock, Elijah Gonzalez, Malachi Olson, Luis Pulido, Chase Craddock, Ben Sullivan, Nick Mueting; (2nd row) Andrew Rush, Garrett Cote, Michael Ortiz, Raul Ortiz, Jared Munoz, Dylan Hrkach, Sherman Davis, Abdul Sesay, David Maple, Kris Olson; (3rd row) Head Coach Jon Ireland, Michael McGee, Carlos Fernandes, Ben Abraham, Bang Yuot, John Baker, Marcelo Souza, Nick Maple, Bestley Pierre, Stephan Johnston, Assistant Coach JB Benjamin, Student Assistant Chris Kistenoglu

Senior defender Stephan Johnston had a season-ending injury after the first game. (left) Luis Arevalo launches a corner kick in a conference game. (right) Chase Craddock is mauled by teammates after scoring against Bethel College. (middle)

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en’s soccer had its share of exciting moments and close calls in 2012 as they played for first year head coach Jon Ireland. Anticipation of a stellar season with their 2-0 start slowly ebbed away as the losses mounted in September and October. YC’s offense was only shutout in four games, totaling 19 goals to opponents’ 39. With a record of 3-13-2, 0-5-1 in conference play, they were not able to advance into the postseason.

Nick Mueting led all YC scorers with 5 goals on the season while Luis Arevalo led in assists with 4. Luis Pulido averaged 6.33 saves per game for a total of 114 on the year, 13th Nick Mueting goes high in the nation. for the header. (above)

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Mesha Ellison drives the baseline in the home opener. (left)

Coach Madole instructs the team during a time-out. (right)

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ew to the YC coaching ranks was first year head coach Matt Madole returning to his alma mater.

With little time for recruiting, Coach Madole found the inaugural season a bit on the rough side as the Lady Panthers finished Opponent Score Concordia University L 45-92 with a 5-25 record, 4-12 in Bethel College W 63-55 conference play.

Dakota Wesleyan Univ.

L 60-90 Doane College L 47-77 Sara Lincoln led all players Concordia University L 50-95 in points with 14.4/game Bethel College L 66-73 Doane College L 56-65 and a season total of 433.

Sterling College L 62-79 She also led in steals (47) Hastings College L 46-99 Dordt College L 39-81 and blocks (17). Marissa McPherson College L 67-90 Maher dominated the boards Friends University L 53-68 McPherson College L 67-77 averaging 6.6/game for a *Central Baptist L 49-58 total of 197. Alyssa Becker *Central Baptist W 67-63 *Southwestern Christian L 60-65 averaged 3.4 assists per *Oklahoma Wesleyan L 61-70 game, 101 on the season. *Central Christian W 74-65 *Haskell University L 46-58 Lincoln was named Honorable *College of the Ozarks L 40-70 Mention All-MCAC for the *College of Saint Mary L 44-91 *Waldorf College L 79-88 second year in a row.

Date 10/29 11/3 11/7 11/9 11/10 11/12 11/15 11/19 11/23 11/24 11/26 12/13 1/1 1/4 1/5 1/11 1/12 1/15 1/18 1/19 1/22 1/25 2/1 *Southwestern Christian 2/2 *Oklahoma Wesleyan 2/5 *Central Christian 2/8 *Haskell University 2/9 *College of the Ozarks 2/15 *Waldorf College 2/16 *College of Saint Mary 2/22 Saint Mary (RV) *MCAC game; Home games in bold

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L 46-76 L 54-86 W 82-54 W 75-67 L 44-94 L 66-92 L 59-104 L 50-108

Sara Lincoln goes up for two of her 21 points against Southwestern Christian. (right)

Name Becker Carther Ellison Hammitt Lincoln Loya Lundstrom Maher Ortega Payne Peterson Runyan Struck Swope

G FG PCT 3-Pt PCT FT PCT PTS P/G Ast. BLK ST Reb 30 52 0.342 12-35 0.343 64 0.696 180 6 101 0 29 30/92 28 12 0.197 3-17 0.176 10 0.455 37 1.3 10 0 7 7/17 29 8 0.138 2-29 0.069 6 0.75 24 0.8 30 1 17 7/24 28 23 0.426 8-22 0.364 6 0.667 60 2.1 21 0 10 7/19 30 132 0.342 74-218 0.339 95 0.785 433 14.4 64 17 47 26/114 12 4 0.5 0-1 0 1 0.167 9 0.8 4 0 0 2/6 7 7 0.368 2-5 0.4 2 0.667 18 2.6 3 0 6 2/9 30 115 0.429 28-86 0.326 17 0.607 275 9.2 46 4 36 61/136 30 47 0.269 13-54 0.241 39 0.527 146 4.9 28 6 20 45/85 30 34 0.276 4-22 0.182 11 0.611 83 2.8 13 0 8 15/41 18 4 0.167 3-21 0.143 0 0 11 0.6 4 0 3 2/2 30 63 0.304 20-68 0.294 31 0.508 177 5.9 17 15 19 32/57 21 3 0.214 1-3 0.333 5 0.455 12 0.6 4 1 6 7/10 29 86 0.396 32-89 0.36 34 0.708 238 8.2 36 6 37 37/47

The team gathers around Sara Lincoln and her family on senior night.

In her 3 years as a Panther, Sara had 911 points, 292 rebounds, 127 assists, and 121 steals. (above) (Insets: l-r)) DeLaney Ortega puts up a jumper against Bethel; Courtney Swope completes a fast break layup in the home opener; Marissa Maher elevates for the shot above the defense; Alyssa Becker sneaks in front of a Southwestern Christian defender for two.

Alex Payne puts up an easy basket over Central Christian. (above) Ebony Carther and Adiana Loya apply pressure defense against a Haskell opponent. (above)

2012-13 Women’s Basketball Team: (1st row) Ariel Lundstrom, Mesha Ellison, Talea Struck, Alyssa Becker, Ebony Carther, Lauren Peterson, Courtney Hammitt; (2nd row) Student Manager Emily Lutz, Alex Payne, Marisa Maher, Taylor Runyan, Sara Lincoln, DeLaney Ortega, Courtney Swope, Student Assistant Andrew Johnson – not pictured Adiana Loya and Head Coach Matt Madole

Marissa Maher makes a dramatic save against the Threshers of Bethel College. (above) Ebony Carther elevates for a one hand jumper in the lane against the Tigers. (left)

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photo by Leo Miller

Heyvis Jackson scores with authority two of his 16 points in the opening game of the NAIA Div. II National Tournament. (above photo by Leo Miller) (inset photos by Bob DeHart: l-r) Dylan Brewer goes high over a defender for two; Daymian Marshall screens out his man for the rebound; Reggie Johnson gets YC fans excited with his fast break acrobatics; Marcus Johnson elevates above three Central Christian defenders in his move to the bucket.

Name Ahart Brewer Buffalo Campbell Casey Jackson Johnson Johnson Larobina Marshall Monaghan Osayande Stricklan Varmall Vaughn Wilson

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GP 17 33 31 14 12 20 33 33 13 22 22 33 33 33 33 23

FG 9/24 120/320 63/112 8/18 6/9 91/167 190/344 48/120 8/18 17/40 8/22 51/136 102/287 223/434 67/170 16/50

PCT 3-Pt PCT FT PCT PTS P/G TOT R/G PF Asst BLK ST Reb 0.375 0/2 0 4 0.571 22 1.3 18 1.1 7 0 0 4 5/13 0.375 38/129 0.295 55 0.846 333 10.1 90 2.7 78 123 5 35 7/83 0.563 3/7 0.429 37 0.638 166 5.4 84 2.7 41 19 4 10 28/56 0.444 0/1 0 2 0.333 18 1.3 19 1.4 8 2 1 0 6/13 0.667 4/5 0.8 3 0.75 19 1.6 2 0.2 2 0 0 1 1/1 0.545 5/18 0.278 29 0.659 216 10.8 133 6.7 59 16 29 22 38/95 0.552 19/55 0.345 93 0.669 492 14.9 111 3.4 101 77 7 59 42/69 0.4 8/34 0.235 23 0.59 127 3.8 56 1.7 43 27 0 20 18/38 0.444 0/1 0 0 0 16 1.2 10 0.8 7 4 1 2 3/7 0.425 2/17 0.118 6 0.75 42 1.9 25 1.1 13 6 0 6 8/17 0.364 0/1 0 4 0.571 20 0.9 23 1 24 0 9 2 3/20 0.375 1/16 0.063 6 0.375 109 3.3 135 4.1 67 26 27 23 28/107 0.355 79/241 0.328 24 0.75 307 9.3 98 3 44 50 10 50 19/79 0.514 34/93 0.366 177 0.812 657 19.9 262 7.9 92 49 14 42 65/197 0.394 24/88 0.273 36 0.837 194 5.9 50 1.5 42 48 3 27 8/42 0.32 0/1 0 6 0.353 38 1.7 44 1.9 37 6 1 9 15/29

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The Campbell Center crowd that watched the national tournament live-streamed, went wild at the end of overtime in YC’s 78-77 victory over Davenport University. (below)

2012-13 Men’s Basketball Team: (1st row) Charlie Hancock, Dylan Brewer, Marcus Johnson, Desmond Strickland, Jeremiah Ahart, Reggie Johnson, Blake Casey, Andre Vaughn, Ramses Larobina; (2nd row) Asst. Coach Dee Ellison, Head Asst. Coach Tree Burks, Mike Buffalo, Dustin Campbell, Marcus Johnson, Heyvis Jackson, Alec Monaghan, Amen Osayande, Darren Wilson, Thadd Varmall, Daymian Marshall, Head Coach Delton Deal, Student Asst.

Kory Slaughter, Student Manager Logan Moyer (right) 2012-13 JV Basketball: (1st row) Johnny Cooksey, Kyle Lively, Dwayne Johnson, Roberto Romero, Josh Bates, DeVante’ Brooks, Tanner Kolar, Julian Garcia, Edward Coats, Tim Aragon; (2nd row) Head JV Coach Dee Ellison, Head Asst. Coach Tree Burks, Abram Veasey, Jake Rehurek, Jacob McColloch, Michael Turner, Julien Ezika-Michael, Derek Poole, Jamaane Jordan, Robert Ingram, Dalton Bergstrom, Head Coach Delton Deal, Student Asst. Kory Slaughter, Student Manager Logan Moyer (left)

photos by Bob DeHart

Coach Deal gets into the moment as he celebrates with Coach Burks a great team effort. (left) Andre Vaughn floats through the air on an easy fast break layup against Grace University. (right)

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First-Team All-American, Thadd Varmall, finished his career at York with 108 assists, 111 steals, 607 rebounds, and 1344 points, shooting over 50% from the floor. (above)

ince transitioning to a four-year college in 1992, the men’s basketball team secured their first regular season conference championship, sharing the 2013 MCAC title with Bellevue University. In only his third season as head coach, MCAC Coach of the Year Delton Deal transformed the team into a nationally ranked squad, with the highest NAIA ranking in Panther history at No. 15.

The Panthers at 23-8 secured an at-large bid to the NAIA Div. II National Tournament in Point Lookout, Mo., and won a riveting 78-77 overtime victory against #9 Davenport University (Mich.) on March 6. The following game against #25 Midland Univ. (Neb.) was just as exciting as it too went into overtime before an eventual loss to the Warriors, 71-76.

Senior guard Thadd Varmall of Dallas, Texas, was named NAIA First-Team All-American.

Varmall averaged 20 points and eight rebounds per game and was also named MCAC Player of the Year. Varmall and Marcus Johnson were named to the All-MCAC Team while Dylan Brewer and Desmond Strickland were named Honorable Mention All-MCAC.

Date Opponent Score 10/29 Grace University W 97-75 11/2 Concordia University L 88-97 11/3 Tabor College W 87-79 11/7 Dakota Wesleyan Univ.

W 98-94 11/9 Bethel College W 112-89 11/10 Kansas Wesleyan Univ.

W 100-81 11/12 Nebraska Christian W 116-54 11/13 Tabor College W 76-73 11/16 Abilene Christian L 82-93 11/17 McMurry University L 79-86 11/20 AIB College of Business W 101-91 11/23 Sterling College W 78-64 11/24 Mid-Continent Univ.

L 74-83 11/27 Wayne State College L 71-86 12/1 Northwest Missouri St L 69-80 12/4 Mount Marty College W 59-39 1/4 *Central Baptist W 101-82 1/5 *Central Baptist W 109-96 1/11 *SW Christian Univ.

W 77-69 1/12 *Oklahoma Wesleyan W 86-73 1/15 *Central Christian L 83-85 1/18 *Haskell University W 85-83 1/19 *College of the Ozarks W 64-63 1/22 *Bellevue University W 90-82 1/25 *Waldorf College W 96-82 2/1 *SW Christian Univ.

W 82-71 2/2 *Oklahoma Wesleyan W 77-75 2/5 *Central Christian W 89-83 2/8 *Haskell University W 86-78 2/9 *College of the Ozarks L 72-102 2/15 *Waldorf College L 77-84 2/16 *Bellevue University L 67-80 2/22 *Haskell University W 72-70 2/23 *Bellevue University L 55-58 3/6 Davenport University W 78-77 OT 3/8 Midland University L 71-76 OT *MCAC game; Home games in bold

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Everyone goes on the crazy side after team pics. (left) Jason Arreola was acknowledged in chapel for being an All-American along with Thadd Varmall and Shaylee Carlock. (right) Mark Massay power drives his opponent from Concordia University at York’s only home match of the season. (middle)

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ead coach Ramon Diaz and associate head coach Greg Smith took five wrestlers to the NAIA National Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, and finished 18th out of the 34 teams represented. YC wrestlers to compete were Oscar Marin (125 lb: 2-2), Jason Arreola (133 lb: 3-2), Nicholas Clarke (149 lb: 1-2), Brad Carls (197 lb: 2-2), and Saia Lotulelei (Heavy Wt: 0-2).

Finishing fourth at nationals with a 3-2 record, Arreola became only the second YC wrestler to be named All-American.

Coach Smith earned the program’s first All-American honor in 2006 when he finished 5th at nationals.

On the season, Arreola was 16-6.

After finishing 1st at the Central Region Tournament, Jason Arreola went 3-2 at Nationals for 4th in the 133 lb class, including this 7-5 decision over Jacob McCombs of Lindsey Wilson. (above)

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Bradlee Carls manhandles his opponent from Concordia University to the delight of the home fans. (above) (Insets: l-r) Kyle Wichman has the advantage over his man; Ray Johnson put a hurt on one of the Bulldogs’ premier wrestlers; Wes Negley tries to maintain position in his home bout; Senior Nicholas Clarke easily defeats his man in his last home dual as a Panther.

Coach Diaz talks to the team before a nice fall workout. (above)

2012-13 Wrestling Team: (1st row) Richard Thompson, Jason Arreola, Oscar Marin, Wes Negley, Miles Negley, Yussef Ramirez, Marcus Banducci, Bryan Magno; (2nd row) Nicholas Clarke, Josh Lopez, Joshua Eklund, Joe Madison, Chrystian Banuelos, Djemson Villard, Mark Massay, Robert Eklund, Kyle Wichman; (3rd row) Associate Head Coach Greg Smith, Bradlee Carls, Alfred Peters, LP Eickhoff, Saia Lotulelei, Justin Larson, Eric Guetterman, Ray Johnson, Head Coach Ramon Diaz – not pictured Atley Dohmen, Shaun Howard, A.J. Jaramillo

Greg and Jaclyn Smith march with the wrestling team in the Yorkfest parade. (right) Nick DiToro photographed the team huddling in prayer at Nationals. (below)

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The Lady Panthers get silly for a team photo op. (above) (Insets: l-r) Jessie Griffith stretches toward the batter in her delivery; Chrissy Hubl gets set for the pitch; Britney Curry makes the turn around third with intensity; Tiffany Cole was the winning pitcher in 12 of the 22 victories on the season.

Katelyn Graeser concentrates on the throw in preparation for the play at home. (below)

All-MCAC First Team Maicey Madden powers a shot to the outfield at home against Kansas Wesleyan. (above) Leaders At The Plate

Arica Reeves tries to avoid the tag as she slides into second. (left)

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Softball

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AB

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Cole Curry Derengowski Gensler Graeser Griffith Hubl Jones Kodesh, Je Kodesh, Ju Madden Marks Mccoy Pearl Reeves Trembly

30 45 30 34 40 42 45 12 23 45 40 28 9 42 45 18

0.333 0.293 0.306 0.147 0.385 0.302 0.226 0.5 0.233 0.365 0.378 0.421 0.222 0.349 0.264 0

3 157 49 34 96 129 93 2 43 148 111 57 18 109 144 5

2 29 13 11 17 24 27 5 8 33 16 14 2 27 24 11

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2B

1 0 46 3 15 0 5 0 37 8 39 4 21 1 1 0 10 2 54 18 42 9 24 3 4 1 38 8 38 3 0 0

3B HR RBI

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0

0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 4 0 8 6 0

0 15 14 6 21 17 10 0 6 35 26 21 4 36 31 0

TB SLG% BB HBP SO

1 49 24 5 47 43 25 1 17 81 62 39 5 74 61 0

0.333 0.312 0.49 0.147 0.49 0.333 0.269 0.5 0.395 0.547 0.559 0.684 0.278 0.679 0.424 0

0 10 6 7 17 14 7 1 4 6 5 7 2 13 11 0

0 1 0 0 3 0 10 0 3 0 1 1 0 4 3 0

1 11 13 6 7 20 12 0 9 21 16 12 3 27 15 1

SH SB

0 0 5 8 0 2 1 3 2 1 7 2 6 23 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 3 1 2 0 0 4 3 2 1 0 3

2013 Softball Team: (1st row) Morgan Derengowski, Chrissy Hubl, Amanda Saldivar, Jessica Kodesh, Justine Kodesh, Lindsay Jones; (2nd row) Britney Curry, Sarah Trembly, Tierney Gensler, Tabatha Cramer, Jessie Griffith, Tiffany Cole; (3rd row) Head Coach Tori Rath, Maicey Madden, Dani Marks, Corrine Pearl, Laykin McCoy, Arica Reeves, Katelyn Graeser, Assistant Coach Devyn Pearl

Corrine Pearl smashes an insidethe-park homerun in the 11-2 win over Hillsdale Baptist and an eventual 4-game sweep. (left) Dani Marks tosses the ball from 2nd for an easy out. (right) Justine Kodesh keeps her eye on the ball as she makes the play at shortstop. (middle) Overall Pitching Name G ERA W Tiffany Cole 25 4.59 12 Jessie Griffith 21 4.99 4 Justine Kodesh 22 6.75 6 Jessica Kodesh 1 28.0 0

L SV IP 8 0 116 4 2 54 11 0 104 0 0 1

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he women’s softball team achieved one of their main goals of the year as they earned 20+ victories in 2013.

Six players received conference honors with Justine Kodesh (IF) and Maicey Madden (DP) heading the list as All-MCAC First Team. Second Date Opponent Score Team All-MCAC honors went 2/16 Langston University (2) W 4-1, L 4-13 to Katelyn Graeser (C), Dani 2/17 Langston University (2) L 5-12, L 0-6 2/27 Kansas Wesleyan L 0-3, L 1-12 Marks (IF), and Corrine Pearl 2/28 Hillsdale Baptist W 14-6, W 16-6 (UTL), while Arica Reeves 3/1 Dordt College W 4-3 3/1 Tabor College W 2-0 (IF) was Honorable Mention 3/7 Midland University (2) W 4-2, L 3-11 All-MCAC. 3/13 Sterling College (2) L 1-7, W 11-6 3/15 Greenville College (2) W 14-4, W 9-5 Stat leaders were Graeser’s 3/16 Stephens College W 9-5 .385 batting average, Pearl 3/16 Cardinal Stritch Univ L 1-9 3/19 Kansas Wesleyan (2) L 2-10, L 2-6 with 36 RBIs, Christina Hubl 3/28 Nebraska Wesleyan (2) W 4-3, L 4-7 with 23 stolen bases, and 3/29 *Waldorf College (2) W 5-3, W 3-6 4/2 *College of St Mary (2) W 7-2, W 5-4 Tiffany Cole with a 4.59 ERA 4/5 *Oklahoma Wesleyan L 3-8 and 77 strikeouts. Cole also 4/5 *SW Christian Univ L 5-6 4/5 *Haskell University W 21-4 led pitchers with a 12-8 record.

4/6 *Central Baptist L 7-15 The ladies, under fourth year 4/6 *Central Christian W 10-2 4/13 *College of St Mary (2) L 9-11, L 9-10 coach Tori Rath, were 11-5 4/15 Tabor College (2) W 4-2, L 11-12 at home and finished their 4/19 Hillsdale Baptist (2) W 11-2, W 10-2 4/20 Hillsdale Baptist (2) W 9-0, W 8-6 season 22-23, 6-11 in the 4/25 *Bellevue University (2) L 0-9, L 0-4 MCAC. 4/26 *Waldorf College (2) L 4-10, L 5-6 4/27 *Bellevue University (2) *MCAC game; Home games in bold

L 0-8, L 0-8

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photo by Tyler Hinton

Tyler Molder was one of seven Panthers named to the All-MCAC First Team. (left photo by Bob DeHart) The Opening Ceremony at the Avista NAIA Baseball World Series was impressive. (right)

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fter winning the MCAC tournament for the second year in a row, the Panther baseball team was ready for the national spotlight. Receiving the No. 1 seed in the NAIA Championship Opening Round Joliet Bracket, the Panthers took care of business winning all three of their games and earning YC’s first ever invitation to the Avista-NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho.

Despite the two losses at the World Series, it was a huge moment for the future of the YC baseball program as they played in front of 2,000 people and were treated like celebrities. However, it could be argued that none was sweeter than for our guys to be chosen from among 200 NAIA baseball teams in America as recipient of the Champions of Character Award for its conduct on and off the field.

Aaron Conyers, a junior from Cameron Park, Calif., was named NAIA All-American Honorable Mention at the conclusion of the season as well as MCAC Newcomer of the Year. Conyers along with Tyler Helms (C), Isidro Carrizoza (SS), Zach Garcia (IF), Alec Abend (OF), Matt Owen (OF), and Tyler Molder (SP) were named All-MCAC First Team. All-MCAC 2nd Team were Trevor Ramos (1B), Josh Knoll (SP), and Thomas Korn (SP). MCAC Gold Glove honors went to Helms and Josh Nuyten (2B).

The Panthers finished the 2013 season ranked #9 in the NAIA with a 44-12 record, 19-3 in the MCAC. This was the fifth time coaches Nick Harlan and Brian Walth have taken YC to post-season play on the national level.

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2013 Season 42-12 Date Opponent Score 2/1 Hillsdale Baptist W 11-4 2/1 Sterling College W 3-2 2/2 Sterling College L 3-9 2/2 Hillsdale Baptist W 10-5 2/8 Oklahoma Baptist (2) W 8-6, W 2-1 2/9 Oklahoma Baptist (2) W 4-1, L 0-4 2/16 Wayland Baptist (2) W 2-0, W 5-2 2/17 Northwood University L 1-2, W 11-2 2/24 Oklahoma Christian L 3-4 2/24 Oklahoma City L 2-18 3/1 Saint Gregory's Univ L 2-3 3/1 Mount Mercy Univ L 0-1 3/2 Saint Gregory's Univ W 7-4 3/2 Midland University W 3-0 3/3 McPherson College W 6-2 3/12 Central Methodist Univ W 7-2 3/12 Tabor College W 3-0 3/15 *College of the Ozarks (2) W 10-8, W 8-0 3/16 *College of the Ozarks (2) W 16-2, W 8-1 3/22 *Waldorf College (2) W 11-1, W 6-0 3/26 Hastings College W 9-1 3/28 *Central Christian (2) W 12-2, W 7-0 3/29 *Central Christian (2) W 21-2, W 16-0 4/1 Briar Cliff Univ (2) W 2-1, W 2-0 4/2 Concordia University W 18-3 4/5 *Bellevue University (2) W 2-1, W 4-1 4/6 *Bellevue University (2) L 6-13, L 1-3 4/12 *Oklahoma Wesleyan (2) W 7-4, W 13-0 4/16 Concordia University W 5-1 4/16 Hastings College W 4-3 4/26 *Central Baptist (2) W 10-0, L 7-12 4/27 *Central Baptist (2) W 9-5, W 5-1 5/3 *Oklahoma Wesleyan W 7-2 5/3 *Central Baptist W 18-3 5/9 ^Mayville State Univ W 5-1 5/10 ^Judson College W 5-0 5/11 ^Judson College W 4-3 5/24 #Embry-Riddle L 3-8 5/25 #Rogers State Univ L 1-4 * MCAC game; Home games in bold ^ NAIA Opening Round—Joliet, IL #World Series—Lewiston, ID

photos by Bob DeHart

After coming from behind and beating Judson College 4-3 to secure an invitation to Lewiston, Idaho, Brett Wise leaps at the victory dogpile with Trevor Ramos looking on. (above) (Insets: l-r) Coach Harlan and Coach Walth embrace Jared Stark after the Judson College victory; Alec Abend gets a base hit in the opening World Series game against Embry-Riddle; York repeated as the MCAC Tournament Champions winning an automatic bid to the NAIA Championship Opening Round; Aaron Conyers earned NAIA Pitcher of the Week honors April 30 and was named NAIA All-American Honorable Mention at the end of the season.

photo by Bob DeHart

Leaders at the Plate Batting

GP

AVG

AB

R

H

Abend Bottini Carrizoza Fletcher Garcia Helms Knoll Leis Nuyten Owen Pella Ramos Suter Wise

56 37 54 6 50 55 48 50 56 56 35 54 21 50

0.302 0.221 0.292 0.5 0.357 0.299 0.275 0.263 0.261 0.337 0.309 0.348 0.136 0.272

169 95 161 2 168 144 51 118 184 184 55 181 22 125

44 11 34 2 49 21 15 31 45 48 8 32 5 32

51 21 47 1 60 43 14 31 48 62 17 63 3 34

2B 3B

13 4 15 1 16 15 6 4 6 10 1 19 1 6

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2

HR RBI

2 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 3 1 1

47 10 31 1 31 26 7 14 39 42 8 54 2 26

Pitching Stats SLG% BB HBP

SO

SF

SH SB

0.414 0.295 0.404 1 0.5 0.465 0.392 0.331 0.326 0.451 0.364 0.503 0.318 0.376

23 35 18 0 19 30 18 26 23 22 12 14 8 30

4 1 2 0 0 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 0 4

5 4 1 1 8 5 0 0 3 16 3 2 2 3 2 5 7 9 8 19 4 0 5 5 0 0 7 17

23 4 10 0 27 28 7 14 22 33 1 7 1 12

7 6 6 0 1 32 0 5 2 11 1 14 0 12

2013 Baseball Team: (1st row) Roberto Perez, Joe Preston, D.J. Drews, Caleb Connolly, Ty Porterfield, Nick Reeves, Jake Aken, Ryan Murphy, Casey Kaup, Jacob Powell, Grayson King, Josh Burgener; (2nd row) Sean Murfin, Seth Walker, Cody Baack, Jeremy Burgener, Andrew Raymond, Matt Owen, Josh Nuyten, Zach Garcia, Tyler Molder, Mark Brown, Colby Richards, Ian Dyer, Cody Henry; (3rd row) Associate JV Head Coach Gene Felise, Asst.

Coach Dylan Connolly, Asst. Coach Erik Gray, Julio Angulo, Tyler Helms, Adam Dubberke, Seth Jacob, Tom Korn, Reid VanWesten, Matt Blaemire, Asst. JV Coach Alex Lowther, Head Coach Nick Harlan, Associate Head Coach Brian Walth; (4th row) Charlie Dick, Chris Costanza, Mitch Fletcher, Jordan Suter, Trevor Ramos, Alec Abend, Dean Slattery, Brett Wise, Jordan Pella, Junior Carrizoza, Chris Bottini, Josh Knoll, Jordan Leis, Aaron Conyers

Name

ERA

W

L

GP GS CG SHO CBO SV

Angulo Blaemire Carrizoza Conyers Costanza Dubberke Fletcher Knoll Korn Molder Vanwesten

3.43 8 3.65 1 2.35 2 2.05 9 3.72 0 2.03 1 18 0 3.25 6 2.57 10 2.5 7 0.5 0

0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 2 0

18 17 12 18 12 14 1 15 15 17 12

3 0 0 14 0 0 0 11 13 13 2

0 0 0 8 0 0 0 3 5 3 0

0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0

1 0 1 0 2 3 0 3 1 2 1

1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

IP

H

R

42 24 15 92 9 13 1 55 77 75 18

43 28 6 70 11 13 4 47 82 69 11

16 12 5 31 11 3 3 27 27 26 5

ER BB SO 2B

16 10 4 21 4 3 2 20 22 21 1

18 7 7 17 3 2 0 20 17 20 6

45 6 24 7 15 1 83 14 7 1 3 3 2 0 48 9 53 12 70 9 14 1

3B HR TBF

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

3 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 2 1

183 107 60 370 50 52 8 243 322 326 72

OBA

0.27 0.289 0.118 0.206 0.268 0.26 0.5 0.223 0.278 0.232 0.172

York went 3-0 in the Opening Round Joliet Bracket to secure the college’s first trip ever to the NAIA Baseball World Series in Lewiston, Idaho. (above) Opening Round photos by Trent Hinton

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The men’s and women’s track and field team huddle after the MCAC awards’ ceremony in which they both won their respective titles. (above) (Insets: l-r) Jaimee Stutz takes the baton from Jade Hodge in the 4x100m relay; Tim Lewis kids around with Shaylee Carlock in chapel after being recognized as an NAIA Indoor Track All-American; Danny Cunningham placed 2nd in the long jump and 4th in the triple jump at the MCAC Tournament; Julian Lamatsch and Matt Gastineau go 1 and 2 in the 800m conference race; Andrew Aragon’s MCAC gold in the discus and shot put was a precursor to his NAIA All-American bid.

MCAC photos courtesy of Dustin Campbell

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photo courtesy of Sierra Trower

2013 Track and Field Team: (1st row) Collin Tucker, Karissa Austin, Jaimee Stutz, Elizabeth Callaway, Jade Hodge, Mayra Urrutia, Heather Negley, Darreon Collins, Julian Lamatsch; (2nd row) Warren Lannon, Heidi Swenson, Morgan DeBoer, Kameryn Brewster, Emily Meranda, Jordan Mestas, Kayla Struck, Jake Hasenauer, Levi Swenson, Asher Palomo; (3rd row) Kellan Goben, Kelsey Dallimore, Forrest Burr, Shaylee Carlock, Sierra Trower, Eric Walker, Kyle Bottom; (4th row) Seth Hines, Danny Cunningham, Drew Geiger, Tyler Cox, Troy Kelly, Joe Madison, Matt Gastineau, Cameron Holmes; (5th row) Caleb Smith, Assist. Coach Caleb Rush, Dustin Campbell, Head Coach Justin Carver, Andrew Aragon, Ryne Smith, Dalton Bergstrom, Assist. Coach James Tidei

YC throwers let lose a victory dance at the conference tournament. (left) Kameryn Brewster crosses the finish line in first as anchor for the 4x400m relay team. (right) 4x400m relay conference champs model for the camera and Coach Carver. (middle)

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he indoor track season was highlighted with seniors Shaylee Carlock and Andrew Aragon returning to the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Geneva, Ohio. Both of the nationally ranked shot put throwers had proved themselves on the NCCAA stage as All-Americans, but not on the more difficult NAIA level. That would change for Carlock as on the sixth and final attempt she threw her personal best of 14.25 meters (49 feet 6 inches) to take fourth. She became YC’s first track and field athlete to be named NAIA All-American.

YC’s outdoor track and field enjoyed a lot of success especially at the end of the season when both teams won their respective MCAC tournament titles April 26-27, in Yukon, Okla., including sixteen event championships. With four first place finishes, Julian Lamatsch was named Outstanding Male Athlete of the MCAC Conference, and head coach Justin Carver was named both men’s and women’s Track Coach of the Year at the tournament.

Carlock and Aragon again qualified for the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships held in Marion, Ind., May 23-25. This time, both would come home with the hardware that they had worked so hard for in their four years as student-athletes. Carlock returned to the awards stand as her throw of 13.91 meters vaulted her into a 6th place finish in the finals, becoming the first two-time All-American in YC history. Aragon, the two-time reigning MCAC champion in the shot, made his best throw of the year at nationals with a distance of 17.24 meters. This earned him a 4th place finish and set a school first as well, as he is the first male from the track and field program to be named NAIA All-American.

2013 1st Team All-MCAC Track and Field Champions: Women’s Champions Jaimee Stutz: 100m Kelsey Dalimore: 800m Kamryn Brewster: 1500m Jade Hodge: long Jump & triple jump Shaylee Carlock: shot put 4x400m relay: 4x100m relay: Kamryn Brewster Jade Hodge Kelsey Dalimore Jaimee Stutz Mayra Urrutia Liz Callaway Karissa Austin Heather Negley

Men’s Champions Asher Palomo: 400m Julian Lamatsch: 800m & javelin Warren Lannon: 1500m Andrew Aragon: discus & shot 4x100m relay: 4x400m relay: Julian Lamatsch Warren Lannon Troy Kelly Asher Palomo Danny Cunningham Troy Kelly Joe Madison Julian Lamatsch

Justin Carver: MCAC Men’s and Women’s Coach of the Year

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In January the cheer and pom squad performed for a huge home crowd as the Panthers took on rival Bellevue University in a thrilling conference victory. (top) (Insets: l-r)) The squad showed their support at volleyball games by sitting together and cheering the Lady Panthers on; Coaches Aubrey and Tamara keep it in the family; The cheerleaders led the sports teams during the Yorkfest Parade.

The cheer and pom squad huddle close for a classic team pic. (above) Everyone gets into the moment at a men’s basketball home game. (left) Cheer & Pom Squad 2012-13: (1st row) Rebecca Waggoner, Sheyli Thomas, Amber Parker, Daniella Lescure, Jade Hodge; (2nd row) Coach Tamara Sanchez, Alisha Davis, Ruth Ungang, Saleena Deal, Coach Aubrey Rush

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Cheer and Pom Squad

Students join the cheerleaders on the floor after an exciting basketball win. (left)

photos by Bo

b DeHart

Rebecca Waggoner shows her agility. (right)

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he ladies in blue and white gave their full support to the athletic program throughout the year under the direction of head coach Tamara Sanchez.

Sanchez enlisted the help of her daughter Aubrey Rush to assist in the coaching duties and maintain a quality cheerleading program.

Besides the athleticism that’s required in executing some of their routines, the YC Cheer and Pom Squad kept an enthusiasm for the athletes, no matter what the score. Getting the home crowd fired up has its demands, but there was no doubt that the encouragement provided by this Panther team made a difference in its service to the student body. Go Panthers!

While the rest of the squad keeps her steady, Rebecca cheers on the crowd. (left)

Cheerleaders

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Trustees

Mr. H. Jarrell Gibbs Hot Springs Village, AR Mr. Rick W. Hendricks Tulsa, OK Mr. Steven W. Belden Lucas, TX Dr. Michael Armour Dallas, TX Chairman of the Board

Vice Chair

Secretary/Treasurer

Mr. Edward J. Bailey Houston, TX Mr. A. Don Drennan Abilene, TX Dr. Jeff W. Hannel Lubbock, TX Mr. Van R. Harrold Wichita, KS

Dr. E. LaVerne Haselwood Omaha, NE Dr. Jackie Humphrey Austin, TX Mr. Chester M. James Kingman, KS Mr. David Lynn York, NE Mr. Edward E. McLoud Leavenworth, KS Mr. Norman E. Morrow St. Francis, KS Mr. Mike V. Myers Littleton, CO Mrs. Carolyn Stephenson Lubbock, TX Mr. Charles B. Stephenson Lubbock, TX Mr. G. Wayne Studebaker Norfolk, NE Mr. Paul Touchton Brentwood, TN Mr. Charlie J. Watts Eudora, KS Dr. R. Wayne White Carrollton, TX Dr. Gregory N. Woods York, NE

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Board of Trustees

(not pictured) Dr. James R. Lackey Baton Rouge, LA

Administration

Dr. Steven W. Eckman President

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he 2012-13 academic year was one of the best in York College history as God blessed the school on so many fronts. The fall enrollment numbers came in at 470 with students representing some 40 states and countries around the world. Academic programs were introduced during each semester, and new faculty were added across the disciplines of business, education, psychology, criminal justice, and science. Great strides were made with new and improved facilities including the completion of the Colis and Dolores Campbell Activity Center. Not only did the new facility serve as a venue for chapel, intramurals, Songfest, and commencement during the year, but also as a place for students to congregate and relax.

Panther Athletics played an exciting roll in the year’s success as five NAIA All-American honors were awarded and five different teams were represented at their respected national tournaments.

Men’s basketball received an invitation to their first NAIA National Championship Tournament and the baseball team went 3-0 in the Opening Round Joliet Bracket earning their first trip ever to the Avista NAIA World Series. Throughout the year, many volunteer hours were dedicated to the college’s self-study in preparing for an accreditation visit in 2014 by the Higher Learning Commission.

Dr. R. Wayne Baker Chancellor

Brent N. Magner VP for Advancement

During the August faculty and staff workshop, Dr. Clark Roush went over some of the self-study expectations. (above)

Dr. M. Shane Mountjoy VP for Student Development and Dean of Students

In anticipation of the year ahead and support of the college’s purpose, Dennis Leinen and Ramon Diaz sign the mission statement. (above)

Willie Sanchez VP for Admissions

Todd L. Sheldon VP for Finance and Operations

Dr. Tracey L. Wyatt Academic Dean

Administration

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Ed Bailey, JD Associate Professor, Criminal Justice

Dr. Louise Bailey

Faculty

Associate Professor, Education

*John I. Baker III Associate Professor, Communication

Ruth Carlock Levitt Library Director/Instructor

Dr. Michael Case Associate Professor, Bible

*Bob DeHart Assistant Professor, Physical Education

Erin DeHart Assistant Professor, Education

Dr. Hillry Dufner Associate Professor, Education

Amy Fraser Assistant Professor, Music

*Dr. Josh Fullman Assistant Professor, English

Patricia Jensen Assistant Professor, Physical Education

Chad Karcher Assistant Professor, Physical Education

Dr. Jason Kite Assistant Professor, Physics

Dr. Jo Kite Associate Dean of Online Studies

Dr. Terence Kite Professor, Physics

Cara Kroeker Adjunct Professor of Psychology/Counselor

Shannon Leinen Asst. Professor, Communication & Forensics

*Billy Lones, JD Associate Professor, Criminal Justice Dean of Online Studies

Christi Lones Assistant Professor, History

Chris Luther Assistant Professor, Education

Tod Martin Assistant Professor, Business & Registrar

Bev McNeese Assistant Professor, English

*Tim McNeese Associate Professor, History

Gail Miller Associate Professor, Biology

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Faculty

Dr. L. Ray Miller II Professor, Chemistry

*Mark Miller Associate Professor, Mathematics

Leaf Moore Adjunct Instructor, Art

*Dr. Mark Moore Associate Professor, Business

Dr. Mark Pearson Associate Professor, Biology

Ramona Ratliff Levitt Library Assistant Director/Instructor

*Dr. Clark Roush Professor, Music

Dr. Terry Seufferlein Associate Professor, Bible

Marti Soderholm Director of the Student Success Center

Jen Spickelmier Adjunct Instructor, Physical Education

*Dr. Jaclyn Spivey Assistant Professor, Psychology

Harold Tandy Moodle Services

Steve Thompson Associate Professor, Business

*Dr. Frank Wheeler Professor, Bible

*Dr. Alex Williams Associate Professor, Chemistry

*Chair of Department and/or Division

Brien Alley Director of Financial Aid

Jenny Anderson Volleyball Coach, Instructor

Ross Anderson Courtney Baker Administrative Assistant, Education

Zeruiah Bandy

Staff

Director of Intramurals

Admissions Counselor

Tim Bruner Special Assistant to the President

Joanna Carver Administrative Asst., Admissions

Justin Carver Cross Country & Track Coach

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Kirsten Clements Administrative Assistant, Business Office

Dan Cole Human Resource Manager, Instructor

Joel Coehoorn Director of Information Technology

Delton Deal

Staff

Men’s Basketball Coach

Ramon Diaz Wrestling Coach

Nick DiToro Development Officer

Jeff Finch McCloud Hall Manager

Bob Gaver Director of Facilities

Loretta Goben Custodial

Gayle Good Administrative Assistant, President’s Office

Larry Good Residence Life Coordinator

Natasha Hackett Administrative Assistant, Academic Affairs

Nick Harlan Baseball Coach/P.E. Instructor

Jeff Heins Custodial

Trent Hinton SID/Women’s Soccer Coach

Chrystal Houston Director of Alumni & Communication

Jon Ireland Men’s Soccer Coach

Quin Johnson Admissions Counselor

Dennis Leinen Buildings and Grounds

Jared Leinen Computer Services

Tim Lewis Campus Minister, Business Instructor

Larry Light Buildings and Grounds

Lisa Menke Associate Dean of Online Studies, Instructor

Leo Miller Circulation Assistant, Library

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Staff

Rose Miller Accounts Payable

Matt Madole Women’s Basketball Coach

David Odom Director of Admissions

Rachel Odom Gibbs Apartment Manager

Devyn Pearl Admissions Counselor, Asst. Softball Coach

Gary Pinney Buildings and Grounds

Tori Rath Softball Coach

Carol Rowedder Computer Services

Caleb Rush Admissions Counselor

Janet Rush Bookstore Manager/Mailroom

Meghan Salsbury Financial Aid Officer

Tamara Sanchez Cheer Squad Coach

Catherine Seufferlein Asst. Dean of Students

Ron Shields Bookstore/Mailroom

Steddon Sikes Director of Publications

Greg Smith Associate Head Wrestling Coach

Jaclyn Smith Student Activities/Thomas Hall Mgr/Instructor

Jared Stark Athletic Director, Instructor

Travis Stoltenberg Custodial

Barbara Thompson Director of Student Accounts

Eric Tremaine Buildings and Grounds

Susan Van Deusen Women’s Apartment Manager

Brian Walth Associate Head Baseball Coach/P.E. Instructor

Sylvia Warren Custodial

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Freshmen Jake Aken Tatianna Arvie Amber Clark, Evan Stanger, Rebecca Waggoner, and Caleb Oehlert play a board game in the caf. (right) Elquin Auala Andrew Balistreri

photo by Tiffany Shimp

Stephanie Bartels Josh Bates Melanie Baxa Matt Belden Dalton Bergstrom

Haley Brewster Maggie Brockhoff DeVante Brooks Mark Brown Caleb Bruns

Josh Burgener Forrest Burr Dezira Butler Martin Callen Angela Case

Caris Clark Eddie Coats Johnny Cooksey Corinne Coroluick Cole Craddock

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Freshmen Kelsey Dallimore Morgan Derengowski Atley Dohmen Derek Drews Ian Dyer

Joshua Eklund Jenny Freeman Daria Gainey Julian Garcia Nicole Gates

Elijah Gonzalez Champion Grayson Tre Green Hannah Gund Michaela Hartman

Cody Hawley Gage Headley Nolan Henningson Cody Henry Amelia Hinnergardt

Jordon Hinnergardt Madeline Hinnergardt Paige Horton Lana Huyghebaert Robert Ingram

Ashlee Ivey Eryn Jacobson Jonathan Jasper LeeAnn Jimmerson Lindsay Jones

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Freshmen Jamaane Jordan Grayson King Bailey Kinney Tanner Kolar Adeline Kulik

Julian Lamatsch Justin Larson Toby Lewis Alexis Lockhart Ariel Lundstrom

Ben Lynn Joshua Lytle Nick Maple Oscar Marin Jacob McColloch

Laykin McCoy Karlie Mountjoy Caitlin Nipe Caleb Oehlert Isaac Oehlert

Seth Olin Malachi Olson Michael Ortiz Raul Ortiz III Natalie Ostrander

Shannon Patrick Alex Payne Lauren Peterson Bailey Kinney can’t wait to decorate Easter eggs. (right)

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Freshmen Bestley Pierre Chloe Pittman Ty Porterfield Joseph Preston Yussef Ramirez

Jake Rehurek Brandon Schraven Caroline Seilstad Mitchell Smith Jaimee Stutz

Heidi Swenson Levi Swenson Daniel Thomason Thomas Thompson Soren Tobey

Ruth Ungang Abram Veasey Djemson Villard Annie Wagner Jarrett Waters

Taylor Wiemer Zach Williams Varlencia Winters Ethan Woods

Soren Tobey, Taylor Wiemer, Levi Swenson, Eryn Jacobson, and Jake Aken appear to be pleased with the new computer tables in Levitt Library. (left)

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Sophomores Jasmine Agee Jason Arreola

Cody Baack Brianna Bailey

Marcus Banducci Chrystian Banuelos Molly Bartee Austin Benton Ashley Bonine

Dacy Bonner Jessica Bos Kyle Bottom Katie Briggs Alicia Briski

Beth  Ann Brock Kelsey Buglewicz Bailey Burgess Chris Costanza Tyler Cox

Britney Curry Saleena Deal Morgan DeBoer Brady, Hannah, and Chelcie enjoy the prefinals breakfast. (right)

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photo by Tiffany Shimp

Bailey Burgess, Macy Mountjoy, Amber Clark, Brenna Johnson, and Rocky Pineda give fun a new look. (right)

Sophomores Nolan Dennis Victoria Ebel LoganPaul Eickhoff Dustin Campbell and Tiffany Cole were York’s MCAC Scholar-Athletes of the Year. (left)

Mesha Ellison Julien Ezika-Michael Kailey Firm

Erika Garcia Matt Gastineau Tierney Gensler Josh Gonzalez Morgan Goracke

Katelyn Graeser Courtney Hammitt Charlie Hancock Jake Hasenauer Seth Hines

Jade Hodge Chelcie Holloway Cameron Holmes Peter Holmes Dylan Hrkach

Dwayne Johnson Casey Kaup Katy Keefer Warren Lannon Tyson Lewis

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Sophomores Kyle Lively Jenny Long Josh Lopez Saia Lotulelei Jen Lyons

Dani Marks Daymian Marshall Karsyn Maya Justin McQuiddy Kristin Menge

Emily Meranda Bethany Miller DeAnn Miller Laura Morrill Nick Mueting

Ryan Murphy Heather Negley Asher Palomo Amber Parker Corrine Pearl

Mayra  Michelle Perez Alfred Peters

Derek Poole Jacob Powell Students give a cold shoulder to the visiting team in the Freeman Center. (right)

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photos by Bob DeHart

Sophomores Andrew Raymond Billiey Reeder LeiLani Roman Riannon Romero Roberto Romero

Hannah Sheldon Brady Sikes Laurel Simpson Caleb Smith Susan Stewart

Kayla Struck Ben Sullivan Courtney Swope Shelby Terrell Sheyli Thomas

Jameson Trauger Sarah Trembly Sierra Trower Collin Tucker Michael Turner

Faith Underwood Rebecca Waggoner Seth Walker Ali Wallgren Nichole Williams

Darren Wilson Lauren Wiltse Mark Wiseman

Heyvis, Reggie, and Darren show their pride in the home victory. (left)

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Juniors Ben Abraham Rebecca Agler Lucas Anderson Julio Angulo Tim Aragon

Luis Arevalo Nicole Ashton Karissa Austin Alyssa Becker Danielle Berry

Chris Bottini Jaynie Brautman Dylan Brewer Mike Buffalo Elizabeth Callaway

Isidro Carrizoza  Jr. Ebony Carther Joanna Carver Blake Casey Sandy Chang

Matt Cimmino Amber Clark Caleb Clark Nicholas Clarke Tiffany Cole

Darreon Collins Caleb Connolly Chrystina Contreras Aaron Conyers Garrett Cote'

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Juniors Chase Craddock Tabatha Cramer Danny Cunningham Shandie Curtis Alisha Davis

Joe Davis Shermon Davis Marcelo DeSouza Samantha Dixon Adam Dubberke

Megan Eberle Aileen Edmonds Robert Eklund Marybeth Ester Bethany Fields

Christopher Fifield Mitch Fletcher Dylan Ford Joe Garcia Matthew Gardner

Breanna Gates Kellan Goben Angelene Gray Jessie Griffith Tyler Helms

Eric Howard Heyvis Jackson Seth Jacob Alberto Jaramillo Brenna Johnson

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Juniors Marquis Johnson Troy Kelly Jordan Kinney Josh Knoll Brett Lane

Ramses Larobina Kathryn Lee Drew Leonard Daniella Lescure Jensen Lessig

Adiana Loya Emily Lutz John Machisic Daniel Magner Kayla Martin

Callie McCoy Matthew Miller Tyler Molder Alec Monaghan Jared Munoz

Sean Murfin Alaia Navratil Ryan Nelson Kris Olson DeLaney Ortega

Matt Owen Ethan Owens Gerry Parker Jordan Pella Dana Penze

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Juniors Roberto Perez Raquel Pineda Lauren Post Luis Pulido Trevor Ramos

Arica Reeves Nick Reeves Linda Risinger Sydney Roseke Taylor Runyan

Andrew Rush Amanda Saldivar Mallory Sansom Parker Seilstad Abdul Sesay

Tiffany Shimp Ryne Smith Evan Stanger Talea Struck Jordan Suter

Kyle Svehla Morgan Tackett Katie Thomas Mayra Urrutia Briana Van Deusen

Susan Van Deusen Andre Vaughn Ally Weaver Tisa Wharton Kenzie Witt

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Seniors Alec Abend Jeremiah Ahart Mike Miller and Kelsey Buglewicz hug on a new friend during their Christmas mission trip to Haiti. (right)

Emilie Alston Bruce Amende

Andrew Aragon John Baker Bryce Ballard Shawn Bandy Aaron Beadle

Lori Beeson Carrie Berzins Tristian Birch Matt Blaemire Ashley Bolm

Chasta Bonifas Danielle Bowlby Kameryn Brewster Adam Brock Corbin Brown

Cody Brumbaugh Pat Burford Jeremy Burgener Tree Burks Isabel Camacho

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Seniors Dustin Campbell Shaylee Carlock Bradlee Carls Phillip  Sean Carroll Luke Case

Rocco Cirelli Patrick Clark Ricky Creek Michael Daringer Erin Davidson

Maegan Detlefs Charlie Dick Kayla Durham Dee Ellison Ben Elsass

Gene Felise Carlos Fernandes Zach Garcia Drew Geiger Alice Hackett

2012-13 Alpha Chi Honor Society: (l-r) Mallory Sansom, Marisa Maher, Eric Howard, Alice Hackett, Brenna Johnson, Megan Eberle, Kayla Durham, Amber Clark, Alyssa Becker, Rebecca Agler, Crystal Rush (co-chairperson), Brent Smith (co-chairperson) – not pictured Maegan Detlefs, Breanna Gates, Macy Mountjoy, Andrew Rush, Megan Salfrank, Ryne Smith, Stephanie Studebaker, Carson Tuttle, Mayra Urrutia, Dr. Louise Bailey (sponsor), Dr. Terence Kite (sponsor)

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Seniors Ben Hackett Peter Hansen Shaun Hess Tyler Hinton Shaun Howard

Christina Hubl Bryan Irsik Andrew Johnson Marcus Johnson Rachel Johnson

Ray Johnson Reggie Johnson Jr. Stephan Johnston Chris Kemen Chris Kistenoglu

Jessica Kodesh Justine Kodesh Tom Korn Katie Kynion Joseph Lane

Jordan Leis Martha Lewis Thomas Lichty

Sara Lincoln Daniel Lopez Jaquar Lovett Bob DeHart captures Caleb Connolly’s ornery side at the Shine Retreat. (above)

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Seniors Alex Lowther Maicey Madden Joe Madison Marisa Maher puts on a science demonstration for the kids at York General Childcare. (left)

Bryan Magno Marisa Maher David Maple

Mark Massay Elissa Maynes Megan McBride Jacob McCoy Michael McGee

Livia Medeiros Jordan Mestas Mike Miller Nikki Moeder Macy Mountjoy

Logan Moyer Ana Moyers Miles Negley Josh Nuyten Amen Osayande

Devyn Pearl Jessi Pope Sarah Pope Crystal Prawl Chelsey Quigley

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Seniors Chelsi Reichwaldt Rebecca Reynolds Kevin Ricketts Jose Roman Katiamari Roman

Crystal Rush Megan Salfrank Mayara Santos Bethany Saylor Dean Slattery

Kory Slaughter Brent Smith Desmond Strickland Stephanie Studebaker Casandra Taylor

Laura Tesnohlidek Doug Tew Xavier Trice Nate Trumbo Carson Tuttle

Kristin Tuttle Reid VanWesten Thadd Varmall Marissa Watts Ashley Wellman

AJ Wharton Kyle Wichman Jared Wiley Brett Wise

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President Eckman and Casandra Taylor are all smiles at graduation.

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Sharing the Love

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he child held a piece of candy in her hand, palm up, offering it with a smile. “Pour vous,” she said, urging YC student Katy Keefer to take it. It was a small thing, just a butterscotch wrapped in yellow cellophane, but the gesture was enormous.

The candy was a part of the Christmas gift Keefer and her teammates had just passed out to each girl in the Haitian orphanage. The modest packages filled with sweets, hair bows, nail polish, and small toys were the only Christmas gifts these girls would receive that year. Katy was touched that the small girl wanted to share her treasure.

She wasn’t alone. It seemed every girl in the orphanage, though they had so little, understood that giving is more blessed than receiving. Keefer and her teammates were overwhelmed as each child attempted to share something from her Christmas package.

This was one of the moments that stood out most to Keefer about her service trip to Haiti in December 2012. She went with fellow Yorkies Kelsey Buglewicz, Mike Miller, and Matthew Miller. Independent of any school organization, these four students raised support and gave up Christmas with their families to serve during their holiday break.

They chose to travel to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, as the nation is still in the process of rebuilding after the devastating earthquake in 2010.

While there, the York College students helped a local woman rebuild her house, made daily visits to a girls’ orphanage, and reached out to and prayed with people in the surrounding community.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Jeremiah 29:11

Their Christmas celebration at the orphanage gave the entire YC campus a chance to pitch in as well. “There were about 60 girls at the orphanage,” Matthew explains, “ and we gave each of them a Christmas present that a York College student was able to provide.”

As much of an impact as Team Haiti may have had on the people they served, the reverse can be said as well. The selflessness and faith of the Haitians they met effected the entire team.

Kelsey reflected on getting to know an amazing little girl named Sophia: “She helped me experience true happiness in the short amount of time I spent with her. Her laugh, beautiful smile and constant happiness has been forever engraved into my heart.”

(l-r) On a rooftop in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Matthew Miller, Katy Keefer, Kelsey Buglewicz, and Mike Miller give the gift of service during the Christmas break. (above) Kelsey Buglewicz gets a special hug from her newest friend. (top right)

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YC students pose with the Hearts United with Haiti group that was on site. (above)

Team Senegal and friends stand atop a huge abandoned naval cannon on Goree Island. (left) The Ghent, Belgium group strike a pose at their LST party. (below) Dr. Terry Seufferlein has his picture taken on the Great Wall of China. (middle)

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our groups went out from York College this year with the Let’s Start Talking program. Using the Book of Luke as their English text, the students and YC alumni who were on the LST teams were able to have one-on-one conversations about the Gospel in three different countries: Belgium, Senegal, and China. The summer experience gave them a unique opportunity to display the love of Christ and to see firsthand the global impact of the Good News.

Ghent, Belgium 5/3 - 6/3 Bradlee Carls Luke Lambert (Pepperdine) Ghent, Belgium 6/3 - 6/23 Ben Hackett Natasha Hackett (YC ’09) Jayden Hackett Kelli Byrd (YC ’08)

The staring game was a favorite during the Dakar, Senegal LST party. (above) Caris Clark was able to hold a baby during some of the sessions. (left)

Dakar, Senegal (Africa) 5/13 - 6/24 Caleb Clark Caris Clark Cory Clark (YC ’11) Seth Olin Beijing, China 5/27 - 6/17 Dr. Terry Seufferlein (YC ’85) Letitia Phan (UNL) Lulu Wang (Wayne St)

Kelli Byrd works with a reader while her grandson, Jayden plays on the floor. (above)

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Student Index A Abend, Alec 1, 36, 37, 78, 102 Abraham, Ben 17, 52, 55, 69, 98 Agee, Jasmine 1, 12, 15, 17, 18, 21, 26, 32, 35, 44, 60, 94 Agler, Rebecca 44, 98, 103 Ahart, Jeremiah 73, 102 Aken, Jake 78, 90, 93 Alston, Emilie 36, 102 Alvis, Samantha 36 Amende, Bruce 36, 102 Anderson, Lucas 42, 48, 61, 98 Angulo, Julio 78, 98 Applegate, Krysta 56 Aragon, Andrew 5, 36, 80, 102 Aragon, Tim 55, 72, 98 Arevalo, Luis 69, 98 Arreola, Jason 74, 94, 96 Arvie, Tatianna 56, 62, 90 Ashton, Nicole 98 Auala, Elquin 9, 17, 25, 56, 66, 90 Austin, Karissa 35, 65, 80, 98

B Baack, Cody 78, 94 Bailey, Brianna 6, 15, 18, 26, 44, 56, 94 Baker, John W. 11, 15, 27, 31, 32, 36, 38, 55, 69, 102, 112 Balistreri, Andrew 59, 90 Ballard, Bryce 42, 48, 102 Banducci, Marcus 74, 94 Bandy, Shawn 36, 102 Banuelos, Chrystian 52, 74, 94 Bartee, Molly 1, 13, 60, 63, 94 Bartels, Stephanie 9, 56, 90 Bates, Josh 40, 51, 72, 90 Baxa, Melanie 2, 56, 62, 90 Beadle, Aaron 16, 20, 35, 61, 102 Becker, Alyssa 40, 56, 70, 98, 103, 112 Beeson, Lori 36, 58, 102 Belden, Matt 4, 90 Benton, Austin 24, 44, 61, 94 Bergstrom, Dalton 72, 80, 90 Berry, Danielle 6, 15, 18, 32, 35, 49, 53, 58, 98 Berzins, Carrie 6, 12, 34, 36, 42, 60, 66, 102, 112 Birch, Tristian 102 Blaemire, Matt 78, 102 Bolm, Ashley 102 Bonifas, Chasta 11, 58, 102 Bonine, Ashley 94 Bonner, Dacy 56, 94 Bos, Jessica 58, 94 Bottini, Chris 17, 35, 78, 98 Bottom, Kyle 39, 50, 65, 80, 94, 112 Bowlby, Danielle 36, 62, 102 Brautman, Jaynie 60, 66, 98, 112 Brewer, Dylan 73, 98, 112 Brewster, Haley 1, 24, 44, 52, 54, 90 Brewster, Kameryn 34, 44, 65, 80, 102, 112 Briggs, Katie 17, 35, 58, 94 Briski, Alicia 6, 44, 60, 94 Brock, Adam 36, 37, 102 Brock, Beth Ann 16, 18, 26, 54, 66, 94 Brockhoff, Maggie 90 Brooks, DeVante' 40, 72, 90 Brown, Corbin 36, 102 Brown, Mark 43, 78, 90

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Brumbaugh, Cody 36, 102 Bruns, Caleb 61, 90 Buffalo, Mike 73, 98 Buglewicz, Kelsey 39, 50, 60, 66, 94, 102, 108, 112 Burford, Pat 102 Burgener, Jeremy 36, 78, 102, 112 Burgener, Josh 52, 78, 90 Burgess, Bailey 1, 17, 54, 94 Burks, Tree 36, 73, 102 Burr, Forrest 60, 80, 90 Butler, Dezira 58, 90

C Callaway, Elizabeth 56, 66, 80, 98, 112 Callen, Martin 11, 18, 25, 43, 61, 90 Calvin, Ashley 36 Camacho, Isabel 8, 11, 28, 36, 56, 102 Campbell, Dustin 36, 39, 73, 80, 95, 103, 112 Carlock, Shaylee 74, 80, 103, 112 Carls, Bradlee 57, 74, 103, 109 Carrizoza Jr., Isidro 41, 78, 98 Carroll, Phillip Sean 42, 61, 103 Carther, Ebony 4, 40, 51, 60, 70, 98 Carver, Joanna 87, 98 Case, Angela 58, 90 Case, Luke 25, 36, 59, 103 Casey, Blake 36, 73, 98 Chang, Sandy 56, 98 Cimmino, Matt 39, 57, 61, 98 Cirelli, Rocco 103 Clark, Amber 1, 17, 24, 54, 90, 94, 98, 103, 112 Clark, Caleb 15, 18, 26, 32, 59, 61, 98, 109 Clark, Caris 44, 60, 90, 109, 112 Clarke, Nicholas 74, 98 Clark, Frank 36 Clark, Patrick 15, 16, 18, 25, 32, 36, 40, 44, 57, 103, 112 Coats, Eddie 28, 55, 72, 90 Cole, Tiffany 35, 58, 77, 95, 98, 112 Collins, Darreon 9, 55, 80, 98 Connolly, Caleb 24, 36, 78, 98, 104 Contreras, Chrystina 54, 98 Conyers, Aaron 2, 21, 35, 41, 78, 98 Cooksey, Johnny 40, 72, 90 Coroluick, Corinne 90 Costanza, Chris 2, 78, 94, 112 Cote’, Garrett 16, 21, 50, 55, 69, 98 Cox, Tyler 23, 35, 41, 61, 65, 80, 94, 112 Craddock, Chase 21, 28, 30, 39, 41, 61, 69, 99, 112 Craddock, Cole 6, 61, 69, 90 Cramer, Tabatha 77, 99 Creek, Ricky 36, 65, 103, 112 Cunningham, Danny 57, 80, 99 Curry, Britney 66, 77, 94 Curtis, Shandie 54, 66, 99

D Dallimore, Kelsey 54, 65, 80, 91 Daringer, Michael 36, 44, 103 Davidson, Erin 1, 29, 31, 36, 38, 56, 62, 103 Davis, Alisha 39, 60, 83, 99 Davis, Joe 11, 39, 48, 61, 99 Davis, Shermon 59, 69, 99 Deal, Saleena 24, 60, 83, 94

DeBoer, Morgan 41, 60, 65, 80, 94 Dennis, Nolan 95 Derengowski, Morgan 60, 77, 91 DeSouza, Marcelo 99 Detlefs, Maegan 15, 18, 36, 44, 49, 103 DeWitt, Libby 16, 54 Dick, Charlie 2, 36, 78, 103 Dixon, Samantha 44, 58, 99 Dohmen, Atley 57, 74, 91 Drews, Derek 52, 78, 91 Dubberke, Adam 78, 99 Durham, Kayla 2, 13, 20, 56, 62, 103, 112 Dyer, Ian 78, 91

E Ebel, Victoria 54, 95 Eberle, Megan 48, 99, 103 Edmonds, Aileen 15, 44, 58, 99 Eickhoff, LoganPaul 57, 74, 95 Eklund, Joshua 74, 91 Eklund, Robert 74, 99, 112 Ellison, Dee 12, 36, 51, 73, 103 Ellison, Mesha 40, 56, 70, 95 Elsass, Ben 6, 36, 59, 103 Ester, Marybeth 62, 99 Ezika-Michael, Julien 40, 57, 72, 95

Headley, Gage 44, 59, 91 Helms, Tyler 35, 49, 78, 99 Henningson, Nolan 1, 15, 18, 26, 40, 43, 44, 48, 61, 91 Henry, Cody 78, 91 Hess, Shaun 9, 11, 28, 36, 57, 104 Hines, Seth 80, 95 Hinnergardt, Amelia 60, 91 Hinnergardt, Jordon 40, 58, 91 Hinnergardt, Madeline 17, 60, 91 Hinton, Tyler 15, 36, 104, 112 Hodge, Jade 56, 80, 83, 95 Holloway, Chelcie 18, 60, 94, 95 Holmes, Cameron 18, 41, 42, 44, 61, 80, 95 Holmes, Peter 9, 44, 57, 95 Horton, Paige 56, 91 Howard, Eric 99, 103 Howard, Shaun 36, 74, 104, 112 Hrkach, Dylan 61, 69, 95 Hubl, Christina 77, 104, 112 Huyghebaert, Lana 91

I Ingram, Robert 72, 91 Irsik, Bryan 17, 36, 55, 104 Ivey, Ashlee 24, 44, 56, 66, 91

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Felise, Gene 34, 36, 78, 103 Fernandes, Carlos 25, 36, 69, 103, 112 Fields, Bethany 96, 99 Fifield, Christopher 99 Firm, Kailey 1, 2, 40, 44, 53, 56, 62, 95, 112 Fletcher, Mitch 1, 78, 99 Ford, Dylan 15, 18, 21, 25, 42, 44, 51, 61, 99 Freeman, Jenny 91

Jackson, Heyvis 1, 6, 73, 97, 99 Jacob, Seth 2, 78, 99 Jacobson, Eryn 1, 8, 17, 24, 35, 44, 60, 91, 93, 112 Jaramillo, Alberto 74, 99 Jasper, Jonathan 9, 44, 59, 91 Jimmerson, LeeAnn 54, 66, 91 Johnson, Andrew 70, 104 Johnson, Brenna 1, 49, 54, 94, 99, 103 Johnson, Dwayne 1, 53, 55, 72, 95 Johnson, Marcus 73, 104 Johnson, Marquis 100 Johnson, Rachel 36, 37, 42, 104 Johnson, Ray 9, 36, 55, 74, 104 Johnson, Reggie 6, 36, 51, 73, 97, 104 Johnston, Stephan 55, 69, 104 Jones, Lindsay 24, 54, 77, 91 Jordan, Jamaane 72, 92

G Gainey, Daria 7, 91 Garcia, Erika 95 Garcia, Joe 99 Garcia, Julian 72, 91 Garcia, Zach 1, 2, 41, 78, 103 Gardner, Matthew 44, 59, 99 Gastineau, Matt 65, 80, 95 Gates, Breanna 21, 39, 60, 99, 103 Gates, Nicole 11, 13, 17, 24, 60, 62, 91 Geiger, Drew 3, 36, 44, 61, 80, 103, 112 Gensler, Tierney 66, 77, 95 Goad, Andy 57 Goben, Kellan 3, 5, 42, 61, 65, 80, 99, 112 Gonzalez, Elijah 16, 69, 91 Gonzalez, Josh 59, 95 Goracke, Morgan 1, 12, 15, 18, 21, 26, 31, 32, 38, 58, 95, 112 Graeser, Katelyn 77, 95, 112 Gray, Angelene 1, 29, 31, 36, 44, 99 Grayson, Champion 91 Green, Tre 91 Griffith, Jessie 39, 41, 77, 99, 112 Guetterman, Eric 74 Gund, Hannah 17, 24, 54, 66, 91, 112

H Hackett, Alice 13, 20, 34, 36, 44, 65, 103, 112 Hackett, Ben 55, 104, 109 Hameister, Tabitha 39, 112 Hammitt, Courtney 56, 70, 95, 112 Hancock, Charlie 17, 52, 73, 95 Hansen, Peter 11, 59, 104 Hartman, Michaela 43, 53, 58, 91 Hasenauer, Jake 5, 39, 61, 65, 80, 95, 112 Hawley, Cody 91

K Kaup, Casey 2, 17, 40, 43, 57, 78, 95 Keefer, Katy 6, 41, 60, 66, 95, 108, 112 Kelly, Troy 9, 18, 20, 41, 44, 48, 61, 80, 100 Kemen, Chris 36, 104 King, Grayson 61, 78, 92 Kinney, Bailey 4, 17, 41, 43, 44, 48, 60, 92 Kinney, Jordan 16, 39, 41, 42, 43, 60, 66, 100, 112 Kistenoglu, Chris 5, 36, 69, 104 Knoll, Josh 2, 16, 40, 78, 100 Kodesh, Jessica 60, 77, 104 Kodesh, Justine 77, 104 Kolar, Tanner 72, 92 Korn, Tom 78, 104 Kulik, Adeline 17, 54, 92 Kynion, Katie 6, 11, 13, 28, 30, 36, 41, 51, 60, 66, 104, 112

L Lamatsch, Julian 80, 92 Lane, Brett 100 Lane, Joseph 36, 39, 104 Lannon, Warren 65, 80, 95 Larobina, Ramses 34, 57, 73, 100 Larson, Justin 74, 92 Lee, Kathryn 100 Leis, Jordan 2, 78, 104 Leonard, Drew 1, 9, 15, 18, 44, 57, 100

Lescure, Daniella 56, 83, 100 Lessig, Jensen 58, 100, 112 Lewis, Martha 5, 36, 65, 104 Lewis, Toby 8, 92 Lewis, Tyson 21, 95 Lichty, Thomas 104 Lincoln, Sara 1, 36, 40, 70, 104, 112 Lively, Kyle 17, 55, 72, 96 Lloyd, Jason 36 Lockhart, Alexis 51, 56, 92 Long, Jenny 6, 44, 54, 96 Lopez, Daniel 104 Lopez, Josh 74, 96 Lotulelei, Saia 35, 44, 74, 96 Lough, Michael 36 Lovett, Jaquar 36, 59, 104 Lowther, Alex 1, 36, 78, 105 Loya, Adiana 66, 71, 100, 112 Lundstrom, Ariel 40, 63, 70, 92 Lutz, Emily 70, 100 Lynn, Ben 92 Lyons, Jen 96 Lytle, Joshua 92

Moyers, Ana 1, 2, 7, 40, 50, 52, 56, 62, 96, 105, 112 Moyer, Scott 36 Mueting, Nick 69, 96 Munoz, Jared 69, 100 Murfin, Sean 78, 100 Murphy, Ryan 40, 61, 78, 96 Mwago, Sam 36, 37

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Oehlert, Caleb 59, 90, 92 Oehlert, Isaac 92 Olin, Seth 25, 61, 92, 109 Olsen, Kris 112 Olson, Kris 69, 100 Olson, Malachi 55, 69, 92 Ortega, DeLaney 40, 56, 63, 70, 100, 112 Ortiz, Michael 7, 55, 69, 92 Ortiz, Raul 7, 61, 69, 92 Osayande, Amen 73, 105 Ostrander, Natalie 15, 18, 58, 92 Owen, Matt 1, 78, 100 Owens, Ethan 100

Machisic, John 100 Madden, Maicey 77, 105 Madison, Joe 17, 57, 74, 80, 96, 105 Magner, Daniel 15, 21, 26, 35, 44, 61, 100 Magno, Bryan 9, 57, 74, 105 Maher, Marisa 40, 52, 70, 103, 105, 112 Maple, David 13, 69, 105 Maple, Nick 24, 44, 55, 69, 92 Marin, Oscar 74, 92, 96 Marks, Dani 77, 96, 112 Marshall, Daymian 34, 51, 61, 73, 96 Martin, Kayla 100 Massay, Mark 57, 74, 96, 105 Maya, Karsyn 56, 63, 96 Maynes, Elissa 105 McBride, Megan 105 McColloch, Jacob 72, 92 McCoy, Callie 56, 100 McCoy, Jacob 105 McCoy, Laykin 77, 92 McGee, Michael 15, 36, 69, 105 McQuiddy, Justin 59, 96 Medeiros, Livia 6, 13, 36, 66, 105, 112 Menge, Kristin 17, 56, 96 Meranda, Emily 54, 65, 80, 96, 112 Mestas, Jordan 65, 80, 105 Miller, Bethany 15, 26, 32, 35, 51, 96 Miller, DeAnn 1, 60, 66, 96 Miller, Matthew 1, 7, 13, 15, 39, 42, 44, 51, 61, 100, 108 Miller, Mike 11, 13, 34, 39, 61, 102, 105, 108 Miron, Daniel 36 Moeder, Nikki 36, 105 Molder, Tyler 2, 78, 100 Monaghan, Alec 73, 100 Morrill, Laura 58, 96 Mountjoy, Karlie 11, 17, 24, 39, 44, 60, 92 Mountjoy, Macy 1, 5, 41, 42, 54, 94, 103, 105 Moyer, Logan 73, 105

N Navratil, Alaia 1, 8, 13, 35, 42, 60, 100 Negely, Miles 20 Negley, Heather 6, 17, 60, 66, 80, 96 Negley, Miles 1, 17, 20, 25, 34, 36, 41, 42, 55, 74, 105 Negley, Wes 74 Nelson, Ryan 15, 25, 44, 59, 100 Nipe, Caitlin 17, 25, 39, 54, 66, 92 Nuyten, Josh 2, 78, 105, 112

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P Palomo, Asher 9, 55, 65, 80, 96 Parker, Amber 6, 7, 25, 54, 66, 83, 96, 112 Parker, Gerry 100 Patrick, Shannon 58, 92 Pawlus, Amy 15, 58 Payne, Alex 40, 56, 70, 92 Pearl, Corrine 77, 96, 112 Pearl, Devyn 36, 77, 89, 105 Pella, Jordan 40, 78, 100 Penze, Dana 44, 58, 100 Perez, Mayra  Michelle 6, 62, 96 Perez, Roberto 61, 78, 101 Peters, Alfred 7, 9, 25, 59, 74, 96, 112 Peterson, Lauren 40, 60, 70, 92 Pierre, Bestley 69, 93 Pineda, Raquel 1, 25, 28, 54, 66, 94, 101 Pittman, Chloe 24, 40, 41, 54, 93 Poole, Derek 52, 57, 72, 96 Pope, Jessi 36, 105 Pope, Sarah 105 Porterfield, Ty 78, 93 Post, Lauren 15, 26, 35, 44, 58, 101 Powell, Jacob 2, 21, 43, 57, 78, 96, 112 Prawl, Crystal 36, 44, 49, 58, 105 Preston, Joseph 78, 93 Pulido, Luis 69, 101, 112

Q Quigley, Chelsey 36, 105

R Ramirez, Yussef 74, 93 Ramos, Trevor 2, 78, 101 Raymond, Andrew 78, 97 Reeder, Billiey 17, 18, 60, 97 Reeves, Arica 77, 101 Reeves, Nick 2, 78, 101 Rehurek, Jake 61, 72, 93 Reichwaldt, Chelsi 96, 106 Reynolds, Rebecca 5, 13, 36, 54, 66, 106 Richards, Colby 78 Ricketts, Kevin 39, 106 Risinger, Linda 58, 101 Roman, Jose 5, 18, 36, 39, 59, 106 Roman, Katiamari 36, 43, 106 Roman, LeiLani 15, 48, 58, 97 Romero, Riannon 97 Romero, Roberto 40, 72, 97 Roseke, Sydney 21, 39, 60, 101 Runyan, Taylor 1, 16, 56, 70, 101 Rush, Andrew 25, 34, 61, 69, 101, 103, 112 Rush, Crystal 20, 35, 36, 62, 103, 106, 112

S Saldivar, Amanda 77, 101 Salfrank, Megan 36, 49, 53, 58, 103, 106 Sansom, Mallory 5, 60, 62, 101, 103, 112 Santos, Mayara 36, 62, 106 Saylor, Bethany 34, 36, 44, 45, 106 Schraven, Brandon 25, 57, 93 Seilstad, Caroline 1, 5, 15, 17, 41, 44, 48, 56, 93 Seilstad, Parker 15, 18, 42, 44, 57, 101 Sesay, Abdul 34, 40, 41, 61, 69, 101, 112 Sheldon, Hannah 44, 60, 94, 97 Shimp, Tiffany 17, 43, 56, 66, 101, 112 Siddall, Logan 15, 36 Sikes, Brady 25, 44, 94, 97, 112 Simpson, Laurel 1, 15, 18, 29, 31, 39, 44, 54, 97 Slattery, Dean 36, 41, 78, 106 Slaughter, Kory 36, 73, 106 Smith, Brent 13, 36, 103, 106 Smith, Caleb 6, 13, 15, 18, 35, 44, 61, 80, 97, 112 Smith, Mitchell 65, 93 Smith, Ryne 29, 31, 44, 80, 101, 103, 112 Souza, Marcelo 69 Stahr, Ryann 48 Stanger, Evan 44, 90, 101 Stewart, Susan 44, 97 Strickland, Desmond 36, 73, 106, 112 Struck, Kayla 54, 63, 80, 97, 112 Struck, Talea 40, 54, 70, 101 Studebaker, Stephanie 13, 15, 18, 36, 44, 103, 106 Stutz, Jaimee 9, 56, 80, 93 Sullivan, Ben 55, 69, 97, 112 Suter, Jordan 29, 31, 35, 78, 101 Svehla, Kyle 15, 39, 40, 44, 61, 101 Swenson, Heidi 24, 41, 60, 65, 80, 93 Swenson, Levi 5, 13, 25, 41, 43, 44, 61, 65, 80, 93 Swope, Courtney 40, 56, 70, 97

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Taylor, Casandra 11, 36, 44, 54, 106, 107 Teeple, Devon 36 Terrell, Bailey 60 Terrell, Shelby 18, 27, 32, 43, 51, 52, 60, 97 Tesnohlidek, Laura 2, 36, 62, 106 Tew, Doug 106 Thomas, Katie 101 Thomason, Daniel 48, 59, 93 Thomas, Sheyli 39, 60, 83, 97 Thompson, Richard 74 Thompson, Thomas 93 Tobey, Soren 1, 5, 8, 17, 24, 44, 56, 93 Trauger, Jameson 15, 18, 26, 31, 32, 48, 59, 97 Trembly, Sarah 77, 97, 112 Trice, Xavier 36, 106 Trower, Sierra 17, 41, 54, 63, 80, 97, 112 Trumbo, Nate 59, 106 Tucker, Collin 80, 97, 112 Turner, Michael 51, 72, 97 Tuttle, Carson 1, 25, 29, 31, 34, 44, 61, 103, 106 Tuttle, Kristin 35, 36, 65, 106, 112

U Underwood, Faith 7, 97 Ungang, Ruth 5, 56, 83, 93 Urrutia, Mayra 6, 17, 20, 41, 42, 60, 66, 80, 101, 103, 112

V Van Deusen, Briana 1, 15, 18, 26, 42, 43, 54, 101 Van Deusen, Susan 54, 89, 101 VanWesten, Reid 13, 34, 36, 61, 78, 106, 112 Varmall, Thadd 51, 73, 74, 106 Vaughn, Andre 73, 101 Veasey, Abram 6, 72, 93 Villard, Djemson 52, 57, 74, 93, 96

W Waggoner, Rebecca 56, 83, 90, 97 Wagner, Annie 44, 93 Walgren, Ali 18, 58 Walker, Eric 80 Walker, Seth 41, 42, 43, 61, 78, 97 Wallgren, Ali 15, 28, 44, 97 Waters, Jarrett 93 Watts, Marissa 44, 58, 106 Weaver, Ally 21, 36, 39, 42, 60, 101 Wellman, Ashley 36, 106 Wharton, AJ 36, 106 Wharton, Tisa 15, 44, 58, 101 Wichman, Kyle 74, 106 Wiemer, Taylor 17, 93 Wiley, Jared 106 Williams, Bryan 36 Williams, Nichole 97 Williams, Zach 17, 43, 59, 93 Wilson, Darren 73, 97 Wiltse, Lauren 97 Winters, Varlencia 7, 17, 56, 93 Wise, Brett 41, 78, 106 Wiseman, Mark 41, 43, 97 Witt, Kenzie 2, 62, 101 Woods, Ethan 93

Y Young, David 36, 44 Yuot, Bang 65, 69

Tackett, Morgan 6, 24, 41, 42, 60, 66, 101, 112

Coaches and players celebrate York’s win at the NAIA National Tournament. (left)

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MCAC Scholar Athletes

*John Baker, Soccer *Alyssa Becker, Basketball *Carrie Berzins, Soccer Kyle Bottom, Cross Country/Track Jaynie Brautman, Soccer *Dylan Brewer, Basketball *Kameryn Brewster, Cross Country/Track Kelsey Buglewicz, Soccer Jeremy Burgener, Baseball Lliz Callaway, Soccer, Track *^Dustin Campbell, Basketball, Track Shaylee Carlock, Track and Field ^Tiffany Cole, Softball Chris Costanza, Baseball Tyler Cox, Cross Country/Track Chase Craddock, Soccer *Ricky Creek, Cross Country/Track *Kayla Durham, Volleyball Robert Eklund, Wrestling Carlos Fernandes, Soccer Kailey Firm, Volleyball *Kellan Goben, Cross Country/Track Katelyn Graeser, Softball Jessie Griffith, Softball *Alice Hackett, Cross Country Courtney Hammitt, Basketball Jake Hasenauer, Cross Country/Track Shaun Howard, Wrestling Christina Hubl, Softball *Jordan Kinney, Soccer *Sara Lincoln, Basketball Adiana Loya, Soccer *Marisa Maher, Basketball, Track & Field Dani Marks, Softball *Livia Medeiros, Soccer Emily Meranda, Cross Country/Track *Ana Moyers, Volleyball Josh Nuyten, Baseball *Kris Olsen, Soccer *DeLaney Ortega, Volleyball, Basketball Amber Parker, Soccer Corrine Pearl, Softball Alfred Peters, Wrestling Jacob Powell, Baseball Luis Pulido, Soccer *Crystal Rush, Volleyball *Andrew Rush, Soccer *Mallory Sansom, Volleyball *Abdul Sesay, Soccer Tiffany Shimp, Soccer Caleb Smith, Track and Field Ryne Smith, Track and Field Desmond Strickland, Basketball Kayla Struck, Volleyball, Track & Field Ben Sullivan, Soccer Morgan Tackett, Soccer Sarah Trembly, Softball Sierra Trower, Volleyball, Track & Field Collin Tucker, Track and Field *Kristin Tuttle, Cross Country *Mayra Urrutia, Soccer, Track Reid VanWesten, Baseball

112 *Also Daktronics Scholar-Athletes

^ MCAC Scholar-Athletes of the Year

For the first time in YC history, the baseball team secures an invitation to the AvistaNAIA Baseball World Series in Lewiston, Idaho. Teammates celebrate their 4-3 win over Judson College in the Opening Round Joliet Bracket championship game. photo by Trent Hinton

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