2017 Crusader

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Volume 61 2016-2017

York College 1125 E 8th St York, NE 68467 www.york.edu (402) 363-5600

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The Crusader 2016-17

Sports, page 58 Student Life, page 4 People, page 88 Organizations, page 40 Index, page 110

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Domonique and DeAndre Neroes have great attitudes as they help in the move in.

photo by Sarah Van Gomple

Kaylen and Kendall Fike get a warm YC welcome from Dan Cole.

The Van Gomple family hosts students for a meal during the first week of school.

A College Prologue The first steps toward a great year

Fallon, Maverick, and Megan bond over some competitive Guitar Hero in the Caf.

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Opening Days

After Wednesday’s opening chapel Brady Dunagan, Hannah Boucher, Rachel Dollen, Kaylee Becker, and Shania Brown show the York Experience is alive and well. (above) Billy, Christi, Cooper, and Calleigh Lones hosted eleven students at their home for an evening meal. (right)

photo by Christi Lones

photo by Erin Wallgren

In the move, Jason Richardson is treated royally by the women’s soccer team.

Incoming freshmen and transfer students were met with a warm welcome during the fall of 2016’s orientation week. Many of the first-time students arrived on campus with their families, ready to take a new step in their lives. With the help of a few of the athletic teams, the packed cars were unloaded and the residence halls began taking shape before everyone enjoyed the opening picnic at the Larsen Commons.

Led by upperclassmen, orientation groups tried to give newcomers a taste of what college life was like before classes began on Wednesday. The threeday schedule included service projects, devotionals, instructional sessions, an off-campus retreat, and a variety of games. The majority of returning students arrived on Tuesday to catch up with friends and settle in before the first day of classes. On Wednesday, President Eckman welcomed everyone back during opening chapel and challenged students to have the best year possible.

Watermelon hits the spot as both new students and returners converse about the beginning of a new year.

A bird’s eye view of the picnic in Larsen Commons shows many of the returning students know when the camera is looking their way.

During opening chapel, Alex Boss, Grady Johnson, and Bryce Tyler were part of an Olympic skit to introduce an upcoming activity.

photo by Nyalat Buom

After President Eckman welcomed everyone to campus, Corey Holmes led the prayer for the opening picnic. (left) Freshman orientation has a way of bringing new friends together like Nyalat Buom, Lydia Kirchhoff, Marissa Bressler and Olivia Nabb. (right)

Students cleaned Foster Park as part of the community service activities during orientation.

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Hannah Rohda’s love for animals made her the perfect candidate to lead Coach Carver’s dog in the team’s parade entry.

Tyler Brakenhoff, Josh Bertey, Dean Samora, and Clay Lube give the cameraman a look as they come to the end of the parade route.

The Concert Choir takes the lead for the college during the Yorkfest parade, carrying the flags that represent the states and countries of current YC students.

photo by Erin Wallgren

Eric Smith, Dalton Bergstrom, and Trevor Lenear make the most of the community welcome downtown as they play for free stuff. (left) Against the background of the American flag, Josh Anderson gives a friendly wave. (right)

With Austin Kelly’s approval in the background, Raymond Duncan is served by Bob Sautter and Todd Kirshenbaum during the community’s backto-school welcome.

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Bre Goben and Kaylee Becker carry the York College banner with style.

Mikayla, Anissia, and Kiana pose in the middle of the intersection for a quick pic.

Out on the Town

Cameron, Eric, Michael, Tre’, and Trevor discard their game faces for smiles.

Good Food, Free Stuff, and a Parade

Madeleine Martinez, AJ Scheerer-Hamm, Kermit Thomas, Ty Swenson, Peyton Horton, Sheyi Ajiboye, and Sabrina Austin take pride in representing the track and field team. (above)

Thomas Smith gracefully throws some candy to the kids along the parade route.

photo by Erin Wallgren

First impressions matter‌ Just ask a YC student who is new to the town of York. As each fall semester gets underway, the York community gives a warm welcome from the York Chamber and local businesses. Give-aways are always a hit. Match that with free food, a friendly handshake and a smile and you have a good chance of winning over the average college student.

Now fast forward about three weeks to the annual Yorkfest celebration where the student body gives back to the community that sense of goodwill, marching in the local parade and saying thank you to residents for making York a home away from home. The proud display of state and country flags, walking with teammates, handing candy to kids along the route, and giving a friendly wave of appreciation are all part of the big picture.

December Taverner, Lexi Martens, Ashley Miller, & George Watts grab the free stuff.

Welcome & Parade

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Lexington, Nebraska, freshman Samantha Baires admires her Beta fish invite.

Bailey Carr gives Corban Hansen a welcome-to-Delta hug.

Sadie Pittman and Kendall Fike have a good time with “Joey Boxing”.

Invisible Ties Clubs welcome their new recruits

Doug, Emily, December, Lexi, and Aubrey show who’s boss at 6:00 a.m.

Bryce gets under the limbo bar during Koinonia and Beta’s luau recruiting party.

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Club Week

Club Week at York College is like none other as students forego normalcy and established routines for what might be termed “extreme social life.” For many, social service clubs are the center of their York College experience. Being a part of such a group provides close, personal interaction among the students and their sponsors and brings about lifelong friendships. Once again, the eight clubs regrouped, recruited, and redefined themselves with new members infusing their own personalities and talents into the mix. Some are freshmen, new to the college scene; others are transfer students, anticipating a jump start to their final years The week is filled with fellowship, friendly competition, service opportunities, and spiritual growth. Get-to-know-you mixers and games are encouraged and serving one another is essential. Spending quality time together can get a bit messy and can be rather loud, but it’s all in great fun. And at the end of the week, the new and old alike form a bond that will make all the difference for many years to come.

New Beta recruits and upperclassmen are excited about the year ahead. (above)

Delta chicks happily group for a pic and their first attempt at the club symbol.

Sigma Tau members and their kangaroo pose in front of the mail room.

The ladies of Theta Psi pause between cheers to give their clubs’ sign and a smile.

Old and new members of Kyodai strut their stuff after the morning invites were received. (right) Tyler Tate goes up over Mason Held for the successful catch during the early morning football game between Kyodai and Sig Tau. (left)

Sami Berry and Emily Clark welcome Abigail Baker to Omega Phi.

Club Week

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Justin Hukill gets into the act as a new honorary member of Delta Chi Alpha.

Darrien Gomez isn’t quite sure of what to make of Cameron Merrill and the other new members of Sig Tau, but who can argue with flowers and a serenade?

Ninia Wilson’s dreams come true as Koinonia’s sweetheart: surrounded by adoring fans and showered by confetti.

Serving as their beau for the year, Douglas Deuel gets to masquerade as a member of Omega Phi. (left) Kaylee Becker receives oneon-one attention from Kevin Olmstead as Kyodai pays tribute to their new sweetheart. right)

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Coronation

The new Beta fish flood Grady Johnson with praise and adoration.

Sammie, Abby, Erin, and Melissa know what clubs are all about.

Dancing for the Stars

Theta Psi tell the audience that they think Corey Holmes is the best of the best.

Coronation honors beaus and sweethearts The highlight of Club Week was once again the time-honored tradition of Coronation on Friday night.

The eight social clubs gathered in the Campbell Center to recognize their sweetheart or beau and give them a special tribute in song, dance, and at times gifts of honor. During the week new members of their respective clubs orchestrated choreography, coordinated outfits, and either rehearsed their vocal abilities or practiced their best lip syncing techniques. Alex Boss served as emcee for the evening and kept things flowing with a bit of humor thrown in for fun. It was entertaining, to say the least—full of laughter, music, dancing, and a few surprises.

Club Beaus Beta - Grady Johnson Delta - Justin Hukill Omega Phi - Douglas Deuel Theta Psi - Corey Holmes Sami Berry enjoys the love and attention she receives as Kingsmen’s sweetheart. (top)

Club Sweethearts Koinonia - Nenia Wilson Kyodai - Kaylee Becker Kingsmen - Sami Berry Sigma Tau - Darrien Gomez As ICC Liaison, Alex Boss did a great job as the Coronation emcee. (above)

Delta give Justin Hukill a performance he’ll never forget.

Kingsmen and Omega Phi always make a great Coronation entrance.

Coronation

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Micah Copeland raises money for the golf program at the Homecoming scramble.

Kevin Olmstead, Jarrell Cunningham, and Justin Hukill love their new digs.

The Homecoming musical, The Secret Garden was in a word, Spectacular!

The Royal Court Homecoming 2016 Alumni returned to campus to relive their great college memories, while prospective students and their families visited to see all that York College has to offer during YC’s Homecoming and Panther Days weekend, October 21-23. The weekend schedule was extra busy including the theatre department’s outstanding musical The Secret Garden, alumni chapel, a choir concert, volleyball match, a crowd-pleasing first men’s basketball game of the year, and a free concert by Shonlock. Homecoming Chapel was well attended as Dr. Bill Pink gave the early morning’s address, recounting a few stories of his days as a panther. He was followed by a moving Concert Choir performance which included alumni joining students on the risers for the traditional closing songs. The dedication ceremony for the Touchton Clubhouse on Saturday afternoon was a bonus for visiting alumni and high school students.

During halftime of the men’s basketball game in which they defeated Barclay College 11591, the York College Homecoming Court was introduced. Bryce Tyler, a senior communication major from Lincoln, Neb., and Renee Wubbenhorst, a senior elementary education major from Blue Springs, Mo., were crowned this year’s Homecoming King and Queen.

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Homecoming

The Concert Choir gave an awesome performance during alumni chapel Saturday morning.

Dr. Wayne White, Alumnus of the Year, poses with his brothers Jim and Don.

2016 YC Homecoming Court: (1st row) Senior Candidates - Courtney Lovelace, Corey Holmes, Bre Goben, Renee Wubbenhorst, Bryce Tyler, Dalton Bergstrom, Delaney Woods, Justin Hukill; (2nd row) Sophomore Attendants Cassidy Wilson & Dylan Odom; Freshman Attendants - Kendall Fike & Garrett Ewing; Junior Attendants - Shania Brown & Grady Johnson

Justin Hukill, Bre Goben, Corey Holmes, and Delaney Woods have some fun with the photo session at halftime of the men’s basketball game.

Nolan Henningson places the royal crown on Renee Wubbenhorst as the students’ choice for 2016 Homecoming Queen.

With a great homecoming crowd looking on, Michael Johnson goes up for a contested bucket in the 115-91 victory over Barclay College. (left) Saturday of Homecoming provided the perfect afternoon for the ribbon cutting ceremony to dedicate the new Touchton Clubhouse. (right)

The volleyball team celebrates a point over Sterling College in their Friday night Homecoming game.

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Photos courtesy Bob DeHart, Jansen Fraser, and Tim McNeese

A memorable moment of the show is when the Dreamers portray the oncedead garden coming back to life.

Movement, lighting, and music made this a magical moment in the production.

1) After Mary’s parents died of cholera, she is returned to the England she has never known. 2) Mary and Archibald both think they hear their lost loved ones in I Heard Someone Crying. 3) In his mind, Archibald and his wife Lily dance in their garden. 4) Half dreaming during a storm, Mary ventures out and finds the garden’s hidden door. 5) Mary and the neighbor boy Dickon sing the garden’s praises. 6) With his jealous brother Neville looking on, Archibald can hardly believe his eyes that Colin is walking!

Cast (standing): Nathan Clark, Natalie Ostrander, Olivia Nabb, Moses Guillen, Hannah Anderson, Brinna Horvath, Caleb Magner, Josh Anderson, Dani Palensky, Soren Tobey, Ryan Harrison, Boe Fraser, Nolan Henningson, Gabrielle Siebenaler, Tommy Eckhart, Ainsley Mountjoy, Colby Smith, Deidre Freitas, Austin Hackel, Aubrey Tate, Jacob Wirka, Grady Johnson, Sami Berry.

Crew (sitting): Boone Berry, Austin Kupper, Kacey Fatuch, Troy Rowen, Laura Leos, Hannah Rohda, Eric Berry-Massey, Erin Wallgren, Marika Bich, Ashlee Ivey, Melissa Strong

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The Secret Garden - Homecoming Musical

With his son Colin healed, Archibald is a changed man and accepts Mary as his own.

Mary is haunted by the dream of her parents death.

Lily’s ghost and her son Colin sing the touching song, Come to My Garden.

Mary, Dickon, Martha, and Ben do what they can to help Colin believe.

The Secret Garden A heartwarming, musical performance An orphan girl, an invalid boy, and a magical garden that brings them together to find healing are at the heart of The Secret Garden. Directed by John I Baker and Dr. Clark Roush, the homecoming musical took theatre patrons on an emotional journey filled with music, choreography, and spectacle. Before opening night Baker talked about the high level of talent involved saying, “Audience members can expect a quality, professional show that will do more than entertain them. It will move them to laughter and tears.”

The major theme of the production is letting go of the past and finding joy in new places. The show was staged very much like a Broadway musical, with set pieces that were simple and representative rather than elaborate. A chorus, called the Dreamers, played multiple roles—sometimes adding visual depth through their choreography, other times becoming part of the set, and most often creating the mood as they narrated parts of the play in song.

Senior music majors Soren Tobey and Nolan Henningson portrayed the lead characters of Mary Lennox and Archibald Craven while York Elementary student Boe Fraser played Colin Craven, the invalid child who finds healing through his experiences with the garden. Other cast members included Gabrielle Siebenaler, Tommy Eckhart, Brinna Horvath, Moses Guillen, Josh Anderson, Natalie Ostrander, Ainsley Mountjoy, Danielle Palensky, and Ryan Harrison.

Cast: Mary Lennox............................................Soren Tobey Archibald Craven...........................Nolan Henningson Lily.............................................. Gabrielle Siebenaler Dr. Neville Craven.............................. Tommy Eckhart Martha..................................................Brinna Horvath Dickon...................................................Moses Guillen Ben Weatherstaff..................................Josh Anderson Colin...........................................................Boe Fraser Mrs. Winthrop ..................................Natalie Ostrander Mrs. Medlock.....................................Ainsley Mountjoy Rose/Dreamer.......................................Dani Palensky Captain Albert Lennox/Dreamer............Ryan Harrison Fakir/Dreamer.........................................Nathan Clark Ayah/Dreamer..........................................Olivia Nabb Lieutenant Wright/Dreamer..................Grady Johnson Major Holmes/Dreamer........................Caleb Magner Claire Holmes/Dreamer...................Hannah Anderson Alice Wright/ Dreamer................................Aubrey Tate Lieutenant Shaw/Dreamer............................Austin Hackel Mrs. Shelly/Dreamer...........................................Sami Berry Major Shelly/Dreamer.....................................Jacob Wirka Nurse/Dreamer............................................Deidre Freitas Dreamer........................................................Colby Smith Director..................................................John I Baker III Music Director.......................................Dr. Clark Roush Choreographer...............................Morgan Goracke Assistant Director................................Eric Berry-Massey Chorus Master........................................Dani Palensky Production Assistants: Stage Manager—Eric Berry-Massey; Stage Crew— Melissa Strong, Hannah Rohda, Erin Wallgren, Marika Bich, Ashlee Ivey, Laura Leos; Light Operator—Kacey Fatuch; Spotlight Operators—Austin Kupper, Boone Berry; Sound Operator—Troy Rowen; Set Design—John I. Baker III; Lighting Design—Kacey Fatuch; Costume Mistress—Collette Kretz; Set Construction—John I. Baker III, Kacey Fatuch, Troy Rowen, Deidre Freitas, Melissa Strong, Fallon Grady, Olivia Nabb, Natalie Ostrander, Austin Hackel, Sami Berry, Adam Pennington, Hannah Anderson, Moses Guillen, Abby Gonzalez, Aubrey Tate, Erin Wallgren, Marika Bich, Morgan Goracke, Vanessa Rodriguez, Lydia Kirchhoff, Grady Johnson, Eric BerryMassey, Ryan Harrison, Gage Smith, Josh Anderson; Scenic Painting—Abby Gonzalez, Natalie Ostrander, Courtney Kinnison; Logo & Poster Design—Courtney Kinnison; Head Usher—Tyler Goodwin; Ushers—Adam Pennington, Emily Clark, Sarah Genung; Box Office— Bethany Ford, Bre Goben, Abby Gonzalez, Fallon Grady

photo by Vanessa Rodriguez photo by Steddon Sikes

Making s’mores during the Autumnfest is a great way to end an evening.

photo by Erin Wallgren

The ladies of Thomas & Kiplinger treated about 200 kids to Halloween candy.

Deidre Freitas and Aubrey Tate make a convincing Velma and Scooby-Doo.

Breaking Routine

photo by Steddon Sikes

Celebrating in style

photos by Eryn Jacobson

Kacee Walsh, Madeleine Martinez, and Rachel Dollen decorate a sugar cookie.

History Professors Tim McNeese and Christi Lones knew how to market the 35th Anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

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Several activities during the fall semester appeal to the entire student body as a break from the routine. Some events specifically come to mind where even the wardrobe reflects the celebratory occasion. Beginning with the all-things-flannel Autumnfest, students seemed ready to fully embrace the urge to wear checkered patterned shirts and blue jeans as they made their way to the Wessels Living History Farm on the south side of town. The evening’s agenda came complete with pumpkin decorating, s’mores, hayrides (without hay), karaoke, and the timeless two-steppin’ music that put everyone in a good mood. Student Government’s Halloween party followed quickly on the festival’s heals and brought out a little more bizarre attire to fit the occasion. From the store-bought costumes and merchandise to the outfits created in the dorm room, the vast majority showed up to the Spiritual Life Center dressed for fun. As the semester drew to a close and the season of ugly sweaters made itself known, a huge supply of Santa hats, stockings, ornaments, hot chocolate, and cookies were at the ready for the campus Christmas party. Instead of adding one more thing to an already hectic schedule, SG and the Student Activities Board made the decision to have the party as a chapel event and guaranteed a captive audience. Students were able to pick a table(s) of something to decorate or just enjoy the cocoa and treats before heading off to their next class.

Justin Dyer decorated a wrestling stocking during his time at the Christmas party. (right)

Autumn Festival photos by Vanessa Rodriguez & Erin Wallgren

The baseball team played their 4th annual Halloween game at Beaver Creek.

L a m a r Smith w o n bes t costume as “everybody’s favorite uncle” and runner up was Timmion Hughes as the “Old Spice guy.”

Johann Derrick, Evans Francis, Michael Johnson, DeAndre Neroes, Kiana Villarreal, and Jaraad Salas enjoy their time at the Wessel Living History Farm.

photo by Erin Wallgren

For fun, Omega Phi and Kingsmen hosted some haunted rooms in McGehee during the Halloween party.

Pictured: (l-r) Sami Berry, Doug Deuel, Nathan Clark, Thomas Smith, Emily Clark, Melody Coehoorn, Melissa Strong, Lexi Martens, and Abbie Baker.

Who knew that tossing and catching whipped cream in the mouth was entertainment, but Jolene, Cassidy, Bryce, Natalie, Taylor, Deidre, and Leiah proved it so. (right) During the party, Jacob Wirka and Clay Lube gift themselves to their overwhelmed friends. (below)

Showining their musical melodies are Colby Smith, Charis Clark, and Jenny Long.

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One-Act photos by Tim McNeese and Steddon Sikes

The Other Room

by Ariadne Blayde Ryan Harrison — Austin Aubrey Tate — Lily Nathan Clark — Nick Troy Rowen — Talbott Jacob Wirka — Donovan Cameron Sorter — Christian Josh Anderson — Travis Sami Berry — Director Austin Kupper — Assistant Director

Seconds before Austin’s breakdown, Lily offers him a hug. The four men in the ‘other room’ watch on in disbelief. (right) Gail and Karen clash while waiting for the cast list to be posted. (left) Kathleen speaks comforting words to Kirsten, while Beata soothes her restless baby. (right) Josh Anderson makes a short appearance as Travis, Lily’s antagonistic boyfriend. Nick pleads with Austin to take control of the situation. (left) Gail and Brian make up after their spat and spend a moment of peace together. (right) Mario and Pina are both excited and nervous to make the trip to America. (left)

Donovan, Christian, Talbott, and Nick share a moment of blissful cohabitation as the voices in Austin’s head. (below)

Stopping at Ellis Island

by Thomas Hischak

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One-Acts

Sammie Baker — Beata Dalton Bergstrom — Mario Tommy Eckhart — Avram Abigail Gonzalez — Katie Austin Hackel — Hershel Lexi Martens — Kirsten Erin Wallgren — Pina Kyle Wynn — Immigration Official Natalie Ostrander — Director Bethany Ford — Assistant Director

Each family has a story to tell as they step foot on Ellis Island, and they find they have much in common after all. (above) Samatha, Natalie, and Kacey worked hard to produce and direct their own shows. (right)

While the immigration official checks Hershel’s pulse, Avram knows the truth: his grandfather has passed. (top)

Emerging Director

One-Acts

Fall 2016’s Emerging Director One-Acts were produced by senior theater students Kacey Fatuch, Natalie Ostrander, and Samatha Berry. Each student-director chose the script, selected cast members, picked out costumes, and helped build the set.

The first production of the evening was Spotlight written by Buddy Thomas and directed by Kacey Fatuch. The story followed four college seniors fighting over the main roles in the final theatrical production of their college careers. The audience gets a peak behind the curtains of the theatre as Brian listens to all of the drama unfold in his dorm room. Fatuch, who had served on the technical crew for 12 York College productions, made this her directorial debut.

Next was the drama Stopping at Ellis Island, written by Thomas Hischak and directed by Natalie Ostrander. Set in 1906, the show told the story of seven brave immigrants passing through Ellis Island on their way to America. They left behind family, friends, and everything they knew to have the chance for freedom and opportunity.

Ostrander, a senior biology major and theatre minor, appeared in 10 York College productions before directing her first show.

The Other Room, a drama written by Ariadne Blayde and directed by Samatha Berry, completed the one-acts for the evening. The play went inside the mind of Austin, a young man with autism, showing the complexities and struggles of life of those for whom social interaction is often confusing and overwhelming. Berry, a senior theatre major, appeared in eight York College productions and made this her second show to direct.

Mickey is upset by the role he received in the play, so he dramatically takes to drinking his pain away.

Spotlight

by Buddy Thomas Ainsley Mountjoy — Gail AJ Jaramillo — Brian Joshua Anderson — Mickey Corrie McDonald — Karen Kacey Fatuch — Director Emily Clark — Assistant Director

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Stage Crew—Emily Clark, Bethany Ford, Melissa Strong, Laura Leos; Light Operator—Austin Kupper; Sound Operator—Boone Berry; Set Construction—Kacey Fatuch, Natalie Ostrander, Sami Berry, Sara Hansen, Erin Wallgren, Emily Clark, Boone Berry, Nolan Henningson; Lighting Crew—Austin Kupper, Nathan Clark, Ryan Harrison; House Manager—Deidre Freitas

Emerging Director

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Adrianna, Kelcie, and Taylor bring the Philippines to life for the kids.

Gio takes care of the soccer station for the country of Morocco.

The Campbell Center was overflowing with kids enjoying the fair. In the center are Jose, Zach, and Connor, ambassadors for the country of Bahrain. (right) Brady and Ryan teach kids a native Armenian dance. (lower right)

2016 Cultural Geography Fair: Algeria: Bailey Carr, Mackenzie Grauberger, Lydia Kirchhoff Armenia: Shania Brown, Jennifer Deal, Brady Dunagan, Ryan Harrison Bahrain: Jose Bueno, Zachary Marsh, Connor Towle Costa Rica: Dane Berkey, Clay Lube, Vince Valentine Italy: Jonathan Bell, Mason Held, Lexi Martens, Dylan Odom Jamaica: Ciera Montalvo, Electra Walker, Nenia Wilson Morocco: Giovaliss Escobar, Mikayla Lawrence, Jesse Poneoma Philippines: Sydney Loa, Adrianna Sotolongo, Kelcie Swink Portugal: Taylor Brown, Nicole Gray, Cassidy Wilson Sierra Leone: Katie Bell, Matt Lindsley, Brittany Pascal

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Geography Fair

The tour of Italy included a summary of the country, a drink, building the Leaning Tower of Pisa activity, and of course a passport stamp.

Outside the Classroom Bringing the World to York

More than 325 area youngsters attended the annual York College geography fair on Friday, December 2, filling the Campbell Activity Center with laughter and learning as they “toured� 10 countries. The event is the final project of the cultural geography class hosted

by Christi Lones, assistant professor of history.

College students spend weeks preparing for the event, researching the language, food, clothing, music and traditions of the countries they chose. It is a great exercise in research, teamwork and presentation, as they demonstrate their knowledge and collaborative work by sharing with visiting children.

Different countries are represented each year during the geography fair. Countries included this year were the Philippines, Portugal, Costa Rica, Bahrain, Algeria, Italy, Sierra Leone, Armenia, Morocco, and Jamaica. Children attending the fair sampled traditional foods and played games while learning fun facts and a few words in the native languages of each country. One group even taught a traditional dance. At each spot, youngsters got their event passports stamped, perhaps instilling in them a desire to travel and to get stamps in a real passport one day.

Clay mans a sack race while Dane and Vince talk about Costa Rica.

Jamaica reps were Ciera Montalvo, Nenia Wilson, and Electra Walker.

Matt, Katie, and Brittany give some important highlights of Sierra Leone.

Ten stamps in a passport is an impressive trip around the world.

Workshop Features Renowned Nebraska Author In a world noisy with prejudice, violence, illness, and calamities of all kinds, literature allows us to find our common humanity and make sense of our experiences in the larger context of the world. This was the theme of the fifth annual Writer’s Workshop, hosted by the York College English Department on Sunday, April 2. The workshop featured Nebraska author Dr. Karen Gettert Shoemaker.

Shoemaker’s critically acclaimed novel The Meaning of Names is historical fiction based in part on stories from her own family, brought into the larger story of Nebraska during World War I and the influenza pandemic of 1918. Her book was chosen as the One Book One Nebraska selection in 2016. It follows an immigrant family in a small town in Nebraska wrestling with anti-German sentiment during wartime. Though it is set it the past, many of the events and emotions explored in the book are very current.

“We are uneasy with our status as a melting pot,” said Shoemaker, who suggests that reading and discussing books like The Meaning of Names is a great way to start a conversation about racial tensions in our country and in the world. “Literature shows us ourselves. It’s how we grow as a culture.”

Dr. Karen Shoemaker discusses with the audience her critically acclaimed novel The Meaning of Names. (above) Cassidy Wilson gives out a sample of chocolate while Nicole Gray applies the Portugal stamp to a passport. (middle) Mackenzie Grauberger tells the Tremaine kids a little about how women dress in Algeria. (left)

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In a round of Heads Up, Kelsey Taylor tries to guess from clues what she has showing on the screen.

Asa Coppinger allows Jacob Wirka to brush his hair in a skit.

Conrad Morris is deep in thought for a response while Courtney Lovelace takes a more relaxed approach to the activity.

Lydia Kirchhoff, Taylor Abraham, Vanessa Rodriguez, and Brady Dunagan attempt to get every trivia answer correct.

Ashley Miller, Meghan Shruck, and Ainsley Mountjoy had a great time at the retreat. (left) Luke Norsworthy of Austin, Texas, told some great stories to illustrate God’s presence in everyday events. (right)

A moment of levity during the talent show got audience approval and Christian Eggar extremely tickled.

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Students hold hands during a time of prayer.

Kelcie Swink, Sydney Loa, Adrianna Sotolongo, and Shelby Niewohner cuddle.

For the second year in a row, Covenant Cedars Bible Camp was the host site for the annual Shine Retreat.

Cheyenne Kinchens and Cassie Martinez were hilarious in the talent show.

Shine Retreat

Making Time for God

Shine Retreat is a unique event for the campus family to commit to focusing on spiritual growth and developing relationships with each other for a couple of days. This year’s retreat was once again at Covenant Cedars Bible Camp in Hordville, January 27-28. With over one hundred students participating, it was a diverse group, including the entire softball team.

Similar to last year, faculty and staff were invited by the YCM interns to help out with the conversation groups and to spend some quality time with the students. Over 15 faculty/staff/coaches served as mentors for the weekend.

In addition to speaking twice on campus before the retreat, guest speaker Luke Norsworthy of Austin, Texas, presented on both Friday night and Saturday morning on the theme “The Presence of God in Our Lives.” Following each of the retreat sessions, students were divided into conversation groups for opportunities to reflect on the theme. Norsworthy also provided a Q & A session that was especially helpful.

Dr. Sam Garner and his York Campus Ministry interns organized the weekend along with some great assistance from Emily Lutz. For many students, this was the first spiritual retreat they had ever attended.

Shine Retreat

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Molly is surprised to find a boy struggling to escape the chest he’s being carried in.

“The object is to LURE them, Smee! Not send them into psychoanalysis!”

Mr. Grin taunts a distraught Hawking Clam and Fighting Prawn from the shadows.

Mollusks listen intently while Molly and the Lost Boys tell a bedtime story.

Peter and the Starcatcher An unforgettable adventure

Mermaids and mollusks, pirates, sailors, and Lost Boys filled the Bartholomew Performing Arts Center as the York College Theatre Department presented the Tony Award winning show Peter and the Starcatcher, March 2-5. John Baker first saw it on Broadway in 2013. “It’s playful. It’s creative. It’s one of the funniest shows you’ll ever see,” he said. “I knew I had to direct it.”

A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from England to a distant island. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly (Ainsley Mountjoy), a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache (Grady Johnson), a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure.

Captain Black Stache mourns the loss of his right hand while swearing to have his revenge on Peter Pan. (right)

Mrs. Bumbrake and Alf embrace at the end of it all.

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PETER AND THE STARCATCHER CAST Boy — Ryan Harrison, Molly Aster — Ainsley Mountjoy, Black Stache — Grady Johnson, Prentiss — Brinna Horvath, Ted — Deidre Freitas, Mrs. Bumbrake — Troy Rowen, Smee — Eric Berry-Massey, Lord Leonard Aster — Tommy Eckhart, Captain Robert Falcon Scott — Austin Hackel, Grempkin/Sanchez/Teacher — Aubrey Tate, Bill Slank — Joshua Anderson, Alf — Sami Berry, Mack — Moses Guillen, Fighting Prawn — Jacob Wirka, Hawking Clam — Nathan Clark, Piano — Hannah Anderson, Percussion — Olivia Nabb, Stage Manager/ Assistant Director — Melissa Strong, Chorus Master — Caleb Magner, Director — John I. Baker III

production photos by Bob DeHart, Tim McNeese, and Steddon Sikes

While Molly proclaims her dreams, others watch on in disdain, saying, “You can’t have dreams! You’re a girl!”

At the beginning of the second act, the entire cast gave a very memorable performance, singing about being transformed into mermaids.

Molly tries to be the hero as she fights Stache who will do anything to get the trunk containing the starstuff. (above)

With story time over, Molly and the Lost Boys try to convince the Mollusks to let them go.

PRODUCTION CREW Stage Manager—Melissa Strong; Stage Crew—Marika Bich, Andrew Triebe, Mackenzie Grauberger, Corrie McDonald, Lydia Kirchhoff, Laura Leos, Lexi Martens; Light Operator—Kacey Fatuch; Spotlight Operator—Austin Kupper, Fallon Grady; Sound Operator—Boone Berry; Set Design—John I Baker III, Costume Mistress—Collette Kretz; Set Construction—John I Baker III, Kacey Fatuch, Troy Rowen, Deidre Freitas, Melissa Strong, Ryan Harrison, Josh Anderson, Fallon Grady, Olivia Nabb, Austin Hackel, Bethany Ford, Aubrey Tate, Hannah Anderson, Moses Guillen, Boone Berry, Laura Leos, Carol Baker, John W. Baker, Katie Bell, Erin Wallgren, Sami Berry, Courtney Ann Kinnison, Morgan L Goracke, Lydia Kirchhoff, Corrie McDonald, Marika Bich, Andrew Triebe, Gage Smith; Box Office Coordinator—Morgan L Goracke; Poster Design—Courtney Ann Kinnision; Ushers—Tyler Goodwin, Sarah Genung, Emily Clark, Sammie Baker, Abbie Baker; Box Office—Bethany Ford, Abby Gonzalez, Erin Wallgren

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Songfest 2017 40th Anniversary

The 40th annual Songfest production was a crowd pleaser as the high-energy musical revue once again brought the Campbell Center to life during Spring Panther Days. Under the direction of Mrs. Amy Fraser and student assistant Nolan Henningson, months of planning, designing, creating, and rehearsing went into the three-night event with its closing finale on Saturday night of the big weekend.

Hosting this year’s show were Thomas Eckhart, Tyler Goodwin. Lilianna Herrera, Cameron Merrill, Olivia Nabb, Danielle Palensky, Colby Smith, and Levi Swenson.

The performers were tremendous in their roles and had a great mix of solos and group numbers that covered a wide range of music styles.

Once again, the social clubs put their best feet forward with their song selections, costumes, and choreographed moves. Delta Chi Alpha and Kyodai began the club numbers with their “Channel Surfing” theme, followed by “Icons of the Ages” produced by the women and men of Omega Phi and Kingsmen. In the second half of the show Theta Psi and Sigma Tau gave us a high energy show of twists and turns with “Party in the USA” and Beta Beta Sigma and Koinonia completed the club productions with their circus theme of “A Night Under the Big Top.” After three nights of production and judging, two shows swept the awards.

Best Choreography, Best Music, and Best Theme went to Theta Psi and Sig Tau, and Best Costumes was awarded to Beta Beta Sigma and Koinonia. For the 2017 President’s Award, the judges’ three-night tally and pre-show points resulted in a tie between Beta & Koinonia - Under the Big Top and Theta Psi & Sig Tau - Party in the USA. Theta Psi & Sig Tau were repeat winners of the 2017 People’s Choice Award.

photos by Bob DeHart and Steddon Sikes

Club reps returned to the stage, joining hosts and hostesses for the finale You Make My Dreams Come True. (above)

Hostesses enjoyed These Boots Are Made For Walking.

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Songfest

Beta and Koinonia pulled out all the stops with the circus theme “A Night Under The Big Top.”

Kingsmen and Omega Phi end their show with the Best Song Ever. (above)

Joe Ventry and Justus Bjelland hold jumpers Hannah Rohda and Dakota Menke in midair.

Tyler Goodwin was all in with You Give Love a Bad Name.

photos by Bob DeHart and Steddon Sikes

Dani Palensky gets carried away in more ways than one during her solo Songfest.

The TV remote lands on the Flintstones as Delta and Kyodai sing about the town of Bedrock.

Theta Psi and Sig Tau had an impressive sound and look with their Party in the USA.

Cameron, Levi, Tommy, and Tyler had tight harmonies in Goodnight Sweatheart, Goodnight.

Representatives from the clubs join the hosts and hostesses in the opening number, Another Day of Sun.

The Stars and Stripes were a key component in Theta Psi’s and Sig Tau’s patriotic party.

While singing Justin Bieber’s Baby, Lexi tries to explain to Carter and Ryan that they’re just friends.

Beta Beta Sigma and Koinonia welcome their audience to a show they will never forget.

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Songfest cover by Erin Wallgren

Caleb Clark

Background photo: Club reps joined the hosts and hostesses in the opening number, Another Day of Sun.

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Songfest

Songfest Production Crew Director Amy Fraser Assistant Director Nolan Henningson Co-Producer Catherine Seufferlein Co-Producer Dr. Shane Mountjoy ICC Sponsor & Backstage Mgr Collin Tucker ICC Sponsor & Promotions Stephen Detlefs ICC President Alex Boss Promotions Maegan Detlefs House Manager Emily Lutz Facilities Dennis Leinen Advertising & Ticket Sales Meghan Shruck

Songfest Technical Crew Technical Director Morgan Goracke Assist Technical Dir/Sound Aaron Rhodebeck Stage Manager Kacey Fatuch Light Board Operator Austin Kupper Spotlight Operator Boone Berry Spotlight Operator Aubrey Tate Spotlight Operator Ariel Warrior

ACT 1

ACT 2

Another Day of Sun – Hosts & Hostesses You’re Welcome – Levi

Madness – Hosts & Hostesses and Ben Wubbenhorst

Channel surfing

party in the Usa

Delta Chi Alpha and Kyodai

Theta Psi and Sigma Tau

Fly Me To The Moon – Cameron These Boots Are Made For Walking – Colby The River – Tommy

Stay – Lily You Give Love A Bad Name – Tyler

Icons of the Ages

Beta Beta Sigma and Koinonia

Omega Phi and Kingsmen

Songfest – Dani Hide And Seek – Hosts & Hostesses You Make My Dreams Come True – Finale Cast

photos by Bob DeHart and Steddon Sikes

Proud Mary – Dani & Olivia Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight – Levi, Cameron, Tyler, & Tommy

a night under the big top

(above) Lilianna Herrera won the hearts of listeners in her solo Stay.

DELTA/KYODAI–—Channel Surfing: Saved By The Bell, Family Matters, Happy Days, Flintstones, The Addams Family, Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, Green Acres, One Tree Hill, Pokémon, Seinfeld, Gilmore Girls, Boy Meets World, The Brady Bunch, Full House, Friends OMEGA PHI/KINGSMEN–—Icons Of The Ages: Hello, Barbara Ann, Burning Love, Tearin’ Up My Heart, Nobody’s Perfect, Baby/Boyfriend, Blank Space, Single Ladies, One Call Away, Best Song Ever THETA PSI/SIGMA TAU–—Party In The U.S.A.: Pledge Of Allegiance, Party In The USA, Kids In America, American Woman, Living In America, R.O.C.K. In The USA, Yankee Doodle, American Pie, Courtesy Of The Red White And Blue, Morning In America, Surfin’ USA, American Saturday Night, Born In The USA, Party In The USA (reprise) BETA/KOINONIA–—A Night Under The Big Top: Under The Bigtop (Boardwalk), Circus, Welcome, Funhouse, Faithfully, There’s No Business Like Show Business, Tears Of A Clown, Make ‘Em Laugh, Animals, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Can’t Be Tamed, Born To Fly, Ring Of Fire, Razzle Dazzle, Glad You Came

Top Insets (l-r) The ladies of Theta Psi move with the groove; Delta and Kyodai end their Channel Surfing show with the theme from Friends; Carter Price made the most of his role as “The King”; Beta’s and Koinonia’s costumes were a hit with the judges.

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Sami, Nathan, and Fallon interact with the crowd before their community show in the Bartholomew Performing Arts Center.

Granny stops the woodsman from harming the wolf with his axe.

The little pigs can’t believe the wolf has their best interests at heart.

Once Upon A Wolf We’ve all heard the story: The big, bad wolf gobbles up all the little piggies, Red Riding Hood, and her granny, too. He’s always the bad guy, end of story. Or is it? What would March 7 Heartland Community Schools March 9 Conestoga Elementary School happen if the wolf changed his ways? York March 21 Wilber Elementary College Traveling Children’s Theatre explored March 23 Humphrey St. Francis March 28 St. Paul’s Lutheran Elementary that idea in their 2017 show Once Upon a Wolf.

March 30 Hampton Elementary School Written by Steph DeFerie, this hilarious April 4 York Elementary School April 6 Cross County fractured fairy tale mash-up finds Old Granny April 7 York College Show Stinky Feet struggling to tell the kiddies in the April 11 St. Joseph Elementary April 13 Giltner Elementary audience some stories when her standby April 15 Panther Days Show villain refuses to play his assigned part. The wolf April 18 McCool Junction April 20 Thayer Central Primary School instead goes on a journey of self discovery as April 22 Seward Library show he seeks to become a hero. Being the good April 23 Warren Opera House April 25 Friend Elementary guy isn’t as easy as you might think. It was an April 27 Clarks Elementary April 29 Nebraska City Library entertaining story with a great moral.

May 2 Fillmore Central Elementary Under the direction of John I. Baker III, this year marked the 20th anniversary of the program and the 21st production.

2017 Traveling Children’s Theatre

Granny has a hard time taking the Wolf serious.

Granny Stinky Feet ................................. Aubrey Tate Wolf ......................................................... Troy Rowen Little Red, Baby Bear, Mirror .................. Deidre Freitas Pig, Prince, Cow .................................. Ryan Harrison Pig, Stepmother, Jack ................... Hannah Anderson Dad Bear, Androcles, Giant ................. Nathan Clark Mom Bear, Lion, Stepsister, Goose, Woodsman ....................... Sami Berry Cinderella, Snow White, Golden Harp .... Olivia Nabb Stepsister, Sleeping Beauty, Funny Little Woman ................... Fallon Grady Assistant Director/Stage Manager ........ Kacey Fatuch Director .............................................. John I. Baker III PRODUCTION CREW Backdrop Painting ........................... Abby Gonzalez Three Pig’s Housepainter ....................... Erin Wallgren Costume Construction .......................... Aubrey Tate, Melody Coehoorn, Ruth Carlock Logo Design ................................ Courtney Kinnison

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Once Upon A Wolf

Once Upon A Wolf Cast: (1st row) Aubrey Tate, Ryan Harrison, Olivia Nabb; (back row) Nathan Clark, Hannah Anderson, Deidre Freitas, Fallon Grady, Troy Rowen, and Sami Berry

Sleeping Beauty and Snow White compete for the prince’s hand.

It wasn’t your Disney’s telling of the story of Cinderella.

Jack & the Beanstock had twists and turns that kept the kids laughing.

Lion recognizes his old friend Androcles in the nick of time.

The Bear Family try to reconcile their missing porridge and having a wolf dressed as a girl in their home. (above) Olivia Nabb visits with some little admirers before the show. (left) Cast-selfies were the craze for Once Upon a Wolf. (far left)

photo by Sami Berry

production photos by John I. Baker III and Tim McNeese

2016-17 YC Theatre Awards Best Actor .............................. Grady Johnson—Peter and the Starcatcher Best Actress .................... Ainsley Mountjoy—Peter and the Starcatcher Best Supporting Actor .............. Troy Rowen—Peter and the Starcatcher Best Supporting Actress ............ Sami Berry—Peter and the Starcatcher Best Assistant Director ................... Kacey Fatuch—Once Upon a Wolf Best Technical Crew ........................................................ Abby Gonzalez

Best Actor in a One-Act ................... Ryan Harrison—The Other Room Best Actress in a One-Act ...................... Aubrey Tate—The Other Room Most Improved Actor ........................................................ Ryan Harrison Drama Department Appreciation Award ............................ Kacey Fatuch Friend of the York College Drama Department ..................... Ruth Carlock

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Colby and Bryce always seem to know when the focus is on them.

Not sure about the cheesecake preeating ritual at Table 20, but it looks fun.

Alex Boss presents Taylor Abraham with Theta Psi’s Academic Excellence Award.

Caleb Magner lets the goodness ooze from the chocolate bottle as he creates his own special cheesecake sensation.

Tim McNeese seems pleasantly surprised by the 25-yr gift given him by Mr. Sheldon.

Vanessa Rodriguez presents Christi Lones and Nick DiToro each with their own Faculty of the Year award.

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All-College Banquet

Mr. and Ms. YC Candidates: (l-r) Kaylee Becker—Axtell, NE, Jeff Albers—Blackwell, OK, Bre Goben—Omaha, NE, Troy Rowen—Stafford, MO, Courtney Lovelace—Lake Elsinore, CA, Cameron Coleman—Allen, TX, Delaney Woods—York, NE, Jarrell Cunningham—Susanville, CA, Soren Tobey—Bellevue, NE. Not pictured: Saia Lotulelei—Kihei, HI

Dennis Leinen gives a repeat performance as Staff Member of the Year. (left) Emily Lutz receives the Reppart Service Award from President Eckman. (right)

Celebrating You All-College Banquet

Courtney Lovelace and Cameron Coleman represent the best of York College.

A great evening of food and yearend celebration was on the menu for the All-College Banquet, held for the second year in a row at the Holthus Convention Center in York. The night was filled with fellowship and recognition as honors included the various clubs awards, athletes of the year, staff and faculty members of the year, Reppart Service Award, and YC employment recognition for years of service.

To complete the evening, faculty and staff honored the 2017 Mr. and Ms. York College candidates from the senior class using leadership, involvement, academic performance, and personality as the voting criteria. Winners were Cameron Coleman, a business communication major from Allen, Texas, and Courtney Lovelace, a psychology and criminal justice major from Lake Elsinore, Calif.

Coleman, a four-year member of the men’s varsity basketball team, earned numerous conference awards along with being named both All American and All American Honorable Mention. He was involved with the Presidential Leadership Institute and was a member of Kingsmen. Lovelace was a member of the women’s softball team, cheerleading squad, Theta Psi, Alpha Chi, York Campus Ministries, Psych Club, and the Criminal Justice Security Team. She was also named an NAIA Scholar Athlete and was a Homecoming Queen candidate. Halie Ewing, Bre Goben, Alyssa Didier, and Justin Hukill are filled with anticipation for the evening.

2017 Honors and Awards Academic Excellence Award – Theta Psi Big Heart Award – Beta Beta Sigma Community Service Award – Delta Chi Alpha All Sports Award – Theta Psi and Sigma Tau Student Athletes – Halie Ewing and Ighor Tavares Mr. & Ms. YC – Cameron Coleman and Courtney Lovelace Faculty of the Year — Christi Lones and Nick DiToro Staff Member of the Year — Dennis Leinen David & Nellie Reppart Service Award — Emily Lutz 30 Years of Service — Gayleen Nestor 25 Years of Service — Dr. Michael Case and Tim McNeese 20 Years of Service — John I. Baker III 15 Years of Service — Gayle Good and Janet Rush 10 Years of Service — Brien Alley and Brent Magner 5 Years of Service — Dr. Ed Bailey, Dr. Louise Bailey, Matthew Madole, David Odom, Dr. Jaclyn Spivey, and Steve Thompson

Every social club on campus is represented by this fun-loving group as they carry their fellowship further into the evening.

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photo by Steve Moseley

Dr. Shane Mountjoy presents the Dean’s Award to Delaney Woods.

Graduates react to the humor in the commencement address.

Devaunta Cuba sizes up his final college wrestling opponent.

Anthony Santo poses for a proud pic with President Eckman.

Blessed Memory 2017 Commencement It was a perfect spring Saturday on the York College campus as over 80 students graduated during the morning’s commencement ceremony. Held in the Campbell Student Activity Center, the seats and bleachers were filled with proud parents, excited family members, friends, and eager graduates ready to receive their degrees.

Dr. Nathan Mellor, CEO of C3 Brands and President of Strata Leadership, gave a moving convocation address centered on stories of three men he admires: his father, YC President Steve Eckman, and Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt III. Mellor talked about servant leadership and encouraged students to look for ways to impact the world around them by taking the lowly position and being willing to serve.

After Mellor’s address, Dr. Shane Mountjoy presented the Dale R. Larsen Teacher of Achievement Award to Christi

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Lones, assistant professor of history, for her outstanding contributions to York College. Lones has taught at YC since 2008. Dr. Mountjoy then presented the Dean’s Award to Delaney Woods, an elementary education major from York.

Woods, who graduated summa cum laude, was a servant leader in campus ministries, on the volleyball team, in choir and other clubs and activities.

The ceremony continued as graduates lined up to walk across the stage and receive their diplomas from President Eckman with a smile, a handshake, and frequently, a hug.

Master’s, bachelor’s, and associate’s degrees were awarded during the ceremony.

The York College Concert Choir, conducted by Dr. Clark Roush, closed out the ceremony by performing “At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners” and “How Beautiful on the Mountains,” written by graduating senior Saia Lotulelei, before leading the audience in the singing of the York College Alma Mater.

Sami Berry celebrates her success with a giant leap. (left)

Courtney and Elizabeth are both hooded by their moms.

Graduating seniors join the Concert Choir one last time.

Criminal Justice grads show off their new bow ties from Dr. Billy Lones.

Johnson, JohnShannen Baker Kryfka, and Brenna Troy Rowen Amber Clark, Mallory Sansom exchange an emotional farewell.

Smiles abound as graduates are hooded.

Saia Lotulelei’s smile says it all as he is congratulated by the Pres. (right) MacKenzie Bush gives a heartfelt embrace after receiving her diploma. (far right)

class of 2017

2017 M.A. in Education: Ramona Greene Siphol Ly Thea Moser Toni Sabo

Graduates: Josiah Ahart**, Jeff Albers, Carlos Arana, Jason Arreola, Bryan Ayala, Kaylee Becker***, Dalton Bergstrom, Sami Berry, Carlie Bonderer, Kevin Brandenberg, Michael Brumbaugh, Cameron Buckley, Jose Bueno, MacKenzie Bush*, Jeffrey Cathey, Matthew Cimmino, Cameron Coleman, Johnny Cooksey Jr., Robert Covarrubias, Devaunta Cuba, Jarrell Cunningham*, Morgan Derengowski, Alyssa Didier**, Amanda Diedrich, DJ Drews***, Parker Duensing, Zanoria Echols**, Jeremy Eckman, Devaun Evans, Halie Ewing***, Kacey Fatuch, Kaylen Fike***, Bethany Ford**, Holly Garrett*, Bre Goben, Darrien Gomez**, Nolan Henningson***, Amelia Hinnergardt, Tre’ Howe, Justin Hukill*, Ashlee Ivey*, Jessica Keys***, Brad Lindsley, Saia Lotulelei, Courtney Lovelace***, Elizabeth Maher*, Oscar Marin, PJ Matha**, Nick McClureCarney, John Mead, Morgan Moore, Ryan Murphy, Caitlin Nipe, Ana Osborne**, Natalie Ostrander***, Danielle Palensky, Brittany Pascal, Craig Peterson, Caleb Pope, Brittany Rayls, Renee Rayls, Laura Reed*, Manuel Rivera, Vanessa Rodriguez, Troy Rowen, Anthony Santo, Caleb Stewart, Patty Sylvester, Joseph Terazon, Luther Thomas Jr., Soren Tobey, Joseph Ventry, Ariel Warrior*, Delaney Woods***. *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

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Bob DeHart visits with Brandin Fry and Shania Brown about an upcoming in-class report.

Nick McClure-Carney, Osei Afriyie, and Devaunta Cuba work on their senior project during class.

Dr. Jaclyn Spivey instructs her physiological psychology students, such as Madeline Hinnergardt, on the art of dissecting a sheep’s brain. (left and above)

Gail Miller’s zoology class took a spring road trip to Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo.

After a class-ending group hug, Taylor gets everyone to smile in this selfie with Dr. Erin DeHart. (left)

Judge David Arterburn, (YC ’77) of The Fourth Judicial District for the Court of Appeals, guest lectured in April for the criminal justice department. (below)

Tim Lewis discusses the biological differences of athletes in a sports management class.

2017 Senior Science Seminar Class: (l-r) Kayliana Cox, Morgan Moore, Brittany Rayls, Gail Miller, Elizabeth Maher, and Brittany Pascal.

A Desire to Learn

The Classroom and Beyond York College faculty go the extra mile to deliver their discipline of study, sometimes coming up with new and improved ways to ensure students are successful in their coursework. Creative thinking and teaching, tutorial assistance, road trips, extra office hours... All make the learning experience more complete and attainable.

Kayliana Cox gives her natural science senior presentation on tuberculosis. (above)

Lindsey Eckert listens in on a group discussion as her students compare observations on a psychology assignment. (left)

Tim McNeese gives the choir some history connected with their concert And Justice For All.

Bethany Ford greets a student in the Success Center where she serves as a tutor.

Troy Rowen and Olivia Nabb transform themselves in John Baker’s stage makeup course.

Micheala McNeill and Molly Little take notes as Christi Lones lectures in a history class.

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Dylan Odom focused on distractions in his breakout chapel... ”Squirrel!”

Clay Lube’s Chapel Team Week talk: “He can change the most broken life.”

“Are you willing to be available for opportunity?” was asked by Liz Maher.

Grady Johnson—Strategy: “Think ahead, use resources wisely, seek the high ground.”

Jolene Herzog: “Don’t wait for tomorrow to start living up to your full potential.”

Morning Chapel YC Community

Without a doubt, daily chapel plays a significant role in the York College experience. At no other point in the day is the entire YC family invited to worship together, share time in fellowship, to catch up on what’s going on, to celebrate victories, or to just see a familiar smiling face.

For the third year in a row, Community Days brought lightheartedness to the morning as Emily Lutz guided participants into friendly competition. From Rock-Paper-Scissors and Knockout to Deal or No Deal, participants were able to relax, enjoy the moment, and occasionally win money, gift cards, or a gold painted trophy.

The year produced a lot of great messages and quotes worth repeating, including those from students who drew from personal challenges and experiences. Breakout Chapels, Team Week, Movie Week, and student-athletes speaking on character themes during Elevate Week were all part of the mix. Of special interest were the final reflections of some of the graduating seniors who shared their hearts and the transforming power that God had displayed in their lives while at York College.

Caleb Stewart’s enthusiasm leading singing was contagious. (above) Students bow in a prayer of blessing on the year during opening chapel. (below)

Matt Madole: “What if it’s not God coming down and fixing your problems, but it’s God giving you perspective? Life is too short to be doing things that don’t really matter.” (above)

With a lot of help from the audience, Jeff Cathey walked away $30 richer after playing Deal or No Deal. (above)

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Daily Chapel

Cameron Coleman: “We have a God that doesn’t give up on us.”

Molly Reyes: “President Eckman is like the concrete that holds us all together.”

During Character Week, Jeff Albers spoke on the importance of good habits.

Kendall Fike: “Slowing down allows us to enjoy life to the fullest. Lean into God...”

Impact was the theme chosen by Darrien Gomez in a spring breakout chapel.

Smiles, hugs, and laughter are all part of opening chapel. (above) Emily Lutz congratulates Kevin Olmstead as YC’s Knockout Champion. (left) Rock–Paper–Scissors was a big hit for the first Community Day. Josh Anderson won over Eddie Weems-Curry in the final round. (below and inset)

A dating show game skit was used to promote Treat Day in the Larsen House. (above)

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As always, the annual Autumn Festival is a guaranteed good time at the Wessels Farm,

The Caleb Hawley benefit concert for Haiti sponsored by members of YCM raised money for the relief efforts.

Drelan Tripplett and a blurry elf race to TP Scooby-Doo during SG’s Halloween Party.

Alex Boss presents Beta President Colby Smith with the Big Heart Award.

The SG Christmas Party was a chapel event and included stations to decorate Santa hats, stockings, cookies, and ornaments. (top) At the All-College Banquet, Theta Psi was presented with the Academic Excellence Award and the All Sports Award along with Sig Tau. (above and left) Ben Wubbenhorst and Colby Smith conduct SG’s Town Hall Meeting for the junior class.

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Student Association Government

2016-17 Student Government: (1st row) Ben Wubbenhorst, Bryce Tyler, Jolene Herzog; (2nd row) Catherine Seufferlein, Morgan De Boer, Kendall Fike, Cassidy Wilson, Colby Smith, Jarrell Cunningham, Vanessa Rodriguez, Alex Boss, Conrad Morris – not pictured Dani Palensky and Molly Reyes

Assisted by Mason Lee, Vanessa Rodriguez announces that the SG Christmas Party is ready to begin. (left) On May 1, Dr. Shane Mountjoy accepted the newly signed Honor Code presented by Student Government. (right)

Student Government Behind the Scenes

Student Government Executive Council: President: Jarrell Cunningham Vice President: Dani Palensky SAB Chairperson: Vanessa Rodriguez ICC Liaison: Alex Boss Secretary: Cassidy Wilson Communication Officer: Jolene Herzog Class Senators: Freshman: Kendall Fike Sophomore: Conrad Morris Juniors: Colby Smith & Ben Wubbenhorst Seniors: Molly Reyes & Bryce Tyler Sponsors: Catherine Seufferlein & Morgan De Boer

Students bring to the YC campus community their passions, talents, hopes, experiences, convictions and their hearts. Many different individuals, but one student body. It is the task of Student Government to serve that body, meeting once a week to bring all corners of the college to the table.

Student Activities Board, the Inter-Club Council and Student Senate together combine to make up this organization, as they plan student events, govern matters of student concern, and strive to promote campus community.

Though much of their work is done behind the scenes, their visible efforts in the fall included Club Week, Autumnfest, Halloween Party, Harry Potter Weekend, and the Campus Christmas Event. Events in the spring included Nertz Night, the Super Bowl Dinner, Open Mic Night, Hunger Games Weekend, Easter Egg Hunt, and the All-College Banquet. In both semesters, students were also able to enjoy Late Night Tournaments and of course, monthly YC Night at the Movies.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of Christi Lones, Dr. Shane Mountjoy, and the 2016-17 Student Government, during the final week of chapel SG presented a new Honor Code to be implemented on campus.

Kaylee, Hannah, Shania, and Bailey enjoy the opening Block Party... Plan B. (above)

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Laesha Yeager shows the “No Deal” $50 box during freshman orientation while Troy Kelly and Hannah Parker look on. (left)

YCM

Courtney Gibbs, Lydia Kirchhoff, Leiah Reichel, and Deidre Freitas group for a cute pic at the retreat. (above)

Campus Ministries With a year under his belt as the director of spiritual development at YC, Dr. Sam Garner was able to draw from experience in leading Campus Ministries through the 2016-17 school year. There was no turnover from his previous staff as Grady Johnson, Courtney Lovelace, Ainsley Mountjoy, Sarah Shafer, and Delaney Woods each committed to the student internship roll once again. In the spring semester, Taylor Abraham came on board to replace the vacancy left by Woods who was student teaching. Together with about a dozen other students, YCM helped organize the majority of the ministry activities of the year and made a great impact in the spiritual pulse at York College.

Campus Ministry staff worked hard behind the scenes of daily chapel, 9’o clock, Wednesday night devotionals and social events.

As always, the big event was the Shine Retreat, hosted for the second year in a row in January at Covenant Cedars Bible Camp. The annual winter getaway was a time for spiritual renewal and fellowship for YC students and explored the theme of “The Presence of God in Our Lives.”

Group encounters, mixers, card games, and a number of team skill games were among the activities with an entertaining talent show to highlight the weekend. Guest speaker Luke Norsworthy of Austin, Texas, spoke in Friday’s chapel, giving students a taste of what they had in store for them at the retreat. Over one hundred students participated as well as a large number of faculty, staff, and coaches who served as mentors for the weekend.

To help end the year on a fun note, YCM put on a free pancake feed midway through final’s week to give students an opportunity to replenish their mental batteries and to enjoy a good dose of fellowship.

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The Shine Retreat gives Cassidy Wilson the opportunity to express herself in song. (above)

A powerful message of a Savior’s pursuit and forgiveness was acted out by these students.

Luke Norsworthy talks in chapel about God showing up when people admit their humanity.

Sam visits with Mason Lee, Bre Goben, and Ainsley Mountjoy before chapel gets underway.

Corey Holmes, Cameron Merrill, Taylor Abraham, Marissa Bressler, and Grant Seufferlein assist with the praise singing. (above)

Shine Retreat photos

by Erin Wallgren

Talent show judges Bob DeHart, Lyndsey Eckert, Alex Latorre, and Sarah Van Gomple, along with the student audience, find something especially funny coming from the back of the room. (right)

2016-17 YCM: (1st row) Jacob Wirka, Delaney Woods, Taylor Abraham, Caleb Cardwell, Bryce Tyler, Jolene Herzog, Aubrey Tate, Ainsley Mountjoy, Courtney Lovelace; (2nd row) Sarah Shafer, Grady Johnson, Melissa Strong, Trevor Lenear, Jarrell Cunningham, Conrad Morris, Kylie Wroot, Sam Garner - not pictured Bailey Carr

Bryce Tyler talks about “Perspective” in the McCloud lobby during a spring breakout chapel.

In a September breakout session, Taylor Abraham discusses her topic of “Love vs Anger.”

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ORK COLLEGE CONCERT CHOIR: (1st row) Dr. Clark Roush (Conductor), Jordan Nelson, Sarah Genung, Darrien Gomez, Fallon Grady, Delaney Woods, Abby Gonzalez, Bre Goben (Vice-President), Lydia Kirchhoff, Josh Anderson, Brinna Horvath, Deidre Freitas, Lexi Martens, Ashley Miller, Bonnie Packer, Stella Newman; (2nd row) Kaylee Becker (Treasurer), Courtney Gibbs, Catherine Harrington, Rachel Dollen, Ty Swenson, Peyton Horton, Aubrey Tate, Grady Johnson (President), Marissa Bressler, Colby Smith (Section Leader), Weston Bich, Tyler Goodwin; (3rd row) Kyle Wynn, Austin Hackel, Emily Clark, Conrad Morris, Dani Palensky (Secretary), Madison Kinney, Tommy Eckhart, Gabby Siebenaler (Section Leader), Moses Guillen, Hannah Anderson, Caleb Stewart, Levi Swenson, Jared Schmidt, Nathan Clark, December Taverner; (4th row) Jacob Wirka, Corey Holmes, Brittany Eckerberg, Jarrell Cunningham, Joshua Brown, Taylor Abraham, Nolan Henningson, Kylie Wroot, Caleb Magner (Section Leader), Alex Boss, Grant Seufferlein, Asa Coppinger, Cameron Merrill – not pictured Raymond Duncan, Ryan Harrison, Justin Hukill, Maverick Miller, Olivia Nabb, Carter Price, Soren Tobey Tour pics courtesy Eryn Jacobson

With Ryan’s approval and Kaylee looking on, Lexi, Josh, and Courtney play cards on tour. (above)

It was another big night for the Bartholomew Performing Arts Center as the choir performed two works of guest composer Tom Trenney in their production “And Justice For All.” (above)

The choir huddles for a prayer of blessing before a concert. (above) “What I will never forget was what it felt like to be present with you and your beautiful choir to hear a message of love. Thank you!”

- Tom Trenney

The graceful duet between the cello and chorus in Tom Trenney’s For Everyone Born was very moving. (above) Dr. Roush posted this message for his students on the choir’s Facebook page after Sunday night’s dress rehearsal: “And Justice For All” has the potential to be a longremembered artistic gift to the campus and community.

I am excited to share this gift. Thank you, Choir. This is the culmination of an incredible journey this year. What a joy for me to be able to call myself your conductor.

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Concert Choir Concert Choir

Winter Tour — January 7-13

And Justice For All — May 1

Jan. 7 Heartland CofC Kansas City, MO Jan. 8 Northside CofC Wichita, KS Jan. 9 Broken Arrow CofC Broken Arrow, OK Jan. 10 Centralia CofC Centralia, MO Jan. 11 Central CofC Cedar Rapids, IA Jan. 12 Woodbury CofC Woodbury, MN Jan. 13 41st Street CofC Sioux Falls, SD

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor Kyrie The Battle Hymn of the Republic Hold On! Va pensiero Do You Hear the People Sing?

My God is a Rock Soloist: Nolan Henningson Inscription of Hope For Everyone Born We Shall Overcome Make Them Hear You One Song Soloist: Nolan Henningson

Worthy is the Lamb All My Trials Soloist: Soren Tobey Hope of Earth and Joy of Heaven Send Out Thy Light Watch Thou, Dear Lord At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners My Lord, What a Mornin’ Listen to the Lambs Soloist: Dani Palensky How Beautiful on the Mountains The Beatitudes Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal Lord, Make Me Thine Instrument The Lord Bless You and Keep You

Accompanist: Kay Magner Baritone: Nolan Henningson Instrumentalists: Matthew Roush, percussion; Josh Gray, bass; Alex Rogers, violin; Daniel Boschee, violin; Tanner Pfeiffer, viola; Adella Hotchkiss, cello; De Davis, oboe

After touring the The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the choir sang for their guide. (left)

The acoustics at the Northside church in Wichita, Kansas, were wonderful. (right)

Dr. Roush was in the moment as he directed Saia Lotulelei’s How Beautiful on the Mountains during their performance in the BPAC on January 22. (middle)

Concert Choir

Nolan Henningson was the featured baritone for the choir’s Spring Works’ production. (below)

The 55-member Concert Choir delivered on their reputation of inspiring and edifying performances throughout the Midwest under the direction of Dr. Clark Roush, Endowed Chair for the Performing Arts. Their Winter Tour over the Christmas break included concerts in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota. Touring the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art in Oklahoma and cruising the Mall of America in Minnesota made the tour even more memorable.

They performed their Spring Works Concert to a nearly packed auditorium in the Bartholomew Performing Arts Center on May 1. Kay Magner provided the piano accompaniment and Tim McNeese, associate professor of history, was the evening’s orator. Three YC alumni were among those who helped make the evening a great success: Nolan Henningson - baritone, Matthew Roush percussion, and Josh Gray - bass.

The following students were honored at the annual choir banquet: Outstanding Female– Dani Palensky, Outstanding Male–Grady Johnson, Outstanding New Female–Hannah Anderson, Outstanding New Male–Tommy Eckhart, “WOW” Award–Deidre Freitas. Elevate Awards were the following Alex Boss–Availability, Aubrey Tate–Resourcefulness, Peyton Horton– Thoroughness, Kylie Wroot–Kindness, and Grant Seufferlein–Wisdom.

The choir recorded a CD at the end of the year featuring their 2016-17 repertoire. Dr. Roush completed his 31st year at York College.

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Tommy and Olivia, accompanied by Dani and Jared, were a hit in Nobody Right Nobody Wrong.

Beautiful Day brought out the smiles and high energy choreography.

Christmas Memories: A Family Portrait I. Opening

Great expressions were a part of the mix as all the Singers joined in on A Family Portrait.

Celebration Singers Grady and Colby Oh Holy Night Darrien Blue Christmas Conrad Scene: The Photo Album Aubrey & Josh II. An Old Fashioned Christmas Celebration Singers Carol of the Bells Caleb, Aubrey, Moses, Marissa, & Ben White Christmas Dani and Cameron Group Caroling Conrad, Peyton, The First Noel Fallon, Marissa, Joy to the World & Audience Grady & Colby Scene: The Fox Hole Conrad, Corey, & Cameron III. Home for Christmas Celebration Singers Where are You Christmas Olivia Jingle Bells Dani, Colby, Aubrey, Moses, Caleb, & Tommy Grady & Colby Scene: The North Pole Tommy, Lydia, & Marissa IV. A North Polaroid Celebration Singers Group Caroling Caleb, Josh, We Three Kings Lydia, Darrien, Deck the Halls & Audience Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Gabby We Wish You a Merry Christmas Grady, Colby, & Friends V. A Family Portrait

Celebration Singers IV. Reprise Celebration Singers Crew Members: Austin Kupper, Boone Berry, Troy Rowen, Caleb Stewart, Ryan Harrison, and Nathan Clark.

Ben Wubbenhorst’s beatboxing talents were utilized in an a cappella version of Carol of the Bells.

Celebration Singers: (1st row) Tommy Eckhart, Marissa Bressler, Cameron Merrill, Fallon Grady; (2nd row) Ben Wubbenhorst, Corey Holmes, Lydia Kirchhoff, Josh Anderson, Aubrey Tate, Moses Guillen, Darrien Gomez, Peyton Horton, Amy Fraser; (3rd row) Caleb Magner, Danielle Palensky, Grady Johnson, Colby Smith, Conrad Morris, Olivia Nabb, Gabby Siebenaler — not pictured Jared Schmidt & Jacob Wirka

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Celebration Singers

Lean On Me, featuring Cameron Merrill and Dani Palensky, was a crowd favorite.

Cocoa and Carols was sold out for all four shows in the Bartholomew Performing Arts Center.

Celebration Singers The Celebration Singers, under the direction of Amy Fraser, assistant professor of music, lived up to their reputation of great productions and high energy shows. Accompanying that reputation seems to be the blessing of sold out venues as was the case once again for their annual Cocoa and Carols event in December. Christmas Memories: A Family Portrait featured secular and sacred Christmas music with choreography and dialogue. Patrons were seated at tables during the performance and were able to enjoy complimentary cocoa and cookies provided by Helping Hands for York College as they listened to some of their Christmas favorites.

In late March, the Celebration Singers put their best feet forward with their spring concert We are the World, performed in the Bartholomew Performing Arts Center. The show-choir style performance of inspiring music included solos and ensemble numbers, with well-known tunes from bands such as U2, Green Day, and John Lennon.

Cocoa and Carols was co-directed by Amy Fraser and Colby Smith and the spring show was co-directed by Amy Fraser and Gabby Siebenaler.

The harmonies and choreography were impressive for the Singers’ rendition of 21 Guns. (left and above)

photos by: Bob DeHart Jansen Fraser Steddon Sikes

We Are The World ..................................... Singers Change ................................................... Conrad Nobody Right Nobody Wrong ..... Olivia & Tommy Jared Schmidt - guitar Imagine ................................................... Singers What The World Needs Now .................... Marissa Rise Today ................................................. Gabby 21 Guns .................................................... Singers Waiting On The World To Change ................. Dani Beautiful Day ............................................ Singers Man In The Mirror ...................................... Aubrey Love Make The World Go Round .. Colby & Darrien Jared Schmidt - guitar I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing ......... Singers One Love .. Gabby, Colby, Dani, Tommy, Cameron Jared Schmidt - guitar What A Wonderful World ............................. Caleb Lean On Me .............................................. Singers We Are The World (reprise) ....................... Singers

You just can’t help but enjoy a good Frosty characterization

by Josh Anderson.

Moses Guillen and Lydia Kirchhoff invite the audience on a sleigh ride.

We are the world, march 28-29, 2017 Production Staff Amy Fraser: Co-Director; Gabby Siebenaler: Co-Director, Choreography, Set; Colby Smith: Choreography; Dani Palensky: Voices, Make-up; Aubrey Tate: Costumes; Caleb Magner: Set Design, Piano; Ryan Harrison: Stage Manager; Austin Kupper: Technical Director, Light Operator; Nathan Clark: Spotlight Operator; Troy Rowen: Sound Operator; Nick Brown: Stage Crew; Justus Bjelland: Stage Crew; Deidre Freitas: Stage Crew

Gabrielle Siebenaler gave it everything she had in her Rise Today solo.

Celebration Singers

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The York College chapter of Phi Beta Lambda (the collegiate division of FBLA) made growth a priority for the new academic year. Officers began planning in August, making the first task of recruitment and connection with new students its focus. PBL hosted an informational kickoff event for those interested and followed that with an induction ceremony at the Mackey Center in October.

New officers were installed by faculty sponsor Tim Lewis, associate professor of business, and 27 members were accepted by PBL President Kaylee Becker.

Committees were created under the direction of officers, including: Event Planning, Community Service, March of Dimes, Fundraising, and D. Mark Moore Entrepreneurial Spirit Award. Goals were set for service outreach within the community as well as on campus, provide hands-on business experience to members, and establish professional relationships within the York area.

Officers attended a PBL fall leadership conference at UNL on October 24, spending the day in workshops and seminars concerning the duties within a PBL chapter.

The following day, members heard professional advice from guest speaker James Laster, of Garmin Ltd. 2016-17 Phi Beta Lambda: (1st row) Matheus Oliveira, Robert Ozuna, Kevin Olmstead, Rachel Dollen; (2nd row) Connor Towle, Sabrina Austin, Hannah Parker, Ashley Spagnolo, Courtney Gibbs, Bre Goben, Tim Lewis (sponsor); (3rd row) Evans Francis, Jaraad Salas, Jeff Albers, Kaylee Becker, Melissa Strong, Kendall Fike; (4th row) Hugo Oliveira, Garrett Ewing, Justin Hukill, Halie Ewing, Molly Little, Leiah Reichel – not pictured: Cameron Coleman, Morgan Derengowski, John Mead, Rodrigo Peres, Jason Arreola.

PBL Chapter Officers: President – Kaylee Becker Vice President – Hannah Parker Secretary – Ashley Spagnolo Treasurer – Jeff Albers Reporter – Rachel Dollen & Kendall Fike Public Relations – Halie Ewing Social Media – Sabrina Austin Events Co-Chair – Melissa Strong

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Phi Beta Lambda

photo by Steve Moseley, York News-Times

PBL officers and group photos by Bob DeHart

PBL

PBL presented the D. Mark Moore Entrepreneurial Spirit Award at the 2017 York Chamber Banquet to Mogul’s Transmission and Towing: (l-r) Kaylee Becker, Hannah Parker, Kevin Olmstead, Jeff Mogul, Ron Mogul, Sr., Ron Mogul, Jr., and Jaraad Salas.

In January, York’s PBL chapter presented the D. Mark Moore Entrepreneurial Spirit Award to local business Moguls Transmission and Towing. Becker stated that Dr. Moore lived life “from passion and positivity to leadership and ambition, and those who have that same spirit do not fear risk in the face of greater reward.” During the spring semester, PBL hosted a community seminar on helpful interview tips and organized a March of Dimes fundraiser to help premature babies and their mothers. Later in the semester, members traveled to the University of Nebraska at Kearney for the state convention. Melissa Strong (JR/Giltner, NE) placed second in the category of small business management plan, earning a spot at nationals where she placed fourth in the nation. Strong said the competition wasn’t about winning but about getting one step closer to a dream she’s been building for the past eight years: a Christian camp and retreat center that serves low-income, urban youth.

Dr. Ed Bailey gave a short devotional thought before the ceremony.

Dr. Louise Bailey places the Alpha Chi medallion over Ainsley’s head.

The Prayer Chapel provided an appropriate venue for the ceremony as those being inducted recite their pledge to the purposes of the society.

Returning Members not pictured: Josiah Ahart, Kaylee Becker, Alyssa Didier, DJ Drews, Zanoria Echols, Halie Ewing, Bethany Ford, Nolan Henningson, Bryce Hinton, Ashlee Ivey, Courtney Lovelace, PJ Matha, Ana Osborne, Sarah Shafer, Delaney Woods, Kylie Wroot.

Alpha Chi The York College chapter of Alpha Chi, the collegiate national honor society, inducted 10 new members at a ceremony October 27. The ceremony was officiated by faculty sponsors Dr. Louise Bailey, associate professor of education, and Dr. Terence Kite, professor of physics. Students receive recognition as distinguished scholars and are members of one of the largest college honor societies in the world.

2016 Alpha Chi Inductees: (1st row) Natalie Ostrander (president), Brittany Eckerberg, Abby Gonzalez, Alyssa Brown, Andrea Way, Ainsley Mountjoy; (2nd row) Dr. Louise Bailey (sponsor), Kory Slaughter, Jacob Wirka, Caleb Magner, Robert Thompson, Dr. Terence Kite (sponsor) - not pictured Grady Johnson.

Residence Life

2016-17 Residential Staff: (1st row) Aubrey Tate, Bailey Carr, Deidre Freitas, Kelcie Swink, Elizabeth Maher, Courtney Gibbs; (2nd row) Clay Lube, Grady Johnson, Caleb Cardwell, Justus Bjelland, Jordan Nelson, Leiah Reichel, Bryce Tyler; (3rd row) Ighor Tavares, Boone Berry, Asa Coppinger, Conrad Morris, Max Fleig, Jacob Wirka, Melissa Strong.

Alpha Chi and RAs

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Nicole Gray prepares to devour a watermelon during Koinonia and Beta’s luau recruiting party. (left) Beta knows how to cheer at the early morning flag football games. (right) photo by Cathy Harrington

Beta & Koinonia From Club Week and Coronation to the All College Banquet at the end of the year, members of Beta Beta Sigma and Koinonia stayed busy doing what social service clubs are designed to do: fellowship and service. Their coronation tributes to their chosen sweetheart and beau were among the most remembered and helped get the year off to a good start. Nenia Wilson was honored by Koinonia as their sweetheart for the year, and Grady Johnson was chosen as Beta’s Beau.

The two clubs put a lot of time and work into their Songfest production of A Night Under the Big Top under the direction of Cathy Harrington, Gabrielle Siebenaler, Nenia Wilson, Renee Wubbenhorst, and Kyle Wynn. Their creativity in designing their circus outfits and attention to detail was rewarded with the presentation of Best Costumes during the awards ceremony Saturday night. For the coveted President’s Award, it was the tightest race in Songfest history, and after three nights’ of scoring by the judges and factoring in pre-show points, their production tied for the best overall show with Theta Psi and Sig Tau. At the year-end banquet, Beta was presented with the Big Heart Award for having the highest percentage of participation in the campus blood drives.

It was double the Beta and Koinonia honor with Homecoming Royalty Renee Wubbenhorst and Bryce Tyler. (above)

Cassandra Martinez, Justine Medina, and Katrina Murdock get their Beta fish invitations. (above) BETA BETA SIGMA: Beau—Grady Johnson (kneeling) Caitlin Nipe; (1st row) Amelia Hinnergardt, Katrina Murdock, Nicole Gray, Justine Medina, Cassandra Martinez, Sierra Valerio, Stella Newman, Lydia Kirchhoff, Samantha Baires, Renee Wubbenhorst; (2nd row) Deidre Freitas, Madeleine Martinez, Marissa Bressler, Olivia Nabb, Cathy Harrington, Hannah Anderson, Ashley Miller, Fallon Grady, Nenia Wilson, Danielle Palensky, Brianna Bennett, Gabby Siebenaler, Madeline Hinnergardt—not pictured: Colby Smith, Soren Tobey, Delaney Woods. Sponsors: Maegan Detlefs, Laurel Simpson, Brittany Wiley

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Beta Beta Sigma

Beta: Pres—C. Smith, VP—N. Wilson, Sec/Tres—C. Harrington, AD—C. Smith, Spiritual Life Dir—C. Smith, Songfest Rep—G. Siebenaler

Songfest photos by Lee Harrington and Eryn Jacobson

Beta and Koinonia celebrate their award-winning show A Night Under the Big Top. (above) INSETS (l-r) Renee Wubbenhorst aptly plays the role of ring master for their show; Kyle Wynn leads the men through a burning Ring of Fire; Samantha Baires made the most cuddly queen of the jungle you could cast; Cathy Harrington clowns around in Make ‘Em Laugh.

Beta and Koinonia take a group pic after the early morning football game. (above) Beta members pose with their Big Heart Award after the All-College Banquet. (right)

KOINONIA: Sweetheart—Nenia Wilson (kneeling) Ighor Tavares, Bryce Tyler, Brian Aguilar, Cameron Sorter; (standing) Connor Roseke, Anthony Nelson, Tre Bradley, Noah Manly, Christian Eggar, Kyle Wynn, Zachary Cayton, Raymond Duncan, Jovanny Hernandez-Ruiz, Caleb Cardwell, Keenan Thorburn, Clay Lube, Brayant Lino, Grady Johnson, Ernest Green, Jacob Lohrentz, Johann Derrick, Ben Wubbenhorst, Anthony Santo—not pictured: Osei Afriyie, Guilherme Camargo, Jose Ceron-Huerta, Josh Hamilton, Hugo Oliveira, Manuel Rivera, Grant Seufferlein, Tyler Wilt. Sponsors: Alex Latorre, David Odom, Terry Seufferlein Koinonia: Pres—G. Johnson, VP—B. Wubbenhorst, Sec—E. Green, Tres—B. Tyler, AD—I. Tavares, Spiritual Life Dir—C. Lube, C. Cardwell, Songfest Rep—K. Wynn

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Songfest photos contributed by Bob DeHart and Steddon Sikes

As they end the theme from Full House, Delta and Kyodai do the “Shoo-bit-a-ba-ba-bow” with gusto. (above) INSETS (l-r) Hannah Rohda and Shania Brown search far and wide to find their Pokémon; Delta strikes a pose as they finish the song; Joe Ventry dips Hannah at the end of a Green Acres’ hoedown; Joe, Justus, and Dakota give As Days Go By all they have.

Delta pose with their Community Service Award. (below)

The stage lights have a cool effect as Delta and Kyodai sing Saved by the Bell. (above)

Delta Chi Alpha: Beau—Justin Hukill (1st row) Justine Manjarrez, Priscilla Garcia, Anissia Munoz, Nakia Hackel, Cheyenne Kinchens, Hannah Rohda, Hannah Boucher, Kiana Villarreal, Ashlee Ivey; (2nd row) Shania Brown, Mari Romero, Ciera Montalvo, Shelby Niewohner, Emily Chavira, Julissa Vargas, Ciara Williams, Alyssa Riuz, Laura Leos, Alysia Rodriguez, Lilianna Herrera, Giovaliss Escobar, Elizabeth Maher; (3rd Row) Adrianna Sotolongo, Bailey Carr, Kelcie Swink, Brittany Rayls, Vanessa Rodriguez, Kaylen Fike, Corban Hansen, Jerraysha Smith, Kate Tatum, Alena Gaze, Emily Chavira, Jyllian Ahart, Nyalat Buom, Courtney Gibbs, Kaylee Becker, Haley Scoffield, Hannah Tomlin, Jacqueline Esquivel—not pictured Hannah Wilke: Sponsors: Deb DiToro, Chelsea Mayer, Roni Miller, Cory Minjarez, Jaclyn Smith

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Delta Chi Alpha

Delta: Pres—H. Boucher, VP—B. Carr, Sec/Tres—S. Brown, AD—E. Maher, Spiritual Life Dir—K. Becker, Songfest Reps— C. Gibbs, H. Rohda, Community Service—K. Fike, Fashion—N. Buom, A. Sotolongo

Delta and Kyodai are fired up after the early morning football game. (left) Kyodai members huddle together with their new recruits for a team chant. (right)

Delta & Kyodai

Shelby Niewohner receives a big welcome hug from Kaylee Becker after receiving her Delta invitation in the mail.

Delta Chi Alpha and Kyodai did their best to support each other and have as much fun doing it as possible. Many of the activities enjoyed during the year were together such as their Christmas party and club banquet.

Their Songfest production, Channel Surfing, had a large number of members as part of the production team: Justus Bjelland, Hannah Boucher, Shania Brown, Bailey Carr, Justin Hukill, Dakota Menke, and Jaraad Salas. They managed to cover six decades of TV shows ranging from Green Acres and The Flintstones to Gilmore Girls and Boy Meets World. As always, it was hard to keep one’s eyes off of Bjelland’s crazy antics and not be impressed by the leaping ability of Joe Ventry. At the All-College Banquet, Delta was presented with the Community Service Award for various service endeavors such as babysitting for the holiday Drop ‘N Shop. This marked the third year in a row that the ladies of Delta had received the honor.

Kaylee Becker was honored by Kyodai as their sweetheart for the year, and Justin Hukill was chosen as Delta’s Beau.

Delta President Hannah Boucher accepts the Community Service Award from Alex Boss.

KYODAI: Sweetheart—Kaylee Becker (1st row) Dakota Menke, Josh Anderson, Kevin Olmstead, DiJon Roberts, Denzell Johnson, Josiah Wynn; (2nd row) Brady Dunagan, Justus Bjelland, Kodiak Ratzlaff, Jarrell Cunningham, Josh Williams, Justin Hukill, Jaraad Salas, E.J. Weems-Curry, Joe Ventry, Peyton Horton—not pictured Austin Dredge, Brady Dunagan, Cooper Herrell, Corey Mixon, Caleb Pope, Troy Rowen. Sponsors: Nick DiToro, Dennis Leinen

Kyodai: Pres—J. Hukill, VP—J. Anderson, Sec—L. Swenson, Tres—D. Menke, Spiritual Life Dir—B. Dunagan, Songfest Rep—J. Ventry, AD—J. Bjelland, J. Salas

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photo by Sami Berry

Aubrey Tate and December Taverner got in on the action with the early morning flag football game during Club Week. (left) There’s nothing like a Zootopia movie night in the apartments with friends. (right)

Omega Phi & Kingsmen From the beginning, Omega Phi and Kingsmen made great efforts to do things together and were blessed as the year went along. Joint activities included a lot of crazy games and mixers during Club Week and the fellowship continued all the way through to graduation. During Coronation, Omega Phi used a mardi gras theme to invite Douglas Deuel to be their beau while Kingsmen honored Sami Berry with a seven-sword salute as their sweetheart, presenting her with her very own sword as tribute.

During the campus Halloween party, members of the club put on their own version of a haunted house in the upstairs classrooms of McGehee complete with torture chambers, mad scientists, and brain eating zombies. In the spring, their production team of Abbey Draper, Nathan Clark, Ryan Harrison, and Bonnie Packer brought the clubs’ Icons of the Ages to the Songfest stage with its share of surprises and fun moments including guest appearances of a rather manly Adele and a young version of Elvis.

Douglas Deuel takes the admiration of Omega Phi in stride as he is honored as their beau. (above) Melissa Strong, Bethany Ford, and Sami Berry sing with their hearts during the Shine Retreat. (middle) OMEGA PHI: Beau—Douglas Deuel (1st row) Laura Stitt, Bonnie Packer, Bethany Ford, Sami Berry, Megan Dudden, Micheala McNeill, December Taverner, Lexi Martens, Aubrey Tate, Melody Coehoorn, Abby Gonzalez; (2nd row) Abbie Baker, Melissa Strong, Natalie Ostrander, Ainsley Mountjoy, Kacey Fatuch, Emily Clark, Sammie Baker—not pictured Marika Bich, Alyssa Brown, Abbey Draper, Jasmine Flehr, Sarah Genung, Collette Kretz, Sarah Shafer. Sponsors: Jennifer Dutch, Chrystal Houston, Ally Stanger

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Omega Phi

Omega Phi: Pres—S. Berry, VP—E. Clark, Sec—B. Ford, Tres—S. Baker, Songfest Reps—A. Draper, B. Packer

Songfest photos by Bob DeHart, Lee Harrington, and Steddon Sikes. Halloween photos by Erin Wallgren

Omega Phi and Kingsmen gave tribute to Icons of the Ages by performing songs from some of the most popular artists in the last 50 years. (above) INSETS (l-r) December knew how to use her stage presence in Nobody’s Perfect; Carter Price got a few whistles in his cameo as Adele; Everyone was cool in Justin Bieber’s Boyfriend; Ryan Harrison and Lexi Martens had some fun moves during Tearin’ Up My Heart.

Sami Berry gets a performance she’ll never forget as Kingsmen sing and dance for her as their new sweetheart. (above)

Emily Clark portrays a convincing braineating Zombie while Nathan Clark is on the run from masked killer Douglas Deuel in the clubs’ haunted house. (above)

KINGSMEN: Sweetheart—Sami Berry (1st row) Maverick Miller, Cameron Coleman, Austin Kupper, Ryan Harrison, Boone Berry, Nathan Clark, Douglas Deuel, Adam Pennington, David Black— not pictured Eric Curtis, Justin Dyer, Tyler Goodwin, Eric Berry-Massey, Joseph Mata, Carter Price, Gage Smith, Robert Thompson. Sponsors: Luke Case, James Lawson, Leo Miller, Evan Stanger, Travis Stoltenberg, Jerome Taylor Kingsmen: Pres—B. Berry, VP—A. Kupper, Sec—R. Thompson, Tres—N. Clark, AD—D. Duel, Spiritual Life Dir—J. Gibson, Songfest Reps—N. Clark, R. Harrison

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photo by Eryn Jacobson Songfest production photos by Bob DeHart and Steddon Sikes

Party in the USA won Best Music, Best Choreography, Best Theme, and the People’s Choice Award and tied for the President’s Award. (above) INSETS (l-r) Bre Goben shows what to do on an American Saturday Night; The crowd loved the choreography that went with Surfin’ USA; Sadie Pittman wants nothing to do with Leiah Reichel in American Woman; The traditional jumps came at the end of the show.

Members of Sig Tau bask in the glory of their All-Sports trophy. (left)

Party in the USA was great entertainment for each audience. (above)

THETA PSI: Beau—Corey Holmes (L-R) Brittany Eckerberg, Erin Wallgren, Morgan Moore, Hailey Stigger, Corrie McDonald, Sadie Pittman, Kendall Fike, Courtney Lovelace, Darrien Gomez, Natalie Carrasco, Hannah Parker, Jordan Veal, Maddie Kinney, Bre Goben—not pictured Taylor Abraham, Sabrina Austin, Natalie Carrasco, Alyssa Didier, Halie Ewing, Mackenzie Grauberger, Jolene Herzog, Quiana Hughes, Leiah Reichel, Kelsey Taylor, Sierra Valerio, Cassidy Wilson, Kylie Wroot: Sponsors: Bailey Davis, LaRee Eckman

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Theta Psi

Theta Psi: Pres—T. Abraham, VP—B. Goben, Sec—E. Wallgren, Tres—B. Eckerberg, Spiritual Life Coord—C. Lovelace, Activities Coord—A. Didier, H. Ewing, Songfest Reps—D. Gomez, M. Kinney, Fashionista—J. Herzog

photo courtesy Taylor Abraham

Club Week activities often end with a group pic. (left and right) Sig Tau members Cameron Merrill, Asa Coppinger, Dylan Odom, and Dalton Bergstrom provided their own ESPN coverage of the exciting 99-97 men’s basketball victory over Bethany. (middle)

Theta Psi & Sigma Tau All year long, the women of Theta Psi and the men of Sigma Tau made the most of their club experience, engaged in about every aspect of campus life. Their friendships deepened throughout the course of the academic year as they spent time together in Club Week activities, intramurals, devotionals, movie nights and a host of other events.

For Songfest, the clubs gave an exceptional patriotic show that appealed to the judges’ eyes. Under the direction of Asa Coppinger, Darrien Gomez, Maddie Kinney, Dylan Odom, and Mason Held. Party in the USA took honors for Best Music, Best Choreography, and Best Theme. It was a tight race to the end for the President’s Award, in which they tied with Beta and Koinonia, and for the second year in a row, Theta Psi and Sig Tau took home the People’s Choice Award.

At the year-end banquet, Theta Psi was presented with the Academic Excellence Award for the highest accumulative grade point average among clubs. Together with Sig Tau, they also received the coveted All Sports Award. Darrien Gomez was honored by Sig Tau as their sweetheart for the year, and Corey Holmes was chosen as Theta Psi’s Beau.

After getting their invites in the mail, newbies are welcomed and congratulated by returning Theta Psi members. (above)

SIGMA TAU: Sweetheart—Darrien Gomez (1st row) Mason Held, Tyler Hartsell, Trevor Lenear, Cole Satterfield, Cameron Merrill, Garrett Ewing, Dylan Odom, Ty Swenson, Brandin Fry, Tommy Eckhart, Bang Yuot, Dane Berkey; (2nd row) Dalton Bergstrom, Nolan Henningson, Asa Coppinger, Corey Holmes, Cody Pitman, Kermit Thomas—not pictured: Josh Bertey, Zachary Marsh, Conrad Morris, Ryan Murphy, Jacob Wirka. Sponsors: Joe Davis, Bobby DeHart

Sigma Tau: Pres—J. Wirka, VP—A. Coppinger, Sec—D. Odom, Tres—A. Coppinger, Spiritual Life Dir—J. Wirka, AD—M. Held, Songfest Reps—D. Odom, A. Coppinger, M. Held, Canaic—D. Odom

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Hailey Stigger, Madeleine Martinez, and Jesse Poneoma share the spotlight. (left) The men strike a pose with Coach Carver after their last race of the season. (right)

Cross Country Both the men’s and women’s cross country programs once again had their best team results of the season at the Bethel College Invite on October 8th, posting a first and second place finish, respectively. For the men, York freshman Logan Kaliff came in 2nd with a time of 27:31. Levi Swenson, Zach Cayton, and Caleb Magner finished in the 3rd-5th spots followed by Mason Held (10th) and Cameron Sorter (11th). Madeleine Martinez, a freshman from San Antonio, Texas, finished in second for the women with a time of 20:29, followed by Hailey Stigger (5th), Hannah Rohda (10th), Ariel Warrior (11th), and Jesse Poneoma (13th).

The teams ended their season with the KCAC Championships in Leavenworth, Kans., on November 5. The men finished 5th out of the 12 teams with Kaliff turning in the best time of 27:17 (24th) followed by Swenson at 27:36 (29th), Sorter 27:37 (30th), Cayton 28:13 (42nd), and Magner 28:16 (44th). The average time of 27:49 for the top five broke the YC record for the fastest men’s team. The women finished in 10th place, led by Martinez 20:29 (27th) followed by Stigger 21:20 (41st), Rohda 21:52 (49th), Warrior 22:08 (55th), and Poneoma 22:58 (69th).

Ariel Warrior and Caleb Magner were named York’s Champions of Character and Magner was also named a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete. This was Justin Carver’s 6th year serving as the head coach of the program.

Freshman newcomers Martinez and Stigger led the team throughout the year. (right) Matt Gastineau, a three-time MCAC Runner of the Week, ran a strong race at the Doane Invite. (left)

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With Coach Carver giving encouragement, Logan Kaliff, Zach Cayton, and Mason Held match strides at the Dean White Invitational. (above)

photo by Kathy Held

(Insets: l-r) Logan Kaliff consistently turned in some of the top times of the year; Hannah Rohda finishes strong at the Woody Greeno Invite; Mason Held and Cameron Sorter gut it out in the uphill climb at the Mid-States Classic; Ariel Warrior and Caleb Magner were chosen the team’s KCAC Champions of Character.

The ladies fielded a full team in the last race of the year, the KCAC Championships. (left) A team prayer is the perfect way to close out the day at the Woody Greeno Invite. (left)

photo by Sam Garner

Levi Swenson and Cameron Sorter ran an almost identical race at the KCAC Championships, finishing within one second of each other. (right)

2016 Cross Country Team: (1st row) Hailey Stigger, Madeleine Martinez, Mason Held, Ty Swenson, Logan Kaliff, Mataia Hess, Jesse Poneoma; (2nd row) Zachary Cayton, Cameron Sorter, Kyle Wynn, Hannah Rohda, *Caleb Magner, Nyalat Buom, AJ Scheerer-Hamm, Ariel Warrior, Robert Thompson, Levi Swenson, Head Coach Justin Carver – not pictured Ashley Dugan, Brandin Fry, Peyton Horton, assistant coach Shaylee Carlock *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes

Date 8/26 9/2 9/17 9/24 10/8 10/22 11/5

photo by Kathy Held

Invite Panther Blue vs Black Twilight Cross Relays Terry Masterson Twilight Classic - Hutchinson, KS Woody Greeno Invite - Lincoln, NE Dean White Invitational - Crete, NE Bethel Invite - Bethel, KS Mid-States Classic - Winfield, KS KCAC Championships - Leavenworth, KS

Women Men No Team Score No Team Score No Team Score 11th of 15 15th of 16 13th of 16 No Team Score 4th of 6 2nd of 3 1st of 3 No Team Score No Team Score 10th of 12 5th of 12

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The Freeman Center erupts with celebration on the senior night 2624 victory over McPherson College. (above) (Insets: l-r) Kylie Wroot elevates for the kill; With Kayliana looking on, Alyssa Didier prepares for the bump; Delaney Woods extends for a dig against Sterling College; Jolene Herzog concentrates as she makes an assist.

Kayliana Cox and Molly Little go up for a block against University of St. Mary. (below)

Name 4 Cox 5 Herzog 7 Wilson 9 Ewing 10 Woods 11 Bell 14 Abraham 15 Didier 16 Wroot 17 Little

GP 117 117 113 116 117 86 99 70 117 115

K 121 51 139 254 4 1 54 93 208 234

E 67 32 98 151 18 4 53 41 109 118

TA Pct A SA SE 385 0.140 9 22 28 232 0.082 703 45 39 452 0.091 23 6 11 841 0.122 11 19 33 103 -0.136 14 6 8 16 -0.188 2 0 0 217 0.005 10 16 17 282 0.184 233 16 6 637 0.155 24 23 10 764 0.152 5 14 22

RE 31 0 9 12 39 16 27 11 23 3

DIG 137 268 66 167 375 63 87 154 326 98

Blk 57.0 26.0 58.0 34.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 16.0 82.0 37.0

Pts 175.0 110.0 175.0 292.0 10.0 1.0 71.5 117.5 276.5 271.0

The volleyball team proudly displays the banner showing they were chosen the KCAC Team of Character. (left)

photo by Trent Hinton

2016 Volleyball Team: (1st row) Taylor Abraham, *Alyssa Didier, *Kylie Wroot; (2nd row) Head Coach Erin Freeman, Katie Bell, Natalie Carrasco, *Delaney Woods, Quiana Hughes; (3rd row) Student Manager Leiah Reichel, *Halie Ewing, Kayliana Cox, Cassidy Wilson, Molly Little, Jolene Herzog, Assistant Coach Erica Berry

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Volleyball

*Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes

Date Opponent Score 8/26 Peru State Univ.

L 0-3 8/26 Johnson & Wales Univ.

L 0-3 8/27 Presentation College W 3-2 8/27 Mayville State Univ.

L 0-3 8/31 *Kansas Wesleyan Univ.

L 0-3 9/2 Lindenwood-Belleville L 1-3 9/2 Bemidji State University L 0-3 9/3 Minot State University L 0-3 9/3 Concordia University L 0-3 9/7 *Friends University L 0-3 9/9 Johnson & Wales Univ.

L 1-3 9/10 Avila University L 1-3 9/10 Johnson & Wales Univ.

L 0-3 9/14 *Bethel College W 3-0 9/17 *Ottawa University L 0-3 9/19 Mount Marty College L 2-3 9/19 *Bethany College L 1-3 9/21 *Sterling College L 0-3 9/24 *Oklahoma Wesleyan L 1-3 9/28 *Univ. of Saint Mary L 0-3 10/1 *Southwestern College L 2-3 10/3 *McPherson College L 0-3 10/5 *Tabor College L 0-3 10/8 *Kansas Wesleyan Univ. L 0-3 10/12 *Friends University L 0-3 10/15 *Bethel College W 3-0 10/17 *Ottawa University L 0-3 10/19 *Bethany College L 2-3 10/21 *Sterling College L 1-3 10/26 *Oklahoma Wesleyan L 0-3 10/28 *Univ. of Saint Mary L 0-3 10/29 *Southwestern College L 0-3 11/2 *McPherson College L 1-3 11/5 *Tabor College L 0-3 *KCAC match; Home games in bold

Juniors Taylor Abraham, Natalie Carrasco, and Jolene Herzog pose with one of their biggest fans. (left) Cassidy Wilson stretches for the spike against University of Saint Mary. (right) In the last home match against McPherson, Halie Ewing powers through the kill with Taylor Abraham at the ready. (middle)

Volleyball Even though the York College volleyball team finished the season with a 3-31 record, they represented YC extremely well on an even larger stage. Named the 2016 KCAC Team of Character is not only a testimony to how these ladies were committed to each other and coach Erin Freeman’s program, but also to the respect they gave the other teams and how they conducted themselves both on and off the court.

Individually, the team was led by its seniors in several categories.

Halie Ewing was credited with 254 kills on the year; Kylie Wroot had the team’s highest hitting percentage with a .155 as she collected 208 kills and accumulated 82 blocks, and Delaney Woods led the team in digs with 375. Junior Jolene Herzog notched 45 aces and had a team high of 703 assists.

Herzog, Wroot, and freshman Molly Little were named All-KCAC Honorable Mention. Coach Freeman said, “With the tough season that we had, the fact that we had three receive all-conference honors speaks volumes to the work ethic of our program as a whole.”

Didier, Ewing, Woods, and Wroot were all named DaktronicsNAIA Scholar-Athletes.

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Patty Sylvester shows no fear in a midfield collision with a Grace University player while Hannah Wilke looks on. (below)

While Madison Kinney and Justine Medina hustle to do their part of slowing down the attack, senior Kacee Walsh commits to the defense against a shot on goal by Southwestern College. (above)

Women’s Soccer The 2016 women’s soccer season was one of rebuilding as the Lady Panthers welcomed Stefan Skillman in his first year as head coach. Before coming to YC he coached at Sheridan College in Wyoming, was a graduate assistant at Dakota Wesleyan University, and spent three years as the men’s head assistant at Grace Bible College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Almost half of the team was comprised of freshmen and transfers with only four seniors returning. York was ranked 7th in the nation in total saves (183) and 12th in saves per game (10.76). Senior goalie Kacee Walsh’s contribution of 85 saves led the team and Kate Tatum had the next largest amount with 62. For her efforts both on the field and in the classroom, Walsh was named a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete.

A total of five goals were scored by the offense during the season by five different players. Corrie McDonald, a junior midfielder from Cornwall, UK, led the team with 11 shots on goal and helped control the flow of the game offensively for the Panthers during the season. McDonald was recognized by the conference as All-KCAC Honorable Mention. The ladies finished the 2016 season 1-16, 0-11 in conference play.

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photo by Lee Harrington

Corrie McDonald puts on the brakes and switches directions against the Tabor defender. (above)

photo by Lee Harrington photo by Lee Harrington

Before the game, a team huddle provides Coach Skillman the opportunity to revisit some goals. (top)

photo courtesy Hannah Boucher

(Insets: l-r) Nicole Gray takes the ball down the field against Tabor; Stella Newman maintains position and in control of the ball; Danitsa Zavala cuts in on the Southwestern opponent; Hannah Tomlin comes in at full speed toward the ball and a Kansas Wesleyan player.

Hannah, Patty, Kacee, Caitlin, and Katey felt the love on Senior Day. (above) 2016 Women’s Soccer Team: (1st row) Patty Sylvester, Kate Tatum, *Kacee Walsh, Caitlin Nipe, Cassandra Martinez, Justine Medina; (2nd row) Nicole Gray, Katrina Murdock, Brianna Bennett, Sierra Valerio, Renee Wubbenhorst, Nenia Wilson, Stella Newman, Cecilia Saldana; (3rd row) Katey Cox, Cheyenne Kinchens, Alena Gaze, Madison Kinney, Corrie McDonald, Hannah Wilke, Hannah Tomlin, Danitsa Zavala - not pictured Giovaliss Escobar, Head Coach Stefan Skillman, Assistant Coach Matt Coppinger, Student Managers: Hannah Boucher, Abbey Draper, and Cathy Harrington *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete

Date Opponent Score 8/28 Hastings (Neb.) 0-13 8/31 Concordia (Neb.) 0-6 9/10 Briar Cliff (Iowa) 0-4 9/13 Nebraska Wesleyan 0-4 9/19 Central Christian 0-3 9/23 Grace University W 2-0 9/28 *Oklahoma Wesleyan Univ.

0-5 10/1 *Kansas Wesleyan Univ.

0-9 10/5 *Ottawa University 0-7 10/8 *Sterling College 0-2 10/12 *Southwestern College 0-1 10/15 *Tabor College 0-1(OT) 10/19 *Univ. of Saint Mary 0-1 10/22 *Friends University 0-3 10/26 *Bethany College 1-6 10/29 *Bethel College 2-3(OT) 11/1 *McPherson College 0-4 *KCAC game; Home games in bold Goalie Walsh Tatum Valerio Martinez Nipe

GP 11 14 1 7 7

GS 11 6 0 1 0

Min SV Pct W L 630:25 85 0.766 0 10 542:40 62 0.697 1 4 21:37 3 1.000 0 0 209:58 20 0.667 0 1 138:27 9 0.500 0 1

No 0 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 25 99

The Lady Panthers were named a 2016 NSCAA Ethics/Sportsmanship Platinum Award Winner, recognizing teams that exhibit fair play, sporting behavior, and adherence to the laws of the game. Criteria for the platinum level includes not having received any yellow or red cards during the season.

Player Walsh Tatum Newman Gray Gaze Valerio Zavala Cox Saldana Medina Bennett Murdock Wilson Tomlin Wubbenhorst McDonald Sylvester Wilke Kinchens Kinney Boucher Martinez Nipe

GP 12 15 17 16 5 12 17 16 13 17 17 15 6 16 1 17 16 15 16 17 2 14 7

GS 11 5 17 9 3 4 5 14 3 16 1 10 0 16 0 17 16 14 8 16 1 1 0

G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

A Pts G/SH SH 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 0.000 9 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 2 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 0.000 1 1 3 0.100 10 0 2 0.250 4 1 1 0.000 10 0 2 0.500 2 0 0 0.000 2 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 13 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 25 0 0 0.000 5 0 0 0.000 1 0 2 0.333 3 0 0 0.000 1 0 0 0.000 0 0 2 0.200 5 0 0 0.000 0

SOG 0 1 6 0 1 1 0 5 2 6 2 1 0 7 0 11 1 1 2 1 0 5 0

SOG/SH YC RC 0.000 0 0 1.000 0 0 0.667 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.500 0 0 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.500 0 0 0.500 0 0 0.600 0 0 1.000 0 0 0.500 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.538 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.440 0 0 0.200 0 0 1.000 0 0 0.667 0 0 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 1.000 0 0 0.000 0 0

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photo by Lee Harrington

photo by Bob DeHart

photo by Bob DeHart

photo by Bob DeHart photo by Lee Harrington

The men’s soccer team gathers for their traditional pre-game chant led by junior defender Jose Ceron-Huerta. (above)

photo by Bob DeHart

(Insets: l-r) Johann Derrick rises high above the rest for a header away from the goal; Evans Francis maintains control of the ball at full speed; Joao Falco celebrates the winning goal against Grace University; Ighor Tavares extends for one of his 14 saves in the 2-2 tie with Tabor College.

Job Yapp takes control of the ball in the 2-1 victory over Grace University. (above)

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Men’s Soccer

No 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 29

Player Aguilar Roseke Derick Falco Merrill Ceron Yapp Oliveira Perez Francis Arriaza Ruiz Yuot Camargo Kelly Oliveira Santo Rodriguez Coppinger Rivera Bieker

No Goalie 0 Tavares 1 Lino

GP 17 7 16 15 18 14 16 17 6 18 9 17 6 17 17 17 8 13 3 9 3

GS 16 0 14 15 18 8 16 17 1 15 0 14 1 5 7 17 2 13 0 1 0

G 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 8 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

A Pts G/SH SH SOG SOG/SH YC RC 4 4 0.000 6 3 0.500 6 0 0 0 0.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 4 0.167 12 11 0.917 4 1 0 4 0.182 11 7 0.636 5 0 0 4 0.250 8 5 0.625 1 0 0 0 0.000 2 0 0.000 0 0 0 2 0.167 6 5 0.833 3 1 1 17 0.154 52 33 0.635 2 0 3 7 0.200 10 5 0.500 2 0 1 3 0.250 4 2 0.500 4 0 1 1 0.000 2 1 0.500 0 0 2 4 0.050 20 12 0.600 2 0 1 1 0.000 2 1 0.500 0 0 1 5 0.067 30 15 0.500 2 0 0 2 0.500 2 1 0.500 0 0 0 2 0.143 7 3 0.429 1 0 0 0 0.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 0.000 26 13 0.500 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 1 1 0.000 6 4 0.667 0 0 1 1 0.000 1 1 1.000 0 0

Date Opponent 8/23 Mount Marty 8/31 Concordia University 9/10 Briar Cliff University 9/13 Nebraska Wesleyan 9/17 Central Christian 9/20 Manhattan Christian 9/23 Grace University 9/28 *Oklahoma Wesleyan Univ.

10/1 *Kansas Wesleyan Univ.

10/5 *Ottawa University 10/8 *Sterling College 10/12 *Southwestern College 10/15 *Tabor College 10/19 *Univ. of Saint Mary 10/22 *Friends University 10/26 *Bethany College 10/29 *Bethel College 11/1 *McPherson College *KCAC game; Home games in bold

Score W 8-1 L 0-4 L 1-4 L 0-1 T 0-0(2OT) W 8-0 W 2-1 L 0-5 L 0-4 L 0-1 W 1-0(2OT) W 1-0 T 2-2(2OT) L 0-1 L 0-9 L 0-1 L 0-1 L 0-1

GP GS Min GA GAAvg SV Pct W L T SHO 16 16 1450 23 1.430 83 0.783 5 9 2 3 5 2 226 13 5.160 17 0.567 0 2 0 0

2016 Men’s Soccer Team: (1st row) Davi Mendonca, Raymond Duncan, Rodrigo Peres, Brayant Lino, *Ighor Tavares, Oscar Garcia, Brian Aguilar, Keenan Thorburn, Connor Roseke, Alexander Arriaza; (2nd row) Head Coach Alex Latorre, Manuel Rivera, Tyree Goolsby, Jose Ceron-Huerta, Matheus Oliveira, Joao Falco, Jacob Rodriguez, Ryan Harrison, Guilherme Camargo, Jovanny Hernandez-Ruiz, Job Yapp, Ernest Green, Assistant Coach JB Benjamin, Assistant Coach John Baker; (3rd row) Assistant Coach Luis Sanchez, Bang Yuot, Daniel Mandungu, Anthony Santo, Brant Bieker, Osei Afriyie, Cameron Merrill, Johann Derrick, Asa Coppinger, Hugo Oliveira, Evans Francis, Austin Kelly, Ben Wubbenhorst *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete

photos by Lee Harrington

Hugo Oliveira put some attitude into it as he clears the ball. (left) Brian Aguilar, who led the team in assists, uses all of his body for the steal. (right) Sophomore midfielder Matheus Oliveira, one of seven players from Brazil, had a team-high eight goals on the season. (middle)

Men’s Soccer The men’s soccer team came under the leadership of first-year head coach Alex Latorre midway through the 2016 spring semester.

Latorre’s resume included being an assistant coach at Oklahoma Christian University and SWOSU as well as coaching club teams in the metro area. As a player Latorre captained OCU’s soccer squad to the NAIA National Tournament his junior and senior years and also played semi-professional soccer.

York’s inaugural season in the talent-laden Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference pitted them against some very established teams. The Panthers finished the regular season with a 5-11 record, 2-8 in the conference.

All-KCAC Honorable Mention Matheus Oliveira, a sophomore midfielder from Resende, Brazil, led the offense with eight goals on 33 attempts as well as one assist. A total of 23 goals were scored by 11 different players. Other than Oliveira, five players had two goals each and five each had a single score. Freshmen Brian Aguilar and Rodrigo Perez recorded the most assists on the team with four and three respectively.

The team was ranked 41st in the nation in total saves (102) with senior goalie Ighor Tavares of Joinvile, Brazil, notching 83 of those.

Over his four-year career, his total saves was an impressive 270. For his efforts both on the field and in the classroom Tavares was named a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete.

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photo by Bob DeHart

Kathryn Mosely goes up for two of her seven points against St Mary. (left) A smothering defense on a Southwestern player is given by Kendall Fike and Jesse Poneoma. (right) In the final home game of her Panther career, Greer Kleber scored a team high 14 points and collected six rebounds. (middle)

Women’s Basketball Date Opponent Score 10/28 College of the Ozarks L 45-94 11/3 Central Christian L 70-73 11/11 Valley City State L 61-82 11/12 Southwestern Christian L 47-84 11/17 *Sterling College L 52-77 11/19 *Southwestern College L 71-75 11/22 *Tabor College L 46-87 11/25 Doane University L 46-73 11/26 Hastings College L 46-74 12/1 *Bethany College L 67-70 12/3 *Friends University L 49-87 12/8 *Kansas Wesleyan Univ L 44-93 12/10 *Saint Mary College L 65-83 12/13 *Oklahoma Wesleyan L 67-79 1/5 *McPherson College L 57-62 1/7 *Bethel College W 83-66 1/12 *Ottawa University L 57-85 1/18 *Southwestern College L 44-57 1/21 *Tabor College L 52-65 1/25 *Bethany College L 50-66 1/28 *Friends University L 58-95 1/30 *Sterling College L 51-69 2/2 *Kansas Wesleyan Univ L 55-86 2/4 *Saint Mary College L 54-82 2/9 *Oklahoma Wesleyan L 59-95 2/11 *McPherson College L 54-55 2/16 *Bethel College L 58-67 2/18 *Ottawa University L 55-83 *KCAC Game / Home Game in bold

It was a tough year for women’s basketball as the Lady Panthers finished the season 1-27.

The team’s lone victory came against KCAC opponent Bethel College at home. York had four players in double figures, led by Justine Manjarrez (JR/Montebello, CA), who scored a game high 19 points. Kelsey Sharkey (JR/Lakeview, SD) added 13 points and Greer Kleber (SR/Walnut Creek, CA) and Jesse Poneoma (SR/Anthem, AZ) had 11 each.

Mikala Wilson (SO/Oklahoma City, OK) led the team with 11 rebounds as she gave the Panthers a strong inside presence. York shot 43% from the field and held the Threshers to 33% for the game.

For the year, Kleber led the Panthers in scoring as she averaged 7.18 points per game while Wilson led in rebounds with 4.4 per game.

Jacqueline Esquivel (SR/San Antonio, TX) was the assist leader with 34, Julissa Vargas (JR/Los Angelas, CA) led in steals with 26, and Jerraysha Smith (FR/Alamogordo, NM) led in block shots with 31 on the season.

Elizabeth Maher (SR/Edmond, OK) and Sarah Shafer (JR/Big Piney, WY) were named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Matt Madole completed his fifth season as head coach.

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photo by Bob DeHart

photo by Bob DeHart photo by Steddon Sikes

photo by Steddon Sikes

photo by Bob DeHart

photo by Bob DeHart

Coach Madole and the bench bring their excitement to the floor after players make a late game charge against Southwestern. (above)

GP 28 28 28 24 23 28 28 28 24 28 18 19 26 17 14 20 12 12 16 4

GS 13 21 12 7 10 18 5 14 17 7 0 5 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 4

FG 78 57 54 47 38 46 30 28 22 28 21 20 21 7 8 9 4 3 7 8

PCT 3-Pt PCT FT PCT PTS P/G Asst BLK ST Reb 0.398 12 0.235 33 0.589 201 7.2 31 3 25 113 0.294 18 0.269 47 0.662 179 6.4 34 2 29 42 0.318 48 0.366 19 0.905 175 6.3 20 1 14 53 0.272 7 0.189 17 0.68 118 4.9 28 2 26 48 0.264 11 0.212 23 0.561 110 4.8 22 7 14 34 0.377 5 0.172 11 0.579 108 3.9 13 15 10 100 0.25 15 0.231 28 0.683 103 3.7 16 1 9 30 0.304 10 0.323 14 0.737 80 2.9 25 0 11 49 0.361 2 0.4 31 0.646 77 3.2 8 11 12 105 0.346 0 0 18 0.545 74 2.6 6 34 11 86 0.438 21 0.447 6 0.857 69 3.8 7 0 1 14 0.345 12 0.343 2 0.4 54 2.8 14 1 8 19 0.3 0 0 9 0.563 51 2 4 3 6 68 0.219 6 0.24 8 1 28 1.6 8 1 2 12 0.421 0 0 11 0.786 27 1.9 2 1 6 34 0.375 0 0 9 0.643 27 1.4 2 1 2 24 0.211 0 0 13 0.591 21 1.8 19 0 12 15 0.188 1 0.167 14 0.778 21 1.8 9 1 5 10 0.467 2 0.667 4 0.5 20 1.3 2 0 1 21 0.296 2 0.222 2 1 20 5 3 2 1 17

2016-17 Women’s Basketball Team: (1st row) Laura Stitt, Ke’Aundrea Hobson, Kathryn Mosely, Jordan Veal; (2nd row) Mackenzie Grauberger, Corban Hansen, Jerraysha Smith, Mikala Wilson, Kendall Fike, Haley Scoffield, Sadie Pittman, Megan Dudden, Kelcie Swink, Nakia Hackel; (3rd row) Jesse Poneoma, Julissa Vargas, Brittany Pascal, *Elizabeth Maher, Greer Kleber, *Sarah Shafer, Jordan Nelson, Ciara Williams, MacKenzie Eller, Kelsey Sharkey, Hannah Parker, Bailey Carr, Jacqueline Esquivel, Justine Manjarrez – not pictured Head Coach Matt Madole, Assistant Coach Misty Brestel, Assistant Coach Jen Spickelmier, Assistant Coach Cory Minjarez, Student Manager Erin Wallgren *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete

Julissa Vargas frustrates a Bethany guard with her quickness, adding to her defensive steals on the year. (above) Sadie Pittman fights for rebounding position against a Southwestern defender. (below)

photo by Bob DeHart

Name 33 Kleber 10 Esquivel 13 Manjarrez 22 Vargas 24 Sharkey 25 Fike 32 Mosely 3 Maher 35 Wilson 34 Smith 21 Hackel 23 Poneoma 5 Pittman 12 Veal 4 Nelson 31 Shafer 1 Hobson 11 Grauberge 4 Scofield 21 Eller

photo by Steddon SIkes

(Insets: l-r) Justine Manjarrez led the team in threes with 48 on the year; Mikala Wilson scored a team high 14 points against Sterling College; Jacqueline Esquivel launches a three in front of the bench; Liz Maher makes a strong move to the basket against the Oklahoma Wesleyan defense.

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photo by Bob DeHart

photo by Bob DeHart

KCAC Championship photos by Eric Eckert, York News-Times

(Insets: l-r)) Keith Mack scores two of his 13 points in the 99-78 win over Ottawa; Tre’ Howe manuvers his way for the jumper; Johnny Cooksey scored the first 15 points in the overtime victory against Southwestern; Coaches Deal and Burks are headed to the National Championships!

photo by Steddon Sikes

Cole Vernon joins the team in a victory dance over Ottawa University in the KCAC semiifinals. (below)

2016-17 JV Basketball Team: (no photo available) Josiah Ahart, Andy Avila, Dylan Belik, Jonathan Bell, Cameron Buckley, Micah Copeland, Ross Frame, TyRee Goolsby, Joshua Hamilton, Dayton Hayes, Denzell Johnson, Darryl Mallett, Tyrus Perez, DiJon Roberts, Jacob Salinas, E.J. Weems-Curry, Josh Williams, Josiah Wynn

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Men’s Basketball

photo by Steddon Sikes

Michael Johnson excites the Hartman Arena fans and bench with a breakaway dunk in the overtime win over Southwestern. (above)

In front of a great home crowd Trevor Lenear scores two of his 9 points against Ottawa University. (above) Name 33 Coleman 24 Mack 3 Cooksey 5 Johnson 0 Lenear 15 Tripplett 10 Malbrough 32 Dean 11 Smith, C 2 Howe 21 Brandenburg 1 Roberts 12 Brown 23 Gross 13 Smith, E 25 Ahart

GP 35 34 35 32 35 35 30 35 31 35 20 14 23 9 13 7

GS 35 33 35 1 33 1 0 0 29 5 1 1 0 0 0 1

FG 197 212 178 99 98 97 65 87 55 44 17 7 5 4 2 0

PCT 3-Pt PCT FT PCT PTS P/G Asst BLK ST Reb 0.53 7 0.233 146 0.811 547 15.6 67 14 55 291 0.498 36 0.367 64 0.615 524 15.4 27 16 38 178 0.405 63 0.342 73 0.676 492 14.1 124 5 53 139 0.471 39 0.364 27 0.73 264 8.3 45 13 26 124 0.421 36 0.321 43 0.86 275 7.9 73 3 27 108 0.49 25 0.373 37 0.673 256 7.3 42 10 12 129 0.417 47 0.405 11 0.733 188 6.3 30 0 15 21 0.527 0 0 31 0.721 205 5.9 18 13 10 126 0.43 27 0.435 26 0.667 163 5.3 106 2 39 47 0.463 4 0.235 31 0.544 123 3.5 62 1 31 95 0.405 1 0.111 10 0.556 45 2.3 12 0 14 31 0.35 5 0.333 2 0.333 21 1.5 2 1 5 6 0.25 4 0.333 7 0.7 21 0.9 15 1 5 10 0.8 0 0 0 0 8 0.9 1 1 1 7 0.154 2 0.154 0 0 6 0.5 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3

2016-17 Men’s Basketball Team: (1st row) Kam Malbrough, Trevor Lenear, Eric Smith, Tre’ Howe, Johnny Cooksey, Chris Smith, Michael Johnson, Nicholas Brown; (2nd row) Head Coach Delton Deal, Tyler Roberts, Keith Mack, Mark Dean, Drelan Tripplett, Cameron Coleman, *Shaphan Gross, Thomas Campbell, *Josiah Ahart, Kevin Brandenberg, Assistant Coach Kory Slaughter, Associate Head Coach Tree Burks *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete

photo by Eric Eckert

Chris Smith makes an aggressive move to the basket, scoring 2 of his 10 points against Friends University. (right) All-American Honorable Mention Cameron Coleman always drew a crowd of defenders. (middle)

photo by Bob DeHart

Coleman finished his YC career with 1492 points, the second most in the history of the program.

photo by Bob DeHart

President Eckman celebrates the KCAC Championship with the team. (left)

Men’s Basketball

In its inaugural year in the KCAC, York flexed its muscles going 17-5 against conference opponents, 25-10 on the season, under seventh year head coach Delton Deal. In the KCAC championship game against Southwestern, Johnny Cooksey (SR/Shreveport, LA) scored 16 of the 18 overtime points. The 109-104 victory earned YC an automatic berth into the NAIA Div. II Championships.

York College played the upset role for the second year in a row as they beat 2-seed Rochester College 85-75 in the first round of the tournament with Cameron Coleman (SR/Allen, TX) and Keith Mack (JR/Chicago, IL) leading the Panthers with 21 points apiece.

In their second game, Bellevue University, whom they had already beaten twice during the regular season, caught fire in the second half for a come-from-behind win. The Panthers finished at No. 19 in the final NAIA Coaches’ Poll.

Coleman was once again named to the All-American Team, this year as an Honorable Mention. He also garnered All-KCAC First Team honors while Mack was named Second Team and Cooksey, All-KCAC Honorable Mention. Kameron Malbrough (FR/Arlington, TX) was named to the All-KCAC Freshmen Team. Stat leaders were Coleman with 15.6 pts/gm, followed closely by Mack and Cooksey with 15.4 and 14.1 respectively. Coleman also led the team with 8.36 rebounds/gm and 55 steals on the season while Cooksey led in assists with 3.54/gm and Mack’s 16 blocks were a team high. The team had eight rankings in the top ten including 2nd in the nation in total steals (332), 4th in scoring (3138), 4th in assists (627), 5th in rebounds (1446), and 5th in turnover margin (4.23).

2016-17 Season 25-10 Date Opponent Score 10/22 Barclay College W 115-91 10/28 Bellevue University W 79-65 10/29 Hastings College W 102-87 11/12 Concordia University L 77-91 11/17 *Sterling College W 93-78 11/19 *Southwestern College W 96-71 11/22 *Tabor College L 82-99 11/26 Bellevue University W 98-96 12/1 *Bethany College L 94-96 12/3 *Friends University W 80-78 12/8 *Kansas Wesleyan Univ W 91-84 12/10 *Saint Mary College W 84-71 12/13 *Oklahoma Wesleyan W 85-84 12/15 Hastings College L 93-107 12/29 Dakota Wesleyan Univ L 90-92 12/30 Dakota State Univ L 74-82 1/5 *McPherson College W 115-103 1/7 *Bethel College W 86-76 1/12 *Ottawa University W 90-72 1/18 *Southwestern College L 83-89 1/21 *Tabor College L 91-99 1/25 *Bethany College L 76-83 1/28 *Friends University W 84-70 1/30 *Sterling College W 100-79 2/2 *Kansas Wesleyan W 89-74 2/4 *Saint Mary College W 83-73 2/9 *Oklahoma Wesleyan W 89-76 2/11 *McPherson College W 74-69 2/16 *Bethel College W 84-74 2/18 *Ottawa University W 93-80 2/22 *Bethany College W 99-97 2/25 *Ottawa University W 99-78 2/27 *Southwestern College W 109-104 (OT) 3/9 Rochester University W 85-75 3/10 Bellevue University L 76-78 *KCAC Game / Home Games in bold

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photos courtesy YC Athletics

Encouragement from the team is given during the home dual. (left) Nick Meck’s 3-2 victory in the quarter finals over former #2 Jose Alvarez of Wayland Baptist, advanced him to the semifinals, guaranteeing him a spot on the AllAmerican stage. (right and middle)

Wrestling Wrestling definitely had its champion in Nicholas Meck. The junior from Topeka, Kans., won the KCAC Championship as well as the NAIA South National Qualifier and was ranked fifth in the nation at 174 pounds, Meck beat the No. 2 wrestler at the qualifying event to earn the championship and was named outstanding wrestler of the meet.

Noah Manly, who won the KCAC Championship 184 pound weight class two weeks earlier, and Jeff Albers each finished just one place shy of automatically qualifying with their fourth place finish at the NAIA Qualifier. Austin Coy and Oscar Marin each finished in fifth place.

Meck took his perfect 17-0 season to the NAIA National Championships on March 3rd with the full expectancy of returning to York as an All-American. He went 4-1 in the national tournament, including a 4-1 victory over the #2 ranked wrestler.

His only loss of the season was an 8-18 decision to #1 ranked Lawton Benna of Grand View who went on to win the title.

Meck’s 3rd place finish made him the seventh YC wrestler to be named NAIA All-American.

Head coach Ramon Diaz commented, “We are so proud.

God is good and He has done a great work this year in Nick’s life on and off the mat, with great measurable results all the way around.”

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The guys who stayed to wrestle at the UNK Open before Thanksgiving break had some time to practice and enjoy some messing around the night before the tournament. Pictured are Bryan Ayala, Noah Manly, Coach Diaz, Nick Meck, and Jack Murphy. (above) photos courtesy YC Athletics

(Above Insets: l-r) - Devaunta Cuba wrestles an Embry-Riddle opponent before being honored at Senior Night; Austin Coy went 5-0 winning the 165 lb weight class at the UNK Open; Oscar Marin won the DW Open at 125 lbs going 5-0; Justin Dyer gets a reversal on his oppenent in the lone home dual of the year.

Noah Manly won the KCAC Championships at 184 lbs. with falls over each of his four opponents. (left) Date Event

Noah Manly won by decision over CCC Colin Mahanay at the UNK Open. (above)

Location

11/12 Dakota Wesleyan Open

 Mitchell, SD

11/19 UNK Open

Kearney, NE

12/10 Doane University Open

Crete, NE

12/19 Oklahoma City Duals

OKCy, OK

1/13 UNK Midwest Duals 1/20 Embry-Riddle Dual L 49-3

2016-17 Wrestling Team: (front) Domonique Neroes, Lupe Jimenez, *Justin Dyer, Oscar Marin, Joe Mata, Jack Murphy, DeAndre Neroes; (back) Assistant Coach Saia Lotulelei, Devaunta Cuba, Robert Ozuna, Noah Manly, Jeff Albers, Nick Meck, Justus Bjelland, Bryan Ayala, Austin Coy, Head Coach Ramon Diaz *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete

2/4

It was a proud moment for Coach Diaz and Greg Smith as they posed with the wrestling graduates: Devaunta Cuba, Jeff Albers, Oscar Marin, Saia Lotulelei, Carlos Arana, and Jason Arreola. (above)

KCAC Championships 4th/4

Kearney, NE York, NE Salina, KS

2/18 South Regional Qualifier 5th/9

Ottawa, KS

3/3-4 NAIA National Championships

Topeka, KS

Wrestling

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The team celebrates Brittany Juarez’s home run against St. Mary.

Defensive game photos by Bob DeHart

(Insets: l-r) Jyllian Ahart’s intensity at third was matched by her success at the plate with 30 RBIs; Molly Reyes, who led the team with 60 hits on the season, gets into position to field a ground ball; Alysia Rodriguez pitched 73.2 innings and had the highest batting average (.462); Mikayla Lawrence makes the play at short with ease.

2017 Softball Team: (1st row) Adrianna Sotolongo, Lilianna Herrera, Shelby Niewohner, Priscilla Garcia, Ciera Montalvo, Maricela Romero, Laura Leos; (2nd row) Head Coach Roni Miller, Danitsa Zavala, Mikayla Lawrence, Sydney Loa, Anissia Munoz, Morgan Moore, *Courtney Lovelace, Kiana Villarreal, Brittany Juarez; (3rd row) Assistant Coach Kenny Miller, Molly Reyes, Jyllian Ahart, Kelcie Swink, Vanessa Rodriguez, Emily Chavira, Alyssa Ruiz, Brittany Rayls, Alysia Rodriguez, Student Assistant Coach Kaylen Fike *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes

team photo by Bob DeHart Leaders at the Plate

A soft toss to first by Maricela Romero ensures the out. (left)

Courtney Lovelace makes solid contact with the ball against Sterling. (left) Pitching Stats

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Softball

Name

GP

ERA W L S

Rodriguez, A Moore Munoz Montalvo Rodriguez, V Ruiz Ahart Loa

19 15 15 12 12 12 4 4

5.04 5.17 5.98 4.73 5.64 8.08 5.48 4.74

2 0 2 0 3 1 0 0

9 7 5 5 3 3 4 2

0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

IP SO

73.2 46 48 47.1 36 26 15.1 10.1

31 17 8 12 16 14 13 4

OBA BB

0.305 0.345 0.341 0.362 0.354 0.381 0.358 0.367

39 20 16 16 11 8 13 1

Name

GP

AVG

AB

R

H

2B

3B

Reyes Ahart Lawrence Juarez Rayls Romero Villarreal Chavira Leos Herrera Niewohner Lovelace Munoz Rodriguez, A Swink Zavala Loa Moore Montalvo Rodriguez, V Ruiz Sotolongo

48 47 45 44 43 41 36 36 34 33 33 32 27 24 18 17 16 15 14 12 12 8

0.359 0.350 0.322 0.315 0.328 0.292 0.380 0.272 0.188 0.404 0.111 0.151 0.207 0.462 0.000 0.045 0.286 0.000 0.222 0.143 0.000 0.000

167 143 143 111 125 106 92 92 80 99 9 53 29 13 18 22 14 0 9 7 2 3

31 28 29 20 9 21 15 13 7 16 11 11 1 1 4 8 0 0 1 0 0 1

60 50 46 35 41 31 35 25 15 40 1 8 6 6 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 0

12 15 12 4 9 3 10 3 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HR RBI

1 5 2 5 1 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

19 30 23 22 22 8 28 19 10 15 0 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1

SLG% BB HBP SO SF SH

0.449 12 0.559 9 0.490 5 0.486 9 0.440 5 0.340 5 0.620 11 0.457 4 0.263 11 0.505 6 0.111 0 0.170 5 0.241 0 0.462 0 0.000 2 0.045 0 0.357 0 0.000 0 0.222 0 0.143 0 0.000 0 0.000 0

5 1 3 6 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

21 15 15 15 6 10 4 23 12 7 5 19 6 3 10 9 4 0 3 4 0 2

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

2 8 3 7 2 6 0 3 1 6 0 3 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

photos by Steddon Sikes

Lilianna Herrera stretches for the catch against Concordia. (left) Kiana Villarreal, 2nd Team AllKCAC, hits a single up the middle against Mount Marty. (right) Brittany Rayls and Kaylen Fike share in the joyous success of a base hit. (middle)

Softball It was a growing year for the Lady Date Opponent Score 2/10 William Woods Univ L 0-8 Panthers as 15 of the 23 on the team 2/10 Morningside College L 0-13 2/10 Our Lady of the Lake L 8-21 were freshmen and sophomores. Led by 2/11 William Penn Univ W 7-4 2/11 Avila University L 5-7 its five seniors, the softball team formed a 2/18 University of Great Falls L 6-8 cohesive group that enjoyed the season 2/18 Presentation College L 6-11 2/19 Dakota State Univ L 6-7 and brought out the best in each other.

2/19 Valley City State W 5-3 3/3 Briar Cliff University W 10-8 The YC ladies were the first to break in the 3/3 Texas Wesleyan Univ L 5-13 City of York’s new ball park complex on 3/4 Southwestern Christian W 11-3 3/4 Mid-America Christian W 19-4 the east side of town, one which will serve 3/4 MidAmerica Nazarene L 2-11 3/9 Hastings College L 2-3 the Panthers well for many years to come.

3/9 Morningside College L 0-10 3/10 Central Christian College W 11-6 Under 3rd-year head coach Roni Miller, 3/10 Northwestern College L 7-8 York finished 10-38 on the season, 3-17 in 3/18 Mount Marty College L 1-3 3/18 Presentation College L 0-5 conference play.

3/19 Doane University (2) L 0-5, L4-8 3/22 *Bethel College (2) L 4-7, L 7-8 Offensive stat leaders were Molly Reyes’ 3/25 *Oklahoma Wesleyan (2) L 1-4, L 6-7 60 hits on the season, Alysia Rodriguez led 4/3 Concordia University (2) L 2-4, W 12-9 4/5 *University of St Mary (2) W 10-4, L 3-4 the team in batting average (.462), Jyllian 4/8 *Tabor College (2) L 2-6, L 2-3 4/9 *McPherson College (2) L 2-3, L 9-12 Ahart had 30 RBIs and 5 home runs along 4/11 *Ottawa University (2) L 2-4, L 1-8 with Brittany Juarez. Rodriguez led the 4/13 Hastings College (2) L 0-3, L 5-7 4/15 *Bethany College (2) W 15-7, L 4-5 pitching staff with 39 strikeouts, 73 innings 4/19 *Kansas Wesleyan Univ (2) L 5-8, L 0-6 4/20 *Friends University (2) L 4-10, L 2-4 pitched, and a 5.04 ERA. 4/24 *Sterling College (2) L 2-6, W 9-1 4/27 Bellevue University (2) L 1-2, L 2-10 Kiana Villarreal earned second team All*KCAC game; Home games in bold KCAC as voted on by the fellow coaches in the conference. As a designated player she batted .380 for the Panthers with 10 doubles and four home runs and led the team in slugging percentage (.620).

Four players were named to the KCAC Honorable Mention Team: Jyllian Ahart (If) Brittany Rayls (C), Molly Reyes (Of), and Maricela Romero (If).

Baseball

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Just another inning of work for gold glove recipients Johnson, Hughes, and Smith. (left) Billy Johnson outlasts the St. Mary rundown. (right) Billy Damon was named NAIA Player of the Week after he went 9-of-13 at the plate against No. 7 Tabor College including 6 home runs, (middle)

Baseball game photos by Bob DeHart

2017 Season 29-25 Day Opponent Score 1/27 Jarvis Christian (2) W 14-3, L 7-12 1/28 Jarvis Christian (2) W 17-5, W 5-3 2/4 Oklahoma City University L 1-10 2/4 Avila University W 6-5 2/5 Oklahoma City University L 4-7 2/5 Avila University L 2-7 2/10 Panhandle State University W 7-3 2/10 Randall University W 10-1 2/11 Randall University W 20-2 2/11 Panhandle State University W 12-4 2/17 College of the Ozarks (2) W 11-8, W 9-3 2/18 College of the Ozarks (2) L 3-9, L 4-5 2/21 MidAmerica Nazarene L 2-4 2/25 St. Gregory's University (2) L 1-4, L 3-4 2/26 St. Gregory's University W 13-3 3/4 *McPherson College (2) W 23-4, W 11-8 3/5 *McPherson College W 11-8 3/10 *Kansas Wesleyan Univ L 3-4 3/12 *Kansas Wesleyan Univ (2) L 11-12, W 15-10 3/16 Hastings College L 1-4 3/18 *Ottawa University (2) W 16-11, W 11-5 3/19 *Ottawa University W 12-9 3/20 Morningside College L 1-6 3/24 *Sterling College L 4-5 3/25 *Sterling College (2) W 8-4(11), L 1-5 3/28 Bellevue University L 3-8 4/2 *University of St Mary W 11-5 4/3 *University of St Mary (2) L 4-5, W 5-4 4/4 Concordia University W 11-4 4/8 *Tabor College (2) W 19-2, L 8-9 4/9 *Tabor College W 20-5 4/15 *Oklahoma Wesleyan (2) L 4-13, L 0-11 4/17 *Oklahoma Wesleyan L 2-8 4/19 Bellevue University L 6-11 4/23 *Bethany College (2) W 6-2, W 8-0 4/24 *Bethany College W 7-5 4/27 *Friends University (2) L 4-8, W 2-0 5/4 *Tabor College W 12-7 5/5 *Sterling College L 5-11 5/6 *Tabor College L 8-9 *KCAC game; Home games in bold

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It was a solid year for the baseball team as they again qualified for the KCAC Championships. They opened the tournament with a 12-7 convincing win over No. 13 Tabor College, but came up short against Sterling and a repeat matchup with the Bluejays. Under 4th-year head coach Brian Walth, the Panthers finished their season with a 29-25 record, 16-10 in conference play. The team was ranked No. 7 in the NAIA in both home runs per game (1.389) and total stolen bases (134) as well as a number of other rankings in the top 20. The offensive arsenal put 75 home runs on the record books, breaking the 2016 season mark of 70.

Billy Johnson (OF) and Billy Damon (C) were named All-KCAC First Team. Johnson led the team in hits (73) and batting average (.384) while Damon was First Team as a catcher but also led the team with 6 wins as a pitcher and 16 home runs. Second Team All-KCAC went to Timmion Hughes (OF), who broke the YC record for stolen bases (43). Honorable Mention went to RBI leader Nick Carney (1B) and Connor Towle (DH). York’s outfield of Hughes, Johnson, and Lamar Smith swept the KCAC Gold Glove Team honors. The senior trio committed only 3 errors on the season.

photo by Steddon Sikes

game photos by Bob DeHart Leaders at the Plate Name

GP

AVG

AB

R

H

2B

3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO SF SH SB SBA

Johnson Hughes Bond Towle Smith Carney Vidal Roman Dredge Damon Olmstead Rhodes Roller Anderson Albracht Valentine

54 54 54 50 50 48 46 45 41 41 26 25 25 21 19 1

0.384 0.333 0.318 0.335 0.288 0.366 0.297 0.314 0.304 0.298 0.292 0.293 0.214 0.263 0.000 1.000

190 213 179 164 177 164 158 140 23 131 65 41 56 38 3 1

56 64 37 34 41 33 32 29 39 19 18 11 2 3 6 0

73 71 57 55 51 60 47 44 7 39 19 12 12 10 0 1

15 14 10 15 6 8 13 12 0 7 7 1 3 2 0 0

3 5 49 0.574 27 2 6 41 0.502 22 0 11 45 0.559 25 0 8 45 0.573 20 1 4 36 0.401 18 0 14 55 0.671 17 2 3 25 0.462 9 1 4 24 0.5 10 0 1 3 0.435 3 0 16 49 0.718 5 0 1 10 0.446 9 0 1 6 0.39 1 0 0 1 0.268 11 0 1 6 0.395 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

20 17 8 16 11 17 5 4 2 3 5 0 1 2 0 0

37 42 38 48 24 46 25 22 9 27 12 10 14 10 1 0

6 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0

4 0 1 1 6 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0

35 43 1 1 17 0 4 3 23 1 1 3 0 0 2 0

37 51 2 1 21 0 8 5 31 1 1 3 0 0 5 0

Support from the dugout is essential, but so is having fun with one of America’s favorite pastimes. (l-r) Pictured are Douglas Rhodes, Ronnie Reed, Brandon Facha, Josh Roman, and Jarrell Cunningham. (above) (Insets: l-r) Timmion Hughes broke the YC record for stolen bases (43); Conner Towle hits one of his two home runs against McPherson; Jarrell Cunningham pitched in 20 games and had a 4.15 ERA; Nick Carney throws a lob to Adam Kimmel for the easy out.

2017 Baseball JV Team: (1st row) EJ Greteman, Dane Berkey, Tyler Brakenhoff, Cole Satterfield, Jason Richardson, Dakota Menke, Marcus Vasquez; (2nd row) Jake Lohrenz, Zachary Marsh, Joel Sickmann, Dean Samora, Vincent Valentine, Tre’ Bradley, Joshua Bertey, Douglas Deuel; (3rd row) Caleb Cardwell, Clay Lube, Brady Stobbe, Assistant Coach John Mead, Assistant Coach Tyler Helms, Student Assistant Coach Joseph Terazon, Max Fleig, Christian Perkins, Garrett Ewing Pitching Stats

2017 Baseball Team: (1st row) Billy Johnson, Kodiak Ratzlaff, Jason Richardson, Lamar Smith, Josh Roman, Dylan Roller, Kevin Olmstead, Isaiah Bond, Connor Towle, Tim Emory, DB Vidal; (2nd row) Timmion Hughes, Keenan Albracht, **John Hemenes, Vincent Valentine, Austin Dredge, Clay Lube, Brandon Facha, Matt Lindsley, Douglas Rhodes, Cale Anderson, Corey Mixon, Ronnie Reed, Adam Kimmel; (3rd row) Associate Head Coach Dylan Connolly, Head Coach Brian Walth, Student Assist.

Coach Joseph Terazon, Nick Carney, ^**Billy Damon, *Justin Hukill, Christian Perkins, *Jarrell Cunningham, Bryan Faucher, Jaraad Salas, Assist. Coach Tyler Helms, Assist.

Coach Erik Gray, Assist. Coach John Mead *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes **KCAC Player/Pitcher of the Week ^NAIA Player of the Week

Name

GP

ERA

W

L

SV IP

OBA

AB

H

R

ER BB SO

Damon Kimmel Cunningham Hemenes Facha Emory Faucher Reed Salas Hukill Lindsley

13 12 20 15 17 7 13 16 16 13 7

4.9 6.42 4.15 6.2 4.35 6.62 6.94 8.21 6.96 4.76 9.9

6 5 5 4 4 2 2 1 0 0 0

4 3 2 4 2 1 2 3 3 0 1

0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0

0.303 0.329 0.325 0.304 0.321 0.292 0.314 0.324 0.339 0.273 0.31

317 252 194 257 131 72 51 142 177 66 42

96 83 63 78 42 21 16 46 60 18 13

53 50 26 52 18 19 11 33 39 11 12

43 44 22 45 15 13 9 31 33 9 11

79 61.2 47.2 65.1 31 17.2 11.2 34 42.2 17 10

Baseball

24 29 17 35 6 11 6 19 21 7 12

59 64 22 60 21 20 11 28 24 23 13

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York turned heads at the KCAC Indoor Championships.

outdoor photos by Corey Sanner

(Insets: l-r) Ashley Dugan set a new school record in the long jump of 5.49m at the Concordia Invite; Carter Price and Peyton Horton were part of a YC record setting 4x400m relay team - 3:19.17; Cameron Sorter set a YC record in the 1500m 4:05.27; Coach Carver poses with NAIA All-Americans Mason Held and Dean Simon.

The 4x400 meter relay team of Gomez, Dugan, Stigger, and Rohda ran a YC record time of 4:12.48 at the KCAC Outdoor Championships. (left)

photos courtesy YC Athletics

2017 Track and Field Team: (1st row) Ross Frame, Levi Swenson, Mataia Hess, Hannah Rohda, Molly Little, Sabrina Austin, Darrien Gomez, Hailey Stigger, Nathan Buzi, DeAndre Neroes; (2nd row) Head Coach Justin Carver, Ty Swenson, AJ Scheerer-Hamm, Dylan Belik, Carter Price, *Caleb Magner, Evans Francis, Bang Yuot, *Peyton Horton, Jeff Cathey, Logan Kaliff, Assistant Coach Shaylee Carlock; (3rd row) **^Mason Held, **Dean Simon, Cameron Sorter, Brandin Fry, Joseph Ventry, Kyle Wynn, Bryce Tyler, Kermit Thomas, Sheyi Ajiboye, Steve Lagat – not pictured Nyalat Buom, Kennedy Crowder, Zach Cayton, Ashley Dugan, Camery Nielsen, Amalia Sanchez, Robert Thompson, Ariel Warrior *Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes **KCAC Track Athlete of the Week ^NAIA Track Athlete of the Week

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Mason Held (SO/West Fork, AR) was named the NAIA National Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of The Week for his four 1st place performances at the KCAC Indoor Championships: 200m (22.01), 600m (1:19.59), 4x400m (3:21.93), and 4x800m (7:51.16). (left) NCCAA Indoor Championships produced 19 All-Americans, Men’s Coaching Staff of the Year, and 4th place out of 13 teams. (right)

photo courtesy Justin Carver

Track & Field

photo by Trent Hinton photo by Bob Dehart

The hardware seemed to be endless for the York College track and field teams as their speed, strength, and agility were rewarded time and time again. In all, the indoor and outdoor seasons produced 2 NAIA AllAmericans, 21 NCCAA All-Americans, and 34 All-KCAC athletes.

Mason Held’s 5th place showing in the 600m (1:19.70) and Dean Simon’s 6th in the 60m (6.84) at the NAIA Indoor Championships had them joining the growing list of York College NAIA All-Americans. A total of 8 national titles were amassed by the men at the NCCAA Championships.

Joseph Ventry led that group with 3 as he won the indoor triple jump (14m) and both the indoor and outdoor high jump titles (1.98m/2.05m). Other national champions were Simon in the 60m (6.87), and the 4x200m relay team of Evans Francis, Carter Price, Simon, and Held as they shattered the old school record with a time of 1:28.98. Ashley Dugan led the ladies with her third place performances in both the long jump (5.40m) and Pentathlon at the NCCAA Indoor Indoor Track and Field Schedule Dec. 9-10 UNK Pre-Holiday Classic Kearney, NE Championships.

Jan 14 Scott Nisely Memorial Classic Crete, NE The men finished Jan. 20 Prairie Wolf Invitational LIncoln, NE Jan. 29 Concordia Classic Seward, NE both seasons third in the Feb. 3-4 KCAC Indoor Championships Pittsburgh, KS KCAC. Justin Carver was Feb. 10 Concordia Invite Seward, NE Feb. 17-18 NCCAA Indoor Championships Houghton, NY named KCAC Men’s Mar. 2-4 NAIA Indoor Championships Johnson City, TN Indoor Track and Field Outdoor Track and Field Schedule Mar. 24-25 OBU Invitational Shawnee, OK Coach of the Year, April 1 Emporia State Relays Emporia, KS and the NCCAA Men’s April 8 Concordia Invitational Seward, NE April 15 Loper Invitational Kearney, NE Indoor Coaching Staff of April 21-22 Jim Dutcher Memorial Classic Crete, NE May 4-5 KCAC Outdoor Championships McPherson, KS the Year also went to YC. May 12-13 NCCAA Outdoor Championships May 25-27 NAIA Outdoor Championships

photo courtesy OBU Athletics

NAIA All-American Dean Simon (SO/Hudson, FL) broke the school record more than once in the 60m. (above)

Joseph Ventry (SR/Omaha, NE) cleared 2.05m (6’9”) to set a new YC record and win the NCCAA Outdoor Championships high jump title. Ventry was the only athlete to achieve All-American in both the indoor and outdoor seasons. (above)

Shawnee, OK Gulf Shores, AL

NAIA All-American Mason Held 600m 5th 1:19.70, Dean Simon 60m 6th 6.84* NCCAA All-American Ashley Dugan Long Jump 3rd 5.40m*; Pentathlon 3rd 2785 pts* Dean Simon 60m 1st 6.87 Mason Held 200m 2nd 22.11*; 400m 2nd 48.80 (NCCAA Athlete of the Meet) Joseph Ventry HJ 1st 1.98m; TJ 1st 14.0m; HJ 1st 2.05m*; TJ 3rd 13.96m 4x200m 1st 1:28.98* Evans Francis, Carter Price, Dean Simon, Mason Held 4x400m 2nd 3:22.83 Evans Francis, Carter Price, Sheyi Ajiboye, Mason Held 4x800m 2nd 7:52.71 Levi Swenson, Caleb Magner, Cameron Sorter, Mason Held All-KCAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships – outdoor underlined Simon 60m 1st 6.97; 200m 3rd 22.36 Held 200m 1st 22.01; 600m 1st 1:19.59; 400m 1st 48.43; 200m 3rd 22.02 Carter Price 400m 1st 49.65; 400m 2nd 49.04 Cameron Sorter 800m 1st 1:57.30; 1500m 3rd 4:05.27* Joe Ventry HJ 2nd 1.96m; TJ 2nd 13.73m; HJ 1st 1.94m; TJ 3rd 13.64m 4x400m 1st 3:21.93 Evans Francis, Carter Price, Sheyi Ajiboye, Mason Held 4x800m 1st 7:51.16 Levi Swenson, Kyle Wynn, Cameron Sorter, Mason Held 4x400m 1st 3:19.17* Carter Price, Sheyi Ajiboye, Peyton Horton, Mason Held 4x100m 2nd 42.75 Carter Price, Mason Held, Brandin Fry, Kermit Thomas 4x800m 2nd 7:56.96 Levi Swenson, Caleb Magner, Kyle Wynn, Cameron Sorter *YC record — More than 30 track and field records were broken in the season.

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photos by Steddon Sikes

(l-r): Tyler Hartsell led the Panthers with a 77 in the dual with Doane; The team stays loose for their opening drives; Keenan Kelly shot a team low 79 for third indivually at the I-80 Classic; Cody Pitman putts for birdie.

Men’s Golf

The men’s golf team had its best showing at their own I-80 Classic at the end of September. Despite losing their lead golfer on day 2 because of illness, the Panthers’ two-day totals were enough to beat Central Community College and Northeast Community College. York also tied CCC in the first dual of the year and then went on to beat Doane University by 12 strokes the following week in a home dual.

In the spring, two ladies joined the golfing ranks, Cassie Martinez and Michaela McNeil, and gained experience on the links. The men were led in the spring season once again by Brady Dunagan (JR/Nixa, MO) who finished three over par at the KCAC Championship Tournament to earn All-KCAC honors with his fourth place finish. On the par 72 course at Buffalo Dunes, Dunagan opened up with a 69 and 71 before finishing the final day with a 79. His three day total was 219, only 4 strokes back of 2nd place. Cody Pitman finished in 32nd place, while Keenan Kelly and Ryan Murphy finished in 38th and 39th, respectively.

Date Sept. 8

Event York Dual with CCC

Location York CC

Sept. 12 Sept. 20-21 Sept. 25-26 Oct. 7-8 Oct. 24-25 Mar. 10 Mar. 20-21 April 3-4 April 7-8 April 15 April 17-18

York Dual with Doane University Doane Invite I-80 Classic Nebraska Intercollegiate KCAC Preview Evangel Invite KCAC Conference Championship Midland Invite Doane Invitational Wild West Shootout KCAC Championships

York CC Wilderness Ridge / Highlands GC Elks CC / York CC Norfolk CC Terradyne CC - Wichita, KS Rivercut GC - Springfield, MO Terradyne CC - Wichita, KS Fremont GC - Fremont, NE Wilderness Ridge GC - Lincoln, NE WildHorse GC - Gothenburg, NE Buffalo Dunes - Garden City, KS

2017 Golf Team: (1st row) Cassandra Martinez, Micheala McNeill; (2nd row) Head Coach Kenny Evans, Cody Pitman, Keenan Kelly, Ryan Murphy, Micah Copeland, Brady Dunagan – not pictured from the fall: Jaxon Clouse, Tyler Hartsell, Cooper Herrell, Lucas Leinen

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Golf

Place Tied 1st of 2 13th of 15 1st of 3 13th of 15 9th of 10 12th of 13 8th of 8 8th of 9 9th of 11 4th of 5 8th of 8

Brady Dunagan keeps his eye on the ball as he hits his approach on the par five #3 hole at the York Country Club during the I-80 Classic. (above)

(l-r): Pax directs a make-shift pepband during the Bethany game; Timeouts are for cheers as the squad gets the home crowd energized; The ladies put on another successful cheer clinic.

(1st row) Mikayla Lawrence, Nenia Wilson; (2nd row) Ashley Spagnolo, Madeleine Martinez, Corrie McDonald, Sierra Valerio, Fallon Grady; (3rd row) December Taverner, Brittany Eckerberg, Vanessa Rodriguez, Madison Kinney, Rachel Dollen.

photo by Bailey Davis

Cheer & Pom Squad For the York College Cheer and Pom squad, it was a year of growth and change. The ladies stepped up their presence at YC’s home men’s and women’s basketball games where they performed halftime routines and even got the men’s team on the court with them to do a co-ed performance at Midnight Madness. With the introduction and inclusion of Pax the Panther, the spirit squad helped to rally the student section to cheer on Coach Deal’s team once again to the national tournament.

Bailey Davis took over the team in the fall with her added responsibilities of being a recruiter in the admissions office. The team’s ranks grew from returning members Ashley Spagnolo, Brittany Eckerberg, and Fallon Grady, to adding eight new students: Rachel Dollen, Madison Kinney, Mikayla Lawrence, Madeleine Martinez, Vanessa Rodriguez, December Taverner, Sierra Valerio, and Nenia Wilson. Mason Held and Corrie McDonald dawned the mascot for home game events.

The ladies had fun hosting a cheer clinic for elementary aged girls, judging cheer tryouts at a local high school, and performing for the YC faithful. Put your paws up, Panther fans!

2016-17 Cheer & Pom Squad: (1st row) Mikayla Lawrence, Sierra Valerio, Madeleine Martinez, Nenia Wilson, Ashley Spagnolo; (2nd row) Corrie McDonald, December Taverner, Brittany Eckerberg, Madison Kinney, Fallon Grady, Vanessa Rodriguez, Rachel Dollen, Bailey Davis (sponsor) team photos by Cassidy Wilson

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Cathy Harrington has the right attitude going into final’s week.

Bob DeHart sees the significance of the missing hole in his donut.

Sarah Van Gomple, Gayle Good, and Meghan Shruck serve up the food with smiles and encouragement to Hannah Boucher and Leiah Reichel. (above) Students make the most of the fellowship that accompanies pre-finals breakfast. Pictured from left to right: Dylan Odom, Dane Berkey, Josh Bertey, Dean Simon, Leiah Reichel, Hannah Boucher, Shania Brown, Kaylee Becker, Courtney Gibbs, Quiana Hughes, Sadie Pittman, and Alyssa Ruiz. (inset photos) Tim Lewis enjoys his dish of ice cream after an hour of service to the students. (right) It appears that Samantha Jerabek has enough gummy bears to get her through finals. (far right) Molly Little, Ariel Warrior, Jarrell Cunningham, and Hannah Rohda snap a selfie of true happiness. (right)

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Food for Thought

Brittany Rayls and Jyllian Ahart get in some valuable study time.

Cassandra Martinez and Justine Medina are energized and ready.

Justus, Kermit, Peyton, Alex, Jacob, & Trevor show how they really feel.

Ty Swenson spoon-feeds Dalton Bergstrom his ice cream.

Natalie Carrasco, Ty Swenson, Eric Smith, Jolene Herzog, and Meghan Shruck give a final pose as the dessert-filled evening comes to an end.

Food for Thought

Feeding the mind and soul Studying for an exam is lonely business. The pressures of keeping an academic scholarship, staying eligible to play or perform, and making the grade that becomes part of the permanent transcript can be overwhelming when it comes to final’s week. Cutting that tension before it reaches critical is part of the reasoning behind pre-final’s breakfast in the fall and the ice cream social in the spring.

Faculty and staff know what students are up against and volunteer to serve up the food, dish out the ice cream, and give encouraging smiles and wellwishes for the upcoming all-nighters. Some professors will even conduct one last ditch study session during the evening or be on hand to answer any final questions that might come up before the scheduled exams. Comparing notes, working out some ot the more difficult problems, getting clarification on themes and principals... all are part of the evening mix.

More than anything, however, it’s the opportunity to unwind and enjoy the sweet fellowship of friends. After all, a refreshed spirit and mind is far more likely to finish strong than those who are frazzled before the race begins.

Collin Tucker’s efficiency in manning the drink station is unparallelled. (middle)

Ben Wubbenhorst avoids the lines and goes with a quick donut choice and a drink. (left)

Larry Good and Catherine Seufferlein divvy out the breakfast foods to Jose Bueno, Dylan Belik, Anthony Nelson, and Jacob Gibson. (inset)

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On day seven in NYC, it was the Today Show, Rascal Flatts, NBC Studio Tour, and Chicago.

Deidre Freitas looks at home in Central Park with Alice and her friends.

Seeing the World Education on the go

Alex Boss, Corey Holmes, Boone Berry, and Ben Wubbenhorst have a cool lean-thing going on.

Some of the group saw the ancient ruins in Rome during their ten free travel days.

The group learned some of the 300-year history of the Habsburg monarchs when they visited the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna.

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A group of 21 students, faculty and staff members traveled to Vienna, Austria, for a five-week study abroad trip. The six credit-hour course combined faith and learning and focused on World War II, the Holocaust, the Sermon on the Mount, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s The Cost of Discipleship. Like a course on campus, there were papers, tests, and daily chapel. Every afternoon, however, the program was something different: museums, memorials, walking-tours of major cities, castles, cathedrals and more. The group visited many sites of historical interest, such as Schindler’s Factory, Dachau, and Auschwitz. Students reflected on their experiences in a class blog. At the end of the trip, the group dispersed for 10 days of additional travel to other locations in Europe.

John Baker took 15 students to New York City for a fine arts study trip. The days consisted of visits to the Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ellis Island, and the 9/11 Memorial. Evenings were filled with Broadway productions, including The Lion King, The Glass Menagerie, and several Tony Awardwinning shows such as the musical Come From Away. Students kept a journal about the impact of the arts on their lives, and met each morning to discuss the previous day’s events. They returned inspired to continue making and experiencing great art.

Sami takes a selfie with the group as they watch the Today Show with Rascal Flatts as the special guests of the City Concert Series.

One of the favorite memories of the group was watching the Tony Award-winning musical Come From Away and then meeting cast member Q Smith, who hails from Omaha: (1st row) Ryan Harrison, Q Smith, Bonnie Packer, Sara Hansen, Deidre Freitas; (2nd row) Sami Berry, Danielle Berry-Massey, Kacey Fatuch, Melissa Strong, Morgan Goracke; (back row) Nathan Clark, John I. Baker III, Emily Clark, Jameson Trauger, Austin Kupper, Eric Berry-Massey, Asa Coppinger—not pictured Nolan Henningson. (above)

The Vienna group takes a country road group selfie: (1st row) Cameron Merrill, Corey Holmes, Hannah Wilke, Samantha Baires, Ben Wubbenhorst; (2nd row) Madison Kinney, Taylor Abraham, Dr. Erin DeHart, Hannah Rohda, Dani Palensky; (3rd row) Alex Boss, Brady Dunagan, Katey Cox, Kayliana Cox, Dr. Shane Mountjoy, Tommy Eckhart, Brinna Horvath, Vivian Mountjoy; (back row) Tessa Mountjoy, Fallon Grady, Rachel Garner, Dr. Sam Garner, Boone Berry—not pictured Caleb Magner. (lower left)

Morgan Goracke, Melissa, Strong, John Baker, and Deidre Freitas pose with the Statue of Liberty.

Times Square was a busy place, day and night.

People-watching was one of the favortie forms of entertainment for some students.

The group poses in front of the Parliament building that went unused while Berlin was divided and the capitol of West Germany moved to Bonn. It was updated and put back in service when Germany reunited.

The view of NYC from the observation deck of the Empire State Building was breathtaking.

photos by Taylor Abraham, John I. Baker III, Sami Berry, Rachel Garner, Sam Garner, Morgan Goracke, and Cameron Merrill

Students view a local memorial of names and keys belonging to Jews evicted from their homes.

A tour of Vienna’s Voltive Church impressed everyone with its Neo-Gothic style architecture.

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Aubrey and Lydia snorkel in the Pacific Ocean as part of a fun day.

Aubrey Tate spent her entire summer with the children of Tabacundo.

Bre, Delaney, Lydia, Kendall, and Garrett travel the village streets of Ecuador in one truck while the rest of the group follow in another.

(above clockwise) Catherine Seufferlein can attest that the Ecuadorian children love to share big hugs.

Dr. Terry Seufferlein gets his morning work out from all the “kid reps.�

Piggyback rides were a given during the after-school program for Kendall, Halie, Delaney, and Bre. The Ecuador team poses in the middle of the world: (l-r) Delaney Woods, Halie Ewing, Bre Goben, Kendall Fike, Dr. Terry Seufferlein, Catherine Seufferlein, Garrett Ewing, Conrad Morris, Courtney Gibbs, Justin Hukill, Aubrey Tate, Lydia Kirchhoff, and Ericka Tisdale. (right) A selfie captures all the members of the team that went to Korca, Albania: (l-r) Peyton Horton, Sarah Shafer, Justus Bjelland, Hannah Anderson, Dr. Mike Case, and Grady Johnson. (far right)

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2017 Summer Missions Tabacundo, Ecuador: Bre Goben, Garrett Ewing, Halie Ewing, Kendall Fike, Courtney Gibbs, Justin Hukill, Lydia Kirchhoff, Conrad Morris, Catherine Seufferlein, Dr. Terry Seufferlein, Aubrey Tate, Delaney Woods

Korca, Albania: Hannah Anderson, Justus Bjelland, Dr. Michael Case, Peyton Horton, Grady Johnson, Sarah Shafer Athens, Greece: Alyssa Didier, Matthew Madole

Biking the Albanian countryside was one of the highlights for the group.

Playing cards was a great way to get to know the locals.

Coach Matt Madole wrote a powerful facebook entry: Just another Sunday night in Glyfada, in which they witnessed 12 refugee baptisms.

Global Adventures Let Your Light Shine Seventeen YC students and four faculty and staff felt called to leave their comfort zone behind, take their faith on an international adventure, and shine their lights across the globe. The two groups that went to Europe shared the gospel using English lessons as well as worked with some community outreach programs such as an outing with a blind community and school children. The group that went to Albania also taught youth and adult Bible classes while those in Greece studied and worshipped with refugees. The large group that ventured down to Ecuador worked with children at a public school and in an after-school program at a Christian camp.

The travel experiences included a lot of sight seeing, mountain hikes, ocean swimming, bike rides, shopping, and food tasting. The group in Ecuador also spent several days traveling to and exploring the Galapagos Islands. (above) Alyssa Didier is ready to experience an authentic Greek crepe while shopping in an Athens market. (above) The Ecuador group climbed Mojande at nearly 14,000 feet and shared a mountain top experience. (left middle) Grady Johnson along with the rest of Team Albania helped with an outing for school children during their four weeks in Korca. (left)

photos by Bre Goben, Peyton Horton, Lydia Kirchhoff, Matt Madole, Conrad Morris, Aubrey Tate, Ericka Tisdale, and Delaney Woods.

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The YC campus is full of life in the walk to and from chapel every morning as students, faculty, and staff enjoy conversations along the way. Jose Bueno visits with Dr. Billy and Christi Lones enroute to the Campbell Center.

Insets: (l-r) Cameron Coleman and Michael Johnson share a humorous moment; Brittany Rayls, Lilianna Herrera, and Vanessa Rodriguez make a photographer’s day on their way to the Kiplinger Apartments; Sabrina Austin and Dennis Leinen pose in mid-conversation; After a brief mailroom stop, Molly Little, Conrad Morris, and Weston Bich head their way across campus; The smiles and laughter of Colby Smith and Gabby Siebenaler are contagious.

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Trustees & Administrative Leadership Mr. H. Jarrell Gibbs Hot Springs Village, AR Mr. Rick W. Hendricks Tulsa, OK Mr. Richard W. James Wichita, KS Mr. David F. Lynn York, NE Chairman of the Board

Vice Chair

Secretary

Treasurer

Dr. Michael C. Armour Dallas, TX Dr. Edward J. Bailey York, NE Mr. E. Joe Brazell Royse City, TX Dr. Jeff W. Hannel Lubbock, TX Mr. Chester M. James Kingman, KS Mr. Edward E. McLoud Leavenworth, KS Mr. Norman E. Morrow St. Francis, KS Mr. Mike V. Myers Littleton, CO Mr. Ed G. Nill Pierre, SD Mr. James N. Reischl Harlan, IA Mrs. Cassandra R. Savage Overland Park, KS Mrs. Carolyn R. Stephenson Lubbock, TX Dr. Charles B. Stephenson Lubbock, TX Mr. G. Wayne Studebaker Norfolk, NE Mr. Paul E. Touchton Franklin, TN Mr. Charlie J. Watts Eudora, KS Dr. R. Wayne White Carrollton, TX Mr. Mitch C. Wilburn Broken Arrow, OK Dr. Gregory N. Woods York, NE

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Board of Trustees

not pictured Mrs. Linda J. Thomas Clinton, OK

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Dr. Steven Eckman President

Dr. Wayne Baker Chancellor

Brent Magner

Dr. Shane Mountjoy

Todd Sheldon

Dr. Sam Garner

Jared Stark

Catherine Seufferlein

VP for Advancement

VP for Finance and Operations

VP for Athletics and Enrollment

Provost

Director of Spiritual Development

ork College concluded the most successful campaign in its history during 2017. The three-year campaign raised $16.8 million for scholarships, campus improvements, and programs, eclipsing the campaign’s original goal of $10.7 million. These gifts made an impact on the student experience at YC, from ensuring access through scholarships, to improving and expanding academic offerings, to upgrading the physical campus.

Capital improvements in the Beyond 125 campaign included the construction of the Bartholomew Performing Arts Center, Clayton Museum of Ancient History featuring the Stanback Collection, and the Touchton Baseball Clubhouse. Other campus improvements included renovation of the student center in McGehee Hall, installation of air conditioning in McCloud Hall, and upgrades to Freeman Center.

Enrollment was once again around 400 students as the fall semester got underway.

Joining the YC community was Sarah Van Gomple—assistant professor of education, Alex Latorre—head men’s soccer coach, Stefan Skillman—head women’s soccer coach, and Brianna Perez—admissions.

During the spring semester, Nick DiToro transitioned from his fundraising role to fulltime teaching as an assistant professor of business, and YC grad Titus Robison filled the vacancy in advancement.

President Eckman began his eighth year in office and was able to report for the ninth consecutive year that York College’s financial position finished in the black.

Beloved YC faculty member Dr. Jo Kite passed away on April 29, after a three-year battle with cancer. She will long be remembered for her ministry of loving kindness toward students and others in the York College family.

The 2016-17 Crusader is dedicated to her memory.

Dean of Student Development

Drs. Terence and Jo Kite enjoy a fall day on their porch swing across from campus. (above) The Touchton Baseball Clubhouse ribbon cutting ceremony during Homecomiing included (l-r): sophomore Connor Towle, associate head coach Dylan Connolly, head coach Brian Walth, Cheryl Touchton, Paul Touchton, Shaun Touchton, Tad Touchton, Kim Touchton, Lydia Touchton, senior Justin Hukill, and vice president for athletics and enrollment Jared Stark. (left)

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Faculty Ed Bailey, JD Associate Professor, Criminal Justice & Business

Dr. Louise Bailey Associate Professor, Education

*John I. Baker III Associate Professor, Communication

Ruth Carlock Director of Elijah Levitt Library/Instructor

Dr. Michael Case Professor, Bible

*Bob DeHart Associate Professor, Physical Education

Dr. Erin DeHart Associate Professor, Education

Nick DiToro Associate Professor, Business

*Dr. Jennifer Dutch Assistant Professor, English

Lindsey Eckert Assistant Professor, Psychology & Cheer Coach

Dr. Milton Eckhart Associate Professor, Biology

Amy Fraser Assistant Professor, Music

Mark Houston Adjunct Instructor, English

Chad Karcher Assistant Professor, Physical Education Athletic Trainer

Dr. Terence Kite Professor, Physics

Tim Lewis Assistant Professor, Business

*Billy Lones, JD Associate Professor, Criminal Justice

Christi Lones Assistant Professor, History

*Dr. Kirk Mallette Associate Professor, Education, Dean of York College Online

Bev McNeese Assistant Professor, English

*Tim McNeese Associate Professor, History

Gail Miller Associate Professor, Biology

Dr. L. Ray Miller II Professor, Chemistry

*Mark Miller Associate Professor, Mathematics

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Ramona Ratliff Levitt Library Assistant Director/Instructor

*Dr. Clark Roush Professor, Music

Dr. Terry Seufferlein Associate Professor, Bible

Marti Soderholm Director of the Center for Student Success

*Dr. Jaclyn Spivey Assistant Professor, Psychology Chair, Division of Professional Programs

Harold Tandy Moodle Services

Steve Thompson Associate Professor, Business

Sarah Van Gomple Assistant Professor, Education

*Dr. Frank Wheeler Professor, Bible

*Dr. Alex Williams Associate Professor, Chemistry

*Chair of Department and/or Division

Staff Jeff Albers Gibbs Apartments Manager

Brien Alley Director of Financial Aid

Marilyn Bargsten Custodial

Laurie Briggs Financial Aid Officer

Tim Bruner Special Assistant to the President

Tree Burks Associate Head Men’s Basketball Coach

Justin Carver Cross Country & Track Coach

Joel Coehoorn Director of Information Technology, Instructor

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Staff Dan Cole Human Resource Manager, Instructor

Dylan Connolly Associate Head Baseball Coach, Instructor

Bailey Davis

Admissions Counselor

Delton Deal Head Men’s Basketball Coach

Morgan De Boer Admissions Counselor

Maegan Detlefs Director of Enrollment Marketing

Stephen Detlefs Dean of Students

Ramon Diaz Head Wrestling Coach

Kathy Dowty Custodial

Meagan Evans Receptionist

Erin Freeman Head Volleyball Coach

Bob Gaver Director of Facilities

Gayle Good Administrative Assistant, President’s Office

Larry Good Director of Residence Life

Morgan Goracke Administrative Assistant, Advancement

Trent Hinton Sports Information Director

Chrystal Houston Director of Alumni & Communication

Eryn Jacobson Admissions Counselor

Alex Latorre Head Men’s Soccer Coach

Dennis Leinen Buildings and Grounds

Jared Leinen Registrar

Emily Lutz Director of Student Activities, Title IX Coord.

Matt Madole Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Asst. AD

Leo Miller Circulation Assistant, Library

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Staff

Roni Miller Head Softball Coach

Rose Miller Accounts Payable

David Odom Director of Admissions

Devyn Pearl

Admissions Counselor

Brianna Perez

Administrative Asst., Admissions, Asst. Softball

Gary Pinney Buildings and Grounds

Lydia Popovich Custodial

Titus Robison Development Officer

Janet Rush Campus Store Manager/Mailroom

Ron Shields Campus Store/Mailroom

Meghan Shruck Thomas Hall Manager, Student Development

Jen Sikes Asst. Women’s Basketball Coach, Instructor

Steddon Sikes Director of Publications

Laurel Simpson Campus Visit Coordinator

Stefan Skillman Head Women’s Soccer Coach

Amber Soderholm Curator, Clayton Museum of Ancient History

Travis Stoltenberg Custodial

Barbara Thompson Director of Student Accounts

Melanie Towell Kiplinger Apartments Manager, Asst. to Provost

Eric Tremaine Buildings and Grounds

Collin Tucker McCloud Hall & Thomas North Manager, IT

Brian Walth Head Baseball Coach/P.E. Instructor

Eric Tremaine, Aaron Sandoz, Gary Pinney, and Dennis Leinen lend a hand with pouring concrete for the Touchton Clubhouse.

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Freshmen Brian Aguilar Jyllian Ahart Oluwasheyi Ajiboye Hannah Anderson Andy Avila

Samantha Baires Abigail Baker Jonathan Bell Brianna Bennett Tyler Brakenhoff

Nyalat Buom Zachary Cayton Emily Chavira Micah Copeland Johann Derrick

Raymond Duncan Tommy Eckhart James Edison Christian Eggar Garrett Ewing

Kendall Fike Jasmine Flehr Oscar Garcia

Priscilla Garcia Trentell Gordon Mackenzie Grauberger

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Freshmen

Cameron Merrill takes advantage of the warm fall temps to relax in a hammock.

Freshmen Moses Guillen Austin Hackel Nakia Hackel Corban Hansen Tyler Hartsell

Dayton Hayes Jovanny Hernandez-Ruiz Cooper Herrell Mataia Hess Ke’Aundrea Hobson

Quiana Hughes Logan Kaliff Tristan Kalvoda Cheyenne Kinchens Lydia Kirchhoff

Lucas Leinen Makayla Linnemeyer Brayant Lino Molly Little Kam Malbrough

Darryl Mallett

Daniel Mandungu

A group of students meet at 7 am in the caf’ to read scripture and pray before the day begins. (clockwise from left) Robert Thompson, Kendall Fike, Sarah Shafer, Andrew Triebe, Hannah Anderson, Aubrey Tate, Zach Cayton, Adam Pennington, David Black, Weston Bich, Ainsley Mountjoy, Kaylen Fike.

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Freshmen Lexi Martens Cassandra Martinez Madeleine Martinez Micheala McNeill Justine Medina

Davi Mendonca Cameron Merrill Ashley Miller Maverick Miller Ciera Montalvo

Katrina Murdock Olivia Nabb Domonique Neroes Stella Newman Tyrus Perez

Cody Pitman Sadie Pittman Carter Price Jason Richardson Hannah Rohda

Mari Romero Alyssa Ruiz

Cici Saldana Jacob Salinas

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Jeff Cathey and Josiah Wynn enjoy their conversation after chapel.

The men’s soccer team helps the advancement office with a “Raise Your Paw” alumni campaign.

Freshmen

Amalia Sanchez Cole Satterfield Jared Schmidt Haley Scoffield Joel Sickmann

Jerraysha Smith Thomas Smith Hailey Stigger Laura Stitt Brady Stobbe

Ty Swenson Kate Tatum December Taverner Keenan Thorburn Andrew Triebe

Jordan Veal Andrew Verr Jared Wolfe Josiah Wynn Kyle Wynn

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Sophomores Joshua Anderson Alexander Arriaza Dylan Belik Katie Bell Joshua Bertey

Brant Bieker David Black Tre’ Bradley Marissa Bressler Nicholas Brown

Taylor Brown Caleb Cardwell Nathan Clark Jaxon Clouse Billy Damon

Megan Dudden Justin Dyer Giovaliss Escobar Joao Falco Deidre Freitas

Alena Gaze

Courtney Gibbs

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Sophomores

The Murder Mystery Dinner put on by students and YC alumni at the beginning of the second semester was a big hit. (l-r) Eric and Danielle Berry-Massey, Levi Swenson, Ryan Harrison, Aaron Rhodebeck, Josh Anderson, Melissa Strong, Olivia Nabb, Morgan Goracke, Matt Miller, Nolan Henningson, Austin Hackel, and Deidre Freitas.

Sophomores Tyree Goolsby Nicole Gray Ernest Green Joshua Hamilton Catherine Harrington

Ryan Harrison Mason Held Denzell Johnson Austin Kelly Keenan Kelly

Mikayla Lawrence Laura Leos Matt Lindsley Sydney Loa Jake Lohrenz

Clay Lube Noah Manly Zachary Marsh Joseph Mata Nick Meck

photos bt Brian Walth

Conrad Morris Kathryn Mosely Anthony Nelson DeAndre Neroes

Members of the baseball team give it their all in tug-of-war during the annual Strong Man Contest.

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Sophomores

Students always enjoy a good pumpkin carving, especially when you can eat the top! (l-r) Caleb Magner, Ann Magner, Erin Wallgren, Lexi Martens, and Bethany Ford.

Shelby Niewohner Dylan Odom

Adam Pennington Christian Perkins

Leiah Reichel DiJon Roberts Alysia Rodriguez Dean Samora Dean Simon

Chris Smith Adrianna Sotolongo Kelsey Taylor Connor Towle Vincent Valentine

Kiana Villarreal Cassidy Wilson

Mikala Wilson Danitsa Zavala

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Softball teammates Priscilla Garcia, Maricela Romero, Ciera Montalvo, and Jyllian Ahart share a walk across campus after getting their morning’s mail.

Juniors Taylor Abraham Moses Aken Sabrina Austin Sammie Baker Dane Berkey

Boone Berry Marika Bich Justus Bjelland Isaiah Bond Alex Boss

Joshua Brown Shania Brown Bailey Carr Natalie Carrasco Jose Ceron-Huerta

Emily Clark Asa Coppinger Austin Coy Douglas Deuel Rachel Dollen

Abbey Draper Ashley Dugan Brady Dunagan Brittany Eckerberg Brandon Facha

Ross Frame Sarah Genung Jacob Gibson John Hemenes Lilianna Herrera

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Juniors Jolene Herzog Corey Holmes Brinna Horvath Samantha Jerabek Lupe Jimenez-Martinez

Grady Johnson Brittany Juarez Madison Kinney Collette Kretz Austin Kupper

Stephen Lagat Trevor Lenear Keith Mack Caleb Magner Dakota Menke

Anissia Munoz Jordan Nelson Camery Nielsen Matheus Oliveira Kevin Olmstead

The varsity baseball players horse around for a final team pic.

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Juniors

Juniors Robert Ozuna Bonnie Packer Ulysses Ramos Douglas Rhodes Tyler Roberts

Jacob Rodriguez Dylan Roller Joshua Roman AJ Scheerer-Hamm Kelsey Sharkey

Gabby Siebenaler Ben Sinclair Colby Smith Cameron Sorter Melissa Strong

Kelcie Swink Kermit Thomas Robert Thompson Hannah Tomlin Drelan Tripplett

Bryce Tyler Sierra Valerio Marcus Vasquez Erin Wallgren Hannah Wilke

Ciara Williams Nenia Wilson Jacob Wirka Ben Wubbenhorst Job Yapp

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Seniors

Osei Afriyie, Evans Francis, and Jeff Cathey just chillin’ at the Songfest after party.

Osei Afriyie Josiah Ahart

Jeff Albers Keenan Albracht

photo by Cassidy Wilson

Cale Anderson Carlos Arana Jason Arreola Bryan Ayala Kaylee Becker

Dalton Bergstrom Sami Berry Weston Bich Carlie Bonderer Hannah Boucher

Alyssa Brown Cameron Buckley Jose Bueno MacKenzie Bush Nathan Buzi

Guilherme Camargo Torrey Casper Jeff Cathey Terrence Cole Cameron Coleman

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Seniors

Seniors Johnny Cooksey Robert Covarrubias Katey Cox Kayliana Cox Devaunta Cuba

Jarrell Cunningham Mark Dean Morgan Derengowski Alyssa Didier Austin Dredge

DJ Drews Parker Duensing Zanoria Echols MacKenzie Eller Tim Emory

Jacqueline Esquivel Devaun Evans Halie Ewing Kacey Fatuch Bryan Faucher

Kaylen Fike Max Fleig

photo by Bob DeHart

Bethany Ford William Fox

Courtney Lovelace, Vanessa Rodriguez, Morgan Moore, Brittany Rayls, and Molly Reyes display the senior chemistry on the softball team.

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Seniors Evans Francis Brandin Fry Bre Goben Darrien Gomez Abby Gonzalez

Tyler Goodwin Fallon Grady Shaphan Gross Nolan Henningson Amelia Hinnergardt

Madeline Hinnergardt Peyton Horton Tre’ Howe Demetra Howlingwolf Timmion Hughes

Justin Hukill Ashlee Ivey AJ Jaramillo Billy Johnson Courtney Johnson

Michael Johnson Greer Kleber Bradley Lindsley Saia Lotulelei Courtney Lovelace

Elizabeth Maher Justine Manjarrez Oscar Marin Eric Massey PJ Matha

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Seniors

Coach Roni Miller goes over the game plan with senior pitcher Morgan Moore.

Seniors Nick McClure-Carney Corinne McDonald John Mead

Corey Mixon Morgan Moore Ainsley Mountjoy

Jack Murphy Ryan Murphy Caitlin Nipe Hugo Oliveira Ana Osborne

Natalie Ostrander Danielle Palensky Hannah Parker Brittany Pascal Rodrigo Peres

Jesse Poneoma Caleb Pope Kodiak Ratzlaff Brittany Rayls Renee Rayls

Molly Reyes Manuel Rivera Vanessa Rodriguez Connor Roseke Troy Rowen

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Seniors Jaraad Salas Luis Sanchez Anthony Santo Grant Seufferlein Sarah Shafer

Eric Smith Lamar Smith Ashley Spagnolo Caleb Stewart Levi Swenson

Patty Sylvester Aubrey Tate Ighor Tavares Joseph Terazon Luther Thomas

Soren Tobey Darreon Tolliver Julissa Vargas Joseph Ventry Kacee Walsh

Ariel Warrior Tyler Wilt Delaney Woods Kylie Wroot Renee Wubbenhorst

Andre Yeku Bang Yuot

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The walk to chapel among friends can be an encouraging time as Bre Goben and Halie Ewing know so well.

Nolan presented classical favorites and musical theatre standards

Soren and Nolan perform a selection from Cinderella.

Saia Lotulelei’s senior recital in the Prayer Chapel was amazing.

Jameson Trauger poses with senior director, Samatha Berry.

Nocturne photos by John Baker and Tim McNeese

Dani Palensky wowed the crowd during her senior recital with a wide range of classical and jazz selections. K ​ ay Magner accompanied her on the piano. Additional instrumentalists included Dr. Clark Roush on trap set, Dr. Jaclyn Spivey on violin, Tim Spivey on guitar, and Morgan Cowell on jazz piano. (above)

In his musical theatre set, Nolan Henningson performed crowd-pleasing selections such as “All I Ask of You” from Phantom of the Opera and “Razzle Dazzle” from Chicago. (above) Soren Tobey’s recital featured modern selections as well as music of the Renaissance. She performed in Italian, French, German and English in numerous styles, with pieces by Mozart, Schubert and Fauré, among others. Kay Magner accompanied her on the piano and Lance Tobey accompanied on guitar. (left) Ken Ludwig’s dark comedy Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery was the senior capstone project for Sami Berry. The show featured five actors portraying 35 different characters. Much of the comedy comes from the over-the-top costumes, wigs and accents used to differentiate the characters. Jameson Trauger was Sherlock and his faithful companion, Watson, was portrayed by Nathan Clark. Boone Berry, Brinna Horvath, and Ryan Harrison played the other 33 characters. (top)

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Student Index

Duncan, Raymond 6, 10, 16, 44, 51, 64, 94, 97 Dyer, Justin 17, 36, 55, 71, 98

Facha, Brandon 17, 75, 99, 101, 102 Falco, Joao 1, 64, 97, 98 Fatuch, Kacey 1, 10, 14, 19, 25, 28, 30, 35, 54, 83, 105 Faucher, Bryan 17, 75, 99, 102, 105 Fike, Kaylen 4, 10, 35, 52, 72, 95, 105 Fike, Kendall 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 16, 27, 28, 39, 40, 41, 48, 56, 67, 84, 94, 95 Flehr, Jasmine 4, 5, 54, 94 Fleig, Max 17, 49, 75, 105 Ford, Bethany 1, 10, 15, 16, 19, 23, 25, 26, 35, 36, 37, 40, 49, 54, 100, 105, 112 Fox, William 105 Frame, Ross 68, 76, 101 Francis, Evans 17, 48, 64, 76, 97, 104, 106 Freitas, Deidre 1, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 25, 26, 30, 33, 39, 42, 44, 46, 49, 50, 83, 98 Fry, Brandin 1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 57, 59, 76, 106, 112

Hackel, Austin 6, 14, 19, 23, 25, 44, 95, 98 Hackel, Nakia 9, 10, 52, 67, 95 Hamilton, Joshua 51, 68, 99 Hansen, Corban 8, 9, 10, 16, 28, 52, 67, 95 Hansen, Sara 19, 83 Harrington, Cathy 8, 10, 27, 29, 44, 50, 63, 80, 99, 112 Harrison, Ryan 1, 10, 11, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 30, 44, 46, 55, 64, 83, 97, 98, 99, 109 Hartsell, Tyler 10, 57, 78, 95 Hayes, Dayton 68, 95 Held, Mason 1, 9, 10, 20, 26, 28, 38, 43, 57, 59, 76, 99, 112 Helms, Tyler 75 Hemenes, John 17, 75, 99, 101, 102 Henningson, Nolan 1, 6, 10, 13, 14, 19, 28, 35, 44, 49, 57, 83, 98, 106, 109 Hernandez-Ruiz, Jovanny 10, 51, 64, 95, 97 Herrell, Cooper 53, 78, 95 Herrera, Lilianna 9, 10, 17, 23, 26, 27, 29, 52, 72, 86, 101 Herzog, Jolene 4, 5, 13, 16, 17, 40, 41, 42, 56, 60, 81, 102 Hess, Mataia 59, 76, 95, 112 Hinnergardt, Amelia 10, 35, 50, 106 Hinnergardt, Madeline 10, 40, 50, 106 Hobson, Ke’Aundrea 67, 95 Holmes, Corey 1, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 23, 40, 43, 44, 46, 56, 57, 83, 102, 112 Horton, Peyton 7, 9, 10, 13, 23, 44, 46, 53, 59, 76, 81, 84, 106, 112 Horvath, Brinna 12, 13, 14, 25, 44, 83, 102, 109 Howe, Tre’ 7, 35, 68, 106 Howlingwolf, Demetra 106 Hughes, Quiana 40, 56, 60, 80, 95 Hughes, Timmion 17, 75, 99, 102, 106 Hukill, Justin 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 33, 35, 36, 44, 48, 52, 53, 75, 84, 89, 99, 102, 106

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Garcia, Oscar 5, 64, 94, 97 Garcia, Priscilla 9, 10, 17, 23, 52, 72, 94, 100 Garrett, Holly 35 Gaze, Alena 1, 8, 10, 52, 63, 98 Genung, Sarah 15, 25, 44, 54, 101 Gibbs, Courtney 4, 10, 16, 23, 27, 29, 42, 44, 48, 49, 52, 80, 84, 98 Gibson, Jacob 81, 101 Goben, Bre 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 26, 32, 33, 35, 40, 43, 44, 48, 56, 84, 106, 108, 112 Gomez, Darrien 10, 11, 16, 26, 28, 35, 37, 39, 44, 46, 56, 57, 76, 106 Gonzalez, Abby 1, 6, 10, 11, 15, 19, 25, 30, 44, 49, 54, 106 Goodwin, Tyler 15, 25, 26, 27, 28, 43, 44, 55, 106 Goolsby, Tyree 64, 68, 97, 99 Gordon, Trentell 16, 94 Grady, Fallon 4, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 38, 44, 46, 50, 79, 83, 106 Grauberger, Mackenzie 4, 20, 25, 38, 56, 67, 94 Gray, Nicole 1, 10, 20, 26, 50, 63, 99, 112 Green, Ernest 10, 51, 64, 97, 99 Greteman, EJ 17, 75, 99 Gross, Shaphan 68, 106 Guillen, Moses 1, 9, 12, 13, 14, 25, 44, 46, 95

Ivey, Ashlee 10, 14, 35, 49, 52, 106

E A Abraham, Taylor 1, 5, 9, 16, 17, 23, 27, 28, 32, 40, 42, 43, 44, 56, 60, 83, 101, 112 Afriyie, Osei 36, 37, 51, 64, 97, 104 Aguilar, Brian 10, 51, 64, 94, 97 Ahart, Josiah 35, 49, 68, 104 Ahart, Jyllian 5, 9, 10, 17, 23, 52, 72, 80, 94, 100 Ajiboye, Sheyi 7, 76, 94 Aken, Moses 101 Albers, Jeff 32, 35, 36, 39, 48, 71, 104 Albracht, Keenan 17, 75, 99, 102, 104 Anderson, Cale 17, 75, 99, 102, 104 Anderson, Hannah 1, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 23, 25, 30, 33, 44, 50, 84, 94, 95 Anderson, Josh 1, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 19, 25, 36, 38, 39, 40, 44, 46, 53, 98 Arana, Carlos 35, 71, 104 Arreola, Jason 35, 48, 71, 104 Arriaza, Alexander 64, 97, 98 Austin, Sabrina 7, 40, 48, 56, 76, 87, 101 Avila, Andy 68, 94 Ayala, Bryan 35, 71, 104

B Baires, Samantha 8, 10, 11, 27, 29, 50, 83, 94 Baker, Abigail 5, 10, 17, 25, 26, 54, 94 Baker, Sammie 1, 10, 11, 19, 25, 26, 28, 36, 54, 101 Becker, Kaylee 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 16, 32, 35, 41, 44, 48, 49, 52, 53, 80, 104, 112 Belik, Dylan 23, 68, 76, 81, 98 Bell, Jonathan 5, 20, 68, 94 Bell, Katie 4, 20, 25, 60, 98 Bennett, Brianna 1, 4, 8, 10, 11, 26, 50, 63, 94 Bergstrom, Dalton 6, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 19, 32, 35, 37, 40, 57, 104, 111, 112 Berkey, Dane 10, 17, 20, 57, 75, 80, 99, 101 Berry, Boone 1, 10, 11, 14, 19, 25, 28, 43, 46, 49, 55, 83, 101, 109 Berry, Sami 1, 10, 11, 14, 17, 19, 23, 25, 30, 35, 43, 54, 55, 83, 104, 109, 112 Berry-Massey, Eric 14, 25, 55, 83, 98, 106 Bertey, Josh 1, 6, 9, 16, 17, 57, 75, 80, 98, 99, 112 Bich, Marika 14, 25, 54, 101 Bich, Weston 1, 13, 33, 44, 87, 95, 104, 112 Bieker, Brant 64, 97, 98 Bjelland, Justus 10, 26, 29, 46, 49, 53, 71, 81, 84, 101 Black, David 1, 10, 55, 95, 98, 112 Bonderer, Carlie 35, 104 Bond, Isaiah 17, 38, 75, 99, 101, 102 Boss, Alex 5, 6, 10, 11, 23, 28, 32, 40, 41, 44, 81, 83, 101 Boucher, Hannah 1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 16, 28, 41, 52, 63, 80, 104 Bradley, Tre’ 10, 17, 51, 75, 98, 99, 112 Brakenhoff, Tyler 4, 6, 17, 75, 94, 99 Brandenberg, Kevin 35, 68 Bressler, Marissa 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 23, 27, 32, 38, 43, 44, 46, 50, 98 Brown, Alyssa 49, 54, 104 Brown, Joshua 6, 13, 44, 101 Brown, Nicholas 46, 68, 98 Brown, Shania 4, 9, 10, 12, 20, 23, 29, 41, 52, 80, 101, 112

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Brown, Taylor 20, 98 Brumbaugh, Michael 35 Buckley, Cameron 35, 68, 104 Bueno, Jose 20, 35, 81, 86, 104 Buom, Nyalat 5, 10, 27, 28, 52, 59, 76, 94 Bush, MacKenzie 35, 36, 104 Buzi, Nathan 76, 104

C Camargo, Guilherme 51, 64, 97, 104 Campbell, Thomas 68 Cardwell, Caleb 10, 16, 17, 39, 42, 49, 51, 75, 98, 99 Carney, Nick 17, 75, 99, 102 Carrasco, Natalie 10, 16, 17, 40, 56, 60, 81, 101 Carr, Bailey 8, 9, 10, 20, 27, 28, 39, 41, 43, 49, 52, 67, 101 Casper, Torrey 104 Cathey, Jeff 35, 38, 76, 96, 104 Cayton, Zachary 10, 51, 59, 76, 94, 95 Ceron-Huerta, Jose 51, 64, 97, 101 Chavira, Emily 9, 10, 23, 52, 72, 94 Clark, Emily 1, 8, 10, 11, 15, 17, 19, 25, 26, 44, 54, 83, 101 Clark, Nathan 1, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 25, 30, 44, 46, 55, 83, 98, 109 Clouse, Jaxon 78, 98 Coehoorn, Melody 1, 10, 17, 30, 36, 54 Coleman, Cameron 1, 7, 10, 11, 32, 33, 35, 39, 48, 55, 68, 86, 104 Cole, Terrence 104 Cooksey, Johnny 35, 68, 105 Copeland, Micah 4, 5, 12, 68, 78, 94 Coppinger, Asa 1, 6, 9, 10, 16, 23, 27, 28, 44, 49, 57, 64, 83, 97, 101, 112 Covarrubias, Robert 35, 105 Cox, Katey 63, 83, 105 Cox, Kayliana 13, 36, 37, 40, 60, 83, 105 Coy, Austin 40, 71, 101 Cuba, Devaunta 5, 35, 36, 71, 105 Cunningham, Jarrell 10, 12, 16, 17, 32, 35, 37, 41, 42, 44, 53, 75, 80, 99, 102, 105 Curtis, Eric 55

D Damon, Billy 9, 17, 38, 40, 75, 98, 99, 102 Deal, Jennifer 20 Dean, Mark 68, 105 Derengowski, Morgan 35, 43, 48, 105 Derrick, Johann 1, 10, 17, 23, 36, 43, 51, 64, 94, 97 Deuel, Douglas 8, 10, 11, 17, 54, 55, 75, 99, 101 Didier, Alyssa 5, 9, 33, 35, 36, 40, 49, 56, 60, 84, 105 Diedrich, Amanda 35 Dollen, Rachel 4, 16, 44, 48, 79, 101 Draper, Abbey 40, 54, 63, 101 Dredge, Austin 17, 36, 53, 75, 99, 102, 105 Drews, DJ 35, 49, 105 Dudden, Megan 1, 4, 10, 11, 54, 67, 98 Duensing, Parker 16, 35, 105 Dugan, Ashley 36, 59, 76, 101 Dunagan, Brady 4, 9, 10, 16, 20, 23, 33, 53, 78, 83, 101, 112

H

Echols, Zanoria 35, 49, 105 Eckerberg, Brittany 10, 40, 44, 49, 56, 79, 101 Eckhart, Tommy 10, 13, 14, 16, 19, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 44, 46, 57, 83, 94 Edison, James 94 Eggar, Christian 10, 23, 51, 94, 112 Eller, MacKenzie 67, 105 Emory, Tim 9, 17, 75, 99, 102, 105 Escobar, Giovaliss 9, 10, 20, 52, 63, 98 Esquivel, Jacqueline 9, 10, 52, 67, 105 Evans, Devaun 35, 105 Ewing, Garrett 1, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 26, 48, 57, 75, 84, 94, 99 Ewing, Halie 27, 28, 33, 35, 36, 40, 48, 49, 56, 60, 84, 105, 108

F

J Jaramillo, AJ 17, 19, 106 Jerabek, Samantha 80, 102 Jimenez-Martinez, Lupe 71, 102 Johnson, Billy 17, 75, 99, 102, 106 Johnson, Courtney 106 Johnson, Denzell 10, 53, 68, 99 Johnson, Grady 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 23, 25, 33, 37, 38, 42, 44, 46, 49, 50, 51, 84, 102 Johnson, Michael 7, 13, 17, 68, 86, 106 Juarez, Brittany 17, 23, 72, 102

K Kaliff, Logan 59, 76, 95 Kalvoda, Tristan 95 Kelly, Austin 1, 6, 16, 64, 97, 99 Kelly, Keenan 78, 99 Keys, Jessica 35 Kimmel, Adam 17, 75, 99, 102 Kinchens, Cheyenne 1, 4, 10, 11, 23, 27, 28, 52, 63, 95 Kinney, Madison 1, 9, 10, 16, 27, 38, 40, 44, 56, 63, 79, 83, 102 Kirchhoff, Lydia 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 20, 23, 25, 42, 44, 46, 50, 84, 95, 112 Kleber, Greer 67, 106 Kretz, Collette 15, 25, 54, 102 Kupper, Austin 1, 10, 11, 14, 19, 25, 28, 46, 55, 83, 102

L Lagat, Steve 38, 76, 102 Lawrence, Mikayla 20, 23, 72, 79, 99 Lee, Mason 16, 41 Leinen, Lucas 78, 95 Lenear, Trevor 6, 7, 9, 10, 16, 17, 32, 42, 57, 68, 81, 102 Leos, Laura 9, 10, 14, 19, 23, 25, 52, 72, 99 Lindsley, Bradley 35, 106 Lindsley, Matt 17, 20, 75, 99, 102 Linnemeyer, Makayla 95 Lino, Brayant 10, 51, 64, 95, 97 Little, Molly 1, 8, 13, 33, 37, 48, 60, 76, 80, 87, 95, 112 Loa, Sydney 16, 20, 23, 72, 99 Lohrenz, Jake 10, 17, 51, 75, 99 Lotulelei, Saia 32, 35, 71, 106, 109 Lovelace, Courtney 10, 12, 16, 23, 32, 33, 35, 40, 42, 49, 56, 72, 105, 106 Lube, Clay 6, 10, 16, 17, 20, 32, 38, 39, 49, 51, 75, 99, 102

M

At the center of campus: Dalton Bergstrom and Ben Wubbenhorst.

Mack, Keith 68, 102 Magner, Caleb 1, 14, 23, 25, 32, 33, 36, 43, 44, 46, 49, 59, 76, 83, 100, 102 Maher, Elizabeth 10, 35, 36, 38, 49, 52, 67, 106 Malbrough, Kam 68, 95 Mallett, Darryl 68, 95 Mandungu, Daniel 4, 5, 64, 95, 97 Manjarrez, Justine 9, 10, 11, 17, 52, 67, 106 Manly, Noah 10, 51, 71, 99 Marin, Oscar 35, 71, 106 Marsh, Zachary 17, 20, 57, 75, 99 Martens, Lexi 1, 7, 10, 13, 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26, 44, 54, 96, 100, 112 Martinez, Cassandra 1, 4, 10, 11, 23, 50, 63, 78, 80, 96 Martinez, Madeleine 7, 10, 11, 16, 27, 40, 50, 59, 79, 96 Mata, Joseph 38, 55, 71, 99 Matha, PJ 35, 49, 106 McClure-Carney, Nick 35, 36, 107 McDonald, Corrie 1, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 19, 23, 25, 37, 40, 43, 56, 63, 79, 107 McNeill, Micheala 1, 10, 11, 54, 78, 96, 112 Mead, John 17, 35, 48, 75, 107 Meck, Nick 1, 16, 38, 71, 99 Medina, Justine 10, 11, 50, 63, 80, 96 Mendonca, Davi 64, 96, 97 Menke, Dakota 9, 10, 17, 26, 28, 53, 75, 99, 102 Merrill, Cameron 1, 9, 10, 16, 23, 26, 27, 29, 43, 44, 46, 57, 64, 83, 94, 96, 97, 112 Miller, Ashley 7, 10, 11, 13, 23, 44, 50, 96 Miller, Maverick 1, 4, 6, 10, 11, 44, 55, 96 Mixon, Corey 17, 53, 75, 99, 102, 107 Montalvo, Ciera 9, 10, 17, 20, 23, 43, 52, 72, 96, 100 Moore, Morgan 10, 16, 23, 35, 36, 56, 72, 105, 107 Morris, Conrad 1, 9, 16, 23, 33, 36, 39, 41, 42, 44, 46, 49, 57, 84, 87, 99, 112

Mosely, Kathryn 9, 67, 99 Mountjoy, Ainsley 1, 10, 14, 17, 19, 25, 33, 40, 42, 43, 49, 54, 95, 107 Munoz, Anissia 7, 9, 10, 23, 52, 72, 102 Murdock, Katrina 4, 10, 50, 63, 96 Murphy, Jack 1, 36, 71, 107 Murphy, Ryan 35, 57, 78, 107

Nabb, Olivia 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 37, 43, 44, 46, 50, 96, 98 Nelson, Anthony 10, 51, 81, 99 Nelson, Jordan 44, 49, 67, 102, 112 Neroes, DeAndre 4, 17, 71, 76, 99 Neroes, Domonique 4, 9, 71, 96 Newman, Stella 1, 10, 11, 38, 44, 50, 63, 96 Nielsen, Camery 36, 76, 102 Niewohner, Shelby 9, 10, 23, 52, 72, 100 Nipe, Caitlin 10, 35, 50, 63, 107

Richardson, Jason 4, 17, 75, 96, 99, 102 Riuz, Alyssa 9, 10, 52 Rivera, Manuel 35, 51, 64, 97, 107 Roberts, DiJon 9, 10, 53, 68, 100 Roberts, Tyler 38, 68, 103 Rodriguez, Alysia 1, 9, 10, 16, 23, 52, 72, 100 Rodriguez, Jacob 64, 97, 103 Rodriguez, Vanessa 9, 10, 15, 23, 32, 33, 35, 41, 52, 72, 79, 86, 105, 107, 112 Rohda, Hannah 1, 6, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 26, 28, 29, 33, 40, 52, 59, 76, 80, 83, 96 Roller, Dylan 17, 75, 99, 102, 103 Roman, Josh 17, 75, 99, 102, 103 Romero, Maricela 4, 5, 9, 10, 23, 43, 52, 72, 96, 100 Roseke, Connor 10, 51, 64, 97, 107 Rowen, Troy 9, 14, 19, 25, 30, 32, 35, 37, 46, 53, 107 Ruiz, Alyssa 23, 72, 80, 96

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S

Odom, Dylan 1, 9, 10, 12, 16, 20, 23, 27, 28, 38, 42, 57, 80, 100, 112 Oliveira, Hugo 48, 51, 64, 97, 107 Oliveira, Matheus 48, 64, 97, 102 Olmstead, Kevin 10, 12, 17, 39, 48, 53, 75, 99, 102 Osborne, Ana 35, 49, 107 Ostrander, Natalie 1, 10, 14, 16, 19, 35, 49, 54, 107 Ozuna, Robert 36, 48, 71, 103

Salas, Jaraad 4, 5, 9, 10, 16, 17, 40, 48, 53, 75, 99, 102, 108 Saldana, Cici 1, 63, 96 Salinas, Jacob 68, 96 Samora, Dean 6, 16, 17, 75, 99, 100 Sanchez, Amalia 76, 97 Sanchez, Luis 64, 97, 108 Santo, Anthony 8, 10, 35, 40, 51, 64, 97, 108 Satterfield, Cole 10, 17, 57, 75, 97, 99 Scheerer-Hamm, AJ 7, 59, 76, 103, 112 Schmidt, Jared 44, 46, 97, 112 Scoffield, Haley 10, 17, 38, 40, 52, 67, 97 Seufferlein, Grant 6, 17, 43, 44, 51, 108 Shafer, Sarah 1, 33, 42, 49, 54, 67, 84, 95, 108 Sharkey, Kelsey 36, 67, 103 Sickmann, Joel 17, 75, 97, 99 Siebenaler, Gabby 10, 14, 27, 44, 46, 50, 87, 103 Simon, Dean 76, 80, 100, 112 Simons, Jeanne 36 Sinclair, Ben 36, 103 Smith, Chris 1, 16, 36, 38, 68, 100 Smith, Colby 1, 8, 12, 13, 14, 23, 26, 27, 28, 32, 36, 40, 41, 44, 46, 50, 87, 103 Smith, Eric 6, 7, 68, 81, 108 Smith, Gage 15, 25, 55 Smith, Jerraysha 10, 11, 52, 67, 97 Smith, Lamar 17, 75, 99, 102, 108 Smith, Thomas 7, 17, 97 Sorter, Cameron 10, 16, 19, 51, 59, 76, 103, 112 Sotolongo, Adrianna 10, 20, 23, 52, 72, 100 Spagnolo, Ashley 43, 48, 79, 108 Stewart, Caleb 6, 13, 35, 38, 44, 46, 108 Stigger, Hailey 4, 5, 10, 11, 27, 40, 56, 59, 76, 97 Stitt, Laura 1, 10, 36, 54, 67, 97 Stobbe, Brady 17, 75, 97, 99 Strong, Melissa 1, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 19, 23, 25, 42, 48, 49, 54, 83, 98, 103, 112 Swenson, Levi 26, 27, 28, 44, 59, 76, 98, 108 Swenson, Ty 7, 10, 44, 57, 59, 76, 81, 97 Swink, Kelcie 4, 9, 10, 16, 20, 23, 49, 52, 67, 72, 103 Sylvester, Patty 1, 35, 63, 108

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P Packer, Bonnie 1, 10, 26, 44, 54, 83, 103 Palensky, Danielle 10, 14, 26, 27, 29, 35, 36, 41, 44, 46, 50, 83, 107, 109 Parker, Hannah 9, 10, 40, 48, 56, 67, 107 Pascal, Brittany 20, 35, 36, 67, 107 Pennington, Adam 1, 10, 15, 55, 95, 100 Peres, Rodrigo 48, 64, 97, 107 Perez, Tyrus 68, 96 Perkins, Christian 17, 75, 99, 100, 102 Peterson, Craig 35 Pitman, Cody 10, 57, 78, 96 Pittman, Sadie 8, 10, 11, 17, 27, 28, 40, 56, 67, 80, 96 Poneoma, Jesse 20, 59, 67, 107 Pope, Caleb 9, 35, 53, 107 Price, Carter 1, 26, 28, 33, 38, 44, 55, 76, 96

R Ramos, Ulysses 37, 103 Ratzlaff, Kodiak 9, 10, 17, 53, 75, 99, 102, 107 Rayls, Brittany 1, 9, 10, 23, 35, 36, 52, 72, 80, 86, 105, 107 Rayls, Renee 16, 35, 36, 107 Reed, Laura 35 Reed, Ronnie 9, 17, 75, 99, 102 Reichel, Leiah 4, 16, 17, 23, 39, 40, 42, 48, 49, 56, 60, 80, 100 Reyes, Molly 4, 23, 38, 41, 72, 105, 107 Rhodes, Douglas 17, 75, 99, 102, 103

T Tate, Aubrey 1, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19, 23, 25, 28, 30, 33, 42, 44, 46, 49, 54, 84, 95, 108, 112 Tatum, Kate 1, 9, 10, 52, 63, 97 Tavares, Ighor 1, 10, 26, 28, 49, 51, 64, 97, 108

Taverner, December 1, 7, 8, 10, 26, 44, 54, 79, 97 Taylor, Kelsey 23, 40, 42, 56, 100 Terazon, Joseph 17, 35, 75, 108 Thomas  Jr., Luther 35, 108 Thomas, Kermit 7, 9, 10, 23, 57, 76, 81, 103 Thompson, Robert 43, 49, 55, 59, 76, 95, 103 Thorburn, Keenan 10, 23, 43, 51, 64, 97 Tobey, Soren 6, 12, 14, 32, 35, 36, 44, 50, 108, 109 Tolliver, Darreon 108 Tomlin, Hannah 9, 10, 52, 63, 103 Towle, Connor 13, 17, 20, 32, 38, 48, 75, 89, 99, 100, 102 Triebe, Andrew 25, 95, 97 Tripplett, Drelan 36, 40, 68, 103 Tyler, Bryce 5, 8, 10, 12, 17, 23, 27, 32, 39, 41, 42, 43, 49, 51, 76, 103, 112

V Valentine, Vincent 17, 20, 75, 99, 100, 102 Valerio, Sierra 1, 10, 11, 16, 40, 50, 56, 63, 79, 103, 112 Vargas, Julissa 9, 10, 11, 37, 52, 67, 108 Vasquez, Marcus 17, 75, 99, 103 Veal, Jordan 10, 40, 56, 67, 97 Ventry, Joseph 9, 10, 16, 26, 28, 35, 53, 76, 108, 112 Verr, Andrew 97 Vidal, DB 17, 75, 99, 102 Villarreal, Kiana 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 52, 72, 100

W Walker, Electra 20, 36, 37 Wallgren, Erin 9, 10, 11, 14, 19, 23, 25, 28, 30, 40, 56, 67, 100, 103, 112 Walsh, Kacee 1, 16, 63, 108, 112 Warrior, Ariel 9, 16, 28, 35, 37, 59, 76, 80, 108 Watts, George 5, 7 Way, Andrea 49 Weems-Curry, E.J. 10, 17, 39, 53, 68 Wilke, Hannah 1, 16, 23, 27, 28, 36, 52, 63, 83, 103 Williams, Ciara 9, 10, 11, 17, 52, 67, 103 Williams, Josh 10, 53, 68 Wilson, Cassidy 12, 13, 16, 17, 20, 23, 40, 41, 42, 56, 60, 100, 112 Wilson, Mikala 38, 67, 100 Wilson, Nenia 1, 8, 10, 11, 20, 27, 36, 50, 51, 63, 79, 103 Wilt, Tyler 51, 108 Wirka, Jacob 14, 17, 19, 25, 27, 28, 32, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 49, 57, 81, 103 Wolfe, Jared 9, 97 Woods, Delaney 5, 12, 13, 23, 32, 35, 42, 44, 49, 50, 60, 84, 108, 112 Wroot, Kylie 1, 13, 23, 29, 33, 42, 44, 49, 56, 60, 108 Wubbenhorst, Ben 1, 5, 8, 10, 40, 41, 46, 51, 64, 81, 83, 97, 103, 111 Wubbenhorst, Renee 1, 10, 12, 13, 29, 50, 63, 108 Wynn, Josiah 10, 53, 68, 96, 97 Wynn, Kyle 10, 19, 23, 27, 43, 44, 51, 59, 76, 97

Y Yapp, Job 23, 64, 97, 103 Yeku, Andre 108 Yuot, Bang 10, 36, 57, 64, 76, 97, 108

Z Zavala, Danitsa 1, 9, 16, 23, 36, 63, 72, 100

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In the last home game of the season, students, faculty, and staff came out in full support of the men’s basketball team as they took on Bethany College for their playoff hopes. The game lived up to its billing as the Panthers defeated the Swedes 99-97 and kept the momentum going through the conference championship and on into the national tournament.

The CRUSADER is a publication of York College under the supervision of Steddon Sikes, director of publications and yearbook editor. Lexi Martens was the student editor and Erin Wallgren and Catherine Harrington were the student photographers. A special thanks goes to Bob DeHart for providing so many great photographs of life at York College and to Chrystal Houston for her part in contributing many of the stories.

Steddon Sikes

Lexi Martens

Yearbook Editor

Student Editor

Erin Wallgren

112Yearbook Photographer

Cathy Harrington Yearbook Photographer

Photography was also contributed by Taylor Abraham, John I. Baker III, Sami Berry, Justin Carver, Bailey Davis, Ramon Diaz, Eric Eckert, Jansen Fraser, Rachel Garner, Sam Garner, Bre Goben, Morgan Goracke, Chad Greene, Lee Harrington, Kathy Held, Trent Hinton, Peyton Horton, Chrystal Houston, Eryn Jacobson, Lydia Kirchhoff, Christi Lones, Emily Lutz, Matt Madole, Tim McNeese, Cameron Merrill, Gail Miller, Conrad Morris, Vanessa Rodriguez, Corey Sanner, Steddon Sikes, Aubrey Tate, Sarah Van Gomple, Brian Walth, Cassidy Wilson, Delaney Woods, York News-Times.

This yearbook was printed by the Walsworth Publishing Company of Marceline, MO. Greg Adams served as the annual representative.