Eight University of Illinois Springfield athletes are among 285 students who have earned the Great Lakes Valley Conference Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence Award.
The baseball team’s Barry Arnett and Trevor Johnson appear on the list along with Ben Main, who is on the tennis team. On the women’s side, basketball player Elizabeth Kelly, golfer Casara Marsaglia, tennis player Megan Zumbahlen and soccer player’s Hannah Fyfe and Katlin Petersen received the honor.
To be eligible for the award, honorees must have completed their eligibility in his or her sport and maintained a 3.5 grade point average. They also must have a two-year minimum in the GLVC and fulfill 96 credit hours.
Six UIS sports programs received the Team Academic All-Great Lakes Conference Award.
The conference recognizes teams from member schools that have a 3.30 grade point average for the academic year. A record 109 GLVC teams made the list, including UIS women’s golf (3.50), women’s tennis (3.45), women’s soccer (3.42), men’s tennis (3.39), men’s golf (3.36) and softball (3.31).
The awards were featured by The State Journal-Register on June 21, 2014.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Starks inks with Illinois-Springfield
Bri Starks, a Hutchinson High School and Hutchinson Community College graduate, has signed to play basketball at the University of Illinois-Springfield.
With Starks’ help, HCC produced prolific results the past two years. The Blue Dragons went 35-1 this past season, only losing in the NJCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship game to Trinity Valley (Tex.).
In 2013, HCC finished third. Neufeldts instory Starks was part of a sophomore class that compiled a 71-3 record in their tenure.
The story was reported by the by HutchNews.com on June 18, 2014.
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With Starks’ help, HCC produced prolific results the past two years. The Blue Dragons went 35-1 this past season, only losing in the NJCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship game to Trinity Valley (Tex.).
In 2013, HCC finished third. Neufeldts instory Starks was part of a sophomore class that compiled a 71-3 record in their tenure.
The story was reported by the by HutchNews.com on June 18, 2014.
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Monday, June 16, 2014
Longtime UIS tennis coach Manny Velasco retires
The name Manny Velasco is synonymous with tennis in Central Illinois.
He has coached the sport for five decades. Until now. Velasco is retiring as the University of Illinois Springfield men’s and women’s tennis coach, effective Sunday. He remains the tennis director at the Springfield Park District’s Velasco Tennis Center and has held the post since 1976. The 76-year-old is retiring from coaching for multiple reasons.
“I don’t really want to because it is a part of my life, but it’s about time that I step aside,” Velasco said. “I have bad knees. I want to have a little bit more time in Florida. I don’t want to face the winters here. I want to leave it (coaching UIS tennis) open to some new blood.”
Velasco began coaching at UIS as the men’s coach in 1984. He took over the women’s program from Dominic Giacomini in 2007. Velasco was the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Coach of the Year in 1992. He was a five-time Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year. His teams won multiple NAIA regional titles and made 14 NAIA national tournament appearances. He has more than 400 victories and has coached more than 200 players.
The story was reported by The State Journal-Register on June 14, 2014.
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He has coached the sport for five decades. Until now. Velasco is retiring as the University of Illinois Springfield men’s and women’s tennis coach, effective Sunday. He remains the tennis director at the Springfield Park District’s Velasco Tennis Center and has held the post since 1976. The 76-year-old is retiring from coaching for multiple reasons.
“I don’t really want to because it is a part of my life, but it’s about time that I step aside,” Velasco said. “I have bad knees. I want to have a little bit more time in Florida. I don’t want to face the winters here. I want to leave it (coaching UIS tennis) open to some new blood.”
Velasco began coaching at UIS as the men’s coach in 1984. He took over the women’s program from Dominic Giacomini in 2007. Velasco was the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Coach of the Year in 1992. He was a five-time Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year. His teams won multiple NAIA regional titles and made 14 NAIA national tournament appearances. He has more than 400 victories and has coached more than 200 players.
The story was reported by The State Journal-Register on June 14, 2014.
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