Cardinals 2003-04 Athletic Year in Review

NAIA National Tournament Teams:
· Cross Country – Ray Taylor
· Women’s Soccer – Final Four
· Men’s Basketball – Elite Eight
· Indoor Track & Field – Ray Taylor, Matt Levingston, Ryan Hartman, Joe Reese, Megan Sauer
· Outdoor Track & Field – Eric Bunch, Patrick Hanson, Joe Reese, Matt Levingston, Jennifer Reinhardt
· Women’s Tennis – Laura Curry (Singles #8) & Ashley Walker (Doubles #5)
NAIA Champions of Character Award Recipient: Drew Mathews, Men’s Basketball
NAIA 2002-03 Champions of Character Institution
NAIA Player of the Week – Allison Mallams, W. Soccer – October 13, 2003
NAIA Player of the Week – Ben Blanton, Baseball – March 12, 2004
NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship All-Tournament Team – Forward – Kristin Neher
ITA Women’s Tennis: Singles – Laura Curry #21, Doubles – Curry & Ashley Walker #15
NAIA selection Adam Stout to travel to Portugal, Spain as a NAIA Champions of Character representative.

NAIA National Rankings
· Cross Country PreSeason: #17
· Men’s Soccer: End of Season #21 (WJC first)
· Women’s Soccer: End of Season #5 (Highest ranking)
· Men’s Basketball: End of Season #5
· Women’s Tennis: End of Season #25
· Baseball: End of Season #19
· UCA/UDA College Nationals: Cheerleaders #5 in the Nation

NAIA All-American Athlete:
· Michael Patton, Blake Ryan, Toby Crookshanks – Honorable Mention – Men’s Soccer
· Allison Mallams – 1st Team – Women’s Soccer
· Kristin Neher, Sydney Boggess – 2nd Team – Women’s Soccer
· Molly Thye – Honorable Mention – Women’s Soccer
· Dan Woldengen – 1st Team – Football
· Matt Levingston – Pentathlon- Indoor Track & Field (2nd year in a row)
· Pierre Jallow – Honorable Mention – Men’s Basketball (2nd year in a row)
· Stacy McAlexander – Honorable Mention – Women’s Basketball
· Laura Curry – Honorable Mention – Women’s Tennis

NAIA Daktronics All-America Scholar-Athletes (3.5 GPA and 60 hours)
· Lara Melenbrink, Kristin Neher, Andrea Turner – Women’s Soccer
· Nathan Baker, John Boerigter, Ryan Harwell, Jack Hunter, Stephen Deglman, Jamaal Washington, Ryan Woldruff - Football
· Kerri Vena – Women’s Basketball
· Adam Stout – Men’s Basketball
· Stephanie Bock – Women’s Tennis
· Women’s Tennis Team
· Cara Bartow, Sarah Slonecker, and Amy Smith – Women’s Golf (pending)

ITA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Scholar-Athlete Teams (3.2 GPA or above)

Inaugural Townsend Trophy
· Park University - William Jewell College. Purpose of the trophy is to invigorate the spirit of character and image through competition, enhancing the rivalry between two upstanding, liberal arts institutions in Kansas City North. The Cardinals captured the first-year Trophy that will be presented in the fall of 2004 on the campus of WJC.

Heart of America Honors
· Adam Stout – Recipient of the HAAC Commissioner’s Award 2002-03
· WJC Men’s teams GPA highest in the Conference (3.01) 2002-03
· Adam Stout – HAAC recipient of the Emil Liston Award

Coaches of the Year HAAC Region V Midwest Region
Chris Cissell Men’s Soccer
Chris Cissell Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer
Larry Holley Men’s Basketball
Walt Tabory Women’s Golf
Rob Thomson Women’s Tennis
Mike Stockton Baseball Baseball

Players of the Week HAAC Region V NAIA
Ben Blanton-Baseball 3/12/04 3/12/04 3/12/04
Josh Stout/Pitcher of the Week Baseball
3/1/04
Michael Patton-Soccer-9/14/03
Allison Mallams-Soccer 9/14/03 9/14/03
Allison Mallams-Soccer 9/20/03 9/20/03
Blake Ryan-Soccer 9/29/03
Kristin Neher-Soccer 10/5/03 10/5/03
Toby Crookshanks-Soccer 10/5/03 10/5/03
Allison Mallams-Soccer 10/13/0310/13/03 10/13/03
Kristin Neher-Soccer 10/20/03
Blake Ryan-Soccer 10/20/03 10/20/03

HAAC Banners
· Women’s Soccer
· Men’s Basketball (HAAC Tournament Champions)
· Women’s Tennis
· Baseball

HAAC Players of the Year
Sydney Boggess Women’s Soccer
Allison Mallams Women’s Soccer and Region V Player of the Year
Michael Patton Men’s Soccer
Pierre Jallow Men’s Basketball
Ben Blanton Baseball

HAAC All-Conference Selections:
Michael Patton Goal Keeper 1st Team Men’s Soccer
Brian Shields Defender 1st Team Men’s Soccer
Andrew Fischer Midfielder 2nd Team Men’s Soccer
Blake Ryan Midfielder 1st Team Men’s Soccer
Toby Crookshanks-Forward 1st Team Men’s Soccer
Allan Nekuda Forward 1st Team Men’s Soccer
Sydney Boggess Defender 1st Team Women’s Soccer
Stefanie Carson Defender 2nd Team Women’s Soccer
Molly Thye Midfielder 1st Team Women’s Soccer
Rebekah Lassiter-Midfielder 2nd Team Women’s Soccer
Allison Mallams Forward 1st Team Women’s Soccer
Kristin Neher Forward 1st Team Women’s Soccer
Ray Taylor Cross Country
Laura Kennedy Cross Country
Tonya Trout 2nd Team Volleyball
Megan Morrow Honorable Mention Volleyball
Dan Woldengen Offense 1st Team Football
Alan Wilmes Defense 2nd Team Football
Aaron Williams Offense 3rd Team Football
Jack Hunter Defense 3rd Team Football
Joel Page Defense Honorable Mention Football
Pierre Jallow 1st Team Men’s Basketball
Clint Underwood 2nd Team Men’s Basketball
Cam Cooper 3rd Team Men’s Basketball
Adam Stout Honorable Mention Men’s Basketball
Stacy McAlexander 1st Team Women’s Basketball
Lynsay Gallagher 3rd Team Women’s Basketball
Kerri Vena Honorable Mention Women’s Basketball
Megan Sauer Wt. Throw/Shot Put* Indoor/*Outdoor T & F
Jennifer Reinhardt Discus Outdoor T & F
Kari VanPelt Hammer Outdoor T & F
Eric Bunch 10,000M Outdoor T & F
Ryan Hartman 400M/4x400M relays* Indoor/*Outdoor T & F
Tom Eisenhauer 4x400M relays Indoor/Outdoor T & F
Ike Nwabuonwu 4x400M relays Indoor T & F
Ray Taylor 4x400M relays Indoor/Outdoor T & F
Brad Begemann Wt. Throw/Discus*/Hammer* Indoor/*Outdoor T & F
Matt Levingston Pentathlon/100M Hurdles*, 4x400M relay* Indoor/*Outdoor T & F
Joe Reese Steeple Outdoor T & F
Jared Smith Discus Outdoor T & F
Joe Gray Hammer Outdoor T & F
Mary Beth Skrodski Women’s Golf
Sarah Slonecker Women’s Golf
Sara Karnes 2nd Team Softball
Sarah Garman 2nd Team Softball
Josh Stout-Starting Pitcher 1st Team Baseball
Justin Wichert- Starting Pitcher2nd Team Baseball
Richard Zey-Starting Pitcher Honorable Mention Baseball
Todd Jaros-2nd Base 2nd Team Baseball
Jesse Robertson-3rd Base 1st Team Baseball
Ben Blanton-Short Stop 1st Team Baseball
David Bates-Catcher 1st Team Baseball
Noah Peery-Outfielder 1st Team Baseball

LeAndre Estes - NAIA Football Net and Don Hansen National Football Weekly Player of the Week – 10/25/03
Dan Woldengen, Offensive Line named a 1st Team 2003 Don Hansen Football Gazette PreSeason All-American list and Kyle Miller, Defensive Back, named to the 2nd Team.


NAIA Region V All-Region Teams:
Michael Patton Goal Keeper Men’s Soccer
Toby Crookshanks Forward Men’s Soccer
Blake Ryan Midfielder Men’s Soccer
Sydney Boggess Defender Women’s Soccer
Molly Thye Midfielder Women’s Soccer
Allison Mallams Forward Women’s Soccer
Kristin Neher Forward Women’s Soccer
Laura Kennedy Cross Country
Ray Taylor Cross Country
Eric Bunch Cross Country
Noah Peery Outfielder Baseball
Jesse Robertson 3rd Base Baseball
David Bates Catcher Baseball
Ben Blanton Extra Infielder Baseball

2004 NAIA Region V Baseball Tournament Champions

Scholar-Athletes
WJC Cardinal Scholar Athletes – 182 with 7 athletes with a perfect 4.0 for the Fall of 2003, and 181 athletes for the Spring of 2004 with 12 athletes earning a perfect 4.0.

HAAC Scholar-Athletes (3.4 and 60 hours)
Baseball: Ben Blanton, Nick Dawson, Sean Jarvis
Basketball: Drew Mathews, Adam Stout, Ashley Fann, Kerri Vena
Track & Field: Chris Weseloh, Greg Ziegler, Emily Abdoler, Laura Kennedy, Kari VanPelt
Football: Nathan Baker, John Boerigter, Stephen Deglman, Ryan Harwell, Jack Hunter, Chris Sartain, Jamaal Washington, Ryan Woldruff
Golf: Kyle Kueck, Cara Bartow, Sarah Slonecker, Amy Smith
Soccer: Toby Crookshanks, Brian Shields, Lara Melenbrink, Kristin Neher, Andrea Turner
Softball: Lara Melenbrink, Teresa Deterding
Volleyball: Margaret Crocker, May Patterson, Tonya Trout
Tennis: Stephanie Bock

Region V Scholar-Athletes (3.5 and 60 hours)
Fall/Winter
Football: Nathan Baker, John Boerigter, Stephen Deglman, Ryan Harwell, Jack Hunter, Chris Sartain, Jamaal Washington, Ryan Woldruff
Basketball: Drew Mathews, Adam Stout, Kerri Vena
Track & Field: Emily Abdoler, Chris Weseloh, Greg Ziegler
Soccer: Toby Crookshanks, Lara Melenbrink, Kristin Neher, Andrea Turner
Volleyball: Margaret Crocker, Mary Patterson, Tonya Trout

Spring
Baseball: Nicholas Dawson
Golf: Kyle Kueck, Cara Bartow, Sarah Slonecker, Amy Smith
Softball: Teresa Deterding, Lara Melenbrink
Tennis: Stephanie Bock
Track & Field: Chris Weseloh, Greg Ziegler, Emily Abdoler, Kari VanPelt

Athletic Department Awards:
2002-03 Male Athlete of the Year: Bubba Rhodes ’04 (announced in the fall of each year)
2002-03 Female Athlete of the Year: Katie Helwig Munger ’03 (announced in the fall of each year)

2003-04 R.E. “Dad” Bowles Scholarship Recipient: Ben Blanton (Baseball)
2003-04 Omar William Nadler Scholarship Recipient: Kristin Neher (2nd year in a row – Women’s Soccer)
2003-04 Raymond L. Burris Scholarship Recipient: Joel Page (Football)
2003-04 Paul McKinley Lamberts, Jr. Memorial Award Recipient: Megan Pederson (W. Basketball)
2003-04 Benjamin Jones Simpson Memorial Scholarship Recipient: Drew Mathews (M. Basketball)

2003 Hall of Fame Inductees:
1968 Baseball Team (1st Team to be inducted)
Barb Macke
Rich Boyle
David Cunningham
Robert McPhee
Lee Roark

Miscellaneous:
· Football and Soccer played on the new Sprinturf field.
· First-ever Women’s Soccer Celebration after the team competed in the NAIA Women’s Soccer National Tournament in Santa Barbara, Calif. with a 21-1-1 season.
· Baseball and Softball made major renovations after the tornado.
· The Men’s Soccer program has some interesting family characteristics – team member brothers: Andy and Brian Shields, Jake and Clint Wyllie, Allan and Kevin Nekuda, Michael and Jacob Patton with cousin Brock Patton, and brother Ben Fischer remains behind after brother Andrew graduated this May.
· Two new coaches join the athletic department as head coaches: Rob Thomson – Tennis, and Allison Jones – Volleyball. Other new personnel: Ethan Pole, Bubba Rhodes and Tom Irvin Football, Don Elrod, Equipment, Woody Haywood, Shane Remley Baseball. Separations: Adam Dorrel, Troy Bray, Beed Harris, Andrew Peters, and B.J. Hair received new coaching positions at other institutions. Long time Basketball Team Chaplain, Lloyd Arnsmeyer, moved to Texas to assume new duties with Fellowship of Christian Athletes as an Area Director.

New School Records/Awards:
· Women’s Soccer – fifth WJC team to go undefeated during regular season
· Cross Country Half Marathon Laura Kennedy 1:28.24
· Cross Country Half Marathon Eric Bunch 1:11.16
· Cross Country Half Marathon – Freshman record – Patrick Hanson 1:13.11
· Indoor Track & Field Shot Put Megan Sauer 40’6”
· Indoor Track & Field Weight Throw Brad Begemann 47’2 1/2”
· Indoor Track & Field Pentathlon Monica Silvey 2382
· Indoor Track & Field Pentathlon Matt Levingston 3680
· Outdoor Track & Field Discus Jennifer Reinhardt 133’ 8”
· Outdoor Track & Field Hammer Throw Kari VanPelt 143’8”
· Outdoor Track & Field 4x400 M Relay Ryan Hartman, Matt Levingston, Ray Taylor, Tom Eisenhauer 3:21.16
· Kristin Neher (Women’s Soccer) became the first player to reach 200 points in the history of Jewell Soccer.
· Kristin Neher scored her 100th career goal reaching it faster than any other soccer athlete in collegiate (NCAA, NAIA) history.
· Blake Ryan (Men’s Soccer) broke Jewell’s All-Time Assists Record
· Men’s Soccer Best Season ever with a 16-3 overall record
· Men’s Basketball – Most wins in a single season: 33
· Men’s Basketball – Lee Kariker won his 400th game as an assistant coach
· Pierre Jallow finishes his three-year Jewell career with 1168 points.
· Clint Underwood tied a 42-year-old Men’s Basketball record for steals in a game with eight.
· Larry Holley – 635 career victories makes him the all-time leader in career wins at a four-year institution.
· Larry Holley the 2004 recipient of the Carrie Franche Memorial Award from the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association.
· Baseball - 47 wins in a single season
· Baseball wins the NAIA Region V Baseball Tournament
· Baseball plays in the NAIA Region V “Super” Regional Tournament
· Women’s Tennis had its highest NAIA National Ranking at #18
· Women’s Golf – two-conference tournament wins in one week
· Coach Lucito to be inducted into the Missouri Valley College Hall of Fame in the fall of 2004.
· Jesse Land – Men’s Golf – Individual leader in the WJC Spring Golf Invitational
· Matt Levingston placed 5th in the world famous Drake Relays in the Decathlon. Broke the school record.
· The 20-1 #1 doubles record for Laura Curry and Ashley Walker is the best winning percentage in school history.

2003-04 Team Records
SPORT/NAIA RANKING/OVERALL RECORD/HAAC RECORD & FINISH/NAIA REGION V
Baseball #19 47-18 Tied for 1st (14-6) 4th
Men’s Basketball #5 33-5 Tied for 1st (18-2)
Women’s Basketball 16-17 5th (10-10)
Men’s Cross Country #17 preseason 4th 4th
Women’s Cross Country 7th 7th
Men’s Golf 7th
Women’s Golf 2nd 3rd
Football 3-7 9th (3-7)
Men’s Soccer #21 16-3 2nd (8-1) 3rd
Women’s Soccer #5 21-1-1 1st (18-0) 1st
Softball 21-24 9th (6-14) 10th
Spirit Team 3rd ***
Men’s Tennis 4th 6th
Women’s Tennis #25 1st 2nd
M. Indoor T & F 7th
W. Indoor T & F 7th
M. Outdoor T & F 3rd
W. Outdoor T & F 7th
Volleyball 6-34 10th (1-9)

***Co-Ed Cheer: #3, Large Dance: #2, Mascot #1, Small Dance: #2