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The MIAA released its indoor track and field preseason poll and both the Mules and Jennies were picked to finish second in their respective polls. Central Missouri received 123 points in the women’s poll and 106 in the men’s. Each team received one first-place vote. Pittsburg State got all but one first-place vote in both… Read more »
Category: UCM Sports
Updates: Tickets available for Hall of Fame ceremony
UCM Athletics has announced that tickets to the 2019 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony are now available to the public. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 23 in the Elliott Student Union Ballroom. Tickets are $15 and include a breakfast buffet to be served prior to the inductions. The class of… Read more »
Update: Jennies take 13th in first competition of 2019
Jennies bowling resumed their 2018-2019 season over the weekend, taking 13th place out of 21 teams at the Arkansas State Mid-Winter Open in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Day One saw the Jennies go 2-2 with wins over Mckendree and Drury. Their losses came to Sam Houston State and host team, Arkansas State. The Jennies went 3-2 on… Read more »
Update: Mules ranked sixth in coaches poll
Mules wrestling took sixth out of six teams in the MIAA’s wrestling coaches poll after opening conference competition 0-2. The Mules have performed well individually with grapplers placing in the top-3 of their respective weight classes on two occasions. The next and also last nonduel competition on the Mules schedule is the annual Roger Denker… Read more »
Jennies work to adapt in top-heavy conference
Jennies basketball lost just one MIAA game in the 2017-2018 regular season when they won the National Championship. The Jennies have dropped three games in the first six contests of the conference slate this season, setting up a more difficult road to the postseason. At 10-4 overall and 3-3 in conference play, the Jennies are… Read more »
Mules look to gain momentum behind return of Lowrance
It has been a season of streaks for Mules basketball, which has lost two straight contests after picking up four consecutive victories over the holiday break. Prior to the four-game winning streak that started with a 76-75 triumph over NAIA opponent MidAmerica Nazarene, the Mules had lost three games in a row and appeared to… Read more »
Hohlen becomes 11th Academic All-American for Jennies
A UCM volleyball senior recently earned the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-American award, according to UCM Athletics. Kylie Hohlen, of Roca, Nebraska, became the 11th Academic All-American in team history and the fifth to make the first team. She was one of two student-athletes from the MIAA to earn the honor and the only… Read more »
Q & A: Former Mules pitcher climbs through minor leagues
Fall league play for Major League Baseball wrapped up about two weeks ago and former Mules pitcher Grant Gavin completed his second season of professional baseball with the Kansas City Royals organization. Gavin joined the Muleskinner on a phone call to discuss his professional career and what it’s like playing for a team he grew… Read more »
Mules grad transfer hitting strides early
Not many college basketball players get to make four different stops in their short careers, but Mules graduate transfer Jafar Kinsey is making the most of his final stop as a college athlete. Kinsey was one of six additions to a Mules team that needed to fill the holes left by departing seniors Clarence Smith,… Read more »
Update: Jennies soccer has two named All-Region
The United Soccer Coaches released its All-Region teams Tuesday, naming Jennies seniors Jada Scott and Courtney Killian to the Central Region team. Killian earned second-team honors for the first All-Region award of her Jennies career. Her 13 goals in 2018 are nearly double the amount she’d recorded in her first three seasons with the Jennies…. Read more »
