Soccer
For the third consecutive season, Griffon soccer had its best season in program history.
Head coach Chad Edwards’ team set a new Missouri Western soccer record, winning 11 games in the regular season, earning a record-breaking 10th win of the season on Oct. 28 against Northwest Missouri State. Both goals in the 2-1 game were scored by Cassidy Menke, who broke the single-season scoring record during the game and who later became Missouri Western’s first-ever first-team All-MIAA selection for soccer.
Five members of the team were named All-MIAA; 13 were named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll with four receiving MIAA Scholar-Athlete awards. Paige Phipps was also named CoSIDA Academic All-District for her performance in the classroom and on the field.
Volleyball
The volleyball team under head coach Marian Carbin ’07 finished a winning season with a 17-15 record and postseason play in the MIAA tournament. It was the team’s fifth consecutive winning season. The team came just three wins short of completing three straight 20-win seasons.
With an almost completely new starting rotation, the Griffons still managed to go 9-9 in the daunting MIAA volleyball schedule and placed five members of the team on the All-MIAA squad, including first-team selection Rachel Friedrichs. 
The team swept Lindenwood on Senior Day in November, with 25-13, 25-13 and 25-15 wins. At the Washburn Invitational in September, Stephanie Doak and Friedrichs were named to the All-tournament team.
Football
A new experience for Griffon football fans was ushered in this season as the football team played on Craig Field in the completely renovated Spratt Memorial Stadium.
Fans were treated to the new video board, the second largest in all of Division II, as well as improved ticketing, concession and restroom facilities. The new stadium also includes 12 luxury suites, expanded chair-back seating, a larger Stadium Club and a new team store.
Unfortunately, the 2016 season saw the program’s streak of 11 straight winning seasons fall. Missouri Western finished the season 4-7, its first seven-loss season since 1991, and Jerry Partridge’s ’86 run as head coach of the team ended after his 20th season.
Thirteen Griffons were named All-MIAA, including unanimous first team selections Josh Caldwell and Travis Anderson. Caldwell picked up an armload of postseason honors after leading the MIAA with more than 1,400 yards rushing as a sophomore. It was the third consecutive year for Anderson, a senior, to be named to the conference first team.
The 2017 Griffon football team is set to return 18 starters, nine on each side of the ball, and 11 of the team’s 13 All-MIAA selections from this year’s team.
More than 51,000 fans attended football games at Spratt Memorial Stadium this season, setting a new Missouri Western attendance record for a season with five home games.