Coming off the best season in school history in 2013, the University’s first MIAA Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament, the baseball team had high expectations entering the 2014 season. They were picked to finish second out of 15 MIAA teams. With only returning one regular starter in [...]
Coming off a 38-win season, softball was picked to finish second out of 15 teams in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll heading into this season. At press time, six weeks of the season, the Griffons currently stood at 14-10 overall. Offensively the team is led by a nice mix of [...]
Garnett ’06 on the PGA Tour Brice Garnett ’06, originally from Gallatin, Mo., earned his PGA Tour card last fall and is making the most of status. Through 10n events on tour, he has made nine cuts, with his best finish being tied for 19th at the AT&T National Pro [...]
Former men’s basketball coach Tom Smith received one of the highest honors bestowed on a state citizen when he received the 2013 Missourian Award, a prestigious honor that acknowledges the most accomplished citizens of Missouri. Criteria includes being born in the state, or under exceptional circumstances, a person may qualify [...]
The MIAA Basketball Championship will be held March 6-9 at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.
For the home football opener, more than 40 volunteers celebrated Paint it Gold Friday and helped United Way of St. Joseph at the same time. The volunteers went to seven locations around St. Joseph to help raise funds for the United Way and to make people aware of the Paint [...]
The tailgating atmosphere at football games changed this fall when the Board of Governors adopted a policy that allowed the possession and consumption of alcohol at tailgates. The policy was in effect in time for the first home football game last September. The policy designates Lots H and I for [...]
After a promising 2-2 start to the season, injuries hit the Griffon soccer team hard. Injuries to forwards Katie Kempf and Tara Russell ended their seasons and made it difficult for the team to generate offense for third-year Head Coach Chad Edwards. However, several bright spots came out of the [...]
Following the retirements of long-time golf coaches Cathy Habermehl (women’s) and Jim Perry (men’s), Director of Athletics Kurt McGuffin announced the hiring of Greg Dillon to serve as the head coach of both teams. He officially took over the teams in September 2013. Dillon, a member of the Professional Golfers [...]
