Progress continues on the Spratt Memorial Stadium renovation project. Kurt McGuffin, director of Athletics, said the project is on schedule and the spring Commencement ceremony will be held there this month. He noted that Gold Coat members will be very happy with the new Stadium Club, which is about triple [...]
Griffon Athletics and the YWCA invite all to the 14th Annual Missouri Western Charity Golf Classic, June 4 and 6. The weekend begins with the Charity Auction at 6 p.m. June 4 at the St. Jo Frontier Casino. The event features food, beverages and live entertainment. The evening also includes [...]
Already the all-time wins leader for Griffon softball, Head Coach Jen Bagley Trotter hit win No. 500 on Jan. 28 when Missouri Western defeated McKendree University 4-3 in Joplin, Missouri. Trotter reached the milestone in her 15th season at Missouri Western. She has 10 30-win seasons in her time at [...]
Griffon men’s basketball, coached by Brett Weiberg, ended the season winning six of its final nine games to end the year 12-18 overall and 9-13 in the MIAA. After climbing into the MIAA tournament field in the last weeks of the season, Missouri Western won its first MIAA tournament game [...]
The Griffon women’s basketball team re-wrote the record books with an unforgettable, championship season. Missouri Western won the regular-season MIAA Championship for the first time since 2002 and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2005. Along the way, the team set new program records for winning [...]
Griffon volleyball had a great season, ending with a 21-9 regular season record and 12-6 in the MIAA. The team, coached by Marian Carbin ’07, made its first postseason appearance since 2013 and was the fifth seed in the MIAA tournament. The 20-win season gave the Griffons two back-to-back 20-win [...]
The induction ceremony for the 2015 Athletics Hall of Fame class was held in October with a reception and induction ceremony, and the annual Hall of Fame game and ring ceremony. The 2015 Athletics Hall of Fame Class: Eric "Ebo" Walker, Nicole Collier and Amy Beverly. Amy Beverly [...]
The renovation of Spratt Memorial Stadium is on schedule and looking great, according to Kurt McGuffin, director of athletics. The three-story building and concourse should be completed in early April, with the large video scoreboard completed in May. McGuffin noted that the weather in the fall allowed the contractors, E.L. [...]
The Missouri Western Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2015 will be inducted and recognized on Hall of Fame Weekend Oct. 9 and 10. This year’s honorees include Amy Beverly ’06, who played softball from 2003-06; Nicole Lindsey Collier ’03, who played basketball 2001-03; and Eric “E-Bo” Walker, who played [...]
