The time is now to sign-up or renew Gold Coat memberships to ensure your seat in the new Spratt Memorial Stadium this fall. Founded in 1969, the club raises funds to support the endeavors of all 10 sports programs at the University. Membership helps provide coaches and student athletes the [...]
The Griffons hired former Evangel University head coach Brenton Illum to guide their defensive line, but head coach Jerry Partridge ’86 will serve as defensive coordinator. Illum had served as defensive coordinator under Missouri Western’s current offensive coordinator, Todd Throckmorton, when he was head coach at Fort Lewis College in [...]
Griffon football’s Michael Jordan was named Male Student-Athlete of the Year and volleyball’s Jessie Thorup Female Student-Athlete of the Year at the 17th Annual MWSU/St. Joseph News-Press Student-Athlete Honors Banquet. The two were selected from 11 nominees who were named for each sport: Yasmine El Ghazi (women’s tennis), Ryan Hand [...]
A record-breaking 2014-15 campaign for Griffon tennis was eclipsed by another in 2015-16. First-year coach Shawn Becker led the team to a 10-6 overall record with a 5-5 mark in MIAA play. The team finished sixth in the MIAA standings and qualified for the MIAA Tournament for the second straight [...]
In his 17th season leading Griffon baseball, Coach Buzz Verduzco reached his 500th win on May 14 at the MIAA Tournament. The Griffon defeated Emporia State, 6-5 to earn the longtime coach his milestone. The next day, the team earned a spot in the MIAA Tournament Championship game, falling to [...]
It’s customary for Griffon softball to have an outstanding season, but the 2016 Griffons exceeded expectations. Picked to finish fourth in the MIAA, Coach Jen Trotter’s team earned both the MIAA regular season and tournament championships, finishing the season 45-13. The team’s 23 MIAA wins were the most ever for [...]
It was a season for the ages – the Griffon women’s golf team qualified for the Division II National Championships in Aurora, Colorado. The team finished 12th at the national event with outstanding freshman Shi Qing Ong finishing tied for 34th, individually. The team made history when it earned its [...]
Dr. Frances Flanagan ’35 passed away on May 13, 2016, just three days shy of her 101st birthday. Dr. Flanagan, a native of Easton, Missouri, graduated from the St. Joseph Junior College in 1935 and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Mount St. Scholastica College, now Benedictine College, Dr. [...]
1970s Kayla (Morgan) Schoonover ’77 was appointed to Missouri Western’s Board of Governors by Gov. Jay Nixon in June. Schoonover, from Fairfax, Missouri, is a special education instructor for Mound City R-2 Schools. Her term will end on Oct. 29, 2017. Dave Scheer ’79 was inducted into the St. Louis [...]
