Austin Peay – APSU women’s tennis senior Vanja Tomic is on the hot streak. Tomic, who was named OVC Player of the Year in 2010, tied her career-best 17-match win streak this past week with a victory over Jacksonville State’s Raisa Guasti at No. 1 singles. On the season, Tomic has an 18-4 record in singles, and sits at 12-12 in doubles. The Lady Govs currently have an 8-12 overall record, and are 5-2 in the OVC.
Eastern Illinois – Several Panther student-athletes were honored for both academic and athletic performances at EIU’s annual Student-Athlete Honors Dinner on Wednesday. The Senior Male and Senior Female Athlete of the Year awards both went to members of the track and field team, Zye Boey and Megan Gingerich. The Athletic Director’s Award, which honors a successful student, athlete and community member, was given to Bridget Sanchez, also a member of the women’s track and field team. EIU also presented many academic awards, the full list of which can be found on this page on EIUPanthers.com.
Eastern Kentucky – The Colonel football team will hold its annual Spring Game this Saturday at 6pm at Roy Kidd Stadium. After three weeks of spring practice so far, head coach Dean Hood is hopeful that the team will be healthy enough to split into two even squads for the game. Last season, EKU won a share of the OVC title with a 7-5 overall record. Admission to the Spring Game is free to the public.
Jacksonville State – With a 8-6 victory over Tennessee Tech, the JSU baseball team won its fifth-straight OVC series last Saturday. The Gamecocks, who are 12-19 overall and 6-3 in the conference, were led by senior Sam Eberle, who recorded the second five-hit game of his career and earned OVC Player of the Week honors as a result. JSU will return to conference play tomorrow on the road at UT Martin.
Morehead State – Morehead State Athletics and WKYT-TV are teaming up to help those in Eastern Kentucky who were effected by storms this spring by hosting Storm the Court, a basketball game featuring former and current Eagle notables and WKYT personalities. Players include head MSU men’s basketball coach Donnie Tyndall, head volleyball coach Jaime Gordon, Transylvania University men’s basketball coach Brian Lane, WKYT anchors Amber Philpott and Chris Bailey, and many MSU athletics alumni. For more information on Storm the Court, visit this link.
Murray State – Former Murray State basketball standout James Singleton is continuing his success in the NBA these days with the Washington Wizards. Singleton is currently having the best season of his four-year career in the NBA, averaging 10.5 points per game, 7.8 rebounds per game and 25 minutes on the floor for the Wizards. During his two year stint as a Racer (2001-2003), Singleton was a impact player, averaging 12.1 points per game as a junior and 14.9 points per game as a senior.
Southeast Missouri – Junior Redhawk gymnast Taylor Westrick will be taking the big stage on at the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships after tying for first in the balance beam with three other competitors at the NCAA Regional last Saturday. Westrick had a clutch performance, tying her career-best performance of 9.900, and scoring above 9.800 for a remarkable ninth-straight week. The Championships will be held April 20-22 in Duluth, Georgia at the Gwinett Center. Good luck Taylor!
SIUE – The SIUE women’s golf team is quietly tearing up the courses this season, placing no lower than eighth in any tournament so far this spring. The Cougars placed as high as second at the Titan Quad Challenge on March 5 and third at the IPFW Spring Classic on April 2. Junior Brooke Hood and senior Courtney Lovegreen tied for third out of 58 competitors at the Sunshine Spring Classic March 8-9, and freshman Ashton Stair and sophomore Brooks White have placed as high as fourth and fifth in tournaments.
Tennessee State – Head Tigers men’s basketball coach John Cooper has accepted the head coaching job at Miami (Ohio) this past week, leaving behind a big mark at TSU. During Cooper’s three years leading the program, the Tigers have been on a steady upswing, finishing this past season with a 20-13 record and making the program’s first postseason appearance since 1995. Cooper himself was nominated for four separate coaching awards this past spring. We here at the OVC wish him the best!
Tennessee Tech – Sophomore Golden Eagle baseball player Zach Stephens is having quite a season for himself so far this spring, currently leading the nation in four separate batting categories: home runs (14), slugging percentage (.917), total bases (100) and on-base percentage (.566). He also ranks second in batting average with .468. Stephens is continuing his success from a solid freshman season in which he was named a Freshman All-American and made the OVC’s All-Freshman team with 49 RBIs and 10 home runs.
UT Martin – Junior equestrian rider Kara Bergenty has been named Honorable Mention All-American in Equitation over Fences by the National Collegiate Equestrian Association this past week. Bergenty has put together an impressive resume this year: a 7-2 record with two MVP honors, an average score of 80 and average margin of victory of 9.14. She will be honored with the award at this year’s NCEA Championships at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Congrats Kara!
Eastern Illinois – Several Panther student-athletes were honored for both academic and athletic performances at EIU’s annual Student-Athlete Honors Dinner on Wednesday. The Senior Male and Senior Female Athlete of the Year awards both went to members of the track and field team, Zye Boey and Megan Gingerich. The Athletic Director’s Award, which honors a successful student, athlete and community member, was given to Bridget Sanchez, also a member of the women’s track and field team. EIU also presented many academic awards, the full list of which can be found on this page on EIUPanthers.com.
Eastern Kentucky – The Colonel football team will hold its annual Spring Game this Saturday at 6pm at Roy Kidd Stadium. After three weeks of spring practice so far, head coach Dean Hood is hopeful that the team will be healthy enough to split into two even squads for the game. Last season, EKU won a share of the OVC title with a 7-5 overall record. Admission to the Spring Game is free to the public.
Jacksonville State – With a 8-6 victory over Tennessee Tech, the JSU baseball team won its fifth-straight OVC series last Saturday. The Gamecocks, who are 12-19 overall and 6-3 in the conference, were led by senior Sam Eberle, who recorded the second five-hit game of his career and earned OVC Player of the Week honors as a result. JSU will return to conference play tomorrow on the road at UT Martin.
Morehead State – Morehead State Athletics and WKYT-TV are teaming up to help those in Eastern Kentucky who were effected by storms this spring by hosting Storm the Court, a basketball game featuring former and current Eagle notables and WKYT personalities. Players include head MSU men’s basketball coach Donnie Tyndall, head volleyball coach Jaime Gordon, Transylvania University men’s basketball coach Brian Lane, WKYT anchors Amber Philpott and Chris Bailey, and many MSU athletics alumni. For more information on Storm the Court, visit this link.
Murray State – Former Murray State basketball standout James Singleton is continuing his success in the NBA these days with the Washington Wizards. Singleton is currently having the best season of his four-year career in the NBA, averaging 10.5 points per game, 7.8 rebounds per game and 25 minutes on the floor for the Wizards. During his two year stint as a Racer (2001-2003), Singleton was a impact player, averaging 12.1 points per game as a junior and 14.9 points per game as a senior.
Southeast Missouri – Junior Redhawk gymnast Taylor Westrick will be taking the big stage on at the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships after tying for first in the balance beam with three other competitors at the NCAA Regional last Saturday. Westrick had a clutch performance, tying her career-best performance of 9.900, and scoring above 9.800 for a remarkable ninth-straight week. The Championships will be held April 20-22 in Duluth, Georgia at the Gwinett Center. Good luck Taylor!
SIUE – The SIUE women’s golf team is quietly tearing up the courses this season, placing no lower than eighth in any tournament so far this spring. The Cougars placed as high as second at the Titan Quad Challenge on March 5 and third at the IPFW Spring Classic on April 2. Junior Brooke Hood and senior Courtney Lovegreen tied for third out of 58 competitors at the Sunshine Spring Classic March 8-9, and freshman Ashton Stair and sophomore Brooks White have placed as high as fourth and fifth in tournaments.
Tennessee State – Head Tigers men’s basketball coach John Cooper has accepted the head coaching job at Miami (Ohio) this past week, leaving behind a big mark at TSU. During Cooper’s three years leading the program, the Tigers have been on a steady upswing, finishing this past season with a 20-13 record and making the program’s first postseason appearance since 1995. Cooper himself was nominated for four separate coaching awards this past spring. We here at the OVC wish him the best!
Tennessee Tech – Sophomore Golden Eagle baseball player Zach Stephens is having quite a season for himself so far this spring, currently leading the nation in four separate batting categories: home runs (14), slugging percentage (.917), total bases (100) and on-base percentage (.566). He also ranks second in batting average with .468. Stephens is continuing his success from a solid freshman season in which he was named a Freshman All-American and made the OVC’s All-Freshman team with 49 RBIs and 10 home runs.
UT Martin – Junior equestrian rider Kara Bergenty has been named Honorable Mention All-American in Equitation over Fences by the National Collegiate Equestrian Association this past week. Bergenty has put together an impressive resume this year: a 7-2 record with two MVP honors, an average score of 80 and average margin of victory of 9.14. She will be honored with the award at this year’s NCEA Championships at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Congrats Kara!
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