“Kent State Sports in a Flash: NCAA names Kent State gymnastics coach as committee member” plus 3 more |
- Kent State Sports in a Flash: NCAA names Kent State gymnastics coach as committee member
- Sports briefs
- Sports Digest: Softball star Finch to retire
- Beyond expectations
Kent State Sports in a Flash: NCAA names Kent State gymnastics coach as committee member Posted: 20 Jul 2010 08:40 PM PDT Kent State Sports in a Flash: NCAA names Kent State gymnastics coach as committee memberWritten by Wesley Freeman Tuesday, 13 July 2010 20:25
The NCAA Women's Gymnastics Committee recently named Kent State's head coach Brice Biggin as a member of its committee.
"I'm honored. It's an important committee to be on and a great responsibility," said Biggin. "I'm just hoping we can make some good decisions that are going to benefit gymnastics as a whole, the Mid-American Conference and Kent State University, as well."
Biggin has been affiliated with the Kent State gymnastics program for 30 years and has been head coach for 15 years. His resume includes being selected for MAC Coach of the Year seven times, NCAA Northeast Region Coach of the year twice and NCAA Central Region Coach of the Year once. He has also led the Flashes to the MAC championship six times.
Biggin graduated from Kent State with a bachelor's in physical education in 1983. He was a four-time letter winner and two-year captain of the Kent Men's Gymnastics' team.
Biggin is one of seven members on the committee. There are six individuals who represent the Divison I regions, and one representative from the Division II and III regions. The members' duties are to create the brackets and select the field for the NCAA Women's' gymnastic championships.
SCHNEPF NAMED ASSISTANT COACH
Heather Schnepf was named the new womens' field hockey assistant coach last week.
"Heather's experience as a coach and a standout player will be a huge asset to our program," said Kathleen Schanne, head coach for women's field hockey. "We are thrilled to have her join our staff and look forward to the positive impact she will bring to our student athletes both on and off the field."
As a player, Schnepf helped lead the University of Iowa to two NCAA tournament appearances and was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, in back-to-back years.
"I look forward to working with Coach Schanne and Coach Amar on the Kent State staff," said Schnepf. "I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to be a part of an established program with a strong winning tradition and aim to continue that success in the future."
Schnepf earned her bachelor's in athletic training from the University of Iowa. She then began her coaching career there as a student assistant. She helped coach the Hawkeyes to a No. 5 national record at 17-4 and win the Big Ten Tournament title.
ALL-AMERICAN SCHOLAR
After completing his junior season, John Hahn (Las Vegas, Nevada/ Hudson,Ohio) earned Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar honors from the Golf Coaches Association of American (GCAA).
Hahn is a two-time All-American, and that marks the fifth time in Kent State's program history that a player has been named to an All-American team and named an All-American Scholar.
This season, Hahn earned six top 10 finishes and had a .797 finish percentage. With a five-under, 211 (72-70-69) Hahn finished in a tie for sixth at the NCAA Championship, which is a tie for best individual finish in KSU history. He finished par or better in eight out of his last nine rounds and did so in a total of 19 rounds this season.
To be eligible for Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar status, an individual must be a junior or senior academically, maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2, participate in 70 percent of his team's competitive rounds or compete in the NCAA Championships, compete in at least two full years at the collegiate level and have a stroke-average under 76.0 in Division I. A recipient must also be in good standing at his college or university and have high moral character. This year, 119 players in Division I earned the honor.
BOARDWINE NAMED COACH AT CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY
A former Kent State wrestler was named the head wrestling coach at Campbell University.
Kent State's former standout Joe Boardwine was for the position at Cambpell University Thursday. Boardwine is former two-year captain with the Golden Flashes and is recognized as one of the top high school wrestling coaches in the state of Ohio.
"It's a great pickup for Campbell," said Head Wrestling Coach Jim Andrassy. "Joe is a very intelligent guy. What he lacks in experience at the college level, he will make up for with hard work."
Boardwine was a two-time Academic All MAC and Academic All District IV selection. He also placed three times in the MAC tournament from 1995-97.
Boardwine has coached for eight years at Walsh Jesuit, University School and Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy. He has mentored 13 state champions and 15 high school All-Americans. He was named the Plain Dealer Coach of the Year in 2003.
DREHER TEES OFF
When former Kent State golfer Kirby Dreher tees off at 2:42 p.m. Thursday, she will be making history.
Dreher is the first Golden Flash to earn a spot in the United States' national championship. Dreher wrapped up her successful four-year career in 2008-09, twice earning honorable mention All-America honors from the NGCA.
The 2010 U.S. Women's Open is being held Thursday through Sunday at Oakmont Country Club just outside of Pittsburgh.
STRICKLIN'S CONTRACT EXTENDED
Scott Stricklin, Kent State's head baseball coach, has signed a contract extension with the Flashes through 2014. The announcement was made Tuesday by director of Athletics Joel Nielsen.
Stricklin, 38, coached the Flashes to their second consecutive NCAA Tournament spot in last season. The Flashes have also celebrated winning seasons every year Stricklin has been coaching.
The Flashes were ranked 18th nationally to begin the year and won 43 games in 2009, the third most in Flashes history.
This Kent State alum's other accolades include being 2006 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year and earning five MAC championships and three NCAA tournament appearances. He also boasts a 222-128 overall record throughout his six seasons with Kent State.
Wesley Freeman is the sports reporter for the Summer Kent Stater. Contact him at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
Posted: 20 Jul 2010 02:13 PM PDT July 20, 2010 Sports briefsLOCAL Cheer It Up! to celebrate NGD National Gymnastics Day is Aug. 7 and Cheer It Up! is celebrating by having a "Cartwheel-a-thon" on the courthouse square from 10 a.m. to noon. Cheer It Up! will hold tumbling demonstrations and students will be performing as many cartwheels in a row for fundraising efforts for the upcoming competition season. TCGC holding junior golf clinics Tahlequah City Golf Course will begin holding junior golf clinics until school starts back up. During the clinic, golf lessons will be free of charge if players buy a bucket of range balls. The clinic will be broken into two groups: Tuesday's will be for six- to 13-year olds while Thursday's will be for 14 years and up. Tahlequah City Golf Course plans on running the clinics until school starts on Aug. 11. If the clinic has early success, it could be continued after school starts with different starting times to be determined. Tigers hosting BigTime hoops tournament Tahlequah High School will be hosting a "BigTime Tournament", sponsored by Greg Swaim. The tournament, labeled "Summer Cruise," will be July 24-25. The entry fee for each team is $175 and the tournament is open to third through 12th graders. Each player also receives a free float trip, in addition to two days of basketball. For more information, contact THS coaches Wes Hayes (577-7038) or Chad Walker (469-245-7016).
NATION Rangers' auction date in question FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A court-appointed official in the messy Texas Rangers bankruptcy case says the team's Aug. 4 auction should be delayed. The restructuring officer, William K. Snyder, testified Tuesday that potential buyers probably wouldn't be able to secure financing by that time. Interested bidders have to come up with at least $500 million. Snyder suggested that a mediator pick the date after talking to all potential bidders. The hearing is the latest twist in the long-delayed sale of the team. Major League Baseball months ago endorsed a group led by Hall of Fame pitcher and Rangers president Nolan Ryan and sports attorney Chuck Greenberg as the best buyer. Angry creditors said the $575 million bid wasn't the highest, so the judge set up an auction. The bidding procedures set the Greenberg-Ryan group's offer as the opening bid, but their financing guarantee is set to expire Aug. 12. Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
Sports Digest: Softball star Finch to retire Posted: 20 Jul 2010 10:03 PM PDT FROM WIRE REPORTS SOFTBALL Finch says she's retiring next month Olympic gold medalist Jennie Finch will retire next month, bringing an end to a 10-year career in which she helped the sport blossom in the United States. The pitcher will play her final games with the U.S. national team this week at the World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma. Finch, 29, will finish the rest of the National Pro Fastpitch season with the Chicago Bandits, including games on Aug. 12-15 at Dell Diamond in Round Rock. TENNIS Serena Williams hoping to play in Open Serena Williams' agent says the 13-time Grand Slam singles champion is hoping to recover from a foot injury in time to play at the U.S. Open, which begins Aug. 30. Williams had surgery last week to repair deep cuts on her right foot. NFL Cowboys sign 2 draft picks; Bryant unsigned The Dallas Cowboys signed offensive tackle Sam Young and defensive end Sean Lissemore to four-year contracts. Four other picks, receiver Dez Bryant, linebacker Sean Lee, safety Akwasi Owusu-Ansah and cornerback Jamar Wall, have not signed. Training camp starts Saturday in San Antonio. Favre: No deadline for decision on return Brett Favre tells USA Today that he did not discuss a deadline for making a decision on returning this season during a recent visit with Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress. Favre still has not made a decision on returning for a 20th NFL season. He had ankle surgery earlier his summer and says it "is not where I would like it to be." Former Raider Russell pleads not guilty Former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell pleaded not guilty to a charge of illegal drug possession in Alabama. He is charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, codeine syrup. NHL League rejects Kovalchuk's 17-year deal The NHL rejected Ilya Kovalchuk's landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night after it was deemed to circumvent the league's salary cap. Just one day after Kovalchuk and the Devils came to an agreement on the longest contract in NHL history, the contract was rejected because years of low salary at the end of the contract were added for the sole purpose of lowering the cap hit. The star forward was slated to earn only $550,000 in each of the last five seasons of the contract that was to run through the 2026-27 season, when Kovalchuk would be 44. GOLF Record-low TV ratings for British Open Little drama and a little-known champion sent the British Open's television ratings plummeting to a record low. South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen won by seven shots. ESPN said Sunday's coverage drew a 2.1 rating, down 45 percent from last year's 3.8. The previous low was a 3.1 in 1996. O'Meara out of Senior British after father dies Mark O'Meara withdrew from the Senior British Open at Carnoustie following the death of his father Bob at the age of 81. Although he knew of the illness, O'Meara played two rounds of the British Open at St. Andrews before missing the cut by one shot. GYMNASTICS Paul Hamm plans to come back Paul Hamm, the 2004 Olympic all-around gymnastics champion, said he has quit his job as a finance trader and is heading back to the gym to start training full-time, in hopes of making the U.S. team for the London Games in 2012. Hamm, 27, made the 2008 Olympic team but hand and shoulder injuries forced him to withdraw a few weeks before the games. SOCCER Premier League clubs ban vuvuzelas Several Premier League clubs banned vuvuzelas from their stadiums. Tottenham banned the South African trumpet late Monday and Arsenal, Birmingham, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, West Ham and Sunderland followed Tuesday, with most citing concern that the distinctive blaring could prevent spectators from hearing safety announcements such as evacuation instructions. Report: Maradona to continue as Argentina coach Diego Maradona will reportedly remain as coach of Argentina's national team, a decision he is expected to announce next week after meeting with Argentine Football Association president Julio Grondona. Argentina was knocked out in the World Cup quarterfinals by Germany, 4-0. • Germany coach Joachim Loew agreed to a two-year contract extension and will stay on through the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine. Loew led Germany's young team to a third-place finish at the World Cup. Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
Posted: 20 Jul 2010 04:40 PM PDT GYMNASTICS, fencing, table tennis and kabaddi were the sports which performed beyond expectations for Selangor in the recent Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Malacca. The Selangor State Sports Council (MSNS) deputy director Leong Theng Choon said the four sports had delivered more gold medals than the targets set. In the Sukma, artistic gymnastics were expected to win three gold medals but won two more. Fencing was also impressive and dominated the Sukma by winning five gold medals. Their target was only one gold medal. Rhythmic gymmastics also contributed one more than the three targeted. Table tennis was not expected to win any gold medals but the Selangor paddlers rose to the occasion and won two. Selangor also won both the men and women's gold medals for kabaddi, which was making its debut in Sukma. In artistic gymnastics, Farah Ann Abdul Hadi won three individual gold medals while Elaine Koon also bagged three individual gold medals in rhythmic gymnastics.. Elaine also won a gold medal as a member of the Selangor team. Selangor's gold medals in table tennis came in the mixed doubles (Chee Kien Ee-Thin Hie Phin) and women's doubles (Lim Ann Er- Thin Hie Phin). Karate had promised one gold medal but won two through R. Loganeshaa Rao and S. Senthilkumaran. The MSNS, in their bid to regain the overall title which they lost to Terengganu in 2008, had set targets for each of the 33 sports they took part in the Sukma. "We were quite fair to them. They were given the privilege to set the targets based on their training programme and progress of the athletes. Based on the feedback, we had expected to win between 55 and 58 gold medals,'' said Theng Choon. Unfortunately, Selangor were unable to wrest the overall title from Terengganu who won 47 gold, 30 silver and 43 bronze medals. They finished second overall by winning 43 gold, 43 silver and 58 bronze medals. Although they finished second in the medal tally, they won the highest number of medals. They won a total 144 medals. Cycling, lawn bowls, optimist sailing. weightlifting, equestrian, shooting and golf were some of the sport that failed to meet the targets set. Theng Choon said they were also disappointed with national athletes who did not perform in their respective events. Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News Search Results for Gymnastics Sports To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 |
No comments:
Post a Comment