‘Yote Notes – May 26, 2004

Mike Safford Jr. – Sports Info. Director

msafford@albertson.edu

 

 

 

 

 

WINNING IN OVERTIME: ‘Yotes to host “Winning in Overtime” with Mark Adams

 

ABOUT WINNING IN OVERTIME: “Winning in Overtime,” presented by Albertson College and the Coyote Athletic Association, is a self-help motivational seminar.  Targeted to the customer-conscious business person and featuring nationally recognized speaker Mark Adams, this seminar will help individuals and companies increase productivity through – making better use of your time and energies, interacting more efficiently with your co-workers and the public, refocusing and reenergizing your career, and personalizing your selling process and gaining an unfair advantage.  Through three incredibly entertaining and productive hours, the strategies stressed in “Winning in Overtime” can bring you lifelong benefits.

 

TO RESERVE A SEAT OR TABLE: Seats at the event, set for June 9 at 1 p.m. at the Grove Hotel in Boise, are $100, with a table reserved for $1,000.  For more information, contact Dave Hahn at 459-5835.  All proceeds will benefit Coyote athletics through the C.A.A.

 

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS: Coyotes over the 20 mark with top scholars

 

TENNIS PLAYERS EARN HONORS: Albertson senior women’s tennis players Andrea Ebert and Whitney Gibbon were honored on Friday as NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes, announced at the 2004 national championships.

 

COUNT UP TO 22: So far during the 2003-04 season, 22 Coyote student-athletes have earned NAIA or USCSA scholar-athlete honors.  A breakdown by sport shows the diversity of scholastic honors – men’s soccer (4), women’s soccer (5), volleyball (3), men’s basketball (2), men’s skiing (5), women’s skiing (1), and women’s tennis (2).  There are potentially three more scholar-athletes – as three baseball players have been nominated for the award, which will be announced at the conclusion of the NAIA World Series in early June.

 

SPORTS INFORMATION: Another summer with the Boise Hawks for the Safford’s

 

FAMILY AFFAIR AT MEMORIAL STADIUM: For the second consecutive year, Albertson sports information director Mike Safford Jr. will be the play-by-play voice of the Boise Hawks on 1350 KTIK-AM, The Ticket.  He will call all 76-games home-and-away for the Chicago Cubs Northwest League affiliate, and be joined by Nat Reynolds in the booth for home games.  His wife, Liza Safford, the data specialist for the Albertson College office of admission, will also serve as official scorer and press box manager for the Hawks.  She has volunteered as the Coyotes official scorer for baseball for the last three years. 

 

ALBERTSON COLLEGE NIGHT AT THE HAWKS: Look for more information on the Second-Annual Albertson College night at the Boise Hawks.  Last year, 30 members of the faculty and staff enjoyed a night in the Hawks Nest.

 

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Highlight video available, Recruit information

 

REMEMBER THE MAGIC WITH THE 2003-04 HIGHLIGHT VIDEO: Remember the magical run through the Cascade Conference Tournament for the 2003-04 men’s basketball team by purchasing the official highlight video for the Coyotes.  The 20-minute video set to music and play-by-play from radio broadcasts has highlights right through the NAIA Tournament.  Videos and DVD’s are available for $12, with proceeds supporting the Coyote men’s basketball program.  Contact Mike Safford at 208-459-5681 for more information.

 

RECRUIT UPDATE: So far, the Coyote men’s basketball team has signed two players, with a third signing taking place on Thursday.  Josh Owen, son of head coach Mark Owen, will be playing ball for the ‘Yotes.  As a senior at Vallivue High, he led the Falcons to a fourth-place finish at the state 4A Tournament.  Owen was named Southern Idaho Conference Player-of-the-Year and to the All-State team, averaging 19 points and six assists a game.  Also coming to Albertson is junior college transfer, Daniel McFaul.  The 6-6 forward averaged 13.8 points and 8.9 rebounds a game at Big Bend Community College during the 2003-04 season.  The native of Moses Lake, Wash. was selected to play in the NWAACC All-Star game.  Rounding out the current recruits (with more to come) is Justin Fried, who will sign his Letter of Intent on Thursday.  Fried, the son of former Coyote All-American Rick Fried, was a two-time 3A All-State player at Middleton High, averaging 20 points a game.  The 6-4 guard has returned from an LDS mission in the Ukraine.

 

VOLLEYBALL: Uriarte named assistant coach

 

‘YOTES NAME ASSISTANT COACH: Longtime local prep coach Ramey Uriarte was named last week the top assistant for the Albertson volleyball team.  Uriarte, who assisted with the Coyotes during the 1995 season, has coached extensively with youth volleyball in the Treasure Valley – including stints at Capital, Centennial (winning the 2001 5A title), and Mountain View High School’s.  As a coach with the Boise River Volleyball Club, his U-16 team will participate in the Junior Olympics in Texas this summer.  The Burns, Ore. native is married to wife Pam and has two children – Tucker (3) and Melia (2).