Yote Notes – April 30,
2009
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Mike Safford Jr. – Sports
Info. Director
msafford@collegeofidaho.edu
ATHLETIC NEWS:
MEN’S SWIM TEAM EARNS NAIA CHAMPIONS
OF CHARACTER AWARD: Although
the award was announced nearly two months ago at the NAIA Swimming and Diving
National Championships, it was released to the media last week that The C of I
men’s swim team was honored with the NAIA Champions of Character Team
Award. The award, which embodies the
five-core character values the NAIA embraces – Respect, Responsibility,
Integrity, Servant Leadership, and Sportsmanship, is given to one team per
sport at each NAIA national championship.
The Coyotes won the award because of their involvement in civic
endeavors around the City of Caldwell, along with a service trip to Mexico, in
which they helped build houses for those in need. Mills College of California earned the
Women’s Swimming Champions of Character award.
41 C OF I STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO
CCC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM: The College of Idaho spring sports squads dominated the Cascade
Conference All-Academic Team selections – as 41 student-athletes earned the
award. To earn the award, a
student-athlete must be at least a sophomore in academic status and maintain a
3.2 cumulative grade point average. The
Yotes set a new league record during the 2008-09 academic year, as a total of
75 recipients won the award. Baseball
(9) - Matthew Conner, Jordan Lanman, Jason Barry, Jake Bottari, Bryan Champ,
Perry Hamilton, Luke Howarth, Dane McGrady, and Alex O'Brien. Golf (6) - Ben Coate, Kurt Nielson, Colin
Slaughter, James Taylor, Cris Tietsort, and Erica Sheppard. Softball (4) - Haley Butcher, Katy Luetke,
Brooke Judy, and Ashley Wolff. Track
(22) - Stephanie Helm, Maggie Miller, Tricia Randazzo, Jena Sherrick, Colleen
Smith, Kristine Smith, Nikki Watson, Alex Hughes, Molli Lee-Painter, Emily
McCutchan, Courtney Mitchell, Stephanie Sparks, Chantel Varland, Jayne
Saunders, Tegan Troutner, Paul Sartin, Jude Penaflor, Geoff Williams, Rich
Hatch, Sam Hardy, Rand Kline, and Oliver Rosales.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SIGNS TWO
RECRUITS:
TRACK TEAM TO HOLD CONCERT: The C of I track team will be holding
a concert May 16 on the patio of the Willows Complex in
BUY YOUR
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of the Yotes can now purchase official C of I athletic apparel and gear online
at the Yotes new e-store at http://www.estoresbyzome.com/college_idaho.php
- with a portion of every sale supporting Coyote Athletics. Hats,
sweatshirts, jackets, and t-shirts are just the tip of the iceberg on the Yotes
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BASEBALL (28-18): Yotes earn No. 2 seed for NAIA West
Tournament in
LAST WEEK: vs. Corban (W 7-3, W 6-3, L 7-2, W
4-3)
COMING UP: at NAIA West Baseball
Tournament,
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE: All games to be played in
INTERNET BROADCAST
SCHEDULE: All
games involving
A STAPLE IN THE
POSTSEASON: The Coyotes will make their 23rd consecutive postseason appearance
– dating back to the return of the program in 1987. The Yotes have advanced to four NAIA World
Series’, including a third-place finish in 2002, a runner-up finish in 1999, and
the 1998 National Championship.
PLAYOFF PICTURE: Two teams clinched
automatic spots in the NAIA West Tournament – North Division champ
REGION
I TOURNAMENT AT “THE NAT”: For the fifth time in the last seven years, the NAIA West
Tournament (formally the Far West Regional and NAIA Region I Tournament) will
be held at Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver, B.C. “The Nat” is a 7,000-seat park that is home
of the Class A
PAST CHAMPIONS: This is the tenth year of the current four-team
format, with five different teams capturing title: 2000 – C of I, 2001 – Western
Oregon, 2002- C of I, 2003 – UBC, 2004 – Concordia, 2005 – UBC, 2006 – UBC,
2007 – Lewis-Clark State, 2008 – Lewis-Clark State.
ABOUT CAL STATE-SAN MARCOS: The Coyotes will open up the
tournament Monday against NAIA Independent Cal
State-San Marcos. The Cougars
(25-14) did not compete in the NAIA West round-robin, instead playing 23 of
their 37 games during midweek times against
ABOUT
ABOUT
25-WIN SEASON STREAK
EXTENDED: With
a win over
MOST HOME RUNS SINCE
2001: The
Coyotes hit a pair of home runs in the series with Corban, pushing the 2009
season total of long balls to 37. This
season’s total has already surpassed the entire home run count from the 2003
(29), 2004 (17), 2005 (20), 2006 (11), 2007 (16), and 2008 (23) seasons, and
equals the total from 2002. In all,
eleven different Coyotes have hit homers in 2009.
FINAL HOME RUN NUMBERS AT
WOLFE FIELD?: With the first year of competition completed at Wolfe Field, it
has been apparent, despite the windy and chilly temperatures, that the ball
will fly out of the Coyotes new home park.
At least one home run was been hit in 19 of the 23 games, a total of 34
long balls overall. In comparison, in 21
home games at Simplot Stadium last year, the Yotes and their opponents combined
for just 14 total round-trippers.
TOUGH STRETCH COSTS YOTES
AN AUTOMATIC PLAYOFF BERTH: Heading into the L-C series, the Coyotes had been ranked as
high as No. 23 in the NAIA poll and were sitting at No. 28 last week. However, by going 4-8 over the final three
weeks of the season, the Yotes are out of the NAIA poll entirely for the
second-straight week. This is
unfortunate, as 45 teams will comprise the NAIA National Tournament – with nine
five-team sites to be announced in early May.
At their previous position, the Yotes, regardless of their finish at the
NAIA West Tournament, would have been in position to secure their first berth
to Nationals since 2002. Currently, the
Yotes will have to win the NAIA West Tournament to secure a berth.
RECORD BOOK: As the regular-season
concluded, the Coyotes have three players that have cracked the single-season
and career record books. Dane McGrady (Boise, Idaho / Borah HS) ranks sixth on the single-season list for
hit by pitches (18), while already established the new career record in hit by
pitches with 67. Andrew Brock (Burnaby, B.C. /
Douglas CC) is in the career pitching Top-10 in two categories – No. 4 in
starts (30) and No. 5 in innings pitched (217.2), while Luke Howarth (Boise, Idaho /
Centennial HS) is in the career hitting Top-10 in three categories – No. 6
in sacrifice hits (18), and No. 9 in both games played (187) and stolen bases
(43).
ABOUT THE COACH: The
2009 season marks the 22nd year in C of I baseball for head coach Shawn
Humberger, his ninth year as Coyote skipper.
During his tenure, Humberger has compiled a 294-201-1 record, including
a third-place finish at the 2002 NAIA College World Series. He has been named CCC Baseball Coach of the
Year in 2002, 2005, 2006. 2007, and 2008, along with earning NAIA Region I
Coach-of-the-Year and CCC Men's Coach-of-the-Year for all-sports in 2002. A native of
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information on
The C of I baseball program, head to the official homepage of the Coyotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/baseball.htm.
SOFTBALL (29-16): NAIA Women’s World Series berth on
the line Friday at
LAST WEEK: vs. Corban (W 6-1, W 6-0), vs. Concordia
(W 7-1, W 6-5), at Northwest Nazarene (W 6-0, L 4-0)
COMING UP: at Southern Oregon (DH), Friday, 2
p.m. PT, at
ON THE INTERNET: Saturday’s doubleheader at Oregon
Tech will be broadcast live in the Klamath Basin on KLAD 960-AM with Mike
Garrard calling the action. C of I fans
can listen to the broadcast online via http://asx.abacast.com/nnbkfalls-kkjx-64.asx.
ZILLNER CONTINUES DOMINANCE OF WEEKLY
HONOR: For the
third-straight week,
SMITH WINS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: For the third time in her career,
outfielder Stacy Smith (Draper,
WIN OVER SOUTHERN EQUALS TRIP TO
PLAYOFF PICTURE: With the new direct-qualification
model that the NAIA has embraced, the postseason picture has changed as
well. Instead of a 20-team national
tournament, the field has been expanded to 32 teams – 25 automatic berths
(coming from 24 conferences and scheduling groups) and seven at-large
spots. At the Women’s World Series,
teams will be split into eight pools of four, with the eight pool winners
moving into the double-elimination bracket.
With no CCC Tournament in 2009, the regular-season champion will earn
the automatic berth to Nationals.
THREE STRAIGHT 28-WIN SEASONS: With a win in Game 2 Saturday against
Concordia, the Lady Yotes secured their third-straight season with 28-or-more
wins. During the first five years of the
program, the Coyotes had just one winning season and never won more than 18
games in a single year. However, in
2007, the squad went 37-12 and last year, the Lady Yotes completed a 28-20
campaign.
LADY YOTES GO 18-4 AT HOME: With their home schedule complete,
the Lady Yotes equaled their best home record ever – going 18-4 at Symms Field,
including ten-straight CCC wins. Over
the first eight years of the fastpitch program at The C of I, the Lady Yotes
have a combined record of 86-69 at Symms Field.
However, over the past three seasons, the Coyotes have had a substantial
home field advantage, winning 68-of-86 games on their home diamond.
C OF I CONTINUES TO TOP CCC POLL, CAN’T
CRACK TOP-25: Despite
a perfect 6-0 week, including a sweep of once No. 14 Concordia, The C of I
still cannot crack the NAIA Top-25. The
Lady Yotes, who outpointed
CAREER RECORDS: A total of ten Lady Yotes have their
names etched in the career Top-10 at The C of I. Leading the way is Haley Butcher, who holds
the top spot in hits (167), doubles (36), at bats (509), and games started
(177), is No. 2 in RBI (89), games played (179), and runs scored (99), No. 4 in
triples (3), No. 5 in home runs (8) and hit by pitches (9), No. 6 in walks
(32), and No. 8 in stolen bases (18).
Stacy Smith ranks among the leaders in ten categories – No. 1 in RBI
(100), home runs (24), games played (180), and hit by pitches (23), No. 2 in
doubles (32), at bats (469), and hits (149), No. 4 in runs scored (79), and No.
5 in triples (2), and games started (167).
Brooke Judy (Kuna, Idaho / Kuna HS) is second
all-time in wins (34), innings pitched (363.1), saves (2), and shutouts (6),
No. 3 in appearances (74), No. 4 in strikeouts (201), starts (49), and complete
games (21), and is No. 5 in walks (87).
Jody Zillner is second all-time in shutouts (6) and strikeouts (214),
No. 3 in complete games (22), No. 4 in wins (18), No. 6 in starts (23), innings
pitched (181), and appearances (32), No. 7 in walks (55), and is No. 8
offensively in home runs (5). Amy Rhoades (Eagle, Idaho / Dixie State Coll.) ranks fifth in sacrifice hits
(17) and doubles (22), No. 6 in home runs (7), No. 8 in runs scored (56), and
No. 9 in RBI (48), walks (25), and hits (80), with Dani Villyard (Kent, Wash. /
Kentlake HS) ranks third in home runs (9), is eighth in RBI (50), No. 10 in
hits (76), and No. 11 in doubles (12).
Four others round out the list – Heather Dixon is No. 2 in home runs
(16) and No. 10 in RBI (39); Donnae
Carrell (Caldwell, Idaho / Middleton
HS) is No. 7 in home runs (6) and No. 8 in walks (29); Stephanie Stover (Caldwell,
Idaho / U. of Nevada) is fifth in triples (2) and No. 6 in sacrifice hits
(12); with Katy Luetke (Yreka, Calif. / Mendocino CC) is No. 5
in triples (2).
SEASON RECORDS: Six Lady Yotes have already worked
themselves into the single-season Top-10 list in 2009. Jody Zillner leads the way – having already
tied the mark for wins in a season (18).
She is on pace to set a new mark for ERA (1.12), is No. 2 in complete
games (22), decisions (25), innings pitched (181), appearances (32), and
strikeouts (214), while No. 4 in starts (23), and is No. 5 offensively in home
runs (5). Brooke Judy ranks in six
categories – No. 5 in wins (11), No. 7 in complete games (9), starts (19), and
strikeouts (74), is No. 8 in decisions (19), and No. 10 in innings pitched
(106.2). Heather Dixon holds the record
for home runs (16), is No. 3 in RBI (39), sixth in runs scored (29), and ninth
in at bats (132), with three others are on the list twice – Amy Rhoades, who is
No. 3 in doubles (12) and No. 7 in sacrifice hits (8), Stacy Smith is No. 1 in
hit by pitches (8) and No. 9 in doubles (9), and Kalie Kurdy (Boise, Idaho /
Bishop Kelly HS) is No. 8 in put outs (221) and No. 10 in chances
(235). As a team, the Lady Yotes have
tied the school record with eight shutouts this season.
SOUTHERN OREGON LOOKING FOR REVENGE: The CCC title is on the line Friday
at University Field in
AT SOU UNDER MENDIOLA: The Coyotes have history working
against them heading into Friday’s showdown, as The C of I has never played
well in
REGULAR-SEASON FINALE AT
ABOUT THE COACH: Al Mendiola is in his
fourth year as head coach of The C of I softball program, having compiled an
112-73 career record – having won more games than any other softball coach in
Coyote history. The native of
FOR
MORE INFORMATION: For more information on the Coyote
softball program, head to the official homepage of the Lady Yotes – www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/fastpitch.htm.
MEN’S AND
WOMEN’S TRACK: Coyotes run well at NNU
Invite, set to compete at Bronco Twilight
COMING UP: at Bronco Twilight (
LAST WEEK: at
YOTES SWEEP CCC RUNNER OF WEEK AWARDS
BY HITTING NAIA MARKS AT NNU: The College of Idaho track team swept this week's Cascade
Conference Runner of the Week awards, announced Monday by the league office in
RELAYS RUN
WELL: Three of the four C of I relay teams set new
season-bests at the NNU invite. The
men’s 4x100 relay team (44.53) and 4x400 relay team (3:23.46) each ran the
fourth-fastest time in the CCC this spring, while the women’s 4x400 relay team
set a new school record with their time of 4:02.92, the second-fastest time in
the league this season.
OTHER WINNERS AT NNU: Courtney Mitchell (
HELM, TROUTNER RUN IN
FINAL TUNE-UP
BEFORE CONFERENCE MEET: Friday night, the Coyotes
will have their final meet of the season prior to next week’s Cascade
Conference Championships. The Yotes will
take the Ed Jacoby Track at Bronco Stadium in
CASCADE
CONFERENCE MEET QUALIFIERS: This year, the CCC has implemented qualifying
standards in every event for the league meet to try and keep the field to a
smaller size. So far, eight C of I men
and 13 women have met the minimum standard for the meet. Men – Terriel Thomas (200,
400, 110-hurdles, 400-hurdles), Sam
Hardy (Eagle, Idaho / Eagle HS)
(1,500-meters), J.J. Burk (Bliss, Idaho / Bliss HS) (5,000), Paul Sartin
(Meridian, Idaho
/ Bishop Kelly HS) (1,500, 5,000, 10,000), Geoff Williams (Boise, Idaho / Boise HS)
(3,000-steeple, 10,000), Mike Tobiason (Boise, Idaho / Bishop Kelly HS) (10,000-meters),
Oliver
Rosales (Caldwell, Idaho / Vallivue HS) (10,000), Cory Kniep (Shoshone, Idaho / Shoshone HS) (10,000-meters), Rand Kline (Caldwell, Idaho /
Caldwell HS) (400-hurdles), Sam Finch (Redding, Calif. /
Foothill HS) (400, long jump), Andre Archer (Caldwell, Idaho /
Caldwell HS) (400, long jump, triple jump), Andy Swanson (Boise, Idaho /
Bishop Kelly HS) (decathlon), Styles
Salek (Caldwell, Idaho / Caldwell HS)
(long jump). Women – Emily McCutchan
(200, 100-hurdles, long jump, heptathlon), Courtney Mitchell (100, 200, 400-hurdles), Aurora Torres (Pendleton, Ore. /
Pendleton HS) (200, 400), Maggie Miller (800-meters), Ashley Miller
(Vida, Ore. /
McKenzie HS) (800), Jayne Saunders (Emmett, Idaho / Emmett
HS) (400-hurdles, 800), Stephanie Sparks (West Jordan, Utah / Juan
Diego HS) (800), Colleen Smith (Boise, Idaho / Boise HS) (800, 1,500,
5,000), Stephanie Helm (1,500, 5,000), Kayloni Jones (Nine Mile Falls, Wash. /
Lakeside HS) (800, 1,500), Tegan Troutner (1,500, 5,000, 10,000), Molli Lee-Painter (Moscow, Idaho / Moscow
HS) (1,500, 3,000-steeple, 5,000), Kristine Smith (New Meadows, Idaho /
Meadows Valley HS) (5,000, 3,000-steeple), Chantel Varland (Meridian, Idaho /
Mountain View HS) (10,000), Tavia Lopez (10,000-meters), Alex Hughes (Eagle, Idaho / Eagle HS) (javelin).
NATIONAL
QUALIFIERS: NAIA “A” – Stephanie Helm (1,500, 5,000), Tegan Troutner (5,000,
10,000), Maggie Miller (800); NAIA “B” – Paul Sartin (10,000), Terriel Thomas
(400-hurdles), Molli Lee-Painter (3,000-steeple), Chantel Varland (Marathon).
FOR MORE
INFORMATION: For more on The C of I track program, head to the official
homepage of the Coyotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/track.htm.
MEN’S AND
WOMEN’S TENNIS: Season Review
COMING UP: Season Complete
LAST WEEK: vs. No. 19 Lewis-Clark
State (Men lost 9-0, Women lost 9-0)
FINAL LADDER
NUMBERS: The Coyote men were led this season by James
Collet (
LIMBAGO
CLIMBING THE WINS CHART: Completing his 25th
year as the head coach of the Coyote women’s tennis program, Cisco
Limbago eclipsed the 170 win mark in his career in
2009. Limbago, the longest tenured head
coach at the College, holds a 174-128 all-time record for the Lady Yotes.
FOUR SENIORS SAY
GOODBYE: Saturday’s match was the final match in the
career’s of four C of I tennis players – two on each of the men’s and women’s
squads. Garga
Caserta (
FOR MORE
INFORMATION: For more on The C of I tennis teams, head to the official homepage
of the Coyotes, www.collegeofidaho.edu/athlete/tennis.asp.