MAY 7, 2008

ATHLETIC NEWS:

SOCCER ALUMNI GOLF TOURNAMENT A SUCCESS: C of I men’s soccer coach Brian Smith stated that last Friday’s Coyote Soccer and Friends Golf Tournament at Warm Springs Golf Club was a rousing success.  Over 60 people were in attendance on the warm afternoon, enjoying great camaraderie and golf.  Taking home in the team title was the foursome of C of I men’s basketball coach Mark Owen, C of I Major Gifts Officer Dave Hahn, former C of I sports information director Todd Miles, and former C of I men’s soccer player Chris Brazil.

ALUMNI GAME RESULTS: Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams held their annual Alumni Games this spring instead of the preseason – with great participation by all.  The Lady Yotes were able to win the scrimmage, 1-0, while the men’s team played the Alumni, which was coached by longtime C of I skipper John Calpin, to a 3-3 draw.

WOMEN’S HOOPS SIGNS ANOTHER: The College of Idaho women's basketball coach Reagan Rossi has announced the signing of Meghan Hughes to an NAIA Letter of Intent - the fourth player of the 2008-09 recruiting class.  Hughes, an incoming freshman from Bishop Kelly High in Boise, is coming off an impressive senior season, helping her team to the 4A state title game.  She averaged 12 points and six rebounds per game, earning First Team All-Idaho along with All-Southern Idaho Conference honors.  She joins transfers Katie Strunk and Alexandria Hughes, along with freshman Morgan Vander Esch as newcomers to the team.  The Lady Yotes are coming off a 19-11 season and a runner-up finish in the Cascade Conference Tournament.

SKI TEAM INKS TWO: The College of Idaho alpine ski team has announced the signing of their first two student-athletes for the 2009 season, as Wesley Beougher and Sophie Dresser will compete for the Coyotes.  Beougher, from Whitefish, Mont., will help the depth of the men's team, as the incoming freshman had a nice season skiing Northern races put on by the USSA.  Dresser, from Borah High in Boise, will help out the women's team and has been racing the high school ski circuit.  "Both will definitely be players for us next year," said head coach Ron Bonneau.  "Hopefully they will be able to make an immediate impact."  Both the men's and women's teams are coming off their fifth-straight Northwest Collegiate Ski Conference championship and open their season next January.