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40 Student-Athletes Named To Winter All-Academic Team Forty
student-athletes have been named to the St. Louis Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference (SLIAC) All-Academic Team. The recipients were
varsity members of their school's men's or women's basketball squad
for the Winter 2008-09 season. Other selection criteria include: (1)
Minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average, (2) At least sophomore
academic standing and (3) Have at least one full year at current
institution (first year transfers and true freshmen are not
eligible). ![]() Blackburn is proud to recognize that two of its own athletes have been named to this honorable team. Both have attributed a lot to their college and continue to work hard. Tommy Baro and Megan Schultz are the two recipients that were name to the All-Academic Team in the SLIAC Conference. Tommy is a senior and is from Aviston, IL. He is going to be receiving his degree in Secondary Education/Mathematics. He has played basketball at Blackburn for three years and is going to be missed next year. Megan is a junior and is from Sadorus, IL....Full Story |
SLIAC Conference Blackburn Eureka Fontbonne Greenville MacMurray Maryville Principia Webster Westminster ![]() |
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JV Teams for both the Soccer and Women’s
Basketball Blackburn has announced that the school will be starting junior varsity teams for both the men’s and women’s soccer and the women’s basketball programs. JV teams will provide more opportunities for the incoming freshmen to see more playing time and enhance their skill to a greater level. Aydin Gonulsen is an NAIA Hall of Fame coach who has won three NAIA National soccer championships at SSU/UIS. Gonulsen, head soccer coach at Blackburn College, believes that by having a junior varsity team, the soccer program as a whole will be strengthened. The JV team will allow incoming freshmen to be able to play right away instead of waiting until their skills are good enough to play at the higher level. “It is a superb recruitment tool,” states Gonulsen. “Practice is a good way to enhance one’s skills, but being able to play in games helps that much more.” “Providing a young player with more playing opportunities lifts their spirits and gives them the edge they need to want....Full Story |
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