MacMurray College Athletics

MacMurray coach inducted into Hall of Fame

5/24/2013 12:04:23 PM CST

JACKSONVILLE, IL – Head men’s and women’s golf coach and head women’s basketball coach Derek James was inducted into the SLIAC Hall of Fame Class of 2013 on Tuesday, May 21 during the SLIAC annual awards ceremony. James is the second Highlander from MacMurray College to be inducted into the SLIAC Hall of Fame.

“It is truly an honor to represent MacMurray, my family, teammates, and coaches with this award,” said James. “Without MacMurray and all these people helping me along the way, I could not have succeeded this way.”

James was a member of the MacMurray College men’s golf and basketball teams in 1999-2003. During his Highlander basketball career, he was recognized as the basketball team’s most valuable player in the 2002-2003 season. He was named to the Second Team All SLIAC 2000-2001 and First Team All SLIAC in both 2001-02 and 2002-2003.

On the golf course, James averaged a 78 throughout his play at MacMurray and received Second Team All SLIAC honors in 2002. During his senior season in 2003, he won four tournaments with an average score of 74.5 for the season, earning him First Team All SLIAC honors and SLIAC Player of the Year. James also won the SLIAC Tournament Championship his senior year.

Women�s Basketball Program Honors Team Members

5/22/2013 1:14:17 PM CST

The MacMurray College women’s basketball program would like to recognize the following student-athletes who earned a 3.5 GPA or better this past spring semester:

Kelsey Anderson- Senior

Rachel Yeast- Senior

Gabrielle Douglas- Sophomore

Amy Radford- Senior

Emily Riddle- Freshman

Dana Steben- Senior

The following women’s basketball players earned a 3.0 or above GPA this past spring semester:

Breanna Walton- Sophomore

Fonashay Potter- Sophomore

Akita Fugate- Freshman

Kianna Hogan- Senior

Highlander women’s basketball would also like to recognize their entire team on maintaining a 3.15 team semester grade point average.

Volleyball Program Recognizes Student-Athletes

5/21/2013 9:59:14 AM CST

The MacMurray College volleyball program would like to recognize the following student-athletes who earned a 3.5 GPA or better this past spring semester:

Taylor Soat- Senior

Brooke Clemmons- Senior

Taylor Fritz- Freshman

Alexa Boyer- Freshman

Amy Radford- Senior

Sammy Petefish- Junior

Kelsey Pembrook-Junior

Shayla Boen- Freshman

Highlander volleyball would also like to recognize their entire team on maintaining a 3.5 team semester grade point average and a 3.3 GPA overall for the 2012-13 academic year.

Football Program Recognizes Student-Athletes

5/20/2013 9:31:15 AM CST

The MacMurray College football program would like to recognize the following student-athletes who earned a 3.0 or better GPA this past spring semester:

Chad Allen- Senior

Adam Beard- Freshman

Michael Beecham- Sophomore

James Bledsoe- Freshman

Dervon Francis- Sophomore

Connor Grummich- Freshman

Stacy Harris- Freshman

Taylor Hosta- Junior

William Kelley- Freshman

Joe Legendre- Freshman

Cliff Peterson- Sophomore

Dakota Settles- Freshman

James Simelton- Junior

Carson Terrell- Sophomore

Vattel Voight- Freshman

Highlander football would also like to recognize their entire team on maintaining a 2.61 team semester grade point average. This is an increase from the fall 2012 semester.

Routh Receives Academic Honors From NFF

5/6/2013 11:06:12 AM CST

MacMurray College football player, Dan Routh has been recognized by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame for his academic achievements.

Routh is a graduating senior this year majoring in biology. He is the son of Ronald And Anita Routh of Edlestein, IL.

Routh joins the NFF Hampshire Honor Society for maintaining a cumulative 3.2 GPA during his college career as a student-athlete at MacMurray. The society is composed of football players from all divisions and currently recognizes its 7^th year as 703 players from 259 schools were honored.

“Dan is the epitome of what every coach would want in his program -- hard working, detailed oriented and cares about his teammates,” said head football coach Chris Douglas. “These characteristics are why Dan is successful on the field and in the class.”

In order to be a member of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, a student-athlete must be a starter or substitute in one’s last year of eligibility, maintain a 3.2 cumulative average throughout one’s college career, and meet all NCAA-mandated progress toward graduation requirements.

Men's Golf Closes Season with Win

5/1/2013 3:07:45 PM CST

The men's golf team finished up its successful 2013 season with a tournament win over Illinois College on Sunday, April 28th. The team shot its low round of the year with a 307 to beat Illinois College by 9 shots. This improved the mens' golf team to a record of 24-37 overall.

MacMurray softball celebrates end of season

4/30/2013 2:36:14 PM CST

The MacMurray College softball team celebrated its season with an end of the year dinner on Sunday, April 28. During the dinner, Head Coach Samantha Burmeister presented awards to the following 2012-2013 Highlanders:

Most Improved- Shelby Woodward, of Keyesport, IL, a junior double majoring in Art and Psychology.

Offensive Player of the Year- Taylor Fritz, of Godfrey, IL, a sophomore DHHE major.

Defensive Player of the Year- Breanna Walton, of Edinburg, IL, a junior biology major.

Pitcher of the Year- Jana Wright, of Fairfield, IL, a junior majoring in accounting.

Coach’s Award- Shayla Boen, of Potomac, IL, a sophomore nursing major.

Rolf Earns SLIAC Player of the Week

4/23/2013 1:35:48 AM CST

Highlander Jeremy Rolf, a junior from New Palestine, Indiana, has received SLIAC Golfer of the Week honors for the week of April 15-21.

Rolf came in first place out of 39 golfers at the MacMurray College Invitational tournament on April 6^th, shooting a seven-over par 79. He continued his success at the McNaughton Classic at the Jacksonville Country Club where he shot a 72 and came in third out of 61 golfers. As a team, MacMurray finished in six place at the McNaughton Classic out of 12 teams.

“Rolf is a dedicated and hardworking golfer who has had a great week and we can expect great things from him in the future”, said head golf coach Derek James.

Highlander Men's Golf Places 6th in Tournament

4/17/2013 12:55:33 PM CST

The Highlander Golf team took 6th place at the John McNaughton Tournament at Jacksonville Country Club. The team shot 313 and was the best score the Highlanders have posted in 13 years. Jeremy Rolf continued his success after a 1st place finish at the Mac Invite with a tie for 2nd at the McNaughton. He posted a even par round which put him 2 shots off the lead. Cory Cooper and Logan Woolridge both posted an 80 to tie for 23rd. Tarryn Link shot 81 to place tied for 30th. Ryne Foster shot 85 to place 42nd.

Football players �Play 60� with local school students

4/15/2013 11:10:05 AM CST

A group of MacMurray College football players walked across the street with their jerseys on and some practice equipment. What happened for the next 3 hours was a football program giving back to a community that has given them so much.

Mac football players took part in a play 60 type event at Our Savior School in Jacksonville, Illinois, where they spent time with 4 different classes teaching them football drills and skills. The classes were 7thgraders, 5thgraders, 1st graders, and finally the kindergarten class. It was a great experience for the football players to give back and have fun with the kids. The kids definitely enjoyed their time, especially getting to tackle the tackling dummy. Smiles were everywhere, and the football program looks forward to doing it again next year.

This “Give Back to the Community Event” is one of the many that are led by the players. The team has also spent time at a nursing home, held a free youth camp, and also helped with sandbagging and flood prevention efforts in Meridosia, Illinois.

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