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Eagle Insider
2007-08 Athletic Review
I N T H I S I S S U E :
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2007 ASC Regular Season Soccer Champs!
• Men’s Soccer Championship
• Schoenhals Named Hurie Winner
• 2007-2008 Athletes of the Year
• Fisher Nets Tennis Accolade
• Curt Dixon Signs Pro Baseball Contract
Reason to celebrate

“In my ten years here, I have never seen the campus any more
alive than it was that weekend,” said head coach Dave De Hart,
referring to the men’s playoff tournament hosted by Ozarks.
Men’s Soccer Team Wins Season Championship
The men’s soccer team won the 2007
American Southwest Conference season
championship and earned the right to host
the six-team ASC Championship Tournament.
As season champions, the Eagles
received the No.1 seed in the tournament
and earned a first-round bye. Ozarks defeated
Mississippi College 2-0 to advance
to the championship match. However, the
Eagles were upset by Texas-Dallas 2-1 in
overtime to finish second at the tourney.
Ozarks finished the season with a 17-5-0
overall record and a school-best 11-2-0
conference mark.
“I am proud of our guys,” said head
coach Dave De Hart. “This is a boost for
the program and is one of the program’s
biggest accomplishments. I am proud this
group came together and progressively
got better as the season went on. We
were consistent all year.”
“We put a very strong defense on the
field, and anytime you put a good defense
on the field, you will always remain in
matches. Our team defense gave us a
chance to win every single match. And it
starts with our goalkeeper.”
Under De Hart, the Eagles made their
league-record eighth straight playoff appearance.
Ozarks last hosted the championship
tournament in 2001, where they
reached the finals. Ozarks won the ASC
East Division that year with a 8-1-1 league
mark. De Hart has led Ozarks to the finals
in five of their eight trips. The Eagles
came close to hosting the tournament last
season, but lost a head-to-head battle
with Schreiner University. Ozarks won the
tournament title in 2003 in Richardson,
Texas, with a 2-1 win over Texas-Dallas.
Following the successful 2007 season,
junior goalkeeper Brian Sarber headlined a
group of seven players who were honored
by the American Southwest Conference after
a vote of the league’s 14 head coaches.
Sarber was voted ASC Defensive Player
of the Year and earned a spot on the All-
ASC First Team. Sophomore midfielder
Brandon Cain and junior defender Dan De
Hart also earned a spot on the All-ASC
First Team. Sophomore midfielder Brandon
VanCleave, senior midfielder Nate Abbott,
senior forward Darren Clark and sophomore
defender Jason Owens were named
to the All-ASC Second Team.
Sarber and Clark were named to the
National Soccer Coaches Association of
America/adidas All-South Central Region
Team. Sarber earned a spot on the Second
Team, while Clark made the Third Team. It
is the second straight season Sarber has
been All-Region.
Sarber was named to the 2007 ESPN
The Magazine Academic All-America Men’s
Soccer All-District VI Team. He finished the
2007 season as the ASC-leader in goals
against average (0.67), saves percentage
(.869) and shutouts (7).

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Sophomore striker Matt Engelman attacks the Texas-Dallas defense
2007 ASC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS
Members of the 2007 men’s soccer team pose with their championship rings at a
ceremony during the spring semester.

BASEBALL team achieves NATIONAL RANKING
Eagles Move To No. 14
For the first time in program history, the baseball team
earned a national ranking. Ozarks moved to as high as No.
14 in the D3baseball.com poll during the 2008 season. The
Eagles enjoyed their best season ever, posting a 32-11 overall
record, while making the playoffs for the second straight season.
Ozarks lost its first round playoff series against Concordia
University Texas to end the year.
“The playoffs are what you play for all year along,” said
head coach Jimmy Clark. “We were one of eight teams left
and the guys were excited about it. We hit a little slump
against Mississippi College late in the season. We didn’t play
bad, but we didn’t play as well as we are capable of playing.
The bottom line is you have to be able to throw well and play
solid defense.”
Ozarks was led by the starting pitching trio of Todd Koch,
Curt Dixon and Bruce Cameron, who went a combined 20-5.
The Eagles were among the top pitching and hitting teams in
the conference. Ozarks hit .356 as a team, with Cory Briggs
winning the league batting title (.467). Junior outfielder David
Smith won a Gold Glove award for his stellar defensive play.
Sophomore shortstop Cory Briggs won the
league batting title with a .467 average.

Dixon To Play Pro Ball In Illinois
Curt Dixon will play professional baseball with the
Southern Illinois Miners, an independent team located
in Marion, Ill. Dixon originally signed with the Sioux
City (IA) Explorers, but was traded to the Miners on
May 18. The Miners finished 49-47 last season.
The 6-foot-5, 215-pound McAlester, Okla., product
was among the top players in the American Southwest
Conference in 2008, finishing with a 2.92 ERA
and a school-record 9-1 record. He had a team-best
74 strikeouts and tossed a team-high 71.0 innings.
The right-hander was named the Louisville Slugger
National Player of the Week (along with NCAA I University
of Arkansas 1B Aaron Murphree and University
of Arizona RHP Preston Guilmet) March 10 after fanning
14 against East Texas Baptist University. Dixon
helped the Eagles achieve their first national ranking
in program history. He was named All-Conference in
2008, and was a three-time ASC All-Academic selection
for head coach Jimmy Clark.
He owns career records at Ozarks in strikeouts
(205), innings pitched (256.2), wins (24) and games
started (46).
Cameron Named All-Conference In 3 Different Positions
Senior Curt Dixon struck out 14 against East Texas Baptist
Baseball Trio Named All-Americans
Sophomore shortstop Cory Briggs, junior center fielder
Bruce Cameron and senior designated hitter Robby Finnell
were named All-Americans following the 2008 season.
Briggs earned a spot on the ABCA/Rawlings All-America Second
Team. Cameron and Finnell were named to the D3baseball.com
All-America Second Team. Additionally, Finnell is
Ozarks’ first athlete to earn a spot on the national ESPN The
Magazine Academic All-America First Team.
Briggs, a 6-foot, 200-pound native of Greencastle, Pa.,
won the league batting title with a .467 average. He pounded
out 79 hits and had 19 doubles and 54 RBI. He accumulated
124 total bases and scored 56 runs. He owned a .513 onbase
percentage and a .734 slugging percentage. He was a
First Team All-Conference selection this season.
Cameron, a 6-foot, 175-pound native of Houston, Texas,
hit .410 with 14 homers and 49 RBI in 40 games. He posted a
.827 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage. He
stole 11 bases, recorded 12 doubles, 57 hits, 51 runs and 115
total bases. The defensive standout had a number of spectacular
plays in the field, including a wall-crashing catch in the
ASC playoffs against Concordia University Texas.
Finnell, a 6-foot-1, 210-pound native of Tulsa, Okla., hit
.374 with 13 homers and 56 RBI in 41 games. He owned
a .784 slugging percentage, .486 on-base percentage and
finished with 109 total bases.
The three-time All-Conference performer is the career
leader at Ozarks in home runs (31), RBI (159), games played
(162), runs (131), hits (189), doubles (31), triples (8), total
bases (329), walks (73) and hit by pitch (42).
• ASC All-East First Team (CF)
• ASC All-East Second Team (UT)
• ASC All-East Hon. Ment. (RHP)
• .410, 14 HR, 49 RBI
• 5-1 record, 3.35 ERA, 29 K’s
Robby Finnell is the career leader in homers (31) and RBI (159)
Finnell Earned National Academic All-America Honors

FISHER Nets Player of the Year Award
Senior Olivia Fisher
was voted the 2008
American Southwest
Conference East Division
Women's Tennis Player
of the Year as voted on
by the league’s 14 head
coaches.
Fisher, a native of
Mountain Home, Ark.,
was also named to the
All-East Division First
Team. Fisher dropped
just one conference
match in No. 1 singles,
where she played at
all season. She posted
a 4-1 singles record in
league play and finished
with a 7-5 overall singles
mark. She went 7-4 in
doubles play for the season. The Division Player of the Year
honor is the first such award for Ozarks’ tennis program. It is the
third straight season Fisher has been All-Conference.
A three-sport standout, Fisher has been All-Conference in
basketball and soccer. She is a three-time member of the ASC
All-Academic Team.
She was voted the 2007-2008 Ozarks Female Athlete of the
Year by the coaching staff.
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Ozarks is a member of NCAA Division III, and our teams compete in the American Southwest Conference (ASC). Because we
are a Division III school, our student-athletes don't receive athletic scholarships to play here. As a result, your membership in
the Aerie Club (at any level), means so much to our students...it shows that the community supports what they do, and that we
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If you'd like more information about becoming a member of the Aerie Club, contact Lori McBee at lamcbee@ozarks.edu or
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OZARKS SOFTBALL
JOSLIN named NFCA All-Region
Senior catcher Chelsea Joslin was named to the Louisville Slugger/National
Fastpitch Coaches Association Midwest All-Region
Second Team.
The Claremore, Okla., native was also named to the American
Southwest Conference All-East Division Second Team.
Joslin, a 5-foot-9 graduate of Claremore High School, completed
her fourth straight season in which she proved to be among the top
hitting threats in the region. For the season, she hit .424 with 10 home
runs and 45 RBI. Additionally, she owned a .729 slugging percentage
and a .478 on-base percentage. She posted a .979 fielding percentage
behind the plate.
One of her best games of the season came against Mississippi
College when she went 2-for-3 with 6 RBI. She had two homers and 5
RBI against Texas-Dallas. She closes out her career as the school career
leader in home runs (32), RBI (131), slugging percentage (.647)
and total bases (281). She is second in career batting (.378) and hits
(164). She owns single-season school records in homers (10), RBI
(45) and total bases (86). Her 32 career home runs were two short of
tying the conference record. She is a four-time All-Conference player.
Freshman Sarah Otteman slides into home plate
DID YOU KNOW
Ozarks defeated both the No. 2 ranked Texas-Tyer Patriots and the No. 21
ranked East Texas Baptist Tigers during the 2008 season. Freshman righthander
Brittany Thompson spun a 7-hitter against the Tigers and a 4-hitter
against the Patriots to receive the wins. Both wins over the Patriots and
Tigers marked the first for Ozarks’ program.
Brittany Thompson
SOFTBALL defeats Nationally ranked Opponents

DROTAR to head women’s soccer program
SCHOENHALS WINS HURIE AWARD
Senior women's soccer player Kate Schoenhals was given the 2008 Hurie Award at
the university's annual student awards convocation in April.
Schoenhals of Medford, Oregon, earned All-Conference honors as a midfielder all
four years and was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America District
VI Team following the 2007 season. She finished her career as the program’s leader in
career starts (68). She is a three-time member of the American Southwest Conference
All-Academic Team. A biology major, she plans to attend veterinary school at Oregon
State University in the fall.
Schoenhals joins three other former Ozarks’ athletes to be named Hurie Award
winners. Lindsey Turnbow, a member of the women’s soccer team, was the recipient
in 2005. In 2004, Mandy Hock, a member of the women's tennis team, was named the
recipient. In 2002, women's basketball player Christie Shuffield received the honor.
Each year the faculty members of the University of the Ozarks elect one student
to receive the Hurie Award, given to the outstanding member of the senior class. This
award is named for Wiley Lin Hurie, who was president of this institution from 1923 to
1949. The Hurie Award is the highest honor an Ozarks student can receive. The faculty
members choose a graduating senior who has been an exemplary scholar, a campus
leader, and a person of outstanding character.
Bryan Drotar has been named the new Head Women’s Soccer Coach. Drotar, a native of Longmont, Colo., was the head
women’s coach at NAIA Geneva College (Pa.) from 2002-2004 where he led the team to the playoffs in 2003. Prior to his
arrival, the team went 3-15. Drotar’s team steadily improved in each of his three seasons, with the 2003 team posting a 4-5-1
conference mark.
He served as the assistant women’s coach at NAIA Missouri Baptist College for one season, helping the team to a 12-5-1
record in 2001. Drotar was the boy’s and girl’s head coach at Longmont High School (Colo.) and led both teams to the playoffs
during his tenure. He is currently the Director of Coaching with the Pittsburgh Strikers Soccer Club and is the owner of
Step Ahead Soccer, a Pittsburgh-area business that provides private and group lessons.
Drotar earned his bachelor’s degree in biblical studies from Colorado Christian University in 1996. He received his master’s
degree in sports science from the United States Sports Academy in 2005. He holds an “A” License from the United
States Soccer Federation and has an advanced National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
He played at Biola University (Calif.).
“Bryan has all of the qualities we were looking for,” said Athletics Director Jimmy Clark. “We are excited he is coming on
board at Ozarks. I think he will bring stability to the program, and I believe he can move our program forward. His college
coaching experience at a small, private institution is a plus for recruiting.”
Drotar and his wife, Bria, are the parents of four children, Ally, Samuel, Kara and Arden.
WOMEN’S SOCCER team
posts best record in
school history
Senior Jessalyn Halsted scored 19 goals and had 17 assists in her career
Under first-year head
coach Chad Leonard, the
2007 Lady Eagles narrowly
missed the playoffs, finishing
in seventh place, one spot
from earning the program’s
first ever post-season appearance.
At 7-6-4, Ozarks
had the program’s highest
winning percentage (.529)
and tied the program record
in wins. In ASC play, the
Lady Eagles finished with a
6-6-1 mark, the most league
wins in the program’s history,
while tying the school record
in highest ASC winning
percentage (.500). Ozarks
also set a number of statistical
records, including fewest
goals allowed (23), lowest
goals against average (1.35)
and most assists (31).

KAREEM etches name in record books
• 1,610 career points (3rd at Ozarks)
• 666 career rebounds (4th at Ozarks)
• 4-time All-Conference
• ASC Player of the Week
Habeeb Kareem
Senior forward Habeeb Kareem was named to the
2007-08 ASC All-East First Team and freshman guard Andre
Williams earned a spot on the ASC All-East Freshman
Team.
Kareem, a 6-foot-5, 250-pound native of Houston,
Texas, had a career year for the Eagles and proved to
be among the most dominate forwards in the league. He
finished second in the ASC in scoring (18.1), fourth in
rebounding (7.1), twelfth in free throw percentage (75.8%)
and thirteenth in blocked shots (.70). He ended the year
with five double-doubles and scored in double figures in all
but one game. He hit 20-of-55 (36.4%) from the three-point
line during the season. He had two 30-plus scoring outbursts
this season, including a 33-point, 11-rebound effort
against Louisiana College. In that game, he went 11-of-18
from the field, including 3-of-6 from the three-point line, and
finished 8-of-9 from the free throw line. In a 30-point effort
against Mississippi College, he went 10-of-21 from the floor
and 9-of-9 from the free throw line. He was named ASC
Player of the Week twice this season. He ends his career
with 1,610 points, third-most at Ozarks, and recorded 666
rebounds, fourth-most at the school. He shot nearly 52 percent
from the field in his career. It is the fourth straight year
Kareem earned All-Conference honors.
#55
Super frosh is 3-point master
Andre Williams
Williams, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound native of San Antonio,
Texas, ranked second on the team in scoring (8.2), and
was among the top three-point shooters in the league. He
hit 35-of-100 (35%) from beyond the arc, most on the team.
He ranked fifteenth in the ASC in three-pointers per game
(1.52). His best shooting game of the season came against
Schreiner University when he hit all five of his three-point
attempts, and made 4-of-4 from the free throw line to finish
with a season-high 19 points. He had back-to-back games
of 14 points in divisional play during the season, and
scored in double figures in seven contests.

sharp shooting ENEKS breaks 3-pt record
eneks profile:
• 1,480 career points (4th at Ozarks)
• 246 career assists (8th at Ozarks)
• 44 points in a game (2nd at Ozarks)
• 177 career three-pointers (1st at Ozarks)
• 2007-08 ASC scoring title (20.4 ppg)
• ASC Player of the Week
• 3-time All-Conference
• 2007-08 ESPN The Magazine Academic
All-America Team
• Two-time ASC All-Academic Team
#23
erica eneks
Senior guard Erica Eneks was named to the
American Southwest Conference Women’s Basketball
All-Conference Team.
Eneks is the first Ozarks’ player to receive All-
ASC honors since the 2002-03 season. She also
earned a spot on the ASC All-East Division First
Team.
Eneks, a 5-foot-7 shooting guard from Mountainburg,
Ark., had a record-breaking year for the
Lady Eagles. She won the 2007-08 regular season
ASC scoring title with 510 points (20.4) and broke
the school record for career three-pointers (177).
Aside from leading the ASC in scoring, Eneks led
the league in three-pointers per game (2.44), and
was fourth in minutes played (34:40) and thirteenth
in three-point percentage (32.8%). Against UT-Tyler
on February 7, Eneks scored 44 points, three shy of
tying the school’s single game points record (47).
The total was third-most in NCAA III this season. In
that game, she hit 16-of-26 from the field, including
4-of-11 from the three-point line, and 8-of-8 from
the free throw line. Eneks was the team leader in
scoring, minutes, three-pointers (62), free throws
(109), steals (1.6) and assists (2.0). She scored 20
or more points on thirteen occasions, and 30-plus
points three times. She hit four three-pointers in six
different games, and had a season-high six against
Louisiana College. Eneks ends her four-year career
with 1,480 points, fourth all-time at Ozarks. Her 246
career assists ties her for eighth all-time at Ozarks.
She earned ASC Player of the Week honors twice
this season and was a three-time All-Conference
player.
Eneks also earned a spot on the ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-America All-District VI Team in her
senior campaign.

country
c r o s s
finishing first
Samantha Puent was the top finisher for the Ozarks
women’s cross country team in each of their six meets in
2007. The Bangor, Wisconsin, product ran a 28:24 in the
6K American Southwest Conference championships held in
Tuscola, Texas. Puent was named the team’s Most Outstanding
Runner.
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STAFF NEWS
The 2007 University of the Ozarks women’s soccer media guide has earned distinction
as one of the nation’s best as it has been voted the No. 4 media guide in the nation
for the 2007-08 athletic year by the College Sports Information Directors of America’s
annual publications contest.
The 32-page media guide was written, edited and designed by Sports Information Director
Josh Peppas. It is the first such honor for the university’s athletic department. The
media guide earned its ranking in a judging of media guides from across the country that
includes all NCAA III, NAIA and NCCAA institutions.
Women’s Soccer Media Guide Results
1. Johnson County Community College (Kansas)
2. Kenyon College (Ohio)
3. Embry-Riddle University (Florida)
4. University of the Ozarks
Best Cover: Illinois State University
N E W C O A C H E S
WISEMAN, HULL NAMED HEAD COACHES
Shaun Wiseman will begin his first season as the Head
Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach. Wiseman, a native of Rogers,
Ark., was the assistant women’s coach at NCAA Division
II Arkansas Tech University from 2005-2007 where he helped
with all aspects of the Golden Suns Tennis program. Wiseman
helped with the development of the junior tennis program in the
River Valley community. He is a member of the United States
Professional Tennis Registry. He graduated from Arkansas
Tech University in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in vocal
music.
Brian Hull will enter his first year as the Head Men’s and
Women’s Cross Country Coach. Hull, a native of Eureka
Springs, Ark., was the assistant men’s and women’s cross
country coach at Ozarks from 2001-2003. He was a four-year
cross country letterman at Ozarks, and was named All-Conference
in 1997. He was American Southwest Conference
Runner of the Week twice during his career. He graduated
from Ozarks in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. He
earned his master’s degree in college student personnel from
Arkansas Tech University in 2007.
BARCLAY NAMED ASSISTANT
Kean Barclay has been named the Assistant Men’s Soccer
Coach. Barclay, of Fayetteville, Ark., was the assistant men’s
coach at NCAA II Longwood University (Va.) last season. He
was also the Head Coach of the Men’s Second Team at University
of Abertay in Scotland from 2003-04. Barclay earned his
bachelor’s degree in physical education from Indiana University
in 2006. He has a Higher National Diploma in Sport, Health and
Exercise from University of Abertay. He holds a “C” License
from the United States Soccer Federation. He played collegiate
soccer at both Oakton Community College (Ill.) and Indiana University-Purdue
University Indianapolis. He additionally played
at University of Abertay. He played professionally in Scotland
for the Lochore Welfare FC and Carnoustie Panmure FC. He
has been a camp instructor at University of Arkansas, Michigan
State University and Old Dominion University.
DE HART authors book
Head men’s soccer coach Dave De Hart published Teaching
and Understanding Soccer Goalkeeping this spring. The
91-page book can be viewed on-line at www.nolimitssocceracademy.com.
De Hart’s book features a variety of topics ranging
from goalkeeping techniques to coaching philosophies.
Floyd (far left) stands with other campus award winners
FLOYD receives campus award
Head athletic trainer Chad Floyd was
named the 2007-08 Alvin C. Broyles
Outstanding Profressional Staff recepient.
Floyd, in his seventh year at Ozarks, oversees
approximately 160 athletes.
The Alvin C. Broyles Outstanding
Professional Staff Award recipient is voted
on annually by members of the campus
faculty and staff. The award is given to
a member of the professional staff who
has demonstrated exemplary dedication,
professionalism and ability in his or her position.
The award is named after alumnus
and former trustee Alvin C. Broyles, who
passed away in 2000.

Fisher, Sarber Named Athletes of the Year
Olivia Fisher and Brian Sarber were named the
2007-2008 Female and Male Athlete of the Year, it was announced
at the university’s annual athletic banquet.
The Athlete of the Year award is given to a student-athlete
who displays outstanding athletic accomplishments, combined
with academic excellence and superior career credentials.
Fisher, a senior, was a three-sport standout and becomes
one of the few Ozarks’ athletes to ever receive All-Conference
honors in three different sports. Fisher was named the
American Southwest Conference East Division Women’s
Tennis Player of the Year this season. She additionally
earned ASC All-East Division First Team honors. She played
the entire season at No. 1 singles and dropped just one conference
match, posting a 4-1 singles record in league play.
She finished the season with a 7-5 overall singles mark. She
went 7-4 in doubles play. It is the third straight season Fisher
has been All-Conference in tennis. The Mountain Home,
Ark., native earned Second Team All-Conference honors
in soccer this season. She was named to the D3kicks.com
Women’s Soccer Team of the Week at her midfield position
during the 2007 campaign and finished her career as a twotime
All-Conference soccer player. She is the career leader
at Ozarks in games played (73). During the 2007-08 basketball
season, the 6-foot center earned Honorable Mention
All-Conference. She won the league rebounding title with a
9.3 rebound per game average.
In her career, she has been on the ASC All-Academic
Team for three years. Fisher is a biology major and the
daughter of Mike and Toni Fisher.
Sarber, a junior, is a three-year starter on the soccer
team and was named the ASC Defensive Player of the Year
in 2007. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound goalkeeper additionally
earned First Team All-Conference honors this season. His
national honors in 2007 included NSCAA All-Region Second
Team honors, ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America
All-District Team and D3Kicks.com All-Region First Team.
The Allen, Texas, native posted a conference-best seven
shutouts and led the league in goals against average (0.67)
and saves percentage (.869). During the season, he was
named ASC Defensive Player of the Week. Sarber helped
his team to the 2007 ASC regular season championship and
a school best 11-2-0 conference record. For his career, he
has been a two-time NSCAA All-Region player, a three-time
All-Conference performer and a two-time member of the
ASC All-Tournament Team. He is the career leader at Ozarks
in lowest goals against average (0.81), which is also an ASC
record. He ranks second in career shutouts (17) and saves
(265) at Ozarks.
He has been on the ASC All-Academic Team twice. He
is an accounting major and the son of William and Maureen
Sarber.
“This is an outstanding honor for both of these studentathletes,”
said athletics director Jimmy Clark. “They were
each worthy of this award. They are very good in the sports
they participate in. I am proud of their accomplishments both
on the field and in the classroom. They are excellent representatives
of the university. They truly exemplify the word
student-athlete.”
Other nominees for Male and Female Athlete of the Year
were Erica Eneks (basketball), Chelsea Joslin (softball), Curt
Dixon (baseball) and Habeeb Kareem (basketball).
Olivia Fisher & Brian Sarber
Team awards given at the banquet were as follows:
Baseball: Outstanding Offensive Player-Cory Briggs, So., SS,
Greencastle, Pa.; Outstanding Defensive Player-Scott Dietz, So.,
C, Rowlett, Texas.; Pitcher of the Year-Curt Dixon, Sr., RHP, McAlester,
Okla.; Coach’s Award-Chris Sexton, So., C, Royse City,
Texas.
Men’s Basketball: Outstanding Offensive Player-Habeeb Kareem,
Sr., F, Houston, Texas; Outstanding Defensive Player-Tony
Brock, Jr., G, Little Rock, Ark.; and Coach’s Award-Clint McHenry,
Sr., F, Sallisaw, Okla.
Women’s Basketball: Outstanding Offensive Player-Erica Eneks,
Sr., G, Mountainburg, Ark.; Outstanding Defensive Player-Sara
Shaw, Fr., G, Natural Dam, Ark.; and Coach’s Award-Kayla Quertermous,
Fr., G, Sullivan, Mo.
Cheerleading: Cheerleader of the Year-Amy Rogers, Jr., Malvern,
Ark.; Freshman of the Year-CharLee Sloan, Fr., Fayetteville, Ark.;
and Coach’s Award-Rachel Butts, Jr., Maumelle, Ark.
Men’s Cross Country: Outstanding Runner-Isaac Doss, Fr., Eureka
Springs, Ark.; and Coach’s Award-Keen Seong Liew, Fr., Tmn
Puchong Prima, Malaysia.
Women’s Cross Country: Outstanding Runner-Samantha Puent,
Jr., Bangor, Wis.; and Coach’s Award-Jessica Heidelberg, So.,
Natural Dam, Ark.
Men’s Soccer: Outstanding Offensive Player-Darren Clark, Sr.,
F, Broken Arrow, Okla.; Outstanding Midfielder-Nate Abbott, Sr.,
Pryor, Okla.; Outstanding co-Defensive Player-Brian Sarber, Jr.,
Allen, Texas; Outstanding co-Defensive Player-Jason Owens, So.,
Tulsa, Okla.
Women’s Soccer: Outstanding Offensive Player-Heather Dryden,
So., MF, Plano, Texas; Outstanding Midfielder-Jessalyn Halsted,
Sr., Harrison, Ark.; Outstanding Defensive Player-Taylor Crutchfield,
So., D, Claremore, Okla.
Softball: Outstanding Offensive Player-Chelsea Joslin, Sr., C,
Claremore, Okla.; Outstanding Defensive Player-Jessica Pianalto,
Sr., INF, Springdale, Ark.; Most Improved-Jessica George, Fr., OF,
Mayflower, Ark.; Coach’s Award-Sara Otteman, Fr., UT/P, Lockport,
Ill; and Coach's Award-Julie Wilkinson, Fr., 3B, Unionville,
Mo.
Men’s Tennis: Outstanding Player-Keith Edwards, Jr., Grapevine,
Texas; and Coach’s Award-James Johnston, Sr., Oklahoma City,
Okla.
Women’s Tennis: Outstanding Player-Olivia Fisher, Sr., Mountain
Home, Ark.; and Coach’s Award-Brittany Hein, Jr., Grand Prairie,
Texas.

HONORS & AWARDS
2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America
Robby Finnell (1st team)
Baseball
2007-2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America All-District
Robby Finnell
Baseball
Erica Eneks
Women’s Basketball
Brian Sarber
Men’s Soccer
Jessalyn Halsted
Women’s Soccer
Kate Schoenhals
Women’s Soccer
2007-2008 All-Conference
BASEBALL
Cory Briggs
Brad Broussard
Bruce Cameron
Scott Dietz
Curt Dixon
Robby Finnell
Todd Koch
Robert Mummey
John Scheuring
David Smith
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Habeeb Kareem
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Erica Eneks
Olivia Fisher
MEN’S SOCCER
Nate Abbott
Brandon Cain
Darren Clark
Dan De Hart
Jason Owens
Brian Sarber
Brandon VanCleave
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Amanda Bohon
Heather Dryden
Olivia Fisher
Jessalyn Halsted
Lori Langman
Kate Schoenhals
Emily Wright
SOFTBALL
Chelsea Joslin
Sarah Otteman
Jessica Pianalto
Kaitlyn Poirier
MEN’S TENNIS
Tyler Patterson
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Olivia Fisher
2007-2008 All-America
BASEBALL
ABCA/RAWLINGS
Cory Briggs (2nd team)
D3BASEBALL.COM
Bruce Cameron (2nd team)
Robby Finnell (2nd team)
All-Region
BASEBALL
ABCA/RAWLINGS ALL-WEST
Cory Briggs (1st team)
Bruce Cameron (2nd team)
Robby Finnell (2nd team)
Curt Dixon (3rd team)
MEN’S SOCCER
NSCAA
Brian Sarber (2nd team)
Darren Clark (3rd team)
D3KICKS.COM
Brian Sarber (1st team)
Brandon Cain (3rd team)
SOFTBALL
NFCA
Chelsea Joslin (2nd team)
2007-08 ASC All-Academic Team
Baseball
Cory Briggs
Curt Dixon
Robby Finnell
Kyle Hudson
Arturo Perez
Brett Wood
Men’s Basketball
Clint McHenry
Women’s Basketball
Emma Bottorff
Erica Eneks
Olivia Fisher
Men’s Cross Country
Alex Gossett
Tyler Wilson
Women’s Cross Country
Samantha Puent
Georgina Serrano
Men’s Soccer
Nate Abbott
Brandon Cain
Jason Caskey
Dan De Hart
Jeffrey Enevoldsen
Ryan Holman
Philip Johnson
Jason Owens
Brandon Pierson
Brian Sarber
Sebastian Teeling
Women’s Soccer
Amanda Bohon
Taylor Crutchfield
Olivia Fisher
Jessalyn Halsted
Roxanne Moody
Emalee Pearson
Kate Schoenhals
Laura Sprueill
Softball
Chelsea Joslin
Jessica Pianalto
Stacy Simpson
Men’s Tennis
Brandon Carlson
Huy Do
Keith Edwards
Brett Spahn
Women’s Tennis
Robin Bass
Olivia Fisher
Brittany Hein

08 Fall Schedules
2008 MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE
Sat. Aug. 23 Alumni Match HOME 1:00/3:00 pm
Sat. Aug. 30 Texas College (Women) HOME 1:00 pm
Sat. Aug. 30 Central College (Men) HOME 3:00 pm
Sun. Aug. 31 Hendrix College (Men) HOME 3:00 pm
Mon. Sept. 1 Central Baptist (Women) HOME 1:00 pm
Fri. Sept. 5 Univ. of the South (Men) Sawanee, TN 7:30 pm
Sun. Sept. 7 Birmingham Southern (Men) Sawanee, TN 12:00 pm
Sun. Sept. 7 Lyon College (Women) Batesville, AR 4:00 pm
Mon. Sept. 8 Hendrix College (Women) HOME 5:00 pm
Sat. Sept. 13 Harding University (Women) Searcy, AR 1:00/3:30 pm
Mon. Sept. 15 Tabor College (Women) HOME 3:00/5:00 pm
Sat. Sept. 20 *University of Texas-Dallas HOME 1:00/3:00 pm
Thu. Sept. 25 *Mississippi College HOME 2:00/4:00 pm
Sat. Sept. 27 *Louisiana College HOME 2:00/4:00 pm
Fri. Oct. 3 *Hardin-Simmons University Abilene, TX 1:00/3:00 pm
Sat. Oct. 4 *McMurry University Abilene, TX 1:00/3:00 pm
Thu. Oct. 9 *Howard Payne University HOME 1:00/3:00 pm
Sat. Oct. 11 *Univ. of Mary Hardin-Baylor HOME 1:00/3:00 pm
Fri. Oct. 17 *Texas Lutheran University Seguin, TX 1:00/3:00 pm
Sat. Oct. 18 *Schreiner University Kerrville, TX 1:00/3:00 pm
Thu. Oct. 23 *East Texas Baptist University HOME 1:00/3:00 pm
Sat. Oct. 25 *LeTourneau University HOME 1:00/3:00 pm
Sun. Oct. 30 *Concordia University Austin, TX 6:00/8:00 pm
Fri. Nov. 1 *Univ. of Texas-Tyler Tyler, TX 1:00/3:00 pm
No. 7-9 ASC Tournament TBA
*Denotes ASC match
2008-2009 MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULES
Oct. 18 (Sat.) Alumni Game HOME 1:00/3:00 pm
Nov. 15 (Sat.) Hendrix College (Men) HOME TBA
Nov. 18 (Tues.) Henderson State University (Women) Arkadelphia, AR 6:00 pm
Nov. 21 (Fri.) Maryville University (Men) St. Louis, MO 7:00 pm
Nov. 21 (Fri.) University of Dallas (Women) Irving, TX 8:00 pm
Nov. 22 (Sat.) Webster University (Men) St. Louis, MO 3 or 5 pm
Nov. 22 (Sat.) Austin College (Women) Irving, TX 2:00 pm
Nov. 25 (Tues.) Rhema Bible College HOME 5:30/7:30 pm
Nov. 29 (Sat.) *Concordia University Texas Austin, TX 1:00/3:00 pm
Dec. 1 (Mon.) *University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton, TX 5:30/7:30 pm
Dec. 4 (Thurs.) *Howard Payne University HOME 5:30/7:30 pm
Dec. 6 (Sat.) *Sul Ross State University HOME 1:00/3:00 pm
Dec. 13 (Sat.) Ecclesia College (Men) Springdale, AR TBA
Dec. 13 (Sat.) Hendrix College (Women) Conway, AR 2:00 pm
Jan. 3 (Sat.) *Hardin-Simmons University Abilene, TX 1:00/3:00 pm
Jan. 5 (Mon.) *McMurry University Abilene, TX 5:30/7:30 pm
Jan. 8 (Thurs.) *Schreiner University HOME 5:30/7:30 pm
Jan. 10 (Sat.) *Texas Lutheran University HOME 1:00/3:00 pm
Jan. 15 (Thurs.) *LeTourneau University HOME 5:30/7:30 pm
Jan. 17 (Sat.) *East Texas Baptist University (Hall of Fame) HOME 1:00/3:00 pm
Jan. 19 (Mon.) *University of Texas-Dallas Richardson, TX 5:30/7:30 pm
Jan. 24 (Sat.) *University of Texas-Tyler Tyler, TX 1:00/3:00 pm
Jan. 29 (Thurs.) *Mississippi College Clinton, MS 5:30/7:30 pm
Jan. 31 (Sat.) *Louisiana College Pineville, LA 1:00/3:00 pm
Feb. 5 (Thurs.) *Mississippi College HOME 5:30/7:30 pm
Feb. 7 (Sat.) *Louisiana College (Homecoming) HOME 1:00/3:00 pm
Feb. 9 (Mon.) *University of Texas-Dallas HOME 5:30/7:30 pm
Feb. 14 (Sat.) *University of Texas-Tyler HOME 1:00/3:00 pm
Feb. 19 (Thurs.) *LeTourneau University Longview, TX 5:30/7:30 pm
Feb. 21 (Sat.) *East Texas Baptist University Marshall, TX 1:00/3:00 pm
Feb. 27-Mar. 1 (Fri.-Sun.) ASC Championship Tournament Campus Site TBA
*Denotes American Southwest Conference game
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