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sports news2012-13 WinterSports PreviewBrittney DukesKyle SloanEmma ShellBY JEFF WESELOH ’09The SBU winter sports are shaping up tohave a very successful 2012-13 season. Themen’s basketball team is coming off of theireighth consecutive MIAA post-season appearance,the women’s basketball team is in theirsecond year under head coach Todd Voss, andthe indoor track and field team is coming offof a record setting year.Last season head coach Jeff Guiot led themen’s basketball team to an SBU record eighthstraight MIAA post-season tournament appearanceas well as becoming the winningestcoach in SBU history. The Bearcats onlyreturn three players from last year’s squad,Kyle Sloan, Ricky Odige, and Preston Guiot,but Coach Guiot is looking for significantcontribution from these three players on thisyear’s team.Preston Guiot was the second leadingscorer on the Bearcats last season, averaging12.7 points per game and 5.1 assists pergame, while Kyle Sloan gave SBU 12.0 pointsper game while pulling down 3.4 reboundsper game. To compliment the two startersreturning from last season, Coach Guiothas returning senior Ricky Odige and hasbrought in four junior college transfers andseven freshman to fill out his squad. A majorstrength of the men’s team coming into theseason with be their athleticism and ability toshoot the three. The Bearcats will once againfind themselves contending for an MIAAchampionship with the strong team CoachGuiot has brought in.On the women’s side head coach Todd Vossis in his second year of shaping the programand returning women’s basketball back to thestrong tradition of winning. Coach Voss’ teammade significant strides last season, and bringback five players from last year’s team, includingfour starters.Two of the players Coach Voss will looktoward to guide this squad will be his twoseniors, Brittney Dukes and Chasity Prince.Dukes was the leading scorer on last year’steam, averaging 13.6 points per game whilePrince led SBU in field goal percentage(51.4%), three point field goal percentage(49.0%), and averaged 9.4 points per game.A big key to a successful 2012-13 seasonfor the women’s team will be the health ofthe team. Last season the Bearcats struggledthrough injuries, with key members of thesquad not able to play the full 26 game schedulelast year. However, Coach Voss believesthis team is strong and is coming into theseason fully healthy. The women’s team has astrong work ethic, culture, and excellent teamchemistry that is necessary to be successful inthe MIAA.The final sport of the 2012-13 winterseason is the men’s and women’s indoor trackand field team. Last season the indoor trackand field team broke eight school records, andare returning two-time outdoor track andfield All-American Emma Shell for her junioryear. The Bearcats also return Corie Chuning,a national provisional qualifying runner in the100 meter dash, and their distance medley relayteam which also had a national provisionalqualifying time last season.On the men’s side, SBU returns DenekoBrown who was a national provisional qualifierin the 60 meter dash, Bill Shell who wasAll-MIAA performer in 400 meter dash, andthe entire Distance Medley Relay team whichearned All-MIAA status last season.The Bearcats are set to have another strongwinter sports season as each team is lookingtoward claiming MIAA team championships.14 SBUlife Fall 2012
alumni focusWren Hall ’95Influential InformationMarried for 17 years, Wren Hall and her husbandEllis have two daughters – MacKenzie, 12, andEmme, 9 – and a son, Ryder, 7. Though she hasmany mentors, Hall says her parents are the mostinfluential. “They are examples of faith, values,dedication, truth and patience,” Hall says.Words to Live By: “To whom much is given, muchis expected.” –Luke 12:48. “My dad always said thisto us growing up. And, of course it was followed bymuch eye rolling by me. Guess what now hangsover my front door to inspire my family every day?This scripture.”Just for Fun: If you wrote a book or starred ina movie, what would it be about and why? “IfI starred in a movie, I would want to be given arole that is just completely out of character for me.Maybe I could be a secret agent in a foreign country.Lots of fire, guns, stunts and fast cars.”Springfield Business Journal2012 Most Influential WomenHonoree: Wren HallCitizens Memorial Healthcareby Kris CollinsIn her role as director of communityrelations at CitizensMemorial Healthcare, WrenHall has ample opportunities tohelp others, primarily throughcommunity events and connectionsto health organizations andschools in the health system’smostly rural service area.“I get to connect peopletogether so they can really makean impact in the lives of thosearound them,” Hall says, notingshe serves on health committeesin several counties.“When CMHmade it a strategic goal, withvery specific actions, to changethe health and wellness behaviorof our community, I was able toconnect with area business leadersand health departments tonot only make this a priority atCMH but in all areas and cornersof our service area.”The Southwest BaptistUniversity graduate worked forBaxter Regional Medical Centerin Mountain Home, Ark., asdirector of marketing for sevenyears and was an independenthealth care marketing consultantfor two years before landing inher current role at CMH. Amongher accomplishments at thehealth system, Hall points tochanging outreach and effortsto educate area patients abouthealth and wellness and CMHservices.“Before I came to the organization,we did a few big eventsa year that may have had a lotof attendance, but made littleimpact on creating a changein behavior,” Hall says. Sheuses annual market research topinpoint the top health-relatedtopics of interest and organizesfree monthly lunch-and-learnsessions limited to 50 attendeesand hosted by CMH staff experts.Another annual event, theMother-Tween Daughter GirlsNight, focuses on girls ages 9years to 12 years, educating themabout emotions, body changes,friendships and nutrition.She also is a member ofthe board of directors ofPolk County CommunityConnections.“The group brings all aspectsof our community together –government, health, education,civic, et cetera – to learn whatis happening in our communityand what the needs are,” Hallsays. She’s also on the Mayor’sCouncil on Health and WellnessCommittee.“Recent projects include workingwith the Polk County HealthDepartment on the Live Wellprogram with area restaurants,nutrition programs in the schooldistrict, Bolivar Farmer’s Market,sidewalks and bike-friendlystreets,” Hall says.Copyright Springfield BusinessJournal. Republished withpermission.www.sbuniv.edu SBUlife 15
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