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Hallie Hocker - Staff Writer

Not sitting beside the road anymore

Hallie Hocker
June 8, 2008
Coach Vavra helps clean up after a event on April 4, during the MSSU Invitational. Vavra starting coaching at Southern in 1993.

Athletes praise Vavra’s dedication

Hallie Hocker
June 8, 2008
Hallie Hocker - Staff Writer

Something new, something blue

Hallie Hocker
April 22, 2008
Members of the women's track and field team circle the track, while senior Jessica Selby-Tallman holds the MIAA trophy. Selby-Tallman won the shot put and weight throw.

WOMEN GRAB MIAA TITLE

Hallie Hocker
March 5, 2008
Freeman builds future through investing in Southern students

Freeman builds future through investing in Southern students

Hallie Hocker
December 6, 2007
Senate tables majority of resolutions

Senate tables majority of resolutions

Hallie Hocker
October 31, 2007
Tom Rutledge - Head Coach Men's Cross Country

Rutledge turns boys into men

Hallie Hocker
October 16, 2007

Men’s, Women’s track finish successful weekend

Hallie Hocker
April 24, 2007
Hallie Hocker - Staff Writer

Empty pleasures not worth the harm

Hallie Hocker
April 17, 2007
This is the 'Copper Walker'. It is a brown screenprint produced by Marcus Walton. Walton is a print-making major.

All-American Walton is ‘loaded with talent’

Hallie Hocker
April 10, 2007
Courtnie Vie competes in the hammer throw. Vie took sixth in the event while Jessica Selby took first with a NCAA provisional distance of 178 ft. 2 in. The Lions placed three in the Top 10.

Track team prepares for ‘wet feet’

Hallie Hocker
April 3, 2007
Jessica Selby shows off her second-place trophy from the NCAA Division II indoor track championships.

Indoor season ends, outdoor kicks off

Hallie Hocker
March 27, 2007

Women race to 4th in MIAA

Hallie Hocker
February 28, 2007

Men’s track seizes MIAA title

Hallie Hocker
February 28, 2007
Missouri Southern track athletes warm up at practice Feb. 20 in preparation for the annual MIAA conference meet.

On the right path to conference meet

Hallie Hocker
February 21, 2007

Track Lions set the bar

Hallie Hocker
February 14, 2007

Pole vaulting record broken by two Lions in same day

Hallie Hocker
February 7, 2007
Lion pole vaulter Jacob Williams clears 16-ft 6-inches last Saturday. Southern will host the Radio Shack Invitational tomorrow at the Legget & Platt Athletic Center.

Track finishes successful weekend

Hallie Hocker
January 31, 2007
Lions' thrower Jessica Selby earned a spot at the NCAA Division II national meet. She was named MIAA Athlete of the Week for the second straight week.

Selby breaks own record, earns provisional spot in national meet

Hallie Hocker
January 31, 2007

Rutledge enters season confident

Hallie Hocker
January 24, 2007

Women’s track looks to freshmen

Hallie Hocker
January 24, 2007
The Missouri Southern men's and women's cross country teams both won MIAA conference championships Oct. 21.

Cross country seizes both MIAA titles

Hallie Hocker
November 1, 2006

Rain doesn’t dampen women’s championship

Hallie Hocker
November 1, 2006

Cross country squads look to upcoming season

Hallie Hocker
August 29, 2006
Missouri Southern men's pole vaulters Seager Wilson, freshman, left, Kyle Rutledge, senior, Matt Campbell, senior and Russell Ellis, sophomore relax after a practice in preparation for the MIAA conference meet.

Pole vaulters dare to go to new heights

Hallie Hocker
May 2, 2006

Weather causes mixed results, chance to bond at outdoor track meet

Hallie Hocker
April 25, 2006

Track teams brings wins back home

Hallie Hocker
April 18, 2006

Athletes improve provisional marks at PSU

Hallie Hocker
April 11, 2006

Three athletes receive national recognition at Boston meet

Hallie Hocker
April 5, 2006

Women earn All-American honors for indoor, begin outdoor season

Hallie Hocker
April 4, 2006
This is your brain This is your brain on track

This is your brain This is your brain on track

Hallie Hocker
March 8, 2006

Alumi create athletics club

Hallie Hocker
March 8, 2006
Dionne Prince, right, competes in the women's 60-meter hurdle event during the MIAA Indoor Championships held Feb. 26 at Missouri Southern.

Track team grabs fourth at MIAA conference meet

Hallie Hocker
March 1, 2006

Several Lions ready for nationals

Hallie Hocker
March 1, 2006

Men’s team resets University records

Hallie Hocker
February 22, 2006

Women prepare for upcoming conference meet

Hallie Hocker
February 22, 2006

Runners shave time off personal bests

Hallie Hocker
February 15, 2006

Women break University records at Tyson Invitational

Hallie Hocker
February 15, 2006

Team claims six victories in MSSU Radio Shack Invitational

Hallie Hocker
February 8, 2006
Russell Ellis, sophomore pole vaulter, competes in the MSSU Radio Shack Invitational. Ellis place ninth in the men's pole vault elite category held at Missouri Southern Feb. 4.

Men’s vaulters rank nationally

Hallie Hocker
February 8, 2006

Teams displays skills

Hallie Hocker
February 1, 2006

Thrower breaks University record – twice

Hallie Hocker
January 25, 2006

Pole vaulters earn No. 1, No. 2 ranks nationally

Hallie Hocker
January 25, 2006
Senior Erin Click finished her career at Southern this season.

Click exits career leading by example

Hallie Hocker
December 7, 2005

Freshman compete in nationals

Hallie Hocker
December 7, 2005

Men earn sixth, Musser to go to nationals

Hallie Hocker
November 9, 2005

Women take eighth at regional meet

Hallie Hocker
November 9, 2005
Dustin Dixon, freshman, and Kyle Davis, sophomore, run against MIAA competitors at the conference meet Oct. 22. Dixon and Davis finished in seventh and fifth, repectively.

Men’s cross country brings conference title back to Southern

Hallie Hocker
November 2, 2005

Women run to fifth in conference meet

Hallie Hocker
November 2, 2005

Murder Mystery Theater snoops around campus

Hallie Hocker
October 18, 2005

Runners finish fourth in Missouri-Illinois Border War

Hallie Hocker
October 11, 2005

Men’s cross country team places third in annual Illinois race

Hallie Hocker
October 11, 2005

Men run to 18th place in muddy race

Hallie Hocker
October 4, 2005

Team earns fifth place

Hallie Hocker
October 4, 2005

Outdoor adventure cater to student needs

Hallie Hocker
September 27, 2005

Women’s cross country ends in 10th in Southern Stampede

Hallie Hocker
September 20, 2005
Italian restaurant opens doors, 'excites' public with cuisine

Italian restaurant opens doors, ‘excites’ public with cuisine

Hallie Hocker
September 20, 2005

Men finish seventh in annual 8K race, above all MIAA competition

Hallie Hocker
September 20, 2005
Hallie Hocker - Staff Writer

Focusing on dreams proves inspirational throughout one’s lifetime

Hallie Hocker
September 13, 2005

Cross country teams set to host annual Stampede

Hallie Hocker
September 13, 2005
Brian White, senior speech and theater major (left rear), Brandi Hoofnagle, freshman theatre major (middle rear), Ben Horine, junior theatre major (right rear) and Shane Rudolph, freshman theatre major star in the play The Diviners which will be playing Sept. 13-17.

The Diviners challenges audience’s beliefs

Hallie Hocker
September 6, 2005

Young runners shape future of teams

Hallie Hocker
August 31, 2005
Hallie Hocker - Staff Writer

Activities on campus, in town abound for students

Hallie Hocker
August 30, 2005

Men’s Track takes on D-I schools at Arkansas, prepare for MIAA

Hallie Hocker
April 26, 2005
Junior Dionne Prince desires a triple jump of 39´ and a long jump of 18´.

Conference lies in wait for track

Hallie Hocker
April 26, 2005
Eric Griffin competes in a Texas Hold´em poker tournament earlier this semester in the Billingsley Student Center

Card Craze hits campus

Hallie Hocker
April 26, 2005
Senior wide receiver DeMarcus Mathes holds the record for highest average gain on punt returns at Southern.

NFL opportunity opens doors

Hallie Hocker
April 26, 2005

Women’s track wins three throwing events

Hallie Hocker
April 19, 2005

Men’s track team proves consistent

Hallie Hocker
April 19, 2005
Hallie Hocker, Sports Editor

When the weather gets rough, are you still on the field

Hallie Hocker
April 13, 2005

Women overcome obstacles, set new records

Hallie Hocker
April 13, 2005

Wind alters outcome for men

Hallie Hocker
April 12, 2005
Dave Terry of This Is Me performs during the concert March 31. This Is Me used to be known as Lifesite.

Christian bands stand up to rock standards

Hallie Hocker
April 5, 2005
Missouri Southern´s senior Melissa Turner captures fourth place in the pole vault competition during the Missouri Southern Track and Field Festival on April 2.

Women take several wins, four new provisional marks

Hallie Hocker
April 5, 2005

Men’s track team digs spikes in at home

Hallie Hocker
April 5, 2005
Derek Bishop, senior music major, Lyle Burrows, (center) assistant technical director to the theatre department, and Nick Gilmore, sophomore secondary education major, perform during dress rehearsal March 8.

Medieval dinner has mighty feast with many hearty guffaws

Hallie Hocker
March 10, 2005

Men’s, women’s track to hit nationals

Hallie Hocker
March 9, 2005
Hallie Hocker, Sports Editor

Joplin, Southern made special by members of community, students

Hallie Hocker
March 9, 2005

Women set several personal records for track and field

Hallie Hocker
March 2, 2005

Lions take second in MIAA track and field meet

Hallie Hocker
March 2, 2005

Men meet success at OU, anticipate conference

Hallie Hocker
February 23, 2005

Indoor track and field team press on for a victorious season

Hallie Hocker
February 23, 2005
Hallie Hocker, Sports Editor

Rev your engines

Hallie Hocker
February 23, 2005

Southern track takes thirteen to meet, breaks three records

Hallie Hocker
February 16, 2005
Junior Kyler Rushing eases his way over the bar in the high jump finals.

Men’s track places high at last home indoor meet

Hallie Hocker
February 9, 2005
Senior Danee Jones concentrates as she prepares for a throw during the shot put competition at the Baymount Inn/Fazoli´s Open Feb. 8 at Missouri Southern. Jones took first in the shot put and weight throw competition.

Women’s track and field finish strong

Hallie Hocker
February 9, 2005

Men’s events place in top 10

Hallie Hocker
February 2, 2005

Women do well at Kansas

Hallie Hocker
February 2, 2005
Hallie Hocker, Sports Editor

Young Sharapova’s grunt: Oh, the sound of tennis matches

Hallie Hocker
January 26, 2005

Women’s track team shows ‘outstanding improvement’

Hallie Hocker
January 26, 2005

Southern men compete in new event, rank eighth nationally in DMR

Hallie Hocker
January 26, 2005
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