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Junior Corey Shumate prepares compete in the MIAA conference meet. Shumate is one of 20 athletes competing for the men's team.

Track and Field to host conference meet

Meagan Morrison
April 28, 2009
The Chart Staff goodbyes

The Chart Staff goodbyes

Meagan Morrison
April 28, 2009
Sophomore Josh Mathis competes in the 5,000-meter run. Mathis is one of 40 athletes on the men's track team competing for a chance at the national tournament.

Eckard earns automatic, Lions to host meet

Meagan Morrison
April 21, 2009
Southern distance runners compete in the 5,000-meter run April 3. Kimi Shank (second from left) won the event with a time of 17

Lipsey breaks record, Mathis earns provisional

Meagan Morrison
April 14, 2009
Junior Andrew Gassen competes in the javelin during Southern's MSSU Track and Field Festival. Gassen finished first in the event.

Hancock steps up in shot put, finishes first

Meagan Morrison
April 7, 2009
Missouri Southern junior Kimi Shank competes in the 5,000-meter run. Shank won the event with a time of 17

Weeks sets facility record, women sign 3

Meagan Morrison
April 7, 2009
Senior heptathlete Phillip Horn competes in the high jump. Horn finished third in the heptathlon.

Track/Field Lions to host MSSU Festival

Meagan Morrison
April 1, 2009

Time for a road trip: Memphis

Meagan Morrison
March 10, 2009
Junior pole vaulter Corey Shumate gets ready for a vault during the MIAA Conference Championships Feb. 28. Shumate finished third in the event.

Lipsey breaks record, 6 Lions headed for national meet

Meagan Morrison
March 5, 2009
Junior Erin Steffens competes in the shot put event Feb. 20. Steffens finished second at the MSSU Invitational with a distance of 42 feet, nine and three quarter inches.

Women’s team to defend indoor conference title

Meagan Morrison
February 25, 2009
Freshman runner John Lowe competes in the 60-meter hurdles during the MSSU Invitational Feb. 20. Lowe finished fifth in the event with a time of 8.28 seconds.

Rutledge’s army marches to Warrensburg

Meagan Morrison
February 25, 2009
Junior Chris Brown clears the bar in the high jump during Southern's RadioShack Invitational. Brown earned a provisional at the Tyson Invitational with a jump of six feet, nine inches.

Track and field hosts Invitational

Meagan Morrison
February 19, 2009

Track & field ready to host Radio Shack Invitational

Meagan Morrison
February 4, 2009
Junior Ciara Lipsey crosses the bar in the pole vault on Jan. 16. Lipsey finished second with a vault of 11 feet, three and a quarter inches. Southern competes tonight at Arkansas. Lipsey is one of 10 juniors returning to the Southern women's track and field squad this season. Head Coach Patty Vavra said the team's strength will be its returners. Seven seniors are back as well.

Women return 7 seniors, 10 juniors

Meagan Morrison
January 21, 2009
Junior Corey Reynolds competes in the high jump during the Fazolis/Baymont Inn Invitational on Jan. 17. Reynolds finished fourth.

The return of the lion

Meagan Morrison
January 21, 2009
Metal screws not enough to keep Monroe away from game

Metal screws not enough to keep Monroe away from game

Meagan Morrison
December 3, 2008
The Chart Staff goodbyes

‘Home’ is what you make it

Meagan Morrison
December 3, 2008
Shank earns All-American honors

Shank earns All-American honors

Meagan Morrison
December 3, 2008

WEATHERING THE RUN

Meagan Morrison
November 19, 2008
MSSU cross country teams make history

MSSU cross country teams make history

Meagan Morrison
November 12, 2008
Junior linebacker Jared Brawner makes a tackle against Central Missouri's Edgar Givens. Southern lost 47-14

Brawner named All-MIAA

Meagan Morrison
November 12, 2008
Kimi Shank is congratulated by women's cross country coach Patty Vavra during the Southern Stampede. Shank won the MIAA Conference last week.

Shank wins MIAA, Vavra named Coach of the Year

Meagan Morrison
November 5, 2008
Freshman Andy Hogenmiller reacts to a shot during the Pasta House/Drury Invitational on Sept. 30. Hogenmiller tied for tenth.

Freshman Hogenmiller hones game

Meagan Morrison
October 22, 2008
Freshman Chris Bell runs in the Southern Stampede on Sept. 20. Bell finished the meet in 44th. Bell recently finished 24th at the Border Wars.

Bell improves, teams run in MIAA meet tomorrow

Meagan Morrison
October 21, 2008
Junior Kimi Shank runs at the University of Arkansas meet on Sept. 5. Shank finished 6th.

CC to compete at border wars

Meagan Morrison
October 7, 2008
Men's cross country/track and field coach Tom Rutledge, clears a path for runners during the Southern Stampede on Sept. 20.

Rutledge rides into history

Meagan Morrison
October 1, 2008
Freshman Jarrko Jarvenpaa finished seventh at the Southern Stampede.

Men, women take 2nd

Meagan Morrison
September 24, 2008
Olga Bulgurova Sophomore

LIONS TO HOST STAMPEDE

Meagan Morrison
September 16, 2008
Freshman Shawn Goebel runs in the Arkansas cross country meet on Sept. 5 finishing 21st. Tonight Southern runs in the UCM invite in Warrensburg, Mo.

‘Running our hearts out’

Meagan Morrison
September 9, 2008
Women look to defend Triple Crown

Women look to defend Triple Crown

Meagan Morrison
September 2, 2008
Cross Country picked to win MIAA

Cross Country picked to win MIAA

Meagan Morrison
September 2, 2008

Nummela breaks school record, earns MIAA Athlete of the Week

Meagan Morrison
June 8, 2008

Selby-Tallman does it again

Meagan Morrison
June 8, 2008
Meagan Morrison - Sports Editor

Coaching not equal in numbers

Meagan Morrison
April 8, 2008

Running for a national bid, Eckard comes into her own

Meagan Morrison
April 8, 2008
(Left) Freshman Aki Nummela and senior Dustin Miller (right) run the 3,000-meter steeplechase on Apri 4. Nummela won the event with a time of 9

Ellis earns automatic qualifying mark, MIAA Athlete of the Week

Meagan Morrison
April 8, 2008
Junior Erin Steffen throws the discus. Steffens finished fourth with a distance of 36.15 meters.

Wood gets her ‘best jump of the year’ as women improve

Meagan Morrison
April 8, 2008

Track and Field team to host MSSU Invitational today

Meagan Morrison
April 1, 2008

Men’s outdoor track heats up

Meagan Morrison
March 25, 2008

Selby-Tallman, Shank start outdoor season with MIAA honors

Meagan Morrison
March 25, 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.

[Photo] WOMEN GRAB MIAA TITLE

Hallie Hocker
March 5, 2008
Sophomore Corey Shumate crosses the bar in the pole vault on March 1. Shumate finished fourth in conference competition.

‘Team effort’ brings men 2nd in MIAA meet

Meagan Morrison
March 5, 2008

MSSU to host MIAA Track Championships

Meagan Morrison
February 27, 2008
Sickles

CAMPUS MOURNS

Meagan Morrison
February 27, 2008

Selby-Tallman in solid place, looking toward nationals

Meagan Morrison
February 21, 2008
Big push is on for men's track as conference meet gets closer

Big push is on for men’s track as conference meet gets closer

Meagan Morrison
February 21, 2008
Meagan Morrison - Sports Editor

Now the war in Iraq has come home

Meagan Morrison
February 13, 2008
Freshman guard Skyler Bowlin takes the ball down the court during the Fort Hays State game on Feb. 9. Southern won 72-61.

Bowlin carries on basketball tradition

Meagan Morrison
February 13, 2008

Track teams gear up for home meet, Tyson Invitational

Meagan Morrison
February 13, 2008
Freshman Aki Nummela runs toward the finish line in the 4x400 meter relay on Jan 26.

MIAA tabs selby-tallman again

Meagan Morrison
February 11, 2008
Sophomore Brennan Benkert and Senior Ryan Arthur run towards the finish line in the 3,000-meter run.

WEEK OF THE LION

Meagan Morrison
January 30, 2008
Meagan Morrison - Sports Editor

18 year old becomes slave to slots

Meagan Morrison
January 30, 2008
Junior Phillip Horn cleares the high jump bar on Jan 26. The bar was set at 6 foot 1 and a half inches.

Flood can’t wash away Horn’s goals

Meagan Morrison
January 30, 2008
Southern's most decorated

Southern’s most decorated

Meagan Morrison
January 23, 2008

Track and field ready to ‘get the ball rolling’

Meagan Morrison
January 23, 2008
Post-season honors pile up for Southern cross country squad

Post-season honors pile up for Southern cross country squad

Meagan Morrison
December 6, 2007
Meagan Morrison - Sports Editor

Country entertains more than city

Meagan Morrison
November 14, 2007
The Barn Theatre caught fire on Nov. 22, 1990. The Barn had been shut down because of possible fire hazards. After an investigation, fire officials found signs of forced entry and classified the fire as arson.

LOOKING BACK: Our past at a glance

Meagan Morrison
November 7, 2007
Members of the men's cross country team run together as a pack en route to their first cross country regional championship. The Lions will host the NCAA Division II National Championships next week.

Runners seize regional titles, eye NCAA nationals

Meagan Morrison
November 7, 2007
Members of he Missouri Southern men's cross country team explode from the starting line en route to a conference title last weekend

Cross country takes conference, eyes bigger prize

Meagan Morrison
October 31, 2007

Lions prep for MIAA Championship

Meagan Morrison
October 16, 2007
Sophomore Kimi Shank eyes the finish line at the Southern Stampede. Shank finished third overall.

Star runner is ‘dreaming big’

Meagan Morrison
October 16, 2007

Rutledge: ‘We are down but we are not dead’

Meagan Morrison
October 2, 2007

Women race to ‘Border’

Meagan Morrison
October 2, 2007
Junior Dustin Dixon crosses the finish line at the Southern Stampede. Dixon finished 13th while the team finished second to Division I Arkansas.

Lions first among Div. II schools at Stampede

Meagan Morrison
September 18, 2007
The women's cross country team gathers at the race in Arkansas.

Women fare well at Arkansas, get ready for big home meet

Meagan Morrison
September 11, 2007

Students get creative with in-room cooking

Meagan Morrison
September 4, 2007
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