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RE: Summit Standings

Neckfansince71 — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:10:49 GMT

Leatherface,

Have a year to go before I retire! Planning on helping WIU in some way after that!

101 - Some people refuse to celebrate birthdays after 40 but they still have them! Any sport that WIU sponsors means money drawn in that direction, which means funds and scholarships are then spread thinner. The fact that WIU is so competitive in all of them is an accomplishment in itself. Stevenson, the track coach does a whole lot with not enough! Women have good money, men less and yet he still develops good track and field athletes.

Basketball, well, WIU has had trouble either getting it going or keeping it going! And football, well I think the Necks have been very competitive even though they have been not back to the playoffs for awhile. Still think the team that lost to Colgate in the snow was our best bet for a National Title. But we are headed back in that direction!

Guess I am guilty of seeing the glass half full, as always!!!

RE: Summit Standings

western-101 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:37:15 GMT

Yeah right Neck's 71. I can now clearly see what a dominant power Western is in sports.

Baseball ever been to NCAA tourney? (I don't think so)
Basketball never been to NCAA tourney
Football not been to post season since 2003.

I don't celebrate golf. Good for the kids that get to go to school free to play it, but I am not welling up with pride and think all is wonderful in Leatherneck land.

RE: Summit Standings

Leatherface — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:35:48 GMT

No offense taken, Necksfansince71. I think we all just want to see WESTERN succeed!

Did you retire this year? In any event, have a pleasant summer.

RE: Summit Standings

Neckfansince71 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:11:13 GMT

Leatherface,

Really didn't mean it as a dig! Merely wanted to point out that there was a point this Spring when things seemed pretty dismal on all fronts and then, for one reason or another, our teams straightened themselves out! Guess its best to keep on eye on the end product but I can really get impatient when things go bad when they were predicted to go so well. The softball team is an example. 3 season ending injuries to key players, a green pitching staff. But Holly really did a great job and I was very proud of the effort vs. Northwestern, Depaul, and Drake!

I presently feel a bit like that when it comes to basketball. I know Mo is really working hard, has recruited 2 kids, but I am not sure what else is going on and the basketball season seems so far away.

RE: Summit Standings

Leatherface — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:10:18 GMT

Necksfansince71- I would think your first sentence refers to me- since I did the athletic department review earlier this spring, and many of my posts ask tough questions. I could respond to your dig, but, there's no need to diminish what these teams accomplished this past year.

WESTERN teams deserve the Summit League rankings. Enough said.

RE: Summit Standings

Neckfansince71 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:24:52 GMT

So who was it that thought our athletic department was going to "hell in a handbasket" earlier this spring? Seems like alls well that ends well, especially for the ladies in softball! They really have a good nucleus coming back and should be ready for conference play and on!

Even though I constantly scratch my head with Stan's scheduling, we continue to improve in steps in baseball. Track and field finished strong, along with Tennis and Golf! So not too bad even with the addition of the Dakota State programs who take athletics very seriously.
Even though NDst inclusion in the softball championship would have meant no tourney for WIU, I really think the sooner they are allowed to go to D1 championships the better for the Summit! Does anyone really miss Valpo at this point? I heard someone at the softball regional talking about how Valpo and WIU were really involved in a rivalry for many years!!!
But SDst and NDst have much better athletic departments even though Valpo may be a step ahead of SDst in basketball.

Anyway, this really feels like the slow time for WIU athletics. The football website has pics of the entire team using high school pics for some of the freshmen. The SI staff seems to be really on the ball.

One more thing! I heard at sometime this Winter that Centenary had a very good looking assistant in cowboy boots sitting on the bench. Could this "babe" be our new assistant???

RE: Summit Standings

thebluehatman — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:19:12 GMT

WIU712 (6/3/2008)That 10th women's sport is a "mystery". I only see 9.

The men have football as a male-only sport. And the women have volleyball as a female-only sport.

The other sports have both men's and women's teams:

Baseball/softball
Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer
Swimming & Diving
Tennis
Track & Field

I believe they use INDOOR and OUTDOOR track as seperate sports.

RE: Summit Standings

WIU712 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:59:46 GMT

That 10th women's sport is a "mystery". I only see 9.

The men have football as a male-only sport. And the women have volleyball as a female-only sport.

The other sports have both men's and women's teams:
Baseball/softball
Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer
Swimming & Diving
Tennis
Track & Field

RE: Summit Standings

B-Ball Fan — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:48:52 GMT

Good overall showing by WIU and congratulations to the teams who made this possible. Question: What is the extra sport that the women have that men don't ? It says 10 women's teams and 9 men's teams made for the overall standings.

RE: Summit Standings

western-101 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:01:30 GMT

thanks for posting the results Leatherface.

RE: Summit Standings

Leatherface — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:07:10 GMT

The above post is correct for the final standings and conference awards.

Centenary took the Summit League Sportsmanship Award.

All in all, a good year of conference success for WESTERN. This supports WESTERN'S desire to offer a full range of sports, and their ability to achieve success in many areas- men and women.

Now, lets get the top rank in two of the three next year- and I don't mean sportsmanship!!!!

RE: Summit Standings

Leatherface — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:53:16 GMT

Actually, I just saw on the SDSU board that someone has calculated the final standings. Keep in mind, this isn't official. The Summit hasen't officially announced the final standings yet. But, here goes.......

Men's All Sports

1- ORU
2- WESTERN-- thanks to golf, tennis in particular
3-Southern Utah
4- Oakland

Women's All Sport

1- SDSU
2- NDSU
3- WESTERN
4- ORU

Commissioner's Cup

1-ORU
2-WESTERN
3-SDSU
4- NDSU

Summit Standings

Leatherface — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:35:04 GMT

At th end of winter sports. The WESTERN women should pick up some points with this springs success.

Commissioner's Cup:

1- Oakland 60
2- South Dakota State 56
T for third- ORU, WESTERN 54.5
5- North Dakota State 52

Men's All Sport

1- Oakland 44
2- ORU 27
3- IUPUI 25
4- WESTERN 20

Women's All Sport

1- South Dakota State 44
T for second- North Dakota State, WESTERN 34.5
4- Oakland 30

After the spring numbers are in, it will be interesting to see who wins each area. When you look at this, it hasen't been that bad of a year for WESTERN within the conference. Offering a large number of sports helps too.