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SSC Hosts Send-Off Event for Soccer Team’s Fourth Consecutive National Tournament Trip

Brooks Nickell
Seminole State College Women’s Soccer Head Coach Dan Hill thanks attendees at a send-off event on Nov. 10 in the E.T. Dunlap Student Union. SSC students, employees, community supporters, family and friends lined the walls of the union to wish the team well as they head to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament in Evans, Georgia. The Trojans will face Iowa Western on Monday, Nov. 14 at 4:30pm Central Standard Time.
Seminole State College Women’s Soccer Head Coach Dan Hill thanks attendees at a send-off event on Nov. 10 in the E.T. Dunlap Student Union. SSC students, employees, community supporters, family and friends lined the walls of the union to wish the team well as they head to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament in Evans, Georgia. The Trojans will face Iowa Western on Monday, Nov. 14 at 4:30pm Central Standard Time.
The women’s soccer team poses in front of the bus before making their departure on Nov. 10. The team enters the tournament as the fifth seed. This marks their fourth consecutive year to compete in the NJCAA Division I National Tournament.
The women’s soccer team poses in front of the bus before making their departure on Nov. 10. The team enters the tournament as the fifth seed. This marks their fourth consecutive year to compete in the NJCAA Division I National Tournament.
SSC Women's Soccer Team members celebrate during the selection show where it was announced via livestream that the Trojans received an at-large bid for the 2022 NJCAA D1 Women’s Soccer Championship.

SSC Women’s Soccer score at-large bid to NJCAA D1 Soccer Championship

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The Seminole State Women’s Soccer team, alongside faculty, staff, and fans gathered to watch the at-large selection show presented by the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) in the Seminole State College Student Union on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. During the selection show, it was announced via livestream that the Trojans received an at-large bid for the 2022 NJCAA D1 Women’s Soccer Championship. This year’s championship will be hosted at Blanchard Woods Park in Evans, Georgia from November 13 – 19, 2022. 

Pictured, Oklahoma State Director of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Kenneth Corn, USDA Director of Business and Cooperative Programs - Rural Development Brian Wiles, SSC Rural Business and Resources Center Director Danny Morgan, and SSC Educational Foundation Vice Chair Mark Schell tour the toured the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex.

USDA Visits SSC

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Oklahoma State Director of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Kenneth Corn was on the Seminole State College campus Thursday to meet with President Lana Reynolds, SSC Rural Business and Resources Center Director Danny Morgan and SSC Educational Foundation Vice Chair Mark Schell. Corn and USDA Director of Business and Cooperative Programs – Rural Development Brian Wiles toured the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex during their visit to Seminole. Pictured (left to right) are: Schell, Reynolds, Morgan, Corn and Wiles.

Pictured (left to right) are: Schell, Reynolds, Morgan, Corn and Wiles.

Streater Makes Large Donation to SSC Educational Foundation

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Seminole State College President Lana Reynolds (left) thanks Brandon Streater (right), owner of Streater Construction, for a donation to the SSC Educational Foundation

Seminole State College President Lana Reynolds (left) thanks Brandon Streater (right), owner of Streater Construction, for a donation to the SSC Educational Foundation.

Streater donated $10,000 to the Foundation, with $5,000 supporting construction efforts on the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex and $5,000 set for the President’s Leadership Class (PLC) program. Streater was a member of PLC when he attended the College and said the program inspired him.

“This donation is a small thank you for what SSC did for me. PLC showed me what was possible, what was out there, and pushed me to accomplish my goals,” Streater said.

Beyond his donation, both he and his father, Dewayne Streater, have offered to donate work on the sports complex’s ongoing construction.

Sophie Augustin made the journey from Munich, Germany to Seminole, Oklahoma to play goalkeeper for the SSC Women’s soccer team.

One SSC Soccer Player’s Journey from Germany to Oklahoma During the Pandemic

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By A-yo Jones, SSC Student

In August of 2020, fate brought Sophie Augustin from Munich, Germany to the rural town of Seminole, Oklahoma. Destiny began to unfold quickly for Augustin after her school advisor reached out to SSC Women’s Head Soccer Coach Daniel Hill in March of 2020. The documentation process began with signatures and progressed forward into various aptitude tests measuring academic proficiency.

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GEAR UP Director Julie Hix (pictured) won the employee Twinkies category with her dog Teddy.

SSC Holds “I Love My Pet” Valentine’s Day Contest

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While social distancing continues to limit in-person events on campus, Seminole State College recently offered employees and students a way to connect with its “I Love My Pet” Valentine’s Day Contest. The contest, hosted by Faculty Senate and the Professional Staff Council, sought photo submissions of pet owners’ furry friends. The contest selected three winners in four categories: Best Outfit, Twinkies (owners matching with their pets), Moodiest and an Open category.

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Pictured (l-r): SSC student Hannah Potter of Seminole, who works as a volunteer at the pantry, is pictured with Wrangler/Kontoor employee Ruben Culley, SSC Regent and Fulfillment Center Director at Wrangler/Kontoor Ray McQuiston and Wrangler/Kontoor employee Alice Whitaker.

Wrangler/Kontoor Makes Donation to SSC Food Pantry

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Employees from Wrangler/Kontoor made a large donation of canned and other non-perishable food items to the Seminole State College Food Pantry recently. Members of the company’s Distribution Center Activities Committee organized the canned food drives for the SSC Food Pantry and Seminole’s community Interfaith Food Pantry.

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