The Seminole State College women’s soccer team won the NJCAA Region II Soccer Championship Oct. 30 in Enid. The ladies defeated Northern Oklahoma College Friday evening in double overtime and won over Rose State College on Saturday to clinch the title. Saturday’s match ended 4-3 in a penalty kick shootout, following another double overtime. The Trojans will face Casper College of Wyoming Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. at Rogers State College in Claremore for the District title. The winner of that game will advance to the NJCAA World Series in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Forty-seven student-athletes and five athletic teams at Seminole State College have been recognized for their outstanding academic achievements this year by the National Junior College Athletic Association. The NJCAA All-American Student Athlete Awards are divided into the three groups based on GPA – First Team requires a 4.0 GPA, Second Team requires a GPA between 3.80 and 3.99, and Third Team requires a GPA between 3.60 and 3.79.
SSC student-athletes recognized as First Team are: Aubrey Adams – Soccer; Brett Biggs – Baseball; Bianca Coleman – Soccer; Tucker Dunlap – Baseball; Peyton Galyean – Golf; Seth Hopkins – Baseball; Bobbi Leitha – Softball; Sydney Martin – Softball; Trevor Martin – Baseball; Mia Meshell – Softball; Grant Murphey – Golf; Brayden Rodden – Baseball; Brock Rodden – Baseball; Jace Wallace – Basketball.
Student-athletes recognized as Second Team are: Lariah Allen – Volleyball; Isaac Bloomer – Baseball; Juni Ejere – Soccer; McKayla Franks – Softball; Taia Harris – Softball; Jason Houpt – Basketball; Matthew Kaiser – Baseball; Tiffany Maxey – Volleyball; Skylar McCord – Softball; Sunny Middleton – Volleyball; Madison Murphy – Volleyball; Jayden Smith – Basketball; Maddux Solomon – Baseball; Shelby Stevenson – Softball; Anthony Thomas – Basketball; and Conner Womack – Baseball.
Student-athletes recognized as Third Team are: Kirstyn Anderson – Volleyball; Dixie Anderson – Soccer; Charley Barnhart – Softball; Evan Barron – Baseball; Shianne Eddings – Softball; Shakyrah Gladness – Softball; Sierra Gordan – Basketball; Noah Grimett – Baseball; Shayla Harper – Softball; Kordell Jiles – Baseball; Rylee Keith – Softball; Anthony Kinser – Basketball; Taylor Rowley – Softball; Brett Russell – Baseball; Hailey Satterfield – Soccer; Jocee Sparks – Softball; and Creed Watkins – Baseball.
The NJCAA has also recognized five SSC athletic teams for ending their seasons with a 3.0 GPA or above. Softball held a 3.59 GPA, volleyball held an overall team GPA of 3.53, the men’s Golf team held a 3.25 GPA, women’s Golf achieved a 3.15 GPA and the baseball team reached a 3.04 GPA.
Seminole State College Basketball Head Coach Don Tuley honored the Seminole County Ministerial Alliance with the Crusaders in the Community Award at halftime during the men’s basketball game on Feb. 27 at the Raymond Harber Field House. The award was established three years ago to honor local African Americans making a difference. The award is given during Black History Month each year. The Ministerial Alliance was selected for its commitment to fundraising in an effort to provide scholarships to SSC students. Pictured (l-r) Coach Tuley, Reginald Woods, Calissa Woods, Marilyn Guient, Willie Guient, Wilma Berry, Regina Robison, John Berry, Shelly Brown, Darrell Brown, Reginald Wright and Frank Washington.
Former Seminole State College baseball players, along with community supporters and members of the 2020 Trojan squad, gathered on the SSC campus Saturday evening, Feb. 1 for the annual Trojan Season Kick-Off Banquet. Over 250 guests attended the event. Continue reading “Former Trojans Return Home to Kick-Off Baseball Season”→
To kick off the 2020 baseball season, Seminole State College will host its annual Trojan Baseball Alumni Banquet February 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Enoch Kelly Haney Center. Continue reading “SSC to Host Trojan Baseball Banquet”→
The Seminole State College Baseball team recently donated a truckload of non-perishable food items to the College’s Food Pantry. The Food Pantry is currently holding a food drive from Nov. 7-22 in an effort to bolster supplies for those in need over the holidays.
SSC Baseball Assistant Coach Robert Tasin, Assistant Coach James Martin, Assistant Coach Hunter Heath and Head Coach Mack Chambers drop off a large donation in support of the SSC Food Pantry’s food drive.
The
Seminole State College Educational Foundation hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on
campus for the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex on Nov. 7 at the
Utterback Ballroom located within the Enoch Kelly Haney Center. More than 250
people were in attendance at the event.
The first phase of the complex will include a Trojan baseball stadium and field, training facility, lighting, artificial turf, area landscaping, site dirt preparation, restrooms, snack bar, press box, parking, and a youth multi-use field that can be used for baseball, softball or soccer. Continue reading “Groundbreaking for New SSC Sports Complex Draws Large Crowd”→
Former
Seminole State College Trojan Baseball Coach Lloyd Simmons was honored Nov. 2
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with induction into the College Baseball Hall of
Fame.
Simmons
was recognized, alongside Mike Martin, former head coach at Florida State
University and five former college players. Players included University of
Texas’ Dave Chalk, Florida A&M’s Andre Dawson, Southern California’s Wally
Hood, Cal State Fullerton’s Mark Kotsay and Ferrum College of Virgina’s Billy
Wagner. Dennis Poppe, former NCAA Director of Championships, rounded out the
2019 Hall of Fame class from the new contributors section.
A portrait of Coach Lloyd Simmons was unveiled during a reception prior to the “Night of Champions” gala, where he was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.
The
“Night of Champions Gala” ceremony, held at the Raising Cain River Center Ballroom
overlooking the Mississippi River in downtown Baton Rouge, was telecast live on
Cox Sports.
Simmons
is the winningest coach in junior college baseball history with 1,804 wins. He
led his teams to an unprecedented 13 trips to the NJCAA World Series, where
they returned home as runners-up four times. His teams won 16 NJCAA Region II
titles and 13 NJCAA District championships.
He
coached 41 NJCAA All-Americans, and more than 200 of his players signed
professional baseball contracts, with 43 of those playing in the major leagues.
Simmons was named Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association Coach of the Year eight
times during his career and was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame in 1997.
“It’s
a great honor to be here and to be recognized with all the other great guys
that are here to get this reward,” Simmons said. “I’m really just thankful for
all my players in the past that worked hard and were able to get me this
honor.”
During
an on-stage interview during the induction ceremony, Simmons commented on the
support he and his program received over the years from Seminole State College
and the community of Seminole.
Seminole
State College President Lana Reynolds said Simmons’ induction in the College
Baseball Hall of Fame focused the national spotlight on his career and the
institution.
A number of Coach Simmons’ former players, fans and supporters travelled to Baton Rouge from across the country to help celebrate his induction into the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
“Coach
Simmons built a powerhouse baseball program at Seminole that is known
throughout the country. This award
brings national attention to his legendary accomplishments – and in doing so,
brings such positive attention to Seminole. We are very proud of him and
congratulate him on this well-deserved recognition,” she said.
Saturday’s
ceremony began with a “Walk of Legends” that included former College Baseball
Hall of Famers. Coaches and several members of the 2019 Little League World
Series Champions from River Ridge, Louisiana, were also introduced and
interviewed.
Several special national baseball awards were also presented during the evening. Erik Bakich from the University of Michigan was named the “Skip Bertman National Coach of the Year.” Adley Rutschman of Oregon State, was presented the Dick Howser Trophy as “National Player of the Year.” The “John Olerud Two-way Player of the Year” award went to Aaron Schunk of the University of Georgia. Mississippi State University’s Ethan Small was named “National Pitcher of the Year” and Grae Kessinger from the University of Mississippi was the “2019 Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year.”
A “National Collegiate Umpire Award” was presented to Jon Bible.
