news from the BCU website http://www.bcuchargers.com/ 2009-07-03T14:45:40-06:00 text/html 2009-07-01T16:30:42-06:00 http://www.bcuchargers.com/ Jared Bodammer http://www.bcuchargers.com/article/400.php <div>The Briar Cliff University football program will hold its first-ever golf tournament fundraiser, July 25, at Covington Golf Course, in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The four-person scramble event will feature a shotgun start at 9 a.m. A $70/person entry includes 18 holes of golf with a cart, lunch, cart gifts and pin prizes. There will also be raffles and prizes in the clubhouse following the round. For more information or to register, contact Nick Sinnott (402-660-5256, <A href="mailto:ncsinnott@hotmail.com">ncsinnott@hotmail.com</A>) or head coach Tom Rethman (712-279-1617, <A href="mailto:tom.rethman@briarcliff.edu">tom.rethman@briarcliff.edu</A>). </div> text/html 2009-06-25T11:27:03-06:00 http://www.bcuchargers.com/ Jared Bodammer http://www.bcuchargers.com/article/398.php <div>For the second time in as many years, former NBA star Kenny Anderson has brought his Blue Chip Basketball Camp to Sioux City. This year, the three-day camp is being held at the Newman Flanagan Center on the campus of Briar Cliff University.</div> text/html 2009-06-17T19:57:52-06:00 http://www.bcuchargers.com/ Jared Bodammer http://www.bcuchargers.com/article/399.php Briar Cliff University men's basketball coach Todd Barry has announced the addition of two more recruits for the 2009-10 season. The Chargers inked University of South Dakota transfer Jared Clement, who will also run track at Briar Cliff and West Marshall High School's Jake Shipley. text/html 2009-06-15T15:42:00-06:00 http://www.bcuchargers.com/ Jared Bodammer http://www.bcuchargers.com/article/397.php <div>New and returning Briar Cliff student-athletes need to fill out several forms prior to practicing with the Chargers' athletic teams.&nbsp; These forms include a medical history form, an NAIA eligibility form and a parent/insurance information form.&nbsp; (<A href="http://www.bcuchargers.com/f/Athletic_Forms.php" target=_blank>ATHLETIC FORMS</A>)</div> text/html 2009-05-23T15:15:31-06:00 http://www.bcuchargers.com/ Jared Bodammer http://www.bcuchargers.com/article/396.php Briar Cliff junior Krystal Jackson picked a fine time to shine. Competing in the high jump on the final day of the NAIA Track and Field Championships, at Ralph Korte Stadium at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, in Edwardsville, Ill., Jackson cleared 5-07, a personalbest and a new school record. Jackson tied for third overall, earning all-American honors. text/html 2009-05-22T13:55:23-06:00 http://www.bcuchargers.com/ Jared Bodammer http://www.bcuchargers.com/article/395.php Sophomore Erik Lindsay bowed out in the semifinals of the the 110m hurdles at the NAIA Track and Field Championships, at Ralph Korte Stadium at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, in Edwardsville, Illinois.&nbsp; Lindsay&nbsp;clocked a 14.72 and finished fifth in his heat.&nbsp; &nbsp; text/html 2009-05-21T15:10:12-06:00 http://www.bcuchargers.com/ Jared Bodammer http://www.bcuchargers.com/article/394.php Sophomore Erik Lindsay ran a 14.89 in the 110m hurdles at the NAIA Track and Field Championships, at Ralph Korte Stadium at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, in Edwardsville, Illinois.&nbsp; Lindsay finished second in his heat, qualfying for tomorrow's semifinals.&nbsp; Lindsay entered the meet seeded eighth with a school-record time of 14.60.&nbsp; Lindsay was also part of BCU's 4x100m relay team which continued to shave time off its school record.&nbsp; The Chargers clocked a school-best 42.18 and finished 20th overall.&nbsp; The&nbsp;squad, made up of&nbsp;senior AJ Roden, freshman Sam Acheampong, sophomore Cecil Milton and Lindsay,&nbsp;were ranked 26th going into the event.&nbsp; text/html 2009-05-13T14:16:13-06:00 http://www.bcuchargers.com/ Jared Bodammer http://www.bcuchargers.com/article/392.php <div><IMG style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 6px" height=250 alt="" src="/images/mug_shots/2009-10/jackson.jpg" width=200 align=left border=0>This week's Jewel of the Week is Krystal Jackson.&nbsp; The junior from Arlington, Texas earned NAIA All-American honors with a leap of 5-07 in the high jump at the NAIA Track and Field Championships, in Edwardsville, Illinois.&nbsp; Jackson finished third overall with the personal best and school record jump.&nbsp; The Jewel of the Week Award is presented by <A href="http://www.gundersons.com" target=_blank>Gunderson's</A>.&nbsp;</div>&nbsp; text/html 2009-05-04T12:49:03-06:00 http://www.bcuchargers.com/ Jared Bodammer http://www.bcuchargers.com/article/391.php <P>Briar Cliff senior baseball players Chris Davis and Cody Davis have been recognized by the Great Plains Athletic Conference as first team all-GPAC selections.&nbsp; Three other Chargers&nbsp;(senior pitcher Charlie Benz, sophomore pitcher Kasey Neumann and freshman first baseman David Kowal) garnered honorable mention honors.&nbsp; </P> text/html 2009-05-04T12:32:15-06:00 http://www.bcuchargers.com/ Jared Bodammer http://www.bcuchargers.com/article/390.php The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) released its all-conference softball team today and two Chargers were recognized on the second team.&nbsp; Junior Camille Cruz and sophomore Tana Colt were both second team all-conference selections, while freshman Jessica Horton, junior Reagon Anthony and senior Amanda Arens and Tarah Colt earned honorable mention honors. text/html 2009-05-03T19:30:53-06:00 http://www.bcuchargers.com/ Jared Bodammer http://www.bcuchargers.com/article/393.php At this evening's Annual Champions of Character Banquet, several BCU student-athletes were recognized for their on and off the field successes over the past year.&nbsp; Aside from&nbsp;honoring the school's NAIA All-Americans (Julian Gunnels-wrestling, Liz Grider-basketball and Kyle Semprini-basketball), the program also included speeches from three&nbsp;Charger seniors, a meal and the presentation of this year's Champions of Character Awards.&nbsp; text/html 2009-05-02T20:48:04-06:00 http://www.bcuchargers.com/ Jared Bodammer http://www.bcuchargers.com/article/389.php <div>Sam Acheampong and Erik Lindsay led the Chargers at this year's GPAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Yankton, S.D.&nbsp; Both Acheampong and Lindsay earned all-conference honors.&nbsp; Lindsay was a part of two school records in the 110m hurdles and the 4x100m.</div> text/html 2009-05-02T20:46:04-06:00 http://www.bcuchargers.com/ Jared Bodammer http://www.bcuchargers.com/article/388.php <div>Krystal Jackson finished fifth in the high jump at the GPAC Track and Field Championships in Yankton, S.D., earning all-conference honors.&nbsp; The Chargers also earned all-conference in the 4x100, 4x400 and 4x800.&nbsp; The Chargers' 4x400m relay team set a school record with a time of 4:05.83.</div> &nbsp; <div><A href="/d/2008-09/track/09gpacw.htm" target=_blank>RESULTS</A></div> text/html 2009-05-01T14:30:20-06:00 http://www.bcuchargers.com/ Jared Bodammer http://www.bcuchargers.com/article/387.php The BCU softball team was one of the final three teams playing in the 2009 GPAC Softball Championship alongside Morningside and Hastings.&nbsp; The sixth-seeded Chargers lost to No. 4 seed Hastings, <A href="/d/2008-09/softball/bcuhasp.htm" target=_blank>8-0</A> and then dropped a <A href="/d/2008-09/softball/bcumorp.htm" target=_blank>2-1</A> heartbreaker to top-seeded Morningside.&nbsp; Morningside and Hastings both advance to the NAIA Softball National Championship.&nbsp; text/html 2009-04-30T21:55:46-06:00 http://www.bcuchargers.com/ Jared Bodammer http://www.bcuchargers.com/article/386.php <div>Briar Cliff went 1-1 on the first day of the 2009 GPAC Baseball Championship, in Hastings, Nebraska.&nbsp; Dakota Wesleyan defeated Briar Cliff, <A href="/d/2008-09/baseball/dwubcut1.htm" target=_blank>3-2</A>,&nbsp;but the Chargers bounced back, bouncing Morningside from the tournament with a <A href="/d/2008-09/baseball/bcumort1.htm" target=_blank>6-1</A> win over the Mustangs.</div>