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Nov. 21, 2011
USM Spires Football Team Picks up Multiple End of Season Awards from the KCAC
The KCAC last week named 11 Spires Football players to all-conference teams for their strong play during the recently-completed season, and named USM's Head Football Coach Lance Hinson as co-winner of the conference's Football Coach of the Year award.

Coach Hinson, who's served as USM's head coach since 2005, shares the Coach of the Year award with Kent Kessinger, coach of KCAC regular season champs Ottawa University.

"I was honored and humbled by our conference coaches electing me as the co-Coach of the Year along with Coach Kessinger," Coach Hinson said. "It is truly an award based on the hard work and efforts of our team, coaches, and athletic department staff. Coaching is just like playing the game of football—it's a team sport, and you're only successful if you're surrounded with people who work and care about the team's success as much as you do."

Earning First Team All-Conference designations were: quarterback Mike Keese, receiver Fred Edison, receiver Billy Owens, and linebacker Cris Basch.

Defensive lineman Opetia Tuiava was named to the KCAC's Second Team All-Conference.

Spires named as Honorable Mention were: running back Kameron Ridley, offensive lineman Alan Gudka, offensive lineman Logan Fritz, defensive lineman Jacob Stout, defensive back Nick Ruiz, and kicker/punter Bobby Schattle.

"We broke a lot of records this year: most wins, most passing and receiving yards, and most conference players of the week," Coach Hinson said. "This was a great year for Spires Football, and we should all be proud of the accomplishments of our student-athletes."

The Spires finished the season second in the KCAC with a 7-2 conference mark and a 7-4 record overall

Sept. 27, 2011
University of Saint Mary Spires Quarterback Named KCAC Offensive Football Player of the Week

(Leavenworth, Kan.)—USM quarterback Mike Keese has been named Offensive Football Player of the Week by the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) for his strong performance during the Spire Football Team’s first win of the 2011 season.

Keese, a junior from Olathe, Kan., completed 21 of 37 passes for 361 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in the Spires 34-13 road victory over KCAC foe Tabor College on Sept. 24. On the season, Keese is averaging 340 passing yards a game. More >>

Sept. 22, 2011
University of Saint Mary Junior Earns KCAC Volleyball Player of the Week Honors

(Leavenworth, Kan.)—USM junior Amelia Noll has been named Volleyball Libero of the Week by the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) for her strong play for the Saint Mary Lady Spires during two conference games last week. More >>

Sept. 13, 2011
University of Saint Mary Junior Earns KCAC Volleyball Player of the Week Honors

(Leavenworth, Kan.)—USM freshman Alex Rist has been named women’s soccer defensive player of the week by the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) for her stellar play for the Saint Mary Spires at the William Penn Classic in Iowa over the weekend. More >>

Aug. 18, 2011
University of Saint Mary Mourns Spires Football Player Killed in Wyoming Motor Vehicle Accident
Tommy Ross Was to Start Senior Year This Month

(Leavenworth, Kan.)—The University of Saint Mary is mourning one of its own. Senior Tommy Ross died in a car accident on Interstate 80 in Wyoming on Sunday, Aug. 14.

Ross, 21, was a Fremont, Calif., native and a wide receiver for the Spires football team. He transferred to USM in 2010 after earning his associate’s degree from Laney College in California. He was majoring in sports management at Saint Mary.
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