May 14, 2008
Barton freshman outfielder Jessica McFadden, recently saluted as the Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, has added All-South Atlantic Region to her resume.
McFadden, from Wilmington, N.C., was named Second Team on the 2008 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II All-Region Team. McFadden was the Lady Bulldogs' leading hitter at .388 this season and was successful in 36 of 38 stolen-base attempts. She rapped 59 hits in 44 games, scored 38 runs and drove in 11. She also had a .917 fielding percentage while making some spectacular plays.
Three players from Conference Carolinas made one of the two South Atlantic squads. Mount Olive designated hitter Jenny Jackson made the All-South Atlantic First Team while Coker first baseman Kimberly Atkinson joined McFadden on the second team.
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May 8, 2008
MOORESVILLE, NC- Belmont Abbey College and Georgia College and State won their respective regionals Wednesday to earn automatic bids to the NCAA Division II Men's Golf National Championships in Houston, Texas next week after completing three rounds of the NCAA Atlantic/Southeast Super Regionals at The Point Lake and Golf Club.
Both schools led their regions wire-to-wire, as the Abbey won the Atlantic Region by 15 shots over Barton, while GCSU won the Southeast by 13 strokes. Also advancing to the nationals are Newberry, South Carolina Aiken and Clayton State, as they qualify for having the three lowest scores after the regional winners. Brad Robinson of Carson Newman qualified for the nationals as an individual, which is awarded to the lowest scoring individual from a team not advancing to the National Championships.
Barton freshman Daniel Castleberry turned in one of just two rounds under par Wednesday to claim the Atlantic Region individual title with a 77-70-70–217 (+1) by one shot over Belmont Abbey sophomore Connor Tomlinson. In previous years, the regional individual champs earned automatic bids to the Nationals, but the format was changed this year to give only an individual berth to the top player in the Super Region (Atlantic/Southeast) not on an advancing team. Castleberry finished fifth overall in the Super Region and was third in the at-large race among players not on advancing teams. Carson-Newman's Brad Robinson moved on to Nationals with a -3 score, followed by Armstrong Atlantic's Chris Wolfe at -2. The best score in the 54-hole event was turned in Niclas Johansson, who led Georgia College & State University to the Southeast Regional crown with a 5-under 211, including a tourney-best 69 Wednesday.
Georgia College and State posted a three-day score of 872 (+8), winning by 13 shots over South Carolina Aiken. South Carolina Aiken was second with a 21 over par 285, while Newberry finished third with a 27 over par 891. Newberry advanced to the National Championships for the first time in school history.
Clayton State finished fourth and qualified for the nationals by one shot over Lander. The Lakers posted a 37 over par 901 and had to wait in the clubhouse for more than an hour while Lander and Barton finished their rounds. Barton, ranked No. 1 in the Atlantic Region, was seven shots ahead of Clayton State and three ahead of Lander in the battle for the fifth and final spot to Nationals with three holes left, but the Bulldogs played holes 16, 17 and 18 10-over par, and thus relinquished the at-large berth to Clayton State.
Belmont Abbey, sixth at the 2007 Nationals, claimed the Atlantic title for the second-straight year with a 25-over par 889. Barton fired a 307-292-305–904. Anderson was third with a 45 over par 909, while Mount Olive was fourth at 917. The Atlantic Region posted the only hole-in-one of the tournament, as Marc Kourie aced the par three 15th.
Barton sophomore Stephen Harrison, playing in a brace with a torn ACL for the second straight tournament, fired rounds of 76-76-74–226 to tie for 10th place while Conference Carolinas Player of the Year Jonathan Burke finished one shot back at 74-76-77–227 to tie for 13th. Seniors Neal Jones (80-70-85–235) and Joe Elwell (82-77-84–243) finished 24th and 37th, respectively in their last tournament as Bulldogs.
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April 30, 2008
In an article just released via the web and in the NCAA's Champion Magazine, Barton College's fantastic comeback from seven points down with 45 seconds left in the 2007 NCAA D-II Men's Basketball final was ranked as the No. 2 most dramatic finish in the history of NCAA Championships in all sports!
Led by senior All-America point guard Anthony Atkinson, who scored all 10 Bulldog points in the last 39 seconds — including a buzzer-beating layup after a Bobby Buffaloe steal — Barton rallied to beat defending NCAA champ Winona State 77-75. The No. 1-ranked Warriors were riding an NCAA record 57-game win streak and were unbeaten.
Game personnel had already taken the championship shirts and hats to the Winona State bench in the final minute when Atkinson and his army of Bulldogs went to war, battling their way quickly back into contention. Atkinson made a spinning layup, a pull-up jumper from 12 feet, a hanging short jumper in traffic after an Errol Frails steal and an incredible reverse layup in traffic to pull the Bulldogs even at 75-all. Then, on the game's final play, Winona State's All-America guard Zach Malvik raced down the floor in hopes of cashing in the winning basket. Instead, Buffaloe pulled off the back-tip steal just past midcourt and flipped it back to Atkinson, who quickly glanced at the clock to see just over two seconds left, then sprinted for the hoop and laid in the championship-clinching basket as the buzzer sounded.
With hands clasped over his head in disbelief and screaming for joy, Atkinson ran around the basketball standard, then down the floor with his teammates in hot pursuit. It is a scene that will live in the minds of sports fans forever…and one that has now been immortalized as the No. 2 storybook finish of all-time by the NCAA.
To relive the final minute, and to read the article from NCAA Champion Magazine, click here.
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April 25, 2008
CLEMMONS, NC — Barton junior golfer Jonathan Burke (Goldsboro, NC), freshman Daniel Castleberry (Clayton, NC) and 11th-year head coach John Hackney were honored at the annual Conference Carolinas Men's and Women's Golf Championship Banquet Sunday night at the Salem Glen Country Club.
Burke, the defending conference medalist, was named Conference Player of the Year. He has averaged 73.67 this season in 24 rounds and won three of the five Conference Player of the Month awards. He was also a first-team All-Conference pick. Burke got two Golfstat individual victories this year by virtue of losing in playoffs to D-I golfers from Charlotte and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His best 36-hole total was a record 139 (-5) at the 2Targets-Barton Intercollegiate in March at the Wilson Country Club. He lost on the first playoff hole to Chase McFarland, who just finished runner-up in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships this week. He has notched 48 birdies and three eagles in 24 rounds, hit .647 of the fairways and .634 of the greens while averaging 30.5 putts for the Bulldogs, who have been ranked as high as No. 18 in NCAA D-II this season, as well as No. 1 in the Atlantic Region. Burke ended up third in the 2008 Conference Championships at 72-73-71–216 (+3)
Castleberry lost out in a close race for Freshman of the Year but earned a spot in the All-Conference Second Team. He has been in the starting lineup throughout his freshman campaign and has posted an average of 74.79. He hits 70.1 percent of the fairways, 58.3 percent of the greens and averages 30.6 putts. Castleberry finished tied for 6th in this year's league championship at 76-69-72–217 (+4).
Hackney was named Conference Carolinas Men's Coach of the Year for the third time in his 11 seasons. Under his direction in 2007-08, the Bulldogs have won two tournaments (Tot Hill Farm Invitational and 2Targets Intercollegiate), been ranked in the top 25 in both the Golfstat and Nike/Golfworld Coaches polls and well as No. 1 in the Atlantic Region. The Bulldogs came close to defending their conference title this week, finishing second by two shots to Belmont Abbey. Barton will be making its 9th straight NCAA Regional appearance May 5-7 at The Point Lake and Golf Club at Lake Norman, N.C.
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April 24, 2008
Ike Onyeador, who in the past year has served as the assistant coach for both the men's and women's soccer teams at Barton College, has accepted a position as a graduate assistant men's soccer coach at Union College in Barbourville, KY. Onyeador will pursue a master's degree in either Education or Psychology in his new position and serve under Head Men's Soccer Coach Tyler Brock. The Union College Bulldogs compete at the NAIA level and he will officially begin work on August 1.
Onyeador has had a wealth of soccer experiences at Barton and in the Wilson community since arriving to play for then Barton Men's Head Coach Gary Hall in 2001. Onyeador, a Virginia State Olympic Development Program player from Potomac Falls High School won the position as the starting goalkeeper for the Bulldogs in his freshmen year and had a career 1.56 goals against average in that role. Shoulder injuries caused Onyeador to serve as a field player in his later seasons and he served as a team captain as a senior in 2005, and also led that season's team in assists. He was selected for the team's Mike Smith Award in 2003, presented to the Barton player best exuding courage and commitment. He was named to Who's Who for Barton College for the 2005-06 academic year. Onyeador has served the past several years as an instructor for the Barton College Soccer Camp. Onyeador served as an assistant coach to Hall for the 2006-07 year and then for 2007-08 as assistant coach for new coaches Matt Akins and Michael Michalakis for the Barton men's and women's teams, respectively.In addition to his duties at Barton, Onyeador has coached extensively with local schools and with select soccer in Wilson. He has coached the boys soccer team at Community Christian School for the past two years, has served as a JV and assistant coach at Fike High School, and as a middle school coach for the Edgecombe County Schools. Onyeador has coached several teams for the Wilson Youth Soccer Association (WYSA), has served as Assistant Director of Coaching for this organization, and has served on its Board of Directors.
"I am extremely pleased that Ike has landed this position at Union College," stated Hall, who now serves only as Director of Athletics at Barton College. "Union has a strong soccer program and the ability to combine this experience with attaining a master's degree is a great opportunity. As Ike and I have discussed where the future will take him in the college game, I have urged him that getting an advanced degree to pair with his experience in soccer would open a number of doors for him. In the very near future he will become an excellent head coach at the college level."
"Ike has become a soccer fixture in the local community," continued Hall. "He brings the same endless enthusiasm to coaching that he did to playing the game. Ike certainly has made a tremendous impact in the program at Barton. Whatever we needed done, particularly when it came to the wealth of local clinics and camps we held over the past several years, Ike has been a centerpiece of such activities. His dynamic personality has made him an icon with children at camps and clinics. Our leadership in WYSA will miss his coaching and service on our board greatly. He put 100% into everything he did for soccer in our community."
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April 21, 2008
Brian Mastin, who came to Barton College in January of 2007 to coach the men's and women's tennis teams, has announced that he will not be returning for the 2008-09 academic year.
Mastin has coached the men's tennis team to a combined overall record of 22-20 over the past two seasons. His 2007 men's team was 7-2 in conference regular season play, placing third in the standings, and made the finals of the league tournament, bowing to Anderson University. The 2008 team went 4-5 in league regular season play, placing sixth, and qualified for the league tournament quarterfinals. He coached the women's team to a combined 8-20 mark for the 2007 season and half of the 2008 season. His 2007 women's team was 2-8 in league play, placing in a tie for ninth, and 5-14 overall. That team did not qualify for the league tournament. The women's team was 3-6 under his direction in 2008 before Sheila Milne was named as the team's interim coach in mid-March.
"Barton College appreciates the effort which Brian Mastin gave to his position here over the last year and a half," said Gary Hall, Director of Athletics. "He essentially held four job titles for most of this tenure here, serving as our Strength and Conditioning Specialist and as a faculty member in the Department of Physical Education and Sports Studies in addition to his coaching duties. Under his direction, our 2007 men's tennis team came very close to winning the then Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference tournament championship and advancing into NCAA post-season play. Coach Mastin has been very effective in the strength and conditioning work he performed with student-athletes on a number of our teams. We wish him and his family well as they consider other opportunities."
"We are putting together a job announcement and will begin the search immediately for our next head tennis coach," continued Hall. "With the outstanding tradition of competitive success we have enjoyed in tennis and the top-shelf court facility we have in place, we are encouraged that we can attract a strong pool of candidates for the position. We also will have very good talent returning to both tennis teams and we are confident that we can be successful for the 2008-09 year."
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April 20, 2008
CLEMMONS, NC — The Conference Carolinas Men's and Women's Golf Championships began Sunday morning at Salem Glen Country Club. The event, hosted by Barton College, will be played Sunday-Tuesday and includes 18 holes each day for men and women.
Results of each round will be posted on www.golfstat.com under the Conference Carolinas Golf Championships on the schedule page immediately following the conclusion of play each day. Daily results and a story can be found at www.barton.edu/athletics. Navigate to the Barton Golf schedule page and pull up the Conference Carolinas tournament link.
The Barton men are the defending conference champs, having edged Belmont Abbey by one shot last season.
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April 18, 2008
THOMASVILLE, NC — Senior third baseman Travis Holloman and junior outfielder Zach Boyette earned second-team honors Friday night when the 2008 All-Conference Carolinas baseball teams were announced before the nightcap of first-day play in the league tournament at historic Fleming Stadium.
Boyette and Holloman led the Bulldogs to a fourth-place tie in the regular-season standings at 11-13. The Bulldogs, 27-27 overall, were edged 3-2 in 10 innings by Anderson their first tourney game Thursday night and will play 9th-seeded Coker this morning at 10 at Nixon Field.
Boyette led the league in batting at .449, had 62 hits, 29 RBI and stole 12 bases during the regular season. Holloman, who moved from the outfield to third base, tied for second on the Bulldogs' roster in batting at .367, rapped 61 hits, drove in 33 runs and stole 21-of-25 bases. The red-shirt senior was also an all-league choice last season.
Nationally No. 1-ranked Mount Olive dominated the all-conference team, as expected. The Trojans, 41-4 after winning Thursday night, placed seven players on the first team and four more on the second team. Carl Lancaster was Coach of the Year, Jason Sherrer was Player of the Year and Ryan Schlecht was Pitcher of the Year. All hail from Mount Olive. Atlee Pearson of nationally 14th-ranked Erskine was Freshman of the Year.
For complete teams, check out www.conferencecarolinas.com.
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April 18, 2008
Thomasville, N.C. — Barton outfielder Jessica McFadden (Wilmington, NC) was named Freshman of the Year during the Conference Carolinas Softball banquet Thursday night. The speedster, who was also a first-team All-Conference pick, led the Lady Bulldogs in hitting at .368, hits (49) and stolen bases (28-for-30). She is the first Barton player to win the award since Rachel White shared FOY in 2000.
Conference Carolinas All-Conference Teams were determined by vote from each head coach of participating institutions. Nominations are collected and then voted upon by ballot and tallied to determine Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Coach of the Year, All-Conference First Team, and All-Conference Second Team. Awards were presented at the Conference Carolinas softball team banquet at the Conference Tournament Championships hosted by Erskine College at Heritage Park in Simpsonville, SC.
No other Lady Bulldogs made the All-Conference team. Barton is currently playing in the conference tournament. Shelly Catlett of Coker College was named Player of the Year and David Hannah of Coker was Coach of the Year. For complete All-Conference teams, check out www.conferencecarolinas.com.
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April 17, 2008
Conference Carolinas Baseball Tournament Bracket
WILSON, N.C. - The 2008 Conference Carolinas Baseball Tournament will be played Thursday through Sunday in Wilson at Nixon Field and Fleming Stadium.
Barton will be hosting the double-elimination event, which begins at 10 a.m. Thursday when No. 2 seed Erskine faces No. 7 seed Pfeiffer at Fleming Stadium and No. 8 St. Andrews taking on No. 9 Coker at Nixon Field.
The tournament will feature six games at Nixon Field on Thursday and Friday and six at Fleming Stadium during those two days. The tournament then shifts to Fleming Stadium for action on Saturday and Sunday. Mount Olive, nationally ranked No. 1 in NCAA D-II, is the favorite for the event, while nationally 14th-ranked Erskine should also be a contender.
Host Barton enters the event as the No. 4 seed at 27-26 overall and will open play vs. No. 5 Anderson at 7 Thursday night in Fleming Stadium. Box scores and summaries of games will be posted throughout the tournament on the Barton Athletic web site. You can access box scores, play-by-plays and stories from the scoreboard on the bottom of the main athletics page or by pulling up the Barton baseball schedule and picking out what games your are interested in at the bottom of the schedule page.
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