July 2007 Headlines
July 17, 2007
Cougar Volleyball signs junior college All-American
Columbia, Mo. - Columbia College women’s volleyball coach Melinda Wrye-Washing officially announced today that Columbia College has signed Kari McWilliams, a sophomore setter from Longview Community College in Lee’s Summit, Mo., to a national letter of intent to play volleyball for the Cougars next season.
"Having a quality setter like Kari on the team is going to give us a lot of options on offense,” said Wrye-Washington. “She will allow us the opportunity to move our All-American setter Luana Branco to a hitting position if needed and still have a skilled setter to distribute the ball.”
As a sophomore McWilliams led the Lakers to the NJCAA National Tournament and was named First Team All-Region and NJCAA All-American.
"I selected Columbia College to continue my education and volleyball career because it had everything I was looking for,” said McWilliams. “It’s not to far from my hometown of Lee’s Summit, it has an excellent criminal justice program along with a national ranked volleyball team.”
July 16, 2007
Cougar Volleyball recognized as NAIA Scholar Team
Kansas City, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is proud to announce the 2006-07 NAIA scholar teams. NAIA student-athletes around the country work diligently throughout the year for academic excellence at their respective institutions. This year over 400 teams earned at least a 3.0 team grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) during 2006-07 academic year, as defined by its institution.
The Columbia College women’s volleyball team ended the year with a team grade point average of 3.46 placing them eighth in women’s volleyball and in the top 80 overall.
The men’s golf team at Robert Morris College (Ill.) tops all teams with a 3.86 team grade point average.
Cougar Athletics and the NAIA are committed to high standards and to the principle that participation in athletics serves as an integral part of the total education process and is dedicated to character-driven intercollegiate athletics and provides student-athletes an environment that values academic and athletic excellence.
For the complete list of NAIA Scholar Teams visit http://naia.cstv.com/genrel/071607aaf.html.
