Sections Options Links Classifieds InteractiveMissouri State is now down to its final handful of candidates for the director of athletics position, which will be open (and hopefully filled), starting July 1. The five finalists were chosen out of the 103 applicants that were vying to fill the shoes of current athletics director Bill Rowe, who is retiring after spending 50 years at Missouri State, including holding the post of A.
The search for Missouri State's new athletics director is entering its final stretch. In late May, Missouri State officials hope to make their final decision and name a new A.D. As all the candidates are due to be on campus during the next month, here are brief biographies of the five finalists released last Friday (with interview dates in parentheses): Bob Arkeilpane (April 26-28) - Currently the deputy director of athletics at the University of Cincinnati, a position he has held since 2005.
Kansas City is 7-5 and in first place through the first two weeks, but the Royals could be doing even better if not for a shaky bullpen. And now, their franchise third baseman may be out until the All-Star break. Kansas City's starting pitchers have combined to go 5-2 overall.
After an entire weekend of rain, the Missouri State softball team was only able to add one more win to their record even though three games were scheduled against Evansville. It was a pitchers' duel in the opening game Saturday that ended with the Bears winning 1-0.
This past weekend, Missouri State jolted the Wichita State baseball team with pitching and hitting. The Bears swept the Shockers in a three-game series, keeping the Bears on top of the Missouri Valley Conference standings. "This is big for us," said sophomore pitcher Aaron Meade.
The Missouri State lacrosse team made scoring goals look easy against Division-I Arkansas on Friday night. They finished the game beating the Razorbacks 20-8. "I'd say that the best thing was that we didn't stop," Bears coach Austin Holman said. "We keep working hard for the whole game.