CLASS OF 2016 Marin Whorton Cooney (Ozark) Sophia Alexander Denning (Strafford/Drury) Bob Detherage (Hillcrest/Royals) Bill Helfrecht (Glendale/Missouri State) Brent Maggard (Sparta/Crowder/Southern Arkansas) Kristen Marshall (Glendale/William Jewell) Troy McMain (Willard) Christian Overstreet (Nixa/Missouri State) Tom Wilson (Bolivar/Detroit Tigers)
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Team: Missouri State University
Brent Dunn
Never underestimate those who begin their professional careers working in the trenches. Because it’s in those trenches where rolling up your sleeves and grinding make folks tough – and successful difference-makers – for the long haul. A case in point is Brent Dunn, who rose from radio news/sports reporting in Springfield to become the Executive… Read more »
Mary Phyl Dwight
There weren’t many opportunities for sports-minded young girls growing up in Missouri in the 1960s. So maybe it shouldn’t be a surprise to learn Mary Phyl Dwight couldn’t quite help herself once she arrived on Missouri State University’s campus in the fall of 1970. A graduate of Raytown South High School, Dwight grew up yearning… Read more »
Elite 11- Class of 2022
CLASS OF 2022 Dr. Bob Arnce — Carl Junction High School/William Jewell College Joey Ballard — Missouri Southern State University Jared Beshore — Lamar High School/Missouri State University Brock Christopher — Kearney High School/University of Missouri Nathan Dunn — Marshfield High School/Missouri State University/Southwest Baptist University Dr. Jared Emery — Mountain Grove High School/Missouri State… Read more »
Elite 11- Class of 2021
CLASS of 2021 Brock Baker — Bolivar High School/Western Kentucky University Blaise Bauer — Monett High School/Pittsburg State University Joe Close — Parkview High School/University of Missouri Lance Johnston — Branson High School/Northwest Missouri State University Marcus Klund — Scott City & Cape Central High Schools/Lindenwood University Drew Newhart — Cameron High School/Missouri Western State… Read more »
Elite 11- Class of 2018
CLASS OF 2018 Dr. Travis Brawner (Branson High School/Missouri State University) Kegan Coleman (Lee’s Summit North High School/University of Central Missouri) Dr. Kenny Downing (Aurora High School/University of Missouri/Canadian Football League) Dr. Preston Estes (Marionville High School/Missouri State) Derek Jensen (Lebanon High School/Missouri State) Roy Kaderly (Marshfield High School/Mizzou/Missouri State) David McNeel (Greenfield High School/Mizzou/Canadian Football League)… Read more »
Elite 11- Class of 2015
CLASS of 2015 Brett Potts (Bolivar, Pittsburg State) Eric Czerniewski (Montgomery County, Central Missouri) Rusty Shadel (Lebanon, Missouri State) Rex Sawyer (Ava, Missouri Valley College) Steve Forbis (Republic, Missouri Southern) Lorenzo Williams (Mizzou) Chuck Blair (Camdenton, Central Missouri) Jeremy Flores (Willard, Colorado) T.J. Onstott (Lamar, Missouri Southern) Steve Newbold (Aurora, Missouri State) Justin Gerald (Hillcrest,… Read more »
Elite 11- Class of 2016
CLASS of 2016 Chuck Banta (Springfield Parkview/Mizzou) Ben Nichols (Springfield Glendale/Colorado/Atlanta Falcons/ Denver Broncos/Rhein Fire), Lee Coleman (Springfield Hillcrest/Missouri State/Evangel) Isaac Sooter (Sarcoxie/Evangel) Darrin Newbold (Aurora/Missouri State/New York Jets/Oklahoma Outlaws) Anthony Frazier (Springfield Greenwood/Mizzou) Robert Clardy (Marshfield/Southwest Baptist) Wes Kemp (St. Louis De Smet/Mizzou) Lance Crayton (Springfield Catholic/Missouri State) Steve Mayfield (Aurora) Landon Zerkel (Webb City/Missouri… Read more »
Elite 11- Class of 2017
CLASS OF 2017 Shannon Crouch (Seneca High School/Pittsburg State University) Mitch Espy (Marshfield High School/Missouri State) Mikael Cooper-Falls (Hillcrest High School/Missouri State) Jacob Hamon (Branson High School/Evangel University) Fred Harle (Raytown High School/Missouri State) Ryan Howerton (Lebanon High School/Lindenwood University/Mizzou) Shem Johnson (Parkview High School/Benedictine College/Indoor Football League) Eric Ramsey (Warsaw High School/Missouri Western University)… Read more »
Elite 11- Class of 2019
CLASS OF 2019 Dr. Tony Berry (Stockton High School/Southwest Baptist University) Lanny Curnes (Reeds Spring High School/University of Central Missouri) Dre Dokes (Kickapoo High School/Northern Iowa/CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders) Tyler Evans (Strafford High School/University of Oklahoma) Chris Hanna (Springfield Catholic High School/Pittsburg State University) Beau Jackson (Branson High School/Missouri State University/Evangel University) Phil Johnson (Kickapoo High… Read more »
Elite 11- Class of 2020
CLASS OF 2020 Wayne Burch (Stoutland High School/Southwest Baptist University/Camdenton High School) Matt Burgess (Parkview High School/University of Missouri) Mark DeLozier (Kickapoo High School/University of Tulsa) Michael Fox (Meridian (Miss.) High School/Missouri State University) Jason O’Neal (Fair Grove High School/Southwest Baptist University) Kellen Overstreet (Penney High School/University of Wyoming) Mark Smith (Webb City High School/University… Read more »
Paul Evans
He grew up in a steel-mill town northeast of the Gateway Arch where you’ve got to put in your own work. And he did in baseball, becoming a high school pitching standout and a workhorse for the state’s premier college program – and wasn’t afraid. That is, not afraid to start at the bottom, at… Read more »
Fast Break Club
The Fast Break Club grew out of conversations, in the early 1980s, among business and professional women in Springfield, brought together by Dr. Mary Jo Wynn for the purpose of brainstorming ways to support the women’s athletic program at Missouri State University. Challenged by University of Texas’ winning women’s basketball coach, Jody Conradt, in October… Read more »
Filbert Five – Class of 2019
CLASS OF 2019 Women’s Team Jill Esely Durnin (Savannah High School/William Jewell College) Dr. Tammy Erwin (Walnut Grove High School/Southwest Baptist University/College of the Ozarks) Carrie Long Green (Skyline High School/Southwest Baptist University) Brittany Percival Lyon (Hartville High School/Missouri Science & Technology) Kelsey Williams (Eminence High School/Moberly Area Community College/Lincoln University, University of Central Missouri) Men’s… Read more »
Filbert Five – Class of 2020
CLASS OF 2020 Stephanie Williams Burgess (Wheaton High School/Labette County Community College/Missouri Southern State University) Mikaela Burgess (Webb City High School/Pittsburg State University) Callie Carroll (Logan-Rogersville High School/Drury University/Missouri State University) Jordan Garrison-Garcia (Osceola High School/Creighton University) Heather Harman (Walnut Grove High School/Drury University) Jenny Anderson Sledge (Kickapoo High School/University of New Orleans) Men’s Team… Read more »
Filbert Five – Class of 2021
CLASS OF 2021 Women’s Team Kyndal Clark – Branson High School/Webb City High School/Drake University, Nebraska Kelsie Cleeton – Hillcrest High School/College of the Ozarks Hannah Cook – Ozark High School/University of Alabama Marla Douglass – Mountain Grove High School/Oklahoma State University/Missouri State University Katie Gariss Marsh — College Heights Christian High School/Missouri Southern State… Read more »