Sometimes, even the grandest plans can turn out to be bigger than you anticipated. That’s part of the legacy of Charlie Burri, the “Godfather” of Missouri Western State University athletics. A former coach, Burri was tapped to start the Missouri Western program back in 1967. He had little more to work with other than his… Read more »
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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 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 »
Gary Hazelrigg
Gary Hazelrigg was the first athletic trainer for Missouri Western State University, a role he filled for 13 years. Later, he worked with the Columbia Orthopedics Group (COG) to develop the Columbia Sports Medicine Center. Additionally, he has a long-standing service with the Olympic programs, particularly men’s basketball. He has also served as HealthSouth’s National… Read more »
Doug Minnis
Doug became his coaching and teaching career at Bishop Ward High School in Kansas City in 1956. He was the assistant athletic director, assistant football and basketball coach and head baseball coach. Minnis moved to Missouri Western in 1969 as the assistant football coach and head baseball coach. He started the baseball program and built… Read more »
Tom Smith
A true legend of the coaching profession, the 2012-13 season was the last for Missouri Western State University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tom Smith as he announced his retirement in December of 2012 after 38 years of being a head coach and more than 45 years in the coaching profession. Born in Gary, Indiana, in… Read more »
Rhesa Sumrell
Rhesa Sumrell says softball wasn’t even the sport she enjoyed most as a young person. She was a multi-sport athlete growing up “My trajectory into the game of softball was more of a logistical business situation,” she said. “I wouldn’t say it was my favorite sport, but it became the sport that I spent most of… Read more »
2019 Class – Wynn Awards
CLASS OF 2019 Mindy Bullard Coyle (Warrensburg High School/University of Missouri) Jo Ann Harrison (Southwest Baptist University Tammy Townsend Holder (Neosho High School) Anne-Mary McGrath (Springfield-Greene County Park Board) Cindy Metts — (Seymour High School, Lebanon High School volleyball coach) Taira Roth — (St. Joseph Central High School and Missouri Western State University) Lisa Tinkler… Read more »