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Peacock Basketball Teams Accept Exhibition Games at Drake for 2009-2010 Season Drake, one of the four Division I institutions in the state of Iowa, is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. Last season, the Bulldog women finished with a 19-12 record overall which included a 12-6 mark in the MVC, good enough for third place. The Bulldog men finished the 2008-09 season with a 17-16 record overall and a 7-11 record in the MVC, which placed them in eighth place. "Our basketball programs are looking forward to playing Drake University next fall," said Miller. "Both the men's and women's programs at Drake compete on the national scale in NCAA Division I basketball. Our student-athletes, as Iowa's only NCAA Division II program, welcome the opportunity to test their skills and abilities on this level. We're hopeful that our men's and women's teams play one of Iowa's big four programs each year as this will be exciting for not only our student-athletes, but our current students and alumni." (MORE)
14th Annual Peacock Golf Classic - June 5, 2009 The activities on the 5th will begin at 9 a.m. with registration. Teams will be on the course at 10:30 a.m. with a shotgun start followed by dinner, prizes and awards at the conclusion of play. Participants in the four-person scramble will enjoy free range balls, raffle prizes, flight trophies, a lunch, and beverages on the course, as well as hole contests including closest to the pin, men's and women's long drive, and longest putt. A hole-in-one on hole #9 will also earn that lucky participant $10,000. Many more games and challenges are also planned for many of the holes on the course. (MORE) 
Lafrenz to Transfer to Upper Iowa Upper Iowa University Head Men's Basketball Coach Brian Dolan announced today that Mike Lafrenz, from Bennett, Iowa, has committed to continuing his academic and basketball career at Upper Iowa. Lafrenz, a 6-7 center, is transferring to Upper Iowa from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, S.D. As a senior at Tipton High School in Tipton, Iowa, Mike averaged 19.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, while blocking 78 shots and handing out 51 assists and shooting 57.9% from the field. He helped guide his team to a 19-4 record. Lafrenz was a Second Team All-State selection following his senior year and was a two-time First Team All-Conference selection after both his junior and senior seasons. He scored a career-high 44 points and collected 17 rebounds in a victory over Mid-Prairie High School during his senior year. During his junior season, he averaged 17.8 points and 11.8 rebounds while blocking 73 shots as Tipton finished the season with an 18-5 record. Mike comes to Upper Iowa University with four years of eligibility remaining and will join his brother Mark, who played as a freshman for the Peacocks this year. (MORE) Peacocks Add Cedar Rapids Prep for 2009-10 Jake Hughes, a high school senior from Cedar Rapids, has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Upper Iowa University and play for the Peacocks. Head coach Brian Dolan announced the signing today. Hughes, a 5-foot-11, 170-pound point guard, averaged 12.5 points per game and 4.7 assists per game as a senior for Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids. He led Kennedy to a 21-2 record during his senior season. Jake was the starting point guard for Kennedy for three years, leading them to state tournament berths during his sophomore and junior seasons, finishing third in 2007 and fourth in 2008. He was recently selected by the Iowa Newspaper Association as a Class 4A All-State player this season. (MORE) UIU Basketball Signs Indian Hills Transfer Upper Iowa University Head Men's Basketball Coach Brian Dolan announced today that Brad Burgus, from Osceola, Iowa, has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his academic and basketball career at Upper Iowa. Burgus, a 6-4 guard, is transferring to Upper Iowa University from Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa. After spending the 2007-2008 basketball season as a red-shirt at Indian Hills, Burgus played in 19 games for the Warriors this season, helping them to a 30-3 record this season, losing in the Region XI championship tournament final. Burgus will come to UIU with three years of eligibility remaining. Brad was a multi-talented player for Clarke High School in Osceola, averaging 25.8 points, 10.1 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 3.0 steals per game his senior season. Brad was selected as an All-State player at the end of his junior and senior years in high school, and was a teammate of current Peacocks Neil Gross, Alex Kramer, and Matt Lesan on the Iowa Barnstormers AAU basketball club. Brad plans to major in business at Upper Iowa. (MORE) Peacock Basketball Signs Center Point-Urbana Prep Upper Iowa University Head Men's Basketball Coach Brian Dolan announced today that Sam Elgin, from Center Point, Iowa, has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his academic and basketball career at Upper Iowa. Elgin, a 6-foot-6 forward, led Center Point-Urbana High School in scoring and rebounding the last two years. He scored 17.8 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per game this year as a senior, and 14.8 points and 6.5 rebounds a game as a junior. Sam also excelled on the defensive end, adding 2.9 steals and over a block per game his senior year. Sam was selected as an all-conference player after his junior and senior seasons, and was named to the Iowa Newspaper Association All-State team after his senior year. (MORE) Eleven Peacocks Earn Northern Sun All-Academic Team Honors The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has announced its All-Academic Teams for the 2009 winter athletic season and eleven Peacock student-athletes earned recognition. To be eligible for this honor, the student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better. The student-athlete must have also reached sophomore academic and athletic standing at the institution represented with one full year completed at their institution. (MORE) Upper Iowa University Names David Miller as Director of Athletics Upper Iowa University President Dr. Alan Walker announced today that David Miller will be the new Director of Athletics. Miller will begin his duties on Monday, May 18. Miller, a Manning, Iowa native spent the last two years as the Athletic Director at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, an NCAA Division II institution with Division I men's ice hockey. (MORE) Upper Iowa Athletics Department Honors 149 Student-Athletes The Athletics Department of Upper Iowa University recognized 149 student-athletes who earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll between games of the Winona State-Upper Iowa basketball doubleheader last Wednesday night. The honored group includes student-athletes, team managers, student assistant coaches, and student athletic trainers. To earn consideration for the Athletic Director's Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a minimum 3.00 grade-point average during the fall 2008 semester and/or achieved a cumulative 3.00 GPA or better. Each student received a certificate for his/her achievement from Kent McElvania, Interm Director of Athletics, and an array of Upper Iowa's faculty. (MORE) |
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