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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)
Peacocks Sign Two More Experienced Student-Athletes for 2009-10 Willis, a National Letter of Intent signee, comes to Upper Iowa as a transfer from Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas where she appeared in 14 games for the Cavaliers last season. A 5-6 guard, Willis graduated from North Chicago High School in North Chicago, Illinois, in 2006. As a high school senior, Willis led North Chicago to a 23-5 record and a North Suburban Conference Championship. She averaged 16.8 points, 6.4 assists, 5.3 steals and 3 rebounds per game. Howard, a 5-9 forward, has signed an athletic scholarship and comes to Upper Iowa from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, a NCAA Division-I institution that plays in the Summit League. As a Kangeroo, Howard appeared in 8 games and averaged 4.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game last season. (MORE) 
14th Annual Peacock Golf Classic - June 5, 2009 The Athletics Department at Upper Iowa University is hosting their 14th Annual Peacock Golf Classic on Friday, June 5 at Big Rock Country Club in Fayette, Iowa. All the Peacock coaches and administration, including our new Director of Athletics, Dave Miller, will be at Big Rock early and on the course all day to visit with the UIU alumni and friends in attendance. 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) Upper Iowa Adds Second Parkland College Transfer to Roster Upper Iowa Head Women's Basketball Coach Mike Brown and the Peacock women's basketball team announced today that Cassandra Deiters has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Upper Iowa University and compete for the Peacocks next year. Deiters is transferring to Upper Iowa from Parkland College in Champaign, Ill. along with teammate Heidi McKean. Both led the Cobras to a 29-6 overall record, a fourth-place finish in the NJCAA Division II National Tournament, and a Mid-West Athletic Conference Championship. A 6-2 center, Deiters averaged 7.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game during her sophomore season at Parkland. (MORE) Peacocks Sign Parkland College Transfer to NLI Upper Iowa Head Women's Basketball Coach Mike Brown and the Peacock women's basketball team announced today that Heidi McKean has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Upper Iowa University and compete for the Peacocks next year. McKean comes to Upper Iowa from Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois where she was a First Team NJCAA Division II All-American last season and led the Cobras to a 29-6 overall record, a fourth-place finish in the NJCAA Division II National Tournament, and a Mid-West Athletic Conference Championship. A 5'8'' point guard, McKean averaged 8.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game during her sophomore season at Parkland. (MORE) Peacocks Sign Wisconsin Prep to National Letter of Intent Upper Iowa Head Women's Basketball Coach Mike Brown and the Peacock women's basketball team announced today that Carrie Thoma has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Upper Iowa University and compete for the Peacocks next year. Thoma, a forward, is from Richfield, Wisconsin and currently attends Hartford Union High School where she is a four-time letter winner and was the team captain her junior and senior years. She was named Second Team All-County following her junior and senior seasons and Second Team Al-Conference after her junior season. Thoma led Hartford Union in scoring her junior and senior seasons and in rebounding her senior season. Academically, she maintained high honors throughout her high school career and was inducted into the National Honor Society her junior year. (MORE) Upper Iowa Opens Recruiting Season with Two Commitments Upper Iowa Head Women's Basketball Coach Mike Brown and the Peacock women's basketball team announced today that Chelsea Garcia and Karina Berinobis have signed admission acceptance letters to attend Upper Iowa University and compete for the Peacocks. Garcia, a 5-9 guard/forward, is from Minnetonka, Minnesota and currently attends Hopkins High School where she is a three-time letter winner and was captain of her team a season ago. Berinobis is a 5'7'' guard from Strawberry Point, Iowa and is currently attending Starmont High School. Among he has competed at the USA Junior Nationals where she played in the all-star game and won the three point contest, she was also named to the Tri-Rivers All-Conference team. (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) |
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