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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)
Upper Iowa University Names David Miller as Director of Athletics 
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) Peacocks Announce 2009 Commitments “This class adds eight quality student-athletes to our roster that we feel can come in and contribute immediately,” stated Head Coach Brian Bahl. “While we are obviously very impressed with what we feel these eight individuals can do on the field, we are even more impressed with their character and the families they come from. They will be great representatives of our program and Upper Iowa University.” Bahl continued, “With this class we were really able to focus in on key areas of weakness that got the best of us at times last year. We return nearly all the pieces from this past fall’s youthful team, but needed to upgrade various areas to be able to compete in a Northern Sun Conference that seems to get stronger every year. This group not only adds much needed depth to our roster; it addresses weaknesses we have had defensively and gives us a much more dynamic attacking presence. We are excited about the technical ability, athleticism, and versatility these young ladies will add to the program.” The Peacocks only major loss from this past year’s 9-9-3 team is that of All-Region central midfielder Jenny Lee. The Peacocks still plan to add a couple more student-athletes this spring to complete this class. (MORE)Peacock Soccer Teams Earn NSCAA Academic Recognition Both the women's and men's soccer teams at Upper Iowa University have earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's Team Academic Award for the 2007-08 academic year. The honor comes after both programs posted a team grade point average at or above 3.0 last school year. The women earned the honor thanks to their 3.19 GPA during the 2007-08 academic year, while the men received the honor after registering a 3.36 GPA last year. Upper Iowa is one of 59 schools that had both their women's and men's programs recognized. Only three other Northern Sun Conference schools joined the Peacock women's program in earning the honor; MSU Mankato, Northern State, and Winona State. (MORE) Fifteen Peacocks Earn Northern Sun All-Academic Team Honors The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has announced its All-Academic Teams for the 2008 fall athletic season and fifteen 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) Peacocks Earn Four All-Conference Nods The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has handed out their Women's Soccer All-Conference Awards and four Peacocks have earned the honor. Jennifer Lee (Kenosha, Wis.) was named to the NSIC First Team, while Amy Campbell (Cary, Ill.) was named to the NSIC Second Team. Christine Dwyer (Maple Grove, Minn.) was named to the NSIC Third team, and Emily Gielau (Denver, Iowa) was named an NSIC Honorable Mention. (MORE) Peacocks and Wolves Finish Regular Season with Tie Upper Iowa welcomed Northern State to Pattison Field on Sunday afternoon for a Northern Sun match up. The Wolves entered the match a half game in front of the Peacocks in the NSIC Standings. Both offenses were kept off the scoreboard in the first half although NSU outshot UIU 6-2 in the first 45 minutes. The Wolves out the ball in the back of the net early in the second half, but the Peacocks tied the game fourteen minutes later. Neither team added a score over the remainder of regulation and the match moved to overtime. The Peacocks had the best chance in the first overtime when a shot hit the post with two minutes to play. The game moved to a second overtime. The teams could not get a gamewinner in the second extra period and the match finished in a tie. UIU finished the regular season 6-5-2. (MORE) Peacocks Upset Marauders on Pattison Field The Upper Iowa women's soccer team played host to the Marauders of the University of Mary on Friday afternoon in Fayette. The Northern Sun match up featured the #3 and #7 teams in the NSIC. The Peacocks used an early goal on a restart and a second goal early in half number two to claim a 2-0 lead with thirty-seven minutes to play. Upper Iowa held on over the final third of the match to improve their record to 9-8-2 overall and 6-5-1 in the NSIC. U-Mary dropped to 10-9-0 overall and 9-3-0 in conference action. (MORE) |
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