I apologize for taking so long to update the blog, the spring is just such a hectic time for me.
It is not like I haven’t had some things to write about. First of all Ashley Huston needs to get a tip of the cap for her performance at the indoor NCAA Championships. She placed fourth in the high jump and won the pentathlon to score enough points for HSU to finish eighth as a team. She has already automatically qualified for the outdoors in the heptathlon and has provisionally qualified in the high jump, long jump and 100 hurdles. The Cowgirls could have two or three other qualifiers for the spring outdoor meet and right now RaceBerry Jam has them picked to placed third, based on athletes that have qualified so far. Not bad for a first year program.
Congratulations to the two diamond sports. They both have a chance to clinch ASC West Division titles this weekend. The Cowboys will play Texas Lutheran at Hunter Field this weekend and if they win the series they will be the No. 1 seed from the ASC West and will have their second straight ASC West title. This team is exciting to watch, they have already set the record for home runs in a season in the Division III era and Regan Dixon has hit a school-record 14 home runs this season. Come out and enjoy the nice weather and support the Cowboys this weekend.
The softball team is in first place in the ASC West and has won 19 of their last 20 games. They play second place Howard Payne this weekend at Ellis Field starting at 2 p.m. on Friday. If you did not see it, freshman Taylor Namey had a huge weekend at Concordia last week, especially the Friday doubleheader when she hit five home runs in the two games. She has tied Arin Spence’s school home run record with 11 this season.
The tennis teams will compete at McMurry this weekend in the ASC Tournament. The women won their 11th straight ASC West title and they are the favorites in the women’s tournament. They will play at 8:30 on Saturday morning. The men play Friday morning at 8:30 a.m.
The spring sports are starting to wind down their season’s and before you know it summer will be here. We have had another good year at Hardin-Simmons that could turn out to be great over the next month and a half.
I hope to see you at the games this weekend.
