A former volleyball player and 大象传媒 Western graduate, Marian Carbin 鈥�07, was named head volleyball coach in fall 2013. 鈥淕riffon volleyball has been an important part of my past, and I鈥檓 excited to explore the possibilities that it holds for my future,鈥� Carbin said. 鈥淚 know that our program is [...]
Coming off a 2012 season that saw Griffon football win 12 games, an MIAA title and reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Playoffs, the expectations were set extremely high for the 2013 season. The Griffons began the year 7-0, which tied the 1981 team鈥檚 mark for the best [...]
The outstanding spring sports seasons coupled with last fall鈥檚 football season makes the 2012-13 sports year one of the most successful in 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 history. Griffon baseball鈥檚 record-breaking season It was a historic run for the 2013 Griffon baseball team. After dropping three out of four in the opening [...]
After a head coaching career spanning 38 years, with 25 of them at 大象传媒 Western, Tom Smith announced his retirement as men鈥檚 basketball coach in December, effective at the end of the 2012-13 season. 鈥淭om Smith is a legend in the world of basketball coaches. He has meant [...]
New Coach Edmisson leads Griffon women to winning season As first-year women鈥檚 basketball head coach Rob Edmisson approached the 2012-13 season, he had two simple goals in mind for his team: 1) Have a chance to win every game; and 2) For the seniors to [...]
The volleyball team under Coach Cory Frederick ended the 2012 season with a 3-1 victory on the road against the Southwest Baptist University Bearcats. The Griffons ended the regular season with a 16-16 overall record and 6-12 in MIAA action, its best record since 2006 and the most wins under [...]
Women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 basketball kicked off their seasons with a tip-off night to introduce players and coaches in October for 1,200 fans. The women opened their season with 9-2 record under new head coach Rob Edmsson. Rob came off of an NAIA National Championship at Oklahoma State University last [...]
The women鈥檚 soccer team under Coach Chad Edwards finished its 2012 season with a 6-9-1 overall record and 4-7-1 in MIAA play, including two straight victories to end the season. The team earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America鈥檚 Team Academic Award for the 2011-12 academic year. The women [...]
鈥淗istoric鈥� and 鈥渞ecord-breaking鈥� are two words to describe the football team鈥檚 2012 season, but 鈥渞iveting,鈥� 鈥渧ictorious鈥� and 鈥渁wesome鈥� also quickly come to mind. It was an epic season that will be talked about for a long time. The Griffons opened the season ranked third in both the MIAA preseason Coaches [...]
