Sterling, Kan. – The Fall Sport Season officially began this morning with the first practice sessions being held by all of the sports teams at Sterling College that compete in the Fall Championship Season. The teams that kicked off their seasons today were Football, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Volleyball, Men’s Cross Country, Women’s Cross Country, and Cheer and Dance.
Lexington, Ky. - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) has announced that the Sterling College Volleyball Program is one of 481 teams that have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2010-2011 season. This number once again breaks the previous years' total of 450 and sets a new all-time high for this award.
Pete Manely, exercise science department chair and certified athletic trainer (ATC) at Sterling College, has been named the President Elect of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Athletic Training Association. Manely is also the President of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Athletic Training Association.
Sterling College has announced several new additions to its faculty.
Dr. Raymond Anderson will be joining the college as an associate professor of communications. Dr. Anderson has taught courses in video production and direction, broadcast news, scriptwriting and more. He played a significant role in growing the major at George Fox University during his years at the school.
The new school year is upon us. In addition to new students, new faculty, and new staff, Sterling College is starting this year with a new concentration: Accounting. With the addition of business professor, Irene Barkman, Sterling College is now able to offer Accounting as new area of study for business majors.
Salina, Kan. – The 2011 KCAC Football Season started with a bang on Wednesday with the 2011 KCAC Media Day in Salina, Kansas. At Media Day, two different preseason polls, the KCAC Coaches’ Poll and the KCAC Media Poll, are voted on. Sterling College was picked to finish fifth by the KCAC Coaches and fourth by the KCAC Media.
Sterling College announces today that it will close the Sterling College Quiznos franchise on August 5, 2011. After careful consideration, the College has deemed it best to close the franchise after determining that it is no longer a viable business venture of benefit to both the students and the College.
Sterling College has announced some of the new additions to its staff.
Adrian Dinkel has been named head baseball coach for Sterling College. Prior to arriving at Sterling, Dinkel spent two seasons as the head assistant and recruiting coordinator at Clarendon College in Texas. He and his wife, Gidget will soon be residing in Sterling.
Sterling College women's soccer assistant coach and alumnus Ki Thornberry has been named the new head women’s soccer coach for the Garden City Community College Broncbusters. Thornberry comes to GCCC after serving as the assistant women’s soccer coach and assistant softball coach at Sterling College in Sterling, KS.
Sterling, Kan. – Sterling College Athletic Director Gary Kempf announced today that Interim Head Baseball Coach Adrian Dinkel has had the Interim title removed and will be Sterling’s new Head Baseball Coach, replacing Jared Hamilton who resigned on June 17.