2011–12 Great American Conference championships

Great American Conference Great American Conference alternate logo.svg 250 2011 NCAA Division II The Great American Conference sponsors championship events for 12 of its 13 sports. The football champion is the team with the best conference record. The 2011–12 season was the first year of the conference. Arkansas Tech led the way with four championships (3 team, 1 individual). East Central and Harding each had three. As a new conference it did not receive automatic qualifying to NCAA championships; however, several teams and individuals were selected to postseason championships. East Central, Harding, and Southern Arkansas participated in the men's cross country regional meet with ECU placing 2nd (3 top 10 runners) to advance to the national meet where ECU earned an 11th-place finish. Arkansas Tech, East Central, Harding, and Southern Arkansas participated in the women's cross country regional meet with HU placing 7th (1 top 10 runner). Arkansas Tech's volleyball team fell in the regional first round while the men's basketball team advanced to the regional finals, and Ouachita Baptist's men's tennis team advanced to the national quarterfinals. Rebecka Surteval (ATU) finished 16th at the women's golf super regional. Jack Garrett (ATU) finished 12th and Matt Jennings (HSU) finished 54th at the men's golf super regional. Southern Arkansas ended the Baseball regional with a 1–2 record, winning its first game. Men's cross country Champion Team – East Central Individual – Ezekiel Kissorio, East Central East Central placed the top three individual finishes and four of the top six to capture the inaugural Great American Conference men's cross country championship. ECU's Ezekiel Kissorio, Armando Saldivar, and Daniel Kiptoo finished first, second, and third, respectively. All seven of ECU's designated runners finished in the top 10. ECU finished with a total of 17 points.http://www.greatamericanconference.com/news/2011/10/22/MXC_1022115257.aspx East Central captures inaugural GAC Men's Cross Country title Runner of the Year Ezekiel Kissorio, East Central Freshman of the Year Lajos Farkas, Harding Coach of the Year Steve Sawyer, East Central All-GAC Team Ezekiel Kissorio, East Central Armando Saldivar, East Central Daniel Kiptoo, East Central Cale Eidson, East Central Jimmy Sutrick, East Central Lajos Farkas, Harding Austin Christian, East Central Mickey Hammer, Southern Arkansas Joel Dutton, East Central Phillip Biwott, Harding Championships Saturday, October 22Host: Harding University (Searcy, AR) TeamIndividual (Top Ten)1East Central171Ezekiel Kissorio (ECU)24:26.332Harding472Armando Saldivar (ECU)24:32.843Southern Arkansas753Daniel Kiptoo (ECU)24:39.324Arkansas-Monticello1154Philip Biwott (HU)25:00.415Cale Eidson (ECU)25:05.376Jimmy Sutrick (ECU)25:05.547Lajos Farkas (HU)25:15.978Austin Christian (ECU)25:18.019Mickey Hammer (SAU)25:33.9910Joel Dutton (ECU)25:38.73 Women's cross country Champion Team – Harding Individual – Gladys Kimtai, Harding Harding placed all seven of its runners in the top 20 to win the inaugural Great American Conference women's cross country championship. Four of Harding's seven runners finished in top 10 in the 5-kilometer race, highlighted by a first-place finish from Gladys Kimtai and a second-place finish from Eva Zaborowska. Harding finished with a total of 27 points.http://www.greatamericanconference.com/news/2011/10/22/WXC_1022115859.aspx Harding captures inaugural GAC Women's Cross Country title Runner of the Year Gladys Kimtai, Harding Freshman of the Year Ewa Zaborowska, Harding Coach of the Year Steve Guymon, Harding All-GAC 1st Team Olivia Campbell, Arkansas Tech Cheryl Nolan, Arkansas Tech Samantha Bartlett, East Central ReGina Germaine, East Central Colleta Songol, East Central Amber Walker, East Central Dallis Bailey, Harding Gladys Kimtai, Harding Mary Samoei, Harding Ewa Zaborowska, Harding All-GAC 2nd Team Miranda Claxton, East Central Andrea McKinney, East Central Allison Dixon, Harding Amber Priest, Harding Rachel Roberts, Harding Johanna Casey, Ouachita Baptist Carli Langley, Southern Arkansas Olivia Ornelas, Southern Arkansas Jennifer Osborn, Southwestern Oklahoma State Melissa Banks, Southwestern Oklahoma State Championships Saturday, October 22Host: Harding University (Searcy, AR) TeamIndividual (Top Ten)1Harding271Gladys Kimtai (HU)17:18.072East Central392Ewa Zaborowska (HU)17:30.723Arkansas Tech1093Cheryl Nolan (ATU)17:44.864Southern Arkansas1114Mary Samoei (HU)17:49.805Southwestern Oklahoma State1125Amber Walker (ECU)17:56.096Ouachita Baptist1676Samantha Bartlett (ECU)18:08.197Henderson State1917ReGina Germaine (ECU)18:31.498Southeastern Oklahoma State2248Dallis Bailey (HU)18:36.859Arkansas-Monticello2759Olivia Campbell (ATU)18:38.5310Colleta Songol (ECU)18:45.24 Football Champion Ouachita Baptist Ouachita Baptist clinched the inaugural Great American Conference Championship by defeating Southeastern Oklahoma State with a final score of 21–18. OBU (7–2, 6–0 GAC) finished the season at 7–3, and 6–1 in Great American Conference play. The conference championship marks the first since 1982.http://www.greatamericanconference.com/news/2011/11/15/FB_1115110738.aspx Seventy-five honored in inaugural ALL-GAC Football release Offensive Player of the Year Casey Cooper, Ouachita Baptist Defensive Player of the Year Jason Catchings, East Central Freshman of the Year Devin Benton, Southwestern Oklahoma State Coach of the Year Todd Knight, Ouachita Baptist All-GAC 1st Team QB – Casey Cooper, Ouachita Baptist RB – Mark Johnson, Southern Arkansas RB – Kale Gelles, Harding WR – D.J. Stephens, Arkansas-Monticello WR – A.J. Whitmore, Arkansas Tech WR – Zach Patteson, East Central TE – Ryan Shelley, Southeastern Oklahoma State UT – Jeremy Holt, Harding C – Seth Oxner, Arkansas-Monticello OL – Carlos Savala, East Central OL – Garrett Taylor, Harding OL – Roy Richard, Ouachita Baptist OL – Desmund Farris, East Central DE – Armonty Bryant, East Central DE – Roland Dampeer, Arkansas Tech DT – Taurus Williams, Ouachita Baptist DT – Antonio Leak, Henderson State ILB – Terrence Garrett, Ouachita Baptist ILB – Keaton Stigger, Henderson State OLB – Jason Catchings, East Central OLB – Bennie Anderson, Henderson State CB – Dontae Smith, East Central CB – Marvin Tribble, Southwestern Oklahoma State S – Clarence Laster, Southwestern Oklahoma State S – Norris Wrenn, East Central P – Derek Jambon, Arkansas-Monticello K – Eddy Carmona, Harding RS – A.J. Whitmore, Arkansas Tech All-GAC 2nd Team QB – Tyler Vanderzee, East Central RB – Jarvis Smith, Henderson State RB – Nakita Myles, Arkansas-Monticello WR – George Robbins, East Central WR – Esau Bauknight, Southwestern Oklahoma State WR – Brett Reece, Ouachita Baptist TE – Phillip Supernaw, Ouachita Baptist UT – Bruce Hatton, Southwestern Oklahoma State C – Hunter Soper, Ouachita Baptist OL – Kyle Smith, Ouachita Baptist OL – Allen Hale, Southern Arkansas OL – Corey Godbolt, Ouachita Baptist OL – Tory Day, Harding DE – Josh Aldridge, Harding DE – Robbie Aldridge, Henderson State DT – Calvin Ursin, Arkansas-Monticello DT – Devin Benton, Southwestern Oklahoma State ILB – Kerel James, East Central ILB – Aaron Gillaspie, Harding OLB – Johnny Seals, Southeastern Oklahoma State OLB – Abraham Felton, Arkansas-Monticello CB – Eric Crocker, Arkansas-Monticello CB – A.J. Williams, Ouachita Baptist S – Jeremy Rodenburg, Henderson State S – Izzy Eziakor, Southeastern Oklahoma State P – Brian Gonzalez, East Central K – Colton Rainey, Southwestern Oklahoma State RS – Dontae Smith, East Central All-GAC Honorable Mention QB – Dustin Stenta, Southwestern Oklahoma State RB – Chris Rycraw, Ouachita Baptist WR – Kenneth Robey, Arkansas-Monticello WR – Tyler O'Quin, Harding TE – Colter Huff, East Central C – David Rebata, Henderson State OL – Kevin Rodriguez, Henderson State OL – Ronald Penn, Arkansas-Monticello DE – Lonnell Rice, East Central DE – Lis Leota, Southwestern Oklahoma State DT – Erik Howell, East Central ILB – A.J. Steele, Southern Arkansas ILB – Amos Cherry, East Central OLB – Tyler McGrew, East Central OLB – Augustine Ume-Ezeoke, Ouachita Baptist CB – Wes Brady, Henderson State CB – Roderick Cohn, Harding S – Jasper Bodiford, Harding S – Jacolby Stewart, Southern Arkansas P – Clark Gaddis, Ouachita Baptist RS – Travarus Brown, Southern Arkansas Standings TeamConferenceOverallOuachita Baptist6–1.8577–3.700Henderson State4–1.8006–4.600East Central6–2.7508–3.727Harding3–3.5004–7.364Arkansas-Monticello 3–3.5005–6.455Southern Arkansas3–4.4293–7.300Southwestern Oklahoma State3–5.3755–6.455Arkansas Tech1–4.2002–8.200Southeastern Oklahoma State1–7.1252–8.200 Season The Arkansas schools were not able to play a complete conference schedule due to the exit agreement with the Gulf South Conference. DateAway teamHome teamSeptember 1Henderson State14Central Arkansas38September 1Southwestern Oklahoma State31Northwestern Oklahoma State28September 3*Arkansas Tech31Arkansas-Monticello38September 3*Harding63Southern Arkansas14September 3East Central31Incarnate Word21September 10*Southern Arkansas31Southwestern Oklahoma State22September 10Central Oklahoma23Southeastern Oklahoma State30September 10Texas College0Arkansas-Monticello41September 10*Henderson State35Harding21September 10Arkansas Tech31Southwest Baptist20September 10*East Central18Ouachita Baptist31September 15Shepherd Technical College0Harding75September 17‡Northeastern State38East Central45September 17*Southeastern Oklahoma State24Southern Arkansas21September 17Delta State 47Arkansas Tech32September 17*Southwestern Oklahoma State17Henderson State13September 17*βOuachita Baptist38Arkansas-Monticello20September 22Ouachita Baptist39Texas A&M-Commerce33September 24Delta State 34Henderson State31September 24West Alabama17Arkansas Tech12September 24Arkansas-Monticello5West Georgia21September 24Harding20North Alabama28September 24*Southeastern Oklahoma State27East Central37September 24Central Oklahoma20Southwestern Oklahoma State27September 24Southern Arkansas21Valdosta State38October 1Henderson State50West Georgia30October 1Arkansas Tech16Central Missouri42October 1East Central21Central Oklahoma41October 1Ouachita Baptist14Delta State 45October 1Harding17West Alabama31October 1*Southwestern Oklahoma State23Southeastern Oklahoma State20October 1Valdosta State9Arkansas-Monticello23October 1North Alabama42Southern Arkansas14October 6Arkansas-Monticello20Delta State 34October 8Valdosta State40Ouachita Baptist13October 8*East Central29Southwestern Oklahoma State12October 8Northeastern State38Southeastern Oklahoma State28October 8Southern Arkansas10West Alabama38October 8West Georgia41Harding24October 8North Alabama44Arkansas Tech10October 15*Henderson State30Southeastern Oklahoma State14October 15Harding41Northeastern State49October 15*Arkansas Tech17Southern Arkansas49October 15*Arkansas-Monticello9East Central34October 15*Ouachita Baptist48Southwestern Oklahoma State38October 22*Southern Arkansas43Ouachita Baptist53October 22*Southwestern Oklahoma State28Harding70October 22Northeastern State47Arkansas-Monticello46October 22*‡East Central41Henderson State42October 22*Southeastern Oklahoma State16Arkansas Tech28October 29*East Central31Arkansas Tech16October 29Southwestern Oklahoma State13Northeastern State42October 29*Ouachita Baptist31Harding27October 29*Southeastern Oklahoma State20Arkansas-Monticello24October 29Henderson State3South Alabama28November 5McKendree10Henderson State16November 5*Arkansas Tech20Southwestern Oklahoma State23November 5*Arkansas-Monticello28Southern Arkansas53November 5*‡Harding16East Central23November 5*Ouachita Baptist21Southeastern Oklahoma State18November 12*Henderson State41Ouachita Baptist36November 12*Southeastern Oklahoma State9Harding16November 12*Southern Arkansas6East Central49November 12*Southwestern Oklahoma State21Arkansas-Monticello35* – Conference Gameβ – Boomtown Classic (El Dorado, AR)‡ – Overtime Women's soccer Champion East Central After scoreless regulation and overtime periods, East Central defeated Ouachita Baptist 3–1 in penalty kicks to capture the inaugural Great American Conference women's soccer championship. ECU, the conference's regular season champ as well, recorded successful penalty kicks from Laura McNab, Rachel Hudgins and Carla Rodriguez to capture the victory. Morgan Pitchford made the first penalty kick for OBU, but her team's next three shootout participants were unsuccessful in their attempts, setting up Rodriguez' game-winner.http://www.greatamericanconference.com/news/2011/11/6/WSOC_1106113252.aspx East Central wins inaugural Women's Soccer championship Offensive Player of the Year Whitney Watts, East Central Defender of the Year Kira Bertrand, Southwestern Oklahoma State Goalkeeper of the Year Whitley Hoppe, Ouachita Baptist Freshman of the Year Margaret Glutz, East Central Coach of the Year Riley Bailey, East Central All-GAC 1st Team F – Courtney Hailey, Southwestern Oklahoma State F – Adriana Lucar, Harding F – Whitney Watts, East Central F – Beth Wendl, Ouachita Baptist M – Josie Price, Southwestern Oklahoma State M – Jessica Carbonara, Southwestern Oklahoma State M – Lauren Hatch, Ouachita Baptist M – Laura McNab, East Central D – Carrie Lieblong, Ouachita Baptist D – Hannah Hatcher, Harding D – Margaret Glutz, East Central D – Kira Bertrand, Southwestern Oklahoma State GK – Whitley Hoppe, Ouachita Baptist All-GAC 2nd Team F – Kelsey Visor, Southwestern Oklahoma State F – Samantha Nunez, Southwestern Oklahoma State F – Ashley Bradford, East Central M – Ashley Royce, Harding M – Katie Glutz, East Central M – Samantha Rice, East Central M – Miranda Lytle, Ouachita Baptist D – Carla Rodriguez, East Central D – Natalie Crosslin, Southwestern Oklahoma State D – Chelsea Brandon, Harding D – Mary Whisenhunt, Ouachita Baptist GK – Adrianna Phininzy, East Central All-GAC Honorable Mention M – Hannah Rudebusch, Southwestern Oklahoma State D – Jessica Syswerda, East Central D – Brie Munoz, Ouachita Baptist GK – Chelsey Dodd, Southwestern Oklahoma State Standings TeamConferenceOverallEast Central5–1–0.83311–6–2.632Southwestern Oklahoma State4–2–0.6676–11–2.368Ouachita Baptist3–3–0.5008–9–1.472Harding0–6–0.0004–13–1.250 Tournament Friday-Sunday, November 4–6Host: East Central University (Ada, OK) 190 40 1 4 2 3 1 3 East Central 6 Harding 0 Southwestern Oklahoma State 0 Ouachita Baptist 1 East Central (p) 0 (3) Ouachita Baptist 0 (1) All-Tournament Team F – Whitney Watts, East Central (Most Valuable Player) F – Beth Wendl, Ouachita Baptist F – Chelsea Brandon, Harding F – Adriana Lucar, Harding F – Kelsey Visor, Southwestern Oklahoma State M – Laura McNab, East Central M – Katie Glutz, East Central M – Ashley McMahon, Southwestern Oklahoma State M – Miranda Lytle, Ouachita Baptist D – Margaret Glutz, East Central GK – Adrianna Phininzy, East Central GK – Whitley Hoppe, Ouachita Baptist Volleyball Champion Arkansas Tech It is only fitting the inaugural Great American Conference volleyball tournament championship was decided in five sets. Arkansas Tech defeated Harding 3–2 to capture the tournament title to go along with the program's regular season championship. It was ATU's third five set win over Harding this season. Final game scores were 20–25, 25–17, 25–16, 25–27, and 15–11.http://www.greatamericanconference.com/news/2011/11/12/WVB_1112110518.aspx Arkansas Tech downs Harding in five set thriller to capture inaugural GAC Volleyball championship Player of the Year Lunden Azuara, Southeastern Oklahoma State Newcomer of the Year Ty Lindberg, Henderson State Freshman of the Year Tiara Ewegbu, Southeastern Oklahoma State Kalyn Helton, Harding Coach of the Year Kristy Bayer, Arkansas Tech All-GAC 1st Team OH – Lunden Azuara, Southeastern Oklahoma State OH – Mollie Arnold, Harding OH – Laura Farney, Arkansas Tech MB – Sara Motsinger, Arkansas Tech MB – LaKendra Sanders, Southwestern Oklahoma State S – Amber Cerrillos, Arkansas Tech L – Allison Frizzell, Ouachita Baptist All-GAC 2nd Team OH – Noelle Cope, East Central OH – Ty Lindberg, Henderson State S – Shayla May, East Central L – Sladjana Smiljanic, Southwestern Oklahoma State MB – Tiara Iwegbu, Southeastern Oklahoma State MB – Libby Merritt, Ouachita Baptist OP – Courtney Smith, Southern Arkansas All-GAC Honorable Mention MB – Brittany Ryan, Arkansas Tech OH – Amy Kleypas, Arkansas-Monticello OH – Kalyn Helton, Harding MB – Alyssa Short, Harding MB – Tatiana Booth, East Central OH – Jordan White, Southern Arkansas OP – Bailee Graham, Harding Standings TeamConferenceOverallArkansas Tech16–01.00035–4.897Harding13–3.81325–8.758Southeastern Oklahoma State10–6.62514–19.424Ouachita Baptist9–7.56318–13.581East Central8–8.50014–18.438Southern Arkansas7–9.43817–16.515Southwestern Oklahoma State5–11.3139–19.321Arkansas-Monticello4–12.2507–23.233Henderson State0–16.0004–28.125 Tournament Friday-Saturday, November 11–12Host: Arkansas Tech University (Russellville, AR) 195 Arkansas Tech 3 Arkansas-Monticello 0 Ouachita Baptist 1 East Central 3 Harding 3 Southwestern Oklahoma State 0 Southeastern Oklahoma State 1 Southern Arkansas 3 1 Arkansas Tech 3 5 East Central 1 3 Harding 3 7 Southern Arkansas 0 1 Arkansas Tech 3 3 Harding 2 All-Tournament Team L – Brennae Benda, Arkansas Tech (Most Valuable Player) OH – Laura Farney, Arkansas Tech OP – Thabata Galvao, Arkansas Tech OH – Mollie Arnold, Harding MB – Alyssa Short, Harding OH – Jordan White, Southern Arkansas OH – Noelle Cope, East Central Men's basketball Champion Arkansas Tech Top-seeded and nationally ranked No. 21 Arkansas Tech captured the inaugural Great American Conference men's basketball championship by defeating No. 7 seed Southwestern Oklahoma State by a final score of 69–58. With the win over SWOSU, ATU has now been the victor of three of its past four conference championship tournaments. Arkansas Tech was Gulf South Conference champions in 2009 and 2010.http://www.greatamericanconference.com/news/2012/3/4/MBB_0304124724.aspx ATU captures inaugural GAC Men's Basketball title Player of the Year Johnie Davis, Arkansas Tech Defender of the Year Thomas Davis, Southwestern Oklahoma State Newcomer of the Year Denzel Lyles, Henderson State Freshman of the Year Antonio Worthy, Southeastern Oklahoma State Coach of the Year Doug Karleskint, Arkansas Tech All-GAC 1st Team G – Johnie Davis, Arkansas Tech G – LA Farmer, Arkansas-Monticello G – Denzel Lyles, Henderson State C – Zach Roddenberry, Harding G – Sergio Crowe, Arkansas-Monticello All-GAC 2nd Team F – Thomas Davis, Southwestern Oklahoma State G – Austin Mitchell, Ouachita Baptist G – Jared Williamson, Arkansas Tech G – Kori Forge, Arkansas-Monticello G – Jonathan Fitzergald, Henderson State All-GAC Honorable Mention G – Zac Downing, Southeastern Oklahoma State C – Will Paul, Arkansas Tech F – Ricardo Hall, Arkansas-Monticello G – Nigel Ramsey, Ouachita Baptist F – Andrew Ensley, Henderson State Standings TeamConferenceOverallArkansas Tech13–3.81326–6.813Henderson State11–5.68816–11.593Arkansas-Monticello10–6.62521–9.700Ouachita Baptist8–8.50016–12.571Southeastern Oklahoma State8–8.50012–17.414Harding8–8.50013–14.481Southwestern Oklahoma State6–10.37517–12.586Southern Arkansas6–10.37513–16.448East Central2–14.1255–21.192 Tournament Thursday-Sunday, March 1–4Host: Bartlesville Sports Commission (Bartlesville, OK) 190 1 4 6 2 1 6 Arkansas Tech 54 Southern Arkansas 53 Ouachita Baptist 85 Southeastern Oklahoma State 65 Henderson State 60 Southwestern Oklahoma State 81 Arkansas-Monticello 58 Harding 54 Arkansas Tech 67 Ouachita Baptist 62 Southwestern Oklahoma State 79 Arkansas-Monticello 76 Arkansas Tech 69 Southwestern Oklahoma State 58 All-Tournament Team G – Jared Williamson, Arkansas Tech (Most Valuable Player) G – Johnie Davis, Arkansas Tech G – Chase Elliott, Southwestern Oklahoma State G – Dominick Cornelius, Southwestern Oklahoma State F – Michael Morris, Ouachita Baptist G – Nigel Ramsey, Ouachita Baptist F – Zach Roddenberry, Harding G – LA Farmer, Arkansas-Monticello Women's basketball Champion Southwestern Oklahoma State No. 2 seed Southwestern Oklahoma State captured the inaugural Great American Conference women's basketball tournament championship with a 69–58 win over No. 4 seed Harding. With the win over Harding, SWOSU won its first post-season tournament championship since 1998 and finished the season on a seven-game winning streak.http://www.greatamericanconference.com/news/2012/3/4/WBB_0304120320.aspx SWOSU wins first ever GAC Women's Basketball title Player of the Year Darcie Dick, Southwestern Oklahoma State Defender of the Year Roselis Silva, Arkansas Tech Newcomer of the Year Darcie Dick, Southwestern Oklahoma State Freshman of the Year Montana Lewis, Harding Coach of the Year Kelsi Musick, Southwestern Oklahoma State All-GAC 1st Team G – Darcie Dick, Southwestern Oklahoma State G – Roselis Silva, Arkansas Tech F – Natalia Santos, Arkansas Tech C – Sumiya Darden, Southwestern Oklahoma State F – Kristen Celsor, Harding All-GAC 2nd Team G/F – Katie Horsman, Arkansas Tech G – Sierra Rollins, Harding G – Cheree Freeman, Henderson State G – Nikki Nester, Southeastern Oklahoma State G – Domino Miller, Ouachita Baptist All-GAC Honorable Mention G – Alex Hart, Arkansas-Monticello G – Nashia James, Ouachita Baptist G – A'Laeshia Adams, Ouachita Baptist G – Chelsea Johnson, Arkansas-Monticello G – SaRaya Oyler, Southwestern Oklahoma State Standings TeamConferenceOverallArkansas Tech13–3.81322–4.846Southwestern Oklahoma State12–4.75020–9.690Ouachita Baptist10–6.62518–10.643Harding9–7.56318–11.621Henderson State7–9.43814–13.519Arkansas-Monticello7–9.43811–16.407East Central6–10.3758–19.296Southeastern Oklahoma State6–10.37511–17.393Southern Arkansas2–14.1252–24.077 Tournament Thursday-Sunday, March 1–4Host: Bartlesville Sports Commission (Bartlesville, OK) 190 8 4 3 2 4 3 Arkansas Tech 72 Southeastern Oklahoma State 84 Harding 78 Henderson State 52 Southwestern Oklahoma State 81 East Central 46 Ouachita Baptist 74 Arkansas-Monticello 72 Southeastern Oklahoma State 54 Harding 62 Southwestern Oklahoma State 83 Ouachita Baptist 67 Harding 58 Southwestern Oklahoma State 69 All-Tournament Team G – Darcie Dick, Southwestern Oklahoma State (Most Valuable Player) C – Sumiya Darden, Southwestern Oklahoma State G – Arielle Saunders, Harding G – Cherilyn McMenamy, Harding G – A'Laeshia Adams, Ouachita Baptist G – Bailey Welch, Southeastern Oklahoma State F – Ashley Hobbs, Southeastern Oklahoma State G – Roselis Silva, Arkansas Tech Baseball Champion Southern Arkansas Southern Arkansas' Jason Dahl sent a towering fly ball over the right-center field fence in the bottom of the 11th inning to give his team the title with a 4–3 victory over Ouachita Baptist in the finals of the inaugural Great American Conference championship tournament. Dahl was also responsible for forcing the game into extra innings after hitting an RBI double down the right field line in the bottom of the ninth. Ouachita Baptist defeated Southern Arkansas by the same score in the first game of the day. SAU rallied in the ninth inning to score one run on an RBI groundout from Rafael Thomas, but Southern Arkansas left two runners on base when Ryan Dardenne grounded out to the pitcher to force the deciding second game.http://www.greatamericanconference.com/news/2012/5/7/BB_0507122706.aspx Dahl powers SAU to GAC Tournament title Player of the Year Jonathan Finnegan, Arkansas Tech Pitcher of the Year Doug Shields, Southern Arkansas Freshman of the Year Ryan Dardenne, Southern Arkansas Coach of the Year Steve Browning, Southern Arkansas All-GAC 1st Team SP – Doug Shields, Southern Arkansas SP – James Baune, Southern Arkansas SP – Brandon Marris, Southeastern Oklahoma State SP – Brittain Diamond, Henderson State RP – Cameron Mann, Southeastern Oklahoma State C – Landon Sullins, Arkansas Tech 1B – Jonathan Finnegan, Arkansas Tech 2B – Andre Yates, Southwestern Oklahoma State 3B – Jeremy Soliday, Southwestern Oklahoma State 3B – Brady Capshaw, Southern Arkansas SS – Trey Buck, Southern Arkansas OF – Jason Dahl, Southern Arkansas OF – Rafael Thomas, Southern Arkansas OF – Blake Gentry, Southeastern Oklahoma State OF – Josh Salmon, Henderson State DH – Rick Hepworth, East Central UT – Adam Ussery, Henderson State All-GAC 2nd Team SP – Brice Williams, Southeastern Oklahoma State SP – Aaron Luchterhand, Arkansas Tech SP – Cole Stephens, Southwestern Oklahoma State SP – Ryan Westover, Ouachita Baptist RP – Justin Thomas, Southern Arkansas C – Tom Ward, Ouachita Baptist 1B – David Allday, Southern Arkansas 2B – Taylor Eaves, Arkansas-Monticello 3B – Nate Wilder, Arkansas Tech SS – Kevin Phillips, Southeastern Oklahoma State OF – Keegan Ghidotti, Ouachita Baptist OF – Madison Beaird, Arkansas Tech OF – Peter Bako, Southeastern Oklahoma State OF – Danny Loya, Arkansas-Monticello DH – Thomas Biocic, Arkansas Tech UT – Chris Reese, Arkansas Tech All-GAC Honorable Mention SP – Lucas Waddell, Harding SP – Zak Anstine, Arkansas Tech SP – Nathan Eller, Henderson State SP – Shane Martin, Southwestern Oklahoma State RP – Zac Treece, Ouachita Baptist C – Ryan Dardenne, Southern Arkansas 1B – Brock Green, Ouachita Baptist 3B – Josh Chism, Arkansas-Monticello SS – Christian Gallegos, Arkansas-Monticello OF – Kyle Atkins, Harding OF – Conner Brackhahn, Henderson State OF – Gilbert Guardado, East Central OF – Ethan Gold, East Central DH – McCrae Jones, Ouachita Baptist UT – Parker Norris, Ouachita Baptist Standings TeamConferenceOverallSouthern Arkansas17–7.70837–17.685Southeastern Oklahoma State16–8.66734–17.667Southwestern Oklahoma State14–10.58327–19.587Arkansas Tech13–11.54226–27.491Ouachita Baptist12–12.50030–26.536Henderson State11–13.45823–27.460East Central10–13.43526–23.531Arkansas-Monticello7–16.30418–26.409Harding7–17.29224–25.490 Tournament Friday-Monday, May 4–7Host: David Allen Memorial Ballpark (Enid, OK) 185 2 Southern Arkansas 7 Henderson State 6 Southeastern Oklahoma State 1 Ouachita Baptist 0 Southwestern Oklahoma State 4 Arkansas Tech 8A Southern Arkansas 6 Southwestern Oklahoma State 4 Southeastern Oklahoma State 7 Arkansas Tech 4 Southern Arkansas 15 Southeastern Oklahoma State 11 Henderson State 3 Ouachita Baptist 5 Arkansas Tech 7 Ouachita Baptist 13 Southeastern Oklahoma State 4 Ouachita Baptist 5 Southern Arkansas 3 Ouachita Baptist 4 4A 3 A 11 innings All-Tournament Team P – Justin Thomas, Southern Arkansas (Most Valuable Player) SS – Trey Buck, Southern Arkansas OF – Jason Dahl, Southern Arkansas OF – Gavin McCauley, Southern Arkansas 3B – Brady Capshaw, Southern Arkansas C – Tom Ward, Ouachita Baptist 2B – Duncan Collins, Ouachita Baptist P – Ryan Westover, Ouachita Baptist OF – Keegan Ghidotti, Ouachita Baptist P – Zac Treece, Ouachita Baptist 2B – Spencer Barnett, Southeastern Oklahoma State P – Brandon Marris, Southeastern Oklahoma State P – Levi Lewis, Southeastern Oklahoma State 2B – Cesar Abreu, Arkansas Tech 1B – Thomas Biocic, Arkansas Tech Men's golf Champion Team – Southwestern Oklahoma State Individual – Matt Jennings, Henderson State Southwestern Oklahoma State claimed the inaugural Great American Conference men's golf championship after ending the final round five strokes ahead of eventual runner-up Arkansas Tech. SWOSU turned in its highest team total of the three round tournament in the final round with a 306 to give the team a final score of 898. Arkansas Tech shot a 300 as a team in the final round to increase its final total to 903. ATU bettered its team score by one stroke in each round of the event, but it was not enough to overcome SWOSU's first and second round scores of 297 and 295. The final round needed a sudden-victory playoff to decide the individual champion. HSU's Matt Jennings won the first playoff hole over ATU's Jack Garrett by two strokes to take first place. Garrett shot a 74 in the final 18 holes, while Jennings turned in a 77 to give the pair a regulation three round total of 219 each. Jennings becomes HSU's first individual conference champion in men's golf since the institution joined the NCAA Division II ranks in 1994.http://www.greatamericanconference.com/news/2012/4/17/MGOLF_0417123848.aspx SWOSU claims inaugural GAC Men's Golf championship Player of the Year Jack Garrett, Arkansas Tech Freshman of the Year Brandon Clark, Harding Coach of the Year Luke Calcatera, Arkansas Tech All-GAC 1st Team Jack Garrett, Arkansas Tech Matt Jennings, Henderson State Parker Hale, Arkansas Tech Travis Chrietzberg, Southern Arkansas Jeff Weisheit, East Central All-GAC 2nd Team Graham Rucker, Arkansas Tech Jared Black, Henderson State Jordan Hudson, Southwestern Oklahoma State Jeff Hunter, Southeastern Oklahoma State Robert Perry, Southeastern Oklahoma State All-GAC Honorable Mention Slade Hames, Arkansas Tech Luka Karaula, Southwestern Oklahoma State Brandon Clark, Harding Dakota Robbins, East Central Taylor Howie, Southwestern Oklahoma State Championships Sunday-Tuesday, April 15–17Host: Hot Springs Country Club (Hot Springs, AR) TeamIndividual (Top Ten)1Southwestern Oklahoma State297 – 295 – 3068981Matt Jennings (HSU)‡73 – 69 – 772192Arkansas Tech302 – 301 – 3009032Jack Garrett (ATU)73 – 72 – 742193Henderson State305 – 302 – 3079143Wouter MyBurgh (SWOSU)73 – 73 – 762224East Central302 – 313 – 3039184Jeff Weisheit (ECU)70 – 77 – 772245Harding308 – 304 – 3079195Jordan Hudson (SWOSU)74 – 76 – 752256Southeastern Oklahoma State318 – 308 – 3029286Brandon Clark (HU)74 – 75 – 772267Southern Arkansas314 – 316 – 3119417Vincent Strong (SWOSU)75 – 75 – 772278Arkansas-Monticello320 – 316 – 3279637Taylor Howie (SWOSU)75 – 73 – 792279Ouachita Baptist333 – 326 – 3199787Bryeson Lance (ECU)73 – 79 – 7522710Jason Purdy (ATU)76 – 79 – 73228‡ Playoff Winner All-Tournament Team Matt Jennings, Henderson State Jack Garrett, Arkansas Tech Wouter MyBurgh, Southwestern Oklahoma State Jeff Weisheit, East Central Jordan Hudson, Southwestern Oklahoma State Brandon Clark, Harding Women's golf Champion Team – Harding Individual – Rebecka Surtevall, Arkansas Tech Harding held off a late push from eventual runner-up Arkansas Tech to capture the inaugural Great American Conference women's golf championship by a final margin of 11 strokes. Harding shot a 320 in the final round to give the team a three round total of 956. Arkansas Tech finished second with a three round total of 967 after posting the best team score of the event for a single round with a 315 in the final 18 holes. ATU's final round was highlighted by individual champion Rebecka Surtevall, who shot a 75 to give her a three-day total of 232, one stroke ahead of individual runner-up Becca Godman from Harding, who entered the final 18 holes with a one stroke advantage. Surtevall's third round score of 75 was the top individual single round score of the event.http://www.greatamericanconference.com/news/2012/4/17/WGOLF_0417121221.aspx Harding holds on to capture inaugural Women's Golf title Player of the Year Rebecka Surtevall, Arkansas Tech Freshman of the Year Rebecka Surtevall, Arkansas Tech Coach of the Year Amy White, Arkansas Tech All-GAC 1st Team Rebecka Surtevall, Arkansas Tech Emily Plyler, Harding Whitley Patterson, Southern Arkansas Brittany Marquez, Harding Elizabeth Sweetnam, Arkansas Tech All-GAC 2nd Team Haley Hise, Southwestern Oklahoma State Niki Possage, Arkansas Tech Rachel Harmon, Henderson State So-Yun Kim, Harding Julie Robinson, Henderson State All-GAC Honorable Mention Taylor Kline, Arkansas Tech Lindsey Lunceford, East Central Championships Sunday-Tuesday, April 15–17Host: Hot Springs Country Club (Hot Springs, AR) TeamIndividual (Top Ten)1Harding318 – 318 – 3209561Rebecka Surtevall (ATU)80 – 77 – 752322Arkansas Tech330 – 322 – 3159672Becca Godman (HU)79 – 77 – 772333Southwestern Oklahoma State341 – 325 – 3259913Emily Plyler (HU)79 – 83 – 772394Henderson State328 – 332 – 3399993Taylor Kline (ATU)83 – 77 – 792395East Central350 – 341 – 33110225Brittany Marquez (HU)82 – 75 – 832406Ouachita Baptist386 – 377 – 38511486Julie Robinson (HSU)81 – 82 – 792427Arkansas-Monticello406 – 421 – 40612337Soyun Kim (HU)78 – 83 – 832448Southern Arkansas427 – 425 – 40912617Elizabeth Sweetnam (ATU)83 – 82 – 792447Margaret Musser (SWOSU)87 – 81 – 7624410Whitley Patterson (SAU)77 – 85 – 84246 All-Tournament Team Rebecka Surtevall, Arkansas Tech Becca Godman, Harding Emily Plyler, Harding Taylor Kline, Arkansas Tech Brittany Marquez, Harding Softball Champion Arkansas-Monticello No. 1 seed Arkansas-Monticello defeated No. 2 seed Southeastern Oklahoma State 9–2 to secure the inaugural Great American Conference softball championship tournament title. It is UAM's first overall conference tournament championship in its 17-year history.http://www.greatamericanconference.com/news/2012/4/28/SB_0428121258.aspx UAM secures inaugural GAC softball tournament title Player of the Year Emily Kennemer, East Central Pitcher of the Year Kayla Jackson, Arkansas-Monticello Newcomer of the Year Ali Manship, East Central Freshman of the Year Sara Matthews, Arkansas-Monticello Coach of the Year Alvy Early, Arkansas-Monticello All-GAC 1st Team P – Kayla Jackson, Arkansas-Monticello P – Audra Rhudy, Southeastern Oklahoma State P – Katrina Johnson, Southwestern Oklahoma State C – Courtney Moore, Southeastern Oklahoma State 1B – Emily Kennemer, East Central 2B – Lindsey Lacy, Southeastern Oklahoma State 3B – Sara Matthews, Arkansas-Monticello SS – Katie Campbell, Southeastern Oklahoma State OF – Kristyn Shawver, Southwestern Oklahoma State OF – Ali Manship, East Central OF – Maggie Sands, Arkansas-Monticello DP/UT – Cami Correa, East Central All-GAC 2nd Team P – Katie Raines, Southwestern Oklahoma State P – Hanna Gill, Southern Arkansas P – Victoria Huie, Arkansas Tech C – Desiree Nordie, East Central 1B – Kayla Jackson, Arkansas-Monticello 2B – Ashley Ray, Henderson State 3B – Sam Vrska, Southeastern Oklahoma State SS – Johnna Smith, Southwestern Oklahoma State SS – Jennifer Hickman, Arkansas-Monticello OF – Amy Halter, Henderson State OF – Paige Priest, Southeastern Oklahoma State OF – Courtne St. Clair, Southeastern Oklahoma State DP/UT – Taylor Russell, Arkansas-Monticello All-GAC Honorable Mention P – Rayn House, Ouachita Baptist P – Kelsey Reding, Southeastern Oklahoma State P – Melissa Decker, Henderson State C – Brittany Eitel, Arkansas-Monticello C – Amber Klug, Henderson State 1B – Sarah Gipson, Henderson State 1B – Alexis Johns, Ouachita Baptist 2B – Chelsea Patterson, East Central 3B – Hayley Hudson, Arkansas Tech OF – Katey Gorsage, Henderson State OF – Megan Askew, Ouachita Baptist OF – Beth Johnson, Arkansas-Monticello DP/UT – Whitney Hamilton, Southeastern Oklahoma State Standings TeamConferenceOverallArkansas-Monticello21–5.80840–14.741Southeastern Oklahoma State22–6.78640–16.714East Central15–11.57727–18.600Southwestern Oklahoma State14–14.50032–20.615Henderson State11–17.39320–30.400Southern Arkansas11–17.39326–33.441Arkansas Tech8–18.30816–31.340Ouachita Baptist6–20.23118–31.367 Tournament Thursday-Saturday, April 26–28Host: Bentonville Visitors and Convention Bureau (Bentonville, AR) 165 2 Arkansas-Monticello 9A Ouachita Baptist 1 Southwestern Oklahoma State 5 Henderson State 1 Southeastern Oklahoma State 8 Arkansas Tech 2 East Central 0 Southern Arkansas 9B Arkansas-Monticello 1 Southwestern Oklahoma State 0 Southeastern Oklahoma State 0 Southern Arkansas 2C Arkansas-Monticello 8A Southern Arkansas 0 Ouachita Baptist 0 Henderson State 12B Arkansas Tech 2 East Central 1 Southeastern Oklahoma State 4 Henderson State 2 Southwestern Oklahoma State 6 Arkansas Tech 1 Southeastern Oklahoma State 1 Southwestern Oklahoma State 0 Southern Arkansas 1 Southeastern Oklahoma State 6 Arkansas-Monticello 9 x Southeastern Oklahoma State 2 x A 5 InningsB 6 InningsC 9 Innings All-Tournament Team P – Kayla Jackson, Arkansas-Monticello (Most Valuable Player) SS – Jennifer Hickman, Arkansas-Monticello OF – Maggie Sands, Arkansas-Monticello OF – Katie Bowman, Arkansas-Monticello 2B – Summer Huddleston, Arkansas-Monticello 3B – Sam Vrska, Southeastern Oklahoma State 2B – Lindsey Lacy, Southeastern Oklahoma State P – Audra Rhudy, Southeastern Oklahoma State DP – Whitney Hamilton, Southeastern Oklahoma State P – Hanna Gill, Southern Arkansas SS – Taelor Wheeler, Southern Arkansas P – Katrina Johnson, Southwestern Oklahoma State OF – Katey Gorsage, Henderson State C – Amber Klug, Henderson State Men's tennis Champion Ouachita Baptist No. 1 seed and host Ouachita Baptist defeated No. 2 seed East Central by a final score of 5–1 on Saturday to capture the inaugural Great American Conference men's tennis championship tournament title. After going 2–1 in doubles play, OBU's Helge Knuth, Marko Boskovic and Ramon Abaitua all recorded singles victories to give OBU the conference's tournament championship. The Tigers also captured the league's inaugural regular season title, going 3–0.http://www.greatamericanconference.com/news/2012/4/21/MTEN_0421123706.aspx OBU captures inaugural GAC Men's Tennis Tournament title Player of the Year Kittibodee Singnil, Harding Newcomer of the Year Luca Radulovic, Southeastern Oklahoma State Freshman of the Year Kittibodee Singnil, Harding Coach of the Year Craig Ward, Ouachita Baptist All-GAC Team Kittibodee Singnil, Harding Helge Knuth, Ouachita Baptist Marko Boskovic, Ouachita Baptist Stefan Stein, East Central Luca Radulovic, Southeastern Oklahoma State Kenny Brasil, Ouachita Baptist Julian Caminos, East Central Adam Edwards, Harding Standings TeamConferenceOverallOuachita Baptist3–01.00016–7.696East Central2–1.6678–7.533Southeastern Oklahoma State1–2.3337–9.438Harding0–3.00020–4.833 Tournament Friday-Saturday, April 20–22Host: Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, AR) 190 40 1 4 2 3 1 2 Ouachita Baptist 5 Harding 0 East Central 5 Southeastern Oklahoma State 1 Ouachita Baptist 5 East Central 1 Women's tennis Champion Arkansas Tech No. 1 seed Arkansas Tech followed its regular season championship by winning the inaugural Great American Conference women's tennis championship tournament with a 5–0 win over No. 3 seed East Central. The Golden Suns' 3–0 performance in doubles play was highlighted by an 8–0 win for Maria Aleman and Rachel Stevens over ECU's Bernardita Muscillo and Kristen Clubb. In singles play, ATU's Nina Greenway picked up a 6–1, 6–0 victory over Kaitlin Threat in the sixth position, while Rachel Stevens picked up a default win over Auriele Rodriguez in the second set due to injury.http://www.greatamericanconference.com/news/2012/4/21/WTEN_0421122433.aspx ATU captures inaugural GAC Women's Tennis Tournament title Player of the Year Mariel Alvarez, Arkansas Tech Newcomer of the Year Maria Moreno, Harding Freshman of the Year Aida Castany, Arkansas Tech Coach of the Year Abby Davis, Arkansas Tech All-GAC 1st Team Mariel Alvarez, Arkansas Tech Ling Chan, Harding Marta Valles, East Central Akanesi Fa, Arkansas Tech Benyapa Phumtip, Harding Bernardita Muscillo, East Central Maria Aleman, Arkansas Tech Kourtney Chumbley, Ouachita Baptist All-GAC 2nd Team Rachel Stevens, Arkansas Tech Fabiola Juarez, Southeastern Oklahoma State Sabina Mardarenko, Southeastern Oklahoma State Chelsea Hunt, Harding Eli Dignard, East Central Kristen Clubb, East Central Kristine Bodine, Ouachita Baptist Standings TeamConferenceOverallArkansas Tech6–01.00017–5.773Harding5–1.83320–8.714East Central4–2.6676–12.333Southeastern Oklahoma State3–3.5008–9.471Ouachita Baptist2–4.3334–14.222Henderson State1–5.1672–14.125Southern Arkansas0–6.0001–13.071 Tournament Friday-Saturday, April 20–22Host: Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, AR) 16em 3 6 2 7 4 5 3 2 4 1 3 1 Southeastern Oklahoma State 5 Ouachita Baptist 2 Harding 5 Southern Arkansas 0 East Central 5 Henderson State 0 Arkansas Tech 5 Southeastern Oklahoma State 0 Harding 2 East Central 5 Arkansas Tech 5 East Central 0 References External links http://www.greatamericanconference.com Category:Great American Conference