Show Athletics year of successes esses The Salt Lake Community Community Community Com Com- College Athletic department has enjoyed plenty of success in the past two seasons The combined record of each of the five sports is isan isan isan an impressive mark Each team has been ranked in the top 25 at some point in their respective seasons the highest ranking of number number number num num- ber one for Volleyball in 2008 At the National National Na Na- Tournament mens men's basketball brought home the first National Championship Championship Championship Cham Cham- in school history histo histo- ry along with Volleyball taking takino 3rd 3 d in 2008 and Oth Othin in 2009 and Softball took in 2009 The teams of 2008 09 combined had six All Americans Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- cans 17 All Region players three Coaches of the Year awards two Region 18 Championships Championships Championships Champion Champion- ships two Championships Championships Championships Cham Cham- six distinguished distinguished distinguished distin distin- Academic All Americans and 10 Academic Academic Academic Aca Aca- demic All Americans The volleyball team has been one of the best bestin bestin bestin in the nation for forthe the past several years Second year head coach Sue Dulaney has started off her tenure at Salt Lake with a 44 2 record in her first year and a place finished at the National Tournament She also was named the and District Coach of the Year Over the past two seasons the team has boasted a 79 12 record brought home the title and advanced advanced advanced ad ad- to the tournament In 2007 08 the team enjoyed a number number number num num- ber one ranking in the national poll the first time a Salt Lake team has been ranked 1 and finished 3rd at the national nation nation- al tournament In 2008 09 the team won the consolation consolation consolation con con- bracket placing them 9 h Sophomore Camilla Camilla Camilla Ca Ca- milla Phillips was named American All-American honorable mention she was also named 1st 1 t team All Region along with sophomore Bird L Sophomore H Halley Hailey ley Barner Barn- Barn er was named 2nd team and sophomore Thyele and Havens were honorable honorable honorable honor honor- able mention In the classroom the team excelled excelled excelled ex ex- celled with a team of also Amanda Carter was Distinguished Distinguished Distinguished Dis Dis- Academic All American and J Je Je- e- e nika Bird was Academic All American The softball team has compiled a record of 81 15 over the past two years also they have won th the three years consecutively The 2008 team included Lindsey Palmer Pitcher of the Year and National Player of the Year Tara Bendt Player of the Year and a national ranking in the top five In 2009 the team finished with a 9 49 record winning winning winning win win- ning the Region 18 Tournament Tournament Tournament Tour Tour- for the first time since 2004 The team Triumph Continued on L I. 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R i J r i Meranda t i a C rn i ir a 1 ari a G Woo t n Kay MaryKay Coach of the Year Sue Norm Parish Amicone l' l 1 r-c r r I l TI T. T AFT I I t. t I. I L. L F. F s wJ Sn S1 L S L C CT C CTr Tr T Triumphs r i um ump phs h s Continued from B Bl 1 received a 3rd seed at the tournament finishing finishing finishing fin fin- in place Head Coach Mary Kay Amicone Amicone Amicone Ami- Ami cone has been named Region 18 Coach of the Year for the second time in as many years The team had three All Americans Americans Americans Amer Amer- Lisa Riches Sarah Clark and Hayley Ati- Ati yeh Stacie Graham was named to the All Tournament team and Sarah Clark and Hayley Atiyeh were Easton All Americans In the classroom classroom classroom class class- room the softball team was tops in the athletic department with a team of 35 and five athletes athletes athletes ath ath- letes with 40 Sarah Clark and Meranda Meran- Meran da Wood were named Distinguished Academic ic All Americans and Erica Park was named Academic All American The mens men's basketball team won the schools school's first National Championship Champion Champion- ship in 2009 After fin fin- ishin o 0 2nd the year before the team was on a mis mIS- mission mission mISsion sion in 2009 Led by All American and National Tournament DJ Wright the team finished the year 6 31 Region 18 Champions and District District District Dis Dis- A Champions Head Coach Norm Parrish was named the National National National Na Na- Coach of the Year along with Region 18 I Coach of the Year In the thelast thelast thelast last two seasons the team eam has lost only 10 games games while winning 63 They have been ranked in each top 25 in the thelast thelast thelast last three seasons DJ Wright and Nate Bendall were both Region 18 first team selections along with 2nd teamer Dathan Lyles Rick Shoff is the lone player to receive Distinguished Academic All American Women's basketball finished the 2009 season with a record of 17 15 and a place finish in inthe inthe inthe the and Region 18 Tournament In 2008 the team finished 8 23 with a 2nd place finish in the Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore more Nicole Brady was named All American American American Amer Amer- ican honorable mention and All American Ameri can honorable mention Freshmen Dayna Burgess Burgess' was 2nd team All Region and freshmen Kelsey Sparkman was honorable honorable honor honor- able mention All Region Sophomore Julie Douglass Douglass Douglass Doug- Doug lass earned Distinguished Distinguished Distinguished Dis Dis- Academic All AU American and Hansen earned Academic All Ameri Amen can In 2009 10 the team welcomes new assistant coach Shelley Jarrard The baseball team has has- been competitive in the each year In 2008 the team was in iri first place for most of th the season ending the season 22 13 with a 3rd place finish In 2009 the team had a record of 29 26 and finished in place Freshmen JR Roland and Derek Christensen were both 2nd team All Re Re- gion Nate Ence led the team in the classroom being named Distinguished Academic All American Colby Burg JR Roland Scott Scott Shipley Stephen Nel Nel- u T J TL T 1 son David Johnson jonnson Nate Ence Tim Moore Cody Brown and Alex Exon were all named Academic ic All Region in 2009 The volleyball team is about to kick off their 2009 10 season the first home game is on September September September Sep Sep- 1st at 6 pm against Western Wyoming At every athletic event student student student stu stu- dent and faculty get into the games free come put out and support the team in their quest to bring home another nation championship banner bannec |