Spring Break
With his team down 3-2 early in the second half and one of his team's elite scorers lying motionless on the turf, UMKC senior forward Caleb Mitchell had a premonition of sorts. While trainers attended to Kangaroo senior forward Brain Harris, who collided with Drake goalkeeper Michael Drozd moments earlier, Mitchell gave a fellow teammate a reassuring message.
The UMKC (8-12, 3-3 Summit) volleyball squad rocked the jungle in Indianapolis, Ind. Saturday night. Playing in front of former Kansas Jayhawk basketball forward Brandon Rush, now a member of the Indiana Pacers, and past Kangaroo point guard Tim Blackwell, along with more than one hundred fifty Jaguar fans, the Roos won a hard fought match over IUPUI (9-8, 2-2 Summit), 3-2.
Four weeks into the NFL season, my fantasy football team holds the top spot among the ten teams within the Yahoo! Public League #819746. I know you probably don't care but it sure surprised the hell out of me, so please forgive this small indulgence and let me gloat.
The red-hot UMKC men's soccer team surged to 2-0 in the Summit League by way of a 3-0 thumping of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Saturday afternoon at Bourke field. Senior midfielder Caleb Mitchell got his second goal of the season in the 25th minute for the game winner, and senior forward Brian Harris knocked in two second half tallies in the win.
UMKC inducts inaugural Hall of Fame class The UMKC Athletics Department announced their selections for their inaugural Hall of Fame class in a release Sept 30. Former Head Coach and Athletic Director Lee Hunt headed a list of ten inductees introduced at the UMKC Athletics Kick-Off Party.
