Birmingham Southern Athletics Top Stories
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Panther Profile: Alex Makarenko
June 21, 2017BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alex Makarenko (Sewanee, GA/ Peach Tree Ridge High School) is a recent graduate of Birmingham-Southern College. He played on the men’s tennis team all four of his years on the Hilltop and is a three-time Southern Athletic Association All-Conference selection. -
Men’s Golf Received Votes in Final Regular Season Poll
June 16, 2017BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Birmingham-Southern College men’s golf team closed out its 2017 season receiving votes in the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Panthers were one of the six Southern Athletic Association teams recognized on the poll. BSC finished fourth at the conference championships and had the tournament co-champion Steven LaMay (Parkland, Fla./Westminster Academy).
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Top Male Student-Athletes of 2016-17
June 13, 2017These were the top male student-athletes from their respective sports during the 2016-17 athletic season who were nominated for the BSC Male Athlete of the Year award.
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Top Female Student-Athletes of 2016-17
June 08, 2017These were the top female student-athletes from their respective sports during the 2016-17 athletic season who were nominated for the BSC Female Athlete of the Year award.
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Panther Profile: Robert Dozier
June 07, 2017BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Robert Dozier (Jacksonville, Fla./ Episcopal School of Jacksonville) was a senior on the men’s lacrosse team at Birmingham-Southern College. He graduated with a degree in business and an art minor last month. Dozier credits his parents in his choice of what to study at BSC.
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ICYMI: Watkins Spoke to Kyle Burger of WVTM
June 05, 2017BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Kyle Burger of WVTM spoke to junior Jamal Watkins about his record breaking season.
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2016-17 Year-in-Review
June 01, 2017BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Birmingham-Southern athletics followed up a historic season of championships with another year of top teams, titles, and broken records. The Panthers accounted for two NCAA Division III National Championships, five conference titles, 39 all-region selections, and over 100 all-conference nods among other honors.
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Morgan, Watkins Named USTFCCCA All-Americans
June 02, 2017BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – After a stellar weekend at the 2017 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Kameren Morgan (Bowie, Md./St. Alban’s School for Boys) and Jamal Watkins (Hampton, Ga./Dodge City CC) were named U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Americans.
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Panthers Named to SAA All-Sportsmanship Teams
May 31, 2017ATLANTA – The Southern Athletic Association announced the 2017 Spring Sports All-Sportsmanship Teams and 79 student-athletes among the league’s eight full-time members received recognition. Formed in 2011, the SAA places a special emphasis on good sportsmanship and fair play among all competitors.
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NCAA Championships: Watkins Wins National Title
May 27, 2017BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Junior Jamal Watkins (Hampton, Ga./Dodge City CC) picked up his second NCAA Division III national title Saturday as he won the 100 meter dash in a stadium and personal record time of 10.34. Birmingham-Southern men’s track and field would finish 14th overall as a team at national’s.
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NCAA Championships: Watkins Posts Top Time in Prelims
May 26, 2017BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Junior Jamal Watkins (Hampton, Ga./Dodge City CC) ran the top time in the 100 meter dash preliminaries Friday afternoon at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships to represent Birmingham-Southern on day two. He has now qualified for three finals in all three of his events this weekend.
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Crumpton, Lee Named NFCA All-Americans
May 26, 2017BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Birmingham-Southern softball sophomores Haley Crumpton (Alabaster, Ala./Thompson HS) and Savannah Lee (Lascassas, Tenn./Oakland HS) concluded their seasons by being named National Fastpitch Coaches Association Third-Team All-Americans. BSC was one of five schools with two student-athletes chosen.
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NCAA Championships: Panthers Qualify for Finals
May 25, 2017BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Birmingham-Southern men’s track and field qualified for the finals in two events at the 2017 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships Thursday afternoon.
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Four Panthers Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Teams
May 25, 2017BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – No. 6 Birmingham-Southern baseball placed four on American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Region teams after finishing the season 39-10 with a trip to the NCAA central regional final.
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BSC Sends Six to NCAA National Track and Field Championships
May 24, 2017BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Six Panthers will be representing Birmingham-Southern men’s track and field at the 2017 NCAA Division III National Championships May 25-27 in Geneva, Ohio. The Panthers are coming off their second consecutive Southern Athletic Association championship. They qualified in hammer throw, the 100 and 200 meters, and the 4x100 relay.
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Four Named D3Baseball.com All-Region
May 23, 2017BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – No. 6 Birmingham-Southern baseball saw four Panthers named to D3baseball.com All-South Region teams, the organization announced Tuesday. BSC finished its season in the central region championship with a 39-10 record.
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Panthers Earn 15 USTFCCCA All-Region Nods
May 22, 2017BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Birmingham-Southern men’s and women’s track and field teams combined for 15 South/Southeast All-Region honors, the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Monday.
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NCAA Regionals: No. 6 BSC Falls in Extra Innings to North Central
May 21, 2017SAUGET, Ill. – The No. 6 Birmingham-Southern baseball team fell 3-2 Sunday to North Central College in the NCAA Sauget Regional Championship. The game went to the 11th inning before NCC put across the game winning run in a walk off walk.
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NCAA Regionals: No. 6 Panthers in Regional Final, Split Day
May 20, 2017SAUGET, Ill. – No. 6 Birmingham-Southern baseball overcame an afternoon loss to advance to the NCAA Sauget Regional final. After falling to 5-0 to North Central College, the Panthers (39-9) pulled out the 6-1 semifinal win over Wartburg College to advance to their second regional final in three years.
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NCAA Regionals: Late Rally Leads No. 6 Panthers to 6-4 Win
May 19, 2017SAUGET, Ill. – A late game rally helped propel the No. 6 Birmingham-Southern baseball team to its 6-4 second round win at the Sauget Regional of the NCAA Tournament over Webster University. BSC (38-8) will now face the winner of North Central College and Wartburg College in the regional semifinal on Saturday.
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Logan Harris Named Women’s Head Coach
May 19, 2017BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Birmingham-Southern College Director of Athletics Kyndall Waters has named Logan Harris the Panthers new head women’s lacrosse coach. Hired as an assistant coach this past fall, Harris will take the helm beginning June 1.
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NCAA Regionals: No. 6 Panthers Open with 14-6 Win
May 18, 2017SAUGET, Ill. – No. 6 Birmingham-Southern baseball used a big seventh inning to secure the 14-6 win over Greenville College in game one of the NCAA Sauget Regional Thursday afternoon. BSC improved to 37-8 with the win and advances to the next round. They will play at 3:30 p.m.
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Lee, Crumpton Named NFCA First-Team All-Region
May 17, 2017BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Sophomores Savannah Lee (Lascassas, Tenn./Oakland HS) and Haley Crumpton (Alabaster, Ala./Thompson HS) were named to the All-Atlantic First Team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association this week. This is Crumpton’s second first-team all-region selection. Lee earned third-team honors last year.
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NCAA Regional: Panthers Top Seed in Central Regional
May 16, 2017Washington University maintained a lock as the top team in the Central region and with the map's dictates, the NCAA placed South Region member Birmingham-Southern here as the top seeded team in the Sauget Regional. It is not common to see the top ranked team moved out of their region but geography made this choice necessary, as BSC was more than 500 miles from every other regional.
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BSC Holds Annual Athletics Dinner
May 15, 2017BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Birmingham-Southern athletics department announced the winners of its big awards and recognized the accomplishments of the student-athletes at its 2017 Athletic Awards Dinner Monday night in the Norton Great Hall on BSC’s campus.
