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Nearly halfway through Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) play, the soccer teams at John Brown University (JBU) suffered their first conference losses at home, after several great performances on the road. The end of September and the first week of October featured multiple tough matchups that looked to test both teams […]
Over the last couple of weeks, the John Brown Golden Eagles crossed the halfway point in Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) play. JBU won seven of their first eight in SAC play, though the end of September and the first week of October featured multiple tough matchups that looked to test […]
With a striking record and four career hat tricks, senior Jacob Zamarron, forward for John Brown University men’s soccer team, has accomplished a fruitful college career in and out of the field. In an interview with the Threefold Advocate, Zamarron shared that the past three years with the Golden Eagles help him to not only grow as a player but as a man.
Soccer season is back at John Brown University, with a high influx of new players to the teams, and great performances throughout the matches leading up to the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) opening. The men’s soccer teams stands at a 4-0-2 record from a six-match undefeated streak, while the women’s team stand at 4-3-0 at the end of the non-conference period.
The John Brown University (JBU) volleyball team has now crossed the halfway point on their regular season schedule. In the process, they have continued their winning ways. After a mostly successful run in their non-conference slate in August and September, the Golden Eagles kept the wins coming, defeating Oklahoma Panhandle State on Sept. 16 and Wayland Baptist on Sept. 17, both on the road. Following this, they came back home to Bill George Arena, where they turned in winning efforts against Mid-America Christian on Sept. 22 and Science & Arts on Sept. 24. This brought their record to 12-3 overall and 7-1 in Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) play.
Volleyball season is back at John Brown University, with confidence around the program high. The Golden Eagles, led by head volleyball coach Ken Carver, are coming off of a season that saw them finish with an 18-16 record, making it to the semifinals of the SAC Tournament. While the team fell short of an NAIA Tournament berth, they return most of last season’s roster, as they look to break into the national tournament picture for the first time during the Carver era.
JBU returned from Christmas Break to kick off the second half of the basketball season on New Year’s Day, where both the men and women took wins at home against Oklahoma Panhandle State. The women’s basketball season was briefly put on pause for JBU afterwards due to COVID-19 issues within the program. Because of the Sooner Athletic Conference’s policy on COVID-19, the team had to forfeit their next three games and have losses added to their record. They returned to the court on Jan. 13 against Science & Arts, and after dropping that game (55-50) and the following matchup against Texas Wesleyan (74-72, OT), they proceeded to win their next six, five of which were by double digits.
A few days ago, I attended my last ever athletics banquet. Admittedly, I walked in with a bad mood, worrying about my job and frustrated after a long day of looking for apartments. Yet, as the familiar faces, ones I have looked at for years now, divided themselves into two teams for a round of sand volleyball, I was brought back to the past and the present reality.
On Thursday, April 14, John Brown University head women’s basketball coach Jeff Soderquist announced the members of his latest recruiting class. The Golden Eagles will enter the 2022-23 season with three newcomers on the roster, two of them being transfers. Bella Irlenborn and Maci Mains head to Siloam Springs with prior playing experience at the collegiate level, while Nadia Akbar joins the program as the lone incoming freshman.
As April begins, there is now more behind than ahead this season for the tennis teams at John Brown University. What has transpired over the last two months has been the most successful run the tennis program has seen in recent memory, built upon hot starts for both the men and women as well as continued success deeper into their schedules. Now, heading into the final weeks of the season, head coach Mike Campbell is looking for both squads to finish strong.