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- Cheri Hicks ‘89 has been selected as a magistrate judge in Lincoln County, moving from the defense table to the bench after spending two decades as a public defender in neighboring Blaine County. The county seat for Lincoln County is Shoshone. The news was covered by both the Twin Falls Times News and the Idaho Mountain Express.
- Reinaldo Gil Zambrano ’13 has found his way into a museum. The popular artist’s show debuted on February 10 at the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture in Spokane, Washington. (Spokesman Review)
- Greg Stalling ’06 has been promoted to partner at B.A. Harris, an accounting firm started by current trustee Buck Harris ’77. (Idaho Business Review)
- Riley O’Brien ’17 is in spring training with the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball, attempting to get back to the bigs. He’s one of just two former Yotes to play in the major leagues, along with Jason Simontacchi. (STLSportsPage.com)
- Did you know that The College of Idaho’s men’s basketball team has its own trading cards? Connor Cooper ’23 worked with current students at the College to help bring this project to life. (KTVB)
- Speaking of the men’s basketball team, the Yotes – the defending NAIA national champions – are on a roll as tournament play approaches. The team blasted rivals Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon at home, went on the road to dominate another rival (Lewis Clark State), and then came home to open its game with a 30-2 lead against Warner Pacific. (Idaho Press, Victory Sports Network, KTVB)
- The Yotes, winners of 17 straight games following the overwhelming win over Warner Pacific, feature several returning standouts … but are also getting big contributions from new players in the program. (KTVB)
- One of the returning standouts, Drew Wyman, earned conference Player of the Week accolades following a big weekend in the wins over Southern Oregon and Oregon Tech (KTVB)
- Another returning player, Samaje Morgan, was profiled after being named to the Bevo Francis Top 100 Watch List. The award recognizes the top small-school basketball player in the country. (KTVB)
- Brock Richardson was one of four members of the College’s football team to earn NAIA Academic All-American honors, joining teammates Ben Hruby, Andy Peters and Garrett Rehberg. The four first-team selections are the most in college football in 2023 and tops in one year in program history. (Nevada Sports Net)
- Eden Makaafi of the women’s soccer team is competing for a spot on the Tongan Olympic soccer team. (Friends of Football NZ)
- The Yotes softball team started quickly this season, including a doubleheader sweep over OUAZ. (Victory Sports Network)
- The men’s ski team also started quickly in 2024, thanks to a strong showing at the Northwest Conference qualifier event. (Tracy Press)
- Idaho’s potential role in changes to the United States Constitution continues to be a hot topic. McKay Cunningham, who teaches constitutional law at the College, was a recent guest on “Idaho Matters” to discuss it. (KBSX Radio)
- A few days prior to his appearance on Idaho Matters, Cunningham talked about the same topic in this article. (Idaho Capital Sun)
- He also offered insights into another hot topic on Idaho Matters: the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to allow Idaho to enforce the state’s abortion ban until SCOTUS takes up the legal arguments for and against the law in the spring of 2024. (KBSX)
- The College’s Title IX coordinator, Jodi Nafzger, points out potential concerns surrounding legislation about preferred pronouns. (Idaho Statesman)
- Mark Lotspeich, professor emeritus at The College of Idaho, plants hearts in Boise’s North End. (Boise Weekly)