April 8, 2021
- It's been a busy month for the athletic department of the College, including the women's soccer team earning its first-ever trip to the NAIA National Tournament by winning the Cascade Conference's East Division. Among the team's other accomplishments this month, the Yotes defeated 9th-ranked Eastern Oregon and senior goalkeeper Kylee Atkins earned national NAIA Defensive Player of the Week honors as well. (Yote Athletics)
- It wasn't just the women's soccer team reaching historic feats during the past month. Head baseball coach Shawn Humberger '89 won his 600th game on April 3, the most wins for any coach ever at the College. (Yote Athletics)
- Not to be outdone, Humberger's counterpart on the softball team, Al Mendiola '94, picked up his 400th win as the program's head coach. (Idaho Press)
- The same week as No. 400 for Mendiola, freshman pitcher Annie Polster threw a perfect game for the Yotes. (Idaho Press)
- Meanwhile, senior Trystin Crofts is taking advantage of an extra year of eligibility on the diamond. (Idaho Press)
- The College's women's cross country team reached No. 2 in the country in a national poll. (US Track & Field Coaches Association)
- The volleyball team celebrated "Senior Night" recently with an upset win over nationally-ranked Corban. (Victory Sports Network)
- The Coyote football team has clinched at least a share of the Frontier Conference championship with a 3-0 start to its unusual spring season. The Yotes opened with a victory over Montana State-Northern, then picked up a dramatic victory over Rocky Mountain, and then scored a come-from-behind win over rival Eastern Oregon. (Idaho Press)
- Family ties run deep for the Yotes football team. (Idaho Statesman)
- Prairie High School's Madison Shears, one of the top female basketball players in Idaho, has committed to continue her education and basketball career at the College. Prairie is the same high school that produced former men's basketball standout Jake Bruner. (Lewiston Tribune)
- There was sadness this month as well as NBA legend and Coyote Athletics Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor passed away at the age of 86. The story was covered by virtually all major news outlets after his standout basketball career, but have you ever read the story about how Baylor got to the College back in the 1950s? (Spokesman Review, Washington Post, Defector)
- Dr. William Cassell, who was the College's president from 1974 to 1980 also passed away at the age of 87. (Idaho Mountain Express)
- Dr. Marty Gabica '72 was featured in this story, telling the story of his mother's fight for state funding for kindergarten in the 1970s. (KTVB-TV)
- Rob Strange '97 has been named police chief of West Sacramento, California. (Woodland Daily Democrat)
- It was slated to happen last year but was delayed due to COVID. But, finally, KIN has opened to dine-in customers in Boise. The restaurant is co-owned and operated by Kris Komori '05. (Idaho Statesman)
- Kristine McDivitt Tompkins '72 is recognized for her help in re-introducing the jaguar to the South American country of Argentina. (JWC Daily)
- More Tompkins, this time in a "campfire chat" about her conservation work, including extensive efforts in South America. (Adventure Travel News)
- Popular professor Rochelle Johnson, who teaches courses in English and Environmental Studies, hasn't been on campus this fall. She's been on sabbatical in New York. Here's why, here's what she's doing, and here's an introduction to naturalist Susan Fenimore Cooper. (allotsego.com)
- Junior Jayleen Saucedo has accepted a position with COMPASS, the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho. (Idaho Business Review)
- A project that began last spring as part of a sociology class at the College wrapped up this month with the donation of a custom quilt to a U.S. veteran. (KTVB-TV)
- Cynthia Mauzerall, the director of the College's Heath and Wellness Center, provided great insight into whether or not the College will require COVID vaccinations. (KTVB-TV)
- The College has partnered with Verto Education to provide travel-abroad options for students seeking a "gap-year" between high school and college. (Idaho Press)
- Cruzen-Murray Library, which opened in 2018, continues to earn rave reviews. This time, it was singled out as one of "10 Reading Spaces We Liked this Week." (Archinet)