The King's Connection Magazine Volume 23 Number 4//Fall 2013 | Page 12

EAGLES NEWS EAGLES ATHLETICS HISTORY EAGLES NEWS 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2012-2013 • The women’s basketball team begin their ‘Have You Ever Seen A BALD Eagle Before?’ Fundraising Campaign as they raise funds and awareness of Breast Cancer from October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month) to the beginning of January. In total they raise $6,330 dollars. A video of the event is uploaded to YouTube and registers an astounding 10,000 or more views in its first week. The BALD Eagle Team Award is created in their honour. • Women’s basketball ties their best regular season record of 16-8 previously set in 2005-2006. They win their first ever playoff game, playoff series, make their 1st Final Four appearance, and win the bronze medal for their 1st medal in program history. They are nationally ranked 14th in the country for two consecutive weeks at the beginning of November. • Grace Scott, the women’s volleyball coach, is named Interim Athletics Director. • Grace Scott, the women’s volleyball coach, is appointed the 4th Athletics Director of King’s. • Women’s basketball ends the season ranked 2nd in Alberta and 3rd in Canada. • The men’s volleyball team earns the right to host the ACAC Men’s Volleyball Championship as they finish in 1st place at the Christmas break. This is the 1st time King’s ever hosts an ACAC Championship in school history. They set a new program record for Most Wins with a 14-6 record, and win ACAC Bronze for the 3rd time in program history. This extends their ACAC medal count to 3 the most in school history. • There are now some 90 athletes on six teams in three sports attending King’s. • A new school record of nine Eagles are named to their respective ACAC All-Conference Teams. • The new Eagles Logo created by Kevin Poissant is introduced. • Women’s soccer team wins the ACAC Soccer Fair Play Award for the 4th time in program history. • King’s graduates 16 athletes – largest number of athletes in the school’s history. • Women’s soccer team wins the ACAC Soccer Fair Play Award for the 2nd year in a row and 5th time in program history. • Men’s soccer team wins the ACAC Soccer Fair Play Award for the 1st time in program history. 10 /// The King’s Connection /// Fall 2013 The King’s Connection /// Fall 2013 /// 11