The OLLU Cross-Country Teams have partnered with Lids Team Sports to sell OLLU gear to the public. Funds raised will support the teams in their travels throughout Texas and various states throughout the country. Cross-Country Coach Stephen Sherman said, “The selections we are offering are attractive and each honors OLLU’s brand and spirit. We hope the OLLU community will support us by purchasing these items for themselves and for their family.” The fundraiser concludes Sunday, Sept. 15. Go online for more information.
Month: September 2013
OLLU women’s soccer ties one, wins one and loses one over the weekend
OLLU women’s soccer team tied the Rattlers from St. Mary’s University 2-2 at the OLLU Soccer Field Thursday night. The Saints came back from being down 0-2 and junior forward Stephanie Diaz tied the game with only eight seconds left in the second half. After a 45-minute lightning delay and two overtime periods, the scored remained at 2-2. Read more online.
Freshman Amaris Tavares and her hat trick led the team to an 8-1 win over NCAA Division III Schreiner University on Friday afternoon. The win moves the Saints to 3-0-1, while Schreiner drops to 0-3. Read more online.
In the last of three games in the week, the Saints faced NCAA DI University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) for the first time ever. Despite a tough battle, the Saints fell 1-0 to the Cardinals. OLLU is now 3-1-1 on the season.
OLLU women’s cross-country places seventh in Bill Libby meet
OLLU women’s cross-country ran their first meet of the season as a team when they competed in the 2013 Bill Libby Invitational, hosted by McMurry University, at Nelson Park in Abilene, Texas. The team finished in seventh place out of eight teams with a total time of 1:48:55.39. Head Coach Stephen Sherman had high expectations on his team after last year’s meet in Abilene. “I was disappointed we didn’t run as a team as well as we did here last year, but it is certainly nothing that we are worried about.” Read more online.
OLLU men’s cross-country participates in Bill Libby meet in Abilene
OLLU men’s cross-country ran its second meet of the season when three runners participated in the 2013 Bill Libby Invitational hosted by McMurry University at Nelson Park in Abilene, Texas. Freshman Jonathan Yanez (pictured at right)Â was the first Saints runner and 20th overall to complete the 8000m around Nelson Park with the time 28:09.44. Read more online.
OLLU men’s soccer routs Schreiner to a 7-1 win
Robert Alexe and Giovanni Sierra each scored two goals and led the OLLU men’s soccer team to a 7-1 win over Schreiner University from Kerrville, Texas. The win keeps the Saints undefeated with a 3-0 record, while NCAA Division III Schreiner drops to 0-2-1. The Saints outshot the Mountaineers 27-7. Alexe led OLLU with four shots, three on goal. Sierra and Jonathan Garay also had four shots each. Read more online.
Yanez and O’Donnell named conference ‘Runners of the Week’
Jonathan Yanez raced to the Red River Athletic Conference Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week award for Aug. 26-Sept. 1, and OLLU’s Ceara O’Donnell was named the RRAC Women’s Runner of the Week for the same dates. Yanez, a freshman from Bay City, Texas, broke the school record in a 6,000-meter race in his first OLLU meet, the Alamo City Opener. He finished fifth in a field of 20 runners with a time of 20:11. O’Donnell, a freshman from Corpus Christi, Texas, was also competing in her first collegiate race and finished 10th in the women’s event at the Alamo City Opener. She ran the 4,000 meters in a time of 15:54 against a field of 22 runners from NCAA schools. Read more online.
OLLU volleyball wins one of four matches in Fort Worth tournament
The OLLU volleyball team participated in the Texas Wesleyan University Hughes Classic in Fort Worth over the weekend and won one of four matches. The Saints are now 3-3 on the season. In the first match of the tournament, the Saints faced NAIA’s Rocky Mountain Collage from Montana and lost in three straight sets, 15-25, 16-25 and 16-25. In the second match, the Saints were matched up against NAIA’s Lewis-Clark State College from Idaho. OLLU lost again in three straight sets, 25-27, 19-25 and 21-25. The Saints faced Briar Cliff University, also an NAIA school, in the third match of the tournament. The Saints lost 18-25, 12-25 and 20-25. In the final match of the tournament, the Saints met Texas Wesleyan University and won three of five sets, 25-22, 14-25, 25-21, 22-25 and 15-8. Read more online.
OLLU community invited to open forum for Vice President for Enrollment Management candidate
The OLLU community is invited to attend the open forum for Vice President for Enrollment Management candidate, Gary Ray, MEd, Friday, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in Providence Hall, Blue Room. To view Ray’s resume, click here.
OLLU’s Phon-a-thon begins today
OLLU’s Phon-a-thon, which raises money for the Lake Fund and student scholarships, begins today and will run through Oct. 3.
OLLU students will be calling alumni and other donors to ask for their continued support. Donors received a recorded phone call from President Sister Jane Ann Slater over the weekend. She thanked donors for their past support and asked them to answer the phone when they see the call coming in from OLLU students.
Phon-a-thon takes place in the fall and spring semesters. Last year, Phon-a-thon raised $75,000 for the Lake Fund and student scholarships. The goal this year is $100,000. The Lake Fund is OLLU’s annual giving campaign that sustains and strengthens every facet of education and year-to-year growth at our university. Gifts to the Lake Fund are used to support services that directly impact the quality of a student’s overall academic and personal experience. Gifts to the Lake Fund can be designated to scholarships, academic programs, student life, athletics, technology and the library.
To donate, visit www.ollusa.edu/LakeFund.
Student Voice Assembly set for Wednesday
The OLLU Student Government Association is holding the first Student Voice Assembly of the month on Wednesday from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in Providence Hall, Blue Room. The Student Voice Assembly is a meeting every two weeks that aims to keep open communication between students and student organization leaders. It also serves as a way for students to be involved with university administration, staff and faculty. The meetings are open to everyone, and all student concerns are welcome