HARPER SETS ANOTHER NCAA RECORD (February 21, 2000) 

Kentucky Wesleyan College head men's basketball coach Ray Harper broke the NCAA record for best career start (by wins) in four seasons with 108 when the Panthers defeated visiting SIU Edwardsville 80-68 on Saturday. Everett Case of North Carolina State (1947-50) with 107 held the old record.

Harper already broke the NCAA (modern-era) record for fastest to reach 100 career victories by reaching the milestone in 114 games on Jan. 27. He is 108-15 (87.8%) in his fourth season at Kentucky Wesleyan where he won the college's record breaking seventh NCAA Division II National Championship last season with a 35-2 recorded and was unanimously voted Division II National Coach of the Year.

No. 4 Kentucky Wesleyan, 22-2 overall and first in the Great Lakes Valley Conference at 16-2, will end the regular season on the road with two GLVC contests. KWC travels to Joliet, Illinois on Thursday to face Lewis (18-6, 12-6) at 7:30 p.m. CT and then to Kenosha, Wisconsin for a Saturday afternoon game at Wisconsin Parkside (8-16, 4-14) at 3:00 CT.

23 STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE (February 8, 2000) 

A record 23 Kentucky Wesleyan College student-athletes were named to the 1999 Great Lakes Valley Conference Fall Sports All-Academic team today.

Four student-athletes are repeating from last season's squad including two-time honorees include Dominique Crisp (soccer) a sophomore from Freemont, Calif./Mission HS; Robert Harmon (soccer) a senior from St. Louis, Mo./St. Mary's HS; Robin Joska (soccer) a junior Chrudm, Czech Republic; and Kimberly Zolk (soccer) from LaGrange, Ill./Lyons Township.

First-time honorees include Whitney Adamson (volleyball) a sophomore from Hatfield, Ind./South Spencer HS; Mario Castro (soccer) a freshman from Mexico City, Mexico; Tiffany Cowan (golf) a freshman from Russellville, Ky./Russellville HS; Brian Crowe (golf) a junior from Manitou, Ky./Hopkins County Central; Jeremy Curtis (soccer) a junior from Morganfield, Ky./Union County HS; Maureen Fagan (soccer) a freshman from Owensboro/Owensboro HS; Hanna Flaspoehler (tennis) a freshman from Owensboro/Daviess County HS; Tara Grundhoefer (volleyball) a freshman from Dale, Ind./Heritage Hills HS; Carrie Johnson (soccer) a sophomore from Louisville/Mercy HS; Jeremy Kemplin (soccer) a senior from Mt. Sterling, Ky./Montgomery County HS; Scott Lyons (golf) a freshman from Hardinsburg, Ky./Breckinridge County HS; Elizabeth Merchant (tennis) a junior from Owensboro/Owensboro Catholic HS; Kari Miller (soccer) a freshman from Owensboro/Daviess County HS; Laura Murphy (soccer) a freshman from Owensboro/Daviess County HS; Kimberly Oldham (golf); Gene Reaney (soccer) a sophomore from Calvert City, Ky./Marshall County HS; Stephanie Schrink (volleyball) a freshman from Seymour, Ind./Seymour HS; Travis Siewart (soccer) a sophomore from Robards, Ky./Henderson County HS; and Andrea Thompson (volleyball) a freshman from Versailles, Ky./Woodford County HS.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a starter or significant substitute and the student-athlete has a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 or has attained a GPA of at least 3.2 in each of the preceding two semesters. Freshmen or first-year transfers must achieve a GPA of 3.2 or higher during the fall semester.

JOHN NAMED GLVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK (February 8, 2000) 

Kentucky Wesleyan senior forward Leroy John averaged 21.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and shot 61.5 percent from the field in leading the Panthers to two triumphs to

earn Player of the Week honors in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

A 6-8 senior, John scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as KWC defeated St. Joseph's, 98-65, on Thursday. He came back on Saturday to pour in a career-high 25 points and grab 13 more rebounds as KWC cruised past IPFW for its 53rd straight home triumph (the NCAA's [I, II or III] longest home-court winning streak), 108-87.

His numbers for the week: 42 points (21.0 ppg), 26 rebounds (13.0 rpg), 16-29 FGs (61.5 percent), 10-15 FTs (66.7 percent), five steals and two assists. He is a physical education major from Port of Spain, Trinidad.