A chuckle came out and then Northwest Missouri football coach Mel Tjeerdsma quickly corrected any assumption that his program doesn’t have to work hard on recruiting because of its 2009 NCAA Division II championship. [MORE]
Central Missouri announced today that Jim Svoboda (Suh-BOW-duh) will be the 28th Head Football Coach in the 115-year history of the program. Athletic Director Jerry Hughes will officially introduce him at a press conference in the UCM Multipurpose Building Alumni Room on Tuesday, January 19 at 1:00 p.m. [MORE]
Northwest Missouri head football coach Mel Tjeerdsma and Southwest Baptist head men's and women's tennis coach John Bryant of the MIAA are two of 15 individuals who will be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame at its 2010 Enshrinement Ceremonies on Jan. 31. Two teams will be inducted as well. [MORE]
Northwest Missouri State head football coach Mel Tjeerdsma was announced as the 2009 Liberty Mutual Division II Coach of the Year in a ceremony Wednesday in Newport Beach, Calif. This marks the first Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year honor for Tjeerdsma, who has been national coach of the year by the American Football Coaches three times (1998, 1999 and 2008). [MORE]
