The Mid-Central College Conference has recognized 332 student-athletes from 14 conference sports on the 2008-09 MCC Academic All-Conference Team.

Student-athletes from all nine member institutions who are in their third, fourth, or fifth year of eligibility and achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.40 or greater for the entire academic year are eligible for the award.

2008-09 Academic All-Conference Team

MARION, Ind. -- Indiana Wesleyan University has been selected as the host site for the NAIA National Track and Field Championships beginning in 2010.

The national championship meet is the largest event to ever be hosted by Indiana Wesleyan athletics. The NAIA will hold the track event in Marion for the next three years through 2012.

Mark A. Pope, Director of Athletics for the University of Saint Francis, has been unanimously elected Vice-Chair of the Championship Competition Committee of the NAIA's National Administrative Council.  The election took place during the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics ("NACDA") meetings in Orlando, FL from June 18-21.

SAN ANTONIO - The NAIA-Sports Information Directors Association (NAIA-SIDA) announced the winners of 11 publication contests to over 100 winners Saturday at the 2009 NAIA-SIDA Convention on the campus of Our Lady of the Lake University.

Sports Information Directors and staff from Mid-Central College Conference member institutions took home 21 different awards, including five category winners. 

From Taylor, Eric Smith won the award for top women's basketball brochure and teamed with Gary Gogis to win best cover for a women's volleyball brochure.  Andrew Bowen of Bethel took home the top prize in the men's basketball brochure category.  Huntington's Lori Culler, Julie Babb, and Lynette Miller were recognized for the best cover of a women's basketball brochure. Bill Scott and Aaron Suozzi rounded out the MCC winners by creating the best cover in the combined basketball brochure category.

See below for other award winners from the MCC.

Taylor University sophomore pitcher Taylor Kinzer was drafted Wednesday in the 24th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

The ace of Taylor's 2009 MCC Tournament championship team, Kinzer was a perfect 8-0 on the mound for the Trojans.

MARION, Ind. -- The Kansas City Royals made Joshua Worrell the second pitcher drafted from Indiana Wesleyan University in the last two years.

Worrell, a right handed pitcher, was selected in the 30th round of the Major League Baseball first year player draft on Wednesday.