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Molly Gibson
Freshman - Middle Distance
Grand Island, Neb. (Northwest HS)

2007 Outdoor: Scored points in two events at NSIC Outdoor Championships, placing fourth in 1,500 meter run (5:00.39) and running leg on fourth place 4 x 800 meter relay team (9:36.53)...just missed placing in 800 meter run at NSIC meet, finishing eighth in time of 2:28.17...versatile athlete during spring season, competing in 400 meter hurdles, 3,000 meter steeplechase, 800 and 1,500 meter runs.

2007 Indoor: Placed fourth in 1,000-meter run (3:12.00) at NSIC Indoor Championships...also ran leg on distance medley relay team (Gibson, Jade Lippman, Erin Oswald, Megan Zavorka) that set new school record time of 12:36.74 to place second at NSIC Meet...won 600 meter run at Wildcat Open on 2-10-07 in 1:44.33.

High School: Attended Grand Island Northwest HS where she lettered in track, cross country and softball. . . Earned Academic All-State and Academic All-Conference honors in 2005 in track. . . Two-time state qualifier in cross country and holds the school record with a time of 15:49 at the York Country Club. . . Also holds the school record in high and low hurdle relays.

Personal: Daughter of Craig and Kim Gibson. . . Born on June 26, 1987. . . Majoring in English Secondary Education.

Mike Grosz
Sports Information Director
Wayne State College
(402)375-7326
or 1-800-228-9972

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Wayne State has earned the #3 seed for the NCAA Div. II Central Regional Baseball Tournament hosted by Emporia State in Kansas. The 40-11 Wildcats meet #4 seed Central Missouri (41-15) in Thursday's first round with game times to be announced Monday afternoon.

Concordia-St. Paul topped #15 Wayne State 10-6 Sunday afternoon in the NSIC Baseball Tournament championship game. The 40-11 Wildcats await word from the NCAA on a at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. Official pairings are to be released Sunday evening by the NCAA.

Nate Preston won three events to lead the WSC men to a third straight NSIC outdoor track and field championship Saturday in Wayne. The Wildcats scored 164 points to nip second place Mary (156.5) for the team title. Brett Suckstorf won two events (hammer throw and discus) for WSC.

The WSC women's track and field team finished in third place with 106 points at the NSIC Championships in Wayne. Katie Wilson won two events (hammer throw and discus) and took second in the shot put to lead the Wildcats.

The NSIC Office announced Saturday that the NSIC Baseball Tournament has been shortened to a single-elimination tournament with Wayne State and Concordia-St. Paul (the last two undefeated teams in the tournament) playing Sunday at 1 p.m. in Wayne and the winner earning the NSIC Tournament Title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Nick Schumacher struck out a career-high 14 batters in a complete game win to lead #15 Wayne State to a 9-1 victory over Southwest Minnesota State at the NSIC Baseball Tournament in Wayne. The 40-10 Wildcats will play in the winner's bracket final Saturday at 10 a.m. against either Bemidji State or Concordia-St. Paul.

Seven WSC baseball players were named to the 2008 NSIC All-Conference Baseball Team announced Thursday afternoon. Nick Schumacher was named the NSIC Pitcher of the Year, Marc Manganaro earned the NSIC Co-Player of the Year while Nick Bidroski was selected the NSIC Co-Freshmen of the Year.

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5.11.08
Baseball
NSIC Tournament
Conc.-St. Paul 10
#15 Wayne State 6

5.9.08
Baseball
NSIC Tournament
#15 Wayne State 9
SW Minnesota State 1

5.8.08
Baseball
NSIC Tournament
#15 Wayne State 6
Winona State 3

5.4.08
Baseball
First Game
#16 Wayne State 3
Bemidji State 0
2nd Game
#16 Wayne State 13
Bemidji State 12
8 innings

5.4.08
Softball
NSIC Tournament
Univ. of Mary 3
Wayne State 0