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Betz First President Honored with Endowed Chair SPORTS
Christian Tabak @CaffeineWallace SENIOR REPORTER
The University of Central Oklahoma Foundation announced the establishment of the Don Betz Endowed Chair for International Studies to honor retiring UCO President Don Betz. (Provided/University Communications)
The University of Central Oklahoma Foundation announced the establishment of its first-ever endowed chair in recognition of the legacy of a UCO president to honor retiring President Don Betz. The Foundation raised a total of $600,000 through private and corporate donations for the Don Betz Endowed Chair for International Studies. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education have agreed to match those funds, making the endowment the university’s largest at $1.2 million. “It’s an opportunity for the institution to focus some real energy in terms of placing an exceptional faculty member in this important area of exploration,” Betz said. “Having an endowed chair will reinforce the university’s focus on the importance of international perspective and global awareness.” The overall objective of the endowment is to enhance the teaching and scholarly activity of the political science programs at UCO in the College of Liberal Arts, according to Jamie Hardin, marketing manager for UCO’s Office for Advancement. A candidate for the position will be selected by the CLA, either from a current faculty member or through recruitment of a professional or distinguished individual in the field of international studies. CLA Dean Catherine Webster said that the chair will not be fully established until next Continued on Pg. 2
Rowing Wins National Title See Pg. 8
AROUND CAMPUS
UCO Hosts Endeavor Games See Pg. 7
A WEEK IN TECH
Clabes Finds Motivation at Endeavor Games James D. Jackson
Derek Parker
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SPORTS EDITOR
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Athletes from across the United States, including Gabriella Clabes, converged on Edmond last weekend for the annual Endeavor Games at the University of Central Oklahoma. The games, held at UCO since 2000, aim to “create competitive, fun, safe and high quality sport competitions for physically disabled athletes throughout the United States,” according to their website.
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UCO student Clabes has not only battled and defeated disabled-body athletes but has taken her competitive spirits against able-bodied athletes outside the Endeavor Games and proven successful. Clabes was born with a birth defect, Proximal femoral focal deficiency, PFFD, which compromises her bones’ ability to grow. “I was born without a femur and
a knee,” Clabes said. “I had a perfect ankle and a perfect foot and I had a partial hip. So one of the only options was amputation at that point.” Clabes’ parents decided to amputate her left foot when she was a year-and-a-half old in order to fix her bones. This pushed her into multiple surgeries in order to create a right leg strong enough to support her in her daily routines with the help of a prosthetic on her left. Clabes credits her Continued on Pg. 2
iTunes Store Gone After 18 Years
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Staff James D. Jackson Jeff Elkins Derek Parker Tanner Laws Megan Thele Lauren Morris Michelle Pennza Christian Tabak Madison Bolton Gerald Wing Yi Leong Samantha Karbelk Teddy Burch Alex Brown
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On the Cover: Top: Bailee Thomas rows during the NCAA Division II National Championships. The University of Central Oklahoma won the national title for the second year in a row. (Provided/NCAA) Middle: Gabriella Clabes swims during the 2019 Endeavor Games, hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma. (Derek Parker/The Vista) Bottom: Apple announced that they will close the iTunes store after 18 years. (Tanner Laws/The Vista)
Banking/AP Style
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Oklahoma Representative Backs Marijuana Banking Bill Christian Tabak @CaffeineWallace SENIOR REPORTER
Oklahoma’s lone Democratic representative, Kendra Horn, announced last week that she is co-sponsoring federal legislation that would allow banks to provide services to businesses involved with the nation’s legalized marijuana trade. House Resolution 1595, also known as the SAFE Banking Act, is authored by Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., and would allow banks to conduct financial dealings with marijuana-based businesses without worrying that the federal government could intervene. Many banks have continued to avoid dealings with those businesses out of fear over marijuana still be criminalized at the federal level. “Most states have legalized medical marijuana, yet federal law prevents banks from working with cannabis-related businesses,” Horn said. “Keeping our banks out of this industry endangers public safety and stifles local business. I am a co-sponsor of the bipartisan SAFE Banking Act because it respects states’ rights and provides clarity for the banking industry.” Horn is the first of Oklahoma’s five state representatives to respond to the issue since Oklahoma legalized medical marijuana last year. Since then, Oklahoma has seen the industry expand rapidly with more than 2,000 growers, 1,150 dispensaries and more than 500 processors operating across the state. The Oklahoma Tax Commission reported that medical marijuana sales
The outside of the Math and Computer Science building, this is where Associate Professor for Computer Science William Franklin Stockwell worked for 35 years before his recent suspension. (Regan Rosson/The Vista)
have increased for the eighth straight month in the state, reaching a staggering $23 million in sales for the month of May. The state has collected more than $1.6 million from the seven percent excise tax placed on the drug while collecting an additional $2 million in state and local sales tax. The number of Oklahomans eligible to obtain the drug also is continuing to skyrocket. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority said it has approved nearly 130,000 patient licenses since August. While marijuana has been legalized for medical and recreational use in 33 states and the District of Columbia, it is still classified as a Schedule I drug by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. This bars businesses from being able to access credit cards, deposit revenues or write checks to meet pay-
roll and pay taxes, said John Wood, associate professor in the University of Central Oklahoma’s political science department. “This is a tough position for this industry to operate safely in when you have to carry out wads of cash to transfer it to a safe at home because your business has been broken into because crooks know where large amounts of cash are sitting,” Wood said. “It’s [legitimate] business that has to act like it’s not.” With businesses unable to operate legitimate banking operations, Wood also said it has the potential to create conditions that encourage illegal activity. A 2018 study from the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice revealed that organized crime related to marijuana has increased since the state legalized marijuana in 2013.
“Nothing thrives like criminal activity during a prohibition as we found in a real live example in the 1920s,” Wood said. “Keeping these legal businesses from legal banking keeps an excess of under-protected cash circulating in the wrong hands. Allowing banking for this industry will tamp down on crime.” While measures to legalize the drug at the federal level are still facing opposition in Congress, other federal agencies are continuing to consider the issues posed by state legalization. On May 31, the Food and Drug Administration held its first hearing to accept information toward whether companies should be allowed to add CBD, a non-intoxicating cannabis compound, to food, beverages and dietary supplements.
AP Takes Charge with Updated Race Terms Jeff Elkins
@JeffElkins12
MANAGING EDITOR
The Associated Press, creators of the AP Stylebook that sets standards for journalistic writing, announced multiple chang-es regarding race for their 2019 edition. According one of the entries, the term ‘racially charged’ and other similar terms should be avoided when more direct terms like ‘racist’ are appropriate. “The terms ‘racism’ and ‘racist’ can be used in broad references or in quotations to describe the hatred of a race, or asser-tion of the superiority of one race over others,” the AP said. Meshawn Conley, director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Central Okla-
homa said she sees the update as much-needed progress. “The step away from ambiguity is promising, as many things have a racial underpinning that is not recognized,” Conley said. “The term, ‘racially charged’ softens the reality of the situation. One cannot heal from what they won’t admit is a wound.” The euphemism, ‘racially charged,’ can be found in multiple national stories relating to race. Just this year, it has been used in news about Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa defending white supremacy, as well as the altercation between a Native American activist and students from Covington Catholic High School. Many journalists, like Cynthia Faulkner, professor of Mass Communication at UCO, prefer to avoid the use of racial eu-phemisms in most
situations. “The best policy is to eliminate race unless it is pertinent to the story,” Faulkner said. “It’s what AP has recommended for years. In stories that are about diversity or racial issues, reporters should ask the individual how they wish to be identified. For Native Americans, it is better to identify someone as Cheyenne, if possible, rather than the broader term.” Also in the update, AP is eliminating the hyphen American in reference to those with dual heritage. According to Poynter, the hyphen dates to the 19th century as a way to distinguish immigrants as “others” and has been a common microaggres-sion for more than a century. Edmond resident Kevin Nguyen said the hyphen emphasizes differ-
ences in a time where we should focus on similarities. “I could see where having hyphenated heritage would make someone feel like they don’t have the same right to be here as a person without the hyphen,” Nguyen said. In 2002, a group of Asian American journalists from the San Francisco Bay Area started the magazine “Hyphen,” a publi-cation that covers Asian American community activism, politics and non-mainstream culture. “Overall, it would be nice to live in a world where racial references simply indicate a rich cultural heritage rather than a designation as ‘other,’” Faulkner said. “Maybe someday we’ll reach that point.”
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Clabes/Around Campus
Clabes Finds Motivation at Endeavor Games Continued from Pg. 1 family in getting her through the surgeries and the impact it had on her life. “They’re very faithful people, which definitely pushed me to be the best person I could be spiritually and mentally,” Clabes said. “And my coach...stuck by my side through everything and she pushed me to be the best athlete and person I could be.” Dwena Dixon, Clabes’ swimming coach, has worked with her and helped her train since she was four years old. “Whenever she’d be down or something I’d just call her,” Dixon said. “We’d visit and I’d make her laugh and I’d come visit her; go play Connect 4 while she was laid up. She knew when she had surgery she’d always beat me, which is not fair. Just those kind of things.” Clabes met her swim coach after begging her parents to allow her to play sports. “As soon as I could be in athletics, I was pushing my parents because both of my older brothers were playing sports and I just really loved it,” Clabes said. “I knew I wanted to have a competitive side so I really pushed it and asked them and begged them and finally they were like, ‘ok we’ll start you in swim lessons.’” After starting swim lessons, Clabes ventured to other sports like volleyball and golf but never found anything she loved as much as swimming. “She had already been swimming a bit and learning, so she came to me and we just started swimming
Gabriella Clabes (center) prepares to swim at the 2019 Endeavor Games at the Mitch Park YMCA. The Endeavor Games has been hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma since 2000 and allows physically disabled athletes to compete in 10 sports including swimming and volleyball. (Derek Parker/The Vista)
like two or three times a week when she was little,” Dixon said. “Then when she was eight we went to the Endeavor Games because she wanted something she could compete with because her brothers all played sports. So we started the swimming program.” The Endeavor Games offers 10 sporting events including air rifle shooting, basketball and swimming. For 10 years, Clabes has competed in the swimming competitions in the 200 and 100 free, backstroke and butterfly. “Swimming was just a way for me to almost feel free, almost like I was on even grounds with everybody
when I stepped into the water and it became true once I started competing at the high school level” Clabes said. “Able body people were competing against me and I was able to come up and beat them, and so for people to see that, I felt like it was a big motivation in that way. And for me to feel on even grounds was also a big motivator because otherwise, I don’t want to feel less than or like I’m not good enough against other people.” Clabes said UCO hosting the Games every year played a large roll in her choosing Central over other colleges. “To be a part of something like a
school so supportive and so involved, it was a huge deal to me,” Clabes said. Receiving a leadership scholarship at UCO was also important to Clabes, as she said she felt that it was a platform for her to be more involved and help others. “I know she’s a young woman now and it just makes me very proud, probably prouder than any parent,” Dixon said. “I don’t think my part as being in her life, it’s just [that] she’s helped me through things in my life. She’s just a very big important part in my life as I am in hers… We just have a bond, I don’t know how to explain it, but it’s pretty special and I wouldn’t trade it.”
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Lab day-view at 8 p.m. Bill Wood on Guitar/Vocal, Kenny Phillips on Keys/Vocal, Chris Hicks on Saxophone/Guitar, Brian McKinney on Drums and Shawn Tole on Bass will perform Classic Rock and light jazz. Tickets will be on sale for $10. Purchase Tickets online or by calling 405-974-2100.
Around Campus & Edmond: June 11-16
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Transfer Advisor Day: The University of Central Oklahoma tour guides will lead advisors and staff members of community colleges through spotlight tours of the UCO campus. The event will feature educational sessions about scholarships and admission to give those in attendance the opportunity to learn about UCO’s top academic programs. Clark Gibson Quintet: w/Pat Bianchi: The Jazz Lab will be hosting the Clark Gibson Quintet at 7:30 p.m. Pat Bianchi, Jeremy Thomas, Zac Lee, Jim Pisano will also be in performance. The event will be $15, tickets will be available online at ucojazzlab.
Thursday, June 13, 2019 Stan Engle and Friends: The Jazz Lab will be hosting Stan Engle and Friends at 7 p.m. Engle performs live with a Trumpet and specializes in Bossa Nova. Tickets will be $15, $10 for UCO students and $20 for a ticket and a copy of Stan Engle’s CD. Seating for the Concessions and Bar by Hideaway Pizza will also be available. Call 405-974-2100 to make reservations. Concerts in the Park: The city of Edmond Convention and Visitors Bureau will host a free Pop concert
Upstage Theatre presents Evita: The city of Edmond Convention and Visitors Bureau will host the Evita musical from Thurs. – Sat. at Mitch Park. Evita won the Tony Award for Best Musical. They will tell Eva Peron’s story of her rise from the slums of Argentina to the presidential mansion as First Lady. Call 405-285-5803 for more details.
Friday, June 14, 2019 Empire State Band: The Empire State Band will be making their Jazz
Saturday, June 15, 2019 Phil Smith and the Blend Project: The Jaz lab will be hosting Phil Smith and the Blend Project at 8 p.m. Tickets will be on sale for $15. Purchase Tickets online or by calling 405-9742100.
ICOM/Endowed Chair
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Library Interns Bring UCO Collections to Japan Students to Present UCO Archives and Special Collections at Conference
The International Council of Museums (ICOM) has accepted the presentation proposals of four Chambers Library student interns. Pictured from left, Lyazzat Galilolla, Michael May, Olivia Reyes and Amena Butler will present their work in the UCO Archives and Special Collections at the ICOM General Conference Sept. 1-7 in Kyoto, Japan. (Provided/Centralities)
Jeff Elkins
@JeffElkins12
MANAGING EDITOR
Four University of Central Oklahoma students have been selected to present at the 2019 International Conference of Museums (ICOM) in Kyoto, Japan in September. The attending students will present their work from the UCO Archives and Special Collections at the ICOM General Conference. The theme for this year’s conference is Museums as Cultural Hubs: The Future of Tradition, which aims to highlight the changing role of museums in
today’s society. “Amidst altering social, economic and political environments, once-static institutions are reinventing themselves to become more interactive, audience-focused centres of culture. As part of this transformation, museums are working to create more cohesive, shared visions amongst their employees and in partnership with other institutions and the communities they serve,” according to ICOM. Around 3,000 participants are expected to assemble in Kyoto from Sept. 1-7 to discuss concepts and issues pertaining to museums and art.
Among those attendees will be UCO student and Chambers Library intern, Lyazzat Galilolla. “Something that sets the UCO Chambers Library apart from others is we try to make this more than a library,” Galilolla said. “I would say that it is very non-traditional.” The library is home to the African Art Collection, which has received attention from world renowned art aficionados. “It is our largest collection with highly appraised clothing and artifacts,” Galilolla said. “This has required us to collaborate with other
departments like Global Art and Visual Culture. This department specializes in research, exhibitions and collaborations.” Galilolla, a GAVC major, said working with the collection has helped in honing her research and curatorial skills, and she hopes to highlight the department’s work in those fields at the conference. The intern work process consists of various tasks including condition checks, annual inventory, research for text panels, as well as facilitating tours and exhibitions. “We want to bring attention to the fact that our library is unique and hope that by featuring what makes us stand out, we can one day have our own museum,” Galillola said. The theme of ICOM 2019 will be focused on two concepts: museums as networking mediums that support collaborative partnerships with one another, and museums as cores that invigorate communities at the local level. The sub-theme, “The Future of Tradition,” aims to link museums to the future while respecting traditions. ICOM is the largest international museum association in the world, overseeing more than 30 subcommittees in various museum fields and interests. The African Art Collection display can be seen in Archives and Special Collections, located on the second floor of the Chambers Library.
Betz First President Honored with Endowed Chair Continued from Pg. 1 year and that in the meantime she will be working with incoming Department of Political Science Chair Ken Kickham, Provost John Barthell and the Foundation in choosing a candidate. “I view this Chair as a wonderfully appropriate way to celebrate President Betz and am delighted that it will be established in the College of Liberal Arts, which he has always referred to as his academic home,” Webster said. With the funding provided through an endowed chair, Webster said she hopes this will enhance the position’s ability to conduct research and initiate programming on campus related to international studies. The chair would work closely to support the CLA’s political science program, as well as provide the program with scholarly and educational benefits. “Whoever is selected, they would have a focus and responsibility to
keep the institution aware of those issues that are important to the future of education and our country,” Betz said. More than 25 donors contributed to the endowment, including the Chickasaw Nation, the Burger Family Foundation, MidFirst Bank and UCO alumnus and philanthropist Leroy Coffman. Matching funding from the OSRHE was raised through their Endowed Chairs and Distinguished Professorship Program, which works to provide universities with resources to attract and retain discipline experts. “We congratulate President Don Betz on his pending retirement from the University of Central Oklahoma,” said OSRHE Chancellor Glen D. Johnson. “President Betz’s state and national leadership, community engagement and commitment to student success over more than 49 years of exceptional service to higher education have been invaluable to our
higher education system.” Betz, who retires at the end of June after serving eight years as the university’s 20th president, was selected for the endowment not just for his work on campus and in higher education, but also for his distinguished career in international politics through his time with the United Nations. From 1982 to 2003, Betz worked for and with the UN on issues related to the Middle East. During this time, he founded the International Coordinating Committee on the Question of Palestine, a non-governmental organization network affiliated with the UN focused on pursuing peace in the Middle East based on UN resolutions. His international experience includes service with the University of Pittsburgh’s Semester at Sea, Chapman College’s World Campus Afloat, a Ph.D. in international studies and journalistic experience in the Middle East. Along with serving as UCO’s 20th
president and provost between 19992005, Betz previously served as president of Northeastern State University, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and provost for Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. “President Betz has had such a long history of working to improve international relations through his work with the United Nations and through his nearly 50 years in higher education,” said Anne Holzberlein, vice president for Advancement at UCO and president of the UCO Foundation. Establishment of an endowed chair at UCO requires a minimum of $250,000 and the Foundation currently houses 13 endowed chairs across multiple disciplines. The second largest endowed chair, the name of which the Foundation said it is unable to share, has accumulated just under $715,000 in donations and investment income.
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iTunes Store
iTunes Store Closing Marks End of an Era I never thought I’d miss something I completely forgot about, but for some odd reason, the Apple iTunes Store closing down is emotionally hitting me harder than expected. For those who have no idea what I am talking about, Apple announced at WWDC 2019 that it will be shutting down iTunes to put their focus into Apple Music, Apple TV and Podcasts, as well as moving audiobooks to Apple Books. Unexpected, but also not shocking-- a paradox, I know. Basically, what I mean is, I understand why they shut it down, I just never thought they would. As someone who was born in the 1990s, it’s hard to believe that the main way I purchased music online will be shut down as if it was the CD section in Walmart. Similar to the disappearing CD sections, new technology has threatened its place in the music industry, causing the number of users and sales to dwindle each year as its use becomes less necessary over time—and for iTunes, that it has. “Revenues from downloaded tracks and albums declined for the sixth consecutive year to $1.04 billion,” according to the Recording Industry Association of America. “Permanent downloads of albums fell 25 percent to $500 million in 2018, and individual track sales were down 28 percent to $490 million. Downloads accounted for 11 percent of revenues for 2018, down from 42 percent as recently as 2013.” Those numbers are not shocking. As a college student who can, at
Apple announced that they will close the iTunes store and move the contents to Apple Music, Apple TV and Podcasts in the next software update. (Tanner Laws/The Vista)
times, be hesitant to spend my hard earned money on little things unrelated to obtaining my degree, I have not helped and I believe there are many more like me. Ever since I have been a college student, I have been subscribed to Apple Music’s streaming service, because why not take advantage of the discount, right? It’s much better on my pockets to pay $4.99 a month and have access to all of the music I want than to pay $0.99 cents per song or $10 per album. So, as of late I have not been using iTunes too much. In fact, the last two songs I purchased from iTunes were “This Very Moment” by K-Ci & JoJo and “A Thousand Years” by Christina
Apple’s Stacey Lysik speaks at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif., Monday, June 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Perri, which I used to create a playlist for my uncle’s wedding last year. Had my uncle not been getting married, I would not have been on iTunes, which I never thought I’d say when I was a kid, or in this case write, because I used to love iTunes. However, not everybody loved iTunes as I did. Pete Fader, Wharton School marketing professor, wrote on Twitter, “iTunes is a cancer for the music industry. This was obvious 15 years ago … Good thing it will finally go away.” To better understand why he felt this way, I had to go back and look at the history of iTunes. What I found out is that although it has been around a long time for me, 18 of my 22 years, it has not been around a long time for any service or store. So, for those who were adults when it was created and knew music before it, they could obviously see the flaws that I could not. iTunes was created as a follow up to 1999 Napster, which ran into copyright infringement problems because it was sharing music files instead of charging consumers. In January 2001, Apple swooped in and decided to charge $0.99 per song. Years later, as a kid in fifth grade who just received his first cellphone for Christmas, I found that to be well within my budget. I bought about five new ringtones a year. My favorite was
the Soulja Boy Tell’em “Crank That,” which to this day is a nostalgic hit. For Apple, ringtones were pivotal to iTunes’ conception and probably the biggest financial boom for them in the early 2000s — basically the glory days for iTunes. For artists, it was terrible for business. Instead of selling their full album for $10, consumers could buy just one song if they so wished, which was usually the hit song on the album. For those who don’t know how the music industry worked before the 2000s, an artist would make a hit song and then the label would push everything behind that. This included tours, merchandise and, most importantly, the albums. The hit song was typically how artists promoted their albums as a whole. If you wanted that song, you had to buy the full album, but iTunes eliminated that, so instead of making $10 off an individual, artists, in theory, were only making $0.99. But even that $0.99 the artist wasn’t making fully. They didn’t even make the full $0.99 — that was split between the label, writers, producers and so forth. However, the music industry always adjusts. Even with streaming, which awards popularity over talent, musicians have continued to find a way to make a living. The death of iTunes is just another hump for the music industry to get over.
Endeavor Games
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2019 Endeavor Games Returns to UCO
Athletes line up during the 2019 UCO Endeavor Games on June 8, at the Edmond North High School. The UCO Endeavor Games for Athletes with Physical Disabilities was first held in 2000 with a goal to provide opportunities for physically disabled children, adults and military service members to display their talents. (John Redfearn/The VIsta)
A participant runs during the 2019 UCO Endeavor Games on June 8, at the Edmond North High School. (John Redfearn/The VIsta)
2 competitors race side by side during the 2019 UCO Endeavor Games on June 8, at the Edmond North High School. (Gerald Leong/The VIsta)
An athlete competes during a track event hosted by the 2019 UCO Endeavor Games on June 8, at the Edmond North High School. (Gerald Leong/The VIsta)
An athlete competes during the 2019 UCO Endeavor Games on June 8, at the Edmond North High School. (John Redfearn/The VIsta)
A racer competes during a track event hosted by the 2019 UCO Endeavor Games on June 8, at the Edmond North High School. (Gerald Leong/The VIsta)
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Rowing/Drafted
Rowing Team Wins Back-to-Back National Titles
University of Central Oklahoma rowing team won its second consecutive national championship on June 1st. After runner-up finishes in 2016 and again in 2017, the Bronchos collected their first national championship in 2018.
Christian Melman @TheVista1903
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The University of Central Oklahoma rowing team won its second consecutive national championship on June 1st. The championship marks the 20th time overall the university has won a national title. The Broncho›s Varsity 4+ and Varsity 8+ combined for a total of 30 points,
good enough for the championship. The UCO V4+boat started off behind the Florida Institute of Technology in the first 250 meters, but the Bronchos quickly recovered, taking the lead for the remaining 1500 meters. This win marked the first time the Bronchos’ 4+ has won the national championship and was a crucial part of their overall victory, collecting them 12 points on the day. The Bron-
chos were followed by Western Washington University in second, Florida Tech in third, Seattle Pacific University in fourth, University of California, San Diego in fifth and Thomas Jefferson University at sixth. The Bronchos V4+ boat, led by coxswain Blair Johnson, Shelby Wackerly, Aliz Nakvinda, Savannah Hammonds and Lauren Wall, won UCO’s first V4+ national title. Following the V4+ race was the
V8+. Central dominated the performance much like the V4+ race. Florida Tech started off in the lead for the first 750 meters, but by 1000 meters, UCO had taken the lead and never looked back. Coxswain Madisyn Kitchell helped lead the Bronchos V8+ to their third national title. Helping Kitchell take the title was Cameron Blunk, Laura Francis, Megan Dwarshuis, Eileen Anderson, Erica Mitchell, Bailee Thomas, Kiele Erickson and Siobhan Quirke. Anderson, Dwarshuis, Mitchell and Erickson were all part of to the three previous national titles for Central’s V8+ rowing. On top of winning the national title, UCO’s Bailee Thomas received NCAA Elite 90 the NCAA Elite 90 on May 30, prior to the NCAA championship. The Elite 90 is awarded to the athlete who has reached the top level of competition nationally while maintaining the highest academic standing among their peers. Thomas is a psychology major and is in her second year on the rowing team. After having back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2016 and 2017, the Bronchos collected their first national championship in 2018.
Broncho Ace Van Scoyoc Drafted By Phillies Derek Parker @D_Park2
SPORTS EDITOR
University of Central Oklahoma pitcher Spencer Van Scoyoc was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies with the 13th pick in the 19th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. Van Scoyoc played his first two years at Arizona State University before transferring to UCO for his junior season when he joined the Bronchos pitching rotation. As a true freshman in 2017, the lefty posted a 3.86 ERA in 10 appearances for the Sun Devils. He finished with 15 strikeouts in 28 total innings his freshman year at ASU. In his sophomore season at Arizona State, Van Scoyoc finished with a 6.29 ERA in 15 appearances and finished with 20 strikeouts in 24.1 innings. He allowed just one
home run in his two seasons at ASU. In his only season at Central, Van Scoyoc pitched in 15 games and started nine of those. In 39.1 total innings, he allowed 27 hits, holding opposing batters to just .208. He finished his career at Central with 42 strikeouts and gave up only one home run in the Broncos last game of the season against the University of Central Missouri in the Central Regional. On top of his pitching, Van Scoyoc finished with a .381 batting average in 21 plate appearances for UCO. He got all eight of his hits during a three-game stretch in the postseason, going 8-for-12 and finishing with four RBI’s. Van Scoyoc is now the third consecutive Broncho to be taken in the MLB draft after Holden Capps in 2017 and Austin Lambright in 2018. Capps, who was selected in the eighth round two years ago,
Spencer Van Scoyoc throws a pitch during a UCO home baseball game. Van Scoyoc was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies with the 13th pick in the 19th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.
currently pitches for the Wilmington Blue Rocks. Lambright, a 10th
round pick last year, pitches for the Lexington Legends.