2021 HOMECOMING
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Homecoming Celebration
lumni returned to relive their great college memories, while prospective students and their families visited to see all that York College has to offer during the Homecoming and Panther Days weekend, October 22-24. A busy schedule included the theatre department’s 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, women’s basketball game, chapel, choir concert, class reunions, and a lipsync competition. Friday afternoon’s Homecoming Golf Scramble was won by Jared Bady ’06, Zeb Carter ’07, and Joseph Morien 08’ and raised $300 for the golf program. It was followed that evening by the President’s Reception for all alumni. The weekend also recognized a couple of outstanding alumni: Angela Jiang and Dr. Jeffery Hannel and featured the York College Athletic Hall of Fame induction of the 1996 NSCAA Volleyball Championship Team. During halftime of the women’s basketball game in which they defeated Kansas Christian College 102-49, the York College Homecoming Court was introduced. Congratulations to this year's king and queen: Alexandre Motta and Chailey Bollens. 2021 Homecoming Court: (1st row) Grace Gaer, Alexandre Motta, Chailey Bollens, Sadie Carr, Avery Campbell; (2nd row) Rosa Vallejo Jauregui, Mikayla Brant, Chris Martens, Jamie Watts, Sofia Perez; (3rd row) Sebastian Barreto, Justus Coppinger, Diego Rubio, Bryce Winkler. (above) The 1996 Volleyball Team of Distinction: (1st row) Jen Tyson, Janet Bell, Laura Hastings, Amy Wishard, Lynn Pafford, Lavica Gammill, Dorothy Bumgardner, Coach Trevin Morgan; (2nd row) Chandy Silvey, Maria Esquerra, Terri Bond, Tiffany Sparks, Natalie Heersche, Micah Bonde – not pictured Cindi Zwemer. (right) The team was represented at the Athletic Hall of Fame induction by Terri (Bond) Dillan, Tiffany (Sparks) Baum, Maria Esquerra, Lynn (Pafford) Smith, and Jen (Tyson) Cassity. (far right)
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Chailey is a biology major from Orange County, Calif. She is a four-year starter on the women’s soccer team, playing the outside back position and was a 2020 KCAC Honorable Mention as well as a KCAC Scholar Athlete. Motta is an accounting/business administration major from Sao Paulo, Brazil. He plays the left back position on the men’s soccer team and was a 2019 KCAC Honorable Mention as well as a KCAC Scholar Athlete. He is also involved with Esports, Residence Life, Kyodai Social Club and PBL. Senior candidates for queen were Sadie Carr of Henderson, Neb., Mikayla Brant of Clear Lake, Iowa, and Rosa Vallejo Jauregui of El Paso, Texas. King candidates were Chris Martens of Alden, Minn., Sebastian Barreto of Mount Dora, Fla., and Justus Coppinger of York, Neb. Attendants honored from the freshmen class: Avery Campbell of Abilene, Texas, and Jamie Watts of Midwest City, Okla., sophomores: Sofia Perez of Madera, Calf., and Diego Rubio of Zaragoza, Spain, and juniors: Grace Gaer of Irwin, Iowa, and Bryce Winkler of Lincoln, Neb. n
