CBC SPORTS: Corretjer Named AMC Wrestler of the Year

Wrestling

• Park City, Kan., Feb. 29 — Competing on the first day of the NAIA National Wrestling Championship, David Corretjer was on the mat at Hartman Arena representing CBC. Corretjer made history, becoming the first Mustang wrestler ever to win two matches at Nationals.

• Park City, Kan., March 1 — Competing on the second day of the NAIA National Wrestling Championship at Hartman Arena, David Corretjer looked to advance toward the placement rounds at 125 pounds. Unfortunately, that did not happen, as he lost his first match of the day to #4 Brody Gee by fall at 2:35. Corretjer ends his season 23-8 with AMC Wrestler of the Year honors and an All-Conference selection at 125 pounds.

Women’s Basketball

• St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 29 — The American Midwest Conference (AMC) announced their all-conference selections at a banquet preceding the AMC Tournament Quarterfinal presented by Tandem HR. Three Lady Mustangs — Rhys Anderson, Caroline Citty and Olivia Lambrigtsen — were the record-tying three players that earned all-conference honors.

• Columbia, Mo., March 1 — Returning to the AMC tournament after missing out last season, eighth-seeded CBC was on the floor at the Arena at Southwell Complex for an AMC Quarterfinal presented by Tandem HR matchup with the top seed, Columbia Cougars (CC). CBC (7-18) saw their season come to an end after trailing at the half before dropping the contest 90-45 to CC (25-4). Olivia Lambrigtsen paced the Lady Mustangs with 14 points, while Rhys Anderson also finished in double figures with 12. CBC’s season comes to an end early but not before they made the AMC Tournament for the third time in four years.

Men’s Basketball

• St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 29 — The AMC announced their men’s basketball awards prior to the opening game of the AMC Tournament. CBC earned two major awards and had a record six players selected to the various all-conference teams, headlined by AMC Coach of the Year Sam Kohnke and Sixth Man of the Year Kyle Harding.

• Conway, Feb. 29 — Opening play in the AMC Tournament presented by Tandem HR, CBC, the tournament’s #1 seed, opened the quarterfinal round by hosting the Eutectics of University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy (UHSP) inside A.R. Reddin Fieldhouse. CBC (23-6) never trailed, leading by as many as 46 en route to a 112-66 win over UHSP (1-26). The win propels CBC into the AMC semifinals for the seventh year in a row, the longest current streak among AMC members. Wade Williams led four Mustangs in double figures with 22 off the bench, while Hykeem Hancock notched his first career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds and Tomas Mikyska adding 14 and Deshawn Corprew posting 11.

• Conway, March 2 — Coming off a blowout win in the quarterfinal round, CBC hosted the semifinals of the AMC Tournament presented by Tandem HR against the Owls of William Woods University (WWU). CBC (24-6) needed overtime, but they took down WWU (12-16) to advance to their fifth AMC Tournament Championship game in the last six years. Wade Williams led all scorers with 22 off the bench, while Sage Borbon added 20, Jonas Carlisle had 15 and Kyle Harding added 12. CBC knocked down twice as many threes as WWU and outrebounded the Owls 37-34.

Baseball

• North Little Rock, March 1 — Playing at Burns Park for the first time this season, CBC hosted the first two games of a four-game series with the Patriots of Mission University (MU). CBC (10-6) split the two games, taking game one 14-1 before dropping game two 4-2 to MU (8-9)

• North Little Rock, March 2 — After splitting the first two games of the series, CBC was back at Burns Park for the final two games of their series against MU. CBC (12-6) got the job done, taking three of four from MU (8-11) and winning by scores of 11-3 and 7-2.

Baseball

• Paragould, March 4 — Playing their fifth game in four days, CBC was at Pioneer Park for a matchup with future AMC rival Crowley’s Ridge (CRC). CBC (13-6) recorded their third straight win, beating CRC (6-7) 15-3. Austin Teal made history during the game, becoming the second player in program history to record a cycle. Teal had a home run in the first, a double in the second, a single in the fourth and a triple in the fifth. He joins Brady Brashier as the only players in program history to record a cycle, with Brashier’s coming on April 20, 2013, in a Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference game against Waldorf.

Softball

• Gulf Shores, Ala., March 2 — After games at the Gulf Coast Invitational rained out, CBC was at the Gulf Coast Invitational for two games. CBC (8-8) dropped game one to Lindsey Wilson (4-3) 4-3 before beating Brenau (7-5) 4-1 in game two.

• Gulf Shores, Ala., March 4 — Following a split on day one of the Gulf Coast Invitational, CBC took on Oklahoma Wesleyan (OWU) and Central Methodist at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex. CBC (8-10) dropped the first contest to OWU (12-5) 5-0 before a close loss to Central Methodist (13-2) 5-4.