SCC Spring Athletics Highlights

Published: 06/08/2023

St. Charles Community College Athletics finished another successful spring season of sports. This season's teams worked hard, and history was made!

The Men’s Baseball team wrapped up a great season with a winning record, finishing with 33 wins and 27 losses for the year. They were the first team to win 30-plus games in a season since 2008 and lead the country in SB’s (stolen bases) as an offense, breaking the college record. The team won three consecutive Region 16 Sub-Regional wins for the first time in SCC history. Sam Myers was awarded 1st Team All-Region, while Drew Cornelison, Grant Huebner, and Justin Massingale were each awarded 2nd Team All-Region.

The Women’s Softball team posted one of the college's best starts to a season, starting off 16-4-1. The team finished the season with 26 wins, which is the 2nd highest number of wins in a season in college history and the most since 2003. Jocelyn Cunningham and Emily Geary both received All-Region honors. Hunter Collins will leave SCC as one of the best hitters in college history, placing in the top five in numerous offensive categories.

The Track & Field team had athletes topping the rankings at various points throughout the season. Track concluded the 2023 outdoor season with a number of national top 10 finishes. Daniel Edberg was ranked 25th in the nation in his 400 M at 53.57, just missing the national qualifier standard by 1.06 seconds. Zack Southard ranked 39th in the 400m and 24th in the 800m. Aiden Jefferson was not too far behind in the 800, ranking 42nd, with Parker Kilen pulling in at 53rd. Jack Spraul was also successful in the 5K race, running times comparable to 16:53.71 ranking him 32nd nationally throughout the season. Catherine (Katie) Majors went into the National Championship qualifying for the 400m and the high jump with a time of 1:05.04 and a height of 1.53m. Katie, after two days of competition, ultimately placed 8th in the 400m race and 5th in the high jump. Julianne Hansen went into the National Championship qualifying for the 100m (12.92) and 200m (27.08). After two days of competition Julianne successfully placed at a nationally-ranked 6th place. 

For more information about St. Charles Community College Athletics, contact Kristen Drummond, Ed.D., Athletic Director, at kdrummond@stchas.edu.