2012–13 Great American Conference championships

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Great American Conference
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Conference NCAA
Founded2011
Division Division II

The Great American Conference sponsors championship events for 12 of its 13 sports. The football champion is the team with the best conference record.

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Northwestern Oklahoma State and Southern Nazarene were provisional members and not eligible for regular season championships or postseason championship tournaments. Individuals were eligible for postseason honors and may compete in cross country and golf postseason championships but not eligible for titles.

Men's Cross Country

Champion
Team – East Central
Individual – Mickey Hammer, Southern Arkansas

East Central University placed three runners in the top four and all seven competitors finished inside the top 15 as the Tigers repeated as Great American Conference Men's Cross Country Champions.

Southern Arkansas' Mickey Hammer emerged as the individual champion, fending off ECU's Cale Eidson. [1]


Championships

Saturday, October 20
Host: East Central University (Ada, OK)

TeamIndividual (Top Ten)
1East Central261Mickey Hammer (SAU)25:28.3
2Harding432Cale Eidson (ECU)25:39.2
3Southern Arkansas643Arturo Nava (ECU)26:17.1
4Arkansas-Monticello1204Austin Christian (ECU)26:20.6
5Lajos Farkas (HU)26:26.9
6Andrew Leahey (SNU)26:32.5
7Victor Others (SNU)26:32.7
8Matthew Cumpian (HU)26:48.9
9Logan Green (HU)26:55.5
10Jonathan Ogan (ECU)27:04.1

Women's Cross Country

Champion
Team – East Central
Individual – Ewa Zaborowska, Harding

East Central won its first Great American Conference Women's Cross Country championship title as the Lady Tigers edged out 2011 champion Harding.

Harding sophomore Ewa Zaborowska dominated the race, winning by more than a minute to claim the individual title. [2]


Championships

Saturday, October 20
Host: East Central University (Ada, OK)

TeamIndividual (Top Ten)
1East Central281Ewa Zaborowska (HU)18:18.5
2Harding362Samantha Bartlett (ECU)19:40.8
3Southern Arkansas803ReGina Germaine (ECU)19:44.0
4Southwestern Oklahoma State814Kelsey Taylor (HU)19:51.3
5Ouachita Baptist1465Andrea McKinney (ECU)19:57.3
6Henderson State1966Megan Johnson (SNU)20:03.6
7Arkansas Tech1997Virginia Ney (SAU)20:13.1
8Southeastern Oklahoma State2348Colleta Maiyo (ECU)20:14.4
9Arkansas-Monticello2479Kelsey Grier (SAU)20:15.6
10Tammy Kim (HU)20:16.9

Women's Soccer

Champion
Southwestern Oklahoma State

Down a goal late in the Great American Conference Women’s Soccer Championship, top seeded Southwestern Oklahoma State pulled off a dramatic comeback with two goals in a three-minute span to stun Ouachita Baptist 2-1 to claim the tournament title. [3]


Standings

TeamConferenceOverall
Southwestern Oklahoma State9-0-12820-1-1.932
Southern Nazarene5-4-11613-8-1.614
East Central4-4-2144-11-4.316
Ouachita Baptist4-5-11310-8-1.553
Harding4-5-1137-9-2.444
Northwestern Oklahoma State0-8-220-16-2.056

Tournament

Friday-Sunday, November 2–4
Host: Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Weatherford, OK)

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Southwestern Oklahoma State4
4 Harding 0
1 Southwestern Oklahoma State2
3 Ouachita Baptist 1
2 East Central 0
3 Ouachita Baptist1
Jessica Carbonara, Southwestern Oklahoma State (Most Valuable Player)
Kira Bertrand, Southwestern Oklahoma State
Natalie Crosslin, Southwestern Oklahoma State
Kelsey Visor, Southwestern Oklahoma State
Josie Price, Southwestern Oklahoma State
Carrie Lieblong, Ouachita Baptist
Lauren Hatch, Ouachita Baptist
Mary Whisenhunt, Ouachita Baptist
Lauren Scharf, Harding
Hannah Hatcher, Harding
Andi Reagan, East Central
Mollie Hummel, East Central

Volleyball

Champion
Harding

One year after losing to Arkansas Tech in the Great American Conference Volleyball Championship final, Harding reversed its fate with a resounding four-set victory Saturday at the Rhodes Field House. After splitting the first two sets, the Lady Bisons won going away, 25-12 in the third set and 25-16 in the final set.

Like in their final regular season meeting, Arkansas Tech started strong and took the first set. [4]


Standings

TeamConferenceOverall
Harding14-01.00028-6.824
Arkansas Tech11-3.78627-10.730
Southern Arkansas11-3.78623-12.657
Southwestern Oklahoma State10-4.71413-20.394
Southern Nazarene8-6.57113-19.406
Ouachita Baptist7-7.50010-17.370
East Central7-7.50010-23.303
Arkansas-Monticello4-10.28611-24.314
Southeastern Oklahoma State3-11.2145-28.152
Henderson State2-12.1437-23.233
Northwestern Oklahoma State0-14.0002-27.069

Tournament

Thursday-Saturday, November 15–17
Host: Harding University (Searcy, AR)

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Harding3
8 Southeastern Oklahoma State 0
1 Harding3
4 Southwestern Oklahoma State 2
5 Southwestern Oklahoma State3
4 Ouachita Baptist 1
1 Harding3
3 Arkansas Tech 1
3 Arkansas Tech3
6 Arkansas-Monticello 0
3 Arkansas Tech3
2 Southern Arkansas 0
7 Southern Arkansas3
2 East Central 2
Mollie Arnold, Harding (Most Valuable Player)
Amber Schinzing, Harding
Bailee Graham, Harding
Amber Cerrillos, Arkansas Tech
Morgan McKellar, Arkansas Tech
Lindsay Dusin, Southwestern Oklahoma State
Denise De Vine, Southern Arkansas

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References

  1. "ECU repeats as GAC Men's Cross Country Champions".
  2. "Lady Tigers capture GAC Cross Country crown".
  3. "Bulldogs pull off late rally to win GAC Soccer crown".
  4. "Harding dethrones ATU as GAC Volleyball champs".