Jacquelyn Cline Finishes First Year at North Central

Jacquelyn Cline completed her first year at North Central Missouri College. She appeared in 13 games, averaged 2.2 points per game, grabbed 19 rebounds, and had 7 assists. She is the second Mustang player in the Sami Jackson era to play college ball. Kristin Herndon played four years for Knox College (IL), leading their to their best season ever and their first national tournament berth ever. 

Cline looked different wearing red for the Pirates, but she got to wear her old number, #22, that she wore at North Nodaway. 

There were some other local players who played on the team. Mary Copeland (Polo) averaged 9.8 points per game and was a force on the boards at 5’11”. Jessica Reeter (Chillicothe) was a starting guard for the Pirates and their leading scorer. She averaged 11.9 points per game, shot 34.1% from the three point line, and had 110 assists compared to 93 turnovers. Tori Meinecke picked up where she left off at Mercer for Dan Owens; she was a force on the boards at 6’1”, scored 8.6 points per game, grabbed 6.6 boards, and blocked 24 shots. 

And Bailey Fleming, from Leeton, hit it off with Northeast Nodaway guard Jill Boswell at a church camp and came to one of her softball games and several of her basketball games to cheer on the Bluejays. She averaged 5.7 points per game.

Corrected after the print edition went to press: North Central has normally been a solid team over the years, but they had their highest ranking ever at one point this year and are 24-6 this year. As of Tuesday evening, they were waiting to see whether they will make the national tournament.

Jared Simmons Spotlighted by NCMC

Jared Simmons from Grant City, Missouri has been selected as North Central Missouri College’s September Student Spotlight. Jared is a sophomore agriculture student, A+ scholarship recipient, Agriculture Club President, and a Student Ambassador at North Central.

Jared came to NCMC because as an FFA student in high school, he was always very impressed with Barton Farm Campus. Jared stated, “NCMC is the perfect fit for me. I love that the student teacher ratio is small, and it is affordable.”

Jared is an Agriculture and Natural Resources major and takes most of his classes at Barton Farm Campus. “David Nowland and Rustin Jumps are great instructors. My favorite class was Ag Marketing with Mr. Nowland; he is a genius about Ag business.” Stated Jared. When asked about Barton campus he said “Barton is great. It’s nice because I walk into my classes at Barton and everyone has the same interest and background as me which is like home. But then I go back to the main campus, and I’m surrounded by lots of different people with varied interests and backgrounds. I love that I get both; my peers with similar interests and the ability to meet new people every day.”

Jared plans to transfer to Northwest Missouri State University to major in Agronomy after his completion at North Central to obtain his bachelor’s degree. To learn more about NCMC Agriculture programs, visit www.ncmissouri.edu or contact David Nowland at 660-359-3948 x1314 or Rustin Jumps at x1336.

Three Area Students Named to North Central Dean's List

Three area students were named to the North Central Missouri College Dean's List for Fall 2013. Northeast Nodaway grad Ashl'e Moore was named to the President's List, along with Sheridan resident Paige Blaine. Sheridan resident and Worth County grad Kacey Smyser was named to the Dean's List. Students named to the President's List compiled a 4.0 GPA during the Fall 2013 semester. Students named to the Dean's List compiled at least a 3.5 GPA during the Fall 2013 semester.