Bethel University Magazine Fall 2021

18 %(7+(/81,9(56,7< ('8̌0$*$=,1( The Pilots ended the season on a four-match winning streak to post an 6-3 record in the spring. Men's Tennis FOR THE RECORD TEAM 5IF 1JMPUT ̭OJTIFE BT /$$"" /BUJPOBM 3VOOFST 6Q XJUI "MM "NFSJDBOT 5IPNBT +BDLTPO 43 BOE #BJMFZ -BOH n QBSMBZFE that into NAIA All-American status as well. Men’s Outdoor Track & Field .BISJ :PVOHFS n BOE :BEJ (PNF[ 40 XFSF FBDI OBNFE UP UIF /$$"" "MM "NFSJDBO MJTU BT UIF 1JMPUT XPO UIFJS NPTU games since 2015. Softbal l STATISTICIAN’S COMMENTS The Pilots won their 7th NCCAA National Championship and their fourth outdoor title and earned 21 All-American QFSGPSNBODFT &NNB .PUU n DPOUJOVFE UIBU TVDDFTT JOUP BO /"*" N /BUJPOBM UJUMF s IFS TFDPOE /"*" JOEJWJEVBM UJUMF Women’s Outdoor Track & Field ,BXBNCFF .PTT n SBOLFE TJYUI JO UIF /"*" BOE TFU UIF OFX QSPHSBN SFDPSE GPS TJOHMF TFBTPO TUFBMT JO BO VQ BOE EPXO year for the Pilots. Baseball The Pilots joined the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) and set program records for most goals scored in a HBNF XJUI XIJMF RVBMJGZJOH GPS UIF 8)"$ 2VBSUFS̭OBMT BU TFBTPOnT FOE 5IF 1JMPUT ̭OJTIFE XJUI B XJOOJOH SFDPSE JO UIF TQSJOH BT (SBDF )BMFZ n ̭OJTIFE UIF TFBTPO XJUI BO SFDPSE BU No. 1 Singles . Women's Lacrosse Women's Tennis 5IF 1JMPUT DPODMVEFE UIFJS TFBTPO XJUI B UI QMBDF ̭OJTI PG OJOF JO UIF 1JMPU 4QSJOH *OWJUBUJPOBM GPS UIFJS MPOF TQSJOH XJOT Men's Golf 5IF 1JMPUT RVBMJ̭FE GPS UIF /"*" /BUJPOBM $IBNQJPOTIJQT BOE ̭OJTIFE OE JO UIF OBUJPOBM XIJMF +FTTJDB 4IVSFUZ 43 KVTU NJTTFE "MM "NFSJDBO TUBUVT XJUI B UPQ ̭OJTI JOEJWJEVBMMZ Women's Golf Continued from p. 16 MEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD 7KRPDV -DFNVRQ 65 UHWXUQV IRU RQH ODVW JR URXQG IRU WKH PHQŠV WUDFN WHDP DV WKH GHIHQGLQJ 1$,$ ,QGRRU /RQJ -XPS 1DWLRQDO &KDPSLRQ -XVW VK\ RI &URVVURDGV /HDJXH WLWOHV ODVW VHDVRQ WKH 3LORWV DUH UHDG\ WR VWDNH WKHLU FODLP DWRS WKH VWDQGLQJV DV -DFNVRQ (OLVKD )OHPLQJ 65 DQG &RUH\ -RQHV 65 DOO UHWXUQ IURP LQGLYLGXDO OHDJXH WLWOHV ODVW VHDVRQ WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD The reigning Crossroads League Indoor Champs are ready to repeat their title in 2021-22. The Pilots return 19 performers who would have TXDOLƃHG DQG FRPSHWHG IRU DQ 1&&$$ &KDPSLRQVKLS KDG LW QRW EHHQ cancelled, due to COVID-19, and the young group should be a fun team to watch progress as the season goes on. MEN’S BASKETBALL 7KH XSVWDUW 3LORWV VKRFNHG WKH 1$,$ EDVNHWEDOO ZRUOG ZLWK D ZLQ RYHU 1R ,QGLDQD :HVOH\DQ WR DGYDQFH WR WKH 1$,$ 1DWLRQDO &KDPSLRQVKLS 4XDUWHUƃQDOV DV RQH RI WKH ƃQDO HLJKW WHDPV VWDQGLQJ during the 2020-21 season. Despite losing All-American TreVion Crews ’21, the Pilots return every other major contributor and will welcome the return of Zac Owens (SR) and Garrett Suedekum (SR) from season-ending injuries,which hampered the Pilots’ depth last year. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL A stellar recruiting class has coach Doug Porter’s hopes high to return to the run-and-gun system he is famous for. The Pilots bid adieu to .HOVH\ %ULFNQHU Š DQG -HVVLFD (UZLQ Š EXW ZHOFRPH D URVWHU WKDW ERDVWV RI ZRPHQ VWDQGLQJ DW OHDVW IRRW LQFKHV WDOO RU WDOOHU COMPETITIVE CHEER 7KH 3LORWV ZRQ WKHLU ƃUVW WZR FRPSHWLWLRQV LQ SURJUDP KLVWRU\ LQ DQG ZLOO ORRN WR LPSURYH RQ WKDW QXPEHU IURP ODVW VHDVRQ D̃HU D IRXUWK SODFH ƃQLVK LQ WKH &URVVURDGV /HDJXH 7KH\ VHW D SURJUDP record for average points scored per competition a season ago at 70.42. -Andrew Bowen '09 SPORT UPDATES For more sports updates and the latest stats, visit WKH RƅFLDO KRPH RI %HWKHO 3LORWV DW BUpilots.com #24 PAIGE WALTON