Southeast Missouri swept the Ohio Valley Conference weekly softball honors for the first time in nine years Monday. Junior Rachel Anderson was named OVC Player of the Week and senior Haley Thogmartin was voted OVC Pitcher of the Week unanimously. SEMO last swept the awards on Feb. 15, 2010 when Renee Kertz secured OVC Player of the Week and Whitney Dupuis took OVC Pitcher of the Week accolades. A native of Edwardsville, Illinois, Anderson had another huge week leading SEMO to a 3-1 record. She

Four members of the Southeast Missouri women's gymnastics team will compete at the 2019 USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate National Championships in Bridgeport, Connecticut, next weekend, April 12-14. Anna Kaziska, Mackenzie Slee, Gabrielle Adams and Alana Fischer will represent Southeast as individual qualifiers at the National Championships. First-year head coach Ashley Lawson said that she is excited for the student athletes to have the opportunity to compete for the chance to become a

Fresh off its best season in eight years, the Southeast Missouri football team is back to work. SEMO held its first official practice of the spring in preparation for the 2019 season on Monday. The Redhawks will practice 15 times in four weeks. That stretch of workouts will end with the team's spring game on Apr. 13. The Redhawks, who have 75 players on their spring roster, took the field at the Rosengarten Athletic Complex for a two-hour practice in helmets Monday afternoon. SEMO returns 15

The idea for the Walk for Women event was initially developed by Cindy Gannon as a way to recognize the accomplishments of SEMO’s female student-athletes, while helping to raise money to support athletic scholarships. Since its inception, Cindy helped guide this event, which has raised more than $500,000 for athletic scholarships. And now, although Cindy has retired after 30 years as a member of the SEMO Athletics Department, her legacy will continue to live on. Each spring, the Cindy Gannon

Redhawks women’s basketball sophomore Tesia Thompson was named to the Ohio Valley Conference First Team. This is her second consecutive All-OVC honor after earning second-team accolades last season. Thompson finished the regular season leading the OVC in scoring with 18.5 points per game, totaling 519 points on the year. Thompson also led the league in free throws made and free throws attempted, and finished in the top 10 in rebounding. Meanwhile, on the baseball diamond, junior first baseman

The Redhawks Softball team is off to a blazing start this season, and last weekend celebrated a historic win. Last Friday at the Razorback Invitiational, the Redhawks defeated the host Arkansas Razorbacks, who were ranked #12 in the nation. SEMO claimed a 2-1 lead on a Sarah Messex solo home run in the top of the fifth inning and never looked back, going on to score four more runs in the seventh en route to a 6-1 victory. The win was head coach Mark Redburn’s first over a ranked opponent, and

Redhawk student-athletes brought home multiple conference honors this week, for their performances last week and one for her performance over an entire season. Freshman gymnast Anna Kaziska continues to perform at a high level, as she earned Midwest Independent Conference Newcomer of the Week honors for the fourth time this season. Kaziska won the beam and floor titles and took third in the all-around last Friday at the GymQuarters Mardi Gras Invitational quad meet, including a career-best beam

Believe it or not, it’s baseball season. And Opening Day for the Redhawks is here. The SEMO Baseball team opens its season today, as Western Michigan comes to town for a three-game series. And before the season even began, the Redhawks have already started racking in national recognition. Senior left-handed pitcher Aaron Stretch was named to the 2019 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List. A native of Gilbert, Arizona, Stretch is one of 75

The Redhawks Football team had a lot to celebrate Wednesday, as it welcomed 32 new student-athletes to the SEMO Football family on National Signing Day. Five of the signees are already on campus this semester and will participate in spring drills. The Redhawks addressed an area of need at offensive line, where SEMO will lose four of five starters across the line due to graduation. The Redhawks nine offensive linemen to scholarships and added another five preferred walk-ons at the position. The

Finally, after being sidelined several weeks following a gruesome t-shirt cannon accident, SEMO’s beloved mascot Rowdy the Redhawk made his much anticipated return last weekend. Following extensive reconstructive surgery and exhaustive rehab, Rowdy revealed his brand new look to fans during halftime of the SEMO men’s basketball game vs. Eastern Illinois on Saturday. Before sprinting out to midcourt, a video was shown on the Show Me Center videoboard, documenting Rowdy’s long journey to recovery.