This summer, head women's basketball coach Rekha Patterson is trading in the hardwood for the dance floor. Coach Patterson has been selected to compete in the first ever "Dancing with Cape Stars" this July. The event will be held July 22, 2017, at Ray's Plaza Banquet Center in Cape. It is open to the public but tickets are required and the price of admission also includes dinner. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Gibson Center Foundation. Gibson Center Foundation is a newly formed

Pack your bags and don’t forget your swimsuit, because the Redhawks are headed to Mexico! The SEMO men’s basketball team will be playing in the 2017 Cancun Challenge, an eight-team tournament that concludes with a series of games at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya. The Cancun Challenge is one of the most unique basketball events held each year. Teams stay and play at the all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Playa del Carmen; the resort's convention center ballroom is converted into a

A pair of former Southeast Missouri State pitchers have been successfully climbing the ranks in minor league baseball, on their journeys to the big leagues. Alex Winkelman and Joey Lucchesi, both left-handed pitchers, have experienced tremendous success in their brief professional baseball careers. Winkelman, a native of Crystal City, Missouri, was drafted in the 21st round of the 2015 draft by the Houston Astros organization, and displayed impressive command in the Rookie league and Short

Former Southeast Missouri running back Kelvin "Earthquake" Anderson is part of the 2017 Canadian Football League Hall of Fame Class. In seven years with the Calgary Stampeders (1996-2002), Anderson accumulated seven 1,000-yard rushing seasons. Anderson's 8,292 career rushing yards is the second-highest total in Calgary history, including 52 rushing touchdowns. He was a two-time Grey Cup champion with Calgary, winning titles in 1998 and 2001, and was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie in

A total of six Redhawks have been named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference baseball teams, the league announced on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Outfielder Dan Holst headlined the award-winners for Southeast, picking up First Team All-OVC honors. Four others, including catcher Brian Lees, outfielder Chris Osborne, and starting pitchers Justin Murphy and Clay Chandler earned Second Team accolades. Freshman second baseman Danny Wright earned a spot on the All-Freshman Team. Head coach Andy Sawyers

Southeast Missouri's men's track and field team captured its second straight Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championship on Saturday, May13, 2017 at the conference meet held in Oxford, Alabama. The Redhawk men collected a staggering 182 points throughout the dominant weekend, while second-place Belmont came in with just 138 points. The victory is the third outdoor championship for the men in the past four years. Head coach Eric Crumpecker was also named men's outdoor head coach of the year.

Sixty Redhawk student-athletes will receive their degrees on Saturday, May 13, at Southeast Missouri State University’s Spring Commencement ceremony. It makes up one of the largest student-athlete groups in Southeast Athletics history, as the department of athletics continues to support its student-athletes in their quest to win in the classroom, as well as in competition. The graduating student-athletes will be recognized at a special Student-Athlete Graduation Reception Friday evening at the

On Wednesday, May 3, 2017, Southeast Missouri's women's cross country and volleyball programs earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards based on their most recent multiyear Academic Progress Rates. These teams earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards for posting scores in the top 10 percent of their sport. The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams. SEMO's women's cross country and volleyball teams claimed their second-straight honor, marking the

Head coaches Rick Ray and Rekha Patterson have completed a successful spring signing period, and the future of Redhawk men’s and women’s basketball looks very bright. Coach Patterson signed a pair of student-athletes to National Letters of Intent during the spring signing period, including the number five-ranked high school player in Tennessee. Tesia Thompson, a guard from Memphis, is an ESPN Top 100 prospect, and a McDonald's All-American nominee – she is the first ever ESPN Top 100 prospect to

The Southeast Missouri Department of Athletics hosted the Fourth Annual Student-Athlete Awards Ceremony by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee - otherwise known as SAAC by SAAC - Wednesday evening at Academic Hall Auditorium. SAAC by SAAC is the annual end-of-the-year awards show run by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, a group of student-athlete leaders appointed from each Redhawk sports program. Awards nominees are selected by the SAAC committee, and a vote of student-athletes and