Ball State Athletics Centennial Moments #BallState100

Ball State Athletics Centennial Moments #BallState100

Throughout the month of October, Ball State Athletics will highlight some of the biggest achievements by its student-athletes, coaches and sports teams with the #BallState100. Follow us on Twitter or follow all the tweets below. #ChirpChirp | #WeFly

Billy Williams was Ball State's Director of Athletics / Head of Physical Education from 1921-58. He introduced ⚾️ (1922), 🏈 (1924), 🎾 (1926), 🏃‍♂️ (1935) & 🏌️‍♂️ (1935). He also coached 🏀, ⚾️ & 🏈. #BallState100 \| #ChirpChirp \| #WeFly pic.twitter.com/WlJBinsCRM — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 1, 2018	In 2015, @BallStateSB captured the @MACSports Tourney title & advanced to the @NCAASoftball Regionals for the 3rd time in program history. The Cards upset regional host & No. 16 Notre Dame (6-3) in its 1st game for its 1st-ever regional win. #BallState100 \| #ChirpChirp \| #WeFly pic.twitter.com/6ScumEhHlI — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 2, 2018
.@BallStateFH coach Karen Fitzpatrick spent 21 seasons with the Cardinals. She is the winningest coach in @MACSports history, amassing 270 victories. Fitzpatrick led BSU to 15 regular season titles, 10 MAC Tourney crowns and 4 NCAA Tournaments. #BallState100 \| #NCAAFH pic.twitter.com/LuQ8pHDyyI — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 3, 2018	The 1994 @BallStateWVB team, which was inducted into the @BallStateSports Hall of Fame, finished the year w/a 25-6 (17-0 MAC) record, won the @MACSports regular season & tourney titles & claimed the program’s 1st NCAA Tournament victory. #BallState100 \| #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/iuLVQzTUSA — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 4, 2018
The patriarch of @BallStateMVB, Don Shondell won 20 @MIVAVolleyball titles over 34 seasons as coach. His 769 career wins rank 2nd in NCAA men’s volleyball history & @BallStateSports dedicated the Dr. Don Shondell Practice Center in his honor. #BallState100 \| #WeFly pic.twitter.com/tyGpznCbUv — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 5, 2018	The 1949 @BallStateFB team is the only team in program history to end the season undefeated at 8-0. Ball State outscored its opponents 276-61 on the year, including a 35-0 win over Anderson. #BallState100 \| #ItsTime \| #WeFly pic.twitter.com/JyqkBknGQO — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 6, 2018
.@BallStateSoccer has had 2 coaches lead the program to back-to-back @MACSports regular season championships – former coach Michelle Salmon (2006 & 2007) and current coach Craig Roberts (2015 & 2016). #BallState100 \| #ChirpChirp \| #WeFly pic.twitter.com/i7MD6tbP2V — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 7, 2018	The 2001 @BallStateMBB team made headlines after pulling off upsets over No. 4 Kansas (93-91) and No. 3 UCLA (91-73) on consecutive days during the Maui Classic. #BallState100 \| #ChirpChirp \| #WeFly pic.twitter.com/Amt2xiKvEo — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 8, 2018
.@BSUCoachBrady guided @BallStateWBB to an 11-0 non-conference record in 2018, making the Cardinals one of just seven teams nationally to finish non-conference play with an unblemished record. 🏀🏀#BallState100 #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/Loeh479ok7 — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 9, 2018	.@BallStateGYM claimed the program’s first @MACSports Championship in 2002. The Cardinals posted a winning score of 195.375 and former Cardinal Renee Planck won the parallel bars event (9.900). #BallState100 #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/J0l9ES9ZpF — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 10, 2018
Head @BallStateMTNS coach Bill Richards, now in his 46th season, is the winningest coach in school and @MACSports history. He has won 38 MAC regular and/or tourney titles and has led Ball State to 8 NCAA appearances. #BallState100 #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/UHhuRFdswC — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 11, 2018	.@BallStateWTNS, under the direction of coach Max Norris, won its first-ever @MACSports Tournament title in 2016 and earned a spot in the @NCAATennis Tournament. #BallState100 #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/Kb1JozFfIj — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 12, 2018
Patricia Bergman (1969-72) was a 3-time national champion for @BallStateSwim, winning the 100 IM (1970, 1971) and the 100 Back (1970). Ball State’s first female national champion, Bergman also set national records in the 100 IM and 100 Back #BallState100 #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/WbFTkjysNh — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 13, 2018	Former @BallStateBB player Bryan Bullington was selected No. 1 overall in the 2002 @MLBDraft by the @Pirates. Bullington was the first student-athlete in any sport in @MACSports history to be the top overall pick. #BallState100 #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/CVrahmXNfd — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 14, 2018
Former @BallStateMGolf coach Earl Yestingsmeier, ’55 MA ’58, spent his entire professional career working for his alma mater. He started as SID in 1959 and became golf coach in 1963. He led BSU to 107 tournament titles and 11 NCAA Tourneys. #BallState100 #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/QGOApC9sA5 — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 15, 2018	Paul Schudel coached @BallStateFB to @MACSports titles in 1989 and 1993. He also guided Ball State to its first-ever NCAA Division I bowl game, the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl. #BallState100 #ItsTime #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/1AG3AT3gxR — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 16, 2018
From Sept. 27, 1999 to Nov. 20, 2001, @BallStateWVB recorded 42 straight wins in Worthen Arena. The total still ties as the 20th-longest homecourt winning streak in @NCAAVolleyball history #BallState100 #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/oFCRYrqQaN — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 17, 2018	A 6-time @MACSports champion and 3-time MAC Diver of the Year for @BallStateSwim, Dave Keener (1990-94) capped his career by earning All-America honors after placing 8th on the 1m board at the 1994 NCAA Championships. #BallState100 #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/PwEaVvaZX1 — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 18, 2018
In 2001, @BallStateFB defeated No. 25 @ToledoFB by a score of 24-20 in the annual HC game. Biff Henderson from The Late Show with David Letterman stopped by campus that year. #BallState100 #ItsTime 📺 https://t.co/aBYGWQITJt pic.twitter.com/DYDudGlRG6 — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 19, 2018	On Nov. 26, 2008, @BallStateFB improved to 12-0 w/a 45-22 win over WMU in front of 23,861 fans at the Scheu. With the win, Ball State climbed to 12th in both the BCS and AP Polls, the highest rankings in program history. #BallState100 #ItsTime pic.twitter.com/STBa9zXAmu — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 20, 2018
Former @BallStateFH standout Sally Northcroft capped off a brilliant collegiate career by being named the 1999-00 Honda Award winner. The award recognizes the top collegiate female student-athlete in their respective sport. #BallState100 #ChirpChirp pic.twitter.com/oIMDFLBtG6 — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 21, 2018	Current @BallStateMGolf student-athlete @Timothy2213 qualified for the 118th U.S. Open in 2018 making him the first Cardinal to accomplish that feat while still in college. #BallState100 #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/Ojevbwovsj — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 22, 2018
In 2008-09, @BallStateWBB won the @MACSports Tourney title to earn the program’s first berth into the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals went on to knock off two-time defending national champion Tennessee in the first round. #BallState100 #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/6QIaVsX3Jr — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 23, 2018	.@BallStateMBB reached the 1990 NCAA Tourney ’Sweet 16' w/wins over Oregon State (54-53) & Louisville (62-60), before losing to eventual national champion UNLV (69-67). Pictured are former BSU standout Paris McCurdy & coach Dick Hunsaker. #BallState100 #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/fk1Q1OWFea — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 24, 2018
.@BallState alum Brady Hoke led @BallStateFB to a pair of bowl games — International Bowl (2007) and GMAC Bowl (2008) – as well as an undefeated regular season in 2008 (12-0). #BallState100 #ItsTime #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/LMhveoQMa0 — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 25, 2018	The 1994 @BallStateWVB team, which was inducted into the BSU Athletics Hall of Fame a year ago, finished that season w/a 25-6 (17-0 MAC) record, won the @MACSports title & claimed the program’s 1st NCAA Tournament victory. #BallState100 #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/o7wg5vMT3r — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 26, 2018
Former @BallStateTFXC standout Latasha Jenkins won the 1999 @NCAATrackField title in the 200m dash (22.29 seconds). She won 4 straight @MACSports titles and also finished 2nd in the 200m at the 1998 NCAA Championships. #BallState100 #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/XA90tT1fxO — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 27, 2018	In 2006, @BallStateBB won the program’s 1st-ever @MACSports Tourney title & advanced to the NCAA Regionals for the 3rd time in program history. The Cardinals went on to defeat regional host No. 8 Kentucky (3-1) in its first game. #BallState100 #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/HxSjyAh5ef — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 28, 2018
Beth Scott (1994-97), the 1995-96 @MACSports 200 Fly Champion for @BallStateSwim, was born w/a disease which left her legally blind. Over her swimming career, she would also earn 1️⃣7️⃣ Paralympic medals and set 1️⃣0️⃣ Paralympic World Records. #BallState100 #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/YJqJEcsEea — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 29, 2018	.@BallStateWGolf boasts 2️⃣ individual MAC champions since returning as a BSU sport in 2000. Katie Sundberg won in 2005 by one stroke at Walden Ponds. Jenna Hague won as a freshman in a 2012 playoff at The Hawthorns after a final-round 69 that included a hole-in-one. #BallState100 pic.twitter.com/ETNZfRnTod — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 30, 2018
In 2018, the @BallStateMBB team knocked off No. 8 Notre Dame, 80-77, in a thriller capped off by @TaylerPersons8’s game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer. #BallState100 #ChirpChirp #WeFly pic.twitter.com/kcw5Kiebw5 — Ball State Sports (@BallStateSports) October 31, 2018