2002 Annual Report

Greenville College Annual Report 2001-02

Campus Highlights

2001-2002 Athletic Highlights

The Panther Baseball team made
its second straight appearance in
the National Christian College
Athletic Association (NCCAA)
national tournament and completed their fifth consecutive winning season. In addition, eight men were named NCCAA All-region players, nine were named Academic All-Conference players and two men set school records.

The Cross Country women won their seventh SLIAC title in a row and the men won their fourth in a row. Both men’s and women’s teams earned Academic All-American team honors for the fourth time in a row.
The Men’s Track and Field Team claimed their second straight indoor and outdoor national championships. In addition to the national titles, the team secured six school records, twenty-one lifetime bests and twenty-eight school bests. Seven men also earned NCCAA all-American honors.

The women’s track team earned Academic All-American honors for the 4th year in a row. Andrea Shultz was two-time All-American and was the NCAA Division III National runner-up in the indoor and outdoor hammer throw.
The Greenville Football team ended their season with a 5-5 record. The offense was ranked tenth nationally in passing yards per game. Receivers Elliott Turner and Darryl DeShields were both ranked in the top 15 nationally. Quarterback Kyle Krober was ranked seventh in the nation in total passing yards.

The Lady Panthers Basketball team finished the 2001-02 season with a 20-9 record - only the fourth 20-win season for the women in school history. The team also had a couple of firsts as it hosted and won the NCCAA regional tournament and then qualified for the NCCAA Christian National Tournament in Boiling Springs, NC. The ladies finished the season eighth in the nation with three All-Conference players and three NCCAA All-Regional team members. Coach Roy Mulholland was named NCCAA Regional Coach of the Year.

Dr. George Barber came to Greenville College in 1999 as the men’s head basketball coach and assistant professor of Physical Education. He chose Greenville College because it offered him an opportunity to teach and coach in a Christian environment.

At Greenville College, Barber coaches men’s Varsity and Junior Varsity basketball. “I absolutely love sports, I love coaching, I love competition!” said Barber. Along with coaching, he teaches History and Philosophy of Physical Education, Adaptive Physical Education, and Psychology of Coaching along with several activity classes. Barber also serves on the Faculty Council.

In addition, Barber works with St. Louis Inner City students through Sunshine Missions, East St. Louis schools and Holten Youth Farm. He coordinates with Kent Krober, former director of Admissions, to bring those students to campus. “I think it’s really important to expose our team to a lot of the kids and in turn to expose the kids to a college setting,” said Barber. The basketball team meets with the students and lets them be a part of their practice. It helps the kids realize that they can go to college too. Each spring, Barber and his PE for Special Populations class partner with Professor Marilyn Richards and her Exceptional Child class to conduct the Greenville College Special Olympics for about eighty students from surrounding schools.

The Greenville College men’s basketball team won Regionals in 2001. “It was a lot of fun, our team worked hard.” He said, “No matter what level you win a championship (Div I, II, or III, regional, etc) it’s just great! It was really fun when the fans ran out onto the court,” said Barber
“Seeing people grow, developing relationships, I think that’s what I like the most,” said Barber, “I’d like to see them really reach their dreams and their goals, whether it be in basketball, the classroom or the world beyond Greenville College.”

Last updated: January 16, 2003