Park University - Pirates Win NAIA National Championship!

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Pirates Win NAIA National Championship!

By Beverley Byers-Pevitts, Ph.D. - April 21, 2008 - 8:18 am
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Beverley Byers-Pevitts, Ph.D.
President, Park University

I would like to publicly extend my congratulations to the top-ranked Park University men's volleyball team on winning the 2008 NAIA National Invitational Tournament on Saturday night at Breckon Sports Center on the Parkville Campus. The Pirates defeated second-ranked California Baptist University in three games, 31-29, 30-10, 30-17, giving Park its second national title - the first coming in 2003. The Pirates finished the year with a sparkling 29-1 record.

Congratulations also to Park head coach Cory Frederick, who was named the NAIA Coach of the Year. The victory in Saturday's game gives Frederick a career record of 102-16 in his four years at Park. Pirates J.P. da Silva, senior, and Henry Uribe, junior, were named to the All-Tournament Team, with da Silva being selected tournament MVP. In addition, the Pirates' Ryan Stafford, senior, was named the "tournament sportsman."

Finally, a special "thank you" to the Park University students, faculty, staff and community members who attended the tournament games and whose thunderous cheers helped to bring home the championship.

You can read more about the championship match at: www.parkathletics.com/mvolleyball/park_001455.shtml.

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