Patsy Neal, Flying Queen from 1956-60 and a native of Elberton, Georgia, was among 10 former athletes inducted to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Feb. 21, 2026. The weekend festivities included a jacket ceremony on Feb. 20 and a FanFest/autograph session on the 21st. Watch Patsy’s video from the induction…
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The Hutcherson Flying Queens Foundation, Inc. (HFQF) was honored for its long-standing history of support to Wayland Baptist University with a Keeper of the Flame award at the Pioneers of Excellence banquet on Thursday, April 25. The event took place in Plainview, Texas, in the Historic Hilton Ballroom at the Conrad Lofts Downtown. Founded in…
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Kansas City, MO. – Wayland Baptist junior forward Megan Nestor has been named a 2025 NAIA Women’s Basketball First Team All-American after her dominant 2024-25 season that saw her lead the Flying Queens to the Second Round of the 2025 NAIA Women’s Basketball Championships. A native of Canaries, St. Lucia, Nestor displayed true dominance all…
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Greenville, SC — The NCCAA has announced that Megan Nestor has been named the 2025 NCCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball Player of the Year and a First-Team NCCAA All-American after her career year for the Flying Queens. Graduate Kaitlyn Jerden was recognized as an NCCAA Third Team All-American. Nestor, a junior from Canaries, St. Lucia,…
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By Danny Andrews Former Wayland Flying Queen All-American Kathy Harston will be inducted in the third class of the Plainview High School Athletic Hall of Honor on Friday, Jan. 17, between games of a PHS basketball doubleheader. Harston, WBU Class of 1980, posted records of 17-9 and 19-7 in her first two years as coach…
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On Saturday, September 28, 2024, Leann Shieldknight Gillaspie was among five Wayland Baptist University former athletes inducted into the Wayland Baptist Athletics Hall of Honor. Below are her remarks presented at the ceremony. Thank you deeply for this honor! I am incredibly humbled as I acknowledge this recognition places my name among some truly talented…
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source: wbuathletics.com Leann Shieldknight Gillaspie was a legacy Flying Queen, but it was her savvy play, outstanding recognitions, and faith in God that would catapult Gillaspie into a legacy of her own. Leann Shieldknight Gillaspie is a Spearman, Texas, native who chose to pursue a basketball career after watching her sister, Marcia Shieldknight, and the…
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