Category: Awards

Harley Redin had retired from coaching by the time Kathy Harston came to Wayland Baptist to play basketball in 1976. But, much to Harston’s delight and appreciation, the esteemed Flying Queens coach was still involved with the Flying Queens program. “My freshman year I flew on the plane where Harley was a pilot. I didn’t…

source: WBUathletics.com Mary Williams could be considered the Jackie Robinson of Wayland Baptist Flying Queens basketball. According to longtime head coach Harley Redin, in 1969 Williams became the first black student-athlete to play for the Flying Queens. Not only did she break the color barrier of one of the most storied sports programs in the…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Former Wayland Baptist Flying Queen Alice “Cookie” Barron on Saturday was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Barron, who helped establish the Flying Queens’ national record 131-game winning streak in the 1950s, was one of eight people inducted as the Class of 2022, along with former West Texas A&M coach…

Senior Kaylee Edgemon and Junior Jenna Cooper garnered two top awards at the winter and spring sports banquet held Sunday, May 1, 2022.

ormer Wayland Baptist Flying Queen Kathy Harston, the senior associate athletics director for sports programs at the University of Texas, has been selected to receive the Harley Redin Coach’s Award.

The Wayland Baptist Athletics Hall of Honor will grow by five this fall when Jim Carlisle, Shahala Hawkins, Alden Mann, Tamyra Mensah-Stock and former Flying Queen Mary Williams will be inducted into the prestigious group.

Kaylee Edgemon became the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens’ first-ever four-time NAIA All-American, and NAIA assists champion Jenna Cooper garnered her second such honor when the NAIA released its 2021-22 NAIA Women’s Basketball All-Americans today. Edgemon was named to the First Team for the second consecutive season while Cooper was voted to the Second Team.