The 2023 Hutcherson Flying Queens Golf Tournament is moving to an earlier date – Aug. 28 from Oct. 31 while still teeing off at the Texas Star Golf Course in Euless, Texas. Since the Hutcherson Flying Queens Foundation began in 2012, members have raised funds to support the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens women’s basketball team….
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A group of former Flying Queens recently went one-on-one with current players and the community as they teamed up to offer remembrances and advice during a panel discussion. Following a screening of the documentary Flying Queens: A Basketball Dynasty, former Flying Queens Rita Alexander Colman, Alice “Cookie” Barron, Valerie “Val” Goodwin-Colbert, Cherri Rapp, Darla Armes…
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COOPER-JACKSON BECOMES 3-TIME ALL-AMERICAN
Jenna Cooper-Jackson became the fifth Flying Queen to be named a three-time NAIA All-American when she was named today to the Honorable Mention team. It marks the second time Cooper-Jackson earned honorable mention recognition (2019-20) and follows last season’s Second Team honors. Last week, she was voted to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association NAIA Coaches’…
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COOPER-JACKSON NAMED WBCA ALL-AMERICA HONORABLE MENTION
Wayland Baptist Flying Queen Jenna Cooper-Jackson has been named to the 2023 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association NAIA Coaches’ All-America Honorable Mention Team. The No. 6 points producer in Flying Queens’ history, Cooper-Jackson is a two-time NAIA All-American, making the Second Team last season and earning Honorable Mention status in 2019-20. She is a four-time All-Sooner…
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EDGEMON EARNS ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN HONORS
Wayland Baptist Flying Queen Kaitlyn Edgemon has been named to the 2022-23 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America® NAIA Women’s Basketball Second Team. The CSC (formerly CoSIDA) academic program recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. To be nominated, student-athletes must have at least a cumulative…
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FOUR QUEENS NAMED NAIA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
Four Flying Queens have been named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Those recognized were Jenna Cooper-Jackson, Kaitlyn Edgemon, Taryn Shultz and Emily Sigala. Cooper-Jackson is a grad student who earned a bachelor’s in fitness management from Claude; Edgemon is a sophomore biology major from Littlefield; Schultz is a sophomore biology major from Bushland; and Sigala is a sophomore…
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