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Planning Your Estate to Provide a Living Legacy By Cathy Wilson, CFP, AIF We all love the Queens and hope that the program can continue to operate long after we are all gone. We have a rich history of determination and generosity. Our mission is to assist the Queens program with vital support now and…

By Kevin Lewis, Associate AD for Athletic Marketing & Media Relations Nothing can ever bring back the amazing opportunity the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens had last season to win an NAIA national championship. At the same time, there’s seemingly nothing keeping the Flying Queens from putting themselves back in that same enviable position this coming…

source: wbuathletics.com The Wayland Baptist Flying Queens are ranked No. 2 in the NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Preseason Poll, with rival Oklahoma City University coming in at No. 6. Westmont (Calif.) opens the 2020-21 season at No. 1 in the poll, the NAIA national office announced Wednesday, as the NAIA ushers in a…

source: wbuathletics.com The defending Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament champion Wayland Baptist Flying Queens have been selected the unanimous favorite in the 2020-21 SAC Preseason Women’s Basketball Poll. Voted upon by the league’s 11 head coaches, Wayland earned the maximum 100 points in the poll while receiving 10 of the 11 first-place votes. Coach Alesha Ellis‘ Flying…

source: wbuathletics.com As a basketball player at Texas Tech, Alesha Ellis got an up-close look at what a wife-and-husband coaching staff looks like. This coming season with the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens, she’s going to be part of just such a staff herself. Alesha and husband Andy will be coaching the Flying Queens side-by-side after Andy recently…