Posts from April, 2019

Eastern Wyoming College has announced the Spring Concert will be held Sunday May 5, 2019 at 2 pm in the Fine Arts Auditorium.

The concert is free and open to the public and will feature the EWC Community Choir, and Community Band.

Perkins V stakeholder listening sessions will be held throughout Wyoming during April and May. The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) needs input from stakeholders, educators, and parents as the WDE moves forward to develop the Perkins V plan for the next five-year funding cycle.

Listening sessions will be held at Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington, Tebbet room 131, Monday, May 6^th. There are three listening sessions from which to choose: 9 am, 1 pm, or 5:30 pm.

For more information, contact Dr. Michelle Aldrich, CTE State Director, at 307.777.3655 or michelle.aldrich@wyo.gov.

2018-2019 Region IX Men’s Golf Champions, EWC Lancers
(left-right) JoVin Tan, Kash Kaufman, Mason Hale, Colby Clay, Gonzalo Arcelay Fernandez-Meras, George Elliott, Harry Walch, Coach Zach Smith, RJ Moya, Eric Stevens

The Eastern Wyoming College Lancer golf team has captured the 2018-2019 Region IX title. They accumulated 114 regional points throughout 12 tournaments, 28 points ahead of 2^nd place McCook Community College. The Lancers competed in 12 Region IX tournaments, winning 10 of them.

“We finished off a strong year with a great home tournament. The guys have been playing very well since we got into April. George fired a 66 on Friday which ended up being enough to win the overall region individual title,” said Coach Zach Smith. “Harry put together two good rounds to win our home tournament.  Everyone on the team contributed to the Region IX championship this year. It’s been a special team and I hope we can continue this momentum as we head to the NJCAA D1 National Championship. We’ve had tremendous support from the EWC community and Goshen County, thank you so much.”

EWC sophomore George Elliott, Salisbury, England, won the region with 77 points. Teammate Gonzalo Arcelay Fernandez-Meras, Munguia, Spain, placed third in the region with 73 points. Harry Walch, sophomore, Staines, England was 4^th with 72 points. Freshman RJ Moya, Three Rivers, TX, was 9^th with 33 points.

The EWC home tournament was the final tournament of the season, held April 25-26. The Lancers won the tournament with a team score of 563. McCook Community College was 2^nd with 611.

Walch won the tournament with a two-day total of 137 (68, 69). Other Lancer scores were as follows:

Moya, 70, 71 – 141, 2^nd
Kash Kaufman, sophomore, Torrington, WY, 69, 73 – 142, 3^rd
JoVin Tan, freshman, Taiping, Malaysia, 71, 72 – 143, tied 4^th
Elliott, 77, 66 – 143, tied 4^th
Arcelay Fernandez-Meras, 73, 71 – 144, 6^th
Mason Hale, freshman, Atkinson, NE, 75, 73 – 148, 7^th
Eric Stevens, freshman, Bridgeport, NE, 75, 76 – 151, tied 9th

The Lancers will travel to compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Men’s Golf Championship tournament held at the Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, FL, May 14-17.

Jacey Thompson

The Eastern Wyoming College Lancer Rodeo team competed in the Casper College annual rodeo April 19-21. Sophomore Jacey Thompson, Yoder, WY, won the breakaway roping in her quest for a second qualification to the College National Finals Rodeo.

Thompson split 4^th in the first round with a time of 2.8 and won the short round with a 2.4 second run. She won the average for the weekend. In the goat tying, she was 2^nd in the first round with a time of 6.8 seconds. Teammate Karissa Rayhill, sophomore, Martin, SD, was 6^th in the first round and average of the goat tying.

In the Steer Wrestling, freshman Chadron Coffield, Yuma, CO, tied for 3^rd in the average. Talon Mathis, freshman, Atkinson, NE, was 4^th in the average. Freshman Teigen Marchant, Newcastle, WY, won the first round with a time of 3.8 seconds.

Sophomore Brendan Butterfield, Richardton, ND, was 2^nd in the first round of tie down roping and 4^th in the average. Colton Reed, sophomore, Wiley, CO, qualified for the short round.

Ty Chasek, freshman, Mitchell, NE, was 4^th in the first round of team roping with partner Cord Roberts, LCCC.

Thompson is currently 1^st in the Central Rocky Mountain regional All-Around standings, 2^nd in Breakaway Roping, and 4^th in Goat Tying. Rayhill is 3^rd in Goat Tying. Brooke Glass, sophomore, Sidney, NE, is in a 3-way tie for 8^th in the Breakaway Roping. The Women’s team is in 2^nd place.

Coffield is leading the regional Tie Down Roping standings and sophomore Braden Pirrung, Hartford, SD, is 4^th in the Team Roping –Heading standings.

The Lancers will compete in the final rodeo of the season April 26-28 in Laramie, WY. Several student-athletes are in contention for regional titles and CNFR qualifications.

The Eastern Wyoming College Lancer Golf Team played in the Central Wyoming College Tournament on April 18-19 where they won with a score of 575. Central Wyoming College was second with 612.

“It was another great tournament for our top 2 regional point leader, sophomores Harry, George, and Gonzalo,” said Coach Zach Smith. “We were able to take the entire team this week and it was great to see everyone play pretty well overall. To take the top 4 spots and get our 10^th team win on the season was a great way to head into our home tournament.”

Harry Walch, Staines, England, and George Elliott, Salisbury, England, tied for 1^st with a score of 141 (70, 71). Other Lancer scores were as follows:

RJ Moya, Three Rivers, TX, 72, 74 – 146, 3^rd
Gonzalo Arcelay, Munguia, Spain, 73, 74 – 147, 4^th
Kash Kaufman, Torrington, WY, 77, 76 – 153, 11^th
Mason Hale, Atkinson, NE, 81, 75 – 156, tied 13^th
Jo Vin Tan, Taiping, Malaysia, 76, 80 – 156, tied 13^th
Eric Stevens, Bridgeport, NE, 84, 73 – 157, 16^th
Colby Clay, Laramie, WY, 91, 80 – 171, 28^th

The Lancers will finish their season April 25-26 at their home tournament in Torrington.

Harry Walch

George Elliott

The Eastern Wyoming College Lancer Golf Team won the Otero Junior College Tournament held on Friday, April 12^th. Because of the weather, the tournament was changed to a one-day, 18 hole event. The Lancers shot a 285. McCook Community College was 2^nd with a 293.

“This event was once again reduced to a 1 day, 18 hole event instead of our normal 2 day, 36 hold events because of snow in LaJunta,” said Coach Zach Smith. “The team continued the momentum from the last few tournaments to earn another win. Everyone played well this week which contributed to the 8 stroke victory. I’m looking forward to the tournament in Riverton and our home tournament the next week to close out the season.”

Harry Walch and RJ Moya tied for the tournament win with scores of 70. Walch is a sophomore from Staines, England. Moya is a freshman from Three Rivers, TX. Other Lancer scores were as follows:

Gonzalo Arcelay, Munguia, Spain, 72 – tied 4^th
Mason Hale, Atkinson, NE, 73 – tied 8^th
George Elliott, Salisbury, England, 74 – tied 10^th
JoVin Tan, Taiping, Malaysia, 75 – tied 13^th

The Lancers will travel to Riverton, WY to play in the Central Wyoming College tournament April 18-19.

RJ Moya

Harry Walch

The Eastern Wyoming College SkillsUSA Welding Fabrication teams competed in the state Weld Fabrication competition that was held at Gillette College April 5-6. Gillette College hosts the state’s Welding Fabrication and Diesel Mechanics competitions for SkillsUSA.

Team #1 (left to right) Ridge Anderson, Jacob Fogg, and Spencer Kellner with their winning project and trophy.

EWC Team # 1 members were: Spencer Kellner, Cheyenne, WY; Jacob Fogg, Cheyenne, WY; and Ridge Anderson, Dunning, NE. EWC Team #2 members were: Chris Zamora, Douglas, WY; Tyler Workman, Cheyenne, WY; and Brady Kersey, Gordon, NE.

Team #1 was awarded the gold medal for 1^st place post-secondary team in Welding Fabrication. Team #2 placed 5^th with a great project and great teamwork.

“We really had great success and will have students returning next year to compete again,” said Stan Nicolls, EWC Welding and Machining Instructor and SkillsUSA advisor.

The 1^st place team, Team #1, will advance to compete at the National SkillsUSA competition which will be held in Louisville, KY, June 24-28.

The next SkillsUSA Leadership Conference will be held in Casper April 15-17 where EWC will have 5 individual welding students competing in a skills test of cutting and welding as well as taking a written test and participating in a job interview competition.

EWC Team #1 and Team #2 competitors (left to right) Chris Zamora, Spencer Kellner, Ridge Anderson, Tyler Workman, Jacob Fogg, Brady Kersey, and Stan Nicolls, Advisor

The Eastern Wyoming College Athletic Department will hold the annual Athletic Banquet on Tuesday, April 16, 6 pm at the Bucking Horse Steakhouse.

EWC 2018-2019 student athletes will be recognized and honored for their accomplishments. The EWC Lancer Club will be providing dinner. All fans are invited to join.

For more information, contact Tom Andersen, Athletic Director at 307.532.8321.

Due to the weather closure at Eastern Wyoming Community College, the Perkins V stakeholder listening sessions that were scheduled for today, April 11, 2019 at Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington have been canceled. I will let you know when we have rescheduled the meetings, which we hope will be sometime in early May.  You are also welcome to attend any other Perkins V stakeholder listening sessions being held throughout the state.

Due to the weather Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington and Douglas will be closed today, Thursday, April 11, 2019. This includes all campus activities and the Fitness Center. The College will resume normal hours and activities on Friday, April 12.