A Season of Firsts

The Missouri Baptist University men’s soccer closed out a record-breaking season by claiming the AMC conference title, winning 2-1 in overtime, for the first time in MBU history. Photo by John Wood After scoring the game-winning goal in overtime and ultimately leading the MBU men’s soccer team to the NAIA National Tournament, freshman Jona Oesterling […]

Soldiering on Until I Find God’s Plan

A girl with big basketball dreams soon realizes that a change of plans can bring turmoil in the short term but a positive light in the end, when looked at with the grace of God.

Setting the Bar for Success

The Spartan women’s volleyball team has had a large amount of success since the 2005 season, as they have become a pillar of consistency at Missouri Baptist University. Photos courtesy of University Communications The Missouri Baptist University women’s volleyball team stands for the singing of the national anthem before their season home opener. The Spartans […]

Walk-on Bowler Finds Community, Support and Ministry

Erin Roach found herself needing a way to pay for college and an outlet to love on others at Missouri Baptist University. So did this opportunity look like small fellowship groups? College ministry? Church? Actually, it looked a lot like bowling. Photo By Matt Williams Erin Roach found a sense of belonging at Missouri Baptist […]

From Soccer to Basketball, from Spain to St. Louis

For Pablo Hernandez it was not only a difficult transition from growing up playing soccer to playing basketball in college, but it has also been a challenging transition from his home country, Spain, to St. Louis, in the middle of the United States of America, but he is handling both transitions well. Photo provided by […]

Coming Back Stronger than Ever by “Pushing my Body to New Limits”

Any athlete knows knee injuries can be devastating, even career ending, but for Krista Tyson, a player on the Missouri Baptist University women’s tennis team, her torn ACL set her back only temporarily, in fact, it set her back less time than even her own doctors expected. Photo provided by MBU Spartan Athletics Krista Tyson, […]

MBU Baseball Finishing Strong, Keeping World Series Hopes Alive

The Missouri Baptist University baseball team is not generally accustomed to losing very many games, so this season required some early season adjustments as they got off to a rocky start but are now proving that it’s not how you start, but how you finish. Photo by Collin Kossakoski Missouri Baptist University pitcher Gary Watkins, […]

New Lacrosse Season, New Leadership

New head coach Lindsay Carlile comes to Missouri Baptist University from Westminster Christian Academy, bringing a successful coaching record with her, but more importantly, bringing Christian values to her new team. Photo by Stacy Rohan Coach Lindsay Carlile draws up a play on the whiteboard during a lacrosse game. Left to right are Terra Ringo, […]

Spartan Spotlight: Aliyah Reams

Missouri Baptist University beckons students of various backgrounds to engage in a well-rounded liberal arts education enhanced by a tight-knit community. Spartan Spotlight features incredible talent and stories that MBU offers. Photo by Elizabeth Harris