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STORM CENTER: Dunn to be enshrined in WBU Hall of Honor
Wayland Baptist University head track and field coach Brian Whitlock was there to watch former Bowie High School athlete Kirby Dunn compete in the Conference 3A 1,600-meter run.
Dunn didn’t exactly run well, either. Kirby raced in with a time of 4 minutes, 53.46 seconds, which was 18 seconds off the pace for seventh place at the 2006 state University Interscholastic League meet.
Whitlock still recruited Dunn anyway, and Kirby became a member of the Pioneer track and field team.
After a stellar college career, Dunn was recently named to the Wayland Baptist University Hall of Honor – part of a group of 11 people – the largest induction group in WBU history.
The induction ceremonies will take place this fall, according to a WBU release, at the Plainview campus.
This will mark the 25th anniversary celebration for the hall of honor, and the group includes six former athletes, one coach, one administration and three boosters.
Dunn’s addition, and that of the others, will bring the Hall of Honor class to 99 recipients overall.
“I was shocked to be honest,” said Dunn when he found out he would be inducted. “I was in the hospital at the time.”
Dunn is currently undergoing his second bout with testicular cancer, which came back last fall.
“I’ve had chemotherapy and there were six surgeries,” Dunn said. “I had the last surgery in April, and I spent three weeks in the hospital.”
Dunn said he has good days, and bad days, and that cancer has understandably taken its toll on him. He’s also dealt with compartment syndrome in his lower left leg.
Compartment syndrome, according to the website webmd.com, occurs when excessive pressure builds up inside an enclosed muscle space in the body – which results from bleeding or swelling. It impedes blood flow.
Dunn has persevered through it all, and he’s looking forward to the induction ceremony.
Kirby was a star on the Wayland Baptist track and field team, an eight-time All-American in five different middle-distance events. He also was a two-time NAIA national scholar-athlete. Read more of this column in the June 24 Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Wayland Baptist University’s Kirby Dunn (third from left with 4 on hip) runs during the 2009 NAIA national outdoor track and field championships. Dunn will be inducted into the WBU Hall of Honor during ceremonies this fall. (Courtesy photo by Jonathan Ramey/NAIA)
The Red River High School Bass Club competed on Saturday at Eagle Mount Lake as the club finished fifth overall out of 28 clubs.
The club had two teams that brought in fish at the end of the day, but one also finished highly.
The team of Carson Caudle and Hunter Blackburn got fourth overall out of more than 100 teams. The pair caught three fish that weighed in at 7.99 pounds.
The club had one more pair that brought in fish. Walker Strahan and Bryce Ramsey got one fish that weighed in a 1.95 pounds that was good for 33rd place.
Only 37 out of the 126 teams were fortunate enough to bring fish to the weigh-in.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Bowie
Superlatives
Offensive most valuable player: Rayder Mann
First team
Gaige Goodman
Second team
Boston Farris
Honorable mention
Adam Pickett, Bradly Horton, Braden Rhyne
Academic all-district
Hayden Sutton, Keller Dosch, Anthony Jaraleno, Finn Riddle, Tyler Richey, Adam Pickett, Bradly Horton, Hayden Heugatter, Boston Farris, Rayder Mann
Nocona
Superlatives
Co-newcomer of the year: Landon Fatheree
Fighting heart award: Jose Gomez Jr.
First team
Karson Kleinhans, Oscar Salomon-Gomez
Second team
Zyrus Moreno, Walker Murphey
Honorable mention
Adrian Gutierrez
Academic all-district
Jose Gomez Jr., Kyle Waters, Kasch Johnson, RJ Walker, William Henley, Skye Kirby, Landon Fatheree, Karson Kleinhans, Oscar Salomon-Gomez, Zyrus Moreno, Walker Murphey, Adrian Gutierrez
1A
Superlatives: Jesus Sanchez, Forestburg, most valuable player; Barrett Johnson, Saint Jo, offensive MVP; Evan Chavez, Bellevue, sixth man of the year; Camden Dreyer, Gold-Burg, co-newcomer of the year; Josiah Wadsworth, Forestburg, co-newcomer of the year; Curtis Enis, Forestburg, coach of the year
First team
Ryan Jones, Bellevue; Jesse Wadsworth, Forestburg; Kyler Willett, Forestburg; Lee Yeley, Saint Jo; Trent Gaston, Saint Jo
Second team
Aaron Allison, Bellevue; Brycen Bancroft, Bellevue; River Trail, Bellevue; Jayton Epperson, Gold-Burg; Trae Campbell, Prairie Valley; Zeke Bonn, Saint Jo; Landon Shannon, Saint Jo
Honorable mention
Bryce Ramsey, Bellevue; Brenna Criswell, Bellevue; Eli White-Freeland, Gold-Burg; Keelyn Case, Gold-Burg; Barrett Allen, Gold-Burg; Angel Cruz, Forestburg; Hayden Halliburton, Forestburg; John Carranza, Forestburg; Hunter Camden, Prairie Valley; Jarrett Horton, Prairie Valley; Landen Williams, Saint Jo; Jayden Curry, Saint Jo; Colton Curry, Saint Jo
Academic all-district
Bellevue: Walker Strahan, Brycen Bancroft, Bryce Ramsey, Will Bonds, Cowyn Langford
Forestburg: Rafeal Sanchez, Josiah Wadsworth, Tristan Cumby, Hayden Halliburton, Jesse Wadsworth
Prairie Valley: Hunter Camden, Jarrett Horton, Josh Stout, Dayne Sadler, Kasey Caruthers
Saint Jo: Jayden Curry, Colton Curry, Landon Shannon, Barrett Johnson, Trent Gaston, Zeke Bonn, Lee Yeley
Gold-Burg: Levi Hellinger, Brady Allen, Barrett Allen
For pictures from players from every team, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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