STEVENS POINT – University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point men's basketball coach Bob Semling has announced that Stevens Point Area Senior High graduate and former Mercer University athlete Jakob Gollon has joined his coaching staff.
Gollon, a senior who served as captain of the Bears the past three seasons, scored 20 points as Mercer upset Duke in the NCAA tournament this past spring.
A 2008 graduate of SPASH, Gollon spent six years at Mercer due to injuries and surgeries resulting in the need for him to receive two medical hardships in order to finish his career.
With a bachelor's degree in communications studies and a master's degree in higher educational leadership, Gollon is ready to pursue his coaching career.
"I grew up watching and learning from the UWSP basketball programs while I was in high school," said Gollon. "I'm thrilled to come back home and be able to work in the environment that I once idolized."
Like Mercer the past few seasons, UWSP is no stranger to winning, and that's something Gollon is excited about.
"UWSP has always been a championship program, and I think there's a lot I can learn from Coach Semling and the rest of the staff here while we compete for another conference and national championship," Gollon said.
The Pointers will host St. John's (Minn.) in the season opener on Nov. 15.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point volleyball team garnered its highest-ever ranking, ascending one spot to No. 2 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III Top 25 poll released Tuesday.
UWSP (4-0) received 1,476 points and trails only top-ranked Calvin College, which received 58 of the 63 first-place votes for 1,556 points. No. 3 Hope with four first-place votes and No. 4 Cal Lutheran with one were the only other schools receiving first-place votes.
The Pointers opened their season with four wins in four matches at the St. Benedict Tournament on Aug. 29-30 in St. Joseph, Minn. UWSP hosts the Pointers Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Berg Gym with matches against Wisconsin Lutheran, St. Norbert and Ripon.