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Smith and Mullins Honored as Halftime Heroes at GSC Football Game
date_rangeSeptember 10, 2018
Rob Smith and Jimmy Mullins were recognized and thanked for their efforts on campus, in the community, and in GSC’s service area during the Pioneer Football game on Saturday, September 8.
2018 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
date_rangeAugust 27, 2018
On Saturday, September 29, six ÏãåúÖ±²¥ State College alumni will be inducted into the Curtis Elam Athletic Hall of Fame, which was established in 2001 through the generosity of the late Curtis Elam, a 1949 graduate.
Skiles Named Athletic Director
date_rangeJune 28, 2018
Jesse Skiles has been named ÏãåúÖ±²¥ State College’s new Athletic Director. His new appointment will take effect July 1.
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Lawson Selected as GSC Pioneer Mascot
date_rangeMay 2, 2018
Ronisha (Nish) Lawson, a freshman from Beckley, West Virginia, has been named the GSC Pioneer Mascot for the 2018-19 academic year.
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GSC Men's Basketball Coach Stephen Dye will not Return Next Season
date_rangeMarch 5, 2018
After nine seasons as Head Coach for the Men’s Pioneer Basketball Team, Stephen Dye will be stepping down immediately, announced Mr. Rusty Vineyard, GSC's Vice President of Student Life and Athletics.
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Campus Fitness Center Selected as Showcase Facility
date_rangeFebruary 20, 2018
ÏãåúÖ±²¥ State College was recently featured as a showcase site for Advantage Sport & Fitness after they completed renovations to GSC's Mollohan Campus Community Center Fitness Center.
GSC Celebrates Winter Homecoming and Black History Month
date_rangeFebruary 5, 2018
ÏãåúÖ±²¥ State College held its annual Winter Homecoming on Saturday, February 3. The day tipped-off with an alumni basketball game where several past Pioneers and Lady Pioneers suited up to show off their skills on the court.
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Skiles Named Director of Athletic Fundraising
date_rangeJanuary 23, 2018
Jesse Skiles has been named Director of Athletic Fundraising at ÏãåúÖ±²¥ State College. His appointment as the newest member of GSC’s Advancement Team took effect January 8.
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Winter Homecoming will Celebrate Black History Month at GSC
date_rangeJanuary 5, 2018
ÏãåúÖ±²¥ State College will celebrate Black History Month on Saturday, February 3 during Winter Homecoming when a proclamation will be unveiled and read that afternoon between the Women’s and Men’s Basketball games. Special honorees at this unveiling will be GSC’s black students from the 1960s and 70s who have come back to campus as individuals who paved the way for future black students at ÏãåúÖ±²¥ State. GSC’s Inaugural Hall of Famer Bob Minnieweather ‘67, a phenomenal student athlete, will be memorialized at this event.
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IOGA Basketball Tournament Returns to GSC December 11-16
date_rangeDecember 7, 2017
The Waco Center at ÏãåúÖ±²¥ State College will be the site of a boy’s and girl’s six-day high school basketball tournament this December. The Independent Oil & Gas Association (IOGA) Classic tournament is being hosted at GSC, Monday, December 11 through Saturday, December 16.