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Crowder Softball celebration: 40th Anniversary of Championship team and Sophomore day

  • April 1, 2026

    For Immediate Release
    Office of Public Information
    Crowder College

    RE: Crowder Softball celebration: 40th Anniversary of Championship team and Sophomore Day

    Neosho, MO – Crowder College Roughrider Softball team will honor sophomores and the
    40th anniversary of NJCAA National Championship team from 1986 as well as the 1996,
    2006, and 2016 teams on Saturday, April 11, 2026.

    Events will start at 12:40pm with sophomores being honored prior to game 1 starting at
    1pm. Immediately following game 1, Crowder Softball alumni will be recognized on the
    field. Any and all softball alum will be honored. National Championship Coach Annie
    Westfall will provide remarks and toss the ceremonial first pitch prior to game 2 starting
    at 3pm.

    While all alumni will be celebrated, a special recognition of the 1986 NJCAA National
    Championship team will be held.

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    For more information, please contact the Office of Public Information at 417.455.5540,
    or CindyBrown@Crowder.edu | KateScott@Crowder.edu. You may also contact Crowder
    College Athletic Director Brandi Arthur at BrandiArthur@Crowder.edu

  • January 7, 2026


    For Immediate Release

    Office of Public Information

    Crowder College


    RE: Crowder College Softball Era of 1982-1992 to be Inducted into the Missouri Sports
    Hall of Fame


    Neosho, MO – Crowder College – The Crowder College Softball teams of 1982 through
    1992 will be honored and celebrated in less than a month for their induction into the
    Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield.


    In the span of a decade, these teams made 6 National Tournament Appearances, placing
    2nd in 1984, 1991 and 1992, as well as placing 3rd in 1987 and 4th in 1983. Between all
    the teams, there were dozens of NJCAA All-Americans and over a dozen team records
    made. In 1986, the team won the National Tournament and 63 games that season, a
    record that still holds to this day.


    “A decade of softball teams being inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame speaks
    to the grit and pride that define our program. Coaches Annie Westfall and Millie Gilion
    laid the foundation for success and started Crowder’s rise as the most dominant NJCAA
    program in Region 16,” stated Brandi Arthur, Crowder College Athletic Director and
    Crowder Softball Ghostrider. “We’re proud of this legacy and excited to keep building on
    it for even greater success in the years ahead.”


    The Ghostriders (former Crowder College athletes) will be inducted on Sunday, February
    1 at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds in Springfield, among several other honored athletes.
    You can read more about the Missouri Hall of Fame and the other honorees here:
    Honorees announced for Enshrinement on Feb. 1 – Missouri Sports Hall of Fame

    For more information, please contact the Office of Public Information at 417.455.5540,
    or CindyBrown@Crowder.edu | KateDalton@Crowder.edu