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HUNTINGTON UNIV MAGAZINE

Yoder earns Forester Athlete of the Week honor

FOR RELEASE December 6, 2004
HUNTINGTON, IN— The Huntington College Athletics Department announced its Athlete of the Week for the week of November 29-Dec. 5, 2004. Men’s basketball sophomore Jared Yoder earned the honor for his outstanding efforts during the week.

Jared Yoder, an exercise science major from Shipshewana, Ind. (Westview High School), helped the Foresters stay unbeaten in Mid-Central Conference play with his timely shooting in both of Huntington’s games last week.  In the Foresters’ 85-69 win over the University of St. Francis, Yoder came off the bench to score a career-high 16 points on 5-8 shooting, including 4-5 from behind the arc.  Yoder again was a catalyst for the Forester offense in their 53-48 victory over Taylor University.  With Huntington down 11-6 to the Trojans early in the contest, Coach Platt inserted Yoder into the lineup.  Yoder scored nine of the Foresters' next 13 points on three long bombs to help get Huntington back in the game.  He finished with 12 points, again hitting 4-5 treys in the contest.  The Foresters (9-4, 3-0) return to action at 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, December 7, at Grace College.

The Huntington College Foresters compete in 14 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past seven years, Huntington has produced 49 NAIA All-American honors and 91 All-American Scholar Athlete honors. 

Huntington College is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. Following a decade of growth and development, Huntington College will become Huntington University in mid-2005. U.S.News & World Report ranks Huntington among the top comprehensive colleges in the Midwest. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington College is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. Huntington is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and was named one of the 50 best Christian places to work by Christianity Today magazine.