Southeast will honor Munsell in pre-game ceremony

The former lineman, who died in 2003, will have scholarship in his name.

The family and friends of the late Mark Munsell, a four-year football letterman at Southeast Missouri State, have endowed a football scholarship to honor the former standout lineman.

Munsell played as a defensive lineman and deep snapper for Southeast from 1991 through 1994. He died unexpectedly in November, 2003.

Led by his wife, Jill, the Mark Munsell Foundation was formed and donated money to endow the Mark Munsell Memorial Scholarship.

Munsell's wife, other family members, and several Southeast football teammates will be honored in pre-game ceremonies Saturday night prior to the Southeast vs. Eastern Illinois football game at Houck Stadium.

A minimum donation of $10,000 is required to endow a scholarship at Southeast.

Southeast athletes nab

OVC weekly honors

Soccer goalkeeper Lindsay Pickering has been selected as the Ohio Valley Conference defensive player of the week, while Jen Caywood has been named the OVC female cross country runner of the week.

Pickering, honored by the OVC for the second straight week and for the third time this season, recorded two more shutouts last week, giving her seven this year. She leads the OVC in goals against average and ranks sixth nationally at 0.28. She has not given up a goal in OVC play.

Caywood was also honored by the OVC for the second straight week after finishing 42nd out of 274 runners in Saturday's Lakefront Invitational last Saturday in Chicago.

Southeast's soccer team (7-2-1, 2-0-1) will play at Morehead State (3-7-2, 0-4) today and at Eastern Kentucky (1-8-1, 1-3) Sunday. The Redhawks are tied for first in the OVC.

Southeast's cross country teams will compete in Saturday's Saluki Invitational in Carbondale, Ill.

Tennis program will

host event Saturday

Southeast's women's tennis team will host a free event Saturday, although monetary contributions to benefit the program will be accepted.

From 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., there will be a clinic for youngsters ages 7 through 10, with coach Jay Pacelli and his players instructing. Prizes will be awarded.

From 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., there will be an alumni doubles round robin tournament, where Southeast fans will have the chance to play doubles matches with former and current Southeast players.

"We're asking for contributions, but it's not mandatory," Pacelli said. "We're just looking to have a little fun with the tennis community."

--From staff reports