Bluffton University Head Cross Country Coach Karen Brandt has high expectations for 2012 after a season in which 11 dedicated student-athletes set the tone one year ago in her first year at the helm.
HCAC Pre-season Coaches Poll: http://www.bluffton.edu/sports/womenssoccer/2012/hcacpoll.pdf
A record-setting 2011 campaign has the 2012 Bluffton University women's soccer program looking for even more success this year. After placing fourth in the regular season, Bluffton knocked off #1 seed Earlham on the road en route to its first-ever Heartland Conference championship match.
HCAC Pre-season Coaches Poll: http://www.bluffton.edu/sports/menssoccer/2012/hcacpoll.pdf
As the Bluffton University men's soccer team enters year two of its rebuild under Head Coach Rick Nussbaum, they Beavers sport a roster that includes as many newcomers (20) as his entire first team was comprised of in 2010.
HCAC Pre-season Coaches Poll: http://www.bluffton.edu/sports/football/2012/hcacpoll.pdf
A school-record five conference wins during the last six games of 2011 has the Bluffton University football team excited to hit the field this season.
The Perseid meteor shower is peaking on Sunday, Aug. 12. The Perseid meteor shower hits its peak every August and appears to come out of the constellation Perseus.
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