By TODD MOORE
Barton Sports Info
Barton Community College Athletic Department announces the election of Jackie Jones, Kade Sander, and Neus Torregrosa to its Sports Hall of Fame.
A prolific versatile player, Jones capped his Barton career with a 2nd team 1989 NJCAA All-America selection in going on to become the 1990 Big-8 Conference Newcomer of the Year at the University of Oklahoma before turning his career into many years of professional basketball.
Sander is not only Barton's first wrestling signee out of high school, the Great Bend native went on to earn the Cougars' first individual national title at the 2018 NJCAA Championships to then establish a successful professional career in Nebraska.
A testament of grace and tenacity on and off the court, Torregrosa was named the 2017 ITA Junior College Rookie of the Year and earned the prestigious NJCAA "Jovana Vasic Spirit of Competition" Award winner in both years leading the Cougars to the national tournament before having a successful stint at New Mexico State University.
The Class of 2024 will be enshrined at a 2:00 p.m. induction ceremony Saturday, January 27, in the Kirkman Activity Center located on the Barton Campus. Induction ceremony is free and open to the public. Public attendance also encouraged in honoring the inductees between the women's and men's basketball games versus Pratt Community College later that evening.
Schedule of Events
Saturday, January 27, at Barton Community College
2:00 p.m. – Induction Ceremony located on lower level of the Kirkman Activity Center on the Barton campus. Admission is free and public is encouraged to attend. *Live web streaming will also be available.
5:30 p.m. – Barton women's basketball versus Pratt Community College
*7:15 p.m. - *Approximate time. Inductees will be presented with Hall of Fame plaques in a brief ceremony between the women and men's basketball contests.
7:30 p.m. – Barton men's basketball versus Pratt Community College