Larsen, Friend named October Athletes of the Month
October 17, 2018
A pair of standout pitchers were named Cowley College's October Male and Female Athletes of the Month.
Cole Larsen, a sophomore from Condordia, KS, was named the October Male Athlete of the Month, while Ashton Friend, a sophomore from Collinsville, OK was named the October Female Athlete of the Month.
Larsen helped the 2018 Tiger baseball team to a Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division title and a record of 45-11. He was named a First Team All-Conference selection as he went 6-2 with a 1.46 earned run average. Larsen struck out 76 and walked only 14 in a team-high 68 innings of work.
Larsen has also excelled in the classroom as the Agribusiness major has a grade point average of 3.73.
Friend helped the 2018 Cowley softball team to a second straight conference title and a fifth place finish at the national tournament. Friend, who went 13-6 on the mound, led Cowley with a .452 batting average while adding eight home runs and 57 runs batted in. She was named the Jayhawk East Freshman of the Year and a First Team All-Conference Pitcher and First Team All-Region utility selection.
Friend displays the same tenacity in the classroom as the physical therapy major has a GPA of 3.36 at Cowley.
Cole Larsen, a sophomore from Condordia, KS, was named the October Male Athlete of the Month, while Ashton Friend, a sophomore from Collinsville, OK was named the October Female Athlete of the Month.
Larsen helped the 2018 Tiger baseball team to a Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division title and a record of 45-11. He was named a First Team All-Conference selection as he went 6-2 with a 1.46 earned run average. Larsen struck out 76 and walked only 14 in a team-high 68 innings of work.
Larsen has also excelled in the classroom as the Agribusiness major has a grade point average of 3.73.
Friend helped the 2018 Cowley softball team to a second straight conference title and a fifth place finish at the national tournament. Friend, who went 13-6 on the mound, led Cowley with a .452 batting average while adding eight home runs and 57 runs batted in. She was named the Jayhawk East Freshman of the Year and a First Team All-Conference Pitcher and First Team All-Region utility selection.
Friend displays the same tenacity in the classroom as the physical therapy major has a GPA of 3.36 at Cowley.
