246Athletics The Harding women’s golf team wins the Great American Conference championship for the second year in a row. The Lady Bisons cruised to victory by beating second place Henderson State University by 23 strokes. After earning All-Tournament honors at the conference tournament, senior Emily Plyer would represent Harding at the NCAA Division II National Championship. Janet (Kogo) Cherobon-Bawcom runs at the 2012 London Summer Olympics for the United States track and field team. Kogo ran her personal best in the 10,000-meter event. The Harding hall-of-famer placed 12th with a time of 31 minutes and 12 seconds. Kogo won two regional championships during her illustrious career as a Lady Bison. The Harding women’s soccer team wins the Great American Conference regular season and tournament championships. Harding defeated Southwestern Oklahoma State University in the title match by a final score of 5-3. After winning the conference title, the Lady Bisons earned a spot in the Division II national tournament. Harding finished the season with an overall record of 15-4-2. Harding hall-of-famer Daniel Kirwa wins 5k and 10k titles at the Division II national championships. The runner from Eldoret, Kenya, won all six races he ran during the outdoor season. In three years, Kirwa would earn 13 All-American honors and win four national titles. Kirwa was inducted to the Harding Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. Emily Plyer at the 2013 GAC Golf Championship Reprinted from The Bison Vol. 88 No. 17 Daniel Kirwa lead the pack at the Ted Lloyd Bison Stampede on Oct. 11. The Bisons won the team event with Kirwa taking first place in the individual race with a time of 23 minutes, 48 seconds. Reprinted from Petit Jean 2008-2009 The 2015-16 women’s soccer team. Reprinted from The Bison Vol. 91 No. 1 Photo courtesy of The Bison Archives
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