WEST PLAINS, Mo. – On Saturday, Jan. 17, two students at Missouri State University-West Plains will be crowned the 2015 Homecoming King and Queen during halftime ceremonies of the annual homecoming basketball game between the Grizzlies and Three Rivers College Raiders from Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
The game will get underway at 7 p.m. in Joe Paul Evans Arena at the West Plains Civic Center and will be sponsored by the Ozark Horse Trader.
King candidates include Trevor Cressman, West Plains, sponsored by the Student Ambassadors; Shannon Ford, Mtn. View, sponsored by the Student Veterans Organization; Lance Parker, Dixon, sponsored by the Grizzly Cheer Team; Regan Riggs, West Plains, sponsored by the Tri-Lambda student spirit club; and Cody Tompkins, West Plains, sponsored by TRiO Student Support Services. All are sophomores.
Queen candidates include Kimberly Allen, Summersville, sponsored by Christian Campus House; Kendra Barnard, St. Charles, sponsored by Student Ambassadors; Ashley Howell, West Plains, sponsored by TRiO Student Support Services; Ashley Rieken, Ava, sponsored by the Grizzly Cheer Team; and Emily Yeager, Dora, sponsored by Tri-Lambda. All are sophomores.
Area residents can visit with all of the homecoming candidates during a special “meet and greet” reception at 6 p.m. in the civic center’s Redbud Room. Also in attendance will be the 2014 Homecoming King and Queen, Zach Collins, Willow Springs, and Brady Peterson, West Plains.
Organizers said the 2015 king and queen will be crowned by Collins and Peterson, respectively, and Chancellor Drew Bennett will present flowers to the queen.
For more information about homecoming activities, call the Missouri State-West Plains student life and development office, 417-255-7233.