In addition to her coaching duties, Burgin鈥檚 responsibilities as Senior Women鈥檚 Leader at C-SC will include serving on the Athletic Advisory Committee and collaborating with the athletic director regarding departmental and university initiatives. She will be instrumental in providing leadership and guidance in the area of Title IX and gender equality planning for both men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 sports. Burgin will also assist the athletic director with strategic planning, budget development, financial decisions, and hiring and onboarding practices for the department.

A significant highlight of the new role will be the opportunity for Burgin to advocate for student-athletes and mentor other departmental staff members. Additionally, she will serve on various committees on campus and provide game-day management to other events.

Pat Atwell, athletic director, said Burgin was the logical choice for the position due to her many years of experience as a head coach at the NAIA level.

鈥淪he has always had an interest in the inner workings of the department and school and has natural leadership characteristics that make her an excellent fit for this role,鈥� Atwell said. 鈥淚 look forward to working with Janette to move Culver-Stockton athletics forward.鈥�

As the Coordinator of Student-Athlete Experience, Erickson will serve as the chairperson of the Wildcat Athletic Council. Additionally, she will become the Champions of Character Liaison for the athletic department as well as a liaison for the Student-Success Center on campus. She will be charged with tracking the community outreach projects, exploring leadership opportunities for student-athletes, and collaborating with the vice president for Student-Experience on various projects.

Erickson will join Burgin in representing the athletic department on other campus committees, providing leadership guidance and gender equality planning, advocating for student-athletes, mentoring staff members throughout the department, and providing game-day management to events.

Atwell said since Erickson joined the C-SC staff, she has shown a true passion for student-athletes and their college experience. She also noted she is pleased to see a new role that will enhance the C-SC experience for student-athletes.

鈥淐aitlin has the natural ability to look at the positive side of situations and see the good in people. This characteristic will serve her well in this role,鈥� said Atwell. 鈥淪he already serves as the chair of the Wildcat Athletic Council, interacting with student-athletes from all the teams, and we look forward to her expanded role in serving their needs.鈥�

C-SC President Dr. Douglas B. Palmer recognizes the growth of shotgun sports in the nearby communities and views Culver-Stockton as the next step in the journey for those students.聽 鈥淢any local students have participated in 4-H and FFA and engaged in shotgun sports. Adding this new sport to Wildcat athletics provides these students an opportunity to continue competitive shooting in college, 鈥� Palmer said. 鈥淲ith the addition of some of our new majors, we were intentional to also add an athletic opportunity that provides students a home to thrive in a competitive environment that they enjoy, while preparing them for their professional careers.鈥�

乱伦社区 Shotgun Sports will use the Quincy Gun Club, located in West Quincy, Missouri as their home facility with a goal of competing in trap, skeet and sporting clays. The College will begin their search for the Shotgun Sports Head Coach immediately.

The NCSA recognizes athletic programs at each division level 鈥� NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA and the National Junior College Athletic Association 鈥� that have successfully utilized NCSA鈥檚 platform to draw interest from potential recruits.

鈥淐olleges聽of聽the聽Month鈥澛燼re determined by聽the聽total number聽of聽NCSA Favorites each program receives over a聽month.聽NCSA Favorites are driven by聽the聽college-search activity聽of聽the聽more than two million student-athletes within NCSA鈥檚 recruiting network. When an NCSA user has favorited a college, it signifies their strong interest in that school and provides a snapshot of which athletic programs are staying active on the NCSA platform by drawing recruiting interest, logging profile views and messaging potential recruits.

This activity also provides insight into how colleges are recruiting right now. The COVID-19 pandemic had led some college recruiting away from events and in-person meets to online activity.

鈥淚 have been incredibly impressed with how nimble our coaches have been in navigating the recruiting process during this pandemic,鈥� said Pat Atwell, director of athletics at Culver-Stockton. 鈥淭his honor from NCSA is a prime example that they will leave no stone unturned when it comes to finding quality student-athletes.鈥�

Culver-Stockton was ranked 26th among all colleges and universities in the NAIA in the NCSA Power Rankings for 2019.

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The NCSA聽recognizes athletic programs at each division聽level 鈥� NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA and the National Junior College Athletic Association 鈥� that have successfully utilized NCSA鈥檚 platform to draw interest from potential recruits.

聽are based on proprietary analysis using the 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges, 2017 graduation rates from the National Center for Education Statistics, the institutional net cost (or average cost after aid) from the NCES, and 鈥淣CSA Favorites鈥澛爓hich identifies the most desirable schools according to current high school student-athletes on the NCSA platform.

Culver-Stockton was identified by 3,974聽student-athletes in NCSA鈥檚 network as a school they鈥檙e interested in.聽Culver-Stockton was the second-highest ranked NAIA college in Missouri and the third-highest ranked college in the Heart of America Athletic Conference.

C-SC is ranked No. 9 in football among NAIA programs and No. 20 in women鈥檚 lacrosse.

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