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Greetings Friends of MSUB Sports:
At Montana State University
Billings, our coaches take their leadership roles in
helping young men and women develop academically,
athletically, personally, and socially in a sincere and
serious manner. We use the following “Definition of a
Yellowjacket” as a guide to help us forge ahead in this
balanced, more-than-just-winning-a-game manner:
DEFINITION OF A YELLOWJACKET
A Montana State University Billings
Yellowjacket is a male or female student-athlete who:
- Is committed to seeking
excellence in everything he or she attempts,
- Is serious about his or her
academic achievement and seeks to maintain a grade
point average above 3.0,
- Is proud to represent MSUB,
his or her team, and himself or herself,
- Is willing to put forth a
total and dedicated effort at all times for his or
her team,
- Is a leader on and off the
court, field, or course,
- Is willing to help his or her
teammates be the best they can be,
- Is unselfish, positive, and
optimistic and helps others to be likewise,
- Is willing to serve the campus
and community in meaningful ways,
- Is consistently honest and
ethical,
- Is willing to obey rules and
follow his or her coaches’ directions,
- Is willing to focus on a
purpose and attempt to accomplish challenging goals,
- Is self-motivated and
committed to achieving success,
- Is tenacious, hard-working,
and committed,
- Is confident, yet humble and
composed,
- Is willing to promote the
university’s academic and athletic programs,
- Consistently demonstrates good
sportsmanship by playing within the letter and
spirit of the rules of the game, and
- Realizes that he or she is a
role model for young children and others by virtue
of being an intercollegiate student-athlete and
takes the obligation seriously 24 hours a day.
The entire staff of the Department
of Intercollegiate Athletics at MSUB is dedicated to
doing everything they can to help Yellowjacket
student-athletes enjoy positive and successful academic,
athletic, and social experiences at MSUB. Athletics
staff members take their leadership roles and
responsibilities very seriously; they strive to help
Yellowjacket student-athletes in each of the above areas
in a sincere and caring manner. Intercollegiate
athletics are not an end in themselves; they are a means
to an end…and that end is helping young men and women
reach their broad and balanced potentials in life.
Yellowjacket Athletics: Providing Access to Academic
Achievement and the Pursuit of Athletic Excellence Since
1927.
Dr. Gary Gray,
Athletics Director
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