Spring semester is finally coming to a close, so it?s time for spring sports to get final grades. The criteria consists solely of my jackass opinion.

Men?s Basketball

Jerome Jenkins and his squad started with a couple of wins, but proved feeble as the season went on. They finished with a 5-22 record, a 2-14 conference mark, and a record for consecutive in-conference road losses. Pablo Gonzales was consistent all year, Rickie Glenn was an All Big-Sky selection, and the team played hard all season. But they fell from nine wins a year ago to five wins this year. The season wasn?t very fruitful, but Jenkins is hard at work, trying to work some recruiting magic, so the future isn?t quite so dim. Grade: D

Women?s Basketball

One word, two syllables: Injured.Women?s hoops could barely stand up this year let alone play basketball, and while Michelle St. Clair lit up the scoreboards with 77 three-pointers, the team couldn?t rely on any kind of depth to compete. It was difficult to watch, and like the men?s team, Carolyn Jenkins and her squad also will look to the future to find their rhythm. However, with all the injuries, they will get by this year with a Grade: C-.

Rowing

The rowing squad once again won the WIRA championships, and they have competed against some very good competition, so they met their own expectations. They are continuing on the road to improvement, and every year, they get faster. Grade: A

Men?s Tennis

Awesome! They were 20-2 this year. It?s tough to get better than that. Chris Evers had his team of international stars on a roll all year, and they took the Big Sky championships running away. Grade: A

Women?s Tennis

They are on the way up. They posted an 11-10 record this year, which ties their previous best mark. Grade: B

Track & Field

With Shanita Bryant opening eyes in the long jump, and Rokeem Osby leading the men, the track and field team is producing competitive efforts week in and week out. Every competition, somebody steps up to catch attention.Grade: B

Baseball

The baseball team has had two highlights this year: 1. Beating Stanford and 2. Aurelio Jackson breaking the team hits record. Other than that, the season has been rather dismal, and their record of 23-32, 3-12 is no better than they were last year. Grade: C-

Softball

Worst year in team history. Grade: D-

Gymnastics

The gymnastics team won conference again this year. Toni Petersen and Jami Scoville took a trip to compete individually in the NCAA Regional, but the team as a whole didn?t make the leap from good last year, to great this year. Nevertheless, the Hornets continue to break school records and are looking good for the future. Grade: B+

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