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College City and Williams Go Hand in Hand

Willams Baptist University

Welcome to College City!


 The place that I have called my second home for three years now is College City, Arkansas. It has a population of 455 and is merged with the nearby town Walnut Ridge. Williams Baptist University, a four-year liberal arts private institution, is the heart and focal point of College City. This Christian university was founded in 1941, and currently has about 600 students. 



 Given how important sports are to Willams, the majority of students there are athletes. This year, athletics in multiple sports have been thriving and accomplishing exciting things. Josh Austin, Williams' head coach of basketball, is currently the program's winningest coach in men's basketball history. In his 12th season as the Eagles' coach, he has a 15-9 record and now has 166 victories. Williams lost to William Woods 65-82 to cap their regular season, which saw them finish as the #4 seed in the AMC tournament.. The basketball team had a great run this year.


On February 10th, eagle baseball defeated Ecclesia 9-8 and 5-4 in a home opener to give coach Stephen Abanathy his 99th and 100th wins of his career. He came to Williams in the fall of 2016 after coaching highschool baseball to become the head eagle. He has been eagerly awaiting his 100th win as his baseball team is having a fantastic season and working extremely hard. "I couldn’t do it without my players and assistant coaches. Blessed to have great players and great assistant coaches. And most importantly couldn’t do it without Jacob Richards" Abanathy remarked when asked about his thoughts on this accomplishment.


Head soccer coach Gabriel Sitibaldi, who earned the distinction for the first time in his coaching career, is the first coach to win the AMC Coach of the Year award for the Eagles. Throughout the regular season, he has guided the Eagles to an undefeated record. His team made history with AMC awards and received an at-large bid to the NAIA national tournament. In the second round of the national championship, Missouri Baptist College defeated them, ending their historic 2022 season. The athletics this year has been on the rise and is a huge part of Williams in many ways.


Being a student athlete is not easy, and a huge props need to be given to all of the athletes showing out this year. We are praying for a great rest of the year academically and athletically for the students at Williams!


More Information on Williams Baptist University Sports: https://www.wbueagles.com/landing/index


Walnut Ridge/College City home page: http://cityofwalnutridge.com/







College City (Lawrence County). Encyclopedia of Arkansas. (2022, April 19). Retrieved February 23, 2023, from https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/college-city-lawrence-county-6108/

Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, August 7). College City, Arkansas. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 26, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_City,_Arkansas


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