The Westminster College Blue Jays football team was picked to finish fourth in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference this season in the 2013 preseason coaches' poll released Thursday.
Westminster - starting its 15th year under head coach John Welty - received 53 points in the poll. The Blue Jays return 16 starters, eight on both offense and defense, from last year's squad that finished 4-6 overall and tied for sixth place in the UMAC with a 2-6 record.
To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.