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2008-2009 Athletic Accomplishments


7 NCAA Tournament Teams
Women’s Golf
Women’s Soccer
Women’s Indoor Track
Women’s Basketball
Softball
Men’s Golf
Women’s Outdoor Track

5 Top 10 NCAA Finishes
Men’s Golf – 5th
Women’s Golf – 9th
Women’s Basketball – Elite 8
Women’s Indoor Track – 4th
Women’s Outdoor Track – 7th

7 Conference Champions

Women’s Golf
Women's Soccer (Regular Season)
Women’s Indoor Track
Women’s Basketball (Regular Season and Conference Tournament)
Softball (Regular Season and Conference Tournament)
Men’s Golf
Women’s Outdoor Track

1 Academic All-American
Monica Urban (Softball – 2nd team ESPN: The Magazine Academic All-America)

16 All-Americans
Darien West (Men’s Indoor Track – Weight Throw)
Bennett Blakeman (Golf – PING All-America 1st team)
Mike DeRuntz (Golf – PING All-America 2nd Team)
Michele Malinowski (Volleyball – AVCA All-America Honorable Mention)
Emily Hagen (Volleyball – AVCA All-America Honorable Mention)
Christina Solari (Women’s Basketball – 3rd Team D3hoops.com All-American)
Claire Sheehan (Women’s Basketball – 1st team State Farm Coaches’ WBCA All-American)
Amanda LaRocca (Women’s Indoor Track – 55m, 55m Hurdles, 4x400m, USTFCCCA Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year; Women’s Outdoor Track – 100m, 200m)
Mackenzie Clemens (Women’s Indoor Track – 800m, 4x400m; Women’s Outdoor Track – 4x400m)
Ali McCoy (Women’s Indoor Track – 400m, 4x400m; Women’s Outdoor Track – 4x400m)
Lauren Alpert (Women’s Indoor Track – 4x400m; Women’s Outdoor Track – Long Jump, 4x400m)
Jessica Christy (Women’s Outdoor Track – 4x400m)
Chinny Ekwulugo (Women’s Outdoor Track – Triple Jump)
Shavantay Thomas (Women’s Outdoor Track – 200m)
Gaby Johnson (Women’s Outdoor Track – High Jump)
Lindsey Haines (Golf – 2nd team Duramed National Golf Coaches Association Division III All-American)

23 All-Region
Michele Malinowski (Volleyball – 1st Team AVCA All-Midwest Region)
Emily Hagen (Volleyball – 1st Team AVCA All-Midwest Region)
Matas Cyvas (Men’s Soccer – 1st Team All-North Central Region)
Tina Rodriguez (Women’s Soccer – 2nd Team All-Central Region)
Caroline Leighton (Women’s Soccer – 3rd Team All-Central Region)
Lindsey Haines (Women’s Golf – 1st Team NGCA All-Central Region)
Erica Woodall (Women’s Golf – 1st Team NGCA All-Central Region)
Christina Solari (Women’s Basketball – 1st Team All-Central Region, Central Region “Player of the Year”)
Claire Sheehan (Women’s Basketball – 2nd Team All-Central Region)
Brett Moore (Baseball – 1st Team ABCA All-Central Region)
Kraig Ladd (Baseball – 2nd Team ABCA All-Central Region)
Kevin Goshorn (Baseball – 3rd Team ABCA All-Central Region)
Mike Morrissey (Baseball – 3rd Team ABCA All-Central Region)
Christy Engel (Softball – 1st Team Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Central Region)
Monica Urban (Softball – 1st Team Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Central Region)
Valerie Hackett (Softball – 1st Team Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Central Region)
Kris Lee (Softball – 2nd Team Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Central Region)
Allison Ward (Softball – 3rd Team Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Central Region)
Bennett Blakeman (Men’s Golf – 1st Team PING All-Central Region)
Mike DeRuntz (Men’s Golf – 1st Team PING All-Central Region)
Chris Green (Men’s Golf – 1st Team PING All-Central Region)
Matt Wennmaker (Men’s Golf – 1st Team PING All-Central Region)
Amanda LaRocca (Women’s Indoor Track – USTFCCCA Midwest Region “Athlete of the Year”

96 All-Conference
Martin Ceisel (Football – 1st Team)
Robert Beauchamp (Football – 1st Team)
Rick Podkowa (Football – 1st Team)
Travis Boothe (Football – 1st Team)
Roman Hunter (Football – 2nd Team)
Dan Souder (Football – 2nd Team)
Nick Nicholich (Football – 2nd Team)
Max Brooks (Football – 2nd Team)
Keely Flood (Football – 2nd Team)
Michele Malinowski (Volleyball – 1st Team)
Emily Hagen (Volleyball – 1st Team)
Stacy Hassinger (Volleyball – 2nd Team)
Matas Cyvas (Men’s Soccer – 1st Team)
Greg Yao (Men’s Soccer – 2nd Team)
Paolo Michelini (Men’s Soccer – 2nd Team)
Jason Lopez (Men’s Soccer – 2nd Team)
Jeff Carqueville (Men’s Soccer – 2nd Team)
Caroline Leighton (Women’s Soccer – 1st Team)
Tina Rodriguez (Women’s Soccer – 1st Team)
Alli Novak (Women’s Soccer – 2nd Team)
Tori Sampson (Women’s Soccer – 2nd Team)
Molly O’Brien (Women’s Soccer – 2nd Team)
Lauren Knaack (Women’s Soccer – 2nd Team)
Kerry Devitt (Women’s Cross Country – 3rd place)
Emily Willenbring (Women’s Cross Country – 13th place)
Lindsey Haines (Women’s Golf – 1st place medalist)
Nicole Spear (Women’s Golf – 3rd place)
Maddie Murphy (Women’s Golf – 4th place)
Erin Bradley (Women’s Golf – 5th place)
Allison Heim (Women’s Tennis – 1st Team)
Cassie Devore (Women’s Tennis – 2nd Team)
Meg Calabrese (Women’s Diving – 1-meter, 3-meter)
Lindsey DeSutter (Women’s Diving – 3-meter)
Andrea Peterson (Women’s Swimming – 200 Backstroke, 800 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
Angela Lugg (Women’s Swimming – 500 Free, 200 Free, 800 Free Relay, 200 Butterfly, 400 Free Relay)
Lauren Hansen (Women’s Swimming – 800 Free Relay)
Angie Tomazin (Women’s Swimming – 800 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
Lia Anderson (Women’s Swimming – 400 Free Relay)
Chris Betzle (Men’s Swimming – 500 Free, 1650 Free)
Mike Kozak (Men’s Swimming – 100 Butterfly, 200 Butterfly, “Most Valuable Swimmer”)
Mike Firth (Men’s Swimming – 100 Backstroke, 200 Backstroke)
Doug Sexauer (Men’s Basketball – 3rd Team)
Christina Solari (Women’s Basketball – 1st Team, “Player of the Year”)
Claire Sheehan (Women’s Basketball – 1st Team)
Mallory Heydorn (Women’s Basketball – 2nd Team)
Hope Schulte (Women’s Basketball – 3rd Team)
Amanda LaRocca (Women’s Indoor Track – Long Jump, High Jump 55m, 55m Hurdles, 200m, 4x400m, “Athlete of the Meet”; Women’s Outdoor Track – 100m, 200m, 100m Hurdles, High Jump, Long Jump, 4x100m, “Athlete of the Meet”)
Ali McCoy (Women’s Indoor Track – 200m, 400m, 4x400m; Women’s Outdoor Track – 400m, 200m, 100m, 4x400m, 4x100m)
Shavantay Thomas (Women’s Indoor Track – 200m; Women’s Outdoor Track – 100m, 200m, 4x100m)
Jessica Christy (Women’s Indoor Track – 200m, 400m, Distance Medley; Women’s Outdoor Track – 400m, 4x400m)
Lauren Alpert (Women’s Indoor Track – 400m, 4x400m; Women’s Outdoor Track – Long Jump, 400m, 200m, 4x400m, 4x100m)
Mackenzie Clemens (Women’s Indoor Track – 800m, 1600m, 4x400m, Distance Medley; Women’s Outdoor Track – 800m, 1500m, 4x400m)
Kerry Devitt (Women’s Indoor Track – 1600m, 3000m, Distance Medley; Women’s Outdoor Track – 1500m, 5000m)
Ashley Heilengoetter (Women’s Indoor Track – 1600m, Distance Medley; Women’s Outdoor Track – 800m)
Amy Burns (Women’s Indoor Track – 1600m; Women’s Outdoor Track – 3000m Steeplechase, 1500m)
Angela Oltman (Women’s Indoor Track – 55m Hurdles, Pentathlon; Women’s Outdoor Track – Javelin)
Gaby Johnson (Women’s Indoor Track – High Jump; Women’s Outdoor Track – High Jump)
Chinny Ekwulugo (Women’s Indoor Track – Triple Jump; Women’s Outdoor Track – Triple Jump)
Erin Moran (Women’s Indoor Track – Triple Jump, Pole Vault)
Kyla Motz (Women’s Indoor Track – Weight Throw, Shot Put; Women’s Outdoor Track – Shot Put)
Emily Willenbring (Women’s Indoor Track – 5000m; Women’s Outdoor Track – 3000m Steeplechase, 5000m)
Katelyn Draths (Women’s Indoor Track – 5000m; Women’s Outdoor Track – 10,000m)
Amanda Kessel (Women’s Indoor Track – Pentathlon)
Liz Ave Maria (Women’s Outdoor Track – 10,000m, 5000m)
Katie Butson (Women’s Outdoor Track – Javelin)
Alex Richardson (Women’s Outdoor Track – Long Jump, Triple Jump)
Alex Sawyer (Women’s Outdoor Track – 400m)
Alex Lambert (Men’s Indoor Track – Pole Vault; Men’s Outdoor Track – Pole Vault)
John Maloney (Men’s Indoor Track – Long Jump, Pentathlon, 55m Hurdles)
Aaron Ball (Men’s Indoor Track – 200m; Men’s Outdoor Track – 100m, 200m)
Mike Conti (Men’s Indoor Track – 400m)
Noah Dunham (Men’s Indoor Track – 800m)
Wally Farris (Men’s Indoor Track – 1 Mile)
Adam Harrison (Men’s Indoor Track – 55m Hurdles; Men’s Outdoor Track – 110m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles)
Darien West (Men’s Indoor Track – Weight Throw; Men’s Outdoor Track – Hammer Throw)
Kindred Cook (Men’s Indoor Track – Weight Throw)
Aaron Massey (Men’s Outdoor Track – Triple Jump)
Men’s Indoor Track – 4x400m
Men’s Outdoor Track – 4x100m
Dan Chang (Men’s Tennis – 1st Team)
Brian Piotrowski (Men’s Tennis – 1st Team)
Brett Moore (Baseball – 1st Team)
Kraig Ladd (Baseball – 1st Team)
Mike Morrissey (Baseball – 2nd Team)
Casey McIntosh (Baseball – 2nd Team)
Jason Pankau (Baseball – 2nd Team)
Pat Kirchhofer (Baseball – 2nd Team)
Christy Engel (Softball – 1st Team, “Pitcher of the Year”)
Monica Urban (Softball – 1st Team, “Player of the Year”)
Kris Lee (Softball – 1st Team)
Val Hackett (Softball – 1st Team)
Allison Ward (Softball – 1st Team)
Bennett Blakeman (Men’s Golf – 1st place medalist)
Mike DeRuntz (Men’s Golf – 2nd place)
Ryan Dorner (Men’s Golf – 6th place)
Chris Green (Men’s Golf – 9th place)

10 Coaches’ Awards
Dave Barrett (Women’s Soccer – CCIW “Coach of the Year”)
Krista Cardona (Women’s Tennis – CCIW “Coach of the Year”)
Teresa Fish (Men’s Swimming – CCIW “Coach of the Year)
Chris Schumacher (Women’s Indoor Track – CCIW “Coaching Staff of the Year”, Midwest Region “Coach of the Year”; Women’s Outdoor Track – CCIW “Coaching Staff of the Year”, Midwest Region “Coach of the Year”)
Mia Smith (Women’s Basketball – CCIW “Coach of the Year”, Central Region “Coach of the Year”)
Jim Ott (Men’s Golf – Central Region “Coach of the Year”)