ALUMNI NEWS
On the Court in 2008-2009
Outside hitter Angie Porshe ranked 7th in the nation for kills per game in NCAA DI as an outside hitter for Valparaiso University….. Setter Scott Marita ranked 10th in the nation in NCAA DIII for assists per game, and set a season record by averaging 11.27 assists per game at Carthage College..... Libero Alyssa Pickert ranked 14th in the nation in NCAA DII for digs per game and was named All-Conference at Merrimack College….Middle Blocker Jeff McCown at NCAA DI Princeton University ranked 18th in the nation for hitting percentage, 69th nationally for blocks per game, and 70th in the nation for kills per game…..Setter Elyse Lorenz ranked 36th in the nation in NCAA DII for aces per game and 38th nationally for assists per game, and was named All-Conference at Merrimack College….Outside hitter Randy Hansen ranked 40th nationally in NCAA DIII for kills per game, and was named Midwest Illinois Conference Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and All-Conference….Outside hitter Emily Sawin ranked 176th nationally in NCAA DI for kills per game at College of Charleston…..Setter Bill Kramer set the all-time assist record at St. Ambrose University…
In the Classroom in 2008-2009
Matt Fox received Lewis University’s Delahanty Award for academic excellence among student-athletes and was named to the MIVA Academic All Conference Team…. Stephanie Smith was named an NAIA Scholar Athlete…..Angie Porshe was a finalist for the 2009 National Arthur Ashe Junior Sports Scholar Award…..Eric Daliege was named to the MIVA Academic All-Conference Team as a student-athlete at Loyola University….Elyse Lorenz and Ashley Pickert were named to the NE10 Commissioners Honor Roll….Emily Sawin was a Coleman Lew Leadership Award recipient….. |