Reflections Magazine Issue #87 - Fall 2018

Athletics News Men: Junior goaltender Tyler Hooper was named an NAIA second team All- American. He had a .621 save percentage with a total of 126 saves. Hooper was also named to the All-Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference first team to lead the Saints' honorees. Earning second team all-conference were junior attacker Shane Lewandowski and junior defender Patrick Albrant. Receiving academic all-conference recognition were John Holowaty, Seth McIntosh, Mitchell Sulfaro, Chris Acton, Derek Martin and Albrant, with Cody Ross receiving the team's Champions of Character Award. Holowaty, Seth McIntosh, Acton and Martin were named NAIA Scholar- Athletes for the Saints. The Saints fin- ished 7-3 overall, 4-3 in the conference. Outdoor Track and Field Women: The Saints had eight All-Amer- ican performances to finish ninth overall at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala. Senior Marissa Johnson lost the high jump national title on a tiebreaker, going 5 feet, 8 1/2 inches. Other All-American efforts were Asia Gardner in the 100 (eighth, 12.02), 200 (eighth, 24.56), Sheila McKinley (fifth, 12-7 1/2) and Tasha McKinley sixth (12-5 1/2) in the pole vault, Alexis Moore in the 400 (eighth, 57.19), Ashley O'Neill in the discus (eighth, 148-5 1/4) and the 4x100 relay of Mildranae Young-Brooks, Emily Hill, Moore and Gardner (third, 45.21). The Saints had 25 points, with Wayland Baptist winning with 75. The Saints nipped Aquinas and Indiana Tech to win their second straight Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference championship. Siena Heights edged second place Aquinas 176-175 with Indiana Tech right behind with 174. O'Neill was named the Most Outstanding Performer after winning the hammer throw (53.05m), shot put (13.35m) and discus (47.7m). Other first place finishes included Moore in the 400 (56.43), Johnson in the high jump (1.74m), McKinley in the pole vault (3.7m) and Tina Miller in the javelin (37.74m). Gardner was named the New- comer of the Year, with Kirk Richards named Coach of the Year. The Saints had 11 named NAIA Scholar-Athletes, including Johnson, Morgan Kulwicki, Kristin Stobinski, Mariah Ridal, Kara Boskee, Sheila McKinley, Tasha McKinley, Lauren McMahon, Rachel O'Neill, Olivia Dameron and Haley Hudson. Men: Five Saints earned All-American honors at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The 4x800 relay of Jareb Duggan, Dominic Muessig, Anthony Vermilye and Brent Rodden led the way, Women's soccer claims the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Tournament championship. finishing third in a time of 7 minutes, 34.08 seconds. Also earning All-American honors were Keith Jordan in the high jump (fifth, 6-9), Zach Kunst in the discus (seventh, 165-8), Devonte Johnson in the pole vault (fifth, 16-0 3/4) and Rodden in the 800 (fifth, 1:52.8). The Saints finished with 20 points, good for 13th. The Saints placed second behind only defending national champion Indiana Tech at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Championships. Winning conference titles for SHU were Rodden in the 800 (1:56.31), Torin Anderson in the 400 hurdles (53.9) and Joshua Jenkins in the javelin (53.82m). The Saints had three named NAIA Scholar-Athletes, including seniors Stefan Wilkinson, Kyler VanWormer and Vermilye. Soccer Women: The Saints stunned No. 2 ranked and regular season champion Northwestern Ohio on its home turf, defeating the Racers 3-2 in overtime to claim the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Tournament championship. That earned the Saints an automatic berth in the NAIA National Tournament, where they battled No. 10 Columbia (Mo.) before falling 1-0 in the opening round. Senior defender Emily Burkman was named first team All-Wolverine- Hoosier Athletic Conference for the second straight season. She finished the regular season with three goals and four assists. Burkman was also tabbed to the United Soccer Coaches NAIA All-Mideast Region second team and a NAIA/NCCAA Scholar All-American by the USC. Earning second team all-conference honors were junior midfielder Paige Rachut and senior forward Samantha Bartelotti. Freshmen Kaleigh Mahaz and Ashley Strong were tabbed to the All-Newcomer Team. Eleven Saints were named to the academic all-conference team, including Alexis Gainer, Taylor Hill, Erin Scheidel, Rachel Sherman, Meghan Bogg, Morgan Siterlet, Bartelotti, Burkman, Kelsey Cheaney, Madison Tedora and Taylor Mulder. Burkman was also named NAIA honorable mention All-American. It is the third consecutive year she has received the honor, while Hill, Scheidel, Sherman, Mulder and Tedora were tabbed NAIA Scholar Athletes. The Saints finished 12-7-2 overall, 6-2-2 in the conference. Men: Senior midfielder Rahbar Khan was named second team All-Wolverine- Hoosier Athletic Conference after scoring seven goals and adding a conference high 12 assists this season. Earning conference all-academic honors were Khan and juniors Elmedin Celovic, Matt Lentine, Brent Rodden and Matt Wilkie. Celovic was also selected as the team's Champions of Character recipient. Khan, Celovic, Lentine, Rodden and Wilkie were also each named NAIA Scholar Athletes. The Saints finished 6-11 overall, 4-7 in the conference. Softball Senior second baseman Kyndle Wolfinger was named a second team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Associ- ation. She led the Saints with a .460 bat- ting average with 18 stolen bases and a school record 52 runs scored. She was also named a second team All-American by the NAIA, to the All-Great Lakes Region first team by the National Fast- pitch Coaches Association and the All- Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference first team. Hannah Bleikamp was also tabbed first team All-WHAC after record- ing a .389 average with 17 doubles. Earning second team all-conference honors were Kris Forest, Kenya Keller and Megan Jones. Thirteen Saints garnered all-academic recognition, including Bleikamp, Jones, Wolfinger, Keller, Ashley Best, Lauren Best, Kelsey Cherry, Skylar Crenshaw, Lesley Ducat, Hailey Fox, Katie Hybl, Kelsey Lampkowski and Jessica Sierak. Lauren Best was the recipient of the team's Champions of Character Award. SHU also led the NAIA with a total of nine Scholar Athletes. Those making the list were Jones, Lampkowski, Wolfinger, Bleikamp, Ducat, Hybl, Cherry, Fox and Sierak. Finally, the Saints were named the NAIA's top academic team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association for the second consecutive year. The team had a 3.78 grade point average during the 2016-17 academic year. SHU was second overall in all col- lege divisions, trailing only NCAA Divi- sion II Upper Iowa (3.813). The Saints finished 26-19 on the season. Volleyball Women: Senior setter Amanda Metz was named All-Mideast Region honorable mention by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Metz led SHU with 1,022 assists and 39 aces this season. She was also named to the All-Wolverine- Hoosier Athletic Conference first team, while four Saints earned second team honors. Sophomore Paige Hudgin, junior Christine Tylutki and seniors Gabrielle Kalugar and Libby Breton were each named to the second team. Earning academic all-conference recognition were Julie Bonk, Breton, Rachel Cornish, Kalugar, Metz, Taylor Purcell, Abby Whitehead, Taylor Felver and Ashleigh Slay. Anna Tartarian was the team's Champions of Character recipient. Metz, Breton and Hudgin were each named to the CoSIDA Academic All- District Team, while Taylor Felver, White- head, Bonk, Breton, Kalugar, Purcell and Metz were each named NAIA Scholar Athletes. Breton and Metz were also each named to the CoSIDA Academic All-American team. Breton, a two-time honoree, was named to the first team, while Metz was selected to the second team. Finally, SHU head coach Kim Berrington earned her 500th career win during the 2017 season. Berrington is in her third year at SHU. The Saints finished 25-7 overall, 10-5 in the conference, one of the best seasons in program history. Reflections Fall ’18 | 13

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