Reflections Magazine Issue #87 - Fall 2018

Athletics News saints highlights 2018 Saints Highlights Bowling Baseball Women: The Saints placed seventh at the American Heartland Intercollegiate Bowling Conference Championships and fourth at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Championships. The Saints had three players named second team All-Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference. Junior first baseman Brendan Green, senior shortstop Freddy Jehle and junior outfield Brenden Baker each received the honor. Green was also a Gold Glove award winner at his position. A total of 13 earned academic all-conference honors, including Baker, Green, Carson Wlad, Cameron Best, Delver Freites, Riley Guntrip, Jacob Jones, Erich Klingelhofer, Landon Lumbrezer, Reid Olmstead, Ryley Overacker, Jesse Stires and Snyder Torres. Guntrip, Green and Olmstead were each tabbed to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team. Siena Heights also had nine named NAIA Scholar Athletes, which was one of the best showings in the nation. Earning the honor were Wlad, Stires, Best, Freites, Guntrip, Jones, Olmstead, Baker and Green. The Saints finished 18-34 over- all, 9-19 in the WHAC. Basketball Women: Sophomore forward Demi Russell was named to the All-Wolverine- Hoosier Athletic Conference second team. She averaged 10.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game during the regular season. Earning academic all-conference recognition were Haley Hoffman, Alyssa Larson, Clara Waidley and Sharmaine Wills. Waidley was also the team's Cham- pions of Character recipient. The Saints finished 18-13 overall, 11-9 in the conference. Men: Senior guard Tony Jackson II was named a second team All-Wolverine- Hoosier Athletic Conference performer. He averaged 14.9 points and eight rebounds a game this season. Trevor Holston was the team's Champions of Character recipient. The Saints finished 12-17 overall, 7-13 in the conference. 14 | Reflections Fall ’18 all-academic team. Cojei also received the team's Champions of Character Award. Men: The Saints finished 14th at the American Heartland Intercollegiate Bowl- ing Conference Championships. They also were seventh in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference final standings. Men: Nick Sanscrainte was named a second team All-Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference performer after placing ninth individually this fall. The Saints finished fifth in the conference team standings and sixth at the WHAC Championships. Sanscrainte finished seventh place overall, firing a two-day, 54-hole total of 220. He was also named a NAIA Scholar Athlete. Cheer Indoor Track and Field The Saints finished third at the Wolver- ine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Cham- pionships. Freshman Kaileah Sweet was named second team All-WHAC, with Jessie Barnhart, Alicia Devers and Lucielle Gould each earning honorable mention. Samantha Wright was the team's Cham- pions of Character recipient. The Saints finished seventh at the 13-team NAIA Northeast Regional Qualifier, with Alicia Devers named a NAIA Scholar Athlete. Women: Tasha McKinley (right) edged out twin sister Sheila McKinley to claim the national title in the pole vault at the NAIA Indoor Championships in Pittsburg, Kansas. Tasha cleared the bar at 3.85 meters to win the win. Sheila placed third (3.8m) to earn third place and All-American honors. Also earning All-American status were Asia Gardner in the 60 (sixth, 7.67 seconds) and 200 (25.19) and Alexis Moore in the 400 (eighth, 58.04). The Saints finished eighth in the final team standings at the NAIA Indoor Championships last weekend. It was their sixth top 10 finish in the last seven years. The Saints also finished third at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Championships. Gardner and Sheila McKinley shared the Performer Dance The Saints placed third at the NAIA Northeast Regional Qualifier, which qualified them for the NAIA Champi- onships. The Saints finished a program- best sixth at nationals. SHU was the top Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference finisher with 79.83 points. For that effort, head coach Angie Heath was named the NAIA Coach of the Year. Senior Victoria Owens and sophomore Jenna Stahl were each named honorable mention NAIA All-Americans after performing a choreographed routine at regionals. of the Meet award. Gardner won the 60 dash in 7.64 seconds and also took first in the 200 (24.99), while McKinley won the pole vault with an effort of 12 feet, 4 1/2 inches. Also earning firsts for SHU were Charlena Williams in the triple jump (37-5), Haley Hudson in the shot put (75-7 1/4) and Rachel O'Neill in the weight throw (56-0). Earning all-academic honors were Tasha and Sheila McKinley, Emily Hill, Hudson, Ruth Ann Letherer, O'Neill and Brianna Pekel. Tasha McKinley received the team's Champions of Character Award. Tasha McKinley Golf Women: Freshman Dakota Spears was named to the All-Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference second team. The Saints finished fifth at the Wolverine-Hoo- sier Athletic Conference Championships. Lauren Cojei finished seventh overall with a three-round total of 240. Katherine Carlson and Cojei, Amy Nordstrom and Carley Hall were each named NAIA Scholar Athletes as well as to the Wol- verine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Above: Twin sisters Sheila and Tasha McKinley both won national titles for the Saints this year in the pole vault. Sheila cleared 3.85 meters to take the indoor title in Pittsburg, Kansas and Tasha cleared 4.00 meters for the outdoor title in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

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