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Rocket League Finishes Season
Strong
SHU's Rocket League team finished
ranked sixth in the North America Tespa
ladder to finish its season. The Saints
finished in the round of 16 at a tourna-
ment, losing to North Carolina by one
goal in overtime. In the CSL Fall 4 tour-
nament, SHU made it to the final four for
the third time this season and was the
top NAIA school finisher.
eSports Adds FIFA, Madden and
NBA2K
SHU was the first college or university
in the U.S. to offer scholarships to play
FIFA, Madden NFL and NBA2K. SHU will
compete in the National Association of
Collegiate eSports (NACE), the Collegiate
Starleague (CSL) and in other local
tournaments with these games this fall.
Soccer
Women: Senior Taylor
Mulder (left) was named
to the CoSIDA Academic
All-American College
Division first team, the
first Saint women's
soccer player to earn
the honor. Mulder had 17 goals last fall
and is a biology major with a 4.0 grade
point average. The teams consist of the
22 best NAIA student-athletes. Mulder
was also named to the NAIA District 1
All-Academic Team by CoSIDA. Junior
Julia Stancato was named the Wolverine-
Hoosier Athletic Conference Defensive
Player of the year to lead the Saints.
The first team all-conference honoree
scored six goals last season. Mulder also
earned first team status for the second
time in her career. Earning second team
was senior Paige Rachut, with Kelsey
Cheaney, Kathryn Gordon, Madeline
Reau and Madison Tedora receiving aca-
demic all-conference honors. Cheaney,
Mulder, Reau and Gordon were each
named NAIA Scholar-Athletes. In order
to make the list, student-athletes must
have a minimum 3.5 grade point aver-
age. The Saints finished 13-6 overall,
6-5 in conference play.
Men: The Saints had 10 student-ath-
letes honored by the Wolverine-Hoosier
Athletic Conference. Sophomore
Justin Gray was named second team
all-conference after scoring six goals this
season. Making the WHAC All-Academic
Team were seniors Elmedin Celovic, Matt
Lentine, Brent Rodden and Matt Wilkie
and juniors Kiah Finley, Leo Hisamatsu,
Austin Siterlet, Brayden Stephan and
Tim Van Landedham. The Saints had a
conference-best seven honored as NAIA
Scholar-Athletes. Earning the honor in-
cluded seniors Rodden, Lentine, Wilkie
and Celovic and juniors Stephan, Siterlet
and Hisamatsu. In order to make the list,
student-athletes must have a minimum
3.5 grade point average.
Cross Country
Women: The Saints placed fifth at the
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
Championships in Grand Rapids. Fresh-
man Casie Nadasky was 15th overall
in a time of 19 minutes, 15.1 seconds.
Sophomore Andrea Crowe was 30th in
19:55.7. Nadasky earned an individual
bid to run in the NAIA National Cham-
pionships Nov. 16 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
She finished 182nd overall in a time of
19:20. Michayla Miller was named a
NAIA Scholar-Athlete for the Saints.
Men: The Saints finished fourth at the
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
Championships in Grand Rapids. Senior
Esrom Woldemichael led the way, fin-
ishing 11th in a time of 26 minutes,
25.8 seconds. Nicholas Barth was 21st
in 26:43.5. Woldemichael was named
second team all-conference, with jun-
ior Shane Skelcy earning the team's
Champions of Character award. The
Saints finished 28th in the nation at the
NAIA National Championships in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. The top individual finisher
for SHU was Woldemichael, who was
42nd in 25:27. Jareb Duggan was
122nd in 26:06.
Volleyball
Women: Senior Chris-
tine Tylutki (left) earned
a spot on the Wolver-
ine-Hoosier Athletic
Conference first team.
Tylutki led SHU with 301
kills and was second
in digs (386). She also was the recipient
of the team's Champions of Character
Award. Senior Ashleigh Slay was named
all-conference second team, with Janel
Ruhlman earning a spot on the All-Fresh-
man Team. Earning all-academic honors
were Tylutki, Shay, Rebekah Collier, Taylor
Felver, Madison Sitter and Anna Tartarian.
Felver, Tylutki, Collier and Tartarian were
each named NAIA Scholar-Athletes. To
earn the honor, student-athletes must
have a minimum 3.5 grade point aver-
age. The Saints (17-15) were eliminated
by top seed Aquinas in the opening
round of the WHAC Tournament.
Men: The Saints (18-10) were eliminated
by Aquinas 3-0 in the semifinals of the
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
Tournament. The Saints had four players
earn honors from the WHAC. Junior
Emilier De Jesus was named the Libero
of the Year in earning second team all-
conference honors. He led the Saints in
digs (323) and aces (37). Junior setter
Keegan Crawford and sophomore hitter
Alex Garavalia were also named to the
second team. Evan Cashen earned a
spot on the All-Freshman Team, with
Garavalia receiving the team's Champi-
ons of Character Award.
Football
The 20th-ranked Saints finished 7-3
overall, 3-3 in the Mid-States Football
Association Mideast Division. The seven
wins was the most in program history,
and Siena Heights finished in the NAIA
top 25 national poll for the first time.
Senior tailback D'aries
Davis (left) rushed for
1,093 yards for the
season, and finished
with a program-best
2,729 for his career.
Senior defensive lineman
Malik Edwards and junior cornerback
Trevon Claybourne were each named to
the MSFA Mideast first team. Edwards
finished with 8 1/2 quarterback sacks
and 10 1/2 tackles for loss. Claybourne
had a team-high four interceptions and
eight pass breakups. Earning second team
honors were Davis, senior wide receiver
Damon Wright, junior tight end Will
Walker, senior guard Ryan Carlson, junior
center Stanley Fink, senior defensive
linemen Izayah Newsom and DeVonte
Collins-Anderson, junior linebacker Griffin
Sobol and sophomore linebacker Nick
Stalworth. Senior receiver Adam Glanders,
senior linebacker E.J. Shaah and freshman
Jax Gasaway each earned honorable
mention. Claybourne was also named
NAIA All-American honorable mention.
Glanders, Newsom and placekicker
Brady Tanguay were each named to
the NAIA District 1 All-Academic Team
by the College Sports Information
Directors of America (CoSIDA). The
Saints had 10 student-athletes named
to the Mid-States Football Association
All-Academic Team. Those honored
included Tanguay, Newsom, Glanders,
Jerrold King, Brock Quinlan, Jarrad
Whited, Justin Carrabino, Andrew Loria,
Shaah and Austin Krider. Newsom was
also named a first team NAIA Academic
All-American by CoSIDA.
Indoor Track and Field
Women: The Saints finished third at the
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
Championships in Grand Rapids. Leading
the way were Mildranae Young-Brooks,
who claimed first place in the 60 hur-
dles in a time of 8.6 seconds. Other con-
ference champions were Haley Hudson
in the shot put (46 feet, 11.5 inches)
and Rachel O'Neill in the weight throw
(52-2.5). Placing second were Kierra Rice
in the 60 hurdles, the 4x400 relay of
Madisyn Kleinschmidt, Delaney Stersic,
Emily Hill and Young-Brooks, Hannah
Cain in the pole vault and Courtney
Taylor in the shot put. Young-Brooks and
Hudson each earned All-American honors
at the NAIA Championships in South
Dakota. Young-Brooks was third in the
60 hurdles in a time of 8.73 seconds. She
competed in three other events. Hudson
was fifth in the shot put (14.19m) to also
achieve All-American status.
Men: The Saints placed fifth at the
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
Championships in Grand Rapids. Earning
conference championships were Brent
Rodden in the 800 (1:56.45) and Robert
Drew in the weight throw (54-10.75).
Placing second was the 4x400 relay of
Jordan Parkinson, Matt Lentine, William
Jackson and Rodden. Rodden finished
third in the 800 run to earn All-American
honors at the NAIA Championships in
South Dakota. He ran a time of 1:52.9.
Basketball
Women: The Saints (23-8) had their
season end as Lawrence Tech pulled off
a 68-63 overtime victory in the opening
round of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic
Conference Tournament.
Senior Alyssa Larson
(left) was named first
team All-Wolverine-Hoo-
sier Athletic Conference
after leading the Saints
in points (11.4) and
rebounds (6.5) per game this season.
Junior Demi Russell earned second team
All-WHAC with Peyton Banks receiving a
spot on the All-Freshman Team. Named
to the WHAC all-academic team were
Haley Hoffman, Maria Repichowski,
Addyson Tomczak, Clara Waidley and
Larson. Larson was also the team's Cham-
pions of Character recipient. Tomczak, a
junior, and Hoffman, a senior, were also
named NAIA Scholar-Athletes. To make
the list, student-athletes must have a
minimum 3.5 grade point average.
Men: The Saints (17-13) were elimi-
nated from the Wolverine-Hoosier Ath-
letic Conference Tournament as top seed
Cornerstone claimed an 84-66 victory.
Junior Keith Jordan Jr. was named first
team All-Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic
Conference after leading the Saints in
scoring (17.6) and rebounding (6.4)
per game. He also earned a spot on
the All-Defensive Team after averaging
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