Reflections Magazine Issue #88 - Summer 2019 | Page 13

Athletics News eSports 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 Reflections Summer ’19 | 13