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1.4 blocks per contest. Jordan was also
named to the NAIA All-American honor-
able mention team. Junior DeMarco
Dickerson was named second team All-
WHAC, while junior Jon Hovermale made
the all-academic squad. Junior Kevin
Smith was the team's Champions of
Character recipient. Hovermale was also
named a NAIA Scholar-Athlete. To make
the list, student-athletes must have a
minimum 3.5 grade point average.
Cheer
The Saints placed fourth at the Wolver-
ine-Hoosier Athletic Conference champi-
onships. Juniors Cassandra Smith and
Samantha Wright were named to the
academic all-conference team, with
Megan Serin the recipient of the team's
Champions of Character award. The
Saints had their best showing of the
season in placing ninth at the NAIA
Northeast Regional.
Dance
The Saints placed third at the NAIA
Northeast Regional. Siena Heights (82.19
points) finished only behind St. Ambrose
(91.71) and Point Park (88.54). That
effort earned them an at-large bid in the
12-team NAIA National Championships
in Davenport, Iowa. There, the Saints
finished seventh. Jenna Stahl and Syd-
ney Bramlett were each named NAIA
All-America honorable mention. Juniors
Haleigh Ouellette and Stahl were each
named NAIA Scholar-Athletes. To earn
the honor, student-athletes must have a
minimum 3.5 grade point average.
Bowling
Women: The Saints placed fifth at the
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
Championships. Aquinas topped the
Saints in the semis. Coach Charles Cain
was named the WHAC Champions of
Character Coach, while Olivia Cabildo and
Cassandra Costello were each honored
on the WHAC all-academic team. Cabildo
was also the recipient of the team’s
Champions of Character award.
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Men: The Saints placed seventh at the
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
Championships. Keith Reid was selected
as the team’s Champions of Character
recipient.
Lacrosse
Women: Senior Sam-
antha Pawlowski (left)
and sophomore Jenna
Sommerville were each
named first team All-
Wolverine-Hoosier Ath-
letic Conference per-
formers. Pawlowski scored 43 goals and
added 10 assists, while Sommerville
had 56 goals and nine assists. Katherine
Tapia, Alexis Nicole, Kristin Delclos and
Mackenzie Fisette were each named to
the second team, with Danielle LaPointe,
Casey Rappuhn, Natalie Williams, Fisette
and Tapia earning spots on the all-aca-
demic team. Pawlowski received the
team's Champions of Character Award.
LaPointe, Fisette and Williams were
each named NAIA Scholar-Athletes.
To receive the honor, student-athletes
must have a minimum 3.5 grade point
average. The Saints finished 8-10 on the
season. After the season,
head coach Cindy Hill
(left) announced her
retirement. She was the
program’s first coach,
building the Saints into
a national power as
the sport was eventually added to the
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.
She was named the WHAC Coach of
the Year in the 2013, 2014 and 2015
seasons. During the 2018 season, the
Saints finished 13-5 and made their first
appearance in the NAIA Invitational. She
served as chair of the WHAC Women's
Lacrosse Committee for three years and
also served on the NAIA Hall of Fame
Committee.
Men: Freshman Jake Gallaher earned a
spot on the All-Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic
Conference first team. He led the Saints
with 37 goals and 29 assists as well as
81 ground balls. Earning all-academic
honors were Nolan Lyons, Nolan Mince
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and Parker Richards, with Alex Gilbert
receiving the team's Champions of Char-
acter Award. Lyons and Richards were
each named NAIA Scholar-Athletes. To
receive the honor, student-athletes must
have a minimum 3.5 grade point average.
The Saints finished 7-7 on the season.
Golf
Women: The Saints finished fourth at
the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Confer-
ence Championships. Dakota Spears fin-
ished in eighth place overall with a 238,
with Madisyn Reed 11th (244) and Amy
Nordstrom 19th (252). Reed, a junior,
garnered a spot on the all-conference
second team, while Gabby Anderson,
Allison Barron, Nordstrom and Reed
earned spots on the all-academic team.
Nordstrom received the team’s Champi-
ons of Character Award.
Men: The Saints finished eighth in the
final team standings of the Woverine-
Hoosier Athletic Conference Champion-
ship. James Monteith finished 19th
individually with a two-day total of 232.
Aaron Bitz tied for 21st with a 235. Bitz
also earned a spot on the conference
all-academic team and received the
team’s Champions of Character Award.
Outdoor Track and Field
Women: The Saints won six events en
route to a second place finish at the
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
Championships. Delaney Stersic broke the
conference record by winning the 400
in a time of 56.37. Also winning events
were Asia Gardner in the 100 (12.06),
Haley Hudson in the shot put (46 feet,
6.75 inches), Tina Miller in the discus
(131-2), Rachel O'Neill in the hammer
throw (160-7), and Jaymz Gibson in the
javelin (113-4). Earning seconds were
Kierra Rice in the 100 hurdles, the 4x100
relay of Madisyn Kleinschmit, Mildranae
Young-Brooks, Emily Hill and Gardner,
the 4x400 relay of Young-Brooks, Casie
Nadasky, Gardner and Stersic, Courtney
Taylor in the hammer throw and Christine
Tylutki in the javelin. The Saints also
finished seventh as a team at the NAIA
Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala.
Hudson (left) completed
her collegiate career by
finishing second in the
shot put. Her All-Ameri-
can effort of 49 feet,
8.25 inches set a new
school record as well as
a U.S. Paralympics record for the hearing
impaired. Others earning All-American
honors were Julia Forbes in the long jump
(19-4.75, third), Rice in the 100 hurdles
(third, 14.02), Young-Brooks in the 100
hurdles (fourth, 14.02), the 4x100 relay
of Kleinschmit, Gardner, Young-Brooks
and Forbes (fourth, 46.43) and O'Neill in
the hammer throw (eighth, 165-10). The
Saints had five student-athletes named
NAIA Scholar-Athletes, including Hill,
Hudson, Gibson, Michayla Miller and
O'Neill. To make the list, student-athletes
must have a minimum 3.5 grade point
average.
Men: The Saints placed second at the
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
Championships. Keith Jordan was named
the Most Outstanding Performance after
winning the high jump in a school record
effort of 7 feet, .75 inches. Also taking
firsts were Brent Rodden in the 800
(1:52.56), the 4x800 relay of William
Jackson, Jareb Duggan, Rodden and
Jordan Parkinson (7:48.47), Robert Drew
in the discus (166-8) and Zachary Kunst
in the hammer throw (168-11). Earning
second were Drew in the shot put, Kunst
in the discus, the 4x400 relay of Naythan
Haslam, Garret Young, Rodden and
Robert Milton and Rees Nemeth in the
pole vault. Tim Bauer was named the
WHAC's Champions of Character Coach.
The Saints had five student-athletes earn
NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors, including
Austin Siterlet, Rodden, Young, Matt
Lentine and Michael March. To make
the list, student-athletes must have a
minimum 3.5 grade point average.