Lawrence Today magazine, Summer 2009
TRACK AND FIELD
Madeline Steininger ’10 narrowly missed earning All-America honors in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Championships at Marietta College. Steininger jumped 5 feet, 4.5 inches, placing ninth, and the top eight finishers are All-Americans. Steininger’s jump matched that of Erin Neville of Wheaton (Mass.) College and Emily Furr of Frostburg State. Neville and Furr tied for seventh place because they each had one fewer miss at 5–4.5. Steininger won the high jump at the Midwest Conference Championships and set the school record at 5–5.25.
Marva Goodson ’11 broke the Lawrence record in the 200 meters when she ran 25.94 seconds at the MWC Championships, where the Vikings placed ninth in the team standings. The Lawrence men’s track team also finished ninth in the team standings.
SOFTBALL
Shortstop Carli Gurholt ’11 capped a stellar season by being named the Midwest Conference North Division Player of the Year. On the season, Gurholt batted .419 and broke the Lawrence season records with 12 home runs and 45 runs batted in. Gurholt, who had seven doubles, compiled a .919 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage. Gurholt finished second in the nation in home runs per game (0.41) and RBIs per game (1.55). She also placed eighth in the country in slugging percentage.
First baseman Alex Goodson ’10 joined Gurholt as a first-team all-conference selection for the third consecutive year. She batted .368 with 13 doubles, six homers, and 33 RBIs. Goodson finished first in the conference with five homers and seven doubles and tied Gurholt for first with 20 RBIs.
Third baseman Jenna Reichel ’09 was chosen for the second team, and she was a second-team selection on the ESPN ?The Magazine Academic All-District 5 Team. Reichel is a biology and chemistry major. Center fielder Katie Simonson ’12 also earned second-team honors on the all-conference team. Lawrence finished the season with a 10–19 record and took third in the North Division.
MEN’S TENNIS
Lawrence took third in the Midwest Conference Championships and had two singles players and one doubles team finish second. In the team portion of the tournament, Lawrence lost 5–0 to Grinnell College in the semifinals, but the Vikings bounced back to down St. Norbert College 5–2 in the third-place match.
In singles play, Ryan Dunn ’10 reached the title match at No. 1 singles before falling to Grinnell’s Juan Carlos Perez 6–1, 7–6. Dunn was the defending conference champion. Travis Fondow ’09 reached the championship match at No. 4 singles, but Grinnell’s Martin Dluhos topped Fondow 6–0, 4–6, 6–4 to take the title. Dunn teamed with Dan Hertel ’09 to reach the title match at No. 1 doubles, but Grinnell’s Dan LaFountaine and Nate Fox posted a 6–1, 6–1 victory over the Vikings.
Lawrence posted a 10–15 dual match record and finished second in the North Division with a 3–1 mark. Dunn posted a 22–6 mark in singles to break the school record for victories in a season. Tobin Laursen ’95 set the standard with a 17–3 record in 1995.
BASEBALL
Center fielder Wes Otte ’10 and pitcher Aaron Leitner ’12 both were chosen for the All-Midwest Conference North Division first team. Otte, who was chosen as a MWC Player of the Week during the season, batted .350 with six doubles, two triples, two homers, and 24 runs batted in. He also swiped 13 bases in 15 attempts. Leitner finished the season with a 5–3 mark and a 2.78 earned run average. Leitner, who led the team with 55 innings pitched, struck out 34 and walked 17. He picked up his first collegiate shutout, allowing only four hits, in a 1–0 win over Grinnell College.
Shortstop Jordan Clark ’09 and pitcher/infielder Frank Forseth ’09 were both named to the second team. Lawrence finished with a 12–20 record and finished fourth in the North Division.
GOLF
Lawrence finished ninth at the Midwest Conference Championships at Aldeen Golf Club in Rockford, Ill. James Breen ’09 carded rounds of 81, 81 and 85 and finished in 21st place to pace the Vikings.
Lawrence’s spring season was highlighted by a victory at the North Division Tournament at the Bull at Pinehurst Farms in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Jon Mays ’11 finished second at that event.
