By Joe Vanden Acker
Lawrence
Today magazine, Fall 2006
Track and field
The Vikings broke three school records during the outdoor track season. Rebecca
Glon, ’06 (pictured), added to her hold on the school pole-vault
record by breaking the outdoor mark at 10 feet, 2 inches, after breaking the
indoor mark earlier in 2006. Stephanie Kramer, ’08, and Mike Pierquet, ’08,
both broke school records in the hammer throw.
Softball
The Vikings swept the top honors on the All-Midwest
Conference North Division team and qualified for the four-team league tournament
for the fifth
consecutive season. Catcher Loni Philbrick-Linzmeyer, ’06, was named
Player of the Year, Catherine Marinac, ’08, was chosen as Pitcher of
the Year, and Kim Tatro was named Coach of the Year for the fifth time in
14 seasons. Shortstop Becca Reason, ’06, and center fielder Toren Johnson, ’07,
also earned first-team all-conference honors, and third baseman Jenna Reichel, ’09,
was named to the second team. The Vikings finished with a 17-16 record for
their ninth winning season in ten years.
Baseball
Lawrence broke or tied 26 school records on its way to having nine
players selected for the All-Midwest Conference North Division team. Kevin
Fitzsimmons, ’06, Andrew Wong, ’06, Brad Hauser, ’07, Billy
Bodle, ’07, Bryan Rosen, ’08, and Tommy Schmidt, ’09, were
named to the first team. B.J. Chase, ’06, Alex Fritsch, ’09, and
Jordan Clark, ’09, received second-team honors. Wong, a third baseman,
also earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors for the second straight
year. He set Lawrence’s career runs-batted-in record with 100, and
Fitzsimmons, a senior first baseman, clubbed 16 homers during his career
to set the school
mark in that category. Wong and Fitzsimmons were named to the All-Midwest
Region team for the Vikings, who finished with a 14-20 record and in third
place in
the North Division.
Golf
Joe Loehnis, ’06, became the first golfer in Lawrence history to
be named to the NCAA Division III Ping All-America team by the Golf Coaches
Association of America. Loehnis, who was a third-team selection, also earned
all-conference honors for the third time after taking second at the Midwest
Conference Championship. The Vikings took third place at the league tournament,
with Matt Orth, ’06, and Andy Link, ’06, also earning all-conference
honors.
Men’s tennis
The Vikings put together a 5-11 record in
dual matches and took eighth place at the Midwest Conference Championships.
Fabrice Munyakazi-Juru, ’06,
led the Vikings with a 9-7 record at No. 1 singles.