By Joe Vanden Acker
Lawrence Today magazine, Spring 2004
Men’s soccer
The Vikings enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2003 and
were the surprise team in the Midwest Conference (MWC). Lawrence finished
9-6-2 overall and went 5-3-1 in the conference, good for a fourth-place finish.
The Vikings also earned their first trip to the MWC Tournament since 1989.
Lawrence, the only Midwest Conference team to beat league champion
St. Norbert College this season, fell to the Green Knights in the tournament
semifinals.
Four Vikings were chosen for the All-Midwest Conference team, and Lawrence’s
Blake Johnson was named
Coach of the Year.
Forward Rodrigo Gomes, ’07, was selected for the first team, and midfielder
Cole Brittain, ’07, defender Brett Suhayda, ’05, and goalkeeper
Chris Perry, ’05, were all on the second team. See also.
Football
Lawrence picked up three wins, knocking off Beloit College, Carroll
College, and Knox College. The Vikings lost several heartbreakers, including
to league champion St. Norbert and rival Ripon College.
Lawrence had eight players named to the all-conference team, including first-team
selections wide receiver Zach
Michael, ’04, running back Justin Berrens, ’04,
and offensive tackle Tony Bouressa, ’04. Berrens was also selected
as the Wisconsin Private College Player of the Year. Both Berrens and Michael
earned third-team All-West Region honors.
Michael holds Lawrence’s
career records for catches (248), yards (3,842), and touchdown catches (40).
Berrens led the conference in rushing at 147.7 yards per game and finished
ninth in the
nation. He ran 279 times for 1,477 yards, an average of 5.3 per carry, and
eight touchdowns. Berrens finished third on Lawrence’s career list
with 3,659 yards and averaged 4.9 yards per carry.
Defensive end B.J. Berlowski, ’04,
earned second-team all-conference honors, while safety Jacques Hacquebord, ’04,
quarterback Eric Aspenson, ’07,
punter Robert Campagna, ’04, and cornerback Tyler Krzewina, ’07,
received honorable mention. See also.
Cross country
The Lawrence women were nipped for the Midwest Conference title
by two points by St. Norbert, 64-66. Courtney Miller, ’04, finished
second for Lawrence, running the 5,000-meter course in Lake Forest, Ill.,
in 18 minutes, 39 seconds. Colleen Detjens, ’07, took ninth, and Rachel
Lucas, ’06, was 12th to cap Lawrence’s trio of all-conference
honorees.
The Lawrence men were a disappointing ninth, and Paul Schonfeld, ’05,
earned all-conference honors for the Vikings by taking 14th. See also.
Volleyball
Two Vikings completed stellar careers and were accorded all-conference
honors.
Jenny Burris, ’04, was a first-team all-conference
selection, and Shannon Arendt, ’04,
was named to the second team. Burris, who played the defensive position of
libero almost exclusively this season, set a school record with 769 digs.
Her 6.10 dig per game average ranked her 15th in the final NCAA Division
III statistics. Burris, who was a first-team all-conference selection in
2000, chipped in with 42 kills and a .259 hitting percentage. Arendt, an
outside hitter, was chosen for the all-conference team for the second consecutive
season. She led the team with 448 kills and was second with 630 digs and
35 service aces. She is the only player in Lawrence history to have 1,000
career kills and digs.
Lawrence finished the season with an 8-25 record. See also.
Golf
Jeff Henderson, ’05, and Joe Loehnis, ’06, led the Lawrence
golfers to some top finishes during the fall season.
The Vikings played four events during the fall and tied for the team title
at the Knox College Invitational with a score of 302. Lawrence grabbed
third at the prestigious Central College Ryerson Fall Classic and took second
at the Madison Area Technical College Invitational. The Vikings also placed
a respectable sixth
at the St. John’s (Minn.) University Invitational.
Henderson was the medalist at the Knox Invitational. He tied his career-low
with a
3-under par 69. Loehnis posted top-five finishes, taking second at MATC
and third at Central. See also.
Women’s soccer
The Vikings struggled to a 4-10-2 overall record and
were 3-4-2 in the Midwest Conference. Lawrence posted victories over Illinois
College, Knox, Beloit, and Edgewood.
Emily Buzicky, ’05, and Katey Hoyme, ’04, were both named to
the all-conference team. Buzicky, a forward, and Hoyme, a defender, were
chosen for the second team. See also.
Women’s tennis
The Vikings took home an eighth-place finish at the
MWC Championships. They had a 7-7-1 overall record in dual matches and
had two players capture consolation titles at the MWC meet.
Yuka Hanada,
playing at No. 4 singles, defeated Monmouth College’s
Holly Trotter
10-0 for the consolation championship. Claire Mallory, ’05, won the
consolation title at No. 5 singles with a 10-7 victory over Carroll College’s
Dionna Welton. See also.