Lawrence Today magazine, Spring 2006
The Lawrence football team finished the season on a strong note by winning
its final three games and was 4-5 on the campaign. Lawrence routed Lake Forest
College 52-20 and Illinois College 47-7 in its final two games, defeated Grinnell
College 27-19, and won its first homecoming game since 1986. Six Vikings received
All-Midwest Conference (MWC) honors, led by second-team selections Nick Korn, ’06,
at wide receiver and Derek Micke, ’09, at cornerback.
The women’s tennis team had a breakthrough season, finishing second in
the MWC North Division and finishing fourth in the league. The Vikings also
won a league title in doubles for the first time since 1988. Susan Klumpner, ’08,
and Serene Sahar, ’06, defeated Brittany Richardson and Jaime Jackson
of Lake Forest College 7-5, 6-3 in the championship match at No. 2 doubles.
Lisa Ritland, ’09, led the Vikings in singles competition by taking second
at No. 4.
Men’s soccer advanced to the championship game of the MWC Tournament
and took second place in the regular-season standings with a 7-2 record (9-7-1
overall). Blake Johnson was named MWC Coach of the Year for the second time
in three seasons, and five Vikings earned all-conference honors. Midfielder
Nick Dufficy, ’09, was chosen for the first team, and Ryan Pikna, ’08,
Joe Sluhoski, ’08, Nate Reynolds, ’07, and Matt Wolin, ’06,
all made the second team. Wolin, a goalkeeper, also received first-team All-Wisconsin
honors and was named second team All-North Central Region. Defender Chris Carlson, ’09,
and Dufficy received honorable mention on the All-Wisconsin team.
Women’s soccer finished tied for fifth in the MWC with a 4-4-1 record
and had a 5-8-1 overall mark. Annemarie Exharhos, ’07, was a second-team
all-conference selection. All of Lawrence’s victories during the season
were shutouts, as goalkeeper Candice Gangl, ’08, put together a sterling
1.97 goals against average
.
The women’s cross country team placed second at the MWC Championships
for the third consecutive season, and three Vikings earned all-conference honors.
Joy Manweiler, ’08, Colleen Detjens, ’07, and Rachel Lucas, ’06,
placed in the top 20 to receive all-conference honors. Manweiler placed 10th
in 19:18 on the 5-kilometer course, Detjens was 11th in 19:24, and Lucas was
17th in 19:49. Phil Keith, ’07, led the Lawrence men by taking 20th in
27:43 on the 8-kilometer course, and David Quinlan was 21st in 28:03 for the
Vikings, who took sixth in the team standings.
Joe Loehnis, ’06, won the Milwaukee School of Engineering Invitational
to highlight the fall golf season. Loehnis shot a 2-over par
146 with rounds of 74 and 72 to win the tourney. Lawrence, which played in three
fall events, took fourth in the team standings.
First-year
head coach Lori Papineau saw her Vikings volleyball team
finish 10-15 in her initial campaign. Outside hitter Kelly Mulcahy, ’08, was
a first-team selection on the all-conference team for the second straight season,
and middle hitter Alicia Onisawa, ’07, made the second team. Mulcahy
led the Vikings with 275 kills, an average of 3.27 per game and compiled
a .247 hitting percentage. Onisawa averaged 2.87 kills per game and had an
impressive
.273 hitting percentage. She led the squad with 42 aces and was second on
the team with 71 blocks.
Pictured: Volleyball player Stephanie Kliethermes (2), ’07,
celebrates a point for the Vikings with her teammates during Lawrence’s
match with Ripon College on October 26, 2005. The Red Hawks rallied to defeat
the
Vikings 30-25, 22-30, 26-30, 33-31, 15-9, in a nail-biter at Ripon.