Lawrence Today magazine, Spring 2007
Football The
Vikings enjoyed the team’s first non-losing season since
1987 by posting a 5-5 record. Lawrence recorded wins over Minnesota-Morris,
Grinnell, Lake Forest, Knox, and Beloit. Seven Vikings were named to the All-Midwest
Conference squad, led by first-team selection Tyler Krzewina ’07 at linebacker.
Named to the second team were defensive back/returner Derek Micke ’09
(pictured), offensive tackle Joel Schneider ’07, and punter Ken Alvord ’07.
Defensive end Matt Frelich ’10, nose guard Jeremy Reider ’09, and
linebacker Kevin Penza ’10 received honorable mention. Alvord, who finished
second in the nation in yards-per-punt, also was named to the D3football.com
All-West Region team.
Men’s soccer Lawrence narrowly missed out on returning to the four-team
Midwest Conference Tournament for the fourth consecutive season. The Vikings
took fifth in the conference with a 5-3-1 record and finished 9-6-1 overall.
Highlights of the season included taking the title at the Luther College Invitational
and beating Ripon College for a fifth consecutive time. Defender Chris Carlson ’09
was a first-team all-conference selection, and forward Rick Moore ’10
was named to the second team.
Women’s soccer The Vikings endured a rebuilding year and finished with
a 4-10-1 overall record. Lawrence posted three shutouts on the season, including
a 1-0 victory over Ripon College that ran the Vikings’ unbeaten streak
against the Red Hawks to nine games. Goalkeeper Candice Gangl ’08 earned
second-team All-Midwest Conference honors.
Cross country Joy Manweiler ’08 was the lone Lawrence runner to earn
All-Midwest Conference honors, as she took 15th place in 20 minutes, 50.8 seconds.
The Lawrence women placed eighth in the team standings with 162 points. On
the men’s side, the Vikings took sixth place with 172 points, and Phil
Keith ’07 was Lawrence’s top finisher, taking 24th place in 28:24.7.
Volleyball Three Vikings passed significant milestones during
the season, which saw Lawrence finish 9-23 overall and 3-6 in Midwest Conference
play. Hitters
Alicia Onisawa ’07 and Kelly Mulcahy ’08 both topped the 1,000-kill
plateau. Onisawa ended her career with 1,124 kills, and Mulcahy has 1,006 with
another season to play. They are two of four players to have 1,000 kills. Libero
Stephanie Kliethermes ’07 became the fifth player in Lawrence history
to top 1,000 digs and finished her career with 1,141. Mulcahy, who also set
a school record with 29 kills in a match, was named to the all-conference team
for the third consecutive season.
Women’s tennis The Vikings enjoyed their third consecutive winning season
with a 9-6 record in dual matches, including a 2-2 mark in Midwest Conference
play. Included in the dual victories were a 7-2 drubbing of Ripon College,
for Lawrence’s third consecutive win over the Red Hawks, and three wins
over foes from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Lawrence
finished fifth at the Midwest Conference Championships, with Susan Klumper ’08
taking the consolation title at No. 1 singles and Lisa Ritland ’09 winning
the consolation championship at No. 3 singles.
Golf The Vikings played in four events during the fall, with Lawrence’s
best finish a fifth place at its own invitational at Eagle Creek Golf Club.
Ryan Knox ’07 and Adam Ferguson ’10 led the team with identical
83.1 stroke averages, and Ferguson carded the low round of the season,
a 75 at the Marian College Invitational.