September 9, 2002

MOUNT VERNON, IOWA . . . The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced today its Male and Female Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sunday, September 8, 2002. Luther College soccer player Katie Pettigrew (Farmington, N.M./Farmington HS) was selected IIAC Female Athlete of the Week and Loras College football player Jeremy Brown (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson HS) was selected IIAC Male Athlete of the Week.

Pettigrew, a sophomore forward, scored eight goals in three games during the week. She began the week setting a school record with seven goals in Luther’s 13-0 victory over Clarke College. After being held scoreless in a 3-1 Norse win over Minnesota-Morris, she finished her week with a goal in a 3-0 victory over Concordia-Moorhead College. For her efforts, Pettigrew was named to the Luther Classic All-Tournament Team.

Brown, a junior tailback, rushed for a career-high 187 yards on 25 carries (7.48 yards per carry). He also rushed for a career-best four touchdowns (1, 6, 54, 4) in Loras’ 40-23 victory over Monmouth (Ill.) College. In the game Brown returned four kicks for 100 yards (25.0 yards per return) including a long of 30 yards.

The IIAC also announced its Players of the Week for the Conference’s eight sports in competition during the week. Pettigrew and Brown earned the honors for women’s soccer and football, respectively, and the following individuals were honored for their weekly performances.

Women’s Cross Country: Central College senior Teresa Wauters (Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown HS) won the 63-runner Mustang Gallop hosted by Mount Mercy College. She finished in a time of 19:58.70 to win her second consecutive race of the year, finishing 14.7 seconds ahead of teammate Katie Elsbernd (Ridgeway, Iowa/Crestwood HS), who finished second.

Men’s Cross Country: Simpson College senior Tony Elkman (Des Moines, Iowa/Lincoln HS) finished fifth at the 62-runner Augustana (Ill.) College Classic. He finished the four-mile race in 21:03.60, 57 seconds behind the race winner, Augustana’s Randy Bill.

Women’s Golf: Simpson College sophomore Janelle Claiborne (Lake City, Iowa/Lake City HS), last week’s IIAC Female Athlete of the Week, won the 54-golfer Mount Mercy College Invitational with a career-best 73 on Friday. She followed that performance with a fifth place finish at the 53-golfer Cornell College Invitational on Saturday, shooting an 83.

Men’s Soccer: Luther College sophomore forward Eric Henderson (Clive, Iowa/Valley HS) scored four goals and six assists in three games during the week. He had three goals and three assists in a 10-1 victory over Clarke. He added a goal and two assists in a 3-0 victory over Rockford and assisted on Luther’s lone goal in a double-overtime loss to Nebraska Wesleyan.

Women’s Tennis: Simpson College freshman Tracy Schiltz (Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale HS) posted a 6-2 record during the week including a 4-0 record at #3 singles and a 2-2 record at #1 doubles with junior Amanda Byas (Boone, Iowa/Boone HS). Schiltz recorded singles victories over Grinnell (6-0, 6-0), Buena Vista (6-0, 6-0), Cornell (6-2, 6-3) and Coe (6-2, 6-4). In doubles, she had victories over Buena Vista (8-2) and Coe (8-6).

Volleyball: Loras College senior outside hitter Alicia Nosbisch (Dyersville, Iowa/Beckman HS) was named to the Augustana (Ill.) College Invitational All-Tournament Team finishing with 37 kills, 31 digs and 2.5 blocks in four matches. In four games against Eureka, she had a double-double with 11 kills and 11 digs. She also reached double-digits in kills against Augustana (11 kills) and in digs against Dominican (12).

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