September 30, 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 29. Cornell College tennis doubles team of Lindsey Pfalmer (Colorado Springs, Colo./Palmer HS) and Steph Froehlich (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley HS) were named IIAC Female Athletes of the Week and Coe College football player Fredrick Jackson (Fort Worth, Texas/Lamar HS) was named IIAC Male Athlete of the Week.

Pfalmer and Froehlich teamed up to finish second at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s (ITA) Omni Hotels Midwest Regional in St. Peter, Minn. After receiving a first round bye, Pfalmer and Froehlich defeated Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Magie Krueger and Autum Wilkoswki, 8-3 in the second round. In the quarterfinals, they defeated Gustavus Adolphus’ Kris Rosborough and Mikaela Schmitt, 8-6, and defeated Wisconsin-LaCrosse’s Kristen Mader and Erica Schmelzer, 8-2 in the semifinals. Pfalmer and Froehlich suffered an 8-6 loss in the finals to Gustavus Adolphus’ Lindsey Palen and Kara Smiley.

Jackson, a senior running back, rushed for 199 yards and five touchdowns on 32 carries in Coe’s 42-13 victory over Simpson. Playing with a high ankle sprain, he had touchdown runs of nine yards, two yards (twice), 44 yards and four yards. He also had two receptions for 21 yards.

The IIAC also announced its Players of the Week for the eight Conference sports in competition during the week. Pfalmer, Froehlich and Jackson were recognized in their respective sports while the following individuals were also honored.

Men’s Cross Country: Buena Vista University freshman Tim Brink (Storm Lake, Iowa/Storm Lake HS) won the BVU Invitational in 27:13. He finished six seconds ahead of second place in the 32-runner field.

Women’s Cross Country: Wartburg College sophomore Missy Buttry (Shenandoah, Iowa/Shenandoah HS) won the Roy Griak Invitational Maroon Division (Division II and III) in 17:37.7. She finished 37 seconds ahead of second place in the 233-runner field. Her time is the second fastest 5-kilometer time in Wartburg history.

Golf: Loras College junior Katrina Hammell (Caledonia, Minn./Caledonia HS) won the Gustavus Adolphus Invitational with a 162 (83-79). She finished one shot ahead of second place in the 40-golfer field. Hammell’s second round 79 was one of three rounds under 80 in the tournament, all of which came on the second day.

Men’s Soccer: Central College freshman forward Nick Mohwinkle (Hiawatha, Iowa/Cedar Rapids Kennedy HS) scored two goals and two assists in Central’s 7-0 victory over Iowa Wesleyan on Friday.

Women’s Soccer: Simpson College senior goaltender Ashley Wilson (Dallas Center, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes HS) extended her shutout streak to 290 minutes with a pair of 1-0 shutout victories this week. She made two saves in Simpson’s victory over Millikin and 13 saves in the Storm victory over Loras.

Volleyball: Loras College senior middle hitter Shannon Leonard (Ottumwa, Iowa/Ottumwa HS) had 68 kills, hit .492 and had 16 digs, five aces and 26 blocks (15 solo) as Loras swept all five matches in which it played. Leonard led the Duhawks’ to a 4-0 record at the University Wisconsin-Platteville Invitational and was named to the All-Tournament Team.

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