| March 29, 2004
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . The Iowa
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced today that
Central College track and field performer Cale VanGenderen
(Lynnville, Iowa/Lynnville-Sully HS) and Loras College
track and field performer Rachel Hutchins (Bernard,
Iowa/Cascade HS) were named IIAC Male and Female Athletes of the
Week for the period ending Sunday, March 28.
VanGenderen, a junior, had three top-10 finishes
at the Truman State Open. He won the high jump with an NCAA automatic
qualifying jump of 6-11.5, breaking the 34-year-old venue record
by a half inch. He won the triple jump with an NCAA provisional
qualifying jump of 46-3.5 and finished eighth in the long jump with
a mark of 21-6.
Hutchins, a senior, was a four-time winner at the
Monmouth (Ill.) Invitational, leading the Duhawks’ to a first-place
team finish. She provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships
in the 100-meter hurdles with a winning time of 14.91 seconds. She
also won the 400-meter hurdles (1:08.33) and was a member of the
winning 4x100 relay (49.40) and 4x400 relay (4:05.97) teams.
The IIAC also announced its Players of the Week
for the Conference’s six sports in competition during the week.
VanGenderen and Hutchins earned the weekly honors for track and
field, while the following individuals were recognized for their
athletic performances.
Baseball: Buena Vista
University junior shortstop Brian Ricken (Marshalltown,
Iowa/Marshalltown HS) hit .583 (14-of-24) in six games during the
week. He had five multi-hit games, including three three-hit performances.
He opened the week with a 2-for-4 performance in a 7-2 loss to Bryan
then went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI in an 8-6 victory
over Oglethorpe. In a doubleheader split with Berry, Ricken went
3-for-7, including 2-for-3 with a run scored in a 7-4 loss and 1-for-4
with an RBI in a 7-6 win. He finished his week with matching 3-for-4,
two runs scored performances in a doubleheader sweep of Tennessee
Temple. He also drove in two runs in the second game, a 9-4 victory.
Softball: Loras College
junior catcher Michele Kearney (Center Point, Iowa/Center
Point-Urbana HS) hit .571 (8-for-14) in five games during the week
including two three-hit performances. In a 9-8 victory over Clarke,
she went 3-for-5 and scored one run. She was 3-for-4 with two runs
scored in a 7-0 victory over Dominican (Ill.). She also had single
hits in a 1-0 loss to Franciscan and a 12-1 victory over Wisconsin
Lutheran.
Men’s Golf: Central College
senior Alex Schenfeld (Indianola, Iowa/Indianola
HS) won the Central Dutch Classic with a two-over-par 146. He opened
the two-day tournament shooting par (72) on the first day then closed
with a 74 on the second day to win by two strokes in the 78-golfer
field.
Men’s Tennis: Coe College
senior Nick Barnes (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Washington
HS) went 4-0 during the week including two victories at #1 singles
and two victories at #1 doubles. In Coe’s 7-0 victory over Illinois
Wesleyan, the 9th-ranked team in the Central Region, Barnes defeated
Mike Walz in singles play (6-1, 6-1) and teamed with Adam Elliott
to defeat Walz/Jason Love in doubles (8-4). Walz is ranked 14th
in the region and the team of Walz/Love is ranked 10th in the region.
In a 7-0 victory over Grinnell, Barnes defeated Jim Fennessey in
singles play (6-1, 6-1) and Barnes/Elliott defeated Fennessey/Rick
Fenbert, 8-3.
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