November 1, 2004

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced today that Luther College soccer player Katie Pettigrew (Farminton, N.M./Farminton) and Luther football player Tyler Sherden (Rochester, Minn./John Marshall) were named IIAC Female and Male Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sunday, October 31.

Pettigrew, a senior forward, became the NCAA Division III all-time leader in career points and tied the national career goals scored record with a four goal-nine point week. She scored on a penalty kick in a 2-1 victory over Loras, moving the Norse into first-place in the Conference. In a 5-0 Conference-clinching victory over Buena Vista, Pettigrew scored three goals and added an assist moving her career totals to 121 goals and 291 points.

Sherden, a sophomore running back, amassed 251 all-purpose yards in Luther’s 52-13 victory over Cornell. He had 27 carries for 161 yards including a five-yard touchdown run and had two receptions for 19 yards. To go along with 6.0 yard per carry and 9.5 yard per reception average, Sherden returned one kick for 71 yards. In six games since moving from defensive back to running back, he has rushed for 817 yards and 11 touchdowns on 171 carries.

The IIAC also announced on Monday the Performer of the Week in six Conference sports in competition. Pettigrew and Sherden earned the weekly honor in their respective sport, while the following individuals were recognized for the athletic performances.

Women’s Cross Country: Wartburg College senior Missy Buttry (Shenandoah, Iowa/Shenandoah) won her third straight women’s individual title at the Iowa Conference Championship, becoming the fourth three-time Champion in Conference history. She finished the 6,000-meter race in 20:15, 2:46 ahead of runner-up Emily Lynch of Luther. Buttry, who was voted Conference Most Valuable Runner by the IIAC women’s cross country coaches for the third straight year, led the Knights to a second-place finish.

Men’s Cross Country: Wartburg College senior Josh Moen (Fairbank, Iowa/Wapsie Valley) won the men’s individual title at the Iowa Conference Championship, setting the Conference 8,000-meter record despite running in strong winds. He ran a time of 25:02, clipping 4.6 seconds off the previous Conference record and finishing 1-minute ahead of runner-up Dan Winder of Loras. Moen, who was voted Conference Most Valuable Runner by the IIAC men’s cross country coaches, led the Knights to their seventh straight Conference men’s cross country Championship.

Men’s Soccer: Luther College sophomore defenseman Kyle Nelson (Decorah, Iowa/Decorah) scored two goals in each of the Norse’s victories during the week, a 4-1 victory over Loras in which he scored the game winning goal and a 3-0 victory over Buena Vista as Luther clinched the second seed in the Conference Tournament.

Volleyball: Wartburg College freshman middle hitter Ashley Rogers (Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert) had two double-doubles, hit .303, and averaged 4.00 kills and 3.38 digs in 16 games during the week. In a three-set Conference win over Coe, she had 11 kills and six digs. Rogers led Wartburg to a 3-1 record at the Quad City Classic, recording 10 kills, 12 digs, three blocks and hitting .391 in the lone loss, 3-0 to Carthage. In a 3-0 win over Viterbo, she had 14 kills, nine digs and four blocks. She hit .500 with 14 kills, five digs and seven blocks in a 3-0 win over Brescia. Her second double-double of the week came in a 3-1 victory over Augustana (Ill.) as she registered 15 kills and 22 digs.

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