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March 4, 2002

LORAS’ NAUMAN AND BUENA VISTA’S TAXTED NAMED IIAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
TWO OTHERS HONORED FOR THEIR ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

MOUNT VERNON, IA . . .  The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced today its Male and Female Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sunday, March 3, 2002.  Loras College track and field thrower Sara Nauman (Dubuque, IA/Senior HS) was selected IIAC Female Athlete of the Week and Buena Vista University wrestler Jamie Taxted (Duncombe, IA/Webster City HS) was selected IIAC Male Athlete of the Week.

Nauman, a senior, won the shot put event at the Iowa State University National Qualifying Meet on Saturday.  In a field that was predominately Division I athletes, Nauman had a throw of 45’-9 ½”.  Her throw is the sixth longest in the nation this season and automatically qualifiers her for the NCAA Championships to be held at Ohio Northern University on March 8-9.

Taxted, a senior, won the 125-pound Championship at the NCAA National Meet as the fifth seed.  En route to the title, he defeated University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Davey Starks (6-2), Kings College’s Mitch Marks (5-0) and Central College’s Jeremy Hendricks (1-0).  In the Championship Match, Taxted defeated Ithaca College’s Carlos Restrepo (7-3).  Marks was seeded fourth seed in the Meet, Hendricks was seeded eighth and Restrepo was seeded sixth.

The IIAC also announced on Monday that Wartburg College junior Patrick Smith (Lawler, IA/Turkey Valley HS) was selected IIAC Baseball Player of the Week and Wartburg sophomore Alex Six (Ainsworth, IA/Washington HS) was selected IIAC Men’s Track Performer of the Week.

Smith appeared in four games during the week posting a 1-0 record with a 0.82 earned run average.  He earned the victory in Wartburg’s 2-1 win over Monmouth (IL), pitching two scoreless innings and striking out four batters.

Six was the top Division III finisher in the 400-meter dash at the Iowa State University National Qualifying Meet.  He ran an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 49.65.  Six was also a member of the 4x400-relay team that established a school record with a 3:14.82 run.  The relay team finished first among Division III competitors and automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships.

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