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April 15, 2002

CENTRAL’S WHITE AND WARTBURG’S DOHLMAN NAMED IIAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK 
FOUR OTHERS RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

MOUNT VERNON, IA . . . The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced today the Male and Female Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sunday, April 14, 2002.  Central College golfer Tim White (Princeton, IL/Princeton HS) was selected IIAC Male Athlete of the Week and Wartburg College track performer Dia Dohlman (Eldora, IA/Eldora-New Providence HS) was selected IIAC Female Athlete of the Week.

White, a junior, finished first in the 80-golfer field at the Wartburg Invitational won by Central.  He shot an opening round 72 and followed that with a 68 to finish the 36-hole tournament with a 4-under par, 140.  White finished just three strokes off the school’s 36-hole meet record.

Dohlman, a sophomore, won two events at the Wartburg Select meet automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championship in the javelin and provisionally qualifying in the heptathlon.  The defending NCAA National Champion in the javelin throw, she automatically qualified for the 2002 Championship with a 141’-10” throw to win the event by over 32 feet.  Participating in the heptathlon for the first time in her collegiate career, she posted a score of 4,101.  Her heptathlon results include a 17.6-second run in the 100-meter hurdles, a 4’-8 ¼” mark in the high jump, a 34’-4 ¾” throw in the shot put, a 27.8-second run in the 200-meter, a 124’-7” throw in the javelin and a 2:24.54 run in the 800-meters.

The IIAC also announced the Players of the Week for each of the Conference’s six sports in competition during the week.  White and Dohlman earned the honors for golf and women’s track, respectively, while the following individuals were honored for their athletic achievements.

Baseball:  Cornell College sophomore first baseman Nate Eichmeyer (Van Horne, IA/Benton Community HS) hit .643 (9-for-14), drove in eight runs and scored six times in four games.  He hit three home runs and one double for a 1.357 slugging percentage.

Softball:  Buena Vista University senior left fielder Jeni Rydberg (Schaller, IA/Schaller-Crestland HS) hit .462 (6-for-13) in four games during the week, scoring three runs and driving in three.  In a doubleheader sweep of Coe, Rydberg went 6-for-6 and drove in three runs.

Tennis:  Luther College sophomore Adam Strand (Ankeny, IA/Ankeny HS) posted a 4-0 record during the week including a 2-0 record at number five singles and a 2-0 record at number one doubles teamed with Arvid Von Taube.  Stand’s singles victories came over Cornell (6-0, 6-2) and DePauw (5-7, 6-4, 10-4).  In doubles, Strand-Von Taube defeated the #12 ranked team from DePauw (8-3) and Cornell (8-2).

Men’s Track and Field:  Central College junior Peter Wagner (Des Moines, IA/SE Polk HS) won three events at the Simpson Invitational.  He was the top finisher in the pole vault (13’-6”), 110-meter high hurdles (15.35) and the 400-meter hurdles (54.69).

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