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May 13, 2002

CENTRAL’S WAGNER AND WARTBURG’S SCHOONOVER NAMED IIAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
TWO OTHERS RECOGNIZED 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, May 12, 2002.  Central College track performer Peter Wagner (Pleasant Hill, IA/SE Polk HS) was selected IIAC Male Athlete of the Week and Wartburg College track performer Brianne Schoonover (Fredericksburg, IA/Fredericksburg HS) was selected IIAC Female Athlete of the Week.

Wagner, a senior, was named Conference Most Valuable Performer after his performance at the IIAC Championship Meet.  At the Championship, he finished first in the high jump with an NCAA provisional qualifying jump of 6’-7” and first in the 400-meter hurdles (54.61).  In addition, Wagner turned in a second place finish in the 110-meter hurdles (15.26) and a third place finish in the pole vault (14’-8 ¼”).

Schoonover, a senior, was also named Conference Most Valuable Performer for her performance at the IIAC Championship Meet.  She turned in four first place finishes in her four events including the 200-meter dash (25.47) and the 400-meter dash (55.74).  Schoonover was also a member of the winning 4x100 relay team (47.73) and the 4x400 relay team (3:58.16).

The IIAC also recognized the week’s top softball and baseball performers.  Coe College freshman pitcher Amy Ernst (Monona, IA/MFL MarMac HS) was recognized for her performance in the NCAA Regional Softball Tournament and Cornell College junior catcher Ian Harden (Aurora, CO/Eaglecrest HS) was recognized for his performance at the Iowa Conference Baseball Tournament.

Ernst appeared in three games for the Kohawks, posting a 2-1 record.  She surrendered just one run in 20 innings (0.35 ERA) against St. Thomas (MN), Central and Wartburg including shutouts against the latter two schools.  She struck out 13 batters and surrendered just one walk.

Harden hit .563 in four games, including two in the rain shortened Tournament.  He had nine hits in 16 at bats, scored four times and drove in three in a non-conference doubleheader split with Grinnell and wins over Upper Iowa and Wartburg in the IIAC Tournament.  Defensively, Harden was errorless in 26 chances and threw out four-of-seven would-be base stealers.

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