IOWA INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

IIAC SPORTS
Fall
  •  Cross Country (M)
  •  Cross Country (W)
  •  Football
  •  Golf (W)
  •  Soccer (M)
  •  Soccer (W)
  •  Tennis (W)
  •  Volleyball

Winter
  •  Basketball (M)
  •  Basketball (W)
  •  Wrestling

Spring
  •  Baseball
  •  Golf (M)
  •  Softball
  •  Tennis (M)
  •  Track & Field (M)
  •  Track & Field (W)
 

September 17, 2001

SIMPSON’S VON BEHREN AND WARTBURG’S DOHLMAN HONORED AS IIAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
FIVE OTHERS HONORED FOR THEIR ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

MOUNT VERNON, IA . . .  The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced today their Male and Female Athletes of the Week for period ending September 16.  Simpson College football player Jesse Von Behren (Olin, IA/Olin HS) was selected as the IIAC Male Athlete of the Week and Wartburg College volleyball player Dia Dohlman (Eldora, IA/Eldora-New Providence HS) was selected as the IIAC Female Athlete of the Week.

Von Behren, a junior wide receiver, had 197 yards receiving on seven catches in Simpson’s 20-17 victory over Buena Vista on Saturday.    Two of his seven receptions went for touchdowns, one for 50-yards and one for six yards.  The 197 receiving yards are the third highest single-game total in Simpson College history.  On the season, Von Behren has 15 receptions for 285 yards and four touchdowns.  He has averaged 152.5 all-purpose yards per game and 19.0 yards per catch.

Dohlman, a sophomore outside hitter, was named Most Valuable Player of the College of St. Benedict Tournament which Wartburg won for the second consecutive season.  She finished the tournament with 43 kills, nine aces and 57 digs in 12 games.  In the tournament’s final match, Dohlman had 13 kills and 21 digs.

The IIAC also announced the Players of the Week for seven of their eight fall sports.  Due to the postponement of the Les Duke Invitational, the Conference did not recognize a men’s cross country athlete.  Von Behren and Dohlman were the Players of the Week for their respective sports.  Other IIAC Players of the Week include:

Women’s Cross Country:  Wartburg College freshman Missy Buttry (Shenandoah, IA) finished sixth (of 231 runners) in the Woody Greeno Invitational with a time of 18:50.  She finished 0:39 seconds behind the first place finisher.

Golf:  Buena Vista University sophomore Betsy Hall (Lincoln, NE) finished third in the Wartburg Invitational with a two rounds of 79.  Her two-day score of 158 was five strokes behind the winner of the 70 golfer field.

Men’s Soccer:  Wartburg College freshman goaltender Ian MacNaughton (Kingwood, TX) stopped 13 of 14 shots in the Knights’ overtime victory over Simpson College on September 15.

Women’s Soccer:  Simpson College junior forward Christy Pierick (Des Moines, IA) finished the week with four goals and one assist on 13 shots in three games.  Her top performance was a three-goal game on September 15, against Wartburg.

Women’s Tennis:  Cornell College freshman Sarah Leavenworth (West Des Moines, IA) finished the week with a 6-0 record.  She went 2-0 playing at number two singles, and also won her only match at number won singles.  At number one doubles (with partner Steph Froehlich) she also posted three wins.

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