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October 22, 2001

LORAS’ MURPHY AND LUTHER’S SHINBORI NAMED IIAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
FOUR 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, October 21, 2001.  Loras College cross country runner Marcus Murphy (Ankeny, IA/Ankeny HS) was selected as the IIAC Male Athlete of the Week and Luther College soccer player Jen Shinbori (Bettendorf, IA/Pleasant Valley HS) was selected as the IIAC Female Athlete of the Week.

Shinbori, a senior forward, finished the week with 19 points (9-1) in three games.  She became only the eighth women in NCAA Division III history to score 100 career goals, a feat she reached with her three-goal game against Central on Saturday.  In addition to her milestone game, Shinbori scored four goals against Mount Mercy on Wednesday and recorded five points (2-1) against Illinois Wesleyan on Sunday.

Murphy, a sophomore, won the Dr. Robert Tucker Invitational sponsored by Loras in a time of 25:30.  His time, 34 seconds ahead of the second place finisher, was just two seconds shy of the course record despite the poor weather conditions that the race was run under.  Murphy was also named the IIAC Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending September 23 and has been selected the IIAC Cross Country Runner of the Week five times.

Also announced on Monday were the IIAC Players of the Week for the Conference’s six sports contested during the past week.  Shinbori and Murphy earned the honors for women’s soccer and men’s cross country respectively, while the following student-athletes were honored in other sports:

Women’s Cross Country:  Loras College sophomore Amy Scheuerell (Platteville, WI/Platteville HS) won the Dr. Robert Tucker Invitational in a time of 18:56.  She finished 43 seconds ahead of second place in the 98 runner field and was just two seconds shy of the course record.

Football:  Wartburg College sophomore running back Brad Hodapp (Solon, IA/Solon HS) rushed for a career-high 155 yards on 27 carries and two touchdowns in the Knights victory over previously unbeaten Central.  He ran for 99 yards on 15 carries in the second half.

Men’s Soccer:  Simpson College junior midfielder Randy Reichardt (Des Moines, IA/Dowling HS) had two two-goal games during the week as the Storm’s men’s soccer team sealed up the second seed in the upcoming IIAC Soccer Tournament.  He scored two goals in victories over Cornell and Dubuque.

Volleyball:  Simpson College senior outside hitter Casey Spree (Parkersburg, IA/Aplington-Parkersburg HS) finished the week with 71 kills, 221 total attacks and 134 digs in 21 games.  She reset her own school record for digs in a match (47 against Fontbonne) and digs in a season (618).

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