October 9, 2006

CEDAR RAPIDS , IOWA . . . The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced today that Buena Vista University golfer Jennifer Stork (Lidderdale, Iowa/Kuemper) and Loras College cross country runner Ben Grant (Peosta, Iowa/Western Dubuque) have been named the IIAC Male and Female Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sunday, October 8. The Conference also announced the Performers of the Week for each of the Conference’s eight sports in competition during the week.

Women’s Golf – Jennifer Stork, Buena Vista University, Lidderdale, Iowa/Kuemper
Stork, a senior, shot a 77-78-155 over the final two rounds of the Iowa Conference Championship to earn Medalist and Player of the Year honors. She posted two of the Tournaments three final weekend sub-80 rounds and finished with an IIAC 72-hole Championship record 306 (75-76-77-78) to win by nine strokes.

Men’s Cross Country – Ben Grant, Loras College, Peosta, Iowa/Western Dubuque
Grant, a junior, won the NCAA Pre-Regional Meet hosted by St. Olaf College finishing the 8,000-meter course in 26:13, besting the 109-runner field by one second.

Women’s Cross Country – Mary Bridget Corken, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert
Corken, a sophomore, finished fifth at the NCAA Pre-Regional Meet hosted by St. Olaf College finishing the 6,000-meter course in 23:47, 11 seconds behind the winner of the 115-runner field.

Football – Chris Kemmerer, Buena Vista University, Clear Lake, Iowa/Clear Lake
Kemmerer, a senior place kicker/punter, connected on all three field goal attempts in Buena Vista’s 15-14 victory over Simpson, including a 34-yarder to win the game with 41 seconds remaining. He also averaged 42.9 yards on nine punts including a career-long 74-yard punt, and also averaged 62.5 yards on four kickoffs with three touchbacks.

Women’s Soccer – Jenny McArdle, Coe College, Sioux City, Iowa/West
McArdle, a junior forward/midfielder, scored all three Coe goals during the week. She scored twice on five shots in a 2-1 win over Central, and once on five shots in a 1-0 win over Buena Vista.

Men’s Soccer – Nicholas Cookston, University of Dubuque, Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Luther
Cookston, a sophomore forward, scored four goals including two game winners in a pair of identical games during the week. In Dubuque’s 3-2 win over Cornell and 3-0 win over #9-ranked Wisconsin-Platteville, he scored two goals on five shots and connected on a penalty kick in each game. He is now a perfect 6-of-6 on penalty kicks this season.

Women’s Tennis – Cornell College #1 Doubles Team of Pavla Brachova (Ames, Iowa/Ames) & Emily Loewen (Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence Free)
Brachova, a sophomore, and Loewen, a senior, went unbeaten in four matches against Conference opponents during the week and finished the season 6-0 against IIAC foes. They posted matching 8-4 victories over two of the Conference’s top teams, Coe (Molly Fiala/Hillary Allen) and Luther (Annalise Conaway/Taylor Cochrane), then added an 8-1 win over Wartburg (Amanda Barkema/Jodie Pearson) and an 8-2 win over Loras (Jen Phelan/Anita Saeger).

Volleyball – Kristy Upah, Coe College, Toledo, Iowa/South Tama
Upah, a junior setter, averaged 12.5 assists in five matches during the week and was named Most Valuable Player of the IIAC-MIAC Border Battle at Coe. She set a school record for assists in a three-game match with her 49 against Macalester.

Other Outstanding Weekly Performers
The IIAC also recognized the following outstanding athletic performances from the past week.

• Luther College sophomore Janet Dobyns (Iowa City, Iowa/West) finished second of 196 runners in the Wartburg Dan Huston Invitational 4,000-meter race. Her time of 14:25 was just four seconds behind the winner.

• Wartburg College sophomore Brian Chenoweth (Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo) finished second of 90 runners in the Wartburg Dan Huston Invitational 8,000-meter race. His time of 26:10 was just six seconds behind the winner.

• Central College junior linebacker Andrew Lehn (Packwood, Iowa/Pekin) recorded 18 tackles, had a half tackle for loss and forced a fumble in a 19-13 overtime win at Luther.

• Coe College sophomore Molly Fiala (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson) went 3-1 during the week including #1 singles victories over Cornell’s Pavla Brachova (6-0, 6-3) and Luther’s Annalise Conaway (6-2, 6-2).

• University of Dubuque junior middle blocker Jena Goedken (Lamont, Iowa/Starmount) hit .437 and averaged 5.38 kills, 1.69 blocks and 1.50 digs per game in five matches during the week, and was named to the IIAC-MIAC Border Battle All-Tournament Team.

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