November
20, 2006
CEDAR
RAPIDS , IOWA . . . The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (IIAC) announced today that Wartburg College wrestler
Brian Borchers (Holstein, Iowa/Galva-Holstein)
and Simpson College basketball player Katelyn Whiton
(Panora, Iowa/Perry) have been named the IIAC Male and Female
Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sunday, November
19. The Conference also announced the Performers of the Week
for each of the Conference’s five sports in competition
during the week.
Wrestling
– Brian Borchers, Wartburg College, Holstein, Iowa/Galva-Holstein
Borchers, a senior, won the Gold Division heavyweight
title at the Augsburg-Brute-Adidas Open pinning all three opponents
in under four minutes. He pinned Augsburg’s Evan Osterhoudt
at 1:38, UW-Eau Claire’s Justin McAuly at 3:59 and, in
the Championship match, Augsburg’s Andrew Witzel at 1:52.
Women’s
Basketball – Katelyn Whiton, Simpson College, Panora,
Iowa/Perry
Whiton, a junior forward, was named Most Valuable
Player of the Rockford College Tip-Off Tournament after averaging
23.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 steals in two games. She scored
25 points on 12-of-15 shooting, had six rebounds and four steals
in Simpson’s 103-64 victory over Maryville (Mo.). In the
Championship game, a 74-59 win over St. Norbert, Whiton scored
21 points on 10-of-12 shooting to go along with four rebounds
and four steals.
Men’s
Basketball – Jason Parkinson, Simpson College, Scottsdale,
Ariz./Horizon
Parkinson, a senior guard, became the 16th Simpson
men’s basketball player to surpass the 1,000 career point
plateau with his career-high 31-point performance in the Storm’s
82-71 victory over Elmhurst. He shot 50 percent from the floor
overall (10-of-20) and on 3-pointers (5-of-10), and also added
two rebounds and two assists.
Men’s
Swimming & Diving – Andrew Bross, Luther College,
Omaha, Neb./Northwest
Bross, a junior, won both the 100-yard and 200-yard
butterfly at the St. John’s (Minn.) Invitational leading
Luther to 114 point victory over the host (1003.5-889.5). Bross
finished his two events in 53.32 seconds and 2:00.66.
Women’s
Swimming & Diving – Elissa Schmidt, Luther College,
Claremont, Minn./Owatonna
Schmidt, a junior, won three freestyle events
at the St. John’s (Minn.) Invitational. She won the 50-yard
free in 25.92 seconds, the 100-yard free in 55.32 seconds and
the 200-yard free in 1:59.45.
Other
Outstanding Weekly Performers
The IIAC also recognized the following outstanding
athletic performances from the past week.
•
Central College senior center Clint Driftmier (Clarinda,
Iowa/South Page) scored 24 points (on 11-of-14 shooting), had
nine rebounds and two blocks in an overtime loss to Bethany
Lutheran (96-92).
•
University of Dubuque junior guard Tyler Daugherty (Bellevue,
Iowa/Bellevue) averaged 24.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists
and 3.0 steals in two games during the week. He shot 55.6 percent
from the floor (15-of-27) in a win over Cal Tech and loss to
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
•
Central College sophomore forward Emily DeJong (Ankeny,
Iowa/Ankeny) scored 15 points, had eight rebounds, two steals
and two assists as the Dutch upset 10th-ranked Washington (Mo.),
80-69. In two games at the Illinois Wesleyan Tournament, she
averaged 11.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting
53.3 percent (8-of-15) from the floor including 55.6 percent
(5-of-9) on 3-pointers.
•
Luther College sophomore forward Blair Ernst (Cedar
Rapids, Iowa/Washington) averaged 15.0 points and 7.0 rebounds,
shooting 57.9 percent (11-of-19) in victories over Nebraska
Wesleyan and Grand View at the Luther Tip-Off Tournament.
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