March 11, 2008

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced today that University of Dubuque softball player Hailey Dreyer (Twin Lakes, Wis./Wilmont Union) and Cornell College men's tennis player Bryan Henderson (Coleraine, Northern Ireland/Coleraine) have been named the IIAC Female and Male Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sunday, March 9. The Conference also announced the Performers of the Week for each of the Conference’s three sports in competition during the week.

Softball - Hailey Dreyer, University of Dubuque, Twin Lakes, Wis./Wilmont Union
Dreyer, a sophomore outfielder/pitcher, has opened the season with 11 hits in 25 at-bats (.440 average) with 10 RBI, four doubles, one triple and a home run. She has also posted a 2-0 record as a pitcher to lead the Spartans to an 8-0 start. (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week)

Men's Tennis – Bryan Henderson, Cornell College, Coleraine, Northern Ireland/Coleraine
Henderson, a junior, finished the week 5-0 with two wins at No. 1 singles, two wins at No. 1 doubles and a win at No. 2 doubles. He led Cornell to a perfect 3-0 week with dual victories over Buena Vista (9-0), Bethany Lutheran (8-1) and Milwaukee School of Engineering (8-1). (IIAC Male Athlete of the Week)

Baseball – Alex Martinez, University of Dubuque, Rio Linda, Calif./Grant
Martinez, a senior infielder, has opened the season going 13-for-31 at the plate with three doubles, two triples, seven runs scored, and 13 RBI to lead the Spartans through eight games this season. He has twice posted three-hit games, including a 3-for-4 performance with four RBI and three runs scored in game one of a March 7 doubleheader against Waynesburg (Pa.).

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

Softball – Simpson College sophomore pitcher Whitney Oviatt (Carnation, Wash./Cedarcrest) tossed a complete game four-hitter in a 12-1 win over Geneva College March 8, striking out seven. She also came on in relief for the Storm against Rhode Island College and struck out three in a three-inning stint. In two appearances, Oviatt posted a 2-0 record with a 0.00 earned run average and 10 strikeouts in 10 innings pitched.

Baseball - Loras College senior rightfielder Brock Schneden (Burlington, Iowa/Burlington) drove in six in four games to start the season. He hit .455 (5-for-11) and slugged .909 for the Duhawks with two doubles, a home run, and five runs scored.

Baseball - Simpson College senior infielder Jason McClaflin (Altoona, Iowa/Southeast Polk) hit .500 (7-of-14) with a double, a triple, three RBI, and four runs scored in four games as the Storm got off to a 2-2 record.

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