October 15, 2007

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced today that Coe College women’s tennis player Molly Fiala (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson) and Central College men’s soccer player Cody Stoermer (Coralville, Iowa/Iowa City West) have been named the IIAC Female and Male Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sunday, October 14. The Conference also announced the Performers of the Week for each of the Conference’s seven sports in competition during the week.

Men’s Soccer – Cody Stoermer, Central College, Coralville, Iowa/Iowa City West
Stoermer, a senior forward, scored five goals and two assists during the week to lead the Dutch to conference wins over Simpson (6-1) and Buena Vista (6-2), breaking Central’s career points record in the process. Against Simpson, Stoermer netted three goals, including two on penalty kicks, to record his second hat trick of the season and the third of his career. Stoermer added two goals and assisted on two others against the Beavers. He is now within six goals of Central’s career goals record. (IIAC Male Athlete of the Week)

Women’s Tennis – Molly Fiala, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson
Fiala, a junior, finished a combined 10-0 on the week and captured both the Flight A singles and Flight A doubles titles at the Iowa Conference Women’s Tennis Championship. Fiala opened her week with a pair of victories in a dual at Cornell – a 6-0, 6-0 win over Pavla Brachova at No. 1 singles and an 8-4 win (with Andrea Schupbach) over Cornell’s No. 1 doubles team. At the Iowa Conference Championships, Fiala posted four straight-set wins in Flight A, capturing her second individual singles title in three years with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over teammate Hannah Jensen in the championship match. Fiala paired with Schupbach to post four victories in the Flight A doubles draw, including a 9-7 win over Jensen and Hillary Allen of Coe in the final. Fiala and Schupbach battled back from a 7-2 deficit to capture the title. It was also the second doubles title in three years for Fiala, who missed last year’s individual championship while competing at the ITA Small College Championships. (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week)

Football – Tyler Sherden, Luther College, Rochester, Minn./John Marshall
Sherden, a senior running back, set a single-game school record with 269 rushing yards on 37 carries with a touchdown in a 25-22 victory over Buena Vista, breaking the old mark of 263 set in 1957 by Brad Hustad against Upper Iowa. Sherden, who averaged 7.3 yards per carry, also caught two balls for three yards and returned two kickoffs for 40 yards to amass 312 all purpose yards.

Volleyball – Ashley Rogers, Wartburg College, Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert
Rogers, a senior outside hitter/middle hitter, led Wartburg to a 3-2 record on the week, earning all-tournament honors at the Wartburg Invitational in the process. Rogers notched 96 kills and 60 digs in 17 games, averaging 5.65 and 3.53 per game, respectively, and recorded double-doubles in four of five matches. Rogers topped the team in kills (96), block assists (23), solo blocks (4) and was second-highest in service aces (7). She also moved over the 400-kill mark for the fourth time in her career.

Women’s Soccer – Leanne Carberry, Cornell College, Idledale, Colo./Bear Creek
Carberry, a freshman forward, tallied four goals and one assist in three matches last week, helping the Rams to clinch an IIAC Tournament berth with wins over Coe (4-0) and Luther (3-2). Carberry leads Cornell in scoring with points (10 goals, 1 assist).

Men’s Cross Country – Brian Chenoweth, Wartburg College, Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo
Chenoweth, a junior, placed seventh in a field of 172 runners at the UW-La Crosse Jim Drews Invitational, traversing the 8,000-meter course in a time of 25:38, 43 seconds behind the winner. Chenoweth led Wartburg individually for the fourth time this season with his third top-10 effort. He was the highest finishing Iowa Conference runner in the multi-division field.

Women’s Cross Country – Janet Dobyns, Luther College, Iowa City, Iowa/West
Dobyns, a junior, placed second out of a field of 455 runners at the UW-La Crosse Tori Neubauer Invitational. Dobyns covered the 6,000-meter course in 21:49, three seconds behind individual champion Becca Jordahl of UW-River Falls. Luther placed 7th out of 27 teams with 195 points and was the highest finishing team from the IIAC at the meet.

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