Prairie Wolf Pitcher Leads a Strong Season
Junior pitcher Alysia Wittmaack threw an unprecedented no-hitter against conference rival Midland Lutheran on April 13. The amazing part of it is that she didn’t even allow a walk while striking out 11 in the complete game victory. Midland’s first batter of the game reached base on an error, denying Wittmaack of an even bigger feat, a perfect game.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – A pair of Nebraska Wesleyan University softball players swept the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Week honors. Lauren Bodfield was named the GPAC Player-of-the-Week while Alysia Wittmaack was the GPAC Pitcher-of-the-Week.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa. – Nebraska Wesleyan University pitcher Cory Hilgenkamp is the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC baseball pitcher-of-the-week for his performance during the week of April 5-11. Hilgenkamp (Lincoln, Neb.) posted two complete game victories last week as the Prairie Wolves got back to .
Nebraska Wesleyan University senior Jackie Spelts has been the named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week for the week of April 12-18. Spelts, a senior from Burwell, Neb., won the 10,000 meters in record fashion at the Dick Young Classic at Grinnell College on April 17.
Alyssa McBride shot a two-day total of 167 (85-82) to place third individually and lead the Nebraska Wesleyan women to a third place team finish after the second round of the NWU Women’s Golf Spring Invite held Monday (Apr. 19) at Pioneers Golf Course in Lincoln.
The Nebraska Wesleyan men’s golf team shot a team score of 300 on the second day of the Buena Vista Spring Invitational to finish with a two-day total of 615 as the Prairie Wolves placed fourth in the 22-team field. Three different NWU players finished tied for 13th with a two-day total of 153 (+9).
The Nebraska Wesleyan University baseball team was fortunate enough to play at Dell Diamond Park, which is the home of the Round Rock Express, the AAA affiliate of the Houston Astros. The Prairie Wolves were able to manage this since the field of their opponent, Concordia University (Texas), was still under construction.
Welcome back for another week at the Intramurals Corner. So far the semester has been rolling along without any severe mishaps, and it seems like it will only get better from here. We have three new sports to sign up for in the upcoming weeks that are sure to bring some enjoyment to the students.
Amanda Brichacek: Track
KE: How did you feel going into the season after your shoulder surgery? AB: I was really nervous, but I was very eager to get back to normal. The more I did the less nervous I got and the more I pushed myself out there to try more. I missed doing everyday things that I took for granted.
John Rust: Baseball
After unexpectedly leaving Nebraska Wesleyan University and its baseball team last year, Junior John Rust has returned to make up for lost time. Before his departure, Rust was named to the First-Team All-GPAC as a sophomore and led the team in batting average in his two seasons.
With it being the month of March, there is one thing guaranteed to be on every true sports fan’s mind. Besides the hopeful change of weather in the near future, March Madness becomes the topic of conversation this time of year. It’s the time of year when every college basketball fan fills out their bracket (more than one on occasion) to enter the office pool and when “Cinderella stories” from schools such as Davidson and Old Dominion actually get to be on TV.
This year in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Winter Olympic games proved to make for some good television. The games brought out the best in competitors, provided comeback stories that were fascinating for the world to watch and produced the best hockey game that my 18-year-old eyes have ever seen.
Three Nebraska Wesleyan Univeristy women won individual titles, while the NWU men had several individuals earn All-GPAC honors as the Prairie Wolves men placed third and the NWU women fourth at the 2010 Great Plains Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships, held Saturday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
NWU tennis teams are ready to go this year, with both men’s and women’s teams coming off GPAC titles from last spring. Starting with the defending conference champion women, who come off a 12-11 season, (7-2 GPAC) a rebuilding season is expected as some key seniors were lost from last year, including All-GPAC players Mikayla Albin at No.
After a successful fall campaign, the Nebraska Wesleyan Univerity’s men’s golf team is in a good position to capture the programs 31st conference championship. With only two GPAC Qualifiers left, the Prairie Wolves are currently in 2nd place and twenty shots behind Morningside.
Coming off of arguably the best season in program history in 2009, the Nebraska Wesleyan University baseball team is out to prove that it was no fluke. After winning the 2009 GPAC Title and setting the school record for wins with 28, the Prairie Wolves have the potential to be even better.
The Nebraska Wesleyan Univesrity softball team looks to continue their winning ways this season after posting four straight 20-win seasons, which is the winningest stretch in program history. The expectations are running high for the 2010 season as the Prairie Wolves return several key members of last year’s team, including the top two pitchers and two of the top three hitters from 2009.
As this week’s Sound Off poll attests, figure skating still tops the favorite event charts, especially for Nebraska Wesleyan University’s female population. A rising choice for both sexes, however, is snowboarding. Keeping that in mind, I’ve compiled a list of the top athletes in these events and a few others who have snagged a lot of press attention lately.
For those of you that were either in a temporary coma, or dead I’m sorry, you missed a good one. Presumably these are the only two groups of people who weren’t watching the Super Bowl Sunday as the underdog New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17.
No I’m not talking about the football team, volleyball team or even the women’s bowling squad, this is basketball season! The Lady Huskers have exploded onto the Women’s College Basketball scene, running out to a 21-0 record, including a 6-0 record against ranked teams so far this year.
Nebraska Wesleyan University sophomore guard Nick Dinan has been selected as the Association of Division III Independents (AD31) men’s basketball Player-of-the-Week. Dinan (Omaha, Neb.) averaged 17.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists for the week as the Prairie Wolves went 1-1.
Both the Nebraska Wesleyan University men’s and women’s track & field teams continued their indoor season on Jan. 30 when they competed at the Scott Nisely Invitational at Doane College in Crete, Neb. First-year Taylor Tacha was the only NWU individual winner on the day as she won the 55-meter hurdles.
Nebraska Wesleyan University overcame an incredibly slow start and a four-point halftime deficit to rally for a 59-56 victory over Dana College in Great Plains Athletic Conference women’s basketball action on Wednesday night (Jan. 27) in Blair, Neb.
Welcome back to another wonderful semester at Nebraska Wesleyan. I can only hope that many of you took advantage of the wonderful programs that the Intramural department held over the past semester. We had some good laughs and memories, competing against friends and winning those priceless (and awesome) t-shirts.
Anne Kersenbrock: Track
Mitch Glesinger: What first attracted you to Nebraska Wesleyan University and the Track and Field program? Anne Kersenbrock: I was first attracted to NWU because both of my sisters, Claire and Mary, ran for Wesleyan from 2000-2006. My family and I would come watch them run and seeing that Wesleyan was a successful team made it exciting to watch.
Coming off their most successful season in school history, the Nebraska Wesleyan University baseball team is the 2010 favorite in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) baseball coaches’ preseason poll that was released on Jan. 26. NWU received 130 points and six first place votes to land first on the poll.
This past weekend NFL fans across the world collectively tuned OUT and completely ignored what has now become a joke of a game, the NFL’s version of an all star game, the Pro Bowl. Since the 1970 season there has been a conference face off between the two modern football conferences the AFC and NFC.
The women’s team travels to Mount Vernon, Iowa, for the Cornell College Classic while the men head t
Both the Nebraska Wesleyan University men’s and women’s basketball teams will open play for the 2009-10 season this weekend when they open the year at tournaments. The NWU men will play in the Bill Merris Tournament in Jacksonville, Ill., while the NWU women open the season at the Cornell College classic in Mount Vernon, Iowa.
No, please tell me I didn’t just enjoy that. Not that sport, anything but that sport. It’s fun live, but on TV, really? There is no way I just enjoyed a televised hockey game. Or is there? I have always been a strong opponent to hockey. I have never enjoyed it.
Three members of the Nebraska Wesleyan University men’s soccer team and two members of the women’s soccer team were named to the 2009 Great Plains Athletic Conference Soccer All-Conference Team that was announced Tuesday, Nov. 10. Senior goalkeeper Josh Miller and junior midfielder Brad Fullerton were named to the All-GPAC Second-Team, while senior defender Jess Pieper received All-GPAC honorable mention recognition.
Zach Egger missed a 52-yard field goal with 1:13 to play as Briar Cliff held off Nebraska Wesleyan University for an 8-7 victory in Great Plains Athletic Conference football action on Senior Day Saturday (Nov. 14) at Abel Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. NWU finishes the 2009 season with a 5-5 record while Briar Cliff finishes 4-7 and picks up their first ever win over Nebraska Wesleyan in football.
Eighth-ranked Carthage College ended the 2009 volleyball season for Nebraska Wesleyan University as they defeated the Prairie Wolves, 3-0, in the NCAA III Central Region Semifinals on Friday (Nov. 13) in St. Louis, Mo. The Lady Reds won with scores of 25-13, 28-26, 25-19.
Both the Nebraska Wesleyan University men’s and women’s cross country teams stepped up their efforts and placed in the top two at the NCAA III Central Regionals on Saturday at Oakland Acres Golf Course in Grinnell, Iowa to qualify for the NCAA III National Cross Country Championships next Saturday (Nov.
Nebraska Wesleyan University junior soccer players Aleisha Menning and Melanie Menning were both named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District women’s soccer team. The Mennings were voted to the District 7 Second-Team in the college division.
Doane gashed the Nebraska Wesleyan University defense for a season high 471 yards as the Tigers upset NWU, 38-17, in GPAC football action on Saturday (Nov. 7) at Simon Field in Crete, Neb. The win moves Doane to 3-7 overall and gives the Tigers an edge in the historic series as they now lead NWU, 45-44-6 in 95 meetings.
Three Nebraska Wesleyan University football players have been honored as CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 7 selections. The teams were announced Thursday (Nov. 5) and the NWU honorees were led by junior kicker Zach Egger who earned First-Team All-District honors.
Nebraska Wesleyan University sent their six seniors off on a good note as the Prairie Wolves finished the 2009 season with a 2-0 victory over Mount Marty College on Saturday night (Oct. 31) in men’s soccer action at Abel Stadium in Lincoln. The win capped off a successful 2009 Homecoming weekend on the NWU campus.
I know all of you were waiting for this, so here it is: It’s the third edition of the Intramurals Corner with your host, Mike Herz. Sorry, I have been watching way too much T.V., most specifically “The Price is Right.” It is time for another update from the Intramurals office.
Jackie Spelts and Hayley Sutter placed first and second to lead the Nebraska Wesleyan University women to their fourth straight team title at the GPAC Cross Country Championships hosted at Valley View Golf Course in Fremont, Neb., on Saturday morning (Nov.
The women’s and men’s soccer teams have had an intense and rigid season thus far. Starting the season with a low number of players, flexibility and the ability to play multiple positions on the field has been the key issue concerning the program.
Kory Kahlandt scored five first half touchdowns to set a school record for single game touchdowns as he helped Nebraska Wesleyan University to a 45-14 victory over Dana College on Saturday (Oct. 10) at Viking Field in Blair, Neb. Kahlandt finished the game with 109 rushing yards and five touchdowns.
Nebraska Wesleyan University tennis teams are ready to go this year, with both men’s and women’s teams coming off GPAC titles from last spring. The defending conference champion women come off a 12-11 season (7-2 GPAC). The squad expects a rebuilding season this year.
Twentieth-ranked Nebraska Wesleyan University capped off a successful weekend with a 3-0 sweep over Dakota Wesleyan in a Great Plains Athletic Conference volleyball match on Saturday afternoon at Snyder Arena. The Prairie Wolves won by scores of 25-22, 25-19, 25-20.
The women’s golf team got off to a solid start to their 2009 season with Alyssa McBride receiving medallist honors at the Doane College Invite, as well as a team finish of second (team score 773) at the tournament. McBride, a sophomore from Lincoln, named GPAC Golfer-of-the-Week the first week of October after the win at Wildernes Ridge in Lincoln, a tournament hosted by Doane.
I want to start out by saying welcome back to all the students on campus and welcome to another year of intramural sports. I know it’s a little late for that, but this has been my first chance to address all of you. As many of you know from the title, my name is Mike Herz and I am an Intramural Supervisor for the program.
After successful meets in Lincoln and Oregon, the cross country team focuses on the DIII competition
It’s that time of year again, when competitors meet on an open field, smell the newly cut grass, wait for their chance to demolish their opponents. No, I’m not talking about football. It’s cross country season, baby! I know, running for miles doesn’t sound like a spectator sport, but the Nebraska Wesleyan University Men’s and Women’s cross country teams are proving that wrong early on in their season.
Having grown up as a military brat in eight different places before the age of eighteen, head soccer coach Mike Lynch is used to adaptation. Across the country, Lynch has coached everyone from micro children’s soccer teams to high school to other small, liberal arts Universities like Truman State.
In April’s 2009 NFL Draft 256 players were selected. Since that time, 255 players have been signed leaving one sole holdout, Michael Crabtree. The Texas Tech standout, two-time All-American and Biletnikoff award winner (Given to College Football’s top Wide Receiver) is sadly the only draft pick to not have a contract in place.
Matt Hagge: Football
JoEll Matzen: What attracted you to the football program here at NWU? Matt Hagge: I really liked the coaching staff here. NWU had been one of the better football programs and (still is) in Nebraska. Also, I liked the location of the campus in Lincoln.
Spelts Earns GPAC Runner of the Week Honors Nebraska Wesleyan University senior Jackie Spelts is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Women’s Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week. Spelts, the All-American from Burwell, Neb., placed 16th at the 20th Annual Woody Greeno/Nebraska Cross Country Invitational on Saturday (Sept.
The Nebraska Wesleyan University volleyball team entered the AVCA Division III Coaches Top 25 Poll that was released on Sept. 22. The Prairie Wolves are ranked No. 24 in last week’s poll. NWU appears in the AVCA Top 25 for the first time since 2003, when the Prairie Wolves were ranked no.
Both the Nebraska Wesleyan University women’s and men’s soccer teams dropped Great Plains Athletic Conference matches on Saturday night to Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. The NWU women lost 2-1, while the men fell 1-0. The NWU women are now 4-4-1 overall and 0-3-1 in the GPAC, and the men fall to 3-2-4 and 0-1-2 in GPAC.
Alyssa McBride shot a two-day total of 165 (85-80) to defeat the nearest competitor by 13 strokes as she won medalist honors at the Doane College Invite, held Sept. 28-29 at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course in Lincoln, Neb. For McBride, a sophomore from Lincoln, it was her first collegiate individual victory.
Kory Kahlandt rushed for a career-high 197 yards and three touchdowns to lead Nebraska Wesleyan University to a 34-0 victory over Dordt College in Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) action on Saturday (Sept. 26) in front of 625 fans at Abel Stadium in Lincoln.
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