Mandich, Swick named to All-MWC football team

Taylor Mandich
Taylor Mandich

APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University football stars Spencer Swick and Taylor Mandich have been chosen for the All-Midwest Conference football team.

Swick (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly) and Mandich (Green Bay, Wis./Southwest) were both chosen for the North Division second team.

Swick, a four-year starter at left tackle, battled through injury throughout the season but earned all-league honors for the first time. Swick anchored the offensive line throughout his four seasons and is the first Lawrence offensive lineman to be honored since Cullen Dunn in 2010.

Mandich, who returned after missing most of the 2013 season due to injury, proved to be Lawrence’s top offensive threat this

Spencer Swick
Spencer Swick

fall. He caught 43 passes for 727 yards and five touchdowns.

Mandich grabbed a career-high eight passes in Lawrence’s win over Beloit College and posted a career-high 181 receiving yards in the Vikings’ victory over Maranatha Baptist University. Mandich also caught a career-best three touchdown passes and had a career-long 70-yard catch in the win over Maranatha Baptist.

Mandich finished fourth in the conference at 72.7 receiving yards per game and was seventh at 4.3 catches per contest.

Lawrence finished with a 2-8 overall record and finished 10th in the conference.