Cross Country

Category: Cross Country

Stevens tops all MWC competitors at Brooks Invitational

WINNECONNE, Wis. — Lawrence University cross country star Sam Stevens was the top finisher from the Midwest Conference at the UW-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational on Saturday at Lake Breeze Golf Club.

Stevens covered the 8,000-meter course in 26:02.29 to finish 47th in the elite field of teams, which included four squads from the MWC. Led by Stevens, the Vikings finished 26th with 787 points.

Emily Muhs paced the Lawrence women by finishing 114th and completed the 6,000-meter course in 23:53.22. The Lawrence women finished 36th with 1,090 points.

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Muhs grabs third, Stevens fifth to pace Vikings at Gene Davis Invitational

Emily Muhs ran to third place and Sam Stevens took fifth to pace the Lawrence University cross country teams on Saturday at the Gene Davis Invitational at Reid Golf Course.

Muhs covered the 6,000-meter course in 24:10. Led by Muhs, the Vikings placed fourth in the team standings with 83 points. UW-Whitewater won the team title with 23 points, and the Warhawks’ Alyssa Duncan was the champion in 23:52.

Rounding out the scoring for the Vikings were: Maggie Mahaffa (12th), Anna Ratliff (18th), Rosie Graber (20th) and Jacci Cuff (30th).

Stevens grabbed fifth place with a time of 26:54 on the 8,000-meter course. The Vikings placed fourth in the team standings with 76 points. UW-Whitewater won the meet with 22 points, and Whitewater’s Dan Machmueller was the winner in 26:27.

Curran Carlile came in 12th for the Vikings, and Sam Estrem was next in 13th. Completing the scoring for the Vikings were Tom Coben in 20th and Kyle Dockery in 26th.

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Lawrence men 12th, women 22nd at Griak Invitational

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Sam Stevens raced to 17th place to pace the Lawrence University cross country teams on Saturday at the massive Roy Griak Invitational at the University of Minnesota.

Stevens covered the 8,000 meters at Les Bolstad Golf Course in 26:13.7. Led by Stevens, the Vikings finished 12th in the team standings to pace all Midwest Conference schools at the event. Lawrence had 311 points, and the next MWC team was defending conference champion Grinnell, which was 15th with 372 points.

Rounding out the scoring for the Vikings were: Curran Carlile (48th), Kyle Dockery (74th), Pat Mangan (78th) and Jamie Brisbois (94th).

The Lawrence women placed 22nd with 685 points and were led by senior standout Emily Muhs. She placed 46th and covered the 6,000-meter course in 24:17.9. Also scoring for the Vikings were: Maggie Mahaffa (144th), Anna Ratliff (156th), Rosie Graber (157th) and Cathy Kaye (182nd).

Men’s results

Women’s results

Stevens, Muhs pace Vikings at UW-Whitewater Invitational

WHITEWATER, Wis. — Sam Stevens ran to a third-place finish and Emily Muhs grabbed fifth place to lead the Lawrence University cross country teams on Saturday at the UW-Whitewater Warhawk Invitational.

Stevens led the Lawrence men to third place in the team standings with 78 points. UW-Platteville won the title with 28. Muhs’ effort helped Lawrence place fifth with 114 points. UW-Platteville took the title with 31 points.

Stevens covered the 8,000-meter course in 26:53, and Whitewater’s Mathias Werve grabbed first in 26:37. Kyle Dockery (15th), Curran Carlile (17th), Sam Estrem (21st) and Jamie Brisbois (22nd) rounded out the scoring for Lawrence.

Muhs finished the 6,000-meter course in 24:39 for the Vikings, and Ann Tank of Platteville was the winner in 23:57. Maggie Mahaffa (21st), Anna Ratliff (23rd), Cathy Kaye (32nd) and Amanda Dwyer (33rd) completed the scoring for Lawrence.

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Stevens runs to MWC cross country honor

Lawrence University cross country star Sam Stevens has been chosen as the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week.

Stevens (Suamico, Wis./Bay Port), a junior, earned the honor after winning the Tom Barry Invitational at St. Norbert College on Sept. 3. Stevens covered the four-mile course at Colburn Park in 21:02.7 and won by 13 seconds. This was the first individual title for Stevens, who earned All-Midwest Conference honors in each of his first two seasons with the Vikings.

Stevens led Lawrence to a third-place finish in the team standings at the Barry Invitational.

This marks the second consecutive season Lawrence has had a men’s cross country runner win the conference Performer of the Week honor. Curran Carlile (Portland, Ore./Central Catholic) won the honor twice in 2010.

Lawrence returns to action when it travels to the UW-Whitewater Invitational on Sept. 17.

Stevens wins title at St. Norbert Invitational

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Lawrence University junior Sam Stevens raced to the individual title at the St. Norbert College Tom Barry Invitational on Saturday.

Led by Stevens, Lawrence finished third in the team standings. Stevens won the event in 21:02.7, and Lawrence’s Curran Carlile also posted a top-10 finish by placing eighth in 21:49.8.

On the women’s side, Lawrence finished fourth in the team standings. Emily Muhs, back after studying abroad for much of the 2010-11 academic year, finished fifth in 20:13.6 to pace the Vikings.

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Student-athletes receive awards at Honors Day

Twelve Lawrence University student-athletes were recently honored at the 2011 Honors Celebration.

The awards and winners are as follows.

The Ruth Bateman Award is given for excellence in scholarship, athletic ability and leadership by a female athlete. Senior Sarah Ehlinger (Wauwatosa, Wis./Divine Savior Holy Angels) was a star on the women’s soccer squad for four years. A four-time All-Midwest Conference selection, Ehlinger ranks second in Lawrence history with 99 points and 38 assists and third with 23 goals. An Academic All-MWC selection, Ehlinger has a 3.92 grade point average and was an Academic All-District 5 selection.

The Iden Charles Champion Cup is given for excellence in scholarship, athletic ability, college spirit and loyalty. Senior Robert Rashid (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) was a four-year starter for the baseball team and an All-MWC and All-Central Region selection in the outfield. Among the nation’s leaders in stolen bases as a junior, Rashid hit .341 for his career. Rashid is a math major with a 3.4 grade point average and is an Academic All-MWC selection.

The Outstanding Freshman Athletic Award for Men is given the freshman man who has made the most outstanding contribution to Lawrence athletics. Luke Barthelmess (Dow, Ill./Principia) and William Thoren (Gothenburg, Sweden/Katrinelundsgymnasiet) shared the award.

Barthlemess was a starter in both football and baseball. As a quarterback on the gridiron, Barthelmess completed 91 of 168 passes for 1,044 yards and six touchdowns. He also rushed 52 times for 151 yards and caught three passes for 49 yards and a score. The starting rightfielder on the baseball team, Barthelmess hit .258 on the season. Thoren was an All-Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association selection at defenseman. Also named to the MCHA All-Freshmen Team, Thoren had four goals and a team-high 16 assists for 20 points on the season.

The Outstanding Freshman Athletic Award for Women is given to the freshman woman who has made the most outstanding contribution to Lawrence athletics. Swimmer Hannah Gabriel (Elmhurst, Ill./York) won the 200-yard freestyle at the Midwest Conference Championships and set Lawrence and MWC Championships records in the process. She also took second in the 1,650 freestyle and second in the 500 freestyle. Gabriel also won a title at the Wisconsin Private College Championships and was named a MWC Swimmer of the Week.

The Ralph V. Landis Award was established by the Lettermen of Lawrence in honor of Dr. Landis, physician to Lawrence students from 1926-78, and is awarded for outstanding contributions to Lawrence athletics by a senior male athlete. Senior defenseman Jon Sheridan (Midland, Mich./Dow) was the hockey team captain and a member of the MCHA All-Academic Team. Sheridan also was chosen for the 2011 MCHA Harris Cup Team. Sheridan twice earned MCHA Defensive Player of the Week honors and also was chosen as the MCHA Player of the Week.

The Charles E. Pond Award for Men is given for all-around athletic ability by a senior man in two or more sports and for sportsmanship, school spirit and scholarship. Jon Mays (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson) starred in both basketball and golf for the Vikings. A team captain in both sports, Mays was an All-MWC selection in basketball and led the basketball squad to two conference championships and a pair of NCAA Division III Tournament appearances.

The Charles E. Pond Award for Women is given for all-around athletic ability by a senior woman in two or more sports and for sportsmanship, school spirit, and scholarship. Annie Sullivan (Whitefish Bay, Wis./Whitefish Bay) earned 12 letters during her time at Lawrence, four apiece in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track. Sullivan was one of the Vikings’ top distance runners throughout her career in both cross country and track.

The Marion Read Award is given for outstanding contributions to Lawrence athletics. Women’s soccer star Mallory Koula (Appleton, Wis./Kimberly) piled up 19 goals and finished with 42 points this past season and led the Vikings to the MWC Tournament title and a berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament. An All-MWC selection in each of her two seasons at Lawrence, she led the league in points, points per game, goals and goals per game in 2010. Also a stellar student, Koula sports a 3.94 grade point average in biochemistry and is a member of the Academic All-MWC Team.

The Letterwinner Award is presented by the L Club to those outstanding seniors who have earned eight or more letters. The winners are:

Jon Mays (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson), basketball and golf;

Dan Moeller (Decorah, Iowa/Decorah), cross country and track and field;

Jesse Peterson (Monroe, Wis./Monroe), football and track and field;

Matt Eddy (South Deerfield, Mass./Deerfield Academy), cross country and track and field;

Annie Sullivan (Whitefish Bay, Wis./Whitefish Bay), cross country and track and field.

Men’s cross country earns All-Academic Team award

The Lawrence University men’s cross country team has won the All-Academic Team award for the second consecutive year.

The award was presented by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Lawrence, which finished second at the 2010 Midwest Conference Championships, posted a team grade point average of 3.28. To be eligible for the award, a team had to have a minimum 3.10 team GPA and have compiled a score (finished at least five runners) at their NCAA regional championship.

Team members are: Jamie Brisbois, Curran Carlile, Tom Coben, Matt Eddy, Sam Estem, Kevin Fitzgerald, Ken Henry, Dave Kjeldahl, Phil Kronenberg, Mike Mangian, Mike McCain, Dan Moeller, Sam Stevens, Dan Thoresen, Alex York and David Zane.

Lawrence was one of four Midwest Conference schools to be honored.

Lawrence cross country one of top academic teams in country

The Lawrence University women’s cross country team is one of the top academic teams in the nation.

The Vikings were named a NCAA Division III All-Academic Team for the second consecutive year by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

The Vikings had a 3.62 team grade point average, which ranks as the 10th-best team GPA in the nation. It is believed this is the highest a Lawrence team has ever placed nationally in terms of GPA. The 2001-02 Lawrence wrestling squad had the 11th-best team GPA in the nation.

“This is just another example of our student-athletes getting it done on the course and in the classroom,” Lawrence head coach Jason Fast said. “This is something that we preach every day, and they take that to heart.”

Lawrence team members are:  senior Anne Sullivan (Whitefish Bay, Wis.), juniors Emily Muhs (Janesville, Wis.) and Amelia Sancilio (Roseville, Minn.), sophomores Marty Allen (Weston, Mass.), Amanda Dwyer (Ralston, Neb.) and Mary Kate Smith (Charlottesville, Va.) and freshmen Alyssa Herman (Wadsworth, Ill.) and Anna Ratliff (Elmhurst, Ill.).

Lawrence was one of 167 teams, including four from the Midwest Conference, to be honored.

To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team, the team must have a cumulative team GPA of 3.10 or better and have compiled a score (finished at least five runners) at its NCAA regional championship.

Muhs, Carlile pace Lawrence runners at NCAA regional

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Emily Muhs and Curran Carlile were the top Lawrence University cross country finishers at Saturday’s NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships.

Muhs finished 70th to pace the Lawrence women and covered the 6,000-meter course at Saukie Golf Course in 23:20. Lawrence finished with a team score of 787 and took 29th place among the 38 teams.

Carlile paced a tight group of Lawrence’s top three runners. Carlile finished 72nd and covered the 8,000-meter course in 25:34.6. David Zane was next for the Vikings in 75th in 25:37.6 and Sam Stevens was 76th in 25:38.1.

Paced by that trio of runners, Lawrence finished 16th among the 39 teams with 552 points.

Men’s results

Women’s results