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The Lorian

Sports

May 7, 2015

Duhawks shine under the lights

Several Loras athletes crack the top 8
in their events just in time for the
Iowa Conference Championships
by Matthew Marter | sportswriter

The Duhawks competed in the Spartan Twilight Meet

last Friday at the University of Dubuque. As the penultimate meet before the Iowa Conference championships at
Simpson College this weekend, it was a very important
evening to prepare lineups for relays and events for this
weekend. Despite the pressure, the Duhawks shined under the lights.
Senior Josh Goerdt took first place in the 400-meter
dash with an impressive time of 47.79. With that time, he
is currently ranked first in the conference right in front of
Lorass own, junior Stedman Foster. This duo along with
senior Zac Gassman and junior Zach Frey also took first
in the 4x400-meter relay over St. Norberts. They ran a
time of 3:14.10, their fastest time yet. They are currently
first in the conference in the 4x400.
First-year Gerrand Moody placed third in the 110-meter high hurdle event with a time of 15.33. This places him
eighth in the conference.
In the high jump event, junior Keontae Neely took
fourth place overall with a height of 1.86 meters. This was
high enough to place him 9th overall in the conference
this weekend.
Junior Devan Kennedy and first-year Hunter Dunlap
dominated in the pole vault. Going 1-2, Kennedy cleared
the height of 4.45 meters while Dunlap finished at 4.30
meters. They sit in second and fifth in the conference,
respectively.
In the hammer throw, senior Nathan Maiers set a mark
of 49.05 meters, taking second in the event. He is now
fourth going into the conference.
Junior Jake Brock, who ran a personal record of 57.57
in the 400-meter hurdle race, took first place with junior
Evan Rossing right behind him in second place. Their

marks were 52.24 meters and 52.01 meters, respectively.

They moved to fourth and fifth in the conference with
those throws.
On the womens side, sophomore Alexis Hanson impressed once again taking first place in the 400-meter
with a time of 58.65. This time pushes her into eighth
place in the conference, with the competition in front of
her less than a second ahead.
In the 100-meter hurdles, sophomore Elizabeth Brandenburg won with a time of 14.53. She now sits in second
place. She looks to take home the win this time, after she
finished second place at the indoor conference earlier
this year. Brandenburg also competed in the pole vault.
Last week, at the Dr. Tucker Open at Loras, she broke the
school record of 11 feet, 11.75 inches with a vault of 12 feet,
0.75 inches. She broke her record again this weekend with
a vault of 12 feet, 4 inches. She is ranked first in the conference with a large margin over the competition.
Senior Emily Sotelo put in a solid second place performance in the 400-meter hurdles running a time of
1:05.72. This pushed her into fourth place in the conference.
Other impressive performances for the night included senior Ashley Wenthold in the 800-meter run. She
set a personal record of 2:24.68 and placed third in the
event. First-year John Stoppelman ran uncontested in
the 5,000-meter run. With the help of volunteer assistant
coach and Loras alum Dan McDermott, Stoppelman was
able to run a personal record of 16:43.
The performers of the meet this week were Josh Goerdt
for the mens track performer, Jake Brock for the mens
field, Ashley Wenthold and Alexis Hanson for womens
track, and Elizabeth Brandenburg for womens field.
The Duhawks head to Simpson College for their conference meet this weekend. With most of the Duhawks
pushing into the top-8 in their events, the Duhawks hope
to perform at the best of their abilities to help the team
bring home a conference championship.

mens tennis

Change brewing

FREAKY

Chad Fenwick named new tennis coach

following disappointing 0-15 season

FAST

by Dustin Dawson | sportswriter

It was a season to forget for the mens tennis team,

at least in the win-loss column.
The Duhawks had their last chance for a victory
last Wednesday, as they traveled just down the road
to the University of Dubuque for their final regular
season match of the season. But it was not to be for
the Duhawks, as the Spartans took the match, 8-1.
The lone win was picked up by sophomore Jason
Derby in singles action 6-4, 6-2 over Dubuques
Ranfer Hernandez.
The men tried to end their season on a high note,
but the Spartans proclaimed their dominance from
start to finish. The three Duhawks doubles teams
were beaten 8-4, 8-2, and 8-2. A part of that 8-4 doubles loss and a 6-3, 6-3 singles loss was senior Brian
Falvey. His career along with senior Jack OBrien
came to a conclusion Wednesday, but their contributions will not be forgotten. Another career that has
now concluded is that of Head Coach Ryan Troge.
On Thursday, newly-appointed Athletic Director
Denise Udelhofen announced that Troge would be
replaced by Chad Fenwick, who will take over as
coach of both the mens and womens teams.
Fenwick comes to Loras from Ashford University,
where he posted a combined record of 97-46-1. Last
season, his mens team posted an impressive 15-1 record, while his womens team finished 12-5.
Fenwick will have his work cut out for him, as he
takes over a mens team that hasnt had a winning
record in the Iowa Conference since 2004.

SANDWICHES

Dubuque 8, Loras 1

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photo courtesy of Jim Naprstek | Duhawks.com

Sophomore Elizabeth Brandenburg sets school record in

the pole vault.

(Wednesday, April 29)

Singles Results
1. Richard Rhinehart (UD) def. Brian Falvey (L) 6-3, 6-3
2. Matthew Sablay (UD) def. Ulises Hernandez (L) 6-0, 6-4
3. Nikolay Gospodinov (UD) def. Justin VanWambeke (L)
6-4, 6-1
4. Jason Derby (L) def. Ranfer Hernandez (UD) 6-4, 6-2
5. Jordan Hamling (UD) def. Neil Kane (L) 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
6. Zebulon Hill (UD) def. Jack OBrien (L) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles Results
1. Richard Rhinehart/Matthew Sablay (UD) def. Brian Falvey/
Zach Atzen (L) 8-4
2. Nikolay Gospodinov/Ranfer Hernandez (UD) def. Neil
Kane/Jason Derby (L) 8-2
3. Jordan Hamling/Zebulon Hill (UD) def. TJ Esporas/
Shayne Marquez (LORASM) 8-2

mens golf

Off the green

Duhawks finish 6th of 8 teams at
Iowa Conference Championships
by Ryan Graham | sports editor

The Duhawks finished out their season

with a sixth-place finish at the Iowa Conference Championships. The four-round
tournament took place over the last two
weekends, and included stops at Finkbine
Golf Course in Iowa City and Thunder Hills
Country Club in Dubuque.
The problem for the Duhawks in the
tournament was consistency. Both of the
Duhawks top finishers suffered one bad
round that dropped them down the leaderboard. Junior Logan Bahl shot a sub-77 in
rounds one, three and four, but was done in
by a disappointing 82 on day two.
First-year Brody Kuhar finished the
tournament strong, but his overall score
suffered from the 86 he shot on day one.
Junior Jason Beer dropped out of the top
four scorers for Loras due in large part to a
rough round two, where he posted an 88.
But as is often the case in golf, with the
bad came the good.
The best round of the Championships
among Loras golfers was turned in by Bahl,
who shot a 75 on day three. In total, of the
20 rounds shot by Loras golfers, nine of
those rounds were in the 70s.
Central won the tournament with a score
of 1192 (52-over-par). The Dutchs Desmond Stoll was the top individual, posting
just a four-over on the tournament.

Iowa Conference Championships

(Final results: April 24-25, May 1-2)
Team scores 1. Central 1192 (+52); 2. Wartburg
1221 (+81); 3. Dubuque 1225 (+85); 4. Simpson 1228
(+88); 5. Luther 1239 (+99); 6. Loras 1262 (+122); 7.
Buena Vista 1265 (+125); 8. Coe 1324 (+184).
6. Loras........323-322-307-310 1262 (+122)
t-14. Logan Bahl.....................77-82-75-76310 (+25)
t-28. Brody Kuhar................86-78-76-78318 (+33)
30. Ben Suchomski............. 81-80-78-80319 (+34)
31. Peter Leinenweber.........82-82-82-77323 (+38)
34. Jason Beer......................83-88-78-79328 (+43)