Carthage Baseball NCAA-Bound to the Oshkosh Regional: Carthage vs. UW-Oshkosh on Wednesday

The Carthage College baseball team (35-8, 17-4 CCIW), ranked 10th in the May 13 “D3baseball.com” poll, received an at-large berth to the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship, and the Red Men were shipped to the Midwest Regional Championship at E.J. Schneider Field in Oshkosh, Wis.  Third-seeded Carthage joins top-seeded and No. 9 the University of St. Thomas (31-7), second-seeded and No. 11 Wisconsin-Whitewater (35-8), fourth–seeded and No. 16 Wisconsin-Oshkosh (29-9), fifth-seeded and No. 22 the College of St. Scholastica (32-4) and sixth-seeded Knox College (15-23).  The regional championship gets underway on Wednesday, May 14.  This is Carthage’s 15th NCAA regional appearance but its first at the Midwest Regional since 1992.  The regional championship gets underway on Wednesday, May 14 with three games.  St. Thomas will play Knox at 10 a.m., followed by Wisconsin-Whitewater versus St. Scholastica at 1 p.m. and Carthage taking on Wisconsin-Oshkosh at 4 p.m.  

Carthage Baseball Pitcher Jacob Husing Named CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine All-District Academic

Carthage College baseball pitcher Jacob Husing (Sr., Iron Mountain, Mich.) was named College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)/ESPN the Magazine first-team All-District 5 academic.  As a first-team all-district pick, Husing advances to a national ballot for CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America honors.  He is a mathematics major with a 3.69 cumulative grade-point average.

Two Carthage Softball Players Earn All-Regional Honors

Two Carthage College softball players were named National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Regional.  First baseman Jacquelyn Tassone (So., Downers Grove, Ill./South, .432, seven doubles, one triple, 10 home runs, 29 RBI. .914 slugging percentage, five stolen bases) was named first-team all-regional.  Pitcher Kelsey Epping (So., Bloomington, Ill./Downs-Tri Valley, 11-5, 1.45 earned run average, 10.01 strikeouts per nine innings. .194 opponent batting average) earned third-team all-regional honors.

Carthage's Tyler Wollberg Tied for 29th after Day One of NCAA Men's Golf Championship

While Carthage missed out on winning the CCIW’s automatic team qualifier to the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship, Tyler Wollberg  (Jr., Mundelein, Ill., team-leading 73.3 season average) was selected to play as an individual.  Wollberg is one of five individuals selected to play at the Tuesday-Friday, May 13-16 championship at the Chateau Elon Resort in Braselton, Ga.  This year’s event is co-hosted by Emory University and the Gwinnett Sports Commission.  Wollberg is tied for 29th place after day one with a 76.

Carthage's Miguel Yunes Selected for NCAA Singles Championship

Carthage College men's tennis player Miguel Yunes (Sr., Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, 21-5), ranked sixth in the April 15 Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Central Region rankings, was selected to play in the NCAA Division III Singles/Doubles Championship at the Wallach Tennis Center in Lewiston, Maine on Saturday-Monday, May 17-19.  Bates College is the host school for this year’s event.

Four Carthage Men's Tennis Players Named All-CCIW

Four Carthage College men's tennis players were named to the 2008 All-CCIW team.  Carthage’s Miguel Yunes (Sr., Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, 21-5) was named first-team All-CCIW and “Co-Men’s Player of the Year” with Josh Williams of Wheaton College (Ill.).  Sergio Lopez (Jr., Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, 19-7) earned first-team all-conference honors and was named CCIW Men’s Tennis Championship tournament MVP.  Jack Schiro (So., Shorewood, Wis., 20-7) joined Yunes and Lopez on the first team, while J.T. Delk (So., Wheaton, Ill./North, 14-13) was named to the second team.  Carthage coach Brady Lindsley earned CCIW “Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year” honors for the seventh time.

Six Carthage Softball Players Named All-CCIW

Six Carthage College softball players were named 2008 All-CCIW.  First baseman Jacquelyn Tassone (So., Downers Grove, Ill./South, .421, seven doubles, 10 home runs, 28 RBI) earned first-team All-CCIW honors, while pitcher Kelsey Epping (So., Bloomington, Ill./Downs-Tri Valley, 10-5, 1.21 earned run average, 9.68 strikeouts per nine innings), catcher Jenny Burke (Jr. , Lemont, Ill., .270), second baseman Meghan Roman (So., Crestwood, Ill./Chicago-Marist, .287, 20 RBI, 10-of-10 stolen bases), outfielder Stephanie Noel (So., Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport Township, .333, four triples, 16 RBI) and shortstop Kari Peterson (Fr., Blooming Prairie, Minn., .359) earned second-team all-conference honors.  Burke was also a second-team All-CCIW honoree in 2007.

Carthage Men's Golf Finishes Second at CCIW Championship

The Carthage College men’s golf team (79-19) finished second at the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Men’s Golf Championship.  The first two rounds were played on Friday-Saturday, April 18-19 at the Bolingbrook Golf Course in Bolingbrook, Ill.  Rounds three and four were played on Friday-Saturday, May 2-3 at the Cantigny Golf Course in Wheaton, Ill. 

Illinois Wesleyan won its 11th league championship with a 294-296-312-307-1209 team score, 17 strokes ahead of second-place Carthage at 304-287-319-316-1226.  Wheaton College (Ill.) was third at 305-305-317-317-1244, followed by Millikin University fourth at 303-298-332-321-1254, North Central College fifth at 326-308-331-324-1289, Elmhurst College sixth at 319-326-334-322-1301, North Park University seventh at 312-318-336-337-1303 and Augustana College (Ill.) eighth at 324-317-356-334-1331. 

CCIW-Champion Men's Tennis Falls to Luther, 5-1, in NCAA First Round

The Carthage College men’s tennis team (14-9, 4-1 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) lost to Luther College (30-9), 5-1, on Friday, May 2 in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championship at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn.  Carthage, this year’s CCIW champion, received a Pool B berth, since the CCIW does not have an automatic qualifier to the championship.  Conferences are required to have at least seven teams playing a sport in order to receive an automatic qualifier.  Only six CCIW teams sponsor men’s tennis, with both Millikin University and North Park University dropping their programs after the 2003 season.  This was Carthage’s sixth-straight NCAA regional appearance.

Men's Track & Field Fifth Third at CCIW Outdoor Championship

The Carthage College men’s track and field team (51-22 outdoor record) finished third at the Friday-Saturday, May 2-3 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Outdoor Track & Field Championship at North Park University’s Holmgren Athletic Complex in Chicago.  Augustana College (Ill.) won its 15th league championship with 238.50 points, followed by North Central College second at 218, Carthage third at 123.50, Illinois Wesleyan University fourth at 89, Wheaton College (Ill.) fifth at 76, Millikin University sixth at 30, North Park University seventh at 25 and Elmhurst College eighth with 17 points.  Carthage travels to Naperville, Ill., on Friday, May 9 for the North Central College “Dr. Keeler Invitational” at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium, beginning at 3 p.m.

Women's Track & Field Fifth at CCIW Outdoor Championship

The Carthage College women’s track and field team (43-16) outdoor record) finished fifth at the Friday-Saturday, May 2-3 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Outdoor Track & Field Championship at North Park University’s Holmgren Athletic Complex in Chicago.  Augustana College (Ill.) won its 12th league championship with 171 points, three points ahead of second-place Wheaton College (Ill.) at 168 and six points ahead of third-place Illinois Wesleyan University at 165.  North Central College was fourth at 137.50, followed by Carthage fifth at 129.50, Millikin University sixth at 22, Elmhurst College seventh at 13 and North Park University eighth with nine points.  Carthage travels to Naperville, Ill., on Friday, May 9 for the North Central College “Dr. Keeler Invitational” at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium, beginning at 3 p.m.

Carthage Water Polo Finishes Sixth at May 2-4 National Collegiate Tournament

The Carthage College women’s water polo team (24-10) finished sixth at the Friday-Sunday, May 2-4 Collegiate Division III Water Polo Tournament at Connecticut College’s Jane Cadwell Lott Natatorium in New London, Conn.  Carthage lost to Grove City College, 8-6, in the Sunday, May 4 fifth-place match.  The Lady Reds went 2-2 in pool play.  On Friday, May 2, Carthage fell to California-Santa Cruz. 13-4, before losing to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College by a 14-7 margin. 

Carthage Track & Field Competes at May 9 North Central/Dr. Keeler Invitational

The Carthage College track and field teams competed at the Friday, May 9 Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium in Naperville, Ill.  No team scores were kept.  For the Red Men, Carthage’s Nate Hughes won the javelin (179-5).  Shaun Jozwiak finished fifth in the discus (144-9) and sixth in the shot put (48-10).  For the Lady Reds, Mindy Harrington won the discus (134-8).  Laura Kilen was third in the javelin (120-8).  Heather Gilmore finished fifth in the long jump (17-2), while Stephanie Moy was sixth in the pole vault (10-6 ¾).  Click for complete men’s results or women’s results.  Both teams return to Naperville on Friday, May 16 for the North Central “Last Chance Invitational,” beginning at 3 p.m.

Carthage 43rd Nationally in Winter II NCAA Division III Directors' Cup Standings

Carthage College was ranked 43rd in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics/U.S. Sports Academy Directors Cup Winter I INCAA Division III standings.  Washington University (Mo.) leads the standings, followed by Amherst College second, Williams College third, the College of New Jersey fourth, Middlebury College fifth, Wisconsin-La Crosse sixth, Messiah College seventh, Wisconsin-Whitewater eighth, Emory University ninth and Wartburg College ranked 10th.  Wheaton College (Ill.), in 25th place, is the highest-ranked College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin team in the standings.  North Central College was ranked 28th, Illinois Wesleyan University 42nd, Carthage 43rd and Augustana College (Ill.) 62nd.  The Carthage’ women’s volleyball team won two NCAA matches before bowing out in the regional finals.  The Lady Reds’ women’s soccer team won a first-round game, the men's soccer team lost in the first round, the women's swimming team finished 27th, and the men's swimming team tied for 32nd place.

Carthage Athletic Photos Now Available for On-Line Purchase

Carthage College athletic photo reprints and photo novelties are now available, on-line, from Carthage photographer Mike Gryniewicz and Shutterfly Pro Galleries.  The product line includes a full range of prints, note cards, mouse pads and magnets.