Profiles

Nicole Barrington

Newcomer
Freshman
Janesville, Wis. (Craig)

High School:  Coached by Mike Wesling…National Honor Society member, Spanish Honor Society member, Honor Society for High School Journalism and four-year high honors student.

Personal:  Double major in biology and chemistry…born March 1, 1990.

Amy Binstein

Returnee
Sophomore
Glenview, Ill. (Glenbrook South)

2008:  Finished 30th at the CCIW Women’s Golf Championship with a 92-89-181…averaged 91.3 with a season-best round of 84 on the first day of the Sept. 1-2 Illinois College Invitational.

High School:  Three-year letterwinner and coached by Jeff Paek…Glenbrook South “scholar-athlete.”

Personal:  Geography major…named to the spring 2008 Carthage dean's list and to the fall 2007 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Feb. 28, 1989.

Michelle Braun

Newcomer
Freshman
Des Plaines, Ill. (Maine West)

High School:  Four-year member of the golf team and coached by John Hauenstein…four-year member of both the basketball and softball teams and one year in volleyball.

Personal:  Exercise and sport science major…born March 29, 1990.

Haylee Eckert

Newcomer
Freshman
Roanoke, Ind. (Fort Wayne-Bishop Luers)

High School:  A three-time All-Summit Athletic Conference honoree…played on three regional-qualifying teams…coached by Tom O’Brien…catcher on the softball team and earned all-conference honors her senior year…four-year honor student.

Personal:  Double major in business administration and political science…her father, Pete
Eckert, is an assistant softball coach at Huntington University…born March 1, 1990.

Heidi Hoffman

Returnee
Sophomore
Appleton, Wis. (North)

2008:  Averaged 100.7 with a season-best round of 95 on the second day of the Sept. 15-16 Illinois Wesleyan “Fall Classic.”

High School:  Named honorable mention All-Fox Valley Association her senior year…coached by Amy Didreckson…lettered twice in track and field…National Honor Society member and honor student.

Personal:  Exercise and sport science major…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and named to the fall 2007 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 22, 1989.

Sarah Joers

Newcomer
Freshman
Waukesha, Wis. (West)

High School:  Earned third-team all-state honors her senior year with a tie for 24th place at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 state championship…her senior-year team won both regional and sectional championships en route to a seventh-place finish at the state meet…named first-team All-Classic 8 Conference both her junior and senior years and second-team all-conference as a sophomore…coached by Adam McDonald.

Personal:  Double major in French and Spanish…born March 18, 1990.

Brooke Mix

Newcomers
Freshman
Westfield, Ind.

High School:  Set Westfield High School records for lowest nine-hole and lowest 18-hole scores her senior year…coached by Rob Patterson…four-year member of the women’s basketball team and a member of the track and field team her sophomore year…National Honor Society member and honor student.

Personal:  Biology major…born Nov. 11, 1989.

Aubrie Morano

Newcomer
Freshman
North Prairie, Wis. (Wales-Kettle Moraine)

High School:  Tied for sixth place at the regional championship her senior year, as Kettle Moraine won a regional team title…her junior-year team finished 12th at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 state championship…coached by Greg Johnson and Jeff Duchin…honor student.

Personal:  Biology major…born Oct. 18, 1989.

Katie Ramirez

Returnee
Sophomore
Darien, Ill. (Hinsdale-South)

2008:  Tied for 14th place at the CCIW Women’s Golf Championship with an 87-82-169…averaged 91.6 with a season-best round of 82 on the second day of the conference championship.

High School:  Earned All-West Suburban League Gold honors both her junior and senior seasons…coached by Julie Sweet…four-year member of the soccer team.

Personal:  Double major in communication and graphic design… named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and named to the fall 2007 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 11, 1989.

Cristal Tucker

Newcomer
Freshman
Oak Forest, Ill.

High School:  Earned All-Southwest Suburban Conference honors her junior year with a seventh-place finish at the conference tournament…her sophomore-year team won a league title…coached by Loria Campia…member of the softball team her freshman and sophomore years and played basketball as a freshman…honor student.

Personal:  Double major in studio art and Spanish…born March 7, 1990.

Becky Volkman

Returnee
Junior
Lake Villa, Ill. (Antioch)

2008:  Tied for 25th place at the CCIW Women’s Golf Championship with an 89-88-177…averaged 94.1 with a season-best round of 85 on the first day of the Sept. 29-30 Millikin “Red Tail Run Fall Classic.”

2007:  Tied for 26th place at the CCIW Women’s Golf Championship with a 95-95-190…averaged 95.4 with a  season-best round of 89 on the second day of the Sept. 30-Oct. 1 Millikin Invitational.

High School:  Named All-North Suburban League her senior year…coached by Jamie Walton…honor student.

Personal:  Psychology major…named to the fall 2006 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born April 22, 1988.

Ashley Weller

Newcomer
Freshman
Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper)

High School:  Four-year member of the golf team and coached by Nancy Phipps…honor student.

Personal:  Undecided on major…born Jan. 3, 1990.