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INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD The Maple Leafs racked up four NAIA All-American honors at the Indoor Track and Field Championships in March. Seniors Erin Helmuth (Elkhart, Ind.) and Jake GunderKline (Yellow Springs, Ohio), sophomore Mitchell Brickson (Enon, Ohio) and first-year Abby Dunn (Auburn, Maine) all finished in the top seven in their respective race walking events. Senior Sam Jones (Timber Lake, S.D.) and first-year Lucas Harnish (Bluffton, Ohio) were also national qualifiers, taking part in the high jump and 1,000 meters, respectively. OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD The Maple Leafs set a new school record, earning seven NAIA All-American honors at the May NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Three race walkers – GunderKline, Brickson and Dunn – all earned their second national awards of the spring, bringing Goshen’s total to 22 All-Americans in race walking events since 2007. The event continued with the men’s 4x800 relay team of Harnish, sophomore Daniel Zelaya (Goshen, Ind.), senior Brock GunderKline (Yellow Springs, Ohio) and senior Billy Funk (Gallup, N.M.) becoming the first Maple Leaf relay team to ever earn All-American status with a school record eighth-place time of 7:44.24. BASEBALL In Coach Alex Childers’ first season, the Maple Leafs finished 4-40 overall and 3-27 in Crossroads League play. Junior Arick Armington (Wakarusa, Ind.) led the team with a .343 batting average, 16 doubles and 13 stolen bases. SOFTBALL The Maple Leafs finished the 2013 season 7-23 overall and 6-12 in the Crossroads League. Sophomore Melanie Meyer (Elkhart, Ind.) batted .411 with 16 stolen bases and was selected First Team All-Crossroads League. Sophomore Kerri Doutlick (Middlebury, Ind.) and senior Kelsey Morris (Mooresville, Ind.) were picked as honorable mentions. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Goshen ended the year 3-27 overall and 1-17 in the Crossroads League. Firstyear Jo’Mani Thomas (Fort Wayne, Ind.) led the team with 10.8 points and 6.5 rebounds a game and was named to the conference All-Freshman Team. MEN’S BASKETBALL The Maple Leafs finished the 2012-13 season 8-21 overall and 1-17 in league play. Junior Jerron Jamerson (South Bend, Ind.) led the team with 16.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game on way to league All-Newcomer Team honors. ACADEMIC AWARDS Goshen College set a new school record with 51 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes during the 2012-13 academic year. The award goes to upperclassmen who have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA. In five years, Goshen College Athletics has boasted an impressive 233 NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Helmuth and Brickson were also named Capital One Academic All-Americans by the College Sports Information Directors Association. The Maple Leafs have now received nine Academic All-America awards in their history, including seven in the last two years. The award combines excellence in the classroom (minimum 3.3 GPA) and in competition. Senior Daniel Martin (Salem, Ore.) also received recognition as All-District.
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