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ZOBRIST COLLING
Former Tigers shine under international spotlight Unlike his former teammate, Landon Colling ’02 never intended to take his baseball career to the big time, and instead set his sights on becoming an ophthalmologist (eye surgeon). Ironically, it was just a “hobby” that took him for his second appearance at the Re/Max World Long Drive Championships in Mesquite, Nevada. After trying long driving while in medical school, Colling began winning both local and regional championships, qualifying him for the sport’s culminating event in front of a sellout crowd and national media. Colling placed third out of 128 international competitors, and first amongst U.S. competitors. Colling’s average drive in the competition was 396 yards, with his longest reaching 414 yards. He made it into the semifinal round with a drive of 405. The competition will be broadcast by ESPN at 3 p.m. ET Christmas Eve and 2 p.m. ET on Christmas Day. Also look for a spread on Colling in an upcoming issue of Golf Tips Magazine (Power Golf Edition).
TOP: Zobrist catches a ball hit by Philadelphia Phillies’ Shane Victorino during the seventh inning of Game 4 in Philadelphia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. LEFT: Colling, currently a resident at Ohio State University, out performed a legion of seasoned golf pros with his long drive.
TIGERTRACKS
including three that could have resulted in St. Xavier goals.
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Goals per minute allowed dur ing the regular season by sophomore goalkeeper Matt Walker. Walker was named CCAC Defensive Player of the Week three times (9/13, 10/19, 10/26) and once named NCCAA Scholar-Athlete of the Week (9/13). Teammate AJ Carraway also earned NCCAA Student-Athlete honors (10/19) after a week that included eight shots, four shots on goal and a goal against University of St. Francis.
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Combined score of women’s soccer games the week ending Sept. 18, including a 10-0 rout of Calumet
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Total number of yards returned by sophomore safety Rob Foley on three interceptions against Trinity International University. With two of those interceptions ending in touchdowns, Foley was named NAIA National Defensive Player of the Week and Mid-States Football Association Defensive Player of the Week (10/19). Teammate Marshall Fraley was selected as the NCCAA Student-Athlete of the Week three times during the season (10/5, 11/9, 11/16).
College-St. Joseph. A hat trick by Michelle Davis, and two more goals against Spring Arbor College, and a shut out by Brittany Hengesh propelled them to CCAC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week. Goalkeeper Danielle Johnston was a twotime Defensive Player of the Week after posting two shut outs and 17 saves the week ending Aug. 30 and a shut out with eight saves the week ending Sept. 14. The team wrapped up the regular season with Davis again being named Offensive Player of the Week after a hat trick against St. Xavier University and Emily Tadla being named CCAC Defensive Player of the Week after recording numerous takeaways,
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Percentage of weeks in the regular season in which an Olivet volleyball player received CCAC Player of the Week recognition. DeAnn Garvin earned week 1 honors when she averaged 4.71 digs per game and chipped
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in four aces, six assists and two kills. Michelle McFadden averaged 3.25 kills, 1.44 digs and 1 block per game and then four kills and 1.33 blocks per game to earn the weekly honors Aug. 30 and Sept. 21. Erin Sikora was recognized the week ending Sept. 28 after averaging 10.76 assists, 2.06 digs and .94 kills per set. Tara Schmidt earned back-to-back honors after averaging 3.94 kills per game and chipping in 12 assist blocks (10/5) then averaged 3.44 kills per game with 13 total blocks the following week.
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Number of post-season c o n fe re n c e aw a rd s earned by Tigers. Men’s cross country: Runner of the Year Drew Collette; Coach of the Year Mike McDowell; All-CCAC: Andrew Clausen, Caleb Erway, Alex Gerber, Kenny MacDonough, Randy Terrell, Kyle Williamson. Women’s cross country: All-
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CCAC: Kaitlynn Thorne.
Football: All-MSFA: Lucas Burr, Travis Powers; Second team: Marshall Fraley, David Scherer; Honorable mention: Kendall Thomas, Matt Boyce, Rory Fry, Jeremy Lochner, Brandon McClure, Jake Peterson, Rob Foley. Men’s Soccer: All-Conference: Rodrigue Fontem, Vincent Mkhwanazi, Matt Walker; Honorable mention: Josh Ayers. Women’s Soccer: All-Conference: Michelle Davis, Janel Schmitt; Honorable mention: Brittany Hengesh. Volleyball: Player of the Year Michelle McFadden; Setter of the Year Erin Sikora; Freshman of the Year DeeAnn Garvin; Coach of the Year Brenda Williams; All- CCAC : Sara Byrne, Michelle McFadden, Tara Schmidt, Erin Sikora; Honorable mention: DeeAnn Garvin.
Photo courtesy of Long Drivers of America
Zobrist, of the Tampa Bay Rays, got his first start of the postseason Wednesday, Oct. 22, in Game 1 of the MLB World Series. He made the first out of the game on a running catch and went 1-for-3 at the plate. Though the World Series was certainly the highlight of his career to date, Zobrist also made a splash the last week of the regular season. He earned American League Player of the Week honors after totaling four home runs and seven RBI as the Rays clinched the AL East Division title. Zobrist played for Olivet from 2002 to 2004, leading the Tigers to two College World Series appearances.
AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
s they sat side-by-side in the Tiger dugout just a few short years ago, no one would have imagined Ben Zobrist ’04 and Landon Colling ’02 would enter the international spotlight — on completely different stages — during the exact same week. Yet that is exactly what transpired this October.