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Student-Athlete Spotlight Katie LaViolette | Senior Manitowoc, Wis. LaViolette has been a leader on and off the basketball court. This season she became the school’s all-time leader in assists with 727. She leads the NSIC and is third in the NCAA in assists per game (8.56). Last season she became the first Academic All-American in women’s basketball and looks to repeat in 2008 with a 4.0 GPA in kinesiology. She is also the president of SAAC and is leading the school’s breast cancer awareness campaign.
Craig Heiman | Sophomore Marshall, Wis. Heiman is the basketball team’s leading scorer and is second in the NSIC in scoring this year with averaging 17.4 points per game. He was twice named the NSIC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week and has scored in double-figures in all but two games. Heiman had a career-high 36 points against Upper Iowa and has led the team in scoring in 13 games.
Kawaskii Bacon | Junior Minneapolis, Minn. Bacon has begun the 2008 indoor track season in a strong fashion. In 2007, he became the first Concordia athlete to qualify for two NCAA championship events (100m, 200m) during the outdoor season and has already provisionally qualified for the NCAA indoor championships in the 60m dash with a school-record 6.85. In two seasons at Concordia, Bacon has set four sprint records and is a member of three relay record teams.
Fall Highlights The football team ended the season with a 4-7 (3-6 NSIC) record. Kole Goodchild (West Bend, Iowa) set a single-season passing record with 3,027 yards. Duy Huynh (Apple Valley, Minn.) and Chuck Miesbauer (St. Paul, Minn.) were named all-NSIC second team. The soccer team finished the season with a 5-14-2 (3-6-0 NSIC) record. Hillary Johnson (Andover, Minn.) and Krysta Briese (Waddell, Ariz.) were named to NSIC all-conference teams. Johnson’s name can be found throughout the Concordia recordbook. The women’s cross country team finished 5th, while the men finished 6th at the NSIC Championships. Shae Wallin (Big Lake, Minn.) and Emily Stanzyk (Carroll, Iowa) earned all-NSIC honors. Dan Schield (Two Harbors, Minn.) led the way for the Golden Bears with a time of 27:15.3 to earn 13th place. The men’s golf team finished 4th at the NSIC Championships. Alex Timm (Hopkins, Minn.) earned allNSIC honors with a 6th place finish firing a 79-72=151 on the par 72 course. Kyle Lewis (Forest Lake, Minn.) led the team in scoring average with a 75.1 per 18 holes. The women’s golf team has been ranked #23 by the “Golf World”/ NGCA Division II Coaches Poll. The team is currently 2nd after the fall NSIC Championships that will conclude during the spring season. Carley Paulseth (Moose Lake, Minn.) is in 3rd place in the NSIC Championships with a 78-80=158.
Football Reunion Gather with all your ol’ Concordia football buddies! Concordia is hosting an all-alumni football reunion during homecoming weekend. Mark your calendar for
Saturday, Sept. 27.
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