INSIDE IWU women’s 5,000-meter run, while Ayana Blair ’21 and Cora Wilkinson ’21 earned United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-America honors and qualified for the NCAA Championships. Blair was set to compete in the shot put and weight throw, and Wilkinson the long jump, before the championships were canceled. Blair set IWU’s shot put record at the CCIW Championships. Wilkinson was later named a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection. All-CCIW honorees from the women’s team included: Addison Bendery ’23, Lexie Dorsey ’22, Emma Helferich ’22, Nia Lee ’21, Kinlee Miller ’23, Jenna Mirande ’22, Angela Roman ’20, Katie Vogler ’22, Kelsey Wyman ’21, North, Blair and Wilkinson. All-CCIW picks from the men’s team were: Jake Mahaffey ’21, Davis Nguy ’22, Colin Orchard ’20, Cole Paraday ’22, Steven Raybould ’20 and Drew Tatlock ’23. The Titans’ 2020 outdoor track and field season was canceled due to COVID-19. Women's Swimming and Diving Third, Men Fourth at CCIW Championships The IWU women’s and men’s swimming and diving teams posted third- and fourth-place finishes, respectively, at the CCIW Championships, Feb. 20-22, 2020. Thirteen school records were broken and seven individual titles were claimed at the conference meet. Ellen Gilbert ’22 captured individual titles in the 100- and 200Ellen Gilbert ’22 yard butterfly events, and 500-yard freestyle, to lead the women’s team; her 100 fly time set a school record. Lauren Feddersen ’23 set a school record in winning the 200-yard breaststroke. Gilbert was named the CCIW meet’s Most Valuable Swimmer, CCIW Swimmer of the Year, and she later earned College Swimming & Diving Coaches of America All-America, and CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict and Academic All-America honors. She qualified for the NCAA Championships which were later canceled due to COVID-19. Laurin Ebert ’21, Amber Gauthier ’20, Donna Kurek ’23, Megan Wong ’22, Gilbert and Feddersen earned All-CCIW honors. Mason McCauley ’22 led the men’s team with conference titles in the 500- and 1,650-yard freestyle events, both with school-record times. Will Garcia ’20 won the 200yard freestyle. Dillon Cherwin ’23 was tabbed the CCIW Rookie of the Year and earned All-CCIW status along with McCauley and Garcia.
tournament title game for the first time since 2015. Matthew Leritz ’22 and Peter Lambesis ’22 earned All-CCIW accolades. Leritz was a first team honoree, while Lambesis landed on the second team. Luke Yoder ’23 became the first Titan to be named CCIW Freshman of the Year since the award’s inception in 2013. Women’s Basketball Wins CCIW Tournament, Advances to Second Round of NCAA Tourney
The Titans claimed their third-straight CCIW Tournament championship and earned their fourth-straight NCAA Tournament berth. IWU advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and concluded the season with a 20-9 overall record. The Titans went 11-5 in conference play and finished as the regular-season runner-up. Kendall Sosa ’21 earned All-CCIW First Team and D3hoops.com All-Region honors, before ultimately being named a D3hoops.com All-American. Sosa, who led the CCIW in scoring average and became the 24th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points, was a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection. Sydney Shanks ’20 and Riley Brovelli ’21 were named to the All-CCIW first and second teams, respectively. Kendall Sosa ’21
Men’s Hoops Finishes Third in CCIW, Plays for CCIW Tournament Title The men’s basketball team finished the year with a 19-9 overall record, including an 11-5 CCIW mark. The Titans, who finished third in the conference, advanced to the league’s IWU MAGAZINE | S U M M E R / F A L L 2 0 2 0
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