D3 Hockey RECORD:
13-10-1
POSTSEASON:
None
HIGHLIGHTS: The Warriors’ D3 squad improved by three games in their second season of competition and rose as high as 13 in the ACHA Division III North Region Rankings.
Wrestling RECORD:
11-5 duals meet record POSTSEASON:
Finished third at the NAIA Wrestling National Championships HIGHLIGHTS: It was a historic year for the Warriors under first-year coach Thomas Pompei as they earned their best finishes ever at the NWCA National Duals (second) and National Championships (third). Junior Mitch Pawlak became the program’s first national champion at 125 pounds while three other individuals placed (LJ Grayson, third at 184, Travis Barroquillo, fourth at 133 and Collin Crume, seventh at 133) as the Warriors finished with four all-Americans, the most ever.
Men’s Indoor Track and Field POSTSEASON:
Finished first at the NAIA Indoor Championships The Warriors won their third-straight indoor national championship, their fourth-straight WHAC championship and were the top-ranked team all season in the USFTCCCA Computer Rankings. Coach Doug Edgar was named Coach of the Year by the WHAC, USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region and NAIA. Two student-athletes were named to WHAC all-conference teams while 23 earned all-American status. The men had two individual national champions (John Hester600m and Harris Edwards III-200m) and 4x400m relay of Hester, John Broaden, DeShawn Woods and HIGHLIGHTS:
Edwards III also won the national title. John Broaden and Alain
Dixon were named Outstanding Performer of the WHAC meet while Broaden, Harris Edwards III and DeShawn Woods shared MVP honors. Edwards III and Dixon were selected as the Track and Field Athletes of the Year in the Great Lakes Region by the USTFCCCA and Gairy Springer was named WHAC Newcomer of the Year. Ten studentathletes were named to the WHAC All-Academic Team.
ACADEMIC HONORS:
FROM COACH DOUG EDGAR: “Our men were really the true definition of a team at the indoor championships. We scored 39 of our 105 points in the field events. The guys did an amazing job of battling as they suffered some hiccups on day two, but rebounded for an amazing day three. We are excited to see this group continue to develop during
the outdoor season.”
Women’s Indoor Track and Field POSTSEASON:
Finished third at the NAIA Indoor Championships HIGHLIGHTS: The Warriors won their sixth straight WHAC Championship and Coach Edgar was named the Coach of the Year in the conference as well as in the Great Lakes Region by USTFCCCA. Sarah Dunmore was named Newcomer of the Year by the WHAC and Track Athlete of the Year in the Great Lakes Region. Tia Holmes was named Great Lakes Region Field Athlete of the Year while sharing Most Outstanding Performance at the WHAC meet with Dunmore. Sixteen ladies were named all-Americans and Dunmore was the National Champion in the 60 meters while 17 earned allconference honors.
Six studentathletes were named to the WHAC All-Academic Team.
ACADEMIC HONORS:
“Our ladies had an amazing indoor season for as young as they are as a group. We struggled with our fi eld events at the national championship and that was the diff erence between
FROM COACH DOUG EDGAR:
winning and fi nishing in third place. With only two seniors competing at the indoor championships, the future looks bright. Our ladies will continue to develop during the outdoor season.”
Men’s Bowling POSTSEASON:
Won the WHAC Tournament Title, finished 11th at the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships HIGHLIGHTS: After finishing seventh in the regular season, the Warriors won their first-ever WHAC Tournament. Junior Kyle Koss finished third at the Tier I Lehigh Valley Classic on Dec. 29-30, the best finish ever for a Warrior at a Tier I event.
honors along with Burnett. Pasch and Wiser each were selected to the honorable mention squad. Burnett and Ashley Zeabart were named to the WHAC All-Academic Team
ACADEMIC HONORS:
FROM COACH: “We’re extremely happy with the progress we’ve made this year and will look to build off of it for the future. Samantha got hot at the right time and she was rewarded with a trip to Wichita. Annalee was out best bowler all year long and we’re excited to see how she continues to grow in the next three years.”
Quinton Burnett, Kyle Koss and Tyler Krepp were named to the WHAC All-Academic Team.
ACADE MIC HONORS:
FROM COACH TOM OSBORNE: “We’re extremely happy with the progress we’ve made this year and will look to build off of it for the future. The tournament title was a huge step in the right direction.”
A
Senior Rayana Villalpando
WOMEN’S Bowling
B
Senior Dominique Walls
POSTSEASON:
C
Junior Mitch Pawlak
D
Senior Harris Edwards III
E
Junior DeShawn Woods
F
Sophomore Sarah Dunmore
Finished third at the WHAC Tournament, 13th at the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships HIGHLIGHTS: Senior Samantha Pasch became the fi rst Tech bowler to qualify for the USBC Singles Championships by placing second at the Individual Singles Championships Sectional Qualifi ers on March 11 in Addison, Illinois. On April 18, Samantha competed at the National Singles Championships in Wichita, Kansas against 15 other women. Tech won its second WHAC Jamboree title in school history back on Jan. 9 while Quinisha Burnett won the individual title. Freshman Annalee Sisk was named WHAC Player and Newcomer of the Year, and garnered fi rst-team all-conference
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