JUDSON Athletics by Adam Ledyard Steffensen were named All-Region and Cevallos was named the regional coach of the year. Teevans was voted as a finalist for the National Player of the Year, too. Hoffman and Steffensen were also named NAIA National Players of the Week. Combined, the team had six CCAC Players of the Week. Judson finished 15th in the final NAIA National Poll and was ranked the last eight weeks of play. It was the first time that a Judson women’s soccer team had been nationally ranked. Judson also broke the program record for wins in a season and had a 14-match winning streak.
Changes are coming to the Judson University Athletic Department. The athletic website www.judsoneagles.com received a fresh look and several new features to enhance the fan’s experience. Check out the new site to see what best suits your social media experience. Stay tuned to what the Judson University Athletic Department will be launching in the near future. The athletic department has also experienced leadership transitions this year. Nancy Binger was promoted to the executive director of Enrollment Services and men’s head basketball coach Tony Tompkins became the interim director of athletics. Binger served athletics for 10 years and was instrumental in developing the department. In her time, Judson Athletics gained 12 sports, made major renovations to the softball field and tennis courts, hired several new coaches, and saw several programs enter the NAIA National Poll and win their first CCAC Championships. Binger was also involved in bringing the Chicago Bandits to campus.
Men’s Soccer
Men’s Lacrosse In their opening season, the Judson University men’s lacrosse team earned their first milestone win on April 9 in fashion with an 18-1 win over Cornell (Ia.) For their first year of competition, Judson went 1-9 but had two one-goal losses to end the season. Tim Casson led the team with four goals and three assists while Kyle Babbe had three goals and two assists for their first win as a team. Josh Elmore had 15 goals to lead the team while Babbe netted 14 and Casson put in 10. Judson will start their second lacrosse season in March.
Women’s Soccer It was a season to remember for the women’s soccer team as they finished 16-32, leading to their first-ever NAIA National 20 JUDSON today
Freshman of the Year, Jenna Steffensen Tournament and winning the program’s first regular season CCAC Championship. Jenna Schiller and Jenna Steffensen were named NAIA All-Americans. Steffensen was also named Freshman of the Year. Diego Cevallos was awarded the CCAC Coach of the Year. Tatum Teevans (third team) and Sara Hoffman (second team) were both named College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic AllAmericans, another first for the program. Hoffman and Schiller were named to the All-CCAC first-team while Jamie Wimberly was named to the second team. For the NCCAA, Teevans, Hoffman, Schiller and
For the third year in a row, the men’s soccer team played in the NCCAA National Tournament where they finished in third place. After just missing the NAIA National Tournament by falling to Saint Xavier, 2-1, in the CCAC Tournament Championship match, Judson won the NCCAA North Central Regional Championship with a 4-3 penalty kick shootout over Trinity Christian College. Judson finished 149-2 and went 7-3 in the CCAC. In the 2011 season, Judson played five teams in which they either nationally ranked or received votes. Judson hosted 2010 NAIA National Champion Hastings College, playing their first ever No. 1 team, and fell, 5-2. Corey Burke was named the National Player of the Year, the NCCAA’s highest award. Burke is Judson’s sixth men’s soccer player to receive the award. Steven Moldenhauer was the last player to win the award in 2007. Burke then became the program’s first-ever CoSIDA Academic All-American when he was voted onto the first team. In the CCAC, Tom Kruse and Neil Thompson were selected as first-team members while Mike Tobie was a secondteam member. In the NCCAA, Burke,