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10 Carroll Invitational John Hoch represents Carroll at D3 All-Star Game //Apr.SPORTS WIRE Ross Bukouricz Staff Writer
The list of post season accolades for Carroll University senior point guard John Hoch is an impressive one: 1st Team All-Midwest Conference, Midwest Conference Player of the Year, Academic All-American, National Player of the Year finalist, two different All-American teams and an NCAA Division III senior all-star game participant. He is the second most prolific scorer and distributor in school history but has had an even larger impact on his team. His knowledge of the game of basketball is like having another coach on the floor. This was never by design or something asked of him, it was just bread out of necessity. “[It was] more instinctive as a point guard, comes with the job: calling plays and getting guys in position,” said Hoch about his leadership role. This outspoken role on the team would be surprising to anyone who only knew him off the court. Away from basketball, Hoch considers himself more of a quiet guy, especially around people he doesn’t know all that well. This thought was echoed by teammates Eric Thompson, Taylor Jansen and Paul Grosshuesch. All three men mentioned how much of a competitor he is on the court, while at the same time being soft spoken and a humble guy. “John is a silent assassin. He
is quiet and polite for 22 hours a day, then when it’s game time..... look out! He is as competitive as it gets, a gentlemen and a warrior all in one,” Coach David Buchanan said. The end of his Carroll career does not mark the end of his basketball career. Hoch is currently looking at playing basketball overseas. If no opportunity to play presents itself, he hopes to get into coaching basketball. He also has another year of school for his degree in physical and health education, which may extend his relationship with Carroll to be the graduate assistant under Coach Buchanan. Either way, he hopes to someday become a gym teacher and a high school basketball coach. Aside from basketball, sports are still a very large part of Hoch’s life. He was a four-sport athlete at Hartland Arrowhead High School, also being a part of the football, track and baseball teams. Participating in so many sports bred a strong connection with the school, which made him feel compelled to follow the school’s boys basketball team, which recently made a run to the Division I state title. “[I] think my team was better,” about his senior team that lost in the state semi-finals to eventual champion Oshkosh West that featured Tim Jarmusz, who now starts at small forward for the University of Wisconsin, “…[we] just didn’t have size.” When getting away from organized sports, Hoch enjoys being outdoors. Hiking and whitewater rafting are two of his
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Overall: Overall:2-46-4 UPCOMING GAMES UPCOMING GAMES @ Mar. 31 Wisconsin Lutheran
Apr. 11 vs. Wisconsin Lutheran 3PM 9AM Apr. vs.vs. UW-Platteville Apr.211 Rockford 1PM & 3PM Noon Apr. 6 vs. Marian 1PM & 3PM Apr. 8 @ Lawrence 1PM & 3PM SOFTBALL Apr. 10 vs. Lawrence /STANDINGS 1PM & 3PM Overall: 3-5
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Mar. 31 @ #25 UW-Whitewater UPCOMING GAMES 3PM & 5PM @ Ripon Apr.103Carroll Apr. Invitational 1PM & 3PM Apr. 10 vs. Lake Forest 11AM @ Janesville, WI MEN’S TENNIS Apr. 10 vs. Monmouth 1PM @ Janesville, WI /STANDINGS Apr. 106-4vs. Grinnell Overall: 3PM @ Janesville, WI UPCOMING GAMES Apr. 11 vs. Knox 10AM WI Apr. 11 @ vs. Janesville, Wisconsin Lutheran 9AM Apr. 11 vs. Illinois College 2PM11@vs.Janesville, Apr. Rockford WI Noon Apr. 12 vs. Alverno 3PM & 5PM John Hoch earned one of only 16 spots for 390 teams for the Division III All-Star game in Salem, VA on Mar. 20. He scored 4 points and had 2 steals as his team the West All-Stars lost 109-107 in overtime. Photo courtesy of Jeff Lin.
favorite activities; therefore he considers himself an outdoorsman. Some of his fondest mem-
ories are taking trips to national parks with his family for these reasons.
Grafenauer, Gruenke & O’Grady earn All-American Josh DeGrasse-Baumann Staff Writer
Carroll University’s Indoor Track team wrapped up their season with three performances at the NCAA Division III National Championships in Green Castle, Ind Mar. 12 and 13. While the Men’s team did not participate in the meet, the Women had three representatives, each of whom came away with All-American honors. Justin Troeller provisionally qualified at the Last Chance Meet for the 55-meter hurdles, but his time was not fast enough to secure a spot at Nationals. Lindsay Gruenke was the first Carroll athlete to compete, finishing the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.73, earning seventh place and All-American honors. Gruenke, a sophomore, was competing in her first national meet at Carroll and became the first Carroll athlete to compete nationally in the 400-meter dash for Indoor Track. “I did not expect any of this to happen,” Gruenke said, “and it was really exciting.” Her qualification came just a week before Nationals at the Last Chance Meet at UWWhitewater, where she posted a school record time of 57.57. She would break this record by posting a time of 57.28 in the preliminaries at Nationals to qualify for the finals. Gruenke was also named Midwest Conference Performer of the Week on Feb. 9, after setting a school record in the 200-meter dash. Senior Becca Grafenauer
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Overall: 3-5 Apr. 2-3 Illinois Wesleyan Invitational UPCOMING GAMES Apr. 10-11 Ripon Invitational Mar. 31 @ #25 UW-Whitewater 3PM & 5PM Apr. 3 @ Ripon FACTOID 1PM &SPORTS 3PM Apr. 10 vs. Lake Forest In the 1970 season, Carroll @ Janesville, 11AM WI College’s men’s basketball team Apr. 10 vs. Monmouth played against in-city rival Mt. St. 1PM @ Janesville, WI Paul College, a new liberal arts Apr. 10 vs. Grinnell college on the north @ Janesville, 3PM WIend of Barstow Street. Carroll College won the Apr. 11 vs. Knox game 73-60. 10AM @ Janesville, WI It was only game between the Apr. 11 the vs. Illinois College schools and Mt. St. Paul College 2PM @ Janesville, WI closed a few years later but the two Apr. 12 vs. Alverno schools worked cooperatively in 3PM & 5PM sharing classes and even producing a combined issue of Carroll College’s newspaper “The PerspecGOLF tive”MEN’S and Mt. St. Paul College’s newspaper “The UPCOMING MEETS Flare.”
Apr. 2-3 Illinois Wesleyan Invitational Apr. 10-11 Ripon Invitational Kayla Koll warms-up for pole vault at Carroll’s Alumni Meet as the Pioneer tracksters move outdoors. Photos by Jessica Williams.
was the next to compete. She received her first Indoor Track AllAmerican honor in her final Indoor Track season, taking eighth place in the pole vault with a height of 3.61 meters. She earned her first AllAmerican title in the 2009 Outdoor Track season, but has competed in the Indoor Nationals twice before, placing tenth each time. “It wasn’t one of my best heights,” Grafenauer said, “… but I was really glad I was still able to be an All-American.” Grafenauer automatically qualified for Nationals in the Pointer Invitational Feb. 6, where she posted a school record height of 3.85 meters.
Grafenauer received Midwest Conference Performer of the Week honors Jan. 29, following a provisional qualification in the pole vault. Megan O’Grady, a sophomore, competed in the 5000-meter run to finish Carroll’s appearance at Nationals. She finished with a time of 17:05.83, a new school record. Her finish was just over a second behind fourth place, but was still enough to earn the third All-American honor for Carroll. This was O’Grady’s second All-American honor in her time at Carroll, having earned her first in the 2009 Outdoor Track season. She also participated in the 2009 NCAA Division III Cross
Country Championship. O’Grady automatically qualified for the National meet with a time of 17:08.62 at the Monmouth College Invitational Feb. 13. “For me, becoming an AllAmerican for Indoor was a huge deal,” O’Grady said. “Getting three girls to nationals was huge.” O’Grady earned Midwest Conference Performer of the Week honors after provisionally qualifying for the 5000-meter run in late January. The track team will be heading outside for the Outdoor season, where a record in the hammer throw was already broken by Josh Joost with a distance of 45.67m.
SPORTS FACTOID In the 1970 season, Carroll College’s men’s basketball team played against in-city rival Mt. St. Paul College, a new liberal arts college on the north end of Barstow Street. Carroll College won the game 73-60. It was the only game between the schools and Mt. St. Paul College closed a few years later but the two schools worked cooperatively in sharing classes and even producing a combined issue of Carroll College’s newspaper “The Perspective” and Mt. St. Paul College’s newspaper “The Flare.”