Vikings of the Week

Chris Stievo

Chris Stievo

GolfJeff Henderson led Lawrence University to a victory in the opening round of the Midwest Conference North Division Championships on Sunday.

The Reedsburg native carded a 1-over par 73 at Western Lakes Golf Club in Pewaukee to pace the Vikings to a team score of 304, 28 shots better than second place Beloit College.

The 73 tied the third-lowest round of his career and earned Henderson, the defending Midwest Conference champion, conference Golfer of the Week honors.

Baseball

Chris Stievo tied a school record in leading Lawrence University to a split of four games during the past week.

Stievo tied the record for hits in a game by going 5-for-5 in Lawrence‚s 11-10 win over Lakeland College, which participated in the NCAA Division III World Series last season.

For the week, which saw Lawrence split doubleheaders with Beloit College and Lakeland, he went 6-for-12 with three doubles and five runs batted in for a .750 slugging percentage. On the season, the Appleton native is batting .366 with five doubles, a homer, and seven RBIs.

Jeff Henderson