Photo by Shane Farrell. Senior Daniel Wear threw his fifth career game winning point this weekend at the sectionals tournament for the ultimate frisbee team. In his four years at Lawrence, Wear has set multiple team records: assists (180), points (60) and turnovers (349). The ultimate team looked to make it to regionals after a…
Viking of the week: Brandon Klar (Baseball)
This week I was able to talk with senior baseball player Brandon Klar. Klar is coming off of an impressive spring break performance where he batted .625 over seven games. He was 15-for-24 with a .875 slugging percentage and 3-for-3 on stolen bases which led him to win the Midwest Conference Athlete of the…
Captains Corner :Bill Schuman-Kline (Men’s Tennis)
Photo by Shane Farrell Junior Bill Schuman-Kline is a captain of the men’s tennis team. Schuman-Kline is currently ranked number one in doubles with his partner, senior David Jumes, in the Midwest Conference. The men’s tennis team is currently 6-8 overall and 7th in the conference, but with only two conference matches played the Vikings…
Vikings baseball ties Ripon in home opener
The Lawrence University baseball team rallied in the nightcap game to split the Midwest Conference doubleheader with Ripon College last Saturday at Francis field. The Vikings lost the opener 6-4 but triumphed in the next game 7-6. In the second game, freshman Rudy Mueller-Schrader led the team going 3-5, and junior Matt Holliday and freshman…
Vikings of the Week: Will Nichols (Indoor Track)
Photo by Teddy Kortenhof This week, I had the opportunity to talk with Will Nichols, standout freshman on the indoor track team. Two weeks ago, Nichols shattered the Lawrence record in the indoor 200 meter dash. Last weekend, he was crowned Midwest Conference champion in the triple jump. Looking forwards, Nichols is excited to continue…
Vikings of the Week: Amy Hutchings (Indoor Track)
Photo by Emei Thompson This week I got the chance to talk with Amy Hutchings, a senior on the indoor track and field team. Amy has been a consistent point winner for the Vikings and is a very versatile runner. This year Amy has run the 800, 400 and the 4×400. SF: How does…
Vikings of the Week: Kate Kilgus (Indoor Track)
This week I had the pleasure to talk with Kate Kilgus. After taking a year off due to injuries and study abroad Kate came back with a dominate performance in the mile. The senior from Carmel, New York placed second with a time of 5:30.37. Kilgus and the team will be competing at the UW-Oshkosh…
Vikings of the Week: Wes Hetcher (Indoor Track)
Photo by Emei Thompson This week I had the pleasure to talk with senior Wesley Hetcher. Hetcher is a senior pole vaulter on the indoor and outdoor track teams and played football for the Vikings this fall. At the Platteville Invitational, he vaulted 3.41m and over this weekend at the Stevens Point Invitational he…
LU Teams of the Week: Lawrence Women’s Swimming
Photo by Emei Thompson This week I got the pleasure to talk with the Women’s Swim Team captains—seniors Danielle Millin, Rebecca Schachtman and Paige Witter. The swim team recently took the third place in the Private College Championship. During that meet, Millin won the 200-yard backstroke in a time of 2:18.72 and Witter won…
Vikings of the Week: Pete Winslow (Basketball)
Photo courtesy of Paul Wilke Today I got to talk with senior Pete Winslow. Winslow, a captain for the men’s basketball team has helped the team cruise to a 5-1 record in January and 7-7 on the season. During this stretch, Winslow was named Midwest Conference player of the week – his first time…