Photo by Emei Thompson. For the final athlete of the week and my final column for this paper before my graduation, I decided to honor an athlete who has stood out among the crowd this term. Our athlete of the term is freshman softball player Ceara Larson. Recently, Larson has been honored at the annual…
Athlete of the Week: Joe Kortenhof
Photo by Emei Thompson. This week I sat down with track superstar, sophomore Joe Kortenhof. Kortenhof has been a standout since his freshman year, consistently placing in the top ten at meets. Kortenhof recently placed second in the 10,000-meter race at the Midwest Conference Championships on Friday, May 11, and was 33 seconds ahead of…
Track team broke records
Dynamic duo, junior Josh Janusiak and sophomore Joe Kortenhof blew away the competition in the 5,000 meters on Friday, Feb. 23 at the Midwest Conference Championships. Janusiak not only shattered the Midwest Conference Record, but broke his own Lawrence record and set a track record at Ripon College’s Willmore Center. Janusiak won the 5,000 in…
Thanks to all basketball seniors
On Saturday, Feb. 17, the Lawrence University men’s and women’s basketball teams hosted their last home game of the season. They used this game against Lake Forest as an opportunity to honor 10 total seniors on each team. The members of this year’s class have made huge contributions to their respective programs and will be…
Men’s basketball in the playoff hunt
Freshman Bryce Denham hits the shot. Photos by Caroline Garrow Lawrence University welcomed its students back for winter term 2018 on Tuesday, January 2. As you can imagine, the week was very eventful for students as we settled into our rooms and set our class schedules. The week was also busy for the Lawrence University…
Preseason is over, let conference play begin
Senior captain Landon Edwards passes the ball. Photo courtesy of Lawrence Athletics After a month of preseason, the Lawrence men’s and women’s soccer teams begin conference play this weekend as both teams travel to Knox College on Saturday and Illinois Collegeon Sunday. On the women’s side, they are coming out of non-conference play 1-4 with…
Unsung Hero Of The Week: Fanita Robbins (Women’s Track & Field)
Photo by Sarah Grubbe. This week I sat down with junior track and field member Fanita Robbins. This is Fanita’s first year on the track team. She spent the previous two years as a member of the women’s basketball team. In her first year, Fanita has proved herself and has been an outstanding contribution to…
Viking of the week :Amanda Karnatz (Softball)
Photo courtesy of Joe Vanden Acker This week I sat down with freshman softball standout Amanda Karnatz. Karnatz has had an incredible start to her season, being the first Viking on the team to receive Midwest Conference Accolades. We are excited to see what Karnatz will bring to this team for the rest of this…
Freshman Sportlight: Mik Patel (Cross-Country)
Photo by Emei Thompson This week I sat down with freshman cross country runner Mik Patel. In the past few weeks, Mik has been having some strong showings in his first year. The cross country team has big goals this season, winning conference is just within reach, and Mik is looking forward to seeing where…