By Gabriel Armistead Chapman This week, I caught up with junior goaltender Mattias Soderqvist of the Lawrence University Men’s Hockey team. The Swede was awarded the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Defensive Player of the Week after recording his first career shutout in a 2-0 win over Concordia (Wis.) University on Jan. 9, and stopping 40…
Athlete of the Week: Jamie Nikitas
By Gabriel Armistead Chapman This week, I sat down with senior Jamie Nikitas of the men’s basketball team. Nikitas has developed into one of the team’s top players. He is an exceptional rebounder, a prolific scorer and one of the nation’s leading scorers. In addition, Nikitas is a new member of the elite group of…
Athlete of the Week: Arianna Neumeyer
By Gabriel Armistead Chapman This week, I sat down with freshman and outside hitter Arianna Neumeyer on the Lawrence University Volleyball team. On Nov. 6, Neumeyer was named to the All-Midwest Conference second team. She was the only Lawrence volleyball player to be All Conference. This past season, Neumeyer led the team in kills with 215…
Athlete of the Week: Hayley Cardinal
By Gabriel Armistead Chapman This week, I sat down with senior Hayley Cardinal of the women’s swim team, who is off to a great start to the season after an excellent showing at the All-Wisconsin Showcase on Oct. 24 and being named the Midwest Conference Swimmer of the Week. In a field that included competition ranging…
Athlete of the Week: Ryan Berkley
By Gabriel Armistead Chapman This week, I sat down with sophomore Ryan Berkley of the women’s soccer team. Berkley has filled the stat sheet this season, leading the team in goals (8), assists (6), points (22), shots (76) and shots-on-goal (42). She was also featured this past week as part of the Midwest Conference’s Student-Athlete…
Athlete of the Week: Max Loebl
By Gabriel Armistead Chapman This week, I sat down with junior Max Loebl, a midfielder on the men’s soccer team. Loebl scored the critical game-deciding goal in a 1-0 win over Beloit College on Oct. 10 in an important conference matchup. Gabe Chapman: Tell me about the goal you scored in the game against Beloit.…
Athlete of the Week: Clare Bruning
By Gabriel Armistead Chapman This week, I caught up with senior Clare Bruning of the Lawrence Women’s Cross-Country Team. Bruning led the women’s team to a first place finish this past weekend at the Gene Davis Invitational at Reid Golf Course in Appleton, Wisc., finishing second overall with a time of 24:01. Gabe Chapman:…
Athlete of the Week: Casey Merkle
By Gabriel Armistead Chapman This week, I sat down with junior midfielder Casey Merkle of the women’s soccer team. Merkle was awarded Midwest Conference Player of the Week honors for her timely play in the team’s recent non-conference and conference victories. Merkle either scored or assisted on all of the goals during the team’s last…
Athlete of the Week: Patsy Kealey
By Gabriel Armistead Chapman This week, I sat down with senior goalkeeper Patsy Kealey of the women’s soccer team. Kealey was recently named the Midwest Conference Defensive Player of the Week, posting 22 saves, 0.50 goals against average, a 0.957 save percentage, and a shutout over a period of two games against UW- Stevens Point…
Athlete of the Week: Colt Duncan
By Gabriel Armistead Chapman This week, I sat down with senior linebacker Colt Duncan of the Lawrence Football team. Duncan received the Midwest Conference’s (MWC) Performer of the Week Award for his dominant performance in the Vikings victory over Maranatha Baptist with eight tackles, two and a half sacks, a fumble recovery and a blocked field…