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: 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…
Vikings of the Week: Blake Roubos (Hockey)
Photo courtesy of Blake Roubos0 This week I talked to junior Blake Roubos. Roubos is the leading scorer for the men’s hockey team. Last week he helped lead the team to a 2-2 tie and the following day a 5-3 win over Aurora University. Roubos has seven goals and six assists on the year. …
Vikings of the Week: Mattias Soederqvist (Hockey)
Today I got to talk to with senior Mattias Soederqvist. Over break Soederqvist, goalie for the Men’s Hockey Team, won Defensive Player of the Week for the sixth time in his career. Soederqvist stopped a season-high 42 shots to help the Viking beat the sixth-ranked Auggies. This was Lawrence Hockey’s first win over a ranked…
Vikings of the Term: Josh Janusiak (Cross Country)
Today I had the pleasure to talk with Joshua Janusiak. Josh, a sophomore, has continued his dominant cross country season with a first place finish in the Midwest Conference Championships. Josh flew through the 8,000-meter course in 25:42, beating the next closest runner by 27 seconds. Josh’s time was eighth-fastest in Lawrence history. Lawrence as…
Vikings of the Week: Taylor Reifert (Soccer)
Photo by Emei Thompson This week, I had the pleasure of talking with Taylor Reifert. Reifert, a sophomore on the men’s soccer team leads the team in scoring with seven goals this season. Last week, he led the Vikings to a 3-1 win over Ripon College. In the game, he had one goal and an…