Kelli Quick: You recently received All-Midwest Region honors with an impressive grade-point average of 3.87. How do you balance your school work with being a D3 athlete? Do you think being a D3 athlete has helped you be successful in the classroom? If so, how? Joe Kortenhof: It’s definitely difficult at times to balance school…
Athlete of the Week: Hunter Lanton
Hunter Lanton is a sophomore goalkeeper from Dix Hills, New York. Lanton is a key player on the men’s soccer team. In just this season alone, he has already saved over 50 shots on goal and took home his first Midwest Conference Defensive Player of the Week award. Kelli Quick: Coming off a four-game winning…
Athlete of the Week: Amelia Watson
This past Sunday, I had the pleasure of hosting an interview with Amelia Watson, Lawrence’s Athlete of the Week for women’s tennis. A first-year tennis player for LU (in the very early season, no less), she maintained both a 4-0 record in singles matches and a 4-0 mark in doubles matches this week. Her perfect…
Athlete of the Week: Joe Kortenhof
Photo by Emei Thompson This week I had the pleasure to meet with sophomore runner Joe Kortenhof. Kortenhof has been running with a purpose this year, making major strides in his running career. Coming off an impressive cross-country season, he has been on fire these last two weeks of the indoor track season. This week,…
Athlete of the Week: Leah Reeves
Photo by Emei Thompson This week I had the pleasure talking with junior Leah Reeves, a member of the women’s basketball team. In the last couple of weeks, Reeves has been an instrumental piece in the team’s last three wins in six games. Shane Farrell: How does it feel not only to beat a…
Athlete of the Week: Ben Peterson
Photo by Emei Thompson Last Tuesday, senior Ben Peterson contributed strongly to beat Knox College in basketball. In 25 minutes, Peterson accumulated 26 points and eight rebounds with one steal, block and assist. He was extremely efficient with only 12 field goal attempts and a 75% shooting percentage. Even more impressive was his shooting from…
Athlete of the Week: Stephen Zabrowski
Photo courtesy of Paul Wilke This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with sophomore Stephen Zabrowski to congratulate him on his stellar performance at the season opener to be followed by scoring his first collegiate goal on Saturday against Trine. Sarah Grubbe: Congrats on scoring your first collegiate goal in your first…
Athlete of the Week: Josh Janusiak
Photo by Emei Thompson I had the pleasure of sitting down with Josh Janusiak this week to congratulate him on his fabulously successful season. Sarah Grubbe (SG): Your hard work is obviously paying off as is evident in breaking some of the school’s oldest records, like breaking the mark in the 5,000 meters at…
Athlete of the Week: Cassie Gitkin
Photo Courtesy of Paul Wilke Cassie is a junior from Highland Park, IL. She is a third-year member of the Dance Team and also serves as Treasurer. Her favorite style of dance is Poms. At Lawrence, Cassie is pursuing a double major in Studio Art and English. In addition to being a member of Dance…
Athlete of the Week: Joe Kortenhoff
Photo by Victor Nguyen. ***This week I had the opportunity to sit down with Joe Kortenhoff who recently had the best finish of his career and was also named the MWC Performer of the Week.*** Sarah Grubbe: Congrats on the finish, how have you been working on speed? Joe Kortenhoff: The…