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: 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…
Athlete of the Week: Dan Rothbauer
Photo by Emei Thompson I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dan Rothbauer this week to congratulate him on being named the Midwest Conference Special Teams Player of the Week. Sarah Grubbe (SG): Congrats on being named Player of the Week! How do you feel the season is going so far? Dan…
Athlete of the Week: Nicholas Jatta
Photo by Emei Thompson. Freshman Nicholas Jatta recently received Midwest Conference player of the week honors. The rookie out of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin has started his bright soccer career of with a bang. Jatta broke a school-record four assists in Lawrence’s 4-0 victory over Lakeland University on Sept. 1 at the Banta Bowl. Sarah…
Athlete of the Week: Arianna Neumeyer
Photo by Sarah Grubbe Sarah Grubbe: LU has never beaten St. Norbert—how are you feeling in the days leading up to the game? Arianna Neumeyer: St. Norbert is predicted to take second at conference and LU for third, but if we win this game, we have a good shot at turning the tables and…
Vikings of the term: Amanda Karnatz (Softball)
Photo by Victor Nguyen. This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Amanda Karnatz, a freshman softball player. Karnatz recently won the Blu Crew award for Rookie of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year. Sarah Grubbe: Congratulations on being named both the Rookie and the Female Athlete of the year! What…
Unsung hero of the week: Eryn Blagg (Women’s Track & Field)
Photo courtesy of Paul Wilke. This week I sat down with dual athlete in swimming and track and field, junior Eryn Blagg. Blagg has been in a boot for most of her track season, but is still continuing to run and push through the pain. Sarah Grubbe: You’ve been seen in a boot…
Viking of the week: Wes Hetcher (Men’s Track & Field)
Photo by Sarah Grubbe. This week I had the privilege to talk with senior Wes Hetcher. Over the last two track and field meets of the season Wes has been on fire. At the Vikings invitational threw to a first-place finish in the javelin and vaulted to a second-place finish in the pole vault. At…
Captains corner: Elsie Tenpas & Arianna Fearing (Dance Team)
Photo courtesy of Elsie Tenpas. This week I had the opportunity to sit down with newly elected Lawrence University Dance Team (LUDT) sophomore captains Arianna Fearing and Elsie Tenpas to discuss their relationships to the team and their goals for the coming season. Sarah Grubbe: The trimester system is a fast paced one, what…
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