FLAME THROWER: Junior pitcher Emily Dye scores an appearance on the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference team this season.
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Hawks athletics types abound as all-academic, all-conference
By: Charles Redfield, Associate sports editor
Rockhurst University enjoyed a successful sports year, especially academically.
The athletes in all the sports combined for a 3.36 grade-point average in the spring semester. A total four of the school’s 11 athletic teams had a GPA of 3.60 or higher. The women’s basketball team led the way with a 3.66 GPA.
A school-record 123 athletes earned Academic All-Conference honors and approximately 78 percent of the school’s athletes posted a 3.0 GPA or higher.
The Hawks compete in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, an NCAA Division II conference.
They did not win any conference titles but did see 21 athletes earn All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors.
The leaders were men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball, with four all-conference performers apiece. Softball had three.
Sophomore soccer player Tom Heinemann proved the lone Hawks performer to achieve All-American honors as a second-team National Soccer Coaches Association of America selection. The forward scored 15 goals and six assists in leading the Hawks to the semifinals of the GLVC Tournament last fall.
Here is a look at some of the sports for the 2007-2008 school year:
Men’s Soccer
The Hawks finished 11-6-3. Heinemann led the team. Senior midfielder Adam Johnson and sophomore forward Haggai Leboo were named to the all-conference second team.
Women’s Soccer
Rockhurst enjoyed its seventh consecutive winning season. Junior forward Lisa Schwarz made the all-conference first team, while senior midfielder Lindsay Ewert and junior defender Sarah Anderson earned spots on the second team. Freshman defender Chelsey Schumacher made the third team.
Volleyball
The Hawks posted their 20th consecutive 20-win season. Emily Crowley got the nod as the GLVC Freshman of the Year. She and senior middle hitter Rachel Fowler made second-team All-Conference. Junior outside hitter Audrey Boese and senior setter Amanda Hydorn garnered third-team selections.
Men’s and Women’s Tennis
Seniors Garrett Fischer and Paul Ravkin earned spots on the All-GLVC team, while junior Kandice Belanger made the All-GLVC team for the third consecutive year.
Men’s Basketball
Seniors John Torson and Joey Deas were named to the All-GLVC third team.
Women’s Basketball
The program boasted a winning non-conference record for the second straight year. Junior forward Amy Hake led the team in scoring at 13.2 points per game. The team had a GPA of 3.52.
Softball
Junior Emily Dye made the All-GLVC second team and junior Heather Robertson and sophomore Holly Hilton made the third team.
Baseball
The Hawks won three of their last four games to finish with 20 victories for the 15th year in a row. Senior outfielder Zach Troilo made the All-GLVC third team. Junior pitcher Ryan Morgan got drafted in the 26th round by the Kansas City Royals.
Men’s and Women’s Golf
Junior Kyle Hummer had the lowest stroke average for the men, while senior Jill Shatkus and junior Carmen Titus led the women to tournament titles at Park and William Jewell.
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The athletes in all the sports combined for a 3.36 grade-point average in the spring semester. A total four of the school’s 11 athletic teams had a GPA of 3.60 or higher. The women’s basketball team led the way with a 3.66 GPA.
A school-record 123 athletes earned Academic All-Conference honors and approximately 78 percent of the school’s athletes posted a 3.0 GPA or higher.
The Hawks compete in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, an NCAA Division II conference.
They did not win any conference titles but did see 21 athletes earn All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors.
The leaders were men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball, with four all-conference performers apiece. Softball had three.
Sophomore soccer player Tom Heinemann proved the lone Hawks performer to achieve All-American honors as a second-team National Soccer Coaches Association of America selection. The forward scored 15 goals and six assists in leading the Hawks to the semifinals of the GLVC Tournament last fall.
Here is a look at some of the sports for the 2007-2008 school year:
Men’s Soccer
The Hawks finished 11-6-3. Heinemann led the team. Senior midfielder Adam Johnson and sophomore forward Haggai Leboo were named to the all-conference second team.
Women’s Soccer
Rockhurst enjoyed its seventh consecutive winning season. Junior forward Lisa Schwarz made the all-conference first team, while senior midfielder Lindsay Ewert and junior defender Sarah Anderson earned spots on the second team. Freshman defender Chelsey Schumacher made the third team.
Volleyball
The Hawks posted their 20th consecutive 20-win season. Emily Crowley got the nod as the GLVC Freshman of the Year. She and senior middle hitter Rachel Fowler made second-team All-Conference. Junior outside hitter Audrey Boese and senior setter Amanda Hydorn garnered third-team selections.
Men’s and Women’s Tennis
Seniors Garrett Fischer and Paul Ravkin earned spots on the All-GLVC team, while junior Kandice Belanger made the All-GLVC team for the third consecutive year.
Men’s Basketball
Seniors John Torson and Joey Deas were named to the All-GLVC third team.
Women’s Basketball
The program boasted a winning non-conference record for the second straight year. Junior forward Amy Hake led the team in scoring at 13.2 points per game. The team had a GPA of 3.52.
Softball
Junior Emily Dye made the All-GLVC second team and junior Heather Robertson and sophomore Holly Hilton made the third team.
Baseball
The Hawks won three of their last four games to finish with 20 victories for the 15th year in a row. Senior outfielder Zach Troilo made the All-GLVC third team. Junior pitcher Ryan Morgan got drafted in the 26th round by the Kansas City Royals.
Men’s and Women’s Golf
Junior Kyle Hummer had the lowest stroke average for the men, while senior Jill Shatkus and junior Carmen Titus led the women to tournament titles at Park and William Jewell.