Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Both the men's and women's track teams will be sending athletes to the outdoor championships in California later this week.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Submitted by North Central College The North Central College women's track and field team has qualified five individuals for competition in the 2012 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, to be held May 24-26 at Fritz B. Burns Stadium in Claremont, Calif. The top 22 declared student-athletes in each event, based on their outdoor performances since Mar. 1, were accepted into the competition. The final list of qualifiers was released on Sunday. The Cardinals will have a pair of athletes making return trips to the outdoor championships in Krista Cota and Brianna Tolliver. Cota will compete in the 1,500-meter run, owning a qualifying time of 4 minutes, 31.96 seconds which ranks her seventh-fastest in the field and second-…
Monday, May 7, 2012
Seven student-athletes from North Central College were named to the Hampshire Honor Society, the highest number ever selected from the college.
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Monday, May 7, 2012
Submitted by North Central College North Central College student-athletes Peter Bulandr (Sr., Long Grove, Ill./Stevenson), Stewart Charles (Sr., Batavia, Ill./Batavia), Brad Crackel (Sr., Oswego, Ill./Oswego East), Mike Giaquinto (Sr., Port Murray, N.J./Warren Hills), Nick Hicks (Sr., Pembroke Pines, Fla./American Heritage), Josh McLeod (Sr., Lisle, Ill./Lisle) and Kane Thompson (Sr., Aledo, Ill./Aledo) have been selected as members of the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society Class of 2012. The Hampshire Honor Society, part of the NFF's effort to recognize academic and athletic success, is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who have maintained a cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 or better…
Friday, April 27, 2012
The women's lacrosse team will be traveling to Adrian College in Michigan Saturday where they hope to make up for the loss to Augustana Wednesday night.
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Friday, April 27, 2012
Submitted by North Central College An extended first-half scoring rally turned out to be enough to doom the North Central College women's lacrosse team to defeat on Wednesday evening, as the Augustana College Vikings put a damper on the Cardinals' Senior Night festivities by defeating the hosts, 19-7, at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium. After scoring the game's first goal, the Cardinals (6-8) were held scoreless for more than 20 minutes while Augustana found the net 10 times. The Vikings owned a 11-4 advantage at halftime and led by at least six goals the rest of the way. Augustana (15-3), which owned a 39-21 advantage in shots attempted, was led in scoring by Hilary Kargl's six goals, while Hannah Dickman and Christina Letmanski each scored five…
Thursday, April 26, 2012
North Central College's two-time national champion men's track & field team will be competing at Drake University starting Thursday.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Submitted by North Central College The two-time defending outdoor national champion North Central College men's track & field team will send its largest contingent in program history to Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday for the 103rd Drake Relays. Cardinal athletes will compete in seven relay events at the prestigious meet while six athletes will compete as individuals. North Central will field relays in the 4x100-meter, 4x200-meter, 4x400-meter, 4x800-meter, 4x110-meter hurdle shuttle, distance medley and sprint medley events while individuals will compete in the 10,000-meter run and the pole vault from Thursday through Saturday. The Cardinals open up the meet on Thursday night with Dan Kerley, Neal Klein and Tim Hird all …
Friday, April 20, 2012
Recently 70 student-athletes at North Central College were honored for their achievements. Several Naperville area students were among those recognized.
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Submitted by North Central College North Central College recently released its list of 70 student-athletes who have received Academic All-College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) accolades for the 2012 winter sports season. To be eligible, an individual must have an overall grade point average of 3.30 or above during their season of competition and must have lettered in their respective sport for that season. Four athletes from the Naperville Patch coverage area have made the list: - Jake Nurczyk, Men's Swimming (So., Naperville/Plainfield North HS) - Actuarial Science major - Placed fifth in the 400-yard medley relay and sixth in the 200-, 400-, and 800-yard freestyle relays at the CCIW Championships. - Nick Santos, Wrestling (So…
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
A round up of how the men's and women's golf team and women's lacrosse team did over the weekend.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Submitted by North Central College Taking advantage of ideal playing conditions to post some of its best numbers of the spring, the North Central College men's golf team turned in an 11th-place finish in the 22-team Augustana College Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Pinnacle Country Club. After turning in a score of 327 in Friday's opening round, the Cardinals were one of many teams going low on Saturday, totaling a 313 for their best round of the spring and their third-best effort of the academic year. North Central's total of 640 placed it ahead of Augustana, as well as fellow College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) rival Elmhurst College. Another CCIW representative, North Park University, was just one stroke ahead of …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
North Central College's men and women came away with wins over the weekend. The men and women participated in different track meets with the women at the Washington University Select Meet and the men competing at the Chicagoland Outdoor Championships.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Submitted by North Central College The North Central College women's track and field team bested a pair of top-10 ranked programs Saturday at the Washington University Select Meet, winning four events and topping the nine-team field. The Cardinals totaled 114 points, outdistancing the seventh-ranked hosts by four points. Ninth-ranked Illinois Wesleyan University placed third with 107.5 points. North Central took the top two spots in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, as Alicia Zimmerman claimed the win (11:24.40) and Amanda Marek followed in second place (11:42.13). The Cardinals also scored a win in the 1,500-meter run, asKrista Cota won in a personal-best time of 4:42.76. Brianna Tolliver claimed first place in the javelin throw (129'11") and…
Saturday, April 7, 2012
The Cardinals had an early lead in the game, only to lose to the Titans.
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Saturday, April 7, 2012
Submitted by North Central College A four-run fifth inning condemned the North Central College baseball team to a College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin defeat on Friday, as the Cardinals dropped a 4-3 decision to the Illinois Wesleyan University Titans at Jack Horenberger Field. The Cardinals (13-6, 4-2 CCIW) took an early 2-0 lead in the third inning, as Joe Turek delivered a two-run double with two outs to give North Central an early 2-0 advantage. Illinois Wesleyan countered with a four-run rally in the fifth inning, with each of the runs coming with two outs, to take a 4-2 advantage. North Central got an RBI single from Joe Paparone in the sixth to slash the Titans' lead to a single run at 4-3, but the Cardinals were held without …
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Cardinals denied a sweep at Carthage. Women Cardinals lacrosse team scores a win.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Submitted by North Central College After wiping out a pair of deficits, the stage was set for the North Central College baseball team to negate a third on Sunday at Carthage College, but a ninth-inning rally came up short and the Cardinals were denied a sweep in their three-game series with the Red Men as Carthage prevailed, 5-3. Down to its final out, North Central (11-5, 2-1 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) got a pinch-hit single from Charlie Hern before Joe Turek drew a walk to put the tying run on first base. Carthage relief pitcher Mitch Lochen, however, got a groundout to close out a three-inning stint on the mound and end the Cardinals' five-game winning streak. After North Central starting pitcher Ben Krusen and Carthage…
Thursday, March 22, 2012
The North Central College Cardinals ended their spring break schedule with a win in North Carolina.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Submitted by North Central College Stringing together a five-run seventh inning for the second straight day, the North Central College baseball team closed out its Spring Break schedule with a 9-4 victory over Greensboro College at War Memorial Stadium on Wednesday, posting its third win in the five-game tour. With the score tied at 4-4, the Cardinals (7-4) led off the seventh with singles by Steve Hlavac and Kevin Hennessy. Ben Krusen followed with a third straight single to drive Hlavac home, and Peter Romanellodrew a walk to load the bases and force a pitching change. Once play resumed, Luke Waldier and Alex Khoury each drew free passes of their own to drive home two more runs. Romanello and Waldier later scored on separate wild …
