Athletics News
Vanwormer, Vermilye and Timothy
Young were each named NAIA Scholar-
Athletes. The Saints bumped nationally
ranked Cornerstone and Aquinas to
finish second behind Indiana Tech at the
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
Champion ships in Grand Rapids. Esrom
Woldemichael finished third individually
in 25 minutes, 55.6 seconds to earn first
team all-conference. Stephen Merchant
was sixth (26:13.3) and Vanwormer
12th (26:34) to garner second team
recognition.
Dance
The Saints finished eighth at the inaugu-
ral NAIA Cheer and Dance Champion-
ships in Oklahoma City. SHU scored 76.4
points, with Midland (Neb.) winning the
title with 91.38. SHU placed third at the
NAIA Northeast Regional, which earned
an at-large berth to the NAIA national
competition. The Saints also won the
CANAM National Championship title after
scoring 83.73 points out of a possible
100 points in action in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
SHU competed against institutions from
the NAIA and NCAA Division I-II-III.
Football
The Saints finished the season 5-5
overall, 2-4 in the Mid-States Football
Association Mideast Division. Senior kick
returner Jordan Riley, junior cornerback
Darius Price and senior safety Da'vonte
Price were each named to the MSFA
Mideast first team. Riley finished with
597 returns yards, including a 100-yard
return for a TD. Darius Price earned his
third all-conference honor after making
28 tackles with an interception. Da'vonte
Price had a team-leading 65 tackles and
four interceptions to lead the defense.
Earning second team honors were
sophomore wide receiver Deontae' Rush
and senior linebacker Nate Yeloushan.
Senior safety Cha'Quan Love, sophomore
defensive end Malik Edwards and senior
receiver Curtis Smith Jr. were tabbed
to the honorable mention squad. Love,
junior Braelen Bader and sophomores
Brady Tanguay and Izayah Newsom were
each named to the CoSIDA Academic
All-District Team.
Golf
Women: The Saints finished the fall
conference season by placing fifth at
the final Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic
Conference Jamboree and fifth overall.
Andrea Richards earned first team all-
conference honors, tying for 12th with a
162 (84-78). Alyssa Fausneaucht had the
top finish for the weekend, placing 10th
with a 161 (80-81).
Men: The Saints finished seventh at
the final fall Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic
Conference Jamboree in Ypsilanti, and
finished seventh in the final conference
standings. Nick Sanscrainte shot a 74,
with Aaron Bitz adding a 75 for SHU.
Indoor Track and Field
Women: The Saints finished ninth at
the NAIA Indoor National Championships
in Tennessee. SHU had multiple All-
Americans, including Sheila (second,
12-4 1/2) and Tasha (seventh, 11-8
1/2) McKinley in the pole vault, Marissa
Johnson (right) (third, 5-7 1/4) in the
high jump, Asia Gardner in the 200
(fifth, 25.15), Mariah Ridal in the 600
(sixth, 1:27.8), Alexis Moore in the 400
(eighth, 58.23), Ashley Russo in the 1000
(eighth, 3:04.3) and the 4x400 relay of
Ridal, Russo, Brianna Pekel and Moore
(fourth, 3:53.66). The Saints finished
second to top-ranked Indiana Tech at the
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
Championships at Aquinas. High jumper
Johnson was named the Most Valuable
Performer of the meet after tying her
school record with a jump of 5 feet, 8.5
inches. She tied for the best jump, but
finished second due to the tiebreaker.
Also setting a conference record was
Sheila McKinley, who won the pole
vault in 12-5. Also earning firsts were
the 4x400 relay of Ridal, Russo, Pekel
and Moore (3:58.08) and Moore in the
400 (58.2). Placing second were Tasha
McKinley in the pole vault, Gardner in
the 200, Russo in the 1000, Ridal in the
600, Charlena Williams in the triple jump
and Ashley O'Neill in the weight throw.
The Saints had 131 points, second only
to Indiana Tech's 193.
were the 4x400 relay of Blaine Ellington,
Joshua Miles, Torin Anderson and
Muessig, Muessig in the 800, and
Jacob Compagner in the weight throw.
Soccer
Women: Juniors Samantha Bartelotti
and Emily Burkman were each named
honorable mention NAIA All-Americans.
Bartelotti, a forward, led the Saints with
11 goals, including three game-winners.
Burkman, a center defender, had four
goals and anchored a defense that
allowed only 19 goals in 18 games this
season. Burkman, Alexis Gainer and
Bartelotti were each named to the Wol-
verine-Hoosier Athletic Conference first
team. Gainer is a junior defender. Senior
Kelsey Shoenberger and sophomores
Taylor Mulder and Danielle Eastman
earned spots on the second team. The
Saints also led the conference with 12
Scholar-Athletes, including Morgan
Behn, Gabi Corbin, Emily Loar, Brittany
Trout, Gainer, Kayla Cardeccia, Taylor Hill,
Men: Brent Rodden finished second in
Megan Kennedy, Rebecca Penny, Rachel
the 800 to lead Siena Heights at the NAIA
Sherman and Erin Schiedel. Schiedel was
Indoor Championships. Rodden finished
also the team's Champions of Character
second by .29 seconds (1:52.41) to earn
recipient. The Saints had 10 players
All-American honors. Other All-American
named NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Making
performances were Devonte Johnson
the list were seniors Behn, Corbin, Loar
in the pole vault (eighth, 15-1 3/4) and
and juniors Trout, Cardeccia, Hill, Ken-
the 4x800 relay of Anthony Vermilye,
nedy, Penny, Schiedel and Sherman. The
Kyler VanWormer, Dominic Muessig and
Saints (12-6-2) were defeated 3-0 by
Rodden (third, 7:41.12). SHU finished in
sixth-ranked Northwestern Ohio in the
17th place as a team. The Saints finished
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
second to top-ranked Indiana Tech at
Tournament semifinals.
Saturday's Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic
Men: Senior Alexandre Santos and junior
Conference Championships at Aquinas.
Tech outscored the Saints 237-100. How- Luis Miguel Anaya were each named
NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Four Saints were
ever, the Most Valuable Performer of the
named Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Con-
meet went to SHU's 4x800, which set
ference Scholar-Athletes. Santos and
a new conference record. The foursome
senior Collin McLaughlin and Anaya and
of Vermilye, VanWormer, Muessig and
junior Rahbar Khan each received the
Rodden finished in 7:39.79 seconds to
honor. Santos also received the team's
place first. It is also the top time in the
Champions of Character Award. The
NAIA. Also winning events for the Saints
Saints finished 4-12-1 overall, 1-10 in
were Rodden in the 800 (1:57), Vermilye
the conference.
in the mile (4:27.73). Placing second
Volleyball
Women: The Saints (21-12 overall, 8-9
WHAC) had their season end with a
3-1 loss to 20th-ranked Cornerstone in
the semifinals of the Wolverine-Hoosier
Athletic Conference Tournament. Paige
Hudgin was named the NAIA Mideast
Region Freshman of the Year after leading
the Saints in kills this season. She was
also an honorable mention all-region
selection by the American Volleyball
Coaches Association. Hudgin also was
named to the Wolverine-Hoosier Ath-
letic Conference first team and was the
WHAC’s Newcomer of the Year. Junior
setter Amanda Metz and junior defensive
specialist Gabrielle Kalugar each earned
second team all-conference honors. Junior
Libby Breton was named a second team
Academic All-America by the College
Sports Information Directors of America.
Student-athletes must have a minimum
3.3 grade-point average and compete
in at least 50 percent of the team's con-
tests. Juniors Abby Whitehead, Julie
Bonk and Breton were each named NAIA
Scholar-Athletes as well as academic all-
conference. Finally, Breton was named
to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
and was the team’s Champions of Char-
acter recipient.
Men: The Saints (16-11) defeated host
Benedictine-Mesa (Ariz.) and lost to
nationally ranked Lourdes twice over the
weekend at the season-ending NAIA
qualifying tournament in Arizona. Senior
Matthew Dugan was named first team
all-conference by the independent NAIA
conference. Dugan led the Saints in kills
(322) and second in digs (262). Both
are second on SHU's all-time season list.
Earning academic all-conference honors
were seniors Brody Davidson and John
Kalugar and junior Parker Saenz.
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