[Kutztown Press Release] 2007-08 No. 20- January 28, 2008
Josh Leiboff
leiboff at kutztown.edu
Mon Jan 28 12:28:25 EST 2008
Kutztown University Winter Sports Roundup
2007-08 No. 20- January 28, 2008
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Athlete of the Week
James Dart, Men’s Indoor Track & Field
(sr. Havertown/Haverford)
James Dart, of the men's indoor track & field team, is this week's
KU Student Bookstore Athlete of the week. Dart set Kutztown’s school record
in the shot put with a distance of 54-2, breaking the previous record of
53-7 set by Josh Himmelberger (1998). Dart also placed third in the 35-lb.
Weight throw at Bucknell.
Golden Bear Weekly Honor Roll for 1/28
Name, Sport (Last week’s stats)
Megan Jonigkeit, women’s bowling (averaged 198.1 in six games, high game of
215)
Kayla Stamm, women’s bowling (averaged 199.3 in six games, high game of 235)
Jeremy Coombs, men’s basketball (averaged 11.5 points, 7.0 rebounds in two
games)
Andre Woodlin, men's basketball (averaged 15.5 points, 7.5 rebounds in two
games)
Ashley Singer, women’s swimming (dual event winner with PSAC qualifying
times in both)
Steph Jeppesen, women’s swimming (dual event winner with PSAC qualifying
times in both)
Allison Sheely, women’s swimming (dual event winner with PSAC qualifying
times in both)
Joanna Horstmann, women’s indoor track and field (first in 800; fourth in
DMR)
Kevin Bolinksy, wrestling (4-1, three pins)
Kyle Davis, wrestling (4-1, two pins)
Scott Snyder, wrestling (5-0, one pin)
WINTER SPORTS
Men’s Basketball (12-5, 4-0 PSAC East)
Last Week’s Action
WED 1/23 - KU 78, MILLERSVILLE 60 — KU used stellar defense to defeat
Millersville University in convincing fashion in a PSAC East men’s
basketball game at Keystone Hall. Andre Woodlin (jr. Philadelphia/Central)
scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Jeremy Coombs (so.
Philadelphia/Northeast Catholic) scored 13 points and had eight boards.
Stephen Dennis (so. West Chester/Henderson) notched 14 points despite foul
trouble and a second-half injury limiting his minutes. Ryan Washington
(r-fr. Glendale/Wissahickon) added 11 rebounds, six points, five assists and
three blocks. Dave Ben (jr. Coatesville/Coatesville) had seven points, seven
rebounds, five assists and three blocks.
SAT 1/26 - KU 67, Bloomsburg 52 — KU extended its winning streak to
six games with a victory at Bloomsburg University Saturday to move to 4-0 in
the PSAC East, tying a school record for best start in the conference. KU
boasted four players in double digits, including Woodlin, who paced the
Golden Bears with 14 points. Washington missed a double-double with 12
points and nine boards. He also dished out five assists. The team’s second
leading scorer, Ben, played for 38 minutes and scored 12 points. Coombs
scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds.
Upcoming Events
WED 1/30 at District of Columbia
7 p.m.
SAT 2/2 CHEYNEY
8 p.m.
Women’s Basketball (9-10, 2-2 PSAC East)
Last Week’s Action
WED 1/23 - MILLERSVILLE 65, KU 40 — KU lost to PSAC East foe
Millersville University at Keystone Hall. The Golden Bears did not have a
player score in double-digits, but were led by Rachel Weidensaul (sr.
Ashland/Cardinal Brennan) and Claire Sitarz (so. Southampton/Archbishop
Wood), who each had eight points. Weidensaul shot well early on, as she
scored almost half (eight) of KU’s 19 points in the first 20 minutes.
SAT 1/26 - KU 71, Bloomsburg 52 — Weidensaul scored a game-high 20
points and grabbed six rebounds to lead KU past Bloomsburg in a PSAC East
contest. Weidensaul, who hit the 20-point mark for the fourth time this
season, shot 8-of-11 from the field and was 2-of-3 from 3-point land. The
hot shooting was contagious as the Golden Bears shot 57.1 percent in the
first half and found themselves up 38-29 at halftime. Lara Dellegrotti (jr.
Berwick/Berwick) played a season-high 32 minutes and chipped in 12 points,
shooting 4-of-11 from the field with three 3-pointers.
Upcoming Events
SAT 2/2 CHEYNEY
6 p.m.
Women’s Bowling (32-31)
Last Week’s Action
SAT 1/26 - KU 9th/20 at BOWIE STATE CLASSIC — KU went 5-6 to finish
ninth out of 20 teams with 8,989 total pins at the Bowie State Classic. The
Golden Bears went 3-2 in baker games Saturday and 2-4 in the traditional
games Sunday. Kayla Stamm (fr. Mohnton/Governor Mifflin) led Kutztown with a
199.3 average, followed closely by Megan Jonigkeit (fr.
Langhorne/Neshaminy), who had a 198.1, and Jacquelyn Heimbach (jr.
Easton/Easton), who averaged 193.1. In the baker games, KU collected wins
over No. 17 St. Paul’s (730-627), North Central Carolina State (818-636) and
Elizabeth City (741-703). KU’s only losses came to Virginia State (639-624)
and to No. 3 University of Maryland-Eastern Shore (888-691). In Sunday’s
traditional matches, KU beat Howard (912-850) and St. Francis (950-911), and
lost to Morgan State (927-924), No. 10 Delaware State (930-925), No. 7
Sacred Heart (1,000-790) and No. 5 Fairleigh Dickinson (996-884).
Upcoming Events
Idle until Feb. 9 at Capital Classic in Dover, Del.
Men’s Swimming (6-1, 3-1 PSAC)
Last Week’s Action
SAT 1/25 - KU 111, SHIPPENSBURG 94 — KU boasted five first-place
finishers as it defeated Shippensburg in a PSAC meet at Keystone Hall. Sean
Bonifas (sr. Lancaster/Hempfield) won the 200-yard breaststroke with a time
of 2:17.54, while Greg Fournier (sr. Warrington/Central Bucks East) took
first in the 1,000 freestyle (10:17.93). Stephen Krater (so. Port
Carbon/Pottsville Area), Gabriel Recio (fr. Lancaster/Hempfield) and
Nicholas Williams (fr. Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel), who all teamed up with Derek
Orr (jr. Easton/Easton) to finish first in the 400 medley relay (3:16.52),
also collected individual first-place finishes for KU. Recio won the 100
freestyle with a time of 49.31, while Krater took first in the 200 freestyle
(1:49.01). Williams won the 500 freestyle, finishing in 4:57.87.
Upcoming Events
SAT 2/2 at Rowan 1
p.m.
Women’s Swimming (8-2, 5-2 PSAC)
Last Week’s Action
SAT 1/25 - KU 118, SHIPPENSBURG 85 — Ashley Singer (sr.
Lititz/Warwick), Allison Sheely (fr. Enola/Trinity) and Steph Jeppesen (so.
Bethlehem/Liberty) led KU with two individual wins each as the Golden Bears
defeated visiting Shippensburg in a PSAC meet at Keystone Hall. The trio,
along with Laura Heebner (jr. Easton/Easton), set a new pool record in the
400-yard medley relay (4:04.79). Singer took first in the 200 and 500
freestyle events with times of 1:56.89 and 5:15.96, respectively. Jeppesen
won the 200 individual medley (2:13.18) and the 200 breaststroke (2:27.80),
while Sheely took first in the 50 freestyle (25.47) and the 200 backstroke
(2:14.59).
Upcoming Events
SAT 2/2 at Rowan 1
p.m.
Indoor Track and Field
Last Week’s Action
WED 1/23 KU women at Ursinus Pentathlon — Three members of the KU
women’s team placed in the top 15 of the Ursinus College Pentathlon. Rebecca
Kerchak (jr. Sinking Spring/Wilson) placed third with 2,636 points. Allyson
Serafin (fr. Slatington/Northern Lehigh) finished 10th with 2,227 and Kayley
Harmon (fr. Germansville/Northwestern Lehigh) was 13th with 1,908.
FRI-SAT 1/25-1/26 - KU women at Bison Open — Joanna Horstmann (jr.
Downingtown/Downingtown West) led KU with its only first-place finish at the
Bison Open. Horstmann won the 800-meter run (2:19.52). Keri Brown (fr.
Southampton, N.J./Seneca) placed fourth in the 800 (2:23.06). Stephanie
Williams (sr. Harrisburg/Riverside) also made her mark at the Bison Open
setting a school record while placing third in the 3,000 run (10:18.66).
Doofan Tor-Agbidye (jr. Stewartsville, N.J./Phillipsburg) placed in two
individual events and a relay Saturday. She finished second in the 400
(58.81) and fourth in the 200 (26.69), while helping the 1,600 relay team,
consisting of her and Katie Colburn (fr. Hanover/South Western), Laura
Deller (sr. York/Dallastown) and Heather Spangenberg (so. Clarks
Summit/Abington Heights), finish second (4:03.61). Jessica Donovan (jr.
Newtown/Pennsbury) took sixth in the 500 (1:23.02), while Becky Webb (so.
Laurys Station/Parkland) finished seventh in the 1,000 (3:21.08). Alex
Butler (jr. Montoursville/Montoursville) finished seventh in the long jump
(16-8¼). Kelly Strickland (so. Bear, Del./Caravel Academy) took second in
the pole vault (10-10). Kristen Cupido (fr. Bridgewater,
N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) qualified for the PSAC meet with her fifth-place
finish in the 5,000 (18:28.21). The women’s distance medley relay team,
consisting of Horstmann, Brown, Williams and Tor-Agbidye, finished fourth
and met an NCAA provisional qualifying mark (12:24.19).
FRI-SAT 1/25-1/26 - KU men at Bison Open — KU had 15 athletes and two
relay teams finish in the top eight of their respective events in the second
day of the Bison Open Saturday, while James Dart (sr. Havertown/Haverford)
set a new school record Friday with a first-place throw of 54-2 in the shot
put. The throw also placed him in seventh on the NCAA Division II
performance list. Saturday, the Golden Bears’ best finish came in the
1,600-meter relay, as the team of Billy Boorse (sr. Collegeville/Perkiomen
Valley), Steve Hixson (sr. Coopersburg/Southern Lehigh), Vonkurt Redley (sr.
Philadelphia/Cheltenham) and Kendel Dixon (so. Atglen/Octorara) finished
second with a time of 3:24.05. Hixson also placed in two other individual
events, finishing eighth in both the 200 (23.41) and the 400 (51.53). Dixon
finished one place ahead of Hixson in the 400 (51.52). Boorse added a
seventh-place finish in the 800, with a time of 2:00.13. Michael Kramer (fr.
Pine Grove/Pine Grove) took sixth in the 60 (7.18), while four Golden Bears,
Shane Harvey (fr. Potterburg, N.J./North Hunterdon), Shaun Crump (so.
Boyertown/Boyertown), Isaac Schatz (fr. Elliottsburg/West Perry) and Doug
Theye-Ace (jr. E. Stroudsburg/E. Stroudsburg S.), placed in the 500. Harvey
finished third (1:08.87), Crump took fifth (1:09.05), Schatz was sixth
(1:10.70) and Theye-Ace was seventh (1:12.30). Harvey also placed in the 60
hurdles, finishing fourth (8.54), one place ahead of teammate T.J. Longmore
(so. Manheim Twp./Manheim Twp.), who finished in 8.63 seconds. KU placed six
athletes in the field events, with Dart and Justin Germani (fr.
Birdsboro/Daniel Boone) leading the way. Dart took third in the weight throw
(52-8¼), while Germani tied for third in the pole vault (14-9). Tim Ohm (so.
Media/Penncrest) also placed in the pole vault, finishing fifth (14-3¼).
Devin Peterson (fr. Kutztown/Kutztown) finished fourth in the long jump
(21-4), while Kramer took fifth (20-11¾). Brian Collier (fr.
Norristown/Norristown) had a fifth-place finish in the triple jump (43-1¾).
Ian Clark (jr. Troy, N.H./Monadnock Regional) finished the heptathlon in
fifth place with 4,265 points.
Upcoming Events
Idle until Feb. 8 at Susquehanna Invite/New York Games
Wrestling (8-3-1)
Last Week’s Action
FRI 1/25-SAT 1/26 - KU 3-1-1 at East Coast Duals — KU finished 3-1-1
at the East Coast Duals at UNC-Pembroke. KU went 3-1-1 overall at the event,
with Kyle Davis (so. Peckville/Valley View), Scott Snyder (so.
Slatington/Northern Lehigh) and Kevin Bolinsky (fr. Ashland/North
Schuylkill) dominating the bottom of the Golden Bears’ lineup. The three
wrestlers, who compete at 184, 197 and 285 pounds, respectively, went a
combined 13-2 at the duals with six pins. Snyder went 5-0 with a pin, while
Davis and Bolinsky each went 4-1. Both of their losses came to nationally
ranked wrestlers. Bolinsky finished with three pins and Davis had two. Chris
Chambers (jr. Holland/Council Rock South), at 149, and Dave Zeek (so.
Newtown/Council Rock North), at 157, also went 4-1 at the duals. Both had
two pins each, and Chambers added a technical fall. KU opened the duals with
two wins Friday, 26-12 over Anderson (S.C.) and 29-14 against host
UNC-Pembroke. The Golden Bears began Saturday’s sessions with an 18-18 tie
against No. 18 Limestone. KU bounced back with a decisive 42-3 win over St.
Andrews before coming up short in a 21-18 loss to Belmont Abbey.
Upcoming Events
Idle until Feb. 7 vs. MILLERSVILLE
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