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Fourteen Carthage Model United Nations students, accompanied by Professor Jeffrey Roberg and Professor Emerita Penny Seymoure, recently traveled to Barcelona, Spain to attend the Barcelona International Model United Nations (BIMUN) conference.

On Oct. 21, students from Professor Janet Levey's Improving Health Outcomes for Populations class administered flu shots to the Cudahy community.

The Carthage chapter of the National Society of Leadership & Success (NSLS) just celebrated its first class of inductees. To achieve official induction, members attended Orientation, Leadership Training Day, three Speaker Broadcasts, and three Success Networking Team meetings.

The Carthage College Activities Board (CAB) has elected their new leaders for the upcoming academic year. Here is a complete list of those filling the 2020-2021 positions: President, Katie Wachowiak '22, Director of Administration, Elly Everts '23, Director of Membership, Sarah Flores '23, Director of Promotions, Hannah Cotter '21, Director of Event Management, Cameryn Eickstead '23, Director of Graphic Design, Brittany Lee '21, Director of Finance, Connor Scott '22, Membership Committee Head, Leah Pope '22, Promotions Committee Head, Luisa Nava '23, and Mainstage Committee Head, Dorin Drimboi '23.

The Carthage College Women's and Gender Studies Program has selected Jasmine Ratcliff '20 as the 2020 Judith Schaumberg awardee.

The Carthage chapter of the National Society of Leadership & Success (NSLS) just celebrated its first class of inductees. To achieve official induction, members attended Orientation, Leadership Training Day, three Speaker Broadcasts, and three Success Networking Team meetings.

Carthage Mock Trial competed in its final invitational tournament of the 2019-20 season at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa on Jan. 24 through 26. Micah Pahl '21 won an award for Outstanding Prosecution Attorney and Liv Higgins '23 won an award for Outstanding Prosecution Witness.

Carthage College junior Matt Slivinski was named the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season, the league office announced.

The Carthage Japanese representative team attended the 8th annual UW-Milwaukee Japanese Speech and Recitation Contest on Feb. 28.

Carthage College Neuroscience majors Jessica Fletcher '20 and Allie Wessel '20, and Professor Kevin Morris recently attended the 2020 Emerging Researchers in STEM National Conference in Washington, DC. Fletcher and Wessel both gave poster presentations on their research at Carthage. The conference gave awards to outstanding poster and oral presentations in each STEM field. Fletcher's poster describing her research with biosurfactants won second place in the chemistry division. The ERN conference is sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Programs and the National Science Foundation. Each year approximately 1600 graduate and undergraduate students from across the country attend.

Carthage College men's basketball forward Kienan Baltimore was named the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Basketball Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday, February 10. Baltimore led all scorers with 27 points as the Red Men beat No. 8 Elmhurst 81-77 on Wednesday on the road. The senior from Zion, Ill. finished the week with eight points and three assists as Carthage defeated Millikin 68-63 for their third straight victory. The Red Men return home facing North Park on Wednesday, February 12 starting at 7 p.m.

Carthage's Matt Slivinski was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Volleyball Players of the Week. Slivinski, a junior outside hitter from Willow Springs, Illinois and Lyons Township High School, averaged 5.46 kills for the 2-1 Red Men. He had 24 kills, five digs and hit .340 in a five-set loss to the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He then had 19 kills, four digs and hit .378 in a sweep at California Lutheran, followed by 28 kills and five digs in a five-set win against UC-Santa Cruz.

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) announced their postseason awards with three Carthage College football players earning all-conference honors.

Three Carthage student-athletes were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America Team announced by the AVCA.

United Soccer Coaches announced their 2019 Division III All-Region teams, selecting Carthage's Ivan Esquivel to the Second Team in the Central Region. The senior adds yet another honor to his name after he was selected to the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin First Team last month. Esquivel led the Red Men this year in assists with six, and finished second on the team with 14 total points. The midfielder tallied four goals on the season, scoring a game-winner against Alma on September 8, and an eventual game-winner against Millikin on October 26. This marks the third time in his career Esquivel was chosen to an All-Region team by United Soccer Coaches, after he was named to the Third Team as both a sophomore and junior.

United Soccer Coaches announced their 2019 Division III All-Region teams, selecting Carthage's Jacey Kent to the Third Team in the Central Region. Kent, who was named to the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin first team for the second consecutive year, finished the season with four goals and two assists for 10 points. The midfielder also registered one penalty kick goal on the season. This marks the first time in her career Kent was chosen to an All-Region team by the United Soccer Coaches.

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) announced the winners of their men's and women's swim and dive players of the week on Tuesday, with Carthage College's Cooper Hawkins claiming an award. The men's swimmer of the week went to Cooper Hawkins who swam in 13 events during the Carthage College Classic this past weekend. Hawkins swam a season-best time 4:01.00 in the 400-yard IM for first, a season-best 1:52.65 in the 200-yard IM for first and a clocked time of 2:05.54 for second in the 200-yard breaststroke. The senior from Batavia, Ill. also tallied personal bests in the 200-yard freestyle (1:44.70), 200-yard butterfly (1:58.15), 100-yard backstroke (54.74) and 50-yard freestyle relay split (21.81).

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) announced the winners of their men's and women's swim and dive players of the week on Tuesday and Carthage College senior Trisha Garcia claimed an award. Garcia won her second consecutive CCIW Diver of the Week honor after winning the one-meter diving event coming seven points shy of a regional-qualifying score (388.6). The senior from Burr Ridge, Ill. also tallied a score of 346.95 in the three-meter diving event. Carthage has won each CCIW Diver of the Week honor to start the season and as the Lady Reds finished the three-day meet with a team score fo 3,294 for first.

Cecilia Urbano, majoring in Nursing at Carthage College has been selected to receive a CIC/UPS Scholarship provided by the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) and its national partner, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) in Washington, DC.

Carthage College senior Megan Behrendt has been named to the 2019 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District VI team. Behrendt, a Public Relations major with a minor in Business Administration, played in 29 matches for the Lady Reds on the season while helping lead Carthage to the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) regular season and tournament titles. The native from Lindenhurst, Ill., was named the 2019 CCIW Player of the Year and was an all-conference first team member for the second-straight season along with collecting the CCIW Tournament MVP honors. Behrendt was also selected to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Midwest Region Team. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. Nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games at the position listed on the nomination form. Honorees selected First Team Academic All-District advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot. Academic All-America honorees will be announced in early December.

The men's swimmer of the week went to Mitchell Mages, who began the Calvin Invitational on Friday with a pair of wins in the 200 IM, and the 400-yard medley relay. The junior added another first-place finish to his name on Saturday, winning the 100-yard breastroke with a time of 2:08.23.

Becca Rutkowski was named CCIW Swimmer of the Week for the first time this season after four first-place finishes this past weekend. The senior began the meet with a win in the 200-yard free relay, before claiming first in the 50-yard freestyle on Friday. On Saturday, Rutkowski won the 200-yard free with a time of 1:58.46, and the 100-yard freestyle after touching the wall with 53:23 on the clock.

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) announced the winners of their men's and women's swim and dive players of the week on Tuesday, with Carthage College claiming all three awards. Sophomore Julia Cozzi was selected as the CCIW Diver of the Week, after a pair of second-place finishes in the one and three-meter dives this past weekend. Cozzi set a personal best with a score of 368.25 on Saturday in the one-meter dive.

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) announced their selections for the 2019 Men's Soccer All-Conference teams Tuesday afternoon, with three members of the Carthage College men's soccer squad earning a spot on the two twelve-member teams. Midfielder Ivan Esquivel was honored with a spot on the CCIW First-Team for the third consecutive season. The senior led the Red Men in assists with six, and finished second on the team in total points with 14 after adding four goals. Esquivel netted his second goal of the season on September 8 against Alma, scoring a game-winner in the 76th minute of play, and collected his fourth with an eventual game-winner against Millikin on October 26.

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) announced their selections for the 2019 Men's Soccer All-Conference teams Tuesday afternoon, with three members of the Carthage College men's soccer squad earning a spot on the two twelve-member teams. Earning his first-ever all-conference selection is Kevin Reilly, who was named to the All-CCIW Second Team. The junior defender was a key member of the back line for the Red Men, and even found the net this season, scoring the second goal in an eventual 3-2 win over No. 23 North Park.

Seven Carthage College women's volleyball student-athletes earned 2019 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) All-Conference honors, while head coach Leanne Ulmer was named CCIW Coach of the Year and Megan Behrendt the Player of the Year, announced by the league office Monday.

Laura de Rosales was named to the CCIW Women's Volleyball All-Conference second team for the second consecutive season. The senior from Rockford, Ill. finished the year with a career-best 462 digs, 73 assists and 20 service aces and was named CCIW Defensive Player of the Week on October 15.

Seven Carthage College women's volleyball student-athletes earned 2019 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) All-Conference honors. Acton, a sophomore from Geneva, Ill., is on the all-conference first team for the first time as she played in 88 sets on the season and finished second in the conference in hitting percentage. Acton also registered a career-best 169 kills and 62 blocks

Carthage College's Shannon Kebisek received first team honors after collecting 221 kills, 303 digs, 20 assists and 20 blocks during the 2019 season. This is Kebisek's second nod after being named to the second team last season and also collected CCIW All-Tournament honors.

Andrea Kozak is one of seven Carthage College women's volleyball student-athletes to earn 2019 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) All-Conference honors. Kozak's head coach Leanne Ulmer was named CCIW Coach of the Year. Kozak is joined on the all-conference teams by Nicole Acton, Haley Horner, Shannon Kebisek, Megan Behrendt, Ellie LeCount, and Laura de Rosales. The Lady Reds turn their attention to the NCAA Division III Tournament as they will face Grinnell on Friday, November 15 in the first round of the tournament hosted by the University of Chicago starting at 3 p.m.