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The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin named Carthage College senior Alex Boomgarden its men's tennis player of the week. The Fitchburg, Wis., native turned in a pair of solid performances in the Red Men's 9-0 victory over Illinois Wesleyan and 7-2 win over Lake Forest College on April 2.

Seventeen Model United Nations students, accompanied by Professor Jeffrey Roberg and Professor Penny Seymoure, spent most of their Spring Break in Bogota, Colombia participating in a Model United Nations (MONUA) conference at the Universidad de los Andes.

Carthage College second baseman Matt Rave was named College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin "Baseball Hitter of the Week" on March 30.

Alex Stewart was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin "Men's Golfer of the Week" on March 29. Stewart tied for third place at the March 27-28 University of Wisconsin-Parkside "American Family Classic" in Columbus, Ind.

Max Mella was named CCIW Women's Tennis Player of the Week and Ryan Jump was named CCIW Men's Tennis Player of the Week following their performances last week in Florida.

The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League has named Carthage's Griffin Shields the MCVL Offensive Player of the Week for the third time this season. Shields helped lead the Red Men to a 3-0 sweep of MCVL opponent MSOE on Thursday, March 24 with a total of 14 kills (4.67/set) and a .360 hitting percentage.

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin named Carthage College junior mid-fielder Maddie Griffin its Women's Lacrosse Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. The Parker, Colo. native paced the Lady Reds with 14 points in a week that included three-straight road games with Greensboro College, Ferrum College, and Randolph College. Griffin's 12 goals, 13 ground balls, 10 draw controls, and eight caused turnovers on the week also led all Lady Red players.

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin announced Tuesday that Carthage College's Darian Pelsor and Katie Herron have swept the CCIW's Softball Player of the Week honors. Pelsor batted .524 (11-for-21) with nine runs, three doubles, one home run, nine RBI and an .810 slugging percentage as the Lady Reds started the season with a 4-2 record. Herron was 2-1 with a 0.40 ERA in 17.1 innings pitched for the Lady Reds last week. She gave up one earned run and struck out 29 batters.

The Carthage Enactus entrepreneurial service chapter won a major victory at the Chicago Regional Competition in Lombard, Ill. The team has now earned an invitation to compete at the Enactus National Exposition in St. Louis.

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin named Dylan Harris and Connor Nelson its Men's Lacrosse Players of the Week. Dylan Harris, who took home offensive player of the week honors, left a mark in the Red Men's lone match on the week at Milwaukee School of Engineering on March 19. He tallied five goals and chipped in an assist in Carthage's 14-2 victory over the Raiders. Connor Nelson claimed the CCIW Defensive Player of the Week honor. He tallied four clears and three ground balls.

D3hoops.com announced Monday that Carthage College women's basketball guard Morgan Harris has been recognized as a 2016 All-Central Region second team selection. For Morgan, a unanimous All-CCIW first team selection, she becomes the seventh player in program history to receive the all-region honors. This season, Morgan was among a record 776 nominees nationwide for the all-region honors.

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin named Carthage College goalkeeper Taylor Sopron Women's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. The LaGrange, Ill. native was the anchor behind the Lady Red's 12-6 victory over Adrian College on March 12. Sopron tallied three saves and faced 10 shots in the Lady Red's win.

Elementary education major Emma Abler '17 presented her research, "Reading For A Reason: Analyzing OmniLibros.com and Global Children's Literature" at the Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies conference on March 14 in Madison.

Carthage psychology students, alongside professors Leslie Cameron and Cornelia Zerban, presented at the Midwest Institute for Students and Teachers of Psychology.

The Carthage Mock Trial team has earned a bid to the Bell Tower National Championship in Greenville, South Carolina. Only 48 of 663 teams nationwide reach the Bell Tower Championship.

Recognitions continued to roll in this week for two Lady Reds track and field throwers, as Mia Bennett and Morgan Young were recognized as U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as All-Midwest Region honorees for the 2015-16 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field season.

For the second time this season, the Carthage College men's volleyball team (18-1, 8-0 Midwest Collegiate Volleyball Conference) has swept MCVL Player of the Week Honors. For the eighth week of the season, J.P. Tulacka has been named MCVL Defensive Player of the Week and Zach Lillig has been named MCVL Offensive Player of the Week.

Pawel Jaworski was named College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Men's Tennis Player of the Week. Jaworski helped carry the load for the Carthage College men's tennis team in their 5-4 victory over UW-Eau Claire on March 4 at the Racine Tennis Club. The Deefield, Ill. native registered a 6-0, 7-6 (11-9) victory over Will Weyenberg in singles play.

Was named first-team all-conference in women's basketball.

Was named third-team all-conference in women's basketball.

Was named third-team all-conference in men's basketball.

The Japanese Speech and Recitation Contest took place at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Friday, March 4. Speeches and performances were highly evaluated and greatly welcomed by the judges, professors, and the students.

Nearly 190 students completed their studies at Carthage College over the past several months.

The American Volleyball Coaches Association has named Carthage men's volleyball student-athlete Griffin Shields the Sports Imports / AVCA Division III Men's Player of the Week.

The Dream Undergraduate Diversity Conference, in its second year, yielded many interesting topics including stoicism, white privilege, understanding non-binary gender, mental illness, and racism. Students presented research projects, photography, poetry, artwork, creative animation, and pictorial essays. The field of presenters were judged by a panel of four faculty members.

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin announced Monday that goalkeeper Jonah Lackey has been named the CCIW Men's Lacrosse Player of the Week following his performance Saturday.

The Carthage College men's and women's track and field teams competed in the CCIW Indoor Championships at North Central College in Naperville, Ill at the Al B. Carius Track. Both teams finished third overall, but there were four individual champions.

The Arts and Creativity Leadership Team (ACLT) is made up of exceptional arts students with an interest in community engagement, artistic excellence, and arts advocacy. The leaders were nominated by peers and faculty members, and serve as advisors for the annual Arts and Creativity Festival. Members of the ACLT also take on project management for events such as the Family Arts Carnival and the Arts Everywhere Initiative.

Carthage pulled through after some close rounds and finished with a 5-2-1 record at the Joliet Regional Tournament in Joliet, Illinois earning them a trip to the national tournament in Geneva, Illinois, to be held in early March. The last time Carthage had a team qualify was in 2012.

The Carthage Women's Ensemble were selected to perform in the Music in Worship event at the American Choral Directors Association North Central Division Conference. They were selected to perform through blind reviews of recordings of the choir from the previous three years.