Carthage College

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.

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) announced their selections for the 2019 Women's Soccer All-Conference teams, with three Carthage College women's soccer student-athletes earning all-conference nods.

The No. 4 Carthage College women's volleyball team defeated No. 2 Chicago 3-2 in five-sets in the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Tournament Chicago Regional Finals Sunday at the Ratner Center. The Lady Reds advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2015.

Three Carthage College women's volleyball student-athletes have been named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Midwest Region Team announced by the AVCA.

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) announced their selections for the 2019 Women's Soccer All-Conference teams, with three Carthage College women's soccer student-athletes earning all-conference nods.

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.

This is Ellie LeCount's third CCIW all-conference selection after being named to the first team in 2018 and 2017. The senior finished the season with 1,031 assists and was named CCIW Setter of the Week twice, along with being named to the CCIW All-Tournament Team the past two seasons.

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. The team's leading goal scorer this season, Jerry Patino earned his second career selection to the CCIW First Team. The senior set a career mark with eight goals on the season, including a pair of multi-score matches against Hope and Carroll. The Oak Lawn, Ill. native scored a crucial goal late in regulation at No. 3 Chicago, forcing overtime where the two teams would eventually draw.

Three Carthage College women's volleyball players were named to the All-Tournament team after defeating Millikin in the finals of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Women's Volleyball Tournament.

Carthage College's Nathan Takahashi earned first place in the state for junior men (classical) at the Wisconsin National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition at Viterbo University this past weekend.

Carthage College's Sarah Jenkins '21 received honorable mention for junior treble (classical) for undergraduate and graduate students at the Wisconsin National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition at Viterbo University this past weekend.

After a monstrous performance in Carthage College's win over North Park last Saturday, defensive lineman Gabe Villa was chosen as the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. The junior got off to a blistering start against the Vikings, picking up his first sack and forced fumble of the game on their first defensive series. On the following North Park possession, Villa found the quarterback once again, causing yet another fumble which was picked up by the Red Men defense before being turned back over. The Naperville, Ill. native broke through the line yet again three plays later, stripping the ball from the quarterback a third time after a 10-yard sack. Villa would record his fourth forced fumble near the end of the first quarter, stripping the North Park running back of the ball on a rush up the middle. Villa ended the game setting career-bests in solo tackles with five, tackles for a loss with five, sacks with three, and forced fumbles with four. This is the first CCIW Defensive Player of the Week honor for Carthage this season, and first such award since Kameron Stubblefieldwon it last season on October 1. The Red Men have now taken home four conference player of the week honors in 2019.

Carthage College junior Nick Seroni was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Swimmer of the Week announced on Tuesday, November 5. The Inverness, Ill. native tallied times of 1:44.33 in the 200-yard freestyle and 51.61 in the 100-yard butterfly as Carthage took on the University of Chicago on Saturday, November 2. Seroni was also a swimmer in the 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay with recorded times of 23.29 and 21.51 respectively.

Carthage College defensive end Gabe Villa added yet another weekly honor to his name after his huge game against North Park this past Saturday, as he was selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week Tuesday morning. Villa was a force at the defensive front for the Red Men, helping keep the North Park offense to 181 total yards, including just two yards rushing. The junior set career marks in four major categories, total tackles, tackles for a loss, sacks and forced fumbles. On the first two defensive series for Carthage, Villa recorded three sacks, and three forced fumbles. The Naperville, Ill. native would strip the ball from the visitors once again near the end of the first quarter, this time on a run play up the middle. He would finish the game with five total tackles, five tackles for a loss, three sacks, and four forced fumbles. This is the second time a member of the Red Men has been named to the D3football.com Team of the Week this season, with Kevin O'Boyle earning the honor on September 10.

Carthage College senior setter Ellie LeCount was named the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Women's Volleyball Setter of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday, November 5. LeCount helped the No. 4 Lady Reds go 2-0 to close out the regular season with 3-0 victories over Millikin on Wednesday, October 30 and Aurora on Saturday, November 2. The native from Racine, Wis. collected a total of 80 assists during competition along with 13 digs and one service ace. The victory over Millikin gave Carthage their 12th CCIW regular season title in program history and first since 2015. The Lady Reds turn their attention to the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Tournament as they await the winner of the Augustana (Ill.) and Elmhurst matchup, and will host on Thursday, November 7 at 7 p.m.