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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.

Earning a selection to the All-CCIW Second Team, Samantha Ramsey finished the fall season with a record of 11-4 overall and 7-1 in dual competition within singles. At the conference championship, Ramsey won her initial match in singles before falling in the second round. Ramsey would go on to claim her bracket's third-place match.

Carthage women's swimming and diving student-athlete Trisha Garcia has been named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Diver of the Week on Tuesday. The senior from Burr Ridge, Ill. won two events over the weekend as she registered scores of 238.15 in the one-meter diving and 209.40 in the three-meter diving events helping Carthage beat Lake Forest 158-62. The Lady Reds are back in action Saturday, November 2 traveling to face UChicago starting at 12 p.m.

Carthage College women's swimming and diving student-athlete Sophia Henderson has been named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Diver of the Week. Sophia Henderson scored a total of 104.15 in the 3-meter and 163.85 in the 1-meter diving events at the All-Wisconsin Showcase.

Carthage College women's swimming and diving student-athlete Jordyn Bloode has been named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women's Swimmer of the Week. Bloode swam a personal best 200-yard backstroke (2:12.55) and won the 500-yard freestyle with a clocked time of 5:17.34 at the All-Wisconsin Showcase on Saturday, October 19. The Native from New Carlisle, Indiana also tallied a time of 1:58.25 in the 200-yard freestyle along with a 56.91 time in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Carthage College sophomore Sam Ramsey was named Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Women's Tennis Player of the Week. Ramsey went a perfect 4-0 across singles and doubles in two matches for the Lady Reds. Against North Park, the New Berlin, Wis. native began the match with an 8-3 win in doubles paired with Rachel Anderson, before coming out on top of a tough match in singles, 6-0, 3-6, 10-6, to clinch a 9-0 sweep for Carthage. Against Augustana, the sophomore helped reclaim the lead for the Lady Reds with an 8-3 win in doubles to make it a 2-1 match. Ramsey put Carthage back in front once again in singles, winning her match at court three 6-2, 6-4 to set the score with the Vikings at 4-3. This is the second conference player of the week honor for the Lady Reds this season and second in Ramsey's career, after she took home the award on April 17 as a freshman last season.

Carthage College senior Laura de Rosales has been named the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Women's Volleyball Defensive Player of the week announced by the league office Tuesday, October 15. The native from Rockford, Ill. accumulated 24.5 digs per game and 4.5 assists per game through two matches last week as the No. 4 Lady Reds beat Elmhurst (3-0) and Carroll (Wis.) (3-1) to move to 20-1 overall and 6-0 in CCIW play.

Carthage College's Mock Trial competed in its first invitational tournament of the 2019-20 season at the University of Minnesota Oct. 11-13. Two team members won awards for Outstanding Witness: Kierra Coleman '22 and Braden Kundert '22. The team will compete in the Dairyland Classic Oct. 26-27, at the Kenosha County Courthouse. The Dairyland Classic is the first invitational tournament hosted jointly by Carthage and UW-Milwaukee. 22 teams from 14 colleges will participate. The public is welcome to attend any of the four rounds being held over the two days. The rounds will begin at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. both days.

Carthage's Colton Klein was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Offense Football Player of the Week on Monday. Klein, a junior quarterback from McHenry, Illinois and McHenry High School, set career bests in completions, passing yards, passing touchdowns and pass attempts during a 53-50 win at Millikin on Saturday. He completed 41-of-60 passes for 431 yards and four touchdowns in the win. His 431 yards are the most in a single game for Carthage in just under 10 years.

Carthage's David Collins was selected the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Special Teams Football Players of the Week on Monday. Collins, a sophomore kicker/punter from Pewaukee, Wisconsin and Pewaukee High School, connected on a 46-yard game-winning field goal as time expired against Millikin on Saturday. The game-winner came after having his previous field goal blocked. Collins also ran a fake-punt pass play late in the fourth quarter that went for 36 yards, converting on 4th-and-16 to keep a crucial touchdown-scoring drive going.

Two Carthage College writing fellows working in the Brainard Writing Center, recently presented their research at the International Writing Center Association conference in Columbus, Ohio. They shared their findings that workshops designed for writing lab reports in cell and molecular biology increased both student confidence in their writing and the quality of several sections of their lab reports. They were also able to connect with other writing consultants across the country who are interested in scientific writing.