Athletic Awards 2017-18
Jul 10, 2018
2017-18 Awards & Honors
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2017-18 Athletic
Department Awards
FALL SPORTS
FOOTBALL (6-4 overall, 5-3 in IIAC - tied for 4th)
Pre-Season 2018 NFL Draft Diamonds Small School Prospect - Conor Feckley (QB)
Iowa Conference Offensive Player of the Week - Conor Feckley (QB) (9/5)
Iowa Conference Defensive Player of the Week - Michael Joseph (DB) (9/18)
Iowa Conference Defensive Player of the Week - Michael Joseph (DB) (10/17)
Iowa Conference Offensive Player of the Week - Dwayne Allen Jr. (RB) (10/17)
D3football.com Defensive CB of the Week - Michael Joseph - (10/17)
D3football.com Defensive Team of the Week - Le'Devin Smith (10/24)
Academic All-Iowa Conference
Blaze Barista
Conor Feckley
Jacob Rentz
Cameron Sorenson
Collin Stefanowski
Iowa Conference Defensive Player of the Year - Michael Joseph
IIAC First Team Defense - Michael Joseph (CB)
IIAC First Team Offense - Dwayne Allen Jr. (RB)
IIAC Second Team Defense - Doug Gates (DL)
IIAC Second Team Defense - Le'Devin Smith (LB)
IIAC Second Team Offense - Collin Stefanowksi (OL)
IIAC Honorable Mention - Derek Trotter (DB)
2018 Cliff Harris Award Winner
First Division III Recipient - Best Defensive Small College Player in the Nation
2018 Reese's Senior Bowl
Michael Joseph - 1 of first 60 Invites
2018 NFL Combine Invite
First ever for University of Dubuque
D3football.com
First Team All-American - Michael Joseph
West Region Defensive Player of the Year - Michael Joseph
All-West Region First Team - Michael Joseph
NFCA
First Team All-American - Michael Joseph
AP Little All-American
First Team - Michael Joseph
AFCA All-American
First Team - Michael Joseph
Volleyball (28-7 overall, 5-3 in IIAC - 4th)
#4 seed UD lost in semifinals of IIAC Tournament
Iowa Conference Offensive Player of the Week - Alyssa Cose (9/5)
Lake Forest Inivte All-Tournament Team - Alyssa Cose and Karrah Davis (9/5)
Academic All-Iowa Conference
Rylee Andresen
Karrah Davis
Sarrah Farraday
Paige Harbort
Kendall Kaufmann
Rachel Livingston
Jenna Runde
Johanna Steggall
Jessica Wehrle
Iowa Conference Defensive Player of the Week - Jenna Runde (9/11)
Iowa Conference Offensive Player of the Week - Karrah Davis (9/18)
Iowa Conference Defensive Player of the Week - Kara Wright (10/2)
All-Iowa Conference - Jenna Runde
All-Iowa Conference - Karrah Davis
All-Iowa Conference - Alyssa Cose
CoSIDA Academic All-District - Jenna Runde
AVCA Honorable Mention All-American - Karrah Davis
Women's Tennis (9-7 overall, 3-5 in IIAC - 6th)
Arantxa Martinez placed third in IIAC Individual Championships at #1 singles
Academic All-Iowa Conference
Naomi Armani
Arantxa Martinez
Miranda Paddock
Madeline Parker
Ashley Palacios-Quinonez
Megan Ranney
Hailey Wang
Iowa Conference Player of the Week - Arantxa Martinez (9/5)
Iowa Conference Player of the Week - Arantxa Martinez (9/11)
First Team All-Conference Singles - Arantxa Martinez
First Team All-Conference Doubles - Arantxa Martinez
100 Career Wins - Arantxa Martinez
Women's Cross Country (7th at IIAC Championships - 180 pts.)
Top Runner at IIAC Championships:Megan Ely - 29th in 24:23.9
Academic All-Iowa Conference
Taylor Blair
Megan Ely
Issabella Mazzanti
Abigail Ray
Jaclyn Roeder
Jade Romagna
Mackenzie Helgemoe
Men's Cross Country (7th at IIAC Championships - 233 pts.)
Top Runner at IIAC Championships: Dalton Moore - 43rd 27:21.4
Iowa Conference Male Athlete of the Week - Alec Bass (9/5)
Iowa Conference Male Runner of the Week - Alec Bass (9/5)
Academic All-Iowa Conference
Joel Avilia
Jacob Heittler
Tavian Rumple
Brandon Sindt
Benjamin Smith
Joseph Tobin
Women's Soccer (9-4-4 overall, 5-1-2 in IIAC - 2nd)
Iowa Conference Defensive Player of the Week - Alexa Martin (10/2)
Iowa Conference Defensive Player of the Week - Victoria Roethler (10/8)
Iowa Conference Offensive Player of the Week - Lauren Cangelosi (10/30)
Iowa Conference Defensive Player of the Year - Carissa Brown
Academic All-Iowa Conference
Taylor Bettinger
Lauren Cangelosi
Amanda Chlebek
Paige Dykstra
Kim Famiglietti
Harleigh Lewis Gallardo
Alexa Martin
Megan Moll
McKenna Young
All-Iowa Conference - Carissa Brown
All-Iowa Conference - Alexa Martin
All-Iowa Conference - Lauren Cangelosi
All-Iowa Conference - Victoria Roethler
All-Iowa Conference - Olivia Sullivan
IIAC Honorable Mention - Lexus Rose
IIAC Honorable Mention - Amanda Chlebek
United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-North Region - Carissa Brown
Men's Soccer (8-6-3 overall, 4-2-2 in IIAC - 5th)
Iowa Conference Defensive Player of the Week - Kyle Klatka (9/25)
Iowa Conference Defensive Player of the Week - Brandon White (10/9)
Academic All-Iowa Conference
Noah Clarke
Pat Openchowski
Pat Regal
All-Iowa Conference - Kyle Klatka
All-Iowa Conference - Chris Rigby
IIAC Honorable Mention - Brandon White
IIAC Honorable Mention - Matheus Dos Santos
IIAC Honorable Mention - Tim Gustavsson
United Soccer Coaches First Team All-North Region - Chris Rigby
United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-North Region - Kyle Klatka
Women's Golf (5th place at IIAC Championships *Highest ever finish* - four day total of 1,406)
at IIAC Championships:
Round 1 - Team score of 340 - Caroline Giorgi led round of 82
Round 2 - Team score of 340 - Elizabeth Stella led round of 83
Round 3 - Team score of 376 - Elizabeth Stella led round of 88
Round 4 - Team score of 350 - Elizabeth Stella led round of 85
WINTER SPORTS
Women's Basketball (5-20 overall, 3-13 IIAC, 8th Place in IIAC)
Second Team All-Iowa Conference - Abbey Meyer
Academic All-Iowa Conference
Rylee Andresen
Allison Biermeier
Madison Boer
Morgan Boer
Lexi Daniels
Kia Dwight
Abbey Meyer
Men's Basketball (15-10 overall, 7-9 IIAC, 7th Place in IIAC)
IIAC Player of the Week (1/7) - TJ Lake
First Team All-Iowa Conference - TJ Lake
Second Team All-Iowa Conference - Jamaree Atwater
Academic All-Iowa Conference
William Bentley
Henry Thompson
2017-18 Men's Basketball Team Awards:
Junior Varsity
Most Improved- Jason Barker (Fr., forward, Hammond, Ind./Bishop Noll H.S.)
Defensive Award Dylan Hundley (Fr., guard, Camancge, Iowa/Camanche H.S.)
Coaches Award- William Bentley (So., Durant, Iowa/Durant H.S.)
MVP- Dylan Hundley (Fr., guard, Camanche, Iowa/Camanche H.S.) and Dakota Soenksen (Fr., guard, Camanche, Iowa/Camanche H.S.)
Varsity
Sixth Man- Deonte Newsome (Jr., guard, Milwaukee, Wis./Messmer H.S.)
Spartan Award –Marcus McDaniel (Jr., guard, Roselle, Ill./Lake Park H.S.)
Newcomer- Peter Ragen (Fr., guard, Orland Park, Ill./Joliet Catholic H.S.) and Mike Williams (Fr., forward, Hammond, Ind./Thornwood Fractional North H.S.)
Most Improved-Mike Williams and Marcus McDaniel
Coaches Award- Lucas Daniels (Jr., center, DeWitt, Iowa/DeWitt Central H.S.)
Defensive Award – Marcus McDaniel
MVP-T.J. Lake (Sr., guard, Peosta, Iowa/Western Dubuque H.S.)
Wrestling (4-4, 5th Place in IIAC)
Quincy Kalkbrenner 4th at 157 lbs. - NCAA Division III Lowest Midwest Regional
Ethan Cain 5th at 197 lbs. - NCAA Division III Lowest Midwest Regional
Robert Melise 5th at 285 lbs. - NCAA Division III Lowest Midwest Regional
NWCA Division III All-Academic Team
Ethan Cain
Academic All-Iowa Conference
Ethan Cain
All-Iowa Conference
Quincy Kalkbrenner (157 lbs.)
Robert Melise (285 lbs.)
Women's Indoor Track and Field
IIAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week - (1/28) - Brittany Burks
IIAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week - (2/11) - Kelsey Betthauser
IIAC Champions: Brittany Burks (60m Hurdles), Kelsey Betthauser (Weight Throw)
All-American
Tanasha Atwater: Shot Put
Men's Indoor Track and Field (Iowa Conference Champions)
IIAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week - (12/4) - Kyle Thomas
USTFCCCA DIII Men's Athlete of the Week - (12/5) - Blaze Murfin
IIAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week - (1/14) - Colfay Ponter
IIAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week - (1/28) - Kyle Thomas
IIAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week - (2/11) - Blaze Murfin
IIAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week - (2/25) - Blaze Murfin
IIAC Champions: Ian Christ (Pole Vault), Maurice Cushion-Lewis (Long Jump), Josth Mathis (Shot Put), Blaze Murfin (Weight Throw), Alec Bass (3000m), Colfay Pointer (400m)
All-American
Blaze Murfin: Shot Put and Weight Throw
SPRING SPORTS
Baseball (Iowa Conference Regular Season and Tournament Champions, Regional Qualifier)
IIAC Position Player of the Week (4/15) - Dalton Garst
IIAC Pitcher of the Week (4/27) - Chase Kueter
IIAC Position Player of the Week (5/7) - Kellen Mitchell
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Rooke of the Week (5/10) - Kellen Mitchell
IIAC Position Player of the Week (5/14) - Will Doherty
IIAC Pitcher of the Week (5/14) - Chase Kueter
All-Iowa Conference
Coach of the Year – Paul Wyczawski
First Team - Chase Kueter
First Team - Nathan Schneiderman
First Team - Dalton Garst
Second Team - Doug Van Dyke
Second Team - Jack Lasswell
Second Team - Jarad Clevenger
Second Team - Justin Jensen
Second Team - Thomas Kempf
Honorable Mention - Will Doherty
Honorable Mention - Tyler Lewan
D3baseball.com All-Central Region
Coach of the Year – Paul Wyczawski
Second Team – Chase Kueter
Third Team – Dalton Garst
Third Team – Nathan Schneiderman
ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. III Golden Glove
Chase Kueter
2018 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. III All- Central Region
Second Team – Chase Kueter
Third Team – Nathan Schneiderman
All-Midwest Regional Tournament Team
Thomas Kempf
Softball (8-30, 4-12 IIAC, 9th in IIAC)
Second Team All-Iowa Conference - Taylor Allard
Second Team NFCA All-Midwest Region - Taylor Allard
Men's Golf
IIAC Player of the Week (4/29) - Anthony Mendoza
Knox College Invite - 1st place with 303-314-617
Knox College Invite - Tied for 4th overall Anthony Mendoza
IIAC Championships: Fourth Place
Round 1 - Team score of 321
Round 2 - Team score of 302
Round 3 - Team score of 304
Round 4 - Team score of 293
Men's Outdoor Track and Field (Second Place in IIAC)
National Champion -
Blaze Murfin - Shot Put
All-American
Blaze Murfin - Shot Put and Discus Throw
IIAC Field Athlete of the Week (4/15) - Blaze Murfin
IIAC Field Athlete of the Week (4/29) - Ron Brown
IIAC Track Athlete of the Week (4/29) - 4x100 (Thomas, Gray, Ellis, Steed)
IIAC Field Athlete of the Week (5/7) - Maurice Cushion-Lewis
IIAC Track Athlete of the Week (5/7) - Kyle Thomas
IIAC Field Athlete of the Week (5/14) - Blaze Murfin
Iowa Conference Championships Field MVP - Blaze Murfin
USTFCCCA All-Region
Maurice Cushion-Lewis - 4×100m relay
Maurice Cushion-Lewis - Long Jump
Isaiah Ellis - 4×100m relay
Clayton Gray - 110m hurdles
Clayton Gray - 4×100m relay
Kelvon Johnson - 110m hurdles
Kelshawn Johnson - 110m hurdles
Blaze Murfin - Shot Put
Blaze Murfin - Discus Throw
Blaze Murfin - Hammer Throw
Colfay Pointer - 400m run
Kyle Thomas - 100m dash
Kyle Thomas - 200m dash
Kyle Thomas - 4×100m relay
USTFCCCA National Award
Blaze Murfin - 2018 Outdoor Track and Field Student-Athlete of the Year (just one of two athletes to participate at national championships in shot put, discus, and hammer throw) and scored 16 points in NCAA Championships by himself and leading UD to a 12th place finish at NCAA Championships, best finish in program history.
Women's Outdoor Track and Field (Third Place in IIAC)
All-American
Tanasha Atwater - Shot Put and Hammer Throw
Rebecca Burmahl - Hammer Throw
IIAC Field Athlete of the Week (4/15) - Abby Willis
IIAC Field Athlete of the Week (4/22 and 5/7) - Rebecca Burmahl
IIAC Field Athlete of the Week (4/29) - Tanasha Atwater
IIAC Field Athlete of the Week (5/14) - Tanasha Atwater
Iowa Conference Championships Field MVP - Tanasha Atwater
21st at NCAA Championships with 11 team points, second best finish in program history
USTFCCCA All-Region
Jake Malm - Women's Assistant Coach of the Year - Central Region
Tanasha Atwater - Women's Field Athlete of the Year - Central Region
Tanasha Atwater - Shot Put and hammer throw
Alison Beeman - 100m dash and 4x100 relay
Brittany Burks - 100m hurdles and 4x100 relay
Rebecca Burmahl - Hammer Throw
Asha Flowers - 4×100m relay
Demetria Johnson - Long Jump
Shelby Lane - Discus Throw
Alyssa Skrove - Triple Jump and 4x100 relay
Kayla Slowick - Discus Throw
Abigail Willis - Javelin Throw
Men's Lacrosse (8-9 , 1-5 CCIW, 6th Place in CCIW)
CCIW Player of the Week (3/19) - Terrance Green
Women's Lacrosse (6-7, 1-5 CCIW, 6th Place in CCIW)
CCIW All-Conference
First Team - Breann Tjaarda
Second Team - Claire Carlson
Men's Tennis (5-11, 3-5 IIAC, 6th Place in IIAC)
Qualified for IIAC Tournament
Honorable Mention All-Iowa Conference
Ranfer Hernandez
Matthew Sablay
Juan Quiroga
