Published: October 22, 2009 11:30 pm      

COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Oct. 23, 2009

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

• Cordario Collier (Thomas More football, New Albany graduate, Sr.) — top performance: 13 carries for 117 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown run, and two receptions for 29 yards in the Saints’ 17-7 home victory over Grove City last Saturday; notes: Collier was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week. He has helped lead the Saints to a 6-0 record and 4-0 mark in the PAC.



CHARLESTOWN

• Jonathan Akemon (Anderson football, Jr.) — notes: Akemon saw action in the Ravens’ 50-23 road setback last Saturday at Franklin.

• Bowman Thrasher (Franklin football, So.) — notes: Thrasher made one tackle in the Grizzlies’ home victory over Anderson last Saturday.



CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA

• Kayla Koerber (Lindsey Wilson volleyball, So.) — notes: five kills, match-high four blocks (one solo, three assist) and two digs in a 3-0 home victory over St. Catharine on Tuesday.



CLARKSVILLE

• Josh Fisher (Franklin football, Jr.) — notes: Fisher played in Franklin’s victory last Saturday at home against Anderson.

• Keshia Johnson-Isgrigg (IU Southeast volleyball, Fr.) — notes: six digs, match-high three aces and two assists in the Grenadiers’ 3-0 victory on Tuesday at Midway.

• Whitney Piatt (Manchester volleyball, So.) — weekly stats: 35 digs, five kills, two assists; top performance: 19 digs in the Spartans’ 3-1 loss versus Asbury last Saturday at the Hanover tri-match.



FLOYD CENTRAL

• Alex Adams (Campbellsville men’s soccer, Jr.) — top performance: one goal and one assist in the Tigers’ 3-2 victory on Tuesday at the University of the Cumberlands; notes: Adams recorded the game-winning assist in the final minute of regulation on Tuesday.

• Joseph Boesing (Southern Indiana men’s tennis, Jr.) — notes: Boesing and doubles partner Diego Gimenez finished sixth in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Small College Championships last Thursday and Friday in Mobile, Ala. The tandem recorded a 1-2 record at nationals. They are just the second doubles tandem in USI history to reach the nationals.

• Christine Cleveland (Purdue women’s rowing, So.) — notes: Cleveland helped the Purdue University Crew finish fifth with 466 points in the Head of the Rock meet on Sunday, Oct. 11 in Rockford, Ill.

• Abby Enteman (IU Southeast women’s tennis, Jr.) — weekly stats: 2-0 singles record, 1-0 doubles record; top performance: No. 5 singles win (6-0, 6-0) and No. 2 doubles victory (8-0) with partner Lauren Becher in a 9-0 triumph last Saturday at Berea.

• Ashlie Haworth (Lindsey Wilson volleyball, Fr.) — top performance: match-highs in digs (17), kills (seven) and aces (five) in the Blue Raiders’ 3-0 home victory over St. Catharine on Tuesday.

• April Hill (Asbury women’s swimming, Fr.) — top performance: fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke in a home triangular meet with Bellarmine and Union last Saturday, 1:14.19; notes: Hill also finished fifth in the 200 breaststroke, 2:45.85.

• Sarah Kline (Lindsey Wilson volleyball, Sr.) — notes: Kline played one set in the Blue Raiders’ 3-0 home victory over St. Catharine on Tuesday.

• Emma LaDuke (IU Southeast women’s tennis, So.) — weekly stats: 2-0 singles record, 2-0 doubles record; top performance: No. 6 singles victory (6-0, 6-0) and No. 3 doubles win (8-0) with partner Kelsey Wisman in a victory last Saturday at Berea.

• Lauren McCartin (IU Southeast volleyball, So.) — top performance: match-high 20 digs in the Grenadiers’ victory on Tuesday at Midway.

• Caitlin Morency (Anderson volleyball, Sr.) — top performance: team-high 20 digs in the Ravens’ three-set loss on Tuesday at Mt. St. Joseph.

• Janelle Nassim (Florida Atlantic women’s swimming, Jr.) — top performance: first in the 50-yard freestyle in a 143-96 dual-meet victory last Friday at archrival Florida International.

• Lindsey Ragland (Louisville volleyball, Fr.) — notes: Ragland played one set in the Cardinals’ 3-0 victory last Sunday at Rutgers.

• Cole Richards (Georgetown football, Fr.) — notes: two extra-point kicks in the Tigers’ 23-20 home victory over the University of the Cumberlands last Saturday.

• Katy Schad (Marshall volleyball, Fr.) — weekly stats: 26 digs, eight kills; top performance: 17 digs and eight kills in the Thundering Herd’s 3-1 home victory over UTEP last Sunday.

• Kelsey Traughber (Spalding women’s soccer, Fr.) — top performance: one goal on three shots on goal in the Golden Eagles’ 1-0 home victory over Blackburn on Monday.

• Brittany Wilson (Montevallo volleyball, Fr.) — weekly stats: 39 digs, three assists, three aces; top performance: team-high 19 digs and match-high three aces in the Falcons’ 3-2 home setback to Armstrong Atlantic last Friday.

• Kelsey Wisman (IU Southeast women’s tennis, So.) — weekly stats: 2-0 singles record, 2-0 doubles record; top performance: No. 4 singles triumph (6-0, 6-0) and No. 3 doubles win (8-0) with partner Emma LaDuke in a victory last Saturday at Berea.



HENRYVILLE

• Tosha Embry (IPFW women’s golf, So.) — notes: 99 in Monday’s first round of the F&M Bank Austin Peay State University Intercollegiate in Clarksville, Tenn., before withdrawing from the second round.

• Katie Spellman (Franklin women’s cross country, Fr.) — notes: 54th in the Wilmington (Ohio) College Fall Classic last Friday, 20:51.57.



JEFFERSONVILLE

• Dylan Abrahamson (Hanover men’s soccer, Fr.) — notes: Abrahamson started in the Panthers’ two recent Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matches, which were 2-0 home loss to Rose-Hulman last Saturday and 2-1 win on Tuesday at Mt. St. Joseph.

• Trea Burgess (Indiana football, So.) — notes: Burgess saw action at running back in the Hoosiers’ 27-14 home victory last Saturday against Illinois.

• Jamie Goldsmith (Iowa Western CC football, Fr.) — notes: six carries for 30 yards in the Reivers’ 24-19 loss last Saturday at the North Dakota State College of Science.

• Chelsea Grover (Western Kentucky women’s soccer, Jr.) — notes: Grover played 31 minutes off the bench in the Hilltoppers’ 6-2 victory last Sunday at Louisiana-Monroe.



NEW ALBANY

• Felicia Adams (Hanover women’s soccer, Sr.) — weekly stats: three shots, one assist; notes: one assist in the Panthers’ 5-0 road win against Franklin on Wednesday.

• Chris Farley (Thomas More football, Sr.) — notes: three receptions for 21 yards in the Saints’ win over Grove City last Saturday.

• Emily Knight (IU Southeast volleyball, Fr.) — notes: one dig in the Grenadiers’ road victory against Midway on Tuesday.

• Lauren Nash (Manchester volleyball, Jr.) — weekly stats: 68 assists, 44 digs, seven kills; top performance: team-highs in digs (24) and assists (20) along with three kills in a loss to Asbury last Saturday at the Hanover tri-match.

• Eric Schulz (Indiana State men’s cross country, Sr.) — notes: 97th in the men’s blue race of the NCAA Division I Pre-Nationals last Saturday in Terre Haute, 25:07.5.

• Hannah Sullivan (Ball State volleyball, Jr.) — notes: one kill in the Cardinals’ three-set loss last Friday at Kent State.



NEW WASHINGTON

• Kelsie McKee (Kentucky Christian volleyball, So.) — notes: six kills and a team-high hitting percentage of .313 in a 3-2 home victory over Cincinnati Christian on Tuesday. The Knights recently won the National Christian College Athletic Association Division II Mideast Region regular-season championship. They will have the No. 1 seed in the Mideast Region Tournament Oct. 30-31 at KCU.



PROVIDENCE

• Oliver Book (Cincinnati men’s cross country, Fr.) — notes: 220th in the men’s white race of the NCAA Division I Pre-Nationals last Saturday, 26:50.2.

• Ethan Cook (Franklin football, Fr.) — notes: 10 carries on 41 yards and a 17-yard touchdown reception in the Grizzlies’ home victory against Anderson last Saturday.

• Lindsey Hickerson (Transylvania volleyball, Sr.) — weekly stats: 53 digs, 37 kills, four aces, two blocks (both assist); top performance: team-high 10 kills, 12 digs and two aces in the Pioneers’ 3-1 home loss to Rose-Hulman last Thursday.

• Laura Jenkins (Manchester women’s soccer, Fr.) — notes: four shots and two shots on goal in the Spartans’ 1-0 home loss to Bluffton on Wednesday.

• Katie Knott (Southern Indiana volleyball, Jr.) — notes: one kill in the Screaming Eagles’ 3-0 victory on Tuesday at Oakland City.

• Lucy Knott (Bellarmine volleyball, Fr.) — weekly stats: four digs, three kills, three aces.



ST. XAVIER

• Deuce Finch (Boston College football, New Albany native, Fr.) — notes: seven carries on 30 yards in BC’s 52-20 home victory over North Carolina State last Saturday.



SACRED HEART

• Alexis Bauer (Samford volleyball, Floyds Knobs native, Fr.) — weekly stats: 25 digs, six assists; top performance: match-high 13 digs and three aces in the Bulldogs’ 3-0 victory last Sunday at Chattanooga.



SILVER CREEK

• Lindsey Maymon (IU Southeast volleyball, Fr.) — top performance: 16 digs and four kills in IU Southeast’s triumph on Tuesday at Midway.

• Kelsey Page (Louisville women’s cross country, Sr.) — notes: 221st in the women’s blue race of the NCAA Division I Pre-Nationals last Saturday, 23:39.4.

• Ryan Strom (Marian men’s cross country, Sr.) — notes: 15th in the small college division and 74th overall in the Evansville Invitational last Saturday, 28:40.22.

If you have any information on area college athletes, contact Kevin Harris at kevin.harris@newsandtribune.com or 812-206-2117.