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Fall 2008 Red Hawks of the Week
| November 17, 2008 |
Amy Jones
Swimming
Senior
Springfield, Ill./Sacred Heart-Griffin
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Jones helped the Red Hawks defeat Beloit and Marquette at Friday's double dual at Carroll University. She was one of two Ripon women swimmers to win an event, taking first in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 27.19. She added a second-place finish in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 1:07.81. Jones was also a part of Ripon's 200 freestyle relay team, which took first in the event with a time of 1:52.06.
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Michael Dussault
Cross Country
Sophomore
Antioch, Ill./Antioch
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| Dussault helped Ripon finish 24th out of 45 teams at Saturday's NCAA Regional meet at Augustana (Ill.) College. The sophomore ran a personal best time of 27:04 on the 8K course, which was the best time by a Red Hawk. That also gave him 107th place overall out of the 266 runners that finished the race. |
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| November 10, 2008 |
Amy Patton
Volleyball
Senior
Galesburg, Mich./Galesburg-Augusta
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| Patton ended her Red Hawk career Saturday with three kills, one service ace and seven digs in Saturday's Midwest Conference tournament semi-final loss to Beloit College. She left her mark on the Red Hawk volleyball program, ending her career with the second-most service aces (126) and fourth-most digs (1,300) in school history. |
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Parker Heaps
Swimming
Senior
West Bend, Wis./West Bend West
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Heaps helped the Red Hawks defeat Beloit 53-39 in Friday’s dual, hosted by Ripon. He was the only Ripon men's swimmer to win two events, taking first-place in the 1650 freestyle and 400 IM with times of 4:55.15 and 18:50.02, respectively. His 1650 freestyle time was nearly three minutes better than the second-place swimmer. |
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| November 3, 2008 |
Anna Alvin
Volleyball
Sophomore
Beaver Dam, Wis./Beaver Dam
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| Alvin helped Ripon clinch a spot in the Midwest Conference Tournament for the second consecutive season, as the Red Hawks defeated Lake Forest College in three sets on the final day of the regular season Saturday. Against the Foresters, Alvin recorded a team-high nine kills, while also making four digs and one solo block. In Ripon's four-set loss to St. Norbert earlier in the week, Alvin chipped in with five kills, six digs and team-highs of one solo block and three block assists. |
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Joshua Kraemer
Football
Senior
Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha West
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Kraemer went out with a bang on Saturday in his final home game in a Red Hawk uniform, helping Ripon hold Grinnell to a single touchdown in their 50-7 victory over the Pioneers. He was second on the team with six tackles (four solo), while also forcing a fumble, breaking up a pass, and intercepting a pass, which he returned 47 yards for a touchdown as time expired in the first half. That INT gives Kraemer 16 for his career, ranking him fifth on Ripon's all-time list. Kraemer put an exclamation mark on the win, returning a kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown with just over one minute left in the game. That is the second-longest kick return in Ripon history and gives him two kickoff returns for touchdowns in his career. He returned two kicks against Grinnell for 114 yards (57.0 avg.), while also returning three punts for 77 yards (25.7 avg.), including a long of 43 yards.
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| October 27, 2008 |
Sara Heim
Volleyball
Junior
Wabasha, Minn./Wabasha
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| Sara Heim was a key part of Ripon's defense in last weekend's Austin College Tournament, leading the team in digs in all four matches. She averaged 17.5 digs per match, while playing in all 14 sets the Red Hawks played. Heim now has 1,677 digs in her career, which ranks third in school history, just 382 digs away from breaking the school record. |
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The Red Hawk Offensive Line
(Nick Damico, Mark Leupold, Josh Novak, Alan Olmsted, and Trevor Wirth)
Football
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The Ripon offensive line experienced their most dominating performance of the season in Saturday's 19-7 victory over
St. Norbert College. They paved the way for a season-high 348 rushing yards, with both Red Hawk touchdowns coming on the ground. The line also protected the quarterback well, allowing Ripon to throw for 106 yards. |
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| October 20, 2008 |
Jessica Davey
Cross Country
Junior
Berlin, Wis./Berlin
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| Davey won the Wisconsin Private College Championships at Concordia (WI) University on Saturday. She placed first out of 110 runners and led the Red Hawks to a second place finish out of fifteen teams. Davey's time of 19:18 is her career best and ranks 11th on Ripon's all-time list for a 5K race. This marked Jessica's second career meet victory, with the first coming at the Concordia (WI) Invite in 2006. |
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Jason Smith
Cross Country
Sophomore
Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point Area
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Smith helped lead the Red Hawks to the team title at Saturday's 13-team Wisconsin Private College Championships at Concordia (WI) University. He placed second overall in the race, finishing with a career-best time of 26:12. |
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| October 13, 2008 |
Brittany Dick
Cross Country
Senior
Amherst, Wis./Amherst
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| In her first race of the season, Brittany won the Ripon Invitational with a 5K time of 20:39, which was better than the 74 other competitors that ran the race. Brittany, who sat out during Ripon's previous four races due to injury, helped lead the Red Hawks to a season-best fourth place finish out of the nine teams that took part in the event. |
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Jon Larsen
Football
Senior
West Bend, Wis./West Bend West
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Larsen ran for 117 yards on 14 carries (8.4 ypc) and one touchdown in Saturday’s 30-0 win over Beloit College, to help Ripon remain undefeated in conference play and tied for first with Monmouth College atop the MWC standings. His third-quarter touchdown against the Buccaneers from 11-yards out gave Ripon a 16-0 lead. |
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| October 6, 2008 |
Tiffany Seering
Cycling
Freshman
West Bend, Wis./West Bend East
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Seering captured first place in the women's B division cross country mountain bike race Saturday at Muscatatuck County Park, near North Vernon, Ind. Seering led the Red Hawks in the Midwest Collegiate Cycling Conference (MWCCC) competition hosted by Butler University. After sitting in second place at the start, Seering grabbed the top position midway through the first of two 5.2-mile laps. She slowly pulled away and built a substantial lead, crossing the finish line nearly five minutes ahead of Lauren Nasca of Michigan Tech.
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Joshua Kraemer
Football
Senior
Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha West
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Kraemer was a big part of Ripon’s outstanding defensive effort in Saturday’s 28-10 victory at Carroll University, which saw the Red Hawks get seven takeaways. Kraemer was responsible for three of those takeaways, all coming in the final quarter. In that quarter, he recorded a sack, while forcing a fumble on the play, which was recovered by the Red Hawks. He also intercepted two Pioneer passes, helping to preserve the victory and keep Ripon undefeated in MWC play. Kraemer also made eight tackles on the day, including two and a half for a loss. |
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| September 29, 2008 |
Amber Steichen
Women's Golf
Freshman
Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski
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| Steichen finished in the top two on Ripon’s team in both their meets last week. In a dual against St. Norbert College, Steichen was the medalist of the event, shooting a low score of 83, which is her career-best score and a season-low round by a Red Hawk golfer. She followed that up during the weekend, with a two-round score of 186 at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational, shooting a 93 on both days. She finished tied for 36th among individuals in that event. |
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Chris Kellett
Football
Senior
Neenah, Wis./Neenah
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Kellett played a big role in Saturday’s 45-20 win over Illinois College. The senior defensive back forced two turnovers, which were both turned into Ripon touchdowns. Kellett intercepted a pass early in the second quarter, setting up the Red Hawk’s first touchdown drive of the game. He also recovered a fumble on the one-yard line, which resulted in a Ripon touchdown on the very next play. Kellett also recorded three tackles on the day. |
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| September 22, 2008 |
Erin Beggs
Cross Country
Senior
Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central
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| Beggs finished 32nd out of 167 runners at Saturday's Concordia (WI) Invitational. That helped Ripon finish fifth out of 22 in the team competition. Beggs has run times in each of her three meets this year faster than the times in those three meets last year. |
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Matthew Miller
Football
Sophomore
Chicago, Ill./Guerin Prep
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| Miller had a career day on Saturday in Ripon’s 27-13 win at Knox College. The sophomore quarterback ran for 117 yards on 28 carries, including four touchdowns of 19, 6, 2, and 15 yards. That is the second-most touchdowns scored by a Red Hawk in a game in school history. Miller also completed 4-of-11 passes for 63 yards. |
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| September 15, 2008 |
Arielle Denis
Women's Tennis
Senior
Skokie, Ill./Niles North
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| Denis helped lead Ripon's women's tennis team to three wins last week, including the Red Hawk's first conference victory in 16 matches. Denis won all three of her matches in the week, playing at number three singles. She defeated Mount Mary's Jessica Jennings 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday, before defeating Beloit's Julia Win 6-2, 6-7 (7-4), 6-3 and Knox's Katie Beading 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday. |
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Ryan Andersen
Football
Junior
Racine, Wis./St. Catherine's
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| Andersen did a little bit of everything Saturday afternoon, leading the defense in Ripon’s 14-3 win over Lake Forest, which marked the first time in 65 games that the Red Hawk defense didn't allow a touchdown. Andersen had a team-high 10 tackles, including two for a loss, while also recording an interception, a sack, and a pass deflection against the Foresters. |
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| September 8, 2008 |
Morgan Abert
Women's Soccer
Freshman
Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca
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Abert helped Ripon to a 1-1 record last week. In the Red Hawk’s 13-0 win over Finlandia (MI), Abert recorded the first hat trick of her career, scoring three goals, in a six-minute span, while assisting on another score. Against Edgewood the following day, Abert scored Ripon’s only goal of the game in their 7-1 loss to the Eagles. |
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Demba Camara
Men's Soccer
Senior
Gambia/Sun Prairie
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| Camara helped lead Ripon to a pair of wins during the week, 9-0 over Finlandia, and 3-2 at Edgewood in overtime. Camara contributed on half of the team’s 12 goals on the week, scoring two goals, while assisting on four others. In their win against Edgewood, Camara scored a goal and assisted on the two other scores, which accounted for all the Ripon goals in the game. |
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| September 1, 2008 |
Jessica Davey
Cross Country
Junior
Berlin, Wis./Berlin
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Jessica ran a time of 20:15 at Saturday's Tom Barry Cross Country Invitational, hosted by St. Norbert College. That time was seventh-best among individuals in the race and helped Ripon to a fourth-place team finish in the event. |
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Jason Smith
Cross Country
Sophomore
Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point Area
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| Jason helped the Ripon men's cross country team to a second place finish at Saturday's Tom Barry Invitational, which was hosted by St. Norbert. Smith was the top runner for the Red Hawks, with a time of 21:19 on the four-mile course. That time was good enough to place fifth overall among the individual competitors. |
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