After a two year drought, the Lawrence golf team pulled of a first place finish by beating Ripon in a tie breaker at the St. Norbert Invitational, held at Mid-Vallee Golf Club. On the par 70 golf course the team shot a 320 which was tied with Ripon however the tie breaker went down to the team with the best fifth golfer score, which was Lawrence.
After disheartening losses to Ripon last Wednesday, with a score of 1-9 in the first game and 6-7 in the second, the Lawrence University softball team found themselves out of the playoff race. The close-knit group of 12 had four more games to play to finish off the season on a high note.
The Midwest Conference Championships were held at UW-Madison's Nielsen Tennis Stadium last weekend. Grinnell wrapped up its fifth consecutive win, but Lawrence sophomore Ryan Dunn claimed the top singles fight with a 6-1, 7-6 (0-6) win, beating Grinnell junior Dan LaFountaine who lost his third in a row in the finals.
Junior Rob Lawson threw an outstanding distance of 145 feet, 10 inches, to win the discus competition at Saturday's Wisconsin Private College Championships at Ripon College. The throw was a personal best for Lawson which came on the last throw in finals. "I didn't realize it was that big until I heard them say the distance, then I was like 'Oh my God! I might have won this thing,'" Lawson commented.
1. How does it feel with your track career coming to a close? Bittersweet. It's not just the end of my track career but of my athletic career now that basketball has also ended. I've really enjoyed being a Viking and will definitely miss it, but I have great memories with teammates, coaches and friends to look back on.
1. What has your role been on the softball team this season? I have always been a leader on the team, but as a senior this role was more prominent. This year I tried to instill a piece of my work ethic in the team and show the underclassmen the pay-off of working hard.
Someday someone might ask Carrie Van Groll how she ended her collegiate career. The soft-spoken Senior biology major would probably reply with a, "Pretty well." "Pretty well" does not describe Carrie's last two at bats as a Viking. In the bottom of the 7th Carrie hit a three-run homer to tie the score up at 4.
Scores Softball Lawrence 9 Ripon 1 Lawrence 7 Ripon 6 Lawrence 7 Beloit 6 Lawrence 5 Beloit 3 Lawrence 6 University of Chicago 5 Lawrence 7 University of Chicago 4 Baseball Lawrence 12 St. Norbert 8 Lawrence 6 St. Norbert 7 Lawrence 9 St.