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Nov. 13, 2008
Moraine Valley fall athletes rack
up 53 awards
Moraine Valley athletes played well this fall in each of the seven sports, as is
demonstrated by the 53 awards they collectively received. Twenty-two athletes
received NJCAA All-Region IV team honors and 31 were named to Illinois Skyway
Collegiate All-Conference teams. Both the golf and men’s cross country teams as
well as two runners from the women’s cross country team qualified for the
national championships.
Men’s Cross Country:
All-Region IV team: Kyle Abrahamsen (Shepard)
All-Conference team: Wes Sewell (Shepard), Connor Williams
(Andrew) and Abrahamsen
Golf:
All-Region IV team: Marc Carter (Reavis) and Forrest McDonald
(Reavis)
All-Conference honors: John Katsikas (Addison Trail), Carter and McDonald
Men’s Soccer:
All-Region IV second team: Jose Alonso (Whitney Young), Miguel Enciso
(Reavis) and Eric Garcia (Bogan)
All-Region IV honorable mentions: Christian Marquez (Argo), Hazem
Muhsen (Jordan), Huber Saucedo (Argo), Mark Hermann (Andrew),
Ben Gallardo (Eisenhower), and Adrian Gonzalez (Argo)
All-Conference team: Alonso, Enciso, Garcia, Hermann, and Marquez.
All-Conference honorable mention: Miguel Farias (Argo), Kyle Mastey
(Andrew), Victor Ayala (Richards), Muhsen, Saucedo, Gonzalez, and
Gallardo
Women’s Cross Country:
All-Region IV team: Lauren Burke (Lockport)
All-Conference team: Monica Gelezauskas (Lockport) and Burke
Women’s Soccer:
All-Region IV first team: Nadia Equihua (Argo), Shannon O’Shea
(Mt. Assisi) and Katie McGrath (Oak Forest)
All-Region IV second team: Kelly Pecka (Shepard)
All-Conference first team: Nicole Barrera (Oak Forest), Melissa
Hernandez (Argo), Equihua, O’Shea, Pecka, and McGrath
Women’s Tennis:
All-Region IV first team: Samantha Abrego (Thornton Fractional North)
All-Region IV second team: Katarzyna Harmata (Stagg), Christina
Castillo (Eisenhower) and Ashley Kleffman (Tinley Park)
Conference Player of the Year: Carrie Wolf (Shepard)
All-Conference honors: Wolf
Women’s
Volleyball:
All-Region IV first team: Yellie Synowiecki (Oak Lawn)
Region IV All-Tournament team: Laura Flerick (Mt. Assisi) and Synowiecki
All-Conference first team: Marina Uher (Maria) and Synowiecki
All-Conference second team: Emily Seidelmann (Queen of Peace) and Flerick
Nov. 4, 2008
Cyclone teams and athletes heading to national
championships
Moraine Valley’s men’s golf and cross country teams as well as two runners from
the women’s cross country team are heading to national championships after a
stellar fall season.
For the first time in its 25-year history, the golf team is heading to the NJCAA
golf championship this May after placing second in the Region IV Tournament on
October 11.
The Cyclones came in second place behind Black Hawk College at the 15-team
tournament at PrairieView Golf Club in Byron, Illinois. The top two teams
advanced to the championship scheduled May 19 at Goose Pond Colony Golf Course
in Scottsboro, Alabama. Moraine has had individual golfers qualify for the
tournament, but this is the first time the entire team has earned the trip.
By taking second place in the 2008 National Junior College Athletic Association
(NJCAA) Region IV, Division I Championship on October 25 at Sauk Valley College,
the men’s cross country team will compete in the national championship. This is
the third time the men’s team advanced to the national race.
The women’s team ended their season October 25 with a fourth-place finish at the
NJCAA Region IV Division I championship, but two runners advanced to the
national meet. Lauren Burke (Lockport) finished in sixth-place and Monica
Gelezauskas (Lockport) placed 13th, both earning a trip to the national
competition.
The men’s team, Burke and Gelezauskas are preparing to compete in the NJCAA
championship November 8 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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