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Grove City College sports Wolverines All seven of Grove City’s fall sports teams entered 2012 with high expectations. The women’s cross country and women’s tennis teams look to remain atop the Presidents’ Athletic Conference this autumn while the football, men’s cross country, volleyball and men’s and women’s soccer squads are expected to challenge for PAC supremacy. 22 | www.gcc.edu the G ē D U N K Football 16-man senior class led A Grove City College into the 2012 season. The return of seniors Jason Ferguson (linebacker) and Marc Shamley (defensive end) from injuries bolstered an already veteran defense. Offensively, junior quarterback Brian Pell returned after having made 12 starts over the previous two seasons. Two of his top targets return at wide receiver in junior Anthony Ritchie and senior Dustin Anewalt. Shamley, senior safety Shawn Mercer and senior guard Josh Bermann have been selected as team co-captains for the season. Men’s Soccer Grove City College welcomed back 15 lettermen from a 2011 squad that went 12- 6-1 overall and 6-1-1 in the conference. Seventh-year head coach Mike Dreves looked to guide the Wolverines back to the top of the conference and into the postseason for the third straight season. Senior forward Andrew Quinn led Grove City with 10 goals and 21 points last season and is a returning First Team All-PAC honoree. His five gamewinning goals ranked second in the conference. Senior defender Josh Kern joined Quinn on the conference’s First Team last year and also earned All-Great Lakes Region recognition for his work on the backline. Kern is a two-year starter for the Wolverines and helped anchor the defense again this fall.
Women’s Soccer The women’s soccer team celebrated its 21st season of intercollegiate competition by returning 21 letterwinners for the 2012 campaign. The Wolverines return their leading scorer from 2011 in junior forward Sam Weber, who netted seven goals last year. Also back is senior midfielder Grace Rieman, an All-Great Lakes Region performer in 2011. Second Team All-PAC honorees Sarah Cessar and Jessica Heck each returned for their junior season as well. Volleyball Coming off a 16-15 mark last season, Grove City College returned several key contributors as the Wolverines look to return to the top of the conference in 2012. Senior Elisabeth Willits is the team’s lone fourth-year player while juniors Ashley Branch, Shelby Mander and Tara Skinner each return as two-year letterwinners. Grove City also welcomed back sophomores Dalaney Algiere and Frances Trenta, both of whom played extensively as rookies in 2011. Women’s Cross Country The Grove City College women’s cross country team entered the 2012 season in prime position to maintain its spot among the region’s elite while also challenging for the team’s second trip to the NCAA Division III Championships in a three-year span. Grove City returned 13 letterwinners from a squad that captured its 23rd straight Presidents’ Athletic Conference title in 2011 and concluded the season with a strong fifth-place finish at the NCAA Mideast Championships. Among the Wolverines’ returnees are three-time All- Mideast Region performer Ella Smith, 2009 PAC medalist Sara Fisher and CoSIDA Academic All-American Mary Kate Breese. Those three seniors are part of a 10-runner senior class that is one of the largest and most talented in program history. Men’s Cross Country The Wolverines fielded one of the deepest and most experienced squads in recent memory as the Wolverines look to return to the top of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference in 2012. The Wolverines featured more than a dozen upperclassmen in the lineup this autumn. Of that veteran group, five earned All- PAC recognition during the 2011 season. Seniors Wesley Coopersmith and Tim Coyle both earned All- PAC Honorable Mention in 2011 and were joined by four other seniors who have earned multiple letters. Ben Henderson, Daniel Landskroener, Francis Ridge and Josiah Tobin all returned for their final season. Ridge competed on Grove City’s conference and regional championships roster in 2010. Fall 2012 Wolverine star hopes to make big impact in the marketplace Soccer can push athletes to the limit; nobody knows this better than senior Wolverine standout Josh Kern, a First-Team Presidents’ Athletic Conference selection in 2011 and one of the top defenders in the region. But Kern believes it is this hard work that has prepared him for life as an entrepreneur. “Startups can require many hours of diligent work, and many times, the results may not be encouraging,” Kern said. “The mental toughness developed from my soccer experiences will drive me forward when times are tough.” As a defender, Kern never wants to be on his heels, allowing the offense to dictate the game. As an entrepreneur, he has adopted this same philosophy, with a desire to inspire positive change that will benefit the greater community. “Not only do I want to create and develop businesses that provide products and services to help the poor, I want to create job opportunities for them,” Kern said. “An entrepreneur develops and implements creative solutions to satisfy unmet needs and wants in the market, even in the face of great risk.” Kern is excited for the complex challenges the real-world will soon kick his way after graduating from a rigorous entrepreneurship program this coming spring, not to mention overcoming four years of soccer sprints. It is fair to say he’ll be ready. the G ē D U N K www.gcc.edu | 23
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