Summer 2010 - Wayne State College

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Wildcat AthleticsWildcat SoftballPosts Record-Breaking SeasonJunior pitcherKatie Goetzingerbecame WayneState’s first All-American insoftball since1986 when shewas named tothe LouisvilleSlugger/NFCAAll-AmericanThird Team.14Spring 2010 was another record-breaking season for the Wayne State College softballteam. The Wildcats posted a stellar 43-14 record, breaking last season’s school record (41-21)of 41 wins to give WSC softball its first-ever back-to-back 40 win seasons.Fueled by a school-record 16-game win streak at the end of the season, WSC won the2010 NSIC Tournament, beating Augustana 2-0 in the championship game, and hostedthe NCAA Central Regional Tournament for the first time. The ‘Cats went 3-0, defeatingAugustana 2-1 in the title game, to advance to the NCAA Super Regional where WSC lost apair of hard-fought games to 4 th -ranked national power Metro State in Denver, falling 2-1 and6-2 in nine innings. WSC ended the season ranked 14 th in the final NFCA Division II Top 25Coaches Poll, the highest national ranking for a Wildcat softball team.Several milestones were achieved during the season. Senior outfielder Amy Sandstrombecame the all-time hits leader at WSC, finishing her career with 257 hits. She also becameWayne State’s all-time leader in runs scored (154), total bases (372), doubles (49) and at bats(769). Junior first baseman Jennifer Radley became Wayne State’s career home run leader andhas 23 with one year left to play. She is also the all-time leader in career walks with 74.WSC landed five players on the 2010 NSIC All-Conference Softball Team. KatieGoetzinger, Jennifer Radley and Amy Sandstrom each earned First Team All-NSIChonors while Sam Earleywine and Blaire Kuhl earned Second Team All-NSIC honors.Goetzinger earned First Team Daktronics All-Central Region honors and was named tothe Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Central Region First Team while Kassie Nurton, JenniferRadley and Amy Sandstrom received Second Team All-Central Region honors from LouisvilleSlugger/NFCA.Junior pitcher Katie Goetzinger became Wayne State’s first All-American in softballsince 1986 when she was named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-American Third Team.The Harlan, Iowa, native posted a 32-10 record with a 1.11 ERA, finishing with a schoolrecord 358 strikeouts in just 264 innings pitched and was named the 2010 NSIC Pitcher ofthe Year. She ranked third in NCAA Division II in strikeouts, fifth in hits allowedper seven innings (3.95), seventh in wins (32), eighth in shutouts (11) and 10 th inERA (1.11). Goetzinger had 11 shutouts and 25 complete games while making34 starts. She also pitched 30 less innings this season to break her single seasonstrikeout mark from last season. Goetzinger also excelled in the classroom and wasnamed to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team with a3.77 grade point average.With just one senior on this year’s team, Amy Sandstrom, the Wildcats look to be a part ofeven more records in the 2011 season.
The Wayne State College track and fieldteams set six school records during the spring2010 season and had two athletes qualifyfor the NCAA Division II National Trackand Field Championships held May 27-29 inCharlotte, N.C.Senior sprinter Christina King competedin the 400 meter dash while junior PaigePollard qualified in two events, the 400 meterhurdles and the 800 meter run. King ran atime of 55.38 seconds in the 400 meter dash tofinish 16th overall. Pollard’s time of 1:01.12in the 400 meter hurdles was good for 12thoverall while she set a school record in the800 meter run with a time of 2:11.70 to place14th overall at nationals.At the Northern Sun Conferencechampionships, the WSC women took ninthplace scoring 41 points. Pollard, a juniorfrom Newcastle, Neb., was the conferencechampion in the 400 meter hurdles and wassecond in the heptathlon with a school record4,558 points to also earn All-NSIC honors inthe event. King also claimed All-NSIChonors with a third place finish in the 400meter dash in 55.67 seconds.The Wildcat men finished ninth at theNSIC Championships in Moorhead, Minn.,with 49 points. Sophomore Alex Timperleywas the top finisher for WSC, placing secondin the triple jump with a top mark of 46’ 4 ¼”to earn All-NSIC honors. Teammate LucasSirek also captured All-NSIC recognitionin the triple jump finishing third at 46’ 3 ¼”while John Kern, third in the 10,000 meterrun, and Nate Preston, third in the 3,000 metersteeplechase, were other WSC runners to earnAll-NSIC honors.Two WSC athletes earned academichonors at the end of the season as JacobMathieson and Sarah Thomsen were bothnamed to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDAAcademic All-District VII Second Team.CELEBRATING 100 YEARSSenior sprinter Christina King competed in the 400 meter dash at the NCAA DivisionII National Track and Field Championships held May 27-29 in Charlotte, N.C.Two ‘Cats Qualify for NCAA Nationals in Track and FieldJunior Paige Pollard qualified in two events, the 400 meter hurdles and the 800 meterrun, at the NCAA Division II National Track and Field Championships.The ‘Cats are just a click away at www.wsc.edu/athletics/Wayne State Magazine 15
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