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HAWK TALK Double Teamer Ends With BasketballCory Schulte is adouble threat, bothin the classroomand in athletic competition.Not only did he balancetwo varsity sportsat Rockhurst — soccerand basketball— he alsobalancedtwomajors.Schulte recently completedundergraduate degrees inbusiness administrationand psychology.Playing two back-tobacksports was an exciting,exhausting challengefor Schulte.“It’s one of the toughestthings someone can do. Iwas always at basketballpractice the day after soccerseason ended,” saidSchulte, who will play hisfinal year of basketball thisyear while completing amaster’s degree in businessadministration.Schulte, who red-shirtedin basketball his freshmanyear, is one of the topreturning players from lastyear’s team. The 6-foot-5guard/forward played in50 games over the past twoyears, scoring 224 pointsand grabbing 104rebounds. Coach BillO’Connor is counting onSchulte to provide leadershipfor a young Hawksteam this season.A four-year starter forthe soccer team, Schulteplayed in 60 games as adefender and helped leadthe Hawks to a pair ofNCAA tournament appearancesin 2002 and 2003.He was named the Hawks’2004 defensive player ofthe year.RU Teams Travel to New MarketsRockhurst University alumni and fans will now geta better chance to watch the Hawks play in majormarkets throughout the Midwest. The Universityofficially joined the NCAA Division II Great Lakes ValleyConference (GLVC) for the 2005-06 academic year.Frank Diskin, Rockhurst University director of athletics,said membership in this new conference allows all11 of Rockhurst’s teams to compete in one conference forthe first time.“The GLVC is a strong Division II conference,” Diskinsaid. “This takes us into St. Louis, where we recruit a largenumber of our students, in addition to opening up newareas for us in Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati andLouisville. These are also areas where we have a largenumber of alumni.”This fall, Rockhurst’s soccer teams will make road tripsto Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis and Springfield. TheLady Hawks volleyball team will be playing leaguematches at Drury, Southern Indiana, SIU Edwardsville,St. Joseph’s, Indianapolis, Quincy, Wisconsin-Parksideand Lewis.Basketball season for the RU teams will include roadgames between Dec. 1 and Feb. 25 at Northern Kentucky,Bellarmine, St. Joseph’s, Indianapolis, Missouri-St. Louis,Missouri-Rolla, Drury, SIU Edwardsville and Quincy.The Hawks and Lady Hawks will travel together andplay doubleheaders.For a complete athletic schedule, go towww.rockhurst.edu/athletics.20 ROCKHURSTFALL 2005
Different Uniform, Same TeamSarah Schwandtwears a differentuniform than herteammates on theRockhurst volleyballteam. The physicaltherapy student fromManhattan, Kan., plays aspecial defensive positionin the back row called thelibero, who is required towear a uniform that contrastswith her teammates’uniforms.The libero, which hasbeen in use since 2002,was designed to add excitementto the game and raisethe level of play. Restrictedto play as a back-row player,the libero is not allowedto attack the ball or attemptto block, and is not countedtoward a team’s numberof substitutions.Schwandt became theHawks’ libero in hersophomore season in 2003and led the team with 620digs in 152 games. By theend of her junior season,she was one of the topliberos in the nation.Schwandt ranked seventhamong NCAA Division IIplayers with 6.22 digs pergame and was named theLibero of the Year in theHeartland Conference.“Sarah works extremelyhard. She is solid playingin the back. You’re assuredof getting a good pass fromher. Her leadership willcome into play more thisyear. We’re looking for herto have a good year,” saidRockhurst volleyball coachTracy Rietzke, who is thesecond winningest activeNCAA Division II women’svolleyball coach.Schwandt earned herbachelor’s degree in biologyin May and is a graduatestudent in the Rockhurstdoctor of physical therapyprogram.“You have the potentialto have great success inathletics and academics atRockhurst. This is an institutionthat has an excellentreputation in athletics andacademics,” Schwandt said.Sarah Schwandt, ’05, ‘07 DPTThe Great LakesValley ConferenceBellarmine University (Louisville, Ky.)Drury University (Springfield, Mo.)Kentucky Wesleyan College (Owensboro)Rockhurst UniversitySaint Joseph’s College (Rensselaer, Ind.)University of IndianapolisUniversity of Southern Indiana (Evansville)Lewis University (Romeoville, Ill.)University of Missouri-RollaNorthern Kentucky University (Highland Heights)Quincy University (Quincy, Ill.)Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleUniversity of Missouri-St. LouisUniversity of Wisconsin-Parkside (Kenosha)Visit theHawksOnlineWhether you’re adie-hard Rockhurstsportsfan or just want to seethe score from last night’sgame, check out the new athletics newsWeb page. Updated regularly by John Dodderidge, sportsinformation director, the section includes news, features,photos and upcoming events. Find it by clicking theyellow Athletics link at the top of any Rockhurst Webpage at www.rockhurst.edu.ROCKHURSTFALL 2005 21
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