THE LORAS COLLEGE MAGAZINE | VOL. 59 | NO. 1 | WINTER 2010

Athletic News | Spring 2011
Fall Sport Wraps
The Loras College Department of
Athletics once again achieved significant
success during the fall sports
season in 2010. Loras added a total of
three All-Americans, 11 All-Region
athletes, 26 All-Iowa Conference team
members, 19 IIAC All-Academic team
members with two IIAC Most Valuable
Players, and three Iowa Conference
championships to their list of
accomplishments.
SOCCER
The soccer field provided more success
at both the Iowa Conference and NCAA
levels. Both the men’s and women’s
teams qualified for the NCAA Division
III championships by winning the Iowa
Conference tournament, which took
place at the Rock Bowl. Also, they
each finished atop the Iowa Conference
during the regular season. Loras
advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA
championships in both brackets. The
lady Duhawks finished ranked #8 in
the country and the men’s team finished
at #15.
Junior Kate Young (’12) (Roscoe, Ill.) became the
second All-American in Loras College women’s
soccer program history this year.
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Each team put a player on the All-
American list – Miguel Bonilla (’11)
(Cali, Colombia) on the men’s side and
Kate Young (’12) (Roscoe, Ill.) on the
women’s. The men’s team (16-7-1)
graduated the winningest senior class in
the program’s history and the women’s
team won a program-best 22 games in
2010 (22-1-1). All told, the teams
combined for 13 All-Iowa Conference
selections, six All-Region performers,
and the aforementioned two All-
Americans. Head coach Dan Rothert
(’96) was named the NSCAA/Mondo
NCAA Division III North Region Coach
of the Year for the women’s team and
the Iowa Conference Coach of the Year
for both the men’s and women’s teams.
CROSS COUNTRY
The cross country teams each provided
successful seasons in 2010. The
women’s team finished fourth at the
IIAC championships (just a few spots
out of third) and 10th at the NCAA
Regional meet (two spots from ninth).
Katie Hemesath (’12) (Dubuque, Iowa)
paced the Duhawks most of the year,
earning All-Conference and All-Region
recognition by leading the Duhawks to
the finish line in the IIAC and NCAA
meets, as well as being Loras’ top finisher
in the annual Dr. Robert Tucker
Invitational in Dubuque.
The men’s team hustled to second place
at the Iowa Conference championships
and seventh at the NCAA Regional
event. Jerry Olp (’14) (Wheaton, Ill.)
and Dan McDermott (’12) (Cedar
Rapids, Iowa) traded top-slot honors
during the season. They finished 1-2 at
the Dr. Robert Tucker Invitational to
help Loras to a perfect team score of 15
to win the meet. Olp finished fourth at
the IIAC meet and was one of four All-
IIAC performers. Three Duhawks,
including McDermott, Austin Steil
(’13) (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), and Chris
Higgins (’14) (Geneva, Ill.) were named
to the All-Region team. McDermott
advanced to the national meet with his
ninth place individual effort at
Regionals and ran a P.R. 25:44 at the
NCAA Division III championships.
Dan McDermott (’12) (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) earned
Division III All-Academic cross country status
this year.
FOOTBALL
The football team worked their way to a
5-5 overall record in 2010—a three
game improvement from their previous
season. By going 4-4 in IIAC play, they
tied for fourth place in the standings.
They closed the season by winning four
of their final six games. The defense
allowed less than 20 points per game
and was the third best in the league.
Matt Hillard (’14) (Galena, Ill.) and