Doll earns extra innings at Lewis

Lewis University senior Justina Doll was one of two student athletes chosen as a 2015 recipient of the NCAA Division II Degree Completion Award.

The program helps student-athletes who have exhausted their athletic eligibility with tuition to complete their undergraduate degree.

Doll, a biology major who graduated from Mundelein High School, appeared in 154 games as an outfielder for the Lewis softball team from 2012-15.

She is a four-time Br. David Delahanty Award winner, given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence. She will be named to her fourth Academic All-Great Lakes Valley Conference team later this month.

"Justina has worked extremely hard throughout her career and it's awesome to see her reap the benefits of her performance on the field and in the classroom," said Lewis head softball coach Becky Pearl in a school press release.

A national committee selects the award winners based on academic performance, athletic achievement and involvement in campus and community activities.

Baseball

Grinnell College centerfielder Anthony Mack (Libertvyille) was been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Central Region team. He was a third-team selection and earned All-Region honors last year as well.

Mack, a two-time All-Midwest Conference selection, hit .345 with 49 hits in 142 at bats this season. He belted 4 homers, 4 triples and 11 doubles to go along with 25 RBI and 35 runs. He had a .563 slugging percentage.

Men's track

Augustana freshman Kevin Barbian (Libertville) earned College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin academic all-confence team.

• The running career of Conant senior Zach Dale still has plenty of miles left at the collegiate level.

The Cougars' senior athlete of the year has signed a letter of intent to compete on the Illinois track and cross country team.

Dale is the back-to-back Mid-Suburban League cross country and 1600-meter run champion. He is also an Indoor All-American in the 2-mile

Women's softball

Davenport senior KC Dunne (Dunne) becomes the first player in Davenport program history to be selected to the First Team NAIA All-American list.

She makes her second appearance on the NAIA All-American list after she was named second team last season.

Dunne led the team in many offensive categories, which were highlighted with a .458 batting average and 11 home runs on the season. She was also tied for the team lead in runs batted in with 52, while she was named the 'WHAC Player of the Year' for the second consecutive season.

Men's track

DePaul senior Matt Babicz (Prospect) threw a personal best in Austin, Texas, and will advance to the outdoor national championships in Eugene, Ore., in the shot put. Babicz tossed a best throw of 19.52 meters to place fourth. He will represent DePaul in the shot put at the University of Oregon in June. He needed to place in the top 12 to qualify.

Other highlights in Babicz' DePaul career: five-time Big East shot put champion; five-time national qualifier in the shot put; three-time All-American; 2014 Big East Field 'Athlete of the Meet' and Big East championship meet record holder in the shot put.

Women's track

Illinois Wesleyan junior Angela Hermann (Conant) ran on the 4x100 realay team that finished fifth (46.69) at the NCAA Divison II outdoor track championships in Canton, N.Y.

Hermann, a two-time All-American, also was also 12th nationally in the 100-meter dash ,

The Titans took fourth place as a team , their third-best outdoor finish in school histroy.

• North Central College sophomore Tori Cappoziello (Schaumburg) ran 1:02.95 for the 400-meter dash and 52.07 for the 4x100-meter relay outdoors.

She placed fifth in the 800-meter run at the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin outdoor championships. The Cardinals finished the season strong, placing sixth at the NCAA Division III outdoor championships.

• North Central sophomore Amanda Cortese (Hersey) ran 2:27.93 for the 800-meter run, as well as finishing fourth in the 5,000-meter run, fifth in the 1,500-meter run and seventh in the 10,000-meter run at the CCIW outdoor championships.

• North Central sophomore Yessenia Nunez (Hoffman Estates) set outdoor personal bests for 800 meters (2:44.47), 1,500 meters (5:21.94), 3,000 meters (11:26.36), 5,000 meters (19:44.47), and 10,000 meters (41:49.11).