Guth joins Northwestern women’s basketball staff
Allison Guth, who helped lead Buffalo Grove to the 2000 Class AA girls basketball state title, has been named an assistant coach and recruiting director for the Northwestern’s women’s basketball team.
Guth has been an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Yale for the past two seasons.
Before that, she spent two seasons as the Director of Basketball Operations for DePaul.
Guth started her coaching career as an assistant at Loyola-Chicago from 2005-07 after graduating from Illinois in 2004.
“We are really excited to bring Allison on to our staff and Northwestern,” said Northwestern coach Joe McKeown. “She brings a wealth of experience to our program, including her most recent position as recruiting coordinator at Yale.
“She understands the academic integrity and student-athlete concept that is so important at Northwestern. A native of the Chicago area and former student-athlete in the Big Ten, she also is a great fit for our staff. Her energy and enthusiasm will help our program immensely.”
Guth is excited to be back in the Chicago area.
“I couldn’t be more enthusiastic about my opportunity to join coach McKeown and his staff at Northwestern University,” Guth said. “Northwestern is so special in the fact that it provides a world class experience academically, socially, and athletically. I am proud to hit the recruiting trail for an institution and basketball program I genuinely believe in.”
Guth was also a Missouri assistant coach and helped with recruiting for the 2007-08 season. The Tigers pulled off one of the nation’s biggest victories with a win over Oklahoma in the first round of the Big 12 Conference Tournament, the first time in Big 12 history that a 12th seed defeated a No. 5 seed.
A three-time letter winner at Illinois, Guth helped the Illini reach the 2003 NCAA Tournament after earning a spot as a walk-on and then earning a scholarship.
An academic All-Big Ten selection also played a season with the Illinois women’s golf team.
Soccer
Schaumburg senior Nick Abel will continue his soccer career playing for Millikin and coach Chad Jones.
“Nick is a hard-nosed defender that is good in the air,” Jones said. “His long throw is dangerous and will help us on set pieces. He will be a great addition to our defense and should impact our team quickly.”
Abel, who earned three varsity letters in soccer as defender, plans to study business.
He earned all-conference honors as a junior and senior and was an all-sectional selection in his senior year.
Abel had 6 goals and 13 assists this season. He also played club soccer for FC United, which finished No. 1 in Illinois and third in the nation.
Football
Carmel senior Michael Dyer of Round Lake Beach will continue his football career at Millikin for coach Patrick Etherton.
“We are very excited that Michael has decided to play at Millikin,” Etherton said. “Michael is a very explosive football player and we expect big things out of him this year. Michael comes from an outstanding high school program.”
Dyer earned two varsity letters as an offensive lineman at Carmel.
Ÿ Steve Salata (Stevenson) finished his freshman year at Wisconsin and was invited to try out as a walk-on punter this spring. He is now officially on the Badgers’ 105-man roster for the fall
Men’s track and field
Eastern Illinois vaulter Mick Viken (Rolling Meadows)jumped 17 feet, 4.5 inches to place 12th at NCAA Division I championships at Drake University.
Ÿ Illinois freshman Brandon Stryganek (Stevenson) earned first-team All-America honors as a member of the Illinois 400-meter relay team. The Illini qualified for finals at the NCAA D1 nationals at Drake in Des Moines.
Girls cross country
Pending Board of Education approval, Bill Etnyre has been recommended as the Libertyville girls cross country coach.
Etnyre has been an assistant coach in the Libertyville girls cross country and track and field programs for six years.
He was a member of the Carthage track and field team and continues to run in road races and marathons.
Etnyre is currently a physical education teacher at Butterfield School in Libertyville.
An assistant girls cross country coaching position is available at Libertyville. Contact Libertyville athletic director Briant Kelly for more information.