Judson women’s soccer earns national ranking
The Judson University women’s soccer program last week earned the program’s first national ranking at No. 25 in the NAIA national poll after a 2-1 upset win over No. 4 Robert Morris.
Judson is now 8-1-1 and 3-0 in the CCAC with wins over Trinity International, 3-1, and Saint Xavier University, 3-2, in overtime. Jenna Steffensen had 2 goals vs. Trinity International while Priscilla Jara (Huntley) had the game-tying and game-winning goal vs. Saint Xavier. Sara Hoffman (Huntley) received CCAC Player of the Week for the third week in a row and was NAIA National Player of the Week last week.
Men’s soccer: Receiving votes in the NAIA national poll, the men’s soccer team is 7-4 and 3-0 in the CCAC. Mike Tobie and Neil Thompson were named the CCAC Players of the Week for the second time this year. Judson stayed perfect in the CCAC with wins over Trinity International and Saint Xavier University, 3-1.
Volleyball: Carrying a 6-11 record, the volleyball team is 2-3 in the CCAC. Carissa Oelke has been the NCCAA National Player of the Week twice this year. Judson tied the longest winning streak since 2006 with five straight wins last week.
Women’s cross country: For the first time in program history, the women’s cross country team received votes in the NAIA national poll. The Eagles finished 22nd of 45 teams this past weekend at the Loyola University-Chicago Invitational with Sarah Miller (Barrington) finishing 123rd out of 543 runners.
Men’s cross country: Judson finished third out of 15 teams at the Wisconsin Lutheran Invitational as Nate Nevius finished in sixth place in the 8K with a time of 26:52. Kyle Julian and Luke Kierys also were in the top 20 at 14th and 15th.
Women’s tennis: Posting a 5-2 record early in the fall season, the women’s tennis team has won its last three matches over University of Dubuque (9-0), Calumet College (8-0), and Mount Mary College (9-0), not allowing a single match point. Alexa Schofield (Batavia) and Antigone Lowery have both won NCCAA National Players of the Week.
Men’s tennis: The men’s tennis team is 2-1 with wins over Cornerstone and Calumet College. John Mittvick (South Elgin) has also won the NCCAA National Player of the Week once this fall.
Men’s/women’s golf: Caleb Hess has consistently led the men’s golf team with a 78.6 average and had two Top 20 finishes this year in five meets. Katlyn Anderburg (Huntley) leads the women’s team and has been the NCCAA National Golfer of the Week once. She has had two Top 10 finishes this fall.