by Dave Reed

Soccer Players Earn Academic Honors
Four CC soccer players earned regional All-Academic recognition from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) in November. Senior defender Andrew Henscheid and senior midfielder Stephen Heitkamp were named to the District VII All-Academic first team in the college division. Senior defenders Molly Holmes and Lia Martinez earned second-team honors in the district’s university division.

Holmes '04

Martinez '04

Tiger Volleyball Earns 6th Consecutive Tournament Bid
The Colorado College volleyball team earned its sixth consecutive bid to the NCAA Division III Volleyball Tournament, where they defeated Gallaudet University and lost to the University of La Verne. The Tigers completed the season with a 27-11 record. The six straight tournament bids under head coach Rick Swan ties the school record, set in 1985 - 1990.

Morrill '06

Schuldt '06

Rogers '05

Sophomore Sarah Morrill set a single-season record with 480 kills and became the first player in school history to record more than 400 kills and digs in a single season. Sophomore setter Heidi Schuldt set a school record with 10 service aces as the Tigers beat Johnson & Wales University in three games in October. Junior Aubrey Reed set a new record for digs in a single season with 550. Junior Kristina Rogers recorded a school-record 36 digs at Chapman University.

Cross Country Teams Compete at Regionals
The men’s cross country team earned a bid to the NCAA Division III national championship meet for the first time since 1996 by claiming third place at the West Regional in Estacada, Ore. The CC women finished a strong ninth. Eight Tigers, including a school-record six from the 18th-ranked men’s squad, claimed All-Region honors. Pacing the Tiger contingent were senior Jesse Herrera and first-year Alex Reinhart, who took seventh and eighth place, respectively, in the men’s race. Herrera completed the 8K race in 25 minutes, 47.4 seconds, while Reinhart came in at 25:49.3. First-years Besha Lu Deane and Angie Kremer turned in All-Region performances for the women, taking 31st and 35th place individually with respective 6K times of 23:43.5 and 23:51.7.


Quarterback Jay Macias Named Student-Athlete of the Month
Senior quarterback Jay Macias was named the male Student-Athlete of the Month by the Association of Division III Independents for September. His school-record totals of 542 total yards and 457 passing yards against Cornell were single-game highs in Division III this season.
Junior wide receiver Jake Craig set a pair of school records for receiving this year. He caught 12 passes for a single-game record 236 yards against Rhodes College in October and finished the season with a single-season record 937 yards.


Men’s Soccer Closes with Winning Season
Despite closing the season with a 2-0-1 record during its final three games, the men’s soccer team did not receive a berth in the 2003 NCAA Division III Soccer Tournament. The Tigers finished the season with an 11-6-3 record, their third consecutive season with a winning record.