°µÍø±¬ÁÏapp Magazine °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp Warriors Excel at National and in the Classroom
In her first year as women’s soccer coach, Rebecca Mouw took the Warriors to the NAIA Final Four. They tied top-seeded Martin Methodist 1-1 through two overtime periods before falling short on penalty kicks 4-3. The Warriors ended the season 12-3-4. Amy Lawson made the 2005 NAIA All-Tournament Team, and Katie Schick was named to the 2005 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America® Women’s Soccer Team. Anna Gropp, Heather Brown and Amy Lawson won spots on the All-NAIA Region II Women’s Soccer Team and received honorable mention recognition on the NAIA All-American Team.
Cross country also competed in the NAIA National Championships this year, where Aaron Megazzi earned All-American status. For the first time since 2001, both the men’s and women’s teams competed in the event with the men finishing 15th and the women placing 16th.
Seven °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp student-athletes, four from women’s soccer and three from cross country, have been honored as 2005 Daktronics-NAIA All-American Scholar-Athletes for their excellence in the classroom and in athletic competition: Katie Schick , Katie Estrada, Kylea Kangles and Katie Rhodes (women’s soccer), and Jessica Goulder, Luke Oliver and Joshua Grubb (cross country).