Student Life

May 5th, 2008

Spring Postseason Action

By Johann Qua Hiansen on May 5th, 2008 at 7:00 am

Men’s Tennis

The No. 5 men’s tennis team has advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals which will be held at Bates College in Maine. Wash. U. became the Central Regional Champion after dispatching No. 16 DePauw University 6-0. They will face No. 6 Gustavus Adolphus College on May 13. Gustavus Adolphus is on a 12 match winning streak.

Juniors Charlie Cutler and Chris Hoeland have also qualified in doubles while sophomore John Watts has qualified for singles in the 2008 Division III Men’s Individual National Championship held from May 16-18.

Softball

Wash. U. advanced to the next level after beating Tri State 1-0 as freshman Claire Voris picked up her first post season win in the pitcher’s circle. The Bears struck first although the situation was perilous. With two outs, the Red and Green were able to string together three consecutive hits to score senior Karli Stander off an RBI single by junior Kerry Kreitman.

Tri State put the Bears in a dangerous jam with a runner on third with one out but Voris struck out the second batter and Kreitman retired the final batter on a fly out. Voris allowed only three hits the entire game and recorded eight strikeouts.

The Bears advance to play against the number one seed and number one team in the country DePauw University. The 2008 UAA Champions split their previous meeting with DePauw dropping the first frame in an eight inning 4-1 loss and coming through with a 1-0 victory in their last regular season game. That win snapped DePauw’s 37 game winning streak.

The Midwest Regional will be hosted by Augustana College from May 8-12 in Rock Island, Ill. The Bears are currently the number 16 team in the country.

Here’s a link to the bracket.

Here’s a link to the regional website.

Women’s Tennis

The No. 15 Bears played valiantly but fell to No. 4 Emory University 5-0 in the second round of the NCAA National Championships.

Track and Field

Junior Danielle Wadlington has automatically qualified for nationals in the triple jump. Other Bears have provisional NCAA marks in several events including senior Morgen Leonard-Fleckman’s school record 3.75m height in the pole vault. The team continues to compete in hopes of fielding more contestants in the Outdoor National Championships.

Wash. U. sees action at the Dr. Keeler Invite in Naperville, Ill. from May 8-9.

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