WUSTL, in conjunction with its athletic support organization, the W Club, has announced its 12th induction class for the University’s Sports Hall of Fame. Induction ceremonies will be held at an 8:30 a.m. breakfast Jan. 26 at the Knight Executive Education Center.
Later that night, the 2006 class will be recognized at halftime of the women’s basketball game against Brandeis University. Tipoff for the women is set for 6 p.m., with the men to follow at 8 p.m. With the addition of the 2006 class, the WUSTL Hall of Fame boasts 121 members, including Distinguished Service honorees.
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This year’s induction class features nine former student-athletes: women’s basketball’s Alia (Fischer) Keys (Class of 2000); football’s Paul Isham (Class of 1962); men’s basketball’s Ron Jackson (Class of 1965); women’s soccer’s Lori (Thomas) Khazen (Class of 1999); men’s soccer’s Matt Klosterman (Class of 1981); volleyball’s Jennifer Martz (Class of 1999); football and baseball’s Don Schlapprizzi (Class of 1957); men’s tennis’s Duncan Seay (Class of 1988); and wrestling’s Jess Yawitz (Class of 1968).
John Watts captures Central Region title
Freshman John Watts of the men’s tennis team captured the 2006 Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Central Region Singles Championship Sept. 24 with a 6-2, 6-2 win against top-seeded Evan Webeler of DePauw University.
Watts won the third title for the Bears (Brian Alvo, 2002, 2004) under sixth-year head coach Roger Follmer. Watts, the No. 16 seed, won six matches in straight sets and defeated four seeds en route to the title. He beat No. 8 seed Scott Swanson (DePauw) 6-4, 6-0 in the Round of 16, No. 9 seed Alec Kempster (Kalamazoo) 6-1, 6-2 in the quarterfinals, and second-seeded Kortney Keith (Chicago) 6-4, 6-0 in the semifinals.
Women’s cross country 2nd, men 7th at meet
The men’s and women’s cross country teams turned in strong performances at the Pre-Nationals on Sept. 22 in West Chester, Ohio.
On a damp, windy day, athletes from across the nation ran on the course at Voice of America Park, which will be the site of the NCAA Championships Nov. 18.
The No. 2 WUSTL women stayed true to their ranking, taking second place with 66 points. Junior Kate Pentak turned in WUSTL’s top finish, placing fifth in 22:20.06.
The Bears finished behind only top-ranked and defending national champion SUNY-Geneseo (33 points).
The WUSTL men, who came into the meet ranked 24th in the country, placed seventh (212 points) out of 16 teams.
Junior Jesse McDaniel posted the Bears’ top men’s performance of 21st place, clocking a time of 26:21.24.
Men’s soccer wins two, improves to 5-1-1
The men’s soccer team (5-1-1) picked up two wins last week. WUSTL defeated Fontbonne University, 3-1, Sept. 20, and followed with a 2-1 win at Westminster College Sept. 23.
Freshman Nat Zenner scored twice and junior Elie Zenner, Nat’s older brother, netted another goal to lead WUSTL to the win over Fontbonne.
The brother combination scored WUSTL’s three second-half goals during a span of two minutes.
Against Westminster, the Red and Green trailed 1-0 but responded with two goals in the second half.
Freshman John Hengel tied the match about midway through the second frame. Elie Zenner netted the game-winning goal for the second straight match.
Women’s soccer improves to 6-2
The women’s soccer team posted two victories last week to improve to 6-2.
The Bears erupted for five second-half goals to post a 5-1 win against the University of St. Thomas Sept. 22 at Francis Field.
Senior MeghanMarie Fowler-Finn hammered home a cross from junior Kim O’Keefe at the 48:51 mark to put the Bears up 1-0. The goal for Fowler-Finn was her fourth of the season and 32nd of her career.
Junior Breta Kennedy made it 2-0 at the 67:25 mark; Sarah Bolgord scored for UST in the 69th minute to trim the lead to 2-1, but the Bears added three goals in the next five minutes to put the game out of reach.
WUSTL defeated Westminster, 4-0, Sept. 23 in Fulton, Mo. The Bears scored all of their goals in the first half. Junior Kim O’Keefe struck first for the Red and Green. Senior Talia Bucci then found junior Abbey Hartmann for WUSTL’s second goal.
Freshman Caryn Rosoff and sophomore Lauren Mehner added a goal apiece before the intermission.
Volleyball defeats Fontbonne, 3-0
The No. 2 volleyball team defeated Fontbonne University, 3-0, Sept. 21 at the WUSTL Field House.
Junior middle hitter Emilie Walk put together a strong all-around performance to lead the Bears, highlighted by her match-high 16 kills.
Walk converted on her first six attack attempts in the first game to lead WUSTL to a 30-17 game-one win.
She added five kills in each of the last two games — 30-20 and 30-25 wins — to help the Red and Green secure the sweep.
Walk hit .542 for the match (16 kills, three errors, 24 attempts) and added five blocks (three solos) and three service aces.
Football falls at home to N. Central, 34-15
The football team dropped a 34-15 decision at home to North Central College Sept. 23.
Kam Kniss connected with Eric Stuedemann for a 6-yard TD pass on a key third-and-goal to make it 7-0. The Cardinals went on to lead, 17-0, at halftime.
North Central (2-1) had 159 yards of total offense in the first half, including Kniss’ 107 yards through the air. WUSTL was limited to 105 yards on 27 plays in the first half and punted four times.
The Cardinals scored early in the third to put WUSTL down, 24-0, before senior Joe Shaughnessy got the Bears on the board with 5:58 left in the third quarter after he picked off Kniss and returned it 21 yards for the score.
Senior DaRonne Jenkins ran for a season-high 85 yards on 20 carries, while junior Kyle Gray had four catches for 28 yards. Senior Nick Henry completed 10-of-28 passes for 79 yards.
Junior Michael Elliott led the defensive unit with eight solo tackles.