Women runners win third straight title
Make it three straight for the women’s cross country team. The Bears placed first for the third consecutive year Oct. 31 at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships in Rochester, N.Y., while the men registered a second-place finish (60 points), just one point behind first-place University of Chicago.
Senior Maggie Grabow won the women’s 6K race for the second straight year as the Bears registered 22 team points, 14 ahead of Emory University.
Grabow clocked a 23:25.40 to lead the pack and was one of four Bears who earned first-team all-UAA accolades. Freshman Tyler Mulkin took second place (23:43.50), sophomore Elizabeth Herndon finished fourth (23:53.60) and junior Stephanie Felz placed sixth (24:01.30).
Junior Greg Reindl and sophomore Brennan Bonner led the men, finishing sixth and seventh, respectively. Reindl finished the 8K race in 26:25.00, while Bonner covered the run in 26:36.40.
Volleyball teamstruggles, loses 2
The No. 3 volleyball team went 3-2 last week, first losing at SIU-Edwardsville Oct. 26, 3-0.
The Bears then competed at the UW-Whitewater Invitational Oct. 29-30. WUSTL opened with a 3-2 win over No. 13 UW-Platteville. After trailing 2-1, the Bears rallied to win the last two games, including a 15-9 win in the decisive fifth frame.
The Bears then fell just short in another thriller, this time a 3-2 loss against host and No. 11 UW-Whitewater. WUSTL led 2-1 and also held a 28-26 advantage in the fourth game before UW-Whitewater rallied to win the next four points, forcing a fifth game.
On Oct. 30, the Bears posted a 3-0 win over Baldwin-Wallace College and a 3-1 win over Lakeland College.
Men’s soccer iswinless in week
The men’s soccer team went 0-1-1 in a pair of crucial UAA road games. Senior Colin Robinson notched his ninth shutout of the year as WUSTL posted a 0-0 double overtime tie at No. 18 University of Rochester Oct. 29. Robinson made nine saves in the tie as he lowered his goals against averaged to 0.48. The Bears then dropped a 1-0 decision to Case Western Reserve University Oct. 31.
Women’s soccerwins three matches
The No. 17 women’s soccer team improved to 15-2. The Bears opened the week with a 5-1 home win over Fontbonne University Oct. 25.
The Bears jumped ahead 1-0 in the seventh minute as sophomore Sara Schroeder scored her sixth goal of the year. Sophomore Malia Labadie scored just before half; sophomore Talia Bucci scored on a penalty kick in the 58th minute and freshman Katie Campos and junior Meg Lag added late insurance goals for the Bears.
WUSTL followed that with 1-0 wins at Rochester (Oct. 29) and Case Western Reserve (Oct. 31). Senior Kara Karnes scored the game-winning goal in the 43rd minute against Rochester; junior Megan Morley scored the game-winner with 30 seconds left in double overtime against Case Western Reserve. Morley corralled a loose ball and slid a shot past the Case Western Reserve goalkeeper for her first goal of the season.
Swimmers, diversface tough duals
WUSTL hosted Truman State University Oct. 29. Truman State won the men’s event, 148.5-111.5, and the women’s meet, 150-113.
Junior Allie Boettger highlighted the Bears’ day, posting a school record time of 1:06.04 in the 100-yard breaststroke. Oct. 30, the Bears traveled to DePauw University for another dual, where the women posted a 140-97 win; the men fell 125-112.
Woock named national scholar-athlete
Senior defensive back John Woock has been named to College Football’s 2004 National Scholar Athlete Class, as announced by The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. Woock is one of 15 scholar-athletes from all NCAA Divisions, I-A, I-AA, II and III, to receive the award.
Woock will be recognized at The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame’s 47th Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 7 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. Each scholar-athlete receives an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship, and that evening, one will receive the Draddy Trophy as the top scholar-athlete in the nation, increasing the scholarship to $25,000.
Woock, who has a 4.0 grade-point-average, is the third Washington University football player to receive this honor. Brad Klein (1997) and Brandon Roberts (2002) both earned the award, with Roberts being selected as the Draddy Trophy winner in 2002.
Woock was joined by Scott Armul as UAA Athletes of the Week, following the Bears’ 21-16 win against Carnegie Mellon. Armul had two TD receptions while Woock made a game-high 15 tackles, including 10 solo stops, while adding a game-saving interception in the third quarter.