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WildcatsReceivePost-SeasonHonorsAthleticsFall athletic teams at <strong>Wayne</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>College</strong> fared well with numerous All-Conferencehonors. The football team had eight players named to the Northern Sun Conference All-Conference Football Team. Senior defensive back Jeremy Neill, junior running back ZachMolacek and junior linebacker Aaron Rodgers were named First Team All-Conference.Junior defensive end Jeff Rathman and sophomore tight end Jake Robinson receivedSecond Team honors while junior offensive lineman Clyde Soappman, junior defensiveback Pat Stalkfleet and freshman punter Josh Armon all were named honorable mention.Neill was also selected to the Daktronics All-Northwest Region Second Team andMolacek was named to the <strong>College</strong> Division Academic All-District VII Second Team asselected by the <strong>College</strong> Sports Information Directors of America. The WSC football teamfinished in a tie for sixth in the NSIC with a 2-5 league record and 3-8 overall.Three players from the <strong>Wayne</strong> <strong>State</strong> volleyball team received First Team All-NorthernSun Conference honors. They included senior outside hitter Chelse Schultz, junior setterJulie Jacobsen and junior middle hitter Jacey Kuck Schwarz. The Wildcats finished the2004 season with a 20-14 overall record and a 9-5 NSIC mark to finish in a tie for thirdplace.The <strong>Wayne</strong> <strong>State</strong> women’s soccer team had three players selected for the 2004Northern Sun Conference All-Conference Team. Sophomore midfielder Melissa Bensonand sophomore defender Sarah James were each named to the First Team while sophomoreforward Mary Anne Liebentritt was selected honorable mention. WSC finished the 2004season tied for fifth in the NSIC with a 3-4 league record, 6-14 overall.Four members of the <strong>Wayne</strong> <strong>State</strong> men’s and women’s cross country teams receivedAll-Conference honors at the NSIC Championships hosted by <strong>Wayne</strong> <strong>State</strong> on Oct. 23.Sophomore Jeremiah Herron (second), freshman Matt Schneider (third) and junior BenCrabtree (ninth) placed in the Top 10 to earn All-Conference honors while sophomoreAshley Smith was the lone women’s runner to receive All-Conference honors afterfinishing ninth at the NSIC meet. The WSC men finished third at the NSIC Championshipswith the women coming in fifth.The WSC men’s and women’s golf teams fell just short of having All-Conferenceplayers. Junior Jason Love finished in a tie for ninth at the NSIC Championships, one shotaway from earning All-Conference honors. The men’s team finished fourth overall at theconference meet. For the women’s team, senior Monica Novak placed 10th and was twoshots away from earning All-Conference recognition. The women’s team also finishedfourth at the conference meet.<strong>2005</strong> Wildcat SpringSports SchedulesAthletic Office - 402-375-7520Home games are in boldwww.wsc.edu/athleticsOutdoor Track ScheduleDate Location3/ 26 Univ. of Nebr.-Kearney Open-Kearney, Neb.3/29 WSC Wildcat Twilight Meet-<strong>Wayne</strong>, Neb.4/2 Univ. of Sioux Falls Invite-Sioux Falls, SD4/3-4 Wildcat Multi-<strong>Wayne</strong>, Neb.4/9 Wildcat Open-<strong>Wayne</strong>, Neb.4/14-16 Division II Challenge-Emporia, Kansas4/21-23 Kansas Relays-Lawrence, Kansas4/22-23 Sioux City Relays-Sioux City, Iowa4/24-25 NSIC Multi-Event-Aberdeen, SD4/28-30 Drake Relays-Des Moines, Iowa4/29 Nebraska Wesleyan Open-Lincoln, Neb.5/6-7 NSIC Championships-Moorhead, Minn.5/13-14 Last Chance Meet-TBA5/26-28 NCAA Nationals-Abilene, TexasClip and save this WSC spring sports schedule.SoftballDate Location Time3/6-11 Tucson Invitational Games TBA3/15 Concordia University (NE) 2 p.m.3/19-20 South Dakota Dome Tourney TBA3/22 South Dakota 2 p.m.3/25 Augustana 2 p.m.3/29 Missouri Western 1 p.m.4/1 Nebraska at Omaha 3 p.m.4/2-3 UNO Invitational TBA4/5 Nebraska-Kearney 2 p.m.4/8 Winona <strong>State</strong> 2 p.m.4/9 Minnesota-Crookston 11 a.m.4/9 Bemidji <strong>State</strong> 3 p.m.4/10 Northern <strong>State</strong> 9 a.m.4/10 Moorhead 1 p.m.4/12 South Dakota <strong>State</strong> 2 p.m.4/16 Northwestern, IA 2 p.m.4/19 Southwest Minnesota <strong>State</strong> 3 p.m.4/22 Concordia-St. Paul 2 p.m.4/23 Minnesota-Crookston 9 a.m.4/23 Moorhead 1 p.m.4/24 Bemidji <strong>State</strong> 9 a.m.4/24 Northern <strong>State</strong> 1 p.m.4/26 South Dakota 4 p.m.5/1 Mount Marty Noon5/6-7 NSIC Conference Tourney TBABaseballDate Location Time3/2 MO Western 1:00 p.m.3/7-12 Spring Trip-Armstrong Atl. Univ. TBA3/18 Northwest Missouri 1:00 p.m.3/22 Univ. of Neb-Kearney 1:00 p.m.3/24-25 Concordia St. Paul Noon3/30 Mt. Marty <strong>College</strong> 1:00 p.m.4/2-3 Winona <strong>State</strong> Noon4/6 Univ. of Neb-Omaha 1:00 p.m.4/9 Southwest-Minnesota <strong>State</strong> 1:30 p.m.4/10 Southwest-Minnesota <strong>State</strong> Noon4/13 Univ. of Neb.-Omaha 1:00 p.m.4/16-17 Minnesota-Crookston 1:30 p.m.4/20 Augustana <strong>College</strong> 2:00 p.m.4/23-24 Northern <strong>State</strong> 1:30 p.m.4/26 Augustana <strong>College</strong> 2:00 p.m.4/28 Minnesota <strong>State</strong>-Mankato 2:00 p.m.5/1SU Upper Iowa University 2:00 p.m.5/7-8 Bemidji <strong>State</strong> University Noon5/12-14 NSIC Conference Tournament TBA5/19-21 Central Region Tournament TBA5/28 Division II World Series TBAWAYNE STATE MAGAZINE 15