Spring sports roundup
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| Tara Miller |
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| Ian Anderson |
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| Lucy McGovern |
SOFTBALL
A year ago, Loyola’s roster featured 10 freshmen. Although the team is still considered young this year with six more freshmen added to the mix, third-year Head Coach Yvette Healy is optimistic her team can challenge for the Horizon League crown in 2007. A strong core of seniors, including 2006 First Team All-Horizon League outfielder Tara Miller, provides leadership for the young and talented team.
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Loyola’s men’s volleyball has had two of its best seasons in school history the past two years, posting its first two AVCA All-American First-Team selections, and claiming the 2006 MIVA Player of the Year in Chris Kozlarek. The team hopes to put its talent and experience together for its first-ever berth in the NCAA Championships May 3-5. At presstime, the team was 11-3.
TRACK AND FIELD
Junior Jimel Denham set a new Loyola school record and won the 200m (21:70) at last season’s Horizon League Indoor Championships. Junior Edmund Blankson won the 400m (48:24). This season, freshman sprinter Nick Herold ran the 60m dash in 6.95 to set a new school record. On the women’s side, senior Marcia Faustin tied for first in the high jump and recorded a second-place finish—and the third fastest time in school history—in the 200m dash at the Eastern Illinois University Early Bird in December. The regular season continues through early May.
GOLF
Coming off a successful fall campaign, Loyola’s men’s golf should be a contender for this year’s Horizon League title. Last season, the Ramblers tied for third place, the best showing in school history. The men’s team is led by a young core of players, including sophomore Armando Favela, who posted a team-best 72.8 average in five fall events. The Rambler women will also vie for the Horizon League title this spring after a strong showing in the fall. Freshman Lucy McGovern posted an 80.2 average to lead the Ramblers during the fall campaign. | BILL BEHRNS