Current Cougar, former Jacket Rhodeback earns Crossroad League Track Athlete of the Week honors
After a strong day on the track at the Walsh Tune Up on April 28, Erich Rhodeback of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s outdoor track and field team earned Track Athlete of the Week recognition from the Crossroads League on Monday, May 2.
Rhodeback, a track start and graduate of Mount Vernon High School, placed first in the 110-meter hurdles and qualified for Outdoor Nationals with a blazing “A” standard time of 14.53 seconds.
Along with his first place finish in the 110-meter hurdles, Rhodeback also placed first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.01.
Rhodeback and MVNU track and field next compete in the Crossroads League Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Notre Dame, Ind., on May 5-6.
Ladies clobber Oberlin 17-6, to take NCAC lacrosse crown
OBERLIN – The Kenyon College Ladies lacrosse team claimed sole possession of the 2022 North Coast Athletic Conference regular-season title for the first time since 2013. The Ladies solidified that position with Saturday’s 17-6 victory at Oberlin College.
It’s the second regular-season title for the Kenyon women, who improved their season record to 13-1 and, for the first time in program history, posted an undefeated 7-0 conference record. The title also means the Ladies are the No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAC postseason tournament, which will get underway with the semifinal round on Wednesday. In that contest, the Ladies will entertain the tournament’s No. 4 seed, College of Wooster, at 1 p.m.
On the way to the title, the Ladies got a game-high six points from Ella Murphy, who scored five times and assisted on one other goal. Maddie Garner threw in four more goals for the Ladies, and Blythe Karras racked up three goals and one assist. Other goal-scorers for Kenyon included Tatumn Eccleston, Alex Tiatia, Mallory Brophy, Caroline O’Neil and Arielle Dumalac.
The focused Kenyon team started the game with a flurry of five goals within the first five minutes. Murphy had two of those five goals. Garner followed up with two of her goals, steering the Ladies to a 9-2 lead after the first quarter of play.
Oberlin (6-9, 2-4 NCAC) would never get closer the rest of the way. Murphy scored three more times in the second quarter and the Ladies went into the break with a 13-4 advantage.
Overall, Kenyon outshot Oberlin 39-14. The Ladies also forced Oberlin into 27 turnovers.
