Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

Burnsville, Minn. -- The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has announced its All-Academic Teams for the 2010 fall athletic season. To be eligible for this honor, the student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better. Furthermore, the athlete must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at her/his institution (true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at that institution. The Golden Eagles doubled their team members after finishing with eight on the team last fall.

Full Release can be found at:
http://www.northernsun.org/10_12_07_Fall_All-Academic.pdf

Golden Eagle Athletes Include:
Football:
Cody Brekken           Sr.       Minnesota, Crookston         Crookston, MN
Tim Ennis                  Sr.       Minnesota, Crookston         Lancaster, CA
Payton Kujava          So.      Minnesota, Crookston         Ada, MN
Keith McBride           So.      Minnesota, Crookston         Lodi, WI
Justin Overby           Jr.        Minnesota, Crookston         Langdon, ND
Brett Rice                   So.      Minnesota, Crookston         Poynette, WI
Chris Secrest            So.      Minnesota, Crookston         Hollywood, FL
Joseph Stearly         So.      Minnesota, Crookston         Blaine, MN

Soccer:
Katie Bowar              Sr.       Minnesota, Crookston         Moorhead, MN
Kayla Bowar             Sr.       Minnesota, Crookston         Moorhead, MN
Jensen Crots            So.      Minnesota, Crookston         Chesterton, IN
Megan Flynn             So.      Minnesota, Crookston         Chanhassen, MN
Anna Ogaard            Sr.       Minnesota, Crookston         Maple Grove, MN

Volleyball:
Janie Bauer              Sr.       Minnesota, Crookston         Durand, WI
Alyssa Krikke            Sr.       Minnesota, Crookston         Grand Rapids, MI
Danielle Rueter        Jr.        Minnesota, Crookston         Burlington, WI

For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.

The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
 
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Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(Crookston, Minn.)- University of Minnesota, Crookston head women's volleyball coach Lee Anderson announced today the signing of Abby Cleveland to a National Letter of Intent to play for the Golden Eagles in 2011.
 
Cleveland is a 6-0, middle hitter, from Andover High School in the North West Suburban Conference. She was a section champion and state participant in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. She was named the team's rookie of the year and was selected as an All-State Academic Award winner.
 
"Abby is a physical middle hitter who is excellent on the slide approach.  She comes from an outstanding high school program with a winning tradition and that experience will serve her well at UMC," says Coach Anderson.  "We are very excited that Abby decided to pursue her goals as a member of the Golden Eagle Volleyball family."
 
Cleveland plans to major in criminal justice at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. She is the daughter of Tom and Diane Cleveland.
 
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.  
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
 
All signees are contingent upon admission to the University of Minnesota, Crookston and compliance with NCAA rules, including certification by the NCAA Eligibility Center.
 
 
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Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(Crookston, Minn.)- University of Minnesota, Crookston head women's volleyball coach Lee Anderson announced today the signing of Brittany Looker to a National Letter of Intent to play for the Golden Eagles in 2011.
 
Looker is a 5-11, outside hitter, from Mayo High School in the Big 9 Conference. She was the KAAL News Female Prep Athlete of the Week and recognized as an All-Conference Honorable mention player as a sophomore. She was named a team captain and earned All-Conference recognition as a junior. Looker was again bestowed captain honors and tallied over 1,000 kills during her senior campaign. Following her prep career, she was named an All-Conference and All-State volleyball player.
 
"Brittany is a great athlete and is the type of outside hitter we truly wanted in our 2011 class," comments Coach Anderson.  "She has had an outstanding high school career, culminated by leading her team to the state tournament and earning her 1,000th career kill during her senior season.  Her offensive abilities and winning mentality are going to prove invaluable to the Golden Eagle Volleyball team throughout her career.  We are elated that Brittany decided to pursue her academic and athletic goals at UMC and we are very excited to have her be a part of the Golden Eagle Volleyball family."
 
Looker plans to major in biology at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. She is the daughter of Jim and Sherry Looker.
 
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.  
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
 
All signees are contingent upon admission to the University of Minnesota, Crookston and compliance with NCAA rules, including certification by the NCAA Eligibility Center.

(Photo)- Brittany Looker
 
 
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Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(Crookston, Minn.)- The Golden Eagle Volleyball team said goodbye this afternoon to three seniors. Jennifer Hecht (DS, 5-8, Sr, Cedar, Mich.), Alyssa Krikke (MH, 6-0, Sr, Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Shannon Cologna (S, 5-8, Sr, Peoria, Ariz.) each played their last game in Lysaker Gymnasium. The last game of the 2010 season matched former UMC coach Dave Simon and his Winona State Warriors against Minnesota, Crookston. WSU was down early in set number one but rallied late and used the momentum to defeat UMC 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-14).
 
The Golden Eagles were led by Danielle Rueter (OH, 5-9, So, Burlington, Wis.) who tallied nine kills and only three errors for a .231 attack percentage. She added a game-high two service aces and 10 defensive digs. Cologna assisted on 19 of the 28 total kills for the Golden Eagles. At the setter position she has amassed 1,395 set assists. She ranks 4th in Golden Eagle history in assists and 4th in UMC history in assists per set with 7.54.  Chelsea Wiesner (L, 5-8, Fr, Rochester, Minn.) earned a match-high 20 defensive digs. Senior Jennifer Hecht tallied one assist and four digs on the night while Alyssa Krikke added three kills and three defensive digs.
 
Winona State was led by Jessi Peterson who earned 11 kills. Setter Elena Kruesel tallied 37 assists while Bekah Saugen and Shannon McGowan tied for a team-high in digs with 16.
 
The Golden Eagles are 0-28 overall and 0-20 in NSIC play. Winona State improves to 12-16 overall and 7-13 in conference play.
 
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at: www.goldeneaglesports.com.
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).

Photos: Top- Jennifer Hecht, Middle- Alyssa Krikke, Bottom- Shannon Cologna
 
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Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(Crookston, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Volleyball hosted the Upper Iowa Peacocks tonight on Parent's Night in Lysaker Gymnasium. UMC took the first set but fell in the final three to take the tough loss 3-1 (25-20, 17-25, 24-26, 20-25).
 
The Golden Eagles opened the first set striking at a .267 (12K-4E-30TA) attack percentage and holding UIU to a modest .147 (14K-9E-34TA) attack percentage. The score was tied five times but UMC never relinquished the lead in the 25-20 victory. Attack errors cost both teams in set two and three and allowed the Peacocks to sneak out two set victories. Upper Iowa rallied in the fourth set and hit at a .303 (14K-4E-33TA) clip but UMC continued to battle to eight tie scores and four lead changes before UIU took the fourth and final set 25-20.
 
The sophomore and freshman duo of Amanda Swann (OH, 6-0, So, Rochester, Mich.) and Alexandra Skeeter (OH, 5-10, Fr., Milwaukee, Wis.) led the Golden Eagle offense tonight. Both players finished with nine kills while Skeeter finished with a .250 (9K-3E-24TA) attack percentage and a career-high 14 defensive digs. Katie Miedtke (MH, 5-10, Fr., Maple Grove, Minn.) led Minnesota, Crookston with a .308 (7K-3E-13TA) attack percentage while Alyssa Schneider (MH, 6-0, Fr., Racine, Wis.) led all players at the net with one solo block and a season-high five block assists. The setter combination of Shannon Cologna (S, 5-8, Sr, Peoria, Ariz.) and Kelsey Matykowski (S, 5-7, So., Sun Prairie, Wis.) tallied 35 total assists with Cologna picking up 22 and Matykowski adding 13. The Golden Eagle defense tied a season-high with 16 team block assists.
 
Upper Iowa was paced by Nicky Brown and Kayla Wagner who had 13 kills each. Wagner finished with a solid .423 (13K-2E-26TA) attack percentage. The UIU setter, Skylar Lesan finished with a match-high 40 assists and added six kills. Libero Danielle Gernes finished tonight's match leading all defenders with 15 digs.
 
The Golden Eagles are 0-27 overall and 0-19 in NSIC play. Upper Iowa improves to 9-19 overall and 6-13 in NSIC play. UMC returns to the court tomorrow, Saturday, November 13 to close out the 2010 season on Senior Day. Minnesota, Crookston will host Winona State University at 2 p.m.
 
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at: www.goldeneaglesports.com.
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
 
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Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(Crookston, Minn.)- University of Minnesota, Crookston head women's volleyball coach Lee Anderson announced today the signing of Morgan VanGerpen to a National Letter of Intent to play for the Golden Eagles in 2011.
 
VanGerpen is a 6-0, middle hitter from Blue Valley High School in the East Kansas League (EKL). Following the 2009 season she was named EKL All-Conference Honorable Mention and was recognized as the top blocker in the conference. After her senior campaign, she was named an EKL All-Conference First Team member and played in the Mo-Kan All-star game.
 
"Morgan is an outstanding player with a great work ethic and positive attitude.  She has a wealth of high level experience at all three front row positions and her versatility is going to be a great asset to our volleyball team next year," says Coach Anderson.  "We are very excited Morgan decided to further her career at UMC and to become a member of the Golden Eagle Volleyball family."
 
VanGerpen plans to major in early childhood education at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. She is the daughter of Mark and Teresa VanGerpen.
 
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.  
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
 
All signees are contingent upon admission to the University of Minnesota, Crookston and compliance with NCAA rules, including certification by the NCAA Eligibility Center.
 
(VanGerpen)- Van-gur-pen
 
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Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(Crookston, Minn.)- University of Minnesota, Crookston head women's volleyball coach Lee Anderson announced today the signing of Mary Mikutowski to a National Letter of Intent to play for the Golden Eagles in 2011.
 
Mikutowski is a 5-8, outside hitter from Stillwater Area High School in the Suburban East Conference. Her high school team took the conference championship in 2009 and 2010, the section championship in 2009 and finished fourth in state in 2009.
 
"Mary is a fantastic athlete that I had the opportunity to coach this summer at camp.  She is a very skilled player who is extremely coachable.  Mary is going to bring a sense of competition to the outside hitting position that is going to be needed next fall," says Coach Anderson.  "We are very excited to add a player with Mary's experience and winning tradition to the Golden Eagle Volleyball family."
 
Mikutowski plans to major in health sciences at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. She is the daughter of Steve and Terry Mikutowski.
 
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.  
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
 
All signees are contingent upon admission to the University of Minnesota, Crookston and compliance with NCAA rules, including certification by the NCAA Eligibility Center.
 
(Mikutowski)- Mik-a-Tow-Ski
 
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Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(Crookston, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Volleyball team will host Upper Iowa and Winona State this weekend to close out the 2010 regular season. UMC hosts Upper Iowa on Friday, November 12 for Parent's Night and Winona State on Saturday, November 13 for Senior Night. Game times are set for 7 p.m. and 4 p.m. respectively.

Minnesota, Crookston: The Golden Eagle Volleyball team was led over the weekend by the duo of Alyssa Krikke (MH, 6-0, Sr, Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Amanda Swann (OH, 6-0, So, Rochester, Mich.) who had nine kills each. Krikke also led UMC with a .333 (9K-1E-24TA) attack percentage and six block assists. Shannon Cologna (S, 5-8, Sr, Peoria, Ariz.) and Kelsey Matykowski (S, 5-7, So., Sun Prairie, Wis.) split the setting duties for the two matches. Cologna finished with 20 assists while Matykowski closed out the weekend with 15. Chelsea Wiesner (DS, 5-8, Fr., Rochester, Minn.) led the defensive core with 21 defensive digs, a 3.50 dig/set average.

Upper Iowa: In UIU's loss to Augustana Sara Vance recorded 13 kills and 7 digs, while Skylar Lesan handed out 29 assists to lead the Peacocks. On Saturday, Upper Iowa took #4 Wayne State to 4 sets in their upset bid. Nicky Brown led the way in the team's final home match tallying 23 kills while Melanie Behnke chipped in 10. Upper Iowa will close out the 2010 season this weekend when they visit Minnesota, Crookston and MSU Moorhead.

Winona State: Bekah Saugen, OH, Fr., Chaska, MN (Chaska) Saugen led the Warriors offensively in both their games last weekend, netting 15 kills against Wayne State on Friday and another seven kills against Augustana. She recorded a double-double against Wayne State by getting 10 digs. She was in double digits in digs against Augustana also with 12 digs. Shannon McGowan, DS, Jr., Naperville, IL (Nequa Valley) McGowan led the WSU defensive effort against Wayne State and Augustana, recording 41 digs in the two games. She had 31 digs in the match against Wayne State to lead the team. Kayla Uhlenhake, S, Fr., Burlington, WI (Burlington) Uhlenhake had 57 assists in matches against Wayne State and Augustana. Uhlenhake had 39 assists against Augustana and averaged 9.5 assists per set for the Warriors.

For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at: www.goldeneaglesports.com.  

The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).

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Contact: Andrew Molden- Sports Information Assistant

(Bemidji, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Volleyball team traveled to Bemidji State University this evening to take on the Beavers. The Golden Eagles lost the match 3-0 after a great effort in the third game (25-17, 25-15, 25-22).

Alyssa Krikke (MH, 6-0, Sr, Grand Rapids, Mich.) led the Golden Eagle offense with five kills. Amanda Swann (OH, 6-0, So, Rochester, Mich.) and Alexandra Skeeter (OH, 5-10, Fr., Milwaukee, Wis.) each had four kills.  Shannon Cologna (S, 5-8, Sr, Peoria, Ariz.) had 10 assists on the 22 UMC kills to lead the team and Kelsey Matykowski (S, 5-7, So., Sun Prairie, Wis.) followed with seven assists. Chelsea Wiesner (DS, 5-8, Fr., Rochester, Minn.) had 11 digs to lead the UMC defenders.  

Nicole Olson led the way for Bemidji State with 13 kills and a .417 (13K-3E-24TA) attack percentage.  Jessi-Beth McCannell had a match-high 20 assists and Brie Groskreutz led all defenders with 21 defensive digs.

The Golden Eagles are 0-26 overall and 0-18 in NSIC play. Bemidji State improves to 12-14 overall and 6-12 in the NSIC.  Minnesota, Crookston will host Upper Iowa on Friday Nov. 12 for parent's night.  First serve is set for 7 p.m.

For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at: www.goldeneaglesports.com.  

The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).

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Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(Duluth, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Volleyball team traveled to #2 Minnesota Duluth this evening to take on the #2 Bulldogs. The Golden Eagles played a solid match earning seven tie scores and five lead changes but it was UMD that took the match 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-15.
 
Katie Miedtke (MH, 5-10, Fr., Maple Grove, Minn.) and Amanda Swann (OH, 6-0, So, Rochester, Mich.) led the UMC offense this evening with five kills each. Alyssa Krikke (MH, 6-0, Sr, Grand Rapids, Mich.) led the Golden Eagles with a .500 (4K-0E-8TA) attack percentage. Shannon Cologna (S, 5-8, Sr, Peoria, Ariz.) assisted on 10 of the team's 24 kills while Kelsey Matykowski (S, 5-7, So., Sun Prairie, Wis.) assisted on eight kills. Chelsea Wiesner (DS, 5-8, Fr., Rochester, Minn.) earned 10 defensive digs to lead the Golden Eagle defense.
 
Minnesota Duluth was led by April Hansen who tallied 10 kills and a solid .529 (10K-1E-17TA) attack percentage. Eleena Iisakka led all players with 34 assists while Allison Fanta led all defenders with 19 defensive digs.
 
The Golden Eagles are 0-25 overall and 0-17 in NSIC play. Minnesota Duluth advances to 23-3 overall and 15-2 in conference play. Minnesota, Crookston travels to Bemidji State tomorrow to play the Beavers. First serve is set for 4 p.m.
 
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at: www.goldeneaglesports.com. 
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
 
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