Carthage's Donnie Langland (Sr., Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs, team-leading 73.8 season average) was selected as an individual player for the 2013 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship. Langland ...
Four Carthage College baseball players were named 2013 All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. First baseman/pitcher Marc Mantucca (Jr., Naperville, Ill./Central, .297, 8 doubles, 4 home ...
Launching softballs over the fence of the Van Steenderen Softball Diamond worked pretty well for awhile. After hitting nine home runs in the first four games of the NCAA Division III Softball ...
As the sun went down in Whitewater, Wis., on Saturday night, the Riteway bus carrying the Carthage College softball team was headed for the Hampton Inn in Elkhorn, Wis., and not back to Kenosha. ...
Spring in Wisconsin this year feels like Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and the No. 22 Carthage College softball team (30-11) stayed alive in the NCAA Division III Softball Championship on Friday, ...
5.6.13 | Softball
The Carthage College softball team (30-11, 12-2 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked 22nd in the May 8 National Fastpitch Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, opened play in the NCAA Division III Softball Championship on Thursday, May 9 with a 6-4 loss to No. 18 Luther College (29-9) in Great Lakes Regional play at Wisconsin-Whitewater's Van Steenderen Softball Diamond in Whitewater, Wis.
Close | Full Story
5.10.13 | Softball
Krystina Leazer (Sr., Des Plaines, Ill./Elk Grove, 22-5, 2.14 earned run average thru May 10) was named National Fastpitch Coaches Association first-team All-Great Lakes Regional. Shortstop Katie Morman (Jr., Kenosha, Wis./Somers-Shoreland Lutheran, .386, 12 doubles, 3 home runs, 35 RBI) and third baseman Vicki Pyan (Jr., Crystal Lake, Ill./South, .376, 14 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs, 22 RBI, 6 stolen bases) were named second-team all-region, with second baseman Bryanna Heckel (Jr., Kenosha, Wis./Salem-Westosha Central, .383, 8 doubles, 5 home runs, 22 RBI) earning third-team honors.
Close | Full Story
5.9.13 | Men's Tennis
Three Carthage College men's tennis players were named to the 2013 All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin team. Jeff Lotz Jr. ((Sr., Racine, Wis./Horlick, 19-12) was named first-team All-CCIW, with both Alex Boomgarden (Fr., Fitchburg, Wis./Verona Area, 23-8) and Ryan Jump (Fr., Mundelein, Ill., 22-7) earning second-team all-conference honors.
Close | Full Story
5.7.13 | Women's Lacrosse
Five Carthage College players were named 2013 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region, including three to the first team.
Close | Full Story
5.6.13 | Men's Lacrosse
Nine Carthage players were named 2013 All-Midwest Lacrosse Conference, three of the nine to the first team. The three first-team honorees were face off Hunter Douglas (Sr., Colorado Springs, Colo./Cheyenne Mountain, 203 ground balls, 288-427 face offs), attackman Danny Morse (Jr., O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon Township, 61, goals, 29 assists, 37 ground balls) and midfielder Mason Poage (Sr., Columbia, Mo./Hickman, 33, goals, 32 assists, 23 ground balls).
Close | Full Story
5.5.13 | Baseball
The Carthage College baseball team (17-23, 9-12 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) closed out its 2013 season on Sunday, May 5 by losing both ends of a doubleheader with non-conference opponent the University of Chicago (23-12), 3-1 and 4-0, at Augie Schmidt Field in Kenosha, Wis.
Close | Full Story
5.4.13 | Softball
The Carthage College softball team (30-10, 12-2 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked 17th in the May 1 National Fastpitch Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, lost to Augustana College (Ill., 29-12), 4-0, on Saturday afternoon, May 4 in the title game of the CCIW Softball Tournament at the Carthage Softball Field in Kenosha, Wis.
Close | Full Story
5.4.13 | Baseball
The Carthage College baseball team (17-21, 9-12 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) split a Saturday, May 4 doubleheader with CCIW-opponent Wheaton College (Ill., 14-24, 10-11 CCIW) at Legion Field in Carol Stream, Ill. Carthage came from behind to win the first game, 6-5, before losing the nightcap by a 3-1 margin.
Close | Full Story
5.4.13 | Men's Lacrosse
The Carthage College men's lacrosse team (15-4, 9-1 Midwest Lacrosse Conference) lost to Aurora University (15-3), 13-3, on Saturday, May 4 in the title game of the Midwest Lacrosse Conference Tournament at Aurora's Vago Field in Aurora, Ill.
Close | Full Story
5.4.13 | Women's Track and Field
The Carthage College women's track and field team (51-14 outdoor record) finished third at the Friday-Saturday, May 3-4 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Outdoor Track and Field Championship at Millikin University's Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Ill.
Close | Full Story
5.3.13 | Men's Track and Field
The Carthage College men's track and field team (52-22 outdoor record) finished third at the Friday-Saturday, May 3-4 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Outdoor Track and Field Championship at Millikin University's Frank M. Lindsay Field in Decatur, Ill.
Close | Full Story
5.4.13 | Softball
Carthage College softball pitcher Krystina Leazer (Sr., Des Plaines, Ill./Elk Grove, currently 20-4 with a 1.91 earned run average) was named Capital One Academic All-District 6 on May 3.
Close | Full Story
Required Participation Forms and Check-in Information
Click on this text or the image below to find all of Carthage's required 2013-14 athlete participation forms and check-in information, including a sports Information questionnaire.
5.12 | Softball
Van Steenderen Softball Diamond - Whitewater, Wis.
Lady Reds
2
North Central College, semifinals
3
5.14 | Men's Golf
Destin, Fla. - Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
Red Men
7:30 a.m.
NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship
5.16 | Women's Track and Field
Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex - La Crosse, Wis.
Lady Reds
3 p.m.
Wisconsin-La Crosse "Final Qualifier"
5.16 | Men's Track and Field
Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium - Naperville, Ill.
Red Men
3 p.m.
North Central College "Gregory Final Qualifier"
5.16 | Women's Track and Field
Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium - Naperville, Ill.
Lady Reds
3 p.m.
North Central College "Gregory Final Qualifier"
5.23 | Women's Track and Field
Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex - La Crosse, Wis.
Lady Reds
TBA
NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship
5.23 | Men's Track and Field
Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex - La Crosse, Wis.
Red Men
TBA
NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship
5.24 | Men's Tennis
Kalamazoo, Mich. - Stowe Stadium
Red Men
TBA
NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Individual Championship
Did You Know...
Brooke Mix Scores Her Second Career Hole-in-0ne
Carthage College women's golfer Brooke Mix (Sr., Westfield, Ind.) scored a hole-in-one on Sept. 23, 2011 on the first day of the Wisconsin-Whitewater "Fall Fling." Mix' ace came on the 130-yard 15th hole at the Riverside Golf Course in Janesville, Wis. It was the second collegiate hole-in-one for Mix, with the other coming on Sept. 4, 2009 on the 11th hole of the Foss Park Golf Course at the Robert Morris “Fall Classic.”
Coach Brady Lindsley
Carthage women's tennis coach Brady Lindsley won his 200th career match in the fall of 2009. Lindsley, with a 219-93 record heading into the fall 2011 portion of the season, has been named CCIW "Women's Tennis Coach of the Year" three times.
Caitlin Schober
Carthage College diver Caitlin Schober (Sr., Beloit, Wis./Memorial) was named “Miss Kenosha” on Jan. 26, 2013.
Leanne Ulmer's 300th win
Carthage women's volleyball coach Leanne Ulmer won her 300th career match with a 3-0 decision over Southwestern (Texas) on Sept. 16, 2011.
Brotherly Love
Sixteen sets of brothers have played soccer for Carthage men's coach Steve Domin since 1995.
Kent Dernbach
Former Carthage basketball player Kent Dernbach (2002-03) was named an assistant men's basketball coach at Wisconsin-Stevens Point in October 2011. Dernbach had been the Northern Illinois University Director of Men’s Basketball Operations. He held the same post at George Mason University from 2007 to 2009.
Indian Trail High School and Academy
Indian Trail High School and Academy in Kenosha, Wis., began its first year of varsity athletics in 2012-13, and seven of its 17 head coaches are Carthage graduates. Two others are former part-time Carthage coaches, and Indian Trails athletic director is former Red Men football player Eric Corbett.
Little All-Americans
The Associated Press has named 17 Carthage football players "Little All-Americans" since 1938, including punter Tyler Funk, a 2010 honoree.
Gurnee Warren Township Soccer
Warren Township High School in Gurnee, Ill., defeated Naperville Central High School, 2-1 in overtime, on Nov. 3, 2012 to win that school’s first-ever Illinois High School Association Class 3A state championship. Warren Township head coach Jason Ahonen lettered on the 1999 Carthage team. Blue Devils assistant coach Michael Armour lettered four times for the Red Men between 2005 and 2008, and assistant coach Aaron Ahonen is the brother of another former Carthage player, Eric Ahonen.
Augie Schmidt IV Reaches 700 Wins
With a victory over Ohio Wesleyan University on March 6, 2010, Carthage College baseball coach Augie Schmidt IV will became only the 17th coach in NCAA Division III history to reach the 700-victory plateau.
Emily Goetz
Former Carthage graduate assistant women's lacrosse coach Emily Goetz is now the head women's lacrosse coach at Loras College.
Amanda Croix Named Army Assistant Coach
Former Carthage swimmer Amanda Croix was named an assistant swimming and diving coach at United State Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., in July 2011. She was also invited to compete in the July 2012 Olympic swimming trials in the 50-meter freestyle.
Bosko Djurickovic
Carthage men's basketball coach Bosko Djurickovic’s CCIW winning percentage entering the 2011-12 season (.669, 245-121) is the sixth-best in the 65-year history of the league, and his 245 wins placed him first among active conference coaches.
Red Men's 1,000th Basketball Win
With an 85-60 win over Concordia University (Wis.) on Nov. 28, 2009, Carthage won its 1,000th men's basketball game. The program began in 1907.
Dubuque Doubleheader
The Carthage women's lacrosse team will play an April 13, 2013 split doubleheader against both of the Dubuque, Iowa, college teams. The Lady Reds will play the Loras College Duhawks at Noon and the University of Dubuque Spartans at 6 p.m.
Coach Leanne Ulmer
Head women's volleyball coach Leanne Ulmer enters the 2011 season with a .782 winning percentage over 10 seasons, which was raned ninth among active NCAA Division III coaches thru 2009. Ulmer has won six CCIW titles in nine years at Carthage, including a shared title in 2004 and outright titles in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Carthage's 24th Varsity Sports Began in 2009-10
Carthage launched its 24th varsity sport in 2009-10, as the women's lacrosse team began varsity play.
Tony Buyniski
Former Carthage part-time assistant football coach Tony Buyniski, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, is currently one of two staff videographers for the NFL Cincinnati Bengals. Buyniski assisted with the Red Men in 2005 and 2006.
L.J. Marx Reaches 100 Wins
Carthage men's volleyball coach L.J. Marx won his 100th career match on April 9, 2010 with a 3-0 win over Fontbonne University in the semfinals of the M-III Volleyball Conference Tournament in Kenosha, Wis.
Carthage became only the second men’s lacrosse team in NCAA history to play two games in one day when the Red Men played both Birmingham-Southern College and Rhodes College on Feb. 23, 2013 in Memphis, Tenn. The only other previous time was by Washington College on April 3, 1993.
Doubling Up
With a school-record 12 doubles in the May 5, 2011 Lakeland game, the Carthage baseball team tied an NCAA III game record first set by Bridgewater State University versus the Massachusetts Maritime Academy on March 29, 1997.
Greg Dirkse
Greg Dirkse, who lettered on the 1995-97 Carthage soccer teams, was elected to the school board in his hometown of Oostburg, Wis., in April 2012.
George Demos
George Demos, who lettered on the 2002 and 2003 Carthage soccer teams, is the director of special events for Reggie Jackson's Mr. October Foundation for Kids.
Carthage's "Mr. Touchdown"
The last living member of Carthage's first football team, the 1895 squad, was William Simmons, "02. Simmons was honored at a 1958 Carthage game for scoring the Red Men's first-ever home touchdown in an 18-0 win over Quincy University on Nov. 28, 1895 in Carthage, Ill. Simmons scored on a 75-yard fumble recovery.
Brady Lindsley Wins No. 250
Carthage men's tennis coach Brady Lindsley won his 250th match on April 23, 2011 with a 9-0 win at Principia College.
First NFL Playoff Game
John “Popeye” Wager, ‘31, was a lineman for the 1932 NFL Portsmouth (Ohio) Spartans, who played the Chicago Bears in the first-ever NFL post-season game. The Spartans finished the regular season in a first-place tie with the Bears, whose owner, George Halas, had a playoff game scheduled and moved from Wrigley Field to an indoor contest at the Chicago Stadium.
Paul Smith
Paul Smith, a member of Carthage’s inaugural men’s soccer team in 1981, was inducted into the Wisconsin Soccer Association Hall of Fame in 2010. A native of Racine, Wis., Smith set a Carthage game record that season by collecting four assists against Milton College on Oct. 21. Smith is currently the outdoors editor of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
Carthage Turns on the Lights
Carthage added lights to its baseball facility in April 2010. Assistant coach Cory Everts flipped the switch in the bottom of the eighth inning of an April 24 game versus Augustana College (Ill.), marking the first-ever use of the bulbs in a game situation.
Ryan Baumgartner and Matt Ulmer
Former Carthage men’s volleyball players Ryan Baumgartner (2005-07) and Matt Ulmer (2005-07) were named 2013 American Volleyball Coaches Association “Under 30 Award” winners. Baumgartner is the head women’s volleyball coach at Dominican University (Ill.) and Ulmer the head sand volleyball coach at NCAA Division I Long Beach State University.
Carthage's First Hole-in-One
Carthage men's golfer Don Huff scored the Red Men's first-ever hole-in-one on Oct. 10, 1981 against Lawrence University at Rainbow Springs in Mukwonago, Wis. Huff aced the third hole with a seven-iron.
Rob Wolter
Rob Wolter, who served as a part-time assistant men's and women's volleyball coach at Carthage in both 2009-10 and 2010-11, was named the head men's volleyball coach at Vassar College prior to the 2011-12 season.
Ryan Baumgartner
Former Carthage men's volleyball player Ryan Baumgartner, who lettered on the 2005-07 Red Men teams and was named American Volleyball Coaches Association second-team All-America in both 2006 and 2007, was named head women's volleyball coach at Dominican University (Ill.) prior to the 2011 season,
Coach Tim Rucks Hits 100
Carthage football coach Tim Rucks won his 100th career game with a 40-23 decision at Millikin University on Oct. 8, 2011.
Carthage Baseball in the NCAAs
The Carthage baseball team made its 18th NCAA regional appearance in 2011.
Rob Lytle
Former University of Michigan football tailback Rob Lytle, who died on Nov. 20, 2010, played for the Denver Broncos Super Bowl XII team that lost to the Dallas Cowboys in 1978. Denver’s head coach that year was Robert “Red” Miller, who assisted Carthage head coach Art Keller from 1955 to 1957.
|