The Carthage College women's water polo team (5-9) finished sixth at the Friday-Saturday, April 20-21 Collegiate Water Polo Association's Division III Tournament at Grove City College's James E. ...
The Carthage College women's water polo team (4-7) lost to Wheaton College (Ill., 9-5), 6-4, on Friday, April 13 at Carthage's Koenitzer Aquatic Center in Kenosha, Wis.
The Carthage College women's water polo team (4-6) went 3-2 at the Friday-Saturday, March 30-31 Collegiate Water Polo Association's "East at West Tournament" at Wheaton College's ...
The Carthage College women's water polo team (1-4 in varsity action) went 1-3 at the Saturday-Sunday, March 24-25 University of Notre Dame Club Tournament at the Rolfs Aquatic Center in South ...
The Carthage College women's water polo team (1-4, 1-4 Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III) went 1-4 at the Saturday-Sunday, March 17-18 Collegiate Water Polo Association's ...
3.4.12 | Women's Water Polo
The Carthage College women's water polo team (0-0, 0-0 Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III) split a pair of matches on Saturday, March 3 at the Wisconsin-Madison Club Tournament at the Wisconsin Natatorium in Madison, Wis. Carthage defeated the University of Minnesota club team, 12-4, before losing to the Grand Valley State University club by a 12-8 margin.
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2.16.12 | Women's Water Polo
The Carthage College women's water polo team (0-0, 0-0 Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III) opened its 2012 season by going 1-2 at the Friday-Saturday, Feb. 10-11 “Dave Madej Tournament” at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Ill.
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8.2.11 | Women's Water Polo
Carthage College Director of Athletics Robert Bonn has named Andy Bax head women's water polo coach Bax replaces Sarah Zink, who resigned in July 2011.
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7.19.11 | Women's Water Polo
Carthage's College Kimmy Genian (graduated-senior, Gurnee, Ill./Highland Park, 73 goals, 44 assists, 39 steals) was named Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches second-team All-America, and teammate Hillary Veselik (So., Darien, Ill./Hinsdale-South, a team-leading 77 goals, 23 assists, 33 steals) earned honorable mention honors.
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4.29.11 | Women's Water Polo
The Carthage College women's water polo team (12-3), ranked eighth in the April 27 Collegiate Water Polo Association's NCAA Division III poll, concluded its 2011 season on Saturday, April 30 by defeating Connecticut College (7-12), 14-9, for fifth place at the Collegiate Water Polo Association's Division III Conference Tournament at Macalester's Riley Pool in St. Paul, Minn.
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4.30.11 | Women's Water Polo
Four Carthage College layers were named 2011 Collegiate Water Polo Association All-Division III Conference. Kimmy Genian (Sr., Gurnee, Ill./Highland Park), Hillary Veselik (Fr., Darien, Ill./Hinsdale-South) and goalkeeper Christine Menzenberger (Sr., Mokena, Ill./Frankfort—Lincoln-Way East) were name first-team all-conference, and Kati Pedersen (Jr., Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest) earned second-team all-conference honors. Genian was also tabbed as the league's “most valuable player,” Veselik the league's “rookie of the year,” and Sarah Zink “coach of the year.”
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4.8.11 | Women's Water Polo
The Carthage College women's water polo team (10-2), ranked 10th in the April 6 Collegiate Water Polo Association's NCAA Division III poll, went 5-0 to win the Friday-Sunday, April 8-10 Carthage Tournament at the Koenitzer Aquatic Center in Kenosha, Wis.
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3.26.11 | Women's Water Polo
Carthage College's Kimmy Genian (Sr., Gurnee, Ill./Highland Park) and Christine Menzenberger (Sr., Mokena, Ill./Frankfort-Lincoln-Way East) were named the Collegiate Water Polo Association's NCAA Division III “Players of the Week” on March 21.
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3.18.11 | Women's Water Polo
The Carthage College women's water polo team (5-2), ranked 10th in the March 16 Collegiate Water Polo Association's NCAA Division III poll, went 5-0 at the Friday-Sunday, March 18-20 Penn State-Behrend Tournament in Erie, Pa.
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3.17.11 | Women's Water Polo
The Carthage College women's water polo team (2-0), ranked 10th in the March 16 Collegiate Water Polo Association's NCAA Division III poll, lost two matches on Wednesday, March 16 at Gannon University in Erie, Pa. The Lady Reds fell to Mercyhurst College, 20-10, before falling to Gannon by a 15-9 margin The two matches opened a seven-game spring trip to Pennsylvania.
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3.7.11 | Women's Water Polo
The Carthage College women's water polo team (0-0), tied for ninth place in the March 2 Collegiate Water Polo Association's NCAA Division III poll, went 3-0 at the Saturday, March 5 Carthage Mini-Tournament at the Koenitzer Aquatic Center in Kenosha, Wis. The Lady Reds defeated the University of Wisconsin-Madison club team, 12-4; won over the Lindenwood University club team, 7-1; and defeated Windy City by a 5-2 margin.
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2.28.11 | Women's Water Polo
The Carthage College women's water polo team (0-0), ranked ninth in the Feb. 23 Collegiate Water Polo Association's NCAA Division III poll, went 3-1 at the Friday-Saturday, Feb. 25-26 University of Notre Dame Club Tournament at the Rolfs Aquatic Center in South Bend, Ind.
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Did You Know...
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.
Little All-Americans
The Associated Press has named 17 Carthage football players "Little All-Americans" since 1938, including punter Tyler Funk, a 2010 honoree.
Carthage Baseball in the NCAAs
The Carthage baseball team made its 18th NCAA regional appearance in 2011.
Emily Goetz
Former Carthage graduate assistant women's lacrosse coach Emily Goetz is now the head women's lacrosse coach at Loras College.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Tournamrnt in Kenosha, Wis.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Brotherly Love
Sixteen sets of brothers have played soccer for Carthage men's coach Steve Domin since 1995.
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.
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.
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