The Carthage College men's volleyball team (5-1, 0-0 Continental Volleyball Conference), ranked first in the Jan. 31 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, handed Quincy ...
Carthage College outside hitter Randy Hansen (Sr., Oak Lawn, Ill.) was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III “Player of the Week” and the Continental ...
The Carthage College men's volleyball team (4-1, 0-0 Continental Volleyball Conference), ranked third in the pre-season American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, won the ...
The Carthage College men's volleyball team (0-1, 0-0 Continental Volleyball Conference), ranked third in the pre-season American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, opened its ...
The Carthage College men's volleyball team was ranked third in the pre-season American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll.
4.20.11 | Men's Volleyball
The Continental Volleyball Conference coaches picked Carthage College to win the inaugural CVC title in 2012. The Red Men received seven-of-10 first-place votes in the poll. Juniata College, with three first-place votes, was second, followed by California-Santa Cruz third, Thiel College fourth, the Milwaukee School of Engineering fifth, Stevenson University sixth, Philadelphia Biblical University seventh, Eastern Mennonite University eighth, Fontbonne University ninth and the College of Mount St. Joseph slated 10th.
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4.19.11 | Men's Volleyball
Springfield College has been selected to host the inaugural NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship in 2012, and the Stevens Institute of Technology will host the championship in 2013. The NCAA Division III Championships Committee approved the recommendations from the Division III Men's Volleyball Committee in April 2011.
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4.15.11 | Men's Volleyball
The Carthage College men's volleyball team (23-11, 8-0 Midwest-III Volleyball Conference), tied for fourth place in the April 12 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, won the consolation match of the final Molten Championship on Saturday, April 16, 3-0, over No. 6 Baruch College (34-16) at Nazareth College's Robert A. Kidera Gymnasium in Rochester, N.Y. The Red Men's winning set scores over Bearcats were 25-19, 25-22 and 25-17.
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4.12.11 | Men's Volleyball
Carthage College outside hitter Randy Hansen (Jr., Oak Lawn, Ill.) and setter Connor Wexter (Fr., New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) were named 2011 American Volleyball Coaches Association second-team All-America.
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4.4.11 | Men's Volleyball
Six Carthage College men's volleyball players were named to the 2011 All-Midwest-III Volleyball Conference Team, including four first-team members. Outside hitter Randy Hansen (Jr., Oak Lawn, Ill., .300 attack percentage, 3.35 kills per set1.75 digs per set, 0.71 blocks per set) was named first-team all-conference and the league's “most valuable player.”
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4.2.11 | Men's Volleyball
The Carthage College men's volleyball team (22-10, 8-0 Midwest-III Volleyball Conference), ranked fourth in the March 29 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, won the Midwest-III Volleyball Conference Tournament on Saturday, April 2 with a 3-0 win over Thiel College (10-20) in the championship match at Thiel's Beeghly Gymnasium in Greenville, Pa.
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4.1.11 | Men's Volleyball
The Carthage College men's volleyball team (20-10, 8-0 Midwest-III Volleyball Conference), ranked fourth in the March 29 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, swept Fontbonne University (8-15, 2-6 M-III), 3-0, on Saturday, April 2 in a semifinal match of the Midwest-III Volleyball Conference Tournament at Thiel College's Beeghly Gymnasium in Greenville, Pa. The Red Men's winning scores over the Tomcats were 25-12, 25-16 and 25-20.
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3.30.11 | Men's Volleyball
The Carthage College men's volleyball team (20-10, 8-0 Midwest-III Volleyball Conference), ranked fourth in the March 29 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, closed out its regular-season schedule on Wednesday, March 30 with a 3-0 win over King College (Tenn., 8-7) at Tarble Arena in Kenosha, Wis. The Red Men's winning set scores over the Tornado were 25-20, 25-12 and 25-18.
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3.29.11 | Men's Volleyball
When the final point of the season is signaled in the coming days, we can close the book on the seventh season in Carthage men's varsity volleyball history. With a sixth conference title in hand and a postseason that appears likely to include a fourth appearance in the Molten Championship, things could not be much brighter for coach L.J. Marx's program.
A good case can be made that it will be brighter.
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3.26.11 | Men's Volleyball
The Carthage College men's volleyball team (19-10, 8-0 Midwest-III Volleyball Conference), ranked third in the March 22 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, lost to Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne (12-9), 3-0, on Saturday, March 26 at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. The Mastodons' winning set scores over the Red Men were 25-10, 27-25 and 25-16.
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3.25.11 | Men's Volleyball
The Carthage College men's volleyball team (19-9, 8-0 Midwest-III Volleyball Conference), ranked third in the March 22 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, defeated St. Xavier University (7-15), 3-1, on Friday, March 25 at the Shannon Center in Chicago. The Red Men's winning set scores over the Cougars were 25-27, 25-16, 25-22 and 25-20.
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3.11.11 | Men's Volleyball
The Carthage College men's volleyball team (18-9, 8-0 Midwest-III Volleyball Conference), ranked third in the March 8 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, lost to Quincy University (15-8), 3-1, on Friday, March 11 at Tarble Arena in Kenosha, Wis. The Hawks' winning set scores over the Red Men were 25-23, 25-19, 23-25 and 25-17.
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2.12 | Men's Volleyball
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Carthage Men's Volleyball Sweeps Mount St. Joseph on March 4, 2011 View Video
Did You Know...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Emily Goetz
Former Carthage graduate assistant women's lacrosse coach Emily Goetz is now the head women's lacrosse coach at Loras College.
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.
Brotherly Love
Sixteen sets of brothers have played soccer for Carthage men's coach Steve Domin since 1995.
Little All-Americans
The Associated Press has named 17 Carthage football players "Little All-Americans" since 1938, including punter Tyler Funk, a 2010 honoree.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
Carthage Baseball in the NCAAs
The Carthage baseball team made its 18th NCAA regional appearance in 2011.
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.
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