Carthage College men's soccer defender Zak Khoshbin (Sr., Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Lake Zurich) and women's volleyball outside hitter Lauren Dembkowski (Sr., Mount Prospect, Ill./Arlington ...
The Carthage College women's volleyball team (34-7, 7-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked ninth in the Nov. 8 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, ...
The Carthage College women's volleyball team (34-6, 7-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked ninth in the Nov. 8 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, ...
Three of Carthage's six starters were named 2011 American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American. Outside hitter Michelle Madeja (Sr., Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) and outside hitter ...
The Carthage College women's volleyball team (33-6, 7-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked ninth in the Nov. 8 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, is ...
11.13.11 | Women's Volleyball
The Carthage College women's volleyball team (33-6, 7-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked ninth in the Nov. 8 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, is on its way to its first-ever appearance in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship. Carthage won the regional championship on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 13 with a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over No. 2 Washington University (Mo., 34-2) at the Washington University Field House in St. Louis, Mo. The Lady Reds winning set scores over the Bears were 20-25, 12-25, 25-23, 25-22 and 15-11.
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11.12.11 | Women's Volleyball
The Carthage College women's volleyball team (32-6, 7-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked ninth in the Nov. 8 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, advanced to the regional finals of the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 12 with a 3-0 sweep of CCIW-member and No. 16 Elmhurst College (31-6) in the Saturday, Nov. 12 semifinals at the Washington University Field House in St. Louis, Mo.
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11.11.11 | Women's Volleyball
The Carthage College women's volleyball team (31-6, 7-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked ninth in the Nov. 8 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, opened play in the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship on Friday, Nov. 11 with a 3-0 sweep of Edgewood College (21-14) in a regional-quarterfinal match at the Washington University Field House in St. Louis, Mo. Carthage's winning set scores over Edgewood were 25-13, 25-12 and 25-16.
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11.7.11 | Women's Volleyball
The Carthage College women's volleyball team (30-6, 7-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked ninth in the Nov. 8 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll and first in the Nov. 3 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional poll, opens play in the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship on Friday, Nov. 11 in a quarterfinal match versus Edgewood College (21-13) at the Washington University Field House in St. Louis, Mo.
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11.7.11 | Women's Volleyball
Five of Carthage's six starters were named to the 2011 All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Women's Volleyball Team, four to the first team.
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11.5.11 | Women's Volleyball
The Carthage College women's volleyball team (30-6, 7-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked 11th in the Nov. 1 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll and first in the Nov. 3 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional poll, won the CCIW Women's Volleyball Tournament championship match on Saturday, Nov. 5 with a 3-2 win over No. 17 Elmhurst College (30-5) at Carthage's Tarble Arena in Kenosha, Wis. The Lady Reds' winning set scores over the Bluejays were 25-17, 25-21, 22-25, 22-25 and 17-15.
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11.4.11 | Women's Volleyball
The Carthage College women's volleyball team (29-6, 7-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked 11th in the Nov. 1 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll and first in the Nov. 3 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional poll, defeated Wheaton College (Ill., 22-13, 4-3 CCIW), 3-1, on Friday night, Nov. 4 in the semifinals of the CCIW Women's Volleyball Tournament at Carthage's Tarble Arena in Kenosha, Wis. The Lady Reds' winning set scores over the Thunder were 25-11, 25-17, 18-25 and 25-20.
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11.1.11 | Women's Volleyball
The Carthage College women's volleyball team (28-6, 7-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked 11th in the Nov. 1 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll and first in the Oct. 27 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional poll, swept North Park University (15-18, 0-7 CCIW), 3-0, on Tuesday night, Nov. 1 in a CCIW Women's Volleyball Tournament play-in match at Tarble Arena in Kenosha, Wis.
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10.25.11 | Women's Volleyball
Number nine. The Carthage College women's volleyball team (27-6, 7-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked 10th in the Oct. 25 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll and first in the Oct. 21 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional poll, won its ninth CCIW title on Tuesday night, Oct. 25 with a 3-0 sweep over Augustana College (Ill., 8-20, 1-6 CCIW) at the Roy J. Carver Center in Rock Island, Ill.
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10.25.11 | Women's Volleyball
Carthage College defensive specialist Izzy Shaindlin (Jr., Deerfield, Ill./Lincolnshire-Stevenson) was named College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin “Women's Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week” on Oct. 25.
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10.21.11 | Women's Volleyball
The Carthage College women's volleyball team (26-6, 6-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked 10th in the Oct. 18 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll and first in the Oct. 21 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional poll, went 3-1 at the Friday-Saturday, Oct. 21-22 Wisconsin-Whitewater Tournament III in Whitewater, Wis.
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10.18.11 | Women's Volleyball
The Carthage College women's volleyball team (23-5, 6-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin), ranked 10th in the Oct 18 American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III poll, clinched at least a share of the CCIW title on Tuesday night, Oct. 18 with a 3-0 sweep of North Central College (14-12, 3-3 CCIW) at Tarble Arena in Kenosha, Wis
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Did You Know...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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 "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.
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.
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'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.
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.
Emily Goetz
Former Carthage graduate assistant women's lacrosse coach Emily Goetz is now the head women's lacrosse coach at Loras College.
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.
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.
Carthage Baseball in the NCAAs
The Carthage baseball team made its 18th NCAA regional appearance in 2011.
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