Coe College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Konrardy named 2nd team All-American

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Coe College junior Craig Konrardy has been named a second team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Konrardy was the only player from an Iowa Conference school selected to the three teams.

Konrardy becomes the fifth Kohawk in school history to earn ABCA All-American honors and the third player to earn the honor under Coach Steve Cook, joining Alec Lewis (Second Team Pitcher in 2010) and Chad Kramer (Third Team First Baseman in 2006).

Konrardy, a shortstop from Waterloo, put together one of the best seasons in school history. He set school records for at-bats (203), runs scored (55), hits (83), doubles (22), total bases (115) and assists (175).

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Sprinkel's Coe career ends with loss

MASON, Ohio - Coe senior Noah Sprinkel dropped a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 decision to Emory's Alex Ruderman in the opening round of the NCAA Division III tennis tournament on Thursday.

This was the 13th time a Coe men's tennis player Kohawk had been invited to the NCAA National Singles Championships and the third-straight year for Sprinkel. He joins Jon Turbett, Johnny Watson and Nick Barnes as the only Kohawks to earn multiple invitations to the event.

Sprinkel finished this season with a 13-4 singles record. The three-time Iowa Conference MVP finished with a 79-22 singles record for his career.

Coe's Alger 14th in NCAA discus

CANTON, N.Y. - Coe junior Melissa Alger finished 14th in the discus at the NCAA National Championships on Thursday.

Alger, a Lisbon native making her second-straight NCAA appearance, failed to make the finals. Her best throw was 147 feet, 5 inches.

Brandy Smith of Ithaca won the national title with a throw of 173-11.

Alger set a school record with her throw of 155-4 at the Central Triangular this year.

Coe spending $900,000 on Clark Field

Coe College will resurface the track and make other significant improvements at Clark Field this summer to benefit both student-athletes and spectators, the school announced Monday.

The $900,000 project is the first phase of an anticipated multi-million dollar renovation and expansion of the college’s athletic facilities over the next few years.

The centerpiece of this part of the project will be a new track surface  from Beynon Sports Surfaces. Beynon’s premier track and field surfaces are found in the world’s most renowned athletic facilities, carrying some of the world’s greatest champions to record-breaking times.

Coe is installing the BSS 1000 – a 13 mm full pour polyurethane surface that allow athletes to perform at their highest levels while in training or in competition.  Its bio-engineered force reduction layer integrates very fine SBR rubber granules with environmentally friendly polyurethane to create an impermeable shock-absorbing cushion.

The durable surface is designed to resist the roughest weather and the toughest competition.

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