Coe College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Morgan Meese will run for Kohawks

Morgan Meese of Cedar Rapids Jefferson plans to continue her successful track career at Coe College next year.

Meese is a member of the championship relay teams at Jefferson. The J-Hawks won the 4x200 relay and the 4x100 relay at the Drake Relays this year. They broke the Iowa all-time record in the 4x200 and matched the all-time record in the 4x100.

Meese helped Jefferson win the 4x200 relay at the state meet last year.

Coe women advance to NCAA meet

The Coe women's tennis team earned the Iowa Conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Women's Championship with dual wins over Central and Luther on Saturday at the Clark Racquet Center.

Coe (21-6) begins NCAA play on May 8. It is the fourth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament for Coe and the sixth overall.

The Kohawks got off to great starts in both meets, winning five of the six doubles matches. They secured the NCAA trip when Amy Sebastian defeated Luther's Maggie Helms, 6-4, 7-5, to clinch the title match.

SEMIFINALS
COE 5, CENTRAL 0

Singles
1. Haley Resnick (COE) vs. Angie Allgood, 7-5, 5-0, unfinished 
2. Amy Sebastian (COE) def. Kari Grindberg, 6-1, 6-1
3. Jordan Ferree (COE) def. Ashley Maley, 6-0, 6-2 
4. Laura Birky (COE) vs. Anna Bowse, 6-2, 5-2, unfinished
5. Sarah Lasecki (COE) vs. Paige Vannausdle, unfinished
6. Diannah Watson (COE) vs. Ashlyn Huegel, unfinished

Doubles
1. Jordan Ferree/Laura Birky (COE) def. Angie Allgood/Ashlyn Huegel, 8-3
2. Haley Resnick/Sarah Lasecki (COE) def. Kari Grindberg/Anna Bowser, 8-2
3. Diannah Watson/Tamara Washington (COE) def. Paige Vannausdle/Morgan Ernst, 8-4

FINAL
Coe 5, Luther 1

Singles
1. Haley Resnick (COE) def. Adriana DePaolis, 6-2, 6-2
2. Amy Sebastian (COE) def. Maggie Helms, 6-4, 7-5
3. Jordan Ferree (COE) vs. Jenna Myers, 7-5, 5-3, unfinished
4. Laura Birky (COE) def. Jackie Cychosz, 6-2, 7-5
5. Sarah Lasecki (COE) vs. Hailey Johnson, 1-2, unfinished
6. Diannah Watson (COE) vs. Lauren Welch, unfinished

Doubles
1. Jordan Ferree/Laura Birky (COE) def. Maggie Helms/Jenna Myers, 8-2
2. Hailey Johnson/Lauren Welch (L) def. Sarah Lasecki/Haley Resnick, 8-5
3. Diannah Watson/Tamara Washington (COE) def. Adriana DePaolis/Jackie Cychosz, 8-5

Mosbach wins 2 events at Loras Open

DUBUQUE - Liz Mosbach of Mount Mercy won two events at the Dr. Tucker Loras Open track meet Saturday in Dubuque.

Mosbach captured the 800 in 2:20.39 and claimed the long jump at 17-9 3/4. Jade Gridiron won the 100 meter dash for the Mustangs in 12.66 seconds.

Coe won four events at the meet. Erik Franklin took the 200 (22.12), Beau Freeborn captured the 800 (1:56.32) and Chris Hawkins won the long jump (22-7 1/4) for the Coe men. Melissa Alger took the discus (149-5) for the Coe women.

Coe's Gunderson tied for second at IIAC golf

IOWA CITY - Players battled chilly temperatures, wind and rain and the last wave waited out an overnight weather delay to finish their round, but the opening 18 holes of the 2015 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's golf championship was completed Saturday at Finkbine Golf Course.

First-round play was suspended Friday afternoon due to persistent rain and lightning with four groups remaining on the course. Those individuals completed their rounds Saturday morning when the decision was made to forgo an attempt at a second 18 holes due to an uncertain weather forecast.

Finishing his round Friday, Buena Vista's Brady Haye fired an opening-round 73, aided by an eagle on the par-5 11th hole, and holds the lead in the medalist race by two strokes over four players, including teammate John Bral and Coe's Tyler Gunderson.

Central, ranked 11th nationally, holds the first-round lead after firing a 307 team total. Coe is eighth at 350.

The tournament concludes next weekend (Friday-Saturday) at Thunder Hills Country Club in Peosta. A decision will be made mid-week as to whether 36 or 54 holes will be attempted.

Team Standings

1. Central, 307; 2. Dubuque, 314; 3. Buena Vista, 319; 4. Wartburg, 320; 5. Simpson, 321; 6. Loras, 323; 7. Luther, 329; 8. Coe, 350.

Top 5 individuals

1. Brady Haye (BVU), 73; 2. (tie) John Bral (BVU), Tyler Gunderson (COE), Adam Squires (CEN), Clayton Curwin (CEN), 75.

Coe (350): t2. Tyler Gunderson 75, t31. Seth Inman 86, 38. Alex Everhart 93, 39. Hunter Mulnix 96, 40. Anthony Worden 97.