Coe College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Coe wrestlers dodge Cornell, 18-16

The 17th-ranked Coe College wrestling team escaped No. 18 Cornell, 18-16, Friday at Eby Fieldhouse to take a 7-5 lead in the Bremner Cup All-Sports Standings.

Coe’s second-ranked Farai Sewera earned a 12-3 major decision over Michael Maksimovic at 165 pounds, but fourth-ranked Ryan Harrington suffered a 7-5 loss to Cornell’s Brent Ham at 174.

Coe improved to 8-8, while Cornell fell to 12-8.

COE COLLEGE 18, CORNELL COLLEGE 16

125 – Jan Rosenberg (Coe) dec. Scott Smith 9-5.
133 – Nathan Shank (Cornell) dec. Mike Gussarson 14-9.
141 – Luke Kremer (Coe) dec. Jared Brathor 6-4.
149 – Trevor Engle (Cornell) major dec. Josh Donkle 13-2.
157 – Aaron Engle (Cornell) dec. Brody Beck 7-4.
165 – Farai Sewera (Coe) major dec. Michael Maksimovic 12-3.
174 – Brent Hamm (Cornell) dec. Ryan Harrington SV-2, 7-5.
184 – Ryan Sheldon (Coe) major dec. Brian Cristion 10-0.
197 – Donnie Horner (Coe) major dec. Aburough Abegesah 13-2.
285 – Eric Tucker (Cornell) dec. Nick Elsbury 3-0.

Knights drop Coe from IIAC lead

WAVERLY - Jordan Cannon scored 18 points to lead four Wartburg players in double figures as the Knights upset Coe, 86-70, in an Iowa Conference men's basketball game Wednesday night at Buzz Levick Arena.

Wartburg (5-4, 12-8 IIAC) led 37-28 at halftime and maintained the advantage throughout the second half. The Knights were 23-of-24 from the foul line. Nate Woeste and Clay Cook each had 16 points while Nick Webber finished with 14. Wartburg outrebounded the Kohawks, 41-29. Cook had 12 caroms, Webber 11.

JT Vonderhaar led Coe (13-7, 7-2) with 15 points. Mike Vonderhaar and Jacob Timm added 13 each. The loss dropped Coe one game behind Buena Vista in the IIAC standings.

COE (70): Timm 4 2-4 13, M. Vonderhaar 5 0-0 13, Daoust 3 0-0 7, JT Vonderhaar 3 9-9 15, Fahey 2 0-2 4, Pyritz 0 0-0 0, Meyer 2 0-0 6, Wadsworth 0 0-0 0, Vorba 0 0-0 0, Shedeck 0 0-0 0, Stix 0 0-0 0, Schmarzo 4 0-0 12, Delgado 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 11-15 70

WARTBURG (86): Woeste 3 8-8 16, Webber 5 4-4 14, Cannon 5 6-6 18, Van Groningen 4 1-1 9, Cook 6 4-5 16, Kalen 1 0-0 2, Brown 3 0-0 6, Pitz 1 0-0 2, Ellis 1 0-0 3, Putchio 0 0-0 0. Totals: 29 23-24 86.

Halftime: Wartburg 37, Coe 28. 3-point goals: Coe 13 (Timm 3, M. Vonderhaar 3, Daoust 1, Meyer 2, Schmarzo 4), Wartburg 5 (Woeste 2, Cannon 2, Ellis)

Sommer twins lift Wartburg past Coe

WAVERLY - Linn-Mar graduates Kristie and Katie Sommer scored 10 points apiece to lead Wartburg to a 60-54 win over Coe in Iowa Conference women's basketball action on Wednesday night at Buzz Levick Arena.

The Knights (13-7, 4-5 IIAC) built a 30-20 halftime lead and held off a late charge to avenge an earlier loss to the Kohawks in Cedar Rapids. Kailey Kladivo led Wartburg with 12 points. The Sommer twins each hit a pair of 3-point baskets for Wartburg.

Coe (13-7, 6-3) dropped into a three-way tie for second place in the league with Loras and Luther, two games behind Dubuque. Prairie graduate Courteney McCrary led the Kohawks with 13 points and seven rebounds. Megan Hayes finished with 11 points.

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3 Kohawks honored by Iowa Conference

Tucker Dangremond, Sam Fitzgerald and Laura Bybee were named Performers of the Week Monday by the Iowa Conference.

Dangremond, a sophomore from Colorado Springs, Colo., was honored in men's swimming. He won the 100 breaststroke in a meet against Grinnell and helped the Kohawks capture the 200 freestyle relay.

Fitzgerald, a freshman from Linn-Mar, was saluted in women's swimming. She broke the school record in the 100 breaststroke for the third time this season in a meet against Northern Iowa and helped the Kohawks win the 200 freestyle relay against Grinnell.

Bybee, a junior from Pecatonica, Ill., was honored in women's track. She broke her own school record in the pole vault at 10 feet, 6 3/4 inches to claim first prize at the Wisconsin-Platteville Open.