Kirkwood Community College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Eagles take 2nd at Viterbo golf meet

ONALASKA, Wis. - JD Goodfellow and Charlie Hartwig of Kirkwood tied for third place at the Ronnie Eastman Invitational golf tournament Tuesday and were named to the all-tournament team.

Goodfellow and Hartwig finished the 36-hole tournament at 9-over-par 153, one shot behind the co-winners.

Kirkwood finished second in the team standings behind St. Ambrose.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. St. Ambrose 615, 2. Kirkwood 624, 3. Viterbo Cardinal 630, 4. Luther 650, 5. St. Ambrose "B" 652, 6. Wartburg 677, 7. Viterbo Silver 713.

KIRKWOOD: JD Goodfellow 76+77=153, Charlie Hartwig 76+77=153, Jordan Even 76+80=156, Jake Sevcik 79+80=159, Niall Powell 76+84=160, Max Thrune 79+81=160, Louis Flynn 75+87=162, Luke Winker 83+81=164.

No. 6 Eagles share top at La Crosse golf

ONALASKA, Wis. - The sixth-ranked Kirkwood men's golf team is tied for first place after the opening round of the Ronnie Eastman Invitational at the La Crosse Country Club in Onalaska, Wis.

Kirkwood and St. Ambrose finished the first 18 holes at 306 Monday. The second round is Tuesday.

Louis Flynn led the Eagles with a 3-over-par 75 and is tied for second place, just one shot behind the leader. Jordan Even, JD Goodfellow, Charlie Hartwig and Niall Powell all shot 76's for Kirkwood.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. (tie) Kirkwood 306, St. Ambrose 306, 3. Viterbo Cardinal 316, 4. St. Ambrose "B" 328, 5. Luther 334, 6. Wartburg 347, 7. Viterbo Silver 350.

KIRKWOOD: Louis Flynn 75, Jordan Even 76, JD Goodfellow 76, Charlie Hartwig 76, Niall Powell 76, Jake Sevcik 79, Max Thrune 79, Luke Winker 83.

KCC volleyball splits 2 matches

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The fourth-ranked Kirkwood women's volleyball team split two more matches at the Johnson County Tournament in Kansas Saturday to finish the event with a 2-2 record.

The Eagles swept North Platte, 25-21, 25-16, 25-20, and lost to sixth-ranked Central of Nebraska, 25-15, 25-21, 25-19.

The split left Kirkwood with a 20-6 record.

Madsy Richards led Kirkwood with 12 kills against North Platte. Alex Miner had 11 kills, Caiti Peterson had 34 assists, Jenna Laxton contributed 14 digs and Miner had five blocks.

Richards topped the Eagles with 10 kills against Central. Peterson had 30 more assists and Laxton had 12 digs.

Kirkwood splits 2 volleyball matches

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Kirkwood women's volleyball team split its two matches at the Johnson County tournament in Kansas Friday.

The Eagles swept Johnson County, 25-21, 25-22, 25-20, with Madsy Richards collecting 15 kills.

Kirkwood lost to powerful Iowa Western, 25-16, 25-16, 25-19, in a match against one of the top junior college volleyball programs in the country. Iowa Western is ranked No. 2 in the NJCAA Division I ranks, while Kirkwood is ranked No. 4 in Division II.

The split left the Eagles with a 19-5 record heading into the second day of the tournament Saturday.

Alex Miner had 11 kills in the victory over Johnson County and Morgan Grimm had nine kills. Caiti Peterson contributed 38 assists, Jenna Laxton had 19 digs and Erica Armstrong blocked five shots.

Richards had 12 more kills against Iowa Western. Peterson had 26 assists, Laxton had 17 digs and Miner blocked four shots.

Even sizzles again for Kirkwood golfers

FORT DODGE - Jordan Even fired a 4-under-par 67 Friday to claim medalist honors and help Kirkwood win the championship at the Iowa Central Invitational at the Fort Dodge Country Club.

Even, a Xavier grad, has won two outright titles and tied for another in Kirkwood's three tournaments this season. The sixth-ranked Eagles have won two of those tournaments after finishing second in the national tournament last spring.

Kirkwood edged Iowa Central, 302-305, for the title.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Kirkwood 302, 2. Iowa Central 305, 3. Kirkwood White 316, 4. Iowa Central Blue 319, 5. Grand View 332, 6. DMACC White 336, 7. (tie) Iowa Central White 342, DMACC 342, 9. Iowa Central Gray 357, 10. Hawkeye 361.

KIRKWOOD: Jordan Even 67, Louis Flynn 77, Max Thrune 77, Charlie Hartwig 81, JD Goodfellow 84.

KIRKWOOD WHITE: Jake Sevcik 76, Niall Powell 77, Luke Winker 79, Kendrick Bemiss 84, Josh McCormick 87.

Kirkwood spikes SCC for 5-0 record

WEST BURLINGTON - The Kirkwood women's volleyball team raised its conference record to 5-0 Wednesday night with a 25-3, 25-13, 25-16 over Southeastern Community College in West Burlington.

Madsy Richards led the Eagles (18-4) with 11 kills. Alex Miner had eight kills, Erica Armstrong six kills and Morgan Grimm five kills.

Caiti Peterson collected 30 assists and 11 digs for Kirkwood. Armstrong had nine blocks.

Kirkwood drops 2 matches in Illinois

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The Kirkwood Eagles had a disappointing day at the Parkland volleyball tournament Saturday in Champaign, Ill.

The fourth-ranked Eagles lost a squeaker to Muskegon, 25-21, 12-25, 11-25, 25-21, 15-12, and also fell to fifth-ranked Owens in straight sets, 25-17, 25-11, 25-14.

The results snapped Kirkwood's 16-match winning streak and dropped the Eagles to 17-4 for the campaign.

Madsy Richards collected 21 kills against Muskegon. Margaret Micka had 10 kills, Alex Miner nine, Erica Armstrong eight and Morgan Grimm six. Caiti Peterson had 44 assists. Jenna Laxton finished with 22 digs. Armstrong blocked six shots. Richards and Grimm had five blocks.

Richards led Kirkwood with eight kills against Owens. Miner had six kills, Armstrong five and Micka four. Peterson had 21 assists. Laxton furnished 12 digs.

No. 4 Eagles spike 2 ranked foes

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The fourth-ranked Kirkwood volleyball team raised its winning streak to 16 straight matches Friday by whipping two ranked opponents at the Parkland tournament in Champaign, Ill.

The Eagles spanked Vincennes, 25-20, 25-19, 25-15, and blanked Lincoln Land, 25-16, 29-27, 25-20. Vincennes is ranked No. 20 in Division I and Lincoln Land is ranked No. 3 in Division II.

Madsy Richards led a balanced attack against Vincennes with seven kills. Alex Miner collected six kills, while Erica Armstrong and Morgan Grimm had five kill-shots apiece. Caiti Peterson had 21 assists. Jenna Laxton had 12 digs and Miner blocked five shots.

Richards and Margaret Micka finished with 10 kills against Lincoln Land. Grimm had eight kills, Miner seven kills and Armstrong six kills.

Peterson piled up 31 more assists against Lincoln Land. Richards had 19 digs, Laxton 17 digs, Micka 14 digs and Grimm 14 digs. Miner and Peterson blocked four shots.

Kirkwood raised its record to 17-2 heading into Saturday's action.

Armstrong helps Eagles toughen up

Nobody wanted to look at Erica Armstrong's left hand after she dislocated a finger while playing for the Kirkwood volleyball team in a 3-0 victory over NIACC Wednesday night, although the trainer had no choice.

Several of Armstrong's teammates covered their mouths and looked away.

"They were about to puke," she said later.

Even Armstrong looked away as the trainer examined her hand and then popped the errant finger back into place.

"It was ugly," said Kirkwood Coach Jill Williams, who took a quick peek.

"It was smashed up," Armstrong confirmed.

Incredibly, she did not miss a single point despite the injury. "Oh no, couldn't," she said firmly.

Without a doubt, Armstrong is a tough customer on the floor.

The trainer taped her pinkie and ring finger together between sets and the 6-foot sophomore from Guttenburg and Clayton Ridge High School simply played on.

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