Kirkwood Community College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

No. 11 Kirkwood spikers trim NIACC

MASON CITY - Erin Wenzel and Halle Lueck had big nights Wednesday as the 11th-ranked Kirkwood volleyball team rallied to trim NIACC, 25-22, 18-25, 21-25, 25-17, 15-12, in a conference volleyball match in Mason City.

Wenzel collected 25 kills in the five-set thriller and Lueck finished with 50 assists.

Madsy Richards and Morgan Grimm had 11 kills for the Eagles and Alex Miner had seven. Grimm led Kirkwood with 18 digs. Jenna Laxton had 17 digs and Richards had 15.

Kirkwood raised its record to 17-6.

Kirkwood volleyball splits in Illinois

The Kirkwood volleyball team split two matches Saturday at Champaign, Ill., losing to Southwest Illinois 3-2 and beating Lincoln Land 3-2.

The Eagles (16-6) started the day with a 19-25, 21-25, 25-15, 25-23, 15-13 loss to Southwest Illinois.

Erin Wenzel had 18 kills and 11 digs for Kirkwood, Morgan Grimm had 10 kills and 16 digs, Madsey Richards had 10 digs, and Halle Lueck had 35 assists.

Kirkwood came back to beat Lincoln Land 25-21, 25-23, 23-25, 13-25, 16-14.

Wenzel had 18 kills and 20 digs, Richards had 13 kills, Grimm had 10 kills and 31 digs, and Lueck had 42 assists.

No. 11 Eagles bump off Ellsworth

The 11th-ranked Kirkwood volleyball team raised its record to 14-4 Wednesday night with a 25-23, 23-25, 25-20, 25-15 victory over Ellsworth at Johnson Hall.

Morgan Grimm led the Eagles with 13 kills and Erin Wenzel was right behind with 12.

Halle Lueck rolled up 41 assists for Kirkwood and had 12 digs. Jenna Laxton provided 11 digs. Alex Miner had six blocks.

Mount Mercy wins Cropper golf title

The Mount Mercy Mustangs won the Cropper Golf Classic by 10 shots Sunday at Hunters Ridge.

Will Bruyeres and George Long of Mount Mercy tied for second place in the individual standings with 36-hole scores of 3-over-par 147. Laxton Bennett of Viterbo claimed medalist honors with a 2-under 142.

Mount Mercy finished at 596. Viterbo edged Kirkwood, 606-607, for second place. Coe placed 11th out of 14 teams.

Jordan Even led Kirkwood at 5-over 149. Charlie Hartwig, competing for the Kirkwood "B" team, fired a 3-under 69 Sunday for the best score of the day.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Mount Mercy 596, 2. Viterbo 606, 3. Kirkwood 607, 4. Graceland 614, 5. Grand View 616, 6. Mount Mercy Gold 624, 7. Black Hawk 629, 8. Wartburg 636, 9. Monmouth 642, 10. Loras 656, 11. Coe 657, 12. Kirkwood "B" 663, 13. (tie) Black Hawk "B" 692, Buena Vista 692.

MOUNT MERCY - 2. Will Bruyeres 76-71=147, 2. George Long 73-74=147, 9. Warren Bynoe 76-75=151, 9. Pedro Velasco 75-76=151, Chad Nitz 76-78=154.

KIRKWOOD - 5. Jordan Even 74-75=149, 8. Eddie Doyle 73-77=150, 14. Carson Whittington 75-79=154, 14. Mitch Williams 73-81=154, 34. Dan Cutkamp 76-83=159.

MOUNT MERCY GOLD - 14. Andy DeCamp 77-77=154, 20. Dillon Baker 81-74=155, 28. Jamie Booth 71-86=157, 38. Tom Schuhkraft 80-81=161, 60. Jon Landis 87-83=170.

COE - 20. Hunter Livermore 77-78=155, 43. Anthony Worden 81-81=162, 56. Seth Inman 87-82=169, 61. Jason Gingrich 83-88=171, 69. Hunter Mulnix 97-94=191.

KIRKWOOD "B" - 9. Charlie Hartwig 82-69=151, 29. Louis Flynn 78-80=158, 64. Jaden Carey 92-84=176, 65. Tyler Carlson 87-91=178.

Eagles, Mustangs battling for golf title

The powerful men's golf teams from Kirkwood and Mount Mercy are battling for top honors at the Cropper Golf Classic at Hunters Ridge.

Kirkwood owns the 18-hole lead at 295 after Saturday's competition, with Mount Mercy right behind at 300. The final round is scheduled for Sunday.

Bennett Laxton of Viterbo grabbed the first-day lead with a 2-under-par 70.

Jamie Booth led Mount Mercy with a 1-under 71, but he's playing for the Mount Mercy gold team and not with the group that's battling for the team title. Eddie Doyle and Mitch Williams topped Kirkwood at 1-over 73.

Team Standings

1. Kirkwood 295, 2. Mount Mercy 300, 3. (tie) Graceland 305, Grand View 305, Viterbo 305, 6. Mount Mercy Golf 309, 7. Black Hawk 322, 8. Loras 323, 9. Wartburg 324, 10. Monmouth 325, 11. Coe 328, 12. Black Hawk "B" 338, 13. Kirkwood "B" 339, 14. Buena Vista 351.

Kirkwood - 6. Eddie Doyle 73, 6. Mitch Williams 73, 9. Jordan Even 74, 12. Carson Whittington 75, 14. Dan Cutkamp 76.

Mount Mercy - 6. George Long 73, 12. Pedro Velasco 75, 14. Will Bruyeres 76, 14. Warren Bynoe 76, 14. Chad Nitz 76.

Coe - 19. Hunter Livermore 77, 39. Anthony Worden 81, 46. Jason Gingrich 83, 59. Seth Inman 87, 70. Hunter Mulnix 97.

KCC volleyball drops 2 matches

The ninth-ranked Kirkwood volleyball team lost two matches to national powers Saturday at the Kirkwood Invitational at Johnson Hall.

The Eagles fell to 15th-ranked Johnson County, 25-15 25-18, 25-23, and lost to 13th-ranked McHenry in a squeaker, 25-23, 25-15, 15-25, 21-25, 17-15.

The losses dropped Kirkwood to 13-4 for the season.

Madsy Richards had 10 kills for Kirkwood against Johnson County. Halle Lueck collected 30 assists. Jenna Laxton had 10 digs and Erica Armstrong contributed five blocks.

Erin Wenzel had 18 kills against McHenry. Lueck finished with 48 assists. Morgan Grimm contributed 13 digs.

Kirkwood golfers take NIACC title

MASON CITY - Dan Cutkomp and Jordan Even both fired 1-under-par 71's Thursday to help the Kirkwood Eagles claim top honors at the NIACC Invitational at the Mason City Country Club.

Kirkwood finished at 288 for an eight-shot victory over Iowa Central.

Logan Yates of Iowa Central took medalist honors with a 2-under 70. Cutkomp and Even tied for second place with Jackson Purdy of Iowa Central.

Kirkwood had a strong overall performance with Mitch Willems at even-par 72, Carson Whittington at 73, Eddie Doyle at 73 and Louis Flynn at 75.

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Eagles overcome slow start to win

The Kirkwood women's volleyball team dropped the first game of their match to Iowa Central Wednesday night at Johnson Hall before coming back to win the next three.

Coach Jill Williams' team moved to 11-2 with an 18-25, 26-24, 25-21, 25-16 victory over the Tritons.

Erin Wenzel had a big night at the net for the Eagles, pounding home 22 kills. Alex Miner and Morgan Grimm had eight apiece. Halle Lueck had 44 set assists. Jenna Laxton led the defense with 19 digs, followed by Wenzel with 17 and Madsy Richards with 15.

Grimm had two ace serves.

Kirkwood Eagles spike Iowa Lakes

ESTHERVILLE - Erin Wenzel and Madsy Richards had 13 kills apiece Wednesday night as Kirkwood swept Iowa Lakes, 25-22, 25-17, 29-27, in a junior college volleyball match at Iowa Lakes.

Halle Lueck collected 39 assists and 16 digs for the Eagles.

Kirkwood raised its record to 8-2.