Events

Tom Ballinger had a huge weekend of competition at the 2008 MIAC Outdoor Championships, earning All-MIAC honors or all-conference honorable mention accolades in three individual events and a relay. He also recorded an NCAA automatic qualifying time (52.64) in the 400-meter hurdles. Kane Bechstein earned All-MIAC honorable mention in three events at this year’s meet. The Carleton College men’s track and field team finished seventh with 64.0 points

Carleton received spectacular performances by several team members and the women’s track and field team finished eighth at the 2008 MIAC Outdoor Championships. The Knights saw All-MIAC performances from Karen Campbell, Katherine Wingert and Kelly Lovett.

Carleton College junior pitcher Ethan Guevin was selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 second team. He went 3-5 with a 3.21 ERA, while ranking fifth in the conference with 47 strikeouts over 47.2 innings pitched. Guevin’s earned run average was fourth among MIAC hurlers with as many innings.

Senior Katherine Wingert and a strong contingent of middle-distance runners lead Carleton into the 2008 MIAC Outdoor Championships. The Knights, who finished sixth at the conference indoor championships in March, will need spectacular performances up and down the lineup if they want to repeat last year’s third-place showing in the outdoor season. Follow the "More" link for heat sheets and live results.

The Carleton men’s track and field team will look to carry its strong showing at the conference indoor meet over to this year’s MIAC Outdoor Championships. When the Knights finished fifth indoors, the team established 18 personal bests. Carleton will need some outstanding performances once again to move into the upper half at the outdoor meet. Follow the "More" link for heat sheets and live results.

Carleton ended its season, arguable the best in school history, ranked 23rd in the final Golf World/National Golf Coaches Association Division III poll. The Knights were ranked the entire spring season and weren't bested by any unranked teams against a very tough spring slate. The Knights also notched wins against 15th-ranked Wartburg, 17th-ranked McMurry and 22nd-ranked Rhodes.

Russ Fujisawa homered twice and Jay Melson added a three-run blast as the Knights finished the 2008 season with a 25-5 win over the University of Minnesota-Morris. Eight players had multi-hit games for the Knights, including senior Doug Sylvester, who capped his collegiate career by reaching base four times. Game two of the doubleheader was rained out.

Junior Katrina Wood is heading to the 2008 NCAA Championships after receiving one of the 11 individual bids to the national tournament. Wood is the second Carleton women's golfer in as many years to advance to the national level. She plays in the NCAA tournament on May 13-16 in Waverly, Iowa, and joins 20 teams and 10 other individuals at Centennial Oaks Golf Club.

The season-ending St. Olaf invitational was split into two separate events at the request of some of the visiting teams. On the first day, harsh winds and a questionable course set-up resulted in high scores for the entire field. The Knights were lead by Alec Roman and Jesse Saucedo, who finished in 10th and 13th respectively. Both golfers ranked in the top 10 during the second day's competition.

Junior Tom Ballinger won the 400-meter hurdles and placed second in the 110 hurdles at the Meet of the UnSaintly, a last chance to record qualifying marks for next week's MIAC Outdoor Championships.

Annie Eckhoff won the javelin throw as a handful of members of the women's track and field team competed at the Meet of the UnSaintly, a last chance to get qualifying marks for next weekend's MIAC Outdoor Championships.

Russ Fujisawa had a double and 2 RBI in the opener and Jay Melson finished the day with three hits, but the Knights lost both ends of their final MIAC doubleheader this season, falling 6-2 and 14-3 to nationally ranked St. Thomas.

The Fargo (N.D.) South boys and Eden Prairie (Minn.) girls high school teams took home the team titles at the Carleton Interscholastic.

Junior Kane Bechstein accumulated 5,577 points and placed fifth overall during the two-day competition at the MIAC Decathlon. He moved up four spots on day two, highlighted by strong performances in the pole vault and javelin throw. Bechstein record season's bests in eight out of the 10 events.

The Carleton women’s track and field team had several competitors crack the top 10 at the Tommie Twilight meet, including second-place finishes by senior Katherine Wingert in the 1500-meter run and by first-year Kelly Lovett in the javelin.

Carleton College senior Lisa Ottum earned All-MIAC honors in singles for the first time. Teammate Frances Leung earned all-conference honors for the second time in two seasons. The Knights were one of four programs to place at least two singles players on the All-MIAC team.

Senior Kartheek Koneru earned All-MIAC honors in singles and doubles for the fourth consecutive year for the Carleton College men's tennis team. He was also selected as the Knights’ representative on the conference’s All-Sportsmanship team. A total of four singles players and the top three doubles combinations earned the all-conference award for Carleton, giving the squad the most honorees in the MIAC

It was Senior Day at Knights Field and the final home MIAC doubleheader of the season, but Saint John’s University played the spoiler by winning a pair of extra-inning contests, 3-1 (9 inn.) and 4-3 (8 inn.) The lone senior on the Carleton team, Doug Sylvester, went 2-for-4 in the nightcap, including a two-run triple.

The Carleton Knights performed extremely well in their duel against St. Olaf in the Rolex Classic. While there was no declared overall winner of the meet, it didn’t stop several Knight performers from having great events. Many of those, like Chris Marshall, who won events also broke their personal records.

Senior Rhemi Abrams-Fuller had three hits on the day, including her first home run of the season, but the Carleton College softball team lost twice to Macalester College, 6-1 and 12-4. Emily Maland belted her fifth homer of the year in game two.