April 22, 2005

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Indianapolis-- The Horizon League announced the men's tennis All-League awards at the pre-championship banquet held on April 22. Voting was conducted by the League's head coaches. The 2005 Horizon League Men's and Women's Tennis Championships will be held April 23-24 at North Central High School in Indianapolis.

Five members from the 2004 First and Second All-League Teams return, while seven new faces make their All-Horizon League debut. All six men's teams were represented between the two teams.

April 22, 2005

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Indianapolis-- The Horizon League announced the women's tennis All-League awards at the pre-championship banquet held on April 22. Voting was conducted by the League's head coaches. The 2005 Horizon League Men's and Women's Tennis Championships will be held April 23-24 at North Central High School in Indianapolis.

Three members of the First Team return from the 2004 First Team, while the remaining three have advanced from the 2004 Second Team. Butler's Alaina Griffin is appearing on her third consecutive First Team, while teammate Tayo Bailey and Cleveland State's Sarah Galon are earning their second consecutive First Team spots.

April 21, 2005

Dayton, Ohio - Trina Smith, an assistant coach at the University of South Carolina the past eight seasons, has been named the new head volleyball coach at Wright State University, WSU Athletics Director Michael Cusack announced Thursday.

Smith, who will start immediately, replaces Joylynn Tracy, who coached the Raiders for seven years.

April 20, 2005

Youngstown State 13, Toledo 5

UIC 16, Eastern Illinois 15

Butler 7, Indiana Tech 6

Cleveland State 9, Akron 6

April 20, 2005

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Horizon League Men's Player of the Week
James Low, Butler, Sophomore, Ottawa, Ontario
Low polished off the Bulldogs undefeated Horizon League regular season by winning a combined four matches over the weekend, as Butler posted 7-0 wins at both Cleveland State and Youngstown State. Low topped CSU's Eric Winn, 6-4, 6-3, and YSU's Tom Berth, 7-5, 6-2, at the No. 1 singles spot and combined with junior Andy Bartish for a pair of wins at the top doubles position. Earlier in the week, Low won two matches against in-state rival Valparaiso in a non-league contest.

Horizon League Women's Player of the Week
Corey Steven, UIC, Junior, Wichita, Kan.
Steven went 3-0 in singles action and 3-0 in doubles play over the weekend to help UIC wrap up the top seed for the upcoming weekend's Horizon League Championship. The Wichita native won all three of her singles matches in straight sets, including a vital victory over Youngstown State's Heather Hagood and a win at No. 2 singles over Cleveland State's Jenn Myers, to improve her Horizon League record to 7-0 on the season, extending her team-best active career winning streak in Horizon League dual match singles play to 24 matches.

Other Top Men's Performers
Ivan Kovalev, UIC, Junior, Almaty Kazakhstan
Kovalev extended his winning streak to six matches and tied for the second-most victories in a single season in UIC history with his 18th win against UW-Green Bay's Jarett Cascino by a 6-1, 6-2 count. Kovalev also teamed with Andy Lockhart for a crucial 8-5 doubles win over Cascino and Tim Prudlow. Kovalev won for the tenth time in his last 11 matches and went 5-0 at No. 1 singles in Horizon League play.

April 19, 2005

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Horizon League Male Athlete of the Week
Andrew Sherman, Butler, Senior, Swindon, England
Sherman broke the Butler 1500-meter record with a time of 3:44.05 at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational in California. He finished seventh in the race, while topping the previous Butler record of 3:44.55 set by Rob Krar in 2000. Sherman topped the NCAA Regional Qualifying standard with his performance.

Horizon League Female Co-Athletes of the Week
JoannaVictoria Mitchell, Butler, Senior, Mansfield, Victoria, Australia
Mitchell ran the fastest collegiate time in the world this year, while placing fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Mt. Sac Relays in California. She finished the race in 10:05.29, breaking the previous Butler record of 10:13.31 that she set a year ago. Mitchell topped the NCAA Regional Qualifying mark with her effort.

Joanna Grandas, Detroit, Senior, Dearborn, Mich.
Grandas qualified for the NCAA Regional with her mark this weekend at the Bison Outdoor Classic at Bucknell. She won the triple jump by her own school record with a leap of 12.30 meters (40'4.25") bettering her old mark by almost two feet. She also placed second in the long jump with a leap of 5.63 meters (18'5.75").

April 18, 2005

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April 18, 2005

Chicago, Ill. - Frank Mateus (pronounced Mah-toose), who has coached at all levels, has been named head women's soccer coach at Loyola University Chicago it was announced today. A USSF National "B" licensed coach, Mateus has previously coached three current Loyola soccer players.

"Frank Mateus has worked on every level of coaching in the greater Chicagoland area and has been successful at each stop," Loyola Director of Athletics John Planek said. "He has coached some of our Loyola student-athletes at the club level and those that he has instructed were impressed by his coaching ability. With his experience in developing players and his experience working with Loyola athletes, his candidacy became an attractive one. We are excited and confident that he can continue to elevate our program."

Since 1997, Mateus has served as the President and Director of Coaching for the Rockford Raptors and Dactyls F.C., a club that has been recognized as one of the elite clubs in both Illinois and the Midwest, and has produced over 130 college players in the last seven years. Mateus coached current women's players Mary Dale and Megan McDonald with the Raptors, while also coaching Rambler men's player Jon Zabikow.

"I am extremely excited about this opportunity and can't wait to get started," Mateus said. "I have always thought highly of Loyola and of the soccer program there. Being familiar with some of the current athletes and coaches makes me feel even more comfortable."

April 18, 2005

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Baseball Player of the Week

Zac Rivera