Coe Women's Swimming

Coe swimmers sweep Simpson

Katie King, Kendall Bundy, Kenni Sterns, Andy Cheng and Tucker Dangremond were double-winners Friday night as Coe swept Simpson in Iowa Conference swimming meets at the Eby Fieldhouse pool.

King captured the 1000 freestyle and 500 freestyle, Bundy claimed the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke and Sterns won the 200 individual medley and 100 freestyle as the Coe women took their meet, 138-79.

Cheng won the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke and Dangremond claimed the 200 IM and 100 freestyle as the Kohawks edged Simpson in the men's meet, 105-101.

Lindsay Meade (200 freestyle), Kendallyn Recker (1-meter diving), Sam Fitzgerald (100 butterfly) and Jasmine Deng (3-meter diving) also won events for the Coe women. The Kohawks also captured the 200 medley relay.

Timmy Bosn won the 100 butterfly for the Coe men. The Kohawks also took the 200 freestyle relay.

Coe coach began swimming in Lake Erie

Brian Ruffles has been a swimmer his whole life and gets to continue that passion as head coach for the Coe swimming and diving teams.

Ruffles has coached swimming for six years and this year he was promoted to head coach for both the men’s and women’s squads.

Ruffles is from Buffalo, N.Y., which is where he gained his love of swimming.

“I took swimming lessons at a very young age,” he said. “My parents’ house was just off Lake Erie, so we would go down to the lake. My mom and dad got us involved in swimming.”

But it wasn’t until high school when he started to swim for competition.

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Fitzgerald paces Coe swimmers

SIOUX CITY - Sam Fitzgerald was a double-winner in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke Saturday as the Coe women's swimming team defeated Morningside, 110-88.

Lindsay Meade (200 free), Kenni Sterns (100 fly) and Kendall Bundy (100 back) also won individual events for the Kohawks. Coe also captured the 200 medley relay.

The Coe men's swimming team lost its meet to Morningside, 144-53. Tucker Dangremond won the 100 breaststroke for the Kohawks.

Coe's Rekers, Bundy honored by IIAC

Josh Rekers and Kendall Bundy of Coe College have been named Athletes of the Week by the Iowa Conference.

Rekers completed 21 of 30 passes for 271 yards and two touchdowns as the Kohawks defeated Luther, 35-14, Saturday on the road. He also scored on a 1-yard run and was honored as the Player of the Week on offense.

Bundy was a triple-winner for the Coe women's swimming team during its meet against Loras Saturday. She won the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke and was a member of the triumphant medley relay. She was honored as the Female Swimmer of the Week.