Kirkwood Community College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Lueck helps No. 7 Eagles soar

Halle Lueck has been a Kirkwood kid for a long time.

She grew up in the Kirkwood neighborhood as a student in the College Community (Cedar Rapids Prairie) School Sistrict. And her mother, Lynn, is the office manager for the Kirkwood athletic department at Johnson Hall, so Halle knows her way around the gym.

Now Lueck is a top-notch athlete at Kirkwood Community College as a prominent member of the seventh-ranked volleyball team. She leads all players in the ICCAC conference in assists and ranks seventh in the nation in Division II, averaging more than 10 assists per set on the team that's filled with heavy hitters.

Lueck had offers from NCAA Division III colleges and from Upper Iowa, an NCAA Division II school, but she was confident Kirkwood was the right place to begin her college experience this year.

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South leads Mustangs at Blue Top Ridge

RIVERSIDE - Jack South fired a 6-under-par 138 Tuesday as the Mount Mercy Mustangs captured the top prize at the Mustang '36' Invitational at Blue Top Ridge in Riverside.

South posted rounds of 70 and 68 for medalist honors. Blaine Buhr of Kirkwood placed second at 2-under 142.

Mount Mercy trimmed Kirkwood for the title, 588-593.

MOUNT MERCY INVITATIONAL

Blue Top Ridge Golf Course

Riverside Par 72

Team Standings

1. Mount Mercy 588, 2. Kirkwood 594, 3. AIB 601, 4. Grand View 619, 5. Viterbo 624, 6. Mount Mercy Gold 630, 7. Graceland 642.

Medalist - Jack South, Mount Mercy, 70-68=138

Mount Mercy - 1. Jack South 70-68=138, 5. Matt Schlueter 75-72=147, 6. Warren Bynoe 74-74=148, 18. Jacob Selander 73-82=155, 28. Nathan Chilcott 79-82=161.

Kirkwood - 2. Blaine Buhr 73-69=142, 6. Carson Whittington 78-70=148, 13. Dylan Daxon 74-78=152, 13. Mitch Willems 78-74=152, 15. Aleix Riera Garcia 77-77=154, 21. Dan Cutkomp 81-76=157, 22. Ben Jones 78-80=158, 24. Eddie Doyle 79-81=160.

Mount Mercy Gold - 11. Colton Clemmer 74-76=150, 20. Dillon Baker 74-82=156, 24. Ben Franklin 83-77=160, 32. Ben Schemmel 84-80=164.

No.7 Eagles sweep 2 matches

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The seventh-ranked Kirkwood volleyball team swept two matches at the Parkland Tournament in Champaign (Ill.) Saturday.

The Eagles topped Vincennes, 25-15, 25-16, 25-23, and defeated Owens, 25-12, 26-24, 25-20.

Heather Poula had 13 kills against Vincennes. Halle Lueck collected 37 assists and Nicole Snyder had 10 digs.

Poula had 13 kills and Erin Wenzel had 11 kills against Owens. Lueck had 30 assists.

No. 7 Eagles fall to No. 1 Parkland

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The Kirkwood volleyball team got off to a good start in its showdown with top-ranked Parkland Friday before falling short.

Parkland topped the seventh-ranked Eagles, 19-25, 27-25, 25-19, 25-22.

Heather Poula led Kirkwood (13-2) with 16 kills. Halle Lueck collected 41 assists and Becca Bell had six blocks.

Kirkwood gained a split Friday by topping Muskegon, 25-12, 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, in its other contest. Poula had 16 more kills and Lueck had 41 more assists. Erin Wenzel had 11 kills and Nicole Snyder contributed 17 digs.

Eagles claim 2nd at Clarke golf

PEOSTA - The Kirkwood men's golf team finished second at the Clarke Fall Classic at Thunder Hills Country Club in Peosta Monday.

St. Ambrose won the title at 606. Kirkwood finished six strokes back at 612 in the 11-team field.

Dylan Daxon of Kirkwood tied for second with rounds of 76 and 75 for a 36-hole total of 9-over 151. Hunter Van Veen of DMACC was the medalist by

one shot at 150.

CLARKE FALL CLASSIC

Thunder Hills CC, Peosta

Par 71

Team Standings

1. St. Ambrose 606, 2. Kirkwood 612, 3. Dubuque Blue 620, 4. Clarke 625, 5. Viterbo 628, 6. NIACC 637, 7. DMACC 639, 8. Southwest Tech 649, 9. Iowa Wesleyan 689, 10. Dubuque White 699, 11. Clarke II 720.

Top 5 Individuals

1. Hunter Van Veen, DMACC        150

2. Dylan Daxon, Kirkwood         151

Danny Ormiston, St. Ambrose   151

Josh Schuberg, Dubuque Blue   151

5. Bennett Laxton, Viterbo       152

Kirkwood - 2. Dylan Daxon 76-75=151, 9. Dan Cuttcomp 75-78=153, 9. Carson Whittington 79-74=153, 19. Alex Garcia 84-74=158, 26. Blaine Buhr 81-81=162.

Kirkwood in third at Clarke invite

PEOSTA - Kirkwood is in third place, just four shots out of the lead after the first of the Clarke Fall Classic at the Thunder Hills Country Club.

St. Ambrose (307) holds the lead after the first day on the par-71 layout. Dubuque Blue (309) is second, followed by Kirkwood at 311.

Hunter Van Veen of DMACC leads the individual race after shooting a 71. Kirkwood's Dan Cuttcomp is tied for second after shooting 75.

The tournament concludes Monday with a 9 a.m. start.

Team standings

1.  St. Ambrose 307, 2. Dubuque Blue 309, 3. Kirkwood 311, 4. Viterbo 316, 5. NIACC 317, 6. DMACC 320, 7. Clarke 324, 8. Southwest Tech 338, 9. Iowa Wesleyan 339, 10. Dubuque White 347, 11. Clarke II 357, 12. Palmer 371

KIRKWOOD SCORES: T2 Dan Cuttcomp 37-38 75, T 4 Dylan Daxon 37-39 76, T 13 Carson Whittington 41-38 79, T23 Blaine Buhr 40-41 81, T33 Alex Garcia 41-43 84.

No.7 Eagles spike Southwestern

The seventh-ranked Kirkwood volleyball team swept Southwestern, 25-21, 25-20, 25-17, in a junior college match at Johnson Hall Wednesday night.

Erin Wenzel led the Eagles (12-1) with 14 kills. Halle Lueck collected 32 assists and 10 digs.

Andrey Richards, Heather Poula and Nicole Snyder had nine digs. Payton Hilton blocked four shots.

Mustangs take second at own tourney

Mount Mercy came up three shots short, finishing tied for second behind Illinois Wesleyan in the Mount Mercy Invitational Sunday at Hunters Ridge.

The winners had a team score of 567. Mount Mercy and Grand View each had 570, Kirkwood was fourth at 584. Coe finished 22nd at 684.

Mount Mercy's best individual finishers were Nathan Chilcott and Jack South, who each finished tied for fifth at 141, four shots behind medalist Myles Pfingsten of Grand View.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Illinois Wesleyan 567, 2. (tie) Mount Mercy 570, Grand View 570, 4. Kirkwood 584, 5. AIB 589, 6. Cardinal Stritch 592, 7. Grand View 'B' 600,8. St. Francis 601, 9. Simpson 607, 10. Viterbo 615.11. (tie) Black Hawk 619, Wartburg 619, 13. Mount Mercy Gold 622, 14. DMACC 631, 15. Walforf 634, 16. Loras 635, 17. Buena Vista 637, 18. Missouri Valley 638, 19. Clarke 647, 20. St. Mary's 658, 21. Viterbo Silver 665, 22. Coe 684.

MOUNT MERCY: 5. Nathan Chilcott 68-73=141, 5. Jack South 72-69=141, 11. Matt Schlueter 73-70=143, 19. Jacob Selander 73-73=146, 36. Jamie Booth 79-72=151.

KIRKWOOD: 12. Blaine Buhr 71-73=144, 15. Dan Cutkomp 73-72=145, 19. Aleix Riera Garcia 75-71=146, 29. Dylan Daxon 75-74=149, 36. Carson Whittington 76-75=151, 56. Drew Digman 73-84=157.

MOUNT MERCY GOLD: 29. Dillon Baker 76-73=149, 32. Warren Bynoe 76-74=150, 75. Ben Franklin 76-85=161, 81. Colton Clemmer 79-83=162.

COE: 42. Tyler Gunderson 76-77=153, 102. Anthony Worden 84-85=169, 114. Alex Everhart 86-95=181, 115.  Seth Inman 84-99=183, 119. Hunter Mulnix 101-97=198.

Mustangs take second at own tourney

Mount Mercy came up three shots short, finishing tied for second behind Illinois Wesleyan in the Mount Mercy Invitational Sunday at Hunters Ridge.

The winners had a team score of 567. Mount Mercy and Grand View each had 570, Kirkwood was fourth at 584. Coe finished 22nd at 684.

Mount Mercy's best individual finishers were Nathan Chilcott and Jack South, who each finished tied for fifth at 141, four shots behind medalist Myles Pfingsten of Grand View.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Illinois Wesleyan 567, 2. (tie) Mount Mercy 570, Grand View 570, 4. Kirkwood 584, 5. AIB 589, 6. Cardinal Stritch 592, 7. Grand View 'B' 600,8. St. Francis 601, 9. Simpson 607, 10. Viterbo 615.11. (tie) Black Hawk 619, Wartburg 619, 13. Mount Mercy Gold 622, 14. DMACC 631, 15. Walforf 634, 16. Loras 635, 17. Buena Vista 637, 18. Missouri Valley 638, 19. Clarke 647, 20. St. Mary's 658, 21. Viterbo Silver 665, 22. Coe 684.

MOUNT MERCY: 5. Nathan Chilcott 68-73=141, 5. Jack South 72-69=141, 11. Matt Schlueter 73-70=143, 19. Jacob Selander 73-73=146, 36. Jamie Booth 79-72=151.

KIRKWOOD: 12. Blaine Buhr 71-73=144, 15. Dan Cutkomp 73-72=145, 19. Aleix Riera Garcia 75-71=146, 29. Dylan Daxon 75-74=149, 36. Carson Whittington 76-75=151, 56. Drew Digman 73-84=157.

MOUNT MERCY GOLD: 29. Dillon Baker 76-73=149, 32. Warren Bynoe 76-74=150, 75. Ben Franklin 76-85=161, 81. Colton Clemmer 79-83=162.

COE: 42. Tyler Gunderson 76-77=153, 102. Anthony Worden 84-85=169, 114. Alex Everhart 86-95=181, 115.  Seth Inman 84-99=183, 119. Hunter Mulnix 101-97=198.