Kirkwood Community College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kirkwood golfers 4th at NJCAA meet

PLYMOUTH, Ind. - The Kirkwood men's golf team stands in fourth place after the first round of the 2015 NJCAA Fall Preview Saturday at the Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth, Ind.

The final round is scheduled for Sunday.

Owens Community College holds the 18-hole lead at 304. Kirkwood finds itself 11 shots off the pace at 315.

Charlie Hartwig led the Eagles Saturday with a 4-over-par 76 and is tied for fourth place. Tiger Chaisuk of Owens has the lead at 1-under 71.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Owens 304, 2. (tie) Grand Rapids 312, Parkland 312, 4. Kirkwood 315, 5. Mineral Area 317, 6. Southwestern 339, 7. Lincoln 345, 8. Ancilla 374.

KIRKWOOD - t4. Charlie Hartwig 76, t13. Eddie Doyle 79, t13. Dan Cutkomp 79, t20. Carson Whittington 81, t20. Jordan Even 81, t35. Louis Flynn 88.

KCC volleyball team splits matches

EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The Kirkwood volleyball team split its two matches at the Illinois Central tournament Saturday.

The Eagles were trimmed by Illinois Central, 25-22, 21-25, 25-23, 19-25, 15-12, in their first match Saturday morning. They rebounded with a 25-23, 25-18, 25-23 sweep of East Central Saturday afternoon.

The split left Kirkwood with a 24-13 record.

Madsy Richards led the Eagles against Illinois Central with 14 kills and Erin Wenzel had 13. Halle Lueck rolled up 49 assists. Jenna Laxton contributed 13 digs and Wenzel had 10. Erica Armstrong blocked five shots.

Wenzel finished with 15 kills in the 3-0 victory against East Central. Richards had 10 kills, Alex Miner nine, Morgan Grimm seven and Armstrong six. Lueck dished out 45 more assists.

Eagles drop showdown with DMACC

Kirkwood's hopes of winning the conference volleyball title suffered a severe jolt Wednesday night.

The 15th-ranked Eagles were swept by No. 7 DMACC, 25-21, 25-19, 25-17, in an ICCAC match at Johnson Hall.

The DMACC Bears took sole possession of the conference lead with a 6-1 record with one match left in the league campaign. Kirkwood fell to 5-2 and could still tie for the league title, but needs help.

The Eagles battled the Bears on near-even terms for most of each set, but faltered down the stretch each time.

"We scored against them," said Kirkwood Coach Jill Williams. "I'm not going to roll over and say they're head and shoulders above us, but they were consistent and they bounced back."

DMACC has two All-Americans on its team with Taylor Case and Shelby Schouten, but the balanced Bears did not rely solely on their superstars. They got contributions up and down the lineup and appeared to be a little stronger than Kirkwood with kills, blocks, digs and unforced errors.

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Kirkwood wins regional golf title

PANORA - Dan Cutkomp of Kirkwood won the individual title Monday with a 1-over-par 145 as the Eagles dominated the Fall Region XI Preview tournament at Lake Panorama Golf Club in Panora.

Cutkomp competed as an individual in the tournament and did not count for Kirkwood in the team standings, but the Eagles had five other golfers finish in the top-6 to win the event by 29 shots.

Charlie Hartwig placed third at 149, Jordan Even and Carson Whittington tied for fourth at 153, and Eddie Doyle and Louis Flynn tied for sixth at 154.

Team Standings

1. Kirkwood 604, 2. Iowa Central 633, 3. DMACC 642, 4. Iowa Lakes 655, 5. NIACC 660, 6. Iowa Central JV 687, 7. Iowa Lakes JV 709.

KCC golfers lead Region XI tourney

PANORA - Charlie Hartwig fired a 1-under-par 71 Sunday as the Kirkwood Eagles took a commanding 23-shot lead after the first day of the NJCAA Region XI fall preview tournament at Lake Panorama Golf Course.

Dan Cutkomp of Kirkwood matched Hartwig with a 71 to top the leaderboard, but Cutkomp is playing as an individual and not with the team.

Jordan Even and Louis Flynn shot 1-over 73's for the Eagles. Carson Whittington contributed a 75.

The final round is scheduled for Monday.

Team Standings

1. Kirkwood 292, 2. DMACC 315, 3. NIACC 322, 4. Iowa Central 321, 5. Iowa Central JV 333, 6. Iowa Lakes 325, 7. Iowa Lakes JV 351.

Kirkwood falls to No.1 volleyball team

BOONE - The 14th-ranked Kirkwood volleyball team was swept by top-ranked Parkland, 25-12, 25-23, 25-16, at the DMACC tournament in Boone Saturday.

The Eagles topped Heston, 14-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-23, to gain a split for the day.

Erin Wenzel led Kirkwood with nine kills against Parkland. Madsy Richards and Alex Miner had seven kills. Halle Lueck collected 28 assists. Jenna Laxton furnished 10 digs.

Wenzel slammed 22 kills against Heston. Richards had 12 kills and Morgan Grimm 10. Lueck rolled up 48 assists. Jenna Laxton had 21 digs. Miner blocked five shots.

The split left Kirkwood at 23-10 for the campaign.

Kirkwood, Mount Mercy host jamboree Sunday

Kirkwood Community College and Mount Mercy University will co-host a women's basketball jamboree this Sunday.

Twelve teams will participate in the event, which begins at 10 a.m. at Johnson Hall and the Hennessey Recreation Center. Each team will play three short exhibition games.

There will be nine games at each gym, scheduled 45 minutes apart.

Here is the schedule:

AT KIRKWOOD

10 a.m. - Kirkwood vs Saint Ambrose
10:45 a.m. - Southeastern vs Clarke
11:30 a.m. - Iowa Central vs Saint Ambrose
12:15 p.m. - Kirkwood vs Clarke
1 p.m. - Southeastern vs Grand View
1:45 p.m. - Ellsworth vs Saint Ambrose
2:30 p.m. - Kirkwood vs Grand View
3:15 p.m. - Southeastern vs Culver-Stockton
4 p.m. - Ellsworth vs Grand View

AT MOUNT MERCY

10 a.m. - Marshalltown vs Blackhawk
10:45 a.m. - Ellsworth vs Mount Mercy
11:30 a.m. - DMACC vs Blackhawk
12:15 p.m. - Marshalltown vs Culver-Stockton
1 p.m. - Iowa Central vs Mount Mercy
1:45 p.m. - DMACC vs Culver-Stockton
2:30 p.m. - Iowa Central vs Blackhawk
3:15 p.m. - Marshalltown vs Clarke
4 p.m. - DMACC vs Mount Mercy

Eagles 2nd at Ronnie Eastman invite

LA CROSSE, Wis. - Kirkwood's men's golfers had another consistent day Monday, but didn't have enough to overtake St. Ambrose for the team title at the Ronnie Eastman Invitational.

The Eagles shot 302 on Monday to finish at 602, 11 strokes behind the Bees. St. Ambrose's Sergio Garcia was the medalist with a two-day total of 2-under par, 142 on the par-72 LaCrosse Country Club course.

Kirkwood's Carson Whittington took second, shooting a 147 leaving him five shots behind Garcia and one shot ahead of teammate Charles Hartwig, who tied for third after shooting a 148.

RONNIE EASTMAN INVITATIONAL

Team standings: 1 St. Ambrose 297+294=591, 2. Kirkwood 300+302=602, 3. Luther 305+302=607, 4. Viterbo 308+312=620, 5. Wartburg 324+208=632, 6. Jamestown 330+312= 642, 7. St. Ambrose 'B' 322+321=643; 8. Clarke 349+338=687.

KIRKWOOD: 2. Carson Whittington 74+73=147, t3. Charles Hartwig 75+73=148, t6. Eddie Doyle 72+77=149, t17. Louis Flynn 75+79=154, t21. Jordan Even 79+79=158, t36. Mitch Willems 82+82=164

Doyle leads Kirkwood at Eastman golf

LA CROSSE, Wis. - Eddie Doyle of Kirkwood fired an even-par 72 Sunday and stands in second place after the first round of the Ronnie Eastman Invitational at the La Crosse Country Club in La Crosse, Wis.

Saint Ambrose grabbed the 18-hole lead at 297. Kirkwood is three shots back at 300 heading into the final round Monday. Doyle trails the leader from Saint Ambrose by two shots.

Team Standings

1.  Saint Ambrose 297, 2. Kirkwood 300, 3. Luther 305, 4. Viterbo 308, 5. Saint Ambrose White 322, 6. Wartburg 324, 7. Jamestown 330, 8. Clarke 349.

Kirkwood - 2. Eddie Doyle 72, 4. Carson Whittington 74, 7. Louis Flynn 75, 7. Charlie Hartwig 75, 21. Jordan Even 79, 29. Mitch Willems 82.