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Coe's Halvorson named academic all-district

Coe senior Mary Halvorson has been named to the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District First Team.

Halvorson, from Waukon, is averaging 12.4 points and 5.6 rebounds for the Coe basketball team. She has scored in double figures in 10 games, including a career-high 28 points at Carleton.

To be eligible for the academic team, a student-athlete must have a 3.3 cumulative GPA and have the proper athletic accomplishments to be placed on the ballot.

Wirth siblings share more than Coe

Andrew and Allie Wirth are closer than your average siblings in college. Closer geographically, that is.

The Wirth siblings, from Cedar Falls, both play basketball for Coe College.

Their mother, Carol Wirth, said Andrew could shoot a basketball when he was two years old, and Allie started playing because she “always liked to do whatever her brother did.”

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Kohawk swimmers win 8 events

Andi Queisner and Lindsay Meade won two events Saturday for the Coe women's swimming team in a dual meet against Grinnell at the Coe natatorium.

Quiesner captured the 50 freestyle and Meade won the 500 freestyle, and they joined Laura Finneseth and Kenni Sterns on the triumphant 400 freestyle relay.

Kendallyn Recker claimed the 3-meter diving and Chloe Drapes captured the 200 IM for the Kohawks.

The Coe men's swimming team got victories from Cody Bauman in 3-meter diving, Tim Bosn in the 200 and the 400 freestyle relay with Logan Barnes, Aaron Buseman, Andy Cheng and Tucker Dangremond.

Grinnell won the women's meet, 181-88, and captured the men's competition 184-83.

Franklin wins triple jump for Coe

CEDAR FALLS - Kirstin Franklin of Coe won the triple jump with a leap of 35 feet, 5.25 inches in the college division at the Jack Jennett Invitational track meet Saturday at the UNI-Dome.

Laura Bybee placed third in the pole vault for the Kohawks at 9 feet, 10 inches.

The Coe men's track team collected three runnerup finishes with Shea Devine in the mile (4:31.61), Erik Franklin in the triple jump (43 feet, 1/2 inch) and Alex Deeds in the shot put (48-3 1/4).