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3 Mustangs honored by Midwest Conference

Meg Monson, Liz Mosbach and Evan Bowman of Mount Mercy University have been honored by the Midwest Collegiate Conference for their performances last week.

Monson captured two medalist honors in golf. She won the Spirit Hollow Invitational in Burlington Friday with a 77, then claimed the top prize at the Monmouth Invitational Saturday with an 81 in a one-hole playoff.

Mosbach won the 5 Seasons Duel cross country race against Coe in 18 minutes, 35 seconds for the three-mile course. Bowman placed second in the 5 Seasons Duel in 21 minutes, 36 seconds for the four-mile course for men.

Octavio's goal lifts Mustang women

YANKTON, S.D. - Cheylee Octavio broke a scoreless tie with an unassisted goal late in the game Sunday to give the Mount Mercy women's soccer team a 1-0 victory over Mount Marty at a match in Yankton, S.D.

Hannah Schroeder made two saves in goal for the Mustangs for the shutout. Mount Mercy out-shot the hosts, 23-5.

The Mustangs raised their record to 4-1.

Mount Mercy men boot Mount Marty

YANKTON, S.D. - Marco Govedarica, Hieu Ngo, Jordan Torquato and Haris Hadzalic scored goals Sunday as the Mount Mercy men's soccer team blanked Mount Marty, 4-0, at a match in Yankton, S.D.

Kevon Farquharson, Torquato and Kory Boebel collected assists as the Mustangs raised their record to 4-1.

Tomas Zajfert made six saves in goal for Mount Mercy.

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.