Softball

  • Four NCAA Div. III championships
  • 24 NCAA playoff berths
  • 12 national finals appearances

Team awards

Afton Nelson

Leroy Timmer MVP Award

Year Name Year Name
1974 Barb Barrett 1994 Staci Van Arendonk
1975 Chris Weaver 1995 Missey Allen
1976 Carol Burt 1996 Missey Allen
1977 Lana Wohlers 1997 Stacey Sonnek
1978 Cindy Hawes 1998 Heather Nevitt
1979 Carol Burt 1999 Donell Hotze
1980 Nancy Sheldon 2000 Donell Hotze
1981 Becky Peter 2001 Annie Van Wetzinga
1982 Deb Schneider 2002 Molly Parrott
1983 Deb Schneider 2003 Libby Hysell
1984 Deb Scheinder 2004 Corrie Schmidt
1985 Kris Thompson 2005 Anne Legg
1986 Laurie Sutten 2006 Kristin Wares
1987 Kris Thompson 2007 Laura Anderson
1988 Laurie Sutten 2008 Kelly Harris
1989 Lori Ellwood 2009 Alysha Overturf
1990 Jamie Mahnke 2010 Kiley Lythberg
1991 Christi Van Werden 2011 Kiley Lythberg, Katie Tenboer
1992 Julie Nelson 2012 Angela Davis
1993 Kelly MacDonald    

 

Hustle Award

1980 Karla Gibson 1996 Amy Spaur
1981 Mary Jankowski 1997 Kate Hotze
1982 Karla Gibson 1998 Daniela Grob
1983 Lori Brand 1999 Daniela Grob
1984 Kelly Gould 2000 Daniela Grob
1985 Brenda Glasnapp 2001 Mandy Jens
1986 Deana Bergquist 2002 Bri Kuyper
1987 Deana Bergquist 2003 Bri Kuyper
1988 Deana Bergquist 2004 Bri Kuyper
1989 Barb Anderson 2005 Kelly Harris
1990 Tera Twit 2006 Abby Frye
1991 Mindi Remsburg 2007 Ashley Barsness
1992 Mindi Remsburg 2008 Rebecca Pullos
1993 Mindi Remsburg 2009 Rachel Whiteside
1994 Kim Pickett 2010 Rachel Whiteside
1995 Kim Pickett    

 

Most Improved Player Award

1980 Patty Koele 1997 Rundi Nelson
1981 Carol Versluys 1998 Wendy Walton
1982 Carol Versluys 1999 Mandy Jens
1983 Mary Harrington 2000 Mandy Jens
1984 Kelly Gould 2001 Denise Barnard
1985 Mary Boyd 2002 Stef Miller
1986 Brenda Glasnapp 2003 Katy Lein
1987 Diane Pitz, Laina Reilly 2004 Dawn Nissen
1988 Teresa Knutson 2005 Dawn Nissen
1989 Christi Van Werden 2006 Megan Swingen
1990 Julie Nelson 2007 Amy Zellmer
1991 Kristie Pennington 2008 Hannah Weindruch
1992 Emily Grimes 2009 Kiley Lythberg
1993 Heather Reedy 2010 Caitlin Meyer
1994 Wendy Rinehart 2011 Rachel Whiteside
1995 Lynette Mullen 2012 Jordan Overland
1996 Angie Striegel    

 

LeRoy Timmer Most Inspirational Player Award

1989 Deana Bergquist 2002 Mary Vande Hoef
1990 - 2003 Mary Vande Hoef
1991 Terri Thomas 2004 Becky Hedges
1992 Tera Twit 2005 Katie Boyington
1993 Heather Reedy 2006 Katie Boyington
1994 Krista Posegate 2007 Laura Anderson
1995 Shannon Mullen 2008 Lacey Ritscher
1996 Missey Allen 2009 Bethany Koskamp
1997 Sarah Street 2010 Laura Braun
1998 Amy Hakeman 2011 Trysh Shimak
1999 Kate Hotze 2012 Jess Edler, Holly Von Fumetti
2000 Donell Hotze    
2001 Mary Vande Hoef    


Dawn Nissen

Captains

1976 Lana Wohlers
1977 -
1978 Carol Burt
1979 Carol Burt
1980 Nancy Sheldon, Bobbi Emanuel
1981 Becky Peter
1982 Karla Gibson, Dee Penny
1983 Dee Penny, Janean Feenstra
1984 Deb Schneider, Judy Hartog
1985 Sherri Messer, Lori Brand
1986 Kelly Gould, Kris Thompson, Shelly Weiss
1987 Kelly Gould, Kris Thompson
1988 Brenda Vigness, Laurie Sutten
1989 Deana Bergquist, Diane Pitz
1990 Alicia Kuper
1991 Alicia Kuper, Christi Van Werden
1992 Julie Nelson, Tera Twit, Jamie Mahnke
1993 Heather Reedy, Jenny Semler
1994 Emily Grimes, Staci Van Arendonk
1995 Shannon Merkle, Janette Moews
1996 Missey Allen, Kim Pickett
1997 Stacey Sonnek, Sarah Street, Amy Sue Lester
1998 Tina Kautzky, Amy Hakeman
1999 Wendy Walton, Katie Shelley
2000 Donell Hotze, Dawn Howard
2001 Mandy Jens, Kelly Oliver, Annie Van Wetzinga
2002 Molly Parrott, Missy Voigt
2003 Kris Hughes, Mary Vande Hoef
2004 Katy Lein, Beth Peterson
2005 Anne Legg, Corrie Schmidt
2006 Abby Frye, Kristin Wares
2007 Laura Anderson, Dawn Nissen
2008 Kelly Harris, Lacey Ritscher
2009 Ryann Engholm, Megan Swingen
2010 Laura Braun, Afton Nelson
2011 Bethany Koskamp, Kiley Lythberg
2012 Angela Davis, Holly Von Fumetti

Newcomer of the Year Award

2011 Annie Sarcone
2012 Whitney Sowers

 

Defensive Player of the Year Award

2011 Angela Davis
2012 Annie Sarcone

 

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