WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Ultimate Titan Fan]

The most interesting part of the IWU recruiting class article (above) is that Lauren Shanks (Fr) is not completely out of the picture for basketball (she's an IWU soccer recruit). She had great stats her senior year. Not impressive size (5'4) but impressive hustle.

[RogK]

Augustana's '19-'20 schedule finds them in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin :
https://athletics.augustana.edu/news/2019/7/8/womens-basketball-vikings-look-for-fourth-straight-winning-season-in-2019-20.aspx
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[RogK]

Elmhurst has a new Athletic Director :
https://elmhurstbluejays.com/staff.aspx?staff=265
As a native of Canada, at a minimum, she's probably fairly nice and fairly smart. We'll see if she says "out" or "oat."
North Park doesn't have a new Athletic Director, but something similar :
https://athletics.northpark.edu/staff.aspx?staff=7
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[Mr. Ypsi]

Elmhurst has a new Athletic Director :
https://elmhurstbluejays.com/staff.aspx?staff=265
As a native of Canada, at a minimum, she's probably fairly nice and fairly smart. We'll see if she says "out" or "oat."
North Park doesn't have a new Athletic Director, but something similar :
https://athletics.northpark.edu/staff.aspx?staff=7
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The KEY question (which the press release did not address) is:  is he still ALSO the head soccer coach?  And if not, is Wheaton back to being the undisputed lord and master of CCIW soccer?

[Gregory Sager]

Elmhurst has a new Athletic Director :
https://elmhurstbluejays.com/staff.aspx?staff=265
As a native of Canada, at a minimum, she's probably fairly nice and fairly smart. We'll see if she says "out" or "oat."

It's more like "oot", actually.

North Park doesn't have a new Athletic Director, but something similar :
https://athletics.northpark.edu/staff.aspx?staff=7
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John Born is sort of athletic-director-plus. He was previously the head men's soccer coach as well as a professor in NPU's School of Business, where he was the guiding force behind the creation of the sports management major. He was reluctant to give that up (and rightly so, since it's the most successful major NPU has added in decades in terms of the number of students in that major), so the NPU administration redesigned the AD job to allow him to continue teaching a course or two each semester and heading up the sports management major within the School of Business while still running the athletic department.

I haven't asked him about it yet, but my deduction is that more of the athletic department's administrative tasks will be handled by the assistant ADs than was the case under Jack Surridge, who had no other responsibilities other than his AD tasks once he gave up his role as head women's basketball coach and hired Amanda Crockett at the start of this decade.

The KEY question (which the press release did not address) is:  is he still ALSO the head soccer coach?  And if not, is Wheaton back to being the undisputed lord and master of CCIW soccer?

You should've kept reading, Chuck, because the day after John Born was promoted to assistant VP for athletics and sports marketing, his right-hand man, associate head coach Kris Grahn, was named as his successor. The NPU men's soccer program isn't going to miss a beat with Kris now running things; he played a very active role in every aspect of the program under John Born, including recruiting.

https://cciw.org/index.aspx?path=msoc

The Vikings are going to be outstanding on the soccer pitch this season. They return five All-CCIW players, including an All-American who was also the CCIW POY (the only player in league history to ever lead the CCIW simultaneously in goals and assists), plus a former D1 starter is transferring back to NPU after having left the school in order to accept a scholie and play for the University of San Diego. Expectations are sky-high for the Vikings this fall.

Wheaton isn't even the second-best program in CCIW men's soccer at this point. Carthage clearly is.

[RogK]

North Central's new roster :
https://northcentralcardinals.com/roster.aspx?roster=1372&path=wbball
I'm disappointed that Tyonne Howard isn't on the list; she is a talented and energetic player, fun to watch. Maybe she transferred to somewhere closer to home in Louisville KY.
The '19-'20 North Central team should be pretty decent, in contention for a CCIW playoff spot. I know nil about their newcomers. lmitzel? thanks!

[lmitzel]

North Central's new roster :
https://northcentralcardinals.com/roster.aspx?roster=1372&path=wbball
I'm disappointed that Tyonne Howard isn't on the list; she is a talented and energetic player, fun to watch. Maybe she transferred to somewhere closer to home in Louisville KY.
The '19-'20 North Central team should be pretty decent, in contention for a CCIW playoff spot. I know nil about their newcomers. lmitzel? thanks!

...yeah, I missed the Tyonne Howard departure when I looked at this the other day. I'm pretty sure distance was something of an issue last year, but I also know she dealt with some injuries towards the end of the season too. Not sure what happened, but either way it's a bummer to lose her. She was fun to watch.

I definitely think this team can contend for a top six spot, but I don't know much about the newcomers other than noting the Kowalczyk twins a few months back. I still have to wander up the street to Merner at some point between now and the season opener.

[RogK]

Millikin's roster now features a bunch of newcomers :
https://athletics.millikin.edu/roster.aspx?path=wbball
the Big Blue have only three upperclassmen, but if several freshmen are immediately helpful, they should contend for the CCIW playoffs.

[RogK]

Illinois Wesleyan's new roster (no Raven Hughes, much to the delight of the coaches for the other eight CCIW teams) :
https://www.iwusports.com/roster.aspx?roster=241&path=wbball
Despite losing a number of outstanding players, the Titans will easily make the CCIW playoffs, assuming good health etc of course.

[Jester1390]

Hi Rog

My daughter is a freshman at Rose. they have 8 freshman and only 4 returning players. I know they are playing
Ill. Wesleyan at the st.louis tournament. Have you ever gone to the tourney just curious if the facilities are nice.

[Jester1390]

to be honest from where im from i never have heard of Washington U

[RogK]

Jester1390, I haven't been to Wash U's gym. I'm sure it would be satisfactory. More generally, I've found that even rather humble gyms can be pleasant sites for viewing a game.
Probably the most architecturally noteworthy D3 venue I've seen games at is Ratner Center, the basketball gym at the University of Chicago.
Since you are beginning D3 fandom, my advice is to take wide-angle interior and exterior photos of each gym you visit. You could assemble a pretty good collection by the time your daughter completes her four years.

[Gregory Sager]

That's a really good idea, actually.

[Jester1390]

appreciate it. I am real familiar with the MIAC i have several players as a youth coach playing there.  Hamline will be the upstart team this year, They have a senior who played for the usa team this fall

[Jester1390]

also cool about Chicago rose is playing there as well it will be cool to see the place.  if you ever get a chance see the sanford arena in south dakota. My daughter played there once their main gym is like a 1940s gym and floor but modern all around it