Rambler Report - May 2016

head of the class 8 programs earn perfect apr scores

May 2016

archibald claims 800m drake relays titleramblers prep for mvc

championships

Thank you seniors!The stellar four-year run of the 2016 graduating class, which came to an end last month, includes two national championships, three MIVA titles and a 99-21 overall record. Seniors Nick Olson (27), Peter Hutz, Owen McAndrews, and Trevor Novotny graduate this month after providing Rambler fans with plenty of thrilling memories.

chicago cup comes to rogers parkThe Loyola men’s soccer team capped off a successful spring season by capturing the program’s first Chicago Cup title in the seven-year history of the event with wins over UIC and DePaul. The Ramblers completed their spring slate with a 4-0-2 record, including an impressive 2-1 victory over Wisconsin. Loyola returns 20 letterwinners, including five All-MVC performers, for the 2016 season.

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RambleRs in the ClassRoom

Loyola Athletics continues to impress as eight Rambler programs posted perfect Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores of 1,000 as the NCAA released its most recent figures. All 15 of Loyola’s intercollegiate athletic programs posted an APR score of 973 or higher in the recently released, multi-year averages based on the scores from the 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years.

In addition, the Ramblers’ eight perfect scores were tops among Missouri Valley Conference schools and put them second behind Northwestern (9) among Division I universities in the state of Illinois.

“It is great to once again see the Ramblers recognized for the great things that we are doing in the classroom,” said Director of Athletics Steve Watson. “We take pride in our academic and athletic performances and this data validates the hard work put in by our student-athletes.”

track & cross country program continues to lead in the classroom Six women’s programs - cross country, golf, soccer, softball, volleyball and track and field - and men’s cross country and track and field - earned perfect 1,000 scores. It marks the 11th consecutive season that the men’s cross country team has achieved a perfect score and the fifth straight time for men’s track and field while women’s soccer earned a 1,000 for the first time in program history.

Every Division I sports team calculates its APR each academic year, based on the eligibility, retention and graduation of each scholarship student-athlete. The score also serves as a predictor of graduation success. All information in the latest report is based on the past four academic years (2011-15).

The 2014-15 overall four-year rate is 979, up one point from the previous year’s mark. Three-point improvements in men’s and women’s basketball and football all contributed to that increase. Men’s basketball teams earned a 964 (up from 961), women’s basketball teams earned a 978 (up from 975) and football teams earned a 959 (up from 956).

8 programs record perfect apr scoresloyola tops in valley in apr measures





A Winning FormulaAlthough Loyola’s accomplishments in competition are impressive, perhaps even more impressive are the success rates of Loyola’s student-athletes in another arena – the classroom.

“We are extremely proud of how our student-athletes perform both in competition and in the classroom,” says Loyola Director of Athletics Steve Watson. “The NCAA data shows we are on the right track in preparing our student-athletes for life after Loyola.”

So to what, or whom, do these students owe their success? For student-athletes like Jake Mazanke, the answer is twofold: first, to themselves and second, to their support system of coaches, academic advisors and fellow athletes.

Mazanke, a senior journalism major, has been a record-breaking track and field star during his time with the Ramblers. Off the track he’s been involved in multiple student organizations and interned with the Big Ten Network, all while maintaining a 3.92 GPA. His accomplishments have earned him the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week honor three times at Loyola.

“Being a part of the team has pushed me academically because it holds me accountable to get things done,” Mazanke says. “Not only do I have to stay on top of things to be eligible, but for me personally, our team GPA is really important. I want our team to do well in the classroom as well. I take that very seriously, almost as much as my own athletic performance.”

As a member of the women’s volleyball team, freshman nursing student Maddy Moser is in good company: In addition to winning 20 games this season, the team earned the AVCA Team Academic Award, given to teams that maintain at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA. Moser contributed to the team’s success both on the court and off by maintaining a 4.0 GPA in her first semester, which also earned her a spot on the dean’s list. She credits Loyola with helping players stay on track academically.

“There are a lot of resources at Loyola,” she says. “We have our academic advisors, which help a lot. And then Norville is a place where we can all study, and our advisors will help us get set up with tutors if we need them.”

“We take great pride in our student-athletes and build strong relationships with them,” says Patricia Hoffman,

senior academic advisor to student-athletes. That includes directing students to resources such as tutors and the Writing Center, assisting with pre-registration advising, and monitoring academic performance up through graduation.

Chris Muscat, now in his fourth season as head coach of Loyola’s women’s volleyball, tries to emphasize long-term thinking for student-athletes. “I think it’s a balance between trying to make sure volleyball is a priority for them, which takes up a lot of hours, but also what is equally important for them – the 60 years after their athletic career here is done,” says Muscat.

Women’s soccer head coach Barry Bimbi ascribes to the same philosophy as Muscat when it comes to the academics of his players. “It’s like this,” says Bimbi. “You are not really going to be a professional soccer player, you are going to be someone in the business world or a doctor or a physical therapist. So we try to get them focused on life after their four years here.”

However, when it comes down to it, excellence may just be inherent in what it means to be a Loyola Rambler.

“For us, not only recruiting great athletes but recruiting the right people who we hope can have academic success here is pretty important,” says Muscat. “I think I would attribute a great deal of the recent success to the quality of student-athlete we are able to recruit to a school like Loyola – one that has a great academic reputation.”

Note: This article was written by Alexandra Jonker and first appeared in the spring issue of Loyola Magazine. Article was edited for length.

Freshman Maddy Moser (21)

tRaCk & Field Update


Archibald captures 800m crown at drake relays Senior Peter Archibald captured the fourth Drake Relays men’s event title in the past four seasons for Loyola, when he posted a time of 1:50.32 in the 800m run highlighted by a 54.67 split over his last 400 meters to surge to his second individual victory of the season.

Archibald’s performance extends the Maroon & Gold’s streak of seasons with a Drake Relays champion to four after Sam Penzenstadler won the 1,500m run in both 2013 and 2014 before he joined Archibald, Ryan Van Portfliet and Jake Mazanke as the quartet captured the 4x800m relay crown in thrilling fashion last season.

“Four years in a row with a Drake Relays title is something that I’m really proud of,” Loyola head track and field coach Randy Hasenbank said. “The team likes to come here and compete. You never know what the weather will do. It wasn’t ideal today so the goal was to simply compete for the win.”

Four other Ramblers turned in impressive performances in Des Moines. Senior Rebecca Stearns posted a time of 2:09.20 in the 800m, a time that currently ranks third on Loyola’s all-time record board, en route to a fourth-place finish in the event. Sophomore Emma Hatch led the way for Loyola in the

10,000m run with a personal-best time of 36:04.99, good for eighth on the program’s all-time leaderboard.

Senior Ericka Laviste was just behind Hatch with a 36:11.20, which ranks ninth on Loyola’s top-ten board. Sophomore Lindsey Brewis also entered ninth-place in the school record book with a 16:58.49 in the 5,000m.

ramblers earn three event titles at redbird invitational Sophomore Kiera Washpun was one of two Rambler women to notch first-place finishes at the Redbird Invitational last month, setting a new personal-best mark of 5.86m to win the long jump, remaining second all-time in program history. Her mark also currently ranks second in the Valley this season.

The Rambler women also got a first-place finish in the 5,000m from Sydney Stuenkel, as the senior clocked a time of 17:07.58 to win the event.

Leron Norton led the Rambler men with a first-place finish in the 400m, as the freshman clocked a personal-best time of 48.85, while Sam Urben (48.94) finished just behind to take second. Jaz Hayes notched a pair of top-five finishes, clocking season-best times in both the 200m (21.16) and 100m (10.67) to place second and fifth, respectively.

The trio then teamed up with Peter Archibald to compete in the 4x400m relay, as the quartet placed second with a time of 3:15.70. Chandler Diffee led the Ramblers in the 1,500m, placing third with a personal-best time of 3:50.62.

upcoming scheduleMay 13-15 - MVC Championships, Terre Haute, INMay 26-28 - NCAA West Preliminary, Lawrence, KSJune 8-11 - NCAA Championships, Eugene, OR

Senior Peter Archibald

Senior Rebecca Stearns

Senior Sydney Stuenkel

soFtball Update


nagel poised for valley batting titleJunior Erica Nagel started the season red hot at the plate and has barely cooled off as the team reaches the regular season’s last weekend. Loyola’s lead off hitter is hitting .447 on the season, best in the Missouri Valley Conference and 16th in the nation.

Nagel has collected 67 hits on the season and sports an on-base percentage of .484. Nagel has increased her batting average each year as a Rambler, hitting .238 as a freshman and .286 as a sophomore.

dolezal making most of chancesFreshman pitcher Keenan Dolezal saw limited time in the circle in the beginning of the season, but her opportunities have increased over the last month and she has made the most of it. Dolezal is now first on the team in ERA (3.47), tied for second on the team in innings pitched (70.2), and second on the team in batting average against (.272).

Dolezal’s highlight came last week against Indiana State when she fired nine shutout innings, scattering six hits and a walk in Loyola’s 1-0 win over the Sycamores.

plenty of hopePressed into action last week against Indiana State, sophomore pitcher Madison Hope came to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs and the bases loaded in a scoreless game. Searching for her first

hit of the season, Hope grounded a single to the left side of the infield to drive in the game’s only run and sent the Ramblers home with a win.

April resultsApr. 3 - vs. Missouri State, W 4-0Apr. 3 - vs. Missouri State, W 9-1 (6)Apr. 10 - vs. Drake, L 0-4Apr. 10 - vs. Drake, L 5-7Apr. 12 - @ DePaul, L 1-2Apr. 16 - @ Northern Iowa, L 1-8Apr. 16 - @ Northern Iowa, L 0-12Apr. 17 - @ Northern Iowa, L 5-6 (13)Apr. 20 - @ Indiana State, L 0-14 (5)Apr. 20 - @ Indiana State, L 2-7Apr. 23 - vs. Illinois State, L 2-6Apr. 23 - vs. Illinois State, L 0-6Apr. 24 - vs. Illinois State, W 5-4Apr. 26 - vs. Indiana State, W 1-0Apr. 27 - @ Northwestern, L 1-9 (6)Apr. 29 - @ Bradley, L 0-1Apr. 29 - @ Bradley, L 2-3May 1 - @ Bradley, L 1-3

upcoming scheduleMay 7 - vs. Evansville, 12 pm (DH)May 8 - vs. Evansville, 12 pm

mvc standings School Conf. Overall

Wichita State 16-5 31-18Drake 14-8 26-23

Northern Iowa 14-9 36-17Southern Illinois 13-9 30-17

Bradley 12-11 18-26Evansville 10-12 22-23

Illinois State 9-12 17-30Missouri State 8-12 19-27Indiana State 8-13 14-32

Loyola 4-17 20-26

Freshman Keenan Dolezal

Junior Erica Nagel

men’s Volleyball ReCap


volleyball season ends in miva semifinalsFor the first time in four years, the Loyola men’s volleyball season ended before reaching the NCAA tournament after the Ramblers fell in the MIVA semifinals to Lewis last month. The senior class certainly left an indelible mark on the program, graduating as the most accomplished class in school history. The quartet of Nick Olson, Peter Hutz, Owen McAndrews, and Trevor Novotny racked up a 99-21 overall record to go along with two national championships and three MIVA titles.

Trio Named All-AmericansFor the second year in a row, sophomore Jeff Jendryk was named to the AVCA’s Second Team All-America, becoming only the fourth player in Loyola history to earn recognition in multiple years joining Thomas Jasechke (2014-15), Joe Smalzer (2012-13) and James Grunst (2006-07). Jendryk led the Ramblers in kills (278, 2.70 kps), while finishing second on the team in blocks (101, 0.98 bps).

Seniors Peter Hutz and Nick Olson wrapped up their illustrious careers by earning Honorable Mention honors. Hutz currently leads the nation with 11.28 assists per set this season and is fifth on the school’s all-time assists list with 4,130. This is the second honorable mention award for Olson, who posted team-highs in blocks (113) and service aces (26). Olson graduates as one of the best blockers and most efficient offensive players in program history. The middle is third on the career list for block assists while his career hitting percentage of .470 is second only to Grunst.

Six Earn All-Miva HonorsSenior Peter Hutz and sophomore Jeff Jendryk also landed on the MIVA’s First Team honor roll, while Nick Olson earned Second Team honors.

Senior Trevor Novotny earned a spot on the All-MIVA Second Team after ending the season ranked second on the team in both total kills (194) and service aces (21), as well as third in digs (123) and digs per set (1.52). Sophomore

Jake Selsky and freshman Collin Mahan were selected to their first-ever All-MIVA Honorable Mention Team.

avca national pollRank School Points Overall

1 BYU (18)* 298 26-32 Ohio State (2)* 278 28-33 UCLA* 264 25-64 Long Beach State* 238 24-75 UCSB 215 20-106 Stanford 206 19-67 Pepperdine 170 13-118 Hawaii 148 16-129 Lewis 141 19-1310 Loyola 106 20-811 George Mason* 90 18-1112 Penn State 66 19-10

*Denotes NCAA Tournament Participant

Women's golf Turns in Program's top mvc finish

Playing host to the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference championship at Harborside International Golf Center in Chicago, the Loyola women’s golf team posted a three-day team score of 929 (307-306-316) that was good enough for sixth place, its top finish since joining the Valley.

Sophomore Summer Moser made a six-spot jump on the leaderboard in the final day earning a team-high 15th place (78-75-77), while freshman Elayna Bowser and sophomore Jessie Staed finished in a tie for 22nd with a 54-hole total of 233. Seniors Olivia Lindsley (75-83-82) and Bernice Sitompul (84-78-80) rounded out the Loyola quintet in their final competition as Ramblers.

Wichita State fired a final-round 298 as it pulled away from the rest of the field en route to its third consecutive team title. Loyola is set to return seven letterwinners, including five of its top six stroke averages from the 2015-16 season, when it resumes play in the fall.

Moser, willis land on scholar-athlete teamSophomore Summer Moser and junior Logan Willis have been recognized as Honorable Mention selections on the Missouri Valley Conference’s Women’s Golf Scholar-Athlete team.

Moser, a Lutz, Fla. native, sported Loyola’s leading stroke average for the second time in as many seasons, posting a 78.9 mark in 26 rounds of action. Moser sports a 3.88 grade-point average as an Economics major in Loyola’s Quinlan School of Business. She was also recognized as an All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA).

Willis, a junior by way of Kohler, Wis., compiled an 83.1 stroke average in 15 rounds this season, including four rounds in the 70s. Boasting a 3.95 grade-point average as a Film & Media Production major, Willis is making her second straight appearance on the Scholar-Athlete team. She is also a two-time WGCA All-American Scholar.

Nominees for the Scholar-Athlete teams must have reached sophomore standing with at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA, while participating in at least 50 percent of her team’s rounds or played at the MVC Championship.

riner, buckley lead loyola at mvc championshipsThe Loyola men’s golf team wrapped up its 2015-16 season with a ninth-place finish at the Missouri Valley Conference championships at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan. Senior PJ Riner (75-71-84) ended his Loyola career by leading the Ramblers, along with sophomore Garret Buckley (74-74-82), on the individual leaderboard. The pair finished in a six-way tie for 24th at 230.

The Ramblers finished with a team scores of 938 (309-300-329). Southern Illinois (289-293-295) pulled away from Wichita State to claim the team title and end the Shockers’ impressive run that saw them capture eight consecutive league championships. Illinois State’s Trent Wallace (73-69-69) took home medalist honors.


GolF ReCap

Sophomore Summer Moser

Senior PJ Riner


men’s basketball Update

Ramblers ink trio to 2016 recruiting classWith incoming freshman guards Cameron Satterwhite and Bruno Skokna already committed to attend Loyola, head men’s basketball coach Porter Moser announced the signing of three athletic forwards last month. Matt Chastain of LeRoy, Ill., Aundre Jackson of Kennedale, Texas and Treyvon Andres of Denver, Colo. have signed their National Letters of Intent to play in the Maroon & Gold next season.

Matt Chastain - Leroy, ILChastain is a versatile, skilled, 6-foot-6 wing player who can score in a variety of ways. He averaged 26 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and just under three steals per game last year while leading LeRoy to a 28-5 record and the Illinois Class 1A state title. The 2016 Pantagraph Player of the Year, Chastain finished his illustrious high school career as LeRoy’s career leader in points (2,081), rebounds (709), blocked shots (213) and dunks (99) while also racking up 227 steals and 235 assists.

Moser on Chastain: “Matt is an extremely versatile and athletic wing player. His versatility is going to allow him to play many positions for us and he will be the fifth player on our roster to have won at least one high school state championship.”

Aundre Jackson - kennedale, txStanding 6-foot-5 and weighing 230 pounds, Jackson is a tough, physical player who can score around the rim. The Texas native played the last two seasons at McLennan Community College, where he averaged 15 points and seven rebounds per game last season while shooting just under 65% from the floor.

Jackson was terrific in both games at the NJCAA Division I National Championship, posting 20 points and eight rebounds in a first-round victory before coming back with 25 points and seven rebounds in the second round en route to earning a spot on the all-tournament team.

Moser on Jackson: “Aundre is a very powerful and explosive post player who will be a matchup problem for other teams with his inside-outside game. I love his winning mentality, as he just led his JUCO team to the national tournament.”

treyvon andres - denver, coAt 6’8, 230 pounds, Andres spent the past two years at Trinidad State Junior College in Colorado and averaged 16.2 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game last season, shooting 56% from the field and blocking a team-high 65 shots in 26 games. He racked up 12 double-doubles, including seven in his last nine appearances, and earned National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Region IX accolades. Andres was a key contributor as a freshman as well, starting 23 of 25 games for the Trojans and averaging 10.2 ppg and 8.3 rpg before improving his numbers across the board as a sophomore.

He was a three-star recruit by both ESPN and Rivals coming out of Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver before heading to Trinidad State and was listed as the fourth-best prospect in Colorado his senior year.

Moser on Andres: “Treyvon gives us size and athletic ability in the post. He is a shot-blocking presence in the paint and is a very versatile defender. A terrific rebounder as well, he is a double-double guy that will definitely give us a boost on the glass.”

Treyvon Andres

Aundre Jackson Matt Chastain

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Rambler Report - May 2016