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Around CampusSp rts Update
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Volleyball 1
BC volleyball will be back in action this fall under the direction of
Bethel volleyball hall of famer Katie Weiss ’00, who takes the reins
for the program this season after serving as an assistant last year.
The Pilots boast a solid core of returners in 2016 all-league performer
senior Payton Anderson, along with seniors Haley Brown and Erin
Carlos, and welcome a talented class of newcomers to provide depth
to the rotation. After just a nine-win season last year, the Pilots are
poised to return to the fore of the Crossroads League conversation.
Men’s Soccer 2
Crossroads League Coach of the Year Thiago Pinto ’05, ’07 sits
just three wins shy of 100 for his Bethel career, after a successful
season concluded with a run at the NCCAA National Championship
semifinal. NCCAA All-Americans senior Ian Billin, junior Lucas
Moreira, and junior Samuel Biek anchor a talented and deep squad
hungry for redemption after falling just short in the Crossroads
League tournament championship. They look to return to the NAIA
National Championship, for the first time since 2010, this season.
Women’s Soccer 3
All-Conference honoree junior Rebecca Kanpol is ready to take the
women’s soccer program to the next level after a disappointing
2016 season. Head Coach Jamie Lindvall has confidence in Kanpol,
and seniors Grace Smithberger and Lauren Hostetler, to mentor his
largest newcomer class in four years.
Men’s Tennis 4
NCCAA All-American junior Jacob Macri headlines a largely veteran
group of men’s tennis players ready to continue the momentum
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they gained in the 2017 spring schedule. After a disappointing fall,
the Pilots won four of six spring matches and face three of those
opponents again this fall. Macri and junior Jose Morales were both
honored as NCCAA Student-Athletes of the Week last fall, giving
cause to be excited about the upcoming season.
Women’s Tennis
The hopes are high for women’s tennis this season, after earning
a trip to the NCCAA National Championships in the spring. Juniors
Caroline Boger and Abbey VanDiver look to build on their success
in the superlative singles and doubles positions, while sophomore
Taylor Freedline showed a glimpse of her potential by earning a
conference Player of the Week award in late March. There will be
no shortage of veteran leadership as only two newcomers join the
squad hungry for more.
Men’s Golf
The men’s golf program will be searching for identity after losing
Scholar Athletes and top performers Zach Hochstedler and Tim
Johnson from a season ago. Sophomore Roman Ojala and junior
Zach Higgins look to step into that role for second-year Head
Coach Adam Sharp, and improve upon the ninth-place finish in the
Crossroads League last season.
Women’s Golf
The women’s golf program will be in a similar boat as the men,
searching for veteran leadership, as they lose all-league performers
Jocelyn Ojala, Annie Smith, and Chelsea Thomas from a season ago.
Junior Katie Brooks and sophomore Brooke Thomas will settle a
young group that includes talented newcomer junior Jaycee Bunner.
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#8 PAYTON ANDERSON ’18 #12 REBECCA KANPOL ’19 JACOB MACRI ’19
#7 LUCAS MOREIRA ’19