Cross Country

Women: Elaine Johnson was eighth overall as the Saints placed fourth at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Championships. Johnson earned honorable mention all-conference and represented the Saints at the NAIA national championships. Junior Arika Knannlein was named a NAIA Scholar Athlete.

Men: The Saints placed third at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Championships. Samuel Parlette led SHU with an 11th place finish (26 minutes, 17 seconds) and was named the WHAC Newcomer of the Year. Parlette and Brett Smith both earned honorable mention all-conference. Parlette, Smith and Justin Bateson each represented the Saints at the NAIA national championships. Parlette earned a top 100 finish, finishing 98th overall at 25 minutes, 52 seconds.

Golf

Women: The Saints finished third in the final Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference standings last fall. Freshman Andrea Richards was named to the All-WHAC first team, while teammates Ashley Everett and Sydney Gossett each earned honorable mention recognition. Andrea Rumler was the team’s Champions of Character recipient.

Men: Senior Nick Campbell was named to the All-Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference first team after earning conference medalist honors last fall. Joe Forest received the team’s Champions of Character award. SHU finished third in the final team WHAC standings.

Football

Junior tight end Donovan Campbell became the first Saint to be named a first team NAIA All-American by the American Football Coaches Association. Campbell had 60 receptions for 781 yards and eight touchdowns in 2013. Sophomore cornerback DeShawn Gilbert was a second team All-American after recording six interceptions and 42 tackles last season. Gilbert was also named the Co-Defensive Player of the Year on the Mid-States Football Association Mideast team. Senior cornerback Fred Butler and Campbell were each tabbed to the MSFA Mideast first team, while junior offensive linemen Jon Dozier and Jake Helsel, junior defensive linemen Kyle Connors and Jordan Martin, junior kick Victor Bodrie and junior linebacker Tyler Karcher were each tabbed to the All-MSFA second team. Earning honorable mention were junior receiver Raphael Dunson, junior offensive lineman Gauge Aebersold and junior linebacker Trent Bragg. Dunbar was also named to the Capital One Academic All-America First Team. The criminal justice major, was a NAIA Scholar-Athlete in 2012. Finally, the Saints had nine players named NAIA Scholar-Athletes, including Dunbar, Jacob Bultema, Drew Milligan, Larry Trice III, Helsel, Paul Jacobs, Lucas Bartz, Bragg and Lyle Van Fleteren. The Saints finished 5-5 in their second season, including a 24-21 loss to NAIA national champion Grand View.

Soccer

Women:Paige Frey was named to the All-Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference first team to lead the Saints. The junior midfielder started all 19 games and finished with three goals and two assists. Junior Kelsey Young was named to the honorable mention team. SHU placed 12 on the all-academic team, including seniors Lynn Hendricks, Allison Howard and Megan Traynor, and juniors Frey, Young, Jori Bitter, Elizabeth Davis, Meg Dubois, Abbey Marlette, Megan Michels, Meagan Mousty and Carlee Pallett. Seven Saints were named NAIA Scholar-Athletes, including Hendricks, Bitter, Davis, Dubois, Marlette, Michels and Mousty. Traynor was also the team’s Champions of Character recipient. The Saints finished 8-8-3 on the season.

Men: Senior Matthew Robinet was named to the honorable mention All-Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference team. The defender joined juniors Bryce Delamielleure, Michael Hummon and Clayton Tomczyk on the conference all-academic team. Hummon was the team’s Champions of Character recipient. DeLamielleure and Clayton Tomczyk were each named NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Longtime head coach Aldo Zid recorded his 300th career coaching victory during the season as the Saints finished 7-9-2.

Indoor Track

Women: Taylor Byron and Stephanie Marquardt each earned All-American honors in their respective events at the NAIA Championships in Geneva, Ohio. Byron placed sixth in the weight throw (56 feet, 7 1/2 inches) while Marquardt was eighth in the 60 meter hurdles (9.33 seconds). The Saints placed third at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference indoor championships. Taylor Byron (shot put) and Kasey Renshaw (weight throw) each won events, with Renshaw setting a new school record with her toss of 57 feet, 11 1/4 inches. Five Saints earned Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference academic all-conference honors, including Kara Ehmann, Melanie Glinski, Arika Knannlein, Brianna Nordby and Mariah Ridal. Nordby was also the team’s Champions of Character recipient.

Men: Logan Moore won the national title in the 60 meter hurdles to lead the Saints to a fifth place finish at the NAIA Championships in Geneva, Ohio. Moore claimed the title with a time of 7.93 seconds. Other All-American efforts were Calvin Sullins in the heptathlon (second, 5,389 points), Chris Schurr in the pole vault (second, 16-2 3/4) and heptathlon (sixth, 4,917), Chris Rolle in the 60 (6.87) and 200 (eighth, 21.94), Gauge Aebersold in the shot put (fifth, 55-11 1/4), Ryan McElyea in the 600 (sixth, 1:20.79) and Gerald Richardson in the high jump (eighth, 6-8). The Saints scored 47 points, behind national champion Indiana Tech (82). The Saints finished second to top ranked Indiana Tech at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference indoor championships. Chris Rolle set a pair of school records to earn the Most Valuable Performer of the meet. Rolle won the 200 in 21.47 seconds, breaking both school and conference marks. He also took the 60 in a record time of 6.81. Moore and Aebersold also broke school records in winning their respective events. Moore took the 60 hurdles in 7.99, which is also a conference record, while Aebersold won the shot put with a record toss of 56 feet, 8 3/4 inches. Paul Jacobs won the weight throw (52-9 3/4) and Zach Widner the 800 (1:55.26). Six Saints were named to the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference all-academic team, including Michael Butler, Jon Dozier, Matthew Leaders, Matthew Robinet, DeVontee Sansom and Chris Schurr. Leader was also chosen as the team’s Champions of Character recipient as well as coach Tim Bauer.

Basketball

Women: The 15th ranked Saints (26-9) closed out a landmark season with an 83-59 loss to unbeaten and eventual national champion St. Francis (Ind.) in the second round of the NAIA Tournament. SHU won its first postseason game in the program’s history by topping Tennessee Wesleyan 77-69 in the opening round. Junior guard Sierra Calhoun was named a NAIA honorable mention All-American. Calhoun led the Saints in scoring with 14.7 points per game. She has 1,097 points for her career. Senior guard Grace Howrigon and Calhoun were each named to the All-Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference first team after a vote of conference coaches. Howrigon led the WHAC with 6.0 assists per game and averaged 12.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per contest. Calhoun also was named to the conference’s all-defensive team. Junior guard Morgan Warfield was named to the honorable mention squad, while Warfield, Jessie Arnold, Nicole Halliwill, Jen Jasinski and Mackenzie Tomasik earned academic all-conference honors. Arnold, Halliwill, Tomasik and Warfield were each named NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

Men: Junior guard Christian Covile was chosen to the All-Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference honorable mention team. He averaged 16.7 points per game for the Saints. Junior Eric Cogan was the recipient of the team’s Champions of Character award and made the academic all-conference team. The Saints finished 11-19 on the season.

Bowling

Women: Tiffany Logan was named Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year. Logan and teammate Katarina Coulson were honored as All-WHAC honorable mention selections. Coulson had a 185.47 average and Logan a 182.3 average in conference events. Coulson, Amanda Blackwell and Hillary Weiss were named to the Academic All-WHAC team, with Weiss receiving the Champions of Character award. The Saints finished third in the WHAC regular season standings. SHU also competed in the XBowling Inter-collegiate Team Championships March 15-16 in Addison, Ill.

Men: Paul Farley was named to the Academic All-WHAC Conference team and Aaron Dear received the Champions of Character award. The Saints finished tied for fifth in the regular season WHAC standings. SHU also competed in the XBowling Intercollegiate Team Championships March 15-16 in Addison, Ill.

Volleyball

Women: Junior Halie Baker and freshman Brianna Baker were each honored by the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference. Halie was named to the honorable mention team while Brianna was a member of the WHAC All-Freshman Team. Seniors Lauren Baker, Blaire Hondzinski and Julia Haupricht and junior Mycala Cherry each earned academic all-conference honors. Lauren Baker was the Champions of Character recipient. The Saints finished 14-14 on the season.

Men: Freshman outside hitter Gilius Blinstrubas was named to the All-NAIA Great Lakes Division first team. He led the Saints with 246 kills last season. Junior outside hitter Max Field earned a spot on the conference all-academic team. The Saints finished 5-18 on the season.

Competitive Cheer and Dance

The host Saints earned an automatic bid to the NAIA national competitive dance event (right) by winning the East Regional. SHU had 96.4 points, edging second place Concordia (93.3). The Saints advanced to the national event March 14-16 in Oklahoma City, Okla. The dance team placed fifth in the nation, with the cheer team taking 11th place as an at-large team. Siena Heights dancer Madeline Soave earned the program’s first All-American honor, only one of five competitors at the regional to do so.