College Sports

It was another banner year for Schaller native and Ridge View alum Jason Kenny as he was named to the Academic All-America first team and was their headlining athlete. Kenny had a 4.0 GPA this year and graduated with a degree in applied agricultural and food studies. On the track, Kenny was an All-American from the 2018 NAIA Outdoor National Championships, earning fifth place in the 4x800 meter relay...

Buena Vista University Director of Athletics, Jack Denholm, has announced the hiring of Aubrey Havlichek as the University’s new head volleyball coach, pending the completion of a successful background check. Havlichek was hired as assistant volleyball coach at Finlandia University in Hancock, Mich., in August 2016 before taking over head coaching duties just over a month later. ...

LA CROSSE, Wis- Buena Vista junior Drew Beall wrapped up the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday morning by placing 17th in the discus with his best toss of the day at 45.64m (149-9). His opening toss went just over 149 feet with his second landing at 136 feet, 4.25 inches. ...

Buena Vista junior Drew Beall has officially qualified to the 2018 Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in the discus throw after his career-best heave of 49.45m on Thursday at the Last Chance Qualifying Meet at Augustana College (Ill.). This year’s outdoor nationals are hosted by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse...

Buena Vista freshman catcher Carlee Guyett continues to collect postseason softball recognition honors for her stellar play this season, and now added to that list is a first team All-Midwest Region selection as voted on by members of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA)...

Three Buena Vista baseball players have been recognized by the Iowa Conference baseball coaches for their respective play on the diamond this season by being voted to the All-IIAC Baseball Team as announced by the league office. Junior Peyton Renning was named first team outfield, while freshman Nick Henrichs was a first team utility player. ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Eric LaRue pitched five strong innings, Bryce Rheault finished 3-for-5 with an RBI, but it was third-seed Coe College pushing across a two-out run in the bottom of the eighth inning to edge Buena Vista, 4-3, to begin play Thursday in the Iowa Conference Tournament inside of Veterans Memorial Stadium...

A pair of freshmen highlight the 2018 All-Iowa Conference Softball Team for Buena Vista as Carlee Guyett was named a First Team catcher while Kate Lesmeister landed Second Team utility recognition. Junior Autumn Boland wraps up her career with an Honorable Mention selection at second base...

WAVERLY - The Buena Vista men’s golf team came up just short of landing its first all-conference performer in eight years, but it did post its lowest total at the event, as it concluded this year’s championship on Saturday afternoon at Prairie Links Golf Course...

STORM LAKE - The bats came to life in a big way for Buena Vista to open up its three-game weekend series against Wartburg, as the Beavers chalked up six extra-base hits which helped lead to nine unanswered runs, en route to a big 11-5 victory over the Knights to clinch the sixth and final Iowa Conference Tournament berth...

STORM LAKE - Loras jumped on Buena Vista pitching from the early going of the series finale on Tuesday afternoon played in Storm Lake, and the Duhawks completed the sweep of the Beavers with a 16-1 (7 inning) victory. BVU committed a fielding error on the first pitch of the game which led to an unearned run in the inning, and Loras never looked back from there. ...

Four new members, as well as one team, have been selected to be enshrined into the Buena Vista University Athletic Hall of Fame this fall. Jeff Brennan, Don Walls, Jamie Taxted, LuAnn (Thurn) Van Kirk, as well as the 1975 Boot Hill Bowl Championship Football Team, have all been selected for induction this year by the BVU Athletic Hall of Fame Committee...

STORM LAKE - The Buena Vista men’s tennis team wrapped up its season on Sunday afternoon by hosting the University of Dubuque out on the Buntrock Tennis Courts, but the Spartans would go on to pick up a 9-0 win. BVU was edged 8-5 and 8-4 at both No. 1 and No. 2 doubles before the Spartans won in straight sets throughout singles play...

INDIANOLA - The Buena Vista baseball team opened a three-game weekend series at Simpson College on Friday night, and it was the Storm taking advantage of nearly every opportunity offensively en route to a 10-2 victory over the Beavers. The Storm (5-26, 3-15 IIAC) pounded out 12 hits and scored in three of the first five innings, including three runs in the fifth to build an 8-2 lead. ...

DES MOINES - The weather is heating up and so is the performance level for the Buena Vista women’s track and field team, as it recorded a handful of PR times while competing at the Grand View Classic on Friday. Cristyn Eischeid continues to post her personal best marks in the shot put. ...

DES MOINES - For the second time in a week the hammer throw record goes down for the Buena Vista men’s track and field team, and this time it was by Garrett Rohlk who chalked up a toss of 52.83 meters to place second overall. The previous mark set just last week at the Red Raider Open (51.35m) by Shelmund Mercalina, but Rohlk shattered that mark by over a full meter. ...

IOWA CITY - The Buena Vista men’s golf team was in solid position for another strong score on Saturday during round two of the Iowa Conference Men’s Golf Championships, but the Beavers struggled a bit more on their back nine and finished with a 332 and dipped from seventh to ninth in the team standings...

STORM LAKE - The Buena Vista softball team let a late lead get away during a 4-3 loss to the University of Dubuque in game one of their doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon before its comeback bid in the nightcap came up just short, as the Beavers again fell by a 4-3 margin...

DUBUQUE - The Buena Vista baseball team team returned to the diamond on Tuesday afternoon for an Iowa Conference road doubleheader at Loras College, but the Beavers saw their losing skid hit four games after losses to the Duhawks by scores of 22-3 (7 inn.) and 7-4...

The world of athletics has always been the wheelhouse of Buena Vista junior Brooke Runneberg. The volleyball player, and former track athlete, has seen her career start at the small school of Laurens-Marathon and grow to where she is at now. Runneberg began her athletic career as a youngster due to her family being what she deemed as a sports family...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Freshman Nick Henrichs blasted a pair of home runs, added a double and drove in four runs to help lift the Buena Vista baseball team past Coe College on Friday afternoon in the opener of their three-game weekend series that was shifted to Cedar Rapids, 10-5...

CEDAR RAPIDS - The Buena Vista softball team got a pair of strong pitching performances and some timely hitting on Saturday afternoon, as the Beavers picked up a much needed sweep of Coe College by scores of 4-3 and 2-0 in Iowa Conference games played at Mount Mercy University due to unplayable conditions in Storm Lake...

A ‘Meet & Greet’ event has been rescheduled to welcome new Buena Vista University head men’s basketball coach Todd Lorensen to campus. The event will now take place on Tuesday, April 24 inside of the Dows Conference Center at the Siebens Forum on the BVU campus. A cash bar and light refreshments will be available beginning at 5 p.m. with a program to follow starting at 5:30 p.m...

LINCOLN, Neb. - The Buena Vista softball team was one out away from a key doubleheader sweep at Nebraska Wesleyan on Tuesday afternoon, but after dropping a heartbreaking 10-9 (9 inning) contest to begin the day, the Beavers did respond with a 7-3 triumph in game two to earn the split...

SIOUX CITY - The Buena Vista men’s track and field team took part in the opening day of the Sioux City Relays on April 19 and had a pair of individuals post top-50 performances. Friday’s final day action was cancelled due to poor weather conditions...

SIOUX CITY - The Buena Vista women’s track and field team was finally able to get outdoors and compete for the first time on Thursday, April 19, as it ran at the Sioux City Relays in Sioux City. The two-day event was shortened to just one day due to poor weather conditions on Friday...

STORM LAKE - For the second straight day the Buena Vista softball team took the field against a top-25 team, and for the second straight day, the Beavers played a pair of thrilling games, including a walk-off victory in the opener of Thursday’s doubleheader against #23 Central College...

STORM LAKE - The Buena Vista softball team played its home openers on Wednesday afternoon by hosting fifth-ranked Luther College, but the Beavers came up just short in both contests, losing by scores of 6-4 and 5-4, respectively. BVU hung right with the Norse all afternoon, but couldn’t get the big hit late in either game which could have pulled them even if not given them the lead. ...

LINCOLN, Neb. - The Buena Vista baseball team jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead after two innings at Nebraska Wesleyan on Tuesday afternoon, but the Prairie Wolves plated five runs in the second and sixth in the eighth to edge the Beavers 11-10. Each of the first six batters in the BVU batting line-up had at least two hits, led by Peyton Renning who was 3-for-6 with a triple, two RBI and three runs sored. ...