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Winter Sports Banquet
Five teams hand out season-ending awards

Knox College closed the 2007-2008 winter athletics seasons with its annual K-Club Winter Sports Banquet in the Lincoln Room in Seymour Union on Monday, March 3. Head coaches handed out season-ending awards to their respective teams.

2007-08 K-Club Winter Sports Banquet team awards

Men's Basketball (Head Coach: Tim Heimann)
Most Valuable Player - Adam Estergard (Jr., Urbana, Illinois)
Most Improved Player - Clint Moore (Jr., Fort Lupton, Colorado)
Most Valuable Defensive Player - Josh Moten (Sr., Dunlap, Illinois)
Most Valuable Offensive Player - Adam Estergard (Jr., Urbana, Illinois)
Harley Knosher Award for Men's Basketball - John Baillie (Sr., Stillwater, Minnesota)
2008-09 Captains - TBD

Women's Basketball (Head Coach: Wendy Rogers)
Most Valuable Player - Jenna Finley (Serena, Illinois)
Most Improved Player - Carly Kirven (Fr., Gilson, Illinois)
Jill Zuraski Award for Most Valuable Team Player - Kate Moon (So., Kahoka, Missouri)
2008-09 Captains - Hayle Gosnell (Jr., Dekalb, Illinois) and Kate Moon (So., Kahoka, Missouri)

Wrestling (Head Coach: Tony Islas)
Most Improved Wrestler - TBD
Prairie Fire Pinner - Jaran Rutledge (Mundelein, Illinois)
Most Valuable Wrestler - TBD
2008-09 Captains - Marty Dertz (Jr., Evergreen Park, Illinois) and Luke Karner (Jr., Gurnee, Illinois)

Swimming and Diving (Head Coach: C.J. Rugh)
Men's Most Valuable Swimmer - Tony Meyer (Jr., St. Louis, Missouri)
Women's Most Valuable Swimmer - Christy Dechaine (Sr., New Hope, Minnesota)
Men's Newcomer of the Year - Jon Hoeven (Sr., St. Louis, Missouri)
Women's Newcomer of the Year - Krista Ahlberg (Fr., Longmont, Colorado)
Men's 2008-09 Captain - Tony Meyer (Jr., St. Louis, Missouri)
Women's 2008-09 Captains - Sara Dreiser (So., Downers Grove, Illinois) and Sarah West (Jr., Boulder, Colorado)

Indoor Track and Field (Co-Head Coaches: Patrick Irwin and Dan Zierfuss)
Men's Most Valuable Indoor Track Athlete - Tim Rairdon (Sr., St. Charles, Illinois)
Women's Most Valuable Indoor Track Athlete - Pam Bell (Sr., St. Louis, Missouri)
Men's Most Valuable Indoor Field Athlete - Adam Kent (So., Lake Stevens, Washington)
Women's Most Valuable Indoor Field Athlete - Pam Bell (Sr., St. Louis, Missouri)
Men's Most Valuable Newcomer - Tim Rairdon (Sr., St. Charles, Illinois)
Women's Most Valuable Newcomer - Chloe Bohm (Fr., Lake Forest, Illinois)
2008-09 Captains - TBD




Contact
Brian Thiessen
bthiesse@knox.edu
309-341-7714