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CUW Lands 96 Appearances in NCAA Top-25 Statistics

MEQUON, Wis. – The Concordia Wisconsin athletic programs posted another outstanding campaign in the 2022-23 school year. CUW student-athletes and teams made 282 appearances in the top 100 NCAA Division III statistics in the 2022-23 season. The Falcons also had 96 appearances in the top-25 standings.

The softball program led the flock with 49 top-100 honorees and 19 top-25 selections.

Concordia had five student-athletes claim statistical national titles. Senior Jared Jurss led NCAA Division III men's basketball with 7.7 assists per game. The baseball senior duo of Johannes Haakenson and Sean Tillmon led the nation with nine triples each. Senior Jordan Lafferty and freshman Carson Kelly did not miss a penalty kick in soccer.

Softball (49)

2nd – Team – Win-Loss-Percentage – 0.891

3rd – Gina Followell – Victories – 27

4th – Gina Followell – WHIP – 0.72

4th – Team – Earned Run Averaged – 1.25

5th – Team – WHIP – 0.90

6th – Gina Followell – Strikeouts – 244

6th – Team – Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio – 5.91

7th – Gina Followell – Shutouts – 9

8th – Gina Followell – Earned Run Average – 0.95

8th – Gina Followell – Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio – 9.38

9th – Team – Shutouts – 15

9th – Gina Followell – Hits Allowed Per Seven Innings – 4.04

12th – Sydney Erdmann – Hits – 69

13th – Gina Followell – Games Started – 27

14th – Gina Followell – Strikeouts Per Seven Innings – 9.3

17th – Gina Followell – Complete Games – 21

20th – Team – Total Runs – 279

23rd – Gina Followell – Saves – 3

24th – Gina Followell – Pitching Appearances – 32

30th – Team – Slugging Percentage – 0.475

31st – Claudia Utz – Hit By Pitch – 10

35th – Team – Triples – 16

35th – Team – Home Runs – 24

36th – Team – Fielding Percentage – 0.967

36th – Team – Hits – 395

38th – Team – Scoring – 6.20

40th – Claudia Utz – Home Runs – 9

41st – Claudia Utz – Runs Batted In – 44

43rd – Team – Batting Average – 0.329

47th – Team – Total Sacrifice Flies – 14

47th – Team – Home Runs Per Game – 0.53

48th – Nicki Becker – Saves – 2

52nd – Team – Doubles – 71

59th – Team – Triples Per Game – 0.36

63rd – Claudia Utz – Hit By Pitch Per Game – 0.22

65th – Sydney Erdmann – Batting Average – 0.448

73rd – Gina Followell – Walks Allowed Per Game – 0.99

73rd – Team – Total Stolen Bases – 70

76th – Nicki Becker – Earned Run Average – 1.59

77th – Nicki Becker – Shutouts – 4

81st – Claudia Utz – Slugging Percentage – 0.700

81st – Claudia Utz – Total Bases – 91

82nd – Team – On Base Percentage – 0.383

85th – Team – Total Sacrifice Flies – 14

87th – Claudia Utz – Runs Batted in Per Game – 0.98

88th – Gabbi Gaziano – Triples – 4

88th – Madi Wheat – Triples – 4

98th – Team – Stolen Bases Per Game – 1.56

100th – Team – Doubles Per Game – 1.58

 

Women's Soccer (35)

1st – Jordan Lafferty – Penalty Kicks – 1.000

3rd – Brooke Braga - Goalie Minutes Played – 2070

3rd – Brooke Braga – Shutouts – 14

5th – Karoline Haugland – Yellow Cards – 5

7th – Team – Yellow Cards – 18

11th – Maddy Pertle – Yellow Cards – 4

12th – Karoline Haugland – Assists Per Game – 0.61

15th – Karoline Haugland – Total Assists – 11

22nd – Team – Total Goals – 65

22nd – Team – Total Points -  174

23rd – Selena Esten – Goals Per Game – 0.95

23rd – Selena Esten – Points Per Game – 2.21

24th – Isabel Downs – Game-Winning Goals – 5

24th – Selena Esten – Total Goals – 18

24th – Isabel Downs – Total Points – 42

24th – Selena Esten – Total Points – 42

26th – Team – Total Assists – 44

29th – Team – Shutout Percentage – 0.609

29th – Isabel Downs – Total Goals – 17

30th – Team – Save Percentage – 0.857

42nd – Isabel Downs – Shot Accuracy – 0.667

42nd – Selena Esten – Shots Per Game – 4.42

43rd – Team – Scoring Offense – 2.83

44th – Brooke Braga – Save Percentage – 0.853

46th – Team – Points Per Game – 7.57

46th – Selena Esten – Shots on Goal Per Game – 2.47

50th – Team – Assists Per Game – 1.91

54th – Selena Esten – Game-Winning Goals – 4

54th – Brooke Braga – Total Saves – 116

60th – Isabel Downs – Points Per Game – 1.83

69th – Isabel Downs – Total Assists – 8

76th – Team – Goals-Against Average – 0.870

83rd – Brooke Braga – Goals-Against Average – 0.870

95th – Karoline Haugland – Points Per Game – 1.61

100th – Karoline Haugland – Total Points – 29

 

Football (33)

8th – Team – Kickoff Return Defense – 13.23

11th – Justice Kaneta – Total Tackles – 11.3

15th – Team – Blocked Punts – 3

18th – Zach Heinen – Field Goal Percentage – 0.727

18th – Gio Nowotarski – Blocked Kicks – 2

21st – Team – Defensive Touchdowns – 3

24th – Team – Tackles For Loss Allowed   - 4.27

25th – Justice Kaneta – Fumbles Recovered – 2

25th – Eli Wallace – Fumbles Recovered – 2

26th – Zach Heinen – Field Goals Per Game – 0.89

27th – Samuel Campbell – Receiving TDs – 10

33rd – Team – Turnovers Gained – 24

33rd – Team – Fumbles Recovered – 10

38th – Team – Passes Intercepted – 14

38th – Team – Sacks Allowed – 1.18

44th – Team – Winning Percentage – 0.727

50th – Mason Kaschinske – Punting – 38.0

51st – James Linn – Passing Yards Per Completion – 13.37

54th – Samuel Campbell – Yards Per Reception – 17.64

57th – James Linn – Passing Touchdowns – 20

62nd – James Linn – Passing Yards – 2192

62nd – Team – 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense – 0.389

64th – James Linn – Points Responsible For – 140

68th – Team – Team Tackles For a Loss – 6.5

69th – Team – Passing Yards Per Competition – 13.06

74th – James Linn – Total Offense – 222.1

82nd – Nick Crowell – Kickoff Returns – 21.2

82nd – Team – Rushing Offense – 158.7

83rd – Team – Blocked Kicks – 3

86th – James Linn – Points Responsible for Per Game – 12.7

86th – James Linn – Passing Yards Per Game – 199.4

90th – Paul Ball – Tackles For Loss – 1.2

100th – Jakyri Moore – Interceptions Per Game – 0.3

 

Women's Hockey (31)

4th – Brooke Gibson – Faceoff Wins – 353

5th – Brooke Gibson – Power Play Goals – 7

8th – Team – Team Shutouts – 8

9th – Team – Team Faceoff Win Percentage – 0.569

10th – Natalie Mackrell – Power Play Goals – 6

14th – Team – Power Play Goals – 21

14th – Natalie Mackrell – Game Winning Goals – 4

15th – Team – Short-Handed Goals – 3

17th – Team – Scoring Offense – 3.00

17th – Team – Team Points – 200

17th – Kami McCardle – Shutouts – 4

17th – Annalina Van Hercke – Shutouts – 4

18th – Team – Goals – 81

19th – Team – Assists – 119

22nd – Brooke Gibson – Goals Per Game – 0.62

25th – Team – Scoring Margin – 0.67

26th – Team – Team Saves – 812

27th – Natalia Etter – Short-Handed Goals – 1

27th – Colleen Gilligan – Short-Handed Goals – 1

27th – Jillian Tabaka – Short-Handed Goals – 1

28th – Team – Winning Percentage – 0.556

33rd – Emily Reimche – Assists Per Game – 0.67

33rd – Makayla Spejcher – Goals Per Game – 0.56

34th – Team – Scoring Defense – 2.33

38th – Team – Powe-Play Percentage – 0.160

39th – Brooke Gibson – Goals Per Game – 1.08

39th – Annalina Van Hercke – Save Percentage – 0.928

43rd – Jillian Tabaka – Faceoffs Won – 241

50th – Amanda Bauer – Points Per Game – 1.00

61st – Amanda Bauer – Assists Per Game – 0.56

62nd – Makayla Spejcher – Points Per Game – 0.96

 

Men's Lacrosse (23)

11th – Team – Opponent Clear Percentage – 0.681

12th – Max Esposito – Assists Per Game – 2.88

15th – Giovanni Nowotarski – Individual Man-Up Goals – 11

15th – Max Esposito – Points Per Game – 5.53

21st – Team – Caused Turnovers Per Game – 12.65

40th – Team – Face-Off Winning Percentage – 0.592

46th – Noah Brandt – Face-Off Winning Percentage – 0.604

47th – Team – Assists Per Game – 8.53

48th – Team – Ground Balls Per Game – 38.29

49th – Evan Leden – Goals-Against Average – 10.15

57th – Team – Assists – 145

57th – Team – Winning Percentage – 0.647

61st – Team – Points Per Game – 21.94

63rd – Giovanni Nowotarski – Goals Per Game – 3.06

63rd – Team – Man-Down Defense – 0.743

64th – Team – Ground Balls – 651

66th – Team – Scoring Margin – 3.18

68th – Team – Points – 373

68th – Team – Scoring Defense – 10.24

74th – Noah Brandt – Ground Balls Per Game – 6.76

75th – Team – Scoring Offense – 13.41

83rd – Jason Borchert – Caused Turnovers Per Game – 2.00

88th – Team – Man-Up Offense – 0.338

 

Baseball (21)

1st – Johannes Haakenson – Triples – 9

1st – Sean Tillmon – Triples – 9

2nd – Johannes Haakenson – Triples Per Game – 0.23

2nd – Sean Tillmon – Triples Per Game – 0.23

3rd – Team – Triples – 26

5th – Team – Triples Per Game – 0.67

11th – Johannes Haakenson – Base on Bases Per Game – 1.00

21st – Johannes Haakenson – Base on Balls – 39

36th – Team – Doubles Per Game – 2.33

39th – Team – Walks Allowed Per Nine Innings – 3.48

52nd – Team – Scoring – 8.4

55th – Team – On Base Percentage – 0.418

58th – Team – Base on Balls - 212

62nd – Team – Doubles – 91

63rd – Team – Slugging Percentage – 0.473

67th – Team – Batting Average – 0.320

82nd – Team – Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio – 1.97

84th – Team – Double Plays Per Game – 0.74

93rd – Team – Sacrifice Flies – 23

93rd – Team – Runs – 327

95th – Team – Double Plays - 29

 

Men's Volleyball (19)

3rd – Lucas Beres – Blocks Per Set – 1.193

10th – Team – Blocks Per Set – 2.161

11th – Team – Opponent Hitting Percentage – 0.153

13th – Spencer Herman – Points Per Set – 4.39

19th – Spencer Herman – Kills Per Set – 3.64

20th – Spencer Herman – Attacks Per Set – 8.74

23rd – Logan Kebisek – Assists Per Set – 9.14

24th – Team – Digs Per Set – 10.82

25th – Team – Team Attacks Per Set – 26.68

35th – Team – Kills Per Set – 11.38

36th – Team – Assists Per Set – 10.43

37th – Team – Match -Win – Loss – 0.600

44th – Team – Hitting Percentage – 0.220

52nd – Team – Aces Per Set – 1.61

58th – Spencer Herman – Digs Per Set – 2.31

61st – Ben Kayser – Attacks Per Set – 7.71

70th – Andy Ellingham – Blocks Per Set – 0.727

82nd – Spencer Herman – Blocks Per Set – 0.702

86th – Ben Kayser – Kills Per Set – 2.84

 

Men's Soccer (15)

1st – Carson Kelly – Penalty Kicks – 1. 000

16th – Ivan Cuellar – Shots on Goal Per Game – 2.22

22nd – Alex Labastida – Red Cards – 1

22nd – Angel Uriostegui – Red Cards – 1

37th – Ivan Cuellar – Game-Winning Goals – 4

39th – Ivan Cuellar – Shots Per Game – 3.67

43rd – Ivan Cuellar – Shot Accuracy – 0.606

48th – Team – Fouls Per Game – 8.44

52nd – Team – Shots on Goal Per Game – 7.94

55th – Team – Red Cards – 2

74th – Team – Shots Per Game – 15.83

81st – Team – Assists Per Game – 1.61

88th – Team – Scoring Offense – 2.11

95th – Team – Total Assists – 29

99th – Team – Shot Accuracy – 0.502

 

Men's Basketball (12)

1st – Jared Jurss – Assists Per Game – 7.7

5th – Jared Jurss – Assists – 185

23rd – Gabe Pruss – Field Goal Percentage – 60.1

27th – Team – Assists Per Game – 17.0

40th – Team – Field Goal Percentage – 47.2

44th – Gabe Pruss – Blocks Per Game – 1.87

56th – Team – Assist/Turnover Ratio – 1.23

56th – Gabe Pruss – Blocks – 43

78th – Jared Jurss – Minutes Per Game – 34:38

91st – Team – Blocks Per Game – 3.7

96th – Jared Jurss – Assist/Turnover Ratio – 1.87

100th – Team – Fouls Per Game – 15.3

 

Field Hockey (9)

17th – Annalyssia Abela – Defensive Saves - 7

19th – Team – Defensive Saves – 15

37th – Emily Binley – Saves Per Game – 7.31

39th – Team – Save Percentage – 0.768

43rd – Team – Saves Per Game – 7.88

53rd – Emily Binley – Save Percentage – 0.755

80th – Team – Shutouts Per Game – 0.25

98th – Team – Goals Against Average – 2.36

100th – Abby McGue – Defensive Saves – 3

 

Women's Volleyball (8)

11th – Maycee Karpfinger – Hitting Percentage – 0.395

15th – Team – Assists Per Game – 12.16

25th – Team – Kills Per Set – 12.92

36th – Team – Hitting Percentage – 0.219

54th – Team – Team Assists – 1252

66th – Team – Team Kills – 1331

68th – Team – Win-Loss Percentage – 0.704

94th – Jenna Chaussee – Aces Per Set – 0.60

 

Men's Hockey (8)

27th – Gabe Rosek – Shutouts – 1

39th – Zach Brydges – Short-Handed Goals – 1

39th – Grant Newcomer – Short-Handed Goals – 1

39th – Jason Tenezaca – Short-Handed Goals – 1

63rd – Team – Team Assists – 99

64th – Team – Team Points – 161

70th – Team – Scoring – 2.30

78th – Gabe Rosek – Save Percentage – 0.902

 

Women's Lacrosse (6)

13th – Team – Ground Balls Per Game – 26.24

26th – Team – Caused Turnovers Per Game – 12.47

51st – Team – Yellow Cards – 36

65th – Ava Karlov – Caused Turnovers Per Game – 2.15

81st – Team – Shots on Goal Per Game – 23.29

89th – Team – Saves Percentage – 0.454

 

Women's Basketball (5)

11th – Team – Three Point Percentage – 34.9

35th – Emily Hafemann – Free Throws – 114

43rd – Emily Hafemann – Free Throw Attempts – 150

71st – Team – Fouls Per Game – 14.6

87th – Team – Field Goal Percentage – 40.2  

 

Women's Outdoor Track & Field (4)

38th – Maya Hielscher – Heptathlon – 4227

45th – Maya Hielscher – Javelin – 38.82

54th – Maya Hielscher – High Jump – 1.61

99th – Anessa Yim – 3000-meter Steeplechase – 11:36.29

 

Women's Indoor Track & Field (3)

36th – Maya Hielscher – Long Jump – 5.53

56th – Maya Hielscher – 60-Meter Hurdles – 9.13

79th – Maya Hielscher – Pentathlon – 2783

 

Men's Outdoor Track & Field (1)

68th – Mitchell Moeller – Discus – 45.61