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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