THE CARROLL NEWS: JCU Athletics Weekly Round-Up

JCU Athletics Weekly Round-Up
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Sara Nunney on 10 April, 2008 02:00:00
 
Track & Field
John Carroll University’s men’s track team received strong
performances from senior Kevin McPeek and sophomore RK Glover who each won their
respective events at the Jack Hazen Open.
McPeek’s throw of 47.38 meters in the discus was the fourth best throw at
the Division III level this year.
The Blue Streaks received  five additional top-five finishes  from individuals,
plus a second place finish from the 4x100 meter relay team.
The JCU women also made an appearance at the Hazen Open as the Blue Streaks
received eight top-six finishes.
Junior Tara Ford and freshman Rachel Widman were responsible for five of the
top-six finishes alone.
Men's Tennis
JCU grabbed their first victory of the season on Saturday against Marietta as
they took a 7-2 victory over the Pioneers.
Junior James Steward did not drop a game the entire day as he won first singles
6-0, 6-0 and then teamed with senior Jeff Copp for an 8-0 win in first doubles.
The only matches the Blue Streaks dropped were those they could not field
players for.
Sophomore Matt Tomayko  also earned a shutout in singles play winning his match
by the same score as Steward.
The only game Tomayko dropped was in doubles where he and freshman Michael
Finissi went on to win 8-1.
Men's Lacrosse
The JCU men’s lacrosse team  managed to move up the national power
rankings with a bracket busting run in the Midwest Lacrosse Festival.
The Blue Streaks beat Ashland 13-1 and Marshall 9-0 but dropped games to
Louisville, 3-1, and Kentucky, 6-1.
The 2-2 record gave the Blue Streaks a seven seed in the tournament playoff
round where JCU avenged their earlier loss to Louisville with a 5-3 win.
JCU dropped the semi-final game 3-2 in overtime to Cincinnati to end their run
at the MLF.
To close out the weekend, JCU traveled to Toldeo for a pivotal divisional game.
After falling behind 3-1, JCU came back to win 11-7, fueled by four goals from
sophomore Ryan Barrett.