Women’s Tennis

Lorne McManigle  —  Emory University  —  Rockville, MD (Stone Ridge)

Sophomore Lorne McManigle of Emory University won the singles title at the 2009 NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Championships.  McManigle, the fifth seed in the tournament, defeated her opponent from the College of St. Scholastica 6-2, 6-1 in the championship match to become the second individual champion in the program’s history.  She finished 5-0 at the tournament including a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(3) upset win over the fourth-seeded player from Tufts University in the quarterfinals.  McManigle finished the season with a 25-10 record in singles play.

Kendra Higgins  —  University of Chicago  —  Vero Beach, FL (Vero Beach)
Chrissy Hu  —  University of Chicago  —  Palo Alto, CA (Palo Alto)

University of Chicago sophomore Chrissy Hu and freshman Kendra Higgins won the doubles title at the 2009 NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Championships.  They opened the final day with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Carnegie Mellon University in the semifinals, then defeated Pomona-Pitzer Colleges 6-1, 6-3 in the championship match. Higgins and Hu, who finished the year with a 17-6 record, became the first Maroons to claim NCAA Division III women's tennis individual titles. Higgins also reached the quarterfinals of the singles championship and Hu helped the Maroons to a fourth-place finish in team competition.

Men’s Tennis

Michael Goodwin  —  Emory University  —  Rockville, MD (Richard Montgomery)

Senior Michael Goodwin of Emory University closed out his college career as the Division III singles champion, posting a 5-0 record at the 2009 NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championships over the weekend.  Goodwin, who was seeded fifth in the 32-player field, became the first player in the program’s history to win an individual national championship. He defeated his opponent from Bates College, 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 to win the title.  His efforts sealed an outstanding four-year career that included nine All-America honors and a top-10 school performer ranking with 75 singles victories. 

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field

Jordan Beall  —  Emory University  —  Boulder, CO (Leavitt Area)
Monique Osigbeme  —  Emory University  —  Marietta, GA (Walton)
Alix Dyer  —  Emory University  —  Bethesda, MD (French International School)
Mary Crystal Spence  —  Emory University  —  Cranston, RI (Providence Country Day)

Emory University senior Jordan Beall, freshmen Monique Osigbeme and Alix Dyer, and junior Mary Crystal Spence finished second at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 400-meter relay.  The squad is the first in school history to break 47 seconds in the event, setting a school-record time of 46.91 seconds and earning the first All-America honor for a relay team in the program’s history.  Individually, Beall also finished 14th in the long jump, Osigbeme claimed 12th in the 100-meter dash, and Spence finished 12th in the 200-meter dash and 14th in the 100-meter dash.  The squad’s eight points helped Emory tie for 33rd place at the championship.

Claire Ray  —  University of Chicago  —  Park Ridge, IL (St. Ignatius)

University of Chicago junior Claire Ray earned All-America honors in three events at the 2009 NCAA Division III Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship.  Ray finished in fourth place in the shot put with a throw of 13.94 meters, sixth in the discus with a distance of 45.35 meters, and seventh in the hammer throw with a 50.85-meter toss.  She accounted for 10 of the Maroons’ 11 points as Chicago finished 24th in the team standings.

Alli Alberts  —  Washington University  —  Smithton, IL (Freeburg)

Senior Alli Alberts of Washington University was a two-time All-America honoree at the 2009 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships.  Alberts finished in second place in the heptathlon with a score of 4,853 points and was a member of the fourth-place 1,600-meter relay team that clocked a 3:48.28 finish. She also set a school record in the javelin portion of the heptathlon with a throw of 41.21 meters. Alberts helped the Bears accrue 28 points and earn a school-record fifth-place overall finish.

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field

Jesse Schneider  —  New York University  —  Delhi, NJ (Delaware Academy)

Senior Jesse Schneider of New York University earned the fourth All-America honor of his career with a seventh-place finish in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships.  Schneider posted a time of 31:21.81 to garner All-America honors and also placed 12th in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:11.06.  The Violets finished 66th in team competition.

Ben Harmon  —  Washington University  —  St. Louis, MO (Lindbergh)

Washington University sophomore Ben Harmon earned his second career All-America honor with a fourth-place finish in the decathlon at the 2009 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He finished the event with a personal-record 6,811 points. Harmon placed first among the 16 decathlon qualifiers at the national meet in the high jump and the pole vault, setting a new personal record in the pole vault with a height of 4.65 meters. The Bears finished tied for 37th-place overall with a team score of seven points.