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Millikin senior baseball player Tanner Coleman (Findlay, Okaw Valley H.S.) was named to the D3baseball.com All-Region Third Team on May 31. Coleman earned the spot as a utility player on the Region 8 Third Team after seeing action for the Big Blue at designated hitter, first base and pitcher this season. He had a .324 batting average with 26 RBI. Coleman was 5-4 as a pitcher with one save and a 3.86 ERA and 62 strikeouts.

Millikin senior pitcher Caleb Buehrle (Wildwood, Mo., St. John Vianney H.S.) was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)\Rawlings NCAA Division III Region Eight All-Region Third Team for 2022 on May 31. Buehrle was 8-4 on the season with a 3.79 ERA and 73 strikeouts. He led the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) in win and innings pitched with 90.1. Earlier this month Buehrle was named to the CCIW All-Conference First Team for the second straight season. The ABCA\Rawlings All-Region teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. III All-America Committee.

After finishing second in the 800 Meters at the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 28th, Millikin senior Bex Kuxmann was officially named All-American by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on May 31. Kuxmann earned his third All-American honors in the 800 Meters on Saturday finishing second in the 800 Meters in the NCAA Championships in a time of 1:50.54 being edged out at the finish line by Ryan Wilson of MIT. Kuxmann earned All-American honors during the Indoor season with a third place finish at the NCAA Championships. His first All-American performance was in 2021 with a third place showing in the 800 Meters at the 2021 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships.

Millikin University senior Ben Kuxmann (Bourbonnais, Bradley Bourbonnais H.S.) was selected to the 2021-22 Academic All-District Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizing the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the competition realm and in the classroom. Kuxmann, an English major, was honored in NCAA Division III District 7 for his achievements in track and in classroom. This is the second straight year Kuxmann has earned All-District honors and last year he went onto be named to the 2020-21 Academic All-America Men's Track & Field/Cross Country Second Team. Kuxmann has a near perfect grade point average and earned All-American honors after a third-place finish in the 800 Meters at the 2021 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track National Championships and the 2022 NCAA Division III Indoor Championships in March. He will be competing in the 2022 Outdoor Championships on Friday. Kuxmann is a two-time College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Champion in both the Indoor and Outdoor 800 Meters. Kuxmann holds the school record in the 800 Meters-Indoor at 1:53.62 and the Outdoor 800 Meters at 1:49.19. The CoSIDA Academic All-America program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions - NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. First-team Academic All-District honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America honorees will be announced in June. The CoSIDA Academic All-District teams include the student-athletes listed at the links above and are divided into geographic districts across the United States and Canada. The Division II and III CoSIDA Academic All-America programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2020-21 Divisions II and III Academic All-America programs. The NAIA CoSIDA Academic All-America program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office.

The National Fastpitch Coaches Association released the list of 2022 softball All-Americans on Tuesday, May 24. Both Kendallyn Davison and Addison Sargent had previously been named First-Team All-Region in Region VIII, and both were named All-Americans by the NFCA. Davison made the list on the Second Team as an outfielder, while Sargent was named a Third Team All-American. Davison has tallied a .432 batting average heading into the 2022 NCAA Softball National Tournament in Salem, Va with 14 doubles, five triples, and three homeruns. Davison leads the Big Blue in RBI with 40 so far in the 2022 campaign and has notched 16 stolen bases. She was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Decatur, IL NCAA Regionals. Sargent's 1.17 ERA was highlighted by a five-inning no-hitter tossed against Stockton earlier in the season and nine shutout innings in the 2022 Decatur, IL NCAA Regional. Sargent has pitched eight complete games, tallying 125.1 innings in 2022, striking out 104 in the process. In both the Decatur, IL Regional and the NCAA Super Regionals, Sargent was recognized as the Most Outstanding Pitcher. To view the entire list of Division III All-American selections, click here. Millikin will begin their NCAA National Tournament journey on Thursday, May 26 in a 4:00 PM ET matchup against Salisbury University in Salem, Va.

The National Fastpitch Coaches Association released their list of athletes named All-Region for the 2022 season. Two Big Blue softball players were named to the First Team in Region VIII, pitcher Addison Sargent and outfielder Kendallyn Davison. Sargent (Mt. Vernon, Ill.) has recorded an ERA of 0.95 in the 2022 season, tallying a 16-2 record. In March, Sargent tossed a no-hitter in a 10-0 victory over Stockton, and threw nine scoreless innings in the Decatur, IL NCAA Regional to pick up two victories and the regional's Most Outstanding Player award. Sargent was credited with 96 strikeouts this season through 118.1 innings pitched, holding her opponents to a batting average of .169. Davison (Avon, Ind.) notched a .440 batting average in her first season with the Big Blue with 55 hits and 39 RBI. Davison recorded 14 doubles, five triples, and three homeruns in her freshman season, along with stealing 16 bases and scoring 38 runs. In right field, Davison accounted for a multitude of outs coming in the form of diving grabs and impressive catches on the run. Davison was also named to the All-Tournament Team at the Decatur, IL NCAA Regional.

Millikin sophomore pitcher Drew Detmers (Chatham, Chatman Glenwood H.S.) was Millikin's winner of the CCIW RESPECT Award. Detmers won the conference's RESPECT award which is presented at the conclusion of every sports season with each varsity program recognizing one student-athlete. RESPECT Award recipients have distinguished themselves as an integral member of the team, their institution and community by upholding the values of Responsibility, Enthusiasm, Service, Pride, Excellence, Collaboration and Trust. The RESPECT Award recognizes the intangible traits a student-athlete possesses that exemplify great character and encourages inclusiveness and a positive culture. Millikin finished the regular season with a 26-14 overall record and went 11-7 in the CCIW earned the second seed in the CCIW Tournament that begins May 11th. The Big Blue face Carroll University in a first round game at 3 p.m.

Millikin's Keagan Brady and Carthage's Bryce Schaum were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Baseball Student-Athletes of the Week on May 10th. Brady, a junior outfielder from Charleston, Illinois and Lake Land College, batted .375 (5-for-16) with six runs, one double, two home runs, eight RBI and an .813 slugging percentage for the 4-2 Big Blue last week. He was 2-for-3 with two runs, one walk, four RBI and a three-run go-ahead home run in a 12-6 victory at Carthage on May 2. Brady was also 2-for-4 with two runs, one home run and three RBI in a 15-5 win over Elmhurst on May 7. Schaum, a freshman pitcher from Munster, Indiana and Munster High School, pitched a complete-game in a 9-1 win over 11th-ranked North Central on May 7 in the first game of a double header. He limited the Cardinals to one run on four hits, a walk and six strikeouts. Earlier in the week, Schaum pitched the first seven innings of a 3-2 win over Millikin. He allowed just two runs on six hits, four walks and four strikeouts, while earning a no decision. The Firebirds won the game on a P.J. Moser on a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, which was his second home run of the game.

Several Millikin athletes competed in NCAA Qualifying meets on May 13 in hopes of improving their chances of getting selected for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships later this month. Six athletes competed at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. Big Blue senior Ben Kuxmann won the 800 Meters setting a new school record time of 1:49.19. Kuxmann entered the night with the seventh fastest time in the NCAA DIII this season. Pending other action today, Kuxmann's time should move him into the top five times in the country and safely in the NCAA Field. Jake Shumaker was seventh in the 800 Meters in 1:51.34, which is third fastest in school history. Shumaker should move into the top 20 times in NCAA Division III. Other Millikin Results Men's 400 Meters-Caleb Bleich: Sixth in 50.06 seconds Men's 200 Meters-Lee'Vonte Kelley: 16th in 22.90 seconds Women's 400 Meter Hurdles-Eryn Renison: Fifth in 1:05.56 Women's 800 Meters-Katie Risner: Eighth in 2:18.94 Women's 1500 Meters-Anne Longman: 15th in 5:33.59 Millikin's Quincy Collings and Hailey O'Malley competed in the 3000 Meters Steeplechase at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois. Collings finished in fourth in 15:32.29 and O'Malley was 12th in 12:01.48.

Six Millikin University baseball players were selected to the 2022 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) All-Conference Baseball Team announced on May 11. The Big Blue had three First Team selections and three players earn Second Team honors. Freshman infielder Kyle Gibson (Niles, Niles West H.S.) was selected to the CCIW All-Conference Second Team. Gibson hit .326 with 26 RBI and 16 stolen bases. Millikin finished the regular season with a 26-14 overall record and went 11-7 in the CCIW earned the second seed in the CCIW Tournament that begins May 11th. The Big Blue face Carroll University in a first round game at 3 p.m.

Six Millikin University baseball players were selected to the 2022 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) All-Conference Baseball Team announced on May 11. The Big Blue had three First Team selections and three players earn Second Team honors. Senior catcher Garrett Fritz (Findlay, Okaw Valley H.S.) was selected to the CCIW All-Conference Second Team. Fritz was the Big Blue's top leading the team in average .336, home runs with five and RBI with 38. He hit .342 with 18 runs driven in conference contests. Millikin finished the regular season with a 26-14 overall record and went 11-7 in the CCIW earned the second seed in the CCIW Tournament that begins May 11th. The Big Blue face Carroll University in a first round game at 3 p.m.

Six Millikin University baseball players were selected to the 2022 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) All-Conference Baseball Team announced on May 11. The Big Blue had three First Team selections and three players earn Second Team honors. Senior outfielder Frank Bryan (Plainfield, Plainfield East H.S.) was selected to the CCIW All-Conference Second Team. Bryan hit .306 for the Big Blue with 32 RBI. He had three home runs and a team high 14 doubles. He was 11-11 in stolen base attempts. Bryan was a CCIW All-Conference First Team selection in 2021. Millikin finished the regular season with a 26-14 overall record and went 11-7 in the CCIW earned the second seed in the CCIW Tournament that begins May 11th. The Big Blue face Carroll University in a first round game at 3 p.m.

Six Millikin University baseball players were selected to the 2022 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) All-Conference Baseball Team announced on May 11. The Big Blue had three First Team selections and three players earn Second Team honors. Junior Caleb Buehrle (Wildwood, Mo., Saint John Vianney H.S.) was pitcher on the First Team. Buehrle was 8-4 on the season with a 3.79 ERA and 73 strikeouts. He led the CCIW in wins and innings pitched with 90.1. This marks second straight season to earn All-Conference First Team honors. Millikin finished the regular season with a 26-14 overall record and went 11-7 in the CCIW earned the second seed in the CCIW Tournament that begins May 11th. The Big Blue face Carroll University in a first round game at 3 p.m.

DECATUR, Illinois-Six Millikin University baseball players were selected to the 2022 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) All-Conference Baseball Team announced on May 11. The Big Blue had three First Team selections and three players earn Second Team honors. Millikin freshman Tyler Gade (Rochester, H.S.) was selected to the First Team as an outfielder and named the CCIW First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year. On the season, Gade hit .333 with 10 RBI and 17 stolen bases. Gade did his best work in CCIW contests where he led the conference in steals with 15 and hit .343. Millikin finished the regular season with a 26-14 overall record and went 11-7 in the CCIW earned the second seed in the CCIW Tournament that begins May 11th. The Big Blue face Carroll University in a first round game at 3 p.m.

The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin announced the 2022 softball All-Conference squads and postseason awards on Thursday, May 5 ahead of the CCIW Tournament hosted at the Workman Family Softball Field. Sophomore Leah Foreman (Riverton, Ill.) was named to the second team. Foreman topped the conference in sacrifice flies with three. Foreman notched the third highest batting average of .392 on the season.

Six Millikin University baseball players were selected to the 2022 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) All-Conference Baseball Team announced on May 11. The Big Blue had three First Team selections and three players earn Second Team honors. Senior Tanner Coleman (Findlay, Okaw Valley H.S.) was named to the First Team as a utility player. Coleman who saw action at first base, designated hitter and pitcher had a .324 batting average with 26 RBI. In CCIW action he hit, .342. Coleman was 5-4 as a pitcher with one save and a 3.86 ERA. Millikin finished the regular season with a 26-14 overall record and went 11-7 in the CCIW earned the second seed in the CCIW Tournament that begins May 11th. The Big Blue face Carroll University in a first round game at 3 p.m.

The Millikin men's and women's track and field team finished in fifth place at the 2022 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois on May 6-7. The Millikin women scored 91.50 points while the Big Blue women scored 87 points. Athletes needed a top eight finish to earn All-Conference honors. In the men's competition, senior Ben Kuxmann was the CCIW Champion two events. He won in the 1500 Meters in a school record time of 3:53.73. Kuxmann was first in the 800 Meters in 1:52.34. Jake Shumaker finished in third in the 800 Meters in 1:54.13. Two Big Blue athletes earned All-Conference in the Long Jump with Marshun Hart finishing in third place at 6.69 meters and Caleb Bleich finished in seventh at 6.34 meters. Bleich finished fifth in the 400 Meters in 50.19 seconds. Carson Rodgers earned All-Conference honors in two events. He was second in the 200 Meters in 22.27 seconds and finished third in the 100 Meters in 10.93 seconds. Two jumpers were in the top six in the High Jump with Solomon Ware finishing in second at 1.99 meters, Peter Sailsmanwas fourth at 1.88 and Serron Pettis finished sixth at 1.83 meters. Pettis was sixth in the Long Jump at 5.86 meters with Nick Fornoff finishing in eighth at 5.73 meters. Kristian Boado was sixth in the Hammer with a throw of 49.95 meters and finished in seventh in the Discus with a toss of 42.00 meters. Dalton Hoadley was seventh in the 110 Meter Hurdles in 16.64 seconds. Austin Bridgman finished seventh in the 1500 Meters in 4:01.61. Brandt Williamson was eighth in the shot put at 14.16 meters. Roy Baggio finished eighth in the Javelin with a toss of 42.96 meters. Bradyn Olmstead was eighth in the 10,000 meters breaking his own school record in 32:10.51. Gabe Bush finished in eighth in the Men's 3000 Meter Steeplechase in 9:55.25, which is fifth fastest in school history. In the women's competition, senior Mackenzie Dixon was the CCIW Champion in the 800 Meters in 2:13.56. Dixon then joined Hailey Wimberly, Eryn Renison and Lovenya Perry to win the 4x400 Relay in 3:55.21. Dixon was named the CCIW Championships' Women's Athlete of the Meet. The Big Blue took second and third in the Women's 400 Meters with Perry in 59.80 seconds and Wimberly coming in third in 1:00.38. Renison was second in the 400 Meters in 1:06.01, which ties her fourth spot on Millikin's Outdoor Track Top 10 Performance List. Katie Abell tied for second in the Shot Put at 10.53 meters and finished in fourth in the Javelin at 34.34 meters (112-08), which was the third best distance in school history. On Friday, Quincy Collings finished in second place in the Women's 3000 Meter Steeplechase in 11:30.02, which was the second fastest time in school history. Hailey O'Malley also earned All-Conference in the event finishing in fifth in 11:55.76. On Saturday, Collings was fifth in the 5000 Meters in 18:22.27, which was third fastest in the event in Big Blue history. Itzel Garcia finished in third in the 100 Meters in 12.26 second, which is third fastest in school history. She was also third in the 200 Meters in 25.63 seconds. Alyssa Ruiz finished in third in the 1500 Meters in 4:50.63 with Hailey O'Malley coming home in eighth at 4:59.53. Ruiz was also third in the 800 Meters in 2:19.64. Katie Risner was seventh in the 800 Meters in 2:28.47. Kayla Green tied for seventh in the High Jump at 1.44 meters.

Millikin University athletes freshman Collin Griffin (Le Roy, H.S.) and junior Emilie Mineo (Naperville, Naperville Central H.S.) were Millikin's recipients of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) RESPECT Award for Outdoor Track and Field presented at the CCIW Outdoor Track Field Champions on May 7 at Wheaton College. The CCIW RESPECT award is presented at the conclusion of every sports season with each varsity program recognizing one student-athlete. RESPECT Award recipients have distinguished themselves as an integral member of the team, their institution and community by upholding the values of Responsibility, Enthusiasm, Service, Pride, Excellence, Collaboration and Trust. The RESPECT Award recognizes the intangible traits a student-athlete possesses that exemplify great character and encourages inclusiveness and a positive culture. Griffin is a Management Information Systems major. Mineo is majoring in Developmental Therapy.

Junior Jada Wilson was named Millikin's recipient of the RESPECT Award. The new CCIW RESPECT award is presented at the conclusion of every sports season with each varsity program recognizing one student-athlete. RESPECT Award recipients have distinguished themselves as an integral member of the team, their institution and community by upholding the values of Responsibility, Enthusiasm, Service, Pride, Excellence, Collaboration and Trust. The RESPECT Award recognizes the intangible traits a student-athlete possesses that exemplify great character and encourages inclusiveness and a positive culture.

The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin announced the 2022 softball All-Conference squads and postseason awards on Thursday, May 5 ahead of the CCIW Tournament hosted at the Workman Family Softball Field. Big Blue's designated player Cassie Reed (Bethalto, Ill.), tallying a .363 batting average during the season with 33 hits and 18 RBI.

The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin announced the 2022 softball All-Conference squads and postseason awards on Thursday, May 5 ahead of the CCIW Tournament hosted at the Workman Family Softball Field. Senior Grace Biondo (Naperville, Ill.) was named to the second team. Biondo drew the second most walks in the conference with 11. Grace Biondo was fourth for the highest batting average on the Millikin squad at .378.

The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin announced the 2022 softball All-Conference squads and postseason awards on Thursday, May 5 ahead of the CCIW Tournament hosted at the Workman Family Softball Field. Camryn Skundberg (Mt. Zion, Ill.) earned the title of CCIW Batting Champion, with a .545 average in conference play, along with leading the slugging percentage (1.061) and on base percentage (0.579).

Millikin Students in the Tabor School of Business were honored with the following awards at the 2022 Honors Convocation. Glen R. Smith Award: Angela Arnold Margaret Sparks Award: Kentina Ishimwe Judy Lederbrand Day Accounting Award: Megan Lockhart, Amanda Noser Linda Weatherbee Human Resource Management Award: Bailey Coffman Paul R. Winn Memorial Achievement Award: Alyssa Hennessy, Daniel Laverde Podeschi-Landacre Management Information Systems Award: Lan Dao, Rolande Umuhoza, Isabella Voss Excellence in Management Information Systems Award: Sean Miller

The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin announced the 2022 softball All-Conference squads and postseason awards on Thursday, May 5 ahead of the CCIW Tournament hosted at the Workman Family Softball Field. Pitcher Aly Armstrong (Effingham, Ill.) was named to the first team. Armstrong ranked second on the list of Pitcher of the Year, holding her opponents to a .175 batting average in conference play, and third in ERA with a 1.42 ERA in the CCIW.

The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin announced the 2022 softball All-Conference squads and postseason awards on Thursday, May 5 ahead of the CCIW Tournament hosted at the Workman Family Softball Field. Outfielder Kendallyn Davison (Avon, Ind.) tallied the top number of RBI in conference play with 25, led the conference in doubles with nine, and notched the third highest batting average in the conference with a .464 mark in the CCIW to earn a place on the first team. Davison was also selected as the First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year.

The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin announced the 2022 softball All-Conference squads and postseason awards on Thursday, May 5 ahead of the CCIW Tournament hosted at the Workman Family Softball Field. Pitcher Addison Sargent (Mt. Vernon, Ill.) was named to the first team. Sargent was also named the Pitcher of the Year after tallying a 13-1 overall record, 7-1 in the CCIW, and leading the conference in ERA (0.93) and opposing batting average (.153).

Justin Caldwell was named Millikin's RESPECT Award winner. The new CCIW RESPECT award is presented at the conclusion of every sports season with each varsity program recognizing one student-athlete. RESPECT Award recipients have distinguished themselves as an integral member of the team, their institution and community by upholding the values of Responsibility, Enthusiasm, Service, Pride, Excellence, Collaboration and Trust. The RESPECT Award recognizes the intangible traits a student-athlete possesses that exemplify great character and encourages inclusiveness and a positive culture.

The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin announced the 2022 men's tennis all-conference team on Wednesday, May 4. Millikin's Clayton Maack was named to the CCIW second team. Maack, a junior from Chesterfield, Mo. was named to the second team for the second consecutive season. Along with doubles partner Holden Owens, Maack tallied a 4-3 conference record at No. 2 doubles, 16-8 overall.

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Millikin's Camryn Skundberg and Addison Sargent were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Softball Student-Athletes of the Week on Monday. Skundberg, a junior infielder from Mt. Zion, Illinois and Parkland College, won her second CCIW Hitter of the Week honor on Monday while hitting .583 (7-for-12) with three runs, three home runs, six RBI and a 1.333 slugging percentage. She combined to go 4-for-6 with two runs, two home runs and three RBI in a double-header split against Illinois Wesleyan on April 26. Skundberg then went a combined 3-for-6 with one run, one home run and three RBI in a sweep of Augustana on May 1. Sargent, a junior pitcher from Mt. Vernon, Illinois and Mt. Vernon High School, won her second CCIW Pitcher of the Week honor while leading the Big Blue to a pair of conference wins last week. She went all six innings, struck out five batters and gave up just one walk and two hits in a 4-0 win over Illinois Wesleyan on April 26. Sargent followed up by going all six innings of a 6-0 shutout of Augustana on May 1 as she struck out seven batters and gave up just one hit.

Kristian Boado won two events at the Millikin Tri-Meet and set a new school record in hammer. Camryn Skundberg has a .583 batting average with three homeruns and 6 RBIs this week.