College Sports

In its first ICCAC dual of the season, the second-ranked Iowa Lakes wrestling team topped 10th-ranked Ellsworth 25-15 Wednesday, Nov. 7 in Estherville. The Lakers won six of 10 matches on the night. Returning national qualifier and eighth-ranked Kevin Saravia won his 125-pound bout by technical fall. At 141 pounds, Tracy Davis earned a 9-5 victory. Fourth-ranked Anthony Fisher won 3-2 at 149 pounds...

Iowa Lakes swimmers had many impressive individual performances at Saturday’s Morningside’s Invitational, but struggled as a team. “Our small team has a difficult time keeping up in the team scores when we go up against teams of 20 or more members," Iowa Lakes coach Todd Peters said. "We consistently placed our swimmers in the top eight in most events and almost took a couple of wins.”...

Iowa Lakes men's and women's hoops teams both eclipsed 100 points Monday, Nov. 5 in a pair of wins over Dordt JV. The Laker women won 100-58 and the men won 108-75. The Iowa Lakes women’s basketball team blew out Dordt’s JV Monday night 100-58. The Lakers were led by Breanna Wendland’s 27 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Sam Hagedorn added 20 points, Shareece Smith 11 and Shanice Vaughn 10...

Iowa Lakes men’s soccer coach Ben MacRae was awarded Region XI Coach of the Year Honors for the 2018 season; making this the second time MacRae has earned this honor in the last five years. He shared this year's award with Marshalltown coach Rafael Martinez...

Eight Iowa Lakes Community College men’s soccer players were named to the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Division I Men’s Soccer All-Region teams. Nicolas Likulia, Adam Pritchard and Luto Tom were named to the ICCAC All-Region First Team, Julio Rangel, Abel Gebrekiros, and Connor Goldsworthy were named Second Team All-Region, and Luan Cesar and Cameron Weston were named Honorable Mention All-Region...

Four Iowa Lakes Community College women’s soccer players have been named to the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Division I Women’s Soccer All-Region teams. Adelle Brown was named to the ICCAC All-Region First Team, Laura McGuinn was named Second Team All-Region, and Crystal Molineaux and Isabela Polanco were named Honorable Mention All-Region...

The Iowa Lakes wrestling team opened its season at the Yellow Jacket Open hosted by Ridgewater College Saturday. Against a strong field of competition including NJCAA, NCAA D-II and D-III teams, many Lakers were successful. Kevin Saravia Merlos placed fifth at 125 pounds, winning four straight after losing his first match to the eventual champion...

The Iowa Lakes men's basketball team moved to 1-0 on the season with a 92-76 win over Northwestern College's JV Thursday. Equan Ards, Solomon Clayton and Kevin Jennings each had 19 points for the Lakers, and Boston Grimes added 14. Clayton led the team in rebounds with nine...

The Iowa Lakes women’s basketball team dropped its season and home opener Thursday night by a score of 78-70 to Northwestern’s JV. The Lakers were led by Breanna Wendland’s 22 points, Beth Rehse’s 14, Shareece Smith’s 12 and Tejah Hayden’s 11. “A lot positives from tonight,” Laker women’s coach Ashley Martin said. “We are a very young team and are continuing to improve. We still have a lot of work to do. We are learning how hard you have to play each possession.”...

Wednesday the Iowa Lakes volleyball team hosted its first conference game of the 2018 season. The Lakers defeated the Ellsworth Community College Panthers with a 3-1 victory. Starting extremely slow with multiple hitting errors, the Lakers fell short in the first set of the night, 25-22...

The Iowa Lakes Sport Shooting Team shot in its initial competition against SWCC on Saturday, Sept. 15, at the High Lake Gun Club near Creston, Iowa. The traveling team roster consisted of eight men and three women. Ethan Collins shot a near perfect 99x100 to take the gold medal in the men’s division. Raeann Krull was the high Laker lady with 82x100...

Coming off of its recent win, the Iowa Lakes women's golf team traveled to Sioux City to compete in the Lila Frommelt Fall Classic hosted by Briar Cliff University at Two Rivers Golf Club. The two-day tournament took place on Friday Sept. 14, and Saturday, Sept. 15, and had 14 teams and 80 golfers...

The Iowa Lakes men's golf team came out on top at the Grandview Viking Shootout by posting an even par 284 at Otter Creek Golf Club. The score was good enough for a six-shot victory over Waldorf University in a 10-team field. The Lakers were led by freshman Joey Murphy who came in with a 3-under-par 68, which was good enough for co-medalist with former DMACC Bear Parker Davidson of Grandview University. ...

Ben MaCrae is heading into his fifth year coaching the Iowa Lakes men’s soccer team. This year, the Lakers will return to the pitch with a roster of 37 players, including 13 sophomore returners, one transfer and 24 incoming first-year students. “We are currently not in the NJCAA D1 rankings but expect to be later this season," MaCrae said. "We are predicted to finish fifth in our conference (out of 11) by other coaches.”...

Iowa Lakes head volleyball coach Hunter Porter begins her second season with the Lakers. Porter has quickly put her stamp on the program, bringing in a strong freshmen class. This year, the Lakers take the court with a new look with 13 first-year students and only two returning sophomores...

The Laker men’s soccer team moved to 2-0-1 on the season, after a 7-1 victory over Anoka-Ramsey Wednesday. Nicolas Likulia started the scoring for the Lakers in the 16th minute off a Connor Goldsworthy free kick. Fifteen minutes later Jamaican forward Jovanny Brown opened up his scoring campaign for the Lakers when he got on the end of a through ball from sophomore Levi Heholt. Brown would go on again to score four minutes later, giving him two on the day. The Lakers went into halftime up 3-0...

  The Lakers traveled to Council Bluffs this past weekend, as they squared off against two tough opponents. Snow College out of Utah and Northeastern Junior College out of Colorado.   The Lakers' first game took place on a very humid Saturday afternoon against Snow. ...

Iowa Lakes Community College softball coach Katie Larson announced the signing of Taylor Allen to the 2018-2019 recruiting class. Taylor is the daughter of Curt and Shelley Allen and played for the Neepawa Area Collegiate Tigers out of Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada...

Iowa Lakes women's basketball player Lemia Ntor-Ue has committed to continuing her academic and athletic career at the University of Texas Permian Basin, a Division II institution, located in Odessa, Texas. Ntor-Ue graduated from Iowa Lakes Community College in May 2018...

Iowa Lakes Community College was recently honored by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for academic achievements during the 2017-18 college year. Each year the NJCAA recognizes both teams and individuals for academic success. Four Iowa Lakes teams received honorable mention for earning a team cumulative grade point average above  3.0. These teams include women's swimming and diving (3.24), softball (3.14), women’s soccer (3.11) and women’s golf (3.11)...

Iowa Lakes Community College head women's basketball coach Ashley Martin announced last week the signing of Brianna O’Donnell, a 6-foot-2 forward from Richfield, Minnesota, to the Iowa Lakes women's basketball team. “We are thrilled to add Brianna to our women’s basketball family,” Martin said. ...

Iowa Lakes Community College softball coach, Katie Larson, announced the signing of Priscilla Lozoya to the 2018-19 recruiting class. Priscilla is the daughter of Josie Ramirez and played for the Valley High Vikings in La Salle, Colorado. "We are excited that Priscilla will be a Laker this year," Larson said. ...

Iowa Lakes Community College softball coach Katie Larson announced the signing of Sydney Jensen to the 2018-2019 recruiting class. Sydney is the daughter of Mark and Jennifer Jensen and plays for the Okoboji High School Pioneers. "We are very excited that Sydney chose to be a Laker next year," Larson said. ...

Iowa Lakes Community College women's basketball coach Ashley Martin announced the signing of Nadiya Briggs, a 5-10 forward from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “Excited to add Nadiya to our women’s basketball family," Martin said. "Nadiya will give us added depth in the low post. She is a great kid with a high motor. Excited to see her continue to grow her game at Iowa Lakes.”...

Iowa Lakes Community College softball coach Katie Larson, announced the signing of Madeline Cantu to the 2018-2019 recruiting class. Madeline is the daughter of Joe and Ginny Cantu and played for the La Vernia High School Bears.  "We want to welcome Madeline and her family to the Iowa Lakes family today," Larson said. ...

Four Iowa Lakes Community College Softball athletes were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Softball Midwest All-Region teams. Named to the first team was freshman shortstop, Kacie Salazar...

Iowa Lakes Community College softball coach Katie Larson, announced the signing of Madeline Cantu to the 2018-2019 recruiting class. Madeline is the daughter of Joe and Ginny Cantu and played for the La Vernia High School Bears.  "We want to welcome Madeline and her family to the Iowa Lakes family today," Larson said. ...

Iowa Lakes Community College recently welcomed Mary Kelly as the newest athletics signee. She will play softball and volleyball while attending Iowa Lakes. Kelly attends Sandra Day O'Connor High School and is the daughter of Elisabeth Cuadros. Kelly is an outfielder/slapper from San Antonio. Last year, she batted .646 with 31 hits, including nine doubles and two triples. Kelly was also on the honor roll every semester of high school...

Iowa Lakes Community College women's basketball coach Ashley Martin announced the signing of Nadiya Briggs, a 5-10 forward from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “Excited to add Nadiya to our women’s basketball family," Martin said. "Nadiya will give us added depth in the low post. She is a great kid with a high motor. Excited to see her continue to grow her game at Iowa Lakes.”...

Iowa Lakes women's basketball player, Anjanea Simms, signed her letter of intent to continue her collegiate career at Peru State, a NAIA level institution located in Peru, Nebraska. Simms graduated from Iowa Lakes in May with her liberal arts degree. Throughout Simms' career at Iowa Lakes, she earned First Team All-Region Academic honors for the fall semester...