Rockford University

Sophomore outside hitter Della Crain has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, November 3, 2019. Crain tallied double-digit kills in a pair of matches last week and also helped lead Rockford to its first NACC win since 2015. Crain's best performance came in the Regents' win at Alverno. She finished with a match-high 17 kills to average 4.25 kills per set and also had three block assists and two digs. She then concluded her week with ten kills and one block assist at Benedictine. Over the three matches during the week, Crain had a total of 32 kills (averaging 3.20 kills per set), six block assists, two digs and one assist.

Sophomore Carlos Montes has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, October 27, 2019. Montes was instrumental in Rockford's 4-1 win over Edgewood on senior day. The sophomore broke the scoreless in the 13th minute with an incredible goal from around 30 yards out, that hit the underside of the cross bar before going into the net. Montes is now second on the team with six goals thus far this season.

Freshman runner Antoine Callebaut has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, October 20, 2019. Callebaut posted the highest finish of any Regent on Saturday at the Wisconsin Private College Championships. He finished 31st in the 8k event with a time of 31:26.1. His time was just 1.6 seconds away from tying his personal record in the 8k.

Freshman Caleb Warmbier has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, October 13, 2019. Warbier scored his first collegiate goal this past week against Concordia University Chicago. His game-tying goal came in the 70th minute and forced the match into overtime.

Freshman goalkeeper Amelia Harper has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, October 6, 2019. Harper made an astounding 70 saves during Rockford's three matches this past week. She has now recorded double-digit saves in seven straight matches, including four with at least 20 saves. Harper also broke the Rockford University single-season saves record on Sunday and currently leads the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference with 197 saves. She is now only 66 saves away from tying the NACC single-season record and is also currently second in saves amongst all NCAA Division III women's soccer players.

Senior forward Ryan Munch has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 29, 2019. Munch led the Regents with a pair of goals in Rockford's 4-0 win at Lakeland University this past weekend. The senior needed just two total shots to score both goals and now ranks in the top five in the NACC in multiple categories. Munch currently leads the team and is tied for second in the NACC with six goals. He also leads the Regents with 13 points, which is tied for fourth in the conference.

Freshman goalkeeper Francesco Martincig has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 22, 2019. Martincig was perfect in goal for the Regents this past week. He made a total of eight saves in 110 minutes in Rockford's 0-0 double-overtime tie at Beloit College.

Defensive specialist Jennifer Quintas has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 15, 2019. Quintas was instrumental defensively for the Regents and helped lead them to a 4-1 week. She recorded at least 13 digs in all five matches, including tallying over 20 digs twice. Her best match came in Rockford's 3-1 win over North Central, where she had a career-high 32 digs, 8 assists and 3 aces.

Linebacker Jallen Bashford has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 8, 2019. Bashford helped lead the defense on Saturday, which forced five turnovers and propelled the Regents to their second straight win over MacMurray College. He finished the game with a team-high 13 tackles, including 7 solo tackles, and intercepted a pass late in the fourth quarter to seal the win.

Senior midfielder Ryan Munch has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 1, 2019. Munch was involved in all three of Rockford's goals over the weekend. He began by assisting on the game-tying goal in the 84th minute against Principia to send the match into overtime. Munch then scored the game-winning goal in double overtime to give Rockford a 2-1 win in its season opener. The very next day, Munch scored his second goal of the season at Greenville.

Junior right-handed pitcher Zack Jones (Rockford, Ill.) received the ultimate recognition on Tuesday, when he was tabbed an Honorable Mention All-American by D3baseball.com. Jones becomes the first Regent since 2010 (Kyle Standridge) and just fourth overall, to earn All-American status since the inception of this prestigious organization. In addition to being recognized as All-American, Jones was also named Second Team All-Midwest Region on the very same day by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).

Junior thrower Katrina Kopfhamer (Portage, Wis.) has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, May 19. Kopfhamer broke one school record and set two new personal bests this past Thursday at the Augustana Twilight Qualifier. Kopfhamer finished 13th and broke the school record in the hammer throw with a distance of 42.97 meters. She also set a new personal best in the discus and placed 19th with a throw of 33.93 meters.

Rockford University pitcher Zack Jones (Rockford, Ill.) and second baseman Hunter Fiorito (Batavia, Ill.) continued to rake in the postseason awards on Thursday afternoon, as both were named All-Midwest Region by D3baseball.com. Zack Jones earned First Team All-Midwest Region honors, while Hunter Fiorito was selected Third Team All-Midwest Region. Jones becomes only the second RU baseball player to ever be named First Team All-Midwest Region by D3baseball.com (Jimmy Dercks, 2012). This also marks the first time since 2014 that Rockford has had multiple players earn all-region status in the same season.

Rockford University pitcher Zack Jones (Rockford, Ill.) and second baseman Hunter Fiorito (Batavia, Ill.) continued to rake in the postseason awards on Thursday afternoon, as both were named All-Midwest Region by D3baseball.com. Zack Jones earned First Team All-Midwest Region honors, while Hunter Fiorito was selected Third Team All-Midwest Region. Jones becomes only the second RU baseball player to ever be named First Team All-Midwest Region by D3baseball.com (Jimmy Dercks, 2012). This also marks the first time since 2014 that Rockford has had multiple players earn all-region status in the same season.

Senior second baseman Hunter Fiorito (Batavia, Ill.) and junior right-handed pitcher Zack Jones have selected First Team All-NACC by the conference's twelve head coaches. Jones was also voted as the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Pitcher of the Year. This marks the first time since the 2013 season that Rockford has had two First Team All-NACC selections. Additionally, Jones becomes the first RU baseball player to ever be selected as the NACC Pitcher of the Year, since the introduction of the award following the 2008 season.

Rockford University junior Zack Jones (Rockford, Ill.) has been named the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Pitcher of the Year, highlighting Rockford's two all-conference selections. Jones was also voted First Team All-NACC along with senior second baseman Hunter Fiorito (Batavia, Ill.). This marks the first time since the 2013 season that Rockford has had two First Team All-NACC selections. Additionally, Jones becomes the first RU baseball player to ever be selected as the NACC Pitcher of the Year, since the introduction of the award following the 2008 season.

Junior starting pitcher Zack Jones (Rockford, Ill.) has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending May 12, 2019. Jones was nearly unhittable in his final start of the season. The junior right-hander retired the first 17 batters he faced before surrendering an infield single with two outs in the bottom of the sixth to break up his bid at a perfect game. He allowed just two hits over his nine innings of work, striking out a career-high 14 batters and walking none. It was his fourth complete game of the season and his first career complete game shutout.

Rockford University junior outfielder Michael Gunter (Maricopa, Ariz.) garnered his first weekly award of the season early Tuesday morning when he was named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week. Gunter becomes the first RU baseball player to receive the award this season and the first position player for the Regents to be selected to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week since 2015.

Junior outfielder Michael Gunter (Maricopa, Ariz.) has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending May 5, 2019. Gunter had at least three hits in three of Rockford's four games over the weekend. He began by going 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs in Rockford's 6-1 win over Lakeland. He then went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBIs in the opener against Aurora. Gunter capped off his week with a perfect 4-for-4 performance in the nightcap against the Spartans where he was just a home run shy of the cycle. For the week, Gunter hit .667 with a .688 on-base percentage and a 1.067 slugging percentage. He finished with 10 hits including four doubles, a triple, four runs scored and seven runs batted in.

The Rockford University softball team had a pair of players recognized by the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference on Thursday morning when the NACC released its all-conference awards. Junior outfielder Emily Cox (Erie, Ill.) and freshman pitcher Rylee Klema (Mendota, Ill.) were both voted Second Team All-NACC by the conference's twelve coaches. This marks the first time since 2014 that Rockford has had an All-NACC performer, and the first time since 2008 that the Regents have had two players receive All-NACC status.

The Rockford University softball team had a pair of players recognized by the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference on Thursday morning when the NACC released its all-conference awards. Junior outfielder Emily Cox (Erie, Ill.) and freshman pitcher Rylee Klema (Mendota, Ill.) were both voted Second Team All-NACC by the conference's twelve coaches. This marks the first time since 2014 that Rockford has had an All-NACC performer, and the first time since 2008 that the Regents have had two players receive All-NACC status.

Junior outfielder Emily Cox (Erie, Ill.) has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending April 28, 2019. Cox hit .429 with a .519 on-base percentage and a .762 slugging percentage this past week. She started off by going a combined 4-for-5 with two home runs, three runs scored and five runs driven in against Alverno. She was also 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in game two against Concordia Wisconsin and 2-for-3 with an RBI in the opener against Concordia Chicago. For the week, Cox had nine hits including two home runs, a double, seven runs driven in, five walks and five runs scored.

Rockford University senior infielder Hunter Fiorito (Batavia, Ill.) has been named NACC Baseball Position Player of the Week. This is Fiorito's first NACC award of his career, and Rockford's second NACC weekly award of the season.

Infielder Hunter Fiorito (Batavia, Ill.) has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending April 21, 2019. Fiorito had a monster week at the plate to help lead the Regents to a 3-1 record. Fiorito hit .611, with a .667 on-base percentage and a 1.056 slugging percentage over Rockford's four games. He had a hit in every game, including both a five-hit and a four-hit performance. Fiorito went 5-for-5 with four runs scored, one RBI and tied the RU school record with two triple in Rockford's 13-4 win over Robert Morris-Springfield. He also went 4-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs scored and two runs batted in against Edgewood. For the week, Fiorito had 11 hits, nine runs scored, three runs batted in, two triples, a home run, a double and five stolen bases.

Junior right-handed pitcher Christian Pearcy (Tucson, Ariz.) has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending April 14, 2019. Pearcy was brilliant on the mound for the Regents on Saturday. The junior threw a season-high eight innings, allowing just one run and striking out three. Pearcy had the Eagles off balance his entire start, retiring 13-of-14 batters beginning in the bottom of the second, including seven straight to enter the eighth inning.

Sophomore thrower Kaylynne Terry (Streator, Ill.) has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending April 7, 2019. Terry had a trio of top seven finishes at the Benedictine University Invitational over the weekend. Her top performance came in the shot put where she finished second with a throw of 12.98 meters. Her throw was the second farthest in the NACC this season and the twentieth farthest in Division III. She also broke the RU school record and finished sixth in the hammer throw with a distance of 42.47 meters. Her throw was the third best in the NACC so far this season. Terry concluded her day with a seventh place finish in the discus with a throw of 36.33 meters.

Junior infielder Dylan King (Constantine, Mich.) has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending March 31, 2019. King hit .407 with a pair of doubles and drove in 14 runs for the Regents this past week. She began her red-hot hitting going 6-for-9 with a double and nine runs driven in during Rockford's sweep of Beloit. King then opened the series against Aurora with a 3-for-4 performance, including a double and four more runs driven in. Her efforts on the diamond helped Rockford sweep NACC preseason favorite Aurora University for the first time since the creation of the conference.

Rockford University junior right-handed pitcher Zack Jones (Rockford, Ill.) has been named the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week. This is both the first NACC weekly award of his career and also the baseball program's first conference player of the week honoree this season.

Junior pitcher Zack Jones (Rockford, Ill.) has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending March 24, 2019. Jones improved his record to 2-1 on the mound this season in Rockford's 8-1 win at Augustana on Sunday. The right-hander allowed just three hits and one run over his six innings of work, while striking out seven batters.

Rockford University senior forward Tony Diemer (Rockford, Ill.) was voted First Team All-Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference for the second straight season. Diemer becomes the first player in program history to ever be selected First Team All-NACC in back-to-back seasons. This is now the fourth consecutive season the Regents have had at least one first team all-conference selection.