Ankerfelt Earns All-MIAC Honors
MOORHEAD, Minn. (5/14/18)---Brooke Ankerfelt finished her sophomore season by being named to the MIAC All-Conference Team. Ankerfelt led the team in hitting in conference play as the team's starting second baseman.
Senior Abby Haraldson was the team's selection for the MIAC All-Sportsmanship Team.
Ankerfelt earns all-conference honors for the first time in her career and she is the ninth Concordia player in the past 10 seasons to be named to the MIAC All-Conference Team.
Ankerfelt played in 19 of the team's 22 MIAC games this season. She hit .333 with 16 hits and five walks. She also had a .396 on-base percentage and a .354 slugging percentage.
Ankerfelt led the team in almost every offensive statistical category in league games. She was tops in batting average, hits, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, total bases and walks.
Ankerfelt had at least one hit in 12 of the 22 league games. She had five multiple-hit games and her season best came against league champions St. Thomas when she had three hits and went 3-for-3. Ankerfelt finished off the year by collecting at least one hit in four of the last five games.
Ankerfelt had the second longest streak of any Cobber for reaching base during the year. She got on base in six straight league games againsr St. Olaf, Hamline, St. Catherine and St. Thomas.
Haraldson pitched in 11 MIAC games and finished with an earned run average of 4.47 while striking out 48. She capped her record-setting career with 441 total strikeouts. That bettered the old school record by 70 K's. Haraldson also recorded 28 wins, had a 3.95 ERA and pitched in 475.1 innings.
2018 MIAC Softball Awards
Player of the Year – Melissa Barry | Second Base | St. Thomas (Jr. | Apple Valley, Minn. | Eastview)
Pitcher of the Year – Ally Hjort | Pitcher | Saint Benedict (Fy. | St. Paul, Minn. | Woodbury)
Rookie of the Year – Ally Hjort | Pitcher | Saint Benedict (Fy. | St. Paul, Minn. | Woodbury)
Coach of the Year – John Tschida | St. Thomas (18th Season)
2018 MIAC Softball All-Conference Team |
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Pos. |
Name |
Institution |
Class |
Hometown | High School |
C |
Aubree Douglas |
Hamline |
Jr. |
San Jacinto, Calif. |
C |
Jenna Bromen |
St. Thomas |
Jr. |
Eagan, Minn. |
1B |
Wendy Roberts |
Bethel |
Sr. |
Grantsburg, Wis. |
1B |
Megan Toninato |
Saint Benedict |
Sr. |
Woodbury, Minn. | Hill-Murray |
1B |
Chase Shortly |
St. Thomas |
Jr. |
Forest Lake, Minn. |
2B |
Allie Fauth |
Bethel |
Fy. |
Hutchinson, Minn. |
2B |
Concordia |
So. |
Maple Lake, Minn. |
|
2B |
Claire Woebke |
St. Catherine |
Sr. |
Bloomington, Minn. | Jefferson |
2B |
Melissa Barry |
St. Thomas |
Jr. |
Apple Valley, Minn. | Eastview |
3B |
Molly Steinberg |
Carleton |
Sr. |
Santa Monica, Calif. | Harvard Westlake |
3B |
Kendra Swanson |
Saint Benedict |
So. |
Richmond, Minn. | Rocori |
3B |
Jenna George |
St. Catherine |
Jr. |
Ellsworth, Wis. |
3B |
Elise Barnes |
St. Thomas |
So. |
South St. Paul, Minn. |
SS |
Anesia King |
Augsburg |
So. |
Cambridge, Minn. | Cambridge-Isanti |
SS |
Maris Daleo |
Carleton |
Fy. |
Stillman Valley, Ill. |
SS |
Emily Webb |
Gustavus |
Jr. |
Maple Lake, Minn. |
SS |
Brittney Birkhauser |
Saint Mary's |
Sr. |
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. | Assumption |
SS |
Kylie Macziewski |
St. Catherine |
Sr. |
Bloomington, Minn. | Jefferson |
SS |
Emily Carr |
St. Olaf |
Jr. |
Bloomington, Minn. | Jefferson |
UT |
Morghan Bean |
Macalester |
Sr. |
Muscatine, Iowa |
OF |
Katie Parker |
Augsburg |
Sr. |
Lakeville, Minn. | Lakeville North |
OF |
Katie Eppard |
Carleton |
Sr. |
Pleasanton, Calif. | Amador Valley |
OF |
Julia Carpenter |
Macalester |
So. |
Stevensville, Mich. | Lakeshore |
OF |
Emilie Antony |
Saint Benedict |
Jr. |
Forest Lake, Minn. |
OF |
Kate Deming |
Saint Benedict |
Jr. |
Bloomington, Minn. | Jefferson |
OF |
Kali Aldrich |
Saint Mary's |
Sr. |
Rochester, Minn. | Mayo |
OF |
Kate Arneson |
St. Olaf |
Jr. |
Northfield, Minn. |
OF |
Dana Connelly |
St. Thomas |
Jr. |
Mendota Heights, Minn. | Cretin-Derham Hall |
P |
Samantha Anderson |
Augsburg |
Jr. |
Coon Rapids, Minn. |
P |
Alex Molloy |
Hamline |
Fy. |
Salem, Ore. | Silverton |
P |
Ally Hjort |
Saint Benedict |
Fy. |
St. Paul, Minn. | Woodbury |
P |
Alex Smith |
Saint Benedict |
So. |
Stacy, Minn. | Chisago Lakes |
P |
Krista Flugstad |
St. Catherine |
Sr. |
Bloomington, Minn. | Jefferson |
P |
Julie Graf |
St. Olaf |
So. |
Sammamish, Wash. | Eastlake |
P |
Sammy Hogan |
St. Thomas |
Sr. |
Palatine, Ill. | St. Viator |
2018 MIAC Softball Honorable Mention Team |
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Pos. |
Name |
Institution |
Class |
Hometown | High School |
C |
Natalie Maurice |
Carleton |
So. |
Eden Prairie, Minn. |
C |
Sammie Galvez |
St. Catherine |
Jr. |
Gilbert, Ariz. | Williams Field |
1B |
Alli Borawski |
Saint Mary's |
Sr. |
Stickney, Ill. | Trinity |
1B |
Macy Vosbeek |
St. Olaf |
Jr. |
Minneapolis, Minn. | Edina |
2B |
Abby Grismer |
St. Olaf |
Fy. |
Rapid City, S.D. | Stevens |
SS |
Jamie Axelberg |
Bethel |
Fy. |
Monticello, Minn. |
SS |
Sara Wennerstrand |
Saint Benedict |
Sr. |
Baxter, Minn. | Brainerd |
OF |
Kim Kurtzweg |
Gustavus |
Sr. |
Arlington, Minn. | Sibley East |
OF |
Anna Hinderaker |
St. Catherine |
Jr. |
Rosemount, Minn. |
OF |
Alison Curry |
St. Olaf |
Jr. |
Redwood Falls, Minn. | Redwood Valley |
P |
Aly Freeman |
Gustavus |
So. |
Omaha, Neb. | Marian |
P |
Ashley Neuenfeldt |
Gustavus |
Fy. |
Bloomington, Minn. | Jefferson |
2018 MIAC Softball All-Sportsmanship Team |
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Pos. |
Name |
Institution |
Class |
Hometown | High School |
C |
Taylor Mattice |
Augsburg |
Sr. |
Woodbury, Minn. | Centennial |
1B |
Maddie Fauth |
Bethel |
Jr. |
Lakeville, Minn. | Lakeville South |
P |
Sarah Ogle |
Carleton |
Jr. |
San Diego, Calif. | Francis Parker |
P |
Abigail Haraldson |
Concordia |
Sr. |
Sidney, Mont. |
SS |
Emily Webb |
Gustavus |
Jr. |
Maple Lake, Minn. |
P |
Sabrina Warden |
Hamline |
Jr. |
West St. Paul, Minn. | St. Croix Lutheran |
UT |
Katja McKiernan |
Macalester |
Sr. |
Los Angeles, Calif. | Marymount |
P |
Cassie Meyer |
Saint Benedict |
Sr. |
Champlin, Minn. | Champlin Park |
C |
Autumn Mortenson |
St. Catherine |
So. |
Cottage Grove, Minn. | Park |
P |
McKayla Ahlrich |
Saint Mary's |
Sr. |
Sleepy Eye, Minn. |
OF |
Clare Waddell |
St. Olaf |
So. |
Tempe, Ariz. | Tempe Prep Academy |
P |
Hayley Dunning |
St. Thomas |
So. |
Littleton, Colo. | Chatfield |