DANA ATHLETICS

Viking Capsules

Men’s Soccer

The men’s team suffered many injuries throughout their season, but ended on a high note with a defeat of Briar Cliff. Their overall record was 2-15.

• Jarad Hollendieck GPAC All-Conference Honorable Mention
• Brent Lorkovic GPAC All-Conference Honorable Mention
• Jason Schwabauer GPAC All-Conference Honorable Mention

Women’s Soccer

The women’s season came to an end in the GPAC tournament, losing to Hastings with 13 seconds left in the second half. Their overall record was 15-5-1.

• Tanya Dugan GPAC All-Conference First Team
• Michelle Glanz GPAC All-Conference Honorable Mention
• Julie Miller GPAC All-Conference Second Team
• Loycee O’Daniel NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete, GPAC All-Conference Second Team
• Amanda Reddish GPAC All-Conference Second Team
• Melissa Respeliers GPAC All-Conference First Team, NAIA All-Region IV, NAIA All-America Honorable Mention
• Erin Rozelle NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Natalie Sifers GPAC All-Conference First Team

Volleyball

The volleyball team endured a tough season, finishing 3-21 overall.

• Erin Williams GPAC All-Conference Honorable Mention

Football

The football team finished the season 2-8, but with several close calls.

• David Abbott GPAC All-Conference First Team Offense
• Doug Bargman GPAC All-Conference Honorable Mention
• Kio Coffie GPAC All-Conference Honorable Mention
• Steve Costello GPAC All-Conference Honorable Mention
• Mitchell Deering GPAC All-Conference Second Team Defense
• Zach Elderts GPAC All-Conference Honorable Mention
• Cliff Ellis GPAC All-Conference Second Team Defense, NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Alex Gum NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Darrell Greene NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Ross Jensen NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Chevas Lamoya GPAC All-Conference Honorable Mention
• Jerrod Phillips GPAC All-Conference Honorable Mention
• Luke Smith GPAC All-Conference First Team Defense, NAIA All-America Second Team Defense
• TJ Weiss GPAC All-Conference Honorable Mention

Cross Country

The men’s cross country team finished third in the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championships, earning them a spot among the NAIA Top 25. The women’s team finished eighth at the conference meet.

• Stephanie Collins NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Garry Clark NAIA All-America Scholar Team Member
• Derek Fey NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete, NAIA All-America Scholar Team Member
• Ian Latella NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete, NAIA All-America Scholar Team Member
• Brent Reno NAIA All-America Scholar Team Member
• Allen Wagner NAIA All-America Scholar Team Member
• Alicia Widtfeldt NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete

Women’s Basketball

At midseason, the women were 0-2 in conference play and 0-8 overall. Samanta Alapa was averaging 12.5 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game.

Men’s Basketball

The men were 1-1 in conference play at midseason and 8-8 overall. Dana led the GPAC in offensive rebounds with 37.

Wrestling

At midseason, the grapplers were 3-3 on the season in duals and ranked 13th in the NAIA. Art Castillo was coming off a huge win, upsetting 2002 Junior National Champion Ben Askren of the University of Missouri at the Dana Open.

Softball      

There are high expectations for the softball program this year. The Vikings return every player from their 2002 roster. Some key players to watch are Jessica Bolte, Erica Duncan and Jennifer Holmes. All three are seniors and expected to lead the Vikings to their best finish yet. This fall, Dana played most teams in the conference and finished at the top of every tournament. 

Baseball

As the 2003 Dana College baseball team continues preparation for their season opener, Feb. 15 at Newman University, there is a quiet confidence in Coach Damon Day’s troops. The Vikings will be anchored by a talented trio of outfielders led by junior Chris Zachgo, a left fielder from Delta Junction, Alaska, who was recently named as a player to watch in the NAIA by Collegiate Baseball News.

Track

The track team is reloading with four All-Americans from last year’s squad: Stephanie Collins, Allen Wagner, Matt Maltby and Tiffany Poole. The team is gaining confidence and looks to better their performances from a year ago.