M AY 2020
BY K ATIE JO KUHE NS • COORDINATOR OF SPORTS INFORM ATION
CROSS COUNTRY The women's cross country team placed sixth at the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Championships with 155 points. Junior Sarah Presler (Brandon, S.Dak.) was the top finisher for the Vikings to Sarah Presler Cianna Hoppe earn Second-Team All-Conference honors for the third time in her career. Freshman Cianna Hoppe (Lewiston, Minn.) joined her with Second-Team All-Conference honors. The Bethany Lutheran men's cross country team placed fifth at the UMAC Championships.
MEN'S SOCCER The men's soccer team finished 12-6-1 overall and 5-2-1 in conference games under head coach Derick Lyngholm. This was Lyngholm's first season overseeing the men's program after twelve seasons at the Max Busch Marcel helm of the Bethany women's soccer Campabadal program. The Vikings qualified for the conference tournament for the first time since 2015. BLC set numerous season records, including a program-best seven-game winning streak. Freshman Max Busch (Odenthal, Thijs Oldenhof Luuk Oosterbosch Germany) was named the UMAC Rookie of the Year, First-Team All-Conference, First-Team All-Region and Third-Team All-American by the United Soccer Coaches Association. Freshmen Marcel Campabadal (Vilassar de Mar, Catalonia, Spain), 18
Thijs Oldenhof (Utrecht, The Netherlands) and Luuk Oosterbosch (Veldhoven, The Netherlands) were all Second-Team selections.
WOMEN'S SOCCER The women's soccer team finished 8-10 overall and 4-4 in conference games under first-year head coach Emma Morris. The Vikings qualified for the conference tournament for the first time since 2016. Junior Maddie Perry (Anoka, Minn.) was named First-Team All-Conference Maddie Perry Sadie Sanderfeld to mark her third career All-Conference honor. Junior defender Sadie Sanderfeld (Fairmont, Minn.) earned Second-Team All-Conference honors.
VOLLEYBALL
The volleyball team finished with an overall record of 11-17 and were 4-4 in conference matches. The Megan Rutt Veeva Lee Vikings advanced to the conference tournament for the second-straight year and third time in the last four years. Senior Megan Rutt (Le Center, Minn.) earned FirstTeam All-Conference honors for the third time in her career. She is the first three-time All-Conference honoree in program history. Senior Veeva Lee (St. Paul, Minn.) earned All-Conference honorable mention accolades.
