GOSHEN — Lewis University junior Jeremy Burbrink is one of 14 Great Lakes Valley Conference student-athletes to receive the James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award.
He is a Northridge High School graduate, who is currently competing in the GLVC men’s swimming and diving championships at the Crawfordsville Aquatic Center in Crawfordsville.
The student-athletes chosen for the award are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These individuals must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. The honorees are now eligible to become one of their school’s two Spalding Sportsmanship Award winners, which will be announced at the end of the academic year.
Burbrink was the recipient of the Br. David Delahanty Award — given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence — and named to Academic All-GLVC Team in 2017.
He has season best times of 4:59.56 in the 500 freestyle, 27.14 in the 50 backstroke, 24.96 in the 50 butterfly, 23.66 in the 50 free, 53.90 in the 100 fly, 56.13 in the 100 back, 2:04.63 in the 200 back and 2:02.40 in the 200 individual medley.
The Lewis men’s and women’s swimming teams are coached for former Wawasee High School coach Roger Karns.
MEN”S SWIMMING
•Olivet Nazarene junior Seth Cripe (Northridge) won an individual event and was on a winning relay for the Tigers in a 136-112 loss to Wheaton College. Cripe finished first in the 200 butterfly (1:56.40) and teamed with freshman Erik Firganek, junior Adell Bordes and sophomore Iran Cavalcante-Almeida to take the 200 freestyle relay (1:29.73). Cripe, senior Austen Marshall, sophomore Lanzino Gianfranco Lanzino and Cavalcante-Almeida were second in the 200 medley relay (1:39.86). Cripe was also fourth in the 50 free (23.11).
Freshman Caleb Cripe (Northridge) was fifth in the 100 backstroke (1:12.85) and fifth in the 200 individual medley (2:53.22) for the Tigers.
WOMEN’S SWIMMING
•The Purdue Boilermakers defeated Northwestern 186-127 and lost to Minnesota 203 1/2-149 1/2 in Big Ten action. Freshman Sydnee Emerson (Northridge) placed fifth in the 200 butterfly (2:03.47), fifth in the 400 individual medley (4:27.10) and eighth in the 200 IM (2:07.38) for the Boilers. Senior Breanna Robinson (Wawasee) was fifth in the 100 fly (56.91) and eighth in the 100 backstroke (56.67), sophomore Katie Hughes sixth in the 1,000 freestyle (10:23.60) and ninth in the 500 free (5:04.60) and sophomore Paige Miller (Wawasee) 10th in the 1,000 free (10:30.07) and 12th in the 500 free (5:10.58) for Purdue.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
•Freshman Alex Burr (Westview) netted 10 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out an assist for the Detroit Mercy Titans in a 67-53 loss to Cleveland State. Burr had four points, a rebound and a blocked shot in a 91-45 loss to Youngstown State.
•The Bethel Pilots dropped an 84-69 Crossroads League decision to the Marian Knights. Sophomore Kelsey Brickner (Northridge) totaled 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists for the Pilots. Over her last seven games she is averaging a team-high 16 points per game after averaging 9.0 points over the previous nine contests.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
•Sophomore Brandon Emerick (Concord) netted 20 points for the Rockford Regents in a 104-102 overtime win against Concordia Chicago. He also had six rebounds and three assists.
•Senior Pete Smith (Northridge) poured in 26 points for the Trine Thunder in an 81-76 loss to Calvin. Smith was 8-of-13 from 3-point range to go with five rebounds and six assists. Junior Langston Johnson (Elkhart Central) added 18 points and five assists for the Thunder.
•Junior Braxton Linville (NorthWood) had eight points, six rebounds, an assist and a steal for the Grace Lancers in a 92-89 Crossroads League win over the Saint Francis Cougars.
WRESTLING
•Lake Erie senior Forrest Glogouski (Fairfield) posted an undefeated record in the G-MAC Championships and earned the honor of the league’s Athlete of the Week.
He dominated his competition at 133 pounds helping the Lake Erie Storm win its fourth G-MAC title in the last six seasons. Glogouski opened the tourney with a pin at 1:08 against Kentucky Wesleyan, followed by an 11-3 major decision against Findlay, a 10-5 decision against Tiffin and a 10-5 decision against Alderson Broaddus.
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