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  Speaker 1: IVCC Fall Sports Preview Capsules. Written by Kevin Schlum. This
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  Speaker 1: article is being read by an automated voice brought to
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  Speaker 1: you by Everlit. Here's a look at all the IVCC
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  Speaker 1: Fall Sports teams. Cross country coach, Matt Baker. Top returning runners,
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  Speaker 1: Addie Miller, Sophia Woods. Top newcomers, Avery Waka, Riley Thrush,
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  Speaker 1: Yoselin Carlos, Megan Stasiak, Caleb Nimke, John Ricci. Worth noting,
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  Speaker 1: the IVCC women's team sent runners to the national meet
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  Speaker 1: last season, and the Eagles are looking to be represented
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  Speaker 1: there again. It was an incredible experience for those young women,
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  Speaker 1: despite running in some horrendous conditions, and I think it
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  Speaker 1: really opened our mind as a team to view that
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  Speaker 1: as something to aim for every season. While it's always
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  Speaker 1: hard to predict what the competition will look like at
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  Speaker 1: this point in the year, given how much junior college
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  Speaker 1: programs swing from year to year, we're going into the
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  Speaker 1: season with goals to finish at or near the top
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  Speaker 1: of the conference and region meets and hopefully justify a
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  Speaker 1: trip to nationals. Miller, an Ottawa graduate and Woods, a
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  Speaker 1: LaSalle Peru alumnae, returned to lead the team. Addie had
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  Speaker 1: a great season last year and she's already been showing
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  Speaker 1: her leadership as she's supporting our new runners this season,
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  Speaker 1: Baker said. Sophia put in a ton of time in
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  Speaker 1: the offseason working on her own to be ready for
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  Speaker 1: the season. Princeton's Waka, Ottawa's Thrush, and LP's Carlos make
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  Speaker 1: up a strong freshman class, while LP grad Stasiak joined
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  Speaker 1: as a sophomore. We have a trio of freshmen with
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  Speaker 1: a ton of potential, Baker said. They were all strong
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  Speaker 1: contributing members of their high school teams. They all run
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  Speaker 1: a pretty similar pace, so they're already forming up as
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  Speaker 1: a pack during practices. That's that sort of tight group
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  Speaker 1: is something we haven't had in the program. I'm hoping
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  Speaker 1: they can keep pushing each other all year to help
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  Speaker 1: us be even more competitive as a team. Baker said
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  Speaker 1: the women's team is the most all-around competitive women's team
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  Speaker 1: he's had in his tenure. The men's team graduated its
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  Speaker 1: entire roster and has Ottawa's Nemke and LP's Ricci out
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  Speaker 1: as freshmen. It's all going to be about personal growth
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  Speaker 1: and building toward the future, Baker said. Men's golf coach,
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  Speaker 1: Jesse Cavanaugh. Top returning players, Chandler Creedon, Jake Diaz. Top newcomers,
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  Speaker 1: Killian Louis-Martin, Jamie Doyle, Zach Husser, Caden Carls. Worth noting,
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  Speaker 1: Creedon returns for the Eagles after being the team's number
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  Speaker 1: one player last fall. Louis-Martin is from France and Doyle
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  Speaker 1: is from Ireland. Our two international players have a lot
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  Speaker 1: of tournament experience, Cavanaugh said. St. Bede graduates Husser and
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  Speaker 1: Carls round out the roster. My expectations are for every
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  Speaker 1: golfer to be better at the end of the season
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  Speaker 1: than they are at the start. Kavanaugh said. Our goal
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  Speaker 1: is to qualify for Nationals. Mean soccer coach, Fidel Mora.
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  Speaker 1: Top returning players, Lucas Flores, Evan Snook, Johan Cha, Kazrick Grant,
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  Speaker 1: Fabricio Barron, Emilio Nanez. Top newcomers, Alvaro Moran, Sebastian Rosales,
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  Speaker 1: Mateo Goy, Lucas Hernandez. Worth noting, Mora takes over as
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  Speaker 1: the IVCC coach after playing for the Eagles from 2018-19
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  Speaker 1: and serving as an assistant from 2024-26. It is an
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  Speaker 1: honor to take over as the VCC men's soccer head coach.
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  Speaker 1: Mora said. It is an amazing opportunity, and I am
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  Speaker 1: thankful for the opportunity. Moran, a transfer from Williams University,
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  Speaker 1: will be among the team's top goal scorers, along with
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  Speaker 1: Barron and Flores, who will play in the midfield with
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  Speaker 1: Snook Cha, Adrian Gonzalez, and Jerd Sornil. The defense will
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  Speaker 1: be solid once Rosales comes back from a knee injury.
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  Speaker 1: Lucas Munsterman also will be key on defense. Goy, who
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  Speaker 1: helped Mendota to back-to-back state trophies, and Hernandez, who is
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  Speaker 1: from Spain, will compete for time at Keeper. IVCC went
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  Speaker 1: 3-13-1 last year. Our goals are to have a winning
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  Speaker 1: record and in the future interest, more homegrown players to
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  Speaker 1: come to IVCC because there's a lot of talent locally.
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  Speaker 1: But very few players want to continue playing soccer after
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  Speaker 1: high school, Mora said. That is something I want to change.
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  Speaker 1: Women's soccer coach. Sabrina Poole, top returning players, Noemi Arteaga, D.
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  Speaker 1: Kaylee Anderson, D. Sandy Payne, D. Faith Gonzalez, M.F., Top newcomers,
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  Speaker 1: Shailen Miller, GK, Alya Kowalski, MF, Kindly Moore, MFD, Kiana Hawthorne, MF,
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  Speaker 1: worth noting. The Eagles are experienced on the defensive side
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  Speaker 1: with Arteaga, Anderson, and Payen, returning with Moore joining the group. Callie, Anderson,
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  Speaker 1: and Kindley do a great job holding the defensive line,
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  Speaker 1: Poole said. They work hard to communicate with one another
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  Speaker 1: in the back. They'll play in front of Miller in
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  Speaker 1: the net. She has been one of the most talented
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  Speaker 1: keepers I have worked with, Poole said. Shaylin's footwork is
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  Speaker 1: also very beneficial for the team. Sofia Nanez, Kowalski, and
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  Speaker 1: Gonzalez will be key players for the Eagles in the midfield.
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  Speaker 1: With these girls in the middle, I am hoping that
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  Speaker 1: we will be able to complete more connections through our
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  Speaker 1: middle to finish and score goals, Poole said. Kowalski and
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  Speaker 1: Hawthorne are expected to be among the team's top goal scorers.
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  Speaker 1: IVCC went 0-11-2 last year. My goals for the team
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  Speaker 1: this year is to see their skill development improve maintaining
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  Speaker 1: team shape while transitioning and building a supportive team, Poole said.
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  Speaker 1: Women's tennis coach, Julie Malota. Top returning players, Ellie Taylor,
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  Speaker 1: Izzy Pecchio, Grace Pecchio, Raleigh Leininger, Phoebe Shetterly. Top newcomers,
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  Speaker 1: Jacqueline Solis-Hernandez, Audrey Thompson. Worth noting, the Eagles return a
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  Speaker 1: strong core of players from last year's team that won
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  Speaker 1: the Region 4 tournament and qualified for the national tournament.
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  Speaker 1: Our primary strength is the majority of our players were
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  Speaker 1: region champions, and national qualifiers last year, and they continue
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  Speaker 1: to improve, Malota said. It could be another big year
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  Speaker 1: for us. We are looking forward to seeing what the
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  Speaker 1: region has in store. Malota said the lineup is not
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  Speaker 1: quite settled yet as IVCC looks to work in Solis Hernandez,
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  Speaker 1: an Ottawa graduate who was a sectional champion in doubles
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  Speaker 1: last season and went 3-2 at state, and Thompson, a
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  Speaker 1: Princeton alumnae who is returning to tennis after recovering from
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  Speaker 1: an ACL injury as a junior. Last season for IVCC,
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  Speaker 1: Taylor played number one singles, Grace Pecchio was number three,
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  Speaker 1: Izzy Pecchio was number four, and Leininger was number five.
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  Speaker 1: Izzy Pecchio and Leininger played at number two doubles. We
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  Speaker 1: haven't determined exactly where our new recruits will fit in yet,
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  Speaker 1: Malota said. I expect there could be some shifts from
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  Speaker 1: last year's lineup, even among our returning sophomores, so the
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  Speaker 1: next two weeks of practice should be interesting. Volleyball Coach
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  Speaker 1: Kate Viggers Top returning players, Caitlin Anderson, oh, Malena Pitt, oh,
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  Speaker 1: Ava Curry, M.H., Maya Zavada, M.H., Carson Brucker, R.S., Lauren Harbison, S.,
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  Speaker 1: Camille Hucklba, L., Callie Mertes, D.S., Ruby Davis, D.S. Top newcomers,
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  Speaker 1: Kelsey Frederick, M.H.R.S., Anna Riva, M.H.R.S., Emma Jerips, Carmen Piano, L.D.S.,
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  Speaker 1: Brieley Holland, R.S. Worth noting, the Eagles return a strong
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  Speaker 1: group of players from last year's team that went 11-16.
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  Speaker 1: This experience will provide a strong foundation for our team
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  Speaker 1: this season, Vigor said. The Eagles also welcome a talented
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  Speaker 1: freshman class, led by Frederick, Riva, Jareb, Piano, and Holland,
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  Speaker 1: who were all members of LaSalle-Pirou's 32-win sectional finalists last year.
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  Speaker 1: We are excited about the talent and versatility this group
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  Speaker 1: brings to the roster, Viggers said. Offensively, Anderson and Pitt
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  Speaker 1: will be key contributors on the outside. Curry and Frederick
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  Speaker 1: provide a strong presence in the middle, and Riva, Zavada,
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  Speaker 1: and Brucker are threats on the right side. We have
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  Speaker 1: a lot of versatility and depth offensively, which should allow
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  Speaker 1: us to keep defenses on their toes, Viggers said. Harbison
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  Speaker 1: and Gerb will direct the A-fence at setter. Both setters
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  Speaker 1: come from strong volleyball programs and have a high volleyball IQ,
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  Speaker 1: Viggers said. They each have the ability to run an
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  Speaker 1: effective offense, make good decisions, and bring a lot of
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  Speaker 1: talent and competitiveness to the position. Hucklebaugh and Piano will
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  Speaker 1: share libero duties and lead the defense. Our back row
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  Speaker 1: will be a competitive and hard-working group, Weiger said. The
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  Speaker 1: Eagles started the season strong by going 4-0 at the
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  Speaker 1: opening weekend tournament in Rockford. Our goal is to continue
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  Speaker 1: improving throughout the season and become a comlet team in
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  Speaker 1: every aspect of the game, Weiger said. We expect our
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  Speaker 1: players to compete for one another, embrace the work it
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  Speaker 1: takes to improve, and represent our program with pride. If
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  Speaker 1: we can stay focused on those things, we believe we
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  Speaker 1: can have a very successful season. Thank you.