INDIANAPOLIS- The Great Midwest Athletes of the week for March 31, 2025 are based on student-athlete performance from March 24, 2025- March 30, 2025.
Baseball
North Division
Pitcher
Cam Scott/ Ashland University / Sr. / Pitcher / Mapleton, Ill.
The Eagles were able to go 3-1 against the Cedarville Yellowjackets with Scott leading the charge. He struck out eight through seven innings in the final game of the series, all while taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning.
Player
Luke Senften/ University of Findlay / So. / Infield / Canton,Ohio
The Oilers swept the Pioneers for a third consecutive year. Senften was on fire from the plate as he batted .571 on the series with two doubles, two home runs, six runs and four RBIs. He recorded a slugging percentage with a 1.143 mark on the series.
South Division
Pitcher
Austin Dennis/ Thomas More University / Sr. / Pitcher / Cincinnati, Ohio
Dennis pitched a complete seven innings against the Hillsdale Chargers. On the mound, he allowed just one run off four hits while striking out four.
Player
Chris Kramer/ Walsh University / R-Fr./ Third Base / Amherst, N.Y.
In a series win over the Tiffin Dragons, Kramer went 6-for-14 with five RBIs, two doubles, and a home run. He walked just once and recorded a stolen base. Earlier in the week against Gannon, he had a home run and two RBIs.
Men’s Golf
Luke Metzger/ University of Findlay / Jr. / Mason, Ohio
At the Findlay Spring Invite at Boone's Trace National Golf Club, Metzger finished tied for second place. He helped Findlay to a third-place finish as a team. He fired rounds of 72, 68, 68 to finish 208 (-8), tying his lowest 18-hole round to-par of his career.
Women’s Golf
Sydney Devore / Ohio Dominican University/ Jr. / New Philadelphia, Ohio
Devore shot 154 (+10) over two rounds with 78 and 76. Her efforts at the North Greenville Trailblazer Invitational helped the Panthers finish 2nd of 10 teams in the event.
Men’s Lacrosse
Defensive
Will Cody / Seton Hill University / Jr. / Goalkeeper / Pottstown, PA
The Griffins were led by Cody as they found a pair of wins this past week. He allowed 10 goals, making 11 saves in 90 minutes of action against No. 8 Lewis.
Offensive
Braedan Lockyer / Seton Hill University / Sr. / Attack / King, Ontario
Lockyer was on fire offensively this past week. He was able to burry seven goals and five assists on the week, with three goals and two assists in the win at No. 8 Lewis.
Women’s Lacrosse
Defensive
Josie Owens/ University of Findlay/ Fr. / Goalkeeper / Fairfax, VA
Owens helped lead the Oilers to a 17-9 win over Northwood. She played in just the first half in net, earning the win with six saves and three goals allowed.
Offensive
Ashley Fisher/ Ashland University / Jr. / Attack / Sunbury, Ohio
The Eagles won at Thomas More, 22-7. She had eight points with four goals and four assists. Due to her efforts, she leads the conference in assists and points.
Softball
Pitcher
Joni Russell / Hillsdale College/ So. /Pitcher/ Gahanna, Ohio
Russell helped the Chargers go undefeated on the week with wins over Findlay and Tiffin. She finished with 20 strikeouts to five walks in 14 innings pitched and a 1.00 ERA. She pitched her fourth shutout of the season and struck out 14 batters in a 1-0 win over Findlay. Against Tiffin, she gave up just two runs and struck out six in a 5-2 victory. Her efforts have given her the lead in ERA and strikeouts in the conference.
Player
Cassidy Shaffer/ Ashland University/ Sr. /Designated Player/ Warren, Ohio
The Eagles went 4-0 on the week with wins over Kentucky Wesleyan and Thomas More. Shaffer went 7-for-14 with five runs scored, eight RBIs, four walks, and a home run. From the mound, she pitched through five innings against the Saints, allowing six hits, a run and a walk and striking out four.
Men’s Tennis
Martin Driesner/ Tiffin University/ So. / Andilly, France
The Dragons won both his singles and doubles matches this past week. Driesner came from behind to win his singles match in three sets 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 while also winning in doubles 6-4.
Women’s Tennis
Alexis Covington/ Thomas More University/ Jr. / Cincinnati, Ohio
With the Saints going undefeated on the week, Covington played a major role in the teams’ success. She went 4-0 on the week, winning 6-3 and 6-3 over Diana Ivanikhina from Cedarville and won 6-2 over Delia Guzic and Susannah Prince with her doubles partner. In the Saints’ win over Ashland, Covington won 7-6 and 6-4 over Ana Penteado and won 6-2 over Constanza Arancibia and Ana Penteado with her doubles partner.
Men’s Outdoor Field
Nate Buschur/ University of Findlay / So. / Maria Stein, Ohio
Buschur won the pole vault event at the Yellow Jacket Open. His best height came in at 5.11m (16'9.25") which is fourth best in Division II this outdoor season.
Men’s Outdoor Track
Joshua Page/ Tiffin University / Sr. / Columbus, Ohio
Page started the outdoor season with incredible performances in the 200 and 400 meter dashes. He won both events which included breaking the outdoor 400 school record in a time of 45.72 seconds. It is also a top time in Division II to date.
Women’s Outdoor Field
Molly Winner/ Ashland University / RS So. / Yorkshire, Ohio
Winner opened the outdoor season with provisional marks in women’s hammer throw and shot put. Her throw of 61.14 meters (200-feet-7), was good enough to be a meet and track record at the Yellow Jacket Open. She is now ranked second in Division II in both women’s hammer and shot put.
Women’s Outdoor Track
Allison Kuzma/ Hillsdale College / Fr. / Zeeland, Mich.
Kuzma took 11th in the 5k run at the Texas Relays. Her personal best time of 16:50.09 is the fastest outdoor mark in the conference this season and is the seventh fastest in Division II to date. Her time is also the eighth fastest in outdoors in G-MAC history.