July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Heitkamp takes pair of awards in opening week (11/23/05)
Collegiate check-up
If the pressure of preseason accolades and expectations is effecting Sara Heitkamp, she sure isn’t showing it.
After being named a preseason second-team All-American, Heitkamp, a Fort Recovery graduate has already earned a couple of honors, in the first week of her senior season at Capital. She earned the tournament MVP award for leading her Crusader women’s basketball team to the Betty Abgott Invitational in Buffalo, then was named Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Week for her efforts as well.
Heitkamp, who finished second in the OAC in scoring and steals and third in assists as a junior, leads a Capital squad which returns all five players from a 20-6 season a year ago. She was the OAC Player of the Year in 2004-05, as well as first-team all-conference selection and an All-American. She was again named a preseason All-American by D3hoops.com this year, and her Crusaders opened the season ranked seventh in the country.
She backed up all of that hype in her first week as Capital defeated the College of New Jersey and Buffalo State in winning the Agbott tournament.
In the 60-46 championship win over Buffalo State, Heitkamp paced the Crusaders with 21 points and 16 rebounds. She also had three steals and three assists.
The senior was second on the team in scoring in the opening game with 12 points. She also had game highs with seven steals, seven assists and seven rebounds.
Abby Arnold
The 2002 graduate of Jay County has been in on four victories in the last two meets for the Ball State women’s swim team, including her second individual win of the year.
Arnold picked up her second win of the year in the same event as her first, the 50-yard freestyle. She won by 12 hundredths of a second over teammate Ashley VanOsdol, taking first in 24.78 seconds in the Cardinals’ 195-105 win over Bowling Green Oct. 11.
She was also fifth individually in the 100 freestyle with a time of 55.24. She teamed with Lauren Harger, Chelsea Anderson and Meghan Patterson for third in the 400 freestyle relay in 3-minutes, 39.37 seconds.
Arnold was on a trio of winning relay teams as Ball State took first place as it hosted the five-team Doug Coers Invitational Nov. 18 and 19.
The senior captain anchored championship teams in both the 200 freestyle relay and the 200 medley relay. She followed VanOsdol, Brittany Sayler and Addison Del Rio to finish the freestyle race in 1:39.10, and teamed with Sayler, Del Rio and Erin Johnson for a time of 1:50.13 in the medley.
Arnold also joined Sayler, Erika Paul and Michelle Huang to win the 400 freestyle relay in 3:36.62. She was third in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.95, and placed fifth in the 100 backstroke in 1:02.74.
Tyler Niekamp
A 2003 Fort Recovery graduate, he got his basketball season off to a good start as Findlay University opened its campaign Nov. 15.
Niekamp reached double-digit rebounds as the Oilers defeated Shawnee State 54-46. He also had four points.
He added two points, one rebound and one assist in a loss to host Northern Kentucky in the first game of the NKU Tip Off Classic Nov. 18. He had four rebounds, two points, two assists and a steal as Findlay bounced back for a 77-60 victory over Christian Brothers in its second NKU tournament game.
Kyle Weaver
The Wabash College junior and 2003 Jay County graduate won three races, two individually, as the Little Giant swim team edged Wittenberg 126-115 Nov. 11.
Weaver scored his first win by more than a second over the closest Wittenberg swimmer, finishing the 50-yard freestyle in 22.02 seconds. He also earned a win in the 100 butterfly, reaching the wall in 55.86 as Wabash swept the event.
He teamed with Michael Belanger, Jordon Blackwell and Blaine Cooper-Surma as he anchored the winning 200 freestyle relay team to a time of 1:29.71.
The former Patriot was also part of three top-five finishes as the Little Giants hosted the seven-team Wabash Invitational Nov. 18 and 19.
Weaver’s top individual finish for the Little Giants, who were fourth overall, came in the 50-yard freestyle. He finished in 22.15 seconds, finishing in fourth place.
He was also on the fourth-place 200 freestyle relay team, finishing in 1-minute, 30.81 seconds along with Jordon Blackwell, Blaine Cooper-Surma and Jordan Extine. He joined Cooper-Surma, Extine and Michael Hewitt for fifth in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:42.62.
Weaver also took 16th in the 100 freestyle in 51.63, and finished 12th in the 100 butterfly at 55.26.
Andrew Wells
The 2002 Jay County graduate and Wabash senior posted his top finish against Wittenberg in the 1,000-yard freestyle.
Wells helped the Little Giants to their victory by finishing the longest race of the night in 11-minutes, 13.99 seconds. He was also sixth in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:22.92.
He just missed scoring points in a couple of events at the Wabash Invitational, finishing 17th in both while the top 16 earned points. He was 17th in the 500 freestyle in 5:18 seconds, less than four seconds away from scoring, and placed 17th in the 1,650 freestyle in 18:34.
Joscie Kaup
A 2004 graduate of Fort Recovery, she helped the Syracuse volleyball team to a dramatic first-round win before it dropped out of the Big East tournament with a loss to second-seeded No. 7 Louisville.
Kaup and the Orange dropped its first two games in opening-round Big East tournament action Oct. 18, but rallied for a 21-30, 25-30, 30-20, 30-27, 15-12 win over sixth-seeded Pittsburgh. She finished with 16 digs, one ace and one assist in the victory.
She added 12 digs, two aces and an assist in the loss to Louisville (27-1). Syracuse is 25-10 as it awaits its NCAA tournament fate as the tournament draw will be announced Sunday.
She was also named to the Big East Honor Roll for her efforts in Syracuse’s four-game victory over Cincinnati Nov. 11. She had a career high 33 digs in helping the Orange secure third place in the conference.
Kaup ranks seventh in the 15-team Big East in digs with an average of 4.08 for the season. She is just 53 digs short of Rachel Watson’s single-season Syracuse record with 514 so far this season.
Cameron Hummel
The 2003 graduate of Jay County finished his season as the top rusher and passer for the Rose-Hulman football team in a 27-16 loss to Centre Nov. 12.
Hummel completed 14 passes, including a 1-yard, third-quarter touchdown to Cody Terkhorn, for 140 yards. He also ran 17 times for 84 yards.
The junior went 117-of-239 passing for the year, tossing for 1,395 yards and six touchdowns. He was narrowly second in rushing behind senior tailback Charlie Key (823) with 778 yards and six touchdowns on the ground.
He also caught three passes for 27 yards and a touchdown.
Dustin Overton
The Jay County graduate was the No. 3 scorer for the Ancilla College men’s basketball team in its opening loss to Prairie State College Nov. 10
Overton, a 2004 JCHS grad, scored nine points as the Chargers fell 80-72.[[In-content Ad]]
After being named a preseason second-team All-American, Heitkamp, a Fort Recovery graduate has already earned a couple of honors, in the first week of her senior season at Capital. She earned the tournament MVP award for leading her Crusader women’s basketball team to the Betty Abgott Invitational in Buffalo, then was named Ohio Athletic Conference Player of the Week for her efforts as well.
Heitkamp, who finished second in the OAC in scoring and steals and third in assists as a junior, leads a Capital squad which returns all five players from a 20-6 season a year ago. She was the OAC Player of the Year in 2004-05, as well as first-team all-conference selection and an All-American. She was again named a preseason All-American by D3hoops.com this year, and her Crusaders opened the season ranked seventh in the country.
She backed up all of that hype in her first week as Capital defeated the College of New Jersey and Buffalo State in winning the Agbott tournament.
In the 60-46 championship win over Buffalo State, Heitkamp paced the Crusaders with 21 points and 16 rebounds. She also had three steals and three assists.
The senior was second on the team in scoring in the opening game with 12 points. She also had game highs with seven steals, seven assists and seven rebounds.
Abby Arnold
The 2002 graduate of Jay County has been in on four victories in the last two meets for the Ball State women’s swim team, including her second individual win of the year.
Arnold picked up her second win of the year in the same event as her first, the 50-yard freestyle. She won by 12 hundredths of a second over teammate Ashley VanOsdol, taking first in 24.78 seconds in the Cardinals’ 195-105 win over Bowling Green Oct. 11.
She was also fifth individually in the 100 freestyle with a time of 55.24. She teamed with Lauren Harger, Chelsea Anderson and Meghan Patterson for third in the 400 freestyle relay in 3-minutes, 39.37 seconds.
Arnold was on a trio of winning relay teams as Ball State took first place as it hosted the five-team Doug Coers Invitational Nov. 18 and 19.
The senior captain anchored championship teams in both the 200 freestyle relay and the 200 medley relay. She followed VanOsdol, Brittany Sayler and Addison Del Rio to finish the freestyle race in 1:39.10, and teamed with Sayler, Del Rio and Erin Johnson for a time of 1:50.13 in the medley.
Arnold also joined Sayler, Erika Paul and Michelle Huang to win the 400 freestyle relay in 3:36.62. She was third in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.95, and placed fifth in the 100 backstroke in 1:02.74.
Tyler Niekamp
A 2003 Fort Recovery graduate, he got his basketball season off to a good start as Findlay University opened its campaign Nov. 15.
Niekamp reached double-digit rebounds as the Oilers defeated Shawnee State 54-46. He also had four points.
He added two points, one rebound and one assist in a loss to host Northern Kentucky in the first game of the NKU Tip Off Classic Nov. 18. He had four rebounds, two points, two assists and a steal as Findlay bounced back for a 77-60 victory over Christian Brothers in its second NKU tournament game.
Kyle Weaver
The Wabash College junior and 2003 Jay County graduate won three races, two individually, as the Little Giant swim team edged Wittenberg 126-115 Nov. 11.
Weaver scored his first win by more than a second over the closest Wittenberg swimmer, finishing the 50-yard freestyle in 22.02 seconds. He also earned a win in the 100 butterfly, reaching the wall in 55.86 as Wabash swept the event.
He teamed with Michael Belanger, Jordon Blackwell and Blaine Cooper-Surma as he anchored the winning 200 freestyle relay team to a time of 1:29.71.
The former Patriot was also part of three top-five finishes as the Little Giants hosted the seven-team Wabash Invitational Nov. 18 and 19.
Weaver’s top individual finish for the Little Giants, who were fourth overall, came in the 50-yard freestyle. He finished in 22.15 seconds, finishing in fourth place.
He was also on the fourth-place 200 freestyle relay team, finishing in 1-minute, 30.81 seconds along with Jordon Blackwell, Blaine Cooper-Surma and Jordan Extine. He joined Cooper-Surma, Extine and Michael Hewitt for fifth in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:42.62.
Weaver also took 16th in the 100 freestyle in 51.63, and finished 12th in the 100 butterfly at 55.26.
Andrew Wells
The 2002 Jay County graduate and Wabash senior posted his top finish against Wittenberg in the 1,000-yard freestyle.
Wells helped the Little Giants to their victory by finishing the longest race of the night in 11-minutes, 13.99 seconds. He was also sixth in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:22.92.
He just missed scoring points in a couple of events at the Wabash Invitational, finishing 17th in both while the top 16 earned points. He was 17th in the 500 freestyle in 5:18 seconds, less than four seconds away from scoring, and placed 17th in the 1,650 freestyle in 18:34.
Joscie Kaup
A 2004 graduate of Fort Recovery, she helped the Syracuse volleyball team to a dramatic first-round win before it dropped out of the Big East tournament with a loss to second-seeded No. 7 Louisville.
Kaup and the Orange dropped its first two games in opening-round Big East tournament action Oct. 18, but rallied for a 21-30, 25-30, 30-20, 30-27, 15-12 win over sixth-seeded Pittsburgh. She finished with 16 digs, one ace and one assist in the victory.
She added 12 digs, two aces and an assist in the loss to Louisville (27-1). Syracuse is 25-10 as it awaits its NCAA tournament fate as the tournament draw will be announced Sunday.
She was also named to the Big East Honor Roll for her efforts in Syracuse’s four-game victory over Cincinnati Nov. 11. She had a career high 33 digs in helping the Orange secure third place in the conference.
Kaup ranks seventh in the 15-team Big East in digs with an average of 4.08 for the season. She is just 53 digs short of Rachel Watson’s single-season Syracuse record with 514 so far this season.
Cameron Hummel
The 2003 graduate of Jay County finished his season as the top rusher and passer for the Rose-Hulman football team in a 27-16 loss to Centre Nov. 12.
Hummel completed 14 passes, including a 1-yard, third-quarter touchdown to Cody Terkhorn, for 140 yards. He also ran 17 times for 84 yards.
The junior went 117-of-239 passing for the year, tossing for 1,395 yards and six touchdowns. He was narrowly second in rushing behind senior tailback Charlie Key (823) with 778 yards and six touchdowns on the ground.
He also caught three passes for 27 yards and a touchdown.
Dustin Overton
The Jay County graduate was the No. 3 scorer for the Ancilla College men’s basketball team in its opening loss to Prairie State College Nov. 10
Overton, a 2004 JCHS grad, scored nine points as the Chargers fell 80-72.[[In-content Ad]]
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