Northern Illinois Sports Beat: 2008-09 College Bound Athlete Listing

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The Class of 2008 listing has been archived. We'll take athletes going into NCAA, NAIA and JUCO. We'll take any listings until August 31, 2009. The 2009 listing will be archived then and the 2010 list will begin then.

223 are listed so far.

Football:
Ricky Ellis - Rockford Jefferson - Southwest Baptist
Kevin Flack - Freeport - St. Francis
Zach Gallentine - Sterling - St. Xavier
Wes Gastel - Freeport - St. Xavier
Tiras Harris - Belvidere - Southwest Baptist
Justin Janicke - Rockford Boylan - St. Xavier
Zach Lane - Rockford Boylan - North Central
James Lauber - Chillicothe IVC - Monmouth
Vito Lenhart - Spring Valley Hall - Benedictine
Jason Long - Sterling - Loras College
Jeff Marrs - Rockford Boylan - Yale
Ryan McWethy - Oregon - U. of Wisconsin-Platteville
Damien Nason - DeKalb - College of DuPage
Jordan Nunn - Moline - Monmouth
Nate Robbins - Sterling Newman - U. of Wisconsin-Platteville
Randall Russell - Rockford East - Southwest Baptist
Jordan Sadiq - Galesburg - Monmouth
Derek Schneeman - Streator - Augustana
Nathaniel Schwartzbach - North Boone - Carroll
Alex Scroggins - Sterling Newman - U. of Wisconsin-Platteville
Steve Snider - Orangeville - Eureka
Nick Snyder - Oregon - U. of Wisconsin-Platteville
Ben Sparkman - Rock Island - Truman State
Phil Wahl - Sterling Newman - U. of Wisconsin-Platteville
Corey Wennmacher - Belvidere North - St. Xavier
Jase Workheiser - Freeport - Northern Illinois
Kevin Ybarra - Sterling Newman - U. of Wisconsin-Platteville
Shane Zachery - Rockford Boylan - St. Xavier

Mens Baseball:
Nathan Asbury - Sterling - Rockford College
Daniel Berryman - Ottawa - Illinois Central
Matt Carroll - Rockton Hononegah - Valparaiso
Kevin Day - Plano - Indian Hills-Centerville CC
Taylor Eikenberry - Rock Falls - Baylor
Sean Gillette - Sterling - Rockford College
Blake Grimm - Sterling - U. of Wisconsin-Platteville
Cody Jacobson - Dakota - Northern Illinois
Brian McCabe - Lena-Winslow - Clarke College
Aaron Palmer - Stillman Valley - Rock Valley
Justin Parr - Chillicothe IVC - Parkland College
Bradley Passini - Granville Putnam County - Lincoln College
Chris Razo - Chillicothe IVC - Parkland College
Corey Ullmark - Sycamore - Ashford

Womens Softball:
Clarissa Abell - Ottawa - Black Hawk
Sophia Aponte - Softball - Sauk Valley CC
Alexys Cleaver - Dakota - Rock Valley
Kristin Corcoran - Streator - Illinois Valley CC
Kylee Eggers - Streator - Iowa Western CC
Jheri Emmerling - Peru St. Bede - Illinois Valley CC
Ashlen Folkers - Rock Falls - Sauk Valley CC
Tarin Geber - Chillicothe IVC - Illinois Valley CC
Amy Gumm - Seneca - Illinois Valley CC
Hailey Hall - Morrison - Muscatine CC
Erin Harcar - Streator - Illinois Valley CC
Shauna Heller - Rockton Hononegah - Wisconsin-Green Bay
Stephanie Hernandez - Rock Falls - Sauk Valley CC
Hiliary Hoffner - Streator Woodland - Illinois Valley CC
Alyssa James - Princeton - Graceland
Lindsey James - Chillicothe IVC - Illinois Valley CC
Lacey Kasap - LaSalle-Peru - Carl Sandburg CC
Kaitlyn Kenady - Morrison - Sauk Valley CC
Kelsey Kleveland - Oregon - Sauk Valley CC
Cally Kowalski - Spring Valley Hall - Illinois Valley CC
Amanda Lambrecht - Rock Island Alleman - Kirkwood CC
Amanda Lillie - Byron - Sauk Valley CC
Mariclaire McConnaughhay - Ottawa Marquette - Illinois Valley CC
Kelsey Michelini - LaSalle-Peru - Western Illinois
Sarah Newell - Ottawa - Joliet JUCO
Alyssa Novak - LaSalle-Peru - Illinois Valley CC
Elora Oprins - Sycamore - Kishwaukee
Kayla Oranger - Burlington Central - Texas-El Paso
Niki Rivera - Sterling - Loras College
Alyssa Rose - LaSalle-Peru - Illinois Valley CC
Samantha Sons - Peru St. Bede - Southern Wesleyan
Sara Smoode - Spring Valley Hall - Sauk Valley CC
Kaitlyn Teager - Port Byron Riverdale - Lake Land CC
Mandy Towne - Ottawa - Illinois Valley CC
Kristin Valle - LaSalle-Peru - Carl Sandburg CC
Jacie Young - Rock Falls - Sauk Valley CC

Mens Basketball:
Cody Behrens - Sterling Newman - Coe College
Joseph Bertrand - Sterling - Illinois
Justin Blondell - Moline - St. Ambrose
David Brown - Rockton Hononegah - Central Michigan
Shane Carnahan - Sycamore - Holy Cross (IN)
Seth Evans - Seneca - Wisconsin-Green Bay
Josh Feldthouse - Sterling - Culver-Stockton
Dustin Fritsch - Sterling - Sauk Valley CC
Clay Hadley - Sterling - Judson
Doug Lillibridge - Byron - Dubuque
Omar Moreno - Streator - Dubuque
Niko Rivera - Sterling - Sauk Valley CC
Jordan Townsend - Moline - Dubuque

Womens Basketball:
Anita Amisi - Rockford Auburn - Sauk Valley CC
Molly Bardson - Ottawa - St. Francis
Kourtney Ewald - Ottawa - Illinois Valley CC
Sam Galas - Peru St. Bede - Kishwaukee CC
Taylor Gallentine - Prophetstown - Highland CC
Laura Johnson - Newark - Olivet Nazarene
Rebecca Johnson - Rockford Christian - Kishwaukee
Emily Murphy - DeKalb - Kishwaukee
Niki Rivera - Sterling - Loras College
Michelle Salvatori - Sterling Newman - Western Illinois
Ashley Schwingle - LaMoille/Ohio - Illinois Valley CC
Courtney Shiffer - Freeport - Highland CC
Erin Thomas - Richmond-Burton - Dayton (2012)

Wrestling:
Joe Roth - Dixon - Central Michigan
Adam Sheley - Geneseo - U. of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Cameron Vance - Port Byron Riverdale - SIU-Edwardsville

Volleyball:
Sam Akre - Newark - Olivet Nazarene
Heather Asplund - Winnebago - Tennessee Tech
Claire Black - Erie - Indian Hills-Ottumwa CC
Staci Caputo - Ottawa Marquette - St. Ambrose
Alexys Cleaver - Dakota - Rock Valley
Karli Davis - Freeport - Bryant
Samantha DeVries - Orangeville - South Carolina-Aiken
Karissa Groharing - Byron - Judson
Abby Hare - Lanark Eastland - Lincoln College
Kathie Hinz - Moline - Grand View
Kelsey Hoefer - Freeport - Towson
Stephanie Holthus - Burlington Central - Northwestern (2011)
Katie Hosten - Galesburg - Western Illinois
Kassandra Klotz - Peru St. Bede - Lincoln College
Amber Ladwig - Hampshire - McHenry College
Damaris Linker - Lanark Eastland - Quincy
Kaitlyn Loos - Sterling - Olivet Nazarene
Shannon Mareth - Dakota - Rock Valley
Catherine Martin - Harvard - McHenry College
Annie Nelson - Rockford Lutheran - Rhode Island
Nicole Plum - Freeport Aquin - Rock Valley
Leah Shaw - Princeton - Illinois Central
Shannon Slick - Rockton Hononegah - Augustana
Sam Thrower - Sycamore - Indiana
Molly Turk - Burlington Central - Northern Iowa (2010)
Amy Wehrs - Hampshire - Kansas (2010)
Kara Wehrs - Hampshire - Kansas (2010)
Christine Williams - Stockton - Quincy
Meaghan Zdunich - Ottawa Marquette - St. Ambrose

Mens Swimming:
Bryce Bohman - Moline - Lincoln College
David Gordon - Sycamore - Xavier

Womens Swimming:
Mary Sue Lemay - Sterling Newman - Iowa
Arica Woolbright - Harlem - Illinois State
Emily Waller - DeKalb - Bowling Green
Ann Wolber - Sterling - Emory

Womens Track and Field/XC:
Tina Eden - Moline - St. Ambrose
Molly Ellis - Rockford Christian - St. John's
Lindsay Geirke - Maple Park Kaneland - Northern Iowa
Brittney Hart - Rock Island - Lincoln College
Kara Howell - Port Byron Riverdale - St. Ambrose
Jen Jenkins - Rochelle - Illinois State
Alyssa Krauss - Rockford Guilford - Danville Area CC
Kaitlyn Loos - Sterling - Olivet Nazarene
Hallie May - La Moille - St. Ambrose
Janelle Mosher - Sterling Newman - St. Francis
Chelsea Rimington - Lena-Winslow - St. Francis
Meg Skaggs - Winnebago - Loras
Amanda Trancoso - Sterling Newman - Northern Illinois

Mens Track and Field/XC:
Eric Celletti - Byron - Lincoln College
Stefan Hueber - Sycamore - Lincoln College
Kevin Huml - Maple Park Kaneland - Waubonsee CC
Kyle Miroux - Spring Valley Hall - Mount Mercy
Quinton Musgrow - East Moline UT - Lincoln College
James Noonan - Rockford Guilford - Rend Lake CC
Jake Payan - Sterling Newman - U. of Wisconsin-Platteville
Jonathan Richards - Streator - Bradley
Sean Smith - Winnebago - St. Francis
James Thompson - Spring Valley Hall - Eastern Illinois
Quinn Walker - Hampshire - Lincoln College
Jeff Wehfeldt - Rockford Christian - Mount Mercy
Luke Wielgopolan - Ottawa - St. Ambrose

Mens Soccer:
Steven Carlson - East Moline UT - Heartland CC
Ian Carothers - Galesburg - Carl Sandburg CC
Ivan Chino - Sterling - Ashford
Logan Engelkes - Winnebago - Olivet Nazarene
Andy Huftalin - Winnebago - Marquette
Richard Jackley - Sterling - Kishwaukee
Gavin Kermode - Galesburg - Carl Sandburg CC
Joshua Krisher - Galesburg - Carl Sandburg CC
Josh Kutzke - Freeport - Loras
Bradly Matthews - East Moline UT - Heartland CC
Matthew McClure - Princeton - Heartland CC
Tyler Mercier - Freeport - Dominican
Tyler Morton - Geneseo - Carl Sandburg CC
Zachary Ogle - Geneseo - Carl Sandburg CC
Andrew Richardson - Geneseo - Carl Sandburg CC
Tim Trzepacz - Streator - Waldorf College
Cory Wahl - Streator - Waldorf College
Austin Walther - Freeport - Luther
Brent VanLanduyt - East Moline - UT - Heartland CC

Mens Golf:
Gavin Corrigan - Earlville - Illinois Valley CC
Patrick Goy - Mendota - Illinois Valley CC
Jon Grchan - Moline - Augustana
Broc Kinney - Ottawa - Illinois Valley CC
Josh Kunde - Sterling - St. Ambrose
DJ Phelps - Moline - Dubuque
Zach Szuminski - Rockford Boylan - Illinois-Springfield

Mens Tennis:
Austin Boyle - Moline - Augustana
Gabe Gloria - Sterling - Sauk Valley CC
Luke Wood - Moline - St. Ambrose

Womens Soccer:
Molly Bender - Rockford Boylan - St. Cloud
Ashley Botts - Rockford Boylan - Grand Valley
Erin DiGiovanni - Rockford Boylan - SIU-Edwardsville
Myah Johnson - Sterling - Morningside
Elizabeth Kaluzinski - Belvidere - Upper Iowa
Taylor Meyers - Rockford Boylan - Louisiana Tech
Karissa Miller - Sycamore - Marquette
Lyndsey Nguyen - Princeton - Heartland CC
Karen Schappert - Rockford Boylan - Winona State
Brittany Sharp - Galesburg - Carl Sandburg CC
Nicole Suedbeck - Machesney Park Harlem - Milliken
Mary Usedom - Rockford Guilford - Northern Illinois
Jordan Wagner - Geneseo - Iowa State
Samantha Welcher - Rockton Hononegah - Loyola

Women's Bowling:
Kayla Betz - Sterling - U. of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Kelly Granzow - Sterling - St. Ambrose
Stephanie Scibna - Rockford Boylan - McKendree

Women's Tennis:
Jana Anderson - Streator - Illinois Valley CC
Kelissa Pytel - LaSalle-Peru - Illinois Valley CC

Women's Golf:
Alisha Berogan - Sterling - Lincoln College
Abbey Heck - Galesburg - Carl Sandburg CC
Ember Schuldt - Sterling - Illinois
Megan Vandersee - Sterling - Augustana

Men's Bowling:
Sam Lenz - Rockford Guilford - McKendree

Other: