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Men's Track and Field Third at the April 13 Benedictine (Ill.) "Eagle Invitational

Augustana (Ill.) Invitational "Meet of Champions" Next on Friday-Saturday

By Steve Marovich, Sports Information Director

4/14/2013 5:54:00 AM

Mark Balmes wins the discus and takes fifth in the shot put at Benedictine (Ill.)

Results

The Carthage College men's track and field team (35-16 outdoor record) finished third at the Saturday, April 13 Benedictine University (Ill.) ?Eagle Invitational? at the Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex in Lisle, Ill.?

Olivet Nazarene University won the 21-team event with 105.50 points, a half-point ahead of second-place Loyola University (Ill.) at 105.? Carthage was third at 96.33, followed by the University of Chicago fourth at 60.83, Aurora University fifth at 41, Benedictine (Ill.) sixth at 37, the College of DuPage seventh at 33.50, Harper College eighth at 29.83, Millikin University ninth at 29.50, Illinois Wesleyan University 10th at 29, Elmhurst College 11th at 28, Concordia University (Chicago), Clarke University and Valparaiso University tied for 12th place at 26 points each, St. Xavier University 15th at 22, Trinity Christian College and Roosevelt University tied for 16th place at 17 points each, Concordia University (Wis.) and Judson University (Ill.) tied for 18th place with six points each, Beloit College 20th five and one-half points and Oakton Community College 21st with one point.
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Carthage's Mark Balmes (Fr., Mount Prospect, Ill./Arlington Heights-Hersey) won the discus (156-10), while placing fifth in the shot put (46-6 ?) and sixth in the hammer throw (151-0).? Branden Miller (So., Winfield, Ill./Wheaton-North) the javelin (169-2) and took fifth place in the hammer throw (153-6), and Trevor James (Jr., Maywood, Ill./Chicago-Hope Academy) won the high jump (6-9 ?).? Eric Schmidt (Sr., Kewaunee, Wis.) finished third in the hammer throw (170-3).? Derrik Guyette (So., Hortonville, Wis.) was fourth in both the hammer throw (159-4) and the shot put (48-6 ?).?

The Red Men also picked up a win from their 4x100-meter relay team of Robert Liss (Fr., Hinsdale, Ill./Central), Mike Brown (So., St. Charles, Ill./East), Aryan Avant (Jr., Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) and Kendric Cornelius (Fr., Palatine, Ill.) with a time of 42.77.?

Carthage travels to Rock Island, Ill., on Friday-Saturday, April 19-20 for the Augustana College (Ill.) ?Meet of Champions? at Ericson Field (3 p.m./10 a.m.).

4.13 | Men's Track and Field

Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex - Lisle, Ill.

Red Men

10 a.m.

Benedictine University (Ill.) "Eagle Invitational"

4.19 | Men's Track and Field

Ericson Field - Rock Island, Ill.

Red Men

3 p.m/10 a.m.

Augustana College (Ill.) "Meet of Champions"

Derrik Guyette breaks a 1977 Carthage shot put record
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Did You Know...

Brotherly Love

Sixteen sets of brothers have played soccer for Carthage men's coach Steve Domin since 1995.

Carthage's "Mr. Touchdown"

The last living member of Carthage's first football team, the 1895 squad, was William Simmons, "02.? Simmons was honored at a 1958 Carthage game for scoring the Red Men's first-ever home touchdown in an 18-0 win over Quincy University on Nov. 28, 1895 in Carthage, Ill.? Simmons scored on a 75-yard fumble recovery.

George Demos

George Demos, who lettered on the 2002 and 2003 Carthage soccer teams, is the director of special events for Reggie Jackson's Mr. October Foundation for Kids.

Coach Tim Rucks Hits 100

Carthage football coach Tim Rucks?won his 100th career game with a 40-23 decision at Millikin University on Oct. 8, 2011.?

Caitlin Schober

Carthage College diver Caitlin Schober (Sr., Beloit, Wis./Memorial) was named ?Miss Kenosha? on Jan. 26, 2013.

Paul Smith

Paul Smith, a member of Carthage?s inaugural men?s soccer team in 1981, was inducted into the Wisconsin Soccer Association Hall of Fame in 2010.?A native of Racine, Wis., Smith?set a Carthage game record that season by collecting four assists against Milton College on Oct. 21.?Smith is currently the outdoors editor of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

Little All-Americans

The Associated Press has named 17 Carthage football players "Little All-Americans" since 1938, including punter Tyler Funk, a 2010 honoree.

Augie Schmidt IV Reaches 700 Wins

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Carthage Baseball in the NCAAs

The Carthage baseball team made its 18th NCAA regional appearance in 2011.

Greg Dirkse

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Gurnee Warren Township Soccer

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Ryan Baumgartner and Matt Ulmer

Former Carthage men?s volleyball players Ryan Baumgartner (2005-07) and Matt Ulmer (2005-07) were named 2013 American Volleyball Coaches Association ?Under 30 Award? winners.? Baumgartner is the head women?s volleyball coach at Dominican University (Ill.) and Ulmer the head sand volleyball coach at NCAA Division I Long Beach State University.

Carthage Turns on the Lights

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Tony Buyniski

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Red Men's 1,000th Basketball Win

With an 85-60 win over Concordia University (Wis.) on Nov. 28, 2009, Carthage won its 1,000th men's basketball game.? The program began in 1907.

L.J. Marx Reaches 100 Wins

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Doubling Up

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Coach Brady Lindsley

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Carthage's First Hole-in-One

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Rob Wolter

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First NFL Playoff Game

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Amanda Croix Named Army Assistant Coach

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Bosko Djurickovic

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Dubuque Doubleheader

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Brooke Mix Scores Her Second Career Hole-in-0ne

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Brady Lindsley Wins No. 250

Carthage men's tennis coach Brady Lindsley won his 250th match on April 23, 2011?with a 9-0 win at Principia College.

Kent Dernbach

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Ryan Baumgartner

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Rob Lytle

Former University of Michigan football tailback Rob Lytle, who died on Nov. 20, 2010, played for the Denver Broncos Super Bowl XII team that lost to the Dallas Cowboys in 1978.?Denver?s head coach that year was Robert ?Red? Miller, who assisted Carthage head coach Art Keller from 1955 to 1957.

Coach Leanne Ulmer

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Emily Goetz

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Leanne Ulmer's 300th win

Carthage women's volleyball coach Leanne Ulmer won her 300th career match with a 3-0 decision over?Southwestern (Texas) on Sept. 16, 2011.

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