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D1 Athletes

Torch Staff • May 23, 2013

Name: Michael Kinsella

Sport: Golf

College: Valparaiso University

Stats:

  • He has been playing golf for 5 years, since he was 13.

  • He does not play on the GBN team.

  • He had 2 PJGT (Plantations Junior Golf Tour) wins.

  • He placed in the top 20 (in tournaments) in state, regional, and national tours, which include the IJGA (Illinois Junior Golf Association), FCWT (Future Collegians World Tour) and AJGA (American Junior Golf Association).

  • He played in the Web.com tour qualifing event last summer and shot a 75. (but he didn’t qualify).

  • His best score was in Saddlebrook in Tampa, Florida, and he scored a 67.

  • He has only had one hole-in-one in his life, which he scored during a PJGT event.

 

-Memory: hitting a hole-in-one during a PJGT event

 

-quote: “Its funny how they say golf is one of the best games to learn life lessons. Integrity is definitely one of the things you pick up.”

Name: Montana Paley

Position: Forward

Sport: Soccer

College: Bucknell University

Jersey #- 5

  • All-Conference as a freshman,  All-sectional as a sophomore

  • 20 goals and 20 assists freshman and sophomore year combined (three goals one assist as a junior in four games–> had a concussion through most of the year) and stats for this year subject to change before issue comes out (Coach Loch told me he could give me updated stats on her as the issue’s release date comes closer)

  • Led the teams in goals and assists sophomore year

  • On Varsity since freshman year and started since freshman year.

  • Member of the 18U Select FC United travel team of Glenview, Ill

  • Awarded “Most Valuable Offensive Player” as a sophomore (An award given by the team)

 

-Favorite Memory: Bonding with teammates–>“I remember, my freshman year, Meghan Keding yelled at me to come sit in the SAC and she made me sit and talk to senior boys and I was terrified.” (Montana)

 

-Achievement most proud of: Bouncing back from a concussion during her Junior year.

“The first goal of the year that we scored was on a cross that Montana headed in. There were no second thoughts, there was no ‘should I go up for it’, it was just normal for her.” (Coach Loch

 

-Most excited about: Traveling

 

Name: Kurt Karis

Position: Guard

Sport: Basketball

College: Chicago State University

Stats:

  • On varsity for three years

  • Named to all-conference team as a junior and senior

  • 12.9 points, 5.8 assists per game his senior year

  • 152 assists his senior year, accounting for 42.3 percent of his entire team’s assists and outscoring the next highest assist leader by 94 assists

  • 121 rebounds was the second most on the team this past season (behind McAuliffe)

  • 61 steals his senior year, accounting for 35.7 percent of his entire team’s steals, he had over two times as many steals as the second highest player on the team (next highest was Ethan Lutz with 29)

 

-Quote: Weber- “Chicago State got a real steal in Kurt Karis. I think he’s going to really surprise some people, and a lot of schools missed [an opportunity] because of his injuries.”

 

Name: Nick Jan

Sport: Golf

College: Ohio State University

Stats:

  • Qualified and made it to match play in the US Juniors

  • Three-time state qualifier

  • Four-year varsity golfer

  • Received under-18 world rank during high school

  • Three top five finishes in American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) last year

  • Best rank was 40 in Junior Golf Scoreboard (JGS) world ranking

 

-Memory: Senior Jae Lee singing Taylor Swift on the way to sectionals

 

Name: Jonathan Goldstein

Sport: Golf

College: DePaul University

Stats:

  • Varsity golfer for four years

  • Placed 2nd in AJGA tournament – led tournament after 36 holes (out of 54)

  • Personal best score: 68 (in the AJGA tournament)

  • Top five out of five  tournaments this past high school season

  • Top 10 in 8 out of 12 tournaments this past season

  • Strengths: good putter and shortgame

 

-Looking forward to: “College atmosphere. For everybody who’s graduating, it’s going to be new experiences and getting out of your comfort zone.” Goldstein plans to live in a townhouse in Lincoln Park with eight golf teammates.

 

Name: Jeremy Kahen

Sport: Football

College: Drake University

Position: Offensive Lineman

  • years playing football: 2

  • shoe size: 17

  • Height: 6’8’’ (according to Kahen)

  • Weight: 330 lbs. (according to Kahen)

  • 3-rep max (bench press): approximately 300 lbs.

  • Favorite athlete: Russell Wilson (QB, Seattle Seahawks)

  • Favorite school to play against: Deerfield

 

Memory: Beating Glenbrook South this past season after blocking for running back Grant Rushing on his game winning touchdown run

 

Name: Andrew McAuliffe

Sport: Basketball

College: Davidson College

Stats:

•   Led team in field goals (197), free throws (82), total points (479), offensive rebounds (55), defensive rebounds (121), blocks (42), and points per game (18.42)

•   An efficiency rating of 22.4 – same as ’09 Davidson Alum Stephen Curry (13th in the NBA)

•   Four-year varsity player (3 year starter)

•   38% 3-point percentage

•   6’8” tall (led team in height)

-Coach’s memory: “His junior year when we beat Niles North, we won by 29 points and it was the day he got injured. I believe he fractured his patella in that game. He played through the injury, came out, and had 29 points and 12 rebounds in that game. 2 dunks, hit a couple 3’s, and he had suffered that injury in the first or second quarter of that game.”

Name: Molly Orbon

Sport: Swimming

College: Cornell University

Stats:

 

200 Individual Medley:

-2:05.65 in State Prelims (New School Record)

-2:06.38 in State Finals 10th place

-2:07.11 at Sectionals 1st place

-2:11.82 at Conference 1st place

 

200 Medley Relay:

-1:48.08 at State Finals 9th place – Park (backstroke), Oliphant (breaststroke), Orbon (butterfly), Rosenberg (free)

-1:46.34 at Sectionals 3rd place (New School Record) –  Park (backstroke), Oliphant (breaststroke), Orbon (butterfly), Rosenberg (free)

-1:50.95 at Conference 1st place – Park (backstroke), Oliphant (breaststroke), Orbon (butterfly), Rosenberg (free)

 

100 Butterfly

-59.37 at Conference 1st place

 

200 Freestyle Relay

-1:37.88 at State 11th place – Park, Rosenberg, Doolan, Orbon

-1:38.43 at Sectionals 4th place – Park, Rosenberg, Doolan, Orbon

 

400 Freestyle Relay

-3:32.79 at State 14th place – Park, Rosenberg, Doolan, Orbon

-3:33.66 at Sectionals 3rd place – Park, Rosenberg, Doolan, Orbon

-3:40.00 at Conference 1st place Rosenberg, Nowak, Doolan, Orbon

 

  • Started swimming when she was six at Glenbrook Aquatics

  • Started swimming because older sister swam (looked up to her–does not swim in college)

  • Event preferences: best event-200 IM, 2nd-200 backstroke, 3rd-200 freestyle

  • Memorable meet: State meet–placed the best she ever had (200 IM Medley-10th)

  • Went to Junior Nationals in March–She did well but in comparison to the quality of the meet it seems unimpressive (200 Freestyle 1:52.2-around 85th place, 200 Backstroke 2:04.1)

  • Raced against olympic swimmer Lia Neal in the same heat at Nationals

 

Quotes from Molly:

-“When I’m racing I tend to just look at the people around me and try to beat them. I really try to think as little as possible.”

 

-“I can’t really imagine my life without swimming, so swimming in college just seems natural.”

-“In season, when you’re working hard it’s hard to swim fast sometimes, so swimmers in general, especially me, will get discouraged. You feel like you’re swimming slower than you are, but, in the end, it all works out.”

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