With two new varsity programs, three conference titles, five teams placing in NCAA Division III play, another sweep of the national handball titles, and a school record number of victories, 2014-15 was an extremely successful year for Forester Athletics.
Handball player Dan Cordova was named Forester Athlete of the Week on Thursday for his performance at last weekend's United States Handball Association Collegiate National Championships.
The Lake Forest College handball teams claimed the men's, women's, and combined team titles at the United States Handball Association National Collegiate Championships in Portland, Oregon, over the weekend. Highlighting the individual performances was the Open Singles title claimed by senior Dan Cordova.
The Lake Forest College handball team competed at the Circle City Tournament in Indianapolis over the weekend. Forester senior C.J. Laffey defeated classmate Dan Cordova in the Men's Open Singles final and also teamed with Cordova to win the Open Doubles title.
The Forester handball teams competed at the Illinois Handball Association Singles Tournaments over the weekend. After reaching the quarterfinals as a sophomore and finishing as the runner-up a year ago, Lake Forest senior Dan Cordova claimed the Open Singles title in 2015.
Lake Forest College handball players took part in the 2014 Milwaukee Classic over the weekend. Senior Dan Cordova reached the quarterfinals before falling to the eventual champion.
Lake Forest College hosted the annual Illinois Handball Association Contenders Tournament over the weekend and Forester sophomore Anthony Collado rattled off four consecutive victories to claim the title.
Lake Forest College Homecoming and Reunion Weekend is coming up September 18-20. Among the weekend's many events is the annual Athletic Recognition Ceremony, which will include the induction of Leigh Anne Furgerson Ihnken '04, Corey Honore '98, Brent Keeley '81, and Megan Mehilos Dorneker '04 into the Forester Athletic Hall of Fame.