The Midwest Conference released the list of 2022-23 Academic All-MWC honorees on Friday and 159 Forester student-athletes were recognized, one shy of the school record.
Membership in the Forester Athletic Hall of Fame will increase by four when the class of 2023 is inducted as part of the College's Homecoming celebration on Saturday, October 7. The class will include football player John Jahn '87, softball player Melissa Wegner '06, hockey player Courtney Bean '10, and swimmer Becky Shaak '13.
With regular season and/or conference tournament titles in four different sports and top-three finishes in 10 others, 2022-23 was another memorable year for Lake Forest College Athletics.
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced its NCAA Division III All-Region Teams on Friday and the list included Lake Forest College's Elena Chrisman.
The Lake Forest College softball team dropped the opening game of the Midwest Conference Tournament 6-0 to Grinnell College but rebounded for an 11-2 six-inning triumph over Cornell College on day one of the event.
Lake Forest College softball players Brooke Challe and Elena Chrisman were named Midwest Conference Pitcher and Position Performer of the Week, respectively, on Monday. They helped the Foresters post a 4-0 record in league play last week.
The Lake Forest College softball team won the opener 6-5 and game two 12-3 in six innings at Monmouth College Sunday afternoon. The first victory was the 500th in head coach Joe Kinsella's career and the second extended the Foresters' winning streak to nine games.
Lake Forest College softball player Elena Chrisman was named Midwest Conference Position Performer of the Week on Monday for her performance in four Forester victories last week.
The Forester softball team split a doubleheader at the University of Chicago on Sunday, falling 4-3 in nine innings in the opener before prevailing 2-0 in five innings in game two, which was shortened by darkness.
The Lake Forest College softball team's Midwest Conference title defense began with a pair of victories over Knox College at home on Friday. The Foresters took the opener 15-7 in six innings before winning game two 7-3.
The Lake Forest College softball team hosted and defeated Carthage College 9-7 in Tuesday's doubleheader opener. Game two was suspended after eight innings with the score tied at seven.
The Forester softball team closed out its Spring Break trip to Florida with a 2-0 triumph over Kalamazoo College on Saturday. Lake Forest also fell 7-2 to Franklin and Marshall College earlier in the day.
The Lake Forest College softball team defeated College of St. Scholastica 9-6 before falling 4-3 in eight innings to Ohio Northern University on Thursday. It was the Foresters' fourth split in as many days of action during their Spring Break trip to Florida.