“We take great pride in our student-athletes and I continue to be impressed by how well they meet our athletic programming goals. Their commitment and dedication is incredible and I am happy there is a week that recognizes all that they do and bring to our campus and community,” Athletic Director Jackie Slaats said.

Athletics opened the week with a kick-off event in the Mohr Student Center on Monday, April 8, and will be distributing “Proud to be DIII” buttons every day during lunch. Other days honor the fans, or the Forester Fanatics, and the many community outreach efforts teams participate in each year.

The following a video of Lake Forest College faculty and staff members who played Division III sports. It was shown during the kick-off event.

Also during that event, Athletics recognized members of the Sportsmanship Team for their outstanding sportsmanship both on and off the court/field:

Kaleigh Ambrose ’16 – Softball 

Mitch Caywood ’16 – Men’s Basketball

Daniel Cordova ’16 – Men’s Handball

Stefano De La Cuesta ’13 –  Men’s Cross Country

Mike Dotson ’13 – Football

Megan Escanilla ’14 – Women’s Cross Country

Emily Keast ’15 – Women’s Soccer

Kris Korth ’16 – Men’s Swimming & Diving

Kyle Kraus ’15 – Men’s Soccer

Kaitlyn Martin ’13 – Women’s Tennis

Melissa Paluch ’16 – Women’s Hockey

Sarah Pekar ’15 –  Women’s Swimming & Diving

Jenna Rice ’15 – Women’s Basketball

Tia Rupnik ’13 – Volleyball

Charlie Stein ’14 – Men’s Hockey

Jordan Stoler ’16 – Men’s Tennis

Samantha Zender ’14 – Women’s Handball

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