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The Fire women’s soccer team celebrates its second consecutive Sun Conference Tournament Championship after defeating St. Thomas.
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
FOOTBALL
The men’s cross country team’s season saw three different second place finishes and was highlighted by a secondplace finish at The Sun Conference Championship after missing first place by only six points. John-Perez Dunn was the overall champion and earned SUN Runner of the Year honors and a trip to the NAIA National Championship. Luke Callery was also named to the All-Sun Conference First-Team after finishing in sixth place at the SUN Championship, while David Milburn earned secondteam honors with his eighth-place finish.
The women’s cross country team finished their season at The Sun Conference Championship after taking second place, just seven points behind SCAD Savannah. Emma Woltjer and Julia Rohm both earned First-Team All-Sun Conference honors and a trip to the NAIA National Championship with their top seven finishes at the SUN Championship, while Isabel Oliveto, Makenzie Johnson, Abbie Baker, Emma McLaughlin and Jillian Blaser all landed on the All-Sun Conference Second-Team. Rohm was named The Sun Conference Runner of the Year and Sun Conference Champion of Character, and head coach Paul Kurtz was named Coach of the Year.
The football team bounced back from three early-season losses to end the season with an 8-3 record and were Mid-South Conference Sun Division Co-Champions. The season ended on a five-game winning streak and was highlighted by two wins over Top 25 ranked schools, including a 20-17 comefrom-behind victory against the No. 6 ranked Keiser. The Fire placed six players on the All-Mid-South Sun Division First-Team, five more on the second team and had four special award winners. This included the Defensive Player of the Year in Marc Viechec after registering 78 tackles and the Defensive Freshman of the Year in Joey Chatman after making
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