MULES & AT H L E T I C S
HIGHLIGHTS Jennies Basketball made it to their second Final 4 in the past four years, finishing Mules Baseball earned the title of NCAA Division II Central Region Champion at second in the MIAA and winning their eighth NCAA Division II Central Region a tournament hosted in Warrensburg. The team made it all the way to the NCAA Championship. For the Mules, Cameron Hunter earned All-MIAA honorable Division II National Championships, finishing in second place. mention, and six of his teammates were named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
Jennies Golf won two tournaments this spring and advanced to the NCAA Central Region Tournament for the fifth straight year. Rosie Klausner qualified for the National Championship Tournament as an individual.
Jennies Soccer did not compete in a formal fall season but faced MIAA competition in a nontraditional spring season. Caroline Cole and Kassie Newsom were selected for the All-MIAA spring team. 28
Jennies Bowling finished the year ranked No. 3 in NCAA Division II/III by the National Tenpin Coaches Association. They made the inaugural Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament finals and placed four Jennies on the All-Conference team: Paytynn Kuhns, Tatum Ruffalo, Cayla Bortz and Sydney Miller.
While the Jennies Volleyball team did not compete in the fall season, they did play in the spring, advancing to the spring tournament’s semifinals. Two student-athletes made the All-Tournament team: Audrey Fisher and Kersti Nix. Hannah Engelken and Ally Offerdahl were selected for the All-MIAA Team.
Mules Golf won the MIAA Championship for the 23rd time in the team’s history and finished the season as NCAA Region Champions, a first since 2017. Matt Hoemann was crowned the individual NCAA Central Region Championship.
Fall 2021 | www.ucmfoundation.org/magazine
