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"UW-Whitewater offensive lineman Quinn Meinerz, who decided to forgo his senior year with the Warhawks to declare for the NFL draft, had that optimism rewarded as he was drafted Friday night by the Denver Broncos, No. 98 overall.
The last three Division III football players drafted into the NFL have all been offensive linemen, including St. John's Ben Bartch, who was taken in the fourth round last year, and Hobart's Ali Marpet, who was the highest-ever draft pick out of Division III, at No. 61 overall by Tampa Bay. Marpet is a multiple-year starter on the line for the Bucs, and Bartch played in 13 games and had one start as a rookie for the Jaguars last season.
It's Selection Monday for three DIII sports as women's lacrosse along with men's and women's golf will announce the fields for the national championship tournament.
Women's lacrosse kicks things off with a 10:30 AM EDT selection show. The 37-team field features 33 AQs, 1 Pool B and 3 Pool C slots.
A teams: Aurora, Babson, Becker, Cabrini, Catholic, Cazenovia, Chicago, Cortland, Denison, FDU Florham, Farmingdale State, Franklin & Marshall, George Fox, John Carroll, Johnson & Wales, Meredith, Messiah, Morrisville State, Northwestern, Notre Dame (Md.), Rhodes, Roger Williams, St. John Fisher, Saint Mary's (Ind.), Salisbury, TCNJ, Transylvania, Tufts, Washington & Jefferson, Washington and Lee, Western Connecticut, Westfield State, William Smith
B hopefuls: Colorado College (5-2, 452), UW-River Falls (9-3, 599) Our pick: UW-River Falls
C hopefuls (overall record, SOS as of 4/27): Brockport (10-3, 589), Colby (3-1, 579), Emmanuel (8-1, 590), Framingham State (7-2, 583), Illinois Wesleyan (11-3, 609), Ithaca (12-1, 674), Wooster (8-2, 513), York (12-3, 548) Our picks: Ithaca, York, Illinois Wesleyan
Selection Monday continues with press releases announcing the fields for the men's and women's golf championships.
Women - 25 teams and six individuals for a total of 131 participants
AQ (22): Catholic, Centre, Denison, Dubuque, George Fox, Grinnell, Illinois Wesleyan, Ithaca, Lakeland, Marymount, Ohio Northern, Redlands, Rose-Hulman, St. Catherine, Saint Mary's (Ind.), St. Scholastica, Texas-Dallas, Washington and Lee, Westminster (Pa.), Williams, UW-Whitewater, York
Pool B hopefuls (1): Carnegie Mellon, Emory, Methodist Our pick: Methodist
Pool C hopefuls (2): Carnegie Mellon, Christopher Newport, Emory, Mary Hardin-Baylor Our picks: Carnegie Mellon, Emory
Men - 37 teams and six individuals for a total of 191 participants
AQ (31): Albertus Magnus, Aurora, Catholic, Chapman, Denison, Farmingdale State, Franklin & Marshall, Guilford, Husson, Illinois Wesleyan, Mary Hardin-Baylor, Middlebury, Nebraska Wesleyan, Otterbein, Penn College, Penn State Behrend, Piedmont, Rensselaer, Rosemont, Rose-Hulman, Saint John's, Sewanee, Stevens, Trine, Utica, Webster, Western New England, Westminster (Pa.), Willamette, UW-Superior, York
Pool B hopefuls (3): Carnegie Mellon, Christopher Newport, Emory, Trinity (Texas) Our picks: Carnegie Mellon, Emory, Trinity
Pool C hopefuls (3): Christopher Newport, Greensboro, Huntingdon, McMurry, Methodist, Texas-Dallas Our picks: Methodist, Huntingdon, Texas-Dallas
CONFERENCES
4. Champions
Congratulations to these conference champions!
Lacrosse (M)
NACC: Benedictine
SCAC: Colorado College
Rowing
Liberty (M): Hobart; (W) Ithaca
Northwest (W): Pacific Lutheran
Soccer
Presidents (M): Washington & Jefferson; (W) Chatham
Softball
Centennial: Gettysburg
Tennis
American Southwest (M): Concordia (Texas)
Centennial (M/W): Johns Hopkins
NEAC (M): Lancaster Bible
Presidents (M): Grove City
SCAC (M): Trinity; (W) Southwestern
USA South (M/W) North Carolina Wesleyan
Track and Field
American Southwest (M/W): McMurry
Coast-2-Coast (M/W): Christopher Newport
Centennial (M/W): Johns Hopkins
Heartland (M/W): Rose-Hulman
Little East (M): Eastern Connecticut; (W) Southern Maine
MASCAC (M/W): Bridgewater State
NEWMAC (M/W): WPI
ODAC (M/W): Lynchburg
Presidents (M): Geneva; (W) Westminster
SLIAC (M/W): Greenville
Volleyball
ODAC (W): Washington and Lee
SCAC (W): Colorado College
Water Polo
SCIAC (W): Cal Lutheran (tournament champions)
TOP 10
5. Weekend Review
Baseball
Trinity, Texas
Washington, Mo. (d. Wabash, 5-0, 15-9)
Webster
Salisbury (d. Mary Washington, 7-2, 12-1)
Marietta
Washington & Jefferson (d. Thiel, 15-2, 12-2, 17-2, 12-2)
Aurora (d. Concordia-Chicago, 23-5, 24-3, 16-15, 15-5)
UW-Whitewater (d. UW-Stout, 12-1, 11-5)
North Central, Ill. (d. Wheaton, 10-1, 11-10, 8-4)
Babson (d. Clark, 6-2, 15-3)
Lacrosse (M)
RIT (d. #14 Union, 12-10)
Tufts
Salisbury (d. Southern Virginia, 29-14)
Lynchburg (d. #16 Hampden-Sydney, 11-9)
Cabrini
York (d. Albright, 31-2)
Gettysburg (lost to #12 F&M, 16-11)
Stevenson (d. Hood, 16-7)
Christopher Newport (d. St. Mary's, 21-13)
Williams (d. Trinity, 9-8 OT)
Lacrosse (W)
Franklin & Marshall (d. #5 Gettysburg, 17-14)
Washington and Lee (d. Lynchburg, 18-8; d. #25 Roanoke, 17-9)
Tufts (d. #11 Wesleyan, 14-3)
Salisbury (d. #20 Christopher Newport, 17-8)
Gettysburg (lost to #1 F&M, 17-14)
Catholic (d. Scranton, 13-9)
Ithaca (lost to #19 William Smith, 17-13)
Colby
Denison (d. Wooster, 14-13)
St. John Fisher (d. Hartwick, 22-3; d. Nazareth, 12-3)
Softball
Texas Lutheran
Virginia Wesleyan (d. Shenandoah, 8-0, 6-0)
(tie) Birmingham-Southern
(tie) E. Connecticut (vs. Castleton, 4-2, 5-6; vs. Southern Maine 6-7, 6-3)
DePauw (d. Ohio Wesleyan, 13-5, 4-3, 1-0, 7-2)
Belhaven (d. Louisiana C, 5-4, 10-1)
East Texas Baptist (d. LeTourneau, 5-0, 5-0, 7-1)
Linfield (vs. George Fox, 3-5, 7-6)
Moravian (d. Elizabethtown, 4-0, 7-1, 4-1, 8-3)
Emory & Henry (d. Ferrum, 4-1, 4-3)
Tennis (W)
Atlantic South
Emory (lost to Georgia Gwinnett, 8-1; d. #2C Washington U., 9-0)
Mary Washington (d. #13 Salisbury, 9-0)
Johns Hopkins (d. Muhlenberg, 9-0)
Central
Kenyon (d. Allegheny, 9-0; vs. #5 AS Carnegie Mellon)
Washington, Mo. (lost to Sewanee, 7-2; lost to #1 AS Emory, 9-0)
Case Western
Northeast
Wesleyan (d. Hamilton, 9-0)
Tufts (d. #13 Trinity, 8-1)
Middlebury (d. #6 Williams, 5-4)
West
Southwestern (d. Schreiner, 5-0; d. #2 Trinity, 5-4)
Trinity (d. St. Thomas, 5-0; lost to #1 Southwestern, 5-4)
Texas-Dallas
Tennis (M)
Atlantic South
Emory (d. Tennessee Wesleyan, 5-4; lost to #2C Washington U., 6-3)
North Carolina Wesleyan (d. Covenant, 9-0)
Carnegie Mellon (d. #11C Kenyon, 5-3)
Central
Case Western
Washington, Mo. (d. #11 AS Sewanee, 9-0; d. #1 AS Emory, 6-3)
Chicago (d. #8 UW-Eau Claire, 7-2)
Northeast
Williams (d. Hamilton, 9-0)
Brandeis
Tufts (d. Trinity, 9-0)
West
Trinity (d. St. Thomas, 5-0; d. #2 Southwestern, 5-2)
Southwestern (d. Schreiner, 5-0; lost to #1 Trinity, 5-2)
Two seven-inning no-hitters were twirled on Saturday. RPI's Ryan Yerby defeated Ithaca, 4-0, walking four with five punchouts in the Engineers' first no-no since 2010. USMMA's Joe Raab also allowed four free passes and struck out seven as the Mariners blanked Farmingdale State, 4-0
Golf (W)
Lakeland and Marian went to extra holes to determine the NACC championship on Sunday after battling to a draw over 54 holes. The Muskies edged the Sabres, 21-22, on the first playoff hole to win the conference's AQ.
Lacrosse (W)
Washington and Lee won its 11th straight ODAC title with a 17-9 victory against Roanoke.
Softball
Virginia Wesleyan's Hannah Hull set a Division III record for career pitching victories (126) as the Marlins blanked Shenandoah, 8-0.
Track and Field
Gustavus Adolphus junior Taylor Rooney set a Division III men's record in the 110 hurdles with a time of 13.72 at the NSIC & Friends Outdoor Challenge on Saturday. He bettered the old mark of 13.79 established by Justin Johnson of St. Norbert in 2012.
Messiah sophomore Esther Seeland is now second on the all-time DIII list in the women's 800 after running a 2:03.25 at the Virginia Grand Prix. Ohio Northern's Emily Richards has run the fastest four times in the event, including a record 2:00.62 in 2017.
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