University of Mary Washington - Index

University of Mary Washington - summer08 - Index

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UMW Riding
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The University of Mary Washington
riding team finished seventh in
the nation in the Collegiate Cup
at the Los Angeles Equestrian
Center in early May. Jessica Van
Brocklin ’08 finished third and
fourth in her team classes – open
fences and open flat, respectively.
Hannah Woll ’10 earned a sixthplace
finish for the team in novice
flat. Other team competitors
included Brittany Hill ’11, Tiffany
Batterton ’09, Sarah Leavitt ’10,
Shannon Brown ’11, and Catarina
Brokaw ’10. Van Brocklin was also
national champion in individual
open flat, and Lauren Campbell
placed third in the nation in the
same class. The Eagles advanced to
the national show for the first time
since 1994.
Jessica Van Brocklin ’08 led UMW's
riding team to seventh place in the
Collegiate Cup.
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Lorena de la Garza ’08 achieved All-America status in each of the four years of
her collegiate career, only the fourth athlete in UMW history to do so. The senior
women’s swimmer won the honor in March at the NCAA Division III National
Championships.
De la Garza finished in 11th place in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:07.46
in the competition at Miami University in Ohio. The biology major is the owner of
both the school and the Capital Athletic
Conference records in that event. She
joins Lea Schon ’01, women’s tennis;
Mariah Butler ’00, women’s swimming;
and Kelley Tice ’07, rowing, as the
only four-year All-Americans in school
history.
Success came early and often at
UMW for the Blacksburg resident; she
finished as an All-American six times in both relay competitions and individual
butterfly events. Standing just 5-feet-3-inches tall, de la Garza isn’t the size of a
typical swimmer, but her will to succeed and ability to compete contribute to her
considerable success.
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Caitlin Erickson ’08 enjoyed the greatest season in UMW women’s lacrosse history
this year. The attacker from Cypress, Texas, broke school records for career points,
303; career assists, 126; season points, 143; and season assists, 81, keeping the
Eagles nationally ranked all season.
Erickson shattered the NCAA Division III record for most points per game in
a season (7.94), and led the nation in assists per game (4.53). She recorded the
highest single game point total in the nation this season, scoring 14 points in Mary
Washington’s 18-16 win over Christopher Newport University in April. Erickson also
held the top four highest assist totals per game in the nation, scoring 10 assists
against Hood College on March 20, and nine each against Catholic University, St.
Mary’s College, and CNU.
A business major, Erickson played extensively as a freshman for the Eagles at
the midfield position, where she scored 14 goals
and added five assists in 14 games. During her
sophomore season, she doubled her output,
netting 30 goals and adding 13 assists. Her
breakout season came a year ago, when she helped
lead UMW to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight by
compiling 98 points, the second most in school
history, on 71 goals and 27 assists.
This year, she was a force offensively, both in
scoring and in passing assists, yielding at least 10
points – the school record until this season for points
scored in a game – in seven of the Eagles’ 18 games.
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