Vote for the #StormTop10 Moments of 2014-15
Gutsy individual efforts. Dramatic finishes. Landmark moments.
The 2014-15 season had them all. Now, it's time for you to decide the top highlight from the past season. Was it Brittany Hedrick's buzzer-beater that helped the women's basketball team beat Luther in OT? Was it the softball team's run to the NCAA Tournament? Was it Mitchell White setting the record for goals scored in a career?
The decision is yours.
Read through our nominees below and vote for your top five highlights using the survey at the bottom of the page. Voting remains open until Noon on Monday, July 6, and the countdown begins that afternoon. A new highlight will be revealed every week day until we reach No. 1 on July 17.
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KATIE KIEFFER SURPASSES 3,000 CAREER ASSISTS
The junior volleyball setter became just the seventh player in school history to reach the 3,000 assist milestone when she had 24 against Central on Oct. 28. She closed the season with a career-high 1,092 assists and has 3,096 after three seasons.
LOUIS JOSLYN, ALEX SEVERN: ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
Men's soccer player Louis Joslyn and football player Alex Severn were honored by Capital One as Academic All-Americans for their work in the classroom and on the field. Both earned second team honors. A junior midfielder, Joslyn owns a perfect 4.0 GPA in mathematics and computer science. A senior defensive tackle, Severn had a 3.86 GPA in applied philosophy and served as president for the Student Body and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
MITCHELL WHITE SETS CAREER RECORDS FOR GOALS, POINTS
Senior men's soccer player Mitchell White closed his career as Simpson's all-time leader in goals (42) and points (92). His record-setting 37th career goal came off a header in the 54th minute of a 3-1 win over Wisconsin-Whitewater on on Sept. 21.
BRITTANY HEDRICK BUZZER BEATER HELPS STORM TOP LUTHER IN OT
Brittany Hedrick forced overtime against league-leading Luther when she banked in an impossible 3-pointer as time expired, helping the Storm to an 88-81 win over the Norse on Jan. 21 at Cowles Fieldhouse.
CHARLES SWAIN REACHES 1,000-POINT MILESTONE
Men's basketball player Charles Swain became the 19th player in school history to score 1,000 points in a career. The senior landed on 1,000 points exactly, scoring 15 points in the season finale against Loras on Feb. 21. Swain hit a pull-up 3 from the left wing with 5:28 to play to reach the mark.
TRENT LINDENMAN HAS SEASON TO REMEMBER
Junior men's golfer Trent Lindenman posted four tournament victories and carded four, sub-70 rounds during the 2014-15 season. He closed the year with an all-conference performance at the IIAC Championship.
HENRY CHRISTOWSKI COLLECTS CAREER WIN NO. 600
Long-time head softball coach Henry Christowski became just the 23rd coach in Division III history to reach the 600-win plateau when the Storm picked up a 13-3 win over St. Scholastica in Winter Haven, Fla. on March 6. Christowski's career record stands at 624-212-2 after 20 seasons at Simpson.
BASEBALL BEATS DUBUQUE WITH THREE STRAIGHT WALK-OFFS
The Storm provided an entertaining end to the season, sweeping Dubuque at home on the strength of three, walk-off wins. In game one, the Storm came back from a four-run deficit in the final at-bat to win 7-6 on a infield single by Taylor Harmon. In game two, Jake Scieszinski's infield single resulted in a 5-4, 11-inning win that made a winner out of Brock Borgeson, who went the distance. In game three, Simpson came back from six runs down for a 7-6, 9-inning win. Harmon was the hero again, dropping a single into shallow right to drive in the winning run.
SOFTBALL ROLLS TO NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE
The softball team closed a memorable 2015 season with a trip to NCAA Regional play in Bloomington, Ill., where the Storm finished as runners-up in the four-team region. Simpson began the season by winning 16 games in a row and were ranked as high as No. 10 in the AFCA Coaches Poll. Led by all-region picks Riley Fisher (p) and Tori Haag (c), Simpson went 31-12 and finished third in the IIAC.
HURDLERS BAYLEY FLESHNER, DYLAN KALINAY QUALIFY FOR NATIONALS
Track and field athletes Bayley Fleshner and Dylan Kalinay closed the 2015 season at the NCAA Championships in Canton, N.Y. A senior, Fleshner placed 11th in the prelims of the 100-meter hurdles. She closed her career as a two-time national qualifer and a seven-time all-IIAC performer in the 55/60 hurdles indoors and 100 hurdles outdoors. A freshman, Kalinay took 14th in the prelims of the 110-meter hurdles.
