(ST NORBERT COMMUNICATIONS) FOND DU LAC – St. Norbert College finished its regular season with a split at Marian University, grabbing a late 3-2 win in the opening game after trailing 2-0 for most of the game and was edged 9-8 in the final game of the season in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference doubleheader at Joe Braun Field.
The Green Knights (19-20, 9-15 NACC) took the win in the first game thanks to a ninth inning 2 RBI home run from Will DeBruin (pictured), his seventh of the season. The second game featured several lead changes, with St. Norbert recovering from a 6-2 deficit to take a 7-6 lead before being downed in the final game of the year.
Marian scored one run each in the first two innings, and held the 2-0 lead until the seventh inning. A Jake Lucas double scored Matt Schuch, with DeBruin nearly tying the game on the same play, but was called out at home to prevent the impasse. St. Norbert took its first lead of the game thanks to DeBruin’s home run in the ninth, scoring Ethan Volz as well.
Zach Bostrand finished with two hits in the win. Jace Midbon picked up his fourth win of the season, pitching a complete game with six strikeouts and allowing two runs on 10 hits.
In the nightcap, the Green Knights took a 2-0 lead in the first inning thanks to RBI singles from Declane Kane and Zach Bostrand. The Sabres took the lead in the third on a home run, holding a 3-2 lead and grew the lead in the fifth to lead 6-2.
Five runs in the sixth gave St. Norbert a 7-6 lead, with three singles from Bostrand, Carson Krumre and Mark Othmer each scoring one run. Krumrei tied the game after a Marian error, while Schuch scored on a wild pitch to regain the St. Norbert lead. Marian stole the lead in the bottom of the frame to lead 9-7.
A big hit from Kane in the ninth cruelly hit the fence to stay in play, resulting in a double instead of a home run. A single from Bostrand did score Tyler Dean to make it 9-8, but following the play the Sabres forced three consecutive outs to take the win.
Bostrand went 5-for-5 with three RBIs, while Dean went 3-for-4. Cooper Dykes took the loss, pitching one inning and allowing three runs on four hits.
Softball gets Marian split: St. Norbert College had a good day at the plate en route to a doubleheader split with Marian University, winning the opener 8-5 before dropping the nightcap 9-4 in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference action at Miron Construction Field at De Pere.
The Green Knights had 12 hits in the opener and 11 more in the nightcap but were held in check on the scoreboard in Game 2 after hitting into tough luck with three double plays.
St. Norbert got off to a good start in Game 1, scoring twice in the first inning on a two-run double by Ava Engwall (pictured). The Green Knights added two more runs in the second inning on an RBI single by Morgan Jarvi and a run-scoring groundout from Grendel Sprong for a 4-0 lead. St. Norbert added a run in the third on a Morgan Hansel run-scoring double to pull ahead 5-0. The Sabres got a run back in the fourth inning to make it 5-1 but the Green Knights benefitted from an RBI single from Engwall in the bottom half for a 6-1 lead.
Marian scored two runs in the fifth inning to make it 6-3 but the Green Knights answered with two runs in the sixth on an RBI grounder from Sprong and a run-scoring double from Engwall for an 8-3 lead. The insurance runs proved important as Marian had two runs in and the tying run at the plate in the top of the seventh but the Green Knights closed out the win.
Engwall was 4-for-4 with two doubles and four runs batted in. Elly Kirst was 3-for-3 with three runs scored. Amber Johanek went 4 2/3 innings pitched and allowed one earned run to get the win, while Addison Mauer got the last three outs to record the save.
In Game 2, Marian scored three runs in the top of the first to jump ahead, but the Green Knights cut it to 3-1 when Kirst scored in the bottom of the inning on a passed ball. The Sabres would score once in the top of the second, but St. Norbert got to within 4-2 on an RBI double from Jarvi. The Green Knights had chances to get closer, but the second, third and fourth innings all ended in double plays.
Marian would break things open with a five-run sixth inning to lead 9-2. The Green Knights got two runs in the seventh inning on an RBI grounder from Sprong and a sacrifice fly from Allison Ardito.
Jarvi was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored and a run batted in. Kirst was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and a double, while Engwall was 2-for-4 with a double. Addison Maurer took the loss in five-plus innings of work.
Men’s track does well: St. Norbert College had several solid performances on the first day of the 2026 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship hosted by Wisconsin Lutheran College at Raabe Stadium in Wauwatosa.
The Green Knights had two first-place and two second-place finishes en route to totaling 63 points through six of 21 events. St. Norbert sits in second place in the team standings, trailing Milwaukee School of Engineering’s 93 points. Wisconsin Lutheran is a distance third with 25 points.
Bennett Schmidt (pictured) captured the championship in the javelin, fashioning a heave of 163 feet 10 inches. His throw edged teammate Maddix Mueller, who was two inches back at 163-8 for second place. Ezra Schermacher was fifth in the event at 139-11.
Schermacher was not denied in the pole vault, taking first place at 14-11. Mueller was seventh at 12-11 1/2.
Jacob Klitzke finished second in the discus at 144-8, while Alex Marsh was sixth at 126-11. Killian McGinnis placed second in the triple jump at 46-4 1/4, while Hunter Thiel was seventh at 42-11 1/2.
Christian Lopez had the top track performance on Day 1, finishing fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:44.95. Dino Dhaliwal was eighth at 10:41.62. Jacob Wellons added a seventh-place finish in the 10,000-meter run in 32:29.13.
St. Norbert currently has the top two spots in the decathlon halfway through the two-day, 10-event multi. Jacob McVane leads with 3,165 points, while Schmidt is second with 3,043 points. The final five events will wrap up the event on Day 2.
Winning! St. Norbert College jumped out to a commanding lead after Day 1 of the 2026 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Track and Field Championship hosted at Wisconsin Lutheran College’s Raabe Stadium.
The Green Knights rolled up 87 points through the first six of 21 total events to easily lead second-place Milwaukee School of Engineering’s 42 points. Concordia University Wisconsin is in third place with 30 points.
St. Norbert had three first-place finishes and one second-place showing to help boost the early point total.
Alli Clark (pictured) captured the conference triple jump crown with a distance of 37 feet 2 1/4 inches. Eden Maranell was second at 36-3 1/2 and Amereka McPherson finished fourth at 36-1 1/2.
Isabella Galindo led four scorers in the pole vault, winning with a clearance of 10-8 1/4. Lara Deshler was third at 10-2 1/2, Carly Griesemer sixth at 9-8 1/2 and Jaden Propson eight at 9-2 1/2.
Kayla Wesaw won the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 11:48.04, with Hailey Delzer finishing fifth at 12:40.78.
The Green Knights had a cluster of four athletes finish together in the 10,000-meter run. Bijou Phillips was fourth at 39:43,25, Camdyn Guevara-Derber fifth in 39:51.40, Luisa Arcuri sixth in 40:26.47 and Brianna Sheahan seventh in 41:09.55.
Ellison Lilyquist was fourth in the javelin at 103-11, with Maranell finishing sixth at 98-10. Taylor Thiry placed seventh in the discus at 116-2 and Addison Marsh was eighth at 114-1.
Through the first four events of the seven-event heptathlon, Larissa Huffman leads the field with 2,317 points. Lilyquist is fourth with 2,004 points, while Laci Hoeksema is seventh with 1,893 points.
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