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Meredith Vander Zee
Senior/Women's Track & Field
Hometown: Rock Rapids, Iowa
Meredith
was the women's Most Outstanding Performer at the Midwest
Classic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
and competed in two events at the NAIA Outdoor Track &
Field Championships. She scored in each of the 10 events
she participated in at the league meet, winning the 400
meter dash and 400 meter hurdles and anchoring the 400 meter
relay championship squad. Meredith was runner-up in the
100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 1,600 meter relay and the
javelin. At nationals she was 16th out of 18 runners in
the 400 meter hurdles and placed 20th out of 31 athletes
in the javelin.
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Anthony Valera
Sophomore Third Baseman/Baseball
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
In
six games in May, Anthony batted .316 with two home runs,
two doubles, eight runs batted in and six stolen bases.
He went 2-for-3 with four steals in a 5-2 victory over Grand
View College and helped the Mustangs upset top-seeded St.
Xavier University (Ill.) 10-5 in the first round of the
NAIA Region VII Tournament. Anthony was 2-for-5 with a grand
slam and a stolen base against the Cougars. He also drilled
another home run while going 2-for-3 as Mount Mercy knocked
Grand View out of the regional playoff with a 5-4 victory.
Anthony, who set school records for grand slams and runs
scored in a season, was all-Midwest Classic Conference,
an NAIA All-Region VII selection and an honorable mention
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Jason Drewelow
Senior/Men's Track & Field
Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Jason
was the men's Most Outstanding Performer at the Midwest
Classic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
and competed at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
At the conference meet he won the 100 meter dash and 200
meter dash, finished third in the 400 meter dash and helped
the Mustangs to the 400 meter relay crown. Jason placed
23rd out of 34 runners in the 100 meters at nationals.
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