Carleton College’s regionally-ranked duo of senior Bridget Doyle and junior Anne Lombardi saw their season end following a 6-1, 6-2 defeat in the opening round of the doubles bracket at the NCAA Championships.

Two days after Hayden Tsutsui was named to the 2013 D3baseball.com All-Midwest Region First Team and picked up distinction as the region’s Rookie-of-the-Year, the outfielder received an even bigger honor in being selected as the 2013 D3baseball.com national Rookie-of-the-Year.

The Carleton College women’s track and field team had a strong spring season and four Knights just missed earning a bid to the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships. Ruth Steinke, Colette Celichowski, Amelia Campbell, and Kao Sutton all turned in All-Conference performances at this season’s MIAC Outdoor Championships, but they just missed qualifying for the national championships.

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) recently announced the 2013 inductees for the Division III Track & Field Athlete Hall of Fame. Carleton alum Dale Kramer ’78 is one of this year’s inductees for his outstanding career as a Knight.

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Ruth Steinke (Fy./Lima, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima) trimmed eight seconds off her personal best and won the steeplechase, and Colette Celichowski (So./Shorewood, Minn./Minnetonka) broke the school record in the 1500-meter run at the UW-La Crosse Qualifier, a “last chance” meet held at the site of this year’s NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

LA CROSSE, Wis. -- Marcus Huderle (Jr./Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie) posted a winning mark of 9:32.77 in the 3000-meter steeplechase but was unable to improve his season-best time during the NCAA Qualifier “last chance” meet hosted by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.