Quick Facts
Head Coach: Donna Ricks
Telephone: (507)222-4485
Fax: (507)222-7925
Email: dricks@carleton.edu
Alma Mater/Year: Mankato State University, 1984
Years at Carleton: Entering 17th
Record at Carleton: Seven NCAA Championship appearances (1993, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009); Three MIAC Championships (2004, 2005 and 2009); Five MIAC Championships runner-up finishes (1993, 1995, 2002, 2006 and 2007); total of 13 top-three MIAC Championships finishes in 16 seasons
Captains: Simone Childs-Walker, Alison Smyth, Taylor Ffitch, Kaitlin Randolph
2010 Summary: Third at MIAC Championships; Fifth at NCAA Central Region Championships
2009 Summary: First at MIAC Championships; First at NCAA Central Region Championships; 11th at NCAA National Championships
Top Returners:
Simone Childs-Walker, Sr., (Seattle/Lakeside)
Alison Smyth, Sr., (Billings, Mont./Billings West)
Taylor Ffitch, Sr., (Portland, Ore./St. Mary's Academy)
Key Losses:
Emily Fritz-Endres
History:
Qualified for NCAA Division III Championships seven times in last 17 years as a team. . . Carleton team finishes at the NCAA Division III Championships over that span: 1993 (16th), 1995 (16th), 2002 (20th), 2004 (11th), 2005 (13th), 2006 (16th), and 2009 (11th). . . Captured share of the MIAC title in 1991 and outright title in 2004 and 2005. . .Two individual NCAA Division III National Champions: Shelley Scherer (1987) and Anna Prineas (1988). . .Four All-Americans: Terry Jensen (1981), Shelley Scherer (1987), Anna Prineas (1987 and 1988) and Cassie Funke (2004). . . Team awarded Academic All-American citation for 15 consecutive years. . .Missed qualifying for NCAA Division III Championships by only seven points in 2000 and by 13 points in 1996. . .Team has finished in top three of MIAC Championships 22 out of 27 years.