Week of October 29-November 4, 2012
Clare Bruning
Cross Country
Clare Bruning earned All-Midwest Conference honors with her performance at the Midwest Conference Championships on Oct. 27. The freshman from Mondovi, Wis., ran to seventh place in a time of 23:13.8 on the 6,000-meter course at Colburn Park in Green Bay, Wis. Bruning was the top freshman finisher in the conference and posted the highest finish by a Lawrence freshman since Robin Dvorak took sixth in 1990.
Dominique Dirden
Football
Dominique Dirden set career highs for receptions and receiving yards in Lawrence's 63-42 loss at Knox on Nov. 3. The sophomore wide receiver from Lancaster, Calif., caught 11 passes for 184 yards against the Prairie Fire. Dirden topped his previous highs of eight catches and 88 yards, both set in the 2012 season opener against Cornell.