Athletics

LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. -- Mount Mercy juniors Derrick Weber and Ryan Delf are gaining some valuable experience this summer, competing for the Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs of the New York Collegiate Baseball League.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Josh Watznauer, a 6'-8", 225-pound forward from John Wood Community College (Ill.), has signed a letter of intent to join the Mount Mercy men's basketball team, Head Coach Paul Gavin announced.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Mount Mercy Head Coach Ryan Scheckel has announced that Shelby Daisy of Starmont High School will compete for the Mustang women's cross country and track & field teams next year.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mount Mercy sophomore right-hander Derrick Weber was named a 2009 NAIA honorable mention all-American, while junior second baseman Ryan Lopez landed on the 2009 Rawlings-NAIA Gold Glove Team, as selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association (BCA) All-America Selection Committee.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- The Mount Mercy athletic department wrapped up a successful 2008-09 season this spring, finishing third in the race for the Midwest Collegiate Conference's all-sports trophy, the Commissioner's Cup.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Mount Mercy sophomore Erin Behan finished eighth in the nation in the marathon with a school record performance in her national meet debut at the 2009 NAIA Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday.