Athletics

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa -- Led by senior forward Keith Kuenstling and junior forward Josh Watznauer, Mount Mercy outscored Iowa Wesleyan, 57-26, in the paint and pounded the Tigers, 97-71, in Midwest Collegiate Conference men's basketball on Saturday at Ruble Arena.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa -- Two of the hottest teams in the Midwest Collegiate Conference squared off on Saturday, and when the game was over, 14th-ranked Iowa Wesleyan emerged with its winning streak intact after a 74-58 women's basketball victory over Mount Mercy.

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa -- Mount Mercy junior Kelsey Hansen shattered her own school record in the weight throw and qualified for the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday at the Hilltop Open hosted by Cornell at the Small Multi-Sport Center.

LA CROSSE, Wis. -- The Mount Mercy women's basketball team has been playing well for more than a month, and that trend continued on Wednesday night. The Mustangs cruised to their fourth straight win, handling Viterbo (Wis.), 63-45, in Midwest Collegiate Conference play at R.W. Beggs Gymnasium.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- After their best season in more than a decade, Mount Mercy has been picked third in the 2010 Midwest Collegiate Conference preseason softball coaches poll, which was released on Monday.

LA CROSSE, Wis. -- Viterbo (Wis.) came into Wednesday night's ball game as the lowest scoring team in the Midwest Collegiate Conference this season, but don't tell the Mount Mercy men's basketball team that.