Northwest Notes: Nov. 20, 2013

Masters swimmers second at Turkey Trifecta

Eight local swimmers helped the Kroc Masters finish second at the Turkey Trifecta masters swim meet Nov. 16 in Moscow.

Fifteen teams participated in the meet with swimmers ranging in age from 20 to 93. The results are as follows:

Cindy Clutter (Coeur d'Alene): 1st in 50 free, 100 free, 200 free; 2nd in 1650 free

Todd Cory (Coeur d'Alene): 1st in 200 free, 50 fly, 100 IM, 200 IM

Margaret Hair (Coeur d'Alene): 1st in 100 free, 50 breast, 100 breast, 200 breast, 100 IM

Lana Lawrence (Coeur d'Alene): 1st in 100 free, 1650 free, 200 back, 200 fly, 400 IM

Glenn Mabile (Post Falls): 1st in 50 breast, 50 fly, 100 IM, 200 IM; 3rd in 50 free

Carol Nelson (Hayden): 1st in 50 free, 50 breast, 100 breast, 200 breast; 2nd in 100 free

Aida Patterson (Dalton Gardens): 1st in 50 back, 100 IM; 2nd in 100 free, 50 fly

Rod Wharton (Coeur d'Alene): 2nd in 100 free; 3rd in 50 back

Trifecta Results:

Cindy Clutter: 1st (free)

Margaret Hair: 1st (breast)

Carol Nelson: 1st (breast)

Relays: 1st was achieved by the follow Kroc relays:

200 free mixed 45+ (Carol Nelson, Margaret Hair, Rod Wharton, Glenn Mabile)

400 free mixed 45+ (Carol Nelson, Aida Patterson, Rod Wharton, Todd Cory)

200 medley mixed 18+ (Lana Lawrence, Glenn Mabile, Todd Cory, Aida Patterson)

The Kroc Lake City swimmers' next competition will be the Wenatchee Winter Invite on Jan. 12.

Tully announces resignation as Whitworth football coach

SPOKANE - Whitworth University has accepted the resignation of head football coach John Tully, effective immediately.

"Coach Tully has dedicated many years of service to the football program," said Melinda Larson, Whitworth's Interim Director of Athletics. "We respect and appreciate his accomplishments as our head football coach and wish him well in all of his future endeavors."

Tully completed his 19th season leading the Pirates with Saturday's win at Lewis & Clark College. He had a record of 100-83 during his tenure as head coach at Whitworth. The winningest and longest-serving football coach in Whitworth history, Tully was 131-103 in 24 seasons as a head football coach, which includes five years at Eureka College (Ill.). He guided the Pirates to three Northwest Conference titles (2001, 2006, 2007) and was named NWC Coach of the Year each of those seasons. Whitworth completed the 2006 regular season with a 10-0 record and finished 11-1 after a loss in the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs.

"It has been an honor being the head football coach of Whitworth University for the past 19 years," Tully said. "I am proud of the accomplishments of our coaching staff during my tenure here and truly appreciate the relationships I built with the players and coaches over the years. I look forward to the professional opportunities this change will bring."

Prior to Tully's arrival in 1995, the Pirate program had suffered through 10 losing seasons in the previous 11 years. Tully spent the first three seasons rebuilding as the team finished 1-8 the first two years and 2-7 in 1997. But consecutive 5-5 seasons followed and 2000's 6-3 record was the school's first winning mark since 1990. The 61 wins from 2000-2008 are the most in any nine-year stretch in Whitworth history.

Whitworth finished the 2013 season 4-6 overall, 2-4 (fifth place) in the NWC.

The search for Whitworth's next football coach will begin immediately, the school said.

NIC's Mokrzycki among Idaho women's hoop signees

MOSCOW - The University of Idaho women's basketball team added three players to its roster for the start of the 2014-15 season, coach Jon Newlee announced on Tuesday.

Bethany Krause (Centerville, Ohio/Centerville H.S.), a 5-9 guard, Renae Mokrzycki (Melbourne, Australia/North Idaho College), a 6-0 forward, and Geraldine McCorkell (Melbourne, Australia/Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School), a 6-1 post, have signed national letters of intent to play for the Vandals next season.

Mokrzycki averaged 5.5 points per game last season at North Idaho College. She snagged 179 total rebounds last season, averaging 5.8 per game. Prior to joining the Cardinals, Mokrzycki was the MVP of the Big V league in Australia, leading the league in rebounds (12.6 per game) and points (15.0 per game) in 2012. She was an All-Star Center and Rookie of the Year.

"We liked Renae's versatility as well," Newlee said. "She is able to play the three and the four spot. At six feet she is either a big guard or an undersized post player. She's very strong, very physical. She is able to defend on the perimeter or down in the post. She does a great job of driving and getting to the rim with no fear. Her ability to play inside and out for us will be huge for our depth at both spots."

"I think they are all winners," Newlee said. "As we continue to pour winners into this program we are seeing great results from them."

Idaho's Charlston nets WAC basketball honor

DENVER - Idaho senior post player Alyssa Charlston was named the Western Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 11-17, the conference announced. This is her first WAC Player of the Week honor of the season and third of her career.

"It is a great honor," Charlston said. "The most important thing is the two wins we got and knowing that I was a strong contributor to those wins. The games that I had I can only contribute to my teammates. I got some really good passes from the guards and the other posts. It was huge to get those two wins - on the road - and play well as a team."

The Sammamish, Wash., native led Idaho to a pair of wins in the Preseason WNIT consolations last weekend with a pair of double-doubles. Charlston opened the week with game highs of 23 points and 11 rebounds in the Vandals' 81-63 win over Mount St. Mary's. She shot 60 percent (9 of 15) from the field against the Mountaineers, including 2 for 2 from beyond the 3-point arc. In Saturday's contest at Loyola Chicago, Charlston battled for 10 points and 11 rebounds, earning her second double-double in as many nights and the 21st of her career. She shifted the momentum back to the Vandals late in the second half, completing a three-point play to tie the game at 58, setting the stage for the buzzer-beating victory. For the week, Charlston averaged 16.5 points and 11.0 rebounds.

Over the weekend Charlston moved solely into ninth in Idaho history, tallying her 81st career blocked shot. She also added to her career rebounding totals with 22 this weekend, giving her 650 total. She passed Mary Westerwelle (1982-26), moving into seventh all-time in the Vandal history books.

Four Idaho men's basketball games slated for TV

Four regular season Idaho men's basketball games will be televised live throughout the Northwest and Rocky Mountain regions this season, beginning Nov. 27 with a game at CenturyLink Arena in Boise vs. Boise State, which will be broadcast on Root Sports at 6 p.m. PST.

SWX will televise Idaho's Dec. 7 home game against Washington State as well as its Western Athletic Conference matchup with Utah Valley on Jan. 16 at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow. Idaho's home game against Montana on Dec. 28 will be televised on Altitude.

For channel information visit ROOTSPORTS.com, SWXRightNow.com and Altitude.TV.