At college Feb. 22, 2012
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 12 years, 11 months AGO
Idris Lasisi
Whitworth
basketball
Lasisi, a junior formerly of North Idaho College, scored a career-high 27 points to lead the 10th-ranked Pirates (22-3) past Whitman College 81-74 on Feb. 14 in Walla Walla. He also earned first-team all-Northwest Conference honors after averaging 16.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game this season.
Kyle McCrite
Grand Canyon wrestling
McCrite, a junior from Lakeland High and NIC, won both his duals against Nebraska-Kearney and Fort Hays State on Saturday in Hays, Kan., to improve his record to 32-5 - the most wins at the Division II level in the 125-pound weight class. He'll compete in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament on Friday and Saturday. Live updates can be found at www.fhsuathletics.com.
Katelyn Loper
Hofstra basketball
Loper, a sophomore from Post Falls High, scored 21 points for the Pride (18-8, 10-5) in a 89-79 Colonial Athletic Conference loss to Delaware on Thursday in Hempstead, N.Y. Elena Delle Donne, who originally committed to Connecticut, scored 42 points, including 28 in the second half for Delaware.
Kristine Leonard
Idaho track
and field
Leonard, a junior from Lakeland, finished as the top collegiate finisher in the women's weight throw at the Vandal Collegiate on Saturday at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow. Leonard threw 55 feet, 10 1/2 inches in her final attempt to set a personal record by four feet. The Western Athletic Conference Indoor Championships are Thursday through Saturday at Jacksons Indoor Track in Nampa.