FORMER EAGLE ALUMUS STATUS THIS YEAR...

IN THE IHSA SCENE ...

• TOM KASHUL (SENIOR), CHRIS OSTERBURG (SENIOR) , CHRIS BRASSEL (JUNIOR), AND MIKE WILLIAMS (SOPHOMORE) ALL ATTENDING MAINE SOUTH ADVANCED TO THE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS SEASON 
• CHASE WILSON, A FRESHMAN PHENOM FOR LANE TECH ADVANCED TO THE IHSA SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND PLACED 4TH OVERALL EARNING A "STATE ALTERNATE" POSITION
• JOE BREWSTER, A SOPHOMORE AT MAINE SOUTH, ALSO KNOWN AS THE "BREW-ZER" ADVANCED TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FOR THE 2ND CONSECUTIVE SEASON 
• CHRIST DIVITO, A SOPHOMORE AT MONTINI, ALSO KNOWN AS "D-BOMB" QUALIFIED FOR INDIVIDUAL SECTIONALS AND CAME TRHOUGH WITH BIG WINS THROUGHOUT THE TEAM DUAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS AS CHRIST AND HIS TEAM OF MONTINI GRASP THE IHSA CLASS AA STATE TITLE! CONGRATS. 

IN THE COLLEGE SCENE ...

• OUR VERY OWN 2X IKWF STATE CHAMPION & 2X IHSA ALL STATE MEDALIST NICK FALLICO CONTINUES TO CONSISTENTLY EARN MATCHES, LETTERED FOR A THIRD SEASON AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AND CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS HIS DEGREE
• OUR SLAMMIN 2X IKWF STATE FINALIST  & 3X IHSA STATE QUALIFIER RICK LOERA CONTINUES TO CONSISTENTLY EARN MATCHES, LETTERED FOR A SECOND SEASON AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA AND CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS HIS DEGREE
• OUR LEAN MEAN 3X IKWF STATE QUALIFIER / 1X IKWF ALL STATE BRONZE & 2X IHSA STATE QUALIFIER KYLE KATZ LETTERED FOR HIS 4TH AND FINAL YEAR AT ELMHURST COLLEGE.  RECENTLY ON THE WEEKEND OF MARCH 7-8, 2008, KYLE KATZ COMPETED IN THE NCAA DIVISION III WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IA GOING INTO THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT WITH A RECORD OF 40-6 AND A TOP 3 SEED IT LOOKED GOOD FOR KYLE, UNFORTUNATELY AS WE KNOW ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN THE SPORT OF WRESTLING.  KATZ LOST BY A DECISION OF 4-6 TO THE 6TH SEED IN THE QUARTER FINALS AND WAS KNOCKED OUT DURING THE WRESTLE BACK.  OUR HATS OFF TO KATZ FOR A PHENOMINAL SEASON AS HE IS A NATIONAL QUALIFIER, HE IS ONE OF THE BEST OUT OF 16 WRESTLERS IN THE COUNTRY IN HIS WEIGHT CLASS OF 157 POUNDS IN D3 AND WILL EARN HIS DEGREE IN SPRING.  CONGRATS KYLE!
• OUR TALL AND MUSCULAR IKWF STATE QUALIFIER AND 2X IHSA STATE QUALIFIER MARK CORSELLO A FRESHMAN AND TEAMMATE OF KATZ AT ELMHURST COLLEGE HAD A TREMENDOUS YEAR.  ONE OF HIS GREATEST MOMENTS WAS DEFEATING A THIRD RANKED WRESTLER  BRIAN BORCHERS OF WARTBURG 5-4.  THAT WIN PREVENTED WARTBURG FROM SHUTTING OUT ELMHURST DURING THE REGUALR SEASON WITH A SCORE OF 39-3.  IN ADDITION TO HIS FRESHMAN MOMENTS, CORSELLO ADVANCED AND EARNED A BID TO THE NCAA DIVISION III WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IA GOING INTO THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT WITH A RECORD OF 30-10 AND A TOP 6 SEED HE WAS DEFINITELY IN THE MIX OF BEING AN ALL AMERICAN. CORSELLO HAD A ROUGH BATTLE, CAME THROUGH STRONG AND WRESTLED BACK TO EARN A 7TH PLACE FINISH EARNING A SPOT ON THE STAND AS ONE OF NATIONS BEST AND ALL AMERICAN HONORS. CONGRATS MARK!
• OUR VERY OWN MEAN MACHINE IKWF & IHSA STATE CHAMPION TIM PAULSEN LETTERED ALL FOUR YEARS AS A FORESTER NCAA DIVISION III FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE LINEMAN AT LAKE FOREST.  RANKED 15TH IN TACKLES AND 20TH IN SACKS. NOMINATED AS MOST IMPROVED PLAYER THIS SEASON. PAULSEN EARNED "FIRST TEAM ALL-MIDWEST CONFERENCE" HONORS FOR 2007.  TIM PAULSEN WILL GRADUATE WITH A DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS THIS MAY.