DIGEST : CLU’s Kuntz Wins Coaching Honor

George Kuntz of Cal Lutheran was named co-coach of the year in NCAA Division III women’s soccer. Kuntz, who also coaches the men’s team, led the Regals (17-4) to a No. 3 national ranking.

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Four Cal Lutheran women’s soccer players were named to the All-Far West region team.

Seniors Vanessa Martin and Stephanie Gainey earned first-team honors, and junior Rachel Wackerman and sophomore Heidi Ramage were named to the second team.

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Cal Lutheran football players Chris Sestito and Tom Pellegrino were selected to the College Division Academic All-American team for the second consecutive year.

Sestito, a senior linebacker who is the second-leading tackler in school history with 328, is a business administration major with a 3.33 grade-point average. Pellegrino, a senior defensive lineman who had 49 tackles and two sacks, is an English major with a 3.27 GPA.