CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Sophomore Tyler HIxson of Davenport earned an athletic letter for outstanding participation on the Coe College baseball team during the spring 2012 season. Hixson, a graduate of Assumption High School, is the son of David and Jill Hixson.
Hixson is a second year letter winner in baseball. The baseball team is under the direction of 16th-year Head Coach Steve Cook. After finishing second in the Iowa Conference regular season standings, the Kohawks went undefeated in the Iowa Conference Tournament for the second-straight year, earning the league's automatic berth in the NCAA Championships. Coe placed third at the NCAA Regionals.
Sophomore Keenan McLaughlin of Pleasant Valley, earned an athletic letter for outstanding participation on the Coe College track team during the spring 2012 season. McLaughlin, a Pleasant Valley High School graduate, is the son of Patrick and Melinda McLaughlin.
McLaughlin is a first year lettter winner in track. The men's track and field team is under the direction of fifth-year Head Coach Michael Warta.