Spotlighting Lincoln Athletes by Jersey Number- #41-42

Continuing our series featuring our student athletes highlighted by their jersey number;  
Today's installment  spotlights athletes who wore the numbers
41 and 42

#42
Joe Kruemmer is one of the best baseball players ever to don a Lincoln University jersey, wearing #42 during his four year career at Lincoln.  Kruemmer batted .333 his freshman year with 28 hits and as a sophomore in 2007, became LU’s first player to hit .400 or better in a season since Michael Sutton hit .489 in 1985 as he produced a .422 average in 21 games played.  He bettered that as a junior becoming the first player in program history to have back –to-back .400 seasons with a .478 average, a mark that ranked among the top five in all of NCAA Division III.  Kruemmer had a career high 32 hits that season which at the time was a school record. (now 7th highest total).  As a senior he became the first player in program history to record 100 career hits and finished with 109. He is one of only two players now to have 100 or more career hits. Kruemmer’s on-basr percentage of .466 is the best in program history and he ranks among the Lions’ top three all-time in 10 different categories and top five in 15.  He still holds the single season record for highest on-base percentage with a .588 mark in 2008. In 2018 Kruemmer became just the third baseball player inducted into the Lincoln Athletics Hall of Fame, joining Bob Smith (played 1949-1952) and Gary Michelson (mid 1960’s).

#41
Kyle Jaski is one of the most prolific kickers in Lincoln’s modern era football history, playing from 2011-2013. Jaski played in every game for the Lions during his three seasons and he finished his career holding a total of 11 career and single season marks along with six single game records.  He is the Lions’ all-time leader in field goals made (15) and extra points converted (46) as well as career yards punting (6759).  Jaski earned all-CIAA Second Team honors in 2012 and followed that with a first team selection in 2013 as a punter when he led the CIAA with a school record 44.2 yards per punt. He was also named to the Don Hanson Super Region Team as a Third team honoree that same season. Jaski earned two CIAA special Teams player of the Week honors during his career.  He also was named to the Philadelphia Academic all-Area Team in 2012.   Jaski ranks among the Lions’ top ten all-time in 11 different statistical categories.

#42
Chris Howard played in 24 games in four seasons as a defensive end from 2010-2013.  In 2013 he became just the third player to have two or more blocked kicks with a block at Saint Francis.  He also had a career high seven tackles in that game and finished the season with 22 along with two sacks.  Career-wise he had 47 tackles over four seasons.  Howard is still one of just seven players in LU’s modern football era to have two or more blocked kicks.

#41
Xavier Hare was a member of the lions football team for two seasons, 2017 and 2018 playing on special teams and as a defensive end.  Hare had a career high five tackles at Cheyney in 2017 and also caught a two-point PAT in the Lions final game of 2017 against Chowan. In 17 games over the two seasons, Hare recorded 17 tackles, 14 of them solo.. 

Other Lincoln athletes who wore #'s 41 or 42  (all were football team members): #41- Stanley Gavin  (2009-11); Rashad Outlaw (2014);  Domonique Ward (2019)        #42 - Dean Bucyks (2008); Vernon Constant (2015-16); Rahmel Turner (2018-19)

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