5/26/10

Lynx Blessman earns Conference and Region Honors

Lincoln College sophomore outfielder Nate Blessman landed a spot on 1st Team All-Conference for the MWAC as well as the All-Region team for Region 24.

Blessman played in 43 games this season for the Lynx with a .453 batting average, which was good enough to land him 37th overall in the country. Blessman collected 15 doubles, 5 triples, 4 homeruns, 11 stolen bases and 43 RBIs.

Blessman, the son for Mike and Terri Blessman, is a graduate of Canton High School and will suit up for University of Illinois- Springfield next season.

"I haven't really finalized a career path in which I might take, but whatever my career ends up being after college I hope to succeed and give it all I got."

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Lincoln College was founded in 1865 as Lincoln University, the only institution of higher education named for Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime. It is a selective, two-year, private, liberal arts college located in Lincoln, Illinois. Lincoln College is designed to prepare a student for university study through a structured, supportive approach to learning. Approximately 89% of Lincoln College graduates transfer immediately to a four-year school where they succeed as well as or better than the native student. Student-teacher ratio at Lincoln College is 13:1 and the average class size is 16 students.