1999 WIAC All-Conference Football Team

First Team Offense

Position

Name

School

Hgt.

Wgt.

Year

Hometown (High School)

TE

Mike Kaiser

River Falls

6-3

236

SR

Stratford

OL

Cory Herrmann

La Crosse

6-5

295

SR

Pulaski

OL

Jason Nesbitt

Stout

6-5

300

SR

Burlington

OL

Carmen Pata

River Falls

6-3

290

SR

Oshkosh (Lourdes)

OL

Ryan Woller

Stevens Point

6-5

280

SR

Mosinee

C

Jason Wagner

Stevens Point

6-2

270

SO

Lancaster

QB

Eric Ostmoe

Eau Claire

6-0

200

SR

Elk River, Minn.

RB

Jared Arn

La Crosse

5-8

180

SR

Brodhead

RB

Michael Grant

River Falls

5-7

175

SR

Minneapolis, Minn. (De La Salle)

RB

Darrell Souhrada

Eau Claire

5-8

195

JR

Riceville, Iowa

FB

Joe Rivard

La Crosse

6-2

245

SR

Crivitz

WR

Shannon King

Oshkosh

6-0

195

SO

Waukegan, Ill.

WR

Nick Wagner

La Crosse

6-3

205

JR

Reedsburg

P

Kevin McCulley

Stout

6-1

200

JR

Fond du Lac (Goodrich)

PK

Kevin McCulley

Stout

6-1

200

JR

Fond du Lac (Goodrich)

All-Purpose

Jared Arn

La Crosse

5-8

180

SR

Brodhead

Second Team Offense

Position

Name

School

Hgt.

Wgt.

Year

Hometown (High School)

TE

Jeff Kostrewa

La Crosse

6-6

240

JR

Kenosha (Bradford)

OL

Jeff Hutter

Stout

6-2

280

JR

Beldenville (Spring Valley)

OL

Mike Lange

Stevens Point

6-8

315

SR

Mayville

OL

Ryan Radue

Platteville

6-4

295

SR

Brillion

OL

Matt Repaal

La Crosse

6-4

305

JR

Galesville (G-E-T)

C

Marshall Disrude

Eau Claire

6-1

275

JR

Milton

QB

Ryan Aulenbacher

Stevens Point

6-6

198

SR

Hartford

RB

Jeff McKenzie

Whitewater

5-9

179

SR

Whitewater

RB

Kyle Mayhugh

Oshkosh

6-0

205

SO

Wauwatosa (Milwaukee Pius XI)

RB

Mark Shepherdson

River Falls

5-11

190

JR

Burlington

FB

Wally Schmitt

Stevens Point

6-0

218

JR

Stratford

WR

Larry Aschebrook

Stevens Point

6-4

205

SR

Clintonville

WR

Jesse Diaz

Stout

6-2

190

SR

Cottage Grove (Monona Grove)

P

Luke DesJarlais

La Crosse

6-3

190

JR

Menasha

P

Jerod Wollan

Eau Claire

6-2

210

JR

River Falls

PK

David Gaulke

Oshkosh

5-10

185

SO

New Berlin (Eisenhower)

All-Purpose

Shannon King

Oshkosh

6-0

195

SO

Waukegan, Ill.

Honorable Mention Offense

Position

Name

School

Hgt.

Wgt.

Year

Hometown (High School)

TE

Ashley Noble

Oshkosh

6-3

235

SR

Pleasant Prairie (Kenosha Tremper)

OL

Dustin Dunaway

La Crosse

6-8

350

JR

Appleton (East)

OL

Justin Lerfald

River Falls

6-2

285

SR

Kenyon, Minn. (Kenyon-Wanamingo)

OL

Ryan Peterson

Stevens Point

6-4

332

JR

Reedsburg

OL

Bob Schmidt

Eau Claire

6-4

270

SO

Eau Claire (Memorial)

OL

Paul Steffeck

Stevens Point

6-4

313

SO

Stevens Point (Amherst)

OL

Luke Venne

Oshkosh

6-3

255

SO

Oconomowoc

C

Chad Keppy

Platteville

6-2

250

SR

Davenport, Iowa (North Scott)

RB

Tad Pieczynski

La Crosse

6-1

205

SR

Mosinee (D.C. Everest)

FB

Ryan Patt

Stout

6-2

220

SR

N. Fond du Lac (Horace Mann)

WR

Nate Thoreson

Eau Claire

6-1

190

SR

Eau Claire (Memorial)

WR

Chad Valentyne

Stevens Point

6-2

198

FR

Kimberly

WR

John Weaver

Platteville

6-0

185

SR

Darlington

All-Purpose

Chad Valentyne

Stevens Point

6-2

198

FR

Kimberly

First Team Defense

Position

Name

School

Hgt.

Wgt.

Year

Hometown (High School)

DL

Keith Berens

Stevens Point

6-0

235

SR

Wausau (East)

DL

Tim Duffy

Platteville

6-3

250

SR

Beloit (Memorial)

DL

Mark Fetzer

Stevens Point

6-4

245

SR

Neenah

DL

Joe Green

River Falls

6-2

235

SR

Somerset

DL

Peter Katz

Whitewater

6-1

315

SO

Manitowoc (Roncalli)

DL

Brock Ryan

La Crosse

6-2

290

SR

Bettendorf, Iowa

LB

Jeremy Doering

Whitewater

6-1

224

SR

Milwaukee (Brown Deer)

LB

Chad Ludescher

Eau Claire

6-4

255

SO

Sheldon (Flambeau)

LB

Len Luedtke

Stevens Point

6-0

214

SR

Marshfield

LB

Broc Threinen

River Falls

5-8

185

SR

Kasson, Minn. (Kasson-Mantorville)

DB

Brian Childs

Platteville

6-1

195

SR

Mineral, Ill. (Annawan)

DB

Ben Kolstad

River Falls

5-10

185

SR

Green Bay (East)

DB

Andy Palzkill

Stevens Point

6-0

185

SR

Mineral Point

DB

Brian Portilia

La Crosse

6-0

180

SO

Kenosha (St. Joseph)

Second Team Defense

Position

Name

School

Hgt.

Wgt.

Year

Hometown (High School)

DL

Rick Lewandowski

Oshkosh

6-2

255

SO

Milwaukee (Madison)

DL

Mike Purfeerst

Stout

6-0

270

SR

River Falls

DL

Jon Walters

La Crosse

6-1

240

JR

Sussex (Hamilton)

DL

Adrian Wilson

Eau Claire

5-11

295

SO

Milwaukee (Juneau)

LB

Scott Newton

La Crosse

6-0

230

SR

Baldwin (Baldwin-Woodville)

LB

Craig Pierstorff

Oshkosh

6-1

230

SR

Rosendale (Laconia)

LB

Tony Lewis

Platteville

6-2

225

SO

Brodhead

LB

Jaime Spielman

Stout

6-1

220

SO

Menomonie

DB

Jay Hoyord

Eau Claire

5-11

180

SO

Scandinavia (Iola-Scandinavia)

DB

Jake Wolter

Whitewater

5-9

198

JR

Wauwatosa (East)

DB

Eric Lund

Stout

6-0

220

JR

Ashland

DB

Brad Kligora

Whitewater

5-9

183

SR

Whitewater

Honorable Mention Defense

Position

Name

School

Hgt.

Wgt.

Year

Hometown (High School)

DL

Mitch Gauthier

Whitewater

6-6

245

SO

Green Bay (Notre Dame)

DL

Jeremy Larson

River Falls

6-3

240

SO

Ashland

LB

Brad Gawronski

Eau Claire

6-0

195

FR

Reedsburg (Webb)

LB

Steve Miller

Stout

6-1

220

JR

Lodi

LB

Heath Novitzke

Stevens Point

5-11

205

SO

Ringle (D.C. Everest)

LB

Paul Strohbusch

Whitewater

5-11

227

JR

Cambridge

LB

Ryan Thompson

Oshkosh

6-3

235

JR

Iola (Iola-Scandinavia)

DB

Tony Beckham

Stout

6-3

175

SO

Ocala, Fl. (Forest)

DB

Ben Buss

Eau Claire

6-0

185

SR

Marshfield

DB

Dan Henken

Eau Claire

6-0

200

SO

Waupun

DB

B.J. McQuillan

La Crosse

6-2

200

SR

Gillett

DB

Jeff Opichka

Stout

5-9

185

SR

Hartford

DB

Jonah Roth

Stevens Point

5-8

154

SO

Boscobel

DB

Tim Sukalski

River Falls

5-10

170

SR

Blue Earth, Minn.

George Chryst Coach of the Year
Roger Harring of UW-La Crosse

Max Sparger Co-Scholar Athletes
Ben Kolstad of UW-River Falls
Craig Pierstorff of UW-Oshkosh

Player of the Year
Jared Arn of UW-La Crosse