2007 WIAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Headlines

2007 WIAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Headlines

UW-La Crosse’s Ericksen Headed to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

RELEASED: Thursday, August 2, 2007

La Crosse, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse head men’s track & field coach Brent Ericksen has announced his resignation to become an assistant track & field coach at NCAA Division I Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

“This was a second to none experience at UW-La Crosse,” said Ericksen. “I want to thank the members of the team for everything they did for me, their hard work and effort. I’ll always remember the three days at outdoor nationals and winning the championship. It was fantastic the way they competed.”

Ericksen completed his first year as UW-La Crosse’s head coach in 2007, leading the Eagles to their 11th NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship. For his efforts, Ericksen was named the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Coach of the Year by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). UW-La Crosse won the 2007 title with 99.0 points. The 11 national titles are the most in NCAA III history and UW-La Crosse has now won six of the last seven outdoor championships. The Eagles had 23 athletes competing in this year’s national meet with 16 student-athletes earning All-America accolades.

Named the 2007 USTFCCCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year, Ericksen led UW-La Crosse to its 17th consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Outdoor Championship this season. The Eagles have won 29 of the last 30 outdoor conference titles. Ericksen was selected the 2007 outdoor conference coach of the year. He also led UW-La Crosse to its sixth straight WIAC Indoor Championship in 2007 and a second-place finish at the NCAA III Indoor Championships.

Ericksen served as head men’s and women’s cross country/track & field coach and kinesiology instructor at Texas A&M Kingsville from 2000-06. He coached 77 NCAA Division II Track & Field All-Americans at TAMUK and was named the Lone Star Conference Track & Field Coach of the Year three times (2002, 2003, 2006). Prior to arriving in Kingsville, he was the assistant men’s and women’s cross country coach/track & field coach and physical education instructor at California State University, Stanislaus from 1998-2000. Ericksen earned his bachelor’s degree from California State University, Stanislaus in 1989 and his master’s degree from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 1992.

Other previous coaching experiences include at South Dakota State University, Marquette University (Wis.), Mount Marty College (S.D.) and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

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USTFCCCA Announces All-Academic Teams

RELEASED: Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Madison, Wis.--The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has announced its All-Academic Teams and individuals for the 2006-07 season.

UW-Platteville’s men’s program was named the Outdoor Team of the Year after accumulating a 3.032 team grade point average and placing fourth at the national outdoor meet, while UW-La Crosse’s and UW-Oshkosh’s women’s programs were named the Indoor and Outdoor Team’s of the Year, respectively. The Eagles registered a 3.400 GPA and finished fourth at the indoor meet, while the Titans had a 3.290 GPA and won the outdoor national title.

In addition, UW-Oshkosh’s Terri Schwamb (Jr., Little Chute, Wis.) was named the USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She is majoring in math education and carries a 3.959 GPA. Schwamb also won the hammer throw at this year’s outdoor meet and the 20-pound weight throw during the indoor competition.

On the men’s side, UW-Stevens Point received recognition after accumulating a 3.019 GPA. A total of 47 NCAA Division III men’s programs were honored.

Individuals from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference receiving recognition included: UW-Oshkosh’s Kevin Lofy, Scott Michel, Jared Morris and Phillip Prusinski, UW-Platteville’s Scott Howard, Cody Egan, Michael Mani and Mitch Spees and UW-Stevens Point’s Cory Baumann, Kyle Steiner, Corey Towle and Nicholas Ver Duin.

UW-Platteville (3.313) and UW-Whitewater (3.070) were among the 73 NCAA Division III women’s programs to receive mention.

Conference individuals claiming all-academic status consisted of: UW-La Crosse’s Jena Durnin, Katie Fondow, Krista Kopetsky, Lindsay Leech, Ashton May, Kristen Painter, Caitlin Perra, Danica Schaefer, Caitlin Schetter, Katie Steingraeber, UW-Oshkosh’s Jennifer Graef, Brigid Hamill, Rebecca Masephol, Amy Mleziva, Nicole Pelischek, Sarah Schettle, Terri Schwamb, Kayla Sharpee, Stephanie Sisk, UW-Platteville’s Jessica Scott and Marcia Taddy, UW-Superior’s Sheri Niemeyer and UW-Whitewater’s Jennifer Rogers and Mollie Zirbel.

The selection of the All-Academic Indoor and Outdoor Team’s of the Year award is based on a combination of athletic and academic achievements, with the top honor going to the team that had the best finish at the Division III Indoor and/or Outdoor national championships and also holding the highest cumulative GPA.

To be nominated, a team must carry a minimum 3.000 cumulative GPA, while individuals must have a 3.250 GPA and obtain a NCAA qualifying mark in their respective event.

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UW-Stevens Point’s Steiner Claims Academic All-America Honors

RELEASED: Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Madison, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Kyle Steiner has been named to the 2007 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country Second Team.

The team is comprised of all NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA student-athletes throughout the country and is voted on by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Steiner, a senior from Grafton, Wis., is majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry and maintains a 3.79 grade point average. He was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete this season. Steiner claimed outdoor All-America honors in the heptathlon this year with a second-place finish and was a member of the eighth-place 4x400-meter relay team. He is also a three-time indoor All-American.

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UW-Stevens Point’s Steiner Named to Academic All-District Team

RELEASED: Monday, June 11, 2007

Madison, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Kyle Steiner has been named to the 2007 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Five College Division Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country First Team.

The team is comprised of all NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA student-athletes from Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota and is voted on by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Steiner, a senior from Grafton, Wis., is majoring in biology - chemistry and maintains a 3.79 grade point average. He was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete this season. Steiner claimed outdoor All-America honors in the heptathlon this year with a second-place finish and was a member of the eighth-place 4x400-meter relay team. He is also a three-time indoor All-American.

Steiner is eligible for the Academic All-America team which will be announced on June 25.

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UW-Oshkosh’s Houle and UW-Platteville’s Taddy Selected Indoor Athletes of the Year

RELEASED: Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Madison, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s Brandon Houle and UW-Platteville’s Marcia Taddy have been selected as the 2007 NCAA Division III Athletes of the Year by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Houle was named the Men’s Field Athlete of the Year, while Taddy received the Female Track Athlete of the Year honor.

Houle, a senior from Oshkosh, Wis. (North H.S.), won the 35-pound weight throw and finished second in the shot put at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship held March 9-10 in Terre Haute, Ind. He was named the Outstanding Field Athlete of the meet after recording distances of 63-11 3/4 in the 35-pound weight throw and 55-6 1/4 in the shot put. Houle's efforts helped UW-Oshkosh to a third-place finish in the team standings.

At the WIAC Indoor Track and Field Championship held Feb. 23-24 in Whitewater, Houle led the Titans to a third-place finish by winning the 35-pound weight throw with a cast of 62-4 ½, while ranking second in the shot put with a toss of 54-10 3/4.

Since transferring to UW-Oshkosh from the University of Wisconsin three years ago, Houle has earned six NCAA Division III All-America indoor track and field awards.

Last year, Houle finished third in 35-pound weight throw and fourth in the shot put at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship. He placed second in both the 35-pound weight throw and shot put at the 2005 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship.

Taddy, a senior from Two Rivers, Wis., won the 800-meter run and one-mile run, while also anchoring the Pioneers’ distance medley relay team to victory at the NCAA Championship. She was named the Outstanding Track Athlete of the meet after recording times of 2:10.44 in the 800-meter run and 4:49.38 in the mile run. The distance medley relay quartet set a championship meet record time of 11:34.46. Taddy’s efforts helped UW-Platteville to a school-best fifth-place finish in the team standings.

At the WIAC Championship, she won the mile run with a conference meet record time of 4:51.05 and the 800-meter run with a clocking of 2:11.59.

Taddy has earned eight NCAA Division III All-America indoor track and field medals.

Last year at the national indoor championship, she won the mile run and finished third in the 800-meter run, while participating on the second-place distance medley relay team. In 2005, Taddy secured a third-place finish in the 800-meter run and an eighth-place standing in the mile run.

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Three Teams Finish in Top Seven at NCAA Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships

RELEASED: Saturday, March 10, 2007

Terre Haute, Ind.--Three Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) teams finished in the top seven at the 2007 NCAA Division III Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships, which were held at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on March 9-10.

UW-La Crosse, the six-time defending national champion, placed second, while UW-Oshkosh finished third and UW-Whitewater tied for seventh.

Lincoln University (Pa.) secured the national title with 59 points to surpass UW-La Crosse’s second-place total of 48 points. UW-Oshkosh finished third with 43.50 points, State University of New York-Brockport placed fourth with 30 points and State University of New York-Cortland was fifth with 23 points.

UW-Whitewater tied for seventh after registering 16 points, UW-Stevens Point tied for 17th with 12 points, UW-Platteville tied for 23rd with six points and UW-Stout tied for 45th with two points.

UW-La Crosse’s Bobby Riley won the national title in the shot put with a heave of 57-3, while UW-Oshkosh’s Brandon Houle earned 35-pound weight throw crown with a fling of 63-11 3/4. He also placed second in the shot put and was named the Outstanding Field Athlete of the Meet for his performance. Houle secured his sixth career indoor All-America accolade.

The Eagles’ 4x400-meter relay team of David Kolbe, Jonathan Doble, Jeremy Deterville and Tony Marcinek earned the national championship with a time of 3:16.46, while the Titans’ distance medley relay team of Andrew McGuire, A.J. Hollanquest, Nate Boehlke and Willy Kaul secured first-place status with a clocking of 10:01.85.

Individuals finishing in the top eight earned All-America status.

WIAC All-Americans:

400-Meter Dash: Tony Marcinek (UW-La Crosse-2nd), Nick Ver Duin (UW-Stevens Point-8th)

800-Meter Run: Andrew Boldt (UW-La Crosse-8th)

One-Mile Run: Brian Butzler (UW-Whitewater-2nd)

5,000-Meter Run: Tyler Sigl (UW-Platteville-5th), Willy Kaul (UW-Oshkosh-7th)

55-Meter Hurdles: Jon Schellin (UW-Whitewater-7th), Adam Baumann (UW-Stevens Point-8th)

High Jump: Mitch Ellis (UW-Stevens Point-5th)

Long Jump: Dan Herms (UW-Whitewater-7th)

Triple Jump: Jesse Dengsavang (UW-La Crosse-6th)

Pole Vault: Matt Novak (UW-La Crosse-2nd), Zach Johnson (UW-Oshkosh-4th), Tony Fontanini (UW-Platteville-7th)

Shot Put: Bobby Riley (UW-La Crosse-Champion), Brandon Houle (UW-Oshkosh-2nd), Dan Hytinen (UW-Whitewater-5th)

35-Pound Weight Throw: Brandon Houle (UW-Oshkosh-Champion), Jacob Gabrilska (UW-Oshkosh-3rd), Ryan Kawski (UW-Stout-7th)

4x400-Meter Relay: UW-La Crosse (David Kolbe, Jonathan Doble, Jeremy Deterville, Tony Marcinek-Champion), UW-Stevens Point (Adam Baumann, Ryan Schroeder, Kyle Steiner, Nick Ver Duin-3rd), UW-Oshkosh (A.J. Hollanquest, Scott Michel, Ben Zill, Jared Morris-6th)

Distance Medley Relay: UW-Oshkosh (Andrew McGuire, A.J. Hollanquest, Nate Boehlke, Willy Kaul-Champion), UW-La Crosse (Mike Herlihy, Brad Peterson, Gabe Siehr, Paul Zdroik-2nd)

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Indoor Track and Field Athletes Capture Midwest Region Awards

RELEASED: Thursday, March 8, 2007

Madison, Wis.--Three Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) individuals have received awards from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the 2007 NCAA Division III indoor track and field season.

UW-Platteville’s Marcia Taddy was named the Midwest Region Women’s Track Athlete of the Year, while UW-Oshkosh’s Terri Schwamb claimed the region’s Women’s Field Athlete of the Year honor and the Titans’ Brandon Houle secured the regional Men’s Field Athlete of the Year accolade.

Taddy, a senior from Two Rivers, Wis., has the fastest Division III times of the season in the 800-meter run (2:09.54) and one-mile run (4:47.42). No other runner is within six seconds of her mile best entering this week's NCAA Championships. Taddy won the one-mile run and placed third in the 800-meter run at last year's NCAA Division III Indoor Championships.

Schwamb, a senior from Little Chute, Wis., owns this season’s best Division III performance in the 20-pound weight throw (60-11 1/4). She won the WIAC indoor championship in the event and earned All-America honors in 2005 with a fourth-place finish.

Houle, a senior from Oshkosh, Wis. (North H.S.), received the regional honor for the second consecutive season. He owns the top distances in Division III this year in the 35-pound weight throw (64-11 1/2) and shot put (56-8 1/2). Houle won WIAC indoor titles this year in both events and earned All-America honors in 2006 with a third-place finish in the 35-pound weight throw and a fourth-place standing in the shot put.

All three individuals will compete at this weekend’s NCAA Division III Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. UW-Oshkosh is the three-time defending women’s national champion, while UW-La Crosse has secured six consecutive men’s national titles.

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UW-Whitewater’s Schneider Named Men’s Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year

RELEASED: Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Madison, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s indoor track and field head coach Darren Schneider has been named the 2007 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Coach of the Year, which was determined by the league coaches.

Schneider also earned the honor in 2002. This year, he directed the Warhawks to a second-place finish at the WIAC championship for the fourth straight season. UW-Whitewater had four individual champions, including the Track Performer of the Meet and one relay champion during the two-day league meet.

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UW-Stevens Point’s Steiner Named Men’s Indoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete

RELEASED: Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Madison, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Kyle Steiner has been named the 2007 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Max Sparger Men’s Indoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete.

A senior from Grafton, Wis., Steiner carries a 3.80 grade point average and is majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry. He is a three-time member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll and has been named to UW-Stevens Point’s Dean’s List every semester, including High Honors twice and Highest Honors on three occasions.

Steiner is a two-time conference champion in the heptathlon and has been named the league’s field performer of the meet at the indoor championships the last two seasons. This year, he also won the high jump title and the 5,187 points he accumulated in the heptathlon established a conference meet record. Steiner earned All-America honors in the high jump last season and was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that claimed All-America status.

In 2006, he served as Vice President at UW-Stevens Point’s Baldwin Hall. In addition, Steiner has worked as an academic resource coordinator through his residence hall.

He is the second UW-Stevens Point men’s indoor track and field student-athlete to claim the league’s scholar-athlete award.

Additional nominees for this year’s scholar-athlete award included: UW-La Crosse’s Matt Novak (Sr., Schofield, Wis./D.C. Everest), UW-Oshkosh’s Mark Johnson (Sr., Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead), Jesse Sanchez (Sr., Lake Geneva, Wis./Badger) and Danny Thompson (Sr., Kewaunee, Wis.), UW-Platteville’s Eric Bakkum (Sr., Mount Hope, Wis./River Ridge), UW-River Falls’ Robert Hanson (Sr., Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti), Jeremy Olson (Sr., Greenwood, Wis.) and Rick Stewart (Sr., Oregon, Wis.).

The WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award is named after Max Sparger and sponsored by Hewlett-Packard. Sparger served as commissioner of the Wisconsin State University Conference from July, 1971 - July, 1993.

In order to be nominated for the scholar-athlete award, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.25 grade point average, be in their last year of competition, or on schedule to graduate this academic year, and have competed for a minimum of two years.

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UW-La Crosse Captures Indoor Track and Field Championships

RELEASED: Saturday, February 24, 2007

Whitewater, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s men’s and women’s teams captured championships at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) indoor track and field championships which concluded on Feb. 24 at UW-Whitewater’s Kachel Fieldhouse.

The men’s league title is the sixth straight for the Eagles and the WIAC-best 32nd in school history. UW-La Crosse totaled 171 points en route to this year’s championship to outdistance UW-Whitewater for the fourth straight season. The Warhawks compiled 110 points, while UW-Oshkosh finished third with 109.50 points, UW-Stevens Point fourth with 97 points, UW-Eau Claire fifth with 83 points, UW-Platteville sixth with 66 points, UW-River Falls seventh with 27.50 points, UW-Stout eighth with 22 points and UW-Superior ninth with 16 points.

UW-La Crosse secured the conference-best 17th women’s championship in program history after registering 205 points to surpass defending champion UW-Oshkosh, which totaled 134.50 points. UW-Eau Claire finished third with 123 points, while UW-River Falls placed fourth with 81.50 points, UW-Platteville fifth with 59 points, UW-Stevens Point sixth with 56 points, UW-Superior seventh with 18 points, UW-Stout eighth with 15 points and UW-Whitewater ninth with 10 points. The seventh-place finish for the Yellowjackets is the best in school history.

In the men’s competition, the Eagles secured three individual titles during the second day of the meet. Michael Queensland won the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.12, while Tony Marcinek secured the 400-meter dash with a clocking of 49.63.

Jesse Dengsavang was victorious in the triple jump with a NCAA provisional qualifying leap of 45-11 3/4.

UW-Whitewater also earned three crowns and added a relay title in Saturday’s events. Brian Butzler earned Track Performer of the Meet honors after winning the one-mile run and the 3,000-meter run. He secured the one-mile event for the second straight year with a provisional qualifying time of 4:11.55 and the 3,000-meter run with a mark of 8:23.37.

The Warhawks’ Jon Schellin was victorious in the 55-meter hurdles with a provisional qualifying time of 7.56.

UW-Whitewater won the 4x400-meter relay title for the first time in school history with a provisional qualifying performance of 3:20.38.

UW-Stevens Point’s Kyle Steiner was named the Field Performer of the Meet for the second consecutive season after winning the high jump and heptathlon. He secured the heptathlon for the second straight year with a conference meet record of 5,187 points and the high jump with a provisional qualifying height of 6-8 1/4.

UW-Oshkosh’s Brandon Houle secured the 35-pound weight throw for the for the second straight year with an automatic qualifying fling of 62-4 1/2, while the Titans’ A.J. Hollanquest won the 55-meter dash with a provisional qualifying time of 6.45.

UW-Eau Claire’s Wes Fischer earned a provisional qualifying mark of 1:54.25 in winning the 800-meter run, while the Blugolds’ 4x200-meter relay team was victorious in 1:29.07.

In the women’s race, UW-La Crosse earned a pair of individual titles and one relay crown during the second day of competition. Jena Durnin won the 55-meter dash for the second straight season with an automatic qualifying time of 7.14, while Kristen Painter captured the 3,000-meter run with a mark of 9:59.53.

The Eagles’ 4x200-meter relay team won the event for the sixth straight year with a time of 1:43.29.

UW-Oshkosh secured three individual crowns led by Amanda Donath’s victory in the 400-meter dash. She won the event for the second straight year with a conference meet record and automatic qualifying time of 55.96.

Nadine Pieske set a conference meet record in the prelims of the 200-meter dash with a mark of 25.05 and won the event for the second consecutive year with a time of 25.15, while Terri Schwamb earned an automatic qualifying mark with a fling of 60-2 in the 20-pound weight throw.

UW-Eau Claire also totaled three individual titles, including a pair by Chelsea Becker. She was victorious in the pole vault with an automatic qualifying height of 12-3 1/2 and the triple jump with a provisional mark of 37-9 1/4.

Liz Faller captured the 55-meter hurdles for the second straight season with a provisional time of 8.32, while the Blugolds’ 4x400-meter relay team established a conference meet record and automatic qualifying time of 3:55.28 in winning the event for the first time in school history.

UW-Platteville’s Marcia Taddy earned Track Performer of the Meet honors after securing a pair of titles for the second straight year. She won the one-mile run with a conference meet record time of 4:51.05 and the 800-meter run with a clocking of 2:11.59. Taddy automatically qualified for the national championship in both events.

UW-River Falls’ Jill Crandall was named the Field Performer of the Meet after winning the pentathlon for the second consecutive season with 3,474 points.

UW-Whitewater’s men’s head coach Darren Schneider was named the coach of the year for the second time in his career, while UW-La Crosse’s Pat Healy earned the women’s honor for the seventh time in his career. Schneider also earned the honor in 2002, while Healy won the award from 2000-05.

UW-Stevens Point's Steiner was named the Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete, while UW-Eau Claire's Stephanie Barnes and UW-Oshkosh's Sarah Schettle were named Judy Kruckman Co-Scholar-Athletes.

Day Two Champions
Men
55-Meter Dash: A.J. Hollanquest (UW-Oshkosh), 6.45
200-Meter Dash: Michael Queensland (UW-La Crosse), 22.12
400-Meter Dash: Tony Marcinek (UW-La Crosse), 49.63
800-Meter Run: Wes Fischer (UW-Eau Claire), 1:54.25
One-Mile Run: Brian Butzler (UW-Whitewater), 4:11.55
3,000-Meter Run: Brian Butzler (UW-Whitewater), 8:23.37
55-Meter Hurdles: Jon Schellin (UW-Whitewater), 7.56
High Jump: Kyle Steiner (UW-Stevens Point), 6-8 1/4 (2.04m)
Triple Jump: Jesse Dengsavang (UW-La Crosse), 45-11 3/4 (14.01m)
35-Pound Weight Throw: Brandon Houle (UW-Oshkosh), 62-4 1/2 (19.01m)
Heptathlon: Kyle Steiner (UW-Stevens Point), 5,187 points*

Relay Champions
4 x 200-Meter Relay: UW-Eau Claire, 1:29.07
4 x 400-Meter Relay: UW-Whitewater, 3:20.38

Track Performer of the Meet: Brian Butzler of Whitewater
Field Performer of the Meet: Kyle Steiner of Stevens Point
Coach of the Year: Darren Schneider of Whitewater
Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete: Kyle Steiner of Stevens Point

Final Men's Team Scores
1. UW-La Crosse 171
2. UW-Whitewater 110
3. UW-Oshkosh 109.50
4. UW-Stevens Point 97
5. UW-Eau Claire 83
6. UW-Platteville 66
7. UW-River Falls 27.50
8. UW-Stout 22
9. UW-Superior 16

Women
55-Meter Dash: Jena Durnin (UW-La Crosse), 7.14
200-Meter Dash: Nadine Pieske (UW-Oshkosh), 25.15 (Pieske set a conference record of 25.05 in the prelims)
400-Meter Dash: Amanda Donath (UW-Oshkosh), 55.96*
800-Meter Run: Marcia Taddy (UW-Platteville), 2:11.59
One-Mile Run: Marcia Taddy (UW-Platteville), 4:51.05*
3,000-Meter Run: Kristen Painter (UW-La Crosse), 9:59.53
55-Meter Hurdles: Liz Faller (UW-Eau Claire), 8.32
Triple Jump: Chelsea Becker (UW-Eau Claire), 37-9 1/4 (11.51m)
Pole Vault: Chelsea Becker (UW-Eau Claire), 12-3 1/2 (3.75m)
20-Pound Weight Throw: Terri Schwamb (UW-Oshkosh), 60-2 (18.34m)
Pentathlon: Jill Crandall (UW-River Falls), 3,474 points

4 x 200-Meter Relay: UW-La Crosse, 1:43.29
4 x 400-Meter Relay: UW-Eau Claire, 3:55.28*

*Conference Record

Track Performer of the Meet: Marcia Taddy of Platteville
Field Performer of the Meet: Jill Crandall of River Falls
Coach of the Year: Pat Healy of La Crosse
Judy Kruckman Co-Scholar-Athletes: Stephanie Barnes of Eau Claire and Sarah Schettle of Oshkosh

Final Women's Team Scores
1. UW-La Crosse 205
2. UW-Oshkosh 134.50
3. UW-Eau Claire 123
4. UW-River Falls 81.50
5. UW-Platteville 59
6. UW-Stevens Point 56
7. UW-Superior 18
8. UW-Stout 15
9. UW-Whitewater 10

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UW-La Crosse Leads Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships

RELEASED: Friday, February 23, 2007

Whitewater, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s men’s and women’s teams lead the 2007 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) indoor track and field championships following the first of two days of competition at UW-Whitewater’s Kachel Fieldhouse.

In the men’s competition, the five-time defending champion Eagles have totaled 62 points. UW-Oshkosh is second with 29 points, UW-Whitewater third with 27 points, UW-Stevens Point fourth with 22 points, UW-Platteville fifth with 21 points, UW-Eau Claire sixth with 14 points, UW-River Falls seventh with 12 points, UW-Superior eighth with six points and UW-Stout ninth with two points.

In the women’s race, UW-La Crosse compiled 69 points and is followed by defending champion UW-Oshkosh in second with 37 points. UW-River Falls is third with 29 points, while UW-Eau Claire is fourth with 19 points, UW-Stevens Point is fifth with 18 points, UW-Platteville is sixth with nine points and UW-Stout and UW-Whitewater are tied for seventh with seven points.

UW-La Crosse claimed two individual titles and one relay crown during the first day of the men’s championship. Bobby Riley won the shot put with a NCAA Division III automatic qualifying mark of 55-11, while Matt Novak captured the pole vault with a height of 16-9 1/2.

The Eagles' distance medley relay team won the event with an automatic qualifying performance of 10:00.56.

UW-Platteville’s Tyler Sigl was victorious in the 5,000-meter run with a provisional qualifying time of 14:42.96, while UW-Whitewater’s Dan Herms captured the long jump with a provisional qualifying leap of 23-8 3/4.

UW-La Crosse secured two individual titles in the women’s competition. Katie Fondow automatically qualified for the national championship with a winning long jump distance of 19-0, while Nikki Cahen earned the 5,000-meter run crown with a provisional time of 17:38.25.

UW-Oshkosh’s Lyndsey Thoma won the high jump with a provisional qualifying height of 5-5 3/4, while Susie Trzebiatowski also provisionally qualified in the shot put with a heave of 44-4.

UW-River Falls claimed distance medley relay title with a time of 12:31.14, marking the first indoor relay title in school history.

Day One Team Scores
Men
1. UW-La Crosse 62
2. UW-Oshkosh 29
3. UW-Whitewater 27
4. UW-Stevens Point 22
5. UW-Platteville 21
6. UW-Eau Claire 14
7. UW-River Falls 12
8. UW-Superior 6
9. UW-Stout 2

Women
1. UW-La Crosse 69
2. UW-Oshkosh 37
3. UW-River Falls 29
4. UW-Eau Claire 19
5. UW-Stevens Point 18
6. UW-Platteville 9
7 (tied). UW-Stout 7
7 (tied). UW-Whitewater 7
9. UW-Superior 0

Day One Champions
Men
5,000-Meter Run: Tyler Sigl (UW-Platteville), 14:42.96
Long Jump: Dan Herms (UW-Whitewater), 23-8 3/4 (7.23m)
Pole Vault: Matt Novak (UW-La Crosse), 16-9 1/2 (5.12m)
Shot Put: Bobby Riley (UW-La Crosse), 55-11 (17.04m)
Distance Medley Relay: UW-La Crosse, 10:00.56

Women
5,000-Meter Run: Nikki Cahen (UW-La Crosse), 17:38.25
Long Jump: Katie Fondow (UW-La Crosse), 19-0 (5.79m)
Shot Put: Susie Trzebiatowski (UW-Oshkosh), 44-4 (13.51m)
High Jump: Lyndsey Thoma (UW-Oshkosh), 5-5 3/4 (1.67m)

Distance Medley Relay: UW-River Falls, 12:31.14

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UW-Whitewater’s Hahn Selected to Attend Elite Coaches Camp

RELEASED: Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Whitewater, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Whitewater track & field assistant coach Dave Hahn was selected by USA Track & Field (USATF) to attend and participate in the USATF/United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Emerging Elite Coaches Clinic in July, 2006 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.

Coaches were selected to attend the camp based on their abilities to develop outstanding athletes in their respective events and their projected potential to develop future Olympic medalists. Five coaches for each event were selected from the applicants. Hahn, a specialist in throws, was among the five coaches selected to take part in the throwing clinic. All participants had travel, room, and meals paid for by USATF.

The clinicians for the throw clinic included Hal Connolly, the 1956 Olympic gold medalist and former world record holder in the hammer throw; Mac Wilkins, the 1976 Olympic gold medalist and former world record holder in the discus; Duncan Atwood, an Olympic bronze medalist in the javelin; and Bob MacKay, a former elite level shot putter and current coach at Moorpark College in California.

Hahn, a member of the UW-Whitewater track & field coaching staff since 2002, has helped UW-Whitewater’s men’s throwers reach All-American status 16 times (5 indoor, 11 outdoor) and women's throwers reach All-American status three times (two indoor, one outdoor) during his tenure. Hahn was a four-time All-American in the hammer and 35 pound weight throws in his college career at UW-Platteville.

Included in the UW-Whitewater throwers that have earned All-American status since 2002, are Jeremy Wendt (2002 and 2003 outdoor hammer, 2003 and 2004 indoor weight throw), Justin Minor (2002 and 2003 outdoor hammer), Kurt Malnar (2002 indoor shot put and weight throw), Tabitha Fendrick (2002 indoor shot put), Beth Proeber (2004 indoor weight throw, 2005 outdoor hammer throw), Pete Ringquist (2004 and 2006 outdoor discus), Ross Kapp (2005 indoor weight throw, 2005 and 2006 indoor shot put, 2006 outdoor hammer), and Dan Hytinen (2006 outdoor discus). Wendt was a three-time national champion (2003 and 2004 weight throw, 2004 hammer throw), and Kapp was a national champion in the 2006 hammer throw. Since Hahn joined the coaching staff the men’s track & field team has finished among the top ten teams in the nation three times in both the indoor and outdoor season with their top finish coming in 2004 when the Warhawks finished second in the indoor championship. The UW-Whitewater throws program was ranked second in the nation among Division III schools in 2006 by The Thrower’s Page with the men’s team having the highest point total in Division III.

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UW-Eau Claire Cross Country/Track & Field Make Coaching Changes

RELEASED: Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Eau Claire, Wis.--The resignation of Tracy Yengo as the UW-Eau Claire head women's cross country and track & field coaches has triggered some changes in the staffing of the men's and women's programs, according to Director of Athletics Scott Kilgallon.

Yengo stepped down after 10 years as the Blugold women's cross country and track & field coaches to accept a fulltime teaching position in the university's Department of Kinesiology.

As a result, Kilgallon has named men's cross country and track coach Chip Schneider as Director of Operations for both the men's and women's cross country and track & field programs. He also has named Brian Falk as the head cross country coach and assistant track & field coach for the men's and women's programs.

During Yengo's tenure, the Blugolds were the NCAA Division III cross country runner-up in 1997 when she was also named the WIAC Coach of the Year. She has taken three teams to the NCAA nationals and coached two All-Americans. In track, the past decade, the Blugolds have had 30 All-American finishes with 11 individuals and a relay team. The most decorated athletes during her regime were hurdlers Breanna McMullen and Jen Stafslien and pole vaulter Steph Barnes. The Blugolds finished as high as eighth in the NCAA outdoor meet in 2005 and 13th in the NCAA indoor meet this past season.

Schneider, a conference and national champion while competing at UW-Platteville, has been the Blugold men's track coach since 2002-03 and the men's cross country coach since 2003-04.

Falk has been a teacher for 16 years and a coach for 19 years, most recently at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. As the primary distance coach in the track and field program for nine seasons at Dickinson, Falk has had 11 individual Centennial Conference champions, nine NCAA championship qualifiers and seven All-Americans. Since 2001, he has also served as an assistant in a women's cross country program that has won all five Centennial Conference titles, three Mid-East regional titles and finished three times in the top ten at the NCAA meet.

Falk has been a health/physical education teacher at Susquehanna Township High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania since 1990. He was the head cross country coach from 1991-2000, rejuvenating a boys' program that had only three athletes when he started and reviving the girls' cross country program as a team sport in 1995.

He is currently involved as an assistant coach, clinician and conference organizer for an online service that provides personal coaching to adult recreational runners.

Falk earned his undergraduate degree in Physical Education and Teacher Education from Temple University in 1988 and his master's in Exercise Science from McDaniel College, formerly Western Maryland College, in 2003.

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Ericksen Named UW-La Crosse Head Men's Track & Field Coach/ESS Lecturer

RELEASED: Tuesday, August 29, 2006

La Crosse, Wis.--The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has named Brent Ericksen as its head men's track & field coach/exercise sports science lecturer.

"I'm truly honored to be named the head track & field coach at UW-La Crosse," says Ericksen. "It's a great university and the legacy and history of the men's track program is second to none. It's a wonderful opportunity and I'm looking forward to being a part of the program."

Ericksen had served as head men's and women's cross country/track & field coach and kinesiology instructor at Texas A&M Kingsville since 2000. He coached 77 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Track & Field All-Americans at TAMUK and was named the Lone Star Conference Track & Field Coach of the Year three times (2002, 2003, 2006). The Javelinas' men's track & field squad recorded four top-10 outdoor national championship finishes under Ericksen, including ninth in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and 10th in 2005.

The women's track & field team finished sixth indoors and 17th outdoors during the 2004 NCAA III Championships. The Javelinas' women's cross country squad was a two-time selection to the Academic All-America Team under Ericksen's tutelage.

Prior to arriving in Kingsville, he was the assistant men's and women's cross country coach/track & field coach and physical education instructor at California State University, Stanislaus from 1998-2000. Ericksen earned his bachelor's degree from California State University, Stanislaus in 1989 and his master's degree from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 1992.

He served as assistant men's and women's cross country/track & field coach and physical education instructor at South Dakota State University (SDSU) from 1997-98 and was the assistant men's and women's cross country/track & field coach at Marquette University (Wis.) from 1995-97. While at SDSU, the women's cross country team finished 10th at the NCAA Division II Championships while the men's club was 15th. At Marquette, the women's cross country squad captured the Conference USA title in 1995 and the women's indoor track team won conference championships in 1996 and 1997. The men's track team won the indoor league title in 1996 and finished second in 1997.

Prior to coaching at Marquette, he was the head men's and women's cross country/track & field coach, physical education instructor and sports information director at Mount Marty College (S.D.) from 1993-95. He also served as an assistant coach at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (1990-93) where the men's track & field team twice finished fourth at the NCAA Division II Championships and the women's cross country squad was third nationally.

The UW-La Crosse men's track & field team swept the NCAA III Indoor and Outdoor Championships in 2006, the 10th time in school history the Eagles captured the indoor and outdoor titles in the same season. UW-L's 13 indoor, 10 outdoor and 23 overall national championships are the most in NCAA III history.

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