Men's Indoor Track & Field
Athletes of the Week

Week of Feb. 16 - 22
Track
UW-La Crosse - Distance Medley Relay Team - Ryan Mendez, Sophomore, Black River Falls; Dallas Vincent, Junior, Oakfield (Mayville); Zach Wilhelmy, Freshman, La Crosse (Aquinas); Mitch Wilson, Freshman, La Crosse (Central)
The quartet won the distance medley relay at the Eastbay/UW-Stevens Point Invitational on Feb. 21 with a NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 10:00.73.  Their time currently ranks as the third-fastest in the country this season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Justin Janke, Junior, Black River Falls
UW-Oshkosh, Andrew McGuire, Senior, Wisconsin Rapids (Lincoln)
UW-Stevens Point - Distance Medley Relay Team - Derek Nechuta, Freshman, Mosinee; Zac Scott-Keyser; Jon Trzebiatowski; Dominick Meyer, Senior, Beloit (Memorial)
UW-Stout - 4x200-Meter Relay Team - Dan Strong, Senior, Lantana, Fla. (Santaluces); Kendall Wade, Junior, Milwaukee (Bay View); Sam Flood, Sophomore, Eden; Daniel Drewek, Freshman, Athens

Field
Ben Ludtke, Freshman (Lyons/Burlington), of UW-Oshkosh
Ludtke threw to a distance of 56-8 3/4 in winning the 35-pound weight throw at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational held Feb. 21.  Ludtke, who defeated 18 other participants, surpassed the provisional qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Championship with his throw.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Logan Koerten, Sophomore, Plover (SPASH)
UW-La Crosse, Luke Crowley, Senior, La Crosse (Logan)
UW-Platteville, Corey Digman, Senior, Platteville
UW-Stevens Point, Mark Cufaude, Junior, Evansville
UW-Stout, Ryan Ament, Junior, Grand Meadow, Minn. (Stewartville)

Week of Feb. 9 - 15
Track
Willy Kaul, Senior (Menomonee Falls), of UW-Oshkosh
Kaul recorded the fastest indoor 5,000-meter run time in WIAC history when he finished third in a field of 40 participants in the event at the Iowa State University Track & Field Classic on Feb. 14.  Kaul ran to a time of 14:07.14, with his nation-leading performance surpassing the automatic qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Championship.  His effort would have eclipsed the provisional qualifying standard for the NCAA Division I Championship.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Justin White, Junior, Arcadia
UW-La Crosse, Dallas Vincent, Junior, Oakfield (Mayville)
UW-Platteville, Matt Bischoff, Junior, Slinger
UW-Stevens Point, Corey Towle, Waukesha (South)
UW-Stout, Dan Strong, Senior, Lantana, Fla. (Santaluces)

Field
Sam Johnson, Senior (Deer Park/Amery), of UW-Eau Claire
Johnson eclipsed the automatic qualifying standard in the weight throw for the NCAA Division III Championship at the Nike/Impact Sports UW-Platteville Invitational on Feb. 14.  His fling of 60-11 1/4 topped the field of 35 competitors.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Aaron Johnson, Senior, Wisconsin Dells
UW-Oshkosh, Pete Wheiland, Freshman, Slinger
UW-Platteville, Jon Balciar, Junior, Medford
UW-Stevens Point, Kyle Schofield, Senior, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-Stout, Kendall Wade, Junior, Milwaukee (Bay View)
UW-Superior, Sam Maday, Senior, Odanah

Week of Feb. 2 - 8
Track
Keith Ingram, Sophomore (Milwaukee/Riverside University), of UW-Stevens Point
Ingram recorded a pair of first-place finishes as UW-Stevens Point won the 15-team Pointer Invitational.  He broke the school record enroute to winning the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.38.  His performance surpassed the NCAA Division III provisional qualifying mark and ranks as the fourth-best time in the country.  Ingram broke another school record as he won the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.98.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Chris Wirtz, Junior, Weston (D.C. Everest)
UW-Oshkosh, Willy Kaul, Senior, Menomonee Falls
UW-Platteville, Shane Lacy, Freshman, McFarland
UW-River Falls, Nick Zeien, Sophomore, Hastings, Minn.
UW-Stout, Kelvin Johnson, Freshman, Menomonie
UW-Whitewater, Isiah Gray, Freshman, Milwaukee (Brown Deer)

Field
Daniel Drewek, Freshman (Athens), of UW-Stout
Drewek earned a trip to the NCAA Division III Championship by hitting the automatic qualifying height in the pole vault at the Border Battle hosted by UW-Superior on Feb. 7.  He matched the automatic qualifying height of 16-7 1/4 and set a new school record to win the event at the five-team meet.  Drewek broke Jeff Rotering's 2002 record of 16-3 1/4.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Sam Johnson, Senior, Deer Park (Amery)
UW-La Crosse, Dave Stauder, Junior, Greenfield (Whitnall)
UW-Oshkosh, Ben Zill, Junior, New Franken (Green Bay Preble)
UW-Platteville, Corey Digman, Senior, Platteville
UW-Stevens Point, Kyle Scofield, Senior, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-Whitewater, Luke Buchholz, Sophomore, Whitewater

Week of Jan. 26 - Feb. 1
Track
Dallas Vincent, Junior (Oakfield/Mayville), of UW-La Crosse
Vincent won the mile run at the Minnesota State Open on Jan. 31 with a NCAA Division III provisional qualfying time of 4:11.49.  He currently ranks third in the nation in the event.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Rob Wilcox, Senior, Green Bay (Southwest)
UW-Platteville, Andy Melby, Freshman, Phillips
UW-Stevens Point, Keith Ingram, Sophomore, Milwaukee (Riverside University)
UW-Stout, Tim Nelson, Freshman, Augusta
UW-Whitewater, Isiah Gray, Freshman, Milwaukee (Brown Deer)

Field
Bobby Riley, Senior (Wittenberg/Wittenberg-Birnamwood), of UW-La Crosse
Riley won the shot put at the UW-Stout Warren Bowlus Open on Jan. 31 with a NCAA Division III provisional qualifying mark of 51-11.  He currently ranks third in the nation in the shot put.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Sam Johnson, Senior, Deer Park (Amery)
UW-Platteville, Corey Digman, Senior, Platteville
UW-Stout, Daniel Drewek, Freshman, Athens
UW-Whitewater, Ben Stringer, Freshman, Assumption, Ill. (Central)

Week of Jan. 19 - 25
Track
Aron Kehoe, Sophomore (Monroe), of UW-Whitewater
Kehoe provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship after winning the 800-meter run at the UW-Whitewater Invitational on Jan. 24.  His time of 1:52.96 ranks as the best time in the NCAA Division III this season.  Kehoe also anchored the 4x400-meter relay squad that posted a first-place time of 3:26.08.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Justin White, Junior, Arcadia
UW-La Crosse, Matt Gordy, Junior, Whitewater
UW-Oshkosh, Willy Kaul, Senior, Menomonee Falls
UW-Platteville, Mitch Spees, Senior, Poynette
UW-Stout, Sam Flood, Sophomore, Eden (Fond du Lac)

Field
Jonathan Jordan, Freshman (Milwaukee/Malcolm X Academy), of UW-Oshkosh
Jordan won the long jump as UW-Oshkosh won its own five-team invitational on Jan. 23.  He leaped 23-4 3/4 to edge eight other competitors.  His performance ranks second in the NCAA Division III.  Jordan’s effort also surpassed the provisional qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Indoor Championship.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Sam Johnson, Senior, Deer Park (Amery)
UW-La Crosse, Dave Stauder, Junior, Greenfield (Whitnall)
UW-Platteville, Jon Balciar, Junior, Medford
UW-River Falls, Clai Catto, Freshman, Menomonie
UW-Stout, Blaine Lee, Junior, Mondovi
UW-Whitewater, Ryan Howell, Junior, New Glarus

Week of Jan. 5 - 18
Track
Brent Kann, Junior (Rice Lake), of UW-Eau Claire
Kann finished second in the one-mile run with NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 4:14.79 at the Blugold Open on Jan. 16.  The Blugolds won the meet with 233 points.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Nate Stymiest, Freshman, Oconto Falls
UW-Platteville, Lynn Oyawiri, Freshman, Platteville

Field
Sam Johnson, Senior (Deer Park/Amery), of UW-Eau Claire
Johnson registered a pair of first-place finishes at the Blugold Open on Jan. 16, that UW-Eau Claire won with 233 points.  In the weight throw, he produced a NCAA Division III provisional qualifying distance of 59-2 – also the top throw in the NCAA Division III this season.  Johnson also won the shot put with a distance of 49-0 3/4.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, James Simms, Junior, Fredonia (Ozaukee)
UW-Platteville, Corey Digman, Senior, Platteville

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