2007 WIAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Headlines

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.

UW-Eau Claire’s Faller and UW-Oshkosh’s Schwamb Claim Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country Academic All-America Status

Madison, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Liz Faller and UW-Oshkosh’s Terri Schwamb have been named to the 2007 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division Women’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).

Faller, a senior from Marinette, Wis., boasts a 3.97 grade point average while majoring in kinesiology - physical education teaching. This year, she received the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Judy Kruckman Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete Award.

On the track, Faller is a four-time All-American and three-time conference champion. She is a two-time conference indoor championship in the 55-meter hurdles and an outdoor champion in the 100-meter hurdles. Faller has her name attached to four different school records, including the outdoor 4 x 400-meter relay and the indoor 55-meter hurdles, 4 x 200 and 4 x 400-meter relays.

Schwamb, a junior from Little Chute, Wis., is majoring in mathematics - Spanish and carries a 3.96 grade point average.

Outside the classroom, she is a two-time national champion after claiming the indoor 20-pound weight throw and outdoor hammer throw this season. Schwamb won both events at the WIAC championships, including a conference-record performance in the hammer throw. She also earned All-America accolades in both events during the 2005 season.

Seven Named to Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country Academic All-District Team

Madison, Wis.--Seven Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) individuals have been named to the 2007 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Five College Division Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country Team.

UW-Eau Claire’s Liz Faller, UW-La Crosse’s Kristen Painter and UW-Oshkosh’s Sarah Schettle and Terri Schwamb were named to the first team, while the Blugolds’ Stephanie Barnes, the Titans’ Jenny Graef and UW-Platteville’s Marcia Taddy were second team selections.

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).

Faller, a senior from Marinette, Wis., boasts a 3.97 grade point average while majoring in kinesiology - physical education teaching. She earned second team academic all-district honors the past two seasons. This year, Faller received the WIAC Judy Kruckman Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete Award.

Painter, a senior from Blue Earth, Minn., carries a 3.94 grade point average and is majoring in history – ethnic and racial studies. She claimed the WIAC Judy Kruckman Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Award this season.

Schettle, a senior from Oshkosh, Wis. (West H.S.), earned second team academic all-district status a year ago and secured the WIAC Judy Kruckman Indoor Track and Field Co-Scholar-Athlete Award in 2007. She maintains a 3.91 grade point average while double-majoring in chemistry and Spanish.

Schwamb, a junior from Little Chute, Wis., is majoring in mathematics - Spanish and boasts a 3.96 grade point average.

Faller, Painter, Schettle and Schwamb are eligible for Academic All-America team which will be announced on June 27.

Barnes, a senior from Sauk City, Wis. (Sauk Prairie H.S.), earned second team academic all-district honors for the second straight year. She is majoring in kinesiology - human performance and carries a 3.68 grade point average. Barnes was named the 2007 WIAC Judy Kruckman Indoor Track and Field Co-Scholar-Athlete.

Graef, a senior from Lena, Wis., maintains a 3.77 grade point average and is majoring in biology, while Taddy, a junior from Two Rivers, Wis., is majoring in physical education and carries a 3.62 grade point average. Taddy received the 2006 WIAC Judy Kruckman Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Award.

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

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.

Four Teams Place in Top Six at NCAA Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships

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

UW-Eau Claire placed third, while UW-La Crosse finished fourth, UW-Platteville was fifth and UW-Oshkosh sixth. The Blugolds and Pioneers recorded the best finishes in school history.

Williams College (Mass.) secured the national championship with 42 points to surpass the 35 points compiled by City College of New York. UW-Eau Claire totaled 32 points, while UW-La Crosse registered 31 points, UW-Platteville had 30 points and UW-Oshkosh 28 points.

UW-River Falls tied for 36th with four points and UW-Stevens Point tied for 39th with three points.

UW-Platteville’s Marcia Taddy won a pair of individual titles during the two-day meet, earning crowns in the one-mile run and 800-meter run to increase her career indoor All-America medals to eight. She claimed the one-mile run championship for the second consecutive season with a time of 4:49.38 and the 800-meter run with a clocking of 2:10.44.

Taddy, who earned the Outstanding Track Athlete of the Meet honor for her performance, was also a member of the winning distance medley relay team that finished with a championship meet record time of 11:34.46. Emma Dreis, Bobbi Arand and Jessica Scott were also members of the winning team.

UW-Oshkosh’s Terri Schwamb won the 20-pound weight throw with a fling of 61-2 3/4. It was her second career indoor All-America accolade.

400-Meter Dash: Liz Kooistra (UW-Eau Claire-2nd), Amanda Donath (UW-Oshkosh-3rd), Nadine Pieske (UW-Oshkosh-4th)

Long Jump: Katie Fondow (UW-La Crosse-3rd), Bethany Richter (UW-Stevens Point-6th), Caitlin Schetter (UW-La Crosse-8th)

Triple Jump: Caitlin Schetter (UW-La Crosse-5th), Chelsea Becker (UW-Eau Claire-8th)

Pole Vault: Chelsea Becker (UW-Eau Claire-3rd), Jamie Scott (UW-La Crosse-5th), Lindsay Leech (UW-La Crosse-6th), Stephanie Barnes (UW-Eau Claire-8th)

Shot Put: Krista Hasselquist (UW-River Falls-5th), Susie Trzebiatowski (UW-Oshkosh-7th)

4x400-Meter Relay: UW-Oshkosh (Amanda Donath, Sarah Schettle, Stephanie Sisk, Nadine Pieske-4th), UW-La Crosse (Caitlin Perra, Katie Steingraeber, Sarah Duchow, Danica Schaefer-5th), UW-Eau Claire (Liz Faller, Laura Broner, Shalene Huth, Liz Kooistra-7th)

Distance Medley Relay: UW-Platteville (Emma Dreis, Bobbi Arand, Jessica Scott, Marcia Taddy-Champion), UW-La Crosse (Meagan Herlache, Maggie Leyendecker, Beth Richmond, Kristen Painter-6th)

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.

UW-La Crosse’s Healy Named Women’s Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year

Madison, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women’s indoor track and field head coach Pat Healy has been named the 2007 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Coach of the Year, which was determined by the league coaches.

This marks the seventh time in his career he has received the honor after winning the award from 2000-05. Healy led the Eagles to the WIAC championship for the seventh time in eight years. UW-La Crosse had four individual champions and one relay champion at the conference meet.

UW-Eau Claire’s Barnes and UW-Oshkosh’s Schettle Named Women’s Indoor Track and Field Co-Scholar-Athletes

Madison, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Stephanie Barnes and UW-Oshkosh’s Sarah Schettle have been named 2007 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Judy Kruckman Women’s Indoor Track and Field Co-Scholar-Athletes.

A senior from Sauk City, Wis. (Sauk Prairie H.S.), Barnes is majoring in kinesiology and maintains a 3.69 grade point average. She was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country Academic All-District Second Team last year and is a three-time member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll. Barnes received UW-Eau Claire’s Super Six Award in 2006 and has been named to her institution’s Dean’s List numerous semesters, while also receiving Academic Distinction.

Last year, she claimed the conference indoor pole vault title with a meet record performance and also secured the national title in the event. In addition, Barnes served as a team captain and was named her team’s Field Most Valuable Performer and Most Dedicated. During the 2004-05 season, Barnes was also a member of the Blugold gymnastics team.

She has volunteered for Special Olympics, Girl Scouts and Reading Partner Program, while working for UW-Eau Claire’s Residence Halls as a custodian and front desk security.

Barnes is the first UW-Eau Claire women’s indoor track and field student-athlete to claim the conference’s scholar-athlete award.

Schettle, a senior from Oshkosh, Wis. (West H.S.), boasts a 3.91 grade point average and is majoring in chemistry and Spanish. She is a three-time member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll and has been named to UW-Oshkosh’s Dean’s List numerous semesters. Schettle has received various academic scholarships, including the Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship, Kimberly Clark Bright Future Scholarship, the UW-Oshkosh Foundation Scholarship and John E. Kerrigan Scholarship. In 2006, she was one of two nationwide recipients of the NCAA Division III Sportsmanship Award from the NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct.

A year ago, she was a member of UW-Oshkosh’s conference championship and national title teams and the 4x400-meter relay squad that secured All-America honors. She is also a three-year letterwinner for the Titans swimming and diving team.

Schettle is involved in many campus activities and organizations, including: No Limits Support Association, Student Alumni Ambassadors (Vice-President), University Honors Program, Athletes in Action, Biology Club (President) and the Optimist Club. She has volunteered with the Winnebago County Republican Party and was a leader of College Republicans at UW-Oshkosh. In the community, she volunteers in blood drives and for Special Olympics.

UW-Oshkosh has now had four individuals secure the league’s scholar-athlete award for women’s indoor track and field.

Additional nominees for this year’s scholar-athlete award included: UW-Eau Claire’s Liz Faller (Sr., Marinette, Wis.), Shalene Huth (Sr., Appleton, Wis./West) and Christina Locke (Sr., Racine, Wis./Horlick), UW-La Crosse’s Brenna Anderson (Sr., Lancaster, Wis.), Christy Birkholz (Sr., Sun Prairie, Wis.), Emily Burns (Sr., Neenah, Wis.), Nikki Cahen (Sr., Waukesha, Wis./North), Jena Durnin (Sr., Evansville, Ind.), Meagan Herlache (Sr., Green Bay, Wis./East), Lindsay Leech (Sr., Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley), Emily Lewandowski (Jr., Madison, Wis./West), Beth Medinger (Sr., Onalaska, Wis./Holmen) and Kristen Painter (Sr., Blue Earth, Minn.), UW-Oshkosh’s Kristy Giljohann (Sr., Brookfield, Wis./Central), Jenny Graef (Sr., Lena, Wis.), Brigid Hamill (Sr., Brookfield, Wis./Central), Amanda Kozicki (Sr., Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall), Nichole Pelischek (Sr., Two Rivers, Wis.) and Terri Schwamb (Sr., Little Chute, Wis.), UW-Platteville’s Marcia Taddy (Sr., Two Rivers, Wis.), UW-River Falls’ Jill Crandall (Sr., Roseville, Minn.), Holly Kromray (Sr., Minocqua, Wis./Lakeland Union), Carrie VanHouten (Sr., Lake City, Minn./Lincoln), UW-Stevens Point’s Bethany Richter (Sr., Green Bay, Wis./Preble) and UW-Stout’s Taylor Mayo (Jr., Iron River, Mich.), Rebecca Monyhan (Sr., Winona, Minn.) and Stephanie Nichols (Sr., Chetek, Wis.).

The WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award is named after Judy Kruckman and sponsored by Hewlett-Packard. Kruckman served as Assistant Commissioner for the WIAC from 1996-98. Prior to this appointment, she functioned as Commissioner of the Wisconsin Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from October, 1984 - September, 1996.

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.

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*

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

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

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)

Oshkosh, Wis.--Sarah Schettle, a top student, outstanding athlete and a campus leader at UW-Oshkosh - can add the 2006 NCAA Division III Sportsmanship Award to her list of accomplishments.

The Oshkosh senior, who carries a 3.90 grade-point average with majors in chemistry and Spanish, was one of two nationwide - one man and one woman - to win the sportsmanship honor from the NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct.

The award is for sportsmanship that "characterizes the highest level of respect, caring, fairness, civility, honesty, integrity and responsibility during competition."

The top award recipients are chosen from athletes in NCAA Division I, II and III schools. Separate awards go to a man and woman student athlete from each of the three divisions.

This summer, she also was selected for the Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship for the second straight year.

In 2005, she was one of 100 nationwide to receive a $5,000 Reagan scholarship. This year, she was one of only 26 to receive a $1,000 renewable Reagan award.

A student leader since her freshman year, Schettle has been a volunteer with Student Legal Services and many student organizations, Reichenberger said.

Schettle attributes her success to the opportunities she has been given by UW-Oshkosh faculty and coaches and the support of her family. Home-schooled until sixth grade, she said that instilled in her a love of learning.

Schettle has been active in such campus organizations as No Limits Support Association; Student Alumni Ambassadors, of which she is vice president; University Honors Program; Athletes in Action; Biology Club (president) and the Optimist Club.

She is a leader of the New Voters Project, volunteers with the Winnebago County Republican Party and is a leader of College Republicans at UW-Oshkosh.

Schettle was selected to present her research at the UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity in 2005. She is a research assistant for UW-Oshkosh microbiology professor Toivo Kallas, who has been awarded several major National Science Foundation grants for research involving photosynthesis.

Schettle was one of four members of the national champion 2006 UW-Oshkosh women's track and field team to be named to the NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track and Field All-Academic Team by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). She was a member of the 1,600-meter relay team that placed fifth at the 2006 NCAA Division III Indoor Championship.

Schettle is one of nine UW-Oshkosh student-athletes on the USTFCCCA's 2006 NCAA Division III Women's Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team.

Other scholarships Schettle has received include the Kimberly Clark Bright Future Scholarship, the UW-Oshkosh Foundation Scholarship and John E. Kerrigan Scholarship.

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.

Oshkosh, Wis.--UW-Oshkosh's Deb Vercauteren is among 12 accomplished cross country and track and field coaches who will be inducted into the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's (USTFCCCA) Hall of Fame later this year.

The Class of 2006 features coaches who won National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's and women's team titles at all three divisional levels in cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field. The distinguished group will be inducted Dec. 12 during the USTFCCCA's annual convention in San Antonio.

"This year's Hall of Fame class personifies the values of collegiate track and field and cross country," said Sam Seemes, CEO of the USTFCCCA. "The mark they've left on their sports is immeasurable. Our association is honored to induct such a group of individuals into the Hall of Fame."

Besides Vercauteren, the Class of 2006 consists of Bill Bergan of Iowa State University, Al Carius of North Central College (Ill.), John Coughlan of Illinois State University, DeLoss Dodds of Kansas State University, Bob Groseclose of the University of Louisiana at Monroe, Tom Heinonen of the University of Oregon, Don Hood, Sr. of Abilene Christian University (Texas), Ted McLaughlin of Southern Methodist University (Texas), Bill Moultrie of Howard University (Washington, D.C.), Jack Pyrah of Villanova University (Pa.) and Gary Wieneke of the University of Illinois.

UW-Oshkosh's trophy case has been lavishly decorated during Vercauteren's 25 seasons as the school's head women's cross country and women's track and field coach. The shrine includes trophies for winning 17 NCAA Division III titles and 36 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) championships.

In outdoor track and field, Vercauteren's resume is highlighted by NCAA Division III titles won in 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004 and 2006. The Titans also finished second at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship in 1989, 1992, 1994 and 2005 and third in 1988, 1993 and 1998.

UW-Oshkosh athletes have earned 171 All-America awards at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship during the past 25 years. The Titans' All-America performances are led by 23 individual national titles, including five by Robyn Jarocki, four by Liz Woodworth and three by Stephanie Bostwick.

Competing for bragging rights at the WIAC Outdoor Championship, Vercauteren has directed UW-Oshkosh to 10 first-place and 10 second-place finishes. The Titans captured WIAC championships in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004 and 2006.

Vercauteren gained Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year honors by the NCAA Division III in 2004 and by the WIAC in 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004 and 2006.

In 2006, the USTFCCCA recognized UW-Oshkosh for owning the outstanding NCAA Division III women's outdoor track and field program of the past 25 years.

Indoors, Vercauteren's accomplishments are equally impressive. UW-Oshkosh's efforts are led by NCAA Division III titles won in 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2005 and 2006. The Titans also placed second at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championship in 1990, 1991, 1992 and 2002 and third in 1997.

Since the first NCAA Division III Indoor Championship was held in 1985, All-America awards have been presented 117 times to UW-Oshkosh athletes. The Titans' All-America performances are led by 21 individual national titles, including five by Jarocki and three by both Woodworth and Melissa Oleson.

At the WIAC Indoor Championship, Vercauteren has coached UW-Oshkosh to 11 first-place and nine second-place finishes. The Titans claimed WIAC titles in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2006.

Vercauteren received Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year accolades by the NCAA Division III in 2006 and by the WIAC in 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2006.

Besides coaching track and field, Vercauteren has served as the head women's cross country coach at UW-Oshkosh since 1981. She began the sport at UW-Oshkosh from infancy that season and took the Titans to a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championship the following year.

UW-Oshkosh has claimed four NCAA Division III cross country titles under Vercauteren's tutelage, with victories coming in 1987, 1988, 1991 and 1996. The Titans also placed second at the national meet in 1989, 1990 and 1995. Additionally, Vercauteren has trained UW-Oshkosh cross country athletes to 37 NCAA Division III All-America performances, including national titles won by Laura Horejs in 1991 and Tiffany Speckman in 1997.

Since 1986, Vercauteren's Titans have been a perennial WIAC power. UW-Oshkosh has won the WIAC championship 15 times during the past 20 years while finishing second on three other occasions. The Titans were crowned WIAC champion in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000.

The NCAA Division III selected Vercauteren as its Cross Country Coach of the Year in 1995 and 1996. She was named WIAC Cross Country Coach of the Year in 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1999.

Last fall, the USTFCCCA picked Vercauteren as its NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Silver Anniversary Coach. The award was given in conjunction with the NCAA's 25-year celebration of sponsoring women's sports.

Vercauteren, an Ashwaubenon, Wis., native, received a bachelor's degree from UW-Stevens Point in 1976 and a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1980. The UW-Stevens Point and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics District 14 Hall of Fame member is married to John Zupanc, the head men's cross country coach and head men's track and field coach at UW-Oshkosh.

In addition to her coaching duties, Vercauteren also serves as the assistant director of athletics at UW-Oshkosh.

UW-La Crosse's Rudd Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year Award

RELEASED: Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Madison, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's Julia Rudd has been nominated as the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) representative for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. This award honors senior student-athletes for their cumulative collegiate achievements in service, leadership, athletics and academics.

Rudd, a senior cross country and indoor/outdoor track and field student-athlete from Oshkosh, Wis. (West H.S.), was named to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division Women's Track and Field/Cross Country Third Team and received the WIAC Judy Kruckman Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete Award. She has also been recognized on the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll, UW-La Crosse's Dean's List and the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team.

As a six-time outdoor track and field All-American, Rudd captured a national championship in the 3,000-meter steeplechase during the 2004 national meet. Additionally, she finished third in the event in 2002, 2005 and 2006, while adding fifth and sixth-place finishes in the 5,000-meter run in 2004 and 2006, respectively. Rudd secured the WIAC 3,000-meter steeplechase crown in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and added a 5,000-meter run title in 2004.

Competing at the indoor track and field national meet, Rudd received All-America accolades in the 5,000-meter run with a fifth-place standing in 2006 and eighth-place finish in 2004. She claimed conference titles in the 3,000-meter run in 2004 and 2006 and added 5,000-meter run crowns in 2003 and 2006.

Rudd is a three-time cross country All-American, finishing second in 2005, 23rd in 2002 and 26th in 2003. She won the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional in 2005 and secured the WIAC individual title in 2002 and 2005.

Serving as a team captain for the cross country and track and field squads, she has earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.62 while majoring in sports management with an emphasis in coaching competitive athletics.

Among her numerous athletic and academic accomplishments, Rudd has also been involved with the UW-La Crosse Athletics Department, worked as a counselor at UW-Madison's Camp of Champions and served as a member of Athletes in Action for UW-La Crosse.

All conference nominees will be forwarded to the Woman of the Year selection committee. The selection committee will select the top 10 winners in each division. From among those 30 honorees, the selection committee will determine the top three in each division. Finally, the members of the CWA will vote from among the top nine to determine the 2006 NCAA Woman of the Year.

The top 10 honorees from Divisions I, II and III will be honored, and the 2006 NCAA Woman of the Year announced, at a dinner in Indianapolis, Ind. on October 28, 2006.

To be eligible for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award:
**nominee must have earned a varsity letter in a NCAA-sponsored sport and competed during the 2005-06 academic year

**nominee must have completed intercollegiate eligibility in her primary sport by the end of the 2006 spring season or received her undergraduate degree prior to the conclusion of the spring 2006 term

**nominee must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.500 (4.000 scale).

Also nominated for the award from the WIAC were:
Robyn Jarocki, UW-Oshkosh, Senior, Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field, Merrill, Wis.
Carrie Morschauser, UW-Platteville, Senior, Volleyball, Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field, Deerfield, Wis.
Jenna Mitchler, UW-Stevens Point, Senior, Cross Country, Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field, Kaukauna, Wis.
Megan Kielar, UW-Whitewater, Senior, Cross Country, Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field, McHenry, Ill. (West H.S.)

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