2002 Men's Cross Country
Athletes of the Week

Week of Oct. 21 - 27
Mark Meunier, Senior (Galesville/G-E-T), of UW-Eau Claire
Meunier finished first overall in a dual meet with UW-Stout. He covered the course in just 16:14.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Josh Ruston, Junior, Bartlett, Ill. (Elgin)
UW-Oshkosh, Kirk DeWindt, Sophomore, Green Bay (Southwest)
UW-Stout, Nate Lynch, Sophomore, Appleton (East)
UW-Superior, Ryan Davis, Freshman, Mahtowa, Minn. (Carlton)

Week of Oct. 14 - 20
Ryan Kleimenhagen, Junior (Oak Creek), of UW-Platteville
Kleimenhagen remained undefeated on the year, winning the individual title and leading the Pioneers to the team championship at the 25-team UW-Parkside Invitational Saturday. He was the top collegiate runner with a time of 25:01. The Pioneers scored 85 points, finishing 29 ahead of runner-up DePaul, a Division I school.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Nick Hardt, Senior, Galesville (G-E-T)
UW-La Crosse, Dan Sutton, Senior, West Bend (East)
UW-Oshkosh, Matt Groose, Junior, Watertown
UW-River Falls, Jarrod Vonderharr, Freshman, Shakopee, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, James Levash, Junior, Brillion
UW-Stout, Ryan Chernik, Sophomore, Pewaukee
UW-Superior, Ryan Davis, Freshman, Mahtowa, Minn. (Carlton)

Week of Oct. 7 - 13
Ryan Davis, Freshman (Mahtowa, Minn./Carlton), of UW-Superior
Davis continued his outstanding first season as he finished second out of 26 runners with a time of 26:05.1 at the Northland Mt. Valhalla Invitational Friday afternoon in Washburn.

Also nominated:
No other athletes were nominated.

Week of Sept. 30 - Oct. 6
David Cisewski, Junior (Stevens Point/SPASH), of UW-Oshkosh
Competing at the prestigious Notre Dame Invitational on October 4, Cisewski finished 30th to help UW-Oshkosh place eighth in a 21-team field. Cisewski was the top NCAA Division III finisher in the meet, completing the 8,000-meter course in a time of 25:23. With the exception of Stanford University, Cisewski would have scored for any school represented at the meet. UW-Oshkosh scored 275 points for its eighth-place finish, solidifying its position as the top-ranked NCAA Division III team in the country. The Titans finished ahead of 12th-place North Central College (Ill.) and 17th-place Calvin College (Mich.), currently the second and fifth-ranked teams in the NCAA Division III, respectively.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Zach Severson, Freshman, Sun Prairie
UW-La Crosse, P.J. Lantzy, Senior, Thiensville (Homestead)
UW-River Falls, Dan Kessinich, Freshman, Green Bay (Pulaski)
UW-Stevens Point, Jesse Baumann, Senior, Verona
UW-Stout, Mark Kempen, Freshman, Kaukauna (Freedom)
UW-Superior, Ryan Davis, Freshman, Mahtowa, Minn. (Carlton)

Week of Sept. 23 - 29
Dan Sutton, Senior (West Bend/East), of UW-La Crosse
Sutton placed ninth overall and helped UW-La Crosse defend its team title at the Roy Griak Invitational. He ran 25:24.6 in the 8,000-meter race. The Eagles won the 37-team invitational with 88 points.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ethan Kreul, Sophomore, Poynette
UW-Platteville, Ryan Kleimenhagen, Junior, Oak Creek
UW-River Falls, Chris Henning, Senior, Chippewa Falls (Fall Creek)
UW-Stevens Point, David Bell, Freshman, Crystal Lake, Ill. (Central)
UW-Stout, Adam Burrack, Freshman, Shawano
UW-Superior, Matt Poore, Junior, Antigo

Week of Sept. 16 - 22
Ryan Kleimenhagen, Junior (Hartland/Oak Creek), of UW-Platteville
Kleimenhagen won the 32nd annual St. Olaf (Minn.) Invitational, beating 231 other runners, and lifting UW-Platteville to a fourth-place finish among 18 teams Saturday. He completed the 8,000-meter course in 25:21 becoming the first Pioneer individual to win a race of this magnitude in head coach Tom Antczak’s 11 years.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Matt Goertz, Junior, Manitowoc (Lincoln)
UW-La Crosse, Nick Madsen, Senior, Neenah
UW-Oshkosh, David Cisewski, Junior, Stevens Point
UW-River Falls, Tyler Odden, Junior, Barronett (Cumberland)
UW-Stevens Point, James Levash, Junior, Brillion
UW-Stout, Brett Heimstead, Freshman, Savage
UW-Superior, Ryan Davis, Freshman, Mahtowa, Minn. (Carlton)

Week of Sept. 9 - 15
Nick Boehlke, Sophomore (Eagle River/Three Lakes), of UW-Oshkosh
Boehlke led UW-Oshkosh to a first-place finish in its own invitational held September 13 at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne by claiming the individual title with a time of 24:57. Boehlke won the 8,000-meter race by nearly 18 seconds, leading a UW-Oshkosh contingent that took five of the top-seven individual finishes. UW-Oshkosh, ranked third in NCAA Division III, won the six-team meet with 18 points.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Adam Condit, Sophomore, La Crosse (Central)
UW-La Crosse, Andy Grupa, Junior, Winona, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, James Levash, Junior, Brillion
UW-Superior, Ryan Davis, Freshman, Mahtowa, Minn. (Carlton)

Week of Sept. 2 - 8
Justin Graham, Sophomore (Apple Valley, Minn.), of UW-Stout
Graham paced UW-Stout to a second-place finish at the 17-team Tom Barry Invitational in Green Bay, Saturday, Sept. 7. He finished the four-mile course in a time of 22:26.73.

Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Erik Hanson, Senior, St. Croix Falls
UW-Superior, Ryan Davis, Freshman, Mahtowa, Minn. (Carlton)

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