2004 WIAC Men's Cross Country
Athletes of the Week

Week of Oct. 18 - 24
Ryan Chernik, Senior (Pewaukee), of UW-Stout
Chernik placed fourth out of 34 runners to lead UW-Stout at the Lake Wissota Invitational on October 22. He finished in a time of 16:07 over the five-kilometer course.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Neil Miller, Junior, Anoka, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Caleb Roesler, Freshman, New Lisbon
UW-Platteville, Nick Fulton, Freshman, Sussex (Arrowhead)
UW-Stevens Point, Chris Peterson, Freshman, Sturgeon Bay (Sevastopol)

Week of Oct. 11 - 17
Mark LaLonde, Senior (Park Falls), of UW-Stevens Point
LaLonde won the UW-Oshkosh Hammer Strength Invitational held October 16 at Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne. He covered the 8,000-meter course in 24:50, nipping Dan Bucy of Carleton (Minn.) by just over a second. LaLonde's performance lifted the Pointers to a fourth-place team finish.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Andy Grupa, Senior, Winona, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, John LeRoy, Senior, Oshkosh (North)
UW-Platteville, Tyler Sigl, Freshman, Seymour
UW-River Falls, Ben Kirmse, Sophomore, Wild Rose
UW-Superior, Ryan Davis, Senior, Mahtowa, Minn. (Carlton)
UW-Whitewater, Gary Garcia, Junior, Kenosha

Week of Oct. 4 - 10
Mike Wehrley, Senior (Verona), of UW-Oshkosh
Wehrley won his first collegiate race to lead UW-Oshkosh to the team title at the Carthage Invitational held October 9 in Kenosha. Wehrley completed the 8,000-meter course in a time of 27:00. UW-Oshkosh took the team title with 22 points.

Also nominated:
UW-Platteville, Tyler Sigl, Freshman, Seymour
UW-Stevens Point, Jason Lisowe, Freshman, Chilton
UW-Stout, Nate Haeny, Sophomore, Sauk Rapids, Minn.
UW-Superior, Matt Kramer, Freshman, Cloquet, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Josh Smith, Freshman, Elkhorn

Week of Sept. 27 - Oct. 3
Mark LaLonde, Senior (Park Falls), of UW-Stevens Point
LaLonde placed second overall in the Gold Race at the Notre Dame (Ind.) Invitational on October 1. He covered the course in 24:41 and clocked the fastest time in the race among NCAA competitors. LaLonde's time helped the Pointers to an eighth place finish overall and third among NCAA Division III teams.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Mark Creger, Junior, Rock Island, Ill.
UW-Oshkosh, Willy Kaul, Freshman, Menomonee Falls (Milwaukee Lutheran)
UW-River Falls, Kevin McDonough, Junior, Prescott
UW-Superior, Matt Kramer, Freshman, Cloquet, Minn.

Week of Sept. 20 - 26
Gary Garcia, Junior (Kenosha/Tremper), of UW-Whitewater
Garcia finished sixth out of 362 runners with a time of 25:45 at the Roy Griak Invitational on September 25. He was the first WIAC runner to complete the 8,000-meter course in the Maroon II Race and was only beaten by one NCAA Division III runner, Josh Moen, who claimed the national title last season.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Phil Skiba, Senior, Wrightstown (Monroe)
UW-Platteville, Tyler Sigl, Freshman, Seymour
UW-River Falls, Bobby Hanson, Sophomore, Cambridge, Minn. (Cambridge-Isanti)
UW-Stevens Point, Charlie Thompson, Senior, Monona (Monona Grove)
UW-Stout, John Ullrich, Junior, Savage, Minn. (Burnsville)

Week of Sept. 13 - 19
Phil Skiba, Senior (Wrightstown/Monroe), of UW-La Crosse
Skiba placed 11th overall with a time of 25:51 on the 8,000-meter course at the Midwest Collegiate Championship in Kenosha on September 18. He was the top NCAA Division III finisher at the meet and helped lead UW-La Crosse to a fourth-place finish.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Alex Sleaper, Freshman, Hartland (Arrowhead)
UW-Platteville, Tyler Sigl, Freshman, Seymour
UW-River Falls, Jason Phillippi, Freshman, Maplewood, Minn. (Tartan)
UW-Stevens Point, Mark LaLonde, Senior, Park Falls
UW-Stout, John Ullrich, Junior, Savage, Minn. (Burnsville)

Week of Sept. 6 - 12
Mike Herlihy, Junior (Racine/Horlick), of UW-La Crosse
Herlihy was UW-La Crosse's top runner at the Luther (Iowa) All-American Invitational finishing eighth overall with a time of 20:48 on the four-mile course. He helped lead the Eagles to a fourth-place team finish.

Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Zach Vircks, Freshman, Stanley (Stanley-Boyd)
UW-Stevens Point, James Tesmar, Freshman, DeForest
UW-Superior, Matt Kramer, Freshman, Cloquet, Minn.

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