2006 WIAC Men's Cross Country
Athletes of the Week

Week of Oct. 16 - 22
Greg Haak, Junior (Belleville), of UW-Stevens Point
Haak posted a time of 26:27 over 8,000 meters to pull out a three-second victory at the UW-Oshkosh Open on Oct. 20 in Winneconne.  His time was a personal best and 34 seconds faster than his mark on the same course just six days earlier.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Brett Schendel, Junior, Eden Prairie, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Jacob Haury, Freshman, Milwaukee (Shorewood)
UW-Stout, David Schonscheck, Junior, Omro (Winneconne)

Week of Oct. 9 - 15
Tyler Sigl, Junior (Seymour), of UW-Platteville
Sigl broke the all-time UW-Platteville cross country record when he completed the 8K Jim Drews Invitational in 24:23 on Oct. 14 at Maple Grove Golf Course. He placed fourth, and tops among all NCAA Division III runners, in a meet that included 451 participants and Division I schools Wisconsin, Minnesota and others.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jules Miller, Junior, Green Bay (East)
UW-La Crosse, Paul Moran, Freshman, New Berlin (West Allis Hale)
UW-Oshkosh, Willy Kaul, Junior, Menomonee Falls
UW-River Falls, Jason Phillippi, Junior, Maplewood, Minn. (Tartan)
UW-Stevens Point, Travis Nechuta, Sophomore, Mosinee
UW-Stout, David Schonscheck, Junior, Omro (Winneconne)
UW-Superior, Matt Kramer, Junior, Cloquet, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Brian Butzler, Junior, Beloit (Turner)

Week of Oct. 2 - 8
Jon Simon, Junior (Milwaukee/Marquette), of UW-Oshkosh
Simon captured the individual title to lead UW-Oshkosh to a second-place finish at the Ripon Invitational on Oct. 7. He took individual honors by completing the 5,000-meter course in a time of 26:25 to outdistance the second-place finisher by 16 seconds. A total of 74 runners finished the race.

Also nominated:
UW-Platteville, Tyler Sigl, Junior, Seymour
UW-Stevens Point, Cory Towle, Sophomore, Waukesha (South)
UW-Whitewater, David Schneekloth, Freshman, Seymour

Week of Sept. 25 - Oct. 1
Willy Kaul, Junior (Menomonee Falls), of UW-Oshkosh
Kaul captured the individual title to lead UW-Oshkosh to a second-place finish in the Gold Division of the Notre Dame Invitational on September 29. He took individual honors by completing the five-mile course in a time of 24:28. Kaul finished third a year ago with a time of 24:44. He outdistanced the second-place performer in the 2006 race by 15 seconds.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ted Lillie, Senior, North St. Paul, Minn.
UW-La Crosse, Ben Herdeman, Sophomore, Waukesha (West)
UW-Platteville, John Lueck, Senior, Cashton
UW-River Falls, Scott Degner, Sophomore, Osceola
UW-Stevens Point, Travis Nechuta, Sophomore, Mosinee
UW-Stout, David Schonscheck, Junior, Omro (Winneconne)

Week of Sept. 18 - 24
Tyler Sigl, Junior (Seymour), of UW-Platteville
Sigl won the 509-man Roy Griak Invitational held at the University of Minnesota's Les Bolstad Golf Course. He crossed the finish line in 25:34, winning by 17 seconds. He successfully defended his individual title and helped the Pioneers to a fifth-place finish out of 52 teams. Sigl is only the second person to ever win the maroon race in back-to-back years.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Chris Wirtz, Freshman, Weston (D.C. Everest)
UW-La Crosse, Kevin Oelstrom, Senior, Hales Corners (Whitnall)
UW-River Falls, Chad Ernst, Freshman, Richfield, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Mike Ormond, Senior, Marshfield

Week of Sept. 11 - 17
Cory Hayden, Senior (Eau Claire/North), of UW-La Crosse
Hayden finished fourth overall and helped lead UW-La Crosse to the team title at the St. Olaf (Minn.) Invitational on September 16. He ran 26:22 in placing fourth out of 152 runners.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Kevin Hall, Sophomore, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-Oshkosh, Brian Kelley, Senior, Winnebago, Ill.
UW-Platteville, Tyler Sigl, Junior, Seymour
UW-River Falls, Jake Cavanaugh, Sophomore, Cloquet, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Ryan Stephens, Sophomore, Almond (Almond-Bancroft)
UW-Stout, Nate Haeny, Senior, Sauk Rapids, Minn.
UW-Superior, Matt Kramer, Junior, Cloquet, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Brian Butzler, Junior, Beloit (Turner)

Week of Sept. 4 - 10
Paul Zdroik, Junior (Stevens Point/SPASH), of UW-La Crosse
Zdroik finished second overall at the 35th annual All-American Invitational at Luther (Iowa) on September 9. He ran the four-mile course in 20:44 and helped UW-La Crosse to the team title with 39 points. A total of 148 runners competed in the meet.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Jon Simon, Junior, Milwaukee (Marquette)
UW-River Falls, Jose Rojas, Freshman, Temple Hills, Md. (West Potomac)

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