Men's Cross Country
Athletes of the Week

Week of Oct. 15 - 21
John Heitzman, Senior (Grand Rapids, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Heitzman won the individual title in UW-La Crosse’s dual meet victory at Luther College (Iowa) with a time of 21:22.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Ben Brunner, Freshman, Mount Horeb (New Glarus)
UW-Platteville, Josh Melby, Sophomore, Montfort (Iowa-Grant)
UW-Superior, Matt Kramer, Senior, Cloquet, Minn.

Week of Oct. 8 - 14
Brian Butzler, Junior (Beloit/Turner), of UW-Whitewater
Butzler won the Brooks Invitational in Winneconne on Oct. 13 with a time of 24:01.71 to outdistance a field of 358 competitors on the 8,000-meter course.  His time was a team best this season and bettered the meet’s second-place finisher by nine seconds.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Paul Zdroik, Senior, Stevens Point (SPASH)
UW-Oshkosh, Andrew McGuire, Junior, Wisconsin Rapids (Lincoln)
UW-Platteville, Tyler Sigl, Senior, Seymour
UW-River Falls, Zack Moe, Senior, Onalaska
UW-Stevens Point, Cory Towle, Junior, Waukesha (South)
UW-Stout, Nate Carey, Sophomore, Champlin, Minn. (Park)

Week of Oct. 1 - 7
Jason Lindelof, Sophomore (Woodbury, Minn.), of UW-Superior
Lindelof placed second at University of Minnesota-Duluth’s Pine Hill Invitational on Oct. 6.  He covered the 8,000-meter course in a seasonal-best time of 26:16 despite foggy and wet conditions.  Lindelof’s performance helped the Yellowjackets to a second-place team finish.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Max Renner, Sophomore, Green Bay (East)
UW-La Crosse, Broc Vike, Freshman, Stoughton
UW-Oshkosh, William Koepp, Freshman, Lake Nebagamen (Northwestern)
UW-Stevens Point, Josh Shaffer, Junior, Cottage Grove (Monona Grove)

Week of Sept. 24 - 30
Tyler Sigl, Senior (Seymour), of UW-Platteville
Sigl became the first runner ever to win three Roy Griak Invitational titles.  He won the University of Minnesota meet by covering the 8-kilometer Les Bolstad Golf Course in 25:21 in the Men’s Maroon III Race.  Sigl beat 366 participants and helped the Pioneers to a second-place finish among 34 teams.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Kevin Hall, Junior, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-La Crosse, Paul Zdroik, Senior, Stevens Point (SPASH)
UW-Oshkosh, Andrew McGuire, Junior, Wisconsin Rapids (Lincoln)
UW-River Falls, Jose Rojas, Sophomore, Temple Hills, Md. (West Potomac)
UW-Stevens Point, Dominick Meyer, Senior, Beloit (Memorial)
UW-Stout, Clint Loker, Freshman, Sussex (Sussex-Hamilton)
UW-Superior, Jason Lindelof, Sophomore, Woodbury, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Brian Butzler, Junior, Beloit (Turner)

Week of Sept. 17 - 23
Jason Lindelof, Sophomore (Woodbury, Minn.), of UW-Superior
Lindelof was the highest placing conference runner at the Blugold Open on Sept. 21 in Colfax with a fifth-place finish.  He completed the 8,000-meter course in 26:27.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Adam Burandt, Senior, New Germany, Minn. (Central)
UW-La Crosse, Sean Harrington, Freshman, Marshfield
UW-Oshkosh, Adam Zamzow, Junior, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-Stevens Point, Mark Mitchell, Sophomore, Franklin (South Milwaukee)

Week of Sept. 10 - 16
Tyler Sigl, Senior (Seymour), of UW-Platteville
Sigl was third overall and first among four-year collegiate runners at the St. Olaf (Minn.) Invitational, covering the 8,000-meter race in 25:43.  He led the Pioneers to second place out of 27 teams on the course where the NCAA Division III championship will be held.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Paul Zdroik, Senior, Stevens Point (SPASH)
UW-Oshkosh, Andrew McGuire, Junior, Wisconsin Rapids (Lincoln)
UW-River Falls, Chad Ernst, Sophomore, Richfield, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Dom Meyer, Junior, Beloit (Memorial)
UW-Stout, Matt Kennedy, Junior, Waunakee
UW-Whitewater, Brian Butzler, Senior, Beloit (Turner)

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