2005 WIAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

2005 WIAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Athletes of the Week

Week of April 25 - May 1
Track
Scott Mueller, Freshman (Brookfield/Central), of UW-La Crosse
Mueller won the 10,000-meter run at the Drake Relays with a NCAA Division III automatic qualifying time of 30:11.65. His time ranks sixth in the NCAA Division III this season.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Nick Boehlke, Junior, Three Lakes
UW-Platteville, Tyler Sigl, Freshman, Seymour
UW-River Falls, Darrin Young, Sophomore, Plainview, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Shuttle Hurdle Relay Team, Cory Christnovich, Jon Fenrick, Blaine Vander Wielen, Cory Baumann,
UW-Stout, Jesse Wendt, Freshman, New Auburn, (Chetek)
UW-Whitewater, 4x100-Meter Relay Team, Cameron Austin, Jon Otte, Brandon Wood, Mike Sampson

Field
Dan Hytinen, Freshman (South Milwaukee), of UW-Whitewater
Hytinen was the top collegiate finisher in the discus at the Loras (Iowa) Open on April 30. He finished third overall with a toss of 162-10 (49.64 m) and also placed eighth in the shot put. Hytinen's performance in the discus provisionally qualified him for the NCAA Division III Championship and ranks in the top 10 in the NCAA Division III this season.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Nick Pergande, Junior, Waukesha (North)
UW-Oshkosh, Brandon Houle, Sophomore, Oshkosh (North)
UW-Stevens Point, Ryan Shepard, Junior, Cornell

Week of April 18 - 24
Track
Jon Otte, Sophomore (Plymouth), of UW-Whitewater
Otte placed third in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.83 at the Meet of Champions on April 23 in Rock Island, Ill. His time provisionally qualified him for the NCAA Division III Championships.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Nate Koster, Sophomore, New London
UW-Oshkosh, Derek O'Connell, Junior, Hartland (Arrowhead)
UW-Platteville, Tyler Sigl, Freshman, Seymour
UW-Stevens Point, Cory Christnovich, Senior, Neenah
UW-Superior, Nathaniel Hargrove, Sophomore, Minneapolis, Minn. (Southwest)

Field
Kevin Deering, Senior (Mukwonago), of UW-Oshkosh
Deering won the decathlon with 6,973 points as UW-Oshkosh finished second in the nine-team Meet of Champions held April 23 in Rock Island, Ill. His performance, which established meet, school and venue records, surpassed the automatic qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Championships. Deering's decathlon score ranks third in the NCAA Division III this season.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Matt Novak, Sophomore, Schofield (D.C. Everest)
UW-River Falls, Rick Stewart, Sophomore, Oregon
UW-Stevens Point, Kyle Steiner, Sophomore, Grafton
UW-Stout, Ryan Kawski, Sophomore, Stevens Point
UW-Whitewater, Ross Kapp, Junior, New Berlin (Heritage Christian)

Week of April 11 - 17
Track
Nate Olson, Junior (Stevens Point/SPASH), of UW-La Crosse
Olson won the 400-meter dash at the Blugold Open on April 16 with a NCAA Division III automatic qualifying time of 47.18.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Jazzmon Hughes, Junior, Milwaukee (Marquette)
UW-Platteville, Russ Goessl, Sophomore, Curtiss (Owen-Withee)
UW-River Falls, Justin Youngblom, Sophomore, Wells, Minn. (United South Central)
UW-Stevens Point, Mark LaLande, Senior, Park Falls
UW-Stout, Jesse Wendt, Freshman, New Auburn (Chetek)

Field
Kevin Becker, Junior (Rochester, Minn./Mayo), of UW-La Crosse
Becker won the hammer throw at the Blugold Open on April 16 with a NCAA Division III automatic qualifying mark of 202-0.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Kevin Deering, Senior, Mukwonago
UW-Platteville, Jim Uppena, Junior, Cassville
UW-Stevens Point, Kent Hutchinson, Junior, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-Stout, Matt Delaney, Junior, Ham Lake, Minn. (Irondale)

Week of April 4 - 10
Track
Nate Olson, Junior (Stevens Point/SPASH), of UW-La Crosse
Olson won the 200-meter dash at the Wartburg (Iowa) Select Meet with a NCAA Division III automatic qualifying time of 20.99. His time is the best in Division III this season and the third-fastest time in school history. Olson's time was also a meet and stadium record.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Nick Boehlke, Junior, Three Lakes
UW-Stevens Point, Bryan Buechel, Junior, New Holstein
UW-Whitewater, Joe Schmidt, Junior, Howards Grove

Field
Derek Stanley, Sophomore (Verona), of UW-Whitewater
Stanley won the long jump at the Wartburg (Iowa) Select Meet on April 9. He captured the event with a provisional qualifying distance of 23-8 (7.21 meters), which is the top mark in NCAA Division III this season.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Mike Raether, Junior, Marathon
UW-Oshkosh, Zach Johnson, Sophomore, Clintonville
UW-Platteville, Tim Jankowski, Junior, West Bend (West)
UW-River Falls, Ryan Cosgrove, Freshman, South St. Paul, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Kent Hutchinson, Junior, Green Bay (Preble)

Week of March 28 - April 3
Track
Scott Mueller, Freshman (Brookfield/Central), of UW-La Crosse
Mueller was second in the 10,000-meter run at the North Central (Ill.) Quadrangular on April 2. He finished with a provisional qualifying time of 31:10.09.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Tim O'Brien, Junior, Iowa City, Iowa (City)
UW-Platteville, Tyler Sigl, Freshman, Seymour
UW-Stevens Point, Cory Christnovich, Senior, Neenah

Field
Brandon Houle, Sophomore (Oshkosh/North), of UW-Oshkosh
Houle won two events and finished fourth in another to lead UW-Oshkosh to a second-place finish at the North Central (Ill.) Quadrangular on April 2. He won the shot put with a toss of 57-4 1/2 and the discus with a mark of 162-5. Houle placed fourth in the hammer throw with a fling of 168-8 1/4. His performance in the shot put surpassed the automatic qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Championships.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Bobby Riley, Freshman, Eland (Wittenberg-Birnamwood)
UW-Platteville, Tim Jankowski, Junior, West Bend (West)
UW-Stevens Point, Kent Hutchinson, Junior, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-Whitewater, Pete Ringquist, Junior, Brookfield (Central)

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