2006 WIAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

2006 WIAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Athletes of the Week

Week of April 24 - 30
Track
Nick Boehlke, Senior (Sugar Camp/Three Lakes), of UW-Oshkosh
Boehlke won the 10,000-meter run at the Hillsdale (Mich.) Gina Relays on April 27-29. He outran 60 competitors by posting a winning time of 29:52.68. His performance established a school record and surpassed the automatic qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Championships. His 10,000-meter time is the fastest in the NCAA Division III this season.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, 4x400-meter relay team, Tony Marcinek (Junior, Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South), Jeremy Deterville (Junior, Luxemburg/Luxemburg-Casco), Eric Svestka (Junior, Decorah, Iowa), Nate Olson (Senior, Stevens Point/SPASH)
UW-Platteville, Tyler Sigl, Sophomore, Seymour
UW-Stevens Point, 4x400-meter relay team, Pat Leonard (Sophomore, Chicago, Ill./Brother Rice), Jeremy Schwartz (Watertown), Adam Baumann (Senior, Marathon), Nick Ver Duin (Sophomore, Howards Grove)
UW-Stout, Kendall Wade, Freshman, Milwaukee (Bay View)
UW-Whitewater, 4x800-meter relay team, Joe Boberschmidt (Senior, Waukesha/Memorial), Eric Keen (Sophomore, Monroe), Alek Konopacki (Freshman, Madison/West), Brian Butzler (Freshman, Beloit/Turner)

Field
Ross Kapp, Senior (West Allis), of UW-Whitewater
Kapp won both the shot put and hammer throw at the Loras (Iowa) Open on April 29 with distances of 55-1 and 177-11, respectively. His performance in the shot put ranks fifth in the NCAA Division III this season and increased his provisional qualifying mark for the national championships.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Matt Novak, Junior, Schofield (D.C. Everest)
UW-Oshkosh, Joe Dillon, Sophomore, Janesville (Parker)
UW-Stout, Sean Larson, Freshman, Ellsworth

Week of April 17 - 23
Track
Marcus Walgrave, Junior (Luverne, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Walgrave won the 100-meter dash (10.77) and the 110-meter hurdles (14.23) at the Phil Esten Challenge on April 21. He set a school record in winning the 110-meter hurdles and automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships. Walgrave provisionally qualified for the national championships with his performance in the 100-meter dash.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ted Lillie, Sophomore, North St. Paul, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, A.J. Hollanquest, Freshman, Wausau (East)
UW-Platteville, Tyler Sigl, Sophomore, Seymour
UW-Stevens Point, Nick Ver Duin, Sophomore, Howards Grove
UW-Superior, Sprint Medley Relay Team, Scott Eisenach (Sophomore, Hermantown, Minn.), Kyle Magnuson (Sophomore, Winter), Lee Sims (Sophomore, Crookston, Minn.), Matt Kramer (Sophomore, Cloquet, Minn.)
UW-Whitewater, Eric Keen, Sophomore, Monroe

Field
Matt Novak, Junior (Schofield/D.C. Everest), of UW-La Crosse
Novak won the pole vault at the Musco Twilight Open at the University of Iowa on April 22 with a meet record mark of 17-2 3/4. It is also the top vault in NCAA Division III this season and a personal-best mark for Novak. He also automatically qualified for the national championships with the performance. Novak tied for first in the vault (17-0 3/4) at the Phil Esten Challenge on April 21.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Al Oleson, Junior, Wausau (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Brandon Houle, Junior, Oshkosh (North)
UW-Platteville, Eric Bakkum, Junior, Mt. Hope (River Ridge)
UW-Stevens Point, Mike Dellemann, Freshman, Oregon
UW-Stout, Ryan Kawski, Junior, Stevens Point
UW-Whitewater, Pete Ringquist, Senior, Brookfield (Central)

Week of April 10 - 16
Track
Joe Schmidt, Senior (Howards Grove), of UW-Whitewater
Schmidt placed first in the 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles with NCAA Division III provisional qualifying times of 14.89 and 53.80, respectively. The Warhawks competed at the Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational on April 15.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Nick Aliota, Junior, Brookfield (Central)
UW-La Crosse, Michael Queensland, Freshman, Spring Valley, Minn. (Kingsland)
UW-Oshkosh, Willie Kaul, Freshman, Menomonee Falls (Milwaukee Lutheran)
UW-Platteville, Cam Klein, Junior, Monroe
UW-River Falls, Kevin McDonough, Senior, Prescott
UW-Stevens Point, 1,600-Meter Relay Team, Pat Leonard (Sophomore, Chicago, Ill./Brother Rice), Bryan Buechel (Senior, St. Cloud/New Holstein), Adam Baumann (Senior, Marathon), Nick Ver Duin (Sophomore, Howards Grove)
UW-Stout, Wendell Eskridge, Sophomore, Milwaukee

Field
Mike Raether, Senior (Marathon), of UW-La Crosse
Raether won the discus throw at the North Central (Ill.) Invitational on April 14 with a NCAA Division III automatic qualifying mark of 175-11. It is the second-farthest throw in UW-La Crosse history and also a lifetime best for Raether.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Drew Bingner, Freshman, Fort Atkinson
UW-Oshkosh, Brandon Houle, Junior, Oshkosh (North)
UW-Platteville, Nick Fix, Senior, Oconomowoc
UW-River Falls, Alex Wahlberg, Freshman, Oregon
UW-Stevens Point, Kyle Schofield, Freshman, Green Bay (Preble)
UW-Stout, Patrick Doty, Senior, Richfield, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Ross Kapp, Senior, West Allis

Week of April 3 - 9
Track
UW-La Crosse's 4x400-meter relay team of Nate Olson (Senior, Stevens Point/SPASH), Jeremy Deterville (Junior, Luxemburg/Luxemburg-Casco), Tony Marcinek (Junior, Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South), Eric Svestka (Junior, Decorah, Iowa)
The 4x400-meter relay team finished fourth at the Mark Messersmith Invitational at Northern Iowa on April 8 with a time of 3:10.75. They automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Nick Aliota, Junior, Brookfield (Central)
UW-Oshkosh, Scott Michel, Sophomore, Waupaca
UW-Platteville, Tyler Sigl, Sophomore, Seymour
UW-Stevens Point, Bryan Buechel, Senior, St. Cloud (New Holstein)
UW-Stout, Kendall Wade, Freshman, Milwaukee (Bay View)
UW-Whitewater, Cameron Austin, Senior, Milwaukee (Riverside)

Field
Kevin Becker, Senior (Rochester, Minn./Mayo), of UW-La Crosse
Becker finished second in the hammer throw at the Mark Messersmith Invitational at Northern Iowa on April 8. He threw 208-1, which automatically qualified him for the NCAA Division III Championships.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Al Oleson, Junior, Wausau (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Zach Johnson, Junior, Clintonville
UW-Platteville, Tim Jankowski, Senior, West Bend (West)
UW-River Falls, Clint Christy, Junior, Tomah
UW-Stevens Point, Peter Prusinski, Senior, Rib Lake
UW-Stout, Ryan Ament, Freshman, Grand Meadow, Minn. (Stewartville)
UW-Whitewater, Joe Busalacchi, Senior, Madison (LaFollette)

Week of March 27 - April 2
Track
Nolan Hietpas, Senior (Little Chute), of UW-La Crosse
Hietpas won the 400-meter intermediate hurdles at the Viking Olympics at Augustana (Ill.). He provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships with his winning time of 53.27.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, A.J. Hollanquest, Sophomore, Wausau (East)
UW-Platteville, Ben Zizis, Sophomore, Cudahy
UW-Stevens Point, Adam Baumann, Senior, Marathon
UW-Whitewater, Cameron Austin, Senior, Milwaukee (Riverside)

Field
Brandon Houle, Junior (Oshkosh/North), of UW-Oshkosh
Houle won two events and placed second in another as UW-Oshkosh finished second at the North Central (Ill.) First Chance Meet held April 1. He took first place in the hammer throw with a cast of 180-8 and the shot put with a toss of 53-1. Houle also ranked second in the discus with a heave of 147-2. His efforts in the hammer throw and shot put eclipsed provisional qualifying standards for the NCAA Division III Championships. North Central won the five-team meet with 180 points, while UW-Oshkosh finished second with 160.

Also nominated:
UW-Platteville, Jim Uppena, Senior, Cassville
UW-Stevens Point, Mitch Ellis, Junior, Three Lakes
UW-Whitewater, Pete Ringquist, Senior, Brookfield (Central)

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