2007 WIAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

2007 WIAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Athletes of the Week

Week of April 23 - 29
Track
4x400-meter relay team (David Kolbe, Freshman, Chilton – Jonathan Doble, Junior, Brookfield (Central) – Jeremy Deterville, Senior, Luxemburg (Luxemburg-Casco) – Tony Marcinek, Senior, Park Ridge, Ill. (Maine South), of UW-La Crosse
UW-La Crosse’s 4x400-meter relay finished first at the Drake (Iowa) Relays on April 28 with a NCAA Division III automatic qualifying time of 3:09.18. It is the best time in the country this season. The relay team defeated the defending NCAA Division II and NAIA champions in the event.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Brent Jude, Freshman, Milwaukee (Vincent)
UW-Platteville, Tyler Sigl, Junior, Seymour
UW-Stevens Point, Distance Medley Relay Team - Travis Nechuta, Sophomore, Mosinee – Kyle Steiner, Senior, Grafton – Greg Haak, Junior, Belleville – Dom Meyer, Junior, Beloit (Memorial)
UW-Whitewater, Distance Medley Relay Team – Brian Butzler, Sophomore, Beloit (Turner) – Joe Boberschmidt, Senior, Waukesha (Catholic Memorial) – Eric Keen, Junior, Monroe – Alek Konopacki, Sophomore, Madison (West)

Field
Bronson Stelzer, Senior (Cadott), of UW-La Crosse
Stelzer placed fifth in the javelin throw at the Drake (Iowa) Relays with a NCAA Division III automatic qualifying mark of 206-8. It is the second farthest throw in the country this season.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Jacob Gabrilska, Senior, Pine River (Wild Rose)
UW-River Falls, Bruce Baillargeon, Junior, Somerset
UW-Stevens Point, Mitch Ellis, Senior, Three Lakes
UW-Stout, Ryan Kawski, Senior, Stevens Point (SPASH)
UW-Whitewater, Kyle Ewing, Junior, Richland Center

Week of April 16 - 22
Track
Rodney Swanson, Senior (Hudson), of UW-Whitewater
Swanson won the 400-meter dash with a NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 48.15 at the Augustana (Ill.) Meet of Champions on April 21. He was also a member of the 4x100-meter relay team that automatically qualified for the national championship with a time of 40.63.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Paul Moran, Freshman, New Berlin (West Allis Hale)
UW-Oshkosh, Scot Michel, Sophomore, Waupaca
UW-Platteville, Kyle Stangel, Junior, Sheboygan (North)
UW-River Falls, Chad Ernst, Freshman, Richfield, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Adam Lang, Freshman, Sheboygan (Lutheran)
UW-Stout, Derek Gonzenbach, Senior, Milbank, S.D.
UW-Superior, Sprint Medley Relay Team - Rob Tatinger, Sophomore, Brule - Scott Eisenach, Junior, Hermantown, Minn. - Lee Sims, Junior, Crookston, Minn. - Matt Kramer, Junior, Cloquet, Minn.

Field
Kyle Steiner, Senior (Grafton), of UW-Stevens Point
Steiner automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship in the decathlon at the Augustana (Ill.) Meet of Champions on April 21. He dominated the event and totaled 6,825 points, which is the top-ranked performance in the country this season. Steiner won five of the 10 events and finished runner-up in three others. He won the decathlon high jump, shot put, discus, pole vault and 1,500-meter run.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ryan Brohmer, Senior, La Crosse (Logan)
UW-La Crosse, Bobby Riley, Sophomore, Wittenberg (Wittenberg-Birnamwood)
UW-Oshkosh, Zach Johnson, Senior, Clintonville
UW-Platteville, Scott Howard, Sophomore, Princeton, Ill.
UW-Whitewater, Lance Douglas, Senior, Brodhead

Week of April 9 - 15
Track
Marcus Walgrave, Senior (Luverne, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Walgrave won the 100-meter dash (10.52) and placed second in the 200-meter dash (21.46) at the UW-Platteville Invitational on April 15. He automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship in the 100-meter dash and provisionally qualified in the 200-meter dash. His time in the 200 also was a personal best. Walgrave was a member of the Eagles’ 4x100-meter relay (41.14) that set a provisional qualifying mark.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Andrew McGuire, Sophomore, Wisconsin Rapids (Lincoln)
UW-Platteville, Ben Zizis, Junior, Cudahy
UW-Stevens Point, Greg Haak, Junior, Belleville
UW-Stout, Derek Gonzenbach, Senior, Milbank, S.D.
UW-Superior, Matt Kramer, Junior, Cloquet, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Jon Schellin, Junior, Columbus

Field
Zach Johnson, Senior (Clintonville), of UW-Oshkosh
Johnson won the pole vault with a height of 17-0 at the UW-Platteville Invitational on April 15. His performance surpassed the automatic qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Championship and broke UW-Oshkosh’s record in the event by over five inches.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ryan Brohmer, Senior, La Crosse (Logan)
UW-La Crosse, Kevin Becker, Senior, Rochester, Minn. (Mayo)
UW-Platteville, Derek Shuda, Junior, Mosinee
UW-Stevens Point, Mitch Ellis, Sophomore, Three Lakes
UW-Stout, Ryan Kawski, Senior, Stevens Point (SPASH)
UW-Whitewater, Shaun Davis, Freshman, Edgerton

Week of March 26 - April 1
Track
Adam Baumann, Senior (Marathon), of UW-Stevens Point
Baumann had three first-place finishes and led the Pointers to a third-place standing at the North Central College (Ill.) First Chance Meet on March 31. He captured the 110-meter hurdles in 15.48 and won the 400-meter event in 54.98. Baumann also anchored the winning 4x100-meter relay team that finished with a NCAA provisional qualifying time of 42.00.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, A.J. Hollanquest, Sophomore, Wausau (East)

Field
Jacob Gabrilska, Senior (Pine River/Wild Rose), of UW-Oshkosh
Gabrilska won the hammer throw and took second in the discus as UW-Oshkosh finished second at the North Central College (Ill.) First Chance Meet on March 31. He provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship in the hammer throw with a fling of 175-10 and finished second in the discus with a cast of 142-0.

Also nominated:
UW-Stevens Point, Noah Utecht, Senior, Fredonia (Ozaukee)

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