RELEASED:  Sunday, May 4, 2008

Eagles Soar To 18th Consecutive Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship

Eau Claire, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-La Crosse won its 18th consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) men’s outdoor track and field championship at UW-Eau Claire’s Simpson Field on May 2-3.

The Eagles won the 44th conference title in program history with 191.50 points to easily outdistance UW-Stevens Point’s second-place total of 137.50 points.  UW-Oshkosh finished third with 134.5 points, UW-Whitewater fourth with 129, UW-Platteville fifth with 87, UW-Eau Claire sixth with 67.5, UW-River Falls seventh with 53, UW-Stout eighth with 42 and UW-Superior ninth with 16.
                   
UW-La Crosse won six individual championships and one relay crown during the two-day event.
Alex Rooker captured the 100-meter and 200-meter dash with times of 10.80 and 21.85, respectively.  He was named the Track Performer of the Meet.

David Kolbe earned the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.50 and Cory Hayden claimed the 10,000-meter run with a time of 31:12.78.

In the field events, UW-La Crosse’s Jessie Dengsavang won the triple jump for the second straight year with a leap of 48-3 1/4, while Clark Lundquist was victorious in the high jump with a height of 6-6 1/4.

The Eagles also earned the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:16.88.

UW-Stevens Point won three individual titles at the championship led by Kyle Steiner’s first-place effort in the decathlon with 6,455 points.  It marked his second consecutive decathlon crown. 

Greg Haak claimed the 800-meter run with a time of 1:56.40, while Keith Ingram secured the long jump with 22-4 1/4.  The Pointers won the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 41.61.

UW-Whitewater’s Dan Hytinen was named the Field Performer of the Meet after winning the discus for the second straight year with a conference-meet record throw of 190-10.

The Warhawks also received a first-place effort from Jon Schellin in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.71.

UW-Platteville’s Tyler Sigl became the first individual in WIAC history to win four straight 1,500-meter run titles after finishing with a time of 3:56.41.  He was also victorious in the 5,000-meter run for the second straight season with a time of 14:49.73.

UW-Eau Claire’s Al Oleson was also a double-winner at the championship, claiming the hammer throw and shot put with distances of 183-10 and 50-1 1/2, respectively.

UW-Oshkosh’s Ben Zill secured the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.36 and Andrew McGuire captured the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:16.90.  The Titans claimed the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 7:43.78.

UW-River Falls’ Charlie Sowa won the javelin with a throw of 164-10, while UW-Stout’s Daniel Drewek claimed the pole vault with a height of 16-0 3/4.

WIAC Champions:
100-meter dash:  Alex Rooker (UW-La Crosse), 10.80
200-meter dash:  Alex Rooker (UW-La Crosse), 21.85
400-meter dash:  David Kolbe (UW-La Crosse), 48.50
800-meter run:  Greg Haak (UW-Stevens Point), 1:56.40
1,500-meter run:  Tyler Sigl (UW-Platteville), 3:56.41
5,000-meter run:  Tyler Sigl (UW-Platteville), 14:49.73
10,000-meter run:  Cory Hayden (UW-La Crosse), 31:12.78
3,000-meter steeplechase:  Andrew McGuire (UW-Oshkosh), 9:16.90
110-meter hurdles:   Jon Schellin (UW-Whitewater), 14.71
400-meter hurdles:   Ben Zill (UW-Oshkosh), 53.36
High Jump:  Clark Lundquist (UW-La Crosse), 6-6 1/4
Long Jump:  Keith Ingram (UW-Stevens Point), 22-4 1/4
Triple Jump:  Jessie Dengsavang (UW-La Crosse), 48-3 1/4
Pole Vault:  Daniel Drewek (UW-Stout), 16-0 3/4
Hammer Throw:  Al Oleson (UW-Eau Claire), 183-10
Shot Put:  Al Oleson (UW-Eau Claire), 50-1 1/2
Discus:  Dan Hytinen (UW-Whitewater), 190-10*
Javelin:  Charlie Sowa (UW-River Falls), 164-10
Decathlon:  Kyle Steiner (UW-Stevens Point), 6,455 points

4x100-meter relay:  UW-Stevens Point, 41.61
4x400-meter relay:  UW-La Crosse, 3:16.88
4x800-meter relay:  UW-Oshkosh, 7:43.78

*WIAC Meet Record

Track Performer of the Meet:  Alex Rooker of UW-La Crosse
Field Performer of the Meet:  Dan Hytinen of UW-Whitewater
Max Sparger Co-Scholar-Athletes:  Nicholas Ver Duin of UW-Stevens Point and Scott Michel of UW-Oshkosh