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

Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Athletes of the Week

Week of April 21 - 27
Track
Tyler Sigl, Senior (Seymour), of UW-Platteville
Sigl won the 10,000-meter race at the 99th annual Drake Relays, beating 24 other finishers to win at one of the nation's most prestigious venues. The competition was mostly NCAA Division I runners who will be back at the same site in June for their national championships. Sigl, the defending NCAA Division III champion, finished in a time of 30:18.42 to surpass the second-place time of 31:06.46 by Parker Cowles of Air Force.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, 4x400-Meter Relay Team - Cole Lambert, Freshman, Arcadia; Jonathon Doble, Senior, Brookfield (Central); Dylan Randolph, Senior, Drummond; David Kolbe, Sophomore, Chilton
UW-Oshkosh, Chad Churchill, Sophomore, Sheboygan (North)
UW-Stevens Point, 4x800-Meter Relay Team – Greg Haak, Senior, Belleville; Adam Steinke, Junior, Hewitt (Marshfield); Derek Nechuta, Freshman, Mosinee; Adam Lang, Sophomore, Sheboygan (Lutheran)
UW-Stout, Kendall Wade, Junior, Milwaukee (Bayview)
UW-Whitewater, Brian Butzler, Junior, Beloit (Turner)

Field
James Simms, Sophomore (Fredonia/Ozaukee), of UW-Oshkosh
Simms recorded a WIAC season best when he leaped 6-7 1/2 to win the high jump at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational on April 26. His performance, which is the sixth-best in UW-Oshkosh history, surpassed the provisional qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Championship. UW-Oshkosh won the eight-team meet with 190 points.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Logan Koerten, Freshman, Plover (SPASH)
UW-La Crosse, Jessie Dengsavang, Junior, Milwaukee (West Allis Central)
UW-Stevens Point, Jerry Prusinski, Sophomore, Rib Lake
UW-Whitewater, Ryan Howell, Sophomore, New Glarus

Week of April 14 - 20
Track
Matt Kramer, Senior (Cloquet, Minn.), of UW-Superior
Kramer broke the school record in the 1,500-meter run twice in three days. Competing at the UMD Bulldog Open on April 17, he had a winning time of 3:55.25. At the Carleton College (Minn.) Relays on April 19, Kramer beat a field of 41 competitors with a time of 3:55.10. He provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship with both of his performances.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Brian Christ, Senior, Arcadia
UW-La Crosse, David Kolbe, Sophomore, Chilton
UW-Oshkosh, Willie Kaul, Junior, Menomonee Falls (Milwaukee Lutheran)
UW-Platteville, Ben Zizis, Senior, Cudahy
UW-River Falls, Chad Ernst, Sophomore, Richfield, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Keith Ingram, Freshman, Milwaukee (Riverside)
UW-Stout, Eric Wheeler, Sophomore, Monroe
UW-Whitewater, Aron Kehoe, Freshman, Monroe

Field
Daniel Drewek, Freshman (Athens), of UW-Stout
Drewek was first in the pole vault with a height of 16-0 1/2 at the Phil Esten Challenge on April 18. His mark provisionally qualified him for the NCAA Division III Championship and ranks as the second-best in the conference and 10th-highest in the NCAA Division III this season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Al Oleson, Senior, Wausau (West)
UW-La Crosse, Dave Stauder, Sophomore, Greenfield (Whitnall)
UW-Oshkosh, Tony Baker, Freshman, Oshkosh (North)
UW-Stevens Point, Jerry Prusinski, Sophomore, Rib Lake
UW-Whitewater, Shaun Davis, Sophomore, Edgerton

Week of April 7 - 13
Track
Tyler Sigl, Senior (Seymour), of UW-Platteville
Sigl won the 1,500-meter run at the Nike/Impact Sports UW-Platteville Invitational on April 13 in 3:53.89. His time is a NCAA Division III provisional qualifying mark and is currently the sixth-fastest in the country this season.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Nick Katsandonis, Junior, Menasha
UW-Stevens Point, Kyle Steiner, Senior, Grafton
UW-Whitewater, Keith Martineau, Freshman, Gillett

Field
Alex Tapplin, Senior (Park Falls), of UW-La Crosse
Tapplin finished third in the pole vault at the Nike/Impact Sports UW-Platteville Invitational on April 13. He provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship with a mark of 16-0 3/4.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, James Simms, Sophomore, Fredonia (Ozaukee)
UW-Platteville, Corey Digman, Junior, Platteville
UW-Whitewater, Kyle Ewing, Senior, Richland Center

Week of March 31 - April 6
Track
Nicholas Ver Duin, Senior (Howards Grove), of UW-Stevens Point
Ver Duin had three first-place finishes at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational on April 5. He won the 400-meter dash in 49.14 and was a member of the 4x100-meter relay team that was victorious in 42.53. Ver Duin also ran the anchor leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that won in 3:17.90.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ben Pearson, Sophomore, Clinton
UW-La Crosse, Jamar Jackson, Junior, Chicago Heights, Ill. (Bloom Township)
UW-Oshkosh, Andrew McGuire, Junior, Wisconsin Rapids (Lincoln)
UW-Platteville, Kyle Stangel, Junior, Sheboygan (North)
UW-Stevens Point, Nicholas Ver Duin, Senior, Howards Grove
UW-Stout, Kendall Wade, Junior, Milwaukee (Bayview)
UW-Whitewater, Alek Konopacki, Junior, Madison

Field
Dan Hytinen, Senior (South Milwaukee), of UW-Whitewater
Hytinen broke the school record in the discus throw with a first-place throw of 189-6 at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational on April 5. His performance automatically qualified him for the NCAA Division III Championship.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Al Oleson, Senior, Wausau (West)
UW-La Crosse, Bill Warren, Sophomore, Waukesha (Kettle Moraine)
UW-Oshkosh, James Simms, Sophomore, Fredonia (Ozaukee)
UW-Platteville, Corey Digman, Junior, Platteville
UW-River Falls, Derren Izdepski, Freshman, Conrath
UW-Stevens Point, Derek Stone, Freshman, Belvidere, Ill.
UW-Stout, Sean Larson, Junior, Ellsworth

Week of March 24 - 30
Track
Tyler Sigl, Senior (Seymour), of UW-Platteville
Sigl cruised to the 5,000-meter run title in 14:26.97, breaking his own school record, and leading the Pioneers to the team title at the 15-school Washington University (Mo.) Invitational. Besides setting a new Pioneer mark, Sigl automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship.

Also nominated:
UW-Stevens Point, Cory Baumann, Senior, Marathon
UW-Stout, Eric Wheeler, Sophomore, Monroe

Field
Chris Petrie, Sophomore (Glenbeulah/Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah), of UW-Stevens Point
Petrie leaped 44-3 1/2 to take first place in the triple jump at the North Central College (Ill.) Invitational. The Pointers finished second in the team standings with 146 points.

Also nominated:
UW-Platteville, Corey Digman, Junior, Platteville
UW-Stout, Ryan Ament, Junior, Grand Meadow, Minn. (Stewartville)

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