2003-04 WIAC Men's Swimming & Diving
Athletes of the Week

Week of Feb. 2 - 8
Swimming
Matt Schuebel, Junior (Racine/Horlick), of UW-Eau Claire
Schuebel led the Blugolds to a dual meet victory over UW-Oshkosh as he took home three first-place finishes and a second-place finish. He won the 50-yard freestyle (22.95) and the 100-yard butterfly (55.92), while being a member of the winning 400-yard freestyle relay team (3:22.46). Schuebel was also a member of the second-place 200-yard medley relay team (1:42.21).

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Matt Spurr, Sophomore, Eagan, Minn. (Eastview)
UW-Oshkosh, Sven Jaeger, Freshman, Sittard, The Netherlands (Trerianum-Sittard)
UW-River Falls, Jon Jarvis, Senior, Hastings, Minn. and Brandon VanVleet, Senior, Grandy, Minn. (Cambridge-Isanti)

Diving
Chris Hansman, Senior (Neenah), of UW-Oshkosh
Hansman took both diving events as UW-Oshkosh lost a 166-111 decision to UW-Eau Claire on February 7. He claimed the one-meter diving with a score of 297.50 and the three-meter diving with a score of 276.55. Hansman already has qualified for next month's NCAA Division III Championship.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Adam VonFeldt, Sophomore, Lancaster
UW-La Crosse, Justin Steele, Senior, Hastings, Minn.

Week of Jan. 26 - Feb. 1
Swimming
Steve Fisher, Junior (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View), of UW-Eau Claire
Fisher had a solid day as UW-Eau Claire topped UW-Whitewater and UW-River Falls in a home meet. He earned four first-place finishes, including the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 22.96 and the 100-yard freestyle in 50.20. Fisher was also a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay teams.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Paul Noffke, Senior, Neenah
UW-River Falls, Jon Jarvis, Senior, Hastings, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Matt Grunwald, Sophomore, Madison (Memorial)

Diving
Chad Pettis, Sophomore (Eau Claire/Memorial), of UW-Stevens Point
Pettis claimed both the one-meter and three-meter events in a 146-97 dual meet victory over UW-La Crosse. It was the 42nd consecutive WIAC dual meet victory for the Pointers. Pettis scored 269.75 points in the one-meter event and 289.95 points in the three-meter competition. His performance in the one-meter qualified him for the NCAA Division III Championships.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Adam VonFeldt, Sophomore, Lancaster
UW-La Crosse, Marcus Neish, Sophomore, Middleton

Week of Jan. 19 - 25
Swimming
Alex Anderson, Sophomore (La Crosse/Central), of UW-Stevens Point
Anderson won two individual events and took part in four winning relays at the Get to the Point Invitational in Stevens Point. He claimed the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:09.09 and then took the 100-yard breaststroke in 58.54. The Pointers swept all four relay events on their way to the team title, with Anderson swimming on each of them.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, John Welch, Senior, Marshfield
UW-La Crosse, Shane Ryan, Senior, Cross Plains (Mt. Horeb)
UW-River Falls, Kyle Palmer, Freshman, North Mankato, Minn. (West)

Diving
Adam VonFeldt, Sophomore (Lancaster), of UW-Eau Claire
VonFeldt helped the Blugolds to a 148-50 victory over Macalester (Minn.) on January 23 as he took first in both diving events. He won the one-meter event with a score of 184.90, while claiming the three-meter event with a score of 193.50.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Marcus Neish, Sophomore, Middleton

Week of Jan. 12 - 18
Swimming
Yusuke Iimori, Sophomore (Saga, Japan/Saga-West), of UW-Oshkosh
Iimori earned a NCAA Division III 'B' cut with a time of 58.00 in winning the 100-yard breaststroke in UW-Oshkosh's dual meet at UW-La Crosse on January 17.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Chris Moser, Freshman, Glendale
UW-La Crosse, David Dettmann, Junior, Madison (Memorial)

Diving
Chris Hansman, Senior (Neenah), of UW-Oshkosh
Hansman won the one-meter (232.85) and three-meter (261.60) diving events in UW-Oshkosh's dual meet at UW-La Crosse on January 17. He also captured the three-meter crown at the UW-Oshkosh Diving Invitational on January 18.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Adam VonFeldt, Sophomore, Lancaster

Week of Dec. 1 - 7
Swimming
Brandon VanVleet, Senior (Grandy, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti), of UW-River Falls
VanVleet had outstanding efforts at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational on December 5-6. He won the 50 freestyle in 21.12, the 100 freestyle in 47.44 and the 200 freestyle in 1:48.01. His time in the 50 freestyle established a school record and was a NCAA Division III 'B' cut qualifying standard. VanVleet also swam with the 400 freestyle relay team that placed first in 2:31.22, the 200 freestyle relay team that placed second in 1:29.96, the 200 medley relay team that placed second in 1:43.13 and the 800 freestyle relay team that placed second in 7:41.18.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, John Welch, Senior, Marshfield
UW-La Crosse, Trevor Rowlands, Senior, Sheboygan (North)
UW-Oshkosh, Jon Patzwald, Junior, Menomonee Falls
UW-Stevens Point, Matt Grunwald, Sophomore, Madison (Memorial)

Diving
Chris Hansman, Senior (Neenah), of UW-Oshkosh
Hansman won a pair of diving events at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational held December 5-6. He captured the one-meter title with a score of 478.45 and the three-meter crown with a score of 469.90. UW-Oshkosh took the team title with 464 points, edging second-place UW-Whitewater by one point (463).

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Adam VonFeldt, Sophomore, Lancaster
UW-La Crosse, Marcus Neish, Sophomore, Middleton

Week of Nov. 10 - 16
Swimming
Alex Anderson, Sophomore (La Crosse/Central), of UW-Stevens Point
Anderson nearly matched his 50 freestyle performance from last year's NCAA Division III Championship on Saturday against Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.). He clocked a 21.07, just shy of his 21.04 fourth-place performance at the 2003 national meet. Anderson also won the 200 breaststroke in 2:09.45 and swam on both of the Pointers' winning relays. UW-Stevens Point won the meet 165-131.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Karl Dettmann, Junior, Middleton (Madison Memorial)

Diving
Justin Steele, Senior (Hastings, Minn.), of UW-La Crosse
Steele won the three-meter (168.95) and finished second in the one-meter event (167.05) in UW-La Crosse's triangular victories over Augustana (Ill.) and Lawrence on Saturday, November 15.

Also nominated:
No other athletes were nominated.

Week of Nov. 3 - 9
Swimming
Matt Grunwald, Sophomore (Madison/Memorial), of UW-Stevens Point
Grunwald recorded two individual first place finishes in UW-Stevens Point's 135-83 victory at NCAA Division II opponent St. Cloud State (Minn.). He won the 200 butterfly and the 200 freestyle, while anchoring the winning 400 freestyle relay team.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Aaron Burg, Sophomore, New London

Diving
Chris Hansman, Senior (Neenah), of UW-Oshkosh
Hansman won a pair of diving events in UW-Oshkosh's 132.50-83.50 dual meet loss to UW-Whitewater on November 8. He finished first in the one-meter diving with a score of 265.55 and the three-meter diving with a score of 302.50, with both efforts surpassing the qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Championship.

Also nominated:
No other athletes were nominated.

Week of Oct. 27 - Nov. 2
Swimming
Matt Grunwald, Sophomore (Madison/Memorial), of UW-Stevens Point
Grunwald took home three first-place finishes in the Pointers' 190-44 dual meet victory over UW-Eau Claire on October 31. He claimed the 200 freestyle in 1:46.89, the 100 butterfly in 52.14 and the 500 freestyle in 5:01.18. The Pointers won all 13 events in the meet.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Peter Shafe, Freshman, Burlington
UW-La Crosse, Nick Welton, Sophomore, Madison (Memorial)

Diving
Marcus Neish, Sophomore (Middleton), of UW-La Crosse
Neish won the one-meter (168.50) and three-meter (231.05) diving events in UW-La Crosse's 163-74 dual victory at Luther (Iowa) on November 1.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Adam VonFeldt, Sophomore, Lancaster

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