RELEASED: Thursday, September 14, 2006

Five to be Inducted into UW-Platteville Hall of Fame

Platteville, Wis.--The University of Wisconsin-Platteville will induct five people into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, Sept. 23. Candidates for induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame are selected based on outstanding performance in intercollegiate athletics while a student at UWP, outstanding coaching performance for at least 15 years or outstanding contributions to UWP intercollegiate athletics.

This year's inductees are Robert Jeter III, Douglas Marnocha, Mark Rae, David Shumway and Christopher Zwettler. They will be honored during a morning ceremony and introduced during the Pioneer football game against Augustana, Ill. Kickoff is at 6 p.m.

Jeter played basketball for UWP from 1987-91. In 1991, the Pioneers, with Jeter as captain, won the school's first National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III title. From 1994-98, he served as assistant coach under Bo Ryan while working on a master's degree at UWP. After coaching for UW-Marquette from 1999-2001, Jeter coached the Badgers until 2005, again under Ryan. In 2005, Jeter became head coach for UW-Milwaukee and led the Panthers to the Horizon League championship and a return to the Division I tournament.

Marnocha was selected to the offensive all-conference team in 1959 and 1960 and became the first two-time captain in UWP history in 1961 and 1962. From 1962-66, he coached football and wrestling at Beloit Memorial High School, leading the football team to three Big 8 Championships. After that, Marnocha coached the same two sports at West Allis Nathan Hale High School and moved on to become principal and athletic director for the school.

Rae participated in track and field and football at UWP from 1984-89. He made Pioneer history in 1985 by becoming one of three to ever earn football Academic All-American First Team honors. In the same year, he set the school record for best punting average. In 1987, he made Pioneer history again when won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Scholar-Athlete award.

From 1987-91, Shumway played football for three years and served as assistant coach of the running backs during his last year at UWP. In 1988, 1989 and 1990, he earned First Team All-WSUC (Wisconsin State University Conference) running back awards and led the Pioneers to a 20-9-1 record during those three years. In 1988, Shumway received the All-American Football award from the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Named team co-MVP in 1989 and MVP in 1990, he holds five records at UWP.

Zwettler played basketball and golf at UWP. For basketball, he remains on the top ten assists list, holds the single-game record for assists and occupies one of the top ten spots on the UWP all-time consecutive games played list. Since his college days, he has acquired 26 years of head coaching experience. With eight WISAA state tournament appearances, three WISAA regional titles, two Badger Conference titles, and one WIAA sectional title, Zwettler has earned Coach of the Year status from the city of Madison three times, from the Badger Conference three times and from the Associated Press once.

Anyone wanting ticket information may contact UWP Alumni Services at (608) 342-1181 or alumni@uwplatt.edu.

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