2003 WIAC Track & Field Championships

Men's Championship Recap
UW-La Crosse captured its second straight WIAC men's indoor track and field championship at Kolf Sports Center in Oshkosh on Saturday (March 8). The Eagles, who have won 22 of the last 25 league titles, totaled 189 team points to win this year's crown. UW-Oshkosh finished second with 168 points, followed by UW-Stevens Point (127), UW-Platteville 85, UW-Whitewater (58), UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout (26) and UW-River Falls (21). UW-La Crosse captured six individual titles during the league gala. Matt Pagel won the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.48. Andrew Rock won the 200-meter dash for the third straight season with a conference record time of 21.34. The Eagles' Kris Smith claimed the 400-meter dash crown with a time of 49.17, while Dan Sutton won the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:22.35. Hans Schmidt and Jim Nelson won titles in the field events for UW-La Crosse. Schmidt became a two-time league champion in the pole vault with a winning height of 17-0 1/4. He also won the conference crown in 2001. Nelson won the shot put title for the second straight season with a heave of 55-0 3/4. UW-Oshkosh also captured six individual crown at the conference meet. Matt Groose won a pair of titles for the Titans. He won the 800-meter run for the second straight year with a time of 1:51.58 and also captured the 1,500-meter run title with a time of 3:55.70. He also won the 1,500-meter crown during the 2001 championship. Groose was voted the Outstanding Track Performer of the Meet for the second straight season for his efforts. UW-Oshkosh's David Cisewski won the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:47.51, while Kevin Deering claimed the high jump for the second straight season with a height of 6-7 1/2. Curtis Gerrits won the long jump title for the Titans with a distance of 22-9 1/4. UW-Whitewater's Aaron Henderson and Adam Lendowski both won league titles. Henderson won the triple jump with a distance of 46-10, while Lendowski claimed the heptathlon title for the second straight year with a conference record 4,915 points. UW-Stevens Point's Noah Eschenbauch won the 35-pound weight throw with a toss of 61-11 and was voted the Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet for his efforts. UW-La Crosse also won two of the three relay titles. They won the 4 x 200 event with a time of 1:29.37 and the 4 x 400 crown with a time of 3:21.41. UW-Oshkosh captured the remaining relay title, winning the distance medley relay event with a time of 10:02.12. UW-La Crosse head coach Mark Guthrie was voted the league's Coach of the Year. It mark the third time in his career he has won the indoor honor. He also won the award in 2002 and 2000

Men's Championship Recap

UW-La Crosse captured its second straight WIAC men's indoor track and field championship at Kolf Sports Center in Oshkosh on Saturday (March 8).

The Eagles, who have won 22 of the last 25 league titles, totaled 189 team points to win this year's crown. UW-Oshkosh finished second with 168 points, followed by UW-Stevens Point (127), UW-Platteville 85, UW-Whitewater (58), UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout (26) and UW-River Falls (21).

UW-La Crosse captured six individual titles during the league gala. Matt Pagel won the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.48. Andrew Rock won the 200-meter dash for the third straight season with a conference record time of 21.34.

The Eagles' Kris Smith claimed the 400-meter dash crown with a time of 49.17, while Dan Sutton won the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:22.35.

Hans Schmidt and Jim Nelson won titles in the field events for UW-La Crosse. Schmidt became a two-time league champion in the pole vault with a winning height of 17-0 1/4. He also won the conference crown in 2001. Nelson won the shot put title for the second straight season with a heave of 55-0 3/4.

UW-Oshkosh also captured six individual crown at the conference meet. Matt Groose won a pair of titles for the Titans. He won the 800-meter run for the second straight year with a time of 1:51.58 and also captured the 1,500-meter run title with a time of 3:55.70. He also won the 1,500-meter crown during the 2001 championship. Groose was voted the Outstanding Track Performer of the Meet for the second straight season for his efforts.

UW-Oshkosh's David Cisewski won the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:47.51, while Kevin Deering claimed the high jump for the second straight season with a height of 6-7 1/2. Curtis Gerrits won the long jump title for the Titans with a distance of 22-9 1/4.

UW-Whitewater's Aaron Henderson and Adam Lendowski both won league titles. Henderson won the triple jump with a distance of 46-10, while Lendowski claimed the heptathlon title for the second straight year with a conference record 4,915 points.

UW-Stevens Point's Noah Eschenbauch won the 35-pound weight throw with a toss of 61-11 and was voted the Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet for his efforts.

UW-La Crosse also won two of the three relay titles. They won the 4 x 200 event with a time of 1:29.37 and the 4 x 400 crown with a time of 3:21.41.

UW-Oshkosh captured the remaining relay title, winning the distance medley relay event with a time of 10:02.12.

UW-La Crosse head coach Mark Guthrie was voted the league's Coach of the Year. It mark the third time in his career he has won the indoor honor. He also won the award in 2002 and 2000