University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's men's team and UW-Oshkosh's women's team won the 2006 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which were held at the Oshkosh Sports Complex on May 5-6.

UW-La Crosse claimed its 16th straight men's title, and 31st in the last 33 years, with 247 team points, followed by UW-Whitewater (194.50), UW-Oshkosh (98), UW-Platteville (94.50), UW-Stevens Point (75), UW-Eau Claire (56), UW-Stout (47), UW-River Falls (32) and UW-Superior (13). The Eagles have now won a league-best 42 conference championships.

UW-Oshkosh's women's championship is the 10th in school history and first since 2004. The Titans compiled 231 team points, followed by defending champion UW-La Crosse (195), UW-Eau Claire (118), UW-Platteville (81), UW-River Falls (78), UW-Stevens Point (70), UW-Whitewater (46), UW-Stout (30) and UW-Superior (9).

UW-La Crosse's men's team won five individual titles during the second day of the championship, including two by Marcus Walgrave and Nate Olson. Walgrave was voted the Track Performer of the Meet after winning the 110-meter hurdles for the second time in as many years with a conference record performance of 14.27. He also claimed the 100-meter dash for the second consecutive season with a time of 10.57.

Olson won the 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash titles for the second straight year with times of 21.52 and 46.88, respectively.

Nolan Hietpas captured the 400-meter hurdles for the second straight season with a time of 52.70.

UW-La Crosse also won the 1,600-meter relay for the seven consecutive season with a time of 3:14.62. Members of the winning team included Jonathan Doble, Gregg Farrell, Dylan Randolph and Eric Svestka.

UW-Whitewater's Pete Ringquist was voted the Field Performer of the Meet after securing the discus for the second straight year with a conference record toss of 181-1.

The Warhawks' Mike Paddock was victorious in the triple jump with a leap of 47-6 1/2, while Alex Thompson was the top finisher in the shot put with a heave of 56-1 1/4 and Adam Lendowski claimed the decathlon with 6,621 points.

UW-Whitewater's Cameron Austin, Jonathan Otte, Mike Sampson and Rodney Swanson teamed to win the 4x100-meter relay with a conference record time of 40.57.

UW-Oshkosh's Nick Boehlke won his second title in as many days after topping the field in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:39.87. It marked the second consecutive season he has won the event. He won the 10,000-meter run title during Friday's competition.

UW-Platteville's Tyler Sigl claimed the 1,500-meter run for the second time in as many years with a time of 3:56.58, while UW-Stevens Point's Mitch Ellis won the triple jump with a leap of 6-5.

UW-Superior's Matt Kramer claimed the 800-meter run with a time of 1:53.50 to give the Yellowjackets their first individual conference title since 1989 when Dan Kelner won the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash.

UW-La Crosse head coach Mark Guthrie was voted the Coach of the Year for the eighth consecutive year.

UW-Oshkosh's women's squad secured four individual titles during the second day of competition. Robyn Jarocki was voted the Field Performer of the Meet for the second time in her career after winning the shot put and discus for the third straight year to go along with her hammer throw title in the first day of the meet. She won the shot put with a conference record heave of 50-8 and the discus with a toss of 167-4. Jarocki also won the award in 2004.

The Titans' Nadine Pieske was the top finisher in the 200-meter dash for the second consecutive season with a time of 24.68. She also claimed the 400-meter dash with a conference record performance of 55.45.

UW-Oshkosh's Amanda Donath, Mandy Kozicki, Stephanie Sisk and Pieske teamed to win the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:52.48.

UW-Platteville's Marcia Taddy was voted the Track Performer of the Meet for the second straight year after winning the 800-meter run and 1,500-meter run titles for the second time in as many seasons. She captured the 800-meter run with a time of 2:15.66 and the 1,500-meter run with a performance of 4:29.77.

The Pioneers' Jackie Mulrooney secured the 5,000-meter run for the second consecutive year with a time of 17:07.27, while Carrie Morschauser was victorious in the high jump with a leap of 5-7.

UW-La Crosse's Jena Durnin claimed the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.25, while Sarah Thayer won the triple jump with a leap of 39-2 1/4 and Katie Wagner was the top finisher in the heptathlon with 4,344 points.

The Eagles' Collette Francis, Kelly Runkle, Talia Williams and Durnin teamed to win the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 47.77.

UW-Eau Claire's Liz Faller claimed the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.68, while UW-River Falls' Shannon Zweifel won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:02.39.

UW-Oshkosh head coach Deb Vercauteren was voted the Coach of the Year for second time in her career. She also won the award in 2004.

Day One Recap

The UW-La Crosse men's team and the UW-Oshkosh women's team lead the 2006 WIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships following the first of two days of competition at the Oshkosh Sports Complex.

UW-La Crosse tops the 88th annual men's meet with 91 points. The 15-time defending champion Eagles are followed by second-place UW-Whitewater with 41 points, third-place UW-Oshkosh with 39, fourth-place UW-Platteville with 36, fifth-place UW-Eau Claire with 22, sixth-place UW-Stevens Point with 16, seventh-place UW-River Falls with 14, eighth-place UW-Stout with 11 and ninth-place UW-Superior with 3.

UW-Oshkosh leads the women's competition with 61.5 points. The Titans are followed by defending champion and second-place UW-La Crosse with 52.5 points, third-place UW-Eau Claire with 51, fourth-place UW-Whitewater with 28, fifth-place UW-River Falls with 25, sixth-place UW-Stevens Point with 22, seventh-place UW-Platteville with 16, eighth-place UW-Stout with 11 and ninth-place UW-Superior with 6. UW-Oshkosh has compiled nine WIAC championships, including a title in 2004.

UW-La Crosse had a pair of individuals claim league crowns in the men's meet. Kevin Becker won the hammer throw with a toss of 195-11 and Mike Herlihy captured the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:09.88.

UW-Oshkosh also had two participants capture first-place status. Nick Boehlke became the first individual in conference history to win the 10,000 meter run in back-to-back seasons with a time of 31:09.15. The Titans' Zach Johnson won the pole vault with a height of 16-6 3/4.

UW-Platteville's Tim Jankowski won the javelin with a toss of 185-5, while UW-Whitewater's Derek Stanley was the top finisher in the long jump with a leap of 24-1 1/2.

UW-Eau Claire's Ben Brossard, Wes Fischer, Joey Veriga and Adam Wolfe teamed to win the 3,200 meter relay with a time of 7:44.45. It marked the first WIAC title for the Blugolds in the event.

UW-Oshkosh's Robyn Jarocki became the first individual in league history to win three straight hammer throw titles with a conference -record fling of 186-5. The Titans' Kelly Rehn took the pole vault with a height of 12-2 3/4.

UW-Eau Claire also won a pair of individual titles as Molly Warner won the 10,000-meter run with a time of 37:07.21 and Erin Kokta the long jump with a leap of 18-11 1/4.

UW-La Crosse's Julia Rudd was the top finisher in the 3,000-meter steeplechase for the third consecutive season with a time of 10:37.77. She is the first individual in WIAC history to win three straight crowns in the event.

UW-Whitewater's Mollie Zirbel won the javelin with a toss of 122-9, while UW-Platteville claimed the 3,200 meter relay for the second straight year with a performance of 9:28.27. Members of the Pioneers' first-place relay team were Emma Dreis, Steph Martin, Marcia Taddy and Lindsey Vick.