An All-America performer in both women’s volleyball and women’s track and field, Amy Cayemberg credits her outstanding athletics career at UW-Oshkosh to Marty Petersen, the school’s former head women’s volleyball coach. And, if Petersen is the primary owner of such recognition, she should get a special pat on the back for helping develop one of the top multiple-sport performers in the history of the UW-Oshkosh women’s athletics program.

Following graduation from Manitowoc Lincoln High School, Cayemberg was coaxed into enrolling at UW-Oshkosh through the recruiting efforts of Petersen. Cayemberg went on to play volleyball for Petersen from 1988 to 1991 and participate in track and field for UW-Oshkosh head coach Deb Vercauteren in 1989 and from 1991 to 1993.

In volleyball, Cayemberg gained All-America mention in three of her four seasons, including the 1991 campaign when she helped the Titans to a 42-8 record, the WIAC championship and a visit to the NCAA Division III Final Four. Cayemberg led UW-Oshkosh with 651 kills, a .467 hitting percentage and 86 solo blocks that season to become the school’s first three-time All-America selection in women’s volleyball.

Cayemberg helped UW-Oshkosh to a 41-20 record in 1988 and a third-place finish in the NAIA District 14 Playoffs. In 1989, Cayemberg helped the Titans to a 39-16 record and the NAIA District 14 title. UW-Oshkosh nearly qualified for the NAIA National Tournament in Laie, Hawaii, that season, but lost a 3-2 decision to Moorhead State University (Minn.) in the championship match of the NAIA Bi-District Playoffs. Cayemberg was named as a second team selection on the 1989 NAIA All-America squad after hitting .380 with 551 kills, 82 service aces and 62 solo blocks.

In 1990, UW-Oshkosh posted a 44-5 record, captured the WIAC title and finished ninth in the NCAA Division III Championship. Cayemberg received NCAA Division III All-America accolades that year after hitting .370 with 645 kills, 421 digs, 47 service aces and 36 solo blocks.

Cayemberg’s track and field accomplishments are also impressive.

Indoors, Cayemberg is a four-time NCAA Division III All-American in the high jump, a three-time WIAC high jump champion and a member of four WIAC championship teams. Outdoors, she is a four-time NCAA Division III All-American in the high jump, a WIAC champion in the high jump and triple jump, a member of one NCAA Division III championship team and a member of two WIAC championship squads.

Cayemberg’s impact in track and field was felt immediately as she helped the 1989 Titans to a pair of WIAC championships. Indoors, she captured the league’s high jump title while finishing fifth in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Championship. Outdoors, she won WIAC high jump and triple jump titles while placing fourth in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Championship.

In 1991, Cayemberg helped UW-Oshkosh to a pair of WIAC titles and a first-place finish at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship. Indoors, she won the WIAC high jump title while finishing sixth in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Championship. Outdoors, Cayemberg charted fifth in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Championship.

In 1992, Cayemberg assisted UW-Oshkosh to the WIAC indoor championship after winning the league’s high jump title. She also finished third in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Championship. Outdoors, she placed second in the high jump with a school-record leap of 5-9 3/4 at the NCAA Division III Championship.

Cayemberg’s last track and field season, the 1993 campaign, resulted in another WIAC indoor championship for the Titans. Indoors, she placed sixth in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Championship. Outdoors, Cayemberg placed fifth in the high jump at the NCAA Division III Championship.

Cayemberg and UW-Oshkosh placed fourth or higher in seven of a possible eight NCAA Division III championship appearances. In addition to the 1991 outdoor title, the Titans also finished second indoors in 1991 and 1992 and second outdoors in 1989 and 1992.

Cayemberg, a 1994 UW-Oshkosh graduate, lives in Manitowoc with her husband, Mark Steeber. Cayemberg works at Manitowoc Ice, Inc., and serves as the head girls’ volleyball coach at Manitowoc Roncalli High School.

It's been 20 years since Carolyn Christiansen last competed for the UW-Oshkosh women's gymnastics team, but her success as a member of the Titans from 1980-83 still ranks today as one of the finest in school and Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) history.
Shortly after arriving on the UW-Oshkosh campus from Arlington Heights High School in the northern Chicago suburbs, Christiansen immediately made her mark as a top performer and a leader for head coach Phyllis Hardt's Titans.

Christiansen won the WIAC's all-around title as a freshman with a score of 32.46 and helped the Titans to their second of a league-record nine consecutive team championships. Her rookie collegiate season ended with All-America honors in the all-around competition at the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Division III Championship, an event won by UW-Oshkosh. That national championship claimed by the Titans in 1980 was the first in the history of the UW-Oshkosh women's athletics program.

In 1981, Christiansen again won the WIAC's all-around championship and paced the Titans to the league title. The Titans were denied in their quest to repeat as AIAW Division III champion, but it wasn't at the fault of Christiansen who received All-America honors in the all-around competition, on the balance beam and in the floor exercise.

In 1982, Christiansen became the first person in WIAC history to win three straight women's gymnastics league titles, this time taking the all-around crown with a score of 33.00. Her effort again helped the Titans to the WIAC championship. Christiansen concluded her junior season with an All-America performance in the all-around competition at the AIAW Division III Championship.

Christiansen's final season at UW-Oshkosh resulted in another WIAC championship for the Titans. Individually, she finished second to teammate and eventual UW-Oshkosh Hall of Fame inductee Debbie Lindemer in the all-around competition at the league event. Ironically, Lindemer followed Christianson by winning three straight WIAC all-around titles. Christiansen's final performance at the AIAW Division III Championship resulted in All-America honors on the balance beam.

In all, Christiansen's career at UW-Oshkosh was impressive, one that includes four conference team championships, one national championship, three conference individual titles and six All-America accolades.

Christiansen, a 1983 UW-Oshkosh graduate, lives in Sussex with her husband, Doug, and their two daughters, Nicole and Jamie. Christiansen currently is in her 20th year as the Health Recreation & Fitness Director at the Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee. She also has been associated with a number of community groups in the Milwaukee area, most notably the American Heart Association, American Red Cross and Girl Scouts of America.