Sylvia Johnson was one of the pioneers of women's athletics at UW-Oshkosh who never had an off-season while competing for the Titans.

The Oconto High School graduate participated in four sports at UW-Oshkosh, playing basketball from 1965 to 1967, field hockey from 1964 to 1966, golf from 1965 to 1968 and volleyball from 1964 to 1967. In 1966, Johnson was rewarded for her play in golf by receiving an invitation to compete at the National Collegiate Championship in Columbus, Ohio.

After graduating from UW-Oshkosh in 1968, Johnson held a variety of coaching and teaching positions, but continued to hone her skills in golf. Among her early competitive accomplishments were a first-place finish at the 1972 Palm Beach County (Fla.) Amateur Championship and a second-place finish at the 1975 Florida State Amateur Championship.

In 1977, Johnson qualified for the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour and was an active member through 1982. Her highest professional finish was a 13th-place standing at the 1979 LPGA Championship held in Denver, Colo. In 1983, Johnson played the professional circuit in Europe.

From 1973 to 1994, Johnson held a variety of positions related to the game of golf. Among them were head women's golf coach at NCAA Division I Florida State University in 1974 and 1975 and assistant golf professional occupations at Brown County Golf Course in Oneida, Wis., April Sound Golf Resort in Conroe, Texas, and Baypoint Golf Resort in Panama City, Fla. While serving as a part-time lecturer at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, from 1984 to 1994, Johnson spent her summers as the head teaching professional at Peninsula State Golf Course in Fish Creek, Wis.

In 1994, Johnson was named head women's golf coach at NCAA Division I Baylor University. Now in her eighth season guiding the Bears, Johnson and her squad has compiled numerous top-10 finishes, including a fourth-place standing at the Big 12 Conference Championship held just two weeks ago in Manhattan, Kansas. Baylor University is currently ranked 33rd in latest GOLFSTAT national rankings and will be making its third straight appearance in NCAA Division I regional competition this coming weekend. The Bears are seeded 10th in the 21-team Central Regional of the 2002 NCAA Division I Championship, the school's highest post-season ranking ever.

Johnson is not only a gifted player and coach, but an excellent educator as well. Johnson used her love for golf as a basis for her master's thesis, an exit paper entitled, "A Coaching Application Of The Use Of Imagery To Enhance The Performance Of A Collegiate Golfer." Johnson has also co-authored a teaching text for college level classes entitled, "Play Golf Effectively." This text is still popular in the beginning and intermediate golf classes at Baylor University and several other colleges. In 1990, she received her Class A Teaching Professional status from the LPGA.

Johnson, the 2000 Big 12 Conference Women's Golf Coach of the Year, and her husband live in Waco.

If a list of the all-time greats in the history of the UW-Oshkosh athletic program would ever be compiled the name Terry Jorgensen would surely be near the top. Jorgensen played baseball for the Titans from 1985 to 1987 and concluded his career as one of the most dominant hitters in UW-Oshkosh and NCAA Division III history.

Jorgensen played in 117 games during his three years at UW-Oshkosh, leading the Titans to one national championship, three conference titles and an overall record of 109-15. The Luxemburg native hit .445 playing for UW-Oshkosh with 41 home runs, 32 doubles, 164 runs batted in and 150 runs scored. In 12 NCAA Division III World Series contests, Jorgensen hit an impressive .460 with five home runs and 23 runs batted in.

Jorgensen's name is typed often in baseball record books compiled by the NCAA Division III. He currently ranks second in career slugging percentage, 14th in career batting average and 18th in career home runs. In UW-Oshkosh annals he ranks second in career batting average, fourth in career home runs and fifth in career runs batted in.

As a freshman in 1985, Jorgensen impacted the UW-Oshkosh baseball program immediately and the results were NCAA Division III and WIAC championships for the Titans. Jorgensen hit .418 during his rookie season with 12 home runs, 13 doubles and 50 runs batted in to gain NCAA Division III all-America second team accolades. During the Titans' winning effort in the NCAA Division III World Series, Jorgensen was named the event's most outstanding player after recording 11 hits in 20 at bats, two home runs, nine runs batted in and six runs scored.

Jorgensen continued to terrorize opposing pitchers his next two seasons, hitting .462 with 15 home runs, 50 runs batted in and 52 runs scored in 1986 and .458 with 14 home runs, 64 runs batted in and 53 runs scored in 1987. He gained NCAA Division III All-America first team mention after each of those seasons.

Following his junior year in 1987, the Minnesota Twins selected Jorgensen in the second round of Major League Baseball's Amateur Draft as the 29th overall choice. After two years in the minors, Jorgensen appeared in his first major league game for the Twins during the 1989 season. He also appeared in major league games for the Twins during the 1992 and 1993 seasons, with the latter including a spot on the opening day roster. Prior to his retirement from baseball in 1995, Jorgensen played in 93 major league games, totaling one home run, 21 runs scored, 19 runs batted in and a .240 batting average.

Today, Jorgensen resides in Luxemburg, where he teaches physical education classes and coaches baseball at Luxemburg-Casco High School, his alma mater. Jorgensen, a 1998 graduate of UW-Oshkosh, and his wife, Roxie, are the parents of five children.

Records come and records go, but for Tim Jorgensen a few NCAA Division III marks that he established while playing baseball for UW-Oshkosh may stand forever as they appear to be chiseled in stone.

Jorgensen, who played baseball for head coach Tom Lechnir’s Titans from 1992 to 1995, epitomized raw power. His 162-game playing career at UW-Oshkosh featured a NCAA Division III-record 70 home runs. It also included 234 hits in 563 at bats for a .416 batting average, 237 runs batted in, 200 runs scored, 33 doubles and nine triples.

Jorgensen’s career accomplishments helped UW-Oshkosh register an impressive four-year run. During that time the Luxemburg-Casco High School graduate helped the Titans fashion a 144-32 record, capture one NCAA Division III title, advance to four NCAA Division III World Series and claim four WIAC crowns.

Jorgensen, who joins his brother, Terry, as a member of the UW-Oshkosh Hall of Fame, began to make a name of his own in his first season with the Titans. Jorgensen helped UW-Oshkosh in 1992 to a 36-8 record, a WIAC championship and a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Division III World Series by hitting .394 with six home runs, 43 runs scored and 35 runs batted in.

In 1993, Jorgensen battled through an injury-plagued season to help the Titans to a 28-15 record, a WIAC championship and a second-place finish at the NCAA Division III World Series. Playing in just 30 games, he hit .260 for UW-Oshkosh with two home runs and 17 runs batted in.

Jorgensen returned at full strength for the 1994 season and teamed with current Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher Jarrod Washburn to lead the Titans to a 41-4 record, another WIAC championship and the NCAA Division III title. Jorgensen was named the 1994 NCAA Division III Player of the Year after hitting .455 with 23 home runs, 64 runs batted in and 58 runs scored. Following the NCAA Division III World Series, Jorgensen decided not to sign a professional contract after being selected in the 28th round of Major League Baseball’s Amateur Draft by the San Diego Padres.

Jorgensen’s return for the 1995 season not only pleased his head coach, but the many fans that came to see the Titans play. Jorgensen responded to his final curtain call by posting astounding numbers and leading UW-Oshkosh to a 39-5 record, another WIAC championship and a third-place finish at the NCAA Division III World Series. Jorgensen repeated as the NCAA Division III Player of the Year that season after hitting .491 with a NCAA Division III record 39 home runs, a NCAA Division III record 121 runs batted in and 83 runs scored. In all, he established eight NCAA Division III season records, including grand slams with six.

On May 14, 1995, Jorgensen went to Tiedemann Field for a doubleheader against UW-Eau Claire. About five hours later, Jorgensen exited the ballpark with six homers and 16 runs batted in to lead the Titans to the WIAC title. In an 18-7 win in the nightcap, Jorgensen completed the rarest of cycles by hitting a solo home run, a two-run home run, a three-run home run and a grand slam. His four home runs in that game tied a NCAA Division III record.

Following the 1995 season, the Cleveland Indians drafted Jorgensen in the eighth round of Major League Baseball’s Amateur Draft. He signed with the Indians a few days later and played in the organization for the next several seasons.

Jorgensen lives in Green Bay with his wife, Ragan. The 1997 UW-Oshkosh graduate is employed by Associated Bank in Green Bay as its Assistant Vice-President for Business Banking. Jorgensen also serves as the head baseball coach at Ashwaubenbon High School.