  The reigning NCAA Division III indoor track and field national champions started the 2010 campaign in impressive fashion by soundly defeating the University of Chicago (Ill.), 109-48 on Saturday (Jan. 9) in Kolf Sports Center.
Ben Zill (Sr. • New Franken) won two individual events and was a part of the winning 1,600-meter relay team to pace the Titans. He won the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 7.96, the 400-meter run in a time of 50.04 and teamed up with Zach Schimenz (Fr. • Brown Deer), John Cejka (Fr. • Wausau) and Chris Lipke (Jr. • Wautoma) in the 1,600-meter run in a time of 3:27.75.
Other first-place performances for the Titans included Brent Jude (Sr. • Milwaukee) in the 55-meter dash in a time of 6.49, Nate Stymiest (So. • Oconto Falls) in the one-mile run in a time of 4:17.86, Dan Rammer (So. • Appleton) in the 800-meter run in a time of 1:58.01 and Alex Dewitt (Fr. • Howard) in the 200-meter dash in a time of 22.84.
Taking top honors for UW-Oshkosh continued for Josh Nyson (Fr. • De Pere) in the high jump with a leap of 6-4, Cesar Raygoza (Fr. • Sheboygan) in the pole vault with a height of 14-5 ¼, Jonathan Jordan (Fr. • Milwaukee) in the long jump with a distance of 22-9 ¾, Ben Ludke (So. • Lyons) in the 35-pound weight throw with a heave of 58-2 and Tony Baker (Jr. • Oshkosh) in the shot put with a toss of 49-3 ¾.
William Koepp (Jr. • Lake Nebagamon), Brett DeNure (Fr. • Monroe), Ben Wizner (Jr. • Onalaska) and Stymiest finished up UW-Oshkosh’s first-place finishes in the distance medley relay in a time of 10:44.36.
Capturing second-place for the Titans were Alan German (So. • West Bend) in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 8.11 and the long jump with a mark of 22-8 ½, Cejka in the 400-meter relay in a time of 50.20, DeNure in the 800-meter run in a time of 1:58.60, Shane Diederichs (So. • Manitowoc) in the 200-meter dash in a time of 22.97 and Jason Ulman (So. • Appleton) in the high jump with a mark of 6-4.
Second-place achievements continued for UW-Oshkosh’s James Simms (Sr. • Fredonia) in the triple jump with a distance of 45-7, Baker in the 35-pound weight throw with a hurl of 56-0 and Pete Delzer (Fr. • Oconto Falls) in the shot put with a toss of 48-10 ¼. The Titans’ Tom O’Conner (Jr. • Clintonville) and Jake Dickmann (Fr. • Kewaskum) shared second-place in the pole vault with a height of 13-11 ¼.
Enjoying third-place marks for the Titans included Diederichs in the 55-meter dash in a time of 6.65, Phil Devine (So. • Winnebago, Ill.) in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 8.19, Wizner in the one-mile run in a time of 4:25.56, Andy Lindsay (So. • Howard) in the 200-meter dash in a time of 23.39 and Dickmann in the high jump with a leap of 6-2.
Third-place achievements continued for UW-Oshkosh for Adam Leib (So. • Oshkosh) in the long jump with a mark of 21-11 ¾ and Andrew Stephany (Jr. • Kimberly) in the 35-pound weight throw with a hurl of 53-1 ¾. Andrew Vos (Sr. • Fort Atkinson) also took third-place in the 3,000-meter in a time of 8:43.40, finishing behind former UW-Oshkosh runners Willy Kaul and Cal Kromm who were running unattached.
Fourth-place went to Jordan in the 55-meter dash in a time of 6.66, Ryan Fosler (So. • De Forest) in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 8.25, Mike Jarchow (So. • Oshkosh) in the 3,000-meter run in a time of 8:56.32, Zill in the high jump with a mark of 6-2, Alan Ruiz (So. • New Berlin) in the pole vault with a height of 13-11 ¼, Marcus Pearman (Fr. • Madison) in the triple jump with a mark of 42-1 ½ and Lewis Prior (Fr. • Coleman) in the 35-pound weight throw with a skip of 52-0 ½.
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