University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans

Ludtke Named WIAC Athlete Of The Week

The WIAC has selected UW-Oshkosh's Ben Ludtke (So. • Lyons) as one of its two Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Week award winners. Ludtke was named the league's top field performer for meets held Jan. 18-24.

Ludtke won the 35-pound weight throw to help the Titans capture the team title at the UW-Oshkosh Open held Jan. 22.

Ludtke recorded a winning toss of 61-9 in the 35-pound weight throw, with his mark surpassing the automatic qualifying standard for the 2010 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship on March 12-13 in Greencastle, Ind.

The 35-pound weight throw at the UW-Oshkosh Open featured 13 participants. UW-Oshkosh’s Tony Baker (Jr. • Oshkosh) placed second with a distance of 61-5.

UW-Oshkosh finished first in the team standings with 260 points, while Ripon College placed second with 47 and Lawrence University third with 41.

David Litsheim of UW-Stevens Point was named the WIAC Track Athlete of the Week.

Baker, Zill Collect WIAC Athlete Of The Week Citations

UW-Oshkosh's Tony Baker (Jr. • Oshkosh) and Ben Zill (Sr. • New Franken) each earned WIAC Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Week honors for their performances during meets held Jan. 4-17.

Baker was named the WIAC's Field Athlete of the Week after posting two wins in the shot put.

In UW-Oshkosh’s 109-48 home victory against the University of Chicago (Ill.) on Jan. 9, Baker won the shot put with a toss of 49-3 ¾ and finished second in the 35-pound weight throw with a distance of 56-0.

At the UW-Whitewater Warhawk Opener on Jan. 16, Baker won both the shot put and 35-pound weight throw with marks of 50-1 ¾ and 57-11 ¼, respectively.

Baker surpassed the provisional qualifying standard for the 2010 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship in the 35-pound weight throw in both meets.

Zill was selected the WIAC's Track Athlete of the Week after winning two running events in UW-Oshkosh's victory over the University of Chicago.

Zill posted winning times of 7.96 in the 55-meter hurdles and 50.04 in the 400-meter run. He also teamed with John Cejka (Fr. • Wausau), Chris Lipke (Jr. • Wautoma) and Zach Schimenz (Fr. • Brown Deer) to record a first-place time of 3:27.75 in the 1,600-meter relay.

Zill added a third-place finish in the high jump with a leap of 6-2.

Titans Destroy Maroons In Season Opener

Brent Jude Dan Rammer Ben Zill 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.