Titans Capture Seventh Place At NCAA Championship
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UW-Oshkosh
scored 23 points to finish seventh at the NCAA Division
III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship held Thursday
(May 22) through Saturday (May 24) at J.J. Keller Field
at Titan Stadium in Oshkosh.
McMurry University (Texas) captured its first national
title by squeaking out a two-point win over State University
of New York-Cortland, who finished in second place with
33 points. The winning point total was the lowest in the
history of the event.
Third-place
Whitworth University (Wash.) scored 31 points, fourth-place
Mount Union College (Ohio) 27 and fifth place University
of St. Thomas (Minn.) and Wartburg College (Iowa) 25.
The rest of the top 10 included seventh-place Emory University
(Ga.), University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and St. John’s
University (Minn.) with 23 and tenth-place Monmouth College
(Ill.) with 22.
UW-Oshkosh enjoyed All-America performances from four
different individuals to account for their point total.
Repeating as a NCAA Division III All-American was Willy
Kaul (Jr. • Menomonee Falls) who became a three-time
honoree in the 10,000-meter run. Kaul took third-place
in the 10,000-meter run in a time of 31:03.85. Kaul finished
in fifth-place last year and fourth position in 2006.
Senior Tyler Sigl of UW-Platteville won at the wire with
a time of 30:34.51.
Enjoying their first All-America performances were Phil
Prusinski (Jr. • Rib Lake) in the hammer throw,
James Simms (So. • Fredonia) in the triple jump
and Ben Zill (So. • New Franken) in the 400-meter
hurdles.
Seeded 16th with a throw of 176-5, Prusinski unleashed
a toss of 182-0 on his second to last attempt for his
best throw of the season to finish in third place. University
of St. Thomas (Minn.) senior Mark O’Connell won
with a heave of 191-0.
Simms leaped to a fourth-place mark of 48-7 1/4 in the
triple jump after being seeded sixth with a qualifying
mark of 47-9 while Zill grabbed a fourth-place result
in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 51.94 after being
seeded sixth in a time of 52.79.
Kamar James of Fisk University (Tenn.) won the triple
jump with a mark of 48-11 3/4 and Russell Dill of Tri-State
University (Ind.) captured the 400-meter hurdles in a
time of 51.30.
Other UW-Oshkosh athletes qualifying for the NCAA Division
III Outdoor Championship were A.J. Hollanquest (Jr. •
Wausau), Kevin Lofy (Sr. • Lake Geneva), Andrew
McGuire (Jr. • Wisconsin Rapids) and Jared Morris
(So. • Wausau).
McGuire just missed reaching the podium, finishing ninth
in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:12.76.
Hamilton College (N.Y.) sophomore Peter Kosgei repeated
his first-place performance in the event with a time of
8:55.19. Hollanquest, Lofy, Morris and Zill failed to
reach the finals in the 1,600-meter relay when they clocked
in a time of 3:16.22. UW-Stevens Point won the event with
a time of 3:12.09.
Zill, competing in his third event, failed to qualify
in the 400-meter run in a time of 49.14. Junior Hanneus
Ollison of McMurry University won the race with a time
of 46.40.
Kaul also qualified in the 5,000-meter run, finishing
in 12th place in a time of 15:01.35 after going down with
four laps to go in the race. Kaul was in fourth place
at the time of the mishap in the event won by Kosgei with
a time of 14:32.57. Kaul entered the competition with
the top seed in a time of 14:23.58. Last season, he had
to withdraw from the event due to injury and failed to
make the top eight in 2006.
In 2007 and 2006, the Titans finished eighth with 20 and
24 points, respectively. UW-Oshkosh's top-five finishes
include a runner-up showing in 1990, a third-place listing
in 2003 and fifth-place results in 1999 and 2000.
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Eight Titans To Compete At NCAA Championship
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UW-Oshkosh
attempts to capture its fifth top-five finish in school
history when it competes at this weekend's NCAA Division
III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship. UW-Oshkosh
hosts the event for the second consecutive year Thursday
(May 22) through Saturday (May 24) at J.J. Keller Field
at Titan Stadium.
Teams from around the country will travel to Oshkosh for
a chance to take home the team title and 19 individual championships,
two relay championships, as well as eight All-America awards
in each of the 21 events.
UW-Oshkosh sends eight athletes to this weekend's meet,
including multiple-event performers Willy Kaul (Jr. •
Menomonee Falls) and Ben Zill (So. • New Franken).
Kaul will compete in the 5,000-meter run and 10,000-meter
run and Zill in the 400-meter run, 400-meter hurdles and
1,600-meter relay.
Kaul enters the championship as the top seed in the 5,000-meter
run in a time of 14:23.58 and as the ninth seed in the 10,000-meter
run in a time of 30:30.64.14. Last year Kaul finished fifth
in the 10,000-meter run in a time of 31:03.85 and fourth
in 2006 in a time of 30:46.29. He also qualified in the
5,000-meter run the last two seasons, not placing in the
top-eight in 2006 and having to withdraw due to injury in
2007.
Competing in his second NCAA Division III Outdoor Track
and Field Championship is Zill who also qualified last season
in the 400-meter hurdles. Zill will enter the championship
seeded 12th in the 400-meter dash in a time of 48.18 and
sixth in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 52.79.
Also returning to his home track for the second consecutive
season is Phil Prusinski (Jr. • Rib Lake). Prusinski
is seeded 16th in the hammer throw with a fling of 176-5.
Making their first NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field
Championship appearances are A.J. Hollanquest (Jr. •
Wausau), Kevin Lofy (Sr. • Lake Geneva), Andrew McGuire
(Jr. • Wisconsin Rapids), Jared Morris (So. •
Wausau) and James Simms (So. • Fredonia).
Hollanquest joins Lofy, Morris and Zill as the number four
seed in the 1,600-meter relay in a time of 3:13.37. McGuire
enters the meet as the ninth seed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase
in a time of 9:12.70 and Simms is the sixth seed in the
triple jump with a leap of 47-9 3/4.
In the last two seasons, the Titans finished eighth with
20 points and 24 points, respectively. UW-Oshkosh's top-five
finishes include a runner-up showing in 1990, a third-place
listing in 2003 and fifth-place results in 1999 and 2000.
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Titans Place Third At WIAC Championship
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For the
18th consecutive season, UW-La Crosse claimed the crown at
the WIAC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
UW-La Crosse took first place in the nine-team meet held Friday
(May 2) and Saturday (May 3) with 191.5 points. UW-Stevens
Point came in second with 137.5, while UW-Oshkosh finished
in a close third with 134.5 points.
UW-Whitewater took home fourth place, scoring 129 points and
UW-Platteville scored 87 for fifth. UW-Eau Claire took sixth
place with 67.5 points, while UW-River Falls scored 53 for
a seventh place finish. UW-Stout and UW-Superior finished
in eighth and ninth with point totals of 42 and 16, respectively.
UW-La Crosse’s Alex Rooker was named Track Athlete of
the Meet, while Dan Hytinen of UW-Whitewater claimed Field
Athlete of the Meet honors. Nick Ver Duin of UW-Stevens Point
and Scott Michel of UW-Oshkosh were named WIAC Max Sparger
Co-Scholar-Athletes.
In the Saturday’s first event, the 10,000-meter run,
UW-La Crosse dominated, taking the top five spots. Cory Hayden
won the event with a time of 31:12.78. John Heitzman placed
second with a time of 31:24.83, while Connor Lonning was third
with a time of 31:33.10.
In the javelin throw, UW-River Falls’ Charlie Sowa threw
for a distance of 164-10 to take first place. RJ Soderman
of UW-Whitewater finished in second with a distance of 154-02
and UW-Oshkosh’s Phil Prusinski threw a distance of
150-01 for a third place spot.
The long jump was won by UW-Stevens Point’s Keith Ingram
with a distance of 22-04 1⁄4. Logan Koerten of UW-Eau
Claire was second in the event with a leap of 22-0 3⁄4.
UW-Whitewater’s Tyler Eddy came in third in the long
jump with a distance of 21-11.
Al Oleson of UW-Eau Claire won the shot put today with a provisional
qualifying throw of 51-1 1⁄2. UW-La Crosse’s Bobby
Riley took second with a throw of 50-10 1⁄4, while UW-Whitewater’s
Dan Hytinen was third with throw of 49-11 3⁄4.
In the triple jump, UW-La Crosse’s Jessie Densavang
took first with a distance of 48-3 1⁄4. James Simms
of UW-Oshkosh took second with a jump of 46-6 3⁄4 and
Anthony Hasse finished in third with a jump of 46-2 1⁄2.
All three times were NCAA Division III provisional qualifying
finishes.
The high
jump was led by UW-La Crosse’s Clark Lundquist with
a leap of 6-6 1⁄4. UW-Oshkosh’s Billy Klitz took
second with the same height and UW-Stevens Point’s Kyle
Steiner finished in third place with a jump of 6-4 1⁄4.
UW-Whitewater’s Dan Hytinen took home the championship
in the discus throw with an NCAA Division III automatic qualifying
distance of 190-10. The throw also marked a facility and WIAC
record. Sean Larson of UW-Stout finished in second with a
throw of 164-11, while UW-Oshkosh’s Tony Baker threw
156-09 for a third place finish. Both the second and third
place distances were provisional qualifying throws.
In the 400-meter relay, UW-Stevens Point won the event with
a provisional qualifying time of 41.61. UW-La Crosse finished
in second with a time of 42.30, while UW-Whitewater completed
the race in third with a time of 42.35.
The 1,500-meter run was led by UW-Platteville’s Tyler
Sigl, who won the race with a time of 3:56.41. UW-Superior’s
Matt Kramer finished right behind Sigl with a time of 3:56.63.
In third was Kyle Stangel from UW-Platteville with a time
of 3:58.57.
In the 110-meter hurdles, UW-Whitewater’s Jon Schellin
took the top spot with an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying
time of 14.71. UW-Platteville’s Ben Zizis took second
in the event with a run of 15 seconds, while UW-Stout’s
Eric Wheeler finished third with a time of 15.06.
In the 400-meter dash, UW-La Crosse’s David Kolbe won
with a provisional qualifying time of 48.50, followed by UW-Stevens
Point’s Patrick Leonard with a time of 48.89. UW-La
Crosse’s Dylan Randolph finished in third with a time
of 49.38.
Alex Rooker and Matt Gordy of UW-La Crosse finished first
and second in the 100-meter dash. Rooker completed the race
with a time of 10.80, while Gordy finished in 10.85. UW-Platteville’s
Matt Bischoff took third in the race with a time of 10.89.
Rooker also took home the championship in the 200-meter dash.
He finished with a time of 21.85. Matt Bischoff of UW-Platteville
and Patrick Leonard of UW-Stevens Point took second and third,
respectively, with times of 21.93 and 21.96.
In the 800-meter run, UW-Stevens Point’s Greg Haak took
the top spot with a time of 1:56.40. UW-La Crosse’s
Andrew Boldt finished in second with a time of 1:56.62 and
UW-Whitewater’s Aron Kehoe took third with a finish
of 1:56.79.
The 400-meter hurdles were led by UW-Oshkosh’s Ben Zill,
taking the championship with a time of 53.36. Keith Martineau
of UW-Whitewater finished in second with a time of 53.50,
while UW-Eau Claire’s Brian Christ took third with a
time of 53.84. All three times were NCAA Division III provisional
qualifying times.
UW-Platteville’s Tyler Sigl won the 5,000-meter relay
with a time of 14:49.73. Andrew McGuire of UW-Oshkosh took
second in the event with a time of 14:51.03, while UW-La Crosse’s
Kevin Oelstrom was third with a time of 14:54.40.
In the 1,600-meter relay, UW-La Crosse took home the first
place finish with a time of 3:16.88, an NCAA Division III
provisional qualifying time. UW-Stevens Point finished in
second, completing the relay in 3:17.61. UW-Oshkosh finished
with a time of 3:18.33 to take third in the event.
Winning the decathlon with a facility record and an NCAA provisional
qualifying score was UW-Stevens Point’s Kyle Steiner,
taking the event with 6,455 points. Alex Wahlberg of UW-River
Falls finished in second with 5,926, while UW-Stevens Point’s
Mike Delleman finished with 5,846.
Friday may have been gloomy, but the student-athletes could
not be stopped from claiming their mark.
The
nine-team field was led on Friday by UW-Oshkosh with a total
of 30 points. UW-Whitewater was in second with 26 points,
while UW-La Crosse sat in third with 25.
UW-Eau Claire’s Al Oleson took the top spot in the hammer
throw today with a distance of 183-10, an NCAA Division III
provisional qualifying mark. UW-Whitewater’s Ryan Howell
and Shaun Davis took second and third, respectively, with
distances of 174-2 and 172-6.
Taking first in the pole vault was UW-Stout’s Daniel
Drewek with a height of 16-0 3⁄4, while UW-La Crosse’s
Alex Tapplin took second with an identical height, an NCAA
Division III provisional qualifying mark. UW-Stevens Point’s
Daniel Swan finished in third with a height of 15-1.
In the 3,200-meter relay, UW-Oshkosh took home first place
with a time of 7:43.78. UW-Whitewater finished in second just
behind the Titans with a time of 7:43.81. UW-Superior came
in third with a 7:46.49.
The finals of the 10,000-meter run, javelin and long jump
were pushed back because of poor weather conditions and will
be held Saturday morning.
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Titans Finish Third At Meet Of Champions
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The UW-Oshkosh
men's track and field team finished third at the Augustana College
Meet of Champions held Friday (April 18) and Saturday (April
19) in Rock Island, Ill.
Nine teams competed in the meet, which was won by host Augustana
College with 215 points. UW-Whitewater finished second with
174.5 points, followed closely by the Titans 171.5 points. UW-Stevens
Point was fourth with 167 points and UW-Platteville fifth with
93 points.
UW-Oshkosh had three athletes eclipse the provisional qualifying
standard for the NCAA Division III Championship as James Simms
finished first in the triple jump with a mark of 46-0 1/2 while
Andrew McGuire and Ben Zill both placed second with times of
9:12.70 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 53.51 in the 400-meter
hurdles, respectively. The NCAA Division III Championship will
be held May 22-24 at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium.
In addition to Simms, Willy Kaul came away victorious in the
1,500-meter run with a time of 3:56.46.
The Titans 3,200-meter relay team of Kaul, Nate Boehlke, William
Koepp and Ben Wizner also won their event with a time of 8:06.60.
Aside from McGuire and Zill, UW-Oshkosh received second-place
listings from Boehlke in the 1,500-meter run with a time of
3:57.82, Zill in the triple jump with a lead of 44-2 1/2 and
A.J. Hollanquest in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.92.
Wizner added a third-place finish for the Titans in the 1,500-meter
run with a time of 3:59.70.
Fourth-place finishes went to the Titans' Nick Katsandonis in
the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.55, Scott Michel in
the 400-meter run with a time of 49.26 and Danny Thompson in
the triple jump with a leap of 43-5 3/4.
UW-Oshkosh's 1,600-meter relay team of Hollanquest, Zill, Jared
Morris and Kevin Lofy also finished fourth with a time of 3:22.02.
Capturing fifth-place finishes for the Titans' were Hollanquest
in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.82, Katsandonis in the
400-meter hurdles with a time of 54.99, Chad Churchill in the
100-meter dash with a time of 11.11 and Billy Klitz in the high
jump with a mark of 5-11 1/2.
Sixth-place finishes were recorded by UW-Oshkosh's Adam Bennett
in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.03, David Edwards
in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 55.20 and Tyler Walsh
in the javelin with a cast of 153-03.
Four Titans finished seventh in their events. They were Josh
Hoff in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 32:22.52, Chris
Lipke in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.17, Alan Ruiz
in the pole vault with a time of 14-7 1/2 and Nick Sydow in
the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:32.20.
The Titans' 400-meter relay team of Lipke, Chase Morgan, Taylor
Ness and Tyler Schmidt also finished seventh with a time of
44.48.
Finishing eighth for UW-Oshkosh was Churchill in the 200-meter
dash with a time of 22.87, Morris in the 800-meter run with
a time of 1:55.83 and Andrew Vos in the 3,000-meter steeplechase
with a time of 9:34.40.
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Two Titans Surpass Provisional Marks
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The UW-Oshkosh
men's track and field team saw two competitors come away with
provisional qualifying marks for the NCAA Division III Championship
at the Nike/Impact Sports UW-Platteville Invitational held Sunday
(April 13) in Platteville. The championship meet will be held
May 22-24 at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium
Two Titans came away with provisional qualifying marks for the
NCAA Division III Championship that will be held May 22-24 at
J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium. Andrew McGuire finished
fourth in the 1,500-meter run. His time of 3:54.90 eclipses
the provisional standard of 3:55.80. Tyler Sigl of UW-Platteville
won the event with a time of 3:53.89.
Another
provisional standard for the Titans was met in the hammer. Phil
Prusinski finished second with a throw of 170-11. This is the
second week in a row that he has met the mark. Prusinski finished
second to the unattached Kevin Becker who threw 205-8.
UW-Oshkosh's James Simms and Billy Klitz dominated the high
jump. They finished first and second respectively, when they
both jumped 6-3 1/4.
Other second place finishes for the Titans came in the 400-meter
dash, 400-meter relay and the 1,600-meter relay. Ben Zill was
runner-up to UW-Stevens-Point Bradley Koback with a time of
49.69.
The UW-Oshkosh 400-meter relay team of Chad Churchill, A.J.
Hollanquest, Taylor Ness and Adam Sonntag ran a time of 42.88
to finish as runner-ups to the University of Dubuque (Iowa),
while the 1,600-meter relay team of Hollanquest, Joel Bretl,
David Edwards and Nick Katsandonis also finished as runner-ups,
but to Loras College (Iowa) with a time of 3:24.35.
Four Titans finished third in different events. They included
Churchill in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.18, Katsandonis
in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.31, Tony Baker in
the discus with a mark of 143-4 and Pete Wheiland in the shot
put with a throw of 44-11 3/4.
One UW-Oshkosh competitor managed a fourth place finish. Tyler
Walsh ran 16.60 in the 110-meterhurdles. Walsh also finished
fifth in the javelin throw with a throw of 149-2.
Other fifth-place finishes included Jared Morris in the 400-meter
dash with a time of 50.67 and Ben Zill in the 110-meter hurdles
with a time of 17.36.
Sixth-place finishes went to UW-Oshkosh's Edwards in the 400-meter
hurdles with a time of 55.95, Zill in the 200-meter dash with
a time of 23.00, Kevin Lofy in the 400-meter dash with a time
of 50.75, Andrew Stephany in the discus with a mark of 127-8,
Nick Sydow in the 5,000-meter run with a time of15:27.56 and
Ben Wizner in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 1:56.81.
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Titans Victorious In Outdoor Debut
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The
UW-Oshkosh men's track and field team successfully kicked
off their outdoor season, winning the UW-Oshkosh Invitational,
held Saturday (April 5) at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium.
The Titans finished atop a 13-team field. They had 174.5
points total, while UW-La Crosse had 149.5 points, good
enough for second place. UW-Whitewater was third with 143.5
points, UW-Eau Claire fourth with 123.5 points and UW-Stevens
Point fifth with 110 points.
UW-Oshkosh displayed critical depth in numerous events.
Four Titans scored in the 400-meter hurdles. Ben Zill won
the event, running 54.52, .02 seconds away from a provisional
qualifying standard. Chris Lipke made his 400-meter hurdle
debut, finishing fourth with a time of 55.65. David Edwards
and Nick Katsandonis finished in sixth and seventh with
times of 56.73 and 56.93, respectively.
The Titans also showed depth in the 10,000-meter run. Four
more Titans scored in the event. Dusty Dorshorst led the
way with a time of 34:33.60. In second was Jon Simon with
a time of 34:55.60. Jake Keehan and Jeff Baudry followed
them in third and fourth place respectively, their times
being 35:23.80 and 35:28.30
Besides Zill and Dorshorst, three other Titans finished
first in their events. James Simms outdistanced the field
in the triple jump with a mark of 46-01 1/4. His jump provisionally
qualifies him for the NCAA Division III Championship that
will be held May 22-24 at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium.
Andrew McGuire ran 14:58.70 in the 5,000-meter run, out-kicking
Cory Hayden of UW-La Crosse by two seconds to win the event.
In the 1,500-meter run, Ben Wizner had a strong debut, winning
the event with a time of 4:06.36 after sitting out the indoor
season due to injury.
Phil Prusinski clinched the Titans only second place finish.
He was runner-up to UW-Eau Claire's Al Oleson in the hammer.
Fortunately, Prusinski's throw of 172-09 was a provisional
qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Championship.
Third-place finishes for the Titans went to Katsandonis
in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.18, Billy Klitz
in the high jump with a jump of 6-3.50 and Jared Morris
in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:10.30.
Both Titan relay teams finished third, as well. The 400-meter
relay team of Chad Churchill, A.J. Hollanquest, Taylor Ness,
and Adam Sonntag ran a time of 43.27, while the 1600-meter
relay team of Edwards, Hollanquest, Katsandonis and Joel
Bretl ran 3:22.27.
Capturing fourth place for UW-Oshkosh were Tony Baker in
the discus with a mark of 147-06 and Hollanquest in the
100-meter dash with a time of 13.73.
UW-Oshkosh's Scott Michel took fifth place in the 200-meter
dash with a time of 22.90.
Two Titans took sixth place in different events. Prusinski
in the javelin with a mark of 147-5 and Justin Darrow in
the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:02.20.
Bobby Gibson, Kevin Lofy, and Pete Wheiland all finished
seventh for UW-Oshkosh in their events. Gibson time in the
3,000-meter steeplechase was 11:18.60, Lofy's throw in the
javelin was 146-4, and Wheiland's mark in the shot put was
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Kaul Runs In California
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 UW-Oshkosh's
Willy Kaul competed at the Stanford University Invitational
on Friday (April 4) in Palo Alto, Calif.
Competing in the 10,000-meter run, Kaul provisionally qualified
for the the NCAA Division III Championship that will be held
May 22-24 at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium. His
time of 30:30.64, placed him 54th in the event that included
72 elite runners from across the nation.
Sean Quigley of LaSalle University (Pa.) took first in the event
with a time of 28:03.72, while Jacob Korir of Eastern Kentucky
University followed close behind in 28:04.47.
Boaz Cheboiywo
of the N O Project, Ian Dobson of adidas, and Shadrack Songok
of Texas A&M University placed third, fourth, and fifth
respectively with times of 28:08.81, 28:16.47, and 28:19.62.
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