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2006 Highlights

Schettle Wins NCAA Sportsmanship Award

Sarah SchettleSarah Schettle (Sr. • Oshkosh) a top student, outstanding athlete and a campus leader at UW-Oshkosh - can add the 2006 NCAA Sportsmanship Award to her list of accomplishments.

Schettle, who carries a 3.90 cumulative grade-point average with majors in chemistry and Spanish, was one of two nationwide - one man and one woman—to win the sportsmanship honor from the NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct.

The award is for sportsmanship that “characterizes the highest level of respect, caring, fairness, civility, honesty, integrity and responsibility during competition.”

The top award recipients are chosen from athletes in NCAA Division I, II and III schools. Separate awards go to a man and woman student athlete from each of the three divisions.

It’s just the latest award for Schettle.

This summer, she also was selected for the Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship for the second straight year.

In 2005, she was one of 100 nationwide to receive a $5,000 Reagan scholarship. This year, she was one of only 26 to receive a $1,000 renewable Reagan award.

A student leader since her freshman year, Schettle has been a volunteer with Student Legal Services and many student organizations, Reichenberger said.

Schettle attributes her success to the opportunities she has been given by UW-Oshkosh faculty and coaches and the support of her family. Home-schooled until sixth grade, she said that instilled in her a love of learning.

Schettle has been active in such campus organizations as No Limits Support Association; Student Alumni Ambassadors, of which she is vice president; University Honors Program; Athletes in Action; Biology Club (president) and the Optimist Club.

She is a leader of the New Voters Project, volunteers with the Winnebago County Republican Party and is a leader of College Republicans at UW-Oshkosh.

In the community, she volunteers in blood drives and for Special Olympics.

Schettle was selected to present her research at the UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity in 2005. She is a research assistant for UW-Oshkosh microbiology professor Toivo Kallas, who has been awarded several major National Science Foundation grants for research involving photosynthesis.

She has excelled in both swimming and diving and track and field at UW-Oshkosh.

Schettle was one of four members of the national champion 2006 UW-Oshkosh women’s track and field team to be named to the NCAA Division III Women’s Indoor Track and Field All-Academic Team by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). She was a member of the 1,600-meter relay team that placed fifth at the 2006 NCAA Division III Indoor Championship.

Schettle is one of nine UW-Oshkosh student-athletes on the USTFCCCA’s 2006 NCAA Division III Women’s Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team.

Other scholarships Schettle has received include the Kimberly Clark Bright Future Scholarship, the UW-Oshkosh Foundation Scholarship and John E. Kerrigan Scholarship.

Titans Finish Fifth At WIAC Championship

Sarah Schettle Danielle Smith Brittany Tobakos Julie Zahour

Eighth-place finishes by Danielle Smith (Fr. • Andover, Minn.) in the 100-yard butterfly and Brittany Tobakos (So. • DeForest) in the 200-yard butterfly led UW-Oshkosh’s individual efforts at the WIAC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship held Feb. 9-11 in Minneapolis, Minn.

UW-Stevens Point tallied 985 points to capture its third WIAC title in school history. Four-time defending champion UW-La Crosse finished second in the six-team meet with 938.5 points, while UW-Eau Claire placed third with 545, UW-Whitewater fourth with 321.5, UW-Oshkosh fifth with 261 and UW-River Falls sixth with 185. The Titans finished fourth a year ago with 466 points.

Smith posted a time of 1:03.95 in the 100-yard butterfly, while Tobakos turned in a performance of 2:22.21 in the 200 yard butterfly. UW-Stevens Point’s Meghan Walsh won both events, recording times of 59.20 in the 100-yard butterfly and 2:11.70 in the 200-yard butterfly.

UW-Oshkosh also registered fourth-place finishes in the 200-yard medley and 400-yard medley relays. Swimming on UW-Oshkosh’s 200-yard medley relay team that posted a time of 1:54.64 were Tobakos, Sarah Schettle (Jr. • Oshkosh), Caitlin Zaccagnini (Fr. • South Elgin, Ill.) and Julie Zahour (Fr. • Cedarburg). Members of the Titans’ 400-yard medley relay squad that compiled a time of 4:11.14 were Schettle, Tobakos, Zahour and Bridgette Schrampfer (So. • Neenah). UW-Stevens Point won the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:46.75 and 400-yard medley relay with a performance of 3:55.65.

UW-La Crosse swept the top two individual awards at the championship as Carlene Empanger was named Swimmer of the Meet and Amanda Medendorp Diver of the Meet. UW-Stevens Point’s Al Boelk was voted Coach of the Year, while Empanger and UW-Stevens Point’s Jenni Roskopf shared the Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.

Titans To Compete At WIAC Championships

The UW-Oshkosh men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will compete Thursday (Feb. 9) through Saturday (Feb. 11) at the WIAC Championships in Minneapolis, Minn. UW-River Falls is hosting the meet at the University of Minnesota’s Aquatic Center.

In the 44th men’s championship, all but one individual champion returns. UW-Stevens Point is looking for its seventh straight team title and the 10th in school history. UW-Oshkosh finished fifth a year ago with 463 points.

In the 35th women’s championship, UW-La Crosse is seeking its fifth straight title and 10th in school history. Last year, UW-Oshkosh finished fourth with 466 points.

UW-Oshkosh men likely to qualify for the finals are Nicholas Cole (So. • West Bend) in the 500-yard freestyle, 1,000-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle, Aaron Burg (Sr. • New London) in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke and Jacob Chadderdon (Fr. • Madison) in the one-meter diving and three-meter diving.

UW-Oshkosh women likely to advance to the finals are JoAnna Gibbons (Sr. • Marathon) in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley, Sarah Schettle (Jr. • Oshkosh) in the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard breaststroke, Bridgette Schrampfer (So. • Neenah) in the 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard individual medley and 400-yard individual medley, Brittany Tobakos (So. • DeForest) in the 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard individual medley and 400-yard individual medley, Caitlin Zaccagnini (Fr. • South Elgin, Ill.) in the 100 yard backstroke and 200-yard backstroke and Julie Zahour (Fr. • Cedarburg) in the 50 yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle.

The top-six finishers in each event receive a medal, with the top-two individuals gaining all-conference accolades.

Blugolds Outscore Titans

Sarah Schettle Brittany Tobakos Caitlin Zaccagnini Julie Zahour

Brittany Tobakos (So. • DeForest) won two of UW-Oshkosh's five events as the Titans dropped a 143-94 decision to UW-Eau Claire in a women's swimming and diving meet held Saturday (Jan. 28) in Albee Hall.

Tobakos won the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 2:03.47 and the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 1:05.16.

Sarah Schettle (Jr. • Oshkosh) took first place for the Titans by winning the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 1:12.00.

UW-Oshkosh also won both relay events. The quartet of Schettle, Tobakos, Caitlin Zaccagnini (Fr. • South Elgin, Ill.) and Julie Zahour (Fr. • Cedarburg) won the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 1:56.31, while the foursome of JoAnna Gibbons (Sr. • Marathon), Schrampfer, Julie Zahour and Molly Zahour (Fr. • Cedarburg) won the 200-yard freestyle relay in a time of 1:46.42.

Second-place efforts went to UW-Oshkosh's Gibbons in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:06.13, Zaccagnini in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 28.26, Danielle Smith (Fr. • Andover, Minn.) in the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 1:06.15 and Julie Zahour in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 55.44.

Capturing third-place finishes were Danielle Polzin (Sr. • Oshkosh) in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 19:42.34, Gibbons in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:23.70 and Zaccagnini in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:06.80. Jennifer Fisher (So. • Sturgeon Bay) also took third place in both diving events with 159.75 points in the one-meter diving and 145.65 points in the three-meter diving.

Rounding out UW-Oshkosh's top four listings were Polzin in the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 5:44.31, Schrampfer in the 200-yard individual medley in a time of 2:25.59, Smith in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 19:53.35 and Emily Weitkunat (So. • Franklin) in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 29.86.

Eagles Splash Past Titans

JoAnna Gibbons Angie Picotte Bridgette Schrampfer Julie Zahour

The UW-Oshkosh women's swimming and diving team swept the top three places in the 100-yard backstroke, but it wasn't enough as the Titans fell to UW-La Crosse, 160-81, in a dual meet held Saturday (Jan. 14) in La Crosse.

Bridgette Schrampfer (So. • Neenah) won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:05.10. She was followed by teammates JoAnna Gibbons (Sr. • Marathon) with a time of 1:06.27 and Caitlin Zaccagnini (Fr. • South Elgin, Ill.) with a time of 1:06.63.

UW-Oshkosh also had Julie Zahour (Fr. • Cedarburg) finish first in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 55.73.

The Titans took first place in the 200-yard medley relay as Rebecca Pein (So. • La Crosse), Elizabeth Polzin (Jr. • Oshkosh), Emily Weitkunat (So. • Franklin) and Amanda Wolf (Fr. • Antigo) swam to a time of 1:55.72.

Finishing second for the Titans were Zahour in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.60, Angie Picotte (Fr. • Andover, Minn.) in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 57.27, Sarah Schettle (Jr. • Oshkosh) in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:12.24 and Brittany Tobakos (So. • DeForest) in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:04.33.

Third-place performances went to the Titans' Schrampfer in the 200-yard freestyle with a time 2:07.91, Tobakos in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:24.13 and Danielle Smith (Fr. • Andover, Minn.) in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:04.50.

Titans Capture Vikings

JoAnna Gibbons Bridgette Schrampfer Brittany Tobakos Julie Zahour

Brittany Tobakos (So. • DeForest) and Julie Zahour (Fr. • Cedarburg) won two individual events and were members of a victorious relay group as the UW-Oshkosh women's swimming and diving team defeated Lawrence University, 137-100, on Friday (Jan. 13) in Albee Hall.

Tobakos swam to a winning time of 2:04.58 in the 200-yard freestyle and 2:32.50 in the 200-yard butterfly. She also was a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay team, joining Genesis Gruenke (Fr. • New Berlin), Sarah Schettle (Jr. • Oshkosh) and Caitlin Zaccagnini (Fr. • South Elgin, Ill.) in posting a time of 1:59.13.

Julie Zahour touched the wall first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.50 and the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 55.52. She also was part of the first-place 200-yard freestyle relay team, teaming up with Angie Picotte (Andover, Minn.), Bridgette Schrampfer (So. • Neenah) and twin sister Molly Zahour (Fr. • Cedarburg) in recording a time of 1:44.91.

Schrampfer also finished first in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:20.25 and finished second in the 300-yard individual medley in a time of 5:06.97. Schettle took first place in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:34.92.

Finishing second for the Titans was Picotte in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.69 and the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 57.12. Also placing second were JoAnna Gibbons (Sr. • Marathon) in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:22.87 and Danielle Polzin (Sr. • West) in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:46.23.

UW-Oshkosh's third-place performances belonged to Gibbons in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:07.88, Polzin in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:49.03, Zaccagnini in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:23.36, Jennifer Fisher (So. • Sturgeon Bay) in the one-meter diving with a score of 155.80 and the three-meter diving with a mark of 124.70, Jenny Pebbles (Fr. • Fond du Lac) in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:43.82 and Danielle Smith (Andover, Minn.) in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:46.23.

Titans Oust Cardinals, Vikings, Lose To Lady Reds

Sarah Schettle Bridgette Schrampfer Brittany Tobakos Julie Zahour

The UW-Oshkosh women's swimming and diving team went 2-1 in a triple-dual held Saturday (Jan. 7) in Kenosha. UW-Oshkosh defeated Lawrence University, 109-96, and North Central College, 158-32, and lost to Carthage College, 149-53.

Julie Zahour (Fr. • Cedarburg) had a successful day for the Titans as she won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.82 and the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 55.81.

UW-Oshkosh's second-place efforts went to Brittany Tobakos (So. • DeForest) in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:28.88 and Sarah Schettle (Jr. • Oshkosh) in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:37.77.

The Titans had a pair of second-place finishes in the relays as Julie Zahour, Schettle, Tobakos and Caitlin Zaccagnini (Fr. • South Elgin, Ill.) posted a time of 1:58.19 in the 200-yard relay while Tobakos, Joanna Gibbons (Sr. • Marathon), Bridgette Schrampfer (So. • Neenah) and Molly Zahour (Fr. • Cedarburg) recorded a time of 1:48.37 in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

Finishing third for UW-Oshkosh was Schrampfer in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:25.63.

Fourth-place finishes went to the Titans' Molly Zahour in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 12:11.13 and Leah Klaybor (So. • Hales Corners) in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:56.35.

Titans Finish Fourth At Gene Davis Invitational

Kathleen Moyer Sarah Schettle Bridgette Schrampfer Julie Zahour


The UW-Oshkosh women's swimming and diving team took fourth place at the nine-team Gene Davis Invitational by scoring 513 points in a meet held Friday and Saturday (Dec. 2-3) in Appleton. NCAA Division I UW-Green Bay won the meet by totaling 1,113 points.

Kathleen Moyer (Jr. • Birmingham, Mich.) captured two second-place finishes and a third to lead the Titans.

Moyer swam to runner-up honors in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:00.15 and the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 18:00.05. She added her third-place performance in the 500-yard freestyle with a time 5:17.78. Her times in the 1,650-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle established school records.

Julie Zahour (Fr. • Cederburg) swam to a second-place showing in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 55:23 and a third-place performance in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25:30.

Fifth-place performances went to Sarah Schettle (Jr. • Oshkosh) in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:37.47 and Bridgette Schrampfer (So. • Neenah) in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:04.71.

Titans Capture
University Of Chicago Invitational Title

Sarah Schettle Brittany Tobakos Caitlin Zaccagnini Julie Zahour

Sarah Schettle (Jr. • Oshkosh) led the UW-Oshkosh women's swimming and diving team to a first-place finish at the the University of Chicago Invitational held Friday and Saturday (Nov. 11-12) in Chicago, Ill. UW-Oshkosh scored 625 points to outdistance the 593 points of second-place Luther College (Iowa).

Schettle won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:12.79 and was a member of the first-place 400-yard medley relay team that touched the wall with a winning time of 4:18.98. Other competitors on the 400-yard medley relay for the Titans were Danielle Smith (Fr. • Andover, Minn.), Caitlin Zaccagnini (Fr. • South Elgin, Ill.) and Julie Zahour (Fr. • Cedarburg). Zaccagnini also finished first in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:21.23. The foursome of Kathleen Moyer (Jr. • Birmingham, Mich.), Angie Picotte (Fr. • Andover, Minn.), Brittany Tokakos (So. • DeForest) and Zahour won the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:43.53.

Taking second place for the Titans were Julie Zahour in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 56.16 and Bridgette Schrampfer (So. • Neenah) in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:05.23.

Warhawks Outscore Titans

Kathleen Moyer Danielle Smith Brittany Tobakos Julie Zahour

Despite a pair of first-place finishes from Kathleen Moyer (Jr. • Birmingham, Mich.), the UW-Oshkosh women’s swimming and diving team lost to UW-Whitewater, 130-101, in a dual meet held Saturday (Nov. 5) in Whitewater.

Moyer swan to first-places finishes in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:13.02 and the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:33.30. Brittany Tobakos (So. • DeForest) also finished first in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:04.94 while the foursome of Moyer, Angie Picotte (Fr. • Andover, Minn.), Bridgette Schrampfer (So. • Neenah) and Julie Zahour (Fr. • Cedarburg) won the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 5:33.30.

The Titans placed second in eight events as Tobakos swam to a time of 2:04.42 in the 200-yard freestyle, Zahour a time of 25.96 in the 50-yard freestyle and 57.09 in the 100-yard freestyle, Danielle Smith (Fr. • Andover, Minn.) a time of 1:07.72 in the 100-yard butterfly, Caitlin Zaccagnini (Fr. • South Elgin, Ill.) a time of 1:06.12 in the 100-yard backstroke, Sarah Schettle (Jr. • Oshkosh) a time of 1:13.53 in the 100-yard breaststroke and Jennifer Fisher (So. • Sturgeon Bay) in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events with scores of 126.05 and 104.65, respectively.

The Titans' 200-yard medley relay team of Genesis Gruenke (Fr. • New Berlin), Schettle, Tobakos and Zaccagnini placed second in 1:59.59.

Titans Place Second
At St. Norbert College Sprint Meet

Joanna Gibbons Nicole Lewis Sarah Schettle Julie Zahour

First-place finishes in the 100-yard medley and 500-yard freestyle relays helped the UW-Oshkosh women’s swimming and diving team to a second-place listing at the St. Norbert College Sprint Meet held Saturday (Oct. 29) in Appleton.

UW-Whitewater counted 429 points to win the seven-team meet, while UW-Oshkosh finished second with 402.5, Ripon College third with 263, Lawrence University fourth with 250, St. Norbert College fifth with 227, Beloit College sixth with 194.5 and Carroll College seventh with 186.

UW-Oshkosh won the 100-yard medley relay as Sarah Schettle (Jr. • Oshkosh) , Bridgette Schrampfer (So. • Neenah), Caitlin Zaccagnini (Fr. • South Elgin, Ill.) and Molly Zahour (Fr. • Cedarburg) swam to a meet-record time of 55.92. The Titans also established a meet record in the 500-yard freestyle relay as Zaccagnini, JoAnna Gibbons (Sr. • Marathon), Nicole Lewis (So. • Oconomowoc) and Angie Picotte (Fr. • Andover, Minn.) posted a winning time of 4:31.09.

Individually, UW-Oshkosh was led by Julie Zahour’s (Fr. • Cedarburg) second-place efforts in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle. Zahour recorded times of 26.47 in the 50-yard freestyle and 57.47 in the 100-yard freestyle. Casey Alf of UW-Whitewater won both events, swimming to times of 26.07 in the 50-yard freestyle and 57.41 in the 100-yard freestyle.

Schrampfer added a second-place finish for the Titans by registering a time of 31.00 in the 50-yard backstroke. Janine of Guerndt of UW-Whitewater won the event with a time of 30.07.

UW-Oshkosh also had Schettle finish third in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 33.64, Zaccagnini place third in the 50-yard backstroke with a time of 31.06 and Schrampfer rank fourth in the in the 100-yard individual medley with a time of 1:08.67.

UW-Oshkosh’s performance in the relays concluded with a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay and third place efforts in the 100-yard freestyle relay and 500-yard freestyle relay.

Members of the 200-yard medley relay team that compiled a time of 1:59.39 were Schettle, Schrampfer, Brittany Tobakos (So. • DeForest) and Julie Zahour. Participants on the 100-yard freestyle relay team that posted a time of 52.54 were Gibbons, Picotte, Leah Klaybor (So. • Hales Corners) and Danielle Smith (Fr. • Andover, Minn.). Swimming on the 500-yard freestyle crescendo relay team that recorded a time of 5:04.72 were Gibbons, Picotte, Tobakos and Julie Zahour.

No diving events were held in the meet.

Titans Place Second At Midwest Coed Relays

Kathleen Moyer Angie Picotte Brittany Tobakos Julie Zahour

The UW-Oshkosh men's and women's swimming and diving team took second place at the Midwest Coed Relays held on Saturday (October 15) in Eau Claire. UW-Oshkosh totaled 58 points, only outdistanced by the host Blugolds who won the meet with 80 points on the day.

Aaron Burg (Sr. • New London) and Ryan Elliott (Fr. • Manitowoc) had a big day for the Titans as they placed in the top four in six events. Nicolas Cole (So. • West Bend) and Kathleen Moyer (Jr. • Birmingham, Mich.) placed in the top four in five events, and Brittany Tobakos (So. • DeForest) and Julie Zahour (Fr. • Cedarburg) captured four, top four finishes. Burg, Cole, Moyer and Zahour helped two relays to two championships.

Capturing first place honors were Burg, Cole, Moyer and Zahour in the 100-yard freestyle relay in a time of 45.69. The 1700-yard freestyle relay team of Burg, Cole, Elliott, Dan Johnson (Fr. • Anoka, Minn.), Moyer, Angie Picotte (Fr. • Andover, Minn.), Tobakos and Zahour also touched the wall first in a time of 17:43.67.

Second place went to the 400-yard butterfly relay squad of Burg, Elliott, Danielle Smith (Fr. • Andover) and Tobakos in 4:09.08 and the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Burg, Cole, Moyer and Zahour in 3:43.31. The diving duo of Jacob Chadderdon (Fr. • Madison) and Sarah Schettle (Jr. • Oshkosh) stuck their landings for 198.20 points, good enough for second place.

Cole, Elliott, Moyer and Zahour took third place in the 800-yard freestyle relay in a time of 8:18.44, Matt Behnke (Fr. • Eden), Burg, Johnson, Schettle, Bridgette Schrampfer (So. • Neenah), Caitlin Zaccagnini (Fr. • South Elgin, Ill.) and Justin Zangl (Fr. • Hartford) touched the wall in 3:54.65 for third place in the 400-yard medley relay and the 400-yard individual medley relay team of Cole, Johnson, Schrampfer and Tobakos also took third in a time of 4:26.24.

Fourth place times consisted of Elliott, Schrampfer, Zaccagnini and Zangl in the 400-yard backstroke in a time of 4:33.38 and Burg, Elliot, Moyer and Picotte in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:44.95.